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Avid reader. Enjoy DIY projects, history and antiques, music. Relocating from that other social media place. Advocate for democracy. Pic is beloved 'Mr. Kitty' 2013-2023. I'm A Keeper Of The Flame.

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KCarp @kcarpdiem.bsky.social · 22h
One of the swamp monsters. 🐊
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 23h
Thank you @barackobama.bsky.social for calling on the legal profession to step up to protect elections Our democracy needs you! If you are a lawyer with some time to give, join the good fight w/ @wetheaction.bsky.social👇
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Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 23h
989 billionaires are now worth 22% of our GDP. We have more wealth concentration than the gilded age.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
1. Let's not say goodbye to Eric Schmitt just yet. His story is about more than a power-mad senator falling on his face. It's part of a larger story about the Republicans defending the leader of an insurrection against the United States.
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In addition, Trans Canada is also expanding, adding 90,000bpd of capacity this year and adding 210,000bpd more by end of 2028. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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Asia is poised to take up 70% of Canadian oil exports, pipeline executive says
Asia, led by China, is expected to buy 70% of Canadian crude oil exports after the country's only pipeline that ​provides access to the continent expands its capacity by a ‌third by the end of 2028, a...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In Bolivia, the attorney general and the chef prosecutor handling the criminal probe into Brad Pascale's partner, Fernando Cerimedo, have been arrested, apparently based on a request issued by the Trump administration. www.eldiario.net/portal/2026/...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
LOOP ups $DLTR to Buy, $140: ".. the current US macroeconomic backdrop (i.e., elevated gasoline prices, declining consumer purchasing power, and waning consumer confidence) is highly favorable for $DLTR .. we expect Dollar Tree to continue to benefit from consumers 'trading down' .."
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🎃Darin S Pumpkins🎃 @darinself.com · 01/10/2026
The guy that has single-handedly torched American democracy wants you to be sad he can't enjoy his wealth and vacations
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The Lever @levernews.com · 01/10/2026
SCOOP: The SEC just quietly rewrote its own rules so ONE Trump appointee can make decisions for the entire agency, no public comment required. This is right as the SEC preps rules on crypto and AI mega-IPOs like Anthropic’s. www.levernews.com/sec-quorum-r...
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Trump SEC Quorum Rule Lets One Commissioner Act Alone
A quiet rule change could signal “the end of independent financial regulators” just as the SEC prepares to deregulate crypto, mega-IPOs, and corporate governance.
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Eric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
CNN factchecker Daniel Dale: "It’s abundantly clear that there is no public official in Washington who lies like Trump...I’ve heard people dismiss Trump’s mendacity with a shrugging “they all lie,” but we are witnessing a rare, very possibly once-in-a-lifetime political liar." READ: loom.ly/EPklMOY
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I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN Politics
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 30/09/2026
RM @raskin.house.gov launched an investigation into Amazon, Google, Meta and Oracle over their use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to prevent local officials from discussing data center projects with constituents. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Tech Giants Face Questions Over Secret AI Data-Center Deals
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin is seeking information from Amazon, Google, Meta and Oracle.
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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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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
An 11th Cir panel has refused to reverse the district judge & stay the sanctions she imposed on the plaintiffs in the slush fund case, Trump v IRS, strongly suggesting it was a collusive lawsuit designed to deliver relief to the parties.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
By my math, the order was filed 11 minutes after the Trump administration's reply brief came in.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW: The Supreme Court, over the objections of the 3 liberal justices, grants a stay in the D.V.D. litigation, authorizing the Trump admin to resume third country removals without any notice to people being sent to countries they've never been to. The Court also agrees to hear the case in December.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2026 CERTIORARI GRANTED 26-426 DEPT. OF HOMELAND SEC., ET AL. V. D.V.D., ET AL. (26A406) The application for stay presented to Justice Jackson and by her referred to the Court is granted. The February 25, 2026 order and judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, case No. 1:25-cv-10676, are stayed. The application is also treated as a petition for a writ of certiorari, and the petition is granted. The parties are directed to brief and argue the following questions: (1) Whether the district court had jurisdiction over Respondents’ claims. (2) Whether the district court had authority to enter classwide declaratory relief and APA vacatur under 8 U. S. C. §1252(f)(1). (3) Whether the Government’s Guidance on third-country removals is unlawful under 8 U. S. C. §1231(b), the Due Process Clause, or FARRA/CAT and its implementing regulations. (4) Such other questions that the Government determines are appropriate for the proper disposition of the case. The Clerk is directed to establish a briefing schedule that will allow the case to be argued in the December 2026 argument session. The stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. Justice Sotomayor, Justice Kagan, and Justice Jackson would deny the application for stay.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
HOLD UP. A US Senator just royally f*cked up on live TV in a crucial hearing. This isn't a 'misunderstanding.' This was a high stakes political ploy to set a perjury trap for Jack Smith and it failed miserably. Say that. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
Live Updates: Jack Smith, Who Charged Trump, Testifies in Combative Hearing

Republicans have called for the former special counsel to be criminally prosecuted. One Republican senator accused Mr. Smith of perjury, though the accusation appeared to be based on a misunderstanding.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NYT Stylebook: "While the term 'fuck-up' is often the most accurate term, we prefer the use of 'misunderstanding' or 'misperception.'"
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Republicans cried that Trump needed money for the border and then he stole the money to pay for a millions in totally illegal, taxpayer funded campaign ads. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television Ads
White House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law.
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
this is the rape culture btw. the one women have been warning you about, and were told we were hysterical and over-sensitive and couldn't take a joke, and that rape allegations ruin men's lives, and now we live in a meritocracy where the only "merit" is who has hurt the most women
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "I will not be silenced by the continued threats of prosecution from the President or others."
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Trump White House official app is fraught with trackers. The White House app covertly collects excessive user data and shares it with third-party trackers while sidestepping federal security rules. For example, the app includes scripts to monitor a user's location several times per minute.
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White House Drove Users to Official App Fraught With Trackers
The White House app became the App Store’s most downloaded news app after the president barred three news outlets.
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AMPTsuper @amptsuper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@brianstelter.bsky.social @jaketapper.bsky.social
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
W surfacing to remind the American public of the folly of illegal wars of choice in the Middle East.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
*the Aristocrats voice* Gavin Newsom!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 21/09/2026
ICE shot a DoorDash delivery guy.
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Attorney: Austin man shot by ICE agent was making DoorDash delivery
A Venezuelan man shot by an ICE agent in Austin was making a DoorDash delivery, his attorney said. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was later released from the hospital into ICE custody.
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KCarp @kcarpdiem.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is about one thing and one thing alone. Steering our research dollars for cancer, heart disease, and new infectious diseases to Trump’s political allies and friends.
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NotGoingBack @nooneletgo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Try this one www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
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Trump’s Minnesota Surge Threatened Democracy, Judge Warns (Gift Article)
In a rare interview, Patrick Schiltz, who served as the federal court’s chief judge last winter, called the administration’s actions “a grave threat to the rule of law.”
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“The FCC just let some of the most repressive governments in the world indirectly control nearly all of a combined Paramount-Warner Bros" variety.com/2026/film/ne...
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FCC Approves 49.5% Foreign Ownership of Paramount-Warner Bros.
The FCC has approved Paramount's petition to allow 49.5% ownership by Gulf state sovereign wealth funds as part of its Warner Bros. acquisition.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Reminder that Elon's DOGE recommended firing government workers at the... -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. See what DOGE was really all about?
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Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
If you’re a provider in Lancaster County that has or is treating the many who’ve been hospitalized with Measles, hopeful to chat with you. Amid the nonsense from the top, would like to shed a spotlight on the human toll of what’s actually happening. DMs open, please lmk!
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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Lindsay Owens, author of Gouged, explains how smart carts have made it easier to target specific consumers with higher prices. New pod out now! @lindsayowens.bsky.social
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Congress has just gone out of session to avoid impeaching Pete Hegseth. The Republican Party has caved. The lower courts continue to be the bulwark. Ultimately, SCOTUS, responsible for creating this monster, will have to tell him no & make it stick. joycevance.substack.com/p/another-lo...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
For 33 years, McConnell has voted against family and medical leave for working Americans. Then he disappears from the Senate for 92 days and keeps collecting his full paycheck. Apparently, paid leave is only a problem when someone else gets it.
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Walking Gal @docjanicel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is wild. From TPM’s The Brief by John Light.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We’ve known for months we’ve lost, but how badly is still coming into focus
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Chicago WCS diesel crack $137/bbl, absolutely wild- barrel of diesel in Chicago now $226/bbl
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Samuel Alito flew flags used by insurrectionists. Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election. Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the Jan 6 plot. Both ruled in favor of Trump's mail-in ballot sabotage. I don't think I'll ever get over this.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020. — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
James Talarico drops new ad: “Billionaires are spending millions attacking me. Here's why... If the billionaires are coming after us, we must be doing something right.”
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Donald: "can you please stop striking Russian diesel refineries?" Zelensky: "Sorry, but you don't have any cards"
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Jon Steinman @jonsteinman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The socioeconomic impact of the Inquisition can still be measured in Spain.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Seriously though are Republicans ever asked about Musk’s support in tandem with quoting his most racist or anti-Semitic tweets?
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