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Lover of all things in nature and all of it's glory. Love my family, and my pets. I'm just a soul whose intentions are good! Pennsylvania

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
This thread illustrates, in horrifying detail, that when the media uncritically reports statements of the Trump administration, it's not just failing in its job, it's actively contributing to the evils the administration propagates.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Excerpts from Michael Lewis on DOGE (Guardian article). 1. Gavin Kliger, white nationalist, refused to shake hands with the Black IRS staffer who briefed him on privacy issues. Or pay attention. Kliger now has a defense start-up valued at 1.4B thanks to DOGE. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Phyllis, who loved working for Kathleen and saw falling on hand grenades as part of her job, never told her how this one had felt. She knew Gavin had expressed enthusiasm for white nationalists, and he likely knew that she knew. She tried to break the ice by walking in with her hand extended; Gavin stared at it and declined to shake it, though he had shaken the hands of the white men who had offered them. “He was kind of cool towards me,” said Phyllis. Before she could even start the briefing, he said, You know, I’ve heard these rules before at other agencies. Yes, she said, but these rules are different, because no other agency is governed by this privacy law, and this law can get you thrown in jail very quickly. As she walked him through the basics – how you can’t use your personal phone for business, how if you happen to so much as glimpse a form 1040 with someone’s name on it you must avert your eyes – Gavin played on his phone. “He’s multitasking right in front of me, typing and texting,” said Phyllis. “It was, here’s a routine that I must endure.”
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23h
Charlie Angus exposes the collapse of a mining venture that recruited Trump's new White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia and Kristi Noem. Its stock plunged from $2 to FIVE CENTS. It changed its name and abandoned its mining project. Now Zacharia's talents are in the White House.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Peter Thiel, the billionaire who owns majority stock in JD Vance, is gay. I wonder how he feels about his puppet's grade-school homophobia. Maybe he doesn't care. Maybe all that matters to Thiel is money and power, and it doesn't matter how you get it.
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Hard to keep up but important to do so to remember why you fight but also to remember to fight--the temptation to think, "oh, he's gonna be toothless" because of bad polls or infirmity is too strong. He may be personally failing but he's still a wrecking ball.
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
However good you think this is going to be, it’s better. Steve just has Alito dead to rights.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Stephen Miller's Office of Remigration deliberately announces right in its name that white nationalism is the basis for US immigration policy. Dems should defund it. The great Posting Through It pod invited me on to talk about my reporting on Miller. We went deep: open.spotify.com/episode/5OAX...
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146: Taxpayer-Funded White Nationalism feat. Greg Sargent
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
NEW: The Supreme Court on Monday reversed two pro-voter decisions in cases related to Washington’s legislative redistricting, sending them back to a lower court for new proceedings in light of the Court’s decision earlier this year in Louisiana v. Callais. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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With Voting Rights Act gutted, Supreme Court vacates discrimination finding against Washington map
The Supreme Court sent two redistricting cases out of Washington back to a lower court for new proceedings in light of its Louisiana v. Callais decision, which gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Ac...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
NEW EPISODE: When asked earlier this year if he regretted not seizing voting machines and ballots after the 2020 election, Donald Trump said, "Well, I should have." Now he's telling us exactly what he plans to do in this year's midterms, and this time, we should believe him. youtu.be/MBLiMjSXros
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Trump Just Admitted His Post-Election Plans. Believe Him.
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Senate could be heading home for the elections later today. Three votes are scheduled starting at 11:30 am - Democrats will block GOP bills on AI data centers and stock trades / Congress. Then everyone will point fingers of blame and run for the airport.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 29/09/2026
Talking recently to family members of people snatched up and expelled to third countries by ICE, I learned: 1) All of those captured were in 287(g) jurisdictions; 2) None of the family members had known what 287(g) was and had erroneously thought people with no arrests were safe.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“The administration is able to essentially hide a multiplied ICE force not only in unmarked cars, and not only behind masks, but also within local law enforcement through the 287(g) program. I call it the invisibilizing of immigration enforcement.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Gone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than ever
After public backlash, the Trump administration changed its tactics from ‘siege’ to ‘soft feet’. Now, ICE is everywhere
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Scott Perry voted to kicked tens of thousands of his own constituents off Medicaid. Of course his constituents don’t trust him on health care!
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
State supreme courts are deciding some of the most important cases involving your individual freedoms, including reproductive & LGBTQ+ rights. But do you know who sits on that court? @brennancenter.org's Chihiro Isozaki joins me for the details of its data compilation: youtu.be/QlI1rC_BfVI?...
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Trump PANICS As SHOCKING Crisis DERAILS His Agenda!!
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/09/2026
THREAD 🧵
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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"I work 7 days a week" - Rep. Nancy Mace R-SC missed both House votes on Monday after a 5-week break
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
One more thing you can pattern recognize from the 1930s.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 28/08/2026
Tennessee National Guard members assigned to a federal anti-crime task force in Memphis fatally shot an armed 20-year-old man in the back, according to an autopsy report obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, contradicting police accounts that said the man was facing the troops when they fired.
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Autopsy shows Tennessee National Guard fatally shot 20-year-old armed man in the back
An autopsy shows that an armed man killed by the Tennessee National Guard was shot in the back. The report that Tyrin Johnson’s family shared with The Associated Press on Thursday contradicts accounts by law enforcement.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
🚨BREAKING: A federal judge in Massachusetts lifted restrictions preventing the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from implementing President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Judge lifts second block on Trump's mail voting order, clears way for legal fight on constitutionality
“Without any consideration of whether the Executive’s ‘goals’ are lawful, or even likely lawful or possibly lawful, the Supreme Court concluded that appellate review... ‘would come too late for the 20...
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 26/08/2026
Glaciers in the Himalayas are rapidly retreating under climate change, leading to widespread formation and expansion of glacial lakes and increasing the risk of glacial lake outburst floods. To date, more than 388 GLOF events have been documented in the region 😰 Source ⬇️
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Glacial lakes and GLOFs in a warming Himalaya-Karakoram region: current understanding, challenges, and the way forward - npj Natural Hazards
npj Natural Hazards - Glacial lakes and GLOFs in a warming Himalaya-Karakoram region: current understanding, challenges, and the way forward
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
STORM TRACKER | Typhoon Saudel began moving past Okinawa on Wednesday morning. U.S. bases on the island entering Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 1-R (recovery), but strong winds may linger as the storm hurtles away. From Stars and Stripes' Dave Ornauer:
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Typhoon 17W (Saudel), # 21
Saudel remained a Category 1-equivalent typhoon through Wednesday morning. U.S. bases on Okinawa entered TCCOR 1-R at 7:45 a.m. Saudel stays on track to hurtle away from the Ryukyu Islands through wee...
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Just an incredibly compassionate person
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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The House just took the first step towards giving Trump $73 billion MORE in funding for the war in Iran. That money could do a lot for the American people, like providing full Medicaid coverage and raising SNAP benefits. Use our interactive scale ⬇️ ampr.gs/4xhYIno
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
On 9/11, US airspace closed, Canada launched Operation Yellow Ribbon. Gander, a town of 10,000, received 38 airliners. Residents immediately sheltered, fed, clothed, and supported stranded passengers for days, providing this hospitality free of charge. interestingengineering.com/culture/oper...
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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Red-necked Tanager 4-7cm South America Eats fruits, nectar and insects Highly Social: travel in a tight family group, and join mixed species foraging flocks high up in trees. Monogamous pairs build their nest together and share all parenting duties.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/08/2026
Ossoff: "I would address the president's few remaining supporters to contrast his promises with the results you've been delivered and to vote accordingly."
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Siding with the enemy over one of our longtime allies. AGAIN. He is unquestionably an existential threat to our Democracy. #Impeach-Convict-REMOVE
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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The absolute craziest primary for Congress today is in FL-19, which runs along the SW Gulf Coast around Naples. There are 10 Republicans in the race - and so many GOP carpetbaggers that you might think you are reading about Reconstruction. 1/ 🧵
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
While his sailors are starving and taking cold showers, the Secretary of Defense is yucking it up in a bar while inappropriately engaging in political campaigning.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
🚨BREAKING: 4th Circuit STRIKES DOWN South Carolina law that only allows voters to vote absentee if they are over the age of 65 or fall into several limited categories for violating the 26th Amendment by denying the right to vote to many voters under 65. www.democracydocket.com/cases/south-...
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🚨 Grant v. Knapp
Learn more.
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Michael Brown @mjibrown.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A government actively (and not just passively) against science and scientists is producing predictable results in the US. jobs.physicstoday.org/article/phys...
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Briefing: Physics PhDs Are Leaving the US at a Record-high Rate | Physics Today Jobs
Briefing: Physics PhDs Are Leaving the US at a Record-high Rate - read this article along with other careers information, tips and advice on Physics Today Jobs
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
In a decision Monday, U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez dismissed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit to compel production of the sensitive voter data, like Social Security numbers and dates of birth. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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In 23rd loss for DOJ, federal judge rejects its demand for Minnesota voter rolls
"The government suggests it is permitted to use a civil action as a ‘fishing expedition,’” the judge wrote.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
EMERGENCY EPISODE: Harmeet Dhillon just announced the DOJ will deploy 1,000 election observers for the midterms. The DOJ wants you to think this is business as usual, but I break down why this deployment is laying the groundwork for what comes after Election Day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZjB...
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BREAKING: Trump DOJ Announces 1,000 Monitors to Watch You Vote
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to compel Minnesota to provide access to its statewide voter registration data. Another victory for my firm and our clients. DOJ is now 0-23. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/minnes...
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🚨 United States v. Simon
Learn more here.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 17/08/2026
This is a fake disinformation account that has just popped up. Please join me in reporting and blocking.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
For those who are asking, here is how you can help me the most: 1. Spread the word about the threats to democracy and free and fair elections. 2. Subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
If you are the DOJ, it is unprecedented to lose 17 straight voting cases in 17 different courts without winning a single one. It's even more remarkable when 8 of them were decided by judges appointed by Trump. How long will the networks ignore this? How long will Trump?
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
What big crime did Mamdani commit? Did he vote in Alabama while living in Florida or something?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/07/2026
Trump shouts out the parents of one of the newly fallen troops who are in the crowd, then abruptly pivots: "Together we are making our country safer and stronger and far more successful than it has ever been before. That's why I call it the Golden Age."
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
If you are interested in Russia’s electoral backing of Trump, read David Shimer’s book or Kathleen Hall Jamieson’s book or my "Road to Unfreedom." The people who want our country to break have always wanted this guy to be president.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
While Trump continues to lie about the 2020 election, the motive behind this address was to rig the election right before our eyes. His speech was the latest escalation in a fight Trump has been waging for more than a year. newsletters.democracydocket.com/trumps-speec...
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Trump’s speech failed — but his power grab is accelerating
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened top election officials in all 50 states and D.C. with criminal charges if they do not comply with the Trump administration’s demands to feed their voter rolls through a flawed federal database. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS Secretary Mullin threatens to prosecute election chiefs who refuse voter roll demands
His speech marked a major escalation in the Trump administration’s efforts to assert federal control over state election procedures.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
"The judge, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, found that department attorneys filed their motion without following basic court rules or consulting the state." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Oops! Trump DOJ failed to follow basic rules in failed bid to join voter purge case, court finds
For a department already facing a string of courtroom defeats over its nationwide voter roll campaign, including some embarrassing and high-profile gaffes, the rejection adds another avoidable setback...
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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
In his speech tonight, Trump again called on Congress to ban most voting by mail. There is absolutely no way Republicans in the House or Senate will vote to do that.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/07/2026
dude is knocked out
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 15/07/2026
830 wildfires burning across Canada right now. And you know what’s going to make it worse in the future? More oil pipelines. This is why our voice and our vote matters.
A NASA map of the wildfires burning across Canada right now.
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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The next time these guys tell you they just want "merit," not discrimination, remember what they actually did. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/u...
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