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Maxamina

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writer, English professor, dog mom #writer #screenwriter #books #screenplay

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Maxamina @maxamina.bsky.social · 5h
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Election deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize voting machines
The problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
Troy Jackson: "As late as 2024, the FBI was circling around Sen. Collins ... then when President Trump came back, his administration dismantled the investigation. Now she votes with Donald Trump 96% of the time. Look, I don't owe Donald Trump nothing."
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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
remember: it saved no net money, social services US citizens are getting cut, and left the US in a weaker place geopolitically. none of the debates about fiscal responsibility, obligation to US citizens first, or 'hard choices' actually apply. they're all bullshit. killed people for nothing at all.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026
Trump ignores a question about "what did mean when you said 'let them take out Los Angeles and San Diego?'"
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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 23h
Daily reminder that Trump and Republican leadership are spending billions of your tax dollars on military operations against Iran that Congress never authorized, expanding Stephen Miller’s mass deportation agenda, and
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 23h
How do I know Hegseth’s order to deny access to bases to members of Congress is about a cover up, not about safety? Because I asked for a military briefing at the embassy as a substitute and was told the policy prohibited military leaders in the region from even talking to me.
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Maxamina @maxamina.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A year from now, Krysten Sinema will be dating Kristi Noem’s ex husband.
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Maxamina @maxamina.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Today show anchor just referred to “CEO killer” when announcing an upcoming segment about Luigi Magione.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump's ICE prisons are funding nine Republicans for Senate. A judge kept Georgia's Social Security numbers from him. His Powell smear died in 120 pages. 30,000 prison workers got their union back. Friday.
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Trump Fills The ICE Prisons. The Prison Companies Fund Nine GOP Senate Candidates.
Every name, from the filings nobody added up. Also: Georgia’s voters, Jerome Powell, and 30,000 prison workers all beat Trump this week.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Nenko Gantchev died in GEO Group's Michigan detention center. GEO's PAC sent Mike Rogers a check for his Senate run. Ten weeks apart, in that order. Rogers kept it. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-fill...
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Maxamina @maxamina.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Unfuckingbelievable. I’m shocked he’s not calling them the Trump Kennedy Honors. The Kennedy Center Honors Will Be Held at Capital One Arena www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/a...
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The Kennedy Center Honors Will Be Held at Capital One Arena
The center is moving its marquee event off site as it pushes for court approval of a plan to close its main building for a two-year renovation project.
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Maxamina @maxamina.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I’m sure this never happened, this will morph over the next few weeks into tearing down the Oval Office. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Tearing down the Oval Office? Trump says he rejected Secret Service plan
As far wrecking balls go, President Donald Trump draws the line at the Oval Office.
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Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The IMF issuing a statement to reassure the public that bond markets are "functioning in an orderly manner" is highly unusual—and risks raising more questions than it answers. #economy #markets #bonds #yields
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Maxamina @maxamina.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
John Fetterman - what a spectacular disappointment.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The U.S. owes $40 trillion in debt. Everyone has an opinion about why. But there’s one question you almost never hear asked: Who’s actually getting paid?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress. Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare. This should be a national outrage.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 25/09/2026
A rapid surge in the price of diesel fuel is straining businesses and threatening to raise costs across the economy. Here's what Americans told us about how high diesel prices are affecting them and their businesses.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"The NIH is the largest funder of biomedical research on the planet, and its $47 billion budget is larger than that of the next 10 research funders combined." This underscores my big problem with Gorsuch's concurrence in Slaughter. arstechnica.com/science/2026...
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Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants
Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“I simply do not want to see innocent children being detained. Prisons are not a place for innocent children...” “We need to go to these board meetings... to all our other meetings, our city council. We need to be in all these spaces and insist upon being heard.” veritenews.org/2026/09/22/o...
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Opponents of Alexandria ICE detention facility hold community forum - Verite News New Orleans
The England Authority Board of Commissioners is slated to discuss the planned ICE detention facility at a meeting on Thursday.
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Maxamina @maxamina.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Govt. programs that spend tax dollars on helping people are the best. Proof it can be done and in less than a year.
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Maxamina @maxamina.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
He’s blocking CNN because he knows the new owners won’t sue once they take over. So, it will look like he successfully blocked them or settled with them, forcing them to change heir reporting about him. White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/b...
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White House Blocks CNN From Covering Trump’s Trip to Tennessee
CNN won’t be able to join President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee. He had banned CNN and two other news outlets from the White House, but a court order on Thursday restored their access.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 25/09/2026
New Yorkers, a storm is arriving today. Don't travel if you don't have to. Never drive or walk through floodwater. Call 911 if you are in danger, and report nonemergency issues to 311. Look out for one another and stay safe.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026
Amazing detail in this @wsj article about Kimberly Guilfoyle, US ambassador to Greece: she told a Greek minister, in a conversation about the collapse of the Romanian government,“We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here." www.wsj.com/articles/kim...
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The Mystery Man Shadowing Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushes Deals Across Europe
Christos Marafatsos works as an energy lobbyist while also closely advising the U.S. ambassador to Greece.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court GRANTS People Not Politicians stay application, ordering the 2022 map to be in effect for the midterms! A victory for Elias Law Group, our clients People Not Politicians and Richard von Glahn, and the people of Missouri. www.democracydocket.com/cases/missou...
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🚨Onder v. Missouri
Learn more here.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They warned us Mamdani would impose Sharia law. Instead, he unleashed the real threat: line dancing in Bryant Park.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I hope Zohran Mamdani thanked Benjamin Netanyahu for his UN speech, which only made Mamdani more likable. Even a gift basket would be nice.
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Maxamina @maxamina.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Photo Credit NYTimes Are you kidding me? Soldiers in costumes?!!
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Maxamina @maxamina.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Guess what else tax payers are paying for? 100s of Mil to ‘redo’ the recently refurbished Dept. of Education building that is now being taken over by the Dept. of Energy. Where is congress??
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NPR @npr.org · 24/09/2026
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked Trump officials to explain why the Census Bureau's parent agency cut a ban on political interference from its scientific integrity policy, as NPR first reported. n.pr/4d56tVL
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Warren demands Trump officials explain removing a ban on interference in census data
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked Trump officials to explain why the Census Bureau's parent agency cut a ban on political interference from its scientific integrity policy, as NPR first reported.
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NPR @npr.org · 24/09/2026
A federal judge's ruling restored CNN, MS Now and Politico's access to the White House. Gabe Rottman says better procedure alone may not resolve the broader First Amendment fight. n.pr/4ydcEj0
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NPR @npr.org · 24/09/2026
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opened Tuesday in Los Angeles – a $1 billion "temple to the people's art" courtesy of Star Wars creator George Lucas. n.pr/4rrECFc
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'Nerd Heaven'? George Lucas's new museum opens, but it's not just about 'Star Wars'
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opened Tuesday in Los Angeles – a $1 billion "temple to the people's art" courtesy of Star Wars creator George Lucas.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: The California Supreme Court ruled that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco violated state law when he seized roughly 650,000 ballots from last year’s special redistricting election after pursuing debunked claims of a massive ballot discrepancy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to return seized ballots, affirms state’s power over local law enforcement
The twin rulings stand to make it significantly harder for local law enforcement to create election chaos and use unsubstantiated fraud claims to seize ballots outside California’s established electio...
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The Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026
Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-s…
Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Talarico wants data centers to pay for their own grid upgrades, recycle their water, create real jobs, & get a community's consent before moving in. Paxton took nearly $500,000 from the industry. Texans want a senator who fights for them. That's why we will have a #BlueWaveIn40Days
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blondie013.bsky.social @blondie013.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Fosters are desperately needed to save NYCACC dogs and puppies. Fostering is All Expenses Covered. If interested in adopting or fostering please check out: @notthesameone2.bsky.social @morgfairsdogs.bsky.social @princesskim.bsky.social You can DM them for info and applications. PLEASE REPOST
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it. It was effectively banned as it never aired again. I wonder why. MEDIA-OPOLY
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This warning from David Letterman to the media from just a year ago feels sadly too relevant today. He is right: You can't appease a tyrant.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Breaking: ICE shot and injured a man in Austin, Texas, earlier today. Trump has allowed ICE to flood our streets and put our communities in harms way again and again and Governor Abbott is complicit every time. I am demanding the body camera footage and full accountability.
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ICE agent shoots and wounds person in North Austin, officials say
An ICE agent shot and wounded a person Sunday in North Austin, according to three state and local officials.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Congratulations to Mellody & George on the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art! 18 years in the making, it is 5-stories high, filled with some of the greatest artwork, props & memorabilia you'll ever see. An instant Los Angeles LANDMARK Thanks (again), George!!!
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 19/09/2026
The Kennedy Center crowd is singing America The Beautiful. This is what democracy looks like.
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Maxamina @maxamina.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“Right now, the U.S. government is paying $3 billion a day to cover the interest on the country’s debt. That is happening as demand for new government debt — Treasury bonds, bills, and notes — is going down. Yields on 30-year bonds are at a 19-year high.” -Marketplace.org
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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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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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Exxon is now expecting a 2.5 - 3C rise by 2050 But says f*ck you - we are just going to keep right on sucking up as much gas and oil as we can Because even though we know what's coming, we really don't give a sh*t www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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Exxon raises 2050 global emissions forecast, sees slower coal decline
The world is at risk of falling behind in efforts to reduce carbon emissions by 2050, ExxonMobil said in its annual energy outlook published on Thursday, as ​the burning of coal could decline at a slo...
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Clayton Tucker @claytontuckertx.com · 19/09/2026
The greedy few want us fighting each other so we don’t fight them. City or country, red or blue, working Texans have more in common with each other than we ever will with the monopolists rigging our economy. It’s time to unite and break their grip.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/09/2026
Justin Wolfers: “What we have is a carnival barker as president, a reality TV show… a fake sort of boxer, a bloke who spends his life just provoking others because provocation yields attention.”
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