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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 7h
As we talk about what happened at Cornell, please take a moment to learn about how a young LSU student is fighting for help against that school’s storied football program
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 6h
Exclusive: John Fetterman has been working with GOP fundraising consultants—and paying a hefty commission, @michaelscherer.bsky.social and @mviser.bsky.social report. 📸: Andrew Harnik / Getty
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The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 11h
Absolutely meaningless bullshit. Stop this fetish for punishing workers in this stupid country.
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WIRED @wired.com · 6h
Read the full story: www.wired.com/story/how-is...
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How Israeli Checkpoints Choke Palestinian Life in the Occupied West Bank
Lost time. Lost jobs. Lost friends. Lost family. Lost lives. Our joint investigation reveals the system that has divided the West Bank and measures what it cost people to move through it.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 18h
The health secretary wants you to hand over your health information to the government. trib.al/kPEwpP5
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RFK Jr. Reveals Chilling Plan to Feed Your Health Data to AI
The health secretary wants you to hand over your health information to the government.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 23h
Trump on Kim Jong Un: "He's a friend of mine…I like him. I get in a lot of heat when I say that. People say, 'That's terrible.' He does have a nuclear capacity, pretty large…As long as I'm around he's going to be fine. You know why? Because he respects me and he likes me."
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23h
The internet is erupting in mockery after Eric Schmitt’s spectacular Jack Smith faceplant. Now people are openly speculating: Did his team plant the glowing 2028 story AND coordinate with MAGA influencers in advance, expecting a victory lap that blew up in their faces?
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Eric Schmitt Gets Mercilessly Mocked Over ‘Planted’ Story After Jack Smith Faceplant
A glowing 2028 scoop dropped just before Schmitt’s disastrous “gotcha,” while right-wing influencers appeared ready to celebrate. After it blew up, the internet noticed.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 23h
Another way of making this point: The wheels may be coming off the Trump administration and the authoritarian movement energizing it. But a large tractor-trailer barreling down a highway at full speed whose wheels come loose is very dangerous to innocent people in the vicinity.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 23h
Exclusive: Donald Trump supports a new plan to offer Russia sanctions relief in exchange for the release of political prisoners—a move likely to outrage Ukraine, Europe, and even some of his allies in Congress, @shustry.bsky.social reports.
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A Most Trumpian Plan to Make Nice With Russia
Trump’s envoy wants to trade Russian political prisoners for U.S. sanctions relief, creating a path to business deals before the war in Ukraine ends.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers”
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The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hey, look at how the new America.gov answers a question about Trump's $5000 check promise.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 29/09/2026
Exclusive: Donald Trump supports a new plan to offer Russia sanctions relief in exchange for the release of political prisoners—a move likely to outrage Ukraine, Europe, and even some of his allies in Congress, @shustry.bsky.social reports. theatln.tc/pV4oxIGu
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
Katie Phang breaks down one of the most disturbing pieces of evidence in the new Cornell sex assault lawsuit: an alleged fraternity Snapchat message referring to the plaintiff as “free p***y upstairs.” Phang zeroes in on another detail: someone apparently photographed the Snapchat from another phone
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
A federal judge ruled that the Trump admin violated her order prohibiting overcrowding at ICE's Baltimore holding room — the very facility I've been sounding the alarm on after we saw this terrible footage last year. The judge is right to threaten contempt — the abuses must end.
‘Spectacular failure’: Baltimore ICE facility violated overcrowding order, judge finds
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IgorSnowden @igorsnowden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 28/09/2026
U.S. Ambassador David Perdue casually let slip that Donald Trump had offered to sell weapons to China. trib.al/JmScGPQ
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Trump Team Scrambles to Backpedal on Slip About Arms Sale to China
U.S. Ambassador David Perdue casually let slip that Donald Trump had offered to sell weapons to China.
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Trump administration has announced plans to roll back fuel regulations.
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Trump rolls back fuel economy standards for cars, breaking with 50 years of policy
Environmental advocates have decried the move
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
John Fetterman accidentally calls himself ‘a lifelong Republican’
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John Fetterman accidentally calls himself ‘a lifelong Republican’
Social and news media commenters seize on senator’s gaffe, with some characterizing it as a Freudian slip
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Paul Cohen @paulecohen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
truly first rate deadpan headline writing here
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 28/09/2026
The FBI director was spotted in a photo with an FBI informant suspected of being a double agent. trib.al/bQ7TdkR
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Kash Patel Caught With Suspected Double Agent at Alina Habba’s Wedding
The FBI director was spotted in a photo with an FBI informant suspected of being a double agent.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump openly using our tax dollars for a campaign ad is Trump reminding us he will NEVER leave the White House peacefully. Trump is the greatest threat to our Republic. My video youtu.be/JaLZL6PfmTE?...
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Trump is stealing your tax dollars to make campaign ads to help the GOP in the 2026 elections!
YouTube video by The Dean Obeidallah Show
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/09/2026
George W. Bush had plenty of opportunities to speak up. January 6th. The January 6th Committee. Trump’s return to power. Mostly silence. But now he’s stepping back into politics to help Republican senators get reelected? Yeah. I have some thoughts.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The disclaimer on Desperate Don's new “final battle” propaganda ad is an honest confession: PAID FOR BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT That is not a PSA. That is a midterm campaign ad charged to YOU because Trump is terrified of the huge November loss heading his way in 37 days.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 27/09/2026
Raddatz: "What do you think the job of the press is? What does the First Amendment mean to you?" Blanche: "What it means to me is not the issue…When it comes to the White House, it's the people's house. It is a privilege and not a right to be there."
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Prediction: Trump will try everything in his power to overthrow the midterm elections, however the blue wave will be so overwhelming that he will fail miserably and look even weaker as he continues for the remainder of his term to complain about a “rigged election.”
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump’s efforts to the steal the election. Susan Glasser on the “To the Contrary” Podcast youtube.com/shorts/OeG9c...
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Trump's Efforts to Steal the Elections
YouTube video by To the Contrary With Charlie Sykes
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Q: Rep. Collins is still under ethics investigation. Should that be a concern to voters? THUNE: Well, I don't know the particulars, but my understanding is he's addressed it. Do you have anything to add? MIKE COLLINS: It's a nothingburger. I look forward to them coming out and exonerating us
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“National Park Service Deputy Director Frank Lands visited Grand Teton National Park this week and looked at three potential locations for a baseball park within the park’s boundaries” WTF 🤬 www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Todd Blanche just said the First Amendment protections to covering a President is a "privilege not a right." He then defended Trump banning media outlets based on content. Democrats need to IMPEACH this guy when they win in November! www.mediaite.com/media/news/y...
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ABC's Martha Raddatz Debates Todd Blanche on Trump Press Ban
"You cannot be asking me that!" Blanche said — incredulous he'd been challenged to cite reporting from the banned outlets that jeopardized national security.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
ICE BEHIND THE MASKS HAVE NAMES 2 masked agents threatened to arrest Robert Peck for legally observing them. He sued. “And now, because of a lawsuit, the (ICE) agents have names.” A Hylton 📌Nicholas Lapointe 📌Christopher Semler I hope more people take ICE to court when their rights are violated.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026
Staggering staff losses at the CDC have left the agency "zombified'—and unable to address a series of escalating health crises
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Union: CDC Lost a Third of Its Workforce In One Year
Under Trump 2.0, the country's premier public health agency has been "zombified."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/09/2026
Q: Mr Sununu, would you have voted for a war powers resolution in the Senate? JOHN SUNUNU:🚶🚶🚶 Q: Would you admit that Trump’s war was a bad decision, or are you just going to do everything that Trump tells you to do? JOHN SUNUNU:🚶🚶🚶
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
And @nytimes.com confirmed @haaretzcom.bsky.social report that UAE's leader called Netanyahu days before the attack with a warning of his own. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/w...
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Netanyahu Said to Have Been Warned by Emirati Leader About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7
The warning from the leader of the United Arab Emirates, which lacked specific details about the nature of an attack, never reached the chiefs of Israel’s security establishment, Israeli officials sai...
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
He destroys everything.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 26/09/2026
The high court will allow the Trump administration to use an immigration database to check state voter rolls. trib.al/58KgURO
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Supreme Court Hands Trump Huge Win in Quest to Make Voting Harder
The high court will allow the Trump administration to use an immigration database to check state voter rolls.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 26/09/2026
Donald Trump Jr. thanked a Russian businessman for “an extraordinarily generous” wedding gift—but current and former intelligence officials see an effort by the Kremlin to influence people in the president’s orbit, @shaneharris.bsky.social reports. theatln.tc/jOBKRCFF
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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Multi-billionaire tech bro Peter Thiel, right winger who financed JD Vance's Senate race, today called Pope Leo "a useful idiot for the Chinese Communists". Pope Leo has put out various warnings of AI and tech being a danger to our hearts and humanity.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.
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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
📣 NEW! How does Sam Altman sleep at night?! His OpenAI agents went rogue & effed around in web sites of: - Dept of Education - Dept of Commerce (Census bureau!) - Securities & Exchange Commission. OpenAI says it was "continuing to investigate" the situation. 😵‍💫 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t...
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OpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites (Gift Article)
The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education Department, Commerce Department and Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
California’s Supreme Court rules that a MAGA “sheriff” in California named Chad Bianco illegally seized upwards of 650K election ballots for a fake investigation into voter fraud and ordered him to return all ballots back to election officials. Better yet, prosecute him for election fraud.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court is requiring Missouri to use its 2022 map in the general election, rejecting a late push by lower courts to require the state to implement a GOP-friendlier 2025 gerrymandering.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
NEW: Pentagon Wounded Troop Count in Iran War Jumps by 37 With No Explanation. www.mediaite.com/politics/pen...
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Pentagon Wounded Troop Count in Iran War Jumps by 37 With No Explanation
The number of U.S. troops listed as wounded during the war in Iran has jumped by 37, with the Pentagon offering no public explanation for the newly added injuries.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Chinese won the trade war with Trump.
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The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Poll indicates that large numbers of voters are dumb motherfuckers who voted for Donald Trump while living in the best post-pandemic economic recovery in the world and now have to admit that Trump fucked it all up. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-09-25...
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58% say the U.S. is worse off under Trump vs Biden, 24% say it’s better
Our new poll shows by a 56-26 margin, voters want Congress to be a check on Trump — including a quarter of Republicans
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Reuters @reuters.com · 25/09/2026
UN expands list of companies linked to Israeli settlements reut.rs/4rEEOBe
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UN expands list of companies linked to Israeli settlements
The United Nations human rights office issued a ​list on Friday adding 61 more companies operating in Israeli West Bank settlements, which the global body ‌considers illegal.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/09/2026
Tech Bros and the Trump administration are building an AI empire—in the Philippines
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Tech Bros and the Trump administration are building an AI empire—in the Phillippines
Pax Silica aims to lock up rare earths, and hand Silicon Valley the keys.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 25/09/2026
Man appears in London court accused of providing Russian intelligence with drone factory details reut.rs/4iIe6Fj
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Man appears in London court accused of providing Russian intelligence with drone factory details
A British man will go on trial next year accused of providing information about factories which manufacture ​drones and offering to sabotage them on behalf ‌of Russian intelligence, a London court was told on Friday.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/09/2026
Netanyahu's UN speech was a full-on defense of Israel's settlements
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Netanyahu's UN speech was a full-on defense of Israel's settlements
“Peaceful settlers, honorable people” are being smeared, Israel's prime minister said.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Remarkable: An Iowa right wing radio host just leaked word that GOP polling shows House Rs in peril even in districts Trump won by +10. The culript? Trump and the war. On the pod, Iowa Dem chair Rita Hart explains why the conditions are ripe for big Dem rural gains: newrepublic.com/article/2158...
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MAGA Radio Host Humiliates Trump by Leaking Truly Brutal GOP Poll Data
As an Iowa-based pro-Trump personality drops a midterm bombshell, the chair of the Iowa Democratic Party discusses whether Democrats are about to regain major ground in rural America.
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