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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 02/10/2026
TODAY: New SNAP cuts are kicking in because of Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill." 5 million people have already lost food assistance, including 1.5 million+ kids since the bill was enacted. No kid deserves to go hungry so Trump can give his billionaire buddies another tax handout.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump says Europe has agreed to release diesel reserves 'immediately' as fuel prices hover near record highs. @apnews.com
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mariaevajarrous.bsky.social @mariaevajarrous.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We've paid enough for his illegal involvement in our government. Nobody wants this bastard in there. We have enough of them right now. Call your representatives.☎️
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
JUST IN: Governor Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says - #VladimirPutin has instructed his military leaders to abandon the rules of war, prompting a steep increase in strikes on civilian targets to regain the advantage in the conflict www.ft.com/content/c2ad... via @FT #WarCriminal
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Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian leader tells FT his Russian counterpart has given the order that ‘there are no rules now’
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Dak @dak.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My impression of a shark stepping on a piece of Lego.
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hungary’s new government goes after #ViktorOrbán He has “personally instructed secret services to apprehend the Ukrainian cash couriers”. When Fürcht reported the findings to his superiors, he said he was reprimanded and an internal review was launched against him www.ft.com/content/800a... via @FT
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Hungary’s new government goes after Viktor Orbán
‘Operation Cleansing Fire’ probes former prime minister’s role in seizure of Ukrainian cash and gold
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/10/2026
New York's economy grew by 4% in Q2 — more than any other state. Want to get your business off the ground? Hire only the best? There's one place to do it: New York. www.newsweek.com/new-york-lea...
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Map shows which state economies are growing and shrinking ahead of midterms
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I missed this in the Constitution.
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Massive crowd outside Palantir’s HQ in central London. Throw this evil corporation out of our public services." via Global Justice Now
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
this guy can barely talk, folks
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Four-byline alert: “.. Meta claimed that $4.1 billion of stock options exercised by Mr. Zuckerberg counted as a research expense ..” @nytimes.com $META www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mike Rogers' estimated net worth in 2013: $380,000 Mike Rogers' estimated net worth in 2026: $14,600,000 He cashed in and sold out Michiganders.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.
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71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted
A CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States.
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The TrumpRussiaGuide 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @trumprussiaties.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Donald Trump Jr.’s ‘Dear Friend’ Banned From Latvia Over Putin Ties www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...
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Don Jr.’s ‘Dear Friend’ Banned From New Nation Over Putin Ties
The Russian oligarch paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for Trump’s wedding weekend in the Bahamas.
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Theresa McLeod @westtexascatlady.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Fox News has lost 43% of its viewers since last year and it appears that every month viewership is continuing to drop. Things like this give me hope!
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Join tomorrow if you’re free! We hope to see you there! 💚✊ Hands Around the Kennedy Center Friday, September 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM ET The Kennedy Center 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 18/09/2026
My parents thought I had Polio. I got the vaccine and it turned out I didn’t. Anyone who does anything to make parents like mine worry about this is a god damned bastard. Fuck these people.
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Bear mama makes herself comfortable: 🔊 #AGoodPlace Source: The Weather Channel
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/09/2026
🚨 MAJOR NEWS: Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna say they have now secured commitments for all 218 signatures needed to force a House vote on Epstein Files Transparency Act II.
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Massie, Khanna Say They Have Secured 218 Signatures for New Epstein Files Vote
The announcement comes hours after MeidasTouch reported the discharge petition was just two signatures short of the threshold needed to force a House vote.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14/09/2026
NEW: VoteHub as changed the Texas Senate race between Talarico and Paxton from TOSSUP to TILT D
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 14/09/2026
“Just one extra degree in the water has a significant effect on marine life”
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How 100 days of record ocean heat is reshaping life in and around the seas
Global oceans have endured 100 consecutive days of record average heat, as human-driven climate change pushes temperatures higher and puts growing pressure on marine life. Scientists say prolonged war...
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PA House Majority Policy Committee @padempolicy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“When we see the attacks nationally on our right to vote, there is a role for all of us to play now, from the wisest to the youngest.” - @repmcclinton.com www.cityandstatepa.com/politics/202...
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State House and Assembly Speakers from Pennsylvania, Delaware, Illinois, New York convene in Philadelphia for historic panel
Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton hosted a discussion on the country’s focus on independence and inclusion
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The US secretly flew an American diplomat out of the UK after he was found with child abuse images during a dawn raid, reportedly without notifying British police beforehand. mol.im/a/16127415
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US flew diplomat out of UK after he was found with child abuse images
The ex US serviceman, who was working at the American Embassy in Nine Elms, south London, was allegedly taken from his flat in Putney on August 25.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's not a real political party, folks It just isn't
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
More obstruction of justice by Todd Blanche and the Trump DOJ, this time in refusing to cooperate with international law enforcement's efforts to investigate the Epstein Files
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
71% of Ukrainians say they are happy despite the war according to a recent KIIS survey.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It’s not “socialism” when he does it. He thinks we’re all idiots.
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ChristianG @mryeswecan.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026
No election fraud to be seen here.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/09/2026
Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"In an exclusive sit-down interview, the majority of a group of Democratic attorneys general from across the country told MS NOW that they have become increasingly fearful of ballots being seized from election offices before the midterms are finalized."
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What keeps Democratic attorneys general up at night? A group of them have a surprising answer.
MS NOW sat down exclusively with five Democratic state attorneys general to talk election security. It’s not what may happen before the upcoming midterms that frightens them — it’s what may come after...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Amazing win! The Missouri Supreme Court found Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in civil contempt after he continued directing election officials to use the state’s new congressional map despite the court’s order. Hoskins has since purged the contempt by directing local election
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The RNC tried to pull off a first-of-its kind “midterm convention” in Dallas & the attendance was…questionable. I was in Dallas to try to talk to attendees to see why they would voluntarily go & to get their thoughts on some pressing issues like the Epstein Files. youtu.be/IJcjZ59ihnw?...
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🚨I Went To The GOP Convention…HERE’S What I SAW!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 10/09/2026
If only there were a law that said: "Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person, either to vote or withhold his vote, or to vote for or against any candidate Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned" We could call it 18 U.S. Code § 597 - Expenditures to influence voting
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 10/09/2026
We have a chance to turn the tide. If world leaders act swiftly, they can protect at least 30% of the ocean by 2030 — giving marine life space to recover, helping stabilise our climate, safeguarding the livelihoods of billions of people, and securing a thriving planet for generations to come.
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Let’s Turn the Tide to Protect 30% of the Ocean by 2030 - Greenpeace International
Call on your government to start implementing protected ocean sanctuaries.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Houston, we have a problem.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11/09/2026
Trump: "You know what happens if you don't vote? You go to hell."
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
What does “right your right hand” mean?
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Bill Kuchman @billkuchman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The United States government: We’re all in on crypto. Also the United States government: You can’t trust crypto.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Yes, of course he's aware. Hello? www.citizen.org/article/dona...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
New Gallup polling finds that 71% of Americans approve of labor unions and 56 million Americans would join a union tomrorow if they could. We are witnessing a historic rebirth of worker power. If you want a better life for you and your children, join or support a union.
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Unions are extremely popular: 56 million workers would join a union if they could
New Gallup polling finds that 71% of people in the U.S. approve of unions, continuing the highest period of favorability in over 60 years. This coincides with the greatest number of workers represente...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/09/2026
RNC Chair Joe Gruters: "We're gonna attack the country with the president"
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Trump called into a local television station a few hours after the 9/11 attacks and said he watched the explosion from his Trump Tower window more than four miles away. Yesterday, he said he was pulled from Ground Zero that day by first responders. He’s a blatant, pathological liar.
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Watch Trump falsely suggest he was pulled from Ground Zero on 9/11.
What on earth?
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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Report that Netanyahu was warned before October 7 triggers a political earthquake in Israel An investigation published by 'Haaretz' claims the Israeli prime minister was informed by UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed, 10 days before the attack, that Hamas was planning a major operation against Israel.
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Report that Netanyahu was warned before October 7 triggers political earthquake in Israel
An investigation published by 'Haaretz' claims the Israeli prime minister was informed by UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed, 10 days before the attack, that Hamas was planning a major operation against ...
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#DonaldTrump has declared himself to be the “greatest” US president ever, sharing a post on social media last week which graded him above the likes of Abraham Lincoln, #FranklinDRoosevelt and #GeorgeWashington. Experts take a different view www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #IllusionsOfGrandeur
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Trump ranks himself the greatest US president ever. Historians beg to differ
Donald Trump posted his own presidential rankings to Truth Social last week, separating past US presidents into six categories from ‘greatest’ to ‘failures’
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🚨 HEADLINE should read: Despite relentless concern trolling from DC elites, Dems leading Senate races in MI and ME (where voters despise Trump): El-Sayed 47% Rogers 44% Jackson 48% Collins 45% Trump disapproval in low 30s in both ME (31%) & MI (34%)
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Maine and Michigan Senate races are neck and neck, CNN polls find | CNN Politics
The critical Senate contests in both Maine and Michigan feature tight races with no clear leader, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS. But voters in the two states see their choices through t...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 08/09/2026
For years, New Yorkers have demanded access to City records about the lasting health impacts of the horrific September 11th attacks. For years, they have been denied and ignored. That ends today. nyc.gov/sept11docs
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September 11 Docs
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