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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They are playing in our faces
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
amazing -- Karl Rove lists Paxton's scandals: "The corrupt business guy gives him a fake Uber account and the records of that are now in his impeachment proceedings, so we know how often he went to have sex with Laura Olsen. I mean, can you make this shit up?"
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If we are talking about Peter Thiel—the nuttier version of Roy Cohn, only out—don't speculate about the young model Thiel was cheating on his husband with, who made a rather Russian departure from life, off a high-rise balcony, after crashing Mr. & Mr. Thiel's party and causing a row between them.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
This is big. This also means AIPAC will now spend as much money as possible to destroy any Democrat who steps out of line on Israel. Ball is in your court, Rep Jeffries and Sen Schumer. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/u...
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Almost Half of House Democrats Vote to End Aid to Israel
The measure failed, but the level of support among Democrats exposed a stark shift in the party away from backing the Jewish state.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
If there is one constant in Donald Trump's administration, it is this: To gain power, one must first submit to acts of public humiliation. newsletters.democracydocket.com/-vthe-humili...
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The humiliation of Jay Clayton
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Pete Hegseth is one firing away from OnlyFans.
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Jim LaPorta @jimlaporta.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
New: The Pentagon is asking Congress for broad new authority to withhold unclassified records from the public, a proposal that transparency advocates say could significantly reduce the public's ability to scrutinize the nation's largest federal agency. www.cbsnews.com/news/pentago...
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Pentagon proposes new secrecy power to withhold unclassified records from public-access laws
The legislative proposal would allow the defense secretary to withhold "controlled unclassified information," potentially curbing public access to a wide range of defense records.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Question #1: Do you actually think ANY other country would waste the time giving the President of the USA a $400 million dollar Jet…and NOT place the most sophisticated “spy” technology onboard? Question #2: Are you aware that any answer other than “no,” is likely wrong?
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12/07/2026
"Congress need not let the six justices have the last word on whether agency independence is permitted to exist." Todd Phillips, in a new piece for The Bulwark: lnk.thebulwark.com/44Yw8eh
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The Supreme Court Broke Independent Agencies. Here’s a Way to Slow the Damage.
A crypto bill before Congress offers a chance to keep presidents from turning independent commissions into one-party instruments.
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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
NEW: "Blanche wants to add attorney general to his resume. But he’s the very last person who should be put in charge of America’s law enforcement apparatus. Home of the Brave is here to make sure Americans know exactly who this man is."
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Todd Blanche is a Predator Protector
As he gets ready for his confirmation hearing, we’re making sure Americans know who this man is.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Lindsey Graham on Gaza: "Just flatten it, like we flattened Tokyo and Berlin." Lindsey Graham on the Iran War: "We are going to make tons of money." Lindsey Graham on Renée Nicole Good: "She deserved what happened. She provoked ICE." As grandma used to say: GOOD RIDDANCE TO BAD RUBBISH.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
FLAG: The Trump Justice Department has launched an investigation into United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain.
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DOJ Investigating Allegations Against UAW President Shawn Fain
The US Justice Department launched a grand jury investigation into allegations that the head of the United Auto Workers pressured another high-ranking union official to secure benefits for his fiancée...
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The Calitaliano Kid 😎🇺🇦🗽 @moved2italy.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
This American conversation is with Cleve Jones, human rights advocate, author, & lecturer who co-founded the San Francisco AIDS Foundation in 1983, & founded the AIDS Memorial Quilt. Here, he tells @hcrichardson.bsky.social about what’s coming for your healthcare! www.youtube.com/live/5UFE7L9...
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American Conversations: Cleve Jones
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10/07/2026
NEW: Citing ProPublica’s reporting, two lawmakers have called on the CDC to address a “preventable public health crisis” of parents refusing the vitamin K shot for their newborns — which has led to babies suffering uncontrollable bleeding and even dying.
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Lawmakers Call for CDC to Track Vitamin K Shot Refusals, Cite ProPublica Report
Two members of Congress are urging federal officials to monitor vitamin K shot refusals by parents and the potential consequences for their newborns, including severe bleeding or death.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Really interesting points in here about how Trumpworld is split between those pushing for a "kinder, gentler, less visible fascism" to avoid another Minneapolis and those who want to go full fasch as a statement in and of itself:
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/07/2026
USDA had to revise its late June U.S. beef export numbers DOWN 90%. Quite the "error."
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The Lincoln Memorial Before Trump's Monumental Arch Then... after Trump's Monumental Arch is complete ====>
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I have warned that Trump never accepts defeat. Instead he escalates the attacks. This is his latest escalation. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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In sweeping attack on elections, Trump fires leadership of key federal voting assistance commission
The dismissals leave the elections assistance agency without leadership just months before the upcoming 2026 midterms.
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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
WE are America! From Heather Cox Richardson's 250 to 250 project! @250to250.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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We Are America
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
To say El Niño is at record intensity for July is really an understatement. It’s a full .6°C/ 1.1°F ahead of the old record in 2015 in the main ENSO 3.4 region. That’s immense… It’s 1.95°C above the 1990-2020 average already. So just a hair below “Super” (+2C) already… 1/
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 06/07/2026
Trump is using the government’s power to take ownership in private companies. It’s what Putin did. Trump is the closest we’ve ever come to communism.
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Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
💥 Ukraine is destroying natural gas infrastructure in adjacent Russian regions as well as in occupied Crimea. Today pressurization stations in Krasnodar region and occupied Crimea were destroyed. Footage from Krasnodar.
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Luke Russert @lukerussert.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
There’s never really any bottom.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Again, presidency-ending stuff for anyone from Truman to Obama. Wildly irresponsible while 🇷🇺 is occupying 18% of 🇺🇦. A party that tolerates this from its leader is unfit for ever being in charge of 🇺🇸 national security again.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Once again:
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
An honest headline would read: "Trump uses NATO summit to attack sovereignty of fellow NATO member"
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Trump renews call for US to take over Greenland as he arrives for Nato summit
President also threatens to pull all American troops from Europe and rails against Nato stance on Iran war
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Literally, this used to be the easiest, clearest, lowest bar to clear in post-WWII American politics. Until everyone, now senior Democratic Senators included, decided He was One Special Boy.
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The Sgt Joker @thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The same Republicans who were hysterical when asked to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID19 have no problem wearing masks to spread their White Nationalist Christian hatred.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
It continues to be insane, the stuff newspapers give Trump agency over and the stuff where they bury consequences of his own actions starting in ¶19. www.wsj.com/politics/mid...
A Zombie Congress Is Threatening Trump’s Agenda
Wave of defeated and discouraged House members creates new headaches for GOP leaders
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

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House Speaker Mike Johnson sent members home early after a GOP rebellion, led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, blocked a routine vote.
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WASHINGTON—A growing number of GOP lawmakers have little incentive to come to work or toe the party line, putting critical legislation in danger as Republicans lurch toward the midterms.

Some are privately calling it the zombie Congress. Some members feel the White House has focused only on the president’s priorities, rather than taking into account the broader party.

“It’s safe to say the White House has created an environment where a lot of people are going to feel free to vote their conscience without any question,” said Rep. Chip Roy (R., Texas), who lost his bid for state attorney general. “For people who have always done that, it’s easy. For those who haven’t, they might feel a little more free.”

White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said the administration looks forward to continuing its “close relationships” with GOP leaders and lawmakers and “fulfilling President Trump’s priorities that Americans elected him to enact.”
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 05/07/2026
Donald Trump gave Vladimir Putin more attention on Independence Day than he gave the country he’s supposed to lead.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 05/07/2026
The Trump administration will not seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Sunday as he faced new questions about the troubled project and the taxpayer money involved. to.pbs.org/4y5QLCG
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Trump's administration won't seek new bids to repair the Reflecting Pool
Like President Donald Trump, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said he was 100% sure that vandals caused the damage to the century-old Reflecting Pool on the National Mall.
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Reid Adair @rwabhm.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
"We'll use the same company." Ahh, yes. The same no-bid contract, awarded to a friend of the convicted felon. The same contract we were told would be less than $2 million, then ended up at $14 million. Also, do not forget the convicted felon said back in May that the lining could NOT be cut.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
He stood by his oath, despite the consequences! A true patriot!
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 04/07/2026
One man’s death right before the great depression taught us a lesson for 2026: never give up on America, no matter how dark it may seem. @hcrichardson.bsky.social on how quickly everything can change, with @sarah:
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
“People from all over can come into the country, have a baby...That baby can sit on a jury when he turns 18, and sit in judgment of me?” Seems like Miller might know at some level that he is doing things for which he deserves to face a judge and jury? open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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MAGA Goes Batshit Over SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship Ruling
Trump allies call for deranged misogynistic crackdowns, while immigrants still fear for their families.
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Little Blue @bluenaredstate.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
It IS awesome! Congratulations on having a very talented partner👊🏽
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The United States 1957 vs. 2026: The same vibe, an innocent black girl surrounded by the same damn problem, white supremacy.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Well, you can now see why *someone* might want Ivana Trump to permanently keep quiet.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Oh.👀 Beatrice Keul, 55, a former beauty queen, says she believes Ivana Trump acted as a "madam"-style figure in Epstein's social world, on par with Ghislaine Maxwell. "Was Maxwell a madam or an enabler? However you would describe her, Ivana was the same." www.rawstory.com/ivana-trump-...
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Ivana Trump accused of helping feed Epstein's network in 'explosive' new allegations
A former beauty queen who says Donald Trump groped her at a 1993 pageant has leveled a new claim at the president's first wife, alleging Ivana Trump helped funnel young women into Jeffrey Epstein's or...
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Congratulations to Elon on becoming the world’s first trillionaire from London 🔥
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Mamdani knows the deal 👐
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Happy 4th of July….
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Happy 250th, America….you’re doing great!
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
On July 4th, remember this: ICE is one of the most unconstitutional, anti-American forces to operate in the USA in our lifetime. We built PAXIS.app to help people fight back lawfully, constitutionally: gofundme.com/f/PAXIS Help us get it into the hands of every immigrant, every ally.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
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Rob - Feral Cat Dude @rob-feralcatdude.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Absolute fucking bullshit. He's GOT to go, America. apnews.com/article/trum... pardons former Abramoff partner, 9 people convicted of violating vehicle emissions controls
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Trump pardons former Abramoff partner, 9 people convicted of violating vehicle emissions controls
President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned 11 people, including a former business partner of Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and nine people identified by the White House as having helped people bypa...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The corruption is staggering in scale and scope, it doesn’t stop, and Republicans in Congress refuse to do any oversight because, as Mike Johnson admitted this week, they serve as a protection racket to cover up the crimes of the regime.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 04/07/2026
Do you believe in the American Dream? We'd like to hear from you: bit.ly/4f1OuAV
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/07/2026
Heat and hail coming for Trump’s hair 😂🤣😂🤣 www.rawstory.com/trump-mount-...
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'God is angry': Internet bemused as Mother Nature comes for Trump's Mount Rushmore speech
Severe weather threatened to put a damper on Friday on President Donald Trump's plans to speak near Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, prompting amusement from internet critics who said it seemingly indi...
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