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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Context: This comes after Greg Abbott hit Hinojosa as "Gender Bender Gina" for opposing a bill that would ban gender transition surgery for minors. www.krqe.com/news/politic...
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‘Gender Bender Gina’: Abbott’s first attack signifies new stage of midterm races
After spending months largely ignoring Democratic nominee Gina Hinojosa, Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign is now attacking her by name as statewide races enter a new phase ahead of Election Day.
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Gina Hinojosa responds to Greg Abbott's ads hitting on her votes on transgender people by saying "My pronouns are mom/Texan and soon-to-be governor." www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u1g...
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Pronouns
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♠️♥️Harley the Clown♣️♦️ @brokenjester777.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
You seriously can't write this shit.
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Richard Doom @richarddoom.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
NYT: Can you believe Mamdani doesn’t use us exclusively to communicate with the public? NYT 10 minutes ago: it’s pretty cringe for the mayor to be Muslim on 9/11
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
My gosh. Fetterman pretended to be sick to avoid meeting three paralyzed veterans from rural PA…and then went to do a Fox interview on Israel. He agreed to meet a lawmaker who drove from PA to talk about homeless and working people…and then bailed & met pro-Israel Bruce Pearl.
One morning in June, three paralyzed military veterans in wheelchairs from rural Pennsylvania arrived at the office of Sen. John Fetterman for a long-awaited meeting to discuss legislation that would improve their care.
Fetterman's staff greeted them with bad news: The Pennsylvania Democrat had to cancel. He'd told his staff he may have eaten something bad and wasn't feeling well, according to people familiar with the matter.
Less than an hour after his staffers met with the veterans in his place, Fetterman walked into his office, showing no signs of illness. He had an appointment he didn't want to miss, he told staff: an interview on Fox News to discuss Israel and the war in Iran."He was available. He just chose not to meet with us," Williams said.
Even when Fetterman does agree to meetings, he often cancels, according to former staffers.
Also last April, Fetterman agreed to take a meeting with another state lawmaker, Liz Hanbidge, who drove down from Pennsylvania to introduce herself, and to discuss programs that help the homeless and working poor in her county. But when Hanbidge arrived, according to staffers who were present, Fetterman claimed he hadn't agreed to the meeting. The aides spent more than an hour pleading with him to talk to her; staffers eventually met with Hanbidge in his place.
Fetterman did take another meeting that day-with Bruce Pearl, the former college basketball coach and Israel advocate. The pair discussed legislation that would affect college sports, and Pearl thanked Fetterman for his stance on Israel, Pearl said in an interview.
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Matt Cameron @mattcameron.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
OUR BOSTON DEPORTATION DEFENSE OFFICE IS SEEKING FALL LAW INTERNS w/demonstrated commitment to imm law and (preferably) Spanish fluency Inquire to matt@massimmigrationlaw.com w/CV & brief statement of interest in body of email. Ty! (Local to Boston preferred w/remote available for the right 3L)
screenshot of downtown Boston centering new location of Cameron Micheroni & Silvia at 160 State St, steps from waterfront & Fanueil Hall
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Jeff Greco @jeffgreco.com · 03/09/2026
Hey check out this cool new thing we built!
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Shame on the House Dems who voted for a GOP resolution attacking "socialism" and pushing voter fraud conspiracy theories Kathy Castor Henry Cuellar Don Davis Jared Golden Vicente Gonzalez Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Darren Soto Gabe Vasquez Maggie Goodlander and Chrissy Houlahan voted present.
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jake200.bsky.social @jake200.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Nazis. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Ben-Gvir posts Palestinians on conveyor belts to detention camps. The world is silent | Arwa Mahdawi
Ben-Gvir did not come into power in a vacuum: he was helped into his position by an international community that has afforded Israel complete impunity
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 03/09/2026
What if post-Trump America is even *worse*? 1/
A nuclear mushroom cloud wearing a giant Trump wig. A decaying American flag fills the sky behind it.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Massachusetts incumbents are un-beatable, part 394390. Jeffrey Turco, a former Trump supporter turned Democratic lawmaker who was one of the main opponents of this summer's new state new law lifting restrictions on abortion, is well ahead in his Dem primary with two-thirds of the vote in.
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Beth Andres-Beck @beth4ma.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Happy Seth Moulton Loses Day to all who celebrate!
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
damn Seth you were so close too
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
www.democracynow.org/2026/9/1/hea...
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EEOC Finds Cisco Violated Civil Rights of Middle Eastern and Muslim Employees
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found that the global tech company Cisco violated the civil rights of Middle Eastern, Muslim and other company employees. According to complaints emplo...
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Cubans living in Florida are being deported to Africa
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Cubans living in Florida are being deported to Africa
ICE sent them away under a controversial policy without knowing where they were going or what would happen next.
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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Whenever I see a poll like this I always like to remind people that approval for interracial marriage in the US did not cross the 50% mark until 1994, when I was already in my twenties.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
her very existence was an indisputable reminder of how many things framed as inevitabilities were actually just someone’s choice. there actually is enough money for everything. the wealthy could fully fund literacy and public health and the arts and child welfare. they just won’t
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Refugees International @refugeesinternational.org · 25/08/2026
🎙️HAPPENING NOW: Rohingya Crisis Enters Tenth Year Join us for a webinar to hear from #Rohingya activists and legal and humanitarian experts about challenges and ways forward in the next year before the Rohingya exile reaches a full decade. support.refugeesinternational.org/a/rohingya-c...
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Georgina Kent @georginadoodles.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I've decided to extend my free shipping offer to everyone (not just Brits), if you spend over £40, shipping is on me ❤️No codes needed, it's automatic :) www.georginadoodles.com #watercolours #birdart 🪶
A watercolour print of a male cardinal
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Evan MacKay @evanforcambridge.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
We’re proud to have the national endorsement of the Committee of Interns and Residents–SEIU, representing thousands of union doctors, and the support of Dr. Jamie Ye, a physician at Cambridge Health Alliance.
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"El-Sayed has struggled to unify Michigan Democrats since edging out a victory in a bitter primary that was marked by accusations of antisemitism " no he hasn't. this isn't true. Haley Stevens quickly endorsed him and he's leading in polls. 1
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♠️♥️Harley the Clown♣️♦️ @brokenjester777.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
This is a real picture of Spiderman taking down Jake Lang in downtown Minneapolis yesterday.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 22/08/2026
Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact theonion.com/democratic-socialism-m…
MYTH: DSA policies like universal healthcare would help millions of Americans.

FACT: Israel has the right to defend itself.
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Fascist Dem Tracker @fascistdemtracker.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Extraordinarily cool that this guy won his primary last night. Also not at all surprising this is coming from Trump's 14th most reliable supporter in the House.
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House Dem Warns of ‘Anti-American’ DSA House Members Getting Security Clearances
"People who have said anti-American things and have said things that are pro-Russian and pro-China, should they really get a security clearance?”
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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Mika Fae Queen of Night 🏳️‍⚧️ @msmaxwellmusic.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
this has real "final video log on derelict space freighter" vibes
Kamala Harris Zoom call with the words Be "Ruthless"
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Canvassed for @persisyu.bsky.social in Roslindale in the morning and then for Latoya Gayle in the South End early evening
Persis Yu lit Latoya Gayle and Ward 4 lit
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Michael Bakshi @michaelbakshi.com · 16/08/2026
Here are the nine progressive Dems I'm backing in the Mass Democratic primary on 9/1/2026. All 9 are running 4 seats in the state legislature. One donation splits across all of them, so you can support the whole slate at once. Chip in if you can and share w/anyone you know in these districts.
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Michael Bakshi's Slate for the 2026 Massachusetts Democratic Primary
Nine progressive champions running for seats in the state legislature. One donation, split across the whole slate.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The above piece by @burness.bsky.social. The NYT piece I’m referencing, icymi: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/o...
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Opinion | What’s Happening in Kansas Should Alarm Us All
Is Kansas just the beginning?
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
You may have seen the important piece in the NYT about the nightmare Kansas is subjecting trans people to. A few months ago, we reported on one aspect of what’s happening: voting is a lot harder now for trans Kansans, who have to jump through what’s effectively a poll tax:
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A New Law Voids IDs of Transgender Kansans. It Also Threatens Their Voting Access. - Bolts
Almost as soon as Kansas lawmakers passed a new law targeting transgender people in late February, state officials started invalidating some people’s driver’s licenses without warning. The law, which ...
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worm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
the little legs kicking
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15/08/2026
We've got quite the story for you 🧵
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 10/08/2026
If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon. Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability.
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Ren "Stop Israel’s Murder of Palestinians” Jender @renjender.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
So what you're telling me is: if we banned men who had a history of domestic violence from jobs where they use guns we would have fewer shootings? Who knew? </sarcasm>
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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 08/07/2026
I love this outfit. Please support them in which ever manor you can They're doing good work
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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
ICYMI: Alex Jones popped like a balloon. Get the real story at www.theonion.info.
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Claude M. Schrader @cschrader.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
When you refer to the Democratic Party, are you referring to the infrastructure controlled by the DNC and DSCC? Or are you referring to the people who have been holding their nose and voting for triangulating focus group tested candidates for their entire adult lives.
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Jonathan Paz @pazforthepeople.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Paz statement on Islamophobia
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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I'm begging for one article--just one--that is "Trump says Iran war is worth the economic pain. These urban voters in Harlem say `We told you he'd screw everything up, why didn't you listen to us?'" Just one. Just one "diner" interview in a place w a density above 1 per 1000 sq mi and < 95% white.
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Peter Girnus @gothburz.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Meta installed tracking software on 50,000 employees' computers. Restructured them into replaceable pods. Gamified their obsolescence. Laid off 10,200 in three waves. Every number is sourced. Full investigation: gothburz.substack.com/p/you-are-training-data
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You are Training Data
Meta installed tracking software on 50,000 employees' computers, restructured them into replaceable pods, gamified their own obsolescence, and laid off thousands — in that order.
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Peter Girnus @gothburz.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
#42 in Substack Rising News. Grateful to everyone following along. The model is simple: take the story everyone's covering, find the structural truth no one's naming, and let the narrator say it plainly. Thank you for reading. More incoming. substack.com/@petergirnus
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Nathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Important to understand that what these people *want* is a sectarian municipal government that treats the *existence* of the 9-10% of the city's population who are Muslim as a dangerous problem to be managed.
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Microplastics Sommelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
how convenient, a perfect example of prevailing conservative attitudes vis-a-vis how important it is to prevent random pointless tragedies
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Laura @tutusntinyhats.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The kind of leftists who are obsessed with rooting out liberalism in their groups, with zero trace of humility about the fact that nearly all of us were once liberals before we became radicalized....*sigh*
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