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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 15h
Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11/10/2026
US maternity wards face wave of closures as Medicaid cuts kick in
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US maternity wards face wave of closures as Medicaid cuts kick in
Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ spending cuts will be fully felt next year, but hospitals are already feeling the squeeze
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $8 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of American households is worth just $4.27 trillion. Read that back. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Arizona’s children are paying the price for TikTok’s pursuit of profit. This lawsuit, like the landmark lawsuit against Meta, is necessary to stop TikTok’s unlawful practices, hold them accountable, and protect Arizona families. Press Release: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Read the room, Hollywood. Generations of women have been harmed by Hugh Hefner and others in the Playboy universe. I interviewed women who claimed they were raped, drugged, secretly taped, and sex trafficked. Stop glorifying this shit. 
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 07/10/2026
Trump said in 2016 he’d eliminate the national debt in eight years. The national debt apparently took that personally.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 06/10/2026
We need a War on White Collar Crime: Millionaire Audit edition bsky.app/profile/jdcm...
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 06/10/2026
When MAGA sends its candidates, they're not sending the best. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with them. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
October 2, 2026
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October 2, 2026
Trump held a campaign rally tonight in Mobile, Alabama, the city where, as Shawn McCreesh of the New York Times recalled, his MAGA rallies really took off in August 2015, when more than 30,000 people ...
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Wut?
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The MTA on Wednesday said President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign imports are on track to add $1 billion to the price of New York’s new train cars and buses. gothamist.com/news/mta-say...
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MTA says Trump's tariffs added $1B to cost of NYC's new train cars, buses
New York's train cars and buses are manufactured in the United States, but they rely on loads of components manufactured all over the world.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
"Why should Canadians trust Americans who have twice elected someone they consider a venal, dangerous buffoon? They could excuse them for being 'tricked' the first time. But electing him again, by a bigger margin the second time, tells them all they need to know." — @brynntannehill.bsky.social
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The view from Canada: Make America Think Again
Rebuilding trust will take generations.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The vicious and corrupt cycle of monopolization: 1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market. 2) Use their monopoly power to price gouge consumers and shaft workers. 3) Use profits to make political donations. 4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement. 5) Repeat.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026
He can't raise the retirement age without Congress. Vote.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
RFK Jr. received "more than $250,000 worth of free flights to Fiji and Greece as well as use of a vacation home in Washington, D.C. from Gavin de Becker..." de Becker has been described as Jeff Bezo's "top security staffer" www.wsj.com/politics/rfk...
wsj.com
Exclusive | RFK Jr. Got Free Flights to Fiji and Greece From a Top Donor
The health secretary disclosed over $250,000 in gifts from security specialist Gavin de Becker.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Remember: Telling lies that everyone knows are lies is a classic tactic of dictators to force their followers to side with them over the truth itself. But the public will not be gaslit. We will continue to spread the truth to our communities. Ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 19/09/2026
Okay, this got me.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A senior Department of Justice (DOJ) official warned federal prosecutors that they could be fired if they refused to pursue voter fraud cases brought to them by the FBI or Department of Homeland Security (DHS), according to an MS NOW report. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Report: Top DOJ official threatens to fire prosecutors who refuse to pursue voter fraud cases
The reported threat comes as federal agencies devote increasing resources to investigations of possible noncitizen voting, which is exceptionally rare.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Raoul: The president is a combination of the Scarecrow and the Tin Man. He needs a brain and a heart, and Congress is a Cowardly Lion that needs courage to stand up…
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/09/2026
🚨 MAJOR NEWS: Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna say they have now secured commitments for all 218 signatures needed to force a House vote on Epstein Files Transparency Act II.
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Massie, Khanna Say They Have Secured 218 Signatures for New Epstein Files Vote
The announcement comes hours after MeidasTouch reported the discharge petition was just two signatures short of the threshold needed to force a House vote.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs. We lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives. Now, two MORE unvaccinated people have died from measles. What RFK Jr. is doing to public health in America is a disgrace.
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Aida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Insane! #Pinks #USDemocracy
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS lawsuit seeking to compel Vermont to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. Another victory for Elias Law Group and our clients. DOJ is now 0-24. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/vermon...
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🚨 United States of America v. Hanzas
Learn more here.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
BREAKING: We won! And we get discovery into this crazy demolition threat to boot. Kudos to our wonderful client @repbeatty.bsky.social and to my colleagues at DDF and WLG. Formal statement to follow.
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mattyfc.bsky.social @mattyfc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
How the oligarchs have taken control of America.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 14/09/2026
#SomethingborrowedsomethingbluesomethingMoscowwiredtoyou.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020. — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 12/09/2026
Unionization reduces deaths of despair. "Right to work" laws kill. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Labor unions and deaths of despair: Evidence from right-to-work laws☆
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This paper examines the relationship between union membership and deaths of despair. Using state-level variation in the timing of the adoption of right-to-work laws as a natural experiment, I show that right-to-work laws are associated with a decline in union membership and an increase in deaths of despair. Two-way fixed-effects (TWFE) difference-in-differences (DiD) estimates suggest that the adoption of a right-to-work law is associated with a 2.6 percentage point reduction in union membership and an increase in deaths of despair mortality of 13 additional persons per 100,000, implying there are approximately 7.5 additional deaths of despair for every 1,000 workers who lose union membership. An analysis of mechanisms suggests the increase in mortality is largely driven by increased opioid usage and a concomitant increase in overdose deaths. I support the TWFE results with estimates from two alternative estimators robust to concerns about treatment effect heterogeneity and variation in treatment timing. Estimates from the Callaway and Sant’Anna (2021) estimator and the Borusyak et al. (2024) estimator support the TWFE findings: right-to-work laws reduce union membership and increase deaths of despair.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 11/09/2026
"CSI: Reflecting Pool - The Usual Suspect: Incompetence."
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Here’s that disgraceful criminal at the Pentagon’s 25th 9/11 memorial service.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
CNN: “NYC likes the guy a lot more than they did a year ago. There has been no drop off.” As some grossly attack Zohran for no reason, the numbers show he is more popular than ever. Him existing is why the fearmongering about DSA candidates won’t work.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 09/09/2026
The American Bar Association, the lawyers group that sets standards for the legal profession, eliminated on Tuesday a diversity requirement for law schools after facing pressure from the Trump administration.
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American Bar Association Ends D.E.I. Standards Under Trump Pressure
The group that accredits law schools voted to eliminate a requirement that the schools show a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 09/09/2026
“Humanity has never faced a more deadly carrier of disease and bacteria than children, and their total removal is a massive medical breakthrough and a milestone in the management of illness in this country,” — Jane Christiansen, CDC spokesperson
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CDC Successfully Eradicates Children
ATLANTA—Hailing its success as a major victory for the public health and safety of all Americans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday that it had successfully eradicated ch...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
New Gallup polling finds that 71% of Americans approve of labor unions and 56 million Americans would join a union tomrorow if they could. We are witnessing a historic rebirth of worker power. If you want a better life for you and your children, join or support a union.
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Unions are extremely popular: 56 million workers would join a union if they could
New Gallup polling finds that 71% of people in the U.S. approve of unions, continuing the highest period of favorability in over 60 years. This coincides with the greatest number of workers represente...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
There have been so many impeachable offenses, but lying about how you were a hero on a day that 2,753 people died in NYC in the 9/11 disaster—when you were on the other side of town, safely calling local media to brag about how you now had the tallest downtown building—is such a despicable one
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Corporations spend more than $1.5 billion a year on union-busting. That’s $1.5 billion they could have spent on higher wages, better benefits, and improving workplace safety. Remember: if they weren’t so scared of worker power, they wouldn’t fight so hard against unions.
epi.org
U.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union avoidance
Key takeaways Many U.S. employers hire union avoidance consultants to keep their workers from organizing and bargaining
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Most American have zero interest in the US government treating one of our most important historical allies and trading partners like this. But the worst among us is running the country, thanks to the worst and most irresponsible voters among us.
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 04/09/2026
Attorneys for survivors of sexual abuse at the hands of southeast Minnesota priests announced Thursday a $30 million settlement with the Diocese of Winona-Rochester’s largest insurer. The settlement is expected to involve more than 145 victims of sexual abuse.
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Minnesota diocese's insurance company to pay $30M in sexual abuse claims
The settlement is expected to involve the more than 145 victims of sexual abuse whose claims had been delayed by the diocese’s 2018 bankruptcy and other factors.
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Britt Lundgren @brittlundgren.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A few weeks ago I drove 7 hours through back roads in western NC and didn't see a single pro-Trump bumper sticker or sign the entire trip. The tide has palpably turned.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 02/09/2026
Bessent delivers a devastating critique of the media covering the Trump administration.
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Remarkable that Roberts couldn't get one of the 5 to join him. The 5 note that they haven't passed on legality of project--just likelihood of prevailing based on standing. But what other plaintiff is out there? And green light to now build pretty damn conclusive. An atrocious decision.
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mattyfc.bsky.social @mattyfc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
SCOTUS will approve. Doesn't offend their neoliberal ideology and supports executive power. Equal protection? Meh!
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We’re not changing it.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 24/08/2026
I expected a tyrant with iron fists, not a clown with a spray tan and swollen ankles.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
On 9/11, US airspace closed, Canada launched Operation Yellow Ribbon. Gander, a town of 10,000, received 38 airliners. Residents immediately sheltered, fed, clothed, and supported stranded passengers for days, providing this hospitality free of charge. interestingengineering.com/culture/oper...
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
If you think Trump's war-of-choice on Iran was a stupid, self-destructive move that hurt the US economy, just wait till Trump starts bombing Wall Street to bring down interest rates. This is an actual exchange between a report and Trump on August 21, 2026.
Reporter
   “Bond yields have come back up” [after
     Bessent’s bond buy-back]. Have you 
     talked to him about another type of 
     intervention?"

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   "We have many types of intervention. 
     That's one. The ultimate intervention is 
     our military. And if we have to use that, 
     we will."
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15/08/2026
If anti-corruption data is quietly destroyed, is it still corrupt? Absolutely:
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Trump’s Gift to the Money Launderers
Treasury isn’t merely shutting down an anti-corruption database. It’s deleting the data so future investigators can’t use it.
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mattyfc.bsky.social @mattyfc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
It depends.
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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