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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Sorry, but I'm fresh out of schadenfreude.
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
NYT Gift Article: President Trump personally instructed his budget director to use taxpayer money for TV ads praising him and his presidency, setting in motion a $20 million contract that used funds from the Department of Homeland Security, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency (Gift Article)
The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/09/2026
Months before committing a suicidal mass shooting that left eight people dead, the Tumbler Ridge mass shooter used ChatGPT to focus on guns, explosives, and graphic fantasies about becoming a notorious mass killer. The details are far worse than we previously knew. A THREAD
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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
gift article from NYT What could possible go wrong for anyone who is not a billionaire??
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E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants (Gift Article)
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
gift article But for more than a decade, Mr. Pillen’s hog business has employed migrant workers, those who are in the country legally — and those who are not.. His company, Pillen Family Farms, has taken on undocumented workers as it has grown into one of the nation’s largest hog producers
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As He Backs ICE Crackdown, Nebraska Governor Employs Undocumented Workers (Gift Article)
Gov. Jim Pillen’s family business is one of the nation’s largest pork producers. As he seeks re-election, he has aligned himself with President Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda even though his farms have...
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It really sounds like we're hurtling toward a crisis here. The USPS seems determined to disenfranchise MILLIONS of Americans, and there is no reason to believe the Supreme Court won't let them do it. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/u...
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USPS Is Building a Mail-In Ballot Screening System Despite Legal Battles Over Trump Order
Election officials warn that the creation of a new online portal for states to upload voter information is already fueling confusion and could ultimately disenfranchise voters.
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Gift Article: Really Hakeem, Jared Golden and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez have been republicans for a long time~ Mr. Jeffries said he had been blindsided by the decision by the two lawmakers, Representatives Jared Golden of Maine and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington, to side with Republicans
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As Midterms Loom, Democrats Feud Over Defections (Gift Article)
The fight has highlighted party divisions and raised questions about how Democrats will run the House should they win the majority.
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Spot on! You are cowards, and double-talkers, who feast on fear to pad your pockets, while endlessly pedaling your rotten goods on behalf of the monied lowlifes who hide in the shadows of the corporate establishment which owns you.
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THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED
Beware of the condescending, double-talking, so-called ‘Never Trump’ Republican ...
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EC @prairiecrab.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Sounds like someone recently took a large position in the Argentine beef commodities market.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17/08/2026
The timing… Congress blocked enforcement of a food-safety rule designed to help the FDA quickly trace contaminated food back to its source. Until July 2028.
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Hakeem Jeffries’ Betrayal Shows Why Democratic Voters Are So Enraged www.levernews.com/hakeem-jeffr...
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Hakeem Jeffries’ Betrayal Shows Why Democratic Voters Are So Enraged
House Dems’ leader declared his opposition to Medicare For All on the same day a new poll shows almost all Democratic voters support it.
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
gift article: Shocked, Third Way strongly aligned with Israel..who could have seen this coming??
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Moderate Democrats Prepare for ‘War’ Against an Ascendant Left (Gift Article)
One moderate group says the progressive wins are “deeply troubling” and is planning a $15 million effort against democratic socialism.
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Lisa Murkowski is just another republican prostitute
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Did Blanche and Trump Quietly Pursue a Quid Pro Quo for Murkowski's Vote?
Now that Todd Blanche has cleared the committee, his nomination depends on a narrowly divided Senate, where a single Republican vote could decide the outcome.
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Cornyn and Tillis' path to lucrative lobbying jobs just got closer There, fixed it!
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
gift article: This has always been the goal: There’s no question that such immunity, itself without precedent, will be immensely valuable for Mr. Trump. -NYT
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Republicans Let Trump Keep Unparalleled Benefit: I.R.S. Immunity (Gift Article)
The rebellion against Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump’s new protections from the I.R.S.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/07/2026
One question we ALL should be asking Trump and Republicans: Where did the tariff money go? SMALL BUSINESS OWNER: “How dumb do you think we are?” #BlueWaveIn100Days
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
gift article from The New York Times Fatal error installing Ken Martin instead of Ben Wickler Dems, but then again, we all knew that. The leadership from the top down needs to go..all a bunch of incompetent men reliant on AIPAC for their existence.
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Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party (Gift Article)
The Democrats should be well positioned to make gains in this year’s midterms. But inside party headquarters, every week brings paranoia, worries about money and, on occasion, emotional eruptions.
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
For now, the immediate question is the narrowest one: whether a Miami magistrate finds enough to certify the Tates as extraditable on this relatively low legal bar. Then Marco Rubio could inherit the political question and the power to stop their extraditions.
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Safe Under Trump? Tate Necessarily So…
The arrest of “Top G” Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan could have political repercussions for the White House.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
This would probably be an ideal time to have a Legislative Branch that worked and provided checks and balances on an insane, incompetent, reckless, and rapidly deteriorating Executive Branch.
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Two More Americans Dead in the Iran War
Congress must demand an explanation from the president about why he’s gambling with the lives of U.S. service members.
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Bannon argued in Tuesday’s War Room podcast that the idea of “communists” threatening to take over the United States through corrupt elections is “a predicate for immediate action.” That immediate action, he said, would be for Trump to declare “a national security emergency executive order..-HCR
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This AP investigation into David Brouillette, the ICE agent who shot Durán Guerrero in Maine is genuinely horrifying. Long history of extreme mental illness, chronic violence agst spouses and kids, PTSD and heightened violence from mil service. apnews.com/article/ice-...
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AP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, according to c...
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Fox News, which paid $787 million to settle a defamation suit over false statements about the 2020 election, took a careful approach in covering Trump’s remarks... {FOX} “is not in a position to evaluate the accuracy of the president’s statements and claims at this time.”-NYT
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The USDA said exporters in late June sold a net 12,064 metric tons of U.S. beef to foreign buyers, 90% lower than the volume it originally reported a week ago. Trust in USDA reports has suffered among traders, analysts and farmers...
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USDA corrects error in beef export data
CHICAGO — The U.S. Department of Agriculture dramatically lowered its reported beef export sales for late June on Thursday, sparking fresh concerns about the quality of the agency's data after
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Again, Mitch McConnell is most likely DEAD. Meaning, a Republican Senator and former leader of the party is no longer among the living (most likely) & REPUBLICANS HAVEN'T SAID A WORD. Furthermore, they still support a rapist & Paxton let a pedo go free. The entire system is rigged for the right.
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times.
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Opinion | Lessons From the Graham Platner Disaster
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times: More Trump crime family filth
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Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Ossoff: I don’t know if you saw the mess in Washington last week. The president was so humiliated in Hormuz, he threw his toys out of the stroller and refused to sign the affordable housing bill.
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
On the Trump green algae pool: Minnesota governor Tim Walz commented: “Found an imaginary problem, said only they could fix it, didn’t listen to experts, hired buddies who grifted millions, failed miserably, bragged how great it went. The entire Trump presidency in a nutshell.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. The seventh richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
gift article from The New York Times.
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Opinion | The Tiny Solar Panel That Could Change America
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Just another steaming sack of crap from Trump, like everything he touches
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Wednesday Afternoon News Updates: Trump Says Iran Has to Have Ballistic Missiles – 6/17/26
Hi all, Ben here.
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
gift article from NYT: The clear choice for the Democratic Party then was to work against Ben to elect completely incompetent and ineffective Ken Martin
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Opinion | My State Was a ‘Democracy Desert.’ This Is How We Turned It Around.
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Gift article from NYT: Donald Trump destroys , bankrupts, tarnishes and corrupts everything he touches...though the unintended upside could be a turn toward renewables
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The Iran War Permanently Altered the Global Economy
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 09/06/2026
In case you forgot what it looks like when a real president gets the love at a game. You know, when the crowd actually wants the president there.
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Diane @dianesf.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 09/06/2026
Jared Kushner’s leading role in the bungled negotiations makes him complicit in what, by most accounts, has been a costly and humiliating defeat for the administration—and for the nation. Check out our latest cover story: tinyurl.com/7feeb4hw
Cover of Mother Jones, featuring a baby Jared Kushner swimming after a dollar with the headline Nevermind the Corruption: How nepo baby Jared Kushner is selling America out.
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Yes, inconceivable that a Trump endorsed candidate did not win in LA.
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
For President Trump, any Democratic election victory is suspicious on its face. Even, apparently, in one of the most liberal cities in America. “Not possible for Spencer Pratt to have lost the L.A. runoffs after the big lead he had,” Mr. Trump wrote on social media on Monday. “3rd World Nation.”-NYT
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
American Pride
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Trump is a patholigical liar President Trump, who campaigned on a central promise to keep the United States out of overseas wars, denied in an interview aired on Sunday that he’d ever made the pledge.
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Yes, there is a reason why the Dem party has an 18% approval rating: Meanwhile, Graham Platner—oyster farmer, Marine, man of the people, imperfect but perfectly right for this moment—had to fight his own party to be taken seriously.
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Graham Platner Is Not a Nazi—And the Attempted Sabotage Needs To Stop
This is why the Democratic Party has an 18% approval rating.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Main Justice Fingerprints on Grand Jury Corruption talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/main-...
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Main Justice Fingerprints on Grand Jury Corruption
In recent posts I’ve been explaining how corrupt leadership of the Justice...
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Seems like this was the intent all along and that “rebellion" was just more republican political theater: Even as they rebelled against a $1.8 billion fund for President Trump’s allies, Republicans looked the other way as his administration granted him potentially lucrative tax protections. -NYT
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The acting attorney general said the administration was preserving a broad order protecting the president and his family from audits of already filed returns, despite dropping a $1.8 billion payout fund.-NYT
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Because this is what it was really all about ..suckers
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Order Shielding Trump Family From I.R.S. Audits Will Remain, Blanche Says
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Why America is Falling Apart open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...
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Why America is Falling Apart
Because billionaires strangled democracy, plundered the economy, and told us it was “freedom”…
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Econ Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Cartoon by Steve Breen
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
gift article: As a Florida legislator, he communed with migrant laborers and backed tuition discounts for children of undocumented immigrants, then became an immigration hard-liner when he ran for the United States Senate, then morphed again into a bipartisan immigration reformer in Congress.
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Opinion | How Long Can Marco Rubio Keep This Up?
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Loraine Madison @loraine2019.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
gift article: Grow up Dems. This is the real world. Your “concerns” should have been demanding and funding a forensic analysis of Musk’s role in PA. voting machines. Stop whining and fight.
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Cory Booker Has ‘Concerns’ About Platner Revelations in Maine Senate Race
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