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MJ @bstnboy.bsky.social · 14h
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“The president has repeatedly exhibited bizarre conduct in the public eye. Not only does that include taking naps during public events, but also erratic behavior, slurred speech, appearing lost or disoriented, and sporting mysterious bruises.” newrepublic.com/post/215938/...
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
After a week delay, Jack Smith will be appearing tomorrow before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where the majority no doubt lies in wait w/ obtuse, counterfactual questions designed to convert his 100% righteous prosecutions into the pursuit of political vendettas. Expect Smith to keep his cool.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
The ICE agent who shot Araujo in a Houston is named GREGORY FEATHERS. Make sure everyone knows.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
ICE BEHIND THE MASKS HAVE NAMES 2 masked agents threatened to arrest Robert Peck for legally observing them. He sued. “And now, because of a lawsuit, the (ICE) agents have names.” A Hylton 📌Nicholas Lapointe 📌Christopher Semler I hope more people take ICE to court when their rights are violated.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026
At least 79 kids have been harmed by tear gas or pepper spray during Trump’s immigration crackdown. In most cases, they were going about their days when officers shot chemical munitions near their homes and schools and into their cars. (Published May)
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Kids Are Being Harmed by Tear Gas, Pepper Spray Under Trump. There Could Be Long-Term Consequences.
In several cities, judges have chastised federal immigration officers, saying they used excessive force. One former DHS leader called ProPublica’s findings a “bright red flag.”
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Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Donald Trump. Corrupt as hell.
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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
UCLA illegally fired me as DEI Director. Why? B/c I posted truth about this bigoted piece of garbage after he died. Please consider helping me keep my head above water, until my lawyers reach a fair resolution with UCLA. My pack and I could use your support: gofundme.com/f/waiting-for-justice-auvzc
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We found some more fraud, waste, and abuse. The third government-funded Trump ad has been identified by AdImpact in recent days. The latest ad is nearly identical to a video Trump posted during his 2024 presidential campaign. It shows him walking down a hallway declaring, “This is the final battle.”
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
He kept yelling "I'm a U.S. citizen." They kept him pinned to the sidewalk anyway. He left in an ambulance with injuries to his head, neck, and teeth. DHS calls it "without further incident." www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Quilters, immigrant rights advocates and an interfaith coalition unveiled the Stolen Neighbors Quilt at the Minnesota State Capitol on Tuesday to honor Minnesotans detained by federal immigration enforcement - and advocate on their behalf.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We live in a world where the person committing Genocide has center stage at the UN and a 50 vehicle convoy for protection. While the victim of Genocide was banned from even attending. We are in a far worse state now than we were 80 years ago.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 25/09/2026
On Tuesday, GOP senator Jon Husted said it was time to end Trump’s illegal war. But two days later, Husted voted against a resolution to end Trump’s illegal war. His spinelessness in service of a wannabe king is one of the many reasons why Husted is about to lose his job in November.
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Jon Husted Casts Deciding Vote Against Resolution To End Iran War
Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) said the war should end, but refused to vote to end it.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"We're here today to say... war criminals are not welcome in this city &.. this is bigger than just Netanyahu. This is about the fact that our govt has been funding and enabling genocide & apartheid & it has to stop" Beth Miller from Jewish Voice for Peace in New York yesterday.
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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 21/09/2026
NEW: A federal court dismissed our lawsuit aimed at protecting the Title X family planning program. This opens the door for the Trump administration to severely undermine millions of people's access to affordable birth control, cancer screenings, STI tests and treatment, and other preventive care.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Ossoff: Did you see this business about Don Jr.‘s wedding in the Bahamas? Where he received, apparently, a cash gift from a Russian oligarch connected to the Kremlin? This man, Kremlev, was apparently in China with Putin two days before he flew to the Bahamas for Don Jr.’s wedding…
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KOSU @kosuradio.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Two Oklahoma mothers are suing state leaders after they were denied access to an abortion for their effectively nonviable pregnancies and forced to seek care outside of the state.
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2 Oklahoma women were denied abortions after receiving fatal fetal diagnoses. Now they're suing
The lawsuit, filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights, challenges two state abortion bans.
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Mostly True News @mostlytruenews.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Trump: 'Election fraud is a bad thing.' Also Trump: "Cheat like hell."
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026
In states with abortion bans, medical providers are hesitating or flat-out refusing to terminate ectopic pregnancies, lawsuits allege. “I genuinely thought I was going to die,” said Kyleigh Thurman, who couldn’t get care in Texas.
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Jesse @requiemarm.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
if we’re still pretending that Mitch McConnell is alive then we should be able to criticize him for his silence on the anniversary of 9/11
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/09/2026
Rep. Robert Garcia: JD Vance hasn’t faced enough scrutiny for reportedly holding secret Situation Room meetings about a possible Ghislaine Maxwell pardon. The public and Epstein survivors deserve answers.
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neptune45.bsky.social @neptune45.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I can say without hesitation that in every past administration we would never see the AG of America be speaking at a political rally, until this admin who are above the law
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Missouri’s Supreme Court held the state’s top election official in contempt Thursday for defying its order not to use a gerrymandered map for the upcoming midterm election. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Missouri’s top election official held in contempt for defying court’s gerrymander order
The development was the latest embarrassment for Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R), after being thwarted in his attempt to force the gerrymander on Missourians.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Garcia: There’s a group of Jeffrey Epstein’s survivors that are here in Dallas. And the survivors are saying that they are also disgusted that Todd Blanche is out there giving speeches while refusing criminal convictions, while refusing to release the rest of the files.
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The world has gone mad! Folks getting arrested under the UK Terrorism Act for holding a sign that said "I oppose genocide" 🇬🇧 That is fucked up! The majority of those arrested have been pension aged women, often with disabilities. Do these folks look like terrorists? Shame on you England. #Free 🇵🇸
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Recharging Homos 🔋 @hexhomos.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
military in brasil seems to be preparing for a coup in case the leftist candidate wins our elections this october and i would like everyone to remember the united states is actively trying to subjugate every single latin american country like the CIA has done in the past
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading. He’s the most corrupt president in American history.
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Eleanor Martinez @northstar1939.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Perfectly states what I've been saying for some time, now.
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Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 03/09/2026
Thank you, Gloria, for fighting to make this world a better place for women and LGBTQ+ people — at work, at home, and in every community. May her memory be a blessing.
None of us can be liberated if other groups are not. - Gloria Steinem. HRC logo
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Holy shit, they hope to use this in the midterms: “The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by 1/3 of all voters, according to a whistleblower…” 9/1/26 share.google/hDbTZDK74GrF...
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Whistleblower raises concerns about untested USPS election technology
New USPS rules tied to Trump executive order could threaten timely delivery of mail ballots, whistleblower claims.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/09/2026
Time to call Glusenkamp Perez and Jared Golden. They voted with republicans on a rule in the House to advance 4 bills including the SAVE act. Turncoats need to be called out.
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Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
So Trump's big plan to rig the midterms is disenfranchise everyone, and see who actually shows up to vote in person?
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Xavier Becerra @xavierbecerra.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Unacceptable. Trump’s politicization of the USPS is just the latest MAGA attack on free and fair elections. From undermining vote-by-mail to Prop 39 here in California, it’s all part of the same anti-democratic playbook. www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
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Whistleblower says USPS system Trump ordered for mail ballots is flawed and untested
An executive order from Trump, which is stymied in the courts, required the U.S. Postal Service to rapidly build a complex system to vet mail ballots.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/09/2026
Breaking News: A whistle-blower at the U.S. Postal Service said Trump officials were defying court orders with a “secretive, rushed” effort affecting voting by mail.
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Whistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by Mail
A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
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Joe Trippi @joetrippi.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Obama guys work for this asshole. Money talks!
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/09/2026
Among the first agencies President Donald Trump gutted after taking office for his second term was a Department of Homeland Security team that had repeatedly disproved his stolen election claims.
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8 Things You Should Know About Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections
From dismantling guardrails that upheld the integrity of past elections to gutting federal agencies and installing allies who supported Trump’s claim that the 2020 vote was stolen, here are the key ta...
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A 76-year-old green card holder with stage 4 cancer was arrested at his citizenship application interview and has been held by ICE for two months. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Loreto Javar, a green card holder who’s lived in the United States for over three decades and is being treated for Stage 4 prostate cancer, has been held at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma for more than two months. 

A 76-year-old retired hotel worker who lives in Fife with his wife and daughter, Javar was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials June 23 during an interview for his U.S. citizenship application in Tukwila. He was receiving ongoing cancer treatment when he was taken into ICE custody, his family said, and has missed several medical appointments since his arrest.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Rep. Joe Neguse @neguse.house.gov · 25/08/2026
I’m Joe Neguse — a millennial, son of immigrants, and Colorado’s first Black Congressman. And I’m proud to be the lead author on legislation to overturn Citizens United & ban Members of Congress from trading stocks. If you support our efforts, follow our account & help us get to 30K followers!
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Inside the fight to clean up Washington
Michael Jones, COURIER's congressional correspondent, breaks down how some House Dems are trying to clean up Capitol Hill.
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Briana @neverstopthefight.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Salt river horses removal is canceled and protected until 2028. VOTE BLUE
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
100 companies are responsible for 71% of global emissions. They told YOU to recycle better while they polluted more. Don't fall for it. Hold systems accountable. #ClimateCrisis
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Elizabeth @underthesea62.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The gall of naming anything after a draft dodger 🤬
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James E. Clyburn @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The national debt just surpassed $40,000,000,000,000. Meanwhile, Trump is focused on building a lavish ballroom featuring Italian carved columns.
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New details of plans for the Kennedy Center and White House ballroom include columns carved in Italy, plaza named for Trump
The latest court filings in cases involving the Kennedy Center and the White House ballroom project detail the work being done at the two institutions.
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