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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
It is sad to see what CBS has become. If you want to support pro-democracy independent media that will not back down or make excuses for the Trump administration, subscribe to Democracy Docket today. demdock.com/4wbp1va
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
100 years ago.
The klan marching in front of the US Capitol in 1926
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 24/04/2026
Q: "People suspect that there's insider trading happening on these prediction markets around the war. Are you concerned?" Trump: "The whole world, unfortunately, has become somewhat of a casino."
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Today's winner of the Internet. Congratulations!
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Netanyahu Declares Ceasefire Is “Not the End” as Iran War Spirals Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is destroying Trump’s ceasefire deal—and he’s proud of it.
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Netanyahu Declares Ceasefire Is “Not the End” as Iran War Spirals
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is destroying Trump’s ceasefire deal—and he’s proud of it.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Make money off of dead US soldiers. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Company backed by Trump sons looks to sell drone interceptors to Gulf states being attacked by Iran
The sales drive by Florida-based Powerus – which announced a deal last month to bring aboard Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. – positions the company to potentially benefit from a war that their father...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Soon to be appearing in midterm political ads for Democratic candidates nationwide. Thanks, Darnold. 🙏
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
If you haven’t watched this yet, you must. 👀 THIS IS TRUMP’S LEGACY.
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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
President Donald Trump’s personal travel routine has generated an estimated $70.8M in taxpayer costs this year, and projections based on federal audit data show the total could exceed $300M if the pattern continues. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trumps-gol...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
American workers face an existential threat not only from AI, but unprecedented levels of corporate greed. Trump doesn't seem to care.
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JB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Donald Trump did that.
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Don Jr. and Eric Trump and trying to personally profit by selling drones to Gulf countries while they are under attack by Iran in a war their father started and their father can end… but by all means do go on about Hunter Biden‘s paintings, won’t you?
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 03/04/2026
The president has wriggled his way out of every political jam he's found himself in over the past 10 years, but this time it really may be different.
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Trump Can’t TACO His Way Out Of The Iran War
The president has wriggled his way out of every political jam he's found himself in over the past 10 years, but this time it really may be different.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
MacFarlane: It was really striking that Todd Blanche said, “To the extent the Epstein files were a part of the past year at the Department of Justice, they should not be a part of anything going forward.” The survivors would vehemently disagree.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 29/03/2026
Even Trump’s own former Surgeon General, Jerome Adams, is sounding the alarm. He says Casey Means doesn't meet the basic requirements for the job. It is another example of this administration picking loyalist goons over actual experts.
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Trump’s First Surgeon General Tries to Torpedo New Pick
The doctor has a dismal assessment of the president’s nominee.
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Human☮ @4humanunity.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
$11 trillion added to the national debt. His wealth tripled, as his useless kids cash in. So, are we "GREAT" yet? If you believe giving the country’s credit card to a guy who bankrupted casinos charging it like a drunken sailor was a mistake? Then get off the couch, go vote this November.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
All reports say Russia is helping Iran target US troops, but none mention Russia helping Iran target Israel, keep that in mind.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Update: Russia is losing the War of Aggression it started against Ukraine; recently lost over 1,000 troops in a 24 hour period. Additionally Putin is backing Orban in Hungary, alongside Trump and Netanyahu, in a desperate attempt to save their asset inside the EU.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
This is what Karoline Leavitt calls “transparency.”
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Jared Kushner pledged to bring peace to the Middle East when all he really wanted was to bring a piece of the Middle East to Jared Kushner. #OpportunisticNepoBabyConMen
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Very cool, very normal democracy we live in. PS: When they have to threaten to shut down criticism it only underscores the fundamental weakness in their positions. They are unraveling.
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Dr. René MD 🇺🇸🩺 @drrenemd.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
🚨🚨🚨 RAMPANT CORRUPTION IN BROAD DAYLIGHT‼️ "In addition to the roughly $2 billion from Saudi Arabia’s fund, he amassed hundreds of millions of dollars from elsewhere in the region". NO paywall 👇👇 archive.is/2026.03.14-1...
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TweetLD @tweetld.art · 15/03/2026
Shocking. 😒 FCC Chair Brendan Carr said news broadcasters coverage of Iran war could impact their license renewal. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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FCC chair threatens broadcasters over Iran war coverage
FCC Chair Brendan Carr said news broadcasters coverage of Iran war could impact their license renewal.
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Piyush Mittal @piyushmittal.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Experts alarmed as Trump FCC's new 'fascist' move dubbed 'truly extraordinary moment'. How many news outlets will Brendan Carr shut down? News is global. They’ll have to shut the internet down too. www.rawstory.com/trump-fcc-26...
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Experts alarmed as Trump FCC's new 'fascist' move dubbed 'truly extraordinary moment'
Brendan Carr, chair of the Federal Communications Commission under President Donald Trump, stirred outrage when he issued a stark warning to television broadcasters, threatening license revocation for...
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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 12/03/2026
Two Democratic lawmakers are asking the Justice Department’s watchdog to examine whether Attorney General Pam Bondi sufficiently distanced herself from matters involving her lawyer brother, Brad Bondi.
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Pam Bondi Role in Brother’s Work Needs Probe, Democrats Tell DOJ
Two Democratic lawmakers are asking the Justice Department’s watchdog to examine whether Attorney General Pam Bondi sufficiently distanced herself from matters involving her lawyer brother, Brad Bondi.
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Censorship: F.C.C. Chair Threatens to Revoke Broadcasters’ Licenses Over War Coverage www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/w...
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F.C.C. Chair Threatens to Revoke Broadcasters’ Licenses Over War Coverage
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
How many ways can you say “We used ChatGPT” without actually saying “We used ChatGPT”?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it? www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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FCC chair threatens broadcasters over Iran war coverage
FCC Chair Brendan Carr said news broadcasters coverage of Iran war could impact their license renewal.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
🎯🎯
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 14/03/2026
Meanwhile, Trump whined that the media "want us to lose the War."
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FCC Chair Threatens Media: Fall In Line With Trump, Or Lose Broadcasting Licenses
FCC Chair Threatens Media: Fall In Line With Trump, Or Lose Broadcasting Licenses
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Everything the Ellison family could own if Paramount buys Warner Bros: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central Cartoon Network And more... This is a rotten deal that the Trump regime has rubber stamped. State AGs must step in and block it.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Iran war costs so far
The results so far

🙂$11 billion in the first week alone
🙂~$2 billion per day and rising
🙂Pentagon requesting $50 billion supplemental budget just to restock missiles
🙂Oil spiked from ~$70 to over $110/barrel, briefly hitting $119
🙂Gulf oil output down 10 million barrels/day — the biggest supply shock in history
🙂US gas up 48¢/gallon in the first week, california already seeing $6.50+/gallon
🙂Urea (key fertilizer) up 35%, food prices will follow
🙂~1,000 ships trapped on either side of the Strait
🙂Jet fuel roughly doubled; some flight prices tripled
🙂South Korea's  $68 billion emergency stabilization fund activated
🙂teetering to global recession, the US nearly stalls, and global inflation peaks near 6%
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The US-Israel war is costing US tax payers an average of 2 billion per day; if you extend that to 365 days, and that's nearly $730 billion a year, roughly the entire US defense budget on a single war. And that's just the direct US military spending.
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
We have $7M for lobster but nothing for pediatric cancer research. open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
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Let Them Eat Crab!
But sure, tell me again about “waste, fraud, and abuse
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/03/2026
LANDERS: Why did the FBI seize election records in AZ? TRUMP: They probably thought the election was rigged LANDERS: It wasn't though TRUMP: Oh really? How do you know? LANDERS: Your own AG said it TRUMP: If you say it wasn't rigged, you're a rotten reporter LANDERS: Where's the evidence?
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MS NOW @ms.now · 09/03/2026
Epstein Latest: A newly surfaced document reveals an inmate told the FBI he overheard guards talking about covering up Epstein's death the morning he died. Miami Herald Investigative Reporter, Julie K. Brown, describes what the inmate claims he heard.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Eric Trump and Donald Trump, Jr. are acquiring a drone company that is seeking to meet Pentagon demand after Trump banned the use of Chinese drones. We’re barely a week into Trump’s war and already his family has found a way to cash in. Everything is for sale.
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JB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
This didn't age well.
Stephen Miller Tweet from 11/4/24: If young men don't want to be drafted to fight in Kamala's and Cheney's 3rd World War they better get out and vote for Trump.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
the president has no idea what he has set in motion. none. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Because it's America first, Trump says he'll only make war decisions he and Netanyahu can agree on. www.timesofisrael.com/trump-to-tim...
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Trump to Times of Israel: It’ll be a ‘mutual’ decision with Netanyahu regarding when Iran war ends
US president clarifies he'll make final call to end operation 'at right time'; says in phone interview that he and PM ‘worked together' against Islamic Republic: 'We’ve destroyed a country that would ...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 09/03/2026
Breaking News: New video adds to evidence that a U.S. missile likely hit an Iranian school where 175 people, many of them children, were reportedly killed.
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U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows
The evidence contradicts President Trump’s claim that Iran was responsible for a strike at the school that killed 175 people, most of them children.
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Andreas 🇨🇦 Fella 💙 #AbolishICE, #SlavaUkraini @andreasor.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Track AIPAC - Follow Israel lobby spending in U.S. politics share.google/BOGsTMyIyVWt...
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Track AIPAC - Follow Israel lobby spending in U.S. politics
Track AIPAC provides in-depth analysis and insights into the influence of the Israel lobby on U.S. democracy. Our mission is to foster transparency and accountability by tracking lobbying efforts and ...
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
“Death and destruction from the sky all day long.”- Pete Hegseth, 2026
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
We got rid of Kristi. Let's get rid of Pete.
Screenshot of an X post by journalist John Harwood responding “my god he is sick” to a post by Adam Schwarz quoting Pete Hegseth. The quoted post says Hegseth, when asked about Russia helping Iran target Americans, replied that they are not concerned and that the only people who should worry are Iranians who think they are going to live. Below is a video still from a “60 Minutes” interview showing Hegseth speaking.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
The American people have sacrificed enough. Stop the war. Tax the billionaires.
Screenshot of an X post by Really American claiming Republican Congressman Mark Alford said Americans must “sacrifice” by accepting higher gas prices to support Trump’s war with Iran. Below is a split-screen TV news segment with a female anchor on the left, a male reporter in the middle, and Congressman Alford on the right. A banner reads “BREAKING NEWS: CRUDE OIL PRICES HIT NEW HIGHS AMID WAR.”
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Human☮ @4humanunity.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Amazing miracle: at 22 he couldn’t serve because of bone spurs, but at 80 he can play golf for hours.
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Eliza Orlins @elizaorlins.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Is anyone else watching 60 Minutes right now??? I’m sickened watching CBS give Pete Hegseth a platform to spew his bullshit and feeding him soft ball questions. Not pushing back on anything he says. This is INSANE. I’m so disgusted by CBS.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump declared Sunday that he will not sign any other legislation until Congress passes the SAVE America Act, dramatically escalating his campaign to force the voter suppression bill through the Senate. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump ‘will not sign other bills’ until Republicans pass SAVE America Act
The statement is a blunt ultimatum to Congress — pass the anti-voting bill or risk seeing other legislation stalled.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Trump is considering a military draft as part of his options for the US Israel war on Iran.
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