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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 27m

U.S. charged James Codey Bryant, 30, who lives in Washington state, with conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country in the mass shooting in Canada, The Guardian reported. Bryant offered money and “technical advice” to the suspected shooter for six months leading up to the killings, DOJ said.

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US man arrested as second suspect in Canada mass school shooting planned with ChatGPT

Justice department detained James Codey Bryant and allege he offered ‘technical advice’ to primary suspect

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 51m

“We do not expect most reputable diesel retailers and fuel marketers to do this,” the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America and the National Association of Truck Stop Owners said in a note to members, NBC News reported. “First, the tax is still owed, so there’s limited upside.”

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Fuel industry warns truck stops not to sell red dye diesel after Trump lifts restrictions

“We do not expect most reputable diesel retailers and fuel marketers to do this,” said several industry groups. “There’s limited upside.”

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 1h

Trump's PAC won't repay the government for at least $10 million it has spent on promoting Trump in TV ads that critics say are illegal -- and despite Trump saying a day earlier his super PAC, MAGA Inc. would pay for the ads, he aired a new taxpayer funded ad Tuesday, The Times reported. #Propaganda

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Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads

A day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday.

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 6h

"Registered Republicans, Democrats and independents interviewed by Reuters all shared similar frustrations: they are exhausted by political ads they see as deceptive and mean, they hate the US war with Iran and they really hate the inflation that they believe has become chronic." #Vote

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'I'm getting fed up': early US midterm voters line up before dawn in Ohio

Democrats' turnout eclipsed that of Republicans in a possible early sign that they are more motivated to vote this year.

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 6h

"Their closing statements later summed up how they each would approach the job," Emma Davis wrote. “'To be effective in the Senate, you need knowledge, experience, seniority, and relationships,' Collins said. "Meanwhile, Jackson said, 'I don’t owe Donald Trump and the billionaires anything.'”

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In first debate, Collins and Jackson blame each other for Mainers’ struggles • Maine Morning Star

Tuesday night’s debate, hosted by CBS News 13/ WGME, is the first of four debates over the next two weeks for the Senate race, which could decide the balance of power in U.S. Congress.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

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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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 13h

Tonight is my first of four debates with Senator Susan Collins. Eight years ago today, she voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. He went on to help overturn Roe v. Wade—and she still says she doesn’t regret her vote. I’m fired up and ready to hold her accountable.

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Mass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 18h

No Kings Boston is NOT a rally. We packed the Common with 180,000 people. We don't need another rally -- we need to get to work! On Oct 17th, you become the organizer: register voters, vote early, build community. Plan your action at nokings.boston. Empower the people.

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 16h

In January, Amazon signed a nuclear power deal with Constellation, Yahoo Finance noted. Microsoft inked a 20-year deal with the company in 2024 (using a shuttered reactor at Three Mile Island). Meta is also going nuclear, signing a 20-year deal to buy power from Vistra's plants. #DataCenters #AI

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Google signs 20-year nuclear deal with Constellation Energy to power AI build-out

Google has signed a 20-year deal to purchase power from Constellation Energy.

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 16h

"Until recently it was plausible to argue that higher yields were also driven by strong growth," Deutsch Bank's Henry Allen wrote, Yahoo Finance reported. "Bond markets are starting to recognize that the collection of shocks we're seeing are unlikely to prove temporary." #Bessent #BondVillain

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Global bond sell-off spreads as yields rise amid 'collection of shocks'

Economic growth, energy prices, and a host of other factors have pushed yields higher globally.

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 17h

More than three-quarters of South Carolina voters back set rules for data centers, and majorities in both parties say they're more likely to back candidates who support power, water, and environmental regulation, The Post and Courier reported, citing new polls. #DataCenters

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Polling shows most South Carolinians oppose data centers without guardrails for development

New polling by a national industry group shows South Carolinians’ support for data centers is minimal unless regulations are place. They hope the findings will lead to regulations at the state level.

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 17h

"El-Sayed’s chumminess with centrists and gestures toward party unity have not alienated his original progressive base, either," writes Ed Kilgore, citing reports of Mayor Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attending separate recent events in support of Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan. #Unite

nymag.com

Abdul El-Sayed Is No Longer a Risky Bet

After working hard to achieve party unity after a fractious primary, the Michigan Democratic Senate nominee now leads the race against Mike Rogers.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 04/10/2026

MAINERS: Early voting starts TODAY! Voting early is the best way to make sure your ballot is safe from suppression efforts and election sabotage. Make your early voting plan today! Not in Maine? Help drive historic early vote turnout by sharing this post.

(around images of the state of Maine, a lighthouse, a lobster, and a pine cone) IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING STARTS IN MAINE TODAY

VOTE EARLY OCTOBER 4-29

SHARE THIS & SPREAD THE WORD!

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 19h

Consumers have spent roughly $59 billion more on gas and $48.6 billion more on diesel -- an increased price tag of approximately $822.20 per U.S. household, according to an analysis by the Climate Solutions Lab at Brown University published last month, The New Republic reported. #IranWar #GasPrices

newrepublic.com

Trump Finds a New Way to Blame Gas Prices on Anyone But Himself

Sure, let’s blame another country that’s at war.

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 20h

"These hardships could have been avoided,” writes Paul Dragu, lashing out at Trump in the rightwing magazine, The New American. "This is the cost of American foreign intervention. It’s the cost of launching a war of choice in the Middle East and fueling the war in Ukraine." #IranWar #MAGABetrayal

thenewamerican.com

Diesel Prices Are Bankrupting Truckers and Squeezing Farmers

Record diesel prices are taking their toll on trucking companies and farmers, whose hardship will be passed on to American consumers.

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 20h

“No American city is expendable, and no American family should ever be treated as collateral damage,” said Jim Desmond, the Republican candidate for a competitive San Diego based House seat.

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Republican candidate for San Diego House district criticizes Trump comments on Iran – US politics live

President claims commercials were ‘positive promotion for our Great USA’ but says he will now cover their cost

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 20h

Trump's childish attack out of the blue is a pretty good indication that Democrat Annie Andrews campaign is gaining necessary altitude. Trump's nepo candidate isn't getting a free pass from South Carolina to become Trump's next rubber-stamp enaber in the Senate. Dr. Andrews is a fighter.

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 20h

“I’m in this race to fight for my patients, my three kids, and South Carolina,” Dr. Annie Andrews said in a statement, ignoring Trump's rhyming hate rhetoric. “If you care more about your bills than the politics in Washington, this campaign is for you,” added Andrews, a pediatrician, CNN reported.

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Trump uses anti-transgender slur to attack South Carolina Senate nominee | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump on Monday used an anti-transgender slur to attack Democratic South Carolina Senate nominee Dr. Annie Andrews, as he tries to push his handpicked GOP candidate, Sen. Darline Grah...

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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

you'll want to see THIS: the dyed (red) diesel order sounds big, but most drivers won't benefit. states still enforce their own rules, it's not truly tax-free, and it doesn't add a single gallon of supply. I broke down why in my latest article (link below)

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

“Shame on you ... for reposting and cheering this creepy, weird, disturbing garbage,” GOP state school superintendent candidate Sonja Shaw posted, slamming the party for reposting the ad, LAT reported. “This is a clear example of exactly why good people are walking away from the Republican Party."

latimes.com

Provocative, sexually suggestive ad by Hilton campaign condemned by political allies on the right

GOP gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton faces backlash from fellow Republicans and Democrats over a provocative ad.

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Aramco CEO Amin Nasser said nearly 3 billion barrels of oil supply had been lost since the U.S. and Israel launched military strikes on Iran in late February, while 1 billion barrels of oil had been released from stocks. “The system is already straining,” he told a London conference, CNBC reported.

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Saudi Aramco chief says replenishing global oil stockpiles could take two years

Saudi Aramco's CEO warned it could take up to two years to rebuild global oil inventories, saying the squeeze could worsen as the U.S.-Iran war continues.

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Early voting starts TODAY so get out there and vote!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Early voting is already underway in some states. From now until Nov 3, I urge you all to... 1) Help get out the vote 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism We are the only ones who can end this nightmare.

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 05/10/2026

Barack Obama is to appear with Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit

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Barack Obama is to appear with Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It's finally here! Are you ready to join us in kicking off #BannedBooksWeek?! This year's event is too big for just one piece of art, so we have THREE! #LetBooksBe bannedbooksweek.org

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Roughly 200 people are under medical observation, several hospitals are under quarantine, and dozens are in isolation in Russia following the unexplained death of an infectious disease researcher at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia, Ars Technica reported. #Russia

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Mass quarantine issued in Russia after unexplained death of plague researcher

Unconfirmed reports have suggested there was a laboratory accident.

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The Evangelicals could maybe use a Martin Luther right about now -- and don't even get me started on the unimaginative storytelling going on here. This fellow would have been laughed out of Nicaea!

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Some 40 communities in Massachusetts have paused or stopped using Flock in the last year, according to a Globe tally. Massachusetts is a checkerboard where motorists are not tracked in one town but can make it into a Flock database in another community. #SurveillanceState #TrackingEveryAmerican

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The public is increasingly livid about Flock. But many police chiefs don’t want to give it up. - The Boston Globe

License plate readers have become the line in the sand for many residents concerned about their privacy rights and government overreach.

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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We also have databases.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

All this is obvious, true and but for a couple of very brave pieces in WSJ, not reported or discussed in US corporate media, which are afraid of him.

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“The real debate among Democrats right now is fight versus flight. It is: Do you believe that in order to have the country we believe in, we got to fight for it?," said Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin, joining Abdul El-Sayed in slamming Mike Rogers and Trump, the Michigan Advance reported. #UniteToWin

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Democrats target Macomb County with a first-ever joint town hall featuring El-Sayed, Slotkin • Michigan Advance

The importance of Macomb County to Michigan Democrats’ 2026 playbook was on full display Saturday as U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin joined U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed for a joint town hall event that...

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Starting Jan. 1, data centers on rural land across the U.S. will be eligible for specific corporate tax breaks under a program expanded by the Republican's One Big Beautiful Bill, Wired reported. Republicans sought to clear barriers to building rural hyperscale data centers. #AI #GOPTaxGiveaway

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Rural Data Centers Are in for a Big Federal Tax Break

Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, data center projects in rural areas could be eligible for major tax benefits starting next year. Some hyperscalers do not seem eager to take the free cash.

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"Just last year, leaked internal Amazon documents showed that executives were exchanging notes about how to keep the public ignorant about the 'true extent' of the massive amounts of water their data centers use," writes Victor Tangermann. #DataCenters #RogueAI

futurism.com

Amazon Warns Local Communities to Stop Defying Its Massive AI Data Centers

Amazon web services CEO Matt Garman pleaded in a 3,000 word blog today with communities to please embrace data centers.

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"They're sharing with North Korea all the technologies," Zelensky said amid Putin recruiting 10,000 more North Korean military to fight alongside Russian troops, the Kyiv Independent reported. "I think yes, because North Korea helped them with missiles. It's a very dangerous moment." #EndlessWars

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'Very dangerous moment' — Russia sharing jet-powered drone tech with North Korea, Zelensky says

The president's comments come a week after he warned that Moscow is preparing to recruit another 10,000 North Korean military personnel to fight alongside Russian troops against Ukraine.

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"It will be mostly an air campaign for the Saudis, with Yemenis and maybe Pakistanis on the ground, though I doubt the latter will get involved beyond being on the border," Bernard Haykel, a professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University, told the Jerusalem Post. #IranWar #EndlessWars

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US refusal on Houthis pushes Saudi Arabia toward new military alliances | The Jerusalem Post

The kingdom is searching for friends beyond Washington, for allies ready to put rockets where the rhetoric is and assist in a fight Saudi Arabia considers existential.

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

At least 10 B-1 bombers of 12 flew out of RAF Fairford on Sunday, including some that arrived on rotation less than a week ago, underlining the haste of the departure and the apparent significance given by the US to the threat, The Guardian reported. #IranWar #EndlessWars

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US bombers pulled from RAF Fairford base after suspected terror plot

Aircraft leave Gloucestershire base to return to US following arrest of dual British-Iranian national in central London

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Americans just suffered the most expensive September on the books for gas prices in U.S., including oil-rich Texas. The average price in the U.S. sat at a record-setting $4.33 per gallon, breaking the previous September record of $3.83 set in 2023, AAA reported. #IranWar #TradeWars #TrumpChaos

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Texas just had its most expensive September ever for gasoline

Gas prices continue to squeeze wallets in Texas.

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"The rally came as public frustration has been simmering in Russia during the intensifying Ukrainian drone attacks deep inside the country. The strikes have hit oil refineries and warehouses, caused fuel shortages and disrupted daily life, including in Moscow," writes Rich Booth. #EndlessWars

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Dozens arrested at Moscow Communist Party rally amid anger over Ukraine drone strikes

The rally marked the anniversary of the Kremlin's 1993 crushing of a parliamentary uprising

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“We lost our homes and they left us to figure out for ourselves how to make our neighborhoods safe again,” Tawnya Somauroo, her home destroyed, told AP. “At the end of the day, it comes out of our pockets, you know? And it does feel like maybe the oil and gas industry should have a part in this.”

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The Supreme Court will hear a major climate change case involving a devastating Colorado wildfire

Colorado's Boulder County is one of dozens of governments around the United States suing oil and gas companies to help pay for damage caused by disasters linked to climate change.

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“Every now and then, there are disputes in Congress that have existential significance for the future of Western civilization,” Republican Sen. John Kennedy told Kristen Welker on Meet the Press, Politico reported. “Daylight saving time is not one of them. Tom Cotton feels strongly about it."

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Sen. Kennedy bashes Trump for giving out Cotton's phone number

The Louisiana senator said Trump "can go from zero to a-hole in about three seconds."

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“Worst-case scenario, they have massive liability on both the criminal and civil side, just depending on the facts of the individual case,” Woodrow Hartzog, tech law scholar at Boston University law school, told The Times. “We haven’t seen the firm-busting case yet. But I could envision it.” #AI

nytimes.com

A.I. Is Going Rogue. Who Should Be Held Responsible?

Many think artificial intelligence companies should be held liable for their runaway technology. But legal scholars say applying existing law could be messy.

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In excusable, nostalgia drenched coverage in lieu of exacting account of mentally unstable rants. This is truly reprehensible non-journalism. See: www.contrariannews.org/p/you-can-he...

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In Alabama, Trump Relives His Glory Days (This Time With Some Empty Seats)

The Deep South was the birthplace of the mega MAGA rally. How do people on the Gulf feel about President Trump now?

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Trump has no ability to measure how far he should go to make a point, even on his own backers. Trump's GOP "allies" respond by cowering and surrendering the ability to lead and choose for themselves. They're Trump's friend one day, but they're his mark the next. Same goes for voters. It's madness.

nytimes.com

Here’s Senator Cotton’s Cell Number, Trump Says, in Dispute Over Daylight Saving Bill

The president urged people to call Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas and accused him of blocking a bill to cement daylight saving time.

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