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Kelly B

@kellybythebeach.bsky.social
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Tiffany C. Li @tiffanycli.bsky.social · 4h
“The monster is so hungry it might attack, unless you sacrifice one of your villagers” is a classic fairytale
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h
Q: You said Zacharia is an attorney. Where did she pass the bar exam? What state? ZACHARIA: When I moved to China
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18h
BREAKING: NYT reviewed time-stamped images from a security camera at James Talarico's home, which were provided by his campaign. The images showed Talarico at the home between Oct. 1 and Oct. 8.
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Republicans Promoted a False Rumor That James Talarico Was in Ohio
The Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas spent nine days off the trail with what he and his campaign said was a bad case of the flu. His opponents fueled rumors, including one that spread widely bef...
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Petraflint @petraflint.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Trump asked the Supreme Court to revive his dismissed lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and others over alleged interference in the 2016 election.
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Trump takes suit against Hillary Clinton over 2016 election to Supreme Court
President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court on Friday to revive his dismissed lawsuit against his 2016 Democratic rival Hillary Clinton accusing her of conspiring along with former ​FBI Director...
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Freya Peak @freyapeak.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, prompting objections from the court and raising tensions with European allies
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EXCLUSIVE: US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
Navi Pillay sat in the court's appeals chamber.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
BREAKING NYT: The Trump Justice Department is investigating whether the major television networks — ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox — violated federal antitrust laws when the group briefly suspended their pooled coverage of Trump, according to six people with knowledge of the department's action.
nytimes.com
Justice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage
Major TV networks were notified on Friday that the department was looking into whether they violated antitrust laws when they suspended pool coverage of President Trump.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/10/2026
Trump just had a massive meltdown over losing the Nobel Peace Prize to South African anti-apartheid jurist Navi Pillay. Trump attacked Pillay, admitted he knows nothing about her, claimed he deserves EIGHT Nobel Peace Prizes, took credit for preventing wars around the world,… 1/
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
American patriots in Syracuse, NY protesting the shit out of the treasonous orange felon’s earlier tonight. Beautiful.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 09/10/2026
Jon Ossoff didn’t just show up to debate Mike Collins. He owned the stage. Calm, confident, prepared, and in complete control. Collins, on the other hand, looked like he regretted showing up.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“They’re kids! They’re kids!” Monstrous. Abolish ICE.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
"You hired half the Third Reich to staff your office ... If John Lewis were marching today, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club" -- here's a supercut of Jon Ossoff SMASHING Mike Collins during tonight's debate
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Ossoff: "If John Lewis were marching today from Selma to Montgomery, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
Trump: "Let them hit a missile into San Diego or Los Angeles on the way. You want to see a horror show? Let them hit San Diego. Let them hit Los Angeles. You want to see some bad things happen?"
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 08/10/2026
We have three goals for the next No Kings Day on October 17: 1) Boosting vote turnout to the biggest it’s ever been for the midterms. 2) Getting our communities prepared to organize against election sabotage. 3) Creating a mandate for the reforms and accountability we want to see next year.
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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trump sons' investments have won billions in Pentagon contracts since his election The contract for a new plant in Baltimore is the latest linked to the brothers. abcnews.com/Politics/tru...
abcnews.com
Trump sons' investments have won billions in Pentagon contracts since his election
The contract for a new plant in Baltimore is the latest linked to the brothers.
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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 06/10/2026
This should be considered a 5-alarm democracy fire.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
SUSAN COLLINS: I was successful in getting road salt removed from the Canada tariff list TROY JACKSON: What about everything else? We can't eat road salt
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Listen to Jim, he’s 100% correct.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026
RUHLE: Why do you think the president is taking this position? TILLIS: Uhhh. I think he got bad advice RUHLE: Why do you talk about advice? He's the president! You said he's got great political instincts, and millions of Americans are suffering
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Kelly B @kellybythebeach.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
25th Amendment. If not now, when?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Thousands of Cornell students have taken over the main plaza on campus to demand the Cornell 7 be held accountable for their crimes. 21% of undergraduate women are raped or sexual assaulted during their time on campus.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/10/2026
Abdul El-Sayed on Fox News: "I think about MLK. He said this thing I always think about -- 'If your coalition is not uncomfortable, it's not big enough.' A lot of people wonder why I'm having this conversation with you. It's because there are people out there who I want to have a conversation with."
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
You may have read that Democracy Docket has crossed 500,000 free newsletter subscribers and 70,000 premium members.🥳 Help it grow while getting access to exclusive pro-democracy content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Whistleblower who flagged Lutnick’s links to Epstein dies… ex British banker who spent more than 35 years working in financial markets has died by suicide…Simon Andriesz was previously a managing director at Wall St firm where Lutnick was CEO…” www.thebanker.com/content/0228...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
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Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
Tim Snyder: The term that I came up with… is superpower suicide. I just can’t see an example of a major country losing so much power so quickly as the United States under Trump. We’ve encouraged our enemies and we’ve made our allies not trust us.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Cocchiarella: You said that you do support a moratorium on data centers, but if there were to be one that had to be built, Mar-a-Lago seemed as good a place as any. Nixon: They have a huge golf course that it can be dropped onto.
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Kelly B @kellybythebeach.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“It is unclear exactly what was released, according to the state agency that handles infectious disease, Rospotrebnadzor. One person – a laboratory worker – is said to have died in the incident after being diagnosed with a pneumonia of “unknown” origin.” www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/e...
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Researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection | CNN
Russian authorities are responding to an incident in which a dangerous infection was released as a result of a laboratory accident in Siberia and a researcher died.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"The plans have drawn condemnation from some residents of central Louisiana, and immigrant advocates and child welfare experts have expressed concerns about possible trauma inflicted on detained children..." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...
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New Facility at Louisiana Airport to Hold Immigrant Children and Families (Gift Article)
The site in Alexandria, La., a major expansion of the Trump administration’s busiest deportation hub, will streamline and accelerate removals.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Far right terrorist Samuel Alito says he has lost friends over his decision to vote to overturn Roe v Wade aka women’s rights. Good, he cost women their lives and autonomy, the fascist scumbag deserves to lose everything including his freedoms.
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass
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Kelly B @kellybythebeach.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
‘The Trump administration’s talks with Russia about ending the war in Ukraine have expanded to include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives with ties to the two main U.S. negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.’ www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Local community activists and faith leaders from Louisiana and beyond marched and prayed Thursday at the fenced-off barracks and trailers at the airpark site where the Trump Administration is preparing to open a privately-run facility to hold children..." religionnews.com/2026/10/02/a...
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As ICE readies Louisiana facility for children and families, faith leaders hold vigil
ALEXANDRIA, La. (RNS and Verite News) — Part of the Trump administration’s efforts to ramp up deportations, the facility — which will hold unaccompanied minors and families — is situated beside an air...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Pennsylvania’s reported measles cases are almost at 1,000 for the year.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 03/10/2026
NYC is opening 160 car-free (but treat-filled) streets and plazas to enjoy fun and safe fall festivities this spooky season. Find one near you at nyc.gov/trickorstreets.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I went to the grand reopening of the African American Civil War museum this week and the timing is just right — its mission to preserve Black history is more relevant now than ever
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The African American Civil War Museum Reopens To Honor The Black Soldiers Who Changed History
The museum recently held its grand reopening in Washington’s historic U Street Corridor.
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Kodiak149 @kodiak149.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Florida Watch Vote
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's as if he is TRYING to lose the midterms. With historically low approval ratings, it would be wise to avoid the press altogether. Instead, he gives TIME magazine this bonkers, unhinged & l-e-n-g-t-h-y stream-of consciousness interview, pathologically lying throughout. shorturl.at/PMvVB
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Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump's economy in two headlines.
CNN Business: The US economy added just 29,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%. 

ABC News: Households will pay more for energy because of Trump's policy changes
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Today's jobs report is a reminder that tax cuts for corporations and the rich don’t create jobs or grow the economy. What's required is investment in working people — and better wages. When workers have money to spend, the economy grows and businesses create more jobs. Remember this.
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Kelly B @kellybythebeach.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
nytimes.com
How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Kelly B @kellybythebeach.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The quintessential moment from yesterday’s Jack Smith interview. Thank you, Senator Booker. youtube.com/watch?v=7p17...
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WATCH: Sen. Booker questions Jack Smith on Trump investigations
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
WSJ Exclusive: The Trump admin used federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security to finance those controversial pro-Trump ads that started airing on TV. The taxpayer money used to fund the ads came from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
wsj.com
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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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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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
El Salvador is still imprisoning ICE deportees from the U.S., even after Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case sparked a backlash. Some are disappearing.
theatlantic.com
ICE Deportees Are Vanishing Into Salvadoran Prisons
The world moved on after Kilmar Abrego Garcia, but people continue to disappear.
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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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 FREE WSJ GIFT ARTICLE 🎁 www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
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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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
OMG: Republican Senator Schmitt accused Jack Smith of being in ATL to conspire with Fani Willis b/c he got a text from JP Cooney about a “Hawks” game (Falcons?). Schmitt had a big visual aid but didn’t keep it up long. BUT smith was at an IOWA HAWKEYES game to see Caitlin Clark in Maryland HAHAHA
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:
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