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Chicken WingDings 🇵🇸 @ebridget.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Ms Rachel from the top ropes
From Ms Rachel's account on Threads, she writes, "CORECIVIC, a company that makes hundreds of millions locking up KIDS in immigration detention
has a PAC that's sending campaign checks to Senator Susan Collins of Maine.
Susan Collins chairs the Senate committee that writes ICE's budget.
ICE is CoreCivic's customer.
The company gets paid out of a budget she controls, and it pays into her campaign."
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
A week before the annual NY Arab American comedy Festival Meta suddenly bans all my ads. This has NEVER happened before. But apparently the Big Tech oligarchs that run META do not want Arab American Comedy shows promoted on their platform. They think they can silence us. They are very wrong!
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Elie Mystal --The Nation's legal correspondent--speaks to me about why the Democrats can and should explore the 25th Amendment if win the House. As Elie explained, this will force the media to cover Trump's obvious cognitive decline.
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I’m so sad for my country. I’m mad as hell, and I’m scared and I’m deeply fucking worried about what Trump has done and is doing to this imperfect place I love, believe in, and call home. But more than anything else, I’m so deeply, deeply sad.
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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Oregon. Wake the hell up! Drazen is MAGAGop. She wants an abortion ban, & will do drumpf/Vance bidding w ICE. Please. Vote Kotek. Vote Blue up & Down Ballot or our state, our forests, our freedoms will suffer. Gifted www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/u... #voices4Victory #usDemocracy #dv1
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Could the Oregon Governor’s Race Be a Republican Hope? (Gift Article)
Republicans are playing defense in some of the most conservative parts of the country, but an unpopular Democratic governor has them hopeful in a progressive West Coast state.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Newsletter time. Alito is on the ballot in the midterms, in case creeping fascism wasn’t enough of a reason to vote. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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This November, Vote Like Alito Is on the Ballot
In this week’s Elie v. U.S., our justice correspondent gives Democrats another reason to vote in November. Plus: How Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s Medicaid unmasked the racists.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Blue Cross Blue Shield is being sued as a monopoly after the state found it's been in a conspiracy to restrict access to healthcare. Corporations should not have this much power. We need money out of politics, money in our pockets, and Medicare for All.
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Michigan attorney general sues Blue Cross, alleging illegal monopoly
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sued Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in "arguably the most consequential antitrust case" of its kind.
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Holy shit.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My newsletter is up. Eric Schmitt should be mocked and John Roberts should be hounded and I will not be persuaded otherwise. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
thenation.com
Eric Schmitt Deserves to Be Mocked Forever
In this week’s Elie v. U.S., our justice correspondent relives the senator’s glorious face plant. Plus: whyt John Roberts’s also deserves our mockery.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
When they go low, WE GET LOUD!  And we push back against their lies and their disinformation. Because when the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, change can’t wait. #angieforflorida
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is excellent parenting.
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Donald Trump is not himself the disease of our politics. He’s just the worst symptom. The disease is the system that allows corporations to buy and sell politicians so they can rig it against the rest of us. Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 25/09/2026
Angie Nixon was arrested & fined $250 for protesting DeSantis' injustice. Ashley Moody worked with DeSantis to steal $10M from children who needed it for their healthcare. Florida: Elect the woman who fights power and injustice, not the one who is corrupted by it. Vote Angie Nixon for US Senate.
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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This courage— from the woman who witnessed and filmed Alex Pretti’s murder—is like nothing I’ve ever seen OMG 😭 Thank you to Senator Blumenthal and Rep. Garcia for giving Stella an opportunity to finally tell her story.
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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@pressherald.com: What to know about the pay-to-play allegations against Susan Collins www.pressherald.com?p=7727399&uu...
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What to know about the pay-to-play allegations against Susan Collins
Collins' team was questioned by federal agents after the 2020 election. An aide said any allegations of corruption are 'categorically false.'
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
ProPublica: In 2024, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping pay-to-play investigation examining interactions between Sen. Susan Collins and a top donor, records and emails show. After Trump returned to office, the investigation died.
propublica.org
The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Hey, News Outlets! How about just ignoring Donald Trump? It will drive him crazy. His parents never gave him enough attention, so he is still a thirsty brat who needs CONSTANT attention. Start the news with "Trump lied again today" and then move on to news about people/things that are interesting.
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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
THEN STOP COVERING HIM, White House Correspondents Association STOP LETTING HIM THREATEN FREE SPEECH - and you GO IN, TELL HIM TO HIS FACE THAT HE'S LYING TO YOU, AND THEN WALK OUT STAND UP FOR DEMOCRACY - THIS HAND-WRINGING IS JUST PASSIVE COLLABORATION
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The guy with the 33% approval rating wants to put the GOP at the beck and call of widely hated tech oligarchs, and the response from Dems is to look for ways to help Republicans get distance from Trump by partnering with them on "bipartisan" bills that Trump will never sign.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Streisand Effect. Congrats, Robert Kraft and pro genocide supporters. You've just made Macklemore and his speech mentioning "Free Palestine" into a global issue, galvanizing the majority.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 10/09/2026
BREAKING: Florida Senate poll has Nixon in dead heat with MAGA Moody 🔵 Nixon 47% 🔴 Moody (Inc) 47% Change R #B - LV - 9/9 1. To all the haters who said Angie’s “not electable,” you can still do right and support Angie. 2. Donate and let’s goooooo! secure.actblue.com/donate/frien...
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A reminder that former VP candidate Tim Walz is an actual human. But we’re stuck with that weirdo operative of Peter Thiel.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"They"? What? What's fun about Republicans is that they get to smear an entire political group as responsible for one random person's actions, but they themselves will deny any responsibility for the actions of their own deranged president or the racist billionaire who has bought them all.
They killed Charlie Kirk—one year ago today.

Then they spiked the football, openly celebrating his assassination.

A year later, they’re planning parties to savor that horrible tragedy.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New Quinnipiac poll finds Dems +11 on House generic ballot, Trump approval down to 33 percent, at record low on the economy, and down in the 20s on Iran and Canada:
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 08/09/2026
There has been over 3X the amount of corporate spending SO FAR in the 2026 midterms compared to 2022, according to a new report by @publiccitizen.bsky.social. $646 MILLION. And it’s not even November yet. If Democrats retake power, we have to end this cycle and stand up to corporate money.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Excellent idea. Let's make David Emperor for a day. Objectively we are all better off electing people who know relevant subjects and understand how things work.
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John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
“I think what we have right now is a level of corporate capture of our politics, in every single part of American society, that is loading more on and running the system in reverse (of the interests of the people).” — Abdul El-Sayed No one is speaking more clearly about the politics of 2026! 👇
thenation.com
Abdul El-Sayed Diagnoses American Politics
A conversation with Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee about public health, outside money, and a new kind of politics.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 04/09/2026
"His use of my name felt beautifully intimate, as if we’d crossed over from strangers to something else."
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My Marriage Was Crumbling. Then A Stranger's Stunning Confession At A Mattress Store Changed Everything.
"His use of my name felt beautifully intimate, as if we’d crossed over from strangers to something else."
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Watching right wing pro-Israel Democrats attempt to defeat Abdul El-Sayed has been appalling. The Democratic tent is big enough to include those who support Israel and those who support Palestinians. But these pro-Israel activists--many genocide deniers--want to silence us. It Won't work.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Susan Collins voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, and she still says she doesn’t regret it. That vote helped overturn Roe v. Wade and strip away abortion rights for millions of women. Mainers should judge Susan Collins by her record — and that record has hurt women and families across our state.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
BEWARE: There's a reason Trump is flooding the zone today with Lake America, putting himself atop a fake-ass GREATEST PRESIDENT EVER Family Tree, and now posting one of the most disrespectful things any human could do to the late Dolly Parton. Something is brewing... this is intentional.
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 27/08/2026
Turns out voting based on imaginary problems can create some very real ones. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Rancher resents being held accountable for her Trump vote
That FAFO stage is always the worst.
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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If you’ve never heard Trio, the work of Dolly, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris together, you should fix that. youtu.be/ykMzS6ugnPI?...
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Trio - After The Gold Rush (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Warner Records Nashville
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Meidas Sassy™ 🐬 @filosia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If you listen to only one celebration of the life of our beloved legend Dolly Parton today, make it this one ‼️ Not because I'm the one posting it. Because I doubt that anyone can ever top Pink on honoring her! ❤️ You were all that's good about this world, Dolly! Rest in Love and Power 💔 #Dolly
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 26/08/2026
Dolly Parton crushes "Stairway to Heaven."
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Dolly Parton - Stairway to Heaven (Live)
YouTube video by Channel7
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This Supreme Court supermajority is in cahoots with Trump and his anti-democratic regime to deny the sacred voting rights of American citizens. Their “emergency” mail-in-ballot ruling will create uncertainty, chaos & disenfranchisement. This court is an abomination, making an expand court critical.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Can't get enough of the Natalie Harp stuff. The 1:1 parallels with the girl from Obsession. Everyone in rightwing media pretending she's 16 years old so they can be mad, their favorite mood. The phrase "over-the-diaper handy" entering the lexicon. Keep it up everybody.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
NEW: Abdul El-Sayed has 7 point lead--yes, 7 points-over Trump's Mike Rogers! That screaming you are hearing is from the anti-Muslim bigots plus establishment Democrats. Will the "moderate" Democrats now support Abdul?!! www.mediaite.com/media/news/s...
mediaite.com
SHOCK POLL: El-Sayed Opens Up 7-Point Lead Over GOP Rival After Recent Data Showed Him Trailing
Abdul El-Sayed came ahead with a healthy lead on his opponent Mike Rogers in the latest polling following recent surveys showing a much closer race.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The midterms will be brutal for the GOP, and deservedly so. Democrats retaking the House is likely now and the Senate is even a possibility. The key issue for Democrats now is setting up expectations for aggressive oversight and reform when they retake Congress. Set the bar now and claim a mandate.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Shame on you Ted Cruz. This is a bald faced lie. You are lying. You are purposely lying. You are purposely spreading malicious & dangerous disinformation. How the fuck do you live with yourself? Shame on you.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 12/08/2026
Between MI and MN the fascists at AIPAC spent more than $80M to LOSE to two unapologetic progressives in Abdul El Sayed and Peggy Flanagan, who are both wholly funded by We the People Let’s double our efforts to win the general. A new era of politics is possible but we must continue to fight for it
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
If you’re a Dem on a ballot this fall you need this cheat sheet. Plz spread it
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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 10/08/2026
The ramblings of an insane person. No parent should listen to him or RFK Jr. when it comes to vaccinating their child. Stupidity like this is the reason measles cases are reaching their highest levels in decades.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 09/08/2026
“America Will Never Be the Same”? Neither will my definition of shitshow. Y’all gotta see this video. Priceless. ☠️ 😂
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Democrats don’t have an identity crisis, they have a leadership crisis. Polls show Dem base overwhelmingly supports Medicare for All, abolishing ICE, big $ out of politics & more. Yet Dem leaders keep endorsing Dems who oppose those things. My article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/michigan-j...
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Michigan just reminded us: Democrats don’t have an identity crisis, they have a leadership crisis.
The grassroots needs to lead!
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Marco Rubio is against birthright citizenship. But Marco Rubio *is* a birthright citizen. Ted Cruz is against birthright citizenship. But Ted Cruz was born in Canada. He only got US citizenship by a birthright citizenship law because of his US mother. They are both shameless hypocrites.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The legacy media sat there while Trump lied about the past elections and "joked" about running again in 2028. They did not boo. They did not walk out. They just sat there and ate their dinner. The journalists in that room will be remembered as the journalists in that room.
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