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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5h
See what I mean when I say the system is rigged?
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Beth Macy @bethmacy.bsky.social · 8h
“And now he ignores the good people of Clifton Forge and the Alleghany Highlands. “I will keep my word, and I look forward to meeting folks in Clifton Forge on Oct. 14.”
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Beth Macy @bethmacy.bsky.social · 7h
My Mom always said I was the sneaky one to watch. 😉 Thanks to Tim Miller of The Bulwark for moving my race to his list of Dems Who Can Win Red America. Here's the rundown from The Bulwark:
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Beth Macy @bethmacy.bsky.social · 7h
www.thebulwark.com/p/more-democ...
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More Democrats Who Can Win Red America
Tim Miller has more candidates to watch and support.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h
“It wasn’t a mistake”🤔 “Who knew Jack Smith was a Caitlin Clark fan?” 🤔 @ericschmittmo pathetically attempts to play it off and act like he didn’t publicly humiliate himself in front of the nation today 🤡
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
After heavy lobbying and huge donations from Big Tech, Trump killed a proposed Biden-era rule requiring AI companies to disclose their riskiest experiments to federal officials. Everything is for sale. This is worth a read: www.levernews.com/ai-regulation-was…
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AI Regulation Was Coming. Then Trump Killed It.
After a flood of tech industry cash, President Donald Trump killed a requirement that AI giants disclose their riskiest
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 23h
Proud of the CDCers who fought to get this vital info out! 30% of our workforce is gone. Heartbroken by the loss of brilliant scientists, institutional knowledge, & frankly my friends, colleagues, & mentors. An understaffed CDC harms the public & leaves the US vulnerable. Rebuilding will take years
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
TILLIS: can the classified documents case be brought again in the future? JACK: we dismissed it without prejudice YESSSSS
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Background. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump administration faces fresh scrutiny after DoJ drops bribery case against Indian billionaire
Warren and Blumenthal raise concerns about case against Gautam Adani, who promised to invest $10bn in US
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Nicky Schwenzer @nickyschwenzer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Is It Really Too Much To Want To Live My Normal Life Again? It’s Not My Kyiv, It’s Hell Now!!! My Heart Breaks For Every Ukrainian Every Day. #UnitedAgainstTyranny #StandWithUkraine #UkraineIsEurope 💙💛💔 Thread 1/3🧵
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Jesse Lee @jessecharleslee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seeing some beltway horse race journalists itching to give Trump a comeback narrative. Take Playbook PM, which insisted Trump’s economy is “surging” despite Trump having both higher inflation & higher unemployment than when he took office. On manufacturing jobs: Biden: +775,000 Trump: -62,000
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Beth Macy @bethmacy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I enjoyed speaking with reporter Alix Breeden of Daily Kos about bringing a journalist's ability to listen to real people to Washington. "I’ve always approached my journalism [the same way], which is to tell the stories of the marginalized people, the outsiders, the underdogs."
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Can the author of ‘Dopesick’ topple a House Republican?
In her very red district, Beth Macy is hoping that voters will see her dedication to helping struggling Americans—like the type of people she’s written about for years.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Through the end of August 2026, the House was in session for roughly 383 hours total. That’s an average of about 48 hours per month. Their average monthly floor time is well below the 80-hour monthly threshold the same Congress imposed on Medicaid recipients.
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Beth Macy @bethmacy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
AND: "He's brought in about $600,000 from industry and lobbyist groups such as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the major tobacco corporation Altria Group, SpaceX, and Dominion Energy." I don't take corporate PAC money. I can't be bought.
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804ThePeople @804thepeople.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Don’t sleep on #VA-06 y’all. @bethmacy.bsky.social is working her ass off & so are #Democrats in her district. Looking at YOU @rockdemsva.bsky.social @staunton-democrats.org @hburgdems.bsky.social @shencodems.bsky.social @pagecodems.bsky.social www.wmra.org/2026-09-21/d...
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Drastically different donor portfolios funding 6th District campaigns
In Virginia's reliably red 6th District, encompassing the Interstate 81 corridor from Frederick County to Roanoke, Democratic challenger Beth Macy has raised nearly $1.7 million as of currently availa...
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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Beth Macy accepts joint appearance invitation Oct. 14 in Clifton Forge bluevirginia.us/2026/09/frid...
"Beth Macy accepts joint appearance invitation Oct. 14 in Clifton Forge

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Sept. 25, 2026

Contact: Ralph@bethmacyforcongress.com

CLIFTON FORGE — Beth Macy, Democratic candidate for Congress in Virginia's 6th District, has accepted an invitation to attend a Community Conversation with her incumbent opponent Oct. 14 at Clifton Forge's Historic Masonic Theatre. The invitation was extended "with the support of Mountain Gateway Community College and the Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce," organizer Joan Vannorsdall wrote in a Sept. 18 letter to Macy.

The event "is open to the public with prescreened questions asked by our moderator, providing residents of the Sixth Congressional District with an opportunity to meet both candidates for the district seat, and hear and understand their stances on the vital issues at hand," Vannorsdall wrote. Dr. John Rainone, president of Mountain Gateway Community College, has agreed to moderate. The event is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Main Auditorium.

"I greatly look forward to the opportunity to meet with the Clifton Forge community once again and hear what is on their minds as November 3 approaches," Macy said. "This is the most important election of our generation, and 6th District constituents deserve a chance to talk directly with all of the candidates.""
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The Staunton Democratic Committee @staunton-democrats.org · 26/09/2026
🗳️🌊 JD Vance ? Pffttt ! She has three characteristics that Vance and Cline will never have: Integrity, Humanity and Selflessness. This is why she went the extra mile in getting medical help for an ailing Vet that no one else was helping. Vote early now in Virginia and be a part of the WAVE 🌊 !
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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Ashley Hinson chose a press conference on affordability, then her campaign forcibly removed Iowans from it. Grocery bills, gas prices, rent, health care: Iowans deserve answers, not campaign staff treating constituents like a problem to be dragged away #momsky#sheshed
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Beth Macy @bethmacy.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
The reopening of the newly renovated Eureka Park Recreation Center in Northwest Roanoke was a thrilling, emotional experience for the community. The building, a longtime gathering place and the heart of a beautiful park, will offer recreational, educational and childcare services and so much more.
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Beth Macy @bethmacy.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Fishing in Craig Creek takes me back to my childhood, when we fished not only for fun, but for food. I am proud to have been endorsed by the League of Conservation Voters. We must restore funding for the U.S. Forest Service to ensure we have clean water, healthy forests and a livable environment.
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Beth Macy @bethmacy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I am very concerned about ICE arrests of farm workers in the Shenandoah Valley earlier this week. Farmers are already dealing with the stress of high costs of equipment and fuel due to Trump's tariffs and war, plus the ravages of spring freezes and the current drought.
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Beth Macy @bethmacy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Winner, winner, chicken dinner! Rockingham County and Harrisonburg folks are proud of their local poultry industry and farming heritage, and it seems that everybody has a secret recipe for cooking their birds.
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Beth Macy @bethmacy.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
#bethmacyforcongress #bethmacy #midterms2026 #affordability #healthcareforall
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I think @darrigomelanie.bsky.social said everything that needs to be said.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Art of the Deal is buying fertilizer from a Putin-aligned repressive dictator and paying to ship it 6,000 miles from his landlocked and sanctioned country so you can teach Canada a lesson.
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RoseInOregon @roseinoregon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This 100% 🇺🇸 Nothing he does makes sense unless you look at it from Putin’s perspective of dismantling our democracy. Who exactly is winning here?
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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mecha-sheep.bsky.social @mecha-sheep.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
What about posting a link to the source rather than a crappy screen cap to Twitler ? www.lawcommentary.com/articles/jud...
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Judge Orders DOJ to Turn Over FBI Notes on Woman’s Claim Trump Sexually Assaulted Her as a Teen | Law Commentary
A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to turn over handwritten FBI notes from four interviews with a woman who said President Donald Trump tried to force her to perform oral sex after Jef...
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SteveH @sghendricks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Jarvis Googoo @jarvisgoogoo.com · 19/09/2026
Amazing editorial cartoon by @mackinnonart.bsky.social 😃
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
😂 there were more people behind JD (for the camera shot) than in front of him
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
So damn wrong on so many levels 😡
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OMG.WTF 🇦🇺 🇲🇪 🇿🇲 @amsickofpollies.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
25 years ago today, George W. Bush signed the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force into law. Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against it, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars. History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right.
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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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Beth Macy @bethmacy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A great story and a great time to remind everyone that today kicks off early voting! #earlyvoting #vote
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Jim Acosta spots Trump flags coming down in MAGA country: 'I'm feeling a vibe shift'
Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta says he's noticing fewer flags bearing President Donald Trump's name across rural Virginia, which he said signals a "vibe shift."During a Thursday episode of "The Jim Acos...
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SaveDemocracy123 @savedemocracy123.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ellison at Tik Tok just permanently banned me; NOT for actually violating any of their guidelines, but ONLY because I was posting the same exact memes we all post here regularly, and exposing too much Truth about criminal felon Trump, and because my account was growing so fast. Fuck corrupt Ellison!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
You think this regime can't get any more cartoonishly evil, but then it finds a way. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/c...
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Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection
An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
BREAKING: We won! And we get discovery into this crazy demolition threat to boot. Kudos to our wonderful client @repbeatty.bsky.social and to my colleagues at DDF and WLG. Formal statement to follow.
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Bill Mitchell @modalbluesky.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Is this what Texans want? What a totally corrupt moronic state.
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Susan Park @susanpark60.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We in other countries just don’t understand you couldn’t see what we saw.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Elizabeth Warren, AOC, and other members of Congress have introduced a bill to ban private equity funds from owning or controlling medical practices. This is a big deal. Here’s what you need to know about the shady private equity industry and how it operates.
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This One Thing Is Making Your Life More Expensive | Robert Reich
Private equity is shutting out millions of people from buying their own homes.In 2021, private equity investors bought n
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🔥🔥 BOOM 🔥🔥 Ok KANSAS & Everyone LISTEN TO TWO-TERM FORMER REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR BILL GRAVES JUST ENDORSED DEMOCRAT ADAM HAMILTON FOR SENATOR FROM KANSAS Kansas, for the first time you can elect a good man who'll fight for you Get on board Follow & VOTE @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social
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Beth Macy @bethmacy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
In some of the rural counties of the 6th district, more than 60% of the total land is National Forest land, which drives our economy and provides recreation and tourism opportunities that are key to our way of life. A recent executive order by the president threatens that way of life.
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Yesterday was the 1st day of #HispanicHeritageMonth & this is a message to my fellow Latinos: We are 20% of the US population. About 80% of us are US Citizens. Let's flex our voting power this cycle! Register to vote & volunteer! Tinyurl.com/hacerllamadas
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
You don't solve a budget shortfall by auctioning off 45 million acres of national forest to the timber industry. It's not a management plan; it's a taxpayer-funded liquidation of public land. Demand your representative block this corporate giveaway: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump from destroying 45 million acres of our National forests
Contact Congress today!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Reminder: voter fraud is not a thing. Voter suppression is.
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