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Lisa Farrar

@lisafarrar.bsky.social
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Random acts of kindness are always a good idea. I follow journalists. I'm here to share accurate news, and to promote fundraisers for Ukraine. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 #WeAreNAFO P.S. Trump does not have a mandate.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 34m
Diplomacy for private profit: More corruption in plain view. The Kushner/Witkoff talks with Russia nominally about ending the war in Ukraine are actually about a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives linked to Kushner and Witkoff. The deal, which is
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 29m
Yes. As I suggest in the piece, this coalition will have the back of Dems if they win the House and/or the Senate, and Dems should be aware of this and proceed accordingly...
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 29m
The petty-ass bullshit this administration inflicts on people just trying to live their livea is truly something to behold
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1h
Something big may be happening: Trump's world-historical misrule may be creating the conditions for the emergence of a coalition similar to the one that ousted Viktor Orban earlier this year: Anti-corruption, anti-authoritarian, pro-democracy. I made this case here: newrepublic.com/article/2161...
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 1h
Folks have insulted:  My Southern drawl.  My loc’d hair.  My clothes.  My shoes.  My intelligence.  I’ve been called a ghetto Black b!t€h. Now @JDVance says I don’t belong and should leave the very country my ancestors helped build. This is a lot y’all. It is. #AngieForFlorida
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 1h
🔴 Five Russian aerial targets, including “Banderole” missiles and drones, violated Moldovan airspace this morning, President Maia Sandu said. Drone debris was found in four regions, with explosions reported in one. No casualties were reported.
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Maine Newsroom @mainenewsroom.com · 1h
10/3 Yes, Maine Congressional candidate Paul LePage really did describe Social Security as “welfare, pure and simple" #maine #MEpolitics
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 1h
Toledoans are tired of paying more because Washington is caught up in corruption and expensive foreign wars.   They want a leader who will be a voice for hardworking Ohioans – I’m in this fight for them.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1h
David Robinson, who worked on OpenAI’s safety team, resigned from the company this week. “I believe we need to look deeper than specific rules or new laws. We need to talk about culture,” he writes:
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I Quit OpenAI Because Its Culture Is Broken
The industry’s approach to safety will guarantee more failures unless something changes.
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Brian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 1h
Our dispatch from Donald Trump’s rally in Mobile last night, where the president — facing dropping approval ratings in Alabama and around the nation — told about 8,000 attendees to “pretend I’m on the ballot.” Story by @annabjournalist.bsky.social; photos by @danandersonphoto.bsky.social.
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Donald Trump tells Mobile rally to 'pretend I'm on the ballot' | Alabama Reflector
Mobile was the president’s second stop in a month-long campaign for Republican congressional candidates across the country.
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The Weekend on MS NOW @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social · 56m
“President Trump is not a constitutional scholar.” @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social explains why she “feels a little bad” for DOJ attorneys who must defend Trump’s White House media ban as Trump continues to undercut the administration’s case each time he answers questions about it.
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Steve the Dog🐾 @stevethedogcivics.bsky.social · 22h
Excerpted from 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 October 1, 2026 by @hcrichardson.bsky.social heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-1-... Please share. 🐾⁣ Steve⁣ ⁣ #LettersFromAnAmerican #protectdemocracy
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/08/2026
Max Miller is cruel and abusive.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
These summits are too embarrassing - and too dangerous, with Trump's instability - and the country would be safer and better off if our president weren't hosting them. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump Should Stop Hosting Summits
He’s turned them into a pointless ritual.
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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 23h
🚨TRIGGER WARNING🚨 Discussion of rape/sexual violence & strong language. ☑️ Bear ☐ Man This spoken word poem stopped me in my tracks The bear was never really the point. The point is why so many women understood the answer immediately Listen to her words. They matter. —Claire Donohoe🐻💜 #SheShed
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 02/10/2026
This is #NY17 and its immediate surroundings. It is the ONLY toss-up seat in this area...and it needs help. EVERY district it borders in NY, CT and NJ is Safe 🔵. So I'm asking... If you (or anyone you know) lives in-or-near this area (or even NYC) PLEASE come out to volunteer for Cait Conley.
Map of New York's 17th District and its surrounding areas where Democrats are trying to elect Cait Conley @caitfornewyork.bsky.social and defeat Mike Lawler.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 23h
To everyone who's stood by my friend Davey Hearn: he's so grateful & so are we Davey says if it can happen to him, it can happen to anybody, & you showed up like you knew it @democracydefendersfund.org, @washlitgroup.bsky.social & Steptoe are proud to stand w/ him & w/ you Davey on GMA👇 -TN
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Lawyers are on the front lines of the fight to protect our democracy. Right now, @wetheaction.bsky.social is recruiting lawyers who are willing to volunteer their time to defend voting rights. Join them: wetheaction.us/guide
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 21h
Delusional.
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drmaB🎃🎃!🍁🍂 @drmag00.bsky.social · 21h
A friend sent me this blog post (she is not the author) about cavassing in elections, the joys, the heartache, and the challenges. It's really wonderful. @seedthevote.bsky.social suegranzellateacher.substack.com/p/discomfort...
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Discomfort, be damned!
Democracy, one door at a time
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 20h
great speech. FDR had Stephen Miller and his blustering bullshit dead to rights 90 years ago www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/ad...
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Address at the Annual Dinner of White House Correspondents' Association | The American Presidency Project
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 21h
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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 20h
vote411.org
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Jonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social · 20h
There are a *lot* of top priorities for Dems in the next Congress but forcing the administration to follow the law on spending is probably the top of the top priorities.
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 02/10/2026
If every Dem fighter in #NY17 - or within 15 miles of its borders - came out to knock on doors just once, we'd win. You can find endless volunteer opportunities below. PLEASE help us defeat Mike Lawler, elect @caitfornewyork.bsky.social, and flip the House blue. www.mobilize.us/caitfornewyo...
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Volunteer Opportunities, Events, and Petitions Near Me · Cait Conley For New York on Mobilize
Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with Cait Conley For New York.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEW: It's that time of year: time to launch my annual guide to November's elections! I guide you through over *650* interesting elections, & why they matter. Judges, AGs, govs, mayors, lawmakers, AGs, county & school boards—plus many (many) ballot measures. Oh, & Congress. Explore & bookmark!
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Your Cheat Sheet to the 2026 General Elections - Bolts
Congressional races will take center stage on Nov. 3, but they’re just the tip of what to watch. Prosecutors and governors, attorneys general and sheriffs, school boards and mayors, utility... Read Mo...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 21h
In two years we've gone from a standard where the President's budget proposal was a set of suggestions Congress would ignore to where Congressional appropriations are now a set of suggestions the President ignores.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Hegseth: "Today, at my direction, I'm establishing the Office of Religious Affairs. It will report straight to the top -- a direct line to the secretary ... as Psalm 33:12 extolls us, blessed is the nation in which God is the Lord"
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Kentucky Democrats @kydemocrats.org · 18h
KDP Statement on Federal Jobs Report Showing Economic Decline, Rising Unemployment
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Adam Hamilton @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social · 22h
Adam is honored to have the endorsement of another Republican Governor, Mike Hayden! Republicans, Democrats and Independents agree: It's time for something different. 🌻
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEW: GOP Gov nominee Victor Marx says he'll respond today to domestic violence allegations - video/audio where he describes slamming his wife into a door and throwing his toddler across a room. Voters/reporters new to Marx may not realize he has a long history of justifying violence.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19h
Sliwa getting a flu shot: This could be very embarrassing. I’m supposed to be a tough guy, right? Mamdani: I can hold your hand. Sliwa: What happens if I faint? Mamdani: I got you. Doctor: You’re in great hands, literally. New Yorkers can find free flu shots and locations at nyc.gov/healthmap
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 18h
Trump refuses to turn his camera on at the G7 summit
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 18h
Argentina is about to be heavily colonized.
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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 18h
“No one thinks self-regulation is enough,” Bill Gates said, calling for laws, law enforcement, safeguards, & monitoring for AI. Trump wants the industry to regulate itself🙄 We refuse to hand Big Tech a blank check to unleash tools that can put billions of lives at risk.
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 19h
This corruption must be investigated.
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 19h
‘Tech companies are pursuing a range of strategies to move debt off their balance sheets to preserve their creditworthiness. The approach has obscured the amount of risk that tech giants are taking on.’ www.ft.com/content/97d8...
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Amazon seeks to offload $8bn of Nvidia chips to investors
The move aims to improve the tech group’s balance sheet health as AI spending soars
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 18h
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Wes Siler @wessiler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sure looks like the Secretary of the Interior is about to invoke emergency wartime powers to use taxpayer funds to build a bunch of data centers on public land, without any public input: wessiler.substack.com/p/whats-doug...
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What’s Doug Burgum Doing With Defense Production Act Authority?
It sure looks like things are adding up for widespread data center construction on public lands, without public input
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jflem2.bsky.social @jflem2.bsky.social · 16h
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Trump tried to dismantle Voice of America. Now the government is paying to rebuild it. (Politico)
The Trump administration moved last year to gut the federal agency that oversees Voice o...
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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 16h
I never thought I’d see the U.S. government try to whitewash Richard Nixon’s crimes & defend his profound abuse of the presidency. But here we are. Crooks protecting crooks.
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Exclusive | Decades After Watergate, Justice Department Reviews Whether Nixon Got a Raw Deal
A revisionist historian went to the DOJ headquarters to present his case that the former president and his associates weren’t treated fairly.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 17h
The renovation of the Reflecting Pool was supposed to cost $1.5 million. The cost now exceeds $16 million.
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 16h
The state of our economy is failing Black workers, families, & futures—and this is a damning reminder of that. We need federal action to address this crisis. Sec. Scott Bessent must release the report on the impact of Black unemployment. And the Fed must do its job to maximize employment for all.
An article by The Grio titled: Black unemployment rises sharply to 7% as economists point to Trump policies
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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 17h
“[The President] shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed” —Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 16h
Barnes & Noble has named "The Nerd Reich" a Best Business Book of 2026. Funny, I never thought of it as a business book. But it makes sense. It exposes a cult of apocalyptic billionaires who believe it is their destiny to destroy democracy. Buy it today! www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/the-bes...
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The Best Business Books of 2026
Enlightening memoirs, hard-hitting journalism and economic histories make up this years best business books. These are essential reads for the seasoned entrepreneur or the curious citizen who wants to...
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 16h
The world must stop equating wealth with knowledge, wealth with wisdom, wealth with sainthood, or to any other redeeming quality.
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Christina Bohannan @bohannaniowa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Literally 24 super PACs have spent millions running ads for Miller-Meeks, who has taken their money and done their bidding in Congress.
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 14h
The Postal Service is slowing delivery. Will your mail ballot be affected? www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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The Postal Service is slowing delivery. Will your mail ballot be affected?
Democracy Docket mapped the affected zip codes.
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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 10h
DHS is simply buying local cops’ support with our tax dollars. Like I’ve been saying, they own a lot of these cops. www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...
Even if Boring's deputies don't take any others into custody, his department is eligible for a payment equal to more than a quarter of its annual budget. Those are the terms of a Department of Homeland Security task force program that enlists local police as paid partners in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
Jurisdictions similar to Doddridge County-sparsely populated with few immigrants-make up the majority of new recruits to the
DHS task force program, which has become a cash cow for state and local law enforcement agencies nationwide. After turning over a single deportable immigrant, departments qualify to receive $60,000 a year for each deputized officer, regardless of additional arrests.The Venice Police Department in Venice, Fla., tallied one federal immigration detention in September 2025 and has since requested a total of $895,000. The department can continue collecting funds every quarter as long as it remains on the task force.
The program is most profitable for large departments. The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office in Florida signed up more than 970 deputies, making it eligible for roughly $14.5 million in DHS funds from April to June, state records show. That pencils out to more than $2 million for each of its seven immigration arrests in that quarter.
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Nancy @plaintanjane.bsky.social · 12h
JD Vance’s double-down fell flat on South Floridians ears, and according to @jimdefede.bsky.social Florida Republicans are worried that @angieforfl.bsky.social is a very capable and sympathetic candidate and too close for comfort.
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