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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Until they find, I duuno, 1000 real voters (not DC insiders, pollsters, lobbyist, media types) who want Rahm Emanuel to run for president how about no stories or interviews? The legacy media look like morons slobering over him.
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I know this isn’t useful but it’s weird how “the president should be coherent” was a Very Important Thing just a few years ago and then suddenly wasn’t.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Your children are much safer in the company of drag queens than: 1. Pastors or priests; 2. Republican men; 3. Billionares; and 3. Frat boys.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@aoc.bsky.social says the polls had her down 35 points on her first Election Day. She won by organizing the people consultants wrote off as non-voters. That's our plan in Florida too. If you've been counted out, I'm counting on you. #AngieForFlorida
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
When it comes to the impact of #MeToo, it’s important first of all to recognise that it was not a deus ex machina event out of nothing and nowhere. It was a consequence of the preceding five years of feminist upheaval, which in turn built on earlier feminist work. That upheaval took place as a vast public discourse educating the public about the pervasiveness of gender violence and the fact that it very often does not unfold as “stranger in alley attacks pure young lady”. It got people to let go of a lot of the stereotypes and slanders that protected rapists by blaming victims or portraying them as incapable of bearing trustworthy witness to their experience. It created the editorial willingness to publish stories that exposed movie producer/convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein and a host of other abusers and creeps and unpacked the mechanisms of protection they employed.

That in turn resulted in changed laws. Six years after that 2017 upheaval, two women said, in a talk at the Practising Law Institute, “Prior to #MeToo, only three states had passed anti-harassment reforms.” They counted 70 workplace anti-harassment laws passed, in 40 US states and 3,000 pieces of legislation introduced overall that were impacted by #MeToo. A nationwide law passed in 2021 ended forced arbitration of sexual assault and harassment, giving victims the right to go to court. All this legislation created a lot more accountability and victim protection, but it’s the kind of consequence that often goes unnoticed. Unnoticed because it’s complicated, slow, incremental and, for the most part, legislative reform is not a hot headline.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Talked to @amandalitman.bsky.social youtu.be/zjPENWrV6aM?...
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
That's by Artemisia Gentileschi, the great baroque painter/rape survivor. People who have been addressing violence against women for a long time do not enjoy hearing the non-solutions of those who have decided to think about it this week.
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Pennsylvania reports 5th measles-related death in the state
The state’s outbreak is currently the largest in the U.S.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I have one house.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The moment Jack Smith realized Eric Schmitt was talking about the wrong game.
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Women Forward ❌ 👑 @womenforward.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The whole fraternity got a group text advertising assault. NOT ONE PERSON STOPPED IT. Our country is in serious trouble. We live in a society that rewards and encourages abuse while punishing and disregarding survivors. The fish rots at the head.
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Journalists observe this on a daily basis, and not one of them asks the question: “Why.”
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If a sentence in your newscast starts with “President Trump says…” you’re failing your audience.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Step 1: "Tether’s stablecoin has become a primary means of payment for the Iranian regime and a tool for funding terrorist proxy organizations such as Hezbollah..." Step 2: Now google Howard Lutnick and Tether www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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Exclusive | Senate Investigation Finds Rampant Use of Tether’s Stablecoin by Iranian Regime
Wallets sanctioned over Iran ties overwhelmingly dealt in Tether’s USDT stablecoin, according to Senate Democrats.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Okay cool. Please run this as an ad.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/09/2026
Punxsutawney Jill is sticking her head out a little early this cycle.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The empathetic folks at Mar-a-Lago react to hearing you lost your healthcare, your child has measles, and you can't afford to gas up your truck:
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 27/09/2026
Talking about my struggles with being overweight still makes me uncomfortable, since weight can carry moral judgment in ways that other health challenges don't. But that fear stops too many struggling from getting treatment that could extend their lives.
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Gov. JB Pritzker Reveals He’s Lost 80 Lbs. with GLP-1 After Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis (Exclusive)
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker tells PEOPLE that a GLP-1 has contributed to his 80-Lb. weight loss, but that he initially started taking it after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
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ashley (birthday month) 🕸️ @clearlyashley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Andy Beshear forever, man
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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ACLU @aclu.org · 27/09/2026
Tennessee is set to execute Christa Pike on September 30. Christa has spent nearly three decades in solitary confinement after committing her crime as an 18-year-old girl with severe, untreated mental illness stemming from childhood abuse. Tell Governor Lee to stop her execution now.
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Petition | Christa Pike
Sign the petition to support Christa Pike's clemency campaign in Tennessee.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You know, if you *really* cared about the wellbeing of women in college, instead of carping about the statistically insignificant number of trans athletes in sports minding their own business, you’d be railing against these Cornell fraternity cretins who drugged and gang-raped a passed-out women:
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Dan Preston @danpreston.com · 27/09/2026
Will Bunch is why I subscribe to the Philly Inquirer. Here he calls out the media for (once again) sane washing Trump, in probably the most egregious case of all – his profoundly and dangerously unhinged speech to the UN last week. It's a 5-alarm fire folks. But you wouldn't know it reading the NYT.
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We need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will Bunch
The media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New: hackers say they have personal data on all FBI employees and spouses. I got a sample of 5,000 alleged employees, including name, physical address, phone number, and in some cases spouses. Could be a massive national security and counterintelligence risk www.404media.co/we-hacked-th...
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‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI Employees
A sample of 5,000 alleged agents seen by 404 Media includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and details on FBI employees' spouses.
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Sylvia at Tono Latino @tonolatino.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Why are 557 workers in Michigan losing their jobs in the hospital system? Because of the federal cuts to Medicare and Medicaid that Republicans in Congress passed last year. Don't be fooled: They vote to take away your healthcare and then lie to your face michiganadvance.com/2026/09/23/t...
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Commentary: Trinity Health layoffs expose the danger of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act • Michigan Advance
Trinity Health layoffs expose the danger of the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Taxpayers: If you're currently dropping coins in old coffee cans & kitchen drawers to pay for, say, gas or something you hope is actually beef, don't forget to add enough to pay your share of the $6 million Trump is spending on gold leaf for the vulgar ballroom he's thinking about instead of you.
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Nathaniel Kroeger @njkroeger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Nobody is asking for "swift" but it took from March 2021 to June of 2023 for merrick's 1st indictment. For something *we all saw happen on live tv*. It shouldn't take past a midterm cycle to apply justice to someone seeking to destroy elections. Other countries (Brazil, South Korea) manage to do it
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/11/2024
THREAD: A timeline for you of facts. I'm just sharing facts, so no need to get yelly or upset. 1. DoJ opened two investigations into Trump and the coup in January 2021 within two weeks of the attack on the Capitol 1/
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026
NEW: ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series of incorrect and misleading claims.
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ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe
ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Republicans' fear of fake socialism in the United States is bringing about real fascism in the United States. Mainly because they are too ignorant to know the difference.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
it is 64 degrees at Joint Base Andrews right now and yet Trump is wearing gloves are he greets President Xi
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Let them eat other protein!” is the modern aristocratic suggestion. Video: buff.ly/Y01kNg6
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What do you get when you combine the richest people in America with the biggest media corporations in America with the thinnest-skinned and most corrupt president in American history? One thing you don’t get is an informed public. robertreich.substack.com/p/now-cnn
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"About five million people in the country have already lost SNAP benefits — the government’s primary anti-hunger tool — because of the Trump/GOP bill... One retiree in Ohio described SNAP benefits as a 'lifeline.' Her benefits dropped in March from $250 to $44" www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
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Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Is Starting to Bite Before the Midterm Elections
The tax cuts in President Trump’s signature achievement were the Republicans’ answer to voters’ economic struggles, but its health care and food assistance cuts are taking a toll.
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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It's ok to feel tired & overwhelmed It's good to take breaks Can't do all the things all the time, "some of the things some of the time" is fine! Collective action is a relay race What it is NOT is "get paralyzed & indulge in doomerism, surely that will convince someone else to fix it."
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“That was one of the best experiences of my life.” 🚽 A New Yorker uses one of the 17 public bathrooms @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social had put in around NYC👇🏽 — this must be that “SoCiALiSm” we’re supposed to be afraid of! Again: The big problem the fearmongerers have is @ZohranKMamdani exists
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 19/09/2026
The rumored ‘deal’ to usher in Paramount-Warner Bros. merger is an insult to the hundreds of thousands of workers, journalists, and consumers who will be hurt if it goes forward. These are the moments we need you, Contrarians. Californians, sign this petition. Tell AGs to stand firm
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#BlockTheMerger
Twelve state attorneys general sued to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Concessions don’t protect workers, consumers or creators. Tell the AGs to hold strong and take it to trial. SIGN THE P...
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
No. They’re corrupt and politicized. Next.
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Shayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Thread: Two different versions of this AI-generated image purporting to show President Trump and his assistant Natalie Harp kissing went viral this week, generating millions of views across multiple platforms. Despite being fake, this wasn't a straightforward AI image to debunk. I'll explain why.
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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Editors are a big problem with media today. Reporters don't write headlines and subheads, editors do. It is all too often that we see headlines and subheads frame a piece in a way friendly to Trump and Republicans when the story itself says something different
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11/09/2026
NEWS: France’s Epstein investigation is expanding, with prosecutors identifying multiple potential recruiters and at least 13 previously unknown victims as they trace his trafficking network across the country.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A sick fascist pledge … largely ignored by legacy media
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The Stakes Could Not Be Higher
Dems are making the point, and the Post Office is safe — for now.
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Spectrum News NY1 @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The last speaker at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony lost his father to the attacks.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NEW: It's one of the most important elections this fall if you care about voting rights. Anita Earls was a career civil rights attorney before she joined North Carolina’s Supreme Court. Now she faces a Republican who has pushed many of the GOP election laws you’ve no doubt heard about.
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They’ve Long Clashed on Voting Rights. Now They’re Facing Off for a Supreme Court Seat. - Bolts
North Carolina Justice Anita Earls, a former voting rights lawyer, and Sarah Stevens, a longtime legislator, have been on opposite sides of election issues for over a decade.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 11/09/2026
Study Warns Climate Feedback Loops Could Worsen Global Heating by 30%
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Study Warns Climate Feedback Loops Could Worsen Global Heating by 30%
An alarming new study finds climate feedback loops, including melting permafrost, warmer wetlands and lakes, and raging wildfires, could amplify the effects of global heating by as much as 30% by the ...
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
LOL. Now WH press need to confront Trump (LOL- they never do that)
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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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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Strong endorse. Will say it again: the pundit class's choice (and it was a choice) to overread 2024 as a seismic cultural shift was a catastrophe for this country, emboldening Trump to go full fascist and encouraging institutional surrender in the face of it. This lives on amid his total collapse.
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Petty Ranch / Chris Sayer @pettyranch.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We have been feeding this to our barn cats for months, yet their ability to do even basic tasks (like oil and filter service) remains unimpressive. One star.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Breathtakingly bad polling. If the political class hadn't preemptively declared him immune to all laws of political gravity, they'd be calling this a failed presidency and talking about resignation, impeachment, party splits, and other historical markers of full executive-branch collapse.
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