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A women-founded, women-run field readiness political defense team working to elect Democrats and protect our democracy. Co-founders @MaraDolan.bsky.social and @demdivacooks.bsky.social www.leftofcenter.org .

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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 20h
Speaks for itself.
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I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN Politics
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 21h
Another real example of elected Democrats' commitment to We, the people ... wanna make this bill a law? #voteblue
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Deb Kozikowski @demdivacooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nobody needs this.
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Deb Kozikowski @demdivacooks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Finally enough to raise any international eyebrows? Will the world talk this over, or simply wait and see?
nytimes.com
OpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites
The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
None of the 2,000-kilowatt natural-gas-powered generators had the required permits to be installed or to operate at the site, The Times reported. New Jersey fined the data center’s operator, DataOne, $1.07 million for violating the state’s Air Pollution Control Act. #DataCenters #UnlawfulOperation
nytimes.com
Data Center Is Fined $1.1 Million for Operating 62 Power Generators
New Jersey officials said that the natural gas-powered generators, each the size of a tractor-trailer, were operating without permits.
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Deb Kozikowski @demdivacooks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hallelujah! A judge with integrity. Apparently, Trump appointed a few good ones. We'll never know how. Let me hear an Amen.
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Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate White House access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico | CNN Politics
Federal Judge Timothy Kelly has ordered the Trump administration to immediately reinstate CNN, MS NOW and Politico’s access to the White House after they were banned from the premises by President Don...
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Just another version of All the President's Men. Ya gotta read this set up to believe it.
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The White House banned Politico, citing anonymous sources. It provided the quotes.
In a letter defending its ban of Politico, the White House critiqued a report based on a press call it conducted, where reporters were told not to name the speaker.
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is an important race, not just for Maine, for the nation. Sign up for a GOTV phone bank, visit the beautiful state of Maine for a weekend of knocking doors, send a lifeblood donation to the Troy Jackson — Donate via ActBlue share.google/w1pjopI5F0zd... campaign. Do something!
nytimes.com
Opinion | Susan Collins’s Luck May Be Running Out
The independence and moderation of Maine’s Republican senator hardly matters anymore.
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Now that you mention it ...
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
And so it continues ... no more freedom of the press. Another hit on democracy.
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Capricious Collins is at it again. #FlippyFloppy says it all. Maine deserves better.
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#Midterms
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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The kind of win you want to have as a first-term incumbent. Makes it harder to envision somebody taking a crack at you as a second term incumbent. Most of all, it speaks to Mara's quality as a governor's councillor and the hard work she did on the campaign trail to earn every vote. #Vote
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Brilliant summation of a failed and generally insincere pol.
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Deb Kozikowski @demdivacooks.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"Trump tends to approach the world map much like the Greek mythical figure of Narcissus viewed a body of water: as an opportunity to admire the reflection of his own self-image."
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The Trouble With Trump’s Attempt to Rename Lake Ontario
Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario is symbolic political theater aimed at diverting our attention away from the fallout of his trade war with Canada, write Reuben Rose-Redwood and Derek Alderman.
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Update!
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Judge releases man accused of driving guillotine to Supreme Court
‘He didn’t even threaten anyone,’ the judge said. The California man, who is charged with a misdemeanor, told police the guillotine was the ‘real deal,’ according to an arrest report.
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Gatling gun, AK 47 ... no problem. Arrested for carrying a dangerous weapon. CARRYING?
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California man arrested with guillotine near U.S. Capitol
U.S. Capitol Police arrested a California man with a guillotine in the bed of his pickup truck Tuesday afternoon.
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Nathan Nascimento, executive director at the conservative group AFP Action, told The Washington Post that one in five base GOP voters are at risk of staying home in November. "This is a scary number," he said, Axios noted. Democratic voters can't stay home. We take nothing for granted. #VoteBlue
axios.com
Even some Republican voters sour on Trump
It comes as the midterms' home stretch is approaching.
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Whether a liberal or progressive wins a primary, Democrats are united in pivoting to take on the rising cost of everything under GOP policies; endless Trump corruption; and complicity among Republicans who support and enable Trump's edicts and malicious misdeeds. #Costs #Corruption #Complicity
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Peggy Flanagan wins Senate primary in Minnesota, notching another victory for progressive Democrats
Flanagan defeated centrist Rep. Angie Craig with a pledge to fight the influence of corporations and confront Republican President Donald Trump.
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Pay us back? Be careful what you wish for.
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Iran live updates: Trump tells ABC News 'you'll find out' what's next with Iran
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
It's not like they do these "deals" in the light of day. Even Republicans are sick of it. Question remains about what's next. How much more can our beloved democracy take? “The dysfunction is getting worse,” said Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, who has been in Congress for 14 years.
wapo.st
Congress keeps holding all-nighters, creating dysfunction after dark
Late-night votes are an age-old pressure tactic for congressional leaders in both major political parties
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Deb Kozikowski @demdivacooks.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The games people play.
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Todd Blanche narrowly confirmed as Trump's attorney general in overnight vote
The Senate has confirmed Todd Blanche as the next attorney general of the United States. The 50-49 vote early Saturday came after a bruising confirmation fight that exposed deep concerns in both parti...
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A must read and share.
robertreich.substack.com
Who's Responsible for This Mess?
The media must name names
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Reiht Aug 🍁❤️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈⚧️ @reiht-aug.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Alex Padilla Has A Bombshell New Bill That Would Allow The American People To Sue Trump
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced new legislation that would allow Americans to sue the president for ill gotten gains after he leaves office.
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Donald Trump has filed four major corporate Chapter 11 bankruptcies, but journalists and researchers have tracked 20 to 60 distinct branded products, ventures, and subsidiary companies that failed. And here we are.
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U.S. has used nearly all its stockpile of long-range missiles in Iran war, sources say
CBS News has previously reported that the U.S. has dwindling stockpiles of defensive interceptors and long-range missiles.
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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Having to fight for the pursuit of happiness is one of the great but necessary ironies of our lifetimes, but having people who will fight for our pursuit of happiness is one of its great blessings. #Resist #Organize #StayStrong
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Trump and the GOP are busting our household budgets, as we see at the grocery checkout counter. Democrats want to crack down on monopolies and restore oversight of corrupt producers and profiteers. We must repair and rebuild the American Food Supply Chain before we go broke: tinyurl.com/y4euf8cf
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Democrats are proposing permanent middle class tax cuts for Americans that Republicans stiffed when they passed their big beautiful ripoff bill. A permanent middle class tax cut would be a springboard to restoring middle class prosperity. It's all in a new campaign memo: tinyurl.com/y4euf8cf
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Got his head handed to him.
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WATCH | Trump Humiliated To His Face After WSJ’s Award For Trump-Epstein Birthday Card Story At WHCD
YouTube video by Hook Global
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
We have seen the GOP's incompetence, ignorance and recreational cruelty. We know the disease, let's discuss the cure and what must be done to restore and rebuild a path to prosperity for America's middle class. It's in our new campaign memo: Restoring Middle Class Prosperity tinyurl.com/y4euf8cf
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Mara Dolan @maradolan.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Susan Collins “relying on a web of deep-pocketed outside groups, funded largely by billionaires megadonors”. That’s all she’s got. #TroyJackson #darkmoney www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...
nytimes.com
After Democratic Shake-Up, Susan Collins Holds Enormous Cash Edge in Maine (Gift Article)
Republicans are pouring huge sums behind the Maine senator through a web of billionaire-funded super PACs. Troy Jackson, the likely Democratic nominee, has a lot of catching up to do.
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
As my much missed mom, a lifelong loyal Democrat used to say, we the people were being screwed, blued, and tattooed. And this is gonna be a helpful speech how???
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Trump to Deliver 'Unifying yet Vicious' Speech at Dinner Celebrating Press Freedom
Donald Trump prepares a speech that will be both unifying and vicious at the White House Correspondents' dinner.
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Deb Kozikowski @demdivacooks.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
And the Epstein class profits, including the current crooked POTUS, by the trillions. It's not hopeless ... yet. This is a fight worth waging. Read the memo, there is a way home for our nation.
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Democrats are proposing permanent middle class tax cuts for Americans that Republicans stiffed when they passed their big beautiful ripoff bill. A permanent middle class tax cut would be a springboard to restoring middle class prosperity. It's all in a new campaign memo: tinyurl.com/y4euf8cf
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
America's strong suit has been that we are people of goodwill ... Mr. Trump is not of that ilk.
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
We have seen the GOP's incompetence, ignorance and recreational cruelty. We know the disease, let's discuss the cure and what must be done to restore and rebuild a path to prosperity for America's middle class. It's in our new campaign memo: Restoring Middle Class Prosperity tinyurl.com/y4euf8cf
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
How'd we miss this particular one?
mcsweeneys.net
Effective Immediately, Every God-Fearing Soldier Will Be Jacked to the Gills with Testosterone
“Whether our military members are deployed to Iran, the Pacific theater, or the streets of Dubuque, Iowa, Americans can feel safe knowing our soldiers are no...
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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Last September, Collins accepted a $10,000 donation from Epstein associate Casey Wasserman, including $7,000 to her campaign committee and $3,000 to Dirigo PAC sponsored by Collins. Wasserman also hosted a Hollywood fundraiser for Collins, MTN reported. #EpsteinCoverUp #SusieTheEnabler
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More Donations from Epstein Contacts to Susan Collins Uncovered
Collins took money from men on the Epstein list before voting against releasing the files
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Deb Kozikowski @demdivacooks.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
And I'm damned sure he doesn't mean just him. #unity
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
open.substack.com
There’s So Much More to Talk About
Allies in the pro-democracy fight, let's move beyond Trump’s latest bait. Let’s air and share examples of innovative government programs.
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Wreaks or reeks? Both.
nytimes.com
Federal Agents Were Told FBI Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations
Senior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days.
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Democrats are champions for affordability. Breaking up monopolies is consumer protection.
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
👇👇👇 deserves to be shared far and wide.
npr.org
'If You Can Keep It': Privacy Protections Under The Trump Administration : 1A
Is the Trump administration creating a centralized database that tracks the activities Americans? Americans who are not suspected of committing a crime?That’s the question at the heart of a new lawsui...
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
This is not okay 👇👇👇.
wmtw.com
US cancels automatic protections for imperiled animals; Critics warn of extinctions
The U.S. canceled a rule meant to protect plants and animals that are determined to be threatened with extinction.
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Putting 2020 to bed. The end.
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Shut our mouths and lose our patriotism to murderers and mayhem on our streets paid for by American tax dollars? The solution isn't for Democrats to compromise our Constitution or our nation's longheld American values, it's for Republicans to elevate theirs.
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
If you don't believe this is over the top ... no words.
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Hegseth announces annual testosterone screenings for service members
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced a new effort to annually screen service members’ testosterone levels and offer testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), framing it as a way to k…
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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
“We cannot afford for the public to be confused about which of the parties is for them versus the AI companies," Democrat Greg Caesar told Politico. #AI #DataCenters #ResidentsRights
politico.com
Top House progressive warns Democrats to get serious on AI messaging
“We absolutely cannot let the AI money silence us,” Rep. Greg Casar said in an interview.
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Deb Kozikowski @demdivacooks.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Maine's Senator Susan Collins, suddenly requesting no more ICE car chases. Meanwhile, people died and excuses were made. As usual, a day late and a dollar short.
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LeftofCenter @leftofcenters.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Onward!
maine.gov
Secretary of State’s Office confirms receipt of official withdrawal by US Senate candidate Graham Platner
AUGUSTA, MAINE – The Secretary of State’s Office today confirmed that a formal notice has been received from U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner. A public declaration is not an official withdrawal, a...
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