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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 02/10/2026

St Louis and Philadelphia's city councils just became the first to officially endorse the Starbucks Boycott. Starbucks is the biggest violator of US labor law in history, and it's time we ALL push back against corporate greed. ✊

8 city officials and Starbucks Workers United members smile and hold signs and banners saying "BOYCOTT STARBUCKS"

7 city officials and Starbucks Workers United members pose with fists up inside the St Louis capital. They hold signs that say BOYCOTT STARBUCKS

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Seth Miller @wandrme.paxex.aero · 02/10/2026

She went to the cops. She reported she was raped. They didn't bother writing that part down in the report. 🤬🤬🤬

At the center of the criticism has been the revelation that the woman, in her statements to the police at the time, said that she could say “with 100 percent confidence I was raped.” While the six-page statement explained that she felt some of the night’s events were a crime, it omitted the more definitive language detailed in an transcription of her interview with investigators.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

BREAKING: A judge has just permanently dismissed the Trump Justice Department's Reflecting Pool indictment against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn.

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED

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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026

Look at his face when he thinks he's just got him lol

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 28/09/2026

When even store managers see the benefit of workers organizing unions!

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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026

Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'll support AOC whatever she decides to do, but Democrats *need* a serious, unapologetic progressive to run in the presidential primary to pull the field to the left. Without one, we'll have Newsom, Buttigieg and Cory Booker trying to out-centrist each other and it will be a disaster.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/09/2026

Trump, for over a decade: "I wouldn't give him a state dinner." Now: A full state dinner at the White House for China's Xi Jinping, complete with the arrival ceremony, a gift, and billionaires everywhere.

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Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It’s been a year since ICE drove a car through a crowd at Broadview, leading to the federal indictment of myself and five others. Today, those of us who could returned. The state can try all it wants, but it can’t silence us or our community’s fight for justice.

From left to right

Brian Straw, a white suburban dad with a dark brown beard, glasses, orange hat, and teal quarter zip

Me, a short blonde woman in a black sweatshirt reading, “IT’S MY BODY, IT’S MY CHOICE” in two curves on my chest

Michael Rabbit, a white older man with rosy cheeks in a black hoodie

Andre Martin, a tall curly-haired man with glasses, a grey hoodie, and blue fanny pack

Yes, we feel weird taking a picture at the concentration camp.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026

Michele Tafoya last year: "I escaped California, and now I gotta escape Minnesota at some point"

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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

a year ago the Cillizzas of the world were saying democrats were falling into Trump's savvy political trap by criticizing ICE. Now a Kansas Republican senator facing re-election is sweatily tweeting his concern about ICE.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 22/09/2026

Newsom about Charlie Kirk bsky.app/profile/gove...

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

@ariberman.bsky.social and @pemalevy.bsky.social have a damning new story about how the Roberts Court is reviving Jim Crow, relying on the same legal tactics used to undermine the Reconstruction. A must read to understand the stakes of this election. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Cover of Mother Jones issue on the new Jim Crow

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The way to look at this is George bush is trying to help Donald trump retain power on the Hill

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This description of the CNN/CBS “editorial independence board” is not reassuring, because there is no sign that it has any actual power. Also, the requirement that the journalists on the board be from different political parties is exceptionally weird. Via @brianstelter.bsky.social

Under the settlement terms, that board must be established within 180 days of closing and comprise of five "established journalists (active or retired)," each with at least 10 years of experience.
The panel will resolve disputes over
"alleged reporting bias or failure to meet agreed reporting fairness standards" and monitor "editorial independence,
including from... ownership and shareholders." Members will be appointed by the company's board of directors, and "no more than two" may be
"affiliated" with the same political party.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I was deputy M.E. at the WSJ when Murdoch took over, with a similar “editorial independence board.” Within 4 months, our top editor was gone, replaced by a loyal Murdoch deputy. That board raised a quivering objection, but the deed was done. If the Ellisons own CNN, they’ll do whatever they want.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"This election is about the threat of trans kids" is the worst possible messaging for Dems yet so many candidates are leaning into it. No voter will flip R->D over it. Low-info voters read this as "you're focused on bullshit that doesn't affect me" while the base reads this as "you're an asshole."

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Growing up, it was my dream to lead my high school football team. I was lucky to have wonderful teammates like Nikita that had my back just like I always aimed to have theirs.

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Bari Weiss has plunged CBS News into ratings calamity. —"Evening News" has posted worst ratings of 21st century —"CBS Mornings" has posted worst ratings of 21st century —And now "60 Minutes" has posted worst ratings of 21st century More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...

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Bari’s ‘60’ Bust

Bari Weiss blew up “60 Minutes," ostensibly to create a better show. Instead, her revamped premiere just suffered its worst debut ratings of the 21st century—what one longtime TV executive told Status...

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

GEFILTE PHISHING

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Final ratings are in for the 60 Minutes premiere. According to Nielsen, it drew 7.9 million total viewers and 1.6 million in the 25-54 demo, down 21% and 33%, respectively, compared to last year. This is the first time this century it's premiered with fewer than 9 million viewers.

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Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Ohio State over the last 20 minutes

Vivek Ramaswamy’s terrible baseball swing

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 11/09/2026

Our conclusion from this should be that pivoting right on the one-dimensional ideological spectrum does not automatically win red states. The return on ideo moderation is shrinking, unpredictable, and generally smaller than other factors esp. in state races www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-strate...

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The Strategist’s Fallacy in American politics

The average American voter does not think about politics the way elite strategists and pundits do

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 11/09/2026

Note on new YouGov poll in Iowa: Dem gov cand Rob Sand, who has spoken out against unlawful deportations, is doing much better against his opponent (+10) than Josh Turek (+4), who has taken the centrist/Third Way/Searchlight talking points on immigration d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/io...

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If “we need to do this to win Texas” means throwing away human rights for all then no, Texas is not worth winning. If it wouldn’t be moral to do it in Mississippi in 1962 then it’s not ok in Texas in 2026. Under any circumstances.

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A reminder that evangelical doctrine, up to and including the wildly popular Left Behind book series where the Democratic president essentially does exactly this, has for decades insisted this is how the antichrist will reveal himself.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Omg. When you’ve lost Joe DiGenova….

diGenova just told me by phone when I asked about his abrupt exit:
"If you want indictments where there's no evidence, you have an ethical problem"

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

For those who are new, Joe DiGenova has spent the last 30 years baselessly accusing Democrats of committing crimes. If he is saying publicly the Trump administration pushed him out because he wouldn’t bring cases because there was no evidence, things are really bad.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

American "Jewish" organizations like the ADL don't really represent the views of most American Jews anymore. Their policy positions these days are far more aligned with the Israeli government.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I really wish more Dems would go meta on this and ask whose interests it serves that candidates for the United States Senate are being asked about how they would micromanage the eligibility rules for local youth sports leagues.

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Writing meet wall. If @schumer.senate.gov & Senate Dems had any conviction & courage - they'd strip Fetterman of all of his committee assignments, daring him to switch party now. Ds need to campaign w the reality that they need to get to 52 seats. Not doing so is political malpractice.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

democrats, literally the only thing you should be talking about for the next 3 days is donald trump lying about being a 9/11 hero. i dont care if the question is about the economy or gas prices or about how sexually attractive you are, you steer that answer to trump lying about being a 9/11 hero

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/09/2026

Trump claims he was basically lifted out of the rubble on 9/11: "Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms -- 'got to get our of here!' -- and they literally lifted me up, and they started running with me."

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Tim Smedley @timsmedley.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"Merz has made the mistake of trying to push what was a popular centre-right party under Angela Merkel much further to the right in an attempt to win over disgruntled voters." This never works. And seemingly politicians never learn. theconversation.com/even-if-it-d...

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Even if it doesn’t form government, the far-right AfD has shaken Germany’s political establishment to the core

Voters in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt punished the major parties for their handling of the cost-of-living crisis.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This “game” on the White House website, a version of Snake where you play as a white man in a suit and you run around picking up identifiably black, Asian, and Latino men and putting them in orange jumpsuits, might be the most openly white supremacist thing I’ve ever seen the US government produce

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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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Pablo Torre @pablo.show · 03/09/2026

Accountability for the wealthiest people on Earth is hard to come by. Thank you for believing in the power of independent journalism to accomplish it. (And, yes, more to come.) www.pablo.show/p/it-happened

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It Happened.

EPISODE 423: The biggest punishment in NBA history.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Republicans' largest donor (by far) is hosting a robust debate on his platform about whether Jews are white. Corporate Media will ask precisely 0 Republicans about their largest donor's all-consuming misogyny, xenophobia, antisemitism, he will instead by referred to as a visionary industrialist.

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 03/09/2026

My Baby Bonds bill could have helped close the racial wealth gap & create intergenerational wealth. But Trump took this idea, put his name on it, & watered it down so the benefits go to wealthy families. We must fix this & we can start by passing my Baby Bonds bill.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Hey everybody. On the 25-year anniversary, we're reprinting the much revered 9/11 edition of The Onion and sending that free to every member this month. It's been 25 long years. Look back in anger.

The front page of The Onion's September edition from September 2001 featuring the headline "U.S. Vows to Defeat Whoever It Is We're At War With."

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 02/09/2026

"Gibney’s basic take on Musk is that he’s a confidence man whose power comes only from the stock market and disappears the minute we see through the facade of sales pitches"

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Elon Musk Unmasked in Alex Gibney Documentary: “Insane a Person This Chaotic Has So Much Power”

He is the richest man on earth. An explosive new film from the Oscar-winning director suggests he may also be the most dangerous.

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John Cluverius @johncluverius.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In 2024, Moulton said he didn't want his daughters, then 3 and 6, to be "run over on the playing by a formerly male athlete." the in-town soccer league they would have been eligible to play in WAS COED AT THE TIME. Oh, and he gave an absolute loser non-apology about it.

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Seth Moulton’s anti-trans rhetoric comes back to haunt him in Senate debate with Ed Markey

"I deeply recognize your trauma, and I'm sorry if my comments hurt you," the congressman said.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/09/2026

moulton is a good example of someone who fucked up his career because he misread 2024. many such cases.

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