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Mike O'Brien

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M.Ed., lifelong Cubs fan, sometimes writer, US Navy vet, animal lover, Ohio University Scripps & Patton College alum. Ohio is The ❤️ Of It All! Opinions are my own.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Note: the Alexander Brothers represented Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump in their 2021 purchase of a Florida mansion for $24 million.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
I was delighted to meet Dr. Omar Mohammad, a historian and writer whose work I have long admired, in person today. For years, Omar's work was famous the world over without anyone knowing his name.
Hillary Clinton and Omar Mohammad standing next to each other, holding each other’s latest books
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Mike O'Brien @mikeobrien1492.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Project 2029
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Mike O'Brien @mikeobrien1492.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Trump used a few days worth of diesel as cover to lift sanctions on Russia allowing Putin to fund his Ukraine invasion.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Obviously, a person who has broken immigration laws should not be allowed to obtain government contracts, right?
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Here’s a message for the naysayers that are complaining about what is — and isn’t — happening in my case against AG Todd Blanche: I AM NOT SURRENDERING. I know the value of my work and I know what it means to be fighting for truth and accountability. I know what this case means for the survivors.
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Mike O'Brien @mikeobrien1492.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
You're a warrior for justice! No defeat, no surrender!
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Mike O'Brien @mikeobrien1492.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
@nicollewallace.bsky.social Note: California is The Golden State. The Sunshine State is Florida.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 27/09/2026
NEW: Trump publicly criticized SCOTUS for blocking a Missouri gerrymander from taking effect, saying the justices "will just not let Missouri have an Election Victory.” It isn't his first time attacking the conservative-led Court when it doesn't rule in his favor.
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Trump slams Supreme Court for rejecting Missouri gerrymander
President Donald Trump is annoyed with the U.S. Supreme Court again, this time for deciding to block a gerrymandered map in Missouri.
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Mike O'Brien @mikeobrien1492.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Van Orden: The Republican Party will lose both houses of Congress in November, and I don't care.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Elias Law Group is currently litigating 85 voting and election cases in 41 states.
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Mike O'Brien @mikeobrien1492.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
His tariffs are adding thousands to the cost of a new car, and everything else.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“From Bordeaux to Paris, via Rennes in Brittany and Die in the southeast, thousands – 120,000, according to organizers – turned out ‘for the climate, for life, for peace, for social justice.’”
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If you want to know about Matryoshka, the Russian disinformation operation targeting Dems in the midterms, read my piece in The Contrarian. If you want to know more than this, check out my new book, "HOW RUSSIA WON: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the FIght for America" at www.HowRussiaWon.com
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Putin Revives His War on American Elections
The Kremlin’s meddling has been most intense during presidential contests, but it has been aimed at off-year elections. This year is no exception.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
He needs a psychiatric examination.
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Mike O'Brien @mikeobrien1492.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Is sycophancy a mental illness? Mike Johnson's 118th House is the least productive in US history - and he knows it.
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Mike O'Brien @mikeobrien1492.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Mike Johnson's 118th House is the least productive in US history - and he knows it.
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Mike O'Brien @mikeobrien1492.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The midterm cake is baked. There's little the GOP can do to reverse the trend.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
For just a moment, the world saw their true nature. This is a real photo. F*cking chilling.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
UPDATE: Blanche was forced to file his Answer yesterday, which he did. We’re awaiting confirmation that Blanche delivered to Court the unredacted handwritten FBI notes, along with other materials he was ordered to give. Will know shortly. I’ll break it all down on my YouTube channel later today!
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Mike O'Brien @mikeobrien1492.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
No Nazi vibes here ...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito leaned on an erroneous claim that Black voter turnout now tops white voter turnout, in his Callais v. Louisiana ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act, reports The Guardian. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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SCOTUS used faulty racial voter turnout data to shred Voting Rights Act in recent ruling
The ruling that upended the Voting Rights Act was based in part on a false data analysis about Black and white voter turnout.
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Mike O'Brien @mikeobrien1492.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The Qataris want a bigger piece of that crypto action.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/05/2026
All this without any doctors observing suicide risk factors, and even after a nurse recommended he be taken of suicide precautions.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Victor Orbán’s removal sends a timely signal. Corrupt kleptocratic Christian nationalism was on the ballot in Hungary today — just as it will be on the ballots that Americans will cast in November. It was repudiated abroad — may it be repudiated here in November (and beyond).
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The victory of the opposition in Hungary yesterday, like the Polish election in 2023, is a victory for democracy, not just in Europe but around the world.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
via Annie Karni - There are currently four House members — Mills (R), Gonzales (R), Swalwell (D) and Cherfilus-McCormick (D) — facing very serious allegations and growing pressure from colleagues for expulsion.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Trump: “We no longer need the Strait of Hormuz. We’re going to drill, baby, drill, right on Peter Thiel’s greasy forehead.”
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
When he launched this war, the President vowed regime change and “unconditional surrender.” What has he gotten? We went from Ayatollah Khamenei to Ayatollah Khameini Jr. - and are now negotiating over a 10-point plan written by the Iranians.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
“We always seem to have money for war. But not to feed the poor.”
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11/04/2026
NEWS: Two U.S. Navy destroyers were forced to turn back while attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard threatened them and launched a drone toward the ships, per Bloomberg citing a regional intelligence official. 1/
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Mike O'Brien @mikeobrien1492.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Something is very wrong with America when our friends, families, neighbors and coworkers are forced to live in fear of their own govt.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful. They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone. Don't fall for it.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Lying from the White House Podium is now a family tradition.
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Mike O'Brien @mikeobrien1492.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Leo? Perfect!
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 11/04/2026
Anti-Orban concert in Hungary with the audience chanting “Russians, go home”
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Mike O'Brien @mikeobrien1492.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Here's to an election result that brings real change.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
She has a future in political communications...in North Korea.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Not once in this story does @politico.com mention that US factories employ ~89,000 fewer employees than a year ago. @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/04/2026
In the running for greatest giveaway of all time
Chicago White Sox pope hats giveaway
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Mike O'Brien @mikeobrien1492.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
There's no end to it. Former Cedarville University professor accused of sexually abusing and raping a child as young as 10 is facing charges in Greene County. www.daytondailynews.com/community/ex...
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Ex Cedarville University professor accused of rape in Greene County
A former Cedarville University professor accused of sexually abusing and raping a child as young as 10 is facing charges in Greene County.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/04/2026
asked on Fox Business about grim inflation numbers, Kevin Hassett quickly pivots to egg prices. Varney says "that was a bit of a filibuster."
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Mike O'Brien @mikeobrien1492.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Taw, law, paw, saw ... sounds like Trump's cognitive test. 🤣
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Virginia: early voting for the redistricting amendment is happening now through April 18. Protect your voting power and help level the playing field ahead of the midterm elections by voting YES today or on Election Day, April 21.
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Mike O'Brien @mikeobrien1492.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Acting outside the taw is standard procedure for this WH. No one should be. surprised.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Democracy Docket's YouTube Channel has hit 675,000 subscribers!🥳 Check it out www.youtube.com/democracydoc...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
President Volodymyr Zelensky has been formally nominated for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Hide the ketchup.
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