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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 14h
This is a community note for the ages.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h
Trump: "With the war, it's just artificial. It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay ... let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
TAPPER: Trump wants to send checks from the Medicare Improvement Fund, which the CBO says is supposed to be used for insurance programs. Do you have concerns about that? RICK SCOTT: I'm sure it's gonna have to be used the right way or they won't be able to do it. Somebody will stop them.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 4h
Isn’t this guy our Vice President’s favorite public intellectual? I mean, I understand this isn’t Hasan Piker-level antisemitism, but “I openly endorse the views of the guy openly endorsing Hitler” seems like it merits, I dunno, a newspaper story or something
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 4h
Trump says that he’s going to start paying for those propaganda ads with his super PAC money but no word on whether he’ll reimburse the government for the millions already spent.
Trump: The Radical Left is upset with the fact that I am taking Ads, which I consider to be a positive promotion for our Great U.S.A., and paying for them with U.S.A. money. This is a rather standard thing to do but, rather than doing that, although nothing will make them happy, I have decided to do the Patriotic Ads, among others, and pay for them myself, and with money I raised for MAGA, Inc. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 7h
This proves only two things. The Ukrainian campaign against Russian refineries is causing serious damage. Putin has asked Trump to help him out and the US president obliged.
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 6h
A very strange political tactic trying to make villains of pediatricians— a group generally respected by most everyone and depended upon and still very trusted by most parents. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h...
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Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children (Gift Article)
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 7h
Trump Accounts look entirely different after the Treasury Department turned on auto-enrollment and enabled stock donations.
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Trump Accounts’ Extraordinary Expansion Puts Individual Stocks Into Kids’ Holdings
The latest shift in the program ties children’s wealth building directly to the fate of particular companies.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 6h
This admin is hiding the full number and extent of soldiers' injuries. Plus soldiers and family members have told the AP that failure to recognize the seriousness of injuries, a poor plan to get the wounded to hospitals and red tape has hindered follow-up care. apnews.com/article/iran...
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Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed them
Some U.S. soldiers gravely wounded in the deadliest Iran strike on American troops say the military medical system failed them.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 8h
Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.
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Outgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’
Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump.
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 12h
New in our shop: DOTM Oct 2026: French Revolution Women Femme T-Shirt
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DOTM Oct 2026: French Revolution Women Femme T-Shirt
Vendor: Working Class History | Shop Type: Price: 40.00 This women’s organic tee is designed to flatter your body shape. Made from 100% organic cotton, it offers a premium feel. The ribbed neck adds a polished finish. • 100% organic combed ring-spun cotton • Fabric weight: 5.3 oz./yd.² (180 g/m²) • Regular fit • Set-in sleeves • 1 × 1 rib at collar • Double-needle topstitch on the sleeves and bottom hems • Self-fabric neck tape on the inside of the back • The fabric of this product holds certifications for its organic cotton content under GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) and OCS (Organic Content Standard) The sizes correspond to a bigger size in the European market, customers from that region should order a size down. • Blank product sourced from Bangladesh Size guide   LENGTH (inches) CHEST (inches) SLEEVE LENGTH (inches) S 23 ⅜ 13 ⅜-14 ⅝ 7 ¼ M 24 ¼ 15 -16 ⅛ 7 ½ L 25.00 16 ½-17 ¾ 7 ⅝ XL 25 ¾ 18 ⅛-19 ¼ 7 ⅞ 2XL 26 ⅝ 19 ¾-20 ⅞ 8 ¼   LENGTH (cm) CHEST (cm) SLEEVE LENGTH (cm) S 59.5 34-37 18.5 M 61.5 38-41 19 L 63.5 42-45 19.5 XL 65.5 46-49 20 2XL 67.5 50-53 21
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 12h
“I’ve never been in a race where I felt less control over the campaign,” Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton said at a private fundraiser, according to audio obtained by Politico. www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ken…
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Ken Paxton Blames D.C. for His Campaign Messaging in a Leaked Recording
“I’ve never been in a race where I felt less control over the campaign,” he said, according to audio obtained by Politico.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 04/10/2026
A new lawsuit by journalist @bubbaprog.xyz shows the DOJ secretly searched his digital accounts for a wide range of materials. And prosecutors failed to tell judges about a federal law protecting the press from search warrants… again.
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DOJ’s secret search of journalist’s accounts omitted press law
Journalist Tim Burke’s new lawsuit challenges the government’s search of months of emails, messages, files, and other information from his Google and Twitter accounts
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In the last hours of Noem’s tenure, her agency delivered a windfall to a political donor by buying five airplanes from his firm at a substantial markup. @haleaziz.bsky.social @fahrenthold.bsky.social @nicknehamas.bsky.social @tylerpager.bsky.social @nirajc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Nixon's instincts about Polymarket are absolutely correct: it has been paying off the Presidents son and offering free pro-Republican ads in exchange for protection from actual regulation from its (mostly) sports gambling business donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-polyma...
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The (Poly)Market Nobody Knows How to Govern
Prediction markets or gambling websites? Inside the regulatory wild west
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
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Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Really cool tool from @popular.info to crowdsource who is paying for what campaign ads. paidforby.info
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Who paid for this?
Find out who really paid for political mailers and TV ads.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is a gutting piece www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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A Reckoning in Springfield
A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Let books be. Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, an annual observation started more than 40 years ago in response to a sudden surge in attempts to censor or remove books in libraries, schools, and bookstores. Sound familiar? Find ways to get involved and spread the word: bit.ly/4yvixbB.
LET BOOKS BE. Various line drawings related to libraries and books, including a hand holding a sign made of an open book that reads "Freed for ALL to Read," a tote bag that reads "Totes Resist" carrying a book, a full book cart with the head and tale of a horse with text that reads "A Wild Ride," and a closeup of two feet standing on a stack of books that say "A Soap Box" on their spines. Text at bottom reads "Protect the freedom to read. Banned Books Week, October 4-10, 2026." American Library Association. ala.org/bbooks
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 04/10/2026
John Fetterman has been working with GOP fundraising consultants—and paying a hefty commission, @michaelscherer.bsky.social and @mviser.bsky.social report.
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John Fetterman’s Right-Wing Fundraising Deals
After losing his Democratic fundraisers, the Pennsylvania senator found a new firm with MAGA-world ties.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 04/10/2026
Can you make a longer word with each new letter? www.newyorker.com/puzzles-and-...
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Play Shuffalo: Sunday, October 4, 2026
Can you make a longer word with each new letter?
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Now who do you think would be test driving a hack to hijack oil tankers arriving at the heart of America's oil industry? 🤔 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Hackers Breached Propulsion System of US-Bound Oil Tanker
FBI and US Coast Guard investigators have found evidence that hackers accessed the propulsion system of an oil supertanker as it was approaching the Texas coast this summer, according to US officials ...
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Phil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 04/10/2026
What do writers do when their book proposals are rejected? Of course, they WRITE about it! www.confrontthehate.com/p/top-new-yo...
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Top New York Editors Loved My Story of Confronting Hate. Then Came the ‘But...’
What happens when a “hair-raising,” “powerful,” “impressive” story meets a “challenging market”? And where does that leave important stories?
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 04/10/2026
When the Trump administration started dismantling a $368 million ocean monitoring system earlier this year, scientists, fishermen and Congress fought back. On Saturday, a 238-foot ship set sail to reinstall the first batch of monitors in the waters of the Pacific.
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After Outcry, Monitors the Trump Administration Tried to Scrap Return to Sea
Under pressure from Congress, a network of ocean monitors that provides vital data to meteorologists, climate scientists, oceanographers and the fishing industry is being restored.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/10/2026
I guess it’s just a coincidence that Elon Musk comes out of the woodwork before every major election and gets handed a government position with major consequences for the American people. 🤔
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
Trump keeps saying that a 1929-style Great Depression is likely during the second half of his term. Quite the midterm message.
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Pope at Mass with Vatican gendarmerie today: “Those who guard others must first guard within themselves the truth, justice, goodness and respect. Guarding others requires a heart guarded by the Lord.”
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mickaarbor.bsky.social @mickaarbor.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Of course it had to be this knucklehead from WV. Arch Moore is all I have to say about ol Riley.
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National Review @nationalreview.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I didn’t think I would need to have an opinion on whether current DOJ employees should spend any time or money reviewing Watergate or the impeachment of Nixon...but here we are. | Jim Geraghty ow.ly/BH2b50ZTFka
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No, We Don’t Need to Spend Taxpayer Dollars to Review Whether Nixon Got a Raw Deal | National Review
The issue was resolved in 1974, and historians have been arguing about it for two generations.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Measles: What is likely going to happen in Florida (and much of the US) as MMR vaccination has dropped below the threshold needed to prevent outbreaks? Hundreds of deaths in the next 5 years projected throughout the US. www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
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mickaarbor.bsky.social @mickaarbor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
When I was in HS, my dad and mom picked me and a gaggle of friends up from the mall. Their song came on the radio, Dad pulled over and they got out and danced. Lovely memory.
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Did you ever think you’d see so many conservatives willing to take free government money to fight “socialism?”
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VoteHub @votehub.com · 03/10/2026
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) says he will try to block NY-13 Democratic nominee and democratic socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier from taking her seat in Congress over a deleted 2019 post saying she used an American flag as a napkin, per @nypost.com.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump, who has long denounced mail-in voting and sought for months to restrict it because, he claims, it is "inherently corrupt," urges Republicans to vote by mail. @timbalk.bsky.social Evan Gorelick www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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Trump, Critic of Voting by Mail, Urges Republicans to Do It in Midterms
It was the latest mixed messaging from President Trump, who regularly votes by mail, but has made baseless claims that the practice is “inherently corrupt.”
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Argentine Economy Minister Luis Caputo “said the idea for the citizenship-for-investment program emerged during Milei's July 2024 visit to Sun Valley, Idaho, when ***tech executives*** expressed interest in obtaining Argentine citizenship.” 10/3/25 … 1/ share.google/N7XP8wxC0vzz...
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Argentina offers citizenship to wealthy foreigners | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Argentina on Friday announced plans to offer citizenship to wealthy foreigners in exchange for cash contributions or investments in government bonds, as libertarian Presiden...
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 03/10/2026
In 2023, Larry Ellison spent almost $10 million secretly buying up eight homes in a Florida gated community for his family’s staff, including children’s tutors. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4hy65QW
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The Daily Edge @thedailyedge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“The layoffs — occurring just three days before Donald Trump's rally on Saturday at a nearby high school — were large enough to basically erase an entire year of job growth in the greater Dayton, Ohio area.” www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sipping tea from beer mugs with his coworkers, Kyle Bos listed the ways his life is changing.Bos has two daughters, with a third due in January.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Bill Pulte, Trump's director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, moved this week to slash the inspector general's office that scrutinizes his actions — prompting calls from Dems for his resignation. It's the second time Trump officials have moved to limit scrutiny of the agency run by Pulte.
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Housing Official, Who Targeted Trump Foes, Cuts Watchdog Office
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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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Again, you can always detect some faint embarrassment from Democrats when they talk about the ballroom, but “the president demolished a big part of the White House to build himself a palace with bribes from enemy powers” is, by an order of magnitude, the worst corruption scandal in US history
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A Wealthy Russian Businessman Is Helping Fund Trump’s Stupid Ballroom. Nothing Sketchy About That, Right?
Surely, our president will face consequences for this insanity.
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“The indoor arena that he spoke at on Friday was a fraction of the size of the football stadium he once spoke in… and still the place was not full. Some upper sections were almost completely empty.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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In Alabama, Trump Relives His Glory Days (This Time With Some Empty Seats)
The Deep South was the birthplace of the mega MAGA rally. How do people on the Gulf feel about President Trump now?
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Forbes @forbes.com · 02/10/2026
Kushner’s private equity firm is the largest stakeholder in an Israeli financial institution that invests in Israeli defense companies.
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Kushner Rejects CNN Report That His Israeli Diplomacy Might Benefit His Private Equity Fund
Kushner’s private equity firm is the largest stakeholder in an Israeli financial institution that invests in Israeli defense companies.
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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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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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 02/10/2026
The 39-page DOJ opinion took a sledgehammer to that ruling. The June memo declared that states had no federal civil rights obligation to help disabled people stay in their homes through programs that millions of Americans rely on to live independently or to care for their loved ones.
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Morgan Fairchild @morgfair.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Why am thinking of a title for this, "How To Find An Excuse to Steal The Election?"
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Every election cycle, there seems to be a stolen valor plot line. @nlanard.bsky.social on the one this time: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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David Flippo blamed staff for exaggerating his military record. His own hat tells a different story.
The Nevada Republican sported V-shaped emblems that signify a valor award next to a Bronze Star. Flippo never received a Bronze Star for valor.
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mickaarbor.bsky.social @mickaarbor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm not convinced Vance is a true believer..he is most assuredly a climber
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Takeaways from this piece (gift link): 1. The ads are clearly related to midterm politics 2. They are meant to assuage Trump's ego 3. Money comes from OBBBA DHS slush fund www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency (Gift Article)
The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.
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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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