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Mark Rodin

@markrodin.bsky.social
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Reporter who was fortunate to cover campaign visits by three Presidents, precinct election official in North Carolina serving 15 years, devoted University of NC alum, scholarship benefactor & Viking Ocean Cruise lover. Married 34 years.

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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 1h
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u... You chose to support someone billed as an accomplished businessman, now live with the consequences
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Congress Leaves With a Whimper, as the G.O.P. Braces for Midterm Pain (Gift Article)
Republicans lined up a series of doomed votes in their final hours, hoping to portray Democrats as obstructionists. But some conceded that their party was more likely to be punished.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 4h
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b... LOL
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As Mortgage Rates Hit Highest Level Since 2023, Buyers Look at ARMs (Gift Article)
The average 30-year, fixed-rate home loan rose to 7.28 percent, up from 6.34 percent a year ago. More buyers are now turning to adjustable-rate mortgages.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 4h
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u... Targeting another political enemy: a member of the January 6 committee
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Federal Watchdog Investigates Adam Kinzinger for Kalshi Bets on His Pardon (Gift Article)
The inquiry by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission centers on bets the former congressman made on Kalshi in the weeks before he was pardoned in January 2025.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 7h
tarheeltribune.com/2026/10/01/f... Oh boy. What a baptism to big time college coaching
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First UNC-Duke clash airs Super Bowl weekend on ABC
The greatest rivalry in sports will get a national network TV audience the day before the biggest game in sports. When Carolina makes the short bus ride to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday, Feb. …
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 8h
Explainer: The constitutional amendments on the 2026 ballot www.wunc.org/politics/202... Here is the best explanation for the NC Constitutional Amendments.
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Explainer: The constitutional amendments on the 2026 ballot
This November, in addition to deciding races for U.S. Senate, Congress, and the General Assembly - among others - voters will determine the fate of three proposed amendments to the North Carolina Cons...
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 13h
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz... Delusions of grandeur and a big ego
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Pete Hegseth Cites Scripture to Justify War. But The Scriptures Have Something Else to Say.
My view as a man of faith
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 13h
Renee Good’s Family Sues ICE Agent and Top Officials Over Minnesota Killing www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u... Justice, justice, justice shall you pursue
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Renee Good’s Family Sues ICE Agent and Top Officials Over Minnesota Killing (Gift Article)
The fatal shooting of Ms. Good set off protests during the Trump administration’s immigration operation early this year in Minnesota.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 13h
Taking On Trump Immigration Agenda, Justices Will Review Migrant Detention Policy www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u... Time to send the Justices a message November 3
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Taking On Trump Immigration Agenda, Justices Will Review Migrant Detention Policy (Gift Article)
The administration’s policy of detaining immigrants who crossed the border illegally years ago and holding them without a bond hearing has divided lower courts.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 16h
Tennessee Fails to Execute Woman After 2 Doses of Lethal Injection www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u... Life in prison is better than this
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Tennessee Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Still Alive After Attempts to Execute Her, Lawyers Say (Gift Article)
Christa Pike was convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995. It was not clear what went wrong in the execution or what her current medical condition was.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 16h
John Roberts and His Island www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u... Feeling isolated
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John Roberts Retreated to His Island. Supreme Court Critics Found Him. (Gift Article)
After decades of potlucks and paddle-boarding on Maine’s midcoast, rising anger and protests have left the Supreme Court’s chief justice more isolated than ever.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
substack.com/@lincolnsqua... This is what happens when you don’t have your facts right
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Lincoln Square (@lincolnsquare)
Klobuchar putting Schmitt in his place. Says he owes Smith an apology.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic... One of them is the NC Highway Patrol. The legislation was sponsored by outgoing State Senate President Phil Berger
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More NC state agencies sign ICE cooperation deals. See the documents and details
These deals required by state law allow state officers to carry out immigration enforcement duties typically performed by federal agents.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The GOP’s Schmitt Show: A Blunder Wrapped in a Debacle, Inside a Fiasco charliesykes.substack.com/p/the-gops-s... Act like a showboating clown and be thought of as one. Bravo Jack Smith
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The GOP’s Schmitt Show: A Blunder Wrapped in a Debacle, Inside a Fiasco
The Jack Smith “gotcha” was a Faceplant for the Ages.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.axios.com/newsletters/... Facing headwinds.
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Axios Hill Leaders - 1 big thing: 👎 GOP's lost week
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u... 100,000 lose coverage
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Legal Immigrants Lose Medicaid Coverage Under Trump’s Bill (Gift Article)
Many immigrants without green cards will no longer be eligible for the health insurance program for low-income people.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u... No notice and poof their immigrant labor is gone Markwayne Mullin doesn't tell the truth
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ICE Raids in Beef Country Raise Fears of Higher Prices (Gift Article)
Cattle industry groups in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas and two Republican senators said the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement actions were hurting operations.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NC Supreme Court: The most important race on the ballot open.substack.com/pub/politics... Clear choice: a former Republican NC House leader who practices family law vs a justice who has served 8 years and usually is in the minority against a highly partisan Republican Chief Justice
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NC Supreme Court: The most important race on the ballot
Sarah Stevens calls Chief Justice Paul Newby her judicial hero. That’s disqualifying.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/b... No wrongdoing, but insufficient oversight by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
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Fed’s Watchdog Finds No Misconduct or Illegal Activity in Costly Renovations (Gift Article)
A new report by the Federal Reserve’s independent inspector general concluded that a nearly $2.5 billion construction project was poorly managed but made no referrals to the U.S. attorney general.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
ncpoliticscenter.substack.com/p/new-catawb... Very interesting that Michael Whatley leads Roy Cooper in Durban counties surrounding urban ones but is tied with cooper in rural areas
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New Catawba-YouGov Survey Finds Trump’s Approval Slips Further As Cooper Maintains Double-Digit Senate Lead in NC
Presidential approval & disapproval drive NC vote intentions, leading to Democrats holding an advantage, while Governor Josh Stein maintains majority approval
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
ncnewsline.com/2026/09/29/n... NC voters be vigilant
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NC has a list of nearly 1600 people flagged as noncitizens on its voter rolls. How will it be used? • NC Newsline
None of the nearly 1600 people in NC flagged as possible noncitizens on the voter roles had been contacted as of mid-Sept. 2026.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
As Jack Smith Testifies, a Senator’s Accusation of Perjury Falls Apart www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u... The circus is in town
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Jack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falls Apart (Gift Article)
A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.theassemblync.com/news/politic... Cooper knows how to relate to people and will be a great asset in the US Senate
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Roy Cooper’s Secret Sauce
The Democratic Senate candidate is campaigning on his rural upbringing, but his recipe for success is less remarkable than you might think.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/nat... Expect a comfortable, but not overwhelming night.
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Margin-of-Error Races as Far as the Eye Can See
A critical question in this election is whether disgruntled Republicans hold their noses and vote for the GOP candidates despite their dismay with President Trump about gas prices, the war in Iran, ta...
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u... More roundups.
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ICE Plans 5,000 New Hires to Help With Deportation Drive (Gift Article)
A similar surge last year resulted in undervetted officers initially being let in and then removed as the agency skipped basic checks for new recruits.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09... Profile in courage
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Hearing Aimed at Jack Smith, Who Charged Trump, Devolves When Questions Turn to Basketball (Gift Article)
Senator Eric Schmitt, a Republican who accused the former special counsel of perjury, based his allegation on text messages about a basketball game that he appeared to misunderstand.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u... Sigh. We need a change of heart in this country.
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Supreme Court Allows Rapid Third-Country Deportations, for Now (Gift Article)
The court also announced it would hear arguments in December on the legality of the Trump administration policy to swiftly deport immigrants to countries not their own.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
charliesykes.substack.com/p/profiles-i... Chief Justice John Roberts makes the list
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Profiles in Cowardice. The Story of Eight Trump-era Quislings
A conversation with Jacob Weisberg
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
thecaucus.substack.com/p/five-month... NC Republicans have no surprises to change political races
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Five Months, No Report on Cooper Settlement
A legislative committee formed in April to investigate a COVID-era inmate settlement has had nothing to say so far.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Judge Blocks U.S. From Tying Emergency Grants to Election Changes www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/c... No doubt an appeal is coming
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Judge Blocks FEMA From Tying Antiterrorism Grants to Election Changes (Gift Article)
The Trump administration had threatened to withhold some Homeland Security money unless states explored paper balloting and citizenship verification.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Cope and spin won’t work open.substack.com/pub/politics... The interesting races in NC will be State Supreme Court, NC Court of Appeals, First and Eleventh US House Districts and whether the Republican majority in the NC General Assembly is trimmed
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Cope and spin won’t work
Republicans are trying to convince their base and themselves that they can salvage this election cycle.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u... Outrageous, probably illegal and disgusting. Your tax dollars are not supposed to be used for this
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Trump’s 2024 ‘Final Battle’ Ad Returns, Funded by Public Money (Gift Article)
The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/.../north-ca.... Please take these results with caution. Please take these poll results with caution.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09... Looks like Paxton will say anything to get elected.
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Paxton, Trailing Talarico in Polls, Tacks Toward the Center in Texas
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Peltola's NYT exposé is now a GOP attack ad www.axios.com/2026/09/28/p... Here come. the nasty attack ads using the New York Times
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Peltola's NYT exposé is now a GOP attack ad
"If that's how Mary Peltola treats her closest aides, imagine what she'd do to you," the ad says.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump’s Cheat-To-Win Strategy steady.substack.com/p/trumps-che... Good advice: Ignore Trump and get information from your local election administrators.
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Trump’s Cheat-To-Win Strategy
Because he fears he can’t prevail any other way
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Some Republicans Issue a New Call on Trump’s War With Iran: End It Now www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u... He’s given his candidates political poison. I learned long ago as a reporter: people vote with their pocketbooks
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Trump’s War With Iran Drags Down Republicans in Midterm Elections (Gift Article)
As their midterm picture darkens, and gas and diesel prices soar, some Republicans who backed the war for months are now changing their tune.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz... Bravo. Well said
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Donald Trump Never Really Understood Who He Was Humiliating
It wasn’t his rivals.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w... More questionable dealings
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Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It (Gift Article)
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
ncnewsline.com/2026/09/25/a... Please be careful and have documentation
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At least 10 people detained at Columbus County checkpoint, NC advocacy group says • NC Newsline
Video obtained by the group shows a man wearing a badge standing near two men sitting in the grass next to a road. The seated men’s hands are behind their backs.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
‘They Picked the Wrong Candidate’: 12 Texas Swing Voters on the Paxton-Talarico Race www.nytimes.com/interactive/... Still a toss up until the votes are counted
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Opinion | ‘They Picked the Wrong Candidate’: 12 Texas Swing Voters on the Paxton-Talarico Race (Gift Article)
The group discusses the economy, the president and the U.S. Senate race in Texas.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Somehow, Hurricane Helene Didn't Depress Voter Turnout chriscooperwcu.substack.com/p/somehow-hu... Through September 26 11,810 mail in ballots have been received by 94 of North Carolina's 100 counties. 185 of them have been rejected. 47 percent Democrat, 37 percent independent 15 percent Republican
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Somehow, Hurricane Helene Didn't Depress Voter Turnout
Two years after Helene, a look at what the storm did—and didn’t do—to voting in 2024. Also: mail voting and purple phones.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A Week of GOP Panic charliesykes.substack.com/p/a-week-of-... Great, but a lot can happen in five weeks. Beware of an attempt to declare a national emergency.
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A Week of GOP Panic
Perhaps you can detect a theme here:
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A Shrinking Work Force Is Changing the C.D.C. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100... Unfortunate
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Video: A Shrinking Work Force Is Changing the C.D.C.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lost close to 30 percent of its staff in the past year, with big turnover in top leadership and entire teams effectively shut down. Our health report...
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/nat... The difference makers Nov 3: white, under 35 no college, trust Republicans except for gasoline and groceries, hate Socialism support Capitalism. Will go for GOP down ballot. Could just stay home
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The Five Traits of the Voters Who Will Determine the Size of the Blue Wave
Of all the electoral subgroups to watch with less than 40 days until November 3, one matters more than any other: the cross-pressured voters who disapprove of President Donald Trump's job performance ...
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/c... More misstatements. Largely symbolic
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Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules (Gift Article)
New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u... What else would you expect from RFK Jr and the Trump Administration?
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U.S. Rejects U.N. Declaration on Preparing for Future Pandemics (Gift Article)
Most member nations spoke in support of the declaration, but some rich countries had strong objections.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
substack.com/@repraskin/n... Amen
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Rep. Jamie Raskin (@repraskin)
Like all his Communist- and-fascist friends and role models (like Kim Jong-Un, President Xi, Mohammed bin Salman and Vladimir Putin), President Trump tries to control the news and repress the press. H...
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/hou... House Dems gain 5 to 15 seats
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GOP on Track to Lose House Majority as 15 Race Ratings Shift Towards Dems
Despite a push for mid-decade redistricting, a massive reserve of cash, and an unpopular opposition party, Republicans are on track to lose their House majority this November.Unlike in 2018, the last ...
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic... You have been advised. Spread the word
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Supreme Court sides with Trump on voter verification tool. What it means for NC
Following the ruling, Director Sam Hayes said he would use “every legal means” at his disposal to find ineligible voters on the rolls.
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Mark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/b... Mercurial President changes his mind
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White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One (Gift Article)
CNN won’t be able to join President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee. He had banned CNN and two other news outlets from the White House, but a court order on Thursday restored their access.
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