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Democracy over Autocracy / Theocracy Socially liberal – Fiscally conservative Fitness for life: Eat whole foods & Exercise

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enrich12 @enrich12.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
When's he leaving?
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Mark @markwhittier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump is a master of lying. It's toxic to American politics and overall discourse. www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...
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I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN Politics
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
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Mark @markwhittier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
When pathological narcissists lose their grip on power. ‘The weaker he gets, the more dangerous he gets’: Trump lashes out as his power wanes. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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‘The weaker he gets, the more dangerous he gets’: Trump lashes out as his power wanes
Trump tries to dominate at the UN as his approval ratings plummet and even some Republicans distance themselves from him
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Mark @markwhittier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Gutted CDC under RFKJr.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 26/09/2026
SCOTUS was wrong to allow Trump to overhaul a federal system to initiate voter registration purges, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote in her dissent. Jackson said the court’s decision could potentially disenfranchise legitimate voters, including naturalized citizens: demdock.com/4xFjBIx
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Earthjustice @earthjustice.org · 21/09/2026
Forests on our public lands are under attack. The U.S. Forest Service took action to rescind the Roadless Rule, one of the most important land and forest protection measures of our lifetime, but we have a chance to stop them. There's a public comment period open now until October 6. Take action! ⬇️​
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Protect forests from massive expansion of logging
Protect forests from massive expansion of logging
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Oligarch solidarity www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing "political" content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Walk. Out.
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Mark @markwhittier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Watch this trailer!.....
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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
That's a headline for you cmarmitage.substack.com/p/big-balls-...
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Big Balls Now Exposed to Serious Criminal Charges in at Least Six States
Fired at 17 for leaking secrets. Served a cybercrime ring. Named by the Social Security whistleblower. Now the government's model employee.
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Mark @markwhittier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“This is shaping up to be a nightmare political environment for every Republican, everywhere—period, full stop,” one Texas-based political consultant told us, speaking anonymously to provide a frank assessment." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The Republicans Are Bolting From Trump
A president who demanded loyalty is no longer getting it.
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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Mary Peltola stood in Valdez with prices every Alaskan understands: $5.25 for gas, $6.75 for diesel. Dan Sullivan voted 12 times to continue the Iran war, and each vote drove fuel costs higher across Alaska. He chose the war. Alaskan families, fishermen, and truckers got the bill #momsky#sheshed
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 26/09/2026
🚨NEW: The Supreme Court blames Denny Hoskins for causing Missouri’s redistricting mess: he knew the risks and plowed ahead anyway. Now he’s been held in contempt, sued by voters — and the GOP map is blocked for November. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Supreme Court smacks down Denny Hoskins for creating Missouri’s redistricting mess
The finding is an especially rough ending to a redistricting saga in which Hoskins repeatedly tried to preserve Missouri Republicans’ 2025 congressional gerrymander — only to be rebuked by the state…
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Mark @markwhittier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump can't walk away and declare "Mission Accomplished", and all he knows is the stick. "Bombing will resume until you come to your senses and do as I say."
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Russ Vought just sent a rescissions request to Congress, signaling he intends to illegally impound funds. The $810 million highlighted in this “request” (but this is a pretext to just illegally impound the funds) is not the exhaustive list of many billions of dollars he’s impounding this year.
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Mark @markwhittier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Tucker Carlson's interview w/ #NPR. Fascinating. www.npr.org/2026/09/24/n...
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Tucker Carlson has reconsidered Trump. And quite a bit else : NPR's Newsmakers
Tucker Carlson is talking about what happened behind closed doors in his very public break with President Trump over the war with Iran.He recounts an Oval Office meeting, before the conflict began, wh...
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Mark @markwhittier.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Iran Has a Secret Weapon in Its War With America: Help From China - Trump wants to preserve relations with Xi, but Iranian customs data show Chinese entities have made thousands of shipments of components used in drones and missiles" WSJ gift: www.wsj.com/politics/chi...
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Iran Has a Secret Weapon in Its War With America: Help From China
Trump wants to preserve relations with Xi, but Iranian customs data show Chinese entities have made thousands of shipments of components used in drones and missiles.
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Mark @markwhittier.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hispanic Voter Suppression www.cnn.com/2026/09/25/p...
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Inside Trump’s plan for the ‘biggest DOJ election observer effort in history’ | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump and his allies inside and outside his administration are aiming to blanket polling places with an expanding network of party and federal election monitors this November, intensi...
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Mark @markwhittier.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
NYTimes share: Unused Tents and Uneaten Food: Watchdog Finds ‘Waste’ in Immigration Crackdown www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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Unused Tents and Uneaten Food: Watchdog Finds ‘Waste’ in Immigration Crackdown
In a report Thursday, the Government Accountability Office said the Trump administration squandered millions of dollars to expand detention.
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Mark @markwhittier.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Solid exposé into Evangelical extremism in the U.S. including the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) that Pete Hegseth is aligned with. They see Satan and demons around every corner to do "spiritual warfare" against. It's full of anti-Muslim sentiment. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The Demon Next Door
A growing number of charismatic Christians see themselves as waging a spiritual battle against the forces of Satan. Sometimes those forces are right across the street.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
Murphy: "On April 30 -- a Thursday -- Reynolds makes an $8m donation. On Saturday, they have lunch w/POTUS & tell him they want a change in rules for flavored vapes. The president calls FDA commissioner & HHS sec, & on Tuesday new guidance is issued paving way to the sale of flavored vapes ... "
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Mark @markwhittier.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Trump has no ability to lead, so this should come as no surprise. NYTimes share: Trump’s Failure to Lead Is Costing America and the World www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/o...
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Opinion | Trump’s Failure to Lead Is Costing America and the World
Trump’s flailing presidency leaves Americans with the thinnest of hopes for this week’s summit: that he does not further damage the national interest.
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Mark @markwhittier.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As always, American historian Heather Cox Richardson succinctly reviews the latest outrages from the Trump administration. Also, note her review of Sen Susan Collins "pay to play" scandal. (no paywall) heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
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September 23, 2026
Yesterday, William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden, and Kirsten Berg of ProPublica published a blockbuster story reporting that the anti-corruption group of the Federal Bureau of Investigatio...
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 23/09/2026
I don't say this lightly, but Pete Hegseth deserves to be impeached. I understand just how serious a vote to impeach is from experience, and I still believe impeaching him is the right thing to do. The Iran war. The purge of senior ranks. The boat strikes. The case is overwhelming. (Link below)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
CNN pulled a clip of Michele Tafoya recently saying "I've never said I was embarrassed to be from Minnesota" and then displays an unearthed and deleted tweet of her saying "I am embarrassed to be from Minnesota" 🥴
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Mark @markwhittier.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is what Trump might be up to: The Supporters Urging Trump to Declare Martial Law for the Midterms www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The Supporters Urging Trump to Declare Martial Law for the Midterms
Trump’s advisers have been working for months to move his focus away from baseless theories of election fraud. A group of outsiders is making that difficult.
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump speaks at the UN today His message: @tjeerdroyaards.com
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
He needs men—yes, it’ll only be men—willing to stage a self-coup for Trump in early 2029 It’s a tough ask—betray your country and commit a death penalty-eligible federal felony—so I can understand why this alcoholic woman-abuser who wants America to be a Christofascist rogue state has to be careful
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Mark @markwhittier.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Amen to that!
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NPR @npr.org · 22/09/2026
The allegations claim Braden Peters, also known as Clavicular, had non-consensual sex with the 17-year-old female victim after plying her with alcohol. Peters' representative denies the charges. n.pr/4rqp58B
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Girl accuses Braden Peters, social media influencer known as 'Clavicular', of rape
The allegations claim Braden Peters, also known as Clavicular, had non-consensual sex with the 17-year-old female victim after plying her with alcohol. Peters' representative denies the charges.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 22/09/2026
Romanian crime rings have exploited antiquated magnetic stripes on benefits cards to steal hundreds of millions of public dollars. on.wsj.com/4AsDd5i
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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT is reporting that influencers are shaping political opinions, sometimes they're not telling you the truth, and they are getting paid. I wrote a book about this two years ago. 🙃 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...
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An Army of Paid Creators Is Carpeting the Web With Political Content
Unlike celebrity influencers with large followings, these creators produce a blizzard of videos for a fraction of the cost of traditional online campaigns and, in the process, shift public conversatio...
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is corruption of the highest order. Susan Collins delivered millions in taxpayer dollars for a corrupt donor bankrolling her campaign, and then Donald Trump helped her cover it up. No wonder she voted with him 96% of the time and has rubberstamped his agenda to hurt Maine.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A Russian oligarch close to Putin hands the president's son a staggering sum & we're supposed to shrug? That is not America Sen. Curtis gets it: voters of every party are outraged & he knows there's a price to pay I break down this outrage w/ @ms.now👇 -TN
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This seems like a pretty big deal: donors made illegal contributions to Susan Collins and then were awarded lucrative contracts after her office intervened with the Navy. An FBI investigation was dropped under Trump. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
To skirt campaign finance laws and conceal the source of the funds, Navatek planned to funnel the donation through a shell company. The CEO wanted assurance that Collins would know where
the money came from. Reed confirmed that she would, the executive said - and that Navatek would get its government contracts.
After the Corner Bakery meeting, Navatek's CEO, Martin Kao, sent an initial $150,000 to the Collins super PAC using the shell company. Two months later, he told Navatek executives that Collins committed to getting the company $32 million in naval contracts, according to an internal company email reviewed by ProPublica.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal court REJECTS lawsuit seeking to compel Washington State to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. Another victory for Elias Law Group and its clients. DOJ is 0-25. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/washin...
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🚨 United States of America v. Hobbs
Learn more.
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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Mark @markwhittier.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump at United Nations meeting: “Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before, or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly?” Answer: neither Bloomberg gift www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trump Set to Defend War in Iran in Latest Appearance at the UN
President Donald Trump threatened to annihilate Iran unless it makes a deal to end the war with the US, delivering a speech to the United Nations that laid bare his disregard for nations that might th...
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This
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Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/b...
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Why the War on Terror Is Still Haunting Us (Gift Article)
In “All the Presidents’ Wars,” the journalist Peter Bergen traces the many missteps of U.S. military action in the Middle East.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Peter Thiel has the wheel: “US Deputy Secty of Defense Stephen Feinberg has drafted a memo directing Defense Department subordinates to purchase up to $243.9 M in services from…[Thiel’s] Palantir…without a competitive bidding process…The memo’s subject line is called ‘Funding Palantir’.” 8/11/26…1/
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Give Palantir up to $244M through 2028, says internal Defense Department memo
Draft memo taps AI data analysis biz for help with military production efficiency
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The Ellisons are threatening to leave CA unless the AG's cave on their case to block the Paramount-Warner's merger I call BS together with leading antitrust experts @contrariannews.org 👇 The AG's and the unions should not fall for it
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AGs Must Not Cave to Paramount’s Empty Threat to Leave California
No company should be allowed to bully a state into abandoning its job of protecting consumers.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"The White House has begun drafting a new executive order that could further cement President Trump’s ability to control billions of dollars in scientific grants funded by the National Institutes of Health." Executive Orders cannot change the law. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...
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White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)
Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.
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Mark @markwhittier.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump tells Fox News that he is in a "deciding mode" & that "very big things" are going to happen in the near future. Trump describes his current choices as "wiping Iran out, letting them rot economically, or making a deal." "If and when I blow the entire nation up, they better behave," he said.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
So notoriously anti-LGBTQ Lauren Boebert had a sexual relationship with a woman on her staff and then paid her hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep quiet? Republican hypocrisy is so shameless.
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Lauren Boebert accused of sex with three staffers in complaint alleging $200K hush payment
An explosive sworn complaint filed with the House Ethics Committee alleges Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) carried on a sexual relationship with her district director in the office, in a car and in campaig...
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
AI didn’t “go rogue.” People connected a computer system they know can mess with another computer system in unpredictable ways to less advanced computer system and it messed with that computer system in unpredicted ways. As @tressiemcphd.bsky.social argues, don’t lose sight that *people* did that.
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Opinion | Panic Won’t Fix the Looming A.I. Threat. Politics Will.
The threats from A.I. are real — and they’re ones we know how to deal with.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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No No Yes History of the World
YouTube video by Bacchus2530
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19/09/2026
Look who's traveling with Trump this weekend! #TravelWithNatalie (Chip Somodevilla/Getty)
the lovely Ms Harp boards Marine One to travel with Trump yesterday
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Since the federal takeover, he spends four nights a week pedaling his bike up and down the same streets, recording agents as they arrest his neighbors. On the scene, he lists rights for people getting arrested and asks if they’d like him to contact anyone..." www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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He worked at NASA. Now he tails federal law enforcement on D.C. streets.
A group that has tracked the activity of federal officers since the president’s crackdown has previously been private about the effort.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 19/09/2026
Okay, this got me.
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