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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 12h
Q3 Senate fundraising comparisons: Texas James Talarico (D): $64 million Ken Paxton (R): $18 million Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff (D): $33.1 million Mike Collins (R): $2.8 million Michigan Abdul El-Sayed (D): $30.7 million Mike Rogers (R): $9.7 million
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
BREAKING WaPo: Trump officials scrutinized Rep. Ilhan 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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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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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Fox poll: Trump overall approval: Approve 36% Disapprove 64% Economic approval: Approve 29% Disapprove 70% Tariffs approval: Approve 30% Disapprove 69% Immigration approval: Approve 43% Disapprove 56%
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/10/2026
😬 Katie Zacharia's first press briefing was brutally bad 😬 Trump managed to find a press secretary who can barely read, but she does have the number one qualification -- looking like Ivanka Here's a supercut from Zacharia's first briefing, which made Karoline Leavitt seem like Ronald Reagan
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
A GOP PAC ran an ad opposing Maine Democrat Troy Jackson — in the wrong Portland. The $25,000 ad ran in Portland, Oregon.
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A GOP PAC ran an ad opposing Maine Democrat Troy Jackson — in the wrong Portland
The $25,000 ad, which accused the challenger to Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins of raising taxes, ran in Portland, Oregon.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.
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DJ @darnich.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Cartoon of the week
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) — Omar says she will 'not be silenced' and calls search of her home 'latest escalation' in Trump's 'intimidation' campaign.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Harris County TX. He's hospitalized: "ICE claimed the man ran in front of the agents' vehicle and was struck. However, the surveillance video appears to show the SUV veering left through empty parking spaces before running the man over..." abc7.com/story/ice-ru...
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ICE agent strikes man with car during pursuit in Texas, authorities say: VIDEO
Surveillance video shows the moment an unmarked SUV carrying ICE agents ran over a man during a pursuit at a shopping center in Texas.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Another bad report for Kim Guilfoyle: According to an audio recording reviewed by WSJ, Guilfoyle boasted at Davos about her close ties to two Greek tycoons and said they were bankrolling her high-rolling trips around the world.
wsj.com
Exclusive | At Davos, Kimberly Guilfoyle Boasted of Private Jet Trips, Luxury Stays
A recording captured the U.S. ambassador saying that Greek businessmen were paying for her travels and pleading for an invitation to an event with Eric Trump.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Stephen Miller, you’re not fooling anyone.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/10/2026
🚨 BREAKING: The Pentagon has raised the official death toll of U.S. troops during the war with Iran to 21, with 865 wounded, weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called reporting that the military had undercounted deaths “a complete lie.”
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
NEW on MS NOW: The FBI plans to offer the UFC an exclusive one-year contract to train its special agents in hand-to-hand combat. UFC chief executive Dana White has long been a Trump ally. "This is just Patel giving his friend Dana White a lucrative contract."
ms.now
Patel’s FBI wants to give UFC exclusive contract to train agents
CEO Dana White has long been an ally of President Donald Trump and his administration. Agents would be trained in hand-to-hand combat.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury, claiming he had evidence Smith secretly went to an Atlanta Hawks game. Then it all backfired in real-time.
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GOP Senator’s Jack Smith ‘Gotcha’ Blows Up in His Face
Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury over supposed evidence placing him at an Atlanta Hawks game. There was just one problem: It was the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cartoon by @bagleycartoons.bsky.social.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We have never looked weaker or more pathetic.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
ProPublica: In 2024, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping pay-to-play investigation examining interactions between Sen. Susan Collins and a top donor, records and emails show. After Trump returned to office, the investigation died.
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026
Q: China is one of the most repressive countries for journalists in the world-- TRUMP: Well, I don't know about that. I think we're repressive also
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
BREAKING MS NOW: A top Trump Justice Department official warned managers in a recent conference call that federal prosecutors could be fired if they decline to investigate and pursue cases of reported election fraud. Legitimate voter fraud cases are extremely rare.
ms.now
Top DOJ official warned prosecutors would be fired for not pursuing alleged voter fraud, according to sources
In a conference call among senior officials, a directive to prosecutors: Go after election fraud cases presented to them or risk termination. The Justice Department denies a threat was made.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It’s really so insane. Words mean things, @washingtonpost. If we buy something for you we didn’t “sell” it to you. This isn’t rocket science.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The family of a 37-year-old woman who died while pregnant filed a lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and others, alleging state law prevented her from getting a potentially life-saving abortion.
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Family of Texas woman who died after being denied an abortion sues Paxton, medical providers
“The basic principle here is you cannot take away someone’s life, as a state, and not be held liable for doing so,” a lawyer for the family said.
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 17/09/2026
Just In — Rep. Beatty's legal team just alerted Judge Cooper about the existence of this photo "that appears to read 'Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.'" Doc buff.ly/aOLFtoG
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
GENEVA (AP) — UN-backed human rights experts find 'reasonable grounds' to believe US committed war crimes in 2 deadly strikes on Iran.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 14/09/2026
Don Jr.’s Wife Confirms Putin Ally Paid for Huge Portion of Wedding www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
rollingstone.com
Don Jr.'s Wife Confirms Putin Ally Paid for Huge Portion of Wedding
Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch allied with President Vladimir Putin, paid for part of Donald Trump Jr.'s lavish wedding, ProPublica reports.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11/09/2026
Donald Trump and Joe Biden at 9/11 ceremonies today. Trump in DC. Biden in NYC. (REUTERS)
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Atlantic Industrial Coatings, the contractor that renovated the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, admits errors in its own work and flaws in the repair plan, NOT VANDALISM, caused the pool’s blue liner to peel and break loose. Atlantic is being paid $14.7 million. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/c...
nytimes.com
Reflecting Pool Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Damage
The contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This should be on the front page of every newspaper tomorrow.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Before you say Donald is "asleep at the wheel," remember that Trump is too bored and incompetent to ever have his hands on the wheel—they are usually on the cash register.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Here’s that disgraceful criminal at the Pentagon’s 25th 9/11 memorial service.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Forbes gets the headline right. 🏆 www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The cuts of meat aren’t fresh sirloins, rib-eyes, or filets. They’re lean beef trimmings that will be added to fattier American cuts to make ground beef. They’re small chunks of frozen meat that could have been kept in cold storage overseas for years. Enjoy! www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
FLAG WAPO: Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to his executive assistant Natalie Harp and two of his other young, loyal White House employees, according to financial disclosures released by the administration.
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Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to Natalie Harp, two other close aides
Financial disclosures show the sums were equivalent to nearly one-third of each of their salaries. Experts say the gifts are without precedent and may violate the law.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
NEWS: Trump universally slammed for lying about 9/11. He now claims firefighters picked him up and carried him out of a building near ground zero. At the same time, he is mad a rescuer is "more famous" than him. Meanwhile, NYC exposed officials who lied about toxic air post 9/11.
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NEWS: Trump Slammed Over ‘Horrific’ 9/11 Lies, NYC's Post-9/11 Toxic Air Cover-Up Exposed, America's Allies Leave the U.S. Behind, and More
Hey everyone.
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I feel like Americans just apply beer and barbecue to any holiday that doesn't have an established tradition
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The brazenness of the grift is astounding. These men have no experience or skills to be in Russia negotiating jackshit. But the two of them certainly know a lot about wheeling and dealing.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Not self-defense. The Greater Israel Project. Why does it never get talked about out in American media?
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
USA, you're fucking dreaming. The cost isn't rooted in finance but fear. I am desperate to see friends in Los Angeles and New York. The risk of it all (threats of occupation and assimilation while engaging in an economic war, plus brutal policing and immigrant hostility) make visits a nonstarter
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
When you see him, you think he's an idiot. Then he opens his mouth, and you *know* he is.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A former staffer for Rep. Mike Collins, the Republican challenging Jon Ossoff, shared images of a swastika and one that depicts himself in Ku Klux Klan robes. A number of people in Collins's orbit have been accused of having ties to white nationalists or of making racist or antisemitic comments.
washingtonpost.com
A former Mike Collins staffer posted KKK and Nazi images. Some Republicans see a pattern.
Rep. Mike Collins (R-Georgia) is challenging Sen. Jon Ossoff (D). The former Collins staffer posted a swastika and shared an image of himself in what appear to be KKK robes.
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Spookalakah Meshobbab @tade-kuu-mushi.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
BREAKING: Tragically, Bill Maher was found alive earlier today at his Hollywood home. He was 70.
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Tuesday Adams ™ 🌹 @tuesdayadams111.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A state grand jury found the DeSantis admin "misappropriated" taxpayer money when it diverted $10 million from a Medicaid settlement into the Hope Florida Foundation, arguing the transfer was "part of a sophisticated scheme to fund political activities," according to the sealed grand jury report.
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Grand jury finds DeSantis administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida
A Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money for political purposes.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration “misappropriated” $10 million meant to provide health insurance for poor children. Part of a “sophisticated scheme to fund political activities,” the money was funneled through multiple organizations before reaching two PACs and the Florida GOP.
cbsnews.com
Grand jury finds DeSantis administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida
A Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money for political purposes.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
“How Can CNN’s Dana Bash Pretend to Be an Objective Journalist Anymore?” From her recent appearance on Bill Maher to her interviews with lawmakers, Bash doesn’t even attempt to hide her pro-Israel bias. This week’s Ragebait media column from Zeteo:
zeteo.com
How Can CNN’s Dana Bash Pretend to Be an Objective Journalist Anymore?
From her recent appearance on Bill Maher to her interviews with lawmakers, Bash doesn’t even attempt to hide her pro-Israel bias. Plus, WashPost’s Karen Attiah speaks to Zeteo after being rehired.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
WASHINGTON (AP) - US economy grew at sluggish 1.5% rate in April-June, but consumer spending stayed strong, government says.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Here’s AIPAC-backed @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social expecting us to believe Trump’s son-in-law/Israel envoy Jared Kushner asked him for a private meeting to discuss… the affordability crisis 🤔
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/08/2026
A federal judge has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to overturn her conviction and get out of prison, calling her claims “all meritless” and “all or almost all… frivolous.” The judge said the newly released Epstein files do not exonerate Maxwell. In fact, where relevant, they “incriminate her.”
meidasnews.com
Court Crushes Ghislaine Maxwell’s Latest Escape Attempt
A federal judge rejected Maxwell’s sweeping challenge as “all meritless” and “all or almost all… frivolous.”
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