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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The reckoning is here…
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Kathy 🇨🇦 🇺🇦🇨🇦 @javakat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Why Trump’s potash threat against Canada isn’t as bizarre as it sounds | About That
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Birmingham Indivisible ❌👑💙🔵 @indivisiblebham.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Joyce Vance - The Washington Post Is Wrong About Todd Blanche And Presidential Power joycevance.substack.com/p/the-washin... #Blanche #DOJ @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
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The Washington Post Is Wrong About Todd Blanche And Presidential Power
Jeff Bezos’ newspaper, The Washington Post, went all in on the unitary executive theory today.
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Please join me in sending STRENGTH to President Joe Biden on his recent health diagnosis shared by his son, Hunter. Picture from 8/29/23 in the now demolished Eastwing of the White House. President Biden I am eternally grateful to you for your support & I am sending you strength to NEVER give up!🙏💜
I took this picture on August 29, 2023 in the east wing of the White House President Biden invited me to a press conference for lowering drug cost for American families. 
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 06/08/2026
:-)
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Editorial: Climate change has its benefits, apparently - EastBayRI.com
There is finally some encouraging news about climate change, and Rhode Islanders have the Heartland Institute to thank for it.
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Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The GOP may not govern well, nor ever pass a balanced budget. But they’re experts at grievance politics because they know that fueling anger and conspiracism is viral and can be politically useful. Expect more such spectacles between now and November. By @schaller67.bsky.social in @atrupar.com’s PN
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Relitigating Trump's old failures to distract from new ones
Republicans go all in on the politics of grievance.
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
There is no red line anywhere for Republicans. Pedophiles? Rapists? Criminal fraud? All fine. By the way: bsky.app/profile/poli...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/08/2026
Enten: "This is the best looking polling for Texas Democrats in a Senate race since really the 20th century ... Talarico is doing 9 points better than O'Rourke [in 2018] ... this could be very, very real. Democrats have a real shot in Texas."
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The Liberty Pear @thelibertypear.com · 03/08/2026
It’s time, MN
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The Liberty Pear @thelibertypear.com · 03/08/2026
Finish strong
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Canuck Traveler🇨🇦 @nancyeaton.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
July 23 to August 2,2026 Summer Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland Medal Count as of July 28, 2026
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🇨🇦👠OhHellNoCanada👠🇨🇦 @ohhellnocanada.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Just a friendly reminder for the Americans "We the People" is the iconic opening phrase of the Preamble to the United States Constitution. It establishes that the nation's power comes from its CITIZENS rather than the individual states or a ruling monarch YOU'RE WELCOME Now do your damn jobs
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Connect with Jacob Soboroff @connectwithjacob.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Initially created for counterterrorism, police fusion centers have gained “extremely wide jurisdiction," says @brennancenter.org's @faizapatel.bsky.social. With “access to broader pools of information" & "very few rules governing how that information is used.” #ConnectWithJacob
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NEW: The federal government has your data — and there's not much you can do about it
Police fusion centers are intelligence hubs created after 9/11 to share information among local police, the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, and other federal agencies. Brennan Center’s Faiz ...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Cecilia Vega says she was pressured by Bari Weiss and other CBS execs to include misinformation and political bias in reporting that aired this year. "Never in my career, until now, have I felt that those edits, that those suggestions, came from a place of misinformation or politics."
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“60 Minutes” correspondent says Bari Weiss pressured her to report on events that “never happened”
Cecilia Vega said CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pressured her to include “misinformation” and “political bias” in several news segments.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Canada is channeling the spirit of the great Gordie Howe. #elbowsup #strongasfuck
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Kathy 🇨🇦 🇺🇦🇨🇦 @javakat.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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🇨🇦👠OhHellNoCanada👠🇨🇦 @ohhellnocanada.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The verdict is in: Canadians hate America thanks to Trump Four out of five Canadians say they have no confidence in the U.S. under President Donald Trump’s leadership, with existing tensions expected to be exacerbated by the latest tariffs www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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The verdict is in: Canadians hate America thanks to Trump
Four out of five Canadians say they have no confidence in the U.S. under President Donald Trump’s leadership, with existing tensions expected to be exacerbated by latest tariffs
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frugalman.bsky.social @frugalman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Hegseth is so totally incompetent - he does nothing but blame Biden and only communicates in platitudes because he has no deep knowledge/ understanding of anything. The DOD is asking for $1.5 T budget with absolutely no strategy!
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Richard Wayne Bowling @rchrdwynbwlngk100.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Trump started the Iran War at the behest of Netanyahu. Hegseth can blame Biden all he wants, but Bibi was never able to dog walk Joe into war with Iran.
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U.S. Senator Gary Peters @peters.senate.gov · 22/07/2026
This Administration is failing our brave men and women in uniform. We need real leadership to end this war with Iran.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Cook Political Report shifts forecast for several gubernatorial races in Democrats direction Analysis from Jessica Taylor Ohio: Lean Republican to Toss Up Arizona: Toss Up to Lean Democrat Maine: Likely Dem to Solid Dem New Mexico: Likely Dem to Solid Democrat
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Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Trump has gutted the FBI’s election protection task force, DHS election teams, ODNI cells, and the EAC. If he’s so concerned about the security of our elections… …why is he systematically dismantling the tools to protect them? 🤔
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lapin2.bsky.social @lapin2.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Turns out the fire started in Minnesota, US because of lightening strikes. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/w...
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Fire in National Forest Pocked by Blazes Crosses Into Canada
More than a dozen fires are burning in Superior National Forest in Minnesota, sending smoke through the Midwest to the East Coast.
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Laura Kay @sallyatticum.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
President Trump on Wednesday fired U.S. Attorney Roger Rogoff less than an hour after he was appointed (by a group of 17 active and former federal judges in the district) as the top federal prosecutor in the Western District of Washington state.
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Trump fires new Seattle prosecutor less than an hour after appointment
President Trump on Wednesday fired U.S. Attorney Roger Rogoff less than an hour after he was appointed as the top federal prosecutor in the Western District of Washington state. Rogoff was sworn in…
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Todd Blanche about Judge Kathleen Williams in Florida: She didn’t refer me [to the state bar] Read full details in the Judge’s order here, context is everything: joycevance.substack.com/p/judge-is-a...
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
A federal judge just told the New York bar that Todd Blanche may not be fit to practice law. Trump wants that guy running all of law enforcement. Tell the Senate no. 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Your Senators: Oppose Todd Blanche for Attorney General
Contact Congress today!
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Rev. Carl Ruby of Springfield, Ohio: "This month, the U.S. Senate could vote on a bill to preserve TPS protections for Haitians for three more years (the same bill passed the House with bipartisan support). Now is the time to stand up for Ohio communities." ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/10/t...
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Trump’s attack on TPS for Haitians is an attack on Springfield, Ohio's entire community • Ohio Capital Journal
“I’ve lived in Springfield, Ohio for 45 years,” writes Rev. Carl Ruby. “I’ve seen the city go from an economic and population freefall to a thriving city on the upswing. That miracle turnaround was th...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 08/07/2026
Reduced media attention does not mean a less extreme approach to deportations. DHS has reminded us of that in the worst way possible. The latest edition of Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social:
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He Lived Here for 35 Years. Put Three Kids in College. ICE Killed Him.
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was picking up a crew for a construction project when ICE shot him. It now claims he was the aggressor.
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
At some point, Republicans must also pay a price for refusing to hold Trump accountable. They enable ALL of his crimes. And they are responsible. One of many reasons I've always said government can NOT police itself. Never has, and never will.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 02/07/2026
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Inside the Egg Price-Fixing Scandal That Spiked American Grocery Bills
Executives’ texts and emails show an effort to sway the market, the Justice Department says.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
"Energy prices are elevated because the administration’s tariffs, immigration policies, and war in Iran are driving up costs. Today Home of the Brave launched a brand-new $2.5 million advertising campaign. We’re putting up hundreds of billboards..." open.substack.com/pub/ofthebra...
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Help Us Call Out This Administration’s Sizzlin’ Summer Inflation
Temperatures are up, and so are your energy bills. That's no accident.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Bravo, Norm.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
In the warped “logic“ of SCOTUS recent cases, I expect to next hear the argument that all the president’s men are now entitled to immunity as well. If the president IS the executive branch, then his immunity must be embodied in them now, too, right? John Erlichman would like a word!
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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Earlier this year, when ICE action in Springfield looked imminent, @timothysnyder.bsky.social penned this moving essay snyder.substack.com/p/ethnic-cle...
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Ethnic Cleansing in Ohio?
Nazi Lies in Vance's America
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
PRIORITIES. 🙄
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Her Daughter @bahamasherco3.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
@theweeknightmsnbc.bsky.social SCOTUS's profoundly egregious rulings today are from Project 2025 playbook writ large‼️ 6 "conservative"judges must don their white robes &pointy hats &officially declare that the US is a 3rd 🌎shit-hole country b/c its SCOTUS is thoroughly owned & operated by Big&Dark💰💸
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Facts matter. Trump is trying to restrict mail in voting by taking control of who is eligible. That’s up to the states, but Trump has decided the states can’t mail ballots to anyone who isn’t on his list. Read here to understand the EO & lawsuits challenging it: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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The Executive Order To Restrict Vote By Mail
Trump is still trying to suppress your vote
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Epstein survivor Dani Bensky: When you have somebody like Todd Blanche at the helm of the DOJ, it’s hugely problematic. He has the president’s best interests at heart. He does not have the American people’s best interests at heart. He’s so unfit to be the acting attorney general.
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Senator Chris Coons @coons.senate.gov · 20/06/2026
This World Refugee Day is a call to action. Refugees have the right to live free from persecution and violence, and the United States should recommit to providing protection and opportunity to those who have been thoroughly vetted and are in need of refuge.
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John Berlinsky 🇨🇦 @berlinskyjohn.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
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Mark Carney still cares about climate policy
The Liberal government is betting big on electricity as a tool of economic growth — and, yes, emissions reductions. Why it's going to use its balance sheet to help make that happen.
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𝕊𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕪𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖𝕤 @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Their 'warfighting capabilities' depend on the warfighters not dying of the flu. 159 trainees at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio have now come down with the flu, with 1 dead after Whiskey Pete Kegsbreath reversed the policy requiring flu vaccines. #ProudBlue #FluVaccine #Texas #Hegseth
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Air Force base grapples with major flu outbreak after Hegseth drops vaccine requirement
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
A trusted, reliable partner in a world that’s anything but.
Screenshot of an article from CBC News. The headline reads: G7 backs Canada as major global energy supplier to lessen reliance on Strait of Hormuz.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
It doesn't stop until *we* put people in Congress who will stop at nothing to impeach, convict, and remove him. Another ad 👉👉 Join us at georgeconwayforcongress.com.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
"The Framers didn't intend for us to just sit back and say, 'Well we just have to wait out a criminal president who's acting continually in derogation of his duties, undermining the country and running it for his own ego and benefit.'"
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Tech experts just cut open the new $499 "American-made" phone and exposed a massive illusion. It's a cheap, 2-year-old Chinese device painted gold—and the flag on the back only has 11 stripes! See the unbelievable teardown: 👇 www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/so-much-fo...
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Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Yesterday Donald Trump tripled the size of his personal political army inside the government. Illegally. And almost no one noticed. This is BAD. bit.ly/4dQN5N2
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Donald Trump just tripled the size of his personal army inside government. It was illegal.
The White House quietly issued an order turning 8,000 top "civil service" jobs into roles that serve at the pleasure of the president.
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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Department of Woulda Been a Multi-Alarm Fire *IN THE FIRST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION"
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Mike Pence to NBC on Trump's slush fund: "It's a bad idea from the start. And I would encourage the administration just to drop it ... It's deeply offensive to me that you could have a fund that could even possibly compensate people who assaulted police officers or vandalized the Capitol on Jan. 6."
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Gregory Bovino, Trump’s former border patrol chief, just attended a “remigration” summit alongside far-right European racists. Emigration is a white nationalist trope: non-white immigrants leave. Bovino also gave a shout out to Hitler’s lead general, Erwin Rommel. www.politico.eu/article/afd-...
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AfD, Vox mingle with ex-US Border Patrol chief, white nationalist leader at ‘remigration summit’
Gregory Bovino and Jared Taylor flew in to support activists once deemed too toxic even by European far-right parties.
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