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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 4h
The collapse of support for Trump in the Rio Grande Valley is a big story of the moment. It's more deserving of our attention than what some centrist tweeted somewhere, believe it or not.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 22h
Scoop — I've ID'd the two men sitting behind Sen. Eric Schmitt during his botched attack on Jack Smith this morning. Ethan Harper (left) is Chief Counsel to Schmitt, and Andrew Ceonzo (right) is Counsel to Schmitt and the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Yuna @yunao08.bsky.social · 18h
Yeah I thought she said in her ad that Trump’s ICE was going too far? Where’s her action here?
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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 18h
This, of course, is happening in #FL27, Maria Elvira Salazar’s district - is there a statement from her or her office?
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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 22h
WASTE, FRAUD, ABUSE: Turns out ICE wasted taxpayer money on Alligator Alcatraz with no contract www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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ICE wasted taxpayer money on Alligator Alcatraz with no contract, report finds
The U.S. Government Accountability Office found Alligator Alcatraz cost almost three times higher than standard ICE detention centers.
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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“We have problem with medical... We have no schedule good for medical pills first day because when I come in, I don't have my pills in first day.” As a thyroid cancer survivor, Katsiaryna's medication is mandatory to keep her alive. "She said she went days at the facility without that medication."
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Belarusian woman released from ICE custody describes medical neglect at Leavenworth facility
A Belarusian woman, who was released from ICE custody Sept. 16, is speaking out about the medical care she received at a Leavenworth detention facility.
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If U.S. law prohibits arms sales to China, why was Trump even suggesting it?? We need answers immediately.
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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Vigil Held For Cyclist Juan Martin Márquez After He Was Killed In Southwest Side Hit-And-Run
Juan Martin Márquez, a beloved family man and Bears superfan, was riding an e-bike to work when he was fatally struck by a driver who ran a red light.
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Shoshanah in Alaska @shanahstone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sullivan, who often flies on government jets, attacks Peltola over first-class commercial seat If Ohio Dan never got a first class upgrade it’s only because Alaska Airlines thinks he’s the entitled jerk that he is. #akelect
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Reporting From Alaska- Sullivan, who often flies on government jets, attacks Peltola over first-class commercial seat
Sen. Dan Sullivan, a rich man born to a rich family from Cleveland, is taking shots at Democratic challenger Mary Peltola for a picture someone took of her flying first class, claiming this puts “Alas...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
TAPPER: Was anything else agreed to regarding artificial intelligence? MIKE WALTZ: We're going with 'super intelligence' now, Jake
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 27/09/2026
the article says the request didn't come from WH and 1 visited site is "already disturbed land". i've noticed an increase in national parks brand collaborations in recent years, maybe predating trump 2? I don't trust the goons in charge to do this responsibly but like... under another admin, maybe?
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Majda Gama @majda.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
My fave national park! Sure, let’s desecrate it with grass, lights, and a stadium. What is nature anyway, but a poor reflection of Trump?
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I can only conclude from this that not enough of our aspiring fascists played sim city
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dxmnkd316 @dxmnkd316.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I hate this with every fiber of my being
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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 27/09/2026
If he builds it, they will (not) come
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
They paved paradise and put up an MLB park
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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 27/09/2026
Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
 Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 27/09/2026
From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle. It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle.
It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.
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Cage @ridiculouscage.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"why would I deceive you?"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
Talarico: "I am extending an open hand to all of our neighbors who supported the president in the last election and inviting them to join this movement we are building across the state"
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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 25/09/2026
The newly announced second-in-command at the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office is a man deeply rooted in Florida’s law-enforcement network and also a key figure in Florida’s strong immigration enforcement — FDLE Commissioner Mark Glass.
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Sheriff’s pick to be her No. 2 could raise eyebrows in migrant-heavy Miami-Dade
The new undersheriff led FDLE while it enforced immigration crackdown.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 24/09/2026
Seven Chicago-area residents died after swallowing Tylenol capsules laced with potassium cyanide in September 1982.
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Idaho authorities say they have a new lead on the Tylenol murders. Illinois investigators are skeptical.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23/09/2026
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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"after Trump won reelection that year, he soon fired inspectors general, dropped seemingly open-and-shut bribery cases against public officials and purged agents who investigated public corruption.... ....The investigations into Collins and other lawmakers ended soon after"
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
reminder to every democratic rival to bring up trump ever harder lol
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Matthew Gault @mjgault.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
wild scenes out of Springfield, Missouri. Two people were arrested for trying to voice concerns about Flock cameras. Video of it is in the story
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Woman Arrested After City Council Denies Residents Right to Speak on Flock Cameras
Citizens of Springfield, Missouri showed up to a city council meeting to discuss the city’s Flock contract. The mayor shut them down and arrested two people for ‘disruption of meetings of city council...
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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 23/09/2026
ICE officer in Texas shooting was recruit not using a body camera 
The officer joined ICE last year during the agency’s hiring spree. DHS is facing mounting scrutiny over how the new recruits were vetted and trained.
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ICE officer in Texas shooting was recruit not using a body camera
The officer joined ICE last year during the agency’s hiring spree. DHS is facing mounting scrutiny over how the recruits were vetted and trained.
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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Well, just talked to my 90 year old mother up in Portland First thing she said, "what about that Susan?" Loathing Collins runs in the family
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brian nam-sonenstein @bson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Do I think she would actually resign? No, but I think it matters that people demand that price for this sort of thing and not acquiesce to some sanctimonious bullshit that would legitimize her if she won
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brian nam-sonenstein @bson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
While I get the thinking behind not demanding Collins resign now, I also think it’s absurd nobody is calling for it given how clear and brazen that act of corruption was
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#FLgov @miamiherald.com www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions. Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her. (Published Nov. 2025)
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“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
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Hunter Dunn @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Trump +17 —> Talarico +11. That’s a shift of *28 points* for the top of the race from ‘24 to ‘16. If this is remotely accurate:
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Explosion Boom
Alt: The GOP exploding in a nuclear reaction
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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 16/09/2026
Streever's email compared ICE's former acting director, Todd Lyons, to a Nazi, called him a "monstrous human being" and predicted he would be tormented by his own conscience.
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Judge blocks DHS from acting against a man over a harsh email to an ICE official
ICE agents turned up at David Streever's home over a harsh email he sent to an ICE official. Now a court order prevents the federal government from making additional threats against him.
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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 16/09/2026
Streever's email compared ICE's former acting director, Todd Lyons, to a Nazi, called him a "monstrous human being" and predicted he would be tormented by his own conscience.
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Judge blocks DHS from acting against a man over a harsh email to an ICE official
ICE agents turned up at David Streever's home over a harsh email he sent to an ICE official. Now a court order prevents the federal government from making additional threats against him.
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alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
thank god the poorest among us will be able to generate hideous pictures of fish to eat, just as jesus intended
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Just Ms.Rachel spreading Ed Sheeran for filth
If more than 20,000 white children were killed in another part of the world, everyone would be shouting about it at their concerts. Treating some children’s lives as less worthy of outrage is racist. Silence during a genocide is not neutral.
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Imagine looking back 20 years from now at yourself kicking someone off a tour because they spoke out during a genocide that has killed 20,000 kids.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026
Ossoff: "We are witnessing people drunk with power who are utterly reckless, utterly corrupt, and obviously believe that they live with impunity. They believe they're untouchable. They believe they're invincible. Let's prove them wrong."
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
NEW: In the wake of AfD's victory in a German state's elections, the far-right is once again attempting to discredit the term "far-right." You'll simply never guess who makes a cameo. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The far right can’t stand being called “far right”
Following the AfD's win in Germany, allies attempt to discredit a phrase that fits their movement.
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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 15/09/2026
Russian Businessman Paid for Donald Trump Jr.’s Lavish Wedding After-Party The payments, totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, represented an extraordinary flouting of ethical norms for an American president’s family member.
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Russian Businessman With Putin Ties Paid for Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Party
The payments, totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, represented an extraordinary flouting of ethical norms for an American president’s family member.
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
My first Russian disinfo campaign. Feel like I’ve made it.
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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 14/09/2026
When people show you who they are… believe them
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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 14/09/2026
Whistle-Blower: Federal Agents May Have Broken State Laws in Search for Voter Fraud Agents expressed concern about being directed by top Homeland Security leaders to use private information to look up voter records in state databases. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/us/politics/homeland-security-voter-fraud-investigation.html?emc=edit_na_20260914&nl=breaking-news&segment_id=226493
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Chron.com @chron.com · 14/09/2026
The Seattle rapper was dropped from Ed Sheeran's stadium tour bill.
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AT&T Stadium, which will host Ye this fall, objected to Macklemore
The Seattle rapper was dropped from Ed Sheeran's stadium tour bill.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 14/09/2026
Glad folks are appalled by photos of the "phone booth" cage under an awning, but pls understand: This IG report is likely part of a cover-up. Amnesty Int'l interviewed detainees EIGHT MONTHS AGO who said the cage was half this size (couldn't stand up), had no awning, w feet chained to the bottom.
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Frank D. Russo @fdrtoday.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Doesn't make your breast swell with pride in America How does this look to the rest of the world including countries that used to look up to us? Not what we used to be DHS watchdog findings are rare Trump has fired at least 18 inspectors general who issued critical reports bit.ly/3ULArId
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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 13/09/2026
TRUMP’S BANKRUPTCIES LISTED: ➡️ Trump Taj Mahal — 1991 ➡️ Trump Castle Hotel & Casino — 1992 ➡️ Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino — 1992 ➡️ Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts — 2004 ➡️ Trump Entertainment Resorts — 2009 ⬇️ COING SOON…
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Kennedy Center could close as early as Tuesday, warns of bankruptcy, documents show
Officials said the center is facing “certain financial collapse” within weeks, insist that adding President Donald Trump’s name may be the only way to avoid bankruptcy.
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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 13/09/2026
Christian Castro was released from a Texas jail last week as Minnesota continues its effort to extradite him on separate state charges. www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
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ICE agent arrested in Texas federally charged with lying about Minneapolis shooting, AP reports | Houston Public Media
Christian Castro was released from a Texas jail last week as Minnesota continues its effort to extradite him on separate state charges.
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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 13/09/2026
This man was invited to speak at Mar A Lago just so we’re all clear L
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He was called 'MAGA's Man' in Latin America. Now he's charged with hiring hitmen to murder his girlfriend
Fernando Cerimedo, a prominent Latin American right-wing digital strategist, was arrested in Bolivia for allegedly orchestrating the attempted murder of his pregnant mistress to prevent her from expos...
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Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
An Indiana prison allows some residents to raise kittens thanks to a partnership with a cat shelter. "I am thankful that after all these years, my nightmares have dissipated with the healing imprint of Lady’s paw. Other prisoners have experienced the same rehabilitative results with this program. "
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In My Prison Cell, a Cat Lives Out Its Life
Indiana State Prison allows select residents to care for a feline companion in their cells.
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