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crooksandliars.bsky.social @crooksandliars.bsky.social · 5h
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Convicted Election Denier Tina Peters Wants Ballots Seized
Thanks loads, Jared Polis. She's soooooo contrite, can't you see?
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 7h
It was inevitable that Trump would betray Ukraine-and the US-while funding Putin’s war by purchasing red-dye diesel fuel We knew it when Marco Rubio’s Senate Committee showed innumerable ties between his campaign and Russia The dumbest part-this “big deal” will only cover about 3 days of fuel
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 7h
With agreeing to purchase Russian diesel, the orange felon, MAGA regime and fascist republicans will now be funneling American dollars directly to murderous Dictator Putin’s war against Ukraine and have all but cemented their treason against the United States. This isn’t a presidency, it’s a coup.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 14h
ZELENSKYY: At this very moment, when we are talking about peace, America gives Russia the opportunity to export diesel — that's millions, billions. It all goes toward the war against people, against Ukraine, against all of us.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Stephen "Miller did not want the facilities that were comfortable. He did not want facilities that were humane. We were told point-blank that that was not what the administration wanted." www.npr.org/2026/10/08/n...
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ICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors say
Throughout the summer, rumors have been bubbling in North New Jersey that ICE has quietly been using a warehouse as a detention center. NPR investigated.
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 14h
This one's in New Jersey, but when I visited ICE's warehouse near Hagerstown, Maryland in March, it had four toilets and two water fountains for a stated initial capacity of 1,500 people. It's insane. austinkocher.substack.com/p/a-close…
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A Closer Look at ICE's Enormous People Warehouse Near Hagerstown, Maryland
Watch now | I drove out to the site of one of the most controversial new ICE facilities in the country this afternoon, an 825,000 square foot warehouse built with the hopes of being used or sold to a ...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 15h
Donald Trump promised to stop using taxpayer money to run campaign-style ads celebrating himself and his administration in the run-up to the midterm elections. But the ads tagged “Paid for by the U.S. Government” have continued blanketing national airwaves.
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You’re Funding Trump’s New Ads
But will he ever pay you back?
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 16h
Selling out Ukraine to side with Russia in order to marginally reduce the negative impacts of his dumb war with Iran
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h
There’s always a tweet
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 16h
NEW: Election denier Tina Peters reportedly discussed a scheme to wrestle control of the midterms from the states with the White House. But the dubious plan, which involves sweeping changes to voting machines and hand counts of ballots, rests on a little-used regulation that covers...WiFi routers.
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Election deniers say an obscure rule on Wi-Fi routers means Trump can decide how votes are counted. Here’s why they’re wrong
"The Commerce secretary doesn't have more power than the president. The president has zero power over elections in the United States.”
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Judy Sawyer @judysawyer.bsky.social · 22h
Arrests are yet to come!
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The Fighting Liberal Texan🌈🌊💙🦋Congress Switchboard 202-224-3121 @fightingliberal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Brutal Kimmel supercut honors Fox News with 30 years of on-air meltdowns To mark Fox News' 30th anniversary, Jimmy Kimmel produced a brutal supercut focusing on the network's most infamous culture-war controversies, going over decades of controversy regarding everything from former President Barack
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Brutal Kimmel supercut honors Fox News with 30 years of on-air meltdowns
To mark Fox News' 30th anniversary, Jimmy Kimmel produced a brutal supercut focusing on the network's most infamous culture-war controversies, going over decades of controversy regarding everything from former President Barack Obama's tan suit to its green M&M;'s footwear.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 17h
New documents reveal Ken Paxton has grown his net worth up to $27 million since taking office. His yearly salary is just $153,000.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17h
NEW: A judge slammed the Trump administration for corrupting what has long been the DOJ's "crown jewel" — its Civil Rights Division. The ruling, which blocked the department's sweeping hunt for state voter data, rebuked its invocation of laws meant to safeguard minority voting rights.
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Judge rebukes Trump administration for perverting pro-voting mission of DOJ’s ‘crown jewel’
Sooknanan traced the Civil Rights Division’s history from its creation under President Dwight Eisenhower to enforce the Civil Rights Act of 1957, calling it the DOJ’s “crown jewel.”
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h
This is completely outrageous and disgusting. This must immediately be blocked by Congress and Trump should be impeached for this. The US is now funding Putin’s war machine as he murders civilians including children. We are lost as a country.
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it's Candy Love @candylovely.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
"When I say"Black American are under attack? I mean it" #ErynBonner This is just wrong" www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tempe-c...
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Tempe cops beat the shit out of a cheerleader, now want her jailed
Eryn Bonner's lawyer says Tempe should decline to pursue the charges the police recommended for his client, an ASU student.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
OUTRAGE IN ARIZONA: Viral video shows Tempe police SLAMMING 21-year-old ASU cheerleader Eryn Bonner to the ground and PUNCHING her in the face. She also alleges an officer groped her. Police are investigating. Civil rights attorneys demand answers. WHO IS HOLDING THESE OFFICERS ACCOUNTABLE?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
ARIZONA STATE: Tempe Police brutally push, tackle, and punch cheerleader Eryn Bonner in the street 😳 (They dropped felony charges but are still pursuing misdemeanors) 🤔 More: www.themarysue.com/arizona-stat...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/10/2026
Susan Collins claims that our reporting about CEO Martin Kao’s bribery allegations took him at his word. That’s not true. We reviewed a trove of FBI evidence and legal records. Here’s how we independently corroborated much of Kao’s account.
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Watch: We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Involving Susan Collins
In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe of politicians including Sen. Susan Collins — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. ProPublica has revealed the ...
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 22h
Talarico delivered this line at a campaign rally in Texas, drawing a direct contrast between how aggressively the govt pursues undocumented workers versus how little it pursues wealthy predators & tax cheats. Talarico leads Paxton 48% to 45% in a state no Democrat has won statewide since 1988.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 20h
ICE shot Oscar Bergal. They could have killed the child in his car. Enough. ICE out of New York, and all our communities, now.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
ICE shot a man in New York City today while he was in a vehicle with a 5-year-old child. Abolish ICE.
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ICE Agent Shoots Man in New York City (Gift Article)
The person who was shot had been taken to a nearby hospital and was conscious and receiving medical attention, according to the New York Police Department, which said it was not involved in the shooti...
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 20h
Commentators in the conservative media ecosystem have been spewing ethnic slurs, claiming there is an “Indian invasion,” and arguing that H-1B visas “shouldn’t even exist.”
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Anti-Indian racism has been surging in right-wing media
Right-wing media’s racist attacks and ethnic slurs directed at Indians, other South Asians, and South Asian Americans have surged over the past year, in part fueled by conservative infighting over the...
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Rav BOO!dram 🎃👻 @rvbdrm.com · 21h
Any 2028 Democratic Party presidential hopeful should commit to the US being party to the Rome Statute, regardless of the consequences it may have for past Dem admins.
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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 20h
"The sanctions are intended to undermine the rule of law internationally and the work ​that an independent judicial institution is doing. Our work will continue across all our situations, our investigations and our prosecutions." www.reuters.com/world/us-imp...
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EXCLUSIVE: US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Trump administration has long been hostile to the court and has previously imposed sanctions on its prosecutors and judges.
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Brad Omland @bradradio.bsky.social · 20h
Marco Rubio said in a video posted on X, “We don’t need that court and we don’t want it.” Oh, we will NEED it when this is all said and done. #trump #unitednations www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US imposes sanctions on international criminal court
Trump administration says US ‘doesn’t need’ ICC after accusing court of unfairly targeting Americans for war crime charges
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Liberal Talking Points @liberaltalknpts.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Well done Civic Sage! youtu.be/JuxCCm-5J_A?...
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My husband has been shocked by the ads he's seeing; isn't that cute?
YouTube video by The Civic Sage
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Dark. The people (Republicans) who did the right thing to protect our country on 1/6 are now being punished. A clear message to anyone who stands against what they have planned next. We are so far off the cliff. 🇺🇸
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crooksandliars.bsky.social @crooksandliars.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Man Arrested For Impersonating ICE Agent At Polling Place, Intimidating Voters
The worst part? I'm not even surprised anymore.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026
The government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve tallied more than 500 Americans held against their will in warrantless arrests and detentions during President Trump’s second term.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 08/10/2026
Here's some history the US Supreme Court doesn't want you to think about. In April 2026, SCOTUS effectively ended the Voting Rights Act. The decision has startling parallels with Plessy v. Ferguson, the decision that established “separate but equal" and cemented Jim Crow.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 08/10/2026
a sure sign that something is "highly accepted" is if you have to threaten to impose the power of the state against those who don't accept it
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
All that money and still can’t afford a spine
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
If they’re admitting 81 planes, drones and helicopters worth $3.3 billion have been lost in Iran, imagine what they’re not telling us. The real cost is likely far higher, and our grandchildren will be paying for this unnecessary war and his reckless spending. www.businesstoday.in/amp/world/st...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
She's so crooked, it's comic: 'Kimberly Guilfoyle was preparing for her congressional hearing to become U.S. ambassador to Greece when she reached out to a Trump donor with an urgent request: She needed $100,000 that she said she owed American Express—in a way that wouldn’t leave a paper trail. “It
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Exclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account
Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 07/10/2026
NEW: DHS officials discussed deporting up to 400 noncitizens in New Jersey who voted in elections after being accidentally registered by the state. The exchange comes after New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill disclosed in July that a software failure incorrectly registered over 6k noncitizens to vote.
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ICE officials strategized how to deport 400 noncitizens who voted in New Jersey as a result of state error
ICE officials discussed how to deport up to 400 noncitizens in New Jersey who voted in elections after being accidentally registered through a state software error, new internal government documents s...
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Sarah Trone Garriott @sarahforiowa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is the corruption I’m taking about. Trump Super PACs and Corporate PACs pay for Zach Nunn’s elections, and then he rewards them in office. Iowans deserve better representation and Trump’s $1M shows exactly why.
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Benjamin Husstad-Nedberg @factforce.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“Though passion may at times have strained the bonds of affection between the United States and Europe, it must not be allowed to break,” - Rubio Then stop breaking it, by supporting the enemy Russia, you hypocrite of a traitor🖕
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
So it was the US State Department all along! Maybe Shellenberger should be emailing them about censorship instead of conference participants. #disinfo26 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request
Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Trump admin has declined to invite election observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to witness the midterms — meaning observers from the group won't be at a U.S. election for the first time in more than two decades.
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Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades
The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is worrying news. But anxiety is not a strategy. Join @indivisible.org's midterm election protection program to help make sure we're ready for whatever tricks Trump tries to hold on to power. indivisible.org/campaigns/ou...
MS NOW: Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Trump regime wants to dismantle the International Criminal Court because it plans to continue committing war crimes. The Trump regime is refusing to allow international election monitors because it plans to continue committing election fraud. They are not being subtle.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Zelenskyy reports that today's Russian strikes on Ukraine killed 25 people. 19 of them died in Pryluky in a missile strike on an ordinary apartment building. 5 of them were children.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 07/10/2026
A US lender specializing in foreign-student loans has all but collapsed following the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
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Student Lender Collapses as Immigrant Crackdown Roils Loan Book
A US lender specializing in loans to international students has largely shuttered its operations after losing access to fresh financing, marking one of the most significant corporate collapses triggered by the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Damn this is terrible www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.
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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
There was an incident on Latvia’s border where armed, masked men tried to push migrants through & threatened Latvian soldiers. Meanwhile, on the same day, a Moscow court declared 13 people/5 organizations from Baltic states “Nazi” collaborators. My latest… olgalautman.substack.com/p/masked-men...
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Masked Men at Latvia’s Border as Moscow Builds a “Nazi” Narrative Around the Baltics
Monday was another one of those days when individual events may not seem particularly unusual, but putting several things together paints a much more concerning picture.
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Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is why Alito's recent statement that Obergefell is "settled law" means nothing. Given the opportunity, he'll vote to overturn it, the same way he did Roe. abcnews.com/Politics/thr...
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Alito calls same-sex marriage a 'decisive' turn 'against religious liberty' in new book
A new book by Justice Samuel Alito presents his view of the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the country with a focus on religious freedom.
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crooksandliars.bsky.social @crooksandliars.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Judge Unearths Elaborate ICE Agent Hoax: 'Some Things Simply Strain The Imagination'
ICE ON THE HOTSEAT!!!
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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The wife and the sailor who jumped are both 19 years old. 19.
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Navy sailor who jumped off USS Lincoln faces disciplinary charges
The sailor on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier who jumped overboard in an attempt to die by suicide has been charged with violations and could have his pay docked.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
By "a few folks in the media," does Secretary Kegsbreath mean Trump's own Navy Secretary who reported on all the attempted suicides by sailors stuck on the USS Abraham Lincoln?
Eight USS Abraham Lincoln Sailors Attempted Suicide During Deployment in Iran War: Navy Secretary
“Since the beginning of Lincoln’s deployment, there have been a total of eight suicide attempts across the strike group,” Hung Cao wrote.
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