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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 11h

I thought they were directing this specifically to Republicans and MAGA who have been cut out of people's lives. It's definitely not all of the U.S.! It's a minority combined with voter suppression, the Electoral College, propaganda, and corruption.

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Vote Blue: Bluewave Political Message

ALT: Vote Blue: Bluewave Political Message

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 11h

It is a call to join me in bringing awareness, calling your Congress people, speaking out against it. Because when enough people outcry they change their behavior. Like the propaganda ads you paid for until both sides caused a ruckus and they stopped using tax dollars. They need it to backfire.

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 09/10/2026

Hard to overstate how much Hegseth's execution stream mirrors the U.S. military's traditional description of ISIS propaganda: broadcast killings designed to send a message, strike fear and create a social media spectacle. Will almost certainly be repurposed by online terror cells

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Update: Add a $90 Medicare check to the list. It goes to about 20.8 million Part B enrollees, weeks before the midterms. About 40 million other enrollees get nothing. The money comes from a fund Congress created in 2008. Your money, handed back with his name on it.

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I am calling on every network, newsroom, streaming service, and social media platform to refuse to carry this execution. Do not air the feed. Do not host the clips. Do not let it auto-play into anyone’s timeline, least of all a child’s. Listen here: substack.com/@lauracstolk...

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Collapsing

Listen: The administration is bursting before our eyes and they will ramp up the constant chaos and outrage before it’s done. It’s to the point of streaming an execution that should not be aired.

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

You never have to subscribe to anything to read my work. I do appreciate it if you share it, though. Here is what I propose people can do to stop this:

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I am calling on every network, newsroom, streaming service, and social media platform to refuse to carry it. Do not air the feed. Do not host the clips. Do not let it autoplay into anyone's timeline, least of all a child's. Please join me. substack.com/@lauracstolk... substack.com/@lauracstolk...

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Laura C. Stolk (@lauracstolk)

State of the Republic: Refuse to Air the Execution The Pentagon plans to livestream a firing squad execution at Fort Hood at 1 p.m. on Thursday, December 3. Pete Hegseth told Real America's Voice he...

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The Pentagon plans to livestream an execution. I am calling on every network, newsroom, streaming service, and social media platform to refuse to carry it. Do not air the feed. Do not host the clips. Do not let it into anyone's timeline, least of all a child's. substack.com/@lauracstolk...

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Laura C. Stolk (@lauracstolk)

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Oh, but it is! thestateoftherepublic.substack.com/p/he-said-wh...

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 07/10/2026

Ten years ago today, we heard the most damning recording in modern politics—and then quickly discovered that "damning" no longer meant "disqualifying." Read @ilyseh.bsky.social on the legacy of the 'Access Hollywood' tape. www.thebulwark.com/p/access-hol...

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10 Years After the ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape

In retrospect, it marked the end of the gender politics debate.

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

His rallies before Nov. 2024 were so empty. Remember he would just stand there and sway in silence. Harris on the other hand had massive, excited crowds. Something is rotten, as they say.

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

$5,000 if Republicans win. $500 checks weeks before the vote. And reportedly no help for Ohio under a Democratic governor. A carrot, a butter-up, and a stick, all paid with your money. Is it election interference? Is it impeachable? My new piece: thestateoftherepublic.substack.com/p/a-carrot-b...

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A Carrot, Butter-Up, and a Stick.

The election is coming. The president is interfering.

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Your tax dollars are paying for Trump campaign ads. The Department of Homeland Security committed $20 million to three ads built around the president. Is this legal? thestateoftherepublic.substack.com/p/love-me-pa...

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Love Me, Paid for by You

Your tax dollars are buying Trump campaign ads. Isn’t there a law against that?

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Did you know? Rumble received venture backing from Peter Thiel & J.D. Vance. Investment was led by Narya Capital, a Cincy-based venture firm co-founded by Vance, and investment from Thiel. Financial disclosures showed Vance held a personal equity stake in Rumble. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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Andrew Tate’s Empire of Abuse

How the defining figure of the manosphere built a fortune—and became a political force—by systematically exploiting women.

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The flags came down from the trucks. The comment threads went silent. The neighbor who told you to cry more now says he just isn't that into politics. There's a name for that. Welcome to the Extinction Burst. thestateoftherepublic.substack.com/p/welcome-to...

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

From The State of the Republic: Nobody votes for dictatorship. Yet only 3.5 percent of American voters would vote against their own candidate to punish undemocratic behavior. Democracy is slipping worldwide, but why? thestateoftherepublic.substack.com/p/democracy-...

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Democracy, What is it Good For?

We should be asking so many questions and finding the answers.

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A comprehensive overview of our Democratic Republic, those trying to dismantle it, our disturbed shared reality, and a roadmap to repair. thestateoftherepublic.substack.com/p/companion-...

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Companion Guide to State of the Republic

A Podcast Overview of the State of the Republic Collection of Works

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have discovered a new antibiotic, known as manikomycin, that may be a bulwark in the fight against drug-resistant superbugs. By attacking the ribosome in a never-before-seen way, manikomycin can evade the existing mechanisms pathogens have developed to resist antibiotics.

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"So many people are coming to us who have never come to the food bank before. It used to be people who were working hourly-wage jobs. Now we see salary employees." Maybe we should measure the "strength" of the economy not by the stock market but by the length of the line at our local food bank?

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 28/09/2026

“When the Trump Administration converts taxpayer money to use for partisan hype-pieces, it not only affronts the law, but it inevitably leads to the diversion of taxpayer funds from important government programs that support the American public.” More on Trump’s corrupt propaganda campaign ⬇️

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Trump Goes Full-Orwell

The administration’s propaganda hype-ads are an abuse of power.

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A 2025 law ties federal student loans to graduate pay. The degrees most likely to fail train social workers, counselors, and teachers. Most are women. The cuts land July 1, 2028, four months before the election. Class Dismissed: thestateoftherepublic.substack.com/p/class-dism...

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Class Dismissed

How a tax bill, a think tank, and four state legislatures are reshaping who goes to college.

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A mobile machine scans the phones in its radius. The system poses as a legitimate cellular base station, and nearby phones connect to it without their owners knowing. TX is not the only state. The U.S. is just the newest market for the company behind the technology. substack.com/@lauracstolk...

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The Tower in the Tahoe

A Podcast: Surveillance technology is already being used by law enforcement across America. Texas is a good place to learn about what is happening.

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Astrea1965(pic is©️)💙🌊🦋🐸 @astrea1965.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 BLACK PEOPLE DO NOT HANG THEMSELVES FROM TREES. This man was discovered just before 8AM this morning & it was immediately ruled a suicide by the medical examiner. This is Upper Marlboro, Maryland. THIS IS NOT NORMAL! #BLM Reporting by NBC4 Washington on IG. substack.com/@letsgetinto...

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LetsGetIntoIt2025 (@letsgetintoit2025)

Again. BLACK PEOPLE DO NOT HANG THEMSELVES FROM TREES. This man was discovered just before 8AM this morning and it was immediately ruled a suicide by the medical examiner. This happened in Upper...

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's the progression of decades. bsky.app/profile/laur...

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The downfall of shared reality is the slope we're sliding down. bsky.app/profile/laur...

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Sign Off: How Losing the Evening News Divided Us From Walter Cronkite's final "And that's the way it is" in 1981 to Trump TV launching on YouTube in September 2026, this article traces the collapse of America's shared media reality. thestateoftherepublic.substack.com/p/sign-off?u...

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Sign Off

How losing the evening news divided us

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal. As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.

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AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Albania's "flamingo revolution" hit day 111. Protesters in Tirana want PM Edi Rama's resignation over a luxury resort linked to Jared and Ivanka, built on protected wetlands that shelter flamingos and endangered sea turtles. A similar fight continues in Serbia over another Kushner-linked project.

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Shortly after Hit/er came to power, he ordered the construction of the New Reich Chancellery, a showpiece of the Third Reich designed to project a sense of power and grandeur. There was an extensive underground complex with a bunker and bomb shelter. Sound familiar? www.fold3.com/blog/january...

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Republicans, time to separate yourselves if the current state of affairs is not you.

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Time to separate yourselves if you don't want to continue to own everything he does. Rove is exhibit A. bsky.app/profile/laur...

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The Republicans need to reign in their mad king. thestateoftherepublic.substack.com/p/dear-repub...

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Dear Republicans

Your party is dying and what you can do about it

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Republicans own this and every other horrible thing he's done or will do. It's beyond time for them to take their power back. thestateoftherepublic.substack.com/p/dear-repub...

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Dear Republicans

Your party is dying and what you can do about it

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

American political parties do not last forever. Each one is a coalition built around a specific problem in a specific moment. When the moment passes, or the coalition can no longer hold, the party changes shape or dies outright. thestateoftherepublic.substack.com/p/dear-repub...

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Dear Republicans

Your party is dying and what you can do about it

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This does not happen. Not at this scale, not this publicly, not with real names attached instead of anonymous quotes. And it’s happening right now. The GOP is unraveling. thestateoftherepublic.substack.com/p/dear-democ...

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Dear Democrats

Republicans are handing you an opening. Are you going to use it?

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

In order to keep Hegseth and avoid impeachment...

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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Reminder: Trump is still mentioned in the Epstein files more than 38,000 times. Don't get distracted. Keep demanding they release the files. #TrumpEpsteinCoverUp

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StateOfTheRepublic @laura101.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

What he means is, it won't happen until mid Jan so there's less than half a term left. It's absolutely their plan.

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