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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 7h
Houston and Dallas face more flooding rains Friday as storms continue to sweep across the eastern third of Texas, where thousands are without power and hundreds of flights were canceled Thursday
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Houston and Dallas Face Risk of Floods as Storms Sweep Texas
Houston and Dallas face more flooding rains Friday as storms continue to sweep across the eastern third of Texas, where thousands are without power and hundreds of flights were canceled Thursday.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 7h
And it went about as well for Senator Eric Schmitt as you might expect. trib.al/BWEoxNY
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GOP Senator Was Warned Attempt to Trap Jack Smith Might Backfire
Senator Eric Schmitt knowingly used unvetted information in his effort to have a “gotcha” moment.
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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 7h
We’ve got the inside story of how Trump’s displeasure with seeing homeless people in D.C. became the first domino in a series of actions that culminated in the administration’s stunning decision to weaken the rights of millions of disabled Americans to live in their homes and communities.
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How Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rights
After issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 7h
AI agents from OpenAI may have breached or negatively impacted the systems of more than 100 organizations, the company said. The disclosure raises further questions about the extent to which AI makers are maintaining control over their newest models.
washingtonpost.com
OpenAI says rogue agents may have breached more than 100 organizations
The disclosure expands the extent of known rogue activity and raises further questions about the extent to which AI makers are maintaining control over their newest models.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 7h
Regular reminder that Russia has been doing everything it can think of to Ukraine for years. And Russia has tried the “now we’re going to *really* fight, you’ll be sorry” move many times too. No doubt Russia will hit Ukraine hard this winter. But no, it’s not because “look what you made me do.”
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Mujtaba Rahman @mijrahman.bsky.social · 6h
The violent school protests which closed 900 (one in four) lycées and led to 2,000 arrests on Thursday have invaded the French presidential campaign. The high-school students say their anger is justified. The government claims manipulation by the Far Left, including Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s LFI 1/
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 6h
Why is the European discussion about a possible Russian attack so “oh no, what if” and so little “if you attack we’ll hit you back hard, you know we can.” Russia has its hands full in Ukraine. They should be, and almost certainly are, afraid of the war expanding. Fret less. Prep and deter more.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
New in PN: The mendaciousness of the latest DOJ attack on judges "What 'canons' did all but one of MN's district court judges violate? Well, they spoke to the Times and made Trump sad. You won't be surprised to learn this is not in fact a violation, but that isn’t going to stop Blanche, now is it?"
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The mendaciousness of the latest DOJ attack on judges
Blanche created a new rule out of thin air and is mad it’s not being followed.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15h
The unitary executive types never get too hung up on the "shall execute the law faithfully" bit of Article II
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 14h
Oh good grief. I read the @time.com article earlier, and that was bad enough, but check out the transcript of the whole interview. It's like a distracted, mendacious dementia patient with ADHD. Unbelievable that this man is in charge of our country. time.com/article/2026...
time.com
Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 14h
Vance: "If you look at the Epstein files which were released…what is the one obvious thing? Donald Trump didn't just throw him out of his club, he turned Jeffrey Epstein in to to the local police for being a creep."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h
Trump campaigns for Ken Paxton in Texas: "He can be a pain in the ass sometimes, I'll be honest. Is he here, by the way? Oh, there he is. I didn't even know if he was here! I don't care."
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13h
"The bond market can be broadly understood as a device that measures risk....The market sees more risk than at any time since shortly after 9/11. Sit with that for a minute."
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Oil Risk Premiums Are BACK! 🤯
The money is scared.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 13h
Latest piece out. There was some confusion about why the UK, France and the Baltics were not invited by the US to its NATO meeting. Its actually brutally simple and part of a US strategy of divide and rule towards European security. And it might work. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/divide-and...
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Divide And Rule: The US Strategy Towards Europe
And Why It Could Work
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12h
DNC sues Trump administration over last-minute changes to overseas voting form
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DNC sues Trump administration over last-minute changes to overseas voting form
DNC accuses Pentagon of pushing through changes to how voters abroad request absentee ballots ahead of midterms
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 30/09/2026
Trump has spent months trying to reshape the midterms through redistricting, mail voting, voter databases, and claims of noncitizen voting. @amandacarpenter.bsky.social tells @timmiller.bsky.social how most of the big efforts have flopped so far: “Their plans are failing spectacularly.”
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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨NEWS: 2 new Senate bills of note got a first reading today: S. 5602 - blocks work on the Trump Arch S. 5603 - prohibits the demolition of presidential memorials (like the Kennedy Center) The bills will go on the calendar on Wednesday --> maybe action in the lame duck??
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Lorren 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️🦩 @lorren13.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Senate hearing with Jack Smith farce has taken the headlines (on purpose?), but this 👇 is absolutely a disaster. Trump and Patel's gutting of the FBI has led to a data breach that endangers all agents and their families, as well as national security. A tsunami of shit is hitting the fan.
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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I publish regular essays on U.S. foreign policy, democracy, Russia, Ukraine, China, and the global struggle between autocrats and democrats at McFaul’s World on Substack. It’s free to sign up and read. Subscribe here: michaelmcfaul.substack.com
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 30/09/2026
“Patel is apparently planning a trip to Russia, a country that (a) is no friend of the United States nor the FBI specifically and yet (b) is quite friendly with Patel, including via a ‘Russia-linked production company’ that evidently previously paid Patel $25,000 to appear in an anti-FBI TV series.”
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
really worth watching the whole thing play out...
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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
i remember talking to my dad my towards the end of my senior year about all the time i had spent at the sun over the years and he said "well, that was really your fraternity for your time there." never been prouder to be a small part of this brother/sister/siblinghood 🫡🫡🫡
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Students at Cornell Daily Sun Pursued Sexual Assault Case for Two Years
The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity party since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Good.
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Maybell Romero @maybell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
ROT IN HELL FOREVER
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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 29/09/2026
NEW: During her time in public service, WH press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s private family investments included stock in: 🇺🇸 Trump’s social media company 🪖 Defense contractors 🛢️ Oil companies 🤖 Tech giants 🔌 Tesla In @washingtonsun.bsky.social: www.washingtonsun.com/money/karoli...
washingtonsun.com
Karoline Leavitt Discloses Family Investments in Trump Media and Tesla
An ethics document shows the former press secretary’s family holdings contain Trump’s social media company, defense contractors, oil companies and tech giants.
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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
literally the only irreparable harm here is to the people who are fucking getting sent to countries they have no connection to
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progressivebeat.bsky.social @progressivebeat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Eric Schmitt’s “The Last Line of Defense” casts courts as stages for political spectacle rather than forums for justice—and rewrites the evidentiary record along the way." So today was totally in keeping with this lying white supremacist's treatment of the law.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 30/09/2026
Trump’s mail voting restrictions would have disenfranchised thousands if the Supreme Court had allowed them. But Trump’s plan to restrict mail voting was supposed to be even more prohibitive, with the help of two election conspiracists inside the White House. More from this shocking report:
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Report: Trump wanted all mail ballots sent by certified mail
Two White House officials, including Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, tried to help Trump make his USPS rule even more restrictive by requiring all voters sign their delivered ballots at home.
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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They can't be honest about this anti-American policy bsky.app/profile/did:...
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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
As I point out in my article, the real reason is absolute bans on all arrivals, not "tough vetting." Several of these bans have already been found illegal, yet the administration refuses to comply with court orders. www.cato.org/blog/legal-i...
cato.org
Legal Immigration from Majority-Muslim Nations Was Cut 96% Since 2024
In 1965, Congress explicitly prohibited discrimination based on national origin in issuing immigrant visas, but it should go further to protect Americans’ right to associate freely with people born in...
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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mullin is lying. These were not identified as "high-risk" nations, and it was not "tougher vetting" that cut entries. The absolute number of denials is LOWER now than under Biden. They just aren't even processing applications, and you owe every American sponsor an answer.
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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Democrats can put a rider into the Appropriations Bill that: (a) renames the Office; and (b) defunds its ability to engage in third-party deportations to other countries through defunding airplane contracts.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 30/09/2026
The State Department knowingly agreed to the partnership the same day federal officials revealed Oxygen Forensics’ Russian connections. trib.al/0yiSgot
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Marco Rubio Signed Contract With Company After Kremlin Ties Exposed
The State Department knowingly agreed to the partnership the same day federal officials revealed Oxygen Forensics’ Russian connections.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/09/2026
THIS WAS MONEY FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE. A Florida grand jury found $10 MILLION meant to help provide health insurance for poor children was misappropriated for political purposes. Moody & DeSantis took money meant for kids. #GOPWarOnHealthcare
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 30/09/2026
Hundreds detained as student protests across France turn violent
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Hundreds detained as student protests across France turn violent
More than 400 detained as police and students clash over class sizes, exhausting timetables and staff shortages More than 400 people, most of them children, have been detained in France on Tuesday after teenagers across the country blockaded their schools in protest at class sizes, teacher shortages and long timetables. Interior minister Laurent Nunez told BFM TV: “440 were detained across national territory. We don’t have the final tally yet, but I’m told two-thirds led to police custody.” Continue reading...
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Shipping people off to dangerous places they're never been to to be imprisoned doesn't faze these people, but having a white guy play the welfare cheat in an ad has outraged them for days.
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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Can confirm.
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Impeachment Calls Grow as Dems Say Up to $20 Million in Taxpayer Funds Were Used for 'Illegal' Pro-Trump Ads www.commondreams.org/news/donald-...
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Impeachment Calls Grow as Dems Say Up to $20 Million in Taxpayer Funds Were Used for 'Illegal' Pro-Trump Ads | Common Dreams
Democrats in Congress demand answers and accountability for Trump's misuse of taxpayer dollars for "illegal" ads.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If you ever feel the need to make people laugh but can't think of a good joke, just say the words "Senator Eric Schmitt"
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
EASILY the most gob smacking thing — and fail — I’ve witnessed in more than two decades of covering Congressional hearings youtu.be/akMKzlfoEac?...
youtu.be
GOP Hearing with Jack Smith Goes OFF THE RAILS
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hear, hear!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
Katie Britt annoys the shit out of me. She called toll records “tolling records”. She says “Artic” instead of “Arctic”. She calls the speech or debate clause the “speech and debate clause.” She accuses Smith of illegal evidence when no judge found that. And she went over her time.
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith is definitely in the running for Greatest Living American
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump and Co. conducted a criminal conspiracy to defraud the United States out of its presidential election — ie attempted an autogolpe, or "self-coup" — was in the public record. The facts and the law were never in question. Only if America would follow them.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 28/09/2026
As rates top 7%, buyers have more ways to lower costs than they might realize, from taking over a seller’s loan to leveraging investment assets.
bloom.bg
The Playbook for Getting a Mortgage Below 6% in 2026
Buyers have more ways to lower costs than many realize, from taking over a seller’s loan to leveraging investment assets.
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Seán O'Keeffe @seanokeeffe11.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Dear UEFA. Any chance you might take action re Israeli fans chanting monkey noises at black Irish players?. No? Thought not.
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You can trust it's not a conspiracy theory because an election denier said it
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Bill Wong @ten24get.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In March , the #US under #Trump cast the only NO vote against #UN Resolution on Women's Rights www.ibtimes.com/us-under-tru...
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US Under Trump Stands Alone Against UN Women's Rights Resolution As Vote Passes 37–1 To Cheers
The US was the only nation to vote against a landmark gender-equality document at the UN's women's rights body, leading to a standing ovation from 37 nations.
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