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Laura

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America was great already. Holding on to what matters. Faith, hope, love and charity (music and dogs, too)

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 13h
⚡ Finnish FM Valtonen is calling for a complete, EU-wide ban on Russian tourist visas. "It is not right that Russians can travel to Europe to enjoy the way of life and freedoms here while their country bombs the homes of Ukrainians."
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12h
From Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the 2024 Oscar-winning directors of No Other Land, comes NAZA, a film examining the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. UK premiere on 15 October. In UK cinemas from 16 October. Visit www.naza.film
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 11h
🔴 ENERGY CEASEFIRE IGNORED BY RUSSIA: Zelenskyy confirmed Ukraine paused all attacks on Russian oil refineries for two days following Trump’s energy ceasefire deal. Russian forces maintained continuous strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
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Ukraine Holds Fire on Russian Energy Sites for 48 Hours, but Moscow Keeps Targeting Ukraine’s Energy Grid
Ukraine paused strikes on Russian oil refineries for 48 hours, while Russian attacks hit 19 regions and injured 14 in Rivne, Zelenskyy reported.
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NPR @npr.org · 10h
The government is using millions of taxpayers' dollars on pro-Trump ads, even after the president said this would not happen. And, federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's D.C. home. n.pr/4hEritW
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Government spent millions on Trump ads. And, federal agents raid Ilhan Omar's home
The government is using millions of taxpayers' dollars on pro-Trump ads, even after the president said this would not happen. And, federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's D.C. home.
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 17h
Jocelyn Benson, Michigan's Secretary of State and the Democratic nominee for governor, lays out her plan to "create high-paying jobs in the growing economies of tomorrow."
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 17h
Federal agents raid Rep. Ilhan Omar's home in Washington, D.C. Mehdi Hasan explains how President Trump has "broken every single promise. But this is the one promise he's keeping to his base. I will take revenge on our enemies. I will be retribution."
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 19h
A U.S. Air Force member jailed since August for publicly calling for President Donald Trump's impeachment is being held in solitary confinement 24 hours a day, according to his attorney. www.military.com/air-force-ma...
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Air Force Maj. Jason Watson is in Solitary 24 Hours Daily After Publicly Calling For Trump’s Impeachment
Maj. Jason Watson has been jailed since August after publicly opining on the president and his administration, drawing a big legal battle.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19h
Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 19h
New footage obtained by the WSJ shows Ken Paxton and his girlfriend watching fireworks at a party in Dubai alongside two men indicted on federal healthcare fraud charges who failed to return to the U.S. to face prosecution.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Edwin Eisendrath dissects the appalling partnership of Trump and Putin. If you vote for Republicans, you're voting to crush Ukraine's freedom.
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Two desperate dictators: The Trump - Putin alliance now faces American voters
Efforts to buy our votes with Russian oil won’t work.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Update on the ceasefire Trump announced this morning.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 11/10/2026
🔴 "This is a gift to Putin." Ukraine warned that US President Trump’s fuel deal allowing 300,000 tonnes of Russian diesel onto global markets directly finances attacks on Ukrainian cities.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 11/10/2026
🔴 Zelenskyy: “It is possible to stop strikes on energy infrastructure as early as today, but Putin does not want to do so.” 🔗 united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The USS Abraham Lincoln just came home after 321 days at sea. Pete Hegseth extended it twice, then told the sailors: “I plead guilty.” Plea noted. 108 letters gets his impeachment page to 11,750. Tell Congress to impeach him: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Impeach Pete Hegseth
Contact Congress today!
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Pete Hegseth wants to televise the execution of a paralyzed man who is wheelchair bound. How do you think that plays on world stage? This execution is cruelty, fascism and racism rolled into one event. My video breakdown of this topic and discussion with people: youtu.be/lKxV2MhJEDg?...
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Pete Hegseth’s public execution of a man in a wheelchair perfectly sums up the vileness that is MAGA
YouTube video by The Dean Obeidallah Show
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 11/10/2026
⚡️At least seven injured in Russian aerial bombing of Sloviansk. "There may be people trapped under the rubble," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a social media post.
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At least seven injured in Russian aerial bombing of Sloviansk
"There may be people trapped under the rubble," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a social media post.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 11/10/2026
⚡️Ukraine welcomes Baltic push to ban Russian grain transit through EU. "It is important to see this initiative now being advanced at the EU level," wrote Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotskyi.
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Ukraine welcomes Baltic push to ban Russian grain transit through EU
"It is important to see this initiative now being advanced at the EU level," wrote Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotskyi.
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Sue in Rockville 💙🦋💙🦋💙🦋 @sueinrockville.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Make Election Day #RejectionDay When Americans by the millions tell the #TrumpRegime & MAGA/GOP: “Hell no to fascism, racism, sexism, anti-semitism, hate, lies, indecency & YOU!” Stay alert & beware of misinformation spread by Elon Musk www.cnn.com/2026/10/10/p... VOTE BLUE FOR DEMOCRACY
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Boehlert Media Busters @mediabusters6.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Make Election Day #RejectionDay When Americans by the millions tell the #TrumpRegime & MAGA/GOP: “Hell no to fascism, racism, sexism, anti-semitism, hate, lies, indecency & YOU!” Stay alert & beware of misinformation spread by Elon Musk www.cnn.com/2026/10/10/p... VOTE BLUE FOR DEMOCRACY
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 11/10/2026
🔴 A 13-year-old boy named Maksym has died in the Rivne region from injuries sustained during a Russian attack. Doctors fought for his life for nearly 24 hours before he succumbed to his injuries, local authorities reported.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11/10/2026
Susan Collins "does what Trump needs her to do to enact his agenda, and sometimes casts a protest vote—but only if she can prearrange it to be meaningless. She is a snake disguised as a muppet."
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Susan Collins Is the Living Worst
The most despicable Republican is actually the “reasonable” Republican.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Wow — listen to these new comments from Trump. Thanking Putin, trashing Zelenskyy, characterizing Russia as eager for peace and Ukraine as intransigent. The mask is totally off.
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 11/10/2026
Putin’s illegal, unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine has killed countless civilians and devastated an entire nation. Buying Russian diesel while Russia continues its war sends exactly the wrong message. The United States should be isolating the Kremlin, not helping finance its aggression.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This could have been a debate. While Ken Paxton refuses to face James Talarico on the debate stage, James will be answering questions directly from Texans LIVE on CNN. Find a watch party near you: www.mobilize.us/texasdemocra...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Todd Blanche has launched an antitrust investigation into ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and even Fox News after the networks suspended their coverage of Trump in protest of him barring three news organizations from the White House. This is insanity. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/b...
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Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
By request - A Trump quote without his voice or face. Trump without Trump. This quote is unedited and 100% accurate. It is from a Trump rally in Syracuse, NY from October 9, 2026. They Go Down!
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Paula Poundstone @paulapoundstone.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
ALERT: Stay away from Vote Safe . Org, which pretends to be a voter resource, but is funded by Elon Musk's PAC, and appears to be harvesting voter information.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10/10/2026
In Opinion “Democrats are right to feel bullish about their odds in a slew of this year’s congressional races,” Ben Wikler writes in a guest essay. “But to avoid another Jan. 6 scenario, they should devote just as much attention to — and sufficient resources toward — electing Democratic governors.”
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Opinion | Want to Avoid Another Jan. 6? Defeat These Republicans.
The 2028 election is on the ballot right now.
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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
A Texas Democratic Governor Hinojosa is a real game changer for Texas and national politics
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The best way to fight back is to elect progressive women.
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Governor Josh Shapiro @governor.pa.gov · 06/10/2026
Here are the facts: Pennsylvania is experiencing one of the worst measles outbreaks in the country. To date, we have 1,004 cases in 39 of our counties.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/10/2026
NEW: Republican congressional nominee Brandon Herrera laughed and joined in as podcast hosts spent an extended segment joking about necrophilia and sex with dead bodies. And it somehow got more disturbing from there.
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“Hot Pocket with a Cadaver”— GOP Candidate Joked About Necrophilia
Brandon Herrera joined in during a podcast segment where hosts discussed having sex with dead bodies.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ezra Klein: “What is, to you, the ‘rage economy’?” James Talarico: “The billionaires own the algorithms and the news networks. They have created for-profit platforms that divide us on an hourly basis — by party, by race, by gender, by religion. They elevate the most extreme voices."
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 06/10/2026
Trump: "I've met all my promises. All my promises."
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r/protectUSelections @protectuselections.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Exclusive: Trump DOJ appears to have hired lawyer convicted of hacking election sites to check ‘integrity’
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Exclusive: Trump DOJ appears to have hired lawyer convicted of hacking election sites to check ‘integrity’
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
Trump keeps saying that a 1929-style Great Depression is likely during the second half of his term. Quite the midterm message.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Max Miller is complaining about retirees who have paid into Social Security their entire lives. It’s not an “entitlement.” You paid for it. It’s your money.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In today's edition, I said the affordability crisis is rooted in Trump's insurrection. Corruption is the cause of it. Afterward, this report came to my attention. It illustrates my point. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Campaign-style Trump ads use money meant for border security, memorials
The White House Office of Management and Budget added $20 million to the pot for commemorative events a day before DHS awarded an advertising contract of the same amount.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Because of course he is. Why would he allow congressionally designated aid for Ukraine that he idol doesn't want when he can support authoritarian dictatorships closer to home? It's not like the rules apply to him, right?
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 02/10/2026
⚡️Russia planning to increase "hybrid warfare" activity in Europe, Ukrainian intelligence warns. The Russian special services are targeting military facilities, critical infrastructure, and communication systems, Ukraine's military intelligence service (HUR) warned.
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Russia planning to increase 'hybrid warfare' activity in Europe, Ukrainian intelligence warns
The Russian special services are targeting military facilities, critical infrastructure, and communication systems, Ukraine's military intelligence service (HUR) warned.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My campaign has held more than 600(*!) events in 110 cities across Michigan. From Escanaba to Eaton Rapids, I see the same thing. Too many places left behind, a rigged economy, and corrupt politicians. New ad:
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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thank you! @frankiemillie10.bsky.social #LetsGetVoteReady
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 02/10/2026
You can thank Donald Trump for that.
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Gas, mortgage rates and inflation send Americans’ view of the economy to near record lows
“This is the danger for the Federal Reserve and the nation. This is what can truly shift spending habits and lifestyles,” said economist Heather Long.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Republican Congressman Mike Collins signals his intent to end Social Security: "[Old people need to] get off of Social Security [and] get back into the workforce."
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/10/2026
During a sworn deposition on Monday, Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) declined to answer repeated questions from one of his ex-wife’s lawyers about whether he pushed a girl down a staircase during high school.
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In a sworn deposition, Rep. Max Miller was silent on staircase assault allegation
"If the incident never occurred, why are you afraid of answering the question?" asked his ex-wife's lawyer.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/10/2026
Black text on white page that reads as follows:

New Yorkers who lost their SNAP benefits because of the federal government's expanded work requirements can reapply starting today, October 1.

To find out whether you're eligible to get your benefits back or qualify for an exemption, call 718-SNAP-NOW (718-762-7669), visit nyc.gov/ACCESSHRA, or use the ACCESS HRA app.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I don't take tips on virtue from a man who used a pic of his stillborn child for a GoFundMe campaign for his children's burial garden named "Lincoln’s Place" when the project was never built, and Ogles repeatedly refused to disclose what happened to the tens of thousands of dollars donated.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/10/2026
Marc Elias was called an alarmist for saying Trump would refuse to concede in 2020. Then came Jan. 6. “They want you to believe that Donald Trump may say some things, but in the end, he’ll accept the results,” Marc says. “I don’t believe that.” Stay in the know: demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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