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zenlike @zenlike.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

So, this very sympathetic piece where the subject is “a lifelong Democrat who had voted for Trump for the first time in 2024”. 5 minutes of checking his facebook shows pro Trump posts as far back as 2019, and a post saying that he “stands with Trump” posted just a couple of days after Trumps coup.

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I love Talarico and hope he wins. But he’s already raised $70M On the flipside, control of critical state legislatures will come down to seats where candidates raise 0.1% of that. I’ve researched the highest leverage swing district candidates you should donate to secure.actblue.com/donate/donat...

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Donate to the candidates on the front lines of the fight against MAGA gerrymandering

These are anti-MAGA state candidates in *extremely* close races

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026

Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026

15/ ProPublica is revealing the existence of the case for the first time. We reviewed a trove of evidence gathered by the FBI and thousands of pages of legal records, and have independently corroborated much of Kao’s account. This is the first piece of an ongoing series:

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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way

After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If you have not read it, it's a fine day for "Send the interns." pressthink.org/2017/01/send... Published on the second day of the first Trump White House.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 18/09/2026

This guy who assaulted a sitting member of Congress got 28 years and 10 months less jail time than a Texas resident who transported a box of zines that contained constitutionally protected content opposing ICE reason.com/2026/06/25/t...

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Texas man gets 30 years in prison for transporting 'anti-government' pamphlets

The case stems from a violent anti-ICE protest, but critics say the government's prosecution threatens First Amendment rights.

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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Don’t buy the lie about a war on cars. They’ve been waging a WAR ON WALKING for a century. #UrbanTruth #WarOnWalking

Same text message as in the post, on a new poster from the Urban Truth Collective. Background image is a massive wide freeway, splitting neighbourhoods and filled with cars. #CarDependency #Traffic #Congestion

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Phil @philmarfisi.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Overjoyed that we'll soon be able to display our patriotism by paying $400 in junk fees on future flights out of Toronto's soon to be renamed Telus-Brookfield International Airport, sponsored by Bell.

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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 11/09/2026

Here’s how the New York Times describes this moment in their coverage:

At one point Mr. Trump asked attendees to raise their right hands and pledge to him that he would vote with their family and friends.
Dutifully, they did.

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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 11/09/2026

“americans will react to my shocking act of violence by embracing my politics” is a pretty common bad assumption

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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The wealthy countries seem to have a core of 15-30% of their voting populations who *just fucking hate foreigners*. This section of the electorate are for various reasons disproportionately well represented among the ultra-wealthy and thus are able to secure some favourable media coverage.

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

For the past two years I've been tracking every bill proposed in state legislatures across the country to figure out what Republican plans for the future are. The answer, based on these 1,182 bills, is that they want to repeal the 20th Century heartlandsignal.com/2026/09/09/b...

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Proof from the states: the right wing attempt to repeal the 20th century – Heartland Signal

Republicans are in Dallas this week making the case that the other side is the extreme one. We read the legislation they introduced in all 50 states and built a searchable record of what we found: 1,1...

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 03/09/2026

The NYT lost the Pulitzer for their transphobic podcast series with Azeen Ghorayshi to Pablo Torre and his reporting on the Clippers. They're salty about it so of course they're not going to properly credit him.

Screenshot of an X (Twitter) post by journalist Julie K. Brown (@jkbjournalist) criticizing coverage by The New York Times and The Athletic.
The post text reads:
"It is shameful that @nytimes @TheAthletic buried the fact that the biggest punishment in NBA history was the result of an investigation by journalist @PabloTorre. And to call it the result of a 'podcast episode' is a further slap in the face. He won a Pulitzer for this story and they call it an 'episode' instead of, at the outset -- crediting him with exposing this scandal. Really really lame."
Below the text, the timestamp shows "8:18 AM · Sep 3, 2026 · 32.7K Views".

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Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Always funny / enraging to look at topics that have nothing to do with science showing the same trends in survey data that op-ed writers use to blame scientists for supposedly causing a loss of public trust. If you disguised this graph as "Public Health" instead of "Canada" they'd rant about Fauci.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Genuinely I cannot take it. The way the press has ONE STANDARD for everyone but Trump and his goons and then A TOTALLY DIFFERENT STANDARD for them. It’s intolerable, it’s obscene

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It’s mind-blowing that we have literal white nationalists in the White House carrying out unfathomably cruel, abusive, white nationalist policies, and the punditariat has spent the last two weeks debating if some people were too intemperate after a Black man was murdered by cops six years ago.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Replacing human opinion writers with AI will result in predictable pieces that say the same thing over and over. by David Brooks

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Noam Ross @noamross.net · 21/08/2026

Three more days to comment on NSF's attempt to smuggle in OMB's already-rejected policies of terminating any grant without cause, gutting civil rights obligations and restricting international collaborations. Submit your comment today! Then call your representatives. 🧪

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Gigi Gronvall @ggronvall.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Smart take from @progmil.bsky.social "What Jacobsen offers ...is just play-acting. It’s as if someone suddenly woke up to the fact that biological organisms can be deadly and believes that no one else has thought what to do about it. outbreaks." almauroni.substack.com/p/no-one-mak...

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No One Makes Good Policy Based on Worst Case Scenarios

It's way past time to stop admiring the advice of doom-sayers

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lowtax speedrun enjoyer @rickywlmsbong.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

kamala and pete both on board, 13 is table stakes for 2028

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

It was still within my lifetime that the fact of anybody personally pumping this kind of cash into elections would be a scandal all on its own, let alone an open Nazi doing it to pursue eliminationist policy.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

This is the bike of one of the cyclists who was "bumped" by the pick-up truck driver. This sort of language is one way that media outlets downplay traffic violence.

A shattered bicycle that is broken in half lying in the grass

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Wellman For MO @wellmanformo.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Joan backs Fred for Congress! Thanks to the legendary Joan Jett for her endorsement. This campaign has always been about people who aren't afraid to stand up, speak out, and fight for what's right. Join Joan, chip in today, and help us flip MO-2. #TeamWellman #StLouis #Missouri #Election2026 #Vote

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Once againc all of this is wildly illegal under the WTO & multiple other signed, ratified preferential trade agreements. And once again, journalists have decided that including that information in their articles is not news. It’s maddening. Perhaps even more so than the actual authoritarianism now.

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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

it does actually sound like taylor farms and the white house teamed up to try and blame taco bell for the outbreak. unprecedented corruption

Within hours, the White House agreed the patient surveys painted a clear picture, the people said. In an internal call, the White House aides approved statements from the public health agencies for public release — though they still only identified Taco Bell as linked to the outbreak, without naming Taylor Farms specifically.
Taco Bell moved first, releasing a statement. While it did not explicitly name Taylor Farms it said it believed "public health is a shared responsibility among restaurants, their suppliers, and authorities, and we are proud to have consistently acted quickly and proactively to protect our guests."
The agency updates on the outbreak were finally posted after 10 p.m. New York time - hours behind schedule - and also omitted directly naming Taylor Farms or saying if the company would recall products.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

This story is indeed insane. They literally *discounted his correct answers* (on questions about the Constitution) so that a Trump supporting girl who wants to go to Hillsdale College could win $25K and be televised meeting Trump. So. Gross.

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Sir Reginald, Duke of Chutney @hyperplanes.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

oh my god he sampled his own students and found it didn't matter whether he was there or not

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Ouranocracy @ouranocracy.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Odysseus finding out about the suitors for the first time:

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 17/07/2026

Axel Springer, the company that owns Politico, awards its top prize to...Antichrist lecturer Peter Thiel. No mention of the $50 million Thiel gave the son of Axel Springer's CEO to start a venture capital fund. But the CEO lauds Thiel's "courage and non-conformity." www.welt.de/wirtschaft/a...

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In eigener Sache: Peter Thiel erhält den Axel Springer Award 2026 - WELT

Unternehmer und Investor Peter Thiel ist der diesjährige Preisträger des Axel Springer Awards. Die Auszeichnung soll auch ein Zeichen für Meinungsfreiheit und offene Debatten sein.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Trump installs US Attorneys on an acting basis to avoid Senate confirmation. When their acting period runs out with no nominee, the courts can then install an Attorney. Who Trump then fires.

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Ken McLeod @kenmcld.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

"Somerville has lowered speed limits all over..., repainted and shortened crosswalks..., added new speed humps, fixed sidewalks, expanded its bike-lane network, installed new bus stops and bus lanes and stepped up ticketing for distracted driving" AND ITS WORKED www.governing.com/infrastructu...

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This New England City Hasn't Had a Traffic Death in Three Years

Somerville, Mass., officials say their success is rooted in tried-and-true best practices for traffic safety.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15/07/2026

Hirono: "Do you believe it is the president's right and duty to order the investigation or prosecution of his perceived enemies, yes or no?" Blanche: "I can't answer that yes or no."

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

“Screens designed to shield the records from harsh light have been defective and temperatures inside the display case have repeatedly reached more than 80 degrees, according to the Park Service officials.”

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Rare Lincoln Documents Exposed to Unsafe Heat in New Exhibit, NPS Staff Say · City Cast DC

Beneath the Lincoln Memorial, another potential disaster is brewing for the Park Service.

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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

James Talarico: Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was murdered by ICE. He wasn't their intended target. But he looked like their intended target. Lorenzo was a child of God, endowed with infinite worth. His life was invaluable. His death was senseless. Our neighbor, our fellow Texan, deserves justice.

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

News organizations should periodically stop and look in the mirror and ask themselves “Have we internalized copspeak to the point that our headlines indistinguishable from police department email subject lines?”

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ellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contact · 14/07/2026

We are a country where the rural minority are tyrants extracting the wealth of our productive cities

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The project on the left is completely through environmental review and is approved to move into construction and the project on the right needs more environmental analysis, everything is working great.

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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 13/07/2026

What kind of a society do we live in where the grading policies of Duke, Harvard, and Yale are the focus of the *New York Times* but the crumbling buildings of CUNY - literally the public university of the city of the paper - merits barely any attention from the NYT? ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

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From mold to malfunctions, CUNY conditions come under scrutiny

Several dozen staff members rallied outside Brooklyn Borough Hall on Wednesday.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Important piece - and today is the last day to make comments.

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I wish more journalists would point out that Sen. McConnell and Rep. Tom Kean (missed 4 months of work) are/were essentially on paid sick & medical leave. The same employment protection they’ve spent their careers blocking other Americans from having.

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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The NYT obituary of Lindsey Graham makes no mention of his effort to overturn the 2020 election by calling Georgia’s secretary of state to intimidate him into manufacturing votes for Trump. The Times, like all news media, is GOP propaganda erasing Republicans’ history as election deniers

Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina and Staunch Trump Ally, Dies at 71
Mr. Graham died of a “brief and sudden” illness on Saturday evening, his office said. Over more than two decades in the Senate, he consistently pushed for the use of U.S. military power overseas.

Over his Senate career, Mr. Graham led two influential committees, Judiciary and Budget.

As head of the Judiciary Committee, he oversaw the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He also played a critical role during the 2016 fight over President Barack Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland to the court, aiding in Republicans’ success in blocking the pick.

More broadly, Mr. Graham was instrumental in advancing Mr. Trump’s effort to reshape the federal judiciary.
During his tenure at the helm of the committee, the Senate confirmed more than 200 federal judges, including Ms. Barrett, cementing one of the defining conservative judicial legacies of the Trump era.

As chairman of the Budget Committee, Mr. Graham played a central role in translating Mr. Trump’s domestic agenda into legislation. He oversaw the budget resolution that allowed Republicans to advance much of the president’s sweeping tax, immigration and spending package without support from Senate Democrats.

The effort required months of negotiations among warring factions within his party before the tax package became law last year. Mr. Graham, along with Republican leaders and the Trump administration, embraced budget reconciliation as the party’s primary vehicle for enacting Mr. Trump’s agenda at a time when Republicans lacked the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster.

Those efforts became a defining accomplishment of Mr. Trump’s return to Washington with a Republican-controlled legislature, and highlighted not only the growing influence of Mr. Graham within his party but also his transformation from Trump critic into a steadfast and outspoken ally.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

“It’s very important to defeat Iran because the world can’t trust a country run by religious fanatics.”

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Mr. Beat @iammrbeat.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

The Trump administration is murdering innocent people.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

God grant me the resilience of a ceasefire signed by Donald Trump as described by US media, which can only ever be tested, but never broken

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 02/07/2026

I've been posting the 8-15 ICE removal flights a day for months. Even if those flights were full--and we know many of them aren't--it would add up to ~1,500 seats max. We know a small # are deported as ticketed passengers on commercial flights, there's no way it's 1,700 a day. He's lying or dumb.

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Ioannis Ziogas @ziogas.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Today's NYT jobs report coverage (left) compared to exactly 2 years ago under Biden (right). Notice the numbers.

NYT headline (July 2, 2026): U.S. Hiring Continues at a Steady Pace

NYT headline (July 2, 2024): US Job Growth Extends Streak, but Signs of Concern Emerge.

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

What people think SEPA is: Erin Brockovich codified into state law What SEPA actually is: is this new hospital spoiling the view from a different neighborhood

Page from the Harborview DEIS showing different views from Jose Rizal viewpoint

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Michael Paulauski♨️ @mike10010100.com · 01/07/2026

I literally cannot get over the fact that there was a literal conspiracy to raise the price of eggs during the Biden admin and it was covered as if it were a policy failure by 95% of the media.

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Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

In his decision for SCOTUS published this morning, Justice Alito dismissed the idea that the Trump administration would halt all asylum seekers as a mere "hypothetical" not even worth considering.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

i know i know but in todays political climate no other president would be able to even joke about not knowing what they were signing without getting fuckin pilloried and for this fuck it is just another oh lets just humor him monday

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