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Kenny Ryan Austin

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Host of Abridged Presidential Histories. Host of Democricide. Community organizer. Strategist. Proud Daddo.

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 16/09/2026
The family of a Texas woman who died from a pregnancy-related condition has sued the state's Republican attorney general, Ken Paxton, and doctors who treated her, claiming an abortion could have saved her life and the state's near-total ban on the procedure is unconstitutional.
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Texas abortion ban caused pregnant woman's death, lawsuit claims
The family of a Texas woman who died from a pregnancy-related condition has sued the state's Republican attorney general, Ken Paxton, and doctors who treated her, claiming an ​abortion could have saved her life and the state's near-total ban on the ‌procedure is unconstitutional.
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Kenny Ryan Austin @kennyryanaustin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Roman Republic was one of the most successful democratic systems of the ancient world. Who killed it, how, and why? Find out in season 2 of Democricide: Who Killed the Roman Republic? S2, episode 1 is out today. open.spotify.com/episode/6KWy...
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Kenny Ryan Austin @kennyryanaustin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Ok. Michigan lost that game and we can all agree on that, right?
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Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast @civicspod.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
One of the most iconic individuals of the American West, Billy the Kid has dominated pop culture for over a century. Stories about his life are filled with fanciful details and he is described as one of the most dangerous, yet affable outlaws of the frontier.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Trapped? What about failure? That's the story. A president that launched a reckless war and completely and totally failed...with all of us paying the price. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u...
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Trump Seems Trapped by Iran War, Even as He Wields the World’s Biggest Hammer (Gift Article)
A president who thought there were no limits to his power has discovered several, leaving him more frustrated and erratic.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 25/07/2026
Last year, the Trump administration delayed a $10 million grant that was supposed to help Minnesota thin out about 4,000 acres of dense, dry forest at high risk of burning. Most of that work never got started.
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DOGE delayed a grant that would have reduced fire fuels in a Minnesota forest now ablaze
Officials said losing out on the ability to do vital prevention work at a perilous time for the region hindered them from being as prepared as they could have been.
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Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
This is how the myth of the New Lost Cause becomes institutional reality:
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 14/07/2026
After a cost of more than $1 billion, the Everglades concentration camp has been removed from the airstrip where it once stood.
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Alligator Alcatraz is no more. Tents, cars, signs disappear from airport site
“Not much left but a couple of trucks and a few contractors standing around,” pilot Ra Schooley, who took aerial photos Sunday morning, remarked.
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Kenny Ryan Austin @kennyryanaustin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
No. 3 among POTUS podcasts - I’ll take it! podcast.feedspot.com/potus_podcas...
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9 Best POTUS Podcasts to Listen to in 2026
Best POTUS Podcasts to Listen to ⋅ 1. This American President ⋅ 2. American Presidents: Totalus Rankium ⋅ 3. [Abridged] Presidential Histories ⋅ 4. Presidencies of the United States
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The ICE murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo deserves the same fury as Renee Good and Alex Pretti
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 08/07/2026
Breaking news: An ICE officer fatally shot a Mexican immigrant in Houston during an attempted traffic stop arrest, authorities said. ICE identified the man as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and said he was in the U.S. illegally and refused to comply with officers.
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ICE officer fatally shoots man in Houston during attempted immigration arrest
The incident appears to mark the first deadly shooting by federal immigration officers since Renee Good and Alex Pretti were killed in Minneapolis in January.
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Kenny Ryan Austin @kennyryanaustin.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Happy Independence Day, folks! Our founders created a government designed to evolve with the times through the passage of laws and amendments. If you could wave a wand and enact any one law, what would it be?
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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Three of the first five presidents died on the Fourth of July. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died about five hours apart on Jul. 4, 1826—the Declaration of Independence’s 50th anniversary. James Monroe died on Jul. 4, 1831—the Declaration’s 55th anniversary. Image: Wilmington Star News.
This color image contains portraits of three different men: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe. All wear dark suit jackets with white shirts.
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Kenny Ryan Austin @kennyryanaustin.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
It’s my daughter‘s first Friday in her 2’s classroom and she gets to bring something for show and tell. She chose this book, gifted by a listener. I am delighted 😁
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Kenny Ryan Austin @kennyryanaustin.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Birthday weekend vibes
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Hawaii just passed the first state law in the country banning corporations from making political donations in state elections. Now a Koch-backed legal group is suing to overturn it. Big Money won't get out of our politics without a fight — one that we the people must win. (via @levernews.com)
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Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
As Kevin Gonzalez lay in a hospital bed, his gaunt frame ravaged by cancer, his aspirations narrowed to a final wish: seeing his parents before he died. Fulfilling that dream meant a desperate fight against time as his father and mother sat in immigration detention. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/u...
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A Dying Son, His Detained Parents and a Race to Reunite Before the End
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 07/05/2026
The state police in Illinois said they were examining the fatal shooting of Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez last summer during a Chicago-area crackdown on illegal immigration.
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Illinois State Police to Investigate Fatal ICE Shooting
Officials said they were examining the shooting of Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez last summer during a Chicago-area crackdown on illegal immigration.
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 29/04/2026
The Trump administration rejected all four women farmers chosen by their peers to represent them in an industry group called the United Soybean Board earlier this year, a rare intervention by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that three of the women suspected was because of their gender.
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Trump administration rejects women picked for soybean board, appoints men instead
The Trump administration rejected all four women farmers chosen by their peers to represent them in an industry group called the United Soybean Board earlier this year, a rare intervention by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that three of the women suspected was because of their gender.
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Kenny Ryan Austin @kennyryanaustin.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Is it better to have LIV’d and lost than to never have LIV’d at all? www.wsj.com/sports/golf/...
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How Should LIV Golf Be Remembered?
As the Saudi-backed rival league grapples with its future, a debate is already under way about its legacy.
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 15/04/2026
This isn't being talked about enough: President Trump is hosting a gala at Mar-a-Lago next week for the top 297 holders of his $TRUMP memecoin. Not only is this blatantly corrupt, it's a national security threat.
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Trump’s Meme Coin Rallies as Investors Chase Mar-a-Lago Invites
The price of President Trump’s meme coin surged more than 50% in 24 hours after its official website and X account said the coin’s top 297 holders would be [invited to an exclusive conference and gala...
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KUOW Public Radio @kuow.org · 15/04/2026
Washington state is penalizing a Seattle-based vehicle battery manufacturer for exposing workers to lead levels more than four times the safety limit.
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Seattle battery manufacturer fined over $200K for exposing workers to lead
Washington state is penalizing a Seattle-based vehicle battery manufacturer for exposing workers to lead levels more than four times the safety limit.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
stable genius right here…👇
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Kenny Ryan Austin @kennyryanaustin.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
We need to get rid of the presidential pardon www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
$2 million per ship — to cross a Strait that was free six weeks ago. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/w...
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 07/04/2026
Donald Trump threatening the destruction of an entire civilization is madness. He is completely unfit to serve as President of the United States. Invoke the 25th Amendment. Or Republicans must stand up with us to impeach him. We cannot allow him to set fire to the world.
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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
This Week On PubliCola: April 4, 2025 Wilson and Zahilay Push Forward on Housing Rivera Wants to Audit HSD, and More publicola.com/2026/04/04/t...
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This Week on PubliCola: April 4, 2026 - PubliCola
Wilson and Zahilay Push Forward on Housing Rivera Wants to Audit HSD, and More. By Erica C. Barnett Monday, March…
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Hunter @hunterub.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
"Hell will reign" — President Donald Trump
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Kenny Ryan Austin @kennyryanaustin.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Someone needs to write an article about how this is the Leeroy Jenkins presidency.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
A history of the top marginal tax rates on the wealthiest Americans: 1940: 81% 1950: 84% 1960: 91% 1970: 72% 1980: 70% 1990: 28% 2000: 40% 2010: 35% For 50 years, corporate backed politicians in Congress have slashed taxes to line the pockets of their wealthy donors.
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West Seattle Indivisible @westseattleindivisible.com · 28/03/2026
Across rallies and gatherings around Seattle, our team spoke with more than a dozen people about why they show up, why they march, and why this moment matters. What we heard was one voice: We will not be silent.
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Bob Mann @robertmannbooks.com · 27/03/2026
Gutter racism. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...
Mr. Buria chastised the Army secretary for selecting Maj. Gen.
Antoinette R. Gant, a combat engineer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, to take command of the Military District of Washington, said three current and former defense and
administration officials familiar with the exchange. The command provides security and performs ceremonial duties in the nation's
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Renee Dudley @reneedudley.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
1) In my latest investigation into @microsoft.com's business with the federal government, the revolving door is in full swing. THREAD 🧵
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Joanne in Boston @vtgal.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
A lot of people in Trump’s circle getting very, very rich folks.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Since 1994, immigrants have paid more in taxes than they receive in benefits every year. Do not believe the lies you hear about immigrants. They are good for society and the economy.
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Kenny Ryan Austin @kennyryanaustin.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.” - President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 18/03/2026
An immigration judge has ended asylum claims for Liam Conejo Ramos and his family and ordered their removal. Their lawyer says an appeal is underway.
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Judge ends asylum claims for Liam Conejo Ramos and his family, orders family's removal
The family’s lawyers plan to appeal the judge’s decision to deport the family to Ecuador.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Fuck ICE. Fuck Trump.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 14/03/2026
No amount of spin from Trump and his lackeys can cover up the fact that Americans shelled out an extra $1.5 BILLION for gas this past week because of his disastrous war with Iran.
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Kenny Ryan Austin @kennyryanaustin.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
You know, one of the reasons only Congress is supposed to have the power to declare war is so they can debate questions like “Why?” “What are we trying to accomplish?” “What does victory look like?” “What are the risks?” “Do a majority of Americans actually want this?”
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Remember when Congress authorized the use of force against Iran? Me neither. Any U.S. attack on Iran would violate U.S. and international law.
A U.S. official said American military strikes on Iran were underway.
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Kenny Ryan Austin @kennyryanaustin.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Israel strikes Iran I imagine the U.S. won’t be far behind www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
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Live Updates: Israel Says It has Launched an Attack on Iran
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Alvaro M. Bedoya @bedoyausa.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
One family is about to control CBS, CNN, HBO, and TikTok. They’ll buy Warner Brothers with $24 billion from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi. To win over Trump, they canceled Colbert, blocked a 60 Minutes CECOT investigation, and blocked Talarico. Much more will follow. Block this rotten deal.
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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
These comments are extraordinary. The head of the CARE Team is saying that the police contract negotiated by Bruce Harrell and approved by council (under the police chief Katie Wilson retained) effectively prevents the team from responding to almost any of the calls they were created to respond to.
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Kenny Ryan Austin @kennyryanaustin.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Does this mean we’ll be providing free healthcare to the people of Greenland before we provide it to U.S. citizens?
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
“People are mad at how much energy and water our digital pollution machines use, but did you ever think about how much energy and water YOU use?” is an actual argument Sam Altman is making.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
George Wallace in 1962: "I started off talking about schools and highways and prisons and taxes and I couldn't make them listen. Then I began talking about n**rs and they stomped the floor." Donald Trump in 2023⬇️
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Trump notes his crowd is more enthused about bigotry than they are for tax cuts: "It's amazing how strongly people feel about that. I talk about cutting taxes, people go like that, I talk about transgender everybody goes crazy. Five years ago you didn't know what the hell it was"
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