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lavabear55.bsky.social @lavabear55.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
substack.com/@scottdworki...
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Scott Dworkin (@scottdworkin)
Oh, I’ll never forget. No one should.
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
On Sept 30, 2020, I warned that Donald Trump would ask his supporters “to act seditiously." Ninety-eight days later came January 6. There are 29 days until the midterms. Watch this. Then understand why I am sounding the alarm again. www.youtube.com/watch?v=neEb...
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Steve Schmidt: Trump Gave A ‘Lock & Load Order’ To White Supremacist Groups During Debate | MSNBC
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 04/10/2026
Someone hurt lil' Jared's feelings.
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Does Jared Kushner know what a conflict of interest is?
In Israel and elsewhere, the line between his diplomacy and quest for wealth is fuzzy at best.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 04/10/2026
The next No Kings Day will be the largest early vote activation in US history — which means millions of people, hundreds of moving parts, and thousands of local events that can only come together with a lot of grassroots support. Please pitch in if you can to make October 17 as historic as possible!
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 04/10/2026
There are new and specific numbers in this story, so it’s worth reading. I continue to resent the lack of credit to Nick Schwellenbach at @pogo.org, Dan Friedman at @motherjones.com, and me, who have previously reported every other aspect of this story, including that the sale prices were very high.
Kristi Noem's Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She
Left
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"You're living right next to people you're writing about. You're at the grocery store with someone who you just wrote about the worst day of their life. It's very tough business, and it makes people mad, but it is a vitally important part of our society..." nofilmschool.com/kill-bury-pr...
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When Officials Talked About Killing Reporters, Ben Klein Made a Movie About It
The director spent months earning a newspaper family's trust, then put the first shoot on credit cards.
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Biodiversity Pics @biodiversitypix.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🌊 Illustrations of the zoology of H.M. Indian Marine Surveying steamer Investigator Calcutta: Printed and sold by the Superintendent of Government Printing, 1892-1909. [Source]
Ocean illustration from historical archives
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 04/10/2026
Longtime national security reporter Sharon Weinberger’s new book, "Valley of Death: How Big Tech Is Fueling the Future of War," follows the rise of the military-industrial complex in Silicon Valley, where defense technology companies are increasingly shaping U.S. foreign policy.
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“Valley of Death”: Sharon Weinberger on Big Tech, AI Warfare & the CIA’s Secret Backing of Steve Jobs
Longtime national security reporter Sharon Weinberger’s new book, Valley of Death: How Big Tech Is Fueling the Future of War, follows the rise of the military-industrial complex in Silicon Valley, whe...
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 04/10/2026
Exciting things are coming to The Rail Splitter, LP's brand new Substack. Check out all-new ad content, live streaming shows and podcasts from the LP team: lincolnproject.substack.com
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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Hope it's ok I brought my moustache. Christopher Armitage Full Interview 9/28/2026 youtu.be/NY1cQL3F3uo?is=bUNLVgEkIDZ…
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Christopher Armitage Full Interview 9/28/2026
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 04/10/2026
Mamma moose and her calf in some fall colors
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/10/2026
Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed one of the most restrictive book-banning laws in the country. But it definitely doesn't apply to his own new book. "He doesn’t understand irony at all," one Utah bookseller said.
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Book-banning GOP governor wants you to buy his book
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is promoting himself as a "peacemaker."
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 04/10/2026
@eggerdc.bsky.social reacts to Trump reciting “The Snake,” an anti-immigrant poem that he dedicated to Springfield: “ This guy makes people worse…When they get into that sort of MAGA mob mentality, a lot of that nuance drops away, and they're just kinda ready to rock with ‘The Snake.’"
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 04/10/2026
"A failing, 80-year-old sociopath, surrounded by loyalists and bitter-enders, facing the end of his rule, while the world burns. The period of maximum danger may still lie ahead of us."
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The Forces of Trumpism Are in Disarray
This is what it looks like when a movement begins to come apart.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 04/10/2026
@eggerdc.bsky.social reflects on his experience going to Pierre Damas Bel’s funeral: “ It was hard to be there. It was good to be there…I mean, it's real. It's human beings who are impacted by all this.”
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Some were there because even though they had not known the young man personally, they 'are dedicated to standing in solidarity with his family and all of the other Haitian families who have come to Springfield seeking a place of safety,' the pastor said..." www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
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At Haitian student’s funeral, a community confronts painful immigration reality
The emotional ceremony held in English and Haitian Creole was attended by his parents and two younger brothers, local community advocates and elected officials including Springfield Mayor Rob Rue, Sta...
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Once and for all.” Trump is speaking about his fellow Americans. 30 days before the midterms, his threat deserves the lead. The latest from The Warning: steveschmidt.substack.com/p/once-and-f...
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Once and for all
Trump threatens to defeat his fellow Americans permanently
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Reuters @reuters.com · 05/10/2026
Oil climbs after Yemeni Houthis attack Saudi Aramco sites reut.rs/4huHzlb
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Oil climbs after Yemeni Houthis attack Saudi Aramco sites
Brent crude ‌futures ⁠climbed to $103.06 a barrel.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 05/10/2026
Exclusive: Is there anything Kash Patel won’t do for Trump before the midterms? @sfitz787.bsky.social reports from inside the FBI.
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Is There Anything Kash Patel Won’t Do for Trump Before the Midterms?
“The president wants indictments. He wants people in handcuffs.”
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 05/10/2026
A sketch in this week's “SNL” captured the disconnect that sometimes arises when people reveal their private online consumption and social-media feeds to one another, Valerie Trapp writes: theatln.tc/SLnAkrWH
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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
FEED ME!!! For the #BirdOfTheDay it’s a young Barn Swallow hoping somebody puts a juicy bug in its mouth. Preferably Right Now! #WingsOpenNotFlying #birds 🌿
A blue and peach colored bird stands on a leaf, wings spread and red and yellow mouth wide open.
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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Baby birds? Or eldritch beings ready to swallow the world? Please bring on the spooky photos if you’ve got them! #SpookyNature #birds 🌿
A black and white photo of three very young baby birds in a nest, their mouths wide open and straight up in the air as they wait to be fed. They’re a bit unnerving from this angle.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Truth 👇
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lavabear55.bsky.social @lavabear55.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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lavabear55.bsky.social @lavabear55.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Paul Krugman, Elliott Morris, and David Nir on the blue wave
We discuss four indicators pointing to Democratic success in November, why the polls could be wrong, and some warnings for the party about anti-status quo bias
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Kimmer @kvonyborg.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
The #SAVEact is MEANT to disenfranchise voters. It's the feature. Not a bug. @fightforprogress.org @neeratanden.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/-fs9G...
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The SAVE Act is not a voter id law.
YouTube video by Fight For Progress
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Albion Rising @lbion.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
@CNN showing a split screen of @neeratanden.bsky.social expression while this clown is spouting craven, sycophantic, nonsense is priceless.
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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Bruce Springsteen is some good, strong, sorely needed, goddamn medicine for Minnesota. This is a concert that is, and my words won’t do it justice, amazing. Sharp, specific, resolute, angry, and inspired. Some rock shows are all about just having a good time. Something larger is in play here.
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lavabear55.bsky.social @lavabear55.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Cindy (@cindy879228)
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Adrienne LaFrance @adriennelaf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oh look, it’s @kevinroose.com in The Atlantic 👀 www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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Inside the Biggest Feud in Artificial Intelligence
A new world has arrived. Dario Amodei and Sam Altman cannot stop fighting over it.
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lavabear55.bsky.social @lavabear55.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Evan McMurry @evanmcmurry.theatlantic.com · 29/09/2026
NEW: Donald Trump supports a new plan to offer Russia sanctions relief in exchange for the release of political prisoners—a move likely to outrage Ukraine, Europe, and even some of his allies in Congress, @shustry.bsky.social reports.
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A Most Trumpian Plan to Make Nice With Russia
Trump’s envoy wants to trade Russian political prisoners for U.S. sanctions relief, creating a path to business deals before the war in Ukraine ends.
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Biodiversity Pics @biodiversitypix.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🐯 Leaves from the book of nature, Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars;[184-?] [Source]
Tiger illustration from historical archives
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lavabear55.bsky.social @lavabear55.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Andrew Campbell (@andrewcampbell723562)
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lavabear55.bsky.social @lavabear55.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
substack.com/@starman44/n...
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Ronald Cisneros (@starman44)
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MS NOW Public Relations @msnowcomms.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
NOW: @velshi.com is live at the big board in Texas, unpacking the history of the country’s voting system and offering a deep dive into the latest polling data.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026
Nothing to worry about here.... just a bunch of tech billionaires colluding to control the raw materials needed to power the global AI boom.
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Tech Bros and the Trump administration are building an AI empire—in the Philippines
Pax Silica aims to lock up rare earths, and hand Silicon Valley the keys.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom has blocked Democratic efforts to enshrine one of the most important protections for blue-state abortion providers—a ban on extraditions.
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Newsom vetoes bill that would ban extraditions for abortion and gender-affirming care
California’s pro-repro rights governor rejects a key protection that 18 blue states have enshrined into law.
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Antonia Hylton @ahylton26.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Our exclusive interview on The Assignment with a legal observer in Maine who was able to unmask 2 ICE agents.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 26/09/2026
Last night, more than 1,000 of you showed up in Dayton. With your help, The Bulwark community has raised over $260k for the Haitian Support Center in Springfield. Thank you. If you're able, please give at the link below: lnk.thebulwark.com/4gXnQu2
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026
Donald Trump and his minions have turned "a debate about AI technology into a debate about who’s got the phallus."
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The Trump administration’s hard-on for AI, explained
“No dooming. America will be AI DOMINANT!”
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NPR @npr.org · 26/09/2026
President Trump said he was rejecting an Iranian plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian proposal is similar to a memorandum of understanding agreed upon by the U.S. and Iran back in June. n.pr/4ynJVZ8
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Trump calls Iranian plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz not 'acceptable'
President Trump said he was rejecting an Iranian plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian proposal is similar to a memorandum of understanding agreed upon by the U.S. and Iran back in June.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 26/09/2026
Our nationwide organizing work to win the midterms and protect the results is powered by you. Your support allows us to do even more neighbor-by-neighbor organizing, phone banks, and text banks in the 31 House races and nine Senate elections that will decide the midterms. Please pitch in if you can!
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Donate to Indivisible Action - Unlimited
Show your support with a contribution.
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lavabear55.bsky.social @lavabear55.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Mother Jones (@MotherJones) on X
John Roberts has spent his entire career trying to kill the Voting Rights Act. Now his Republican-appointed majority is dusting off arguments once used to destroy Reconstruction to roll back the gains...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Because of the Texas state government's error, Texas "counties are now dealing with nearly a year of backlogged voter registration tasks to process. They could include new registrations or simply updates to voters’ existing records, like a change in address..." www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/0...
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Tens of thousands of Texas voter registration applications likely ensnared in state error
Democrats are calling for investigations into why voter registration applications submitted via a DPS portal weren’t forwarded to counties.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026
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Police are spending opioid settlement funds on Flock cameras
Historic opioid settlements were supposed to be a lifeline for underserved communities. But much of that money is flowing to law enforcement.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We can make more jobs and drop the price of electricity while solving the climate crisis, too.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026
Our new investigation uncovers the horrifying ChatGPT history of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooter, with OpenAI’s chatbot fueling the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the day of the school massacre.
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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 26/09/2026
💪 Prosecutors from across the country banded together to form the Fight Against Federal Oversight, or FAFO — the acronym an intentional nod to the slang phrase “F— Around and Find Out.” Here’s how they’re working to prepare for the possibility of federal agents at or around poll sites ⬇️
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The local prosecutors who fought ICE are ready to combat federal election interference
“I think what I can say is that we’re going to be ready for anything,” one district attorney said. “And whatever that scenario is, it’s going to be kind of plug-and-play to have the place we’re going ...
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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 26/09/2026
Interrupting your doomscroll to bring you more stunning NHM specimens courtesy of featured #NightTales artist Maggie West. instagram.com/maggiewest
Amethyst Quartz Scepters from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County collections. Artwork by Maggie West.A peacock feather from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County collections. Artwork by Maggie West.Zinna from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Edible Garden. Artwork by Maggie West.A longhorn beetle from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County collections. Artwork by Maggie West.
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