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A country that doesn’t invest in its people is a country doomed to fail.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 20/09/2026
🗳️ Voting for the 2026 midterms has begun! As the Trump administration ramps up its attacks on voting, it’s time to check your registration status and encourage loved ones to do the same: demdock.com/4gRtE8P
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JB @jb005.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I wonder how Mitch McConnell is spending his Labor Day weekend.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 01/09/2026
“Potentially millions of American voters may not receive their mail-in ballot this election cycle in a timely manner, or at all,” the whistleblower warned.
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USPS Whistleblower Warns New Rule Could Keep Voters From Getting Ballots—What To Know
“Potentially millions of American voters may not receive their mail-in ballot this election cycle in a timely manner, or at all,” the whistleblower warned.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/07/2026
The FBI has ADMITTED it has the Epstein Files redaction TRAINING VIDEOS that an anonymous FBI source told me about last year. TODD BLANCHE was required to release these under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. TODD BLANCHE is unfit to serve as Attorney General. VOTE NO. @judiciarydems.senate.gov
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
What Say You, MAGATS.......?
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Impeach this corrupt villain
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: Alaska recently removed thousands of people from its active voter lists after they were flagged as noncitizens. But a state news outlet found that some were in fact eligible to vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Alaska wrongly removed eligible voters from active voter lists
Alaska removed thousands from voter lists after they were flagged as noncitizens. But a state news outlet found some were eligible to vote.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
NEW: Aurora Police say an ICE detention center employee shot a protester last night. She is expected to survive. 42-year-old Brandon Booth, who works for the ICE contractor GEO Group, is being held on suspicion of attempted second degree murder and other charges.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
FYI: The Farm Bureau is not a small farmer’s organization or union. It’s an insurance company and lobbyist group. It’s evolved into an arm of the Republican Party.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/07/2026
If you don’t want to see a collection of Lindsey Graham jokes and memes, probably don’t watch the Beans Talk video podcast tomorrow.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 25/06/2026
BREAKING: Judge Sullivan has GRANTED Katie Phang's preliminary injunction concluding she has standing, has been harmed, and will likely succeed on the merits of her case demanding the full release of the Epstein files. Blanche has until 7/2 to respond. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Memorandum & Opinion – #16 in PHANG v. BLANCHE (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-01417) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 6/25/2026. (lcegs1) (Entered: 06/25/2026)
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/05/2026
NEW: Roger Shoffstall spent three years in prison for evading income taxes. It hasn’t stopped the FCC from sending him $1 million a year to sell obsolete internet service in Alaska. The money comes from a special government subsidy program. You help pay for it. w/ @adn.com
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This Convicted Felon Gets $1 Million a Year to Sell Obsolete Internet Service. You Pay for It.
Roger Shoffstall spent three years in prison for tax evasion. Still, each year the federal government pays his Alaska company, Summit Telephone, for internet service that’s slower than in most of the ...
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
This @ft graphic shows that trump suddenly got very interested in trading stocks
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 02/05/2026
⛽ Average U.S. gas prices per gallon on May 2, per AAA ⛽ • Regular: $4.43 (⬆️ $1.45 since war in Iran began on Feb. 28) • Premium: $5.29 (⬆️ $1.43 since war began) • Diesel: $5.63 (⬆️ $1.87 since war began)
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
It’s the 1-year anniversary of my departure from legacy media & I'm grateful to meet the urgency of the moment without a corporate oligarch breathing down my neck. The latest FCC attacks show why independent media is the only source of truthful, not neutral reporting. youtu.be/M14Da39p-e8?...
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Trump CRACKS DOWN on FREE SPEECH in SHOCKING MOVE
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Google co-founder Sergey Brin — the third-richest man on the planet — is reportedly spending $57M to defeat California's proposed billionaire's tax. So he and his fellow oligarchs can't afford a wealth tax, but they'll spend a fortune buying elections? See the problem...
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
The DOJ violates the Epstein Files Transparency Act on the daily. So I'm suing Todd Blanche. As a journalist, I cannot report accurately on the Epstein Files if I cannot even read them. I am represented by @brendanballou.bsky.social & we seek to hold the DOJ accountable for its noncompliance.
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Patriot Virtus ⚖️🖤 @patriotvirtus.com · 26/04/2026
Tell me again that shit wasn’t staged.
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JB @jb005.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
I love Tim Onion as I do Tim Apple.
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Nathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
They think you're stupid.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19): NYT: 5 of 58 WashPost: 1 of 43 WSJ: 0 of 40 AP: 0 of 26 CNN Wire: 0 of 18 NY Post: 0 of 17 Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4 LA Times: 0 of 4 Boston Globe: 0 of 2
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20/04/2026
WATCH: Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
If you haven't read this yet, you should. The online right influencer scene, is well paid, well coordinated, and working in lock step with the right wing politicians. There's nothing like this on the left. Elon's baby mama spills the dirt. thecycle.substack.com/p/hell-hath-...
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Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned
Elon's latest baby mama exposes the MAGA narrative machine
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Y.O.L.O.0311 @yolo0311.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Facts spoken by an ex-trumper...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Christianity is the biggest, most profitable scam in America.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
California Dems really need to get out an vote this primary so we don't end up with two MAGA Republicans on the ticket. Please don't miss this primary or vote for someone who can't win. Personally I think @ericswalwell.bsky.social will make an excellent governor, and his voting record backs this up.
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I Love This Post @lovethispost.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Please take some advice from a Texan and get rid of the MAGAs in Democrat clothing before we end up with a Republican Governor. bsky.app/profile/real...
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JB @jb005.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Anchorage is just getting started!
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Pay attention to Big Tech buying out Dems. It should be bigger news. nypost.com/2026/03/25/u...
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Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin pumping $45 million to fight California’s ‘Billionaire Tax’
Sergey Brin, the billionaire co-founder of Google, has committed roughly $45 million to a group opposing the measure called Building a Better California, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Mere months into 2026, just 50 American billionaires have already pumped a jaw-dropping $433 MILLION into the midterm elections — the overwhelming majority of which has benefitted Republicans. Citizens United is corrupting our system every day.
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💙🦋 Ms.Yvonne 🦋💙 @curatednews.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
It was about upholding white supremacy and power.
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JB @jb005.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
@thedemcoalition.bsky.social The democrats should start branding themselves as “The common sense party”.
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CNN @cnn.com · 17/03/2026
A federal judge said Tuesday that the Trump administration must let more than 1,000 sidelined Voice of America employees return to work by next week.
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Judge orders Voice of America staff reinstated, reversing Trump’s shutdown | CNN Business
A federal judge said Tuesday that the Trump administration must let more than 1,000 sidelined Voice of America employees return to work by next week.
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WIRED @wired.com · 14/03/2026
With the release of his Netflix documentary Inside the Manosphere, the director talked to WIRED about why so many young men are drawn to toxic influencers.
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Louis Theroux on the Manosphere: ‘It’s Highly Profitable to Be a Dick on the Internet’
With the release of his Netflix documentary "Inside the Manosphere," the director talked to WIRED about why so many young men are drawn to toxic influencers.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
READ THIS BEFORE YOU COMMENT “Well, the kids opened the door.” Opening a door isn’t an invitation — child or adult. Opening it and running back inside is NOT consent for entry. The Fourth Amendment protects your HOME — not the porch, not the sidewalk. Fight ICE: www.gofundme.com/f/PAXIS
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
In honor of DHS spokesliar Tricia McLaughlin's resignation, let's revisit how her husband's company won a $220 million no-bid contract to run a stupid propaganda campaign featuring her boss, Kristi Noem, bashing immigrants while sitting on a horse in front of Mt. Rushmore.
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Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Filming ICE iS protected speech. www.PAXIS.app explains: When ICE gets inches from your face and screams “18 U.S.C. 111” while threatening cuffs do this: Do this: ✅ Save the full video + backup ✅ Write a timeline + witnesses ✅ File: ICE OPR / DHS OIG / DHS CRCL Support: www.gofundme.com/f/PAXIS
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Not great! (From @jennycohn.bsky.social )
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
"I thought of the people who went about their lives as the life expectancy for newly arriving prisoners at Neuengamme grew shorter and shorter until death came on average, just 12 weeks after arrival. I wanted those people who lived in those houses to have done something, to have fought back."
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JB @jb005.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
If only the Democrats we smart enough to remind this group that every republican has placated to an enabled Trump over the last year. @democraticredistricting.com @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov apple.news/AX1qtTsC6ROK...
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JB @jb005.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Never fair, never balanced. We are where we are because rags like Faux News abuse the first amendment everyday. @captmarkkelly.bsky.social
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
“Buried in a footnote of Ghislaine Maxwell’s court filing, she makes the bombshell claim that there are twenty-five accomplices of Jeffrey Epstein who entered into secret settlements and that there are four unnamed employee co-conspirators of Epstein.” open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...
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Ghislaine Maxwell’s Bombshell Filing Raises Questions About Epstein’s Hidden Network
For more access to expert legal analysis, official court documents and breaking news coverage only available here at the intersection of law and politics, please consider becoming a paid subscriber.Le...
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
"Are Trump and his mooks going to try to steal the midterm elections? Trump himself is saying more openly than ever that he’d like to do just that...We’ll just keep asking: Does that sound like a guy who’s going to sit back and let the people vote for a blue wave?" open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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10 Years of Trump, and the Alarm Keeps Going Off
Every day of the past decade has felt like Groundhog Day.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
And, of course, connected to billionaire Leon Black, who is still alive, gave Epstein $170 million for "tax and estate planning advice" - as one does, of course - and who partied with Trump in...wait for it...Russia in 1996.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
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Mary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 17/01/2026
This is what an Alaska first campaign looks like.
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