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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Back in the day we used to wait around for Dem Party leaders and mainstream media to rapidly debunk things like the Talarico hoax and rage as they did nothing. Now we do it ourselves because they aren’t coming to save us. Just do a search to see the lack of stories from them on it.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Nonviolent protest has been a powerful and effective tool for social change. This is why authoritarians at home and abroad are trying to crack down on free speech and dissent. Because if we lose the right to protest, we stand to lose so much more. Watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rvafufqH7g
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Dictators Do Not Want You to See This (ft. Annie Leonard)
My friend, activist, and author Annie Leonard explains why protesting is so important and why we must protect this power
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 13/10/2026
"The core belief of the MAGA movement is we won the 2020 election," former Trump aide Steve Bannon said in an interview. The alarming statement — in addition to Bannon's admission that he's still trying to get Trump to run for a third term — underscores MAGA's commitment to disrupting the midterms.
democracydocket.com
Bannon: Election denial is ‘the core belief of the MAGA movement’
Bannon also said he's "the leader" of getting Trump to a third term, and was willing to do "whatever it takes" for the MAGA movement to win the midterms.
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THX•1138 @ithx1138.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
We stand with
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Horrifying: Arizona Democratic congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by a man after he knocked her out. Another man approached her to do the same. “She began swinging her foot at him. ‘Not even worth it,’ she heard the man say as he moved away.”
phoenixnewtimes.com
Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Well… that was easy
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I spelled out "superpower suicide" in this essay from May 2026. Empires have risen and failed before, but to my knowledge no state has ever chosen to kill its own power, and succeeded with such rapidity. snyder.substack.com/p/on-superpo...
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On Superpower Suicide
And the recovery of justice
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
In Austin, a 9-year-old watched ICE detain and drive away with his mother, leaving community members to scramble to find him care. Senate Republicans just blocked a bill that would bar ICE from making arrests at school bus stops. Their cruelty is endless.
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'It Has to Stop': Community Members Condemn ICE Arrests at Bus Stops After GOP Blocks Bill to Protect Kids | Common Dreams
Republicans in the US Senate blocked a bill to protect school bus stops from ICE arrests, leading to outrage in Pennsylv
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 02/10/2026
Trump said "I don't rule anything out" when asked about potentially invoking the Insurrection Act to place troops at polling locations (federal law makes it a crime to put armed troops at the polls). He's going to lose the midterms, he's a desperate man, and all he's got to offer is "we'll see."
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lmaooo💤💤💤
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump and Republicans are terrified of policies that curb their own wealth and power, and the wealth and power of the oligarchs that bankroll them. That's why they're amping up the fearmongering about "socialism."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
CEO pay is up 1,316% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 28%. CEOs are now paid 325 TIMES as much as the typical worker in their industry, according to @epi.org Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
DAVE MATTHEWS: “I said it last night, but I’ll say it again - man, I’m so tired of this fuckin’ President.”
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Navatek’s CEO, Martin Kao, sent an initial $150,000 to the Collins super PAC using the shell company. Two months later, he told Navatek executives that Collins committed to getting the company $32 million in naval contracts, according to an internal company email reviewed by ProPublica."
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I'm old enough to remember that time a Democratic senate, in the middle of a Democratic president's reelection campaign, ordered a bipartisan investigation of the president's brother's receipt of $200,000 from the Libyan government. {gift link: www.nytimes.com/1980/07/25/a...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/09/2026
Katie Phang on a Russian oligarch bankrolling Don Jr.’s wedding: “They’re so dumb, we see it happening in real time. But because there’s no consequence or accountability, they just do it in the wide open.”
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What do you think ?
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Clareraynor 🐸 @clareraynor.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Please don't let people forget about Major Watson and the patriotic stand he took, thankyou. #gts
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 05/09/2026
Many Americans feel locked into an "us vs. them" political system that fails to represent their views. @jrdresden.bsky.social joined Linda Chavez on Older/Wiser to discuss how reforms like proportional representation can move us beyond the two-party trap to build a thriving, multiparty democracy. ⬇️
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Does America Need a New Election System?
The case for proportional representation.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 03/09/2026
“If we’re serving a warrant, we will be where we need to be,” DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said about ICE at polling places in November. The comments are some of the clearest yet from the Trump administration on whether immigration agents could appear at voting sites: demdock.com/4dbht3N
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Trump's secret police moves to create an enemies list for the White House. The database would have all US voters, their party affiliations and their political preferences. Now for the question: what does any of this have to do with immigration enforcement? www.wired.com/story/ice-pl...
wired.com
ICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting Database
As part of a broader DHS surge to investigate alleged voter fraud, ICE has announced it plans to pay up to $5 million to create what amounts to a federal voter database.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/08/2026
Why is an active-duty Army LTC spending his days acting like a partisan political influencer? Meet Adam D’Ortona, aka InfantryDort. There are rules about partisan politics in the military. Does Hegseth’s Pentagon still enforce them?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
ICE arrests have hit a record high for Trump's second term. A vast majority of those who have been arrested are people with no criminal history. Remember that private prison companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group were some of Trump's biggest donors. They're now reporting billions in revenue.
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David @davidicw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
You can tell a lot about a person by how they treat their friends. Same goes for countries. And if we’re being honest with ourselves, America hasn’t been treating one of its best friends very well lately — especially under Donald Trump. Read: cbwrong.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-...
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I Could Be Wrong.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 25/08/2026
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/08/2026
George Washington rejected the idea of a massive presidential palace. The White House was deliberately scaled back because the president of the United States should not live like a king. 234 years later, Trump is posting Versailles fan fiction starring himself.
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Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
One day, they will all be irrelevant. And held accountable.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Tom is absolutely right about this.
Tom Nichols: I think [Donald Trump] genuinely resents people with honor and discipline, in part because they baffle him but also trigger some sort of internal shame
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Why were the AG & FBI Dir. campaigning w/Trump as the Solicitor General was flattering him in a SCOTUS brief? It’s not a coincidence. They understand the rules at Trump’s DOJ. And those rules have nothing to do with the rule of law. Read here & stay informed: joycevance.substack.com/p/deeply-dis...
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Deeply Disgusted
Newly anointed Attorney General Todd Blanche has been busy.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
January 6 was only 5 and a half years ago, and we’ve already cycled through investigation, indictment, conviction, pardon, and now gleeful promises to do it again only with actual hanging rather than just chants about it. Nice job GOP.
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They're still doing it because we didn't hang them
last time.
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Glenn A. Bruce @glennardenbruce.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
More lying per the usual. In this case, grifting credit for things done by others.
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ElizabethC 💙🐸 @econklin44.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Trump is shifting Nat'l Parks funding into his vanity White House/DC projects. Per Scott McFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social: * 2024 - $7 million allotted for White House grounds projects and upgrades * 2026 - $323 million allotted for White House grounds projects and upgrades #ProudBlue
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The naked corruption is astonishing and the Republican majorities in the House and Senate refuse to conduct any oversight or hearings.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 09/08/2026
NEW: Sen. Cassidy talks about the "existential anxiety" of whether new Attorney General Blanche will uphold the constitution in upcoming elections. “I cannot predict the future, and this is not a black-or-white decision,” said Cassidy on Face the Nation.
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Sen. Cassidy’s ‘existential anxiety’ about whether Blanche will uphold the constitution on elections
Decisions about confirming Blanche for attorney general and whether he'll abide by the Constitution are "not black-or-white," said Cassidy.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 06/08/2026
Elon Musk & his DOGE boys wouldn't shut up about the billions in "waste" they were finding. Turns out most of that was a lie (shocker).   This was never about "waste," it was about undermining Americans’ faith in govt & grabbing big govt contracts for Trump's billionaire buddies.
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Elon Musk’s DOGE made big errors in claims of government savings, GAO finds
The government watchdog found that billions of dollars in DOGE’s public tally could not be verified and that some claimed cuts never happened.
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Anu @nofirstorder.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I lost a family member to this virus, and seeing their death reduced to “just a bad flu season” breaks my heart. Over a million people aren't just statistics, and the sheer apathy from those in power is painful to watch.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
THIS 👇 HERE AS WELL.......!
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 03/08/2026
🚨Don't fall for it. Todd Blanche didn't rewrite Trump's controversial IRS deal. He released a late-night DOJ memo designed to help secure the votes for his confirmation. We read the fine print. Here's what it actually says. 👇
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Todd Blanche's Midnight Confirmation Gambit Doesn't Actually Rewrite Trump's Deal
And the "concerned" senators and much of the media are falling for it.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
David Frum Said This July 30 2026. Frum Was The Former Speech Writer For George W. Bush........
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Senator John McCain warned us about Rand Paul when he said, “The senator from Kentucky is now working for Vladimir Putin.”
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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
UEFA is considering a boycott of FIFA tournaments, including the World Cup and the Club World Cup Because the non-profit FIFA wants to hand over influence to private investors There are 55 members in UEFA
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UEFA Considering Boycott of FIFA Tournaments in Brewing Feud
UEFA is considering a boycott of FIFA events, according to a person familiar with the matter, in a seismic rift between the most powerful governing bodies of football.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/07/2026
Republicans want us to memory-hole everything Trump did in 2020 while dragging us back into the same tired 2020 culture wars: Fauci, Wuhan, vaccines, communism. Why? Because it’s now 2026, they broke the country, and desperately need a distraction to reinvigorate their base.
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading. He’s the most corrupt president in American history.
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US News Now - World’s leading Liberal Voice @democracyblue.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Day 546 of Chaos Corruption Cruelty and Incompetence of President Inepstein
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
It should be clear by now that Trump does not actually care about "election integrity." If he did, he wouldn't have made cuts to the government agencies tasked with protecting our elections from foreign influence.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Let me get this straight... Trump is blocking $1B in Medicaid payments to blue states over spurious accusations of mass fraud. Meanwhile, he's literally pardoned over 70 convicted fraudsters — including a nursing home owner who stole over $1.3B from Medicare and Medicaid. Hello?
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US News Now - World’s leading Liberal Voice @democracyblue.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
"For somebody who seems to be so concerned about election security, he's been taking down all the defenses we have against potential threats to our elections." MS NOW's @maddowmaddow breaks down how the Trump administration has "systematically dismantled" the country's election security.
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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 22/07/2026
like gravity is a theory
liberalcurrents.com
We Need to Talk About Pedocon Theory
The connection between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein is no accident, but reveals a deep logic at the heart of reactionary politics.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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