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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 4h
Love our governor! Wish tht IL’s safeguards could have the power 2 protect us nationwide…Congress must act decisively as soon as Dems get the majority. Repubs might support this as well…https://open.substack.com/pub/contrarian/p/march-us-toward-the-summit-not-the?r=ad2kx&utm_medium=ios
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March Us Toward the Summit, Not the Chasm
By Governor JB Pritzker
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 5h
Good piece re heinous hearing in Senate yesterday. I watched pieces of it& was profoundly moved by Smith’s integrity, honesty, & ability 2 express clearly his commitmnt 2 the law, demonstrating grt courage. Contrast w Repub senators was striking. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
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September 29, 2026
The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S.
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 5h
Jamelle Bouie warns us re dangers of Trump’s using federal treasury as his own personal slush fund. Wht I can’t wrap my head around is how he keeps cancelling funding Congress has authorized! This MUST b stopped! Trump Wants to Get His Hands on the Power of the Purse www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/o...
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Opinion | Trump Wants to Get His Hands on the Power of the Purse (Gift Article)
The search for fraud in the federal government must always end in the same place.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 5h
We speak with Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil about his new memoir, "No Land to Stand On." It details his 104 days of detention inside a Louisiana ICE jail after he was targeted for arrest and deportation by the Trump administration over his pro-Palestine campus advocacy at Columbia University.
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“No Land to Stand On”: Mahmoud Khalil on His Memoir, Palestine, Fighting Deportation & Suing Columbia
We speak with Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil about his new memoir, No Land to Stand On: Notes from Detention. It details his 104 days of detention inside a Louisiana ICE jail after he was targete...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 9h
Something remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault
Thanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 5h
The upper end of the generic ballot range is looking very, very blue wavey.
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 5h
Such an important message. Aftr we win the midterms, & win big (let’s all keep doing our parts, folks! Postcards, door knocking, phonebanking!) we must win presidency in ‘28 & expand SCOTUS! open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Courts Are Not Going to Save Voting Rights
🚨 34 Days to the Midterms 🚨
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Josh Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When I played for Team USA, I learned the importance of working as a team. The only team Ashley Hinson is on is her own. I will always be Team Iowa.
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 16h
Grateful 2 Andy Borowitzs 4 helping us laugh. We need to, & that’s a fact!https://open.substack.com/pub/borowitzreport/p/eric-schmitt-confuses-ass-with-hole?r=ad2kx&utm_medium=ios
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Eric Schmitt Confuses Ass with Hole in the Ground
A wild attempt at a “gotcha” moment resulted in the ass/hole-in-ground mix-up.
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Pocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today before Senate.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🍏Toxins out of our food 🧑‍🌾Farmers first, not chemical companies ❌Break up corporate concentration in agriculture 💧Clean water, guaranteed 🍽️School meals that nourish 💸Public dollars should buy public health ⚕️Food as medicine ⚖️Accountability for polluters, not immunity
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 22h
Love Democracy Defenders!!!
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETax
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CHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’
Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive.
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 22h
Absolutely.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Maybe it would stop the cratering in the polls if we humiliated ourselves while trying to tar a guy who spent his career fighting for the rule of law and going after war criminals while we defend a coup attempt” - GOP Senate strategy session this morning, apparently
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 22h
This one made me cry. Dogs r such wonderful, beautiful creatures! Can anyone picture a cat doing this? No way!!!!
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 22h
Wow. Horrifying. Great ad, tho!
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Webanalyst @webanalyst.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My take from the Smith hearings: To be a GOP senator today, you have to be a lying piece-of-shit, who puts loyalty to party & our lying piece-of-shit president, above their oaths to the Constitution & their obligations to tell the truth & do what rights to the American people! Repost if U agree
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Joyce Vance is no radical. She is totally right here, as always…it’s good tht judges have repeatdly ruled agnst Trump, but it’s a real problem that they have been totally reticent to pursue contempt charges whn their ruliings have often been ignored! joycevance.substack.com/p/consequenc...
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Consequences
Last Thursday, the White House, almost as soon as Judge Kelly entered his order forcing the administration to restore access to CNN, MSNOW, and Politico, began searching for play in the joints.
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
More Krugman truth telling today. Love this guy! paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-beclow...
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The Beclowning of Scott Bessent
Another Trump enabler pays the price
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My WI canvassing buddy & longtime friend insists tht Trump will resign if the midterms r a wipeout, whch sentient humans hope, & get Vance 2 give him a pre emptive pardon. He’d say he has health issues (whch he surely does!)… I’d love 2 see this.No one likes Vance. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Words & Phrases: ‘Heir Apparent’ or Ballot Box Poison?
🚨 35 Days to the Midterms 🚨
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Powerful stuff. Anyone watching any of this hearing can see the integrity, intelligence, & dignity of Jack Smith. Comparing tht 2 the behavior/questions of the Repubs is comical yet tragic at the same time.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Trump: "You got me for nothing. I don't take my salary." (Trump has made billions in crypto schemes while president)
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This feels like Brezhnev towards the end.
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith is an American hero. If Merrick Garland, Biden’s worst pick by far, hadn’t sat on his ass 4 2 yrs, we likely would not have Trump as prez now, he might even b in jail. True American tragedy.
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This sounds like a small piece of good news, & it also sounds long overdue.
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When will someone make this outrageous illegality stop? Do we have 2 wait until Jan 2029???? That’s too long. Will a Dem Congress finally b able 2 do somethng if/when we win both Houses? Hope so! Let’s get even busier winning this upcoming election, winning big, & stopping the outrages!
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John Light @johnalight.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Russ Vought's latest "pocket rescission" maneuver is wonky and may not get much coverage, but it's another major milestone in Congress ceding its power to Trump. Some Republicans (Susan Collins prominent among them) are vowing to fight back, but it's tbd how real that is. (I am skeptical.)
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Russ Vought Takes a New Path Toward Overriding Congress
Programming Note I’ve been gone for two days! I forgot to say...
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yes, big thank u 4 this well researched & powerful piece…awful tht sexual assault on college campuses seems 2 b getting worse, not better…
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As always, Hartmann explains clearly how we got here. Repubs pass awful laws that punish avg folks, thn drum Up Fears of govt boogeymen tht only they can save us frm..,pass tax cuts, thn scream Re deficit 2 cut social programs!! open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...
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The Republican Playbook: Break America, Blame Democrats, Then Promise to Save It
Create the crisis, make working Americans suffer, reward the billionaires, blame Democrats for the wreckage, then campaign as the only people who can fix it.
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Love this! youtube.com/watch?v=ayWi...
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2026: Time for the Midterms
YouTube video by Hamilton
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Who could’ve foreseen that after the Supreme Court gave Trump immunity from prosecution for committing crimes while in office he would commit lots of crimes while in office?
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Good 2 speak the truth!
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 27/09/2026
Calling something “illegal” only matters if the law is actually enforced. Mike Johnson and the Supreme Court need to enforce it. No president should be free to ignore the law to punish enemies, reward allies, and enrich himself.
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Wow!!! Smart doggie!!!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Araghchi, Iranian foreign minister, explains why US is untrustworthy: "In 2025 they offered negotiations, we accepted, then in the middle of negotiations they attacked us. Eight months later, again they offered negotiations, again we accepted, & again they attacked us in the middle of negotiations"
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Great idea. Tragedy it didn’t happen during the 1st 2 attempts. Not likely 2 happen anytime soon.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/09/2026
This admin has spent years going after science. It proposed the largest cut in NASA’s history, about a quarter of the agency and half of its science programs. But last month, a groundbreaking telescope left the launch pad anyway. And the story of how it got there is our good news this Sunday.
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Great day in Pilsen neighborhood of Chgo…saw a film from Intl Film Festival at Mexican Art Museum, then visited their wonderful Day of the Dead exhibit. Look carefully at the art piece, abt ICE raids.
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Just listened 2 anothr of Snyder’s insightful meditations he records at night in Kharkiv in betwn bombing alert sirens…this one discusses AI & its effect on learning. He’s having his students read & write, by hand, in his classes 2 ensure they’re learning. Wow. snyder.substack.com/p/ai-war-and...
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AI, War, and Dignity (Kharkiv Meditations, 7/10)
Kharkiv Meditations, 7/10
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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
No, the Trump admin cannot conduct mass purges now. Check your registration and stay calm. Also? Vote like a Hungarian.
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 27/09/2026
How widespread is gerrymandering, anyway? Our policy team analyzed U.S. census data and discovered 1 in 10 Americans live in a different congressional district than they did in the last election due to gerrymandering. But the solution is within reach ⬇️
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What gerrymandering costs voters
Our new report quantifies the practical costs of the forever redistricting wars on American voters.
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🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Why is the Republican answer always to accept less?
Social media post:
@trond_solberg71
Hi, Norwegian here
In the USA, medical school tuition is
typically over $200,000.
In Norway: Nothing.
Students get government loans for living
costs. Each semester you pass, up to 40%
converts to a grant.
This is why a cashier's child can become a
doctor in Norway. Your academic abilities
matter, not who your parents are.
Follow for more from a social democracy,
where dignity is not a privilege.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Denmark is trolling Trump.
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Forgot 2 take pics at my canvass upon Kenosha, WI today! Perfect sunny fall day talking 2 voters there. Found a couple possible persuadables, knocked a few Repubs off the list, encouraged a couple strong Dems 2 vote early… def worth the trip, but at 75 I’m finding it more tiring than I used to!
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Clearly, this guy doesn’t know how health insurance works! Most younger folks who have health insurance don’t even go to doctors regularly! But they know that accidents or serious illnesses might occur, thus the need for coverage.
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Important, rational explanation of the SCOTUS decision on the SAVE database. Not 2 worry! roberthubbell.substack.com/p/addressing...
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Addressing reader concerns about the Supreme Court’s SAVE database decision.
September 26, 2026
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 26/09/2026
SCOTUS was wrong to allow Trump to overhaul a federal system to initiate voter registration purges, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote in her dissent. Jackson said the court’s decision could potentially disenfranchise legitimate voters, including naturalized citizens: demdock.com/4xFjBIx
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Will someone please, please, do something! Any Kentucky legislators willing 2 take this on? I’m betting the senators are not…
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