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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Still holds up today #MontyPython1975 IG: @thecinevoidclub www.instagram.com/thecinevoidc...
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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/09/2026
Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming theonion.com/trans-teen-hatches-nef…
Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming
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Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Rest in peace to the inimitable Wendell Berry
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Andy Kim suggests a new health care policy: -Enroll every child in Medicaid until the age of 26 www.notus.org/healthcare/a...
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Andy Kim’s Big Health Care Pitch: Enroll Every Kid in Medicaid
The New Jersey senator takes a unique, long-game approach to a top Democratic goal.
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 19/07/2026
I particularly like this quote www.vox.com/2014/7/8/587...
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A.Mac @lostinthestatic.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
My Mayor still Muslim, My bagels still Jewish, The Knicks keep rollin’, Fuck James Dolan!
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani drops a massive reality check! He confirms NYC closed a 12 billion dollar deficit simply by taxing the ultra-wealthy. He brilliantly exposes how socialist policies are actively fixing years of disastrous capitalist mismanagement.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Here’s Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately. Meteorologists simply aren't able to gather as much data as they used to, and you're suffering for it. gizmodo.com/heres-why-we...
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Here's Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately
Meteorologists simply aren't able to gather as much data as they used to, and you're suffering for it.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Happy birthday to Michael J. Fox, born on this day in 1961 in Edmonton! In his acting career he won five Emmys, four Golden Globes and a Grammy. To date, the Michael J. Fox Foundation has raised over $2 billion for Parkinson's Research Projects. 📸 Canada's Walk of Fame
Michael J. Fox wears a black suit, white dress shirt, and black tie at a formal outdoor event. He faces the camera with a slight smile. His short brown hair is slightly tousled, and he has light stubble. Blurred people, tall greenery, and buildings are in the background.
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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
So had an unexpected layover in #Halifax and went for a walk last night. Went by the Central Library; such a great building. Beautifully detailed & sited in the heart of a community, connected to a bustling neighborhood. Loads of public space and seating out front, side and back 1/
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
The Court’s Corruption Seeps Into Every Tissue of American Life talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-c...
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The Court’s Corruption Seeps Into Every Tissue of American Life
We’re talking a lot today about gerrymandering and Court reform. I want...
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
1/The NYT is releasing internal SCOTUS documents re: 2016 creation of the modern “Shadow Docket” noting Justice Roberts & “other conservative justices have repeatedly empowered [Trump] through their shadow docket rulings. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...
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The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/04/2026
Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 12/04/2026
I was elected as a democratic socialist, and will continue to govern as a democratic socialist. 100 days in — and we’re just getting started.
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Katherine the Sixth @luigithirty.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
“If you’re gay or transgender, I love you. And if anybody gives you shit, tell ‘em Charles said fuck you.”
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Charles Barkley: “If you are gay or transgender, I love you!’”
YouTube video by NBA On Fire
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McCruella🏳️‍⚧️🎃 @mckaylaf.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
As always, Josh Marshall has the best analysis of this mess. In a just world, he would be the editor of the NYT or the WP. He and his team do fantastic invaluable work and deserve your support.
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Grant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Everyone complaining about this is missing the point. Yes, baseball has a lot of money, but what if they could have more money while chipping away at the foundation of how the money was made in the first place? That's clearly better (more money).
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Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 18/03/2026
And more from Dolores Huerta: "I have never identified myself as a victim, but I now understand that I am a survivor — of violence, of sexual abuse, of domineering men who saw me, and other women, as property, or things to control."
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March 18, 2026
Today, civil rights leader Dolores Huerta issued the following statement:
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
It’s crystal clear now that Trump has lost control of this war. He badly misjudged Iran’s ability to retaliate. The region is on fire. 1/ I’m going to explain to you in this🧵what I’ve learned - in part from closed door briefings - about the four biggest current crises.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I hope this is one of the most consequential pieces I will have ever written. Epstein and His Co-Conspirators’ New York Crimes: What NY officials can now do
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Epstein and His Co-Conspirators’ New York Crimes: What NY officials can now do
Options for New York Governor, Attorney General, legislature, and city officials in pursuit of accountability for Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.
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David Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Why isn’t Elizabeth Warren the Senate Minority Leader?
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
There is apparently credible evidence that the president of the United States is a pedophile. The comforting phrase “accused him without evidence” no longer fits this situation, and journalists must resort to the more perfunctory “hasn’t been formally charged.” www.thedailybeast.com/key-details-...
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Key Details of 13-Year-Old Trump Accuser’s Accounts Are Verified
The newly corroborated details suggest the woman was truthful about numerous aspects of her life.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
We can’t clean up Washington without restoring integrity to the Supreme Court. That’s why I believe we should expand the Supreme Court to 13 justices. And then, institute term limits. Because an appointment to the Supreme Court shouldn’t mean a lifetime lack of accountability.
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 03/03/2026
Surprise! The Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post is against my 5% billionaire wealth tax. I wonder why? If enacted, Bezos would owe $12 billion in taxes, and an average family of 4 would receive a $12,000 direct payment. Poor Jeff would be left with just $224 billion to survive.
Bernie Sander’s 2028 litmus test would strangle America’s golden goose
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Dave Zirin @edgeofsports.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Brady Tkachuck learning what happens when you embrace a team of sociopathic assholes. And less sorry for him I could not be. Next time don't choose solidarity with Donald Trump over solidarity with your fellow Olympians on the US Women's National Hockey Team. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
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Brady Tkachuk decries White House’s AI video of him insulting Canadians after US gold
US ice hockey star Brady Tkachuk has said he does not appreciate an AI video released by the White House that shows him insulting Canadians
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 26/02/2026
If Donald Trump is serious about stopping insider trading in Congress, let’s pass a bill right now that truly bans lawmakers from owning and trading stocks.
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
haha oh no
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Roger Sollenberger @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
NEW: WSJ now confirming my reporting that the DOJ is withholding at least three FBI interviews with a woman who told the FBI that Trump sexually assaulted her when she was a child www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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DOJ to Review Whether Epstein Files About Trump Were Improperly Withheld
The Justice Department didn’t release notes from several interviews a woman gave to FBI agents in 2019.
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Julie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
NEW: What is the DOJ hiding? Witness statements missing, including one involving a sexual assault allegations made against President Trump. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
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The Cover-up Continues
Where is Jane Doe #4's FBI statements? Key documents involving allegations against Trump are missing
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
"We are dealing now with an allegation that the president of the US raped and sexually assaulted a child and is now using his DOJ to try to cover that up." If you want to understand latest Epstein revelations, @leahlitman.bsky.social explains them clearly on our pod: newrepublic.com/article/2070...
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Trump’s Epstein Scandal Takes Damning Turn as Dem Drops New Bombshell
As new revelations in the Jeffrey Epstein saga threaten the president, a legal expert decodes what we just learned—and lays out a roadmap to what will happen now.
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CNN @cnn.com · 25/02/2026
Dozens of FBI witness interviews from the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein appear to be missing from the files released by the Department of Justice last month, according to a CNN review – including interviews related to a woman who accused President Trump of sexually assaulting her decades ago.
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Dozens of FBI records apparently missing from Epstein files, including Trump accuser interviews | CNN
Three interviews related to a woman who accused President Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her decades ago appear to be among the missing files in the DOJ release.
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Mark @tolecover.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Alysa Liu: "THAT'S WHAT I'M FUCKING TALKING ABOUT" 🗣️
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Julie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
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Prince Andrew's Arrest
Across the pond in Britain, justice and accountability is a serious matter
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
THREAD. My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments. I've collected his work here...
Bridget the cat infiltrates the 'Abbey Road' cover shoot and becomes THE definitive fifth Beatle.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century. He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
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ZWash @zwash300.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
VA Dems at the state level are showing us the blueprint. All gas, no brakes. Use the GOP’s own tactics.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Even under SCOTUS's dubious reasoning in Trump v. U.S., there is no scenario in which maneuvering billions of dollars to an offshore account to keep it out of reach from Congress and courts is an "official act." This is all criminal and impeachable.
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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
My New One at @slate.com on the 50th Anniversary of the Buckley v. Valeo Decision: “One Supreme Court Case Is Most Responsible for Our Oligarchy. It’s Not the One You Think.” slate.com/news-and-pol...
The Buckley court was right that threats to free speech and association, and the dangers of incumbency-protecting laws, mean that courts should closely scrutinize campaign money laws. But that should not doom all attempts to level the playing field or limit the risk of corruption from nine-figure campaign contributions, mostly to ostensibly independent groups. If Congress passed a law with generous contribution and spending limits, and strong disclosure rules, we could have ample breathing room for vigorous and competitive campaigns without the danger of the wealthy swamping our democracy.

Because Buckley was a constitutional decision, there are only two paths to overturn it. One is to get a court majority to rethink the case’s fundamental mistakes. With the current makeup of the court, that seems unlikely. An even harder road is to amend the Constitution to allow for a better balance between the rights of free speech and the risks of corruption and oligarchy.

We should not give up the struggle over our money-in-politics rules. But we must recognize that there will be fierce resistance from the moneyed interests who benefit from a system giving them outsize influence over who is elected and what politicians do once they are in office.

A real democracy deserves better than Buckley.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
“Imagine how they lie when there’s no evidence to contradict them.” Watch this powerful message from Jon Stewart.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 27/01/2026
"They told us what they were going to do. They published it. They put it on a website. And when it happened, the press was surprised." Hoo boy, everyone should bookmark this @parkermolloy.com piece & make sure everyone involved in media reads it.
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This is Literally the Job
Political journalists need to stop pretending they don't know what Republicans are going to do.
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Kristen Radtke @kristenradtke.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Wow: A top GOP candidate for governor in Minnesota just announced that he is dropping out from the race. *And* that he is leaving the Republican Party. He blamed the GOP's "stated retribution on the citizens of our state." www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
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Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state.
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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Absolutely reprehensible that AG Bondi is offering ICE stand down in exchange for access to voting rolls. Outrageous and disgusting. It shows ICE is in Minneapolis is not for law enforcement purposes. Instead it’s a way to stir up shit in blue states and extort them.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/01/2026
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
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