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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“Witkoff and Kushner raised the possibility that intelligence sharing could be cut off if Kyiv did not heed Washington’s warning to halt the strikes” on Russian refineries. “It was a firm request from POTUS. “Hours later, Ukrainian forces struck the Yug Rusi oil terminal in Rostov-on-Don.”
US warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharing
Trump suggests Volodymyr Zelenskyy should be replaced after Ukraine's leader criticised diesel deal with Moscow
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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Tim McVeigh killed 167 people in Oklahoma City but his name was "Tim," not "Nidal" so ...
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
What got you MAGA is too much TV, too much internet, too much talk-radio, a culture of plenty and a long epidemic of narcissism, and people not voting in midterms and local elections.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 04/10/2026
When the Trump administration started dismantling a $368 million ocean monitoring system earlier this year, scientists, fishermen and Congress fought back. On Saturday, a 238-foot ship set sail to reinstall the first batch of monitors in the waters of the Pacific.
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After Outcry, Monitors the Trump Administration Tried to Scrap Return to Sea
Under pressure from Congress, a network of ocean monitors that provides vital data to meteorologists, climate scientists, oceanographers and the fishing industry is being restored.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Pete Hegseth pretends he’s laser-focused on “warfighting” but then focuses on a lot of stuff that’s just…. Not actually that important to modern warfighting. What he’s actually doing is performing <gasp> gender ideology.
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Allegra Kirkland @allegrak.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In her response, Angie Nixon referred to Vance as "the most ordinary man imaginable." talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/jd...
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JD Vance Says Black, Socialist Candidate for Senate Doesn’t ‘Belong in America’
A New Chapter in Vance’s Effort to Police Who’s American JD Vance...
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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 02/10/2026
Rufo often gets treated as a "respectable" conservative. His latest podcast episode — framing Indian-Americans as a problem in need of solving — is more evidence that he shouldn't be.
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Chris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a Thing
To the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in...
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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
it's evidently too much to ask the rw justices to consider the irreparable harm to individuals treated to such inhumanity. they are complicit in this criminality. shame on all six of them. and shame on us for having a system that allows this illegality.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
if you know anything about senator schmitt's monumental fuck up in the jack smith hearing, i implore you to reach out. can be anonymous. signal: marisakabas.04 email: marisa@thehandbasket.co
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
The internet is erupting in mockery after Eric Schmitt’s spectacular Jack Smith faceplant. Now people are openly speculating: Did his team plant the glowing 2028 story AND coordinate with MAGA influencers in advance, expecting a victory lap that blew up in their faces?
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Eric Schmitt Gets Mercilessly Mocked Over ‘Planted’ Story After Jack Smith Faceplant
A glowing 2028 scoop dropped just before Schmitt’s disastrous “gotcha,” while right-wing influencers appeared ready to celebrate. After it blew up, the internet noticed.
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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The best part is that Schmitt was so proud of accusing Smith of being in Atlanta based on his attendance at a University of Maryland that he planted this story about how he's a RED HOT VEEP CANDIDATE with Jim Vandehei in advance of the hearing:
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Can't recall ever seeing anything quite like this during a Congressional hearing. And I've been in and around politics for 50 years.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Fuck that." "I'm Sherrod Brown and I approve of this message."
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If you haven't been keeping up, Sen Schmitt tried to play gotcha with Jack Smith and it blew up in his face.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026
Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.
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ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified
The federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I guess the point is that Roger Marshall wants to keep this story in the news cycle as long as possible. Nice work.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 25/09/2026
Tonight begins the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot. May a sukkat shalom — a shelter of peace — spread over our city. To all celebrating: Gut Yontif and Chag Sukkot Sameach!
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Mary @mfbrodie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is why @angieforfl.bsky.social should represent Florida in the Senate. As a human being, Angie Nixon cares about Floridians. I live in Texas, so I'm voting for Talarico (because James Talarico cares about Texans). But if I lived in Florida, I'd support Nixon. Because she cares.
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I walked into the Capitol because they were redrawing Florida’s congressional maps in a way that cou
YouTube video by Angie Nixon For Florida | Change Can't Wait
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A.J. @andynear70.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
substack.com/@politepoet/...
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Polite Poet (@politepoet)
Great idea.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/09/2026
NEW: Iowa GOP governor candidate Zach Lahn campaigns as a “family farmer” and rails against out-of-state investors. But records reviewed by MeidasTouch paint a very different picture.
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Zach Lahn is a Millionaire Investor Who is Running a Misleading Campaign Claiming to Be a Family Farmer
Iowa Gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn claims to be a family farmer, but in reality he is an investor and political consultant who doesn't live on his farm
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
My dad was a small-town doctor who made late-night house calls on most nights I can remember growing up—and to my personal knowledge forgave (or delayed) payments from people who were on hard times. This story makes me want to move to Kansas and spend next 5+ weeks canvassing.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ken Paxton keeps dodging debates. So I called his cell to invite him to a debate on Fox News. He didn’t pick up.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline. Comic book villainy.
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Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sheriffs & DAs have huge powers over criminal justice, e.g.: often deciding how much local assistance ICE gets. So I worked all year on whittling down the thousands (!) of these races happening in 2026 to find the ones that matter most. NEW TODAY: Learn about the 25 most pivotal November races.
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The 25 Sheriff and Prosecutor Races Set to Shape Criminal Justice and ICE Collaboration - Bolts
Voters face stark choices for offices with vast powers on policing and punishment. Bolts walks you through key contests to watch across a dozen states.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It’s almost like they did not mean it when they said they would go after criminals only. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...
Federal agents appeared in nearly every corner of daily life, carrying out operations at hospitals and airports, outside suburban schools and along rural construction sites and truck stops. They fanned out from coastal cities in Maine to desert towns in Arizona, across the open plains of Wyoming and down through the southern borderlands.

In Republican-led states like Texas and Florida, where the swell was strongest, they amplified their reach through partnerships with sheriffs and state highway patrol officers. In Democratic strongholds, they intensified their activities despite laws meant to restrict them.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Talarico: “When he win back LBJ’s senate seat, I hope we pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.”
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said Thursday that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco (R) will face “legal consequences” after the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled that his seizure of roughly 650,000 ballots violated state law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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California Attorney General vows ‘legal consequences’ for GOP sheriff who seized ballots
The ballot seizure case highlights the risks to democracy when election deniers in positions of authority abuse their power to interfere with vote counting. Bianco seized an estimated 650,000 ballots ...
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Prosecutor who was the sacrificial lamb in the Broadview Six Case files motion with the court in which she claims US Attorney Boutros knew everything, approved everything, demanded felony charges over her objections. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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'Broadview Six' prosecutor breaks silence, says she 'owns' mistakes but there's 'no basis' for smears
Lawyers for former federal prosecutor Sheri Mecklenburg say she retired Thursday from the Justice Department — a week before a federal judge is expected to hold a crucial hearing over the mishandling ...
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I think it’s a fair presumption that when a white manager calls a black employee the n-word it’s a sign of some racial animus. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #elonlife
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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I know I've posted this many times - needs to flood the media until election day.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Nearly 3 billion opioid pills entered MI within 7 years. Big Pharma made billions and bought off politicians like Mike Rogers, who took $1M. I put free Narcan in 100 places in Wayne County to fix what he broke. Today, on National Save a Life Day, take a moment to learn how Narcan can save a life.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Russia strikes apartment buildings. Ukraine strikes refineries. Trump is angry at Ukraine and calls for them publicly and privately to stop bombing refineries while saying nothing about Russia killing children.
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 24/09/2026
Having déjà vu to “Roe v. Wade is settled precedent” coming from the mouths of Supreme Court nominees
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
😍😍😍
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
BREAKING WSJ: Federal authorities have opened a probe into Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime lawyer and accountant who are now his estate executors, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Exclusive | Federal Prosecutors Open Probe Into Jeffrey Epstein’s Executors
Prosecutors have questioned Epstein victims about his longtime accountant and lawyer. Both of them have denied wrongdoing.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
As I told @gregsargent.bsky.social, Congress should demand answers from those responsible for diverting taxpayer funding intended to protect people from persecution to some of the world’s worst authoritarians, for purposes which clearly violate human rights.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 23/09/2026
Climate Week is here in New York City, and our work has deep roots. 18,261 trees planted this year. The most in a decade.
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
As governor, this absolute shitpiece removed a mural from Maine's Department of Labor building honoring Maine native Frances Perkins -- one of the finest Americans of the last century and the person most responsible for ending child labor, creating worker safety codes and birthing Social Security.
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I swear to fucking god I would rather see the place renamed for John Wilkes Booth.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My entire life I've heard centrists scolding leftist candidates with "oh, but how will we pay for all that? isn't your agenda unreasonable? shouldn't we run on a modest proposal for means-tested tax rebates?" Then Mamdani gets elected and makes it all look pretty easy. No wonder they hate him.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/09/2026
i think you can fairly say that the second trump administration is the most racist federal administration since woodrow wilson and honestly i'm not sure that it isn't more racist than wilson's
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/09/2026
this is a genuinely crazy story
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026
"The FBI in 2025 under President Trump shut down an inquiry into allegations that a political adviser to Senator Susan Collins had participated in a scheme to funnel illegal campaign contributions from a defense contractor seeking lucrative federal contracts"
nytimes.com
F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins (Gift Article)
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
should be day 2 stories if Maine/national media pick up on fact Collins' lobbyist husband, Tom Daffron, worked closely - for years - with Scott Reed, a key player in the corruption scandal @andrewperez.bsky.social & @martinpengelly.bsky.social wrote about that in June zeteo.com/p/susan-coll...
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Susan Collins’s Husband Worked for the Lobbyist Running Her Super PAC
The Maine senator's husband apparently consulted last year for the lobbyist leading Pine Tree Results PAC, documents show.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026
DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.
DoorDash messed up.
They repeatedly left more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers underpaid or paid late, causing them immense stress and financial difficulty.
That's unacceptable.
We've secured a $131.5M settlement from
DoorDash - the largest worker settlement in NYC history and largest delivery worker settlement in
American municipal history.
Every worker will be paid what they are owed, and every company will be forced to abide by the laws of this city.

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The OFFICE of the MAYOR of NYC
NYC Consumer and Worker Protection Mayor Mamdani and Deliveristas representatives stand behind a podium.Mayor Mamdani signs a giant check.Three delivery workers holding a giant fake check for $131.5M.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Child: This is my first time meeting a mayor. Mamdani: Wow, have you ever met a prime minister? Child: No Norway PM Jonas Gahr Støre: *walks over*
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
oh my talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-fbi...
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
This story was originally published by ProPublica,  a nonprofit newsroom that investigates...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/09/2026
🚨 Obama rejects the argument that the market and lawsuits alone can keep AI companies in check: “That’s not how we treat airlines, or drug companies, or food companies.” He says there’s “no replacement” for effective government regulation.
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