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@murraymouse.bsky.social
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Political history junkie. Long career in public service. Former Army brat who grew up in places where history happened which formed my view of our country’s place in the world. Unabashed liberal.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education. We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.
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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I know I've posted this many times - needs to flood the media until election day.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"[T]here are going to be people jumping off the Trump train and we should be careful not to assume that their maneuvering is a belated embrace of liberal democracy. They should be vetted. So let’s get medieval on his limey ass."
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Nuclear regulation developed for low-chance, high-risk scenarios. Similar to the risk of AI. A simple place to start is mandatory incident reporting. If something goes wrong, everyone gets to know. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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How Much Would You Pay to Prevent the AI Apocalypse?
And what economists say we should spend. Hint: we're nowhere close.
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Greg Proops @gregproops.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Get Vaccinated
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God @thegodshow.com · 19/09/2026
Bless these folks!
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Bless The Americans Who Formed A Human Chain Around The Kennedy Center
Dear Humans,
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“Guys, they want us to go home.” 🔥 🇫🇷 French short film about what would happen to society if all the immigrants listened to angry old racist white men and left (aka the Republican agenda)
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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Watch @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social full conversation on the latest episode of It's Happening Here, out now on Apple, Spotify, Substack, and YouTube:
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We're Living in the World 9/11 Made w/ Bill Kristol & Tom Joscelyn
Twenty-five years after 9/11, Tom Joscelyn and Bill Kristol reflect on the attacks, the aftermath, and the consequences still shaping America. They discuss w...
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Yes exactly. It just did this! It’s not speculation or future-tripping. It happened!
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 07/09/2026
On this Labor Day, let us remember that it wasn’t the CEOs and billionaires who saved us during COVID-19. It was the janitors, nurses, cleaning crews, grocery and food workers with their hard, often invisible labor.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Corporations: I’ll think about taking one of your annoying “surveys” and answer *your* questions when you go back to having humans in customer service to answer *my* questions.
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FunnyVia @funnyvia.com · 29/08/2026
And God said, I will send them without wings so no one suspects they are angels....
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Don Comer @doncomer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
There's a derangement syndrome alright:
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“.. And so the president of the United States has taken the logical next step: He is punishing South Korea, a loyal American friend, and tempting U.S. enemies to doubt America’s will to defend its allies.” @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Congrats again to everyone who told us this guy was a "credible Treasury Secretary" and a "renaissance man" because he had the right degrees & went to the right cocktail parties. Also, would love to know when Haberman & Swan knew of this & all the other things they seem to have saved for this book.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
(Rod Serling voice): Imagine a world in which everyone was a content creator and no one had anything interesting to say.
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Petra Michaela @petramichaela.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Not everyone loses their sense of wonder. Some people still stop for butterflies, smile at frogs, listen for owls, and wake early just to watch the sunrise. May we never become too busy to notice the little miracles that make life beautiful.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Huge corporations like Amazon, Walmart, and Uber are among the top employers of SNAP and Medicaid recipients. Meanwhile, their CEOs are raking in multi-million dollar pay packages. How is this not a bigger scandal?
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Ted Lieu @tedlieu.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Rep Moran and I introduced the bipartisan AI Kill Switch Act today. This is urgent, common sense legislation to address the problem of an advanced AI model that has gone rogue and escaped its guardrails (OpenAI / Hugging Face incident) or had insufficient guardrails (Mythos 5 and Fable 5).
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Aaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Voting is the most basic act of citizenship. The SAVE Act makes it expensive. Expensive voting is restricted voting. Restricted voting is not democracy. It's oligarchy with a ballot fee. #PayToVoteSaveAct
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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A lot of people don’t realize the dust bowl wasn’t a natural phenomenon. It happened when agrobusiness interests dramatically transformed the plains without regard for drought, and created vicious dust storms that choked whole families to death. That’s what I think of when I read about data centers.
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Earle Boxer @earleboxer.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
American primeval by David Horsey.
Cartoon by David Horsey showing the wealth gap in the U.S. A giant CEO is tapping cigar ashes on a tiny Anerican worker.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Please explain to me how the same senators who voted for the Epstein Transparency Acf would now vote to confirm the man who’s leading the continuing coverup of the Epstein files.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 16/07/2026
Just now on the Senate floor, I called for an END to the AI program that is delaying and denying seniors the health care they deserve. We're voting right now: my colleagues should join me and END AI prior authorization in Medicare.
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This AI Program is Delaying and Denying Seniors Their Health Care. It Needs to End.
YouTube video by Senator Patty Murray
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Warren Leight @warrenleight.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The Great American Experiment has taken a wrong turn.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
People don't want masked thugs terrorizing their neighbors. They don't want warehouses being turned into detention centers. They don't want billions of taxpayer dollars spent on a rogue police state. They want healthcare. They want affordable homes. They want their basic needs met.
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David Hearn @daveyph.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Democratic politicians telling us today how sad they are about Lindsey Graham's death because he purportedly had such a "great sense of humor" are why Democrats are currently struggling with a base angry and resentful at the evil agendas promoted by the likes of vile toadies like Lindsey Graham.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 10/07/2026
Trump's so-called “reorganization” of the Forest Service is an attack on America’s public lands.   I spoke with folks in Everett about what these cuts would mean for WA state's wildfire preparedness & prevention.
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Robin 🦋 @robinh2.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Seems like a good time to remind people the USWNT has won 4 World Cups! ⚽️
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 06/07/2026
Protecting and expanding Social Security is not a question of affordability– it’s a question of values. We can deliver benefits through the rest of the century if the richest among us pay their fair share. @whitehouse.senate.gov
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PETA @peta.org · 03/07/2026
Did you know that the Fourth of July fireworks could put a dog through this much fear and anxiety? 😔 When choosing how to celebrate, keep in mind that it should be fun for everyone, no matter the species!
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Damn. @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 01/07/2026
250 years of the land of opportunity. 🇺🇸 Land of the free, home of the brave. Out of many, one. Diversity is a strength. Proud to be an American.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/07/2026
During his two decades in the New Jersey Senate, Tom Kean Jr. consistently opposed paid sick leave for his constituents.
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Tom Kean Jr. sought help for depression. He hasn’t made it easy for others to do the same.
The lawmaker spent nearly two decades voting against paid leave.
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
It's almost as if... scientists were right about C͟l͟i͟m͟a͟t͟e͟ C͟h͟a͟n͟g͟e͟...
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
All of these cases are basically litmus tests for any Dem nominee. Are immigrants Americans? Do trans Americans deserve human rights? Are corporations superhumans who get to spend endlessly on elections to put whoever they want into power? These are simple questions with simple answers.
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George Hahn @georgehahn.com · 30/06/2026
Every time I watch PBS Newshour, I’m swiftly reminded of what an actual news broadcast should be.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Laughably tone deaf and not reading the room.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 27/06/2026
Just remember: when Trump said he "lifted" families off of SNAP—he really means he cut them out of it.   Now over 800,000 kids—AT LEAST—aren’t getting the help they need.
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SNAP Tracker: People Are Losing Food Assistance as the Republican Megabill Is Implemented
SNAP participation nationwide fell by more than 4 million people (nearly 10 percent) between the law’s July 2025 enactment and March 2026, based on the latest month of data.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I could not agree more. We put our government up for sale to highest bidder, and it really hasn't been working out for us.
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Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
“I run the protection program, I’ll protect you,” House Speaker Mike Johnson tells a room packed with members of the Epstein Class. To say this on camera reflects way too much sense of impunity.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The hidden cost isn’t just money. It’s time. If comparing three apps takes forever, you're doing work before you even order dinner.⁣ ⁣ newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The new mini-series from @netflix.com "The American Experiment," is now live. Watch the creation of the Republic, and especially the role of George Washington. Very proud to have contributed to this. www.netflix.com/title/81930567
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Bogart Lives @bogart-lives.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 24/06/2026
Far-right Republicans and anti-abortion activists aren't even trying to HIDE their extremism—they want to ARREST women for getting an abortion. This is beyond absurd and cruel, and America's pro-choice majority MUST understand what's at stake.
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Support Builds on the Right for Prosecuting Women Who Get Abortions
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Hard to believe.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/06/2026
Billionaires are using a loophole to avoid Medicare taxes. Closing it — and eliminating other ways around the tax for wealthy business owners — could raise more than $250 billion over 10 years for the program. (Published Dec. 2024)
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How a Decades-Old Loophole Lets Billionaires Avoid Medicare Taxes
Some of Wall Street’s richest and most powerful figures are using a legal loophole to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes earmarked for health care, a ProPublica investigation found.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 24/06/2026
I will not let Republicans off the hook for the pain they have caused and the chaos they have unleashed by overturning Roe v. Wade.   You voted to confirm Trump’s SCOTUS nominees? You own this chaos and suffering.
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Mikel 🇺🇦 @mikelking.com · 23/06/2026
I've been paying into Social Security since I was 12 yro... Ooops isn't gonna fucking cut it. Eliminate the cap; everyone pays their fair share!
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