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Kindler

@kindler.bsky.social
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After decades working in public policy on sustainability, gaining advanced degrees in Poli Sci & Environmental Policy, blogging on Virginia politics at Blue Virginia and more, I’ve launched my own journal on Substack (kindler.substack.com)

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Mr. Spookytime Grift @djdunclive.bsky.social · 22h
Like, it's not complicated here: Putin is everything Trump wants to be, he hates Ukraine for not helping him fabricate evidence of Biden's corruption to win the 2020 election, and he's desperate to pin the blame for gas prices on someone else. I'm curious who's left to buy the lie except him.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h
"The political class overinterpreted the 2024 results in a really grotesque & irresponsible fashion that might have been catastrophic ... I strongly suspect this idea that American culture had embraced Trumpism, had embraced right-wing populist nationalism, made institutions more inclined to fold."
publicnotice.co
Trump’s collapse with indy voters, explained by Greg Sargent
“This is the center of the electorate completely turning on Trump.”
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Today in signs of our Road Warrior future arriving…
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Chris Farley as Da Bears Fan
ALT: Chris Farley as Da Bears Fan
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Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost @frost.house.gov · 09/10/2026
I have reached out to ICE several times to reconcile their conflicting responses on whether or not they were holding an ICE protestor database. Now, records obtained by USA TODAY tell a very different story. We need answers and accountability.
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‘They were tracking us:’ ICE tracks protesters in secret database
A secret ICE database titled 'Agitator Log' tracked protesters despite officials denying such a list existed. USA TODAY sued for the records.
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Why focus on these two cities in a state he obviously hates, then? Why not say that Iran could hit Mar-a-Lago with nukes?
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Micah @rincewind.run · 08/10/2026
Trump: *says horrible thing* the media: he didn’t actually mean it Trump: no I definitely one hundred percent meant it
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
My immigrant wife hasn't killed me yet but I'll be keeping a lookout.
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Next stop, the Cayman Islands?
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I thought we were all into “abundance” now!
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Let November 3rd be our D-Day, when we begin the process of reclaiming the country from the MAGA fascists.
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It’s kind of jarring in the MAGA era to see a Republican who comes across as friendly, likeable and reasonable. Could we Make America Nice Again?
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
How to brilliantly summarize corporate hypocrisy in a single sentence.
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
How could anybody be so brain dead as to think that this is how government works?
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The NY Times says it’s “not clear“ why Trump is using taxpayer funds and not money from his super PAC for his self-glorifying ads. But it’s clear to me. It’s because HE‘S A CROOK.
It was not clear why taxpayer funds, and not money from the super PAC, were used for the spots.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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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Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
John Roberts should be recusing himself from any case involving a corporation or law firm that has ever hired any of his wife’s clients. How many has he recused from?
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
He always comes through in serving himself, just not in serving anyone else on Earth except Vladimir Putin.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
AP-NORC poll: Only 17% of U.S. adults say Trump keeps his promises — including just 4% of Democrats and 36% of Republicans.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Over 4,000 Texans showed up for James Talarico in Ken Paxton's home county 👀
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Last year not a single refugee fleeing religious persecution was admitted to the US.
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 01/10/2026
“This was a miscarriage of justice, and what happened to Mr. Hearn is an outrage that should shock every American. This administration chose to pursue an unjust prosecution against Mr. Hearn."
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Judge bars U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro from charging ex-Olympian in Reflecting Pool case
The judge dismissed the case against David Hearn with prejudice, citing “exceptional circumstances” that included President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on Pirro’s office.
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Problem not solved but great article, thanks!
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Like maybe having a president who hates the whole world - his own country included - wasn’t such a great idea?
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Why can’t DC ever improve its rat problem? I’ve lived in the metro area since the late eighties and the little guys are just as plentiful as ever.
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nice performing arts center named in honor of a beloved slain president ya got there. Be a shame if anything happened to it!
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Trump lies…” gets more to the point.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If a sentence in your newscast starts with “President Trump says…” you’re failing your audience.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
PANTHEON: “.. We now expect headline #CPI inflation to average 3.5% in both Q3 and Q4, up from previous forecasts of 3.0% and 2.7% ..”
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Slash tariffs” that are the fault of whom exactly?
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Experts said that the masked men who ran into a bank and demanded cash at gunpoint may have broken the law.
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Nissim @nissimss.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“Wasn’t Jesus Woke?” Ohhh Kansas
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“Wasn’t Jesus Woke?”
Kansas pastor Adam Hamilton is challenging party lines in a tight Senate race.
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@rbreich.bsky.social makes a very strong and comprehensive case for why Rahm Emmanuel should not be taken seriously as a contender for president, period.
robertreich.substack.com
The Rahm Bomb
He’s the single worst Democratic hopeful now (almost) running for president. Democratic midterm candidates we warned: stay away from him.
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A couple quick observations here, which should be obvious. 1) insurance “risk pools” work by requiring younger/healthier people who make few or no claims to sign up and pay premiums alongside older/less healthy people who do, essentially covering their costs.
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This story brought me back to Kara, one of the mothers in my book, There Is No Place for Us. She was homeless with her four kids while driving for DoorDash. They had to pee in bottles so bathroom stops wouldn't make her late. After gas, she earned $6.50 an hour—75 cents less than the minimum wage.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
AI is being used to... -Facilitate online scams -Process health insurance claims, leading to wrongful denials -Price gouge customers via surveillance pricing -Set higher car insurance premiums using personal data The dangers of AI aren’t in some far-off future. They're already here.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
4. Yet someone in the White House thought now was the perfect time to push 760,000 people off Obamacare? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump officials cut 760,000 enrollees from ACA, claiming fraud
Vice President JD Vance’s anti-fraud task force concluded that the people were wrongly signed up for the government health care program.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026
NEW: ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series of incorrect and misleading claims.
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ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe
ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We got rid of kings so we wouldn’t have to suffer through every weird, arbitrary, dumb idea they came up with. How did we revert back to this sh**?
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Did Donny confuse it with Greenland and send in an invasion force?
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It’s almost as if policies had consequences.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#ExportBan ⛽️
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News for 38 Year Olds @newsfor38yearolds.com · 23/09/2026
House hopeful Brian Poindexter wants to boot Max Miller—and help Ohio Daily Kos www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/9/22/…
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House hopeful Brian Poindexter wants to boot Max Miller—and help Ohio
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
When cults feel their core concepts and identities threatened, they circle the wagons even more desperately.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Oh, that diaper is FULL.
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Bonus for whoever wrote this chyron
Trump speaking at UN — MS NOW chyron reads: Trump touts being a peacemaker while asking if he should annihilate Iran
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If these guys are the studs they claim to be, why can’t they get a legitimate date without having to resort to this nasty, underhanded criminal sh**?
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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
As the song goes: “If I only had two brains…”
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