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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This was two years ago. And yet the senator who runs on Fox to condemn every Democrat who doesn’t unconditionally support Netanyahu has nothing to say right now.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump's suit appears to be part of Jos. A. Bank's Traveler line. The suit is listed as having been made abroad using a wool-polyester-spandex blend. The company describes it as having the "ultimate stretch" and was designed to minimize body odor.
Trump wearing a blue suit on stage. He is flashing his jacket open, such that you can see the interior labels. One label says Jos. A. Bank. A product shot from Jos. A. Bank's website. This is from the Traveler line. It appears to match the label in Trump's suit. A photo from the product page touts that the suit is made from a new "fabric technology" that has "ultimate stretch performance" and "anti-microbial/ reduce moisture and odor" qualities. There is a photo of a man wearing the suit. From the product page: "Product Details & Care
Stay comfortable and confident with this Traveler® Collection suit separates jacket, powered by innovative 37.5 © technology. Designed to maintain your body's ideal microclimate, the fabric removes moisture at the vapor stage to keep you dry before sweat even forms. Plus, 37.5 helps absorb and trap odor molecules, keeping you fresh and ready for every occasion. Offering maximum mobility with built-in stretch, this jacket moves effortlessly with you throughout your day. As part of the suit separates collection, it allows you to customize your fit by selecting jacket, vest, and pant sizes individually, ensuring a tailored look that's perfect for you.
Traditional Fit
Two button
Natural stretch fabric
Water- and stain-resistant
Performance stretch lining
66% wool, 30% 37.5 polyester, 4% spandex
Dry clean only
Imported

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Shop worry-free knowing returns are free on every purchase. Return within 90 days from original date of purchase at any Jos. A. Bank store or by mail at no cost. See our Return Policy for more details."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
BAIER: The president says 'SI.' Are you into SI or AI? BEZOS: I do like SI, because 'artificial' is not a very flattering thing. Like, nobody wants an artificial sweetener, artificial flavoring.
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Gina Hinojosa @ginafortexas.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Welcome to Greg Abbott’s Texas: higher taxes, more data centers.
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Brandon S., aka BrandTran @brandtran.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Here's a good article that covers the second #Pennsylvanian in detail. The schedule changes for all trains. Also, the new trains will be using Amfleet Is with less leg room. The Business Class cars on the new trains are different too. Check out the details: www.trains.com/pro/passenge...
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PennDOT, Amtrak announce second Pennsylvanian to start Nov. 18 - Trains
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Pennsylvania and Amtrak officials today (Tuesday, Oct. 6) announced a Nov. 18 start date for a second daily frequency of the New York-Pittsburgh Pennsylvanian, after 46 years with just one round trip. The state-supported service will offer morning and afternoon departures from each endpoint. While the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has long [...]Read More...
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Cook Political Report just moved the Kansas Senate race to TOSS UP. Kansas. Which hasn’t elected a Democratic senator since 1932. 🤯 www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/sen...
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A Senate Majority is Squarely in Democrats’ Sights as Kansas Moves to Toss Up; Two Other Races Shift Left
Four weeks out from Election Day, the Senate map is shifting further in Democrats’ favor — and with it, their odds of winning back the majority.While Republicans continue to have a financial edge in a...
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The Cook Political Report @cookpolitical.com · 06/10/2026
Today, The Cook Political Report is moving three Senate races, all towards Democrats. • Kansas from Lean R -> Toss Up • North Carolina from Lean D -> Likely D • New Hampshire from Toss Up -> Lean D Read @jessicataylor.bsky.social's full analysis:
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A Senate Majority is Squarely in Democrats’ Sights as Kansas Moves to Toss Up; Two Other Races Shift Left
Four weeks out from Election Day, the Senate map is shifting further in Democrats’ favor — and with it, their odds of winning back the majority.While Republicans continue to have a financial edge in a...
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TribLive @triblive.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Amtrak announces date for 2nd route from Pittsburgh to New York
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Amtrak announces date for 2nd route from Pittsburgh to New York
Amtrak’s second round-trip service from Pittsburgh to New York City will debut on Nov. 18, according to PennDOT. The 444-mile Pennsylvanian route also stops in Harrisburg and Philadelphia, among other locations. Those interested can purchase tickets later this week on Amtrak’s website and app. Amtrak has yet to release a
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James Santelli @santelli.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The new schedule may not be in the press release, but it's on Amtrak's website! Eastbound trips: Departs PIT 7:10 AM > Arrives NYC 4:43 PM Departs PIT 1:00 PM > Arrives NYC 10:25 PM Westbound trips: Departs NYC 5:50 AM > Arrives PIT 3:14 PM Departs NYC 12:25 PM > Arrives PIT 9:54 PM
Eastbound trips on the new twice-daily Pennsylvanian train, starting November 18.
Departs PIT 7:10 AM > Arrives NYC 4:43 PM
Departs PIT 1:00 PM > Arrives NYC 10:25 PMWestbound trips:
Departs NYC 5:50 AM > Arrives PIT 3:14 PM
Departs NYC 12:25 PM > Arrives PIT 9:54 PM
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"A Republican victory in 2028 would mean we could never assume that 'liberalism”'was secure...It would mean living on the knife’s edge, between liberalism and fascism, forever. So don’t get complacent if Democrats wind up with some crazy number of Senate seats." www.thebulwark.com/p/the-doomsd...
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The Doomsday Scenario
Even if Democrats crush the midterms, we’re in a world of trouble.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Point is: This voter lives in Michigan and has no idea what her actual, lived reality looks like. Don’t tell me that people like her would be incapable of electing a Republican in 2028, even with a bad economy and $6.50 diesel." www.thebulwark.com/p/the-doomsd...
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The Doomsday Scenario
Even if Democrats crush the midterms, we’re in a world of trouble.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 01/10/2026
Guessing he's not the only one out there.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/10/2026
Breaking News: The average 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage made its biggest weekly jump in four years, rising to 7.28%.
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As Mortgage Rates Hit Highest Level Since 2023, Buyers Look at ARMs
The average 30-year, fixed-rate home loan rose to 7.28 percent, up from 6.34 percent a year ago. More buyers are now turning to adjustable-rate mortgages.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ron Wyden says the DOJ and FBI withheld a secret interview with a banker tied to Jeffrey Epstein from the files released to the public. And he says there may be more.
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EXCLUSIVE: Senator Accuses DOJ and FBI of Withholding Secret Epstein Banker Interview, Demands Release of All FBI 302s
Senator Ron Wyden is accusing the Justice Department and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding in a letter obtained exclusively
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
He’s an election denier who was hired by Trump and he couldn’t find evidence that Trump won the 2020 election. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Election denier Kurt Olsen leaves DOJ after failing to find evidence of stolen election
A prominent election denier whom the Trump administration hired to pursue investigations into election-related conspiracy theories has resigned several months after he failed to find evidence that the...
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 27/09/2026
The Trump family has financial ties to a Russian oligarch close to Putin. That should alarm every single American. Why does this family keep cutting deals with foreign adversaries? Oversight Democrats are investigating, and we will get the truth.
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Eric Champnella @echamp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Dear Maine Democrats -- Here's your new commercial. You're welcome.
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Amanda Godsey @amandagodsey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Steelers WR Michael Pittman briefly interrupts Darnell Washington’s post-game media scrum: “He can’t be tackled, he can’t be stopped!”
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 27/09/2026
I'm just happy/sad/thankful/angry that the Strait is open/closed/partially open/mostly closed so that the tankers can/can't traverse through it I'm really tired of/happy about all the winning/mostly winning/some winning we're doing every day/week/month in the war/not war/conflict in Iran
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Chris Deluzio @chris4pa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Here in PA, we’re running hard to win the midterms so we can put a stop to Donald Trump's corruption and incompetence jacking up the cost of everything. Unfortunately, John Fetterman wants to distract us from the work we have to do. We’re not going to let him. November 3 is just around the corner!
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Maryland Transit Administration @mta.maryland.gov · 25/09/2026
New MARC Train service alert: Starting Mon, Sept 28, riders get a direct weekday connection between Montgomery County and Baltimore. Another step in the Moore-Miller mission to connect Marylanders to opportunity and each other. Details: mta.maryland.gov/articles/564
New MARC Train service alert: Starting Mon, Sept 28, riders get a direct weekday connection between Montgomery County and Baltimore. Another step in the Moore-Miller mission to connect Marylanders to opportunity and each other. Details: https://mta.maryland.gov/articles/564
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Chris Deluzio @chris4pa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
John Fetterman just cast the deciding vote to keep the Iran War raging. This reckless war has cost American lives, innocent lives, tens of billions of dollars, and higher prices on nearly everything here at home. John and 49 Republican Senators voted in favor of all of that. Change is coming…
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 24/09/2026
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I Think You Should Leave Hot Dog Suspect
ALT: I Think You Should Leave Hot Dog Suspect
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Bob Smietana @bmietana.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Been working on this for a while about pastors who see the racism and antisemitism of America's past as a feature, not a bug. Meet the Jim Crow Theobros religionnews.com/2026/09/24/t...
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The rise of the Jim Crow theobros
(RNS) — A group of Reformed pastors and influencers has wedded old-school segregationist theology with the hypermasculinity of the manosphere and the savvy of the attention economy to preach and sell ...
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In an Uber. Driver having loud phone conversation with someone in Spanish. A little annoying, but it happens. He hangs up. Says, “Mi hermano. La Migra.” And starts weeping.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 23/09/2026
I wrote about how Trump is treating presidential power like it's his own possession and using it to punish blue states — but also about how at least he's promised lots of cash for all of us. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Child: This is my first time meeting a mayor. Mamdani: Wow, have you ever met a prime minister? Child: No Norway PM Jonas Gahr Støre: *walks over*
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 22/09/2026
The White House is set to launch its own news channel dubbed “Trump TV,” days after President Trump banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.
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White House to Announce ‘Trump TV’ Days After Press Ban
The new venture comes just days after President Trump barred three major media organizations from the White House.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026
LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
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Pittsburgh Scanner @pgh-scanner.com · 20/09/2026
Lawrenceville. Butler Street. Caller says some guy is offering food and a good time for anyone who joins him in his U-Haul.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The US national average gas price was $3.82 on the day Trump posted this tweet. It is $4.47 today.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump is so desperate to distract people from his failures that he’s releasing videos of birds and calling them UFOs.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026
Trump says he's "banning the free press"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026
alert the press: it is not normal for the president to be unable to stay conscious during televised events in the Oval Office
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 18/09/2026
BREAKING: Donald Trump, who has repeatedly vowed to protect free speech as president, is escalating his effort to silence media outlets who don’t lick his boots, this time by attempting to ban CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from the White House press pool. Details ↓
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Self-Proclaimed Free Speech Defender Bans CNN, MSNOW, Politco From White House
Donald Trump announced on Friday that he is banning CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from the White House, calling them "fake news."
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Health officials say that a possible measles exposure was reported in the NICU at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia last week. www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/m...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Joe Rogan suddenly acting like he was an innocent bystander for years and had no idea what Trump was all about until now and did nothing to help get him elected is pretty weak and pathetic. Just own it.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 18/09/2026
One side effect of the baby boom retaining a suffocating grip on real power through sheer scale is that the typical transition into power among middle-aged Gen Xers has been stunted. So Gen X has to lean into corny, nostalgia-centered cultural power instead.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I checked Fetterman’s feed to see if he ever posted about record high diesel prices that make everything more expensive for his constituents. Nothing. Lots of Israel content though.
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john whitehouse @existentialfish.com · 16/09/2026
reality of the midterms seems to be sinking in www.mediamatters.org/election-den...
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Steve Bannon’s guest admits that a national emergency declaration on elections would likely be overturned by the Supreme Court
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 16/09/2026
We're the new adults now.
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The Rooster @rooster.info · 16/09/2026
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The Office: Michael Scott Gets Shooed Away
ALT: The Office: Michael Scott Gets Shooed Away
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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
SCOOP: Republicans left a closed-door briefing on Trump’s Venezuelan oil deal frustrated with the lack of detail provided and with learning it won’t do much, if anything, to lower gas prices before the midterm elections www.washingtonsun.com/us-news/trum...
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Trump Officials Say the Venezuelan Oil Deal Won’t Lower Gas Prices Before the Midterms
“There weren’t a whole lot of answers,” one House Republican said after State officials briefed lawmakers about the deal.
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
America’s Added Fuel Cost Clock: now online and available live on the web for you to see the numbers climb in real time :( hoping if and when prices fall I'll get to the savings in real time... patrickdehaan.com/fuelclock.html
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Paul Blinkhorn @paulblinkhorn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
You can't blame Ed Sheeran for caving in to American stadium owners I suppose. I mean, take these guys in the 60s, they refused to play to racially-segregated audiences in stadiums in the southern states of the USA and who remembers them now?
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The Beatles banned segregated audiences, contract shows
The Beatles refused to play to segregated audiences in the US, a contract for one of the group's concerts shows.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Your regular reminder -- yes, I'm going to keep on with this -- that Republicans in Congress are just fine with everything he's doing.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 15/09/2026
Rep. Thomas Massie introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, alleging he had committed high crimes and misdemeanors.
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Massie Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against Hegseth
Rep. Thomas Massie said the defense secretary circumvented congressional approval for the war in Iran.
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FiftyPlusOne.news @fiftyplusone.news · 15/09/2026
According to our election model at FiftyPlusOne.news, control of the U.S. Senate now leans toward Democrats. The party has been buoyed by new polls showing it ahead in TX, IA, AK, OH, & ME, and has a 64% chance to control the chamber after November's midterms fiftyplusone.news/forecast/sen...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026
NEW: Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin Umar Kremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding, including renting out a private island and paying for the fireworks show.
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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