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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

We’ve been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

🧵🧵🧵 I was going to write a simple sentence about the madness of the moment, but I got distracted by the U.S. president’s complaint that he was screwed out of the Nobel Peace Prize after bombing multiple countries, and then he bolstered his case with a plan to execute a guy in a wheelchair and ...

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I routinely watch the Sunday morning political interview shows and find them in general to be a very low calorie affair. That's largely a function of the debased nature of political dialogue in this country. But Jonathan Karl's interview of Adam Hamilton, the Methodist minister seeking to replace

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Rev. Adam Hamilton Drops The Holy Hammer And Humiliates JD Vance

Kansas Democratic Senate candidate Rev. Adam Hamilton called JD Vance’s attacks on him and his faith sad and pathetic, and said, “Let's compare our faith and the impact we're having on the world.”

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Katie Hodges-Kluck, PhD @klhkhistorian.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

**Lights Out Alert Sunday & Monday Nights** Birdcast is estimating 300-400 million birds will be in flight.

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**Lights Out Alert Sunday & Monday Nights**

"Heads up birders, I would not be surprised if the biggest bird migration night of the year happens over the next 2 nights. Birdcast is estimating 300-400 million birds will be in flight. That is a lot, but the pattern could not be better for migratory birds. A massive area of high pressure will turn the low level winds from the northeast to the southwest across most of the US. The last time we had anything similar to this in the fall was early October last year when a record 1.25 billion birds were in flight. I doubt we get to that level, but I suspect the number will top 500 million especially Monday night which looks to be the bigger of the two nights. You can help by turning off those outdoor lights on big migration nights, and the next 2 nights is about as big as it gets."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money. They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America. There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.

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Michael Welch @mawpamplemousse.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My daughter says I’m “so pure.” (?)

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A Far-Right International Is Assaulting Democracy MAGA and the AfD are united in a struggle against democratic pluralism that transcends national borders. It is an alliance of extremists defined by aggrieved revanchism. Some thoughts from my new piece: 🧵

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A Far-Right International Is Assaulting Democracy

MAGA and the AfD are united in a struggle against democratic pluralism that transcends national borders. It is an alliance of extremists defined by aggrieved revanchism

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 28/08/2026

Eight billion people, one shared thought: “Could you not?”

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

After 18 years of litigation, the Fourth Circuit just wiped away a $42 million jury verdict against CACI for its role in torture at Abu Ghraib—a verdict the same court had *affirmed* earlier this year. Why? Because of #SCOTUS's 6-3 June 23 ruling in Cisco, which eviscerated the Alien Tort Statute:

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Data from the Pentagon shows that more than 750 US troops have been wounded during operations against Iran. 580 are Army, 86 Navy, 64 Air Force and 19 Marines. Do you know how many injuries could have been avoided if we didn’t go to war with Iran? All of them.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/08/2026

Pete Hegseth Orders Military Blockade Of Woman Attempting To Walk Away From Him theonion.com/pete-hegseth-orders-mi…

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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

50 Senators let a Weekend News Anchorman run the Pentagon because they were afraid a gameshow host would yell at them

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/08/2026

For the record: the Pentagon can continue to lie about our reporting regarding the USS Abraham Lincoln all they want. We will continue to tell the truth and bring receipts. Join us at MeidasPlus.com and let’s keep growing this movement.

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 12/08/2026

NEW: Harmeet Dhillon swore in 100+ new Civil Rights Division lawyers as "civil rights warriors" for "ALL Americans" — then named exactly none of them. So we did. Court filings let us ID 11. At least 5 arrived with records of misconduct, controversy, or hiring irregularities. 1/

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Meet the attorneys Harmeet Dhillon installed to turn the Civil Rights Division against its mission - Public Citizen

Introduction On July 8, 2026, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon tweeted that she had sworn in more than 100 new…

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Stealthgirl 🫘 @stealthgirl21.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

SCOTUS seems to have forgotten this

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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Video of an ICE agent pulling a gun on a wife and mother, who is a US citizen born and raised in the area, near Bailey's Crossroads in Northern Virginia yesterday. Chillingly, they claimed she “almost ran them over” until she told them she had video proving that was a lie.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 11/08/2026

“Ah shoot, that was the last one of those,” Doug Burgum added as he fumbled a juicy thigh from the world’s only remaining Laysan duck and it fell in the dirt at his feet. “Well, I suppose I can still make some kabobs from that ivory-billed woodpecker we found.”

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Dept. Of Interior Grills Up Nation’s Remaining Endangered Species

WASHINGTON—With fragrant smoke wafting down Pennsylvania Avenue as a line of administration officials and VIPs stretched around the block, sources reported Saturday that leadership at the U.S. Departm...

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Bryce Covert @brycecovert.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Yikes. Women accounted for all of the job losses and all of the labor force decline in July, according to @nwlc.org

WASHINGTON — Women accounted for 100 percent of the decline in the labor force in July, according to a National Women’s Law Center jobs analysis of monthly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That brings the total net number of women who have left the labor force since January this year to 845,000. In comparison, there are 406,000 fewer men in the labor force now than in January.

A total of 165,000 women, aged 20 and over, left the labor force last month — meaning they are neither working nor looking for work — while men's labor force participation was unchanged. Overall, the economy lost 23,000 jobs in July. Women accounted for all of these losses, losing 32,000 jobs, while men gained 9,000 jobs. Women make up 50.1% of the workforce.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Trump 2 has shown that the bulk of federal, state, and local "law enforcement" don't perform any useful functions at all. If they did, it would not be so easy to re-task them to brainless gestapo work like rounding up whole neighborhoods and waiting outside public buildings.

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hilzoy @hilzoy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I know I have RTd this several times, but: the WHOLE POINT of the State Department is that it’s supposed to be full of people who deal with other countries, and who could therefore be expected to look at that map and know IMMEDIATELY that it was wrong.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

This is a good example of the fear that ICE has engendered in so many. A man here completely legally with nothing (on paper) to fear from ICE took off running when they showed up at a gas station and was struck by a passing truck. Awful.

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God @thegodshow.com · 17/07/2026

If Andy Beshear doesn’t call for a special election before August 3rd and force Mitch McConnell to prove he can speak in a video, then Andy Beshear becomes the new Merrick Garland. I’m sorry but I make the rules.

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NHATional Scissoring Day ✂️ @nhathanielh.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

“FUCK ICE” - Boston, Massachusetts #AEWDynamite

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Michael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 10/07/2026

Can’t lie, the fact that y’all were driving with PAPER maps is insane. Even worse, you had to ask random strangers for directions??

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C.M. Lewis 🦬⚔️ @thehousered.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Need to be super clear to folks that there is a growing class of “progressive” political consultants with elite backgrounds that are cashing in on antiestablishment sentiment amongst voters, and their payday isn’t at all about your concerns. slate.com/news-and-pol...

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How Did We Get Graham Platner, Anyway? The Answer Is the Problem.

Democrats need to learn this lesson.

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Suzanne Winland @suzannewinland.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Generations of immigrants (including my ancestors) came to the US to avoid religious persecution. These Christian nationalist liars need to SIT DOWN.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Meta Glasses are like, a Cybertruck for your face.

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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

It's subtle but I noticed while watching old Star Trek TNG episodes that whenever Christopher Columbus is mentioned, Picard never says "discovered" and instead says "travelled to." And I love that.

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 05/07/2026

ICE flights. Saturday, July 4, 2026. At least 85 flights on 28 planes. At least 12 removal flights, 6 to Mexico alone. One year ago today, ICE sent 8 men to South Sudan. Only 3 have been released. Still jailed: Enrique Arias-Hierro, Kyaw Mya, Nyo Myint, Thongxay Nilakout & José Rodriguez-Quiñones.

An ADSBx map of the Americas showing 28 planes doing dozens of flights branching out from Louisiana and Texas toward northern cities (round-up flights), Central America (removal flights), and going between ICE detention hubs (shuffle flights).

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Patriotism isn't about building walls, punishing immigrants, cutting taxes for the rich, attacking the press, or dividing us by race & faith. True patriots don't pander to divisiveness or hate. They work to confirm the "WE" in "We the People of the United States."

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lorem ipsum 🇧🇷🇺🇸 @whiskeynachos.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

This is actually what Americans are better at than anyone else in the world: figuring out what the people want and quickly spinning up the logistics to sell it to them at the going price.

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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 24/06/2026

Anyway it's weird how New York City, the city with the most Jews in the world, voted in Zohran Mamdani, and one of its most Jewish districts overwhelmingly voted for Brad Lander, but the Very Serious Pundits still are trying to convince everyone that Jews are all Netanyahu-loving AIPAC cheerleaders.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Unreal. beyond parody.

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

During the weather delay they should play Alexi Lalas's albums so Thierry and Zlatan can roast them

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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 21/06/2026

Cancer patients, pregnant women and people with life-threatening chronic conditions were all denied adequate medical care, according to medical records and court documents reviewed by The City Reporter.

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'It's Like Hell': 60 Lawsuits Detail Alleged Medical Neglect at ICE Detention Center

Cancer patients, pregnant women and people with life-threatening chronic conditions were all denied adequate medical care, according to medical records and court documents reviewed by The City…

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

You know who else is at the Knicks-Spurs game tonight? Jared Kushner. About him...

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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Pete Hegseth using the language and date of D-Day to say immigrants are storming the beaches, denigrating the American, Canadian, British and French troops who died 82 years ago insuring my grandparents got to live in a free France, is an insult to America, to Europe, and to the military.

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Rebekah is Pro-Choice @rebekahwriter.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Kennedy Center should sell tickets to them removing Trump’s name from the exterior.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/05/2026

NESTERAK: President Trump has granted clemency to numerous individuals who have stolen hundreds of millions in Medicaid funds. Can we expect any of these folks to be shown the same mercy? McDONALD: I'll take a different question

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Aaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Someone asked a bunch of kids what the first thing was that cane to mind when they thought about Trump. Their answers are priceless. Check out the video.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Here’s 30 years of Bibi Netanyahu claiming that Iran is days away from nuclear weapons.

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

OK, I checked and yes this is real

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AMHotFlash @amhotflash.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

The two people on the left in this pic, hung with the Epstein crowd…YES! They have participated in countless atrocities against children…up to, and including cannibalism. The couple on the left is now the President and First Lady. We must come together (regardless of party) & take back our country.

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