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lpoynton16

@lpoynton16.bsky.social
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Devastated Dem. News Junkie. Wife and mom of two daughters. M.S. in Child and Adolescent Psychology.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 2h
The corruption of the career military is one of the most damaging and potentially dangerous legacies of the Trump/Hegseth era.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1h
SNAP enrollment has fallen to a 17-year low, with 5 million fewer recipients, including 2 million children. @crampell.bsky.social explains how cuts to food assistance helped pay for tax breaks: “This is literally about starving the poor to fatten the rich.”
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 1h
1,000 years from now, teachers will struggle to explain to their students how at this time in history, we found literally the most despicable human being in America and made him the most powerful person in the world
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 1h
You know what there isn’t any evidence of? Hunter Biden having a connection with Ukrainian bioweapon labs-even if such facilities exist You know what there is significant evidence of? Ron Johnson being involved in Trump’s 2020 coup-even though Johnson issued the lamest denial of it at the time
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 1h
America does not own Greenland. America does not own Venezuela. They are not hotels. They are not golf courses. They are not properties Trump “got for nothing.” He’s talking about sovereign countries like he won them in a fucking foreclosure auction. And the MAGA crowd just cheers.
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 12h
Kid Rock is lying and he's a racist. Abdul El-Sayed was born in Michigan in 1984. He has ZERO links to terrorism. Moreover, intelligence and bipartisan analysis of the 9/11 terrorists show that they didn't "assimilate" into US culture, they camouflaged their behavior in order to be above suspicion.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h
BLACKBURN ❤️ POTHOLES: When asked about transportation funding to fix congestion & potholes, wannabe governor Marsha Blackburn offered exactly ZERO real solutions and said she would oppose Dem’s Pot for Potholes Act. Democrat Jerri Green supports cannabis reform. WSMV: www.wsmv.com/2026/10/15/t...
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Just a multiyear campaign across multiple presidential terms to strip the citizenship of a political adversary. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Trump officials scrutinized Omar in 2019. They didn’t find citizenship issues.
The earlier review of Omar’s immigration records looked at many of the same issues being investigated now.
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
FT exclusive: The US has proposed that European countries unfreeze some Russian sovereign assets immobilised after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and transfer them to a vehicle overseen by Washington in an attempt to revive peace talks www.ft.com/content/5435...
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US floats unfreezing some Russian assets to restart Ukraine peace talks
European officials balked at proposal made by Donald Trump’s negotiators during meeting in Miami
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Kroger just announced the largest layoffs in its history, with plans to cut 3,000 employees as it ramps up use of AI. Reminder that Kroger has spent $12.3B on stock buybacks since 2019 and paid its CEO $14M last year — 417x its median worker's pay. AI is turbo-charging corporate greed.
newsweek.com
Kroger plans largest layoffs in its nearly 150-year history
The company's CEO said it was committed to "simplifying" operations and "deploying more resources where they matter most
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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
The Iran War has drained America’s strategic petroleum reserve to its lowest level since 1982.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Ex-boss filed a $12 theft charge against an ex-employee because she got a restraining order in response to his creepy behavior. Charge was never prosecuted, but it gave ICE an excuse to arrest and detain her. Congratulations to the 58 Democrats who voted for the Laken Riley Act. You own this.
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A disgruntled boss filed theft charges against her. When she went to court, ICE arrested her. | Baltimore Brew
BREW EXCLUSIVE: A $12.08 dispute over a McDonald’s meal leads to the arrest of a 25-year-old by ICE agents in the Carroll County District courthouse.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
WAPO: “.. all the major donors to .. Trump’s White House ballroom project, including previously undisclosed contributors who have benefited from regulatory decisions, government contracts and, in one case, a pardon for a family member.” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
This malicious lie, which Trump of course knows is a lie, is at the centerpiece of every one of his campaign appearances. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Traitor Trump proudly does a deal with Putin that will kill Ukrainians—and his sycophantic FBI director heads to Russia. You do the math.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
I think people need to make this comparison RIGHT NOW. Is Elon paying $300M to elect right wingers bc otherwise they'll denaturalize and deport him? Probably not, but if their voters learn he is, it might make the $$ creepy. [Tho I think people need to focus on the child porn Grok makes]
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 15/10/2026
WSJ is reporting that the Trump regime is investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar to build a case to strip her of US citizenship, forcibly remove her from office, & deport her. Please understand how dangerous and catastrophic this is. It’s already fascism that he’s trying to do this. 1/2
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 14/10/2026
Fuel oil prices, used for heating in many homes in the Northeast, are up 74.2% over the past year. This is the affordability Trump promised.
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TofuNYG 🏈🏳️‍🌈🗽🇺🇦 🚫👑🖕🧊 @groguspeak.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
"Give this guy the support he needs to defeat modern-day Hitler."
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God @thegodshow.com · 14/10/2026
Hegseth has had Major Jason Watson in solitary confinement 24 hours a day this whole time. He's also holding a live public execution soon. Pete Hegseth is a monster.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Vivek Ramaswamy’s new Ohio governor ad about property taxes “accidentally” featured a registered sex offender in the background. Vernon Edwards, the husband of the woman featured in the ad, pleaded guilty to gross sexual imposition involving a child under 13 and served eight years in prison.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Russian ballistic missiles struck a building in Kyiv, killing and injuring civilians. Ukraine reports its allies provided no advance warning for second consecutive day, amid reports Trump threatened to suspend intelligence sharing to force Ukraine to stop striking back at Russian oil refineries.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 13/10/2026
Angie Nixon’s scrappy, expectation-defying Senate campaign is starting to draw support from national Democrats like Chris Murphy and Bernie Sanders. trib.al/vneGcXr
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Can This Florida Dem Pull Off One More Big Surprise?
Angie Nixon’s scrappy, expectation-defying Senate campaign is starting to draw support from national Democrats like Chris Murphy and Bernie Sanders.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
"There is no excuse for this and you know why I’m furious right now,” the judge said. “I was hearing from plaintiff’s side that this was going to happen and I said ‘no’ repeatedly, ‘I trust the government.’ I trusted you all repeatedly to not do what you have done...” www.ms.now/news/you-did...
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‘You did your absolute worst’: Judge blasts government after she says it defied her on D.C. golf course case
A livid U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes called an emergency hearing after the government flouted warnings to notify the court before cutting down more than 10 trees at East Potomac Golf Course; it cut d...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
“.. Not real,” said Alan Nierob, president of PMK Entertainment, the firm that represents the two-time Academy Award-winning actor, in an email to The Washington Post. “No idea where it came from.” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/1...
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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 12/10/2026
We need to end the outsized influence of money in our politics.
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Molly Roberts @mollyroberts.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
"More than being upset and furious right now, I am just beyond disappointed in the government. I have done everything humanly possible to give the government the benefit of the doubt in this case. I have done it repeatedly. I have done it for months."
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Any single individual having this amount of influence in our elections does not lead to a healthy democracy. It doesn’t matter if they are supporting Democrats or Republicans. We need a serious effort at campaign finance reform and have to overturn the Citizens United decision.
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SlavaUkraini033 @slavaukraini033.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Just Now: UK PM Andy Burnham says he can confirm that the incident at RAF Fairford was "almost certainly" directed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
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Mark Thompson @sonofathomp.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Trump is holding a full on federal offensive on the State of Minnesota. And it already includes fatalities.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
When Ukraine destroys Russian data centers, hoards of aggressive right-wing bots disappear & the internet becomes friendlier. So much of politics is driven by the internet & so much of the internet is driven by Russians who want to hurt us. Shouldn’t we do something about that, given that we know it
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🌴Jeff🌴 @counseloroh.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Is there any crime a Billionaire can perpetrate that prosecutors or law enforcement are willing to investigate and indict? #OligarchsMUSTGo!
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Kim Sherrell @web.kim · 11/10/2026
static.klipy.com
Spacex Sn10
Alt: Spacex explodes
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Dreamweasel @dreamweasel.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
TWELVE STATEMENTS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DISMISSED AS “TDS” IF THE DEMOCRATS HAD EVEN IMAGINED THEM DURING THE 2024 CAMPAIGN Part 7 of an apparently ongoing series: open.substack.com/pub/dreamwea...
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Twelve Statements That Would Have Been Dismissed as “TDS” if the Democrats Had Even Imagined Them During the 2024 Campaign
Part 7 of an apparently ongoing series
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A Blue View @ablueview.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Trump's & Hegseth's America #ABlueView 🧵 1/3
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
In 2023, the government signed an agreement to make Coast Guard recruiting ads. In September, the regime used it for a $20 million ad contract. The star doesn’t wear a uniform. Disgusting. Get the facts here: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/a-heros-we...
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Congresswoman Sara Jacobs @sarajacobs.house.gov · 11/10/2026
Trump and Republicans in Congress jacked up the price of health insurance for millions of Americans, including seniors on Medicare. A one time $90 check won’t even cover half of ONE monthly premium bill.
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Trump promises $100 checks for 20 million seniors for Medicare
More than 20 million people will get direct deposits early this month to help pay Part B benefits.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
If you're a reporter asking a candidate to denounce a foreign terrorist group simply because he shares the same religion, you are a gutter bigot of the worst fucking kind. Do they ask Mike Rogers to denounce Christian terrorists like Tim McVeigh, Eric Robert Rudolph and Robert Lewis Dear? No? Huh
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump was so fundamentally unprepared for this war that within days of the war starting, our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians. Every single American should be furious about that."
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“Voters should be careful when they get to Propositions 41 and 42 on the November ballot. They are not what they seem … they are really poison pills, an electoral bulwark that billionaires hope will stop a tax on their wealth. We recommend voters say no to both.”
pressdemocrat.com
Endorsement: If you support the billionaire tax, vote no on Props. 41 and 42
Californians who vote yes on Prop. 40 should vote no on Props. 41 and 42. If they do not, they vote against themselves.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
They’re saying that I want to abolish prisons, but that’s crazy. After all, we need somewhere to lock up crooks like Ashley Moody. What kind of person steals $10 millions dollars from sick kids? #AngieForFlorida
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Can we finally address that the senile old man is just fabricating imaginary deals in his head?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11/10/2026
Citing the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribution of raw dairy products.
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American Academy of Pediatrics Renews Call for Ban on Raw Milk
Citing the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribut...
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 10/10/2026
The very first shipment of 300K tons of Russian diesel—carried by the tanker Minerva Zen, which left St. Petersburg on September 22—arrived on the US East Coast less than 24 hours after the deal was formally announced.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Forget the tapes. Forget the money. If Putin groomed Trump, this is the button he pushed. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Fun Fact: Harm is not just physical
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“The Post reported last month that the numbers of service members lost was greater than what the Pentagon was reporting…Hegseth called that reporting ‘a complete lie.’ However, late Friday, the Pentagon raised the figure to include additional deaths.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Pentagon raises official toll of troops who died during war with Iran to 21
The Post exclusively reported last month that the numbers of service members lost was greater than what the Pentagon was reporting in its public database.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Just so you understand the depth of the cynicism: Trump’s failed war with Iran not only raised America's gas prices, but also global oil prices, which allowed Russia to make a gigantic amount of money and fund the killing of Ukrainians. ​And then they blame Ukraine for a disaster of
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I've got something I need to get off my chest!
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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Please understand that the Senate election in FL is a SPECIAL ELECTION so the winner gets sworn in right away, not in Jan. Angie Nixon could be the foil to everything the GOP tries to do between Nov and Jan. It’s INSANE that the Dems are not doing more to help her win. Just NUTS! Please help her
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