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Here to scream into the void. Working to figure out how to save democracy in America from the tyrant that has taken hold. Proud Minnesotan - SKOL!

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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 02/10/2026
Scoop: At a secret meeting this summer, an aide to Stephen Miller laid out Trump administration's plan to make it easier for states to round up and institutionalize mentally ill homeless people — by pushing a drastic policy change that would weaken the rights of millions of disabled Americans.
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How Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rights
After issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“For $45 you can start a school and charge $7000 per student — no background checks, they weren’t teachers — and taxpayers foot the bill… SCHOOL VOUCHERS ARE A SCAM.” @GovBillLee (H/T @piper_for_missouri) Pro Publica’s expose: www.propublica.org/article/prop...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23h
This breathtaking NYT story about Trump's Russian entanglements includes three people who've been part of the operation to cultivate Trump since 2015: Bryan Lanza, Sheikh Tahoon, and Kirill Dmitriev. This is literally the culmination of the original plan. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading. He’s the most corrupt president in American history.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Endless corruption.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20h
ONE MONTH FROM TODAY:
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WIRED @wired.com · 02/10/2026
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"No Jewish person in NYC is responsible for actions of Israel... critique of genocide is not antisemitic... we need a politics of humanity, not just at home but for people we're bombing." @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social tells Theo Von the genocide must stop & Bibi should be arrested
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026
NEW: The criminal investigation into the "grand conspiracy" fell apart with everyone resigning because they failed to indict anyone, so now they're just going to make up a report about it. Pathetic. www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
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Kash Patel commissions classified, internal FBI report to examine department ‘failures’
Sources tell MS NOW the ‘Patel Report’ may be the latest effort to re-write history in President Trump’s favor.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A $250,000 donation to a pro-Ken Paxton super PAC came from a businessman whose dad got pardoned by Trump — and who used a fake name and rented mailbox on the donation record.
politico.com
Who was behind a $250K mystery donation to super PAC backing Ken Paxton?
The Texas Senate hopeful has ties to the donor’s family going back decades.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
"It could chill rights of contractors to make political contributions" -- unearthed footage shows Susan Collins in 2012 fighting to protect contractors from having to disclose political contributions (we recently learned she was under investigation for a pay-to-play scheme involving a contractor)
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump “feels badly” for the Cornell alleged gang rapists
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Kim Noreen @kimnoreen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
He couldn't pass a security clearance the first regime. He got paid $2 Billion to fix the murder of Khashoggi for MBS. Not a single hearing after 8 years of "Hunter Biden's Laptop" becaues the GOP is a cabal of corrupt and cruel criminals.
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Digital Relic 🌀 @damop.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The largest shareholder in Israeli investments in weapons manufacturers is Jared Kushner’s private equity firm, Affinity Partners. Trump’s peace envoy and son-in-law is making hundreds of millions from his investments as the Gaza war continues and the Iran war rages on. www.cnn.com/2026/10/01/u...
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Jared Kushner’s company has large stake in firm with Israeli military links | CNN
At the same time Jared Kushner has negotiated in the war in Gaza, his company has held the largest stake in a firm backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
FLASHBACK: “You call conflict of interest ‘EXPERIENCE’?” Trump’s son-in-law @jaredkushner was so triggered by the new @CNN piece on his obvious conflicts in Israel that he tweeted for the first time in weeks — so here’s when @60Minutes asked him about it👇🏽🤔
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Forbes @forbes.com · 02/10/2026
Kushner’s private equity firm is the largest stakeholder in an Israeli financial institution that invests in Israeli defense companies.
forbes.com
Kushner Rejects CNN Report That His Israeli Diplomacy Might Benefit His Private Equity Fund
Kushner’s private equity firm is the largest stakeholder in an Israeli financial institution that invests in Israeli defense companies.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Everyone involved in this process — including the Palantir employees — have to be investigated and probably go to jail.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Somebody is scared.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's as if he is TRYING to lose the midterms. With historically low approval ratings, it would be wise to avoid the press altogether. Instead, he gives TIME magazine this bonkers, unhinged & l-e-n-g-t-h-y stream-of consciousness interview, pathologically lying throughout. shorturl.at/PMvVB
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Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I'd rather have an economy that makes 1,000 millionaires than 1 billionaire.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
When white nationalist are a part of your voting base
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I missed this in the Constitution.
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knewsy.bsky.social @knewsy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
WTF???
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knewsy.bsky.social @knewsy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Gift article
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/04/2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said today the United States is being “humiliated by the Iranian leadership.” He also questioned the endgame, warning that entering a conflict without an exit plan risks repeating failures seen in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Subverting democracy isn't new to John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrett. All three were on George W. Bush's "Florida Recount Team," which lay the groundwork for stopping vote counting in Florida—and Bush v. Gore, the politically-motivated SCOTUS decision that gave Bush the election.
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Hellishchildren @hellishchildren.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Political cartoon by Jim Benton 
A casual party for adults, but everyone has extremely wide-open shocked unhappy expressions.
One man: I read this article and it said that, apparently, there was this time in US history when we didn't all stagger around in horrified disbelief.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It really is wasted on the young….. #BookSky
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
No bad trade deals. End dumb tariffs. Stop the wars. Invest here. Build things in Michigan. Watch our latest ad:
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Donald Trump is using the U.S. treasury and our tax dollars like it’s his personal piggy bank. And just like he squandered hundreds of millions given to him by dear old dad, he’s squandering our money now.
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Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
DOJ's complaint about at least seven fed. judges in Minnesota for talking to the NYTimes about the Trump administration's mismanagement of immigration enforcement complains of these ten truthful statements on the ground that some immigration cases are pending appeal. www.justice.gov/sites/defaul...
A list of ten statements the judges made in this NYTimes article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/us/politics/minnesota-judge-trump-immigration.html
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In case you were wondering, the AI summit yesterday REALLY was as much of a sausage fest as the seating charge made it look. David Sacks posted this.
Rich malicious people like Mark Zuckerburg and Elon Musk babysitting Donald Trump.A seating chart of the people at the AI summit. Trump's seat, marked POTUS, is marked in blue.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Setting aside the fact that Trump has now singlehandedly mired the United States in a separate quagmire in Iran, it was Joe Biden that struck this withdrawal agreement with Iraq in 2024 and Trump was forced to meet the September 30 deadline. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/w...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
During the World Cup.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Reup: Yesterday Chuck Grassley claimed to be outraged that, along with all the other comms Jack Smith obtained when accessing devices of witnesses and criminals, he got journalists' request for comment. Chuck is trying to cover up how Trump defrauded MAGAts. emptywheel.net/2026/09/30/c...
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Chuck Grassley and Far Right Propagandists Covering Up How Trump Defrauded MAGAts - emptywheel
Far right propagandists and Chuck Grassley are outraged that journalists' communications -- communications that showed Trump defrauding MAGAt voters -- were among the things Jack Smith obtained from t...
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Louis @louisevans.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Skipped the Nazis, huh.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/09/2026
Well it hadn't occurred to me until just now, but "Arctic Frost" is a variety of orange. Marsha Blackburn is suing Jack Smith over her toll record subpoena and is accusing Smith of mocking Trump by calling the probe "Arctic Frost." I kind of hope that's true. agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2015/06/10/a...
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Arctic Frost satsuma mandarin hybrid named new Texas Superstar - AgriLife Today
Satsuma Arctic Frost is the most cold-hardy satsuma hybrid tested so far, having survived temperatures as low as 9 degrees.
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knewsy.bsky.social @knewsy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Signs .. love this song!!🎶
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/09/2026
"And the sign says long-haired freaky people need not apply..." I just aged myself.
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Hugo Lowell @hugolowell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW @wired.com: Trump aides privately acknowledge that national polling is remarkably bad, and have started to contemplate possibly losing both chambers, per people familiar — even as they argue individual House races are not as negative www.wired.com/story/the-wh...
wired.com
The White House Is Starting to Panic Over the Midterms
President Donald Trump still thinks Republicans have a shot. His aides are less convinced.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: MS NOW EXCLUSIVE. Republican Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway. GOP Judiciary staff told Schmitt the texts — obtained from the Trump DOJ — were "unvetted." Schmitt still used them.
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Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway.
As Republicans on Capitol Hill try to figure out how Eric Schmitt’s bombshell fell apart so embarrassingly, it turns out he was warned that the texts were unvetted.
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🤣🤣🤣
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ron Wyden says the DOJ and FBI withheld a secret interview with a banker tied to Jeffrey Epstein from the files released to the public. And he says there may be more.
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EXCLUSIVE: Senator Accuses DOJ and FBI of Withholding Secret Epstein Banker Interview, Demands Release of All FBI 302s
Senator Ron Wyden is accusing the Justice Department and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding in a letter obtained exclusively
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knewsy.bsky.social @knewsy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is a great dad! Thank you
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026
Impeach Hegseth on January 3. I don’t care if you don’t have enough senate votes to convict and remove.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This morning, the Justice Department went after nearly an entire state's federal bench, all at once. The judges had said the government wasn't following court orders. The response was to try to remove the judges. Here's why every American should be paying attention. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I never ever thought I would see such a dangerous unhinged psychopath running the US military. We’ve had some bad ones, but never like this.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
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