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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 5h

Breaking: The Florida Republican Party of Palm Beach County has endorsed and is supporting a MAGA Republican candidate charged with MOLESTING his own Grandson, under the age of 5. Trump ally Mike Caruso says he’s still running for office and “intends to win.”

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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 23h

FWIW my view is that from her coverage (and especially her book) she’s close with Alito and his family and well sourced in his inner circle

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6h

In the last hours of Kristi Noem's tenure as Homeland Security secretary, her agency delivered a windfall to one of her political donors by buying five airplanes from the man's firm at a substantial markup, documents show.

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Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left

The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.

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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 6h

I realize these aren’t rare creatures, but (a) this is a tiny lot in a densely populated corner of a big city, and (b) since I took this screenshot, I’ve also heard stellar’s jays & flickers kicking around. I sincerely believe we owe a debt to the wildlife we displace, and I do my best to deliver.

A screenshot of the Merlin bird-identifying app, showing the following:

October 5 • Seattle, WA
House Finch
Downy Woodpecker

Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers are strikingly similar in plumage.
Focus on overall size and bill length to tell them apart.

American Robin

Dark-eyed Junco

Chestnut-backed
Chickadee

Black-capped Chickadee

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Jonel @jonelstr.bsky.social · 3h

hmmmm, how can you be sure it was him? who weighs more, you or Kell?

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Jonel @jonelstr.bsky.social · 3h

OMG- you are not wrong and now I will be thinking about this! Never been a Gavin gal but this is something to see...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4h

anyway in a just world a giant cartoon piano would fall on hanania and tracey in the middle of their pro rape podcast

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 7h

in a just world someone would stone cold stun these guys into concrete

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 15h

I don’t know about you, but seeing Jack Smith in the crowd at yesterday’s Power to the People festival did something profound for my deeply battered faith in this country. There he was at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, wearing a black Bruce Springsteen shirt with two simple,

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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 11h

www.nbcnews.com/politics/202... The government, she said, saw those who weren’t US citizens as less than nothing. She was tired of it. “Just because we’re Hispanic, shouldn’t we hold our heads high? No, God doesn’t want us hanging our heads in shame.” “God doesn’t care about papers.”

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How the shooting death of a Houston father is igniting Latino politics in Texas

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed on his way to work by ICE agents, who said he used his vehicle as a weapon. An outraged community is demanding justice — and change.

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Jonel @jonelstr.bsky.social · 4h

he figured out a better con or he figured out he will get stopped in court. FUCK THIS GUY INTO BANKRUPTCY AND JAIL!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

REPORTER: Why are you telling your supporters to vote by mail if you think it's fraud? TRUMP: I'd rather have them vote in person, but they can vote by mail if they want. But there is a lot of cheating in vote by mail. REPORTER: There's no evidence TRUMP: You are fake news

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 8h

It's been such a long few years, I'd forgotten this particular rape accusation against Hegseth. The woman told police she may have been drugged. Hegseth, who was married to one woman and had just had a baby with another, said it was consensual but paid her $50k to settle. He was confirmed anyway.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h

This starts with her aggressively trying to link him to the Muslim Brotherhood. I'd like to see someone turn the tables on this. "You're Christian, right? Did you support Timothy McVeigh? Did you agree with Dylann Roof? Or Eric Rudolph? Robert Lewis Dear? No? Even though you share their religion?"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

EL-SAYED: Now you've got a situation with the Strait of Hormuz where we can't move oil and gas-- FOX: That's not true. The WSJ put out a piece the other day that said we're almost a level of getting oil out of the Strait that we were at before the war started AES: So why are gas prices so high?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

confronted with the fact that he continues to defend Trump despite Trump pocketing billions while president, Tillis does some Hunter Biden whataboutism and then suggests "people advising the president" are to blame 🤡 (Ari Melber points out that Hunter Biden was never president)

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 5h

We've reached the open use of anti trans slurs phase by Trump. Dems haven't done shit to call out Pete Hegseth and Nancy Mace doing it so now it's become normalized.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Abdul El-Sayed on Fox News: "I don't want to choke anyone out. What I'm interested in is making sure that everybody can breathe. And right now you've got an economy where folks are getting choked out because they don't have the basic means of a dignified life."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h

AI data centers are sucking up water and power. Industry PACs are spending millions to buy our elections. And AI is already being used to facilitate online scams, deny insurance claims, and price-gouge consumers. Sam Altman's response? We should "accept some bad things happening." Hello?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Abdul El-Sayed on Fox News: "I think about MLK. He said this thing I always think about -- 'If your coalition is not uncomfortable, it's not big enough.' A lot of people wonder why I'm having this conversation with you. It's because there are people out there who I want to have a conversation with."

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Jonel @jonelstr.bsky.social · 6h

Oh dear. The good news is you got treats AND now you smell so good I’ll bet you get extra kisses!

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 12h

WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 03/10/2026

What the FUCK? The arrogance of this. *sighs* I am so sorry Nicole. This is so deeply unethical. Shit like this is why people don't trust journalists. I am so furious. Furious.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Once I found out about it, I contacted the reporter and asked him to retract the piece--or at minimum add an editor's note acknowledging the NYT reporting about how Jane Doe did NOT tell police that she consented to her rape. Thus far, the publication has refused to do so.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of. What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.

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Jonel @jonelstr.bsky.social · 9h

Y’all this is good but we can do better! VOTE IN NUMBERS LAEGE ENOUGH TO SEND A MESSAGE!

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 05/10/2026

The Dems need to viciously attack every power and money center for the conservative movement. Eliminate car dealership monopolies, enact wealth taxes on billionaires, eliminate citizens United, crack down on crypto, and bring silicon Valley to heel.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 05/10/2026

If the Democrats win, they have to be ready to bring generational change. Reform the courts, eliminate the filibuster, expand the house, admit DC and Puerto Rico as states, pass a new voting rights act, and prosecute every single corrupt member of the Trump admin.

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Jonel @jonelstr.bsky.social · 9h

Salve #Rome pals, think it will cool down in the next two weeks? Trying to plan my visit and I’m hating the hot temps I’m seeing! 😭😭😭

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Jonel @jonelstr.bsky.social · 9h

That’s a lot of work but I imagine it brings so much joy! !

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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 10h

The voter registration deadline ends in many states today. Make sure you are registered to vote!! midterms.voteamerica.org/vote/verify/...

midterms.voteamerica.org

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 12h

Gorsuch, ahh Neil. He hates the enviornment, hates enviornmental lawsuits, but also hates federal preemption. He's conflicted man. He thinks the underlying claim is stupid but doesn't want to kick it in the way the fossill fuel industry wants to.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 12h

Kav and Barrett are totally in on Boulder being preempted. Thomas seems to want to kick it on jursidiction. Soto, Kagan, and Barrett want to send this back to the state and deal with it later. Roberts agrees with Kagan but is scared of the result.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 12h

Today is the first day of the Supreme Court's term. My yearly print preview of all the things the Republicans will take away from us this time, is now avaialble on Al Gore's Internet in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...

thenation.com

The People vs. the Supreme Court

This term the Supreme Court has plans to trampleeven more of our rights. But we, the people, are not powerlessin the face of their power grab.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 12h

Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social is the real deal. Iowans, make sure your friends vote!

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 11h

ALL these bonuses are wild, but the police bonuses—which weren't for performance, but merely for accepting highly compensated positions here—were just astonishing amounts of money. But the Seattle Times is not going to criticize cops the way they criticize Sound Transit.

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 11h

That's on top of Barnes' $60,000 moving stipend (he rented an apartment here while his family stayed in their permanent home in Illinois), and $3,000 recruitment bonuses for Barnes and another deputy chief because Barnes hired some people. By my calculation, $216,000 is more than $30,000.

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New Police Chief Shon Barnes Accepted $50,000 Hiring Bonus Created for Rank and File Officers - PubliCola

SPD says the city offered Barnes the bonus, first approved in 2022 to boost police officer hiring, “as part of…

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 11h

Seattle Times editorial board complains about $30,000 bonus for Sound Transit head, but apparently had no problem with $50,000 bonuses for three Seattle police command staff (Barnes, Sayles, and Powell), all of them just thank-yous for taking top jobs here.

seattletimes.com

Sound Transit CEO's $30,000 bonus shows a big disconnect | Editorial

When private corporations award employees performance bonuses, that’s between the corporation and their shareholders. Not so with a public utility.

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