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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump was so fundamentally unprepared for this war that within days of the war starting, our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians. Every single American should be furious about that."
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
NEW: The Trump administration keeps denying and downplaying that immigration agents have been detaining Americans. It’s wrong. We’ve found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.
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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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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/10/2026
As budget director, Russell Vought has often ignored Congress by … not signing the checks. At other times, he’s been able to take money Congress intended for one thing and use it for something else by justifying it as a “national emergency.” Listen to our latest episode:
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Podcast: Who’s the Shadow President?
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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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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.
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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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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026
Our Pulitzer-winning "Friends of the Court" series began with this story that revealed how SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas had, for 20+ years, been treated to undisclosed luxury vacations by real estate titan and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow. (Published April 2023)
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Clarence Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From Major GOP Donor
Island-hopping on a superyacht. Private jet rides around the world. The undisclosed gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the Supreme Court. “It’s incomprehensible to me tha...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
"Why should Canadians trust Americans who have twice elected someone they consider a venal, dangerous buffoon? They could excuse them for being 'tricked' the first time. But electing him again, by a bigger margin the second time, tells them all they need to know." — @brynntannehill.bsky.social
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The view from Canada: Make America Think Again
Rebuilding trust will take generations.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
CARTOON OF THE DAY…
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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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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, this argument should be chilling. Trying to limit freedom of the press under the guise of national security is what tinpot dictators do. That’s not how a functioning democracy works.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hurting the president’s feelings isn’t a national security threat Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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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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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026
New in PN: The blackmail part out loud "Trump immediately insisted he was 'only kidding.' But that too is a lie — he's already refused to pay promised funds for North Carolina’s relief, FEMA funds to blue states in the wake of disasters, and attempted to use blackmail to swing election results."
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The blackmail part out loud
He’s not joking. He’s confessing.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
In Alligator Alcatraz, detainees were forced into small outdoor cages for hours at a time. In Camp East Montana, detainees report beatings from guards and denial of medical care. In Delaney Hall, detainees report unsafe drinking water and retaliatory abuse for speaking up. Unimaginable cruelty.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers voted against legislation guaranteeing health care for first responders sickened by the Sept. 11 attacks. On 9 separate votes or legislative actions between 2003-2010, he opposed, tried to block, or sought to restrict federal health care funding for 9/11 responders.
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Mike Rogers opposed 9/11 responder health care not twice, but nine times - Detroit Metro Times
Newly uncovered record shows Mike Rogers repeatedly opposed efforts to establish, advance, or fund medical care for people sickened after the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
If Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and Elon Musk all agree that we have to slow down - and now - something serious clearly happened with a frontier AI model. Journalists should be digging in to this. We aren’t getting the whole story here.
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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
For anyone wondering about the cozy relationship the Ellisons have with the President and his family and how that relationship is driving and economically profiting from this merger. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Jared Kushner – and three Arab monarchies – are at the heart of the Paramount-WBD bid | Mohamad Bazzi
The president’s son-in-law is once again at the center of an international business deal that will require administration approval
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 08/09/2026
“UIC estimates that Cook County retail and restaurant businesses have lost roughly $1.26 billion in commercial activity and about $107 million in tax revenue since ICE enforcement increased last year.”
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Chicago-Area Businesses Lost $1.2 Billion Because Of Immigration Crackdown, Report Says
Border Patrol's Operation Midway Blitz and ICE arrests discouraged Cook County shoppers from spending money, according to a new UIC report.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
People need to go to jail for this. Full stop.
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 04/08/2026
Edwin Lopez Cornejo, a young man who was detained at Delaney Hall, died this weekend. He leaves behind a family and community who deserve answers.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 04/08/2026
BREAKING — Another person died at Delaney Hall. The family of Edwin Lopez Cornejo (age 39) said he was not receiving the medications required to treat his diabetes, and blames his death on the lack of medical care (via USA Today). www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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Another detainee dies at controversial NYC-area ICE facility
Edwin Lopez Cornejo died Aug. 1, his family said. Cornejo's mother blamed her son's death on him not receiving medications needed to treat his diabetes.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026
This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Hey Chicago! An ICE contractor is trying to buy our parking meters — and City Council decides whether that happens THIS WEEK. We've got time to stop this, but we need as many people as possible to fight back: tinyurl.com/icepark
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/06/2026
Everyone should be extremely concerned that birthright citizenship was 5-4 and not unanimous.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
BREAKING: Judge Sullivan just granted my Motion for Preliminary Injunction, ordering Todd Blanche to produce TO THE PUBLIC, on or before July 2nd, specific UNREDACTED Epstein Files documents or show cause as to why they should not be produced. Details to come! www.courtlistener.com/docket/73246...
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#15 in PHANG v. BLANCHE (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-01417) – CourtListener.com
ORDER granting 9 Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 6/25/2026. (lcegs1) (Entered: 06/25/2026)
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Prime Day reminder that Amazon... -Helps fuel ICE's deportations -Gave $1M to Trump's inauguration -Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump -Shelled out $75M for the Melania doc -Donated to Trump's ballroom -Wants to reboot The Apprentice w/ Don Jr
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Just 10 days after the SpaceX IPO, the stock has plunged and the average investor has seen most of their initial gains disappear. And don't forget: rules protecting investors from volatile new stocks were gutted — at SpaceX's behest. The universe's largest Ponzi scheme?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice. Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice. Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice. Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice. It does not have to be like this.
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More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program
Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits prog
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Tesla & SpaceX have benefited from ~$40B in government subsidies. Tesla paid $0 in federal income taxes in 2025, despite $5.7B in income. SpaceX has paid little to nothing in taxes since it was founded. Now Elon is a trillionaire who has pumped over $300M into our elections. The vicious cycle.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
NEW: The Kennedy Center is a reminder that we can win, it will be messy, and Trump will be petty. The illegal effort to put Donald Trump's name on the Kennedy Center has always been a metaphor — but, this weekend, it became a story of how we get through this. Tonight, at Law Dork:
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The Kennedy Center is a reminder that we can win, it will be messy, and Trump will be petty
The illegal effort to put Donald Trump's name on the Kennedy Center has always been a metaphor — but, this weekend, it became a story of how we get through this.
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End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Mayor Paige Cognetti is spot-on. Building a government that's accountable to working people requires members of Congress who aren't beholden to corporations or busy trading stocks. The system needs to change, and that change starts with leaders like Mayor Cognetti. #PA08
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Some BIG updates in my lawsuit against Acting AG, Todd Blanche, as we gear up for the hearing on June 30th for my Motion for Preliminary Injunction: youtu.be/VEhwSjxrt1c?...
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Trump DOJ SPIRALS as MY Epstein Lawsuit HEATS UP in COURT!!
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Shout-out to @brendanballou.bsky.social and my incredible legal team at @publicintegritylaw.bsky.social for their amazing work on my case! www.rawstory.com/todd-blanche...
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Lawyer astounded as Todd Blanche 'admits' to violating Epstein law in court filing
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has conceded to violating the Epstein law in a court filing, according to a legal analyst on Tuesday.Michael Popok, host of the "Legal AF" podcast, spoke with Bren...
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Status Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
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🚨BREAKING: COPS CLASH With ICE Protesters at Delaney Hall ICE Prison
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Status Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
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🚨BREAKING: COPS CLASH With ICE Protesters at Delaney Hall ICE Prison
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Status Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
🚨 “YOU CAN’T TELL JOURNALISTS THEY CAN’T PROTECT THEMSELVES.” On Day 16 of the strike, @jordanchariton.bsky.social confronts police over orders blocking journalists & protesters from bringing protective gear near DH. Police suggested the order is coming from Newark Mayor @rasjbaraka.bsky.social.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
This is some corrupt shit Ivanka and Jared are trying to pull over in Albania. Support the Albanian protesters as they have helped bring global attention to this insane $1.4 billion resort Ivanka and Jared are trying to build on irreplaceable and priceless environmental wetlands.
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KFire @krfire.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Scott Pelley Accuses CBS News Boss of ‘Murdering’ ‘60 Minutes’ www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/b...
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Scott Pelley Accuses CBS News Boss of ‘Murdering’ ‘60 Minutes’
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 23/04/2026
They paused Oversight Committee hearings the minute we started getting answers about the Epstein files. Now it’s “roundtables”: no rules, no oaths, no subpoenas. You do the math. Because the moment accountability shows up, they shut it down. The survivors deserve better.
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KFire @krfire.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
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The FBI Director Is MIA
Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Clarence Thomas ruled in favor of Citizens United. Harlan Crow's political contributions then went up 862%. Then we later find out Thomas let Crow take him on lavish trips, buy his mom's house, and help fund his wife's conservative nonprofit. But go on about how "progressivism" is a problem...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/04/2026
"You're just voluntarily complying with this whimsical cosplay" -- holy shit, Tim Kaine is *demolishing* Russ Vought
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Amazon will pay $20.5 million to settle allegations that two of its Oregon data centers helped contaminate groundwater. This is exactly why communities across the country are organizing to stop data centers — and winning. Never doubt your power to change the system.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice. It doesn't have to be this way.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 11/04/2026
Run into ground by incompetents and looters who now need to close the Center for “repairs” as cover. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
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Another round of layoffs hits Kennedy Center ahead of two-year closure
Programming was impacted in the cuts, people familiar with the matter said. It’s unclear how many departments were affected or how many people were terminated.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
With this settlement the US is worse off in every way than it was before the war; Iran is strengthened by the huge new tolls in the Straits of Hormuz, paid by the whole world. (1/14)
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 01/04/2026
finally
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