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Janet Lee

@janetxlee.bsky.social
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NYC based writer. Words in NY Times, Newsweek... Yoga fan. Tennis lover. Fashion addict. "The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology." Edward Wilson

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11h
The government's AI chatbot is able to say something that no Trump nominee is allowed to.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 10h
In 2020, members of Congress got private briefings on the pandemic and some sold stock right after. Weeks later the market crashed and the rest of us took the hit. I'll vote to ban congressional stock trading with no loopholes. Serve the public or play the market. Not both. #AngieForFlorida
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 10h
Mayor Mamdani’s plan to combat antisemitism is a thoughtful, strategic combination of education for tolerance, enforcement of civil rights, and investments in safety.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 13h
1. How has MAGA Inc. raised an unprecedented amount of money? Let’s review:
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hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
GOP Consultants : what do you mean she just fucking tweeted it out
Marjorie Taylor Greene
We have not seen a caravan headed to the U.S.
southern border in several years, why now?
Oh yeah, there is an election coming and the
GOP needs to scare you into voting because
nothing else is working.

Anthony Aguero Live
Over 400 aliens predominantly from
Honduras entered Mexico on Thursday,
ready to make their way to the US southern
border ... Here's footage of the caravan.
Someone is incentivizing this movement, t ...

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In a normal administration counterintelligence agents at the FBI would be investigating this photo. In this administration, the FBI director is in the photo.
Michael Weiss: Why, that’s Ali Abdelaziz is on the far left. Manages a lot of Russian, Belarusian and Chechen MMA fighters including Khamzat Chimaev, who is close to Kadyrov. Abdelaziz was an FBI informant until the Bureau dropped him because they suspected he was a double agent. Looks like Ka$h (far right) has forgiven and forgotten. These MAGA weddings are Mos Eisley cantinas for counterintelligence.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026
Even Navatek’s executives were surprised at how far their money went in D.C. “It was eye-opening for me, frankly. ‘Oh my God, all of it is for sale. It’s all for sale,’” said one.
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 28/09/2026
Called it again
Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh • 6h
€ UPDATE: A migrant caravan just RUSHED into Mexico and is now full steam ahead to the
U.S. Southern Border
This is NOT a freaking game! THEY ARE WAITING FOR DEMOCRATS TO TAKE POWER
VOTE RED!!
You see these people? Each one is a future Democrat voter if Dems take Congress then win in 2028.
Punish RINOs in primary season, SAVE OUR REPUBLIC IN NOVEMBER
We can kiss any hope of the SAVE America Act and ICE funding GOODBYE if Democrats take power ever again e
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Janet Lee @janetxlee.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u... I was told the rich would move after the voters approved this tax. So why do they need to repeal the tax? Don't they all live somewhere else now?
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Washington Taxed Its Millionaires. Now the Rich Want It Repealed.
Washington State voters will get a chance to accept or reject the 9.9 percent income tax on millionaires approved by the Legislature, which broke the state’s taboo against levying income taxes.
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Lady Haha @lensman23.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
An actual cartoon from Dutch cartoonist Siegfried Woldhek.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 27/09/2026
He's using our money for this? Can we impeach him just for this?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026
“Judges simply don’t believe the representations that are being made by United States attorneys, assistant United States attorneys and the like,” a former federal judge said. “I don’t think...in the history of jurisprudence in the United States, we’ve ever seen anything close to this.” (Pub. July)
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Federal Judges Chastise Trump’s Justice Department for “Unlawful,” “Unethical” and “Unseemly” Conduct
ProPublica reviewed hundreds of cases in which judges criticized the actions of federal prosecutors. In many, judges expressed frustration that they can no longer take the government at its word.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 27/09/2026
New York City is the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement and has long been a refuge for those seeking community, dignity, and a place to call home.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister: "In 2015, we had a deal, we remained committed to that deal, it was the US that withdrew with zero justification"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
how long have they been pushing these same nonsense talking points?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
These people make Marie Antoinette look connected to the people and empathetic by comparison. They laugh at what their own voters are going through as they continue to mock them as they enrich themselves and have a great time.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
As a reminder, she’s the Secretary of Education not the Secretary of Labor
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
One reason the far right authoritarian party is s obsessed with voter fraud is because so many of its elected officials do not legally reside where they say they do
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/09/2026
“I am so devastated that Christians like Tim Tebow made me trust in something that has taken so much money from me. This is evil, especially because I’m disabled on a limited income.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The Gospel of high yields: Inside Tim Tebow's favorite wealth seminar
Life Surge pairs Christian celebs with hard-sell pitches. Some attendees ended up deep in debt.
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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Barred Owl thrilled respectful observers with good views by the Central Park Loch on Thursday evening. 🦉 🧡
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom has blocked Democratic efforts to enshrine one of the most important protections for blue-state abortion providers—a ban on extraditions.
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Newsom vetoes bill that would ban extraditions for abortion and gender-affirming care
California’s pro-repro rights governor rejects a key protection that 18 blue states have enshrined into law.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’m sorry, what? This piece was not a joint publication/ reporting job (as some are). It was @propublica’s alone and the Times followed with a summary. This is so indicative of NYT. If they don’t ignore proper credit, they just go for stolen valor.
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Ami Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com · 25/09/2026
Dr. Oz is on my flight right now. He is sitting in the very first seat, front row. I saw him get on the plane. So when I stepped off the jetway onto the plane I approached him and put my hand out. What the man in charge of healthcare for the people on the very margins of society said…was revealing
Dr. Oz on flight
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2026
JD Vance obliviously decries "grown men who seem to be pretty obsessed with trans children" as an attempt to smear Talarico
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Could we finish bumblefucking our way through the war in Iran before we start one with Cuba? Thanks
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/09/2026
if Trump truly isn't planning to illegally stay in office past 2029, what explains the US government paying for these Trump campaign ads to run on TV? they're just wasting taxpayer dollars to soothe his ego?
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jesse @jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"democrats went too far left" is the most covered political story of the 2020s other than "trump supporters support trump," and it looks like the appetite for the story will never be sated
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VoteHub @votehub.com · 25/09/2026
NEWS — New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell will resign after an investigation substantiated sexual harassment and ethics violations, per @wildstein. Gov. Mikie Sherrill will have 45 days to appoint his replacement. No Senate confirmation or special election is required.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
lol holy shit I wouldn't talk about literally anything else if I was the guy running against him. —"What do you think about trans kids in sp-" —"Did you hear my opponent had his patient, who was 8 months pregnant, arrested in front of her son because she didn't pay a $50 medical bill?"
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James Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
NYT confirming Haaretz's report from earlier this month: Two sources told the Times "that the Emirati leader had secretly reported to Mr. Netanyahu that Hamas was considering a major attack. The warning from the Emirati leader, however, never reached the leaders of Israel’s security establishment."
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Netanyahu Said to Have Been Warned by Emirati Leader About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7 (Gift Article)
The warning from the leader of the United Arab Emirates, which lacked specific details about the nature of an attack, never reached the chiefs of Israel’s security establishment, Israeli officials sai...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Once again, the Supreme Court prioritizes imaginary harms done to Trump by not allowing him to indulge in his conspiracy theories, as opposed to the very real harm done to citizens who may lose the ability to vote in this case.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: In a major loss for voters, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow the Trump administration to initiate voter roll purges using a flawed database involving Americans' private data. The ruling will disproportionately impact naturalized citizens who've been wrongly flagged in the system.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
They voted overwhelmingly for Trump.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/09/2026
When it comes to athletes, it doesn’t get more wholesome than Tim Tebow. The Christian company that he leads seminars for: Not so much. @kieraevebutler.bsky.social spoke with several Life Surge employees who claim the company uses high-pressure tactics to push its $10,000-$40,000 courses.
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The Gospel of high yields: Inside Tim Tebow's favorite wealth seminar
Life Surge pairs Christian celebs with hard-sell pitches. Some attendees ended up deep in debt.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New — I had the opportunity to see NAZA, the documentary freaking out the Israeli government because of its horrifying firsthand descriptions of the way the IDF has used AI to target and massacre Palestinian civilians. My thoughts on the film’s damning revelations, and the banality of evil:
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I saw the documentary the Israeli government doesn’t want you to see
'NAZA' dispels once and for all the myth that the IDF didn't target civilians in Gaza.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026
Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-s…
Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI
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NoSabo @vcla85.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Americans keep voting for these idiots.
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Idiocracy Test
ALT: Idiocracy Test
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/09/2026
In today's speech, Netanyahu appeared particularly eager to defend settlers in the West Bank, whose state-supported violence against Palestinians and international observers is extremely well-documented by reporters, activists, and international human rights groups.
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Netanyahu's UN speech was a full-on defense of Israel's settlements
“Peaceful settlers, honorable people” are being smeared, Israel's prime minister said.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Netanyahu directly attacks Zohran Mamdani (and his wife) from the UNGA podium, calling him the "antisemitic mayor of New York City," parroting The Free Press's stories about Rama Duwaji, tying Mamdani to Hasan Piker, and claiming the mayor is "buddies" with Hamas.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/09/2026
“I wanted to know if you agree that an IUD is an abortifacient,” Washington Democrat Patty Murray asked Dr. Heidi Overton, Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next head of the FDA. Overton not only refused to answer, but her response even suggested that the FDA could change its stance.
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Trump’s FDA pick refuses to say IUDs don’t cause abortions
Dr. Heidi Overton also tells senators she's also open investigating abortion pill manufacturers.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 24/09/2026
Abandon hope for democracy, all ye who enter here.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
CNN pulled a clip of Michele Tafoya recently saying "I've never said I was embarrassed to be from Minnesota" and then displays an unearthed and deleted tweet of her saying "I am embarrassed to be from Minnesota" 🥴
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's a neat thing! My mom retired after 25+ as a children's librarian at public libraries yesterday. (It was very cool! Hundreds of former Story Hour kids arrived, some as adults!) I let Ed Markey's office know in case they wanted to send a nice email back and they sent this! He's still got it!
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026
Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"The CIA has warned European allies that Russia may target Spain, Italy or France using small explosive drones launched from offshore vessels, Spanish media reported on Wednesday."
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CIA said to warn Europe of Russian plans to launch drones at Italy, France or Spain
Russia may launch small-payload explosive drones from merchant vessels to threaten Ukraine's allies during election season, Spanish newspaper reports, citing Lithuanian source
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Not an ideal person to be in charge of the food and drug administration
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Jacob Schriner-Briggs @jschrinerbriggs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This point has been exhausted, but it really is worth sitting with: under any other administration in recent memory, the ejection of disfavored news outlets followed by flagrant disregard of court orders would get wall-to-wall coverage and end political careers.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is after China porch-pirated the military’s f-35 parts delivery
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