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Linda Coulston

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
September 12, 2026
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September 12, 2026
On Thursday, in The New Republic, conservative judge J.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I'm still working to add 500 Democracy Docket subscribers this weekend. Democracy Docket will never send you spam or sell your email address. It's not on Substack or ActBlue. Free and premium options available. Link and thanks! demdock.com/4w6emld
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
If you follow me and want to help, I only have one request. Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The Trump administration claimed to have found 250,000 noncitizens on the voter rolls in four states. But the agency's communications with states since then indicate that data was preliminary.
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DHS acknowledges the noncitizen numbers it touted on voter rolls were inflated
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
If you appreciate the work Democracy Docket has been doing keeping you informed about what is happening to voting and elections in court, please become a free subscriber or premium member. demdock.com/4w6emld Thanks, Marc
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 21/08/2026
BREAKING: The editor of military newspaper Stars and Stripes says he has been fired for insubordination after calling any censorship a "red line."
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Stars and Stripes editor says he has been fired for insubordination after doing interview
The editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes says the Pentagon has fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes, as well as its publisher and a reporter.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
MY LATEST: Donald Trump’s Justice Department took a major step toward subverting elections this fall. On Monday, it quietly announced that it will deploy 1,000 election monitors at polling places during this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/doj-...
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DOJ is 0-23 in court, so now it’s sending 1,000 monitors to the polls
Donald Trump's Justice Department took a major step toward subverting elections this fall.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
We just dropped our newest ad — and this one’s special. It features my PawPaw — a Baptist preacher who taught me to follow the two great commandments: love God & love neighbor. Those teachings led me to public service and they’re why I’m running for the U.S. Senate.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Supporting Democracy Docket helps amplify my voice in a crowded media environment. It will never sell your email address, send you spam or try to sell you crap you don't need. You will receive pro-democracy information and analysis. Sign-up now. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 04/08/2026
Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
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Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says
Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
🚨BREAKING EPISODE: Trump's DOJ has filed an emergency appeal asking the Supreme Court to let his mail voting executive order take effect before the midterms — a move that could let the administration decide who gets a mail ballot and who doesn't. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBI7...
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BREAKING: Trump's DOJ asks Supreme Court to Let Him Block Your Mail Ballot
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
In 2020, Trump lied before the election, lied after the election and -- when he lost in court -- incited a violent insurrection at the Capitol. Right now, he is lying and losing in court ahead of 2026. He is going to escalate and we need to be ready.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17/07/2026
📺 TRUMP SPEECH: Trump is expected to address the nation soon, where he will likely push false claims of widespread voter fraud and continue to sow doubts about election systems. Want the truth? We’ll deliver the facts straight to your inbox:
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Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Epstein survivors released this video today urging senators to block the confirmation of Todd Blanche for Attorney General. They’re trying to get to 20,000 signatures on their petition to send a message to the Senate. ujoin.co/campaigns/45...
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 08/07/2026
A man identifying himself as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's son posted on Facebook that his father lived in the United States for nearly 35 years and worked in construction to help provide for his family. “My father did not deserve this,” Ronaldo Salgado said.
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ICE agent fatally shoots migrant in Houston
The agency said the man was an undocumented immigrant from Mexico. His son said he’d lived here for 35 years and was attempting to obtain a work permit.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/07/2026
Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment. Here’s what experts say you need to know.
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This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The Supreme Court has issued the last of its opinions for this term, but the fight for free and fair elections in court continues. If you appreciate the work of Democracy Docket in tracking cases and keeping you informed, subscribe now. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
My one ask to everyone right now: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket for free and share its content with everyone you know. Thanks. bit.ly/4a7l1TR
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/05/2026
All newborns lack vitamin K. No matter how much vitamin K a mother consumes, it doesn’t sufficiently pass through the placenta and breast milk doesn’t contain enough of it — meaning babies are at risk of uncontrollable bleeding without a vitamin K shot.
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Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
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NPR @npr.org · 18/04/2026
Twenty-nine people have died in ICE custody since October, the start of the federal government's fiscal year, already surpassing 2004's toll of 28, the previous record, according to government data. n.pr/4sLetjV
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Deaths of migrants in ICE custody hit record high under Trump
Twenty-nine people have died in ICE custody since October, the start of the federal government's fiscal year, already surpassing 2004's toll of 28, the previous record, according to government data.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
BREAKING on MS NOW: Tulsi Gabbard just referred the whistleblower whose complaint led to the first impeachment of Trump — and the Inspector General who deemed the complaint "credible" — for possible criminal prosecution by the Trump Justice Department.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Just a reminder that for all their big talk, DOJ is 0-4 in lawsuits to obtain state voter files. My law firm is 4-0.😎 www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump DOJ now 0 for 4 on voter roll cases as court rejects Massachusetts lawsuit
“Here, the Attorney General offered no basis—none—and the demand was therefore facially inadequate.”
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Hungary’s prime minister is more important to Donald Trump than all of his voters put together, than all Americans, than America itself, and it’s not even close. I wrote an essay yesterday to explain why: snyder.substack.com/p/the-hungar...
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Paulette Feeney ❌️👑 @pauletteparis1.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
#KeepPublicLandsInPublicHands
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Defend Democracy @finalreckoning.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Morally, too
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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The President of the United States is threatening war crimes. That alone is illegal. He is unfit for office. I am urging the entire military command to remember your oath to the Constitution. Do not follow illegal orders. Do not commit war crimes. The stain and repercussions will be endless.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
President Donald Trump went on an unhinged 1 a.m. rant about the Supreme Court as it considers whether to allow him to scrap birthright citizenship.
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Panicked Trump, 79, Rages at Supreme Court in 1AM Meltdown
The president’s latest outburst came days after he stormed out of oral arguments about birthright citizenship.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
“…our nation (and the globe) faces increasingly grave danger by allowing this man to continue to control the levers of America’s awesome power…the responsibility resides not just with Republicans but with every member of Congress…to remove Trump from power.” www.americaamerica.news/p/donald-tru...
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Donald Trump Needs to Be Removed
He is becoming increasingly dangerous and unable to perform the duties of his office, requiring the invocation of the 25th Amendment
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Given Trump’s Easter threats to carry out new war crimes in Iran, we should think one or two steps ahead about a coup attempt connected to the war. And then deter it. (1/17)
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/04/2026
While Trump has railed against drugs coming into the U.S., his DOJ has declined to prosecute nearly 5,000 federal drug cases, including trafficking and money laundering — 45% higher than the average of the prior three new administrations.
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Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration
Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — in just the first six months of Presi...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
For those asking how to stay informed about Trump's latest attack on voting and the legal cases that will follow, my advice is to subscribe to Democracy Docket. I started it for times just like this. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
🚨BREAKING: Donald Trump is plotting to steal the 2026 election and his buddy David Ellison and Bari Weiss just won control of CNN. I started Democracy Docket to be fiercely independent and pro-democracy. No corporate investors. It will never back down. Support it by subscribing now. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 26/02/2026
in 2012, it was six. now it's four.
in 1983, 90% of U.S. media was spread across 50 companies. in 2012, it's these six Comcast, Newscorp, Disney, Viacom, Time Warner, CBS
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20/02/2026
We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose. “They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a man in California wrote. (Published Dec. 2024)
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“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps
Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so th...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Donald Trump said his deportation machine would only go after the “worst of the worst.” He lied — and DHS’s own data proves it.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 06/02/2026
"Colleges used to have American names. Now they’ve all gone woke. But I guess Quinnieyack or whatever it is has pretty good pollsters. They had me ahead at the end in 2024. And now they have me at fucking 37 percent" - Trump?
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What Trump REALLY Thinks About Stephen Miller
A secret transcript exclusive to The Bulwark reveals more than Trump ever would.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 04/02/2026
Extraordinary US government surveillance of ordinary people is beginning www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
This entire answer from Mike Johnson — the speaker of the House and a lawyer — must be seen. It is fundamentally wrong on both points: as to administrative warrants (which need not be signed by immigration judges) and as to judicial warrants (which are not "new" for authorizing home entry).
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/02/2026
The FBI’s unprecedented seizure of 2020 election ballots and records in Fulton County, Georgia has election experts raising red flags for 2026. One expert warns the raid was a possible test run for future midterm interference in swing districts.
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FBI’s Fulton County raid may have been illegal, legal experts warn. But it definitely raises fears for 2026
'This is a test run for 2026... Trump could try to seize voting machines or otherwise interfere with state ballot tabulation processes in swing districts around the country.'
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
NEW: Republicans in Congress have unveiled a new bill that would impose the most extreme voting restrictions ever proposed at the federal level. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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New GOP anti-voting bill may be the most dangerous attack on voting rights ever
The MEGA Act represents one of the most catastrophic proposals for democracy in the United States.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
ICE has violated judicial orders 96 times in Minnesota alone: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
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Judge in Minnesota Says ICE Has Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 27/01/2026
I know that there is so much going on, but we really need to keep pushing this special election on Saturday in Texas. This is a very important race and a seat we can flip.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
If you’re able, please support this verified GoFundMe for Alex Pretti’s family. And if you’re not in a position to donate, sharing it far and wide matters just as much. It’s at $300K and counting.
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Donate to Alex Pretti is an American Hero, organized by Keith Edwards
On January 24, 2026, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a Minneapolis resident and American citizen wa… Keith Edwards needs your support for Alex Pretti is an American Hero
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ⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
This isn't what the heroes say in any story.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Lots of people are asking me why DOJ is leveraging the ICE deployment in Minnesota to obtain unreacted copies of the state's sensitive voter file data. I recently explained why this is the biggest legal story and may be the biggest political story of the year. Watch and share.
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WARNING: Trump’s 2026 Plan to Weaponize Your Voter Data
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 20/01/2026
Donald J. Trump has driven this nation to the precipice. This is not a normal political disagreement. It is a constitutional emergency. Read more from Rick Wilson: www.againstallenemies.net/p/a-decla…
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A Declaration of Independence From The Mad King
It's time.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
January 18, 2026
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You hear sometimes, now that we know the sordid details of the lives of some of our leading figures, that America has no heroes left.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/01/2026
“ICE, their secret police, is their tool," a former DHS oversight official told us. “Once they have that power, which they have now, there’s nothing stopping them from using it against citizens.” (Published Oct. 2025)
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How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...
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