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Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 6h
Its telling that when Trump's allies ask for patriotic sacrifice, it's always asking working folks to pay more at the pump, more at the grocery store, more for health insurance, and never to ask their millionaire donors to pay more in taxes to pay for the pointless war Trump started (and is losing)
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 6h
Get their asses.
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CNN @cnn.com · 6h
Just two days before launching an effort to slash red tape for commercial space transportation, President Trump last month purchased up to $5 million of bonds issued by SpaceX, a major federal contractor run by Elon Musk, according to ethics filings made public on Thursday. cnn.it/4rRrZU0
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TaraT @tarat33.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump tries to rid his administration of oversight. Again. "Mr. Pulte has announced plans to make even more significant cuts, with reductions so severe that agency staff told Congress they would cause the inspector general’s office to “wind down its operations”
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Housing Official, Who Targeted Trump Foes, Cuts Watchdog Office (Gift Article)
Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, moved to slash his agency’s inspector general’s office. Democrats called for his resignation.
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Joseph Lorenzo Hall, PhD @josephhall.org · 03/10/2026
Do not miss this: the incomparable @rickhasen.bsky.social, interviewed by the incomparable @micahloewinger.bsky.social for @onthemedia.bsky.social: “Trump’s Guide to Stealing an Election.” www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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Trump's Guide to Stealing an Election | On the Media | WNYC Studios
The Supreme Court has denied a bid by the Trump administration to restrict mail-in voting. On this week’s On the Media, hear about the attempts, successful and not, to turn election c...
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May Springs @maysprings.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
SCOTUS said bribery isn’t illegal anymore
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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 03/10/2026
It’s weird to see so many higher education leaders beat their chests about “the decline of trust” from the public while refusing to acknowledge the conservative movement organizing to destroy it. Imagine someone stabbing you repeatedly while you complain about not having enough blood to bleed out.
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The fact that a few friends and family members of the president just kinda wander the world soliciting billion-dollar bribes ostensibly to "end wars" is a real "it would all be very unpopular if you could convince people it was happening" sorts of deals
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings. w/ @regret.bsky.social
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
People ask me why list for Vizier Impeachment has always been limited to Miller, Hegseth and Vought (rather than the equally awful RFK and Blanche). For all three, I believe that they have engaged in anti-constitutional behavior that violates the separation of powers.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Endless corruption.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Judge Sara Hill, N.D. Oklahoma, issued this decision on Thursday —>
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May Springs @maysprings.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The dumbest timeline
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/09/2026
SCOTUS has cleared the way for the Trump administration to use a controversial government program in its aggressive search for alleged voter fraud, increasing the likelihood that eligible voters will be wrongly labeled as non-citizens due to faulty data and removed from the rolls.
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Supreme Court allows Trump to use flawed database to vet voter citizenship
While the impact on the midterms might be minimal, Justice Jackson warns some eligible voters could be disenfranchised.
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Sylvia Chi 齊思涵 @sylviachi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
'The unreasoned tacit endorsement of racial profiling in the Court’s order cannot be squared with the Constitution’s express prohibition on “unreasonable searches and seizures” or its guarantee of “equal protection of the laws.”'
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
huge cuts to our healthcare and infrastructure, bags of cash for the gulf monarchies
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Just like with the ballroom, another scam by Trump to turn this into a “military complex” to prevent the courts from intervening by using “national security” as his excuse for vanity projects.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Don't forget: Intuit also gave $1M to Trump's inauguration. This is how our government has been corrupted: 1) Donors give huge sums to politicians 2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor 3) Donors make huge profit 4) Repeat We must end this vicious cycle.
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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 15/09/2026
@letsgomathias.bsky.social joined @jragazzo.bsky.social on YouTube Live to talk about his piece, the modern GOP's "never punch right attitude," and "the screaming emergency" of having Charlottesville marchers as Republican state leg nominees. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/youtu...
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TPM Live: Chris Mathias on the Charlottesville Marcher Poised to Take Office in Florida
ICYMI, TPM’s new reporter Chris Mathias just published a new investigation revealing...
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FOX 32 News @fox32chicago.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., introduced a resolution to impeach Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on the House floor Tuesday.
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Rep. Thomas Massie moves to impeach Pete Hegseth over Iran war
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., introduced a resolution to impeach Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on the House floor Tuesday.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#BREAKING: Over public dissents from Justices Thomas and Alito, #SCOTUS *denies* the Trump administration’s request for a stay in the mail-in ballots case. The USPS Rule will remain blocked—almost certainly through the midterms.
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May Springs @maysprings.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
LOL
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ACLU @aclu.org · 28/08/2026
Our new animated show Know Your Rights University is the perfect homework helper, with plenty of singing and dancing along the way. Stream the first season now on YouTube. 📓
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ACLU's Know Your Rights University! | American Civil Liberties Union
Know Your Rights University (KYR-U) is an animated series that teaches kids lessons about civics, constitutional rights, and free expression! KYR-U makes learning fun, and comes at a time when being a...
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 28/08/2026
71 years ago today, Emmett Till was lynched in the Jim Crow South. Mamie Till-Mobley chose to have the world see the violence inflicted to her son, serving as a catalyst to the civil rights movement. Here in Illinois, we will never hide from or forget our painful history.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Actually, let’s hear this out…
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Jon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Academic freedom is when a foreign government dictates how and even whether a university investigates misconduct
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 28/08/2026
Healthcare company recalls multiple injectables. See affected drugs
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Healthcare company recalls multiple injectables. See affected drugs
Injecting the potentially contaminated drugs could cause blood clots, organ damage and other health issues, according to the FDA.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Same. This was a craven act of capitulation that should be embarrassing for everyone involved.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 26/08/2026
I’m here in Salisbury, MD today, where Rev. William Barber is leading a protest in support of the local Haitian community. Around 10% of Salisbury is Haitian, and many are facing potential deportation after the Trump admin ended their TPS status. Joined by faith leaders, reps from Sens and the Gov
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 27/08/2026
Full story on today's protest: religionnews.com/2026/08/26/i...
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Clergy rally for Haitians in Maryland county amid fears of ICE surge
SALISBURY, Md. (RNS) — 'When I go to their house, they have to make sure it's me before they even go to the door,' Pastor Jean-Daniel Berard, who leads Passionate LightHouse of God, said of his church...
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
“Dolly Parton represented the very best of America," said ALA President Maria McCauley. "We want to make sure that Dolly’s vision, that reading is for everyone, becomes a reality. That’s something that we can all carry forward in memory of Dolly.” lat.ms/3SWROFd
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Dolly Parton's contributions to literacy will outlive the star, just like she planned
Dolly Parton spent decades gifting books to millions of children. Following her death at 80, the Dollywood Foundation plans to carry her mission with Imagination Library forward.
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jmuhj1.bsky.social @jmuhj1.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
When you are truly great, you do not begrudge others their greatness.
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
They mean a return to open eugenics, white supremacy, sexism and pro-imperialist propaganda. Look at what they are banning for a clue about what they would replace it with.
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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com
NASHVILLE, TN (August 25, 2026) – Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

 

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000). 

 

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

 

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging @DollyParton or by leaving a message at www.dollyparton.com.         

 

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com.
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Jill Lightner @jilllightner.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Street art in her honor from SE Seattle
A glittery tinsel-fringed illustrated portrait of Dolly Parton on a telephone pole. There's a cartoon voice bubble with a quote from her that says "find out who you are and do it on purpose."
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Tal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
her beauty was beyond compare, rip dolly
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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
People tend to ask me why I think Hegseth is impeachable: (a) his interference in a Congressionally mandated promotion process, www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/u..., and (b) his withdrawal of humanitarian protections that led to the deaths of civilians, www.propublica.org/article/hegs....
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Top Commanders Told Hegseth Not to Cut Civilian Protection Program, Poll Showed. He Did It Anyway.
The U.S. military has killed hundreds of noncombatants since gutting its Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response mission last year. After significant blowback, the Defense Department is considering part...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Exactly. It's now treated as normal that the American president does not pause for a single second to consider the impact that his actions will have on countless Americans. Everything is about sating his crazed vendettas and nothing more. The whole world must bend itself around that.
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
As @jpygold.bsky.social pointed out this is an academic freedom issue as it was done contra faculty consensus. Also, strange that none of the folks jumping to protect a eugenicist organized a letter complaining about this.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Justice Jackson: This "violates well-established precedents concerning this Court's equitable discretion and needlessly injects chaos and uncertainty into the upcoming midterm elections. It also lets another shoe drop in the Kafkaesque nightmare that our precedents have been steadily creating."
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
See? It's not hard.
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May Springs @maysprings.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
yeah, nah, we’re not defending white supremacist pseudoscience and the “scholars” that promote it
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Among other reforms, it cannot stand that the President can sue everyone all the time but never face any lawsuits or criminal charges himself because he’s president. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...
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Trump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a Critic (Gift Article)
It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.
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Sad About Baseball @danvogfan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
guy who turned the dial on the “make everyone stupid and insane machine” to 11 to facilitate the election of Donald J Trump in 2016 and again in 2024: damn why is my data center in rural Texas being blocked by people who think it’s going to make their kids trans and kill God
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/08/2026
missouri republicans have a level of contempt for the people of that state that is truly remarkable. but then, why wouldn’t they after successfully insulating themselves from any political accountability?
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
There are going to be Democrats who say we shouldn’t rip it all out — it’s already built, we have other priorities — but removing the visible signs of Trumpism is absolutely necessary.
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Luck is the most important factor. There's always gonna be someone as good as you or better, but being lucky is the key. Every time. I know I hustled to get my career where it is, but I've also been lucky enough to run into the right person or know the right person and it got my foot in the door
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