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I stand my ground in support of the US Constitution. I love my country, and we must fight in every way we know and in ways we have yet to imagine. They did not fight or die in vain... Liane I am a lifetime Democrat living in a blue western district of TN.

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Politico @politico.com · 4h
Financial regulator investigates Adam Kinzinger over Kalshi trading
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Financial regulator investigates Adam Kinzinger over Kalshi trading
The CFTC is targeting trades the former House Republican made related to his Biden-era pardon.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 14h
@eggerdc.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social live as they cover Jack Smith's testimony. Join their conversation:
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BREAKING: Jack Smith Comes Out Swinging in Hearing | Morning Shots
Join Andrew Egger and Bill Kristol LIVE as they cover the week's biggest stories.Get 60% off your first box of fresh, chef-crafted Tempo meals at https://tem...
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 13h
Smith: Members of Congress called Trump during the J6 attack and asked him to tell his supporters to stop.
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NPR @npr.org · 13h
The former transportation secretary says weaker fuel-economy standards could raise long-term costs for drivers and leave U.S. automakers further behind China. n.pr/4hRyp21
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Democrat Pete Buttigieg criticizes Trump's rollback of fuel-economy standards
The former transportation secretary says weaker fuel-economy standards could raise long-term costs for drivers and leave U.S. automakers further behind China.
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 13h
Klobuchar putting Schmitt in his place. Says he owes Smith an apology.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h
Republicans continue to prove they don’t care that Trump committed crimes and tried to end our democracy 🇺🇸
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12h
Darline Nordone (Graham) is an idiot. Gaslighting cooze using her late brother’s name to gain sympathy. I have no sympathy. She’s lying about the law. JACK: “Your brother was a patriot and would have likely been a witness in our case.”
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11h
Prosecutors have reopened the case of a Cornell student who said she was sexually assaulted at a fraternity house in 2024, raising questions about how the case was initially handled by law enforcement and the university. Here’s what to know. nyti.ms/4hw4XNF
The large white and dark-striped Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University is shown with two people walking in front of it nearby. A headline reads: "What We Know About the Cornell Sexual Assault Investigation." Photo by Heather Ainsworth for The New York Times
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 9h
LIVE Today at 3 pm ET— Trump Has Cooties | 35 Days to Midterms bit.ly/4AXvpZR Don’t let legacy media & fake polls misinform you about the midterms—let @themaxburns.bsky.social keep you educated, entertained & hopeful! Subscribe to watch your new favorite show ElectionMaxxing
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 9h
In a candid conversation w/ @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social on Six Questions, @hunterbiden.bsky.social opens up about stepping out of the shadows, overcoming public dehumanization during his struggle with addiction, and finding freedom in radical honesty. 10/1 10 AM open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 9h
FBI Director Kash Patel this week has faced the worst data breach in FBI history, a deputy who quit because Patel was doing too many unconstitutional things, and partied with a suspected double agent. And it's only Tuesday. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-disgra...
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The Disgrace and Danger of Kash Patel, Part II
A quick check-in on the FBI director's latest raft of scandals (including, of course, the bestiality).
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 8h
Breaking News: New York City must scrap its rollout of a tax on high-end second homes and start over, a judge ruled.
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Judge Orders New York to Scrap Rollout of Second-Home Tax and Start Over
A Staten Island judge sided with a group of homeowners who had sued the city over its introduction of the tax, dealing a blow to Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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dharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 6h
Trump said his GOP convention beat the NFL. Nielsen says the Seahawks-Patriots opener drew 25.1 million viewers. Trump’s speech drew about 3.3 million across three networks. Claiming victory after losing by roughly 21.8 million people takes a special kind of self delusion.
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250 to 250 @250to250.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Stacey Abrams is a New York Times bestselling author, entrepreneur and political leader. Abrams profiles W.E.B. Du Bois, the pioneering scholar and activist who co-founded the Niagara Movement and helped build the NAACP's fight for equality. #WeAreAmerica250
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smitten kitchen @smittenkitchen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
New! A magnificent dream of a loaf cake studded with wedges of tender, spiced, pie-like peaches and finished with a craggy streusel. It took me six summers to get this right but all of the best things are worth the wait. smittenkitchen.com/2026/08/peac...
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250 to 250 @250to250.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
@fernandez.house.gov represents the 3rd Congressional District of New Mexico. She is chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus. New Mexico’s Bilingual Multicultural Education Act of 1973 was the country’s first legislation intended to honor multilingual and multicultural identity. #WeAreAmerica250
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smitten kitchen @smittenkitchen.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Corn chowder, reimagined as a salad, from only six ingredients and using a single pan. Obviously, this is exactly what we have to cook next. smittenkitchen.com/2015/08/corn...
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US Politics, Let's Listen and Learn @lianetownsend.bsky.social · 1h
How Russia’s Playing in the Midterms | David Corn & Stuart Stevens on The Strategy Session www.lincolnsquare.media/p/how-russia...
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How Russia’s Playing in the Midterms | David Corn & Stuart Stevens on The Strategy Session
If you thought this ended in 2016, think again.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 7h
It's Tuesday and it's time for SIDEBAR Live! Join me at 5:30 pm ET and we'll kick off today's show with @macfarlanenews.bsky.social who was at Former Special Counsel Jack Smith's testimony today before Senate Judiciary! youtube.com/live/x8ZPTJn...
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LIVE: Katie Phang Gives UPDATES on BREAKING NEWS - 9/29/2026
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FRagoczy @fragoczy.bsky.social · 14h
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Archaeologists Unearth the 2,400-Year-Old School Where Aristotle Taught Alexander to Be Great
The latest excavation at Aristotle’s gymnasium in ancient Mieza has revealed ornate, mosaic-covered halls where researchers believe Alexander the Great learned his formative lessons
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 7h
The US says our # 1 priority abroad is protecting Americans. But in the West Bank, 9 Americans have been killed by Israeli settlers or security forces with no justice. Meanwhile, they attack Palestinians daily with total impunity. Today, I'll force a vote to demand accountability.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 7h
Russia’s shadow war against the West is escalating. At the same time, figures with ties to Moscow keep turning up around Trump’s inner circle. Evan Gershkovich tells @timmiller.bsky.social why it’s a counterintelligence nightmare.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 5h
Trump’s mail voting restrictions would have disenfranchised thousands if the Supreme Court had allowed them. But Trump’s plan to restrict mail voting was supposed to be even more prohibitive, with the help of two election conspiracists inside the White House. More from this shocking report:
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Report: Trump wanted all mail ballots sent by certified mail
Two White House officials, including Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, tried to help Trump make his USPS rule even more restrictive by requiring all voters sign their delivered ballots at home.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 6h
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 4h
WATCH: @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social talks to @maddow.bsky.social about “Kill. Bury. Print.”, the new true crime documentary that tells the real-life story of a reporter and editor of a small-town newspaper in Oklahoma who dared to take on a corrupt County Sheriff. #LastWord
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 4h
Trump has spent months trying to reshape the midterms through redistricting, mail voting, voter databases, and claims of noncitizen voting. @amandacarpenter.bsky.social tells @timmiller.bsky.social how most of the big efforts have flopped so far: “Their plans are failing spectacularly.”
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3h
A 29-year-old man in Massachusetts faces kidnapping, sex trafficking and other charges. He held a woman against her will for six weeks, officials said.
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Woman Is Found Captive in Attic Near Boston, Leading to Charges for Man
The man, Jordende Pierre, 29, faces kidnapping, sex trafficking and other charges. He held the woman against her will for six weeks, officials said.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1h
The Dollywood Foundation announced that Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will expand to reach 157,000 children across London. The program, which sends children a book every month from birth until their 5th birthday, aims to make books more accessible.
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Dolly Parton’s free book program for children is expanding after her death
Parton started the organization in 1995 in honor of her father, who couldn’t read or write.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 4h
Sen. Eric Schmitt was so overzealous to try and get Jack Smith, a good and honest man who has done great work, that Schmitt embarrassed himself by accusing Smith of going to the wrong basketball game. You can't make this stuff up. And right wing media will pretend it never happened.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 3h
@timmiller.bsky.social: “Jared Kushner should be up there the first day you have the gavel. And then after that, I'd start subpoenaing every company these guys have a contract with.” @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social: “The kids are where I think everybody needs to start looking.”
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2h
Ringo Starr is one of the most influential drummers in rock history — and there is no sign of him slowing down. Instead, he is back on the road to lead Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band, the supergroup he formed nearly four decades ago. wapo.st/47pcF7H
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 2h
HOLY MAJOLY. Tatis hits a home run on the first swing. Then Machado takes it downtown. What a start! #GoPadres
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2h
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @jvl.bsky.social challenge Scott Jennings’s claim that he had a lengthy foreign-policy conversation with Mitch McConnell: “How many words would you say in total Senator McConnell issued during your 20-minute conversation? Was it more than three?”
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 1h
On the latest Strategy Session: How Russia’s Playing in the Midterms bit.ly/4e4EYvQ David Corn of Mother Jones stopped by Lincoln Square to discuss Russian interference with Stuart Stevens & if you thought it ended in 2016, think again. Subscribe to watch:
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How Russia’s Playing in the Midterms | David Corn & Stuart Stevens on The Strategy Session
If you thought this ended in 2016, think again.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 1h
“Local newspapers are dying, and I don’t think we’re prepared for a world without them…” tulsaflyer.org/2026/09/29/c...
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Battle in McCurtain County at the center of new Peacock documentary
McCurtain County Sheriff’s officials wanted a family-run newspaper dead — literally. A new Peacock documentary explores the years-long battle and what it means for press freedoms.
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smitten kitchen @smittenkitchen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today's SK Digest is all about packed lunches for grown-ups (dino-cut sandwiches optional, but encouraged) trying to escape the tyranny of $20 sad desk slop bowls. Plus, and an interview with Top Chef alum Sara Bradley about her new cookbook. Enjoy! smittenkitchen.substack.com/p/make-every...
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smitten kitchen @smittenkitchen.bsky.social · 7h
These fatteh-inspired spiced baked chickpeas are served with pita chips, a finely-chopped tomato cucumber salad, tahini yogurt, and toasted pine nuts, creating a colorful, layered, and flavorful dish I crave endlessly. smittenkitchen.com/2015/03/bake...
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NPR @npr.org · 23/08/2026
The family of Jonah Neal and their attorney were recently shown video from the day that Neal was shot by a federal agent while he experienced a mental health crisis. n.pr/4zxNMn5
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Body cam shows federal agent was 'unjustified' in Memphis shooting, attorney says
The family of Jonah Neal and their attorney were recently shown video from the day that Neal was shot by a federal agent while he experienced a mental health crisis.
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 23/08/2026
The people who don’t worship Trump are getting pretty sick of him. @therickwilson.bsky.social and @matthewjdowd.bsky.social discuss why independent voters are abandoning Trump on Strategy Session. bit.ly/4iikK4H Become a Lincoln Loyal Member to watch:
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Andrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 23/08/2026
My take on Trump and George Washington (no spoiler alert here): If you like this, or other takes, sign up for my Substack at Behind the Headlines, or Insta at weissmann11. substack.com/@weissmann/n...
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Need to catch up on this past week in US politics? Here’s just some of what I covered. Subscribe to The Warning at steveschmidt.substack.com. steveschmidt.substack.com/p/this-past-...
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This past week’s commentaries
Good morning from Mabel, who is licking her lips with satisfaction after a treat!
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 23/08/2026
Perhaps Trump unleashed something dark in the American character that we cannot unwind. www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-death… Become a Lincoln Loyal Member to read the latest from @therickwilson.bsky.social
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The Death of Beauty
Perhaps Trump unleashed something dark in the American character that we cannot unwind.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/08/2026
Two Phoenix police officers, who were accused of beating a couple and shocking them with a stun gun during an unreported traffic stop this month, have been fired and arrested on charges including kidnapping, aggravated assault and aggravated robbery, the police chief said on Saturday.
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Two Phoenix Police Officers Fired and Arrested After Violent Traffic Stop
The officers are accused of beating a couple and shocking them with a stun gun during an unreported traffic stop this month.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The sunset tonight was particularly spectacular. These photos have no filter and no edits. Just Mother Nature showing off and reminding us that there’s beauty everywhere. We just have to stop and see it.
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Carrie @carriesdream.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
onefoodie.blog/2025/05/09/s... Seared halibut with spiced butternut squash, harissa roasted baby carrots with lemon Crème fraiche #thelazygoat @thelazygoat #food #fish #vegetables #garden #foodie #foodsky #foodporn #foodphotography #art #lunch #passion #healthy #eat #dinner #lunch #recipes #eat
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Seared Halibut, Spiced Butternut Purée, Harissa Roasted Baby Carrots with Lemon Crème Fraîche (Copycat from The Lazy Goat)
The Lazy Goat posted this and I tried to copycat it. Butternut Squash Purée, Lemon Crème Fraîche, Roasted Harissa Baby Carrots and Seared Halibut.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/08/2026
It's hard to fathom that anyone thinks ICE can be reformed or retrained. ICE needs to be dismantled and then cauterized so it can't grow back. #AbolishICE
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250 to 250 @250to250.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Wes Siler is an independent journalist who has spent the last 24 years writing about the intersection of public lands, conservation, and politics. He tells the story of the brief battle that forced Native American displacement from most of modern-day Ohio. #WeAreAmerica250
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smitten kitchen @smittenkitchen.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A phenomenally fudgy chocolate loaf cake with a crunchy top that has the better part of a pound of zucchini in it. If we hurry, can still make this another 12 times before summer is over. smittenkitchen.com/2025/08/doub...
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smitten kitchen @smittenkitchen.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
An iconic and deeply beloved summer classic, this update of the Laurie Colwin and James Beard classic has a biscuit-like crust and quick assembly. Every bite screams August. smittenkitchen.com/2009/08/toma...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 15/05/2026
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