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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11h
I just got a notification that my ballot has been mailed to me. Let's see how long it takes to get here! I live in California, where everyone is mailed a ballot.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h
“For $45 you can start a school and charge $7000 per student — no background checks, they weren’t teachers — and taxpayers foot the bill… SCHOOL VOUCHERS ARE A SCAM.” @GovBillLee (H/T @piper_for_missouri) Pro Publica’s expose: www.propublica.org/article/prop...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11h
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.
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Vicki L (miaocherie) @miaocherie.bsky.social · 11h
Thanks @jimacosta.bsky.social and @walshfreedom.bsky.social for this info...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h
Stroke victims are often given leg braces to help them walk.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 11h
Important update: Trump says he "feels bad" for Cornell 7 now that Attorney General James has been appointed. Republicans pull money out of key swing states, admit defeat already. Meanwhile, they are running out of money. Anthropic tried to convince religious leaders of AI's personhood.
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Important Friday Night Update
32 days out, the GOP map is collapsing into red states, while Trump's tariffs threaten free chips and salsa and Benny Johnson gets sued for calling protesters "terrorists."
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Goldy @goldy.horsesass.org · 12h
I strongly encourage Republicans to run on this message!
Screen shot of a Fox News clip with Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett saying: "The higher mortgage rates are actually a good sign for the economy because corporations are borrowing money to build things like data centers instead of lending to homeowners."
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 11h
· Coward · Mob boss · Crime family · Kleptocrat · Snowflake · Sociopath · Psychopath · Unhinged · Demented · Orange man · Cheeto · Tangerine · Diaper Don · Mango Mussolini · Cadet Bone Spurs · Rude · Crude · Asshole · Punk-Ass Bitch · Individual-1
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 11h
President · Career Crook · White Supremacist · Pig · Felon · Insurrectionist · Traitor · Putin's Puppet · Ignoramus · Low IQ · Desperate · Idiot · Clown · Moron · POS · Snake · Seditionist · Fascist · Authoritarian · Dictator · Wannabe king · Predator · Abuser · Draft dodger · Captain Bone Spurs
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 11h
What comes up when you read this list: · Scam Artist · Con Man · Grifter · Philanderer · Fraudster · Liar · Cheater · Racketeer · Sexist · Racist · Rapist · Child Rapist · Epstein Buddy · Pedophile · Pedophile Protector · Creep · Malignant Narcissist · Prick · War Criminal · Illegitimate
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 11h
Shorter Trump administration: Data centers good. Homes bad.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 11h
All the celebs who are the faces of these predatory sites should be ashamed. This is a disaster. www.npr.org/2026/10/02/n...
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After bankruptcy, he was banned from sports betting sites. Then he discovered Kalshi
The dark side of the prediction market boom is becoming more clear: Experts say the sites have become go-to outlets for gambling addicts to relapse as the companies avoid state consumer protections.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11h
Laura Loomer will work her arts on Donald Trump during this trip. Who knows what the result will be. That's the kind of world we live in.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h
“A matter of life and death… premiums already going up… people rolling the dice, choosing not to be insured… waiting longer to seek care…” Blood on the hands of Trump and his Congressional Republican accomplices.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 11h
I wish someone would show this to Trump.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 11h
Public money should not be used for private schools. Period.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11h
Unlike Jesse Watters himself, who was born to the heiress of the Better Homes & Gardens publishing franchise, and has lived a life of wealth and privilege.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 15h
UPDATE: Despite being ordered by Judge Sullivan to produce a certified list of the contents of the Administrative Record by Oct. 1st, Todd Blanche once again has decided he doesn't want to comply. I explain why Blanche would want to avoid producing this court-ordered info: youtu.be/junhrisxRlg?...
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🚨AG Blanche IGNORES JUDGE'S ORDERS And TRIES To DELAY MY Epstein LAWSUIT!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 12h
This 👇
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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
And the United States DOJ and many individual states were the first to initiate Epstein-file investigations, and... oh wait. Oops. Never mind.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 10h
He was just looking for an excuse to side with the boys anyway. Obviously Donald Trump doesn't think people should be punished for rape.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 11h
Renee Nicole Good's family has now filed TWO lawsuits, alleging a conspiracy between Greg Bovino, Stephen Miller, & others to deprive people of their rights & killing Renee in furtherance of that conspiracy. Why discovery will bring accountability for Renee’s murder: youtu.be/2kU7_-Yt-Ig?...
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Trump HIT With TWO NEW LAWSUITS Over DEADLY ICE SHOOTING!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 10h
The Trump administration quietly removed an option on a form overseas voters use to request mail ballots, making it harder for some to vote. In a new lawsuit, Democrats say the GOP's goal is to disenfranchise voters viewed as more inclined to vote Democratic: demdock.com/4djBJR1
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11h
Trump instinctively supports and identifies with rapists... because he is one himself. Indeed, adjudicated as such. bsky.app/profile/head...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h
Today in Politics, Bulletin 472. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 472. 10/2/26
… Trump’s economy continues to fail miserably for most Americans except for the uber-rich and people in the AI industry, as more bad economic numbers were reported today by the Bureau of Labor Statist...
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 11h
First the wedding, now the ballroom — “Trump/Russia” gets smellier and smellier.
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A Wealthy Russian Businessman Is Helping Fund Trump’s Stupid Ballroom. Nothing Sketchy About That, Right?
Surely, our president will face consequences for this insanity.
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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 10h
oh man, this is pretty wild
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 10h
Here’s what we know for certain: Anyone running to win the GOP nomination in 2028 will have to be full on MAGA and a full on Trump worshipper. And even tho little Marco can play that role, he ain’t a full on believer like JD Vance. He can’t “out MAGA” Vance. I don’t think he runs against Vance.👇
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10h
Is there *anything* more Donald Trump than sticking up for men who drug and gang rape women *solely* because he's still angry that the Special Prosecutor in their case successfully found him to be a felon many times over?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11h
When a rapist sticks up for other rapists it's called a professional courtesy.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 12h
Trump will become synonymous with traitor. 👇👇👇
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 10h
"The agency appears to regard the change as a customer experience improvement — as if interacting with a TSA agent who has been forced to stand in a crowded airport for hours on end will definitely be positive..." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
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Trump Administration Makes Life Worse For TSA Agents
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 10h
New episode with Jennifer welsh & adam Hamilton youtu.be/SDCkO4mVafA?...
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Trump's DANGEROUS AI Gamble w/ Jennifer Welch & Adam Hamilton
YouTube video by Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 10h
Israel retaliated against allies that broke with it over Gaza while pouring millions into foreign influence. Israeli-linked networks targeted Canadian politics and media, while figures tied to Israel trips became prominent voices in Alberta’s separation movement. #Cdnpoli
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Punish, pressure and manipulate: how Israel's government attacks Canada and other allies that break ranks
Israel's government has run fake accounts aimed at Canadians, retaliated against Canadian MPs and diplomats, and punished Norway, Ireland, Spain, Australia, France and Britain for recognising Palestin...
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 11h
oh this is gonna be an interesting read to be clear tho, when rightwingers start screaming "a judge said you can't punish noncitizens who vote illegally?!", no, that's not what a judge said storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
screenshot of the opening of the linked opinion, which reads as follows:

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS THE INFORMATION

This is an unusual criminal case. It rests upon a forty-year-old federal statute, 18 U.S.C. § 611, that prohibits the act of voting in a federal election by a non-U.S. citizen. Until very recently, no federal court has been presented with the following question about that statute: Did Congress have Constitutional authority to enact it? That’s unusual, all by itself.

But this case is even more unusual than that, because the Government’s principal defense of the statute’s constitutionality invokes a single Supreme Court case that is very, very weak. Let me say that a different way. The leading case cited by the Government to uphold the statute is of “minimal precedential value” (that’s not my characterization, it’s Justice Scalia’s; we’ll get to that), and the
application of other binding precedent shows that the Government’s leading case simply does not control this one. So why does the Government lead with such a weak hand? Because it’s the best
hand it can play. And why is that? Because the text, structure, and original public meaning of the Constitution show that *Congress does not have the constitutional power to enact this statute.* screenshot of the bottom of p. 29 and top of p.30 of the linked opinion, which reads as follows, with internal citations omitted:

The Court does not set aside the application of a statute passed by Congress lightly, so let’s end by underscoring what this unusual case does *not* decide or even touch upon:

1. Can the State of Florida prohibit and punish the exact conduct Defendant Cox allegedly engaged in here? This has already been decided elsewhere and is not addressed here: Florida can and does.

2. Does the federal government have the power to remove the Defendant from the United States for engaging in the exact conduct alleged here? The undersigned must wait for a live case, but
a different federal statute, embedded in Title 8, states that “[a]ny alien who has voted in violation of any Federal, State, or local constitutional provision, statute, ordinance, or regulation is inadmissible.” That statute on its face rests on Congress’s immigration power and does not depend upon setting a federal voting qualification. This case doesn’t address the Government’s power to remove a non-U.S. citizen who engages in the same conduct.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10h
For clarity, the judge here is saying that a STATE can criminalize non-citizen voting, but the federal government can't.
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 10h
Looks like the wheels are coming off the MAGA mobile www.kansas.com/opinion/gues...
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2nd Republican former Kansas gov. backs Democrat Hamilton for Senate | Opinion
Mike Hayden joins Bill Graves as second GOP former governor to endorse Adam Hamilton, a Democrat, against Republican Sen. Roger Marshall.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
hilarious
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
hegseth: No beardos, weirdos or fatties. Also hegseth: These three will co-lead the military's Project Meridian.
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Prosediva @prosediva.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Three twins. Three. Twins.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Good news. This was always a bad idea.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Republicans would definitely run Patrick Bateman.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026
Pilots in beautiful machines dropping bombs down air chutes into drug slash nuclear factories?
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Top Republicans Privately Admit Their Hasan Piker Attacks Are a Dud" Swin’s conversations with Trumpworld insiders reveal alarm at just how badly the plan to make the leftist streamer the main midterms character is misfiring. Also, Pete Hegseth beclowns himself again.
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First Draft: 📉 Top Republicans Privately Admit Their Hasan Piker Attacks Are a Dud
Swin’s conversations with Trumpworld insiders reveal alarm at just how badly the plan to make the leftist streamer the main midterms character is misfiring. Also, Pete Hegseth beclowns himself again.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Look, if Mike wants to cut retirees a check for everything they put into it with the appropriate interest we could have that discussion I guess.
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Lynn @lynnf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026
I keep wondering if he'll resign at the last minute and get a pardon from JD.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump loves campaigning when he is talking about how great he is. He hates it when it means having to say anything nice about any other politician (international strongmen excluded.) Midterms are brutal on him.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/10/2026
Coverage like this doesn't happen without support from our readers. Subscribe for free or become a member to back our work directly: demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/10/2026
Rep. Mike Collins, a GOP U.S. Senate candidate, recently said he was “fine” with the idea of Trump sending federal troops to voting sites. “It may be fine with you,” Marc Elias says, “but it’s not fine with federal law.” Keep watch on the people rewriting the rules: demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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