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@mschauk.bsky.social
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Candidate for the Kansas House of Representatives. District 110. Building power in rural Kansas communities. Volunteer or find out more at: www.markforkshd110.com Donate: secure.actblue.com/donate/mark-scha…

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: In a win for voters, the Kansas Court of Appeals Friday denied Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s (R) latest request to revive a GOP-backed law that would throw out mail-in ballots received after Election Day, even if they were cast on time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP bid to scrap Kansas mail ballot grace period fails again
The ruling means Kansas election officials must continue counting ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within the following three days, including in the upcoming November elections.
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Mark @mschauk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Completely unacceptable. We need a representative who understands the education budget is constitutionally the primary function of our legislature. Sternberg should not be closing. kansasreflector.com/2026/09/30/b...
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Kansas Legislature's budget cuts compel Fort Hays State University to close Sternberg Museum • Kansas Reflector
Fort Hays State University, grappling with a $2.4 million state-ordered spending cut, will close the Sternberg Museum of Natural History.
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JLRay @jlray.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
i feel like for democrats its "our candidate is blowing an easy race, he's not bothering to go out and shake hands and looks mildly uncomfortable on cable" and for republicans its "our candidate is blowing an easy race, he's a coke-addled Nazi who just hurled an empty whip-it at a crying child"
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 29/09/2026
"A common argument I hear in favor of wealth taxes is about the ability of wealthy people to leverage their assets as a form of untaxed income. … If it is true that the asset-rich are skirting taxes with loans, the obvious solution is to close the loophole." www.liberalcurrents.com/tax-the-weal...
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Tax the Wealthy, Not Wealth
Don’t miss the forest for the tallest trees.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
HATCH ACT VIOLATION: We filed another complaint alleging that Trump's second TV ad violated the Hatch Act by using government funds for political propaganda. This is an illegal misuse of our taxpayer dollars. Trump must be stopped.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
BREAKING MS NOW: Two veteran FBI counterterrorism supervisors have been removed from their jobs after a disagreement over an investigation involving alleged harassing phone calls made to Katie Miller, the wife of Stephen Miller, multiple people familiar with the matter told MS NOW.
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FBI agents probing threats against Stephen Miller’s wife demoted, sources say
The counterterrorism agents had questioned a request to conduct a threat assessment on someone accused of harassing Katie Miller, according to sources.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@ariberman.bsky.social and @pemalevy.bsky.social have a damning new story about how the Roberts Court is reviving Jim Crow, relying on the same legal tactics used to undermine the Reconstruction. A must read to understand the stakes of this election. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Cover of Mother Jones issue on the new Jim Crow
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Pairs well with their previous cover story. Put the two together and you really get the full measure of the racist and politicized way that Roberts has led the Court. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 24/09/2026
A revised Bureau of Prisons policy now grants U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche the authority to overrule the agency's guidelines and unilaterally determine where federal prisoners serve their sentences. www.themarshallproject.org/2026/09/18/b...
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Prison Policy Gives Trump Administration New Way to Punish Enemies
The Bureau of Prisons quietly revised its rules to allow Attorney General Todd Blanche to unilaterally decide where federal prisoners serve time.
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Dr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The @sternbergpaleo.bsky.social in Hays is currently threatened with closure by Fort Hays State Univ. In addition to its massive impact for #paleontology research, @sternbergcamps.bsky.social open paleontology to youth all over the country. Consider signing to show your support & oppose its closure
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Sign the Petition
Save the Sternberg Museum of Natural History from Closure
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Still holds up today #MontyPython1975 IG: @thecinevoidclub www.instagram.com/thecinevoidc...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Let's talk about public safety. What I want is for everyone to get home safe at night.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Allegations against Lauren Boebert include sexual relations with Congressional employees, hush money payments, and thousands of dollars in misused official and campaign funds. Here's the redacted complaint: media.coloradotimesrecorder.com/wp-content/u...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
BREAKING NYT: Investigators may have broken state laws under the direction of top Trump Homeland Security leaders by posing as voters as part of an expansive effort to find noncitizens on the nation's voter rolls, according to a federal whistleblower's account just released.
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Whistle-Blower: Federal Agents May Have Broken State Laws in Search For Voter Fraud
Agents expressed concern about being directed by top Homeland Security leaders to use private information to look up voter records in state databases.
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Mark @mschauk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Where is Kansas news like this? Or national news for that matter? Kyle is incredible. Wishing we had someone straight forward and honest like him in every newroom with the courage to ask and research tough questions for the public.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
PRO PUBLICA: “Don JR’s wedding secretly bankrolled by Russian oligarch close to Putin” 🤔 So weird how this keeps happening 🤷🏼 www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Mark @mschauk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Excellent analysis of why beef prices remain high, but cattle prices are falling due to Republican policy failing to understand farm to store supply chains.
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Mark @mschauk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Quick update: Incumbent Ken Rahjes is my new competitor. We’re going to win this. sunflowerstatejournal.com/rahjes-wins-...
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Rahjes wins GOP nomination to return to House | Sunflower State Journal
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“What is it?” 🐄 “We don’t know.” “Where’s it from?” “We don’t know.” “Why don’t we know?” “They don’t have to tell us.” “Will it help ranchers?” “No. They’re actually pretty pissed.” 🧑‍🌾 @morningbrew roasts Trump’s tariff-free import of 300,000 metric tons of beef
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“63 farmers a day”😕 American farmers 🧑‍🌾 are getting crushed by Trump’s pointless war and absurd trade wars, and Republicans in Congress do nothing
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Mark @mschauk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
KS House District 110 Update: my opponent has dropped out of the race, citing health concerns. To Cody, I sincerely wish you the best and I hope you get well soon. Please send your best wishes to Cody and his family. 1/2
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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 31/08/2026
Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: Milquetoast Marshall flees from Kansans and hides from reporters. Somehow, he still wants your vote! #ksleg
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Milquetoast Marshall flees from Kansans and hides from reporters. Somehow, he still wants your vote! • Kansas Reflector
Marshall claims to be on a 120-stop tour of Kansas, but his adventures have been conducted almost entirely in private.
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Mark @mschauk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Been looking at the regional CEDS (Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy) plans from 2021. A new report is due in 2027. Every rural organizer should ask their planning commission and/or economic development director for these plans.
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This is what the growth of surveillance is going to bring. Not safety from crime, but new, non-criminal acts redefined as criminal so as to give the police an excuse to exercise power. local12.com/news/offbeat...
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Police request public's help to find suspect who picked up $30 off ground in Walmart
A police department took to social media and asked the public to help them identify a suspect who found $30 on the ground in Walmart.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/08/2026
NEW: Congress appropriated $1 trillion for defense this year, more than twice as much as the combined budget for agencies overseeing health, veterans affairs, education, housing, agriculture and justice. We’re setting out to report on how this public money is being spent.
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The $1 Trillion Black Box
The U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spe...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 19/08/2026
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Moderna, Merck breakthrough could usher in wave of cancer vaccines
Merck and Moderna's success with a personalized cancer vaccine designed to keep melanoma at bay opens a ​new avenue of treatment that doctors hope will work against many types of tumors.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/08/2026
Ossoff: "I have zero interest in running for president in 2028, and frankly zero interest in the 2028 fantasy football right now ... these midterms are the whole ballgame ... I don't know that we have a free and fair election in 2028 unless we restore checks and balances in these 2026 midterms."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/08/2026
WELKER: Can you pledge the DOJ will always act independently of the WH? BLANCHE: No, I'm not going to pledge that WELKER: So if the president asked you do to something that you feel crosses an ethical or legal line, would you do it? BLANCHE: He would never do that. He never has. He never will.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Laws aren't real. Not unless someone is willing and able to physically enforce them.
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Mark @mschauk.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Going to have a full graphic later, but I’ve out raised the other party’s primary winner and his primary opponents COMBINED!!! Please donate at the link above. We are the only grassroots movement in rural northwestern western Kansas trying to build power.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
When the EPSTEIN scandals are all fully adjudicated, as they eventually will be, there will be more convictions & people imprisoned than there were in the Watergate matter. Accountability IS coming: November 3rd 2026 Midterms Make sure you're registered & VOTE! Go to: Iwillvote.com #tickticktick ⌛
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Deborah Weeks/A Woman for An Eternity @deborah-10.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/08/2026
NEW: Two government watchdog groups have demanded an investigation into whether FCC officials violated ethics requirements by accepting luxury gala tickets from Paramount as it sought federal approval for its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
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FCC Commissioners Face Ethics Complaints for Taking Luxury Gifts From Paramount
Citing a ProPublica report on Paramount providing luxury Kennedy Center gala tickets to FCC officials, the complaints note that commissioners accepted the gifts while the FCC was reviewing or about to...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Appalling cruelty — and all to fund more tax cuts for the rich.
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Mark @mschauk.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Proud to have endorsed Christy Davis as the next US Senator from Kansas. Here's why. www.kansas.com/opinion/arti...
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Kansas needs a senator who will confront the bullies in Washington | Opinion
We don’t need a Democratic version of Roger Marshall. Christy Davis says she will fight his attacks on our democratic institutions. | Opinion
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The timing is literally impossible to ignore. @eastendjoe.bsky.social
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 30/07/2026
"A concentration camp, in its most basic definition, is a place where a targeted civilian population, not necessarily accused of a crime, is detained and at least some of their basic rights are suspended," writes @jwashing.bsky.social. "That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."
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Don’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John Washington
I’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these facilities
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The state also showed an internal message in which a former Meta employee wrote that Instagram "is a drug.” pro.stateaffairs.com/ca/courts/te...
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Tennessee Puts Meta on Trial over Instagram Claims
Tennessee began a civil trial Monday, alleging Meta designed Instagram to be addictive for children and concealed its known impacts.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
In 2017 Mark Zuckerberg decided that Meta's top priority would be teens, according to documents revealed by the state of Tennessee, which is suing the social media giant. The state said Meta's overall goal was to maximize the time teens spent on their social media platforms. /1
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Tennessee Puts Meta on Trial over Instagram Claims
Tennessee began a civil trial Monday, alleging Meta designed Instagram to be addictive for children and concealed its known impacts.
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Dissent Magazine @dissentmag.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The scale and depth of the attack on our institutions means that there is no simple way for a pro-democracy coalition to flip the lights back on after Trump. We need transformative thinking.
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The Case for a Third Reconstruction - Dissent Magazine
The scale and depth of the attack on our institutions means that there is no simple way for a pro-democracy coalition to flip the lights back on after Trump. We need transformative thinking.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Today Zohran is announcing that the New York City-owned grocery stores his administration is piloting will discount staple items 30%. Core groceries like produce, meat, seafood, pasta, bread, yogurt, butter, nuts, rice and beans will all receive this price cut.
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Mark @mschauk.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The Republican Party of Kansas is bought. The amendment on the primary ballot is proof. Please, I encourage everyone to vote NO! truthout.org/articles/kan...
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Kansas Amendment Battle Highlights Billionaires’ Efforts to Capture State Courts
Charles Koch and Leonard Leo’s hands are all over a ballot measure to change how judges get on the Kansas Supreme Court.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
A dark money campaign is offering influencers $1,500 per post to attack Abdul El-Sayed and support Haley Stevens. Same exact dollar figure that was paid to attack @katmabu.bsky.social (Nobody ever found out who was paying for that campaign.) Gross, lazy and above all cynical shit.
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Secret paid influencer campaign backing Stevens floods Michigan Senate race
Rep. Haley Stevens and the Senate Democratic PAC said they were not involved in the effort to pay for user-generated content endorsing her.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
FLAG: Jim Jordan has sent a letter to Todd Blanche referring Jack Smith for criminal charges. Jordan claims "sufficient evidence exists for the DOJ to examine" whether Smith intentionally made false statements to Congress as a way to obstruct oversight. No such evidence exists.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/07/2026
Joseph Schwartz, owner of a nursing home empire, served just three months of his sentence before Trump pardoned him for a $39 million fraud scheme. Meanwhile, families who won multimillion-dollar wrongful death suits against him haven’t collected a cent. (Published March)
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A Nursing Home Owner Got a Trump Pardon. The Families of His Patients Got Nothing.
At least three families won multimillion-dollar wrongful death suits against former Skyline Healthcare owner Joseph Schwartz. They haven’t collected a cent.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21/07/2026
Financial disclosures show that Susan Collins was taking checks from some of the men named in Epstein Files.
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More Donations from Epstein Contacts to Susan Collins Uncovered
Collins took money from men on the Epstein list before voting against releasing the files
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 21/07/2026
"There are other capable progressives weighing a run in 2028," writes @sunraysunray.bsky.social. "However, none of them can do the two things AOC can do at once: run a serious national campaign as one of the most recognized figures in the country, and pull an entire movement into being behind it."
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should run for president | Bhaskar Sunkara
The congresswoman can run a serious national campaign on the left and pull a movement in behind it. She should get in early
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 20/07/2026
Russiagate Was Real, Trump Admits Donald Trump and his allies hyped up a speech about alleged Chinese interference in U.S. elections, only to unwittingly admit Russian interference. Read: zeteo.com/p/trump-russ...
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Russiagate Was Real, Trump Admits
Donald Trump and his allies hyped up a speech about alleged Chinese interference in U.S. elections, only to unwittingly admit Russian interference.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have in the first place with Palantir. First Medicaid officials shared data about millions of people with ICE. ICE then shared that data with Palantir, according to a new court filing reported on by @NPR. /1
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ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have with Palantir
The revelations came out in a federal court case brought by Democratic states challenging ICE's access to Medicaid data to aid in deportation efforts.
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