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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
"“It’s possible that we’re starting to see the consequences of severe and sudden cuts to global health programs that have eroded surveillance and allowed deadly viruses to spread undetected...” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/w...
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Large Ebola Outbreak Is Declared in Congo
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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Any President that sues his own government, while in office, should immediately be impeached.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18/05/2026
For decades, Peter G. Neumann criticized the computer industry’s lax attitudes toward both computer security and individual digital privacy. And he developed solutions.
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Peter G. Neumann, Who Warned of Computer Security Risks, Dies at 93
For decades, he criticized the industry’s lax attitudes toward both computer security and individual digital privacy. And he developed solutions.
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For the People @sadworld.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Hillary and Kamala 2028
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Matt @nosoupforgeorge.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Good morning to everyone who voted for Kamala Harris.
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abcdef 🕶️ @onecaliberal.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Cancel paramount+ after the last Colbert show.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
In order to stay ahead of the curve here, I'd like to note that the U.S. has no grounds to invade Cuba, arrest or change its leaders, take control or directly influence its actions or, for that matter, to be blockading it right now forcing its people to suffer. Nor is any of that in our interest.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Selma Rejects Jim Crow 2.0
Half of the population in Dallas County, Alabama, where Selma is located, was African American in 1965.
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𝙹𝚊𝚢 𝙵 𝙰𝚛𝚗𝚘𝚕𝚍 @jayfarrellarnold.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The Colbert effect and I’m here for it. Loser CBS. Good, lose more.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Donald Trump is obsessed with the fact that I beat him 60x in court in 2020. That same year I started Democracy Docket to give you the information and analysis you need to stay informed and fight back against his lies. Support its work by subscribing now. bit.ly/4a7l1TR
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
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I Should’ve Been a Cowgirl @seizeday.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Thank you friends for staying loud and speaking out against authoritarianism! @kaplanikids.bsky.social @habsmtlcanadiens.bsky.social @debbie156.bsky.social @out5p0ken.bsky.social @j1j2.bsky.social @jules1212.bsky.social @bab102.bsky.social @jandee924.bsky.social @seizeday.bsky.social
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/05/2026
Thomas Massie pushed for the release of the Epstein files, and the response has been tens of millions in outside spending, smear campaigns, and coordinated attacks. If this is what they do to a sitting member of Congress, imagine what Epstein survivors face when considering whether to come forward.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Senator Bill Cassidy compromised all his values to confirm RFK Jr and he still lost his senate seat in a primary.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 18/05/2026
The TV hosts’ decision shows support for Colbert ahead of his last episode on May 21.
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2 Late-Night Shows To Go Dark In Honor Of Stephen Colbert’s Final Broadcast
The TV hosts’ decision shows support for Colbert ahead of his last episode on May 21.
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Drew Webb 🏳️‍🌈 @archeryfan93.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
First Colbert and now Anderson Cooper is leaving CBS. This is the death of a network in real time. F*ck Bari Weiss and CBS. I’m DONE watching
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Rep. Janelle Bynum @bynum.house.gov · 17/05/2026
An attack on Black America is an attack on all of America. Remember: if they come for us, they’ll come for you next. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/u...
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The Fight for Voting Rights Returns to Selma
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Yesterday, a new generation of civil rights activists marched from Selma to Montgomery to fight for voting rights. As states across the country try to make it harder for citizens to be heard, we need to learn the lessons of those who came before us and refuse to take our democracy for granted.
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Thousands attend protests in Selma and Montgomery for voting rights | Alabama Reflector
Speakers at the All Roads Lead to the South events urge people to mobilize to oppose redistricting efforts by Legislatures in the south.
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Gio Rivera @giojrivera.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Jaylen Brown on Twitch, responds to NBA Social Justice Champion nomination:
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Shimanti | Human Consequences @humanconsequences.com · 18/05/2026
The felon's plan to pay off J6 thugs is not just corruption, it is buying their action to go to the mat for him during & after the Nov election. If Dems win, thugs lose their payday. This isn't to reward them for the past, it's to pay them in advance for future violence.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The Brown v. Board ruling happened 72 years ago today. The reversal of the Supreme Court’s previous “separate but equal” decision highlights how it’s possible to overcome bad SCOTUS decisions. But it took years of activism from brave people to get there. Keep fighting.
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Alana @alana807.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Anderson Cooper's last segment on 60 mins. We are witnessing the death of a network. CBS. The last to go Stephen Colbert.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I keep hearing from folks in DC that Lindsey routinely concedes that the GOP has become nothing more than a personality cult around Trump, and of course his conduct reflects this. But he pretty much comes out and says it here.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/05/2026
Buttigieg on Duffy: "I love roadtrips. I love America. I actually took a taxpayer-funded roadtrip lasted about 7 months. It was in Afghanistan. This is something very different. To make roadtrips unaffordable & then go around celebrating your own roadtrip is actually why people are frustrated about"
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18/05/2026
Here’s the real difference: Xavier Becerra is a longtime proponent of single-payer healthcare. The other candidates are just catching up to where he’s always been.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
oh my holy bananas where do they find these people www.cnn.com/2026/05/15/p...
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 18/05/2026
Governments, investors and banks have poured about $100 billion into efforts to handle the effects of climate change in Asia in the past five years, with water and infrastructure projects attracting the majority of the capital.
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Disaster Resilience Investment Has Touched $100 Billion in Asia
Governments, investors and banks have poured about $100 billion into efforts to handle the effects of climate change in Asia in the past five years, with water and infrastructure projects attracting the majority of the capital.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Hawaii just enacted a law that effectively neuters Citizens United. Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum. Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.
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Could This Actually End Citizens United?
Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.No Supreme Court ruling or constituti
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MGB💙 @wtpmary.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
This always amazes me. In a very reprehensible way...how these men went from making these statements to complicit enablers. They could have and should have been better.
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Ernesto @ernest33141.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Just to clarify. I loathed him, before I even knew what party he might have affiliated with. He was, to me, way back in the 80s, the epitome of what used to be called 'The Ugly American'. I loathe him even more now. I just want him gone. #NeverTrump #Resist @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 14/05/2026
As the war with Iran pushes its munitions stocks to dangerously low levels, the Defense Department has not signed new contracts to replenish its supplies, according to two U.S. officials and two people familiar with the matter.
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The Pentagon has no new munitions contracts amid concerns about a weapons shortage
Without a replenished stockpile, the Defense Department may not be able to sustain many more months of Middle East operations. And any new conflict in Asia could present significant challenges, source...
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Brett Shaw @brettshaw.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Hakeem Jeffries: Well, the American people absolutely should be deeply concerned. We need a wellness check on this guy. He continues to exhibit signs of decay. Something is really wrong with this guy, which is why I’ve publicly called for a wellness check, an intervention.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Since Callais came down, Democracy Docket has published 81 pieces of redistricting content: 74 news stories 4 analysis pieces 3 op-eds I challenge you to find another news outlet with more detailed coverage. Support independent and pro-democracy media. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
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Resist Trump 🤬 🤦🏽‍♂️🇺🇸 💜💙💪🏽 @resist-trumps-rule.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Every once in a while he tells the truth.
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
“Speaker of the TN House Cameron Sexton just removed me and every Democrat — and therefore every Black elected official in the state legislature from any committee we served on," Rep. Pearson said. Fascist reprisals for protesting.
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Most TN House Democrats stripped of their committee assignments
State Reps. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) and Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) have been stripped of all their committee assignments in the Tennessee House, according to a letter posted by Jones on social medi...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/05/2026
A must-read thread 🧵
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Michelle Obama warned everyone. Kamala Harris warned everyone. Hillary Clinton warned everyone.
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MantaHunk 🌎🏳️‍🌈☮️🟧 @mantahunk.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
These are the kind of fighters we need. It's going to get nasty, folks. Time for massive Civil disobedience. We need 100 million on the street or we're headed for Civil War.
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Tennessee Rep Burns Confederate Flag To Protest GOP Carving Up Majority-Black District
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call634-5789 @call634-5789.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The cankled creepshow scribbling out executive missives about shit that absolutely NOBODY cares about still has not stopped his egregious attack not only on Iran, but on his own country. 178 days until the mid-terms, when ...even if we can't stop this monster from destroying what's left of America
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Chris Jackson @chriscjackson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The sooner Democrats realize Republicans’ only governing principle is Calvinball, where they make up the rules as they go to ensure they always win, the sooner we’ll finally have an opposition party ready to do what it takes to beat them.
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Jenn Wiggin @jenniferwiggin.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I just can’t. How does anyone support this lunatic?
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Voting rights organizations across the South Friday pledged to oppose the GOP’s efforts to rig congressional maps in its favor after the Supreme Court gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) last week. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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‘Power grab to erase Black voices’: Southern voting groups vow to fight GOP’s gerrymanders
Republicans are eliminating Black-majority districts across the South.
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Thank you, Mexico! “RESEARCHERS FROM THE National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) have identified new ways to combat tuberculosis and reduce bacterial resistance, developing three new antibiotics derived from scorpion venom and habanero peppers.”
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Democracy Docket is currently tracking: Active Voting Rights Cases: 161 Active Redistricting Cases: 44 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 80 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 78 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 29 www.democracydocket.com
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Josiah Hawthorne @josiahhawthorne.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
You're in a chess tournament against last year's champion. He jumps a pawn clear across the board to take your rook. "That's not how chess works!" you say to the judge. That's when you learn the tournament's judges get appointed by the previous year's champion. (What reading the news feels like)
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/05/2026
NEWS: Virginia Dems have filed a motion asking the Supreme Court of Virginia to delay issuing its mandate striking down the congressional redistricting referendum. The filing states the Commonwealth intends to file an emergency petition with the U.S. Supreme Court of seeking review of the decision.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 08/05/2026
The First Amendment is clear: The federal government can't punish media organizations just because it doesn't like what they have to say. By fighting back, ABC is sending an important message: Our rights are worth fighting for.
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ABC Accuses Government of Violating First Amendment
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
AOC on possibly running for the Senate or President: They assume my ambition is a title or a seat. My ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go, elected officials come and go, single payer healthcare is forever.
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