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Lynn Lesher 💙🌻🌊

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A blue dot in crazy red TN looking for solutions against the mean, hateful, far right. No DMs

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
Tim Snyder unloads on Trump and his inner circle: They are all greedy cowards. If he encounters Europeans or Ukrainians especially who actually believe in democracy, the rule of law, who care about their country… this is detestable to him.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
What are the chances that the three young men behind Trump now dream of going to Cornell? Because Trump is a training class for demeaning, disrespecting, and abusing other people.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
Timothy Snyder: One thing that I do worry about... is that the way we fought the Iran war was obviously out of date. We haven’t learned how to fight a modern war. With Hegseth and Trump… and their just fantastic vision of testosterone plus battleships, I just don’t think we’re going to get there.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
Historian Tim Snyder compares what Trump is doing in Latin America to Soviet tactics in Eastern Europe after WWII: rig elections, apply threats, install the leadership you want. His description of Trump’s approach: “smash and grab.”
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Cocchiarella: You said that you do support a moratorium on data centers, but if there were to be one that had to be built, Mar-a-Lago seemed as good a place as any. Nixon: They have a huge golf course that it can be dropped onto.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Allison Gill has obtained descriptions of NINE FBI training videos showing agents were instructed to flag Epstein documents containing Donald Trump’s name for supervisory review. The DOJ is still refusing to release the actual videos. 👉 www.youtube.com/live/dYiQOhP...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
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Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Local community activists and faith leaders from Louisiana and beyond marched and prayed Thursday at the fenced-off barracks and trailers at the airpark site where the Trump Administration is preparing to open a privately-run facility to hold children..." religionnews.com/2026/10/02/a...
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As ICE readies Louisiana facility for children and families, faith leaders hold vigil
ALEXANDRIA, La. (RNS and Verite News) — Part of the Trump administration’s efforts to ramp up deportations, the facility — which will hold unaccompanied minors and families — is situated beside an air...
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 09/09/2026
The GOP are about to let Texas slip all becase they let Trump dictate their messaging, and his money might not save them now. Watch LP Senior Advisor Stuart Stevens on MSNOW
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 29/09/2026
"It’s not like rationing exists only north of the border. It happens all the time in the United States." It's still rationing when people don't get care under the private insurance system.
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Rogers Tries to Make El-Sayed’s Health Care Plan Scary
But how many of the Michigan Republican’s claims hold up?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If you joined the military recently hoping you could just do your job and serve your country without being called upon to participate in a Christian nationalist crusade against Muslims abroad or a prop in a Pete Hegseth workout video, you picked the wrong time.
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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The US Ambassador to China reportedly said that Trump offered Xi American weapons. CIA veteran @juliacurlee.bsky.social responds. Join us on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/thefrank...
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Did you see a Trump campaign ad while watching football this weekend? Well, that campaign ad was funded by your tax dollars. Here’s why that’s a crime: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5fw...
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Trump’s Illegal Advertising
YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mike Johnson says opposition to data centers is a Chinese conspiracy. Huh? Meanwhile, 61% of Americans oppose building a new data center in their own area.
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In my YouTube on this, I mentioned that this would really roil the rank and file agents— and it has. youtu.be/eI1JhRDh4GE?... Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees
In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 29/09/2026
"So . . . how did that all turn out? I hope you’re sitting down." @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social on Trump's turnaround on green cards for foreign students:
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Trump to Foreign Students: F*ck Off
Trump promised green cards for “the best and brightest”—but he’s making legal immigration a gauntlet of red tape, fees, and threats.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Who does this to dying children???????
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Mark Zaid, Esq @markzaidesq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Absolutely not.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 29/09/2026
@michaeldweiss.bsky.social tells @mpolymer1.bsky.social how Alina Habba’s wedding put FBI Director Kash Patel in the same room as a former FBI informant suspected of being a double agent. "These MAGA weddings are like the Star Wars Mos Eisley cantinas for counterintelligence."
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The world might look very different right now if Judge Boasberg had been able to hold contempt proceedings in 2025 & the administration had been held accountable. Instead, emboldened by his success, Trump continues to treat the courts like a game to be played. joycevance.substack.com/p/consequenc...
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Consequences
Last Thursday, the White House, almost as soon as Judge Kelly entered his order forcing the administration to restore access to CNN, MSNOW, and Politico, began searching for play in the joints.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“MY TICKET WAS REVOKED” Tech oligarch Trump donor Peter Thiel (J.D. Vance’s sugar daddy) is rejecting local journalists from his secretive closed-door ‘Antichrist Lectures’ series in NASHVILLE… what’s he hiding? 🤔
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 29/09/2026
"Venezuelan gold is now piling up in U.S. warehouses, with refiners unwilling to touch it lest they violate laws about financing gangs, environmental destruction, or corruption." Some other bad news:
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‘We Are Losing Our Soul as a Nation’
What we saw in Springfield, Ohio.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“I’m pissed off about gas & food prices.” “Are you regretting your vote for Trump?” “Yeah. A lot of people are.” “America’s not Great Again?” “No. They’ve run it into the ground.” (H/T @cwebbonline.com )
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“As young as 2” 😳
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Mamdani on what he was thinking about while he stared off into space as Trump ranted and raved next: "In that moment, I'm just thinking about 12,000 homes, 30,000 jobs, largest housing development since the early 1970s... we also spoke about Haitian NYers... they're a part of the fabric of the city"
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 29/09/2026
The State Dept. contradicts a U.S. ambassador's claim that Trump offered to sell China weapons, and the FBI deputy director resigns amid several bureau controversies. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi says "our adversaries are cheering" watching this dysfunction from the Trump administration.
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 29/09/2026
Ali Velshi does the math calculating how much more Donald Trump’s policies are costing the average American household.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 29/09/2026
Russian losses per 29/09/26 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff +1440 men +3 tanks +13 ACVs +21 artillery +4 MLRS +2 AD systems +1474 UAVs +6 GRCs
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 29/09/2026
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with 152 drones, including 82 jet-powered UAVs, one Zircon/Oniks anti-ship missile and two Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles. Air defenses say 109 targets were downed or suppressed. Impacts were recorded at 24 locations. #Ukraine
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 29/09/2026
Russian missile and drone attacks damaged homes, an office and an educational facility in Kyiv, while two people were rescued from a burning home in Kyiv region. In Vinnytsia region, a railway facility was hit, leaving over 15,000 consumers without power. #Ukraine
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 29/09/2026
❗️Russia plans to raise defense spending by 27% to 17.1 trillion rubles, about $203 billion, in 2027, Reuters reports citing government documents. Moscow also plans around 50 trillion rubles in defense spending over 2027-2029 as borrowing and taxes rise. #Russia
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner think the way to negotiate with these barbarians is to offer them business deals.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump’s attack on the free press is so transparent that we can all see through it. It’s not about national security, it’s about his inability to deal with criticism. Without a free press, we lose our ability to keep track of what our government is up to. joycevance.substack.com/p/consequenc...
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Consequences
Last Thursday, the White House, almost as soon as Judge Kelly entered his order forcing the administration to restore access to CNN, MSNOW, and Politico, began searching for play in the joints.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/09/2026
This year, we've had the most measles-related deaths in three decades.
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RFK Jr.’s ‘Medical Freedom’ Comes With a Body Count
Measles showed up at a children’s hospital. The health secretary showed up at an anti-vax conference.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Trump’s Biggest Con of All" The president’s alliance with Putin was never a hoax, as author David Corn documents. Meanwhile, the president’s oldest son just had part of his wedding funded by a Putin-aligned Russian oligarch. John Harwood writes for Zeteo:
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Trump’s Biggest Con of All
The president’s alliance with Putin was never a hoax, as author David Corn documents. Meanwhile, the president’s oldest son just had part of his wedding funded by a Putin-aligned Russian oligarch.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/09/2026
ICE shot a DoorDash driver in Austin, then took him from the hospital into federal custody with the bullet still lodged near his spine. @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social reports on the latest ICE shooting and what happened to Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez afterward. lnk.thebulwark.com/4jmoPp0?utm_...
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Latest shooting by ICE in Texas. Doesn't seem to be even a remote case for use of deadly force: "officer [exits] driver’s side of the SUV and circles around to the back of Corolla. [He] remains to the side of and does not appear to move out of the way as it rolls forward. Three gunshots rang out..."
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
BREAKING: The 10-year Treasury yield just hit 5.041%, its highest level since 2007. We’re heading toward the financial cliff. MAGA
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
BREAKING: SCOTUS denies the Trump administration’s request to enforce the new U.S. Postal Service rule for the 2026 elections. Justices Alito and Thomas dissent. More to come at Law Dork. www.lawdork.com
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 26A305
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, ET AL. U.
CALIFORNIA, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[September 14, 2026]
The application for stay presented to JUSTICE JACKSON and by her referred to the Court is denied. The Government is unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge to the District Court's preliminary injunction. And the equitable factors applicable for obtaining emergency relief from this Court do not favor a stay.
JUSTICE KAVANAUGH, concurring.
In my view, based on the briefing the Court has received at this interim stage, there is at least a fair prospect that the final rule falls within the Postal Service's statutory authority. See 39 U. S. C. §401(2). But applying the rule in the 2026 elections would be arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act because state and local election officials do not have sufficient time to reasonably implement the rule before the elections. See 39
U. S. C. §3001(m); 5 U. S. C. §706(2)(A). For that reason, I concur in the denial of the application for stay.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Some details: Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/09/2026
🚨NEW: They locked migrants in tiny metal cages and called them “calming areas.” Now a federal watchdog is exposing what happened inside “Alligator Alcatraz.”
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Federal Watchdog Finds "Alligator Alcatraz" Locked Migrants in Small Metal Cages as So-Called "Calming Areas"
A new report from the Department of Homeland Security's independent inspector general has revealed that the now-shuttered Florida detention center known as
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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 14/09/2026
Trump believes people are stupid enough to blame Ukraine and not him and Netanyahu for record high diesel prices!
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Here is my longer take about why, even though it won't capture the headlines for more than a day or two, the decision by ABC not to run Kimmel's interview with Talarico (it will still run on YouTube) is an absolute abomination and really terrible anti-democratic scandal. youtu.be/Nd6Q3noXQ9k
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Trump's Jimmy Kimmel SCANDAL Just Got Much Worse
YouTube video by Talking Feds with Harry Litman
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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
As I’ve noted before, for Putin a win-win means I beat you twice. londonlovesbusiness.com/what-is-a-wi...
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What is a 'win-win' if Ukraine has to give up its territory and I have to give up my home? - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Explore the implications of territory and home loss in the Russia-Ukraine dialogue, raising the question of a true 'win-win'.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Democrats requested a federal court in Washington, D.C., expedite their bid to block President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting order, citing a new level of urgency as the first ballots in the 2026 general election go out Friday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Democrats ask court to fast-track bid to block Trump order as 1st ballots head to voters
Democrats said the U.S. Postal Service rule to implement Trump's executive order "presents an immediate, existential threat to mail voting throughout the country."
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This needs way more attention. The U.S. Postal Service has built a new system that could effectively turn USPS into a gatekeeper for mail-in ballots. Here are the details on how it is supposed to work.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
On today’s Uncovered, Trump screws Republicans in midterms, Bessent blames Ukraine for gas prices, Venezuela oil theft, Trump’s clueless economics, Army Secretary quits, Milo cries about deportation, RFK Jr wrestles Oz, data center politics & lots more! www.youtube.com/live/MJg0hfp...
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LIVE: MAGA gets UNCOVERED as Trump War Triggers MAJOR RESIGNATION…
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Brazilian beef billionaire, Joesley Batista, meets Felon Trump in the WH & the very next day, Trump announces 300,000 metric tons of foreign “beef product” will be imported into the US. The illegal and shady history behind Batista including bribery & corruption charges: youtu.be/Daa5ivZn2nI?...
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Trump QUIETLY Holds SHOCKING Meeting Before SHADY DEAL Gets EXPOSED!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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