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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 4h
In case you forgot what a U.S. president beloved by the world looks like. 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Live in Manchester: An Evening with President Barack Obama. The arena holds up to 23,500 people with standing room, and the event was SOLD OUT.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 4h
huh. what could this posssssssssibly mean. the US media willful professed ignorance on this stuff is increasingly embarrassing. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Trump Waives Most Russia Sanctions Passed by Congress
The president signed an executive order to exempt Russia from parts of a law he signed last month.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/10/2026
1) vance has this weird preoccupation with demanding that people show him gratitude 2) this is just another expression of the idea that some americans don’t count and at most should be seen and not heard
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9h
Friends — It's time to defund Elon Musk. robertreich.substack.com/p/defund-m…
robertreich.substack.com
Defund Musk!
Friends,
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 12h
Fuck Elon Musk. Fuck Donald Trump. Traitors to this country. Traitors to the free world.👇
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 13h
What we are seeing here is a Trump-Musk pass the sh!t show game. Look, Musk does not do this without Trump--that is just the reality. Trump wanted this, Musk was happy to oblige. However to blame Musk is a sign of how panicked the administration is (which is a good thing).
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 20h
Democrats need to run hard against Elon Musk. They need to warn the public that the world's richest man is spending $276 million to attempt a hostile takeover of our government.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 19h
Speaking of gratitude, someone who was gifted a senate seat and the vice presidency by sugar daddy should probably show a bit more
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
When you’re applying for the job of U.S. Senator, you should show up for the job interview. Ken Paxton showed up in London on the 4th of July to party with the British. He showed up in Dubai to party with fugitives. He’ll show up anywhere but a debate stage in Texas.
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jdrivn.bsky.social @jdrivn.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Putin almost certainly does have something on Trump. But that’s not why Trump is Putin’s puppet. Trump submits to Putin because he worships Putin's stolen wealth and power to crush dissent. Trump is a stooge kissing Putin’s ring.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15/10/2026
"Including Putin in any meeting devoted to promoting 'stability' in any form of international relations is a travesty.'"
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Vladimir Putin Doesn’t Belong in Florida
And if he shows up at the G20 meeting, other leaders should boycott.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
When Patrick Healy, an NYT assistant managing editor, asked me to do a video interview for the Times’ new “Sound Off” feature, he cited this Bluesky post of mine. In the interview, I said their soft treatment of Karoline Leavitt was a case of the Times “awarding her style points” as a fascist liar.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
🧵🧵🧵 The NY Times posted a 15-minute video today in which I got to tell NYT what’s wrong with its coverage. They said they saw my critical posts on Bluesky and invited me to do a video with them to air my grievances. Weird, right? I didn’t hold back. I blasted their sanewashing of MAGA extremism.
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Video: A Reader on What He Thinks We Get Wrong About Trump
In this first installment of “Sound Off,” Patrick Healy, assistant managing editor for The New York Times, speaks with Mark Jacob, former metro editor for The Chicago Tribune, who shares his criticism...
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Ukrainian presidential advisor Serhiy Beskrestnov confirms Elon Musk's Space X crippled Ukrainian capabilities last night. In other words, the US deliberately sabotaged European defence operations mid-mission. Every country in the world should move away from buying American hardware ASAP.
"I can confirm that tonight SpaceX has implemented a speed limit on Starlink terminals while in motion.

The limit currently applies to the StarShield “military package” and is set at 100 mph.

Our defense forces were not given notice of this limit, and this has resulted in the disruption of a number of missions.

It is clear that this action cannot be a coincidence and is related to the current political situation."
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/10/2026
will try to answer these in a piece next week but for now i will say that part of the *point* of court expansion, in my mind, is to create a disequilibrium — a potential race to the bottom — that will force a truce.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Either they failed to anticipate the public backlash to a livestreamed execution or it was always just intended to be a distraction. Either way, these people are unfit to serve our country. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/u...
nytimes.com
Trump Cancels Planned Livestream of Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution
The president said only immediate families of the victims of the mass shooting in 2009 would witness the execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.
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Jon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
This is a sitting member of Congress who called for immigrants to be executed by throwing them to their deaths out of helicopters. Mike Collins personally amplified neo-Nazi propaganda online. It's disqualifying for a member of Congress and for a candidate for the U.S. Senate.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
States have to wean themselves off reliance on US tech that they do not control.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/10/2026
Filipkowski on Putin: He is intentionally humiliating Trump. He wants to diminish the United States. He wants to diminish our credibility and our prestige. What better way to do it than week after week after week, making the president of the United States look like a clown?
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
I’m tired of being divided into teams. Do you want a safe neighborhood? Do you want a good job with good benefits? Do you want a high quality, well funded public school? So do I. We’re far more the same than we are different. As one team, we’re unstoppable.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Undecided Texas voter: I was really impressed with Talarico this evening. I found a more balanced politician. I was surprised at how centrist he was on many of the issues, and I think that has brought me to a deeper understanding. I like that he invited us to sit down and challenge him.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Men at a Trump rally, punching a woman, beating up a woman. Trumpism, in a nutshell.👇
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Treason, thy name is Trump.
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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
There is no level of depravity too low for Trump. Sacrificing the lives of civilians in a democratic country under attack in order to cover is own political failings. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/w...
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Ukraine’s Exposure Grows as Satellite Use Is Restricted and Russia Escalates (Gift Article)
A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Traitorous.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
This 👇
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I mean, they are rude. That's what democracy is about. Kinetic, obstreperous, you're not the boss of me.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Let me be specific: Donald Trump is an f-ing traitor. He is in cahoots with Putin and Russia to break our democratic ally, Ukraine, which makes all of us less safe. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/w...
nytimes.com
Ukraine’s Vulnerability Grows as Starlink Is Restricted and Russia Escalates
A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Can’t Allow Elon Musk the Power to Intervene in Wars No individual should be able to disrupt military ops like Musk did with Ukraine’s. I wrote that when he did it in 2023. Was told the problem was contract rules. Nope. Happened again. The problem is too much power, esp for an enemy of democracy.
thedailybeast.com
The U.S. Government Can’t Allow Elon Musk the Power to Intervene in Wars
The billionaire’s interference in Ukrainian military operations shows he’s a national security risk. No private citizen should have that much power.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Trump and Musk are doing their best to help Putin kill Ukrainians. kyivindependent.com/this-cannot-...
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'This cannot be a coincidence' — Ukraine's Starlink access restricted without warning, Zelensky adviser says
Ukraine relies on Starlink to operate its mid-strike drones in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Ukrainian soldiers in combat have access to Starlink satellite internet restricted
Outage of terminals managed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX comes as Russia launches ballistic missiles at Ukraine without any advance warning from US
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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
this is so obviously correct it is deeply bizarre and corrosive how many people who should know better are unwilling to simply say it
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
At the end of the day, Trumpism is Putinism.
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TonyHQ @tonyhq1985.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
European states are now going to observe the price paid for not preparing for a post-US security future the moment Trump was nominated in 2024. Unfortunately the price will be paid by Ukrainians.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Look, Zelensky signalling that the US has cut off all warning of Russian missile attacks on Ukraine.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 14/10/2026
Trump started a trade war with our biggest ally and gave a handout to our biggest enemy.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 14/10/2026
Sen. Ossoff: "Congress is full of congressmen's sons who are only in Congress because their daddies were congressmen, just like Mike Collins, who are perfectly happy to send other people's children to die in a war. How is this war a success, Mike?"
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Disastrous. "More than 2 newspapers are lost for every startup created. Virtually all new news sources are urban, while rural America is increasingly arid news territory. Virtually all philanthropic support for local news is in metro regions..." localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/sta...
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The State of Local News 2026
The latest insights and trends on the local news landscape across the country. Through data and graphics, explore the state of local news outlets and learn about news deserts, network sites and pathwa...
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
dah, dah, everything has a price
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Grumpy-ish Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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jdrivn.bsky.social @jdrivn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
30% of the US, and 60% of Republicans, continue to approve of this moron. They would have been better off pouring gas on US power and lighting a match.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Nothing to see here but the President of the USA protecting foreign powers helping the Iranians target and kill US soldiers....
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
"The Russians have provided Iran with intelligence, ammunition, and explosives...Trump’s response is to beg Putin to accept money for a few thousand barrels of diesel. This is the most stunning display of submission and weakness from an American president ever." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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He’s Desperate, Stupid, Weak, and Desperate
Trump panics over diesel and begs Putin for help.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/10/2026
is there anyone thinking/writing about the actual mechanics of disentangling the US government from elon musk?
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 12/10/2026
President Trump has announced a new deal to buy diesel fuel from Russia—but as with any enticing Russian scheme, it comes with a catch, @davidfrum.bsky.social argues.
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Trump Is an Easy Mark for Putin
The president’s diesel deal sells out Ukraine, and does nothing for Americans.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
People are falling for the Trump con again. This is a trap for Ukraine. Russia has already destroyed most of Ukr power generation, so they can hold off for a day or two. Ukr needs to attack Russian refineries now. If they do, trump can blame them and help Russia more.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Millions of Americans literally bet their life that RFK Jr, a complete crackpot, knew science better than the CDC and Jonas Salk and just about every living doctor
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Ossoff: "I think Pete Hegseth is frankly a deeply unwell person who seems to relish this kind of brutality all the while he's running a department that is falling into chaos. The guy cannot run the military competently and is spending his time with this kind of obscene medieval spectacle."
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