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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 23h
A barbaric idea, beneath our dignity as a country. Push back on this.
Trump admin wants to televise an execution
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Rick Wilson @therickwilson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trump asked for this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhIe...
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Daisy L.A.
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 13h
Putin told Iran the locations of our warships. Today, Trump rewarded him by lifting sanctions and allowing American dollars to fuel Russia’s war machine. Our troops are in harm’s way, and the President cut a deal with the adversary putting a target on their backs.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 21h
Why can’t we have a decent life working 40-50 hours a week? As soon as you figure out a way to make a dollar more, they’re going to take it away from you.
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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 13h
University of Iowa students have the opportunity to kick Marianette Miller-Meeks out of Congress in 3 weeks. So VOT put up posters around campus and sent a mobile billboard to visit campus bars encouraging them to do so.
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House Democrats @housedemocrats.bsky.social · 17h
Donald Trump is an embarrassing excuse for a president.
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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 10h
She's not on the campaign trail talking to SC voters... so Where's Darline?
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 23h
Status reports that ABC News deleted that explosive story about the Trump kids getting billions in federal contracts for their companies. ABC hasn't explained why they nuked the story, even as Trump has crowed about its deletion, sparking a firestorm behind scenes. www.status.news/p/david-elli...
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🇺🇸Boston Brian🇺🇦 @bostonbrian.com · 7h
Everyone remembers learning about the great diesel trade deal between the U.S and the Nazis in the middle of World War II right? When we were directly responsible for putting money into the German war machine so they could continue killing and butchering at will?
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Sparkling Wizzle @liberalbadger97.bsky.social · 7h
"I think in reality what it actually means in the American context is that you want to replace American workers with foreign workers and you want boys to play in girls' sports," Vance said. www.thedailybeast.com/vance-humili...
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Vance Humiliated After Getting Basic Definition Wrong
The vice president’s answer was way off.
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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · 11h
We cannot start funding Putin’s war machine against Ukraine because the President is desperate to distract from his failures. The Senate passed legislation to sanction Russian oil buyers just three weeks ago. That is the law, and the President needs to follow it.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 12h
Trump headed to New York late Friday to campaign for his MAGA gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Blakeman—a man who has repeatedly crossed paths with the QAnon orbit.
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MAGA Governor Candidate Busted Hanging Out With QAnon’s Biggest Nut
Something is happening in New York which is surely not a coincidence, our must-read newsletter The Swamp reveals.
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Mike Madrid @mikemadrid.bsky.social · 11h
Republican desperation is setting in greattransformation.substack.com/p/republican...
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Republican Desperation Sets In
A recording from Mike Madrid's live video
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 20h
HUGE crowd last night in Kansas for Democrat Adam Hamilton who is running for US Senate. This is not good for Republicans but great for democracy.
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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 22h
It would really be great if folks not affiliated with the Trump Administration could stop using "Department of War." The Department of Defense is a statutory creation, and the name is statutorily given--the administration cannot unilaterally change it.
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Mary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 11h
Where is Dan Sullivan on this?
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11h
The NYPD (God bless 'em) has just released their surveillance videos, which show unequivocally that all the statements made by Markwayne Mullin about the Marble Hill shooting are false. But then we knew that. Let's give him a five-Pinocchios award for today's show. bsky.app/profile/reic...
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David Crowley @davidcrowley4wi.bsky.social · 12h
This campaign is about making sure everybody has a seat at the table. Thank you to everybody who came out to our rally in Beloit with Governor Wes Moore.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20h
NEW: A private-equity executive took a top Pentagon role to help secure weapons contracts and critical minerals for the Department of Defense. After he joined, a firm he has ties to began landing major military contracts.
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The Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department Official
The top Pentagon official left Alvarez & Marsal Capital after ProPublica started looking into his financial ties. The contracts with a related company are another example of firms close to the Trump a...
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Cait Conley @caitfornewyork.bsky.social · 11h
Honored to be in Pearl River today supporting the Center for Safety & Change at the Simona & Jerome A. Chazen Business Luncheon. Congratulations to the honorees who have been so amazing to our community.
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Randy Villegas @villegas4congress.bsky.social · 21h
As the son of Mexican immigrants, I know firsthand how terrifying reports of masked federal agents in unmarked cars can be for our families here in the Valley. Please know your rights & contact a rapid response network when you see ICE in our communities. faithinthevalley.org
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Anders Åslund @andersaslund.bsky.social · 11h
How can anybody be surprised that Trump makes a for the US meaningless Diesel deal with Putin to end sanctions on Russia? Have you not understood that Trump supports Russia against Ukraine, the West & the US? Few things are more obvious.
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11th Hour with Ali Velshi @11thhourmsnow.bsky.social · 9h
"I really struggle with calling them 'officers' because they have less training than my nail tech" @cmgreer.bsky.social reacts to the ICE shooting of a man with his child in his car in New York City.
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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 8h
Bill Maher calls out Thom Tillis for parading as a maverick while voting to confirm Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, Kristi Noem, and RFK Jr. Tillis: I'm telling you, I fucked up and he needs to go.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 16h
Florida's Cuban diaspora is split by Trump administration: 'The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today'
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Florida's Cuban diaspora is split by Trump administration: 'The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today'
Just weeks before the November 3 midterm elections, Cuban Americans' once-overwhelming support for President Donald Trump is beginning to crack, driven by his immigration policy, the cost of living, and the worsening situation in Cuba.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 13h
The elderly president desperately attempted to smear a Democratic rising star.
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Panicked Trump Loses It at Dem Star After Explosive Debate
The president launched into a deranged midnight rant.
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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 10h
Officials are warning immigrant communities across California of a potential pre-election surge in ICE operations that has reportedly led to dozens of recent arrests, mainly in the Central Valley.
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Is a pre-election ICE surge underway in California? Here’s what we know
Officials are warning immigrant communities across California of a potential pre-election surge in ICE operations that has reportedly led to dozens of recent arrests, mainly in the Central Valley.
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Tom Bonier @tbonier.bsky.social · 19h
That’s not a misprint - more Latino voters have cast a ballot already than did at the same point in the 2024 presidential election.
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Tom Bonier @tbonier.bsky.social · 11h
I wrote up my findings on the early vote in a little greater detail here tombonier.substack.com/p/early-note...
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Early Notes on Early Votes
Voters of Color Could be Reshaping the 2026 Map
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 16h
Whistles work! New York, get some whistles.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 16h
In case you missed it last night: we are seeing reports all over the country of immigration surges and state violence. If you need whistles for your community, we will send you 100-3000 3d printed for free, and we will love doing it. 3dwhistles.com
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11h
"Papa, don't die." That's what a 5-year-old cried after an ICE agent fired seven shots into the car carrying him and his father in New York City, striking his dad in the neck. @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social reacts to the agent's history of alleged excessive force and unlawful arrests.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10h
Since the start of Trump’s second term, federal agents have detained at least 70 American children. In one instance, a 15-year-old with disabilities was handcuffed outside a school in Los Angeles when agents mistook him for an alleged gang member.
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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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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 9h
“ICE is operating outside the limits of its legal authority, and the people of Fresno are paying the price…” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/u...
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Off-Duty ICE Agent Is Shot and Arrested After Sleeping on Lawn in California
A woman found the agent asleep on her lawn early Friday, and her 72-year-old father shot the agent after he assaulted her, the police said.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10h
Trump promised to lower prices by imposing tariffs. Economists warned they'd do the opposite. Voters elected him anyway, and prices went up. @jvl.bsky.social tells @crampell.bsky.social how the country managed to invent an entirely new economic phenomenon: “moronic inflation.”
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 11h
The crowd for Turnstile’s show was fired up for James Talarico 🔥
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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 8h
Valkyries fans celebrate Golden State advancing to the WNBA Finals during a watch party at Prescott Market in Oakland. The Valkyries swept the Las Vegas Aces in the semifinals and will next play the Atlanta Dream next Saturday (Oct. 17) at Chase Center. 📽️: Yalonda M. James/S.F. Chronicle
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 14h
Rob Sand, Democrat, Iowa, up 11 in the newest Times poll. Trump won Iowa three times, the last one by double digits. Either Iowa changed or Trump did. The same poll says which. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/a-logger-j...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 9h
Blakeman has a history of racist rhetoric. 📌March 2024: Accused by the NY Immigration Coalition of racist anti-immigrant dog whistles. 📌June 2025: Civil rights groups challenged his county’s ICE partnership, warning of racial profiling and intimidation.
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NBC Bay Area @nbcbayarea.com · 9h
#BREAKING In just Year 2 of the franchise's existence, the Golden State Valkyries are headed to the WNBA Finals. nbcbay.com/11wT465
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 9h
“They have less training than my nail tech.” Christina Greer blasts the ICE officers whom Donald Trump has empowered to carry out his violent immigration crackdown. “New Yorkers have been very clear that this is not something that they will tolerate.”
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 9h
the big difference between beto and talarico is that trump is a lot less popular now. (also paxton's a terrible candidate.)
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 20h
New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854
Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…
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Roger Sollenberger @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social · 9h
The Guardian, four days ago: “Fuel is being shipped from South Korea to Russia via sanctioned [UK, EU] tankers as Moscow scrambles for supplies amid the war in Ukraine, a move one expert said ‘undermines’ Seoul’s public backing for Kyiv.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 11h
Mt. Pleasant! YOU did that. WE are going to win.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 9h
Trump just had a massive meltdown over losing the Nobel Peace Prize to South African anti-apartheid jurist Navi Pillay. Trump attacked Pillay, admitted he knows nothing about her, claimed he deserves EIGHT Nobel Peace Prizes, took credit for preventing wars around the world,… 1/
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 22h
Shared some thoughts on the Trump administration’s boat strikes: “In the absence of an armed conflict,” Finucane said, “the term for premeditated killing is generally murder.” www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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And the Nobel Peace Prize Goes to … the Opposite of Trump
The world is watching a split screen: In one panel, humanity sees jurists such as Navi Pillay of South Africa, who just won the Nobel Peace Prize for her decades of struggling for international law, i...
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 14h
In which @karaswisher.bsky.social recorded a surprise message for @caseynewton.bsky.social about his decision to rejoin Elon Musk's X, which we played for him on this week's Power Lines. Watch the full episode on YouTube: youtu.be/cGLpMYiWAp8
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Tina Kotek @tinakotek.bsky.social · 14h
When Christine Drazan had the chance to make data centers pay their fair share and lower your household utility bills, she voted no.
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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 18h
SCOOP: Rep. Max Miller's girlfriend of nearly two years was just indicted by a grand jury on three charges, including grand theft. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Rep. Max Miller's girlfriend was just indicted
A grand jury formally charged Jaclyn Alatrash, the congressman's partner of nearly two years, with grand theft.
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