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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Ruby Bridges was 6-years-old when she stepped into the history books. Bravely accompanied by her mother, she was the first Black child to desegregate an all-white school in the South. It was not long ago… Today is her birthday. She is still with us. She is 72. Happy birthday, Ruby Bridges 💜

Young Ruby Bridges, photo in black and white

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Please don't overreact to the SCOTUS SAVE database decision today Page 6 of the decision makes clear that we are in the 90 day statutory window when mass changes cannot be made to voter lists! Yeah it's a shit decision for the reasons the 3 dissenters say but we can deal with it. More to come...

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Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms (Gift Article)

Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 18/09/2026

On the ground at the Kennedy Center where people are gathering ahead of tonight’s “Hands Off the Arts” protest. Activists are expected to hold hands to form a human chain around the center, and musical performances are expected.

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American Theatre @americantheatre.org · 18/09/2026

We're devastated by the news of Duncan Sheik's death at age 56. We spoke to the SPRING AWAKENING composer back in 2006 about his work www.americantheatre.org/2006/05/01/t..., and we put the show on our April 2007 cover.

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Getty @gettymuseum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The Getty Center is reopening to visitors on Friday, September 11 after a brief closure due to a nearby brushfire. Huge thank you LAFD for your hard work. Book your free reservations: getty.edu/visit

Getty Center reopens after brief closure due to wildfire. Thank you LAFD for all your hard work. The Getty Center will resume normal operating hours starting September 11.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 11/09/2026

Texan: The other day I bought ground beef and it was $25 for 3 lbs. That's wild to me. A lot of people right now are struggling with gas prices. The government has money for bombs and ballrooms but isn't working to make food more affordable.

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 04/09/2026

I would imagine that this sound bite + the photos and names of the servicemembers who died would make an effective campaign ad.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

These sailors are being put through this for a war that is unauthorized by Congress and for which funds haven’t been appropriated by Congress, a war that is now utterly pointless and which Trump simply doesn’t have the courage to end. Disgraceful. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports

Aircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

David Frum Said This July 30 2026. Frum Was The Former Speech Writer For George W. Bush........

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Mark Slavkin @markslavkin.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Maureen Dowd on Trump: “He is willing to undermine and destroy any institution, law, norm or ideal cherished by Americans in a bonfire of his vanities. ………He puts his own ego above everything else, even democracy.”

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Chad Moriyama @chadmoriyama.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

On a double, Pages' throw fades on Mookie, who goes to get it and make a great relay. Rushing redeems himself by making a great tag on a throw that's way behind him. Dodgers still lead. Wow.

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LAist @laist.com · 17/07/2026

Deportations of children dramatically rose under the Trump administration — 61% of detained children in California were deported, compared to 8% under the Biden administration. 🔗: vist.ly/5bi5i ✍️ Emma Gallegos | EdSource 📸 Carlin Stiehl/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Uniformed officers in tactical gear with a text overlay about ICE detaining children.

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Mark Slavkin @markslavkin.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Asking for a friend….. were Trump’s victories in 2016 and 2024 fair and square? So all the illegal, cheating, conspiracy stuff was only in 2020? Then the deep state genius crooks laid low so Trump would win in 2024 but now are about to strike again? It’s all so confusing.

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Senator Martin Heinrich @heinrich.senate.gov · 17/07/2026

Enough with the manufactured distractions, made up lies, and rewritten history. Lower costs.

White text on a dark blue background reads: Trump’s own Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency called the 2020 election "the most secure in American history" and said there was no evidence that votes were changed or "flipped."

Trump’s claims tonight aren’t about election security. They’re about a sore loser who refuses to accept responsibility for rising costs and a failing economy, trying to lay the groundwork for claiming the next election is rigged if he doesn't like the outcome.

Enough with the manufactured distractions, made up lies, and rewritten history. Lower costs.

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Larry Tenney @larrytenney.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Today the adjudicated-rapist-in-chief finally had to pay the piper! Trump shoved his fingers in a woman’s vagina w/o her consent. A jury unanimously found Trump liable for sexual abuse. A judge called it “rape.” And SCOTUS refused to overturn their decision.

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Petisia @petisia.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

DOJ has agreed to lucrative settlements with plaintiffs who are politically aligned with this White House―Taxpayer money payouts: Ashli Babbitt, $6M; Michael Flynn, $1.25M; Mark Houck, $1.1M; and in settlement talks with tRump for his $10B lawsuit against the IRS. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo... #PINKS

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Former Trump adviser Carter Page latest to get lucrative Justice Department payout

The member of the president’s 2016 campaign team is the latest beneficiary of the Justice Department’s generosity for those with presidential ties.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Billions in foreign real estate deals while serving as head of state. Billions in crypto deals while gutting regulation of the industry. Suing his own government and negotiating a settlement funded by the taxpayers. We're so numb to Trump grifting off the presidency that hardly anyone notices.

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Trump and the IRS are in talks to resolve his $10 billion lawsuit over leaked tax records

The president's lawsuit, filed this year, alleges that the IRS failed to take the necessary steps to prevent the unautho

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

And they remain mystified as to why it's so hard for them to find real lawyers who will work for him... Eastman: disbarred Giuliani: disbarred Chesebro: disbarred Clark: facing possible disbarment Ellis: law license suspended www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

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Trump avoided punishments for his post-2020 abuses, but many of his lawyers did not

For the attorneys who helped fuel the president’s efforts to remain in office, the consequences have been severe. Take John Eastman, for example.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 24/03/2026

The Pentagon is expected to send thousands of soldiers to the ‌Middle East, two people familiar with the matter tell Reuters, adding to a massive US military buildup even as President Trump talks about a possible deal with Tehran to end the war reut.rs/3PJ8i1L

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US expected to send thousands more soldiers to Middle East, sources say

The Pentagon is expected to send thousands of soldiers from the U.S. Army's elite 82nd Airborne Division to the ‌Middle East, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday, adding to a m...

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Mark Slavkin @markslavkin.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Both parties are playing chicken with air safety and national security. We are vulnerable to Iranian terrorists attacks yet our Department of Homeland Security has no approved budget. Time to negotiate an urgent solution that includes reforming the excesses of roving ICE agents.

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Billness as Metaphor @tripleblip.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

In the detail this is all as bad as it sounds, if not worse. At every level—from the ICE myrmidons rounding up people to meet quotas to the tech companies directing them to “target-rich” environments—the effort was to round up bodies and get paid. And to tell cover stories or sheer lies to justify.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

White Christian Nationalism is the most powerful force in my former political party. It’s now fully out in the open. White Christian Nationalism is scary & dangerous bcuz it’s utterly un-American and utterly unChristian.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 03/03/2026

Less than 72 hours after the first U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, the conflict had ricocheted well beyond the original targets, threatening some 300 million civilians across more than a dozen nations.

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Threat from Iran conflict spreads across Middle East in 72 hours

In less than three days, the conflict ricocheted beyond the original targets in Iran, Israel and Iraq to threaten some 300 million civilians across more than a dozen nations.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Last year, the U.S. was the only major destination to see a decline in international travelers. With increased scrutiny at the border, ICE violence and unpredictable policies, the new year isn’t looking better. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/t...

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11 Million Visitors Short: Inside America’s Continuing Tourism Slump

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

As FBI agents equipped with a signed warrant prepared to document blood spatter and bullet holes in Renee Good’s SUV, they were ordered to stop by officials in Washington worried that an investigation would contradict Trump’s version of events. @londonoe.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...

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Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.

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CNN @cnn.com · 27/01/2026

With 789 cases reported as of Tuesday, the South Carolina outbreak surpassed a massive outbreak in Texas, which reached 762 cases before it ended in August last year. cnn.it/4rj7cY9

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25/01/2026

Gov. Mikie Sherrill: "This is an unaccountable, untrained, lawless organization that is terrorizing American citizens. We need them off the streets immediately."

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 20/01/2026

The global order cannot survive a president who treats sovereign nations like real‑estate listings. Donald Trump’s worldview is a direct threat to alliances, stability, and the basic rules that keep the world from sliding into chaos.

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

A moment of silence for all that we lost this year… - Presidential ethics - Checks and balances - Freedom of the press - Due process rights - American global leadership - A competent DOD - Operational security - Reliable government statistics - Academic freedom

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Lynn Miclea @lynnmiclea.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

She was absolutely right. And she would have been an amazing President.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15/01/2026

Introducing the highest U.S. tariffs since the Great Depression, President Trump made a clear promise in the spring: “Jobs and factories will come roaring back into our country.” They haven’t.

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Trump’s promised manufacturing boom is a bust so far

Manufacturing employment has declined every month since April, when the president said tariffs would bring factories “roaring back.”

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

This is not even the first Fed member that Trump has accused of criminal wrongdoing. He has also made false accusations against Lisa Cook. The source of these attacks is an unqualified political hack Bill Pulte. Which is emblematic of how this admin works. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-uses...

Pulte has used his position to launch an all-out assault on the Fed, calling for Powell’s removal. Pulte was the chief source of the claim that Powell could and should be fired for cause because of cost overruns on building projects. The fact that Pulte is unqualified for his position, that there are massive conflicts of interest between his personal business and the policies of the Fed does not seem to matter. Pulte uses public resources, including the name of his public office, to promote conspiracy and target the Fed.

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19thnews @19thnews.org · 09/01/2026

A federal judge has blocked efforts by the Trump administration to curb diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within Head Start early child care programs, which included attempts to revoke funding from providers who use words like “women” and “race” on grant applications.

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Head Start can still use words like 'race' and 'women' for federal funding, judge says

Head Start providers notched a legal win this week when a judge temporarily halted the administration’s requirements for grant applications.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Now THIS is what Jesus would do.

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Congresswoman Robin Kelly @robinkelly.house.gov · 08/01/2026

I refuse to stay silent while Secretary Noem breaks the rule of law and terrorizes our communities. I am introducing Articles of Impeachment against her for violating the public trust, obstructing Congress, and self-dealing. Read my full statement: robinkelly.house.gov/media-center...

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Rep. Kelly announces plans to impeach Secretary Kristi Noem

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) announced plans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following the fatal shooting by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 06/01/2026

Today marks 5 years since the attack on our Capitol on January 6. There have been a lot of efforts to rewrite history, but I was there that day. The building that represents American democracy was attacked by a violent mob, incited by President Trump, with the goal of...

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Rep. Jimmy Gomez @gomez.house.gov · 07/01/2026

The January 6th attack on the Capitol was an attempted coup orchestrated by Donald Trump. We owe it to the officers who risked and sacrificed their lives, and to future generations, to ensure it is never rewritten and never repeated.

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SayItToMyFace💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 @sayittomyface.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

This is a very helpful look into Venezuela, their oil and their politics. There are two parts due to the video being >3 minutes so scroll down for part 2. Worth watching.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 26/12/2025

The federal agency’s posts on Christmas—“We are blessed to share a nation and a Savior"—appear to violate the Establishment Clause, which prohibits government actions that favor one religion. Increasingly, it seems the administration disregards separation between church and state. trib.al/bnYyjHF

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Some Head Start early childhood programs are being told by the federal government to remove a list of nearly 200 words and phrases from their funding applications or face denial. The words include "accessible," "belong," "Black," "disability," "female," "minority," "trauma," "tribal" and "women."

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Head Start centers told to avoid 'disability,' 'women' and more in funding requests

New court documents reveal a list of nearly 200 words or phrases the Trump administration told Head Start programs it does not want to see in their funding requests.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Miami elects first woman mayor, ends GOP’s 28-year control of City Hall The defeat of the Republican in the race, who was endorsed by Trump, gives added momentum to Democrats heading into the 2026 midterms.

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Miami elects first woman mayor, ends GOP’s 28-year control of City Hall

The defeat of the Republican in the race, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, gives added momentum to Democrats heading into the 2026 midterms.

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Lisa Fung @lisafung.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

James Talarico: The only minority destroying America is the billionaires. Trans people aren't taking away our healthcare. Muslims aren't defunding our schools. Immigrants aren't cutting taxes for themselves and their rich friends. We are focused on the wrong 1%.

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