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America is in deep trouble. We need a plan of action. Get up off our behinds & start marching every chance we get.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Remarkable finding in new Quinnipiac poll - only 30% of voters think the Iran War has left us in a stronger position in the world. 45% say it has left us in a weaker position. poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
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Politico @politico.com · 15/04/2026
Navy plays deadly game of hide-and-seek with Iranian mines
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Navy plays deadly game of hide-and-seek with Iranian mines
As more American warships head to the Middle East, the mine-hunting mission might be the next big job.
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Jack Brewer @jackbrewer.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
At the end of the day - literally - we handle our affairs in the ways we do because we either have personal integrity or we do not. We don't do self-work for reactions of others or imaginary scorekeepers somewhere. We do it to respect ourselves and gain the related peace of mind.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 14/04/2026
Black women have the highest maternal mortality rate among all racial groups in the U.S. During Black Maternal Health Week, let us refocus on how we can provide resources and rights that help Black mothers thrive before, during, and after pregnancy. We must pass the #Momnibus
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Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
"In fact, immigrants—including undocumented immigrants—are less likely to commit crimes than the U.S.-born. This is true at the national, state, county, and neighborhood levels, and for both violent and non-violent crime." www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/fact-sheet/d...
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 13/04/2026
I have a lot of follow up questions about what Vance means by "in some cases" here!
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MS NOW @ms.now · 13/04/2026
Trump’s post of an AI-generated image appearing to depict him as a Jesus-like figure accomplished what his verbal attacks against the pope did not: crossing the line for the religious right.
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Trump says he thought A.I. image showed him as doctor, not Jesus
President Trump is refusing to apologize for publicly attacking Pope Leo XIV as "weak" and "terrible." He also addressed a controversial A.I. image he posted of himself online, saying he thought it depicted him as a doctor not Jesus. Georgetown University Associate Director Chris White, Bloomberg White House Correspondent Jeff Mason and Latino Working Class Project Director Mike Madrid join Chris Jansing to share their thoughts on Trump's feud with the Pope.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Trump has systematically demolished federal guardrails that prevented him from overturning the 2020 election. At least 75 career staff are gone. Two dozen appointees, including many from the election denial movement, have been hired. Ten helped try to overturn the 2020 vote.
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Inside Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections
When Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held. But if faced with the same tests today, those barriers — and people who held the line — would l...
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 13/04/2026
"Percy Jackson" star Walker Scobell has revealed he's skipping his school's prom due to death threats being directed at the young girls he could take.
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'Percy Jackson' star Walker Scobell to skip prom amid death threats
"Percy Jackson" star Walker Scobell has revealed he's skipping his school's prom due to death threats being directed at the young girls he could take.
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Alex Shephard @alexshephard.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I might be wrong but this does seem to be a completely new dynamic in the 10 year history of Trumpism, a moment when a sizable number of *his followers* are turning him and demanding he chang course, not just a rival conservative or right-wing faction newrepublic.com/post/208979/...
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MAGA Freaks Out After Trump Posts AI Photo of Himself as Jesus
One former Donald Trump fan warned they had “elected the Antichrist.”
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 13/04/2026
www.semafor.com/article/04/0...
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Exclusive: Democrats pressure Pentagon over new media restrictions
Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Pentagon and leaders at Stars and Stripes to share whether the department is censoring stories at the historic military newspaper.
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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Most of these MAGA influencers would rather claim Trump has been possessed by a demon than admit they made a mistake supporting the worst person possible to be president of the United States. He’s always been this way, and they knew better.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Been 25 years since i lived close to this and recall, vividly, how much Chuck Schumer opposed bike lanes on PPW, which he lived on. This is the final step in long overdue improvements www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/n...
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Can This Chaotic Brooklyn Plaza Be Car-Free? Mamdani Says Yes.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
This is what Times Square will look like when Congress or a cheeseburger finally does its job
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class. You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
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bmr525.bsky.social @bmr525.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
The end of Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime is a victory not just for Hungary, but for people who value democracy around the world. Congratulations to Tisza, to incoming leader Péter Magyar, and to Hungarians everywhere.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
All honor to the Hungarian people for showing the way.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Talked to @therickwilson.bsky.social about how everything JD touches dies youtu.be/cwLy5F39gpk?...
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Rick Wilson on Why Trump's Ignoring Every Warning Sign
YouTube video by Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Viktor Orbán has conceded his loss!!
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Trump Watch 👀 @trumpwatch.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Gas at $5 a gallon doesn’t come out of nowhere. It’s the result of global instability, energy policy decisions, supply shocks, and geopolitical tensions colliding all at once. Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff shape it—those two individuals’ decisions directly affect American families at the pump.
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MoveOn @moveon.org · 12/04/2026
It was never about putting "America First."
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
And obtw the president
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
I thought Trump said a few days ago that Iran was begging him for a deal?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Here he is tonight. Working hard to end his War in Iran and make life more affordable for Americans like he promised.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11/04/2026
More updates: www.meidasplus.com/p/saturday-a...
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Saturday Afternoon News Updates: The Islamabad Talks Are Collapsing — 4/11/26
Iran came with demands, Israel is sabotaging from the sidelines, and the U.S. negotiating is a disaster. Here are the latest updates.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
America's money goes to Hungary. To Argentina. To fund wars in Iran and invasions of Venezuela. It goes to kill shipwrecked survivors. To ICE, who shoot US citizens and build concentration camps Our money seems to fund death and destruction all across the globe But it never goes to help Americans
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
JD Vance has two jobs this weekend: 1) Surrender to Iran without it looking too much like surrender or set up a resumption of war without it looking too much like America failing to control events 2) Get Orban reelected in Hungary
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 11/04/2026
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote a lone dissent, and she took the extraordinary step of reading her dissent from the bench, a gesture reserved for rare, vehement disagreement with the majority. trib.al/doo2LOp
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Hooray for Brown Jackson’s Brave Dissent in the Colorado Trans Case
The associate justice was alone in seeing that the case was about regulation of medical practice, not free speech.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 11/04/2026
The warehousing of human beings is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes. Trump’s regime is actively scouting, purchasing, and planning to convert 23 warehouses nationwide into new detention and processing facilities. This would massively expand ICE’s capacity for detentions.
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Democracy Torch @democracytorch.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Bill Clinton: “Pay attention on what is happening right now.” bsky.app/profile/demo...
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Talked to @justinwolfers.bsky.social about trumps wrecking the economy youtu.be/-2poUJZP_fQ?...
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Why Trump Keeps Wrecking The Economy w/ Justin Wolfers
YouTube video by Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast
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Morning Joe @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Marc Polymeropoulos: We have lions who are being led by donkeys
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Welcome to the weekend.
Donald J. Trump @ C @realDonaldTrump
WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL RESET!!! President DJT
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
“'I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,' the congresswoman said, fighting back tears. "She described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.” “'It is frightening in there,' she said. 'It is disgusting'..." azmirror.com/2026/04/10/i...
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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
My "I have never been legally accused or convincted of a crime in connection with Epstein's sex trafficking" t-shirt has a lot of people asking questions &c.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 09/04/2026
Donald Trump is using foreign steel to build his gold-encrusted ballroom. It's a slap in the face to every American steelworker. "America First" was always just a slogan to Trump.
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Trish @jsewtz.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Its funny, my best thought about Melania is that she slept with these creeps for cash.
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Simeon Pundit @loudlong.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
"JD Vance is historically the least popular vice president at this point in their vice presidency." More unpopular than Dick Cheney. 😬
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Conservative figures are lashing out at Trump’s personal spiritual adviser for comparing him to Jesus during an Easter event, labeling her “vile” and “batsh*t crazy.”
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“Heretic”: After Trump spiritual adviser Paula White-Cain likens Trump to Jesus during Easter, right-wing media figures lash out
Right-wing media figures are lashing out at President Donald Trump’s personal spiritual adviser and senior adviser to the White House Faith Office Paula White-Cain for likening Trump to Jesus during an Easter event, labeling her an “unabashed heretic” and “batsh*t crazy.”White-Cain is a televangelist, pastor, and Trump’s longtime spiritual adviser who has “long been a prominent and polarizing figure in evangelical circles.” White-Cain has an extensive history of extreme rhetoric, including declaring that opposition to Trump is equivalent to opposition to God. Now a senior adviser to the White House Faith Office, White-Cain is part of Trump’s effort to expand “the power and influence of conservative Christians in government” in his second term.At an April 1 closed-door Easter speech at the White House, White-Cain spoke next to Trump and directly likened him to Jesus, saying, “No one has paid the price like you have paid the price. It almost cost you your life. You were betrayed and arrested and falsely accused. It’s a familiar pattern that our lord and savior showed us.” The White House deleted video of the speech, which “was initially posted on the official White House website and YouTube channel,” and clips continued to circulate on social media.On April 4, Fox host (and the president’s daughter-in-law) Lara Trump hosted White-Cain to share a message for Easter, in which she said it was her “favorite subject to talk about” to “give honor to God and to president Trump for being bold and unwavering with his faith.”
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The Iran war went so horribly that Donald Trump now has his wife Melania hold a press conference to discuss Jeffrey Epstein. Trump is now using the Epstein files to distract from Iran war--which was started to distract from Epstein. Clearly we all died during Covid and this is hell!
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 09/04/2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he has authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon “as soon as possible.”
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Netanyahu authorizes direct talks with Lebanon 'as soon as possible'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon “as soon as possible.”
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Morning Joe @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Joe: Someone needs to tell Trump the truth
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Jason Bailey @jasondashbailey.com · 09/04/2026
This post is still live on X.
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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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
My friend @rokhanna.bsky.social is absolutely right. When the President of the United States threatens genocide against millions of innocent people, Democratic leadership should stand in clear moral opposition — not hide behind procedure.
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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here:
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
🔥 @rokhanna.bsky.social to Democratic leadership: “Get out. Let a new generation lead. You’ve been ineffective. The base doesn’t like you. The base wants fighters.”
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Reporter: What was your understanding of what he meant when he said the civilization is going to be eliminated? Leavitt: It was not an empty threat by any means. The insinuation by anyone in this room that Iran somehow has the moral high ground over the United States of America is insulting
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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Something that's not computing for me is that this poll finds that self-identified MAGA Republicans are *more* supportive of the Iran war than are self-ID'd "non-MAGA" Republicans (whatever that means). But all the Tucker Carlsons are getting attention for being anti-war MAGAs, which should mean 1/x
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