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JoeBIn818

@joebin818.bsky.social
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No DMs. North SFV Los Angeles gay senior. Former journalist, lifelong union Dem with rescue dog and aversion to bullshit. I am here only to get news and discuss it. If you want to do something else, find someone else. I repost all gift links I see.

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JoeBIn818 @joebin818.bsky.social · 11h
FCC head says government-funded Trump ads are ‘normal’ and ‘don’t raise any red flags’ share.google/qaamvHzpcLaB... I want this guy prosecuted.
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FCC head says government-funded Trump ads are ‘normal’ and ‘don’t raise any red flags’
Brendan Carr said the ads are “normal-course public service announcements” and nothing that would “merit any sort of” review by the Federal Communications Commission.
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LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia @controller.lacity.gov · 15h
This is far from over. 👀 Stay tuned for our next steps! 🔎 www.latimes.com/california/n...
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With L.A. taxpayers on the line for the 2028 Olympics, a call for more transparency
Your morning catch-up: The need for transparency from LA28, storms roil warm Pacific waters and more big stories
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LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia @controller.lacity.gov · 15h
🚨 UPDATE LA28 FAILED to provide us with any of the financial docs we requested and that they are contractually obligated to provide. We requested these to give you TRANSPARENCY on their finances related to the Olympics since LA TAXPAYERS ARE ON THE HOOK if it goes over budget.
LA Times article: With LA taxpayers on the line for the 2028 Olympics, a call for more transparency 

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 15h
Source: buff.ly/ZMn23ST
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RFK Jr outlines expansive vision for collecting US health data at Maha event
Health secretary calls for medical and lifestyle details to be sent to doctors and AI to address ‘chronic disease epidemic’
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 16h
Those TV ads featuring President Donald Trump that rolled out ahead of the midterm elections? Paid for with $20 million in the Customs and Border Patrol budget intended for "commemorative events" related to border security.
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Trump TV ads paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds, Dems find • Tennessee Lookout
President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the election.
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Virginia Heffernan @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social · 19h
As if the diesel class needed more reason to turn on Trump, he's now praising China at the expense of CANADA. Idiocy. I spoke to @gregsargent.bsky.social for TNR's Daily Blast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Trump’s Fury at Canada Takes Darker Turn as GOPers Quietly Sound Alarm
Podcast Episode · THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent · September 30 · 21m
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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 17h
These are the architects of the fall of Democracy. They want to replace everything and break everything to line their pockets fixing everything they just broke. SMH.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 15h
ICE called an American's REAL ID fake. A Trump judge wasn't buying it. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/a-billiona...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 20h
🚨BREAKING: Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote in various blue states, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in a new lawsuit. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS has failed to provide records to prove Trump’s allegations of noncitizen voting, watchdog says
Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that 278,000 noncitizens are improperly registered to vote, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in...
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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 23h
people keep saying Aaron Sorkin looks weird but he just hasn’t been remastered in HD
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Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 19h
Right after the Eaton Fire, Ben reached out to let me know he talked to some folks he still knew at NBC to get me on the air. I was on MSNBC the next night. There was nothing in it for him, he just did it. One of the best people I know, and he deserves everything good he gets.
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Bénédicte C @benecal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
RFK Jr cancelled the work of the task force that recommends Preventive Medicine. He refused to allow the USPSTF to recommend cervical cancer screening for women or healthy lifestyle interventions for CVD prevention. Cancelled their meetings. www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
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Trump Administration Suppressed USPSTF Recommendations
Group's recommendations on cervical cancer screening, cardiovascular prevention were blocked
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
TMZ reports that Diego Sarabia, one of the Cornell students accused of sexual assault, has been fired from his job at Wells Fargo as prosecutors reopen their investigation
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Cornell Student Diego Sarabia Loses Wells Fargo Job Amid Alleged Sexual Assault Case
Diego Sarabia, one of the Cornell students accused of sexual assault, is suddenly out of a job at Wells Fargo as prosecutors reopen their investigation of the alleged 2024 incident ... TMZ has learned...
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 19h
If Congress is serious about banning congressional stock trading, they need to pass the Restore Trust In Congress Act. No more loopholes. It’s time for a real ban. www.citizensforethics.org/legal-action...
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CREW, 12 organizations tell Congress: oppose the Stop Insider Trading Act - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Congress should reject the Stop Insider Trading Act, which doesn't actively stop members of Congress from profiting off their offices.
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BostonJoan 🏳️‍🌈 🦫 @bostonjoan.bsky.social · 19h
Not a day goes by… The whole document is slop policy.
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 19h
On the other hand it reveal him as super-qualified to be a GOP vice presidential nominee.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 19h
I’ve been asked to weigh in on the debate over whether to bring an iced coffee to an interview. It doesn't matter. Iced coffee is NOT why it's hard to land a job right now, and it's NOT why Gen Z can't get ahead. Our economy is rigged. We need to change that.
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JoeBIn818 @joebin818.bsky.social · 18h
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Tremendous Kielbasa @rsaltasaurus.bsky.social · 19h
This is incomplete reprint designed to provoke. The bill had voter ID attached to it in order to get it killed, making it so Republicans could run this exact headline.
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JoeMyGod @joemygod.bsky.social · 19h
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Dems Axe Stock Trading Ban With Voter ID Poison Pill - Joe.My.God.
Democracy Docket reports:  The Stop Insider Trading Act would prevent members of Congress and their families from buying individual stocks — a proposal popular with Democrats and voters in general. Bu...
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 21h
The Attorney General just announced that the DOJ has filed a formal complaint against Federal District judges in Minnesota -- all but one of them, in fact -- because they did interviews with the NYTimes for this article. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
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Trump’s Minnesota Surge Threatened Democracy, Judge Warns (Gift Article)
In a rare interview, Patrick Schiltz, who served as the federal court’s chief judge last winter, called the administration’s actions “a grave threat to the rule of law.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h
grandpa is talking crazy about the TV again
Why does FoxNews always put Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, Jessica Tarlov, and every Democrat on, saying bad things about the Republican Party and, of course, me? I actually think they get more airtime than Pro Republicans. This is why MAGA, and REAL Patriots, will never like Fox! They repeat a completely negative narrative, on and on it goes, and then we get a quick retort. It’s truly amazing that I won all three Elections. The opposition is enormous, but the fight goes on! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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papillonjaune77.bsky.social @papillonjaune77.bsky.social · 22h
This is what corruption inside the government looks like: from the prez 47 asking for bribes in exchange for access and favors, to gov officials owning conglomerates and assigning themselves gov contracts. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate
ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who d...
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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 30/09/2026
DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General “declined further action” on an undisclosed matter involving AG Todd Blanche’s cryptocurrency trades, according to a new federal financial disclosure document reviewed by @washingtonsun.bsky.social’s @markalfred.bsky.social www.washingtonsun.com/money/todd-b...
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DOJ Inspector General ‘Declined Further Action’ on Todd Blanche Cryptocurrency Matter
The attorney general has faced questions over scuttling crypto investigations while invested in Bitcoin and Ethereum.
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Do Your Worst™ @doyourworst.bsky.social · 21h
1) Trump launches America.gov 2) It debunks his bullshit lies 3) By the afternoon they reprogram it to be much less useful
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 22h
Pathetic…..
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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 22h
Caught on leaked audio, Ken Paxton admitted Trump’s Dallas convention hurt GOP polling: “Everybody’s numbers dropped. Right now, yeah, not good.” Apparently, kissing Trump’s ass doesn’t stop him from sinking your campaign. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Ken Paxton Caught Privately Trashing Trump in Leaked Audio
The attorney general and Senate candidate warned Trump is dragging down all Republicans with him.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"White House staff fully appreciate the warning of economists and industry experts that an export ban will actually be counterproductive. This is all about simply doing something during an election cycle so as to appear to be on top of the problem that we created." www.ft.com/content/562f...
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White House holds crunch talks on diesel export ban as midterms near
Trump at centre of lobbying fight between Big Oil and top Republicans warning of voter anger at high fuel prices
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 22h
Instead of admitting that Eric Schmitt brutally missed the mark by confusing two different basketball teams while trying to catch Jack Smith in a "gotcha moment," some MAGA tastemakers are doubling down.
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MAGA Media Is Trying to Spin Senator’s Brutal Gaffe Into a Win
Eric Schmitt humiliated himself while trying to corner Jack Smith during a Senate hearing. The right is running cover for him
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h
"Schmitt says he stands by his claim that Smith is a 'dirtbag' and a perjurer. And with that kind of commitment to the bit, he’s definitely a shoe-in for the VP spot." — @lizdye.bsky.social
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Schmitt happens all over effort to perjury trap Jack Smith
When gotchas go disastrously wrong.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“.. Mr. Paxton responds: ‘So to be honest with you, the numbers — when we did that convention — it dropped our numbers. Everybody’s numbers dropped. Right now, yeah, not good.’” @nytimes.com #TXsen www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Blue_Riverrrr @blueriverrrr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Livingston, Montana residents are working together to peacefully protest the pro ICE film about Reneé Good’s murder. While we know that Ben Shapiro is financing the film and Carter Boehm is producing itthrough his Yellowstone Film Ranch, we don’t know much about the permits.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 22h
🔴 We asked Tony Blair's think tank about charging businesses £500k for political access at party conferences and why one of its sponsor's logos disappeared after our reporting last week on TBI's alleged cash for access scheme This is what they said
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 22h
Here's the full story that the Tony Blair Institute doesn't want to answer questions about, on Democracy for Sale
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Tony’s minor tantrum: how Blair’s institute responded to fresh “cash for access” questions
We asked TBI about allegations of £500,000 corporate memberships and a logo that vanished at Labour conference. They said they’re not talking to us anymore
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
this really is impeachable for any president, but really grotesque coming from a regime that cut life-saving development aid because they said it was not efficient
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”
Document signed by Trump, Sundar Pichai
Google
Dario Amodei
Anthropic
Mark Zuckerberg
Meta

Greg Brockman
OpenAl

Elon Musk
XAI

Jensen Huang
nvidia “Unites States”
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 30/09/2026
“surely heated rivalry without the homosexuality will be a sure-fire hit” is the glorious apogee of Moron Media Executive Brain
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JoeBIn818 @joebin818.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The reason television companies are failing is because the people who run them have no idea how to tell a story or what those stories should be.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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JoeBIn818 @joebin818.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nazi boy licking those Florsheims. Yeah, gimp. Lick 'em clean.
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Al Czarnecki @alczarnecki.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A history prof: on the McKinley administration and how we'll see whether history echoes in 2026. #tariffs #corruption #poverty #RegimeChange www.youtube.com/shorts/jF8jO...
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Does History Repeat? #historyshorts #history #historyfacts #usa #trump
YouTube video by Trevor's History Reels
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Andrew Thrasher @tituslegaldesign.com · 25/09/2026
Decided to check in on Anovaeon over on LinkedIn this morning. Looks like Eric has been growing his humanitarian team! ...with ex-ICE and CBP employees.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just a reminder that this is the same Sen. Schmitt who repeatedly claimed that Chief Judge Boasberg was receiving a disproportionate share of Trump-related cases because he confused the D.C. Superior Court (which has 62 judges) with the D.C. district court (which has 15).
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Bruce LaBruce @brucelabruce.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Madeline Kahn was BOTD in 1942 & died in 1999 at 57. Although she played many memorable characters, I'm particularly fond of her turn as Eunice Burns in Peter Bogdanovich's "What's Up, Doc" ((1972), her feature film debut, & her Trixie Delight in Bogdanovich's "Paper Moon" (1973)
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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
we're at the "new executive order commanding my people to love me" stage of the story
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