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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Remarkable how consistently the Trump administration has adopted the aesthetics of mass shooters, from their schizophrenic social media aesthetic to livestreamed executions to masked men with long guns roaming our streets with impunity. Nihilist violent extremism as statecraft
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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 08/10/2026
A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to return Ahmed Soliman to the United States, five months after he was expelled to Equatorial Guinea, a country where he has no ties, in a decision that could have far-reaching implications. buff.ly/FMLBx4A
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Federal Judge Rules DHS Must Bring Back Gay Arizona Man Imprisoned in Africa - The American Prospect
A Trump-apppointed judge ordered Ahmed Soliman must be returned to the United States.
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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 09/10/2026
Thousands of people are preparing to protect the midterm elections and mobilize immediately if President Trump interferes with the results. prospect.org?p=146054
Woman holds a sign reading "Vote to save our democracy"
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 06/10/2026
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the site of the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history.
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Ebola Death Toll in DRC Tops 4,000; Trump USAID Cuts Fuel Outbreak
We go to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the site of the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history. Health authorities believe the outbreak first began in January but was not detected until May,...
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Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Fact.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🔥 @katiephang.bsky.social (With Deniro behind her): “I’m suing A.G. Todd Blanche — Trump’s cosplaying personal lawyer — for the unredacted Epstein files… as an independent journo 🗣️ I don’t have a corporate oligarch telling me what to say… Trump has been violating federal law every day.”
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW FROM PP The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it 500+ Americans detained 70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied 60+ held after filming 36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer ~12 deported (yes, deported) projects.propublica.org/american-cit....
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 05/10/2026
The numbers that matter most to a democracy are not easy to track. prospect.org?p=145816
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hawaii enacted a law that could neuter Citizens United. Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum. Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.
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Could This Actually End Citizens United?
Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.No Supreme Court ruling or constituti
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/10/2026
🚨 OCTOBER 5 DEADLINE #BlueWaveIn30Days If you live in one of these states, Monday is the voter registration deadline: • Arizona • Arkansas • Florida • Georgia • Indiana • Kentucky • Louisiana • Mississippi • Montana • Ohio • Tennessee • Texas Check your registration. IWillVote.com
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Isabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🗽 Like owls to Athens, we're bringing ANTI-FASCIST ECONOMICS to NYC, where Mayor Mamdani is already using public goods for the public good. Join me, David Wallace-Wells and Phenomenal World for the New York launch of my new book on October 16. It's going to be great! ❤️
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 29/09/2026
Has the Gaza ceasefire "ended up just buying more time for the genocide"?
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“Buying More Time for the Genocide”: Muhammad Shehada on Trump’s Gaza Plan 1 Year Later
The Palestinian death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza has surpassed 74,000, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza. While this figure represents the official death toll as confirmed by local autho...
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kittyhag.bsky.social @kittyhag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump et al aiming to turn our country into a dystopian nightmare
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Dystopian
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kittyhag.bsky.social @kittyhag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This AI nonsense needs to stop.
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kittyhag.bsky.social @kittyhag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s been several years since Israel started slaughtering the people of Gaza and destroying everything that makes life livable. What are the judges at the International Court of Justice waiting for?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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kittyhag.bsky.social @kittyhag.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Fascinating!
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Here's how we get Medicare for All done: Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!) Include vision, dental, and hearing. Begin extending to more people, starting with children. We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
ICE BEHIND THE MASKS HAVE NAMES 2 masked agents threatened to arrest Robert Peck for legally observing them. He sued. “And now, because of a lawsuit, the (ICE) agents have names.” A Hylton 📌Nicholas Lapointe 📌Christopher Semler I hope more people take ICE to court when their rights are violated.
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404 Media @404media.co · 24/09/2026
Cops followed EJ Carrion home and arrested him in his drive way one week after he said 'bullshit' at a county meeting in Texas. Here is that body cam footage. @mjgault.bsky.social reports: www.404media.co/watch-body-c...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/09/2026
QUESTION: What’s going on with Susan Collins and the bribery scandal? But explain it to me like I’m five. ANSWER: Here you go 👇🏽
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.
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GovTrack.us @govtrack.us · 25/09/2026
Votes held by Congress yesterday: 1 on Passage, 1 on Cloture, 1 on Amendment www.govtrack.us/congress/votes 🏛️
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404 Media @404media.co · 24/09/2026
So Josh Hawley, noted election denier, referenced 404 Media's work throughout the Flock Senate Hearing yesterday. We are a journalist-founded and owned media publication. Hey Josh, if you're going to use our work, subscribe bro: @jasonkoebler.bsky.social www.404media.co/we-hacked-th...
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 25/09/2026
“We understandably focus on the person of Netanyahu, but this goes so much deeper,” says former Israeli peace negotiator Daniel Levy, responding to Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the U.N. on Thursday.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Everything for our kids. Because all our kids are all our kids.
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kittyhag.bsky.social @kittyhag.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The next Democratic administration must dismantle DHS and #AbolishICE
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Do you support silencing the black vote? What would you say to MLK?” Sen John Kennedy (R-Louisiana): *Threatens to have @getfree-mvmt.bsky.social arrested*🤔 Racism is a helluva drug
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 24/09/2026
Susan Collins refuses to answer to new ProPublica reporting of a pay-to-play scheme between her and a defense contractor. Collins’s campaign manager responds to Zeteo’s reporting on her husband working for the lobbyist running her super PAC, admitting they still work together.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If a politician takes money from weapons manufacturers, don't be surprised when they back weapons contracts. If a politician takes money from Big Pharma, don't be surprised when they try to stop guaranteed healthcare. That's why I don't take ANY corporate money. None.
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kittyhag.bsky.social @kittyhag.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What an upside down world we live in!
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kittyhag.bsky.social @kittyhag.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Not only is the Trump Administration Ignoring a Statutory Deadline to Declassify FISA Court Opinion, they are pressuring congress to reauthorize section 702, before the midterms.
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Trump Administration Ignores Statutory Deadline to Declassify FISA Court Opinion - The American Prospect
The director of national intelligence appears to be withholding an explosive court opinion that could give lawmakers all the more reason to meaningfully reform surveillance law.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 16/09/2026
“For too long, Israel’s policies in the West Bank have been treated or looked at as isolated events,” says Ori Givati, director of international relations at B’Tselem. “We actually find that there is one very coherent logic behind all of them, and this is the logic of elimination."
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“The Elimination Project”: Israel's Systematic Dismantling of Palestinian Life in West Bank: B'Tselem
A major new report by the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem titled “The Elimination Project” accuses Israel of “dramatically intensifying its attacks on every aspect of Palestinian life in the West Bank.” “For too long, Israel's policies in the West B...
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Shola Hoon @sholahoon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“Mitch McConnell is obviously and irreversibly incapacitated. The politicians and staffers closest to him should have the decency to allow him to retire peacefully among family and friends.” @schaller67.bsky.social | @atrupar.com in a 🤯 PN
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Mike Rogers is just trying to take another swing at the revolving door of politics. 🚪 But if you want somebody who’s never taken a dime of corporate PAC money, then I’m your guy.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
MEMPHIS: “I’m sad because ICE took my mom. I hope my mom is ok.”😳 💔 @GovBillLee @mayorpaulyoung #UNSAFETaskForce #AbolishICE
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I was asked how I would protect Michigan communities from data centers. Here’s my plan:
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A data center in New Jersey spilled 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a local creek, putting the area’s entire river system at risk. Is it any wonder nearly 70 percent of Americans don’t want a data center in their community?
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Corporations are not people. Their money is not speech. They should not be able to buy politicians. End Citizens United.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/09/2026
Our vote is under attack. So don’t wait until Election Day. Check your registration. Know your polling place. Make a plan. VOTE EARLY. They’re counting on confusion, delays and people giving up. This is not the election to wing it!!! #GetReadyToVote
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404 Media @404media.co · 16/09/2026
NEW: Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and @wired.com, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements of both vehicles and people.
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Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People
While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.
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kittyhag.bsky.social @kittyhag.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
In a sane economic/political system AI would be in the public domain, not in the hands of monopolies that harm the public, extract public resources, accelerate global warming, all for products that, they claim, threaten humanity. #AI
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Congressional Democrats in Hysterics About Saving the World From AI - The American Prospect
Why panic when you could just use existing laws?
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kittyhag.bsky.social @kittyhag.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
DHS taking the mask off
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kittyhag.bsky.social @kittyhag.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
To get there, money must be eliminated from politics.
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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 02/09/2026
“It is perhaps indicative of how honest this discussion is that much of it took place on Fox News or on Twitter/X, the website owned by a Nazi salute–throwing, Jews-are-doing-the-Great Replacement guy.” f. @mehdirhasan.bsky.social prospect.org/2026/09/02/a...
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Are Centrist Democrats Too Racist to Compete in Michigan? - The American Prospect
Vote blue no matter who? Not if you’re too brown!
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kittyhag.bsky.social @kittyhag.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Yet again the radical center of the Democratic Party would rather hand a Senat seat to Republicans than let a progressive win.
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