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Ken Auer

@kenauer.bsky.social
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Spent 10 years working as staff in US Senate, 7 of those as Professional Staff of Senate Appropriations Committee and then over 30 years representing co-operatively owned financial institutions that returned earnings to their borrowers.

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Ken Auer @kenauer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
So what are the Kalshi numbers on how long America.gov will be around and providing data with no spin attached to it that contradicts everything Trump and his Administration announces?
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Find answers from official government sources and clear next steps for the services you need with America.gov.
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Ken Auer @kenauer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Everyone in Maine needs to be asking Senator Collins why the Trump Administration is spending taxpayer money on TV ads to promote himself while cutting funds for healthcare, education, medical research, housing, etc. she chairs the Appropriations Committee and is responsible for how money is spent.
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 27/09/2026
I haven't seen a single story explain that the lawsuit filed by Tierra Walker's family is part of a broader legal argument that women and pregnant people have a right to life. There are at least four state cases like this. Subscribe to @autonomynews.co for context you're not getting anywhere else
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Joe Walsh Is Right......
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026
Whitehouse grills Patel on Epstein 👇 WHITEHOUSE: Am I accurate in suggesting the missing 37 pages likely include FBI contemporaneous notes from interviews w/woman who said she was assaulted by Trump? PATEL: I don't know what you're referencing. We've produced 3.5m pages W: But not these 37
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/09/2026
Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A Democrat should file a bill on Monday for everyone to get $5,000 checks right now to see if Mike Johnson, John Thune and congressional Republicans will advance and pass it. Call their bluff. Pass the bill.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Yuuuuup…
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The confab in Dallas is a dark money military defense fundraising confab behind the scenes. The tent show rushed together as a “convention” is a distraction to get free Infomercial airtime on major networks and the usual paid right wing online and social media blogosphere.
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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I never would have predicted that cutting 20% of the staff at the federal agency that makes sure our food is safe would result in a bunch of our food being declared unsafe.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The cyclospora outbreak has reached 17,180 cases across 48 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,700 measles cases (including 2 recent deaths) — a 35 year high. “Make America Healthy Again.”
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Ken Auer @kenauer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
So how are those repairs to the reflecting pool coming?
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Ken Auer @kenauer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Saw an ad by Fannie Mae promoting themselves and housing last night and it was filled with images of Trump. Guess Pulte is back to his old job now. Will he report on mortgage fraud by Trump? The odds are heavily against it.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 04/08/2026
You could grow a spine and do your damn jobs.
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Ken Auer @kenauer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
This is an extremely important detail certain Senators should pay attention to before voting on Blanche. Demand something from Trump not just Blanche.
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Professor Mac @bryanmcgovern.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I think we're all Spain fans on Sunday.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
RFK Jr's CDC reportedly scaled back foodborne disease tracking last year, removing cyclospora from mandatory reporting. The CDC also lost roughly 3,000 employees since 2025. Now? A cyclosporiasis outbreak has sickened thousands across 34 states. "Make America Healthy Again."
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Says the guy who, after losing in a free & fair election, incited an insurrection against his own country: the very definition of treason. #ImpeachConvictRemoveImprison
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Ken Auer @kenauer.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Absolutely disgusting. Wouldn’t know class if it slapped them in the face
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Ken Auer @kenauer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Disgusting. 🤮
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The Sgt Joker @thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The same Republicans who were hysterical when asked to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID19 have no problem wearing masks to spread their White Nationalist Christian hatred.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The argument that discrimination requires intent and not just effect is focused on the wrong party. Anti-discrimination laws are intended to protect the rights of victims of discrimination, not the feelings of the majority. It’s not about you! www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | A reset on civil rights upends DEI — and the ‘New Right’
Will the president’s legacy lie in upholding the spirit of civil rights law?
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Ken Auer @kenauer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
When people use the deaths of two innocent children to further their goal of putting even more children at risk of illness we are at a terrible low in our country.
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Ken Auer @kenauer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
A win for freedom of speech. I wonder when corporations will start using their “voice” to stand up to Trump? We need more Mt. Olives.
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Ken Auer @kenauer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Disgusting
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/07/2026
Jack Smith: "I think we are facing an attack on the rule of law that is different in kind and scope to anything I've seen in my lifetime"
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Damn. @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Clarence Thomas says the 14th Amendment should be read narrowly because it was written for formerly enslaved people. By that logic, the 2nd Amendment was written for muskets, not AR-15s. Funny how that kind of originalism only shows up when it's convenient.
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Ken Auer @kenauer.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
It’s amazing that strict historical Constitutionalists interpret the Constitution based on conditions and words as they meant at the time statutes and Constitutional amendments were written but somehow believe this should not apply to “arms.” All new arms get covered no matter how different they are
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Elizabeth Picciuto @epicciuto.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
My number one requirement for Dems: do they know who the real enemy is.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
All this extreme regime and oligarch crowd wants to do is to outsource and privatize care via the community care umbrella for our Veterans so they can profiteer. It also started with two greedy Mar a Lago members and a cocktail napkin in Trump’s 1st term. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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5 reasons federal cuts are hitting veterans especially hard
For the past month, the Trump administration has been cutting federal spending, causing numerous hardships for government employees, the agencies they work for and the people they serve. But veterans ...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/06/2026
Ossoff: "Citizens United was the most destructive court decision in modern history. It's unleashed a flood of secret money, corporate money, billionaire money. Trump's rise is a symptom of this deeper disease. Our task is not just to contain his wickedness, but to cure the rot that gave rise to it."
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Ken Auer @kenauer.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
An amazingly sad number for young Russians. They should be rising up to end their war in Ukraine.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/06/2026
Ossoff: "Illegal tariffs, failed war, healthcare cuts, and unmatched corruption. 34% approval and a presidential legacy cemented in disgrace."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/06/2026
Massie: "I think it's ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we're yelling 'election fraud'? I mean, we won all the damn elections."
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
BREAKING: Judge Sullivan just granted my Motion for Preliminary Injunction, ordering Todd Blanche to produce TO THE PUBLIC, on or before July 2nd, specific UNREDACTED Epstein Files documents or show cause as to why they should not be produced. Details to come! www.courtlistener.com/docket/73246...
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#15 in PHANG v. BLANCHE (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-01417) – CourtListener.com
ORDER granting 9 Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 6/25/2026. (lcegs1) (Entered: 06/25/2026)
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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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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Republicans were FINALLY going to address an affordability issue. Bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in Senate and House. Big signing ceremony today. Mike Johnson holding press conference. Then Trump pisses on him while MAGA Mike is hyping that Republicans Deliver!
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Like 98% of the work and stress from this paper was creating the orange lines in these 3 graphs that aren't even the main point of the paper, but I just can't talk about debt without tax cuts. I'm not gonna show you a line that has debt/interest growing forever without showing you what tax cuts did.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
We *don't* arrest men who sexually abused children with Jeffrey Epstein because Donald Trump is guilty and scared. But we *do* arrest men who simply place their hand in the Reflecting Pool because Donald Trump is angry and embarrassed.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Too Bad Kash, The 5 Dudes You Arrested,Were Far Right Extremists Pissed Off About You And Chump, Not Releasing THE EPSTEIN FILES.......🤡🤛🏻 (The National Desk,CBS,wjla.com)
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Nobody is vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, and Trump knows it. This is a visible example of his corruption--a no-bid contract to some crony followed by sky-high cost overruns, and shoddy construction to boot. Classic Trump: I didn't fuck up, it was my enemies.
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Ken Auer @kenauer.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
What gives me hope is knowing that somewhere, hopefully in America, someone is working away on an invention that will make data centers obsolete in the near future, and hopefully it will come to be just as Musk has invested billions in putting a data center in space that will be instantly useless.
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Ken Auer @kenauer.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Agree completely with this. And CNN needs to stop reporting on Kalshi as if it is some type of significant indicator of public opinion.
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Ken Auer @kenauer.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
A platform worth supporting
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Also, this apportionment was made only after the ballroom money fell out of the ICE/CBP reconciliation bill. So the White House tried to get ballroom money through reconciliation 2.0 (even tho they pretended otherwise), & then when it fell out they started illegally using reconciliation 1.0 money.
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Ken Auer @kenauer.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Did anyone actually catch a picture of Joe Biden spiking the reflecting pool with algae? We all know he did it.
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Beautiful inside and out. The repeated attempts to demean Michelle Obama say nothing about her and everything about the people making those comments.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Trump's homoerotic exclamations are now a daily thing. The US media is not permitted to remark on this, however.
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