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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 46m
The MAGA billionaire became the latest Republican candidate to scrub Trump’s name from his campaign website.
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MAGA Billionaire Candidate Scrubs Trump From Website
The Georgia candidate promised he would “work with President Trump.” Now he’s the latest Republican who seems to be distancing themselves from the president.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 57m
BREAKING: Christa Pike is conscious and speaking at a hospital nearly a week after Tennessee's failed execution, her attorneys say.
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Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after Tennessee failed execution, her attorneys say
Attorneys for Christa Pike, a Tennessee inmate who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her, say she is awake and speaking as she receives treatment at a hospital.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 1h
Canadian dollar rallies as trade surplus widens more than expected reut.rs/3Tq9lpP
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Canadian dollar rallies as trade surplus widens more than expected
The Canadian dollar strengthened against its US counterpart on Tuesday as data showed Canada's trade surplus widening more than expected and ​after the greenback gave back some of its recent broad-based gains.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 3h
ANALYSIS | Trump’s erratic behavior will prove ‘fake’ polls are anything but
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Trump’s erratic behavior will prove ‘fake’ polls are anything but
Donald Trump is trying to maintain his approval bubble with right-leaning polling shops. His Republican allies aren’t playing ball, writes John Bowden
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Reuters @reuters.com · 8h
UK police make further arrest over suspected Fairford airbase plot reut.rs/4dkLxdB
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UK police make further arrest over suspected Fairford airbase plot
British police said on Tuesday they ​had arrested a 22-year old British man ‌in London on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts as part of their investigation into a suspected plot near ​RAF Fairford, the airbase used by ​the US to strike Iran.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 8h
NEW: The Trump DOJ's recent crackdown on illegal voting relies on an rarely used statute — "voting by aliens" — that some experts, and as of last week one federal court, believe is unconstitutional. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 8h
Judge Leibowitz became the first to rule on the issue and said the statute was an unconstitutional infringement on states' exclusive authority to set voter qualifications. His ruling was informed by a brief from veteran SCOTUS litigator Paul Clement. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 8h
Yet in dozens of recent cases, DOJ has relied on this statute — in many cases it's the only charge — knowing no appeals court has ever ruled on it. Several other judges are now weighing it, with Leibowitz's ruling and Clement's brief at their disposal. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 8h
Under Clement's theory, DOJ says, the longstanding federal law requiring states to accept ballots from overseas and military voters could be unconstitutional. To which Clement says ... www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 8h
UOCAVA just might be unconstitutional under his reading. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 8h
Republicans in North Dakota and South Dakota have been frustrated by citizen-led initiatives they’ve disagreed with. In both states, they’ve placed measures on the November ballot to raise the threshold for constitutional amendments.
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"Disrespectful for Voters": The Dakotas Weigh Raising the Bar for Direct Democracy - Bolts
Frustrated that voters are bypassing the legislatures they control, the GOP is pushing two ballot measures this fall in North Dakota and South Dakota to require a supermajority to amend the state constitutions.
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Morning Joe @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social · 10h
At a Monday night rally in Nebraska, President Donald Trump suggested Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego. That, coupled with high gas prices, Trump told the crowd, would be a “small price to pay.”
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Morning Joe @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social · 10h
The comments come as Trump continues to defend the war and claim that Iran will not obtain nuclear weapons. @joe-scarborough.bsky.social blasts Trump’s comment about the two California cities, calling the moment “not funny” for Americans who believe “the president should do more than divide us.”
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 10h
ICE has detained more than 500 U.S. citizens.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 11h
First on @nbcnews.com: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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FBI whistleblower says White House pushed unconstitutional probe of protesters
The former analyst says supervisors were told not to put things in writing, so many of the directives came in face-to-face meetings.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 9h
“How is somebody supposed to survive?” Heating bills in Maine have soared about 80%, giving Democrats an opening to unseat Susan Collins in a race crucial to control of the Senate.
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Record $1,500 Heating Bills in Maine Upend a Key Race for Senate Control
Nazi symbols, sexual assault allegations and months of internal Democratic conflict have churned through the US Senate race in Maine. But with the election four weeks away, it’s the explosion in housing costs and record-breaking heating bills that Mainers can’t stop talking about.
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joe-peeters1.bsky.social @joe-peeters1.bsky.social · 20h
Lol!😂
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 20h
🔥 🔥 🔥
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joe-peeters1.bsky.social @joe-peeters1.bsky.social · 20h
Like fuck he has...damn are people this stupid? Pretty sick!
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 20h
She was maliciously shot by CBP agents who proceeded to lie about every single element of the incident and criminally charged her. The charges were dismissed after film and photos showed she was right and they were lying. Now she demands criminal charges against the CBP agents.
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Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol sues feds — and keeps pushing for criminal charges
Marimar Martinez was labeled a "domestic terrorist" and criminally charged after she was shot by agent Charles Exum last year. Since her exoneration, she has fought the Trump administration's aggressi...
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 22h
Glad to see Dems on Fox News reaching out to conservative voters.
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 22h
He’s f’ing BOTH-SIDEs-ing this?!
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22h
Alabama Republican Rep Brett Easterbrook spent years positioning himself the key promoter of Christian family values within the Alabama GOP. He sponsored the bill forcing trans girls to use boys bathrooms in schools. He voted to ban LGBTQ-inclusivity in classrooms, keep trans girls off girls’ teams,
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Alabama state representative, school board member charged with attempted human trafficking | Alabama Reflector
Brett Easterbrook and Kory Wesley were arrested by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Friday afternoon for attempted human trafficking.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22h
and make gender-affirming care for minors a felony. On Oct 2, police booked him for first-degree human trafficking and prostitution. Satsuma School Board head Kory Wesley was also arrested on human trafficking charges, busting another human trafficking ring run by GOP elected officials.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22h
The corrupt gangsters running this government violate the law daily and use government funds for partisan politics to bribe voters in violation of the law. Trump has been emboldened by a rogue Supreme Court which has given him immunity and taken a blowtorch to the Constitution.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 22h
Last month, Rep. María Elvira Salazar—a Miami Republican endorsed by Trump—launched an ad criticizing the president's mass-deportation campaign. It was a public sign of the brewing anger in Florida over Trump's draconian deportation policies.
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 22h
You’re right - he got really mad over it!
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Trump posts series of attacks on GOP congresswoman who criticized him on immigration | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump appeared to intensify his irritation with GOP Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar on Saturday evening after reposting a series of social media attacks on the congresswoman who made waves ...
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Karen Zraick @karenzraick.bsky.social · 23h
More on today's arguments in Boulder v Suncor at SCOTUS: Why Cities and States Are Fighting Climate Change in Courtrooms www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/c...
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Why Cities and States Are Fighting Climate Change in Courtrooms (Gift Article)
Faced with a president who has called global warming a hoax, officials have filed dozens of suits against oil companies to try to cover the costs of extreme weather.
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NPR @npr.org · 22h
Activists have spent the last 70 days camped around and inside a cottonwood tree right along the border, the last of a grove estimated to be up to 250 years old. (via @kjzz.org) n.pr/4hKJ79B
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At least 10 arrested at Arizona-Mexico border as 250-year-old cottonwood tree cut down for wall
Activists have spent the last 70 days camped around and inside a cottonwood tree right along the border in the tiny town of Lochiel. The tree was the last of an old grove estimated to be up to 250 years old.
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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 05/10/2026
i have to think this absolutely cannot be legal, though i would like to know what specific laws it breaks
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 22h
BREAKING: Trump just caved — claiming online that his super PAC will now pay for those propaganda ads taxpayers had previously been funding.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Very Smart Charlotte woman: “How can we hold Flock accountable?” Flock PR stooge: “I feel light-headed” Bro what? 🤔
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 05/10/2026
Appropriations committee members saw an influx of campaign contributions after steering $345 million to a military contractor.
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Susan Collins’s Committee Bought Trucks the Army Didn’t Want. Then Campaign Donations Poured In.
Appropriations committee members saw an influx of campaign contributions after steering $345 million to a military contractor.
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thecatzpajamas.bsky.social @thecatzpajamas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Woman accusing Sherrod Brown of forcing transgender surgeries isn’t from Ohio, didn’t have procedure as minor
In an attack ad against U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, a woman accuses the Democrat of pushing transgender surgeries on minors "like her." She didn't have surgery until she was an adult.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Over a dozen states have important voter registration deadlines today. Check your registration and make a plan to vote at IWillVote.com. Then ask friends and neighbors to do the same.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
About four in 10 rural voters now say Trump has “gone too far” in restricting legal immigration.
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Trump’s Heartland Delivers Grim Verdict on His Signature Policy
About four in 10 rural voters now say Trump has “gone too far” in restricting legal immigration.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Trump yet again blames Ukraine for defending itself instead of blaming Russia for invading our country. 🤦‍♀️
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
NAACP files federal civil lawsuit, asking court to order Justice Dept to turn over records about its "election monitor program" NAACP argues Trump Admin is "searching for evidence related to unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud", rather than "ensuring access for voters"
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Here is Nebraska Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts voting "NO" on ending Trump's war in Iran.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This always happens when we find out the details a few days later on Trump and Nutlick’s Big Announcements. Art of the Deal.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Another secret Paxton recording, and this time he’s admitting he doesn’t even control his own campaign. “I don’t control the message or what we’re doing.” “I’ve never been in a race where I felt less control over the campaign. It’s all coming, you know, from DC.” www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/10/2026
"I would say Donald Trump is probably at this point in his term the least popular Republican president since Herbert Hoover" -- Enten details how Trump is down 20 points of approval in Kansas relative to his first term
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
So we needed to start another war in Middle East because of a fictitious claim that a country possessed a weapon of mass destruction? At least we’ve never made that mistake before. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/10/2026
The Supreme Court will hear a case on Monday concerning whether state and local governments can try to hold oil companies responsible for climate change and the billions of dollars it costs to confront the disasters it creates. Follow live updates.
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Supreme Court to Hear Major Climate Case Against Oil Companies: Live Updates
The justices will consider whether states and localities can try to hold oil companies responsible for damages from climate change. If Boulder, Colo., wins, the companies could owe enormous sums.
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
New ad exposes Republican Senator Pete Ricketts' decision to pardon a convicted violent rapist: "Pete Ricketts cast the deciding vote to pardon this man... I have no idea why Senator Ricketts chose my rapist over me."
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026
Pedophile politician arrives in Hell, may he be the first of many to imminently follow www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...
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Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sex Scandal, Dies (Gift Article)
The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84.
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Morning Joe @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
At a campaign rally in Ohio Saturday, President Donald Trump suggested he knows “more about everything than anybody in this room” while discussing inflation and the state of the economy.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 05/10/2026
The U.S. military says it attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its yearlong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.
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U.S. military says latest strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean kills 4
The military didn’t provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“.. For oilers and cadets, the $25,000 could represent more than a year of wages.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/business/log...
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Morning Joe @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
@joe-scarborough.bsky.social blasts Republican attack lines accusing Democrats of socialism and communism while drawing attention to President Donald Trump's habit of taking equity in private companies and using taxpayer funds to pay for political ads. "They're the socialists," Joe argues.
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