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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/08/2026
Gill: All 100 senators last week passed a non-binding resolution condemning any pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell. They're simultaneously considering confirming the guy who met with her and moved her to a low-security facility as the top cop in the United States. That is so insane to me.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/08/2026
Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The proposition that the president of the United States is an adjudicated rapist isn't an argument. It is a fact.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
In other DOJ News: Jeanine Pirro filed a 20-page motion to dismiss the DOJ case against David Hearn, the Olympian who dared to touch the reflecting pool, because she claims the entire DOJ just found out the work was shoddy. (Insert eye roll) I break it all down here: substack.com/@shero/note/...
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BREAKING: In a filing late Friday afternoon, a supervisor in the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, which Jeanine Pirro heads, has filed a 20-page motion to dismiss the indictment agai...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 31/07/2026
Mike Collins had a chance to condemn his son-in-law’s antisemitic videos. Instead, he dodged. Jon Ossoff: “We saw this morning a sad spectacle of a crumbling man.”
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Bob Meier @bmeier79.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
He took other steps to win too. He was impeached twice, in 2021 he was impeached for incitement of insurrection.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The man beat his daughter and injured his granddaughter but he's fine with it apparently. www.notus.org/ohio/bernie-...
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Sen. Bernie Moreno Doesn't 'Know' if Embattled Rep. Max Miller Should Stay on Ballot
The senator’s daughter accused Miller of domestic violence. Miller denies the allegations, but they’re making his reelection race tighter.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 31/07/2026
I hope the judge in the Davey Hearn case still asks for the Grand Jury transcripts. I’m pretty sure Pirro wanted to dismiss this case before she had to hand those over.
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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Aj Holmes: Ok... And...?
ALT: Aj Holmes: Ok... And...?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Officers shooting a man, running away from law enforcement, who is not a target of law enforcement, and who poses no threat to law enforcement, is murder. Federal officers do not have the power to commit summary executions because they are aggrieved.
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litzz11 @litzz11.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
ICE killed another man today. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/u...
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Man in Florida Fatally Hit by Truck While Fleeing ICE, Official Says
Details about what exactly happened at a gas station in St. Augustine before the man was hit were unclear Tuesday.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Every tyrant in history thought he was the exception. Every one of them is in the ground. New piece on the one weapon he can't tax: your endurance. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14/07/2026
“merit” means illegal gender discrimination because women in command make pete hegseth’s dick feel soft www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/u...
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Opportunities Narrow for Women as Hegseth Blocks More Promotions
For the first time in more than a decade, no active-duty female Navy officers are likely to be promoted to admiral this year.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Joan Sebastian Guerrero Ruben Ray Martinez Alex Pretti Renee Good Dozens of other innocent lives. These deaths aren’t mistakes. They’re the result of choices. Policy choices. Funding choices. Choices to not hold this Administration accountable. It’s time to SHUT. IT. DOWN!
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 14/07/2026
"A government that conceals its identity cannot demand perfect recognition from frightened civilians," writes @jamilsmith.bsky.social. "ICE mistook Lorenzo Salgado Araujo for another man. He was expected to identify ICE instantly. Only one side was allowed to make an error."
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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo is dead. How long will ICE be allowed to hide its face? | Jamil Smith
A government that demands instant obedience while concealing its identity cannot expect trust – or escape responsibility for the consequences
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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Todd Blanche isn't defending civil rights. He's dismantling them by raiding and intimidating voter registration groups, targeting “political enemies,” and going after anyone who protects the vote or holds power accountable. Tell your Senator to vote NO! #BlockBlanche #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14/07/2026
*taps sign*
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
KEY: all three witnesses are being detained apart, and their story is consistent. They say that there were agents along the side of the vehicle but none in front. When you add the videos showing a lack of evidence of damage to the front despite ICE's ramming claim, ICE's story is falling apart.
“That is a lie,” wrote Jose Trinidad Rojas, 51, in a handwritten statement. “It is impossible for them to say that they were going to get run over … there were no officers in front of or behind the vehicle. They were on the sides.”

Balderas-Ibarra spoke to Rojas, Daniel Tirado Pantoja, 43, and the shooting victim’s brother, Victor Salgado, 44, and said he heard the same story from each as he interviewed them separately. The men are not being housed together, the attorney said. All three are undocumented Mexican immigrants who are now facing removal proceedings.

“All of them reiterated that there were never any ICE agents in front of the van,” Balderas-Ibarra said. “They came in and started shooting from the sides.”
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
All 3 men inside of the van with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo “‘reiterated that there were never any ICE agents in front of the van…They came in and started shooting from the sides.’” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Migrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston say he did not ram officers
Three men who were in the vehicle alongside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo are contesting the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the fatal shooting.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Every authoritarian action Trump is taking must be understood against the backdrop of his declining popularity. He feigns strength, but he's operating from a place of weakness. This is yet another desperate attempt to undermine the midterms.
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Trump ousts remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission ahead of midterms
The dismissals hamstring a key bipartisan agency just months before the midterms.
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ConteZero @contezero.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
It seems that the italian prime minister is pissed off.
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ljbottorff.bsky.social @ljbottorff.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
"So ... so I said ... why not sign your treaty here, at Versailles?"
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This is what we’re dealing with.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Every president needs advisors who can give them candid advice. When you start to think you have all the answers, that’s how you end up paying $300 billion dollars and siding with Hezbollah to end a war you started.
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Sarah Wood @sarahwood.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
He bombed Iran for no reason, spent billions in taxpayer money, killed our troops’, shut down the Strait of Hormuz, and now wants credit for reopening what he broke. Now the bill comes due: military costs, shipping and fuel, reconstruction money, and whatever else. All for an Epstein distraction.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
🔥 Charlamagne on Josh Hokit attacking Michelle: “All you do when you bring the Obamas up is remind people what is currently missing from the White House. The Obamas set a standard for decency & class & poise & intelligence... Now that bar is in hell.”
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/06/2026
If true, that’s not a ceasefire. That’s a bribe.
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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Scott Pelley, in his own words, spilling the tea on Bari Weiss
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 09/06/2026
The most expensive taxpayer funded nap #NBAFinals
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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
What an absolute disgrace. A FIFA-certified referee being denied entry to the United States purely because he is Somali. The World Cup is meant to bring people together. This is racism, plain and simple. Shameful. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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World Cup 2026: Somali referee Omar Artan to miss tournament after being barred from entering US
Omar Artan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals, is dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States.
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The climate crisis is real. We should be pushing for renewables. Instead, the world's largest banks have committed nearly $1 trillion to the fossil fuel industry. Our country, our way of life, the very planet we call home, is being held to ransom by bankers. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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World’s largest banks pledged $906bn to fossil fuel companies in ‘unfathomable’ increase in 2025, report finds
JPMorgan Chase leads 65 banks making decisions incompatible with restraining rising temperatures, researchers say
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Note to media: police arresting peaceful protesters singing “give peace a chance” is not protesters “clashing” with police. It’s the state violating the First Amendment rights of people upset that human beings who did nothing illegal are being held without due process and being fed maggots.
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Our modern Memorial Day began as Decoration Day in 1865, founded by 10,000 newly freed Black Americans in Charleston who built a proper cemetery and held a massive parade for fallen Union soldiers. Remembering its true origin ensures this vital Black history is never forgotten.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/05/2026
I didn’t know about the earliest origin of Memorial Day until I was a grown-ass man —because some folks didn’t want us to. 2021: Memorial Day organizers cut the mic of retired Lt Col Kemter as he discussed how formerly enslaved Americans exhumed remains of soldiers to give them proper burials. 🧵
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penboyasgod.bsky.social @penboyasgod.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Incredibly rare, but no truer words were ever spoken...
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
The DOJ dropped misdemeanor charges against anti-ICE protesters, admitting it used improper tactics to secure the indictment. Kat Abughazaleh, one protester and former Democratic congressional candidate, said the administration's attempts to silence them are "not going to work.”
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DOJ drops charges against Chicago ICE protesters over prosecutorial misconduct
A federal judge said she was “shocked” by the tactics federal prosecutors used to secure the charges.
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Rick Paisano @sicilianrick.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche admitted that the DOJ excluded all images showing “death, physical abuse, or injury” from the Epstein files release. DEATH? The truth is probably far worse than anyone can imagine. Blanche needs to be prosecuted as well.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Good thing Iran giving up uranium and opening the Strait is only 5% or I might be pessimistic about this situation.
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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 25/05/2026
Tom Kean was last seen on March 5th. He has missed 80+ votes since, but he found time to announce his re-election last week. 790K voters in New Jersey's 7th District remain unrepresented — and they haven't even been given a reason why. Help find him 👇 wheresrepkean.com/game
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Where's Rep. Kean: The Game | Voters of Tomorrow
He's not at town halls. Can you find him?
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Our government telling an adversary to disregard the President's social media posts because they're not real and are intended for promotional purposes and US media consumption, says it all. Holy fuck.
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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Sadly, every word is true. The American experiment is over. Killed in the middle of Fifth Avenue and no one in power blinked an eye to stop it.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23/05/2026
Wow. They’re openly defending the deletion of DOJ records about a man accused in a child solicitation case who assaulted police on January 6. Truly the Epstein administration.
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Joe Roberts 🔥💙🔥🐸 @robbyjoe.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Nothing to see here, move along.
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David Combest @decombest.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
When politicians say they can't hold corporations accountable, remember: they can. They just choose not to.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I thought Trump said Iran’s military was “obliterated” and their capabilities were totally destroyed? Now Iran is rebuilding MUCH faster than expected So was Trump exaggerating or is he simply clueless? The guy who promised to end the war in 24 hrs can’t keep his own story straight for 24 mins 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
“.. What we are talking about is nothing short of the sitting president of the United States looting from the Treasury for his own gain,” she said. @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/5733...
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