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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said Thursday that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco (R) will face “legal consequences” after the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled that his seizure of roughly 650,000 ballots violated state law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
California Attorney General vows ‘legal consequences’ for GOP sheriff who seized ballots
The ballot seizure case highlights the risks to democracy when election deniers in positions of authority abuse their power to interfere with vote counting. Bianco seized an estimated 650,000 ballots ...
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Lawyer for Texas man shot by ICE, Wilber Garcés Perez: No more traffic stops by ICE. ICE does not know how to conduct traffic stops safely. We need our members of Congress to put a stop to ICE stopping people in traffic
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
yikes
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iWillVote.com Pollock ➡️ turn 🔔 on @willpollock.com · 21/09/2026
physicians: first do no harm fascists: always do the harm ICE: abduct victims and force them to sleep on the floor with bullets lodged in their bodies 🧢 @whodat35.bsky.social
Skeet from Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: The lawyer for the Venezuelan man shot by ICE yesterday says he was discharged from the hospital and transferred to ICE detention while the bullet was still inside of him, and that in Pearsall he's not received any pain meds and was forced to sleep on the floor.
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joe a wilkins @joeonhere.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
10 mins apart lol
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mabengry.bsky.social @mabengry.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump’s Worst Fear robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-gre...
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Trump’s Worst Fear
His vanity, narcissism, vainglory, and vindictiveness are mere symptoms
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mabengry.bsky.social @mabengry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
@hubermanlab.com
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mabengry.bsky.social @mabengry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Your Kids Can Learn 10x Less in 10x Less Time! danmeyer.substack.com/p/your-kids-...
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Your Kids Can Learn 10x Less in 10x Less Time!
Notes from a fifth grade classroom.
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Yup, I wrote a recent editorial on this (www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...). The MAHA movement and the manosphere have merged, which means that these kinds of peptides (named ZEUS, WARRIOR, & WOLVERINE) are now being pushed heavily by the freaking government to teen boys & young men. Ugh.
medpagetoday.com
Opinion | The Manosphere and MAHA Have Merged. I Worry for My Pre-Teen Son.
This culture is driving three main kinds of health risks
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Brendan Loper, The New Yorker
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Pop Base @popbase.tv · 15/09/2026
All of Ed Sheeran’s opening acts and his touring band have dropped out of the remaining dates of his ‘Loop’ tour in solidarity with Palestine and Macklemore.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 15/09/2026
WARREN: You and Kennedy are keeping these pharma deals secret. The companies say they are immaterial. You still want the American people to believe they are a great deal? KLOMP: Billions of dollars have been saved in out-of-pocket transactions— WARREN: Then show me the receipts.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A data center in New Jersey spilled 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a local creek, putting the area’s entire river system at risk. Is it any wonder nearly 70 percent of Americans don’t want a data center in their community?
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Lawyers for a witness to the killing of Alex Pretti confirmed she has given an interview to the feds. She witnessed Pretti murdered. Negotiations for the interview were in the works for weeks as she secured immunity so she could testify freely & without retribution as the probe is underway.
huffpost.com
She Watched Agents Kill Alex Pretti From The Backseat Of An ICE Vehicle. Now She Can Share What She Saw.
She’s been experiencing some trauma,” James Cook, an attorney for Wynnie Savageford, told HuffPost.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 11/09/2026
This is one of many times the 80-year-old president has appeared to be completely asleep on camera. But for him to do it today—in front of the families of victims on the twenty-fifth anniversary—is particularly inappropriate. trib.al/soXqJtH
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mabengry.bsky.social @mabengry.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
If you read nothing else today, read this. Thank you for your service, Lt. Gen. Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social
thebulwark.com
A Letter to Myself on 9/11
No man—and no country—can live life in reverse.
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mabengry.bsky.social @mabengry.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
nypost.com/2026/09/09/m...
nypost.com
‘Morning Joe’ co-hosts have heated on-air shouting match over Israel: ‘Do I look stupid to you?’
Joe Scarborough erupted at panelist Donny Deutsch during a heated on-air clash on Wednesday morning.
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mabengry.bsky.social @mabengry.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Donny Deutch "we're getting lost .. " No, Donny, nobody is getting lost. @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social #unserious
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mabengry.bsky.social @mabengry.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
@morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social huge kudos to Joe for redirecting the convo with Donny Deutch, who suggests we understand "where the evil starts..."?? #KUDOSJOE #TAKEDOWN
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 05/09/2026
"There are times to listen and treasure what the voters are telling you. Then there are times to understand that what the voters are telling you shouldn't necessarily guide how you think about your offense." @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social argues Democrats should talk about Trump's corruption:
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“Trump’s life … illustrates the typical trajectory of a malignant narcissist. Instrumental lying for personal benefit … ultimately gives way to massive self-deception. … ‘Pathological narcissists … can become dangerously psychotic.’ “And that’s where he is, and we are, today.”
gtconway.substack.com
A note on the president’s psychosis
Trump lives in his own world—not a good place for someone with nuclear weapons to be
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mabengry.bsky.social @mabengry.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Elon Musk Is the GOP’s Hasan Piker — and a Midterm Gift to Democrats mattklewis.substack.com/p/elon-musk-...
mattklewis.substack.com
Elon Musk Is the GOP’s Hasan Piker — and a Midterm Gift to Democrats
His money is a cash infusion *and* a poison chalice. Wisconsin already showed what happens when the world’s richest man becomes the face of the race.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/08/2026
Breaking News: The U.S. struck two Iranian rocket launchers attempting to disperse sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Central Command. Iranian media said that the country would retaliate. Follow live updates.
nyti.ms
Trump Administration Live Updates: U.S. Hits Iran With First Strikes in a Month
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The president of the United States is doing his level best today to promote my Substack article from yesterday about his being psychotic. Thank you, Sir!! gtconway.substack.com/p/1-a-note-o...
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mabengry.bsky.social @mabengry.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
apnews.com/article/meta... reaches $17 billion settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction
apnews.com
Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction
Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states.
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mabengry.bsky.social @mabengry.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
#trunkster
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
'After an 18-year career at Fox News, Jennifer Hegseth is now her husband’s most influential adviser and de facto producer, shaping the job like no Pentagon spouse has before ... “It’s bonkers,” said John Ullyot, who left the Pentagon as chief spokesman after three months working under Mr. Hegseth'
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
“I don’t speak politician,” says the candidate yammering on about her state’s imaginary problem with trans athletes.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
More of this, please.
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mabengry.bsky.social @mabengry.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
how many times did Michael call him sir #grovelgrovel
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 21/08/2026
Michael Cohen said before the last presidential election that if Donald Trump ever returned to the White House, he would change his name and flee the country. Two years later, he invited his old boss onto his radio show instead.
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Trump Speaks On Air With Michael Cohen, His Fixer-Turned-Enemy
Cohen interviewed the president for his new radio show, and played a short preview on Thursday. The remainder is slated to be aired Sunday.
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mabengry.bsky.social @mabengry.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
www.ms.now/news/trump-a...
ms.now
Trump aide Natalie Harp worked at the White House without security clearance for a year
The close aide to the president, known to filter much of the information reaching the commander-in-chief, ultimately relented in recent months after pressure from White House staff.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
BREAKING MS NOW: Trump aide Natalie Harp worked at the White House without a security clearance for more than a year. Harp declined multiple times to seek a routine security clearance normally obtained by West Wing staffers to work at the White House.
ms.now
Trump aide Natalie Harp worked at the White House without security clearance for a year
The close aide to the president, known to filter much of the information reaching the commander-in-chief, ultimately relented in recent months after pressure from White House staff.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
As Kamala Harris warned: “World leaders think that Donald Trump is an easy mark—easy to manipulate with flattery or favor. Autocrats like Putin and Kim Jong Un are rooting for him in this election.”
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Judge Roy Altman (Trump/SDFL) grants Trump's request to amend his libel suit v. BBC, dropping claim of damage to his businesses/brand. But judge says Trump may still have to disclose data on finances. Order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... New suit: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Order on Appeal/Objection of Magistrate Judge Order to District Court AND Order on Motion for Leave to File AND Order on Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim AND Order on Motion to Dismiss/L...
ORDER Granting 108 Motion for Leave to File. Clerks Notice: Filer must separately re-file the amended pleading pursuant to Local Rule 15.1, unless otherwise ordered by the Judge. ( Amended Complaint d...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
“Put more simply: documents and interviews establish how a first-time contractor was paid millions of dollars to apply a novel solution designed by a golf club manager to a national landmark. ... www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/u...
nytimes.com
How the Reflecting Pool Came to Mirror Trump’s Washington (Gift Article)
A hospitality manager for the Trump Organization traveled to Las Vegas to find a solution to problems at a national landmark. This is the untold back story of the fallout.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I'll never understand the cowardice. I mean, in normal times, if you were seeking reelection, you could rationalize a bad vote by saying you had to do it so that you could have the opportunity to vote for good things later.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
“Hope is a discipline, a way of grasping what’s at stake. This requires looking to the past and envisioning the future to strengthen our capacity to manage the present.” open.substack.com/pub/america/...
open.substack.com
Hope Is a Discipline (redux)
This hateful regime wants to exhaust us and convince us that victory will be theirs. We have the individual and collective power to prove them wrong.
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mabengry.bsky.social @mabengry.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
shame on #SENBILLCASSIDY
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/08/2026
DEM UNITY: Haley Stevens just hugged Abdul El-Sayed at the Michigan Democratic Party’s Unity Breakfast in Southfield.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
El-Sayed: I think that's clearly what's gone wrong with Fetterman. It's clear he probably doesn't spend much time in Pennsylvania. He was campaigning with Bernie Sanders and now wants to renounce him. I'm hoping to get to the U.S. Senate. Maybe we can hash that conversation out in person.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Parnas: How much money was funneled through these banks to Epstein? Wyden: I think it’s certainly well over a billion dollars. One of the things we pointed out yesterday is that Deutsche Bank failed to properly report to the Treasury Department more than $250 million in suspicious transactions
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WidowsPique 🇨🇦 @widowspique.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I 💝 Hillary.
Local man suggests jailing his own boss.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/08/2026
BREAKING: Judge Sullivan isn't buying what Todd Blanche is selling in the @katiephang.bsky.social lawsuit. After reviewing Blanche's unredacted Epstein files in camera, Sullivan is ordering a HEARING to discuss the following: 1/
Upon consideration of the Defendant’s responses to the
Court’s Orders of June 25, 2026 and July 25, 2026, and the
Court’s in camera review of the documents submitted, it is
hereby
ORDERED that a status hearing shall take place at 1:00 pm
on August 13, 2026 in Courtroom 24A; and it is further
ORDERED that the parties shall be prepared to discuss the
following issues:
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
They are truly scared of all Muslims. Like, deathly afraid.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
For the first time since 2017, a Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Democrats surpassing Republicans on which party voters think has a better approach to the economy. Trump's approval rating is at 35%. Democrats lead by 5-points on the generic congressional ballot.
reuters.com
Voters prefer Democrats over Republicans on economy for first time in a decade, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Democrats lead Republicans 37% to 36% on the economy, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/08/2026
Stolen valor from Mr. Bone Spurs. An insult to every man and woman who has worn the uniform.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
A civilian medical plane went down after an experimental US military GPS jamming test reportedly disrupted its radar. Every person aboard lost their life. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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