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Kathleen Elton

@knelton.bsky.social
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Retired elementary school educator. Lover of freedom and democracy. Swimmer, reader, traveler.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
58 deaths. Outrageous. Should never happen in America.
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Theresa Marie @tree-05.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
JFC. And magats believe him
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 28/09/2026
Eight U.S. Marines were injured this month when the nonmilitary vessel on which they were embarked was attacked by Iran, U.S. officials said, in an incident that was not publicly disclosed by the Trump administration.
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U.S. Marines were wounded in Iranian attack on nonmilitary vessel
The Trump administration has not publicly disclosed the incident, which occurred earlier this month and caused eight service members to be injured, officials said.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump last week touted "one of the Biggest and Most Beautiful Events to take place in many years, the arrival at the White House of the Highly Respected President of China, Xi Jinping, and his beautiful wife, Madam Peng." The U.S. switched sides.
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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 28/09/2026
He says this with a straight face as gas reaches $4.50/gal, diesel reaches $6.50/gal, mortgage rates soar over 7%, grocery costs are rising, and Americans’ sentiments towards the economy are the lowest they’ve been since the Great Recession.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The weakest, most pathetic sanewashing you will see. China really is laughing. Wow.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
Guys, THIS IS WILD Trump’s 250-foot arch isn’t supposed to start construction until November, but geologists are already testing the soil. Why? Because apparently they need to make sure the tallest triumphal arch on earth won’t just tip over when it’s built. 👀
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
While Trump had the US military on their hands and knees smoothing out a red carpet for Xi and the Chinese.
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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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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Raskin made a holy shit observation on MS Now this afternoon: Since taking office, Trump has made a million dollars per hour for himself. Every hour, he has made more than twice the president’s annual salary.
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Lingua Soluta @ernesttbass.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The GOPs pool of candidates is really scraping the bottom of the barrel. Tafoya is running in a state she has openly stated she detests, and then blatantly lies saying she never said it even though the proof is everywhere.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 25/09/2026
Exclusive: David Flippo, a Republican congressional candidate in Nevada, inflated his military record multiple times in recent years by claiming he received a Bronze Star “for valor” during his two-decade Air Force career.
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Trump-backed Nevada Republican exaggerated Bronze Star award in two campaigns
Congressional hopeful David Flippo said his staff made a mistake in an announcement video in 2023. The video was deleted three years later.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It doesn’t quite look like Harp either without the disturbing smile. Deeply weird.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is an absolute disaster from a national security perspective. Obviously, a lot on F-35s is classified, but a weapons-bay door and a canopy with radar-absorbing material are some of the most sensitive. Hard to describe how bad this is.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
15/ ProPublica is revealing the existence of the case for the first time. We reviewed a trove of evidence gathered by the FBI and thousands of pages of legal records, and have independently corroborated much of Kao’s account. This is the first piece of an ongoing series:
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22/09/2026
A blockbuster Susan Collins scandal, GOP panic as the midterm map shifts, a Trump-loving Republican scrubs Trump from his site, Trump threatens to “annihilate” Iran at the UN, a GOP senator calls for an investigation into Don Jr., Trump TV flops, and AOC talks 2028. And that’s just the start.
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 465. 9/22/26
… A blockbuster new story from the amazing investigative journalists at ProPublica detailing blatant corruption by Sen.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen is calling on European and other ICC member states to sanction Trump and Rubio for obstructing the court’s Israel war crime investigations. Trump has meanwhile urged all 125 ICC member states to withdraw from the court.
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A brave US senator asks Europe to sanction Trump and Rubio over obstruction of ICC Israeli war crime inquiries
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen is calling on European and other ICC member states to sanction Trump and Rubio for obstructing the court’s Israel war crime investigations. Trump has meanwhile urged all ...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/09/2026
🚨 NEWS: Katie Phang just scored another major development in her lawsuit seeking the full Epstein Files. After Attorney General Todd Blanche blew a critical deadline and argued he didn’t need to respond, Judge Emmet Sullivan has now ordered him to file an answer by September 24.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 15/09/2026
FAMILIES HAVE HAD TO SPEND $4,200+ MORE UNDER TRUMP www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm…
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Updated State-by-State and District-Level Cost Data: Families Have Had to Spend $4,200+ More Under President Trump
As of August 2026, the average household in the United States has had to pay an additional $4,200+ for goods and services due to rising costs under President Trump.
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Shola Hoon @sholahoon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A comprehensive governmental failure: a Congress unwilling to do its job, a President obsessed with naming things after himself and a Supreme Court too willing to cave to the President's tantrums
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026
and there it is -- Trump says that if the Supreme Court doesn't allow him to put his name on the Kennedy Center then it will close down for good
The Board of The Kennedy Center today agreed, almost unanimously, to close the Building for Safety reasons, and so that it can begin the process of Reconstruction. The closing will take place immediately, however, the Renovation and Reconstruction, which is a very large and complex job, cannot begin until such time as the D.C. Circuit rules on the Board’s approved name. If the ruling is a negative one, which it should not be, and is not overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Reconstruction and the Renovation of The Kennedy Center will not take place. The attorneys from the DOJ will ask for an expedited appeal. In the meantime, 17 Million Dollars, raised by President Trump, has been put into The Kennedy Center account to keep it afloat. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Thomas Massie invoked House privilege on 15 September 2026 to force a vote on eight articles impeaching Pete Hegseth over the Iran war and civilian mass killings. www.yacnews.com/massie-force...
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Massie forces impeachment vote on Hegseth for high crimes and misdemeanors
Thomas Massie invoked House privilege on 15 September 2026 to force a vote on eight articles impeaching Pete Hegseth over the Iran war and civilian mass killings.
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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Corporate Media would have crucified Hunter if he had a Russian oligarch pay for his wedding while Biden was president, but they will bury Donald Jr. doing it. Easy to become inured to absurd asymmetric accountability, but critical to hammer home to US that Corporate Media is biased for Trump.
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Uplifting News @upliftingnews.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A $50 million gift will fund Native student scholarships for the next five years and create a permanent endowment to support Indigenous students for generations.
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A $50 million gift from MacKenzie Scott is being dedicated entirely to Native students, with $10 million funding scholarships over the next five years and $40 million placed in a permanent endowment to support Native students for generations to come.
A $50 million gift from MacKenzie Scott is being dedicated entirely to Native students, with $10 million funding scholarships over the next five years and $40 million placed in a permanent endowment to support Native students for generations to come.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Joey Blue @jp262.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I don’t know what’s worse, taking a bribe to vote for Republicans, or believing you will actually be paid that bribe for voting for Republicans. 🤔🤦🏻‍♂️
Meme with a ballot box at the top that reads:

MY VOTE IS NOT FOR SALE.
Marked safe from being bribed today.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11/09/2026
The president ordered supporters to raise their right hands, proclaim him the greatest president in history, and promise to “cheat like hell” before warning nonvoters that they would “go to hell.”
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Trump Makes Convention Crowd Swear Creepy Loyalty Oath to Him
The president ordered supporters to raise their right hands, proclaim him the greatest president in history, and promise to “cheat like hell” before warning nonvoters that they would “go to hell.”
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
NEW: A Minnesota Supreme Court justice raised concerns during oral argument Tuesday that one city’s request to use paper poll books rather than electronic records could disenfranchise thousands of voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Minnesota justice warns electronic poll book conspiracy theory could threaten voters’ ability to cast ballots
“Do you agree that this is a legitimate concern, especially in light of, for example, the American Bar Association’s note that it’s axiomatic that voter participation in our democratic processes is on...
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mysharona61.bsky.social @mysharona61.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is a lie. He was four miles away famously giving a phone interview to local tv station WWOR in which he bragged that he now had the tallest building in NYC 😡. Why is he allowed to get away with these blatant lies?
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HockeyDad @mouserincincy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
No doubt, but no one calls him out on it to his face.
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
wat
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
How nice of Russia to wait until Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff left Kyiv to bomb the city and kill Ukrainians
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This happens as Republicans slowly realize that contrary to what they heard on Rupert Murdoch TV, the US economy was firing on all pistons as the Biden administration ended, and it's been all downhill since Trump took over.
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Robert P. Jones @robertpjones.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Trump's proposed new Space Force uniform. The Nazi vibes are not a joke. In my new book BACKSLIDE (publishes tomorrow), I write: "If we have any hope of finding our way, we must start by being explicit about the dangers of our current moment... This is our 1933." bookshop.org/a/56272/9781...
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Oh, my God, he admit it!
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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
After decades of service to our country, starting as a Navy pilot & finishing as a 3-star admiral, Nancy Lacore was removed from her position without cause. She's running for Congress in #SC01 to put her experience, values & voice to work for you. #BlueWaveIn60Days #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/09/2026
Newsom: "Look what happened in Vietnam. They got slapped with a 46% tariff. Until they didn't. Because Eric Trump visited Vietnam in the middle of negotiations. Met with the prime minister, who had a press conference with Eric Trump announcing they had just approved a new golf course in record time"
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The ballroom, his arch, all the other lawless vanity projects of Trump—these are monuments to America’s worst and most buffoonish president. Can’t wait to see these torn down.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/09/2026
It's nuts that Republicans in Congress DRAGGED Secretary of Defense LLoyd Austin through hearings for going to the doctor one day, but Mitch McConnell is out for four months and that's totes fine.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/09/2026
Lutnick: "The way the president is playing Iran -- there haven't been American deaths, it's really just an economic choke-out ... " (There have been 18 American deaths!)
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I want to strengthen my last statement—this *is* an election-rigging scheme. And the fact that there was a conspiracy in the executive branch to hide it makes it likely this constitutes a Criminal Conspiracy to Commit Election Fraud headed by Donald Trump.
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Postal Service plans may keep voters from getting ballots, whistleblower says
An anonymous federal official warns that a rushed USPS portal tied to Trump’s mail-voting order could reject large batches of ballots before the midterms.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🚨EMERGENCY EPISODE: A bombshell whistleblower complaint, submitted to Sen. Richard Blumenthal's office, reveals that the U.S. Postal Service allegedly kept building a new system to restrict mail-in ballots even after federal courts ordered it to stop it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySb4...
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BREAKING: Whistleblower Exposes Trump's Secret USPS Plan to Reject Thousands of Ballots at Once
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Joe Morelle @morelle.house.gov · 01/09/2026
These whistleblower allegations are extraordinary. If Trump Administration officials knowingly built a system designed to prevent Americans from receiving their ballots, that is not election security. It is a betrayal of our Constitution and the American people.
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Whistle-Blower Says USPS Is Secretly Proceeding on Trump’s Mail Voting Plan Before Midterms
A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
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Arleta James @arletajames.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"Is failing" is present tense. Do they know Trump has been president going on 2 years now????
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
fits with latest UMass/Amherst poll: "With no end in sight to the ongoing war in Iran, the continued rise in the price of gas, groceries, utilities, and housing, an escalating trade war with Canada, and the likelihood of higher interest rates" .. Trump’s approval at 32%... so YES, more DONALD TRUMP
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Yes, More Trump Self-Promotion!
*64 Days to the Midterms*
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
This. The whole thread.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Ron and Cassie DeSantis: These two crooks stole $10 million from a settlement with a charity, wired it to Cassie’s fake “charity,” laundered it through two puppet organizations, and then used it for political ads in an election year. They should be in jail.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Every attempt to run US elections out of the WH has FAILED & this one will too @democracydefendersfund.org & @campaignlegal.org are proud to rep @azstudents.bsky.social @lulacorg.bsky.social, SFI, Madison WI & Travis County TX in this round More on why we're in court w/ @cnn.com @ 5:30 ET -TN
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Pro-Voter Coalition Files New Complaint Against Illegal USPS Rule on Mail Voting
Campaign Legal Center and Democracy Defenders Fund took another legal action to prevent the United States Postal Service from implementing new barriers to mail voting at the behest of an unlawful exec...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/08/2026
SESSIONS: When the president took office a year & half ago, inflation is lower now BERMAN: No no. No it's not. Inflation was lower when he took office than it is now. It's gone up SESSIONS: It it it it it was coming down. It was. Until the war started. B: Prices are high even without fuel prices
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Garry @thegmcconnachie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is why Dolly Parton will be remembered and loved ❤️📚
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