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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I have two daughters and I think about this all the time. I don't know how I will explain it to them when the time comes. bsky.app/profile/carn...
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Indivisible Houston ❌ 👑 @indivisiblehouston.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Stand up fight back
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The decision made today by the Supreme Court’s conservative majority was dishonest and shameful. I want to share some thoughts on what it means — and how we move forward. www.youtube.com/shorts/dEoGa06v1Xw
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I’ve Argued Before the Supreme Court. Today’s Ruling Shocked Me.
Folks, I don’t want to sugarcoat this — the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais today is devastating news.I
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Fellow Californians, We all need to get behind the front-runner for the governor's race because there's a chance that there will be no Dems on the ballot in November, if we don't come together. The front runner is Xavier Becerra, the only candidate with the experience & character for the job.
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Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I am unspeakably angry about this turnout gap figure, and it gives insight into the whole ballgame for gutting the VRA. Alito points out that Black turnout exceeded White turnout twice in 5 elections. The argument is garbage 1/x
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The utter incoherence of Callais is captured in this paragraph (pg. 36). Under Callais, plaintiffs have to show you could draw a Black-majority district that would elect Julia Letlow, a white Republican. That defeats the purpose of the claim, which is to end vote dilution.
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Tony Roberts @phatcontroller.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
After buying Twitter, Musk throttled left-wing content and dialled-up his own content and that of other right-wing nut-jobs. All technology is political.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
This woman has shown more courage than the nominal leaders of the Democratic Party.
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 30/01/2026
Mark Carney is the man 🇨🇦.
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Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Minnesota's Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth made a Facebook post critical of an anti-ICE protest at a church, and got ratioed by her own daughter in the comments www.facebook.com/LisaforMN/po...
Lisa Demuth: The behavior we saw over the weekend with protestors disrupting church services over suspicion of political differences, is absolutely unacceptable.
Every leader should condemn this blatant attempt to stifle freedom of speech and religion. 
Peaceful protest is a part of the foundation of our country -- shutting down a house of worship because you disagree with one of its leaders is not.Shelisa Demuth: hey mom. let me remind you that your right to work and vote and marry the man you love as a Black woman was thanks to protests a lot like this one. and now look at the power you hold. it's only because of the dissent of those who came before you. injustice to anyone is injustice to everyone. you should be outraged. it's not supposed to be comfortable to challenge systems and make change. at least now you're paying attention.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Jones to Hannity: Shame on you. Your children will be ashamed of where you stand. I’m going to pray for you. Tell Trump to put down the pardon pen and pick up a mirror if he wants to go after criminals.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
For any other public official, this would be criminal www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12/12/2025
Republicans in the Indiana Senate defied President Trump and joined Democrats in voting down a congressional map aimed at adding GOP seats. nyti.ms/44iRALi
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The Economist @economist.com · 25/11/2025
Deals involving the president are so numerous and varied that it is hard to keep track. Almost nowhere is quid pro quo explicit. The point is to buy goodwill and trust Donald Trump to pay it back
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In Washington, everything appears to be for sale
And the government has given up on prosecuting corruption
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Mirror Politics @politics.mirror.co.uk · 13/11/2025
Donald Trump's White House scrambled into action last night in a bid to deal with potentially damaging revelations in the Epstein files.
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8 potential nightmares for Donald Trump buried in the Epstein files
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 10/10/2025
An expert on anti-fascist groups who teaches at New Jersey’s flagship state university is moving his family overseas.
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Antifa expert at Rutgers University says he is moving to Spain because of death threats
An expert on anti-fascist groups who teaches at New Jersey’s flagship state university is moving his family overseas.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 10/10/2025
Trump and White House used footage from Florida to show ‘chaos’ in Chicago, report claims
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Trump and White House used footage from Florida to show ‘chaos’ in Chicago: Report
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 07/10/2025
“Roberts will go down in history as the most destructive chief justice.”
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Taking stock of the Roberts court at 20—and the shadowy forces that built it
"Roberts will go down in history as the most destructive chief justice."
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 02/10/2025
'You didn’t congratulate us!' World leaders burst into laughter mocking Trump at meeting. Read the full story at bit.ly/3IGtJNW #Trump #Politics #WorldNews #GlobalSummit #InternationalNews #politicalnews #news #rawstory #rawstorynews #unfilterednews
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 02/10/2025
More Americans blame Republicans than Democrats in Congress for the government shutdown, according to a new poll.
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Trump and Republicans Dealt Polling Blow in Government Shutdown Standoff
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 02/10/2025
Letter: Trevor Lee’s proposal to rename Harvey Milk Boulevard after Charlie Kirk is a deliberate act of hostile provocation and an affront to the dignity of LGBTQ+ people.
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Letter: Rep. Trevor Lee’s proposal to rename Harvey Milk Boulevard after Charlie Kirk deserves formal censure
Letter: Trevor Lee’s proposal to rename Harvey Milk Boulevard after Charlie Kirk is a deliberate act of hostile provocation and an affront to the dignity of LGBTQ+ people.
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hillsm321.bsky.social @hillsm321.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
What a difference 12 years makes🤔
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NPR @npr.org · 01/10/2025
Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.
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Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown
Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.
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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 01/10/2025
A CNN journalist issued a brutal blow to Donald Trump as he fact-checked all of the president's lies during his unusual speech to generals this week 🔥
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CNN host issues brutal blow to Donald Trump as he lists all the president's lies
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/10/2025
In a blistering decision, a Reagan-appointed judge says the Trump administration has trampled First Amendment rights by targeting students protesting Israel's actions in Gaza.
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A Reagan-appointed judge just wrote a blistering anti-Trump decision
Federal judge William G. Young attacked the president's crackdown on civil liberties as un-American.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 30/09/2025
CNN fact-checker spends four minutes debunking Trump’s ‘lies’ in speech to military
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CNN fact-checker spends four minutes debunking Trump’s ‘lies’ in speech to military
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CNN @cnn.com · 30/09/2025
A federal judge delivered an extraordinary 161-page rebuke of President Trump, ruling that the administration impermissibly chilled the protected political speech of university professors and students by targeting non-citizens on college campuses who have spoken out in support of Palestine.
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‘Full-throated assault on the First Amendment’: Judge rips into Trump over attempts to deport pro-Palestinian academics | CNN Politics
A federal judge on Tuesday delivered an extraordinary 161-page rebuke of President Donald Trump, ruling that the administration impermissibly chilled the protected political speech of university profe...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 30/09/2025
NEW: Far-right sheriffs and election deniers are teaming up to police elections and sow doubt about their integrity. From seizing voting machines to patrolling ballot boxes, their tactics offer a glimpse into how Trump could use them to subvert elections, @jesspish.bsky.social writes.
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“Constitutional” Sheriffs Have Already Shown Us How the Trump Administration Might Attempt To Overthrow Elections
Read more here.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 24/09/2025
'Where do you even start?' Fact-checker demolishes Trump's barrage of falsehoods at UN
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'Where do you even start?' Fact-checker demolishes Trump's barrage of falsehoods at UN
President Donald Trump's speech to the United Nations on Tuesday was absolutely filled to the brim with disinformation, CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale wrote on X.This comes amid much other drama surrounding the speech, including technical glitches that led Trump and his followers to rage at the U.N. s...
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 21/09/2025
Commentary: Ohio politicians pressured by an openly corrupt president look to be doubling down on blatantly partisan gerrymandering to help them in the 2026 midterms by manipulating congressional district boundaries in 2025 to silence the voices of opposition.
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None of this is normal: Not unconstitutional gerrymandering and not the Ohio National Guard in D.C. • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio politicians pressured by an openly corrupt president look to be doubling down on blatantly partisan gerrymandering to help them in the 2026 midterms by manipulating congressional district…
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 21/09/2025
Donald Trump made waves on Saturday with this bombshell letter criticizing Pam Bondi.
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Trump's 'impeachable offense' sparks fury: 'Most corrupt thing I've seen from a president'
Donald Trump made waves on Saturday with this bombshell letter criticizing Pam Bondi.The president over the weekend unleashed a blistering criticism on his hand-picked attorney general. The president took to his own social media site, Truth Social, over the weekend, where he posted an open letter ad...
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 21/09/2025
Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez testified before a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday that she was fired after just 29 days because she refused to pre-approve vaccine recommendations or fire career officials for no reason.
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Former CDC chief says she was fired for resisting RFK Jr. orders on vaccines • Ohio Capital Journal
Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez testified before a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday that she was fired after just 29 days because she refused to pre-approve…
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21/09/2025
Tom Homan, who was later named President Trump’s border chief, was recorded in September 2024 accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash in an undercover FBI investigation, according to people familiar with the case, which was later closed by Trump administration officials.
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Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash
Mr. Homan came under scrutiny after he was said to be recorded last year taking $50,000 in cash from undercover F.B.I. agents.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 20/09/2025
Commentary: What we heard from officials in the Trump administration this week were direct threats against free speech and, specifically, dissent.
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Elizabeth Shackelford: Why we need dissent
Officials of the Donald Trump administration made direct threats against free speech this week.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19/09/2025
Federal agents clashed with protesters and threw a congressional candidate to the ground Friday morning during a protest outside a Chicago-area ICE detention facility.
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Congressional candidate thrown to ground during protest outside ICE facility
Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old Democratic candidate running for Illinois’s 9th Congressional District seat, was among the demonstrators who clashed with federal agents.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 19/09/2025
Good for the court for swiftly dismissing Trump's ludicrous complaint against the New York Times. Lawyers who file frivolous, harassing complaints -- especially in First Amendment cases while representing the president -- can and should face court sanctions.
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Judge strikes down Trump’s $15 billion suit against the New York Times
A federal judge in Tampa dismissed President Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, calling it improper. Judge Steven D. Merryday allowed a new complaint to be filed within 28 days.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 19/09/2025
Tucker Carlson says Trump administration is using Charlie Kirk’s killing to trample First Amendment
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Tucker Carlson says Trump admin using Charlie Kirk’s killing to trample free speech
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 19/09/2025
WSJ editors tear into Trump's top FCC bureaucrat as US careens into 'dark corners'
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WSJ editors tear into Trump's top FCC bureaucrat as US careens into 'dark corners'
The Wall Street Journal editorial board took a sledgehammer to President Donald Trump's Federal Communications Commission chair, Brendan Carr, over his role in strong-arming Disney to indefinitely suspend late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel's ABC show after he criticized how Trump and his supporters ha...
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
After Trump’s FCC chair, demanded ABC take action against against Kimmel for his comments on Kirk, Nexstar, the largest operator of ABC affiliates announced it would pull Kimmel from its stations Then ABC said it was taking Kimmel off the air Nexstar is seeking FCC approval for a $6.2B merger
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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Enters into Definitive Agreement To Acquire TEGNA Inc. for $6.2 Billion in Accretive Transaction | Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Enhances Nexstar’s Position as a Leading Local Media Company Preserves High-Quality Local Journalism and Diversity of Opinion Strengthens Ability to
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Listen carefully to what Jimmy Kimmel said...
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The Resister Linda Cardwell 🦋💙 @cardwell4u.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Who stands with Jimmy Kimmel?
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
“Jimmy Kimmel wasn’t doing politics right.” —Ezra Klein
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 18/09/2025
The UAE put $2B into a crypto firm largely owned by the Trumps and Witkoffs (as in Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy to the Middle East)—then got export restrictions lifted on AI chips. And let's not forget Trump's other gift from the Middle East, his private jet from Qatar. trib.al/IiVL63t
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Does Anybody Care This Is the Worst Bribery Scandal Since Teapot Dome?
The UAE put $2 billion into World Liberty Financial, then got export restrictions lifted on AI chips. Nothing to see here, move along.
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 15/09/2025
"Her disturbing vote to cover up the documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein shows once again that Cindy Hyde-Smith is working for the rich and powerful, not Mississippians,” said Mississippi Democratic Party Chairman Cheikh Taylor.
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Epstein Files Release Blocked as Wicker and Hyde-Smith Vote No
An effort to force the release of the Epstein files failed as Mississippi’s Republican senators, Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith, voted to block it.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 14/09/2025
If you’re not familiar with the term “stochastic terrorism,” now is a good time to bone up, for the president is a stochastic terrorist. From 2024:
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Donald Trump, stochastic terrorist
He demonizes his foes—and that makes them possible targets of violence.
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OPB @opb.org · 14/09/2025
The federally funded Local Food for Schools (LFS) program helped the state purchase locally grown produce, bison meat, and salmon. Kamal Sidhu, co-owner of Sidhu Farms in Puyallup, said it’s a venture he had always wanted to do but it was beyond reach.
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Washington state farmers suffer after feds cut program to provide schools with local fresh foods
A federal program created during the pandemic to supply public schools with local produce was abruptly ended in March, leaving Washington state farmers without a critical source of income.
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Eosine911_Canadian @eosine911.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
The non Roommate and non trans young man being mislabeled as a roommate needs to sue now. youtube.com/shorts/TCa8B...
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MAGA so desperate to hate you they are harassing Lance Twiggs and calling him transgender.
YouTube video by Texas Paul
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M @mgnbee.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Can we bring back privacy and not posting every single thing on social media? My god. The man’s murder was blasted across the internet, now she’s showing him in his casket? What is this time we’re living in!!!
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BadgerHands @badgerhands.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
You can't share a nationality with someone who thinks you don't deserve the same nationality. You can't share humanity with someone who doesn't recognize yours. These relationships require reciprocity. Don't ask us to give Kirk what he would never have given us.
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