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Land of saguaros and sunsets. We got this 💪. 4th generation fronteriza🌵🌵🌵#democraticwomen GO CATS!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
Here's a nearly 10-minute supercut of Troy Jackson taking it to Susan Collins during their debate tonight, including Jackson telling her "you can't eat road salt" and "Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out"
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Mel @melmcb.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Adam Steinbaugh (@adamsteinbaugh) on X
Appalling: Energy company drags a mother into federal court, trying to stop her from sharing FOIA'd records -- records the state *gave her* -- about an Arkansas data center. And it wants the court to ...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Ron and Cassie DeSantis: These two crooks stole $10 million from a settlement with a charity, wired it to Cassie’s fake “charity,” laundered it through two puppet organizations, and then used it for political ads in an election year. They should be in jail.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Are we ever going to find out what happened to mitch McConnell
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This is Very Exciting and Needed….
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 14/08/2026
Apple: ~$2.2 billion Nike: $986 million FedEx: ~$800 million Amazon: $640 million General Motors: $500 million Giant corporations are raking in millions in tariff refunds and getting even richer. But remember: corporations passed tariff costs on to you. Where's YOUR refund?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/08/2026
“Most people don’t think you’re a nice kid," the owner of an Arkansas private school told a boy before urging other students to take turns attacking him. She repeatedly thwacked him with a footlong plastic cylinder, calling him a liar. with @arktimes.bsky.social
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This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It.
One of the few requirements for Arkansas private schools is that they have an American flag and a flagpole. But millions in state funds go to the largely unmonitored schools while complaints about saf...
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
this fuckin story is starting to smell like a pool of algae lol
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12/08/2026
NEW: Emily Moreno on behalf of her 2 yr old daughter has filed a lawsuit against Max Miller and his lawyers for publishing an unredacted nude photograph their daughter. www.chandralaw.com/blog/federal...
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Federal civil-rights suit: Congressman Max Miller and attorney published nude photo of two-year-old daughter online | Chandra Law Firm | 888.500.5025 | Berkeley | San Diego | Cleveland | Columbus | Sa...
Congressman Max Miller and his lawyer Aaron Minc are accused in federal court of disclosing to the public an intimate image of Miller's child revealing her genitalia.
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Mel @melmcb.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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Contradicting public statements, Trump took secret flight from Turkey amid Iranian threat
The White House said the president was aboard Air Force One as he left a NATO summit. Instead, his departure included an elaborate ruse that concealed his travel.
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Mel @melmcb.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Sales Are So Low, California Wineries Are Burning Their Vineyards
The rise and fall of pinot noir symbolizes the larger struggles of the wine industry as younger generations turn to other beverages.
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Mel @melmcb.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Sales Are So Low, California Wineries Are Burning Their Vineyards
The rise and fall of pinot noir symbolizes the larger struggles of the wine industry as younger generations turn to other beverages.
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Mel @melmcb.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Sales Are So Low, California Wineries Are Burning Their Vineyards
The rise and fall of pinot noir symbolizes the larger struggles of the wine industry as younger generations turn to other beverages.
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Mel @melmcb.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Sales Are So Low, California Wineries Are Burning Their Vineyards
The rise and fall of pinot noir symbolizes the larger struggles of the wine industry as younger generations turn to other beverages.
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Mel @melmcb.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Sales Are So Low, California Wineries Are Burning Their Vineyards
The rise and fall of pinot noir symbolizes the larger struggles of the wine industry as younger generations turn to other beverages.
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Mel @melmcb.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Ronald Lauder, a Billionaire G.O.P. Backer, Closes His Wallet (Gift Article)
Ronald S. Lauder, a major funder of conservative political causes, has not given a single dollar this year to Republicans in his home state, and his super PAC has gone idle.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 02/08/2026
I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/08/2026
BREAKING: Capital One bank closed Trump’s accounts in 2021 over money laundering, per a new court filing. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Capital One Cites Money Laundering Review in Trump-Related Suit
Capital One Financial Corp. said in a court filing late Friday that it closed accounts belonging to President Donald Trump’s sprawling real estate company in 2021 for legitimate reasons after an inter...
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 01/08/2026
It should haunt her everywhere.
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She Voted for a Justice Who Overturned Roe. Now it Haunts Her on the Trail.
Senator Susan Collins, who supports abortion rights, endorsed Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for the Supreme Court. It has emerged as a major issue in her campaign for re-election.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to compel Illinois to provide its complete statewide voter registration database. Another big victory for Elias Law Group and its clients. DOJ is now 0-19 in these cases. ELG remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/illino...
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🚨 United States of America v. Matthews
Learn more.
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Veerender Singh Jubbal @veerenderjubbal.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
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cool use case of chatgpt work i heard last night:
connect your family calendars and explain your kids' interests.
every morning for the drive to school, have it make a podcast that talks about one kid's soccer game that afternoon, one kid's upcoming birthday, some news, etc.
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What if you just talked to your children
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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
We just won a court order stopping the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. while our lawsuit continues.     We’re going to keep fighting to keep costs down for consumers, protect jobs, and stop this illegal merger.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/07/2026
EXCLUSIVE: MeidasTouch has learned new details of what really happened inside Todd Blanche's meeting with Epstein survivors today. One survivor noted Blanche was "abrasive, condescending, and intentionally noncommittal." Here are the full details.
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Inside the First Ever Meeting Between Epstein Survivors and Todd Blanche
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche met Thursday with several accusers of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the meeting appeared to deepen
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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
My first search engine.
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 16/07/2026
The air is full of smoke, the food is full of parasites, and the water is full of data center bacteria but at least we stopped all that DEI children's cancer research!
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𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙸𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝚝 @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This is how to speak to every single one of those sycophants.
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Mel @melmcb.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I am just sitting here tonight watching that abomination and I can say I was never so proud of voting for anyone as I was voting for Gabriella Cazares Kelly for Pima County Recorder. If this is what they call "virtue signalling" I'm all for my virtue and my signalling.
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I'm never going to get over the fact that the president of the United States paid a woman more than $5 million after a jury found him liable for raping her. And he's still president. And people still support him. Never. Get. Over. It.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/07/2026
We watched Trump's dangerous and deranged speech so you don't have to. Here are the moments you need to know about:
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/07/2026
CBS just cut away and dispelled all the lies. Total failure. Nobody cares.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/07/2026
Warner: "He conveniently ignores Russia"
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
He should have gone to prison for pressuring Brad Raffensperger to “find” 11,780 votes. That’s the very definition of election interference. We all heard the call.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Warner on CBS: I was embarrassed that the president went before our country and networks like yours carried this as news as opposed to a rehash of falsehoods. It is incumbent upon you and any responsible journalist to pushback on this.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Honestly, Drunk Rudy was more coherent trying to explain that shit at Four Seasons Total Landscaping in 2020 than Trump was tonight.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/07/2026
Whoopsie daisy. 🤣😂🤣😂
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I’ve lived in Beijing too. They don’t have elections.
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
starting to realize it is trumps immediate circle who might be just as terrified of the prospect of democratic majority investigations as trump is
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Mel @melmcb.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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‘Um, No’: CNN’s John King Says He’d Never Heard a Primetime Speech Like the One Trump Just Gave
CNN Chief National Correspondent John King said President Donald Trump's primetime address was unlike any he had heard before.
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Ken Paxton recently bought 3 Utah luxury condos worth $1.6 million. He then put them in a blind trust that shares an address with the Dallas home he appears to be sharing with a woman who is not his wife.
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Ken Paxton Bought 3 Utah Condos, Adding to a $9 Million Real Estate Portfolio
The Texas attorney general and his trusts now hold at least 15 properties worth about $9 million.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 16/07/2026
this administration is so corrupt even the teleprompter guy is making six figures on insider trading
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
New: cops are using Flock to track people, not cars. We reviewed Flock search data and found many, many cases of cops searching for people based on their appearance, race, tattoos, etc. Some searches are so vague like "tall man" that innocent people likely swept up www.404media.co/how-cops-use...
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How Cops Use Flock to Track People, Not Cars
Cops have used Flock's FreeForm search feature to look for people with tattoos and wearing specific sport shirts, and searches sometimes include the target's race, according to data reviewed by 404 Me...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Booker: Okay, but this is the thing that really bothers me. He’s telling me, “I am concerned about Ghislaine Maxwell’s safety” But I am not even going to meet with the victims to get them the justice they deserve. It is so disqualifying for this man to have sat there today and said that to me.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
"There's still gonna be more bloodshed unless they shut their mouth." Probably not a good sign when federal officials sound exactly like abusive husbands
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Schiff: The judge, in that decision on Monday, referred Blanche, basically, to the New York Bar Association because of his conduct. How is it possible that after being referred to the bar association for potential discipline on Monday, we’re contemplating this guy for attorney general on Wednesday?
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Think. About. This. The U.S. Treasury receives the revenue from most of Venezuela’s exports, then disburses it gradually to Venezuela through the country’s private banks…. Mr. Rubio and his team set the conditions on what that money can be spent on, and by whom. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/u...
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How Marco Rubio is Running Venezuela From Afar
The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of American power in th...
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Trump justifies money made as president with false claims, wrongly attributing his $2 billion windfall to a hot stock market and inaccurately claiming that he was the only president to donate his salary. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/u...
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Trump Justifies $2 Billion Made as President With Inaccurate Claims
President Trump has wrongly attributed the $2 billion windfall he gained during his second term to a hot stock market and claimed that he was the only president to donate his salary.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Which, I should note, is exactly what Mullin said he would do.
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WA Whistles @wawhistles.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
ICE is surging in the Seattle area. (Map shows activity in the last week) Do you have your whistle with you?
Map of ICE sightings from iceout.org, 7/1-7/8, showing Puget sound area between Fort Lewis and Marysville.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
ICE is engaged in a very large escalation nationwide, with the agency claiming to be hitting record arrest numbers amid the return of quotas. This has gotten very little attention from the media because ICE learned lessons from the chaotic disasters of Kristi Noem’s tenure. Keep a watch.
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