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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 3h
Fossil fuel interests have long weaponized philanthropy to exert control over academic programs, a new paper argues.
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How corporate influencers facilitated Trump’s assault on climate research
Fossil fuel interests have long weaponized philanthropy to exert control over academic programs, a new paper argues.
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MaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 7h
A free press is an important tool against a government entity trying to consolidate power. And it's a tool that scales, from local sheriffs to presidents.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10h
A prominent election denier whom the Trump administration hired to pursue investigations into election-related conspiracy theories has resigned several months after he failed to find evidence that the 2020 presidential race was stolen. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Election denier Kurt Olsen leaves DOJ after failing to find evidence of stolen election
A prominent election denier whom the Trump administration hired to pursue investigations into election-related conspiracy theories has resigned several months after he failed to find evidence that the...
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Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 3h
Can the scumbags squatting in our White House go any lower? Wait - don’t answer that. Buckle up folks, it’s gonna get uglier because these people are savages.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 3h
Good.
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 3h
I know this will shock everyone but Eric Schmitt is still wrong — there were *six* NBA games that night, not one. Hawks/Hawkeyes confusion remains the likely explanation. www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/?m...
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Schmitt: We had information Jack Smith was at a basketball game. There was only one NBA game that night which is why I asked him if he was in Atlanta.
That's what these hearings are for. You ask questions, you get answers. Smith has perjured himself before, but... maybe he's a Caitlin Clark fan. We'll accept that.x.com/Acyn/status/21...
BREAKING NEWS
GOR SENATOR'S PERJURY CLAIM AGAINST SMITH FAILS IN HAWKS-HAWKEYES MOUP
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ROPIC CEO DARIO AMODEL, WHO MET PRITELY WITH TRUMP.F
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 3h
100% should follow him around for the rest of what’s left of his political career. His 2028 VP hopes were dashed in two minutes and I love that for him.
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Jay @pescado70.bsky.social · 3h
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 3h
The punishment for the disgusting Cornell rapists was to simply write an essay about their heinous crime whilst women can be thrown in jail for using abortion healthcare services. That’s the fucked up timeline we’re living in.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 3h
El Salvador continues to imprison ICE-Gestapo deportees from the US even after the major backlash of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case with quite a few people disappearing entirely. This would be called crimes against humanity. Every MAGA official who allowed these atrocities to happen should be jailed.
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Aleianjack @aleianjack.bsky.social · 3h
No Shame. No Facts. No Problem. open.substack.com/pub/marytrum...
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No Shame. No Facts. No Problem.
Welcome to Republican oversight
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/07/2026
Trump, ranting and raving in the Oval Office, claims Zuckerberg, Bezos, "AI Sam," and Elon are now building nuclear power plants because he allowed them to do so
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h
Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner think the way to negotiate with these barbarians is to offer them business deals.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h
I guess the point is that Roger Marshall wants to keep this story in the news cycle as long as possible. Nice work.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14h
Jack Smith: "I will not be silenced by the continued threats of prosecution from the President or others."
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 14h
I hope someone is at the Maha event because this looks insane
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h
Kimmel to Mamdani: "I live in Los Angeles and that is not the reception our mayor would get"
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 17h
Sperm whale families sleep standing up in the water, huddled together for safety while their brains rest one half at a time.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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💠𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒛𝒊𝒆𝑷𝒊𝒆💠 @schultziepie.bsky.social · 14h
Amnesty International calls for disbanding ICE, the first time in its history it has directed such a conclusion toward the United States government. The human rights organization investigated immigration enforcement operations in Washington, Chicago, Minneapolis-St. Paul, and New Orleans. Listen!👇🏼
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General Strike @ivanasstaircam.bsky.social · 14h
Listen up you conservative jackasses.👂🏻
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 15h
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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 14h
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today in Politics, Bulletin 469. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 469. 9/28/26
… Before we get into today’s Bulletin, first a programming note.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
John Oliver: “The Times had a panel this week of Trump voters who were undecided in this race, and when they were asked to describe Paxton, their answers were: Crook, criminal crook, crooked, bad, amoral, disgusting, morally corrupt, disgusting, corrupt, and womanizer crook.”
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
John Oliver lists off just some of Ken Paxton’s scandals: “Paxton spent nearly 9 years under indictment for securities fraud... He was also accused of bribery and abuse of office by eight of his own top deputies... But wait, because I'm still not done.”
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There’s no way Andrew Bailey quit his position as AG of Missouri expecting to serve as a co-Deputy FBI Director under Kash Patel. He was either given assurances that Kash was going to be gone soon and he would get the gig, or he thought that on his own. Anyway, good riddance.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Republicans really love Community Notes. It’s the only thing keeping their posts remotely connected to reality.
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I 💙 Dogs @dogs100.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Why you stop….
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
The ICE agent who shot Araujo in a Houston is named GREGORY FEATHERS. Make sure everyone knows.
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Larry Colvin @larrycolvin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Report: Trump wanted all mail ballots sent by certified mail #Blues www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Report: Trump wanted all mail ballots sent by certified mail
Two White House officials, including Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, tried to help Trump make his USPS rule even more restrictive by requiring all voters sign their delivered ballots at home.
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"The sources added that Patel consistently kept Bailey at arm's length and cut him out of meetings the deputy FBI director should attend because Bailey was constantly flagging things that were unconstitutional." www.cbsnews.com/news/top-fbi...
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Top FBI official Andrew Bailey, who was once widely seen as Patel successor, resigns
Bailey was originally brought in to help ease tensions between former Attorney General Pam Bondi and former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration Monday filed its response to the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) lawsuit seeking records about any plans to seize or inspect ballots, voting machines or other election materials during the 2026 midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump DOJ responds to DNC lawsuit, offers no records on ballot seizure plans
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) 13-page answer did not deny whether the Trump administration has considered such plans, identify whether responsive records exist or offer a timeline for producing th...
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Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Dude just keeps doing stuff.👇🏼
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 31/07/2025
Blocking profitable development to protect his fossil fuel donors.
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When I read about the White House airing campaign ads with taxpayer money, I immediately thought about an exhibition I saw last year in NYC about how Mussolini and his regime went about not only controlling the government but every aspect of Italian society. anntelnaes.substack.com/p/me-me-me
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The White House airs Trump campaign ads paid by you
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Meidas Rick ❌🚫🇺🇸🇮🇪🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱💙🐸 @sgtrick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Abdul El-Sayed Is Leading Mike Rogers As Republicans Could Be Cooked In Michigan
A new poll finds Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed leading Republican Mike Rogers 48%-44% as Republicans might be toast in Michigan.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ken Paxton: The only thing that really saves us is that the Supreme Court came along and allowed Super PACs. Otherwise... I would be sitting here and never have a chance...
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
TMZ reports that Diego Sarabia, one of the Cornell students accused of sexual assault, has been fired from his job at Wells Fargo as prosecutors reopen their investigation
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Cornell Student Diego Sarabia Loses Wells Fargo Job Amid Alleged Sexual Assault Case
Diego Sarabia, one of the Cornell students accused of sexual assault, is suddenly out of a job at Wells Fargo as prosecutors reopen their investigation of the alleged 2024 incident ... TMZ has learned...
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Jenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oh look Mike Johnson's district is getting a data center in Shreveport. Its part of an $18,000,000,000 investment for 3 data centers in Northern Louisiana... Each using 7,500,000 gallons of water per day youtu.be/mlyMreiPjrc?...
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Shreveport Mayor Welcomes Massive Data Centers to the City | SWI | 9/18/26
YouTube video by Louisiana Public Broadcasting
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 28/09/2026
Last month, we refurbished 10 tennis courts in Crotona Park — the only public tennis courts in the Bronx with lights for night play. We stopped by recently to see how things were going. Thank you to NYJTL, USTA and Yonex for helping us deliver high-quality public spaces that New Yorkers deserve.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 28/09/2026
The firm’s CEO insists AI regulation is an engineering problem, not a political one.
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Nvidia thinks it can stop rogue AI—without all that government oversight
The firm's CEO insists AI regulation is an engineering problem, not a political one.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 28/09/2026
Dems: make the midterms a bloodbath so that the Republicans never think of trying this again. Are you in the settle-the-score camp?
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LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Daily Express: New reports indicate that eight U.S. Marines were injured two weeks ago after an Iranian cruise missile attacked a ship they were on. The DOD did not share any news of any Sept. 14 attacks on U.S. forces in the region. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Kash Patel should resign in disgrace. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
Ciaran Martin, the former head of Britain’s cyberdefense agency, said the F.B.I. hack likely had “huge impact on the operational capability” of the bureau and could rank as one of the most consequential data breaches in history — graver even than the Office of Personnel Management burglary.

“Losing the data on 20 million federal employees to the Chinese was bad,” Mr. Martin said. “But you knew the Chinese weren’t going to sell or publish it.”
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’m pissed off, and I’m going to fight to put an end to this madness when I reach the Senate.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In a normal administration counterintelligence agents at the FBI would be investigating this photo. In this administration, the FBI director is in the photo.
Michael Weiss: Why, that’s Ali Abdelaziz is on the far left. Manages a lot of Russian, Belarusian and Chechen MMA fighters including Khamzat Chimaev, who is close to Kadyrov. Abdelaziz was an FBI informant until the Bureau dropped him because they suspected he was a double agent. Looks like Ka$h (far right) has forgiven and forgotten. These MAGA weddings are Mos Eisley cantinas for counterintelligence.
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
After a week delay, Jack Smith will be appearing tomorrow before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where the majority no doubt lies in wait w/ obtuse, counterfactual questions designed to convert his 100% righteous prosecutions into the pursuit of political vendettas. Expect Smith to keep his cool.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Loved being at @waynelawschool.bsky.social in Detroit on Friday for the Wayne Law Review Symposium to Examine Oligarchy, Power, and the Rule of Law Knowledge is power & the more we learn, the better prepared we are for the battle!
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