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Oeishik 🐸 @oeishik.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Are you registered to vote?
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Register to vote in your state | Vote.gov
Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.
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Angela Watercutter @waterslicer.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Huge story here from @dmehro.bsky.social, @regret.bsky.social, and @awinston.bsky.social. A must-read.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 07/10/2026
Trump says Iran can take out these two US cities: ‘That’s a very small price to pay’
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Trump says Iran can take out these two US cities: ‘That’s a very small price to pay’
President Trump branded ‘deranged and dangerous’ for suggesting Tehran targets Democrat-run American cities in speech
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NPR @npr.org · 02/10/2026
After 32 years in Congress, Ohio's Sherrod Brown lost his Senate seat in 2024 as many working class voters turned out for Trump. Now Brown is counting on union voters to send him back to Washington. n.pr/4e7Xaoo
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The U.S. Senate is up for grabs. Can this Ohio Democrat win back working class votes?
After 32 years in Congress, Ohio's Sherrod Brown lost his Senate seat in 2024 as many working class voters turned out for Trump. Now Brown is counting on union voters to send him back to Washington.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 02/10/2026
Commentary: Senator flubs gotcha moment by mixing up sports teams. A woman steps in to correct him
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Commentary: Senator flubs gotcha moment by mixing up sports teams. A woman steps in to correct him
Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt's gotcha moment turned into a schooling by Democratic colleague Amy Klobuchar, turning the tables on the age-old art of mansplaining.
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VoteLikeYourLifeDependsOnIt @jvandemo2856.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Yet another investigation finding *no* evidence of voting machines manipulation during the 2020 election.
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We remember: Fact check: It wasn’t ‘in jest.’ Here are 53 times Trump said he’d end Ukraine war within 24 hours or before taking office | CNN Politics share.google/uDu56c69Tn51...
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Fact check: It wasn’t ‘in jest.’ Here are 53 times Trump said he’d end Ukraine war within 24 hours or before taking office | CNN Politics
He wasn’t joking.
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MoveOn @moveon.org · 25/09/2026
Listen, you and your friends better RUN to check your voter registration. The clock is ticking, deadlines are coming, and November will be here before you know it. Check your registration. Text the group chat. Make a plan to vote.
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VoteLikeYourLifeDependsOnIt @jvandemo2856.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
With 45 days until the midterms, I urge you all to: 1) Help get out the vote. 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference. 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism. We are the only ones who can end this nightmare. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Substack Live with the Brennan Center’s Jesse Wegman, Thursday 10am ET joycevance.substack.com/p/substack-l...
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Substack Live with the Brennan Center’s Jesse Wegman, Thursday 10am ET
It’s Constitution Day!
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Stock Trades by Presidents While in Office: Bill Clinton: ZERO George W. Bush: ZERO Barack Obama: ZERO Donald Trump (first term): 517 Joe Biden: ZERO Donald Trump (second term): 24,000+, averaging >60 trades per trading day. This is why the crook in the Oval Office manipulates the markets.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 08/09/2026
We will not and cannot let the atrocities that happened during Operation Midway Blitz be forgotten. Illinois will hold Donald Trump and his accomplices accountable.
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Operation Midway Blitz, one year later: A changed Chicago forges on after the resistance
For 64 days, the federal government carried out a militarized immigration enforcement operation under the guise of making Chicago safer. A year later, why do people still feel so unsafe?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
In case facts still matter
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
How a Brazilian Billionaire Helped Shape Trump's Beef Import Plan Joesley Batista met with Trump a day before the president announced a plan to waive tariffs on beef imports, angering farmers and ranchers www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | How a Brazilian Billionaire Helped Shape Trump’s Beef Import Plan
Joesley Batista met with Trump a day before the president announced a plan to waive tariffs on beef imports, angering farmers and ranchers.
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 01/09/2026
🇺🇸 🪖 The US Army's top civilian leader Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation, the White House confirmed on Monday, following reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ➡️ u.afp.com/SVBv
File photo shows US Secretary of the Army, Dan Driscoll (C), testifying on budget requests during a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 12, 2026
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NPR @npr.org · 01/09/2026
A whistleblower says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump's push to restrict mail voting that could "derail" the midterm election if courts allow it to proceed. n.pr/4xvMl7f
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Whistleblower claims USPS plan for Trump's mail voting order could 'derail' midterms
A whistleblower says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump's push to restrict mail voting that could "derail" the midterm election if courts allow it to proceed.
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Human☮ @4humanunity.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
No you didn't. Inflation was 2.7% when you took office, now it's 3.4%. You started a war that spiked gas past $4/gal. You let ACA subsidies expire, premiums up 114%. You imposed the tariffs costing families $2,512/year. That's not inherited. That's all you.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
BREAKING NYT: A month after the Trump admin declared without evidence that thousands of noncitizens had illegally registered to vote in Nevada, DHS officials were unable to substantiate the claim — finding just 185 potential anomalies, not the 16,000 claimed last month.
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Homeland Security Unable to Prove That Thousands of Noncitizens Registered to Vote in Nevada
The Department of Homeland Security told Nevada election officials that it identified 185 “potential” noncitizens on the state’s voter rolls, not the nearly 16,000 it claimed last month.
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NWArkProgressive @arkprogressive.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social talks with @themts.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSui...
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Todd Blanche Makes Clear Who He is Working For... And It's Not You! (feat. Sarah Kendzior)
YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show
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pixiemona @mwest.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
“This judiciary committee is no longer an independent branch of Congress... The Senate is supposed to be. But we’re an arm ... of the Trump White House. A resemblance of independence has just disappeared. Its gone.” Ghost Senate @sarahkendzior.bsky.social sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/ghost-sena...
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Ghost Senate
The vanishing of Mitch McConnell.
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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
39,000 bottles of Clear Eyes eye drops recalled over contamination concerns Certain bottles of Clear Eyes Maximum Itchy Eye Relief have been recalled nationwide due to potential contamination. www.wthr.com/article/news...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/08/2026
Mamdani: "If a New Yorker looks at what ICE is doing and wants to see more of it, they should vote for Bruce Blakeman, who has created his own militia in Nassau County. If they look at what ICE is doing and they are shocked by the inhumanity and cruelty, they should vote for Gov. Kathy Hochul."
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I know many servicemembers who’ve earned the Purple Heart. Every one of them paid a price most of us will never fully understand. Today on Purple Heart Day, and every day, we owe them our gratitude.
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Simply disgraceful. Trump's personal legal counsel: Senate Committee Advances Todd Blanche's Nomination as Attorney General www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Senate Committee Advances Todd Blanche’s Nomination as Attorney General
Two GOP holdouts supported him after getting written assurances that a controversial fund was dead.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/08/2026
Whitehouse: "Next we get to this crooked slush fund Trump family tax amnesty scam. We've got these two new pieces of paper. One signed only by Blanche, one not signed by anybody. Neither of which has any legal effect whatsoever. They are decorative. Can you trust Todd Blanche? I do not."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Trump has squandered at least $35B and 18 servicemembers' lives on his disastrous Iran War. Now, 100 days before the midterms, the fallout is only getting worse.
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VoteLikeYourLifeDependsOnIt @jvandemo2856.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 23/07/2026
This is a jarring visual every American should see. Trump has made $2.24 BILLION as President. Trump gets richer while you pay more for everything. Corruption like we've never seen.
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How Much Money Has Trump Made as President?
See how President Trump and his family’s business empire has transformed from his first term.
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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Ranking Member Raskin Slams Republicans’ Baseless and Vindictive Criminal Referral of Jack Smith, Former Special Counsel Who Prosecuted Trump’s Crimes democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center...
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Ranking Member Raskin Slams Republicans’ Baseless and Vindictive Criminal Referral of Jack Smith, Former Special Counsel Who Prosecuted Trump’s Crimes
Washington, D.C. (July 22, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement after Chairman Jim Jordan sent a baseless and vindicti...
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
New White House plan reimagines American science — more $$ for AI, less for universities and the “life sciences.” Written by Trump’s science adviser, who is a Silicon Valley tech guy, not a scientist. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...
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Trump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities
Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science.
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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Well folks, as expected, Trump revealed essentially nothing new. His speech was just lies & long-debunked conspiracies about the 2020 election. This is all just a prelude to interfere in our midterms — don’t fall for it.
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge in south Texas home to most critically endangered species — including ocelots, northern aplomado falcons, Kemp's ridley sea turtles, and piping plovers All now on death row if Space X takes their land act.biologicaldiversity.org/Ws09iSNvsE2X...
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Save a Vital Refuge From a Trillionaire’s Takeover
The Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is home to some of the United States' most critically endangered species. But now the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to hand over more than 7...
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VoteLikeYourLifeDependsOnIt @jvandemo2856.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The French court seems to be making the same mistake as the U.S. Supreme Court - allowing someone who should never become a public servant to run for a public office. www.bbc.com/news/live/c7...
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French court clears way for Marine Le Pen to run for president but orders her to wear electronic tag
The French hard-right leader, who previously said she would not run for office if forced to wear a tag, is yet to respond publicly to the verdict.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 30/06/2026
Supreme Court strikes down Watergate-era limits on campaign funds for political parties
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Supreme Court strikes down Watergate-era limits on campaign funds for political parties
The Supreme Court ruled again that campaign funding is free speech protected by the 1st Amendment.
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dbnewtondoors.bsky.social @dbnewtondoors.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int... With trump in the White House and younger Republicans in Congress no-one can trust the USA as far as they can throw us. I do not trust my own country right now - Putin and Netanyahu have a death grip on trump and he is not a loyal American.
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All quiet on the eastern flank? Nato leaders fear they can no longer rely on US help if Russia attacks
Trump administration’s rhetoric has created so much uncertainty that Poland and Baltic states have fresh doubts as alliance prepares to meet next month
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VoteLikeYourLifeDependsOnIt @jvandemo2856.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
www.bbc.com/news/article... And yet Trump has never been convicted for the documents he took at the end of his first term.
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Former Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified documents
Bolton faces a prison sentence of up to five years and has agreed to pay $2.25m in fine, prosecutors say.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs. A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which was gutted last year. If Bezos can spend $500M on a yacht, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
You notice that the criminal-in-charge who sues everyone for everything is drop dead quiet about this. Says a lot.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/06/2026
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy is using his official social media account to promote his wife's book, in clear violation of the law.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 25/06/2026
The DOJ declined to issue a written statement confirming the “anti-weaponization” fund was dead.
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Lawsuit Against Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund Will Keep Moving Forward, Judge Rules
The DOJ declined to issue a written statement confirming the “anti-weaponization” fund was dead.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Obama: I am not immune to anger or doubt. But I do know this when we lose faith in each other, when we stop believing that voting matters… we open the door to the most ruthless or the most careless, or the most fearful among us who see some groups and some people as more equal than others
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Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
The President of the United States is a liar.
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Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙 @dovewoman.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Obama Appreciation Day June 14, 2026
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Pat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
#ObamaAppreciationDay
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Bettina Struff #Woke #NHS #RejoinEU @bettinastruff.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
www.currentaffairs.org/news/how-elo...
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How Elon Musk Killed Hundreds of Thousands of People
Former USAID global health official Nicholas Enrich explains the catastrophic human toll of DOGE's cuts to the agency.
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Human☮ @4humanunity.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Hope our next president isn't a convicted felon so we can actually focus on people's needs.
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 09/06/2026
Striking graphic in this latest Reuters piece, which finds that while President Trump and his family have profited by at least $2.3 billion since he retook the presidency, their more than a million investors have suffered $2.3 billion in net losses. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
How the Trump family earns from crypto
Trump crypto gains and investor losses from Nov. 2024 to April 2026

ALT5 Sigma

American Bitcoin

World Liberty Financial

$TRUMP meme coin

Trump gains

+$1.1 bln

Trump gains

+$616 mln

Trump gains

Trump gains

+$538 m

+$19 mln

-$674 mln

Investor losses

Investor losses

-$711 mln

Investor losses

-$675 mln

Investor losses

-$216 mln

How the Trump family earns

How the Trump family earns

How the Trump family earns

How the Trump family earns

At the time of the deal that created this Nasdaq-listed joint venture, partner Hut 8 Inc. bought World Liberty tokens. Eric Trump also got a stake in American Bitcoin, at no cost.

A company controlled by Donald Trump’s revocable trust is entitled to 75% of net revenue from token sales by World Liberty Financial.

Donald Trump licensed his name and image to a company called Celebration Cards LLC, which raised enormous sums selling the digital token.

The Nasdaq-listed company, recently renamed AI Financial Corp., raised money from investors to buy World Liberty Financial tokens.

Card graphic showing the crypto ventures of the Trump family, how they earned and how much they gained compared to investor losses from Nov. 2024 to April 2026.

Sources: Blockchain records, company statements and interviews
Prinz Magtulis | REUTERS
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Gordon Wark 🤬💥😡🔥🕗🕕🕓🕖 @1stwark.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Presidential Pardons Must Be Ended.
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Lexxi 🦋 🦋 🇺🇲 / 🇨🇦 💙 @lexximagic.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The debate over Donald Trump’s legal cases continues to divide Americans. Do you support the prosecutions, or do you believe they are politically motivated? Share your view below. 👇
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