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Nancy Esperanza

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Views from a media vet, former syndicated columnist, current editor & video producer @mercurypress @cafesolo #TeamDemocracy #GoodTrouble #CherokeeHeritage #ClimateJustice 🪶 🌊 🇺🇸 🇪🇸 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 www.mercurypress.com

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 19h
Hey hot take but I actually don’t give a fuck if expelling a rapist from school “ruins his future”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
🤡 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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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 15h
I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Black folks don’t hang themselves from trees.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Kimmel to Mamdani: "I live in Los Angeles and that is not the reception our mayor would get"
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/09/2026
this is legitimately very funny
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Andrew Schreck @andrewschreck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
i don't think cis guys realize how much power they can shift in a conversation just by casually telling their friends
"that's fucked up, man" when someone says something
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 23h
Seattle
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Every bit of this 👇
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nancabell.bsky.social @nancabell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h
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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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:
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“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banks
Weeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You wouldn't know it from reading the headlines, but the president's downward mental health spiral is the biggest story in America right now We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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We need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will Bunch
The media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy.
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DevinCow @devincow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Can we just have health care?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump had $400 million in his PAC and he STILL decided that he needed to steal taxpayer money to pay for campaign ads for the midterms.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/09/2026
Democrats vs. Republicans in a nutshell. This absolutely nails it.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
As a reminder, she’s the Secretary of Education not the Secretary of Labor
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
😕🤷🏼
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
One reason the far right authoritarian party is s obsessed with voter fraud is because so many of its elected officials do not legally reside where they say they do
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
BLANCHE: AI has a lot of benefits. The fact that AI is able to understand what you want, where you want to shop -- you don't know it, but you actually benefit from that CAMPOS DUFFY: I don't want that! BLANCHE: I know you think you don't, but it's not all bad CD: I don't want my govt spying on me
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Mrs. Detective Pikajew, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 28/09/2026
JCO is defending furries fyi
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trying to think how an illegal immigrant- radical Islamic person in a bunny suit could be a threat to national security.
Coach Tommy Tuberville * ml @SenTuber... • 1d
Democrats are the party of Radical Islam, illegal aliens, and furry pilots.
Lord help us.
11:14 AM • 9/27/26 • 5.1K ViewsJoyce Carol Oates O @JoyceCarolOates
person in a bunny suit is a "threat to workers paycheck." how, exactly?
fa Dr. Masked Defender @MaskedDefender-6h They are a threat to workers paycheck. Not your though rich lady. So you dont care.
3:54 PM • 9/27/26 • 3.3K ViewsJoyce Carol Oates O @JoyceCarolOates
Mr. Mask, you are confused. the only creatures in bunny suits threatening field workers would be actual bunnies. to charge actual bunnies with wearing "bunny suits" is redundant.
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LOL. You all think field workers and meat plant workers and hotel maids are OVERPAID in America and we should bring in 50 million migrants to lower their wages. Shame on you.
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You know when public attention can reverse a prosecutorial decision like this you almost get the sense that the decision to shrug it off in the first place was not based on an assessment of the quality of the evidence so much as an assessment of the seriousness of the crime.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Marge finally realizing the Republican caravan fearmongering stuff (@MarshaBlackburn loves to peddle) has always been bullshit
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 27/09/2026
Pope Leo to meet with French survivors of sexual abuse in Lourdes to address what he calls an 'open wound'
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Pope Leo to meet with French survivors of sexual abuse in Lourdes to address what he calls an 'open wound'
Leo XIV is scheduled to meet with seven survivors of sexual abuse in Lourdes on Sunday. Although French bishops were once at the forefront on this issue, acknowledging the systemic nature of the abuse, associations now denounce a step backwards.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026
“Judges simply don’t believe the representations that are being made by United States attorneys, assistant United States attorneys and the like,” a former federal judge said. “I don’t think...in the history of jurisprudence in the United States, we’ve ever seen anything close to this.” (Pub. July)
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Federal Judges Chastise Trump’s Justice Department for “Unlawful,” “Unethical” and “Unseemly” Conduct
ProPublica reviewed hundreds of cases in which judges criticized the actions of federal prosecutors. In many, judges expressed frustration that they can no longer take the government at its word.
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Dr Hell-Mart @hockeyeeyore.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It would be kind of funny if OpenAI agents hacked the Justice Department and released the Epstein Files.
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 27/09/2026
NEW: A Texas woman died after being denied an abortion and her family sued the state and her doctors for violating her right to life. They say the ban should be struck down. It's one of several cases challenging abortion laws under state constitutional rights to life and liberty @autonomynews.co
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New Lawsuits Argue That Pregnant People Also Have a Right to Life
Lawyers are fighting abortion bans in state court by establishing that pregnant people have a right to life and liberty—or at least self-defense.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026
Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/09/2026
NEW: Dems vow to hit Israel with sanctions when they flip the House. thehill.com/homenews/hou...
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Dems vow to confront Israel on violence against Palestinians: ‘Out of control’
If they flip the House, Democrats say they’re ready to confront Israel on human rights. The issue has long challenged the party, pitting staunch Israel defenders against more liberal lawmakers crit…
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New whistleblower account: Former employees of the Kennedy Center say that center officials canceled a plan to start overhauling its leaking infrastructure months ago, despite those officials now asserting the leaks posed an urgent safety risk requiring the building to close.
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Kennedy Center Shelved Repairs Now Cited for Closure, Whistle-Blowers Say
In a letter to Congress, former employees say the center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 27/09/2026
Thousands march for climate across France: 'I wish there were more of us, after the summer we've just had'
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Thousands march for climate across France: 'I wish there were more of us, after the summer we've just had'
From Bordeaux to Paris, organizers say 120,000 people took part in 260 demonstrations 'for the climate, for life, for peace, for social justice.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
One from the archives In 1984 Dunnes shop worker Mary Manning refused to handle South African goods & was backed by her shop steward, Karen Gearon. Both were suspended. 9 colleagues came out in support. The strike lasted 3yrs & forced the Irish govt to ban the import of all SA goods. All heroes
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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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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
yes my bull went rogue in your china shop but I think we can all agree there’s no liability here it’s an agentic being
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
An ‘Abbey Road’ billboard on Sunset Strip - Los Angeles in 1969
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
37 more wounded troops. Added quietly. No explanation. Here's the No B.S. truth: when anyone (a vendor, a CEO, a government) revises the numbers without telling you why, the silence IS the message. 861 wounded. Their families deserve the full story.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It's already estimated that the richest 1% alone evade $163 billion in taxes every year. But Trump gutted the IRS — including the unit tasked with auditing billionaires. The agency's audit revenue fell 35%. Now, Trump's IRS is not publishing data on unpaid taxes. See the problem?
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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
For the Texans out there - vote Talarico if you want to change the 30 years of decline in your state
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TAHK0 @tahk0.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
you can’t even write jokes better than this
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Student journalists still believe that it’s more important to hold powerful people to account than it is to hold on to access to those powerful people. They haven’t become Savvy Insiders yet
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Way too close, but thankfully someone was paying attention and alerted the police before this got really bad. They reportedly tried to call RAF Fairford to report 3 suspicious vans, but couldn’t get an answer from the base.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Censorship is alive and well in the American tech oligarchy. 🇺🇸 www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🙏💔💔💔💔🕯️🕯️
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“From Bordeaux to Paris, via Rennes in Brittany and Die in the southeast, thousands – 120,000, according to organizers – turned out ‘for the climate, for life, for peace, for social justice.’”
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 27/09/2026
Swiss voters overwhelmingly reject far-right plan to toughen neutrality
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Swiss voters overwhelmingly reject far-right plan to toughen neutrality
Final results from the Swiss government showed over 70% of voters, and a majority in all 26 of the country's regions, rejected the plan championed by a right-wing populist party.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Here’s your periodic reminder that Howard Lutnick is still Commerce secretary despite blatantly lying to the public about his personal and business ties with child molester Jeffrey Epstein.
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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The GOP cut funding to the IRS because *audits work* and they fundamentally don't believe rich people should have to play by the rules.
Line chart titled "Revenue per audit," subtitled "In-person audits, 2010-2014." It plots average revenue and average cost per audit by taxpayer income percentile, poorer to richer, from the 0–5th percentile to the top 0.1%. Source: Boning et al. 2023, "A Welfare Analysis of Tax Audits Across the Income Distribution."

Across the bottom half of the income distribution, revenue and cost track closely, both around $3,000–$6,000 per audit. Above the median, revenue pulls ahead of cost: about $10,000 vs. $5,000 near the 90th percentile, and about $17,000 vs. $8,000 at the 95th–99th. At the top, revenue jumps to about $31,000 for the 99–99.9th percentile and about $90,000 for the top 0.1%.
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