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Ella Kelly

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Following people who skeet science, history, facts and quality info / Seattle, WA

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
Troy Jackson after Collins takes credit for rural healthcare cuts in big beautiful bill not being as bad as they could've been even though she voted to advance the bill: "Sen. Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
Troy Jackson: "As late as 2024, the FBI was circling around Sen. Collins ... then when President Trump came back, his administration dismantled the investigation. Now she votes with Donald Trump 96% of the time. Look, I don't owe Donald Trump nothing."
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 23h
📌At his unhinged rally in Nebraska tonight Trump said he was fine with Iran taking out San Diego and Los Angeles. It’s staggering and indefensible that ANYONE can support this grotesque, anti-American, blood-thirsty asshole much less an entire political party.
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Rachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
After listening to oral arguments in Suncor v. Boulder just now, I hope someone will give Justice Kavanaugh my @yalelawjournal.bsky.social Essay on the case. It provides a detailed history of Ouellette & the other precedents invoked in Suncor. These cases do not say what Justice Kavanaugh asserted.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Again, <only Republicans> ever get to talk like this. If a single municipal level Democrat ever did, it would be a national outrage &spark a wave of “civility” discourse, & op-eds about how Dems must Respect Real Folkz & talk across difference. Democracy is incompatible with this double standard.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The kids these days will hardly believe it, but a mere two years ago, the mental & physical (lack of) acuity of Elderly Presidents was the Great Issue of Our Time. Someone should tell Jake Tapper & Alex Thompson, so they can write a book on it.
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Good morning! My latest for @atrupar.com Public Notice—about how diesel prices are *tanking* (harhar) Trump’s approval and GOP’s midterm hopes—is now online. Please read and share. Thx! open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
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Diesel Don is tanking the GOP
Record high prices are one of Trump’s defining political failures.
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Betty C. Jung @bettycjung.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Measles outbreaks could leave thousands vulnerable to infectious diseases for years www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/meas...
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Measles outbreaks could leave thousands vulnerable to infectious diseases for years
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Paul Kingsley @paulkingsley7.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🧪 “The National Science Foundation, one of the biggest sources of federal research funding, withheld $1.4 billion that Congress had intended for research over the course of the past year, according to internal data reviewed by The New York Times.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
2. Schmitt's story is part of a larger story about the Republicans defending the leader of a coup against an investigation that, as Jack Smith said, "developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation."
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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 02/10/2026
Remember everyone: this is the President that ran on eliminating waste, fraud and abuse. But much of what he’s done is create more waste, fraud and abuse.
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ICE is wasting tens of millions of dollars on 'uninformed' detention projects, report finds
An investigation has found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other agencies have wasted tens of millions of dollars pursuing uninformed plans to increase detention capacity, and the to...
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 02/10/2026
Trump's White House isn't backing off abortion bans. They're just hoping America doesn't notice until AFTER we've voted. NOTICE. SPREAD THE WORD. AND VOTE!
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White House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the Midterms
Attorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election.
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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Historian here this dude posed with a Confederate flag on July 4th and recited the Declaration of Independence. Someone send him Alexander Stephens Cornerstone speech to recite next time. And oh yeah Alaskans send @marypeltola.com to the Senate! www.ms.now/news/dan-sul...
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GOP senator recites Declaration of Independence — next to a Confederate flag
As he stood a few feet from a Confederate flag, Sen. Dan Sullivan noted that everyone is guaranteed the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"The current level of political animosity is exactly what one would expect to see if an extremist faction attempted to rescind the hard-earned rights of the vast majority of the country’s citizens." There are not enough exclamation points to convey how I felt reading this paragraph
Screenshot of article which reads: From this perspective, the “both sides” frame falls apart. The prob-
lem is not that the parties are divided. The problem is the existential 
threat that a reempowered ethnonationalist strain poses to pluralistic 
U.S. democracy writ large. The current level of political animosity is 
exactly what one would expect to see if an extremist faction attempted 
to rescind the hard-earned rights of the vast majority of the country’s 
citizens. The only way to re-oppress most of a country is to use anti-
democratic and authoritarian tactics. And the only way to oppose those 
tactics is to push back as a population and clearly reject them. This is 
the argument happening in the United States, and its pathology is not 
anger—it is the movement to undermine a generation of rights.
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 02/10/2026
We are weakening our own democracy for no particular reason, says author Timothy Snyder.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Let’s be clear: this is *the* fight.
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EXPLAINER: Shield Laws Under Siege
Everything you need to know about the two new lawsuits targeting abortion providers & pro-choice states
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/09/2026
THIS WAS MONEY FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE. A Florida grand jury found $10 MILLION meant to help provide health insurance for poor children was misappropriated for political purposes. Moody & DeSantis took money meant for kids. #GOPWarOnHealthcare
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you can still support Republicans after Jack Smith said this, there is something wrong with you. "We found that [Trump] caused that violence, that it was foreseeable to him, and that he sought to exploit it."- r/t Ed Krassenstein #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A fuckup so dumb even NYT homepage/headline writers have no choice but to describe it accurately
As Jack Smith Testifies, a Senator’s Accusation of Perjury Falters

A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
FBI Director Kash Patel this week has faced the worst data breach in FBI history, a deputy who quit because Patel was doing too many unconstitutional things, and partied with a suspected double agent. And it's only Tuesday. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-disgra...
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The Disgrace and Danger of Kash Patel, Part II
A quick check-in on the FBI director's latest raft of scandals (including, of course, the bestiality).
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Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's not new, but literally every shadow docket hearing, the Supreme Court is reinforcing its illegitimacy. It is not a court. It is not doing the work of a court. In the interest of the rule of law, we need to ultimately abide by its rulings, but there is no future without significant court reform
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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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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Amid all the coverage of it, this Washinging Post column does the best — for me — in explaining why the Pool fights matter. Via @brianstelter.bsky.social See the original: www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
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Nick Timiraos @nicktimiraos.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In the early days of Trump’s second term, his economic advisers laid out a simple theory: Show the bond market that Washington was serious about closing its gaping deficits and long-term interest rates would fall on their own. Trump could leave the Fed alone. It hasn’t worked out that way.
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The Moves That Backfired on Trump and Drove Interest Rates and Inflation Higher
The president’s own agenda has helped undermine promises to fix the economy and get the deficit under control.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Unbelievable. Apparently at the same time Trump is withholding a $14 billion arms package to Taiwan approved by Congress, he offered to sell arms to Xi Jinping, despite the fact that China is aiding Iran and Russia. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says (Gift Article)
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
John Kennedy pushes back against such spending as pro-Trump ‘public service announcements’ air before midterms
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Republican senator criticizes White House for taxpayer-funded Trump ads
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Bob Morris @bobmorris.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump’s numbers continue to deteriorate. Vote early. Which can win big in November. “Lower income voters in particular feel that they have fallen behind under Trump.”
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58% say the U.S. is worse off under Trump vs Biden, 24% say it’s better
Our new poll shows by a 56-26 margin, voters want Congress to be a check on Trump — including a quarter of Republicans
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: In a huge win for Missouri voters, the Supreme Court again rejected Republicans' bid to reinstate their congressional gerrymander for the midterms. The ruling ensures voting in the state will not be disrupted this fall.
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In a win for voters, Supreme Court blocks Missouri’s gerrymandered map for midterms
The Supreme Court’s ruling, which is a victory for pro-voting groups, comes after Missouri has already sent ballots for the upcoming election to overseas and absentee voters.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
By tradition, American presidents don’t make the 12-mile trip to the base to greet a foreign leader. Now Trump waits at the bottom of a set of airline steps for the Chinese president. From @jonlemire.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The Deferential President
Not long ago, President Trump could claim that he ran the world. Now he’s waiting at the bottom of a set of airline steps for the Chinese president.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The SNAP stuff was the part that they allowed to take effect before the midterms. That gives you a sense of just how awful the Medicaid stuff they are holding until after the midterms will be.
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J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
And speaking of grift (because, when it comes to Bobby, it's hard not to): "Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accepted $4 million in book advances and more than $270,000 in gifts over the past year from close allies who are working to advance his Make... 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
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RFK Jr. Drew $4 Million in Book Advances From Publisher Who Also Monetized MAHA (Gift Article)
A new disclosure also shows $210,000 in consulting fees paid to Cheryl Hines, the health secretary’s wife, by one of several MAHA-affiliated groups capitalizing from his agenda.
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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 23/09/2026
America needs to be a leader in this moment. The U.S. needs to push for clear global standards on how AI models are developed, tested, and used.
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Bob Morris @bobmorris.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"An export ban would shove that diesel back into a domestic market that’s already well supplied, risking refinery run cuts, while doing nothing about the global shortage that is actually the mechanism leading diesel prices to record levels... 2/3
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Raphael Satter @raphae.li · 23/09/2026
New: Another OpenAI agent hacked the Australian government. PM says he expressed his disappointment "that it took [OpenAI] way too long to inform the government what had occurred, and the nature of the way that that notification occurred as well was unacceptable." www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
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OpenAI agent breached Medicare, Albanese reveals
An artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI hacked Medicare this year, in a breach that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has labelled “unacceptable”.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 23/09/2026
BREAKING: Heads of major AI firms warn the UN that without intervention, "AI could be a risk to humanity as a whole".
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Heads of AI firms tell UN Security Council that it could be a risk to all humanity
The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations to set controls over the burgeoning technology they are designing in order to save the world — or at least its people.
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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 23/09/2026
NEW: The HHS is holding back Covid vaccines for all children in at least 11 states and one territory. And it's not clear when - or whether - the shots will be available. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Delays in Covid shots for kids is latest bid by Trump officials to restrict vaccines
Administration is holding back Covid vaccines for all children in at least 11 states and one US territory
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Genevieve Lakier @genevievelakier.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The NYT has reprinted the gov brief in the press ban case and it is revealing. It makes clear that the admin's central arg for why Trump could kick CNN etc. out of the WH is that access to the WH is not a right but a privilege🧵 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Read the White House Response to the Lawsuit From CNN, MS NOW and Politico
The Trump administration has defended its ban on the three media outlets in a court filing.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Semi driver stops filling up his tank when it hits $1,000 "Almost thirty years of driving trucks and that's a first"
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Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is bullshit. I'm old enough to remember oversight boards for Murdoch & WSJ &Times; quickly forgotten. AGs caved to propaganda oligarchy. Democracy abandoned at the price of a few gaffers' jobs. Paramount Reaches Deal to Clear Way to Create News and Media Giant www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...
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Paramount to Settle States’ Lawsuit, Clearing Way for Warner Bros. Merger (Gift Article)
By resolving a lawsuit filed by a group of states, the media mogul David Ellison removed the last major hurdle he faced in buying Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It gets worse: Dem FCC member: “The FCC just let some of the most repressive governments in the world indirectly control nearly all of a combined Paramount-Warner Bros.” An investment of this size “doesn’t just buy equity, it secures influence over what gets said & made.” apnews.com/article/para...
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FCC grants Paramount's indirect ownership request for Gulf funds in Warner Bros. Discovery buyout
As Paramount looks to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, it’s racked up billions of dollars in financial backing from three Gulf countries.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"She *lived* for her job. "For 40 years. "And now it’s gone." -- Dave Barry, writing about how his wife, longtime Miami Herald sportswriter Michelle Kaufman, just got laid off by "two corporate guys she did not know, who did not know her." davebarry.substack.com/p/michelle
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Michelle
A tribute.
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Scaramucci on Trump’s corruption: “When you say depraved, it is so much worse than that, so much darker than that. There’s a level of shamelessness to him. They are literally overtly now stealing money. They’re literally selling pardons, insider trading with information they get from the government"
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 16/09/2026
LP Sr Advisor Stuart Stevens has a message for Dems when they regain power: Do not move on. Hold this administration accountable. Watch him on MSNOW below.
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auntyr.bsky.social @auntyr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🥺 The Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts is made of irreplaceable marble that was gifted by Italy. Matisse tapestries found throughout were gifted from France. The massive starburst chandelier in the opera hall, and lights along walkways were a gift from Sweden.
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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
"Fish of the Sea," one of two Henri Matisse tapestries formally gifted by France to the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC half a century ago. The tapestries were crafted by Le Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins, famed workshop which has made such works for French government since time of Louis XIV
Stylized tapestry depicting forms representing sea creatures against checkerboard background
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Jay Hightman @jay.hightman.org · 18/09/2026
The Kennedy Center is made of irreplaceable marble gifted by Italy. Matisse tapestries found throughout were gifted by France. The massive starburst chandelier in the opera hall and the lights along the walkways were gifts from Sweden. The record-breaking stage curtains were a gift from Japan.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026
Trump says he's "banning the free press"
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