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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/08/2026
Trump: "What's the average age of a lifeguard in your area?" "A lot of them were 16"
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
And then a reporter asks to shift to "another topic" and Trump says "no, let's finish on this topic," because he just has to talk more about teenage girls.
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Tweeets of Dogs Automated @tweeetsofdogsauto.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 17/08/2026
Trump: "Quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet. You're very disrespectful in front of this young man, OK? Don't you find her disrespectful? He understands. Quiet. Who are you with? Reporter: "I'm with CNN." Trump: "Fake news…Be quiet. Be quiet. Be quiet. You're a fake reporter, and you report fake news."
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James West @jamespwest.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Um this doesn't sound good. ICYMI by @hurwitz.bsky.social A regulator run by Trump's own appointee gave a bank charter green light to a crypto firm the Trump family itself controls—one that already paid Trump nearly $600 million from stablecoin and digital asset sales in 2025.
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The Trumps’ crypto project just got one step closer to becoming a bank
A regulatory charter for World Liberty Financial could be "the most brazen act of self-dealing our system has ever seen."
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 17/08/2026
Q: "Is there enough food on the U.S.S. Lincoln?" Trump: "Ya, that was a CNN fake report…It was fake reporting from CNN."
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
"Jon Ossoff’s characterizations of Trump’s failures and betrayals are among the best of anyone...the Senator from Georgia deserves all the buzz he is getting." Agree with @simonwdc.bsky.social: Trump's cratering creates new kinds of opportunities for Dems: www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/more-bad-e...
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More Bad Econ Data, Trump's Desperation Grows, Traveling With Natalie
We got a few new encouraging Senate polls in the past few days.....
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Jeff Rudd 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 @jeffrudd.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
REMEMBER: They all knew.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
* SENIOR IRANIAN OFFICIAL TO REUTERS: IRAN HAS DECIDED TO SHIFT ITS POLICY FROM DEFENSIVE TO A 'FULLY OFFENSIVE' ONE * IRAN HAS SET A DEADLINE OF A FEW WEEKS FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF MOU BY U.S. - SENIOR IRANIAN OFFICIAL @reuters.com
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 17/08/2026
"It is difficult to imagine a more thorough misunderstanding of the purpose of a military exercise—or an alliance." @markhertling.bsky.social on Trump and South Korea:
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Canceling Military Exercises Hurts Us, Not Our Enemies
Will U.S. forces in South Korea still be ready to ‘fight tonight’?
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
It's a big, underappreciated story in US politics that Trump has absolutely wrecked the traditional GOP advantage in three key areas: Economy, immigration, national security. Things really are different for Trump this time. Check out our exchange on this: newrepublic.com/article/2143...
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 17/08/2026
Now leading HuffPost:
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MS NOW @ms.now · 17/08/2026
BREAKING: Supreme Court rejects Trump's petition to rehear his E. Jean Carroll appeal, cementing her $5 million win.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 17/08/2026
Annual health expenditures would be reduced by about 20%. That’s even with every American receiving coverage, including those uninsured or underinsured, the study found.
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Universal Health Coverage For Every American Could Save $1 Trillion: Yale Study
Universal Health Coverage For Every American Could Save $1 Trillion: Yale Study
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Mediaite @mediaite.com · 17/08/2026
JUST IN: Supreme Court Hands Trump Loss in Final Bid to Toss $5M E. Jean Carroll Verdict
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JUST IN: Supreme Court Hands Trump Loss in Final Bid to Toss $5M E. Jean Carroll Verdict
The Supreme Court has dealt President Donald Trump another loss in his quest to throw out a 2023 verdict that found the president sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s and then defamed her. The post JUST IN: Supreme Court Hands Trump Loss in Final Bid to Toss $5M E. Jean Carroll Verdict first appeared on Mediaite.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 17/08/2026
Donald Trump appears to think he has a “very good relationship” with North Korea’s dictator. trib.al/mxDmPmG
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
"The Republican Party is not good for the economy. They screw it up every time. And the Republican Party is not pro-military. The last two Republican presidents have started completely unnecessary wars." Good Mike Tomasky intervention: newrepublic.com/article/2143...
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At Long Last, Americans Are Starting to See the Truth About the GOP
A businessman can set this country right. Republicans are better for the economy. Republicans love the military. Lie, lie, and lie.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/08/2026
Breaking News: The Supreme Court again refused a request by President Trump to review a $5 million civil judgment against him after a jury found that he sexually abused E. Jean Carroll.
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Trump Live Updates: Deadline Passes Without U.S.-Iran Peace Deal
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/08/2026
Enten: "Hispanic men on Trump -- in 2024 he won by 10 points. Look now where his net approval is -- minus 41 points! That is a 51 point switcheroo against the president ... these numbers are bonkers."
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Trump's support among Hispanic men has dropped 500%!
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This. Let's turn the page and actually find and empower leaders who will lead and who will do the work of the American people rather than the special interests that fund these pols' campaigns.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
This is an absolutely terrible answer & this man absolutely should not be the next Speaker of the House
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Time to pay up, bitch...🤷‍♀️
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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 17/08/2026
Hopping into Monday.. Kangaroos on the sea at sunrise. Australia 📹 jeroen.fritz on IG
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“it costs less money than what we’re doing now” is the only answer we need to push normies towards universal healthcare
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“.. a strategic shift inside the country’s hard-line leadership to get their forces ready to widen the war and raise the costs for the U.S. … .. Iran’s leaders are increasingly talking about offensive operations on enemy territory.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/middle...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Traveling the world with devoted young Natalie on his luxurious Qatari jet. He left high ranking members of the government on the decoy plane, but Natalie never leaves his side wherever he goes. Anyone seen Melania?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
At what point will folks realize the climate crisis is real? 🌎🔥
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William Snyder @profsnyder.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I'm at a loss for words.
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Our Common Defense @ourcommondefense.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
50 Senators let a Weekend News Anchorman run the Pentagon because they were afraid a gameshow host would yell at them
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
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Dead Fish 🔻 @deadfish1965.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
"I'm fairly certain I understand".
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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 17/08/2026
🔺BREAKING: President Trump threatens to bomb Oman ‘if it gets in the way’. The US president also told Fox News he was in ‘no hurry’ to secure a deal with Iran
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Trump threatens to bomb Oman ‘if it gets in the way’
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
With what?
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
From Natalie, with LOVE www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/u...
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Trump praises North Korea's dictator as "unthreatening and respectful” and says he has ordered the Pentagon to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea because they are "hostile" to Pyongyang. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/u...
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Trump Orders Pentagon to Curtail Military Exercises With Ally South Korea
In a social media post, the president scolded South Korea for not helping denuclearize Iran, and also praised North Korea and its leader.
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CNN @cnn.com · 16/08/2026
President Donald Trump announced that the United States would reduce military exercises it conducts with key regional ally South Korea, citing his positive relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Seoul’s lack of assistance with Iran. cnn.it/3U1KKaC
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Axios @axios.com · 16/08/2026
Attorney General Todd Blanche refused today to pledge the Justice Department's independence from the White House, saying he would consider President Trump's views on individual prosecutions.
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Trump's views can factor into prosecutions, Attorney General Todd Blanche says
He refused to pledge DOJ independence from the White House.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
More than 4 million barrels of oil a day are slipping through the Strait of Hormuz. It’s a far cry from the prewar 20 million, but it’s material to keeping oil prices from blowing past $100. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Covert Mideast Oil Flows Are Keeping Global Prices in Check
Middle Eastern oil producers are pressing ahead with shuttling large volumes of crude out of the Persian Gulf, helping keep a lid on prices and assuaging fears of an energy-driven inflation spike, eve...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The cyclospora outbreak has reached 13,895 cases across 47 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.”
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16/08/2026
Q: "Have you heard anything from Mitch McConnell's office on how he is doing?" Beshear: "I've heard nothing back…All he needs to do is call in to this show or Fox News or do a video for two minutes for the people he is supposed to serve and he absolutely refuses to do so."
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
🚨BREAKING: The attorney general says it’s a “possibility” that he will go to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary, for the Trump administration’s crusade to take control of state voter rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Attorney General Blanche says taking state voter rolls case to Supreme Court is a ‘possibility’
The attorney general said the Justice Department is "not going to stop" going after state voter rolls despite losing 22 times in court to get them.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
American Taxpayers are being Robbed Every Day….
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Page One this am: @nytimes.com
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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
When Republicans like Max Miller are accused by multiple women, or when they're indicted or convicted, they say that they're victims of "witch hunts" or that they'll fight on, just like Trump. And he gives them endorsements or pardons. "This is not a normal political party. This is a crime family."
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Max Miller Told Trump: I’m Just Doing What YOU Did
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
These questions have now been asked of Blanche repeatedly & he gives the same bullshit answer each time. Here’s an idea: How about we ask Blanche direct and pointed questions about his noncompliance with court orders from Judge Sullivan compelling him to provide unredacted Epstein Files?
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Ret. Maj. Gen. Lepper says he worries that Americans are banking on the idea that members of the military will reject illegal orders if told to interfere with the midterm elections, but he says that's not something soldiers are trained to do.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Economist covers from three months before Trump took office, and three months after.
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Trump's 'Noble' Peace Prize @laboomer68.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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