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@jgunncool.bsky.social
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Retired economist, full time activist.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Judge Stadtmueller, a Reagan appointee in Wisconsin, orders the release of an ICE detainee in part because of the "systemic rigging of bond hearings against detainees." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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USPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time
“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Tarrant County voters filed an emergency lawsuit Friday accusing Republican county officials of intentionally making it harder for Black and Hispanic residents to vote by eliminating dozens of Election Day polling places. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Tarrant County voters sue to block GOP polling site cuts targeting minority voters
The lawsuit comes a month after the GOP-controlled Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved the cuts in a 3-2 vote despite intense opposition from residents and the court’s two Democratic commissio...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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How A.I. Super PACs Are Trying to Influence the Midterms
See how groups aligned with Anthropic and OpenAI have funneled major money into the fight for control of Congress.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
At the height of the ICE raids earlier this year, agents in armored military vehicles rolled through residential neighborhoods. Masked agents patrolled public parks and stationed themselves outside elementary schools; squadrons of ICE agents snatched pedestrians off the streets. 🧵
Federal agents line up in front of community members at the scene where federal agents fatally shot a man while trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 24, 2026.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Lower accountability reads as higher risk. When a town's newspaper closes those local governments end up paying higher interest rates to borrow. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/09/2026
This admin has spent years going after science. It proposed the largest cut in NASA’s history, about a quarter of the agency and half of its science programs. But last month, a groundbreaking telescope left the launch pad anyway. And the story of how it got there is our good news this Sunday.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Who’s ready for No Kings? We’re getting an early start on making signs! ✊💚
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jgunncool.bsky.social @jgunncool.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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U.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact
The two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progre...
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Just found out that there’s a new, and final, installment of ITV’s groundbreaking 7up documentary series. Original creator/director Michael Apted died a few yrs ago so they got Asif Kapadia (dir. of Senna) to do it. Can’t wait to watch & have an existential crisis.
70 Up poster shows pictures of the children from 7up and them currently as 70 year olds
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#BREAKING: In non-Missouri emergency docket news, #SCOTUS *grants* the Trump administration's request for a stay in the SAVE case, allowing DHS to have access to certain Social Security information. The three Democratic appointees dissent.
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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I know I've posted this many times - needs to flood the media until election day.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The vicious and corrupt cycle of monopolization: 1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market. 2) Use their monopoly power to price gouge consumers and shaft workers. 3) Use profits to make political donations. 4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement. 5) Repeat.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
When the Cincinnati Post shut down, it oddly had an effect on local elections. Fewer people ran for office, voter turnout fell, and incumbents became more likely to win. That's useful context for Trump's choice to ban 3 news orgs from the White House newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/what-econo...
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What Economists Know About Kicking Out Reporters
Trump banned three news organizations from the White House last week — and there’s a research literature on exactly where that leads.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This weekend's essay, with the perfect Tin Man doppelgänger illustration, and yeah, Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore.
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Yes They Want to Kill Us: The Worshippers of Machines Versus Human Beings
This is the week that someone pulled the fire alarm on AI. It began with industry employee Jacob Coxon issuing a dire warning: "I resigned from Anthropic today," he wrote on Twitter/X. "I spent the la...
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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Tax the rich. Make corporations pay their fair share. Invest in working people. That's how a real economy runs. Everything else they've sold you is a scam.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: In another win for voters, U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington, D.C. – appointed by President Donald Trump – issued a preliminary injunction late Sunday in favor of Democrats who challenged the rule as an unconstitutional power grab. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Second judge halts Trump’s election power grab, barring states from voluntarily working on mail voting rule
States cannot voluntarily work toward meeting the U.S. Postal Service’s new mail voting requirements after a second judge said the requirements likely overstep the post office’s authority.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 12/09/2026
Judge Berner's decision is a sobering read. Trump's mass detention agenda "harkens back to some of the darkest moments in our country’s history," including the internment of Japanese people during WWII. 
9 Appellate Courts have now shot down this lawless policy. SCOTUS should too.
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Appeals court rejects ICE detention policy, setting stage for SCOTUS
The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals compared ICE’s policy to Japanese internment.
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Attorney General Anthony Brown @oagmaryland.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Identity theft is on the rise in Maryland. But understanding the warning signs and acting quickly can help you avoid it. My Office offers free resources to help. We'll show you how to spot identity fraud and recover from it. Get started here: oag.maryland.gov/i-need-to/Pa...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Nailed it
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Spinning Borg Cube Firing
Alt: Spinning Borg Cube
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“The Dutch central bank (DNB) has confirmed that billions of dollars in gold has been taken out of north America and relocated to London, citing ‘increasing geopolitical unrest’” www.bbc.com/news/article...
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DNB: Netherlands bank moves billions in gold to London in 'crisis preparedness' move
The Dutch central bank removes some of its gold reserves from the US and Canada, saying it is because of "increasing geopolitical unrest".
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
NEW: Since Democracy Docket broke this news, it appears that DHS has taken down the website. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS posts ‘Citizenship Lists Portal’ to advance Trump’s anti-voting order
It’s the latest sign that the federal government is hurtling forward with Trump’s anti-voting executive order.
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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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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Love the first day of class energy. Seeing folks from around the country and the world show up in Ann Arbor to do their best. Incredible wolverine energy. And wherever you are: This is your shot. Be amazing.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Google Maps has officially caved and changed the map.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Kara Swisher calls @Google @googlemaps @googleearth “NOODLE SPINED” “UNCTUOUS QUISLINGS” who “SOIL THEMSELVES” 🔥
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
You can’t say you weren’t warned
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Brought down the house at the University of Michigan with @debbiedingell.house.gov and @jamieraskin.com.web.brid.gy! Ann Arbor is ready to get money out of politics, put money in pockets, and pass Medicare for All.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 23/08/2026
Why would Trump end a program that saves you money by letting you file your taxes for free with the IRS? Maybe because TurboTax's parent company donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration. Call it out for what it is: corruption.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
According to reporting from Bloomberg, more than 30 corporations have been targeted by lawmakers this year over surveillance pricing. This has led to a big lobbying blitz from corporations like Kroger, Uber, and Walmart. Here's what you need to know about the shady pricing practice.
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The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Should corporations be able to weaponize your personal data to rip you off?Well, they may already be doing that thanks t
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dc2daylight.bsky.social @dc2daylight.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Vote to make this happen.
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Politico @politico.com · 13/08/2026
Pete Buttigieg’s efforts to help Dems regain power are taking on a new focus: state legislatures. He is backing a crop of mostly long-shot, down-ballot Dems in Indiana – the first move in what his team says will be a number of state-by-state endorsements. 🔗 politi.co/4wUBZ0v
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 13/08/2026
EXCLUSIVE: The CMS, under Trump appointee Mehmet Oz, changed their guidance on voting in nursing homes last month. Now, a group of senators is saying that these changes are designed to disenfranchise America’s two million nursing home residents.
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Senators sound alarm on voter intimidation in nursing homes
"The changes to CMS’s guidance will result in the disenfranchisement of nursing home residents.”
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
First they took our wages, now they want our Social Security cepr.net/publications... The problem of Social Security is income distribution, not demographics
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First, They Took our Wages; Now They Want Our Social Security
Social Security’s funding problem is driven by decades of upward income redistribution, not demographics or overly generous benefits.
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League of Women Voters of the US @lwv.org · 12/08/2026
WIN! A federal court today issued a preliminary injunction blocking USPS from implementing President Trump’s 2026 executive order restricting mail voting: www.lwv.org/newsroom/press-releases…
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Federal Court Blocks US Postal Service from Implementing Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting | League of Women Voters
A federal court blocked the US Postal Service from implementing President Trump’s 2026 executive order restricting mail voting, finding the order likely unconstitutional and harmful to voters ahead of...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
If you have enough money that you can blow $100,000,000 on avoiding taxes, you have enough money to pay $100,000,000 *on* taxes that will help your fellow citizens, you self-centered prick.
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jgunncool.bsky.social @jgunncool.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Inside the Left’s Playbook for Winning Elections www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u...
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The Campaign Tactics Helping Progressives Win Primaries Ahead of the 2026 Midterms (Gift Article)
Progressives are being outspent and are receiving little support from the Democratic Party. Their tactics show a different way to succeed.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 09/08/2026
In America, one health care company can own: Your doctor Your pharmacy Your insurance AND the middleman between your pharmacy and insurance. That means more profits for giant companies and higher costs for you. That's not right — and I have a bill to stop it.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Abdul El-Sayed was outspent 9-to-1 by AIPAC and corporate Super PACs in the most expensive Senate Democratic primary of all time. Last night, he proved that organized people can beat organized money.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Overheard today: “I wish my job wasn’t part of the load bearing scam propping up the economy.”
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Muppets Kermit & Fozzie Shrug
Alt: Muppets Kermit & Fozzie Shrug
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Gerrymandering lets politicians choose their voters instead of the other way around. Until we end that, it will remain difficult to achieve the things most Americans already agree on.
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League of Women Voters of the US @lwv.org · 31/07/2026
It may be the end of #DisabilityPrideMonth, but we’re not finished standing up for accessibility. To learn more about closing the disability turnout gap and protecting access to the ballot, read our latest blog post by @myelasticheart.bsky.social here: www.lwv.org/blog/celebra...
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Celebrating Disability Pride Month with Britt Belwine | League of Women Voters
The League partnered with civil rights attorney and disability rights advocate Britt Belwine to create a message about the challenges faced by voters with disabilities and how tools like absentee ball...
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jgunncool.bsky.social @jgunncool.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
How did I miss this?
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Defend The Vote @wedefendthevote.org · 17/07/2026
This was the biggest threat to the 2020 election.
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League of Women Voters of the US @lwv.org · 30/06/2026
The Fourteenth Amendment is not a suggestion, it is a guarantee, and no president has the power to erase constitutional rights with the stroke of a pen. Swipe through to read our statement on the Supreme Court's decision.
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League of Women Voters of the US @lwv.org · 16/06/2026
The League of Women Voters today urged Americans nationwide to recognize and reject an escalating pattern of voter silencing, intimidation, and suppression as the country moves closer to the November midterm elections. Read here: www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre...
A graphic on a dark background with a photo of the U.S. Capitol. Large white and yellow text in the center reads, "The League sounds the alarm as attacks on voter participation intensify ahead of the midterms" with a red line below it. The LWV logo is in the upper right corner.A graphic on a dark background with a photo of the U.S. Capitol. White and yellow text in the center reads, "While law enforcement should investigate any legitimate threat to national security or election integrity, actions that intimidate those who works o hard to organize for democracy raise grave concerns about their chilling effect on civil society.It is imperative that lawful voter engagement work – a hallmark of our democracy – continue unimpeded.As voter registration and outreach efforts intensify, the sweeping action we saw last week in Ohio sends a message far beyond one organization: participate in democracy at your peril.”– Celina Stewart, League of Women Voters CEO." The LWV logo is at the bottom of the graphic.A graphic on a dark background with a photo of the U.S. Capitol. White and yellow text in the center reads, "For years, bad-faith actors have pushed false narratives about election fraud to justify attacks on voting rights.What is happening now is even more dangerous because it extends intimidation beyond the workplace and into the homes of people who work at voting rights organizations. We cannot allow fear, disinformation, or political pressure to push voters or civic organizations out of the public square. – Dianna Wynn, League of Women Voters President" The LWV logo is at the bottom of the graphic.A graphic on a dark background with a photo of the U.S. Capitol. White and yellow text in the center reads, "The League is calling on voters and supporters across the country to speak out against intimidation and disinformation, and to take action now to protect their freedom to vote, which includes verifying their voter registration is up to date and making a plan to vote.In this moment, defending democracy means refusing to look away — and refusing to be silenced." The LWV logo is at the bottom of the graphic.
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