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MN Mothma

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Librarian, progressive Christian, rural resident, nature lover, musicals fan, geek. Against authoritarianism and Christian nationalism.

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
There’s a right way and there’s a wrong way to report on Trumpian extremism. Right way: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u... Wrong way: wapo.st/4yElwyB
By Chris Cameron

Pentagon officials said on Thursday that the Army officer convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting would be executed in public, a practice that ended in the United States nearly a century ago and is most commonly carried out in a handful of countries, including Iran, North Korea and Afghanistan.

The Pentagon said in a statement that the military execution, scheduled for Dec. 3, would also be broadcast via livestream. Such a broadcast has little precedent, and releasing video of executions is most often associated with extremist militant groups like the Islamic State.By Amy B Wang, Aoife Walsh and Maegan Vazquez

The Defense Department said in a statement Thursday that the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be live-streamed for the public to watch.

Earlier Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he wanted the execution to be public.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
EXCLUSIVE | The former Fox News star said the alleged victim was “not the most attractive gal.”
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Megyn Kelly Torched by Alleged Cornell Rape Victim’s Lawyer After Sick Attack
The former Fox News star said the alleged victim was “not the most attractive gal.”
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Notice the absence of the traditional olive branch? The olive branch symbolized America prioritizing peace with war as a last resort. It has been part of the Great Seal of the United States since 1782 and was part of the original seal of the Department of Defense.
Notice the absence of the traditional olive branch? The olive branch symbolized America prioritizing peace with war as a last resort. It has been part of the Great Seal of the United States since 1782 and was part of the original seal of the Department of Defense.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
LOOP ups $DLTR to Buy, $140: ".. the current US macroeconomic backdrop (i.e., elevated gasoline prices, declining consumer purchasing power, and waning consumer confidence) is highly favorable for $DLTR .. we expect Dollar Tree to continue to benefit from consumers 'trading down' .."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Rick Scott on a congressional stock trade ban: "No one thinks we should be making money off our jobs. That's wrong."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Rick Scott on AI: "Congress can't regulate this. We can't get election security passed or pass a budget, so we're not gonna be the ones to do it. It's gonna have to be done through the administration with talking to these AI companies."
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Not content with the $2 billion he made last year and the $400 million in his super PAC, Trump is using your money to run pro-MAGA ads before the midterms. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Trump’s 2024 ‘Final Battle’ Ad Returns, Funded by Public Money (Gift Article)
The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.
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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
💯 correct 👇👇
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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
You can do a 5-hour film just on his contradictions….
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👻boovezcocacola @buvezcocacola.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Seen in Virginia
A bumper sticker reads
I HEAR MIGRANT CHILDREN ALSO HAVE HEARTBEATS
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Before midnight, DOJ told Judge Kelly the press ban of CNN, MSNow, Politico is based on their National Security reporting. But examples are core First Amendment protected reporting. First howler: WH says it is b/c POLITICO reported GOP Convention was a political disaster.
"In September 2026, Politico Playbook relied on unnamed sources to paint the Republican midterm convention in Dallas as a disaster."
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 22/09/2026
Jaw-dropping documents from our lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI reveal how tech leaders talk when they think no one is listening: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.”
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AI exec: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.”
Documents from our lawsuit reveal how tech leaders talk when they think no one is listening.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Susan Collins was at the center of a major bribery probe for steering millions in contracts to a company whose CEO illegally funneled thousands to her campaign. Then Trump took office and gutted the FBI and DOJ units investigating her. Is this what "being moderate" looks like?
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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 po
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal. As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.
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AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
House Democratic leadership has a press conference scheduled later today. A suggestion: Cancel it. The Democrats are doing well. Their candidates are running good campaigns. Let them have the spotlight. We don't need a leadership press conference. Don't be a distraction. Silence can be golden.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
".. The Iran war cost an estimated $33.4 billion as of June 29, according to the U.S. Department of Defense .. That includes $184 million in physical damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in four countries .." @cnbc.com media.defense.gov/2026/Sep/09/...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026
Ossoff: "We are witnessing people drunk with power who are utterly reckless, utterly corrupt, and obviously believe that they live with impunity. They believe they're untouchable. They believe they're invincible. Let's prove them wrong."
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MN Mothma @mnmothma.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Plastic surgery has gotten so good that many celebrities appear to not age anymore. Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd looked amazing at the Emmys. #emmys
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 15/09/2026
According to the ProPublica report, Umar Kremlev, a Russian businessman and president of the International Boxing Association, paid hundreds of thousands in wedding expenses. to.pbs.org/3SOF0kp
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Putin-tied Russian oligarch paid for Trump Jr.'s wedding celebrations
A ProPublica report says a Russian oligarch with ties to Vladimir Putin helped fund Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding celebration in the Bahamas. According to the report, Umar Kremlev, a Russian businessman ...
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MN Mothma @mnmothma.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Jamie Lee Curtis did a beautiful job in her tribute to Rob Reiner, showing the emotion.
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Whaaat is Shailene wearing? #emmys
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026
Look at this photo we found from Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish Bahamas wedding. Can you spot the Russian oligarch close to Putin who bankrolled the event? 🧵
A group photo shows about 35 people, including Donald Trump Jr.; his wife, Bettina Anderson; Ivanka Trump; Jared Kushner; Tiffany Trump; and Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev.

Little Pipe Cay/Lux Hospitality Bahamas; Laura Gordon Photography via Instagram; Laura Gordon Photography
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Look at this loathsome repulsive creature yelling at a reporter. In addition to the fact that he’s the worst president in US history, he’s one of the worst human beings on planet earth. His supporters have a very serious defect in their character.
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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 11/09/2026
Here’s how the New York Times describes this moment in their coverage:
At one point Mr. Trump asked attendees to raise their right hands and pledge to him that he would vote with their family and friends.
Dutifully, they did.
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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
La Crosse Library (WI) cuts 5 full-time jobs amid $440K budget reduction. The same library closed their northside branch earlier this year after 80 years there. www.wxow.com/news/la-cros...
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La Crosse Library cuts 5 full-time jobs amid $440K budget reduction
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) – The La Crosse Library is eliminating five full-time positions in the coming days after a significant budget reduction.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Imagine serving your country as a soldier for decades, rising to the height of the profession, and then being forced, by a drunkard TV talk show host with a hairstylist and beautician, to sit for a polygraph like some kind of common criminal
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Micah @rincewind.run · 03/09/2026
this, more than anything, is why the elite have continued to back him even as he plunges into historical levels of unpopularity “we can be complete assholes without consequence” is the best thing that ever happened to them and they will fight to the death to protect that right
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ceej @ceej.online · 03/09/2026
I do think “every rich person went insane during covid because it was the first time they’ve been inconvenienced in decades” felt a little reductive at first but damn if isn’t more and more compelling as the years drag on
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Brazilian beef billionaire, Joesley Batista, meets Felon Trump in the WH & the very next day, Trump announces 300,000 metric tons of foreign “beef product” will be imported into the US. The illegal and shady history behind Batista including bribery & corruption charges: youtu.be/Daa5ivZn2nI?...
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Trump QUIETLY Holds SHOCKING Meeting Before SHADY DEAL Gets EXPOSED!!
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 03/09/2026
A whistleblower inside the U.S. Postal Service says the agency is rushing to implement a new system for handling election mail that has not been adequately tested and could put mail-in ballots at risk to.pbs.org/46AT3gv
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Whistleblower's attorney details concerns over USPS mail-in ballot system
A whistleblower inside the U.S. Postal Service says the agency is rushing to implement a new system for handling election mail that has not been adequately tested and could put mail-in ballots at risk...
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Absolutely accurate. They are reactionaries. Extremists. NOT conservatives.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
GENE KELLY — born 114yrs ago today — and SUGAR RAY ROBINSON doing a tap dance number together on television in 1958. Fantastic stuff.
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Senseidai2547❌👑 @senseidai.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The Convicted Felon Donald Trump regime is sending undocumented immigrants to countries not of their origin. Because cruelty has always been the point. #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/w...
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First U.S. Deportees to Arrive in Liberia Amid Growing Backlash (Gift Article)
The five men were part of the first group of deportees to be sent to the West African nation by the Trump administration. The Liberian government has not clarified their status.
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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
New: The White House on Monday leveled a sharply personal attack against CNN reporter Kristen Holmes, invoking her children in the process. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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White House attacks CNN reporter after Trump clash, and targets her children
The president shushed CNN’s Kristen Holmes in the Oval Office, and later an official White House account said her children would be “embarrassed” by her.
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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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NBC4 Washington @nbcwashington.com · 17/08/2026
President Trump blamed vandals for large swaths of dead grass on the National Mall in the same spot where he had a stage built and hosted crowds for his July 4 celebration.
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Trump blames vandals for damaged grass in the same spot where he held his big July 4 celebration
President Donald Trump says vandals are to blame for large swaths of dead grass on the National Mall near the World War II Memorial. It’s the same spot where Trump had a stage built and hosted crowds ...
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
What a complete fucking disaster. We’re going to be paying for this presidency for a long time
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 14/08/2026
Exclusive: World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s flagship crypto venture, says its trust company has received preliminary approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to become a bank. on.wsj.com/4wyvwat
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Exclusive | Trump Family’s World Liberty Financial Gets Preliminary Approval to Launch a Bank
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency gives the flagship crypto venture a conditional approval to be a trust bank.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/08/2026
George Washington rejected the idea of a massive presidential palace. The White House was deliberately scaled back because the president of the United States should not live like a king. 234 years later, Trump is posting Versailles fan fiction starring himself.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The top 10% of richest Americans own 87% of stocks. The top 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks. It's worth pointing out once again: the stock market is not the economy.
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US stock market hits record highs as AI profits pile and oil prices ease
S&P 500 shot up 1.8% and the main measure of Wall Street’s health topped its prior all-time high set a few months ago
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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 08/08/2026
WSJ: "A little more than four months into Mullin’s tenure, the president is souring on him, viewing Mullin as weak and off message." His sins? Saying some immigration might be ok, stopping deadly ICE vehicle stops, and trying to cancel July 4 fireworks because lightning posed a lethal threat.
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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Apple got a $2.2 billion tariff refund check. Amazon got $600 million.: Walmart got $10 Billion. So basically they got to raise all the prices then cash in?
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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
He knows his statements/lies will be fact checked and he just doesn’t care. What a fucking loser!!!!
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Medical studies released in 2025 and 2026 found zero - count 'em, zero - cases in which any player who had a cardiac event was found to have suffered it due to the COVID vaccine.
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Bobby Silverman @robertsilverman.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
He's losing words. Anyone with a parent or loved one suffering from dementia will recognize this pattern. Wen he says "moving cameras," it's because he can't recall the word "videos" and so he's stating the component parts as best he can. E.g., a "camera" is involved and the images are "moving"
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
One month ago today: U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro claims she has “tremendous evidence” against David Hearn for vandalizing the Reflecting Pool. She lied. Secretary Burgum lied. White House staff lied. Trump lied. There will be no consequences.
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God @thegodshow.com · 02/08/2026
Trump had Rand Paul release Fauci’s diary for the same reason he got Morocco to let a wave of migrants flow into Spain’s territory in North Africa — he’s terrified of losing the midterms and needs to fire up his base with best hits such as covid and ‘Muslim migrant invasion.’ Expect more bullshit.
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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 31/07/2026
What is happening inside the military with promotions and firings: We have a ton of people who are being removed from promotion lists. They’re being recommended by those in uniform, and they are being stripped out by Pete Hegseth.
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