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Ohioan. Animal lover. Fighter for Democracy. Looking forward to the day when we all can have some semblance of normal in this country. Joined 2/24. SiriusXM Progress Channel 127 and Urban View Channel 126 listener. #Resist

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 46m
It's just breathtaking; he truly believes he is above any accountability, stealing $20M from *us* via DHS to stroke himself. "Mr. Trump was eager to see the laudatory ads on the air and told Russell T. Vought, the director of the OMB, to come up w/the money from within the govt." 🎁 t2m.co/ex6xWSO
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Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency (Gift Article)
The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29m
It has been 118 years since the Supreme Court ruled the federal government owes tribes water, but Native American communities in northern Arizona are still fighting for their rights to the Colorado River. (Published June)
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Native American Tribes Came Together to Secure Their Rights to Colorado River Water. Four States Are Stalling the Deal.
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are resisting the deal because it would allow the Navajo and Hopi to lease water to cities downstream, likely the growing towns around Phoenix.
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Jessica Tarlov @jessicatarlov.bsky.social · 16m
Love to see you there if you're in Nashville!!
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 10m
“The only person I’ve ever seen stand like this was a child who shit their pants.” trib.al/7v7Ca9B
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 22h
Massive US military deployment to the Middle East includes 50,000 troops, F-35s and Marines to pressure Tehran.
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US to send third aircraft carrier towards Iran: US official to Al Jazeera
Massive US military deployment to the Middle East includes 50,000 troops, F-35s and Marines to pressure Tehran.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 11h
Ukraine calls for tighter sanctions as Russian attacks spark Kyiv gridlock aje.news/au6wsx
Ukraine calls for tighter sanctions as Russian attacks spark Kyiv gridlock
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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 11h
🧵‼️🤣 MAGA has canceled Sarah Huckabee Sanders, accusing her of engaging in “anti-white racism” w/this ad promoting her state’s welfare-to-work requirement. 👉It portrays a *lazy white gamer guy* being forced off the couch & off to work. MAGAts would have been fine for it to be a POC woman w/kids...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 11h
"They aren’t going after hardened criminals. You know, they aren’t going after the worst of the worst, like they said that they were going to. They’re picking up nuns on their way to church. They’re picking up high school students and mariachi bands." trib.al/3bPclbj
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Transcript: Trump Midterm Tirade Accidentally Reveals Key GOP Weakness
As Trump’s monologue about his Texas midterm convention exposes a problem for the GOP, a Democratic operative argues that his collapse in South Texas is a real tell about what’s coming.
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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 11h
Grandpa Chaos has *excellent messaging* for R candidates on the home stretch! 😀 "The crypto firm that runs Donald Trump’s meme coin is promising to hold “the most exclusive dinner in the world,” raising new ethics concerns about the president’s personal financial entanglements." 🧾 t2m.co/sfWvZOw
Want Dinner With the President? Buy His Meme Coin.
The $Trump meme coin is offering buyers a new “exclusive” opportunity to meet the president.

President Donald Trump gestures during a State Dinner.
The top holders of $TRUMP are being promised a “VIP Reception with YOUR FAVORITE PRESIDENT.” Alex Brandon/AP

By Jeff Stein

October 1, 2026 12:05 p.m.In a new page on its website, GetTrumpMemes.com, the crypto firm promises invitations to “an evening with 3 Legends and President Donald J. Trump” for the 185 largest holders of the “Trump Coin.” (The number of “legends” promised dropped from four to three on Wednesday.) The top 29 purchasers will be invited to an additional “VIP Reception with YOUR FAVORITE PRESIDENT,” while the four biggest will also receive an 18-karat Trump-branded gold watch.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 8h
UPDATE: Despite being ordered by Judge Sullivan to produce a certified list of the contents of the Administrative Record by Oct. 1st, Todd Blanche once again has decided he doesn't want to comply. I explain why Blanche would want to avoid producing this court-ordered info: youtu.be/junhrisxRlg?...
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🚨AG Blanche IGNORES JUDGE'S ORDERS And TRIES To DELAY MY Epstein LAWSUIT!!
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 8h
World Food Programme warns of 'devastating' impact as conflict displaces thousands and cuts off food supplies aje.news/gsrage
World Food Programme warns of 'devastating' impact as conflict displaces thousands and cuts off food supplies
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 8h
Law Professor @jentaub.bsky.social joined me to talk the case in Cornell University. She explained, "Every institution that was supposed to help her as a victim failed her" from Cornell Univ to Cornell Police to the District Attorney. youtu.be/PsMv0cDPKVw
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What Is Really Happening at Cornell? Law Professor Jennifer Tapp Explains
YouTube video by The Dean Obeidallah Show
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 8h
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Wow. 🥲💔
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 7h
Follow-up on a piece Bolts did last month! Newsom has signed this bill into law — it gives some parents who are formerly incarcerated a stronger chance to reunite with their kids. Parents separated from their kids helped advocate for the bill's passage, Victoria Valenzuela reports:
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California Gives Formerly Incarcerated Parents a Chance to Get Their Kids Back - Bolts
People who lost parental rights helped pass a bill to reform California's law blocking people with past convictions for violent felonies from reuniting with their children.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 7h
Dana and I will be covering Special Prosecutor Letitia James’ investigation into the Cornell 7 in depth on the @dailybeanspod.com. It’s free to subscribe! So check out the Signal and GLAAD award nominated and Webby winning podcast. open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
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Headlines for October 2, 2026
The Daily Beans podcast headlines sourced and cited
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 6h
Israeli barrier cuts off water to West Bank Palestinians before elections aje.news/hl1cc7
Israeli barrier cuts off water to West Bank Palestinians before elections
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Reuters @reuters.com · 6h
Blanche says DOJ is not reopening criminal probe into Fed's Powell, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/4deTiBN
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Blanche says DOJ is not reopening criminal probe into Fed's Powell, Bloomberg News reports
The US Justice Department ​is not reopening ‌a criminal probe into former Federal ​Reserve Chair ​Jerome Powell for ⁠cost overruns related ​to the ​central bank's building renovation project, Attorney General ​Todd Blanche ​told Bloomberg News on ‌Friday.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 6h
NEW: The criminal investigation into the "grand conspiracy" fell apart with everyone resigning because they failed to indict anyone, so now they're just going to make up a report about it. Pathetic. www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
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Kash Patel commissions classified, internal FBI report to examine department ‘failures’
Sources tell MS NOW the ‘Patel Report’ may be the latest effort to re-write history in President Trump’s favor.
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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 6h
👀‼️ Absolutely grotesque! Trump hijacked money meant for slain officers memorials & border security for his vile self-promotion ads! Rs, justify those "public service announcements." 🎁 wapo.st/4yqSpyn
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Campaign-style Trump ads use money meant for border security, memorials
The White House Office of Management and Budget added $20 million to the pot for commemorative events a day before DHS awarded an advertising contract of the same amount.
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 6h
Here is Ohio Republican and millionaire Jon Husted claiming that poor people are "not very experienced at navigating the real world"
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#WorldFarmAnimalsDay
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 6h
Crockett pulled the potentially illegal business offer from her campaign-funded website after reporters asked about it. trib.al/giWNSeh
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Jasmine Crockett Quietly Yanks Offer of Lobbying Services From Website
Crockett pulled the potentially illegal business offer from her campaign-funded website after reporters asked about it.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 6h
Experts say now is an ideal time to get a flu shot, before influenza starts spreading widely. It's also a good time for vulnerable people to get vaccinated against another winter risk, RSV, and to get up to date on protection against COVID-19.
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Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 6h
Religious-right leaders are trying to help Republicans keep their congressional majorities -- and they have a scary to-do list if they're successful www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
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Religious Right Wants GOP in Power to End Abortion Access, Reverse Marriage Equality, Impose Religious Test on Supreme Court
Religious-right leaders have a scary to-do list for Republicans if they keep their congressional majorities.
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Patrick Lovell The Producer @patricklovellpresentsthecleannewdeal.com · 5h
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency (Gift Article)
The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.
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AIPAC Tracker @trackaipac.com · 5h
UN expert warns Israeli rubble-clearing could erase traces of atrocity crimes: “The ongoing removal, crushing and relocation of rubble in Gaza must not destroy evidence of international crimes or prevent the recovery and identification of human remains in the besieged enclave,”
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Patrick Lovell The Producer @patricklovellpresentsthecleannewdeal.com · 5h
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Patrick Lovell The Producer @patricklovellpresentsthecleannewdeal.com · 5h
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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AIPAC Is Spending Millions to Elect Friends. It’s Also Making Enemies. (Gift Article)
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has increasingly become a campaign issue unto itself. Some candidates have worn opposition from AIPAC as a badge of honor or made a point of rejecting the ...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 5h
BREAKING: A while back, I sued DOGE (FOIA) to get Musk's communications. DOJ argued that Musk wasn't a govt employee anymore, BUT Hegseth just hired him again to work on a Pentagon warfare initiative called Project Meridian. So we noticed Judge Boasberg. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 5h
The name of the investigation into the fraudulent elector scheme was "Arctic Frost." Arctic Frost is a type of orange. Senator Blackburn accuses Smith of mocking Trump's orange complexion. lol
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 5h
Trump defends the men in the Cornell gang rape case, saying he “feels bad” for them and they won't get a “fair shake”
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Reuters @reuters.com · 5h
Pennsylvania measles cases near 1,000 as outbreak spreads reut.rs/4hVZMIp
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Pennsylvania measles cases near 1,000 as outbreak spreads
Pennsylvania's health department reported 977 measles cases as of Friday, according ​to its website, as the ‌state continues to battle a fast-growing outbreak of the disease.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 5h
Apparently they were also manufacturing drugs. trib.al/j4WUOcF
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Trump Claims Iran Was Also Making Drugs in Nuclear Facilities
This one’s new.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 5h
Federal prosecutors have charged a store clerk and his son with selling kratom that authorities believe is linked to the death of a University of Mississippi student, prosecutors announced Friday.
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Federal prosecutors charge shop clerk, son with selling kratom thought to be tied to Ole Miss death
Federal prosecutors in Mississippi say they have charged a store clerk and his son with selling kratom that authorities believe is linked to the death of a University of Mississippi student.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 5h
The US has dispatched another aircraft carrier and thousands more troops to the Middle East, signaling a potential escalation in the Iran war. Tehran, meanwhile, is reportedly preparing its own response to any American attacks. www.semafor.com/article/10/0...
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US signals potential escalation in the Iran war
The US dispatched another aircraft carrier and thousands more troops to the Middle East, while Tehran is reportedly preparing its own response to any American attacks.
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 4h
BREAKING: Headquarters is expanding our rapid response efforts ahead of the midterm elections. Introducing a partnership with Right Wing Watch, a newsletter exposing MAGA Christian nationalism and the grifters that influence MAGA politics.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 4h
You know, like being able to afford gas and groceries. trib.al/KAm2TVF
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Vance Says People Are Too Focused on “Little Things” Ahead of Midterms
You know, like being able to afford gas and groceries.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 4h
Q: “What do you think about New York's governor appointing a special prosecutor in the Cornell rape case, Letitia James?” Trump: “Letitia James is a corrupt person…And I feel badly for whoever she's looking at because they won’t get a fair shake.”
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MaryES.bsky.social 😻💙📎 @maryes.bsky.social · 1h
Was a really good story until I hit the paywall and couldn’t finish it. Do I subscribe to all those with paywalls or do I fill my tank with gas, buy groceries, pay prescription co-pays and pay that big ass electric bill.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 4h
‘F*ck Yeah!’ MAGA Podcaster Theo Von cheers as Mamdani Insists Netanyahu Should Be Arrested. That is not going far enough. Like all war criminals who wage a genocide he should tried, convicted and executed. www.mediaite.com/online/fck-y...
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‘F*ck Yeah!’ MAGA Podcaster Theo Von Goes Full Send as Mamdani Insists Netanyahu Should Be Arrested
Theo Von, who hosted Trump during the 2024 campaign, gave an enthusiastic response when Mamdani called for the U.S. to join the ICC and arrest Netanyahu.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 4h
The Tennessee woman's legal team says doctors are working to clear doses of the drug pentobarbital from her system.
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Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator after botched execution: Lawyers
The Tennessee woman's legal team says doctors are working to clear doses of the drug pentobarbital from her system.
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 4h
In Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia, voters will decide ballot measures and constitutional amendments that are meant to protect abortion access—or, on the contrary, reinstate an abortion ban. Learn more in our guide:
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Your Cheat Sheet to the 2026 General Elections - Bolts
Congressional races will take center stage on Nov. 3, but they’re just the tip of what to watch. Prosecutors and governors, attorneys general and sheriffs, school boards and mayors, utility... Read More
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 4h
Whoa. A Biden-appointed judge in the southern district of Florida just ruled that the 1996 federal law criminalizing voting by non-citizens is unconstitutional. 👀
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 5h
Suuuuper interesting, I was not tracking this. The judge found the law criminalizing noncitizen voting is a voter qualification statute, and therefore outside of Congress’s power. Surprisingly, this is an issue of first impression! Decision is here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The best reading of the actual statute that underpins this criminal case yields an inescapable
conclusion: 18 U.S.C. S 611 is a voter qualification statute, and the Constitution does not authorize
Congress to legislate voter qualifications for federal elections. Except for very specific constitutional
provisions (that cannot support this statute; we will go through them, Congress has no power to say
who can vote or who cannot vote in federal elections-that foundational power is reserved for the States,
and limits Congress.
Some legal principles are so fundamental that they form American constitutional bedrock, and
this case reveals a big one: When you're prosecuted based on a law that Congress did not have the
authority to pass, the prosecution cannot stand. That principle in federal law harkens back to cases
like Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137, 180 (1803), and United States v. Hudson, 11 U.S. 32, 34 (1812), and
has had explicit and unbroken support in criminal cases since Ex Parte Siebold, 100 U.S. 371, 376-77
(1879) ("An unconstitutional law is void, and is as no law. An offence created by it is not a crime. A
conviction under it is not merely erroneous, but is illegal and void, and cannot be a legal cause of
imprisonment."). The principle is so fundamental that it even predates our constitutional republic; it
lies at the very heart of our constitutional heritage. See, e.g., Bayard v. Singleton, 1 N.C. 5, 9-10 (1787) (striking down a legislative act as unconstitutional and holding that a court cannot enforce an
unconstitutional law in any type of proceeding). This principle acts as a shield for every person facing
criminal prosecution in the United States, citizen and non-citizen alike. That shield protects the
Defendant here, and none of the Government's arguments break through it.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 4h
Despite MAGA’s outrage, statistically in Arkansas, between 52 and 54 percent of food stamps, or SNAP, recipients in the state are white, as are 57.8 percent of those on Medicaid. trib.al/Qbto4M7
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MAGA Furious Over Republican Ad Featuring White Man as Face of Welfare
Conservatives are pissed at Sarah Huckabee Sanders for choosing a young white man to portray welfare recipients.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 3h
Asleep?
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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 3h
Sarah Matthews talks about our new video: "Everything we consume travels via truck. Truckers are on the front lines of the price increases that everyone across this country is experiencing…The price of diesel has skyrocketed over $6, and it's crushing them."
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 3h
Welcome to "Stress Test," a new video podcast cohosted by @garrisonhayes.bsky.social & me that's focused on the all the midterm madness. Why this title? Because in this election American democracy is under pressure. First episode just dropped. Check it out. Subscribe at youtube.com/motherjones.
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"Cheat Like Hell": Can Trump Actually Rig the 2026 Midterms?
YouTube video by Mother Jones
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 3h
Former Federal Prosecutor/US Army lawyer Glenn Kirschner makes the case on my SiriusXM show for why Pete Hegseth should prosecuted for murdering 234 people. Glenn slams Hegseth for wanting to turn the US military into a white, Christian nationalist force. youtu.be/_m8tlkVUknc
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Former Federal Prosecutor Glenn Kirschner: Here is why Pete Hegseth should be charged with murder!
YouTube video by The Dean Obeidallah Show
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