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Richard, Toad the Just, Earl of Sausagetoad 🇬🇧 🇺🇸🌊 @richardlordtoad.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
They all knew, but sucked-up anyway...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 5h
While the 911 calls we obtained may be difficult to listen to, they offer a glimpse into a place reporters cannot access. And they show failures in responding to mental health and medical emergencies in a place where three people died over six weeks.
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Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”
Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by ...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 5h
He has started telling his supporters to vote by mail, even though he has falsely claimed for years that the practice is an engine of fraud. trib.al/oR3ff8V
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This Is What Trump Panic Looks Like
Rallies in blood-red districts, endless tweetstorms, and lots of dancing
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6h
Senate Judiciary Democrats are asking Chair Chuck Grassley to apologize to Jack Smith on the behalf of his GOP committee members — especially for Republican Eric Schmitt. The letter also demands Grassley turn over the underlying records Schmitt used during the hearing.
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Democrats call on Chuck Grassley to apologize to Jack Smith for basketball gaffe
The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Republicans violated Senate rules.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h
After the First Gulf War, the Afghanistan War, the Iraq War, and the Iran War, Republican voters are just going to have to accept at some point that warmongering is their brand, despite how often the people who start them talk about peace.
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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 6h
"Women don’t need another lesson in how to protect ourselves. We’ve had a lifetime of them."
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The Difference Between His Safety and Hers
I recently saw a social media post that I can’t stop thinking about: “If a man was severely intoxicated around seven women, he would actually be in the safest place he could possibly be. He'd be…
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LadyBlue4evr💙Radical Liberal Scum @ladyblue4evr.bsky.social · 5h
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Stella Kidd horrific
ALT: Stella Kidd horrific
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
Ossoff: "Tonight, a united Georgia will hear the trial the Mike Collins. Mike Collins has brought dishonor to our state through his personal bigotry and his widely documented ties to white nationalists. And he's sold out Georgia in his pathetic child-like devotion to Donald Trump."
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 9h
Imagine being Blake Johnson, an Iowa father of 3, discovering your water has 3X the legal nitrate limit. He goes to Washington for answers, and Rep. Ashley Hinson, who takes agribusiness money, reportedly RUNS AWAY and hides behind a locked door. #CostOfTrumpsCorruption
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 6h
Pete Hegseth says Americans will be able to watch a Trump-approved firing-squad execution. If he follows through, the U.S. could join a disturbing club of countries known for public executions—including Iran, Afghanistan, and North Korea.
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Hegseth Turns Trump’s Firing Squad Into a Public Spectacle
The Army has scheduled Nidal Hasan’s December 3 execution at Fort Hood — the first military execution since 1961 — while the Pentagon still will not explain how the firing squad will operate.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 8h
The cruelty is the point. trib.al/or3ykza
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Stephen Miller Wants ICE Facilities to Be Intentionally Inhumane
The cruelty is the point.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 6h
The daughter of Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles, works for a US lobbying firm with a $35K-a-month contract to represent Republika Srpska. Here she is with its interior minister, a figure aligned with the pro-Russian government. www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 9h
This has to be an 8th Amendment violation. Don't forget that everyone in the US, even visitors, are protected by the Constitution.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h
Colorado’s Kyle Clark reports Tina Peters is out of prison and again trying to help Trump overthrow our democracy and steal the next election. jared polis care to comment?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
25 years ago today, the U.S. launched its war in Afghanistan. Weeks earlier, Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against the 2001 Authorization of Military Force, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars. History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right.
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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 10h
For survivors of intimate partner violence, access to abortion pills through telehealth and mail can offer a crucial path to care when an abuser controls their movements, money and medical decisions.
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Restricting Mifepristone Access Could Empower Abusers
For survivors of intimate partner violence, access to abortion pills through telehealth and mail can offer a crucial path to care.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15h
NEW: A heavily redacted report obtained by ProPublica shows SpaceX used videos from Club Med tourists and Disney cruise attendees to learn more about a Starship rocket crash last year, seemingly using “the public to fill the gap,” in the view of one expert.
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Club Med, a Disney Cruise and an Exploding Starship: SpaceX Used Bystander Videos to Track Falling Debris
A heavily redacted report obtained from the FAA by ProPublica reveals that SpaceX used videos from tourists and travelers in the Caribbean to help track falling debris after one of its Starship rocket...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7h
If you're wondering what the real threat to "election integrity" is, it's billionaires.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 14h
It's about time 👇
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11h
I think in reality what socialism actually means in the American context is that trillionaire Elon Musk got $38 billion from the U.S. government and you got rejected trying to buy a $1 soda on SNAP benefits.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 6h
Major update: Trump brings back public executions. First one since 1936. Senator Chris Murphy speaks to me and exposes a major Iran war cover-up. Trump declares anyone who says “Artificial Intelligence,” including his wife, is “THE ENEMY!” And more. Subscribe today:
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Major Update: Trump Brings Back Public Executions, Major Iran War Cover-Up Exposed, Trump Declares “AI” Users “THE ENEMY!”
Good evening, The United States hasn’t held a public execution since 1936.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 6h
What the hell are we doing⁉️ Nidal Hasan murdered 13 people at Fort Hood. He deserves to face justice. But Pete Hegseth turning a firing squad execution into a livestreamed spectacle is nuts.
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A Voice Crying in the Wilderness @cryingwilderness.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h
He makes a good point.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 6h
Trump says the Kennedy Center is too dangerous to walk into Unless you play in the National Symphony, which rehearses there most weekdays @democracydefendersaction.org & WLG are still in court w/ @repbeatty.bsky.social. Say one thing, do another, as we told @nytimes.com👇 -TN
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If the Kennedy Center Is ‘Dangerous,’ Why Is the Symphony Rehearsing There?
The National Symphony Orchestra is practicing inside a building that President Trump and his allies say could fall on their heads.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h
this is honestly one of the worst and most irresponsible things he has ever posted, and that's really saying something
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 8h
Artificial Intelligence.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 9h
NEW: Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee launched a probe into the Amateur Athletic Union, criticizing the youth sports group for its handling of child sexual abuse allegations, citing a ProPublica and @washingtonpost.com investigation.
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U.S. Lawmakers Launch Sexual Abuse Probe of Youth Sports Giant AAU
Bipartisan leadership of a powerful House committee demanded answers from the Amateur Athletic Union after a ProPublica and Washington Post investigation found that the massive youth sports organizati...
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Truth 👇 Bomb 💣.........
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Democrats sued the Trump administration Wednesday for using taxpayer money on campaign-style television ads promoting President Donald Trump. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump sued for using taxpayer money on campaign-style ads ahead of midterms
While Trump himself is not on the ballot this year, Democrats argued the taxpayer-funded ad campaign is part of an effort to bolster Republicans as they struggle to keep control of Congress.
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Kodiak149 @kodiak149.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Tuberville Dumber Than A Rock
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10h
oh bezos is *juicing* juicing
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $8 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of American households is worth just $4.27 trillion. Read that back. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 8h
Former models are connecting their experiences as investigations in France and elsewhere examine the people and institutions around Epstein. Part 3 of our Pipeline to Predators series:
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Former Models and Epstein Survivors Are Tracing a Pattern of Abuse Across Borders
[Part 3 of <strong>The Pipeline to Predators</strong>, a four-part <em>Ms.</em> investigation into the modeling industry’s connections to Jeffrey Epstein and survivors’ fight for accountability.]…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h
Memo to Democrats: you can't win the public's trust if you drink from the same corporate trough as the Republicans. Reject Big AI Money (and all corporate campaign contributions) and regulate AI. www.commondreams.org/news/ai-electi…
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Voters in Key States See AI Campaign Cash as More Politically Toxic Than AIPAC: Poll | Common Dreams
"Candidates should seek support from the AI industry at their own peril."
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12h
His Sister Souljah moment will be him personally leading an ICE raid to seize his wife and children.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026
UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate. ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs. Here’s what we found. (Published Nov. 2024)
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How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk
United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due...
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 16h
Epstein Survivor Dani Bensky Is Spot On.......
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
NEW EPISODE: ICE never wanted you to see these: internal government documents that show Homeland Security Investigations has been probing nonpartisan groups that help register citizens to vote They even went so far as to outline a plan to use undercover agents. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJoZ...
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ICE Voter Plot EXPOSED in Smoking Gun Documents
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h
If protesting didn't work, would those in power be doing everything they can right now to vilify protestors and crack down on free speech? Activist and author Annie Leonard offers an important history lesson on why protest is so important — and why it's needed now more than ever.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Psycho. He’s an absolute psycho.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h
They think we’re all idiots As Jon Stewart says — if the goal is guaranteed income and jobs, why wait? Why is it only “socialism” if we don’t hand them trillions of dollars first?
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 13h
The usual embassy scandal is a seating chart mix-up Amb. Guilfoyle has been bringing an energy lobbyist in Greece to official events & reportedly pumping a Trump donor for payments over Signal She denies wrongdoing, but I'm rubbing my eyes Diplomatically speaking, on @cnn.com👇 -TN
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12h
Oh yeah, those are definitely the Big Two when it comes to understanding socialism. Check out the big brain on J.D. here! He's definitely not an idiot.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15h
The Trump administration broke federal law by withholding more than $78 million Congress had approved for healthcare research, according to a Government Accountability Office report. The watchdog found that HHS violated the Impoundment Control Act by withholding
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
NEWS: Trump says he can do "very bad" things to Obama and Biden, threatening them. ICE secretly investigated hundreds of voter registration groups, an Arizona Democratic congressional candidate says she was raped while fixing her campaign signs, and more.
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NEWS: Trump Threatens ‘Very Bad’ Things for Obama, Armed Guards Deployed to Post Offices for Election, ICE Spies on Voting Groups
Good evening, “I can do whatever I want, if I want.” That’s what Donald Trump said in the Oval Office today, moments after telling reporters he “could’ve done very bad things” to Barack Obama, Hillary...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Voting rights groups are citing recent ICE activity near voting sites and new evidence of intimidation as they expand a lawsuit seeking to keep armed federal agents away from polling places during the midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE is already showing up near voting sites, bolstering lawsuit against armed agents at polls
Among the newest examples is an ICE detention that took place in the same area California voters had to pass through to reach a ballot drop box.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
"Because his two terms were non-consecutive and he remained in the political spotlight throughout Biden’s term, Trump has polluted the national discourse for *more than 11 years*. His act is profoundly old." — @schaller67.bsky.social
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Trump faces his worst bankruptcy yet
His political capital is gone and the repo man is on the way.
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