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Brooke Pierce @bpie7.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
People are right to be mad about the predictable Platner fiasco, but it's worth remembering that last year a ton of establishment Democrats supported disgraced sexual harasser Andrew Cuomo against clean-as-a-whistle Zohran. Tolerating problem men is an issue across the ideological spectrum.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Regarding Graham Platner, I wrote this piece a month ago and asked him publicly to really consider his responsibility to not only the voters of Maine but the country. Lots of folks got pissed at me for being so blunt. Well, here we are. Full essay: charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/thoughts-o...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Microsoft is laying off 4,800 workers today. Its CEO made $96.5M in 2025, a 22% increase from the previous year. Microsoft made $101B in net income last year — and raked in up to $12.5B in tax breaks from Trump's Big Ugly Bill. This is what a rigged system looks like.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
It’s kind of astonishing how mainstream the belief Trump is lying about his “assassination attempts” has become. Could it be because Trump is more interested in investigating made up crimes against the reflecting pool than any of the alleged attacks on him.
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Senseidai2547❌👑 @senseidai.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Hey Texans: this your Congressman? He's telling you he doesn't GAF about you, and implies you're probably lazy if you can't afford lobster and steak. He's retiring. 😀 Vote Marquette Greene-Scott. 🗳️ ballotpedia.org/Marquette_Gr... #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #RepublicansAreDestroyingAmerica
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Birthright citizenship is in the constitution. To the 3 justices who chose to ignore it, you know what's NOT in the constitution? The number of justices!
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Clarence Thomas says the 14th Amendment should be read narrowly because it was written for formerly enslaved people. By that logic, the 2nd Amendment was written for muskets, not AR-15s. Funny how that kind of originalism only shows up when it's convenient.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The Supreme Court closed out its term with some blockbuster rulings that denied Trump some of the power he's demanded. But don't be fooled. This is still the same old MAGA Court, as it continues to shift the country far to the right. Guest contributor @importantmeagan.bsky.social connects the dots.
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The Supreme Court's Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad End Of Term
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/06/2026
The lawmaker spent nearly two decades voting against paid leave.
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Tom Kean Jr. sought help for depression. He hasn’t made it easy for others to do the same.
The lawmaker spent nearly two decades voting against paid leave.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
NEW: A federal judge just ruled that the National Park Service cannot interfere with a protest group's ongoing demonstration featuring signs accusing Trump of sexual abuse and a flag with the caption '8647.'
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Judge rules Trump abuse protest signs, ‘86 47’ flag are protected speech
Judge Randolph Moss ruled that an activist group can continue to display anti-Trump signage without fear of interference from the National Park Service.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/06/2026
Nehls: You have to love our country. This is what we gotta do. We gotta put a big bed sheet over the Statue of Liberty. She gotta go to sleep for a while. I'm not saying she's dead. Instead of having a torch, maybe it needs a stop sign.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/06/2026
Nehls on how House GOP will make case for affordability back home: Nehls: What are you talking about? I'm gonna get me lobster tails. Some nice rib eyes. Reporter: Do you think the 60% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck can afford that? Nehls: Maybe not. Maybe they don't work as hard as me.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Talarico: Every bar has that guy. He’s loud, he’s obnoxious, he makes all the women in the bar feel uncomfortable. He hears you say your name to the bartender and then adds his drink to your tab when you’re not looking. That’s Paxton. And I don’t know about y’all, but I’m done picking up his tab.
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
While we are all focused on Trump's bullshit in Iran, the war in Ukraine wages on. www.npr.org/2026/06/26/n...
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Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments, as Russia strikes Ukraine
Ukraine launched a major nighttime attack on a dozen Russian regions, Russian-held Crimea and the surrounding seas, and Russia attacked various regions of Ukraine, as their war grinds on.
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Trump is reportedly furious that the annual ranking of US presidents by a committee of 50 top presidential historians was released today, and the committee almost unanimously ranked Trump’s second term as the worst in US history. ====================
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
AOC: These are two young, talented, intelligent women who got elected against all odds, against millions of dollars. Perhaps there is something we can learn from them.
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prayingmantes.bsky.social @prayingmantes.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
There are more poor white people in the US than any other group. Getting POC to leave will not help those white Americans in the least.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This is blatant racism. Hard to take seriously Republicans denouncing stuff like this at the Maury GOP meeting when so many of them are now opening saying it.
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
On the fourth anniversary of the overturning of Roe v Wade remember that they lied to get their seats on the Supreme Court
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Bill Leibenguth @bill-leibenguth.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
So why are Texans suffering so badly?
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 25/06/2026
Bluesky launched in February 2023 as an invite-only platform. As of June 2026, we have 45 million users. For reference, that's almost the population of Argentina. Thank you for being here with us 💙 Here’s to the next 45 million accounts.
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LaMeep @lameep.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
JD Vance is admitting, CONFESSING, that they have committed crimes against the nation and humanity worse than Watergate on the daily. We are not angry enough.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Immigrants made America. If you hate immigrants, you hate America.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Friends, they’re not even trying to hide their voter suppression. ⬇️
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/06/2026
Hakeem Jeffries points out that Trump "suffers from Obama derangement syndrome"
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drronaldchevalier.bsky.social @drronaldchevalier.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Cut to clip of Hegseth repeatedly saying “we negotiate with bombs”
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
As the midterms get closer, President Donald Trump and his allies are kicking their efforts to suppress voting into high gear. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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This week at Democracy Docket: Trump’s plan to suppress voting this fall starts with California
As the midterms get closer, President Donald Trump and his allies are kicking their efforts to suppress voting into high gear.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
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Freewheelin’ White Shark, PhD (he/him) @unlabeledelder.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I think saying Trump is crazy, insane or has dementia is giving him a pass. He’s an insufferable, willfully ignorant asshole and has been so his entire life.
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Just Another Resister @rudyromeiro.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
If you want more proof what #Substack stands for... bsky.app/profile/rudy...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I am proud to say that Democracy Docket does not publish on Substack. www.democracydocket.com
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Brett Meiselas @bmeiselas.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I’d like to live in a country where a grandma doesn’t have to work as a Door Dash driver to pay for her husband’s cancer treatment
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 09/04/2026
All of us must be civil rights activists at this moment. Just like those who showed up, stood up, and spoke out today at the National Action Network’s 2026 Convention. If we don’t have a fair election in November, we won’t have any more elections.
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jhessberg.bsky.social @jhessberg.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
At least we know she didn't plagiarize that one from Michelle.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/04/2026
Tucker Carlson: "It's vile. It begins w/ a promise to use the US military to commit a war crime. Those people who are in direct contact w/ the president need to say 'No. I'll resign. I'll do whatever I can do legally to stop this, bc this is insane. And if given the order, I'm not carrying it out'"
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Miles Taylor: "We’re just three people away from stopping Trump’s madman meltdown.

Three. 

That’s the number of House Republicans who — if they chose to act — could change history. Right now.

By demanding he step down, voting to impeach, or flipping control of the House."
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Rep. Ted Lieu isn't backing down.
Screenshot of a tweet by Rep. Ted Lieu stating that U.S. military law prohibits war crimes, including strikes on civilian infrastructure that cause disproportionate harm. The tweet warns that service members must disobey illegal orders and could face prosecution by a future administration if they commit war crimes.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
“Acts or threats of violence the primary purpose of which is to spread terror among the civilian population are prohibited.” Geneva Convention Additional Protocol I and Department of Defense Law of War Manual, § 5.2.2
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Neil Before Zod @waytowichneil.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Here’s the thing. I don’t care about your religious beliefs or your moral and ethical codes until it interferes in the lives, and the rights of others. Just because you claim to take guidance from a 2000 year old book of fiction, you do not get to invalidate the existence of the LGBTQIA+ community.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
If you didn’t see it coming, you weren’t paying attention. And he doesn’t have to do it formally to defy Congress, he can do it with actions that they can’t stop.
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Matt Dery @deryspeaks.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Post it in the bulletin board. You may never see it again!
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Democratic House Rep. Ted Lieu to Trump’s FCC Chair Brendan Carr: “Take your fascist shit and shove it.” 🔥
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Social media created this nonsense idea that not exposing yourself to hatred is isolationist. Choosing to not spend your free time with bigots isn’t living in a bubble. I don’t need to know what’s going on at X. I won’t be smarter or more knowledgeable or empathic by being there. Neither will you.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/02/2026
A reminder that fake voter fraud and false claims of election rigging were always the plan. Here’s a direct message from Assange to Don Jr way back in 2016.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 16/02/2026
My message remains the same a year later. We don’t have kings in America, and I won’t bend the knee to one.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
So the United States will only use empty warehouses to house people it wants to terrorize, not people it wants to shelter from the cold. We really are not a very good-natured country.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
I think we are going to have a Democratic-controlled Senate. And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials. As the Constitution requires. Not the bullshit fake trials like the ones that the Senate held in 2020 and 2021...
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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
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