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Finding Threads more compelling than Bluesky, unfortunately!

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19h
🚨BREAKING: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over the past year investigated hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote, according to new records analyzed by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE  probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.
The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them.
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Matt 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🤔 @yupitsmatt.bsky.social · 13h
And every “I didn’t know” will be met with appropriate mockery. You know. You knew. But you thought you’d get rich so you didn’t care. #TrumpEffect #Blues
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14h
Don't forget that nearly all Republicans in Congress stood by and supported Trump's... -Tax cuts for the rich -Cuts to the social safety net -Iran War -ICE abductions & National Guard deployments -Inflationary tariffs -Blatant corruption His unpopularity is theirs too — and the midterms are here.
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knnott.bsky.social @knnott.bsky.social · 2h
I do like this!
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 03/10/2026
Katie Phang: "Get the fuck out of here. Are you kidding me? You think it's a good use of taxpayers time and money to be able to do illegal redactions and withholds that are now forcing me to have to go and sue? Are you joking? But this is how Todd Blanche thinks."
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 6h
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knnott.bsky.social @knnott.bsky.social · 2h
Where was his mate Jesus when he needed him?
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10h
VICTORY! A Georgia judge Wednesday dismissed a Republican lawsuit seeking to restrict where Gwinnett County voters can return mail ballots, ruling the law allows the county to accept ballots at designated early voting sites. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Georgia court rejects RNC bid to restrict mail ballot return access in state’s second-largest county
The ruling preserves an additional way for voters in Georgia’s second-most populous county to cast their ballots ahead of the November election.
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 18h
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 ever.
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knnott.bsky.social @knnott.bsky.social · 2h
But at least he is just a lying propagandist and not insanely delusional
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 6h
Today we got access to a smoking gun document from ICE that shows how it is weaponized against progressive groups registering voters while building a voter suppression database.
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knnott.bsky.social @knnott.bsky.social · 2h
A wanker of the deepest delusions!
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Richard, Toad the Just, Earl of Sausagetoad 🇬🇧 🇺🇸🌊 @richardlordtoad.bsky.social · 9h
They all knew, but sucked-up anyway...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Not that anyone needs a reminder but this man has the nuclear codes. Far too many people will just shrug this off or find some way to justify it. But Trump is unwell, incoherent, and a danger to us all.
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Why is 🇺🇸 media not reporting on this 128 day Albanian protest of Kushner and Ivanka’s insane corruption?
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knnott.bsky.social @knnott.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Birds are life. Timber is just a commodity. birdlife.org.au/help-protect...
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Help Protect Australia's Cockatoos - BirdLife Australia
Use our online action tool to make a submission now and let decision makers know these iconic birds need stronger recovery plans to ensure their survival for generations to come.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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USPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time
“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: The Republican National Committee (RNC) is piloting a training program for Wisconsin election observers to identify discrepancies with voting machines, as the GOP piles additional scrutiny on voting processes in the swing state. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP trained Wisconsin election observers to target voting machines in pivotal swing state
The new RNC program appears to mark an escalation from typical poll watching activities.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
ICYMI: “Two veteran FBI agents overseeing counterterrorism operations in the nation’s capital removed from their jobs and reassigned” — reportedly because they didn’t consider harassing phone calls to Katie Miller terrorism. 🤔 www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/two-...
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Black folks don’t hang themselves from trees.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I think I'm getting the hang of this.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Tuesday allowed a pro-voting challenge to Louisiana’s proof-of-citizenship voter registration law to move forward, including claims that the law discriminates against voters based on national origin. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Judge greenlights challenge to Louisiana anti-voting law, citing discrimination claims
The judge found that the pro-voting plaintiffs had plausibly alleged that officials in Lafayette Parish discriminated against some registration applicants based on national origin.
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1/ Montana just flipped switch to start kicking ppl off benefits. Starting Oct 1, the state can deny or cut Medicaid for about 70,000 adults who can't prove 80 hours a month of work, school, or volunteering. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is now real. 🧵 #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 29/09/2026
"A common argument I hear in favor of wealth taxes is about the ability of wealthy people to leverage their assets as a form of untaxed income. … If it is true that the asset-rich are skirting taxes with loans, the obvious solution is to close the loophole." www.liberalcurrents.com/tax-the-weal...
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Tax the Wealthy, Not Wealth
Don’t miss the forest for the tallest trees.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
extremely weird shit during the Jack Smith hearing -- Sen. Eric Schmitt's team briefly displays a poster board that Schmitt claims contains evidence Smith committed perjury, but then Schmitt's team takes it down before anybody can read it and refuses to show Smith what it says
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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How A.I. Super PACs Are Trying to Influence the Midterms
See how groups aligned with Anthropic and OpenAI have funneled major money into the fight for control of Congress.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
NEWS: GOP candidate Brandon Herrera defended massive CEO salaries, mocked renters as “bums,” joked about people who don’t “tip their landlords,” then compared being called a “renter” with a hard R to a racial slur.
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Brandon Herrera Defended High CEO Salaries, Joined Mocking of Renters
GOP candidate: "Did you really call me 'renter' with a hard 'r? It's 'renta' to you."
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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A 94-year-old Jewish human rights barrister was among more than 80 people arrested outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool while demonstrating in support of Palestine Action. The arrests came as Ed Miliband told critics of the government’s policy on Palestine: “We hear you. You were right"
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Dr. Amy Acton @amyactonoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I don’t own individual stocks, and I won’t own them as governor. The only thing I am invested in is lowering costs for Ohioans. Vivek Ramaswamy has over $5 million invested in the data center industry and millions more in many other industries that Ohio’s governor would be in charge of regulating.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
From Josh Helfgott: ICE detained a Los Angeles car washer and father of four for six months. His kids ended up in therapy, his family lost its income, and he is still fighting to stay in the country. José Padilla, 41, was detained by ICE on January 27 while he
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Republican members of the Georgia State Election Board (SEB) adopted a resolution Monday seeking the Trump administration to intervene in a vague crusade against the state’s voting system just weeks before the midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Georgia election board asks for Trump admin to help go after state’s voting machines
“I think this is federal overreach," the board's lone Democrat warned.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
IMPORTANT: There are 15 states that require in-person registration 28–30 days before an election, meaning this maybe your last week to register. Check your registration at Vote.gov.
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Register to vote in your state | Vote.gov
Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
SEN. WARREN: "They cut taxes and they always say ‘it's really going to pay off for you’ — every time academics come back say ‘What really happened is the richest people got richer and everybody else got left behind.’.. this is the 20.0 version of this.” (H/T @atrupar.com )
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Ray @raymolson22.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We are not being governed. We are being looted.
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Pocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today before Senate.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I spend my days fighting for voters in court. Most of what happens there never makes the news. That's why I started Democracy Docket. Sign up now. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.
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Debbie Northway 🇦🇺🦘🐨 @debbienorthway.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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knnott.bsky.social @knnott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
chaser.com.au/general-news... And it probably bypassed the proof of identity check!
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ChatGPT understands wanting sweet relief of death after interacting with MyGov – The Chaser
The moment the robot started interacting with myGov systems, it understood the feeling almost too well.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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Kim A. Wagner @kimatiwagner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"That is a war crime. That is barbarism. And it is something the United States must never be associated with." I don't know, man - I think it might be a bit too late for that...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/09/2026
NEWS: The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump regime’s emergency request to enforce new restrictions on mail ballots ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. See the full decision and learn more here.
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Supreme Court Blocks Trump Mail-Ballot Restrictions for 2026 Midterms
The justices rejected the Trump regime's emergency request, leaving new ballot-envelope, barcode and voter-data requirements on hold.
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
With 50 days until the midterms, I urge you all to: 1) Help get out the vote. 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference. 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism. We are the only ones who can end this nightmare. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Oh.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15/09/2026
Thread 👇
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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