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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026
Incredible: another Ukrainian famine is unfolding, this time in Russian-occupied Oleshky. The remaining inhabitants of what used to be a thriving small city, now down to about 6000 people, are blockaded by Russian forces and cut off from food and water. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Oleshky: Eating garden weeds to survive in Russian-occupied city cut off from food and water
The BBC has spoken to residents in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky who say they are being "constantly shelled".
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Josh Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ashley Hinson said the war in Iran that she voted seven times to continue is “out of sight, out of mind” for Iowans. Watch this Iowa farmer react:
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.
nytimes.com
F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
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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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/09/2026
I told ya she did it.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"Two men deported to Equatorial Guinea by the Trump administration were hooded, bound, beaten with guns and shoved down a flight of stairs recently by police officers at a remote hotel where Trump administration deportees are being held indefinitely..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/w...
nytimes.com
A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportees
Witnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 16/09/2026
MAGA Republicans are delivering corruption at an unprecedented scale.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges
The searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
At least HAL 9000 had an excuse. He was originally programmed not to lie, and became psychotic when he was given specific instructions that compelled him to lie. But those were the old days.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
40 kids, separated from their parents, and held in detention by our government, despite committing no crimes. Those were the cases I sat in on today in immigration court. (1/2)
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 21/08/2026
Trump & Rubio's blockade of Cuba has created a humanitarian crisis. They are making life miserable for the Cuban people, including children — not the regime. We must learn from six decades of failed Cuba policy. The blockade must end.
nytimes.com
Trump Officials Impose More Sanctions to Pressure Cuba
Human rights experts have said that the U.S. attempts to squeeze Cuba’s economy, including an oil blockade, have caused a severe humanitarian crisis.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 15/08/2026
After winning Teacher of the Year award at a conference in TX, UMD Professor Kibret was detained by ICE at the airport. 3 weeks later he’s still in custody. He’s not the “worst of the worst” & detaining him isn’t making communities safer. He should be released, now. www.wbaltv.com/article/mary...
wbaltv.com
Maryland professor Berhanu Kibret remains in ICE custody
ICE confirmed Kibret is being held at Diamondback Correctional Facility in Watonga, Oklahoma, more than 250 miles from the airport.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
“The vehicle attempted to flee the scene and, fearing for public safety, an officer discharged his weapon.” Fleeing. The vehicle was driving away. That’s murder. A legal resident of the United States is now dead. The threat to public safety is ICE. It must be eliminated.
Homeland Security: On July 13, 2026, at approximately 7:00 AM ET, ICE was conducting targeted surveillance on the last known address of an illegal alien with a final order of removal. An illegal alien departed the residence in a vehicle. ICE law enforcement attempted to conduct a vehicle stop. The vehicle attempted to flee the scene and, fearing for public safety, an officer discharged his weapon.

The driver of the vehicle was struck, and emergency services were immediately contacted. He passed away from his injuries. 
 
The Biddeford Police Department and FBI responded to the scene. DHS OIG has been notified and like all discharge of firearms this will be investigated. This is a developing situation, and we will update the public when more information is available.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 23/06/2026
The orange Dear Leader can’t abide that he blew it (blue it?) at the Reflecting Pool, so he invented a fake “vandalism” narrative, and now Park Police are having to arrest harmless tourists to puff up the phony narrative, Soviet-style.
thedispatch.com
Impotence All the Way Down
Impotence at home and abroad.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 03/06/2026
Yesterday, the IDF seized 4 students from their homes in the West Bank, including 20-year-old American, Sama Safi. The Israeli govt didn’t tell her family or the U.S. Embassy where or why she was being taken & is holding her without charges. America must secure her release NOW.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 21/05/2026
It appears Trump finally went too far, even for Republicans.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 21/05/2026
Today, the American people won. After we exposed Trump's $1.8 BILLION taxpayer funded slush fund & threatened to make Republicans vote on every part of it, they're running scared. They've pulled down votes & are going home. We know they'll be back at it, but so will we.
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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Our health inspectors have been turned away 10 times at the Northwest ICE Processing Center. We're seeking a court order to get our inspectors into this facility. These are some of the over 3,500 complaints — including food with worms, refusal to give medication, and assault.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 16/04/2026
Reminder: Qatar gifted Trump a $400M jet. Taxpayers are now billed $1B to refurbish it. Normalized corruption isn't shocking anymore and that's the problem. Part 1 of my deep dive on Trump's moral decay is live on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JwU...
youtube.com
Donald Trump’s Corruption Goes Back Decades Part 1
YouTube video by Adam Kinzinger
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 14/04/2026
From calling a documentary on female Holocaust victims "inherently discriminatory" to basing their cuts on AI chatbots, there's no low to which Trump's DOGE goons didn't stoop. They wreaked havoc, wasted taxpayer $, & made our gov LESS efficient. They must be held accountable.
washingtonpost.com
New disclosures reveal how DOGE actually worked
Depositions offer insight into what Elon Musk’s group was up to. Members describe a club-like atmosphere in which they pushed for grant and contract cancellations with little oversight.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 10/04/2026
Next week, Republicans will have another chance to vote with us to end the war in Iran. @sanders.senate.gov & I will also call for a vote to stop the sale of US taxpayer-funded weapons to the Netanyahu gov, which has used them in violation of international law. We must end these wars.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
"Members of Congress take oaths of office in the same way that the President does. And if the President's not obeying his oath of office, the Constitution gives them the power, the obligation, & the duty to exercise their constitutional duty & obligation to impeach & remove the criminal president."
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
A few thoughts on the Joe Kent resignation and the crackup of the Trump elite. (a video) snyder.substack.com/p/the-cracku...
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The Crackup of the Trump Elite
Watch now | A few thoughts on the Joe Kent resignation
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Wow @anthropic.com! You previously did the right thing by settling the litigation by authors whose works trained your model (including me!) Now you are saying no to the government demanding these dangerous uses I'm switching my AI use to Anthropic www.anthropic.com/news/stateme...
anthropic.com
Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War
A statement from our CEO on national security uses of AI
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
A draft emergency executive order to declare a national emergency to allow President Donald Trump to take unprecedented control over voting is being circulating by anti-voting activists who said they are in coordination with the White House. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
White House circulating blatantly illegal draft emergency order to take control of elections
Voting rights experts and at least one state election chief said Trump doesn’t have the authority to claim such powers — and any attempt would be blatantly illegal.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
This lawlessness has to end. Ellie Aghayeva must be safely released. And Dylan Contreras. And too many other students whose names we don’t even know. (2/2)
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 25/02/2026
This has nothing to do with fraud. The agents Trump allegedly sent to investigate fraud are shooting protesters and arresting children. His DOJ is gutting the U.S. Attorney’s Office and crippling their ability to prosecute fraud. And every week Trump pardons another fraudster.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 26/02/2026
Trump & Hegseth are punishing an American company because it won’t give them the tools to conduct mass surveillance on the American people. This is Big Brother on steroids & it should scare the hell out of us. Our liberties are at stake, we cannot let this go unchecked.
axios.com
Scoop: Pentagon takes first step toward blacklisting Anthropic
The Pentagon asked at least two major defense contractors to assess their reliance on Claude.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 22/02/2026
Imagine taking a vacation abroad & being disappeared to a jail for 40+ days for no reason. That’s what this Admin is doing to foreign tourists. It's outrageous & hurting our businesses.  When will other nations start holding the Admin accountable for mistreating their citizens?
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‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks
Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
There is a big difference between a PARTISAN take over of VOTING and the more sanitized language the legacy media has --entirely on its own -- translated to "nationalizing ELECTIONS." I will be writing more about this key distinction soon... bit.ly/4qmEiFz
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 21/02/2026
A retired British primary school administrator with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks
Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...
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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 19/02/2026
Follow the money. Private prisons. Bounty hunters. Social media monitors. Companies are getting rich from ICE contracts. Here’s what you should know about Trump’s deportation industrial complex.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 16/02/2026
DHS surveilling and tracking people exercising their First Amendment right to free speech is another dangerous step along the road to fascism.  We, the People cannot and will not be silenced. We must keep protecting our rights by exercising them. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
nytimes.com
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Trump is actively making our goods more expensive by blocking a piece of key infrastructure - apparently all because his most Epstein-linked Cabinet Secretary conveyed a request from a billionaire GOP donor. America does not have to tolerate this kind of corruption.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
If you hear someone saying that they hope lawyers are ready to go to court to protect free and fair elections, I suggest you let them know that my law firm is already litigating more than 80 voting and election cases in 40 states.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 05/02/2026
Trump’s campaign of retribution is hitting children the hardest. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
nytimes.com
What the Crackdown Has Done to Minneapolis Children
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 03/02/2026
Minnesota needs to know the number of children in federal detention, who they are, and where they’re being held.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
It happened so fast it made everyone's head spin in the legal profession—and no doubt caused the panic that led other firms to capitulate. It never really made sense.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 04/02/2026
They’re taking children from Minnesota and locking them up like criminals in detention camps in Texas. For the love of God, send our kids home and bring an end to this nightmare. www.startribune.com/walz-demands...
startribune.com
Walz demands DHS stop detaining Minnesota children
In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Walz demanded details about how many Minnesota kids are in detention facilities.
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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 02/02/2026
This must stop.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 29/11/2025
“A European intelligence agency distributed a hard-copy report in a manila envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials...inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the US had been pursuing with Russia, including jointly mining rare earths in the Arctic.”
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20/11/2025
“The JAG at Southern Command specifically expressed concern that strikes against people on boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean…could amount to extrajudicial killings, the six sources said, and therefore legally expose service members involved in the operations.”
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Top military lawyer raised legal concerns about boat strikes
The lawyer at U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the operations against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela, disagreed that the strikes are legal and was overruled, according to six sources...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Don't be evil? "Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..." www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
www.reuters.com/world/us/mig...
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Migrants at largest US detention camp face foul water, rotten food, congresswoman says
'Conditions at Camp East Montana are dangerous and inhumane,' Veronica Escobar wrote in a letter.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 15/11/2025
Is grift the G in MAGA? www.propublica.org/article/kris...
propublica.org
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 28/10/2025
Enjoy your lunch today, Senate Republicans. It must really work up an appetite denying food programs for millions of Americans across the country.
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 22/10/2025
Here’s what’s at stake in the shutdown: If Republicans get their way, 50,000 Americans will die unnecessarily every year. 15 million will lose their health care. 20 million will see their premiums double. All so they can give a trillion dollar tax break to the 1%.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.
Washington Post: White House begins destroying East wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 17/10/2025
"Among the citizens detained are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer." That's who ICE arrested and disappeared as part of Donald Trump's immigration policy. It's outrageous. I've been pressing for answers and I'll keep pushing for accountability.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 16/10/2025
Donald Trump and JD Vance can find money to launch missiles over the I-5 during a government shutdown, but not a dime for Americans’ health care.
latimes.com
I-5 may be shut down due to concerns over live-fire military event at Camp Pendleton
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office is weighing whether to close parts of Interstate 5 beginning Friday amid concerns over what it says is a White House-directed plan to use live ordnance during a military ann...
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