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Larry @larrynolan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
From Bill McKibben.
billmckibben.substack.com
A human environmentalism
Slightly weird edition with some thoughts on the AI moment
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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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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"I can't let you filibuster," says MacCallum, as El-Sayed ticks off gas prices, food prices, service members killed or stationed overseas for long assignments...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“.. The announcement comes as the US is grappling with one of the worst measles outbreaks in decades.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/10/2026
Q: Your approval rating with Latino voters has dropped down to 27% TRUMP: You're fake news. You're CNN. My poll numbers are great. All you have to do is look at the crowds we're drawing.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“.. The U.S. is enduring its worst year for measles since 1991 ..” @apnews.com apnews.com/article/meas...
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This proves only two things. The Ukrainian campaign against Russian refineries is causing serious damage. Putin has asked Trump to help him out and the US president obliged.
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Larry @larrynolan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Public Grift by Trump with Kremlin !
nytimes.com
U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
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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Larry @larrynolan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Crime, Corruption, and worse.
paulkrugman.substack.com
The Trump Administration is a Cesspit of Corruption
And fighting it should be at the heart of the Democratic agenda
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✨🦋𝓢𝓗𝓔𝓘𝓛𝓐 🦋✨ @sheilaharris.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
drannieandrews.com Dr. Annie Andrews is the best choice for South Carolina. She certainly understands foreign policy and she knows where Haiti is located on the map. #AnnieAndrewsForSenate #VoteBlueAllTheWayThrough #Blues
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Dr. Annie Andrews for Senate
Dr. Annie Andrews is a pediatrician and mom who has dedicated her career to fighting for a brighter future for all children...
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 30/09/2026
⚡️ Lithuania is moving to block Russian citizens and companies from buying property near high-risk strategic sites. united24media.com/world/lithua...
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Lithuania Moves to Block Russian Property Deals Near High-Risk Strategic Sites
Lithuania’s government approved a bill banning Russian and Belarusian citizens from purchasing real estate near strategic sites, even with residence permits.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: “We had proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump committed serious crimes”
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026
Trump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out.
Can the president use taxpayer funds to air his old campaign ads on TV?

No. Federal appropriations law has long barred using taxpayer funds for political advertising.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In light of Eric Schmitt beclowning himself trying to skewer Jack Smith, this piece from @davidcorn.bsky.social provides useful context www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Is this the most dangerous man in the US Senate?
Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri is pushing a tribalistic ideology suggesting only descendants of white Christian pioneers are true Americans.
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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 29/09/2026
Fresh update to our Habeas case tracker: More than 83,000 immigrants have filed cases challenging the legality of their detention so far since Jan. 2025. projects.propublica.org/habeas-track...
A screenshot of the ProPublica Habeas tracker showing a big 83,328 — the number of cases filed since Jan. 2025.
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Larry @larrynolan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our Missouri Senator, Eric Schmitt, of blood and soil fame, certainly made a fool of himself today with his staff’s major goof about Jack Smith. He’s a true American hero.
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Larry @larrynolan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What didn’t get published for everyone to read until now.
theatlantic.com
The THAAD Delusion
The story of a missile system placed in a role for which it was never intended illuminates the broader challenges facing the U.S. military.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026
New @jamestalarico.bsky.social ad just dropped.
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 28/09/2026
Trump is selling nuclear tech to Saudi Arabia despite reported US intelligence that the Saudis still want a bomb—while the Trumps have taken billions in bribes from the Saudis. This is Trump corruption at the expense of US national security. Stop the deal.
Saudi Arabia Open to Possibly Developing Nuclear Weapons
An intelligence assessment examined Saudi Arabia’s military ambitions as Congress reviews a new civilian nuclear deal between the U.S. and the kingdom
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My latest piece about SCOTUS' anti-voting decision was originally exclusively for Democracy Docket members. Based on the reaction, earlier today, the team decided to drop the paywall. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/just...
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Justice Jackson found a bright side. I am not sure I see one.
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the Trump administration can resume using its voter suppression database to help Republicans remove voters from the rolls, I called it what it is: a te...
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Larry @larrynolan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh yes - I approve and hope he reaches everyone so he loses control of our government. He can be stopped if we all vote for Democrats in November. He will be held accountable.
paulkrugman.substack.com
I Approve of Trump’s Ad
No, I haven’t lost my mind
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Build child care centers. Build health centers. Build community centers. Not data centers. And not ICE detention centers.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Zelenskyy: "For first time in Russia’s history, we now hear that its oil industry is running on fumes. Our target is Russia’s ability to finance this war, to drag it out, to make it more brutal & destructive. Russia’s finances & Russia’s production are what must be stopped if Putin is to be stopped”
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We have never looked weaker or more pathetic.
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Larry @larrynolan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
No protection?
nytimes.com
Opinion | Iran Exposed How Vulnerable Our Bases Are
The Pentagon must revamp how it positions its troops and equipment amid the proliferation of low-cost drones and precision missiles.
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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
I'm just a lowly art historian, but in moments like these I always think back to one early sign of Trump's wanton, pointless destructiveness: his demolition of the priceless & irreplaceable Art Deco relief sculptures on facade of the Bonwit Teller building, which he tore down to build Trump Tower
B&W photo of a building facaceRelief sculpture of a lithe figure in a dancing-like pose
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
2/ WH gives example of "In August 2026, MSNOW claimed that the Iran conflict had 'significantly depleted' the US military’s munitions supply." What was the MSNOW source for that claim? This document, which is published in the Federal Register:
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judithbolyard.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Vote BLUE! Stop the violence against innocent people by trump's ice gang
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judithbolyard.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
But the whole trump clan pocketed a lot of taxpayers money, and bribe money, and gift money, and con money...
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judithbolyard.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Well earned... Congrats
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judithbolyard.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
TY. Banksyart
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Larry @larrynolan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Can’t facts be ignored?
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Can We Find Literally Any Sign Deportations Are Helping Native-Born Workers?
Shoot the moon! Ten hypotheses, ten charts, and no payoff for native-born workers.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
​He does this every time. Maybe he's trying to wish it into reality. But the truth is, Russia chose to invade Ukraine four and a half years ago. Every day since then, they have chosen to continue it. The day they choose otherwise is the day the war will end.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is what a rigged economy looks like.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 21/09/2026
Speaking about modern tech leaders, Kara Swisher says, “There’s no guardrails on these people, ever.” “There’s never been a moment where the people do not get a say, and these people get to make decisions for the rest of us that are really problematic,” she tells @adriennelaf.bsky.social at #TAF26.
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
They lied during their Senate confirmation hearings. They should be impeached; lying constitutes perjury and/or high crimes and misdemeanors.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
MS NOW, CNN & Politico announced they will sue the White House today for banning them, legend 1st and 5th amendment violations.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 21/09/2026
My father died of a heart attack at only 39 years old. I’ve always kept an eye on my health because of that history. Now, I’m walking every day and taking a GLP-1 so I can be around for my family. My health journey isn’t over, but sharing this might help others.
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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It’s still funny to me that the US had a presidential election that was basically like “Should the US kill itself” and “Yes” won (2024)
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The deal handing Warner Bros. Discovery to Ellison is BAD for film, independent journalism & our democracy This battle may be over but our fight is not @democracydefendersaction.org & partners in the #BlockTheMerger Coalition will be watching the Ellisons, & you'll be hearing from us👇 -TN
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
James Talarico’s campaign could do lasting damage to the GOP www.salon.com/2026/09/21/j...
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James Talarico’s campaign could do lasting damage to the GOP
The Texas Democratic nominee for Senate is teaching evangelical voters that Christians can be liberal
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21/09/2026
Internal emails and documents obtained by The New York Times demonstrate President Trump’s political capture of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
Debris from fallen ceiling plaster soiled the carpet in the Grand Foyer inside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. A headline reads: "How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center." Photo by Salwan Georges for The New York Times.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The lawyer for the Venezuelan man shot by ICE yesterday says he was discharged from the hospital and transferred to ICE detention while the bullet was still inside of him, and that in Pearsall he's not received any pain meds and was forced to sleep on the floor.
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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said. It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Larry @larrynolan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We are complicit if we do not exercise our voice and writing and our VOTES in November 2026
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Christ, these people are monsters. Just monsters. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
So the US is “working on a deal” to buy Potash from a dictator allied with Putin instead of Canada.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Five corporations control 90% of the US media. Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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Larry @larrynolan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Trump Has Finally Lost the Plot— worthy of reading
nytimes.com
Opinion | Trump Has Finally Lost the Plot
It is now apparent that many Americans — probably enough Americans — are determined to live within the truth rather than the lie.
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Larry @larrynolan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
European union Hurting Trump who craves attention.
deadder.substack.com
European union
Globe and Mail
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