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“When we are dancing with the angels,the question will be asked,what did we do to keep our democracy intact” Elijah Cummings. I do not concede this fight! #FlameKeeper #GoodTrouble

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The corruption is endless. There's always another shady Russian.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I will not stoop to their level. I will not stoop to their level. I will not denigrate this woman based on her immutable characteristics, speaking style, or apparent illiteracy. I will not stoop to their level...
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DevinCow @devincow.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I am sitting in my car laughing out loud.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/10/2026
Whyyyyyyyyy
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: More than 1,000 North Carolina voters will begin receiving letters this week from the state election board requesting they verify their citizenship status — although the board claims compliance is voluntary. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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North Carolina sends vague letter to voters flagged by citizenship database
The letter provides flagged voters “with instructions on how to voluntarily request removal from the voter rolls if they were registered in error or provide information verifying their U.S. citizenshi...
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Despite the faux outrage, Kimberly was, in fact, the quintessential MAGA queen from Trump’s Central Casting: distinguished not merely by wretched excess, but by freakishly wretched excess — a caricature of a cartoon of an over-the-top parody. charliesykes.substack.com/p/kimberly-g...
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Kimberly Guilfoyle: Fallen MAGA Queen
‘Tis a pity she’s a... goner.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/10/2026
Methinks the lady doth protest too much.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
New episode with @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social youtu.be/iVfNyutE5VI?...
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Trump’s New “You’re Fired” CHANGE UP w/ Lawrence O’Donnell
YouTube video by Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Early voting begins Tuesday in Georgia, and voters can now cast their ballots in several races that will shape future elections in the state. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Georgia early voting begins under intense scrutiny from White House, GOP
The White House, GOP and unelected state officials have exerted immense pressure on the Peach State's voting system.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
‘Years of dog pee’ blamed for fallen street light in San Diego’s Little Italy
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'Years of dog pee' blamed for fallen street light in Little Italy
Transportation workers said the base of the streetlight was corroded from 'years of dog pee."
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“ICE is operating outside the limits of its legal authority, and the people of Fresno are paying the price…” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/u...
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Off-Duty ICE Agent Is Shot and Arrested After Sleeping on Lawn in California
A woman found the agent asleep on her lawn early Friday, and her 72-year-old father shot the agent after he assaulted her, the police said.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This is a really important point
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This is what Trump and the US government are now sponsoring.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Today in DC: "Beginning Saturday, crews will start another major round of cutting at the historic public golf course. The first phase contains 169 trees marked for removal. The Trump Administration says as many as 529 could eventually come down..." www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
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More than 500 trees may be removed from D.C. golf course Trump wants to redesign
Beginning Saturday, National Park Service crews will start another major round of cutting at East Potomac Golf Links, according to a new filing in federal court.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10/10/2026
Its the current Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Constitution that’s the main problem.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
CNN and CBS News are now under the control of the Ellison family. We need independent, pro-democracy media to grow. If you agree, please subscribe to Democracy Docket now. demdock.com/4w6emld
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Just a reminder that whenever Trump says that inflation started with Biden, what he neglects to say was that it was a result of efforts to offset his incredibly botched handling of COVID and the economic consequences it triggered.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Blue!💙
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
How did Trump gather such a wretched hive of scum and villainy around him? The question is only partly rhetorical, but it seems timely, as we read the latest chapter in the saga of Don Jr.’s former girlfriend. charliesykes.substack.com/p/honey-plea...
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“Honey Please I Need You To Get This Done For Me Today”
Another spectacular episode in our Trumpian Age of Grift.
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Kimberly’s cajoled and begged her buddy, MAGA donor Eric Deters, to send her some cash without leaving a paper trail. (Unlike her ex, Kimberly apparently did not have access to generous Putin-linked Russian oligarchs, but shared his ethos.) charliesykes.substack.com/p/honey-plea...
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“Honey Please I Need You To Get This Done For Me Today”
Another spectacular episode in our Trumpian Age of Grift.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/10/2026
Don’t forget: billionaires are using their grip on social media and the news to convince us that peaceful protests don’t work, our vote doesn’t matter, and that both parties are the same. They’re spending billions on it.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/10/2026
Moving jobs overseas or hiring foreign workers is capitalism. Policing children's bodies is fascism. State-run sports programs that prohibit minority participation is fascism.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ah yes, I remember when Trotsky wrote about how Russian workers should be replaced by low wage immigrants from China so that strong Russian boys would have more time to play girls ice hockey. It's right there in the manuscript.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Sorry, you're saying that *in the middle of a war of the United States is involved in* an agent of our government adhered to a co-belligerent rather than America by suppressing intelligence from our government that he knew it needed and wanted? That's Treason, right?
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How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel
A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.
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Anne Margaret Daniel 🌻 @annemargaretdaniel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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eva marie saint
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Frightening. Fight back at the ballot box.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: ICE collected tens of millions of voter records, explored undercover investigations against voter registration groups and considered feeding election data into a system used to locate people for deportation as part of an effort to find voter fraud. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE amassed millions of voter records in sweeping fraud hunt, documents reveal
It's one of the clearest pictures yet of how deeply Trump's immigration enforcement apparatus has become involved in elections.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over the past year investigated hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote, according to new records analyzed by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE  probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.
The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Talked to @michaellewis65.bsky.social youtu.be/LU7IAtnQk2o?...
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What Trump Really Did to WRECK Government w/ Michael Lewis
YouTube video by Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast
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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Californians deserve better.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 05/10/2026
Schumer is on board with blocking Trump SCOTUS nominees over the next 2 years - but we have to capture the Senate (plus one to overcome Fetterman)
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Roy Moore’s push to restore an $8.2 million defamation verdict over a 2017 Senate race ad funded by a Democratic-aligned super PAC. apnews.com/article/roy-...
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Supreme Court rejects Roy Moore's push to restore $8.2M defamation verdict
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Roy Moore’s push to restore an $8.2 million defamation verdict awarded to him over a 2017 Senate ad.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 05/10/2026
I was honored to visit Our Lady Salam, the first Arabic-speaking Lutheran parish on Staten Island. Its congregants hail from as close as Hylan Blvd to as far as Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, & Egypt — yet have planted roots in our city. Many carry the weight of war and genocide daily.
Mayor Mamdani greets members of Our Lady Salam parish on Staten Island.Mayor Mamdani meets members of Our Lady Salam parish on Staten Island.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/10/2026
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I did not have "Donald Trump doxxing Tom Cotton over daylight savings" on my Bingo card. But I support it, I guess? Both making daylight savings permenant and making Tom Cotton miserable.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Call the Ken Paxton Corruption Hotline at 844-WHOS-KEN. Learn about his record and leave him a voicemail. (It’s a real number.)
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/10/2026
Dial-a-chud
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“I wish there were people from the other party here. I just, I beg them I plead with them to support humane immigration policy,” he said. “It breaks my heart that some of them claim to be followers of Jesus, and what they're doing goes directly against the gospel…" religionnews.com/2026/09/30/a...
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As Springfield prepares to bury Haitian student, sympathy surges and deportations continue
(RNS) — From US senators to John Legend, many are voicing support for the city’s Haitian community, even as neo-Nazis marched downtown Saturday.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/10/2026
Alito weighs retirement. We MUST win the Senate so we can block any Trump judicial nominee. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement
The conservative Supreme Court justice said in a CBS News interview that he’ll revisit the issue next year.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/10/2026
Just 31 days left in the midterm elections! You can help support close races where your dollar goes further by donating to our Blue Wave Nation impact fund :) secure.actblue.com/donate/mswbl...
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Support the MSW Blue Wave Impact Fund!
Show your support with a contribution.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Any action to restrict abortion pills would immediately break Trump’s 2024 campaign pledge that he would “not block” access to the drugs..." www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...
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White House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the Midterms
Attorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. (Published Feb. 2025)
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Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
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DevinCow @devincow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I won’t go into a bank if an armored car is outside. I won’t get gas if a tanker is at the gas station.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Democratic senators accuse Kennedy of not adhering to ethics agreement in vaccine lawsuit #TheHill
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Democratic senators accuse Kennedy of not adhering to ethics agreement in vaccine lawsuit
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reversekarma.bsky.social @reversekarma.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
OpenAI’s Systems Meddled With U.S. Government Sites After Going Rogue www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t...
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OpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites (Gift Article)
The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/09/2026
I love this for them.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Referring to the Chinese president, the host asked “If you were president, would you throw him a big dinner?” “I would not be throwing him a dinner,” Trump declared. “I’d get him a McDonald’s hamburger.” 😂 www.mediaite.com/media/tv/jak...
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Jake Tapper Digs Up Clip of Trump Mocking Obama-Xi State Dinner: ‘Get Down To Work’
CNN’s Jake Tapper aired an old clip of President Donald Trump blasting then-President Barack Obama for hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state dinner in 2015.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.
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Tibor M. Kalman @kalmantibs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Extensive list of all the accomplishments achieved by President Trump during Chinese President Xi Jinping's three-day state visit to Washington, D.C. 🔎✍️🏼✔️
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