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Psychologist and nature lover; looking for my friends who believe in democracy

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 4h
I worked with leaders on both sides of the river as Secretary of Transportation to help get funding for the Brent Spence Bridge Project across the finish line. For about 20 years, people only talked about making something happen - now, we actually are.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 6h
The Tompkins County DA says his office was never given the full transcript where the former Cornell student said, “I can say with 100% confidence I was raped.” Cornell says it turned over its investigation. So what exactly was sent, and why was that statement apparently missing?
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7h
“.. The White House did not respond immediately to The Hill’s request for comment about the typo.” @thehill.com thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13h
CNN: “.. Turns out that one of the things it’s reasonably good at is debunking Trump’s own lies.” @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/p...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21h
Here's footage of Jack Smith at the Iowa vs. Maryland game on February 3rd, 2024 btw
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m @keptsimple.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I think Smith could successfully sue Schmitt for defamation now, since he's restating the falsehood outside of the Senate hearing, and by this point he clearly knows what he's saying is false
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Holy shit, this ad! I cannot imagine the impetus for pardoning this guy. But I’m not even sure it matters. Kind of along the lines of that Roger Marshall ad. If you’re explaining you’re losing.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Two Schmitt staffers realizing this might be their last day.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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jesse @jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is connected to the Schmitt debacle from earlier - the Republican Party now talks only to itself using language that only they employ, everyone else is expected to follow along or have the power of the state come down on them
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner think the way to negotiate with these barbarians is to offer them business deals.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"An admission that the American president offered to sell arms to China is extraordinary. The Communist-ruled nation is considered by most policymakers and legislators of both parties to be the greatest military, economic and diplomatic rival of the United States..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.
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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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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"The U.S. and Russian teams also removed a provision requiring that humans review military targets developed by AI before a strike..." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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U.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact
The two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progre...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"“Imagine losing a third of a city’s firefighters and then wondering why downtown is burning...” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Utah Gerrymandering enthusiast state Rep. Trevor Lee resigned from the Legislature Monday, hours after prosecutors charged him with multiple felonies tied to an alleged scheme to fraudulently secure a home loan. www.rawstory.com/gop-gerryman...
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Republican who backed illegal gerrymander scheme resigns over felony fraud charges: report
Utah state Rep. Trevor Lee resigned from the Legislature Monday, hours after prosecutors charged him with multiple felonies tied to an alleged scheme to fraudulently secure a home loan.The Utah Attorn...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russia is bombing museums, apartment buildings, hospitals, research facilities, schools, and parks. Ukraine is bombing military targets and refineries. Guess which one Trump has been complaining about?
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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ICE buys $1.3 million in robot dogs from Connecticut company
The agency bought the robots without seeking competing bids, and chose a version built to detect chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Still wondering why people are fed up with the system?
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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
LIVE today at 2p ET: Julia Curlee, the first CIA analyst to openly transition and continue serving, joins us. She was VP Pence’s daily briefer, an NSC director under President Biden, then fired by Trump for being trans. Link: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There’s something to be said for how most of the political spectrum can unite around hounding some lesbians over niche drama in their spaces but huge segments of society are silent about pervasive campus rape impacting a huge population of primarily youngwomen
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
Trump: Sleepy Joe Biden, have you heard of him? *a few moments later* Trump: 😴😴😴
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
WASHINGTON — Eight U.S. Marines were injured two weeks ago when an Iranian cruise missile attacked the ship they were operating on in the Strait of Hormuz, according to three U.S. officials. @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Because of the Texas state government's error, Texas "counties are now dealing with nearly a year of backlogged voter registration tasks to process. They could include new registrations or simply updates to voters’ existing records, like a change in address..." www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/0...
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Tens of thousands of Texas voter registration applications likely ensnared in state error
Democrats are calling for investigations into why voter registration applications submitted via a DPS portal weren’t forwarded to counties.
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DevinCow @devincow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Can we just have health care?
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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump’s performance at the China - US summit was a disgrace. President Xi views Trump’s fawning deference as weakness and ineptitude. Much more on Substack; consider subscribing: open.substack.com/pub/thefrank...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
ICYMI — Fetterman: “I’m a lifelong Republican” 😬
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
German FM Johann Wadephul told Lavrov during their meeting in New York that Russia had "crossed a line" with the drone incident at Leipzig Airport and that if it happens again, Germany is "ready to respond at any time."
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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Cornell has failed to protect its students. Cornell has failed to address the growing issue of sexual assault on campus with its pathetic task force. Cornell has failed the student allegedly raped by those seven men at Chi Phi in October 2024. Cornell has failed her. Cornell has failed us."
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Yeah, it doesn’t seem like the NYT has given any coverage to the frat gang rape scandal at Cornell. Not as important as Oberlin’s banh mi or Harvard’s eating clubs I guess
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A couple quick observations here, which should be obvious. 1) insurance “risk pools” work by requiring younger/healthier people who make few or no claims to sign up and pay premiums alongside older/less healthy people who do, essentially covering their costs.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
everyone who's ever joined in an online pile on should read this.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
this guy doesn’t seem to know what insurance is
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Every single one of these people view their government appointments as an opportunity to promote themselves and make money grifting while we pay them to do it.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
4/ But over the next 10 weeks, I’d mimic the patterns of a problem gambler with the help of a panel of gambling experts and learn just how much DraftKings would encourage my recklessness — and just how little pushback I’d get as I spiraled downward.
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I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.
Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Republicans do not get to call it courage when they distance themselves from Trump only after the polls turn bad. Courage would have been refusing to enable him when it cost something. This is not a moral awakening. It is a campaign calculation. November is coming!
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hegseth continues to manipulate the numbers of dead and wounded in the Iran War. The tally of troops wounded during the Iran war was quietly increased by 37 without explanation from DOD. That includes 29 Navy sailors and eight Marines, according to the Pentagon’s database.
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Pentagon quietly adds dozens to tally of troops wounded amid Iran war
With the addition of 29 U.S. sailors and eight Marines, the total number of personnel wounded since the start of hostilities has risen to 861, a Pentagon database shows.
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Rep. Jason Crow @crow.house.gov · 25/09/2026
President Trump continues to roll out the red carpet for autocrats. First Putin, now Xi. Shamefully wining & dining our adversaries as he kicks our allies to the curb.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Jack Smith gets what he’s been seeking.. a public hearing to answer questions about his criminal case against Trump. Tuesday. At the US Senate
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026
Trump, for over a decade: "I wouldn't give him a state dinner." This week: A full state dinner at the White House for China's Xi Jinping, complete with the arrival ceremony, a gift, and billionaires everywhere.
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teamhamiltonhq.bsky.social @teamhamiltonhq.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Meischa was Roger Marshall's patient. This is her story.
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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Mary Peltola stood in Valdez with prices every Alaskan understands: $5.25 for gas, $6.75 for diesel. Dan Sullivan voted 12 times to continue the Iran war, and each vote drove fuel costs higher across Alaska. He chose the war. Alaskan families, fishermen, and truckers got the bill #momsky#sheshed
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Oligarch solidarity www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing "political" content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
So many times we see this. Where illegal cancellation of congressional appropriation becomes one weird trick.
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Andrew Chakhoyan 🇺🇦 @andrewchak.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
russia’s criminal war continues because russia wants it to continue. By defending itself, Ukraine is fighting for peace. The delusion that yielding to russia will stop the killing has been disproven again and again. With russia, surrender is when the killing starts.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It’s not unusual for a wartime president to ease up before a domestic election but usually they’re smart enough not to announce that it’ll start again as soon as the voting’s done.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 26/09/2026
Trump’s DOJ claims it has turned over unredacted handwritten FBI notes from four interviews with a woman who alleges Trump sexually and physically abused her as a minor. But there’s a major question about what else Todd Blanche actually handed the judge.
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Trump DOJ Claims It Complied With Latest Epstein Order in Katie Phang Case
Judge Emmet Sullivan ordered Attorney General Todd Blanche to submit unredacted FBI notes and support disputed victim redactions, while a temporary appellate pause now blocks foreign-language file rev...
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