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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15h
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine expressed frustration with the U.S. this week, saying he would no longer abide by President Trump’s demand to stop striking Russian oil refineries. As winter nears, Russia has continued its campaign of striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure. nyti.ms/4yn79O6
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 15h
NEW: North Carolina election officials confirmed that eligible voters who received letters questioning their ability to vote can still cast ballots even if they don't verify their citizenship. The letters informed 1,392 voters they were flagged as potential noncitizens by a flawed federal database.
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North Carolina residents who received vague letter questioning eligibility can still vote, officials confirm
North Carolina election officials confirmed Thursday that eligible voters who received vaguely worded letters questioning their ability to vote can still cast ballots even if they don’t respond to ver...
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But, sadly, it won’t be. It’s just the new normal.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
WSJ: 'The Trump administration’s investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar is aimed at building a case to strip her of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her, according to U.S. officials and other people familiar with the probe'
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Ilhan Omar Investigation Aims to Build Case for Stripping Her Citizenship
Authorities have subpoenaed members of the Democratic congresswoman’s family as part of a broader look at their immigration paperwork.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
GOP Senate hopeful's wife led scandal-plagued war contractor while he chaired House Intel #RawStory
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GOP Senate hopeful's wife led scandal-plagued war contractor while he chaired House Intel
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 14/10/2026
The price of the fuel, used by farmers and truckers, is up more than 75% since the start of the Iran war in late winter. Diesel costs have become a particular concern for economists, who say higher diesel fuel costs trickle down into “just about everything.”
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What’s fueling inflation? Fuel.
The final CPI report before the midterms is expected to reflect soaring energy costs compounded by higher airfares, pricier iPhones and rising car prices.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Can’t Allow Elon Musk the Power to Intervene in Wars No individual should be able to disrupt military ops like Musk did with Ukraine’s. I wrote that when he did it in 2023. Was told the problem was contract rules. Nope. Happened again. The problem is too much power, esp for an enemy of democracy.
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The U.S. Government Can’t Allow Elon Musk the Power to Intervene in Wars
The billionaire’s interference in Ukrainian military operations shows he’s a national security risk. No private citizen should have that much power.
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Just watched a girl in tears devastated learning the 4th body rescuers pulled from the rubble after Russian attack on Kyiv is her mother’s - and immediately my brain went : ‘good thing my mother is already dead.’ silver linings, when you’re Ukrainian .
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
Q: Will you pledge to serve your full six year term if you win? OSSOFF: Yes, I will. I have zero interest in running for president. I'm running for Senate.*immediately resumes savaging Mike Collins*
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I’m Nick James, it’s a Celebration! @nickjames82.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The #EpsteinBillionaires leading and advising our government want to dismantle our entire country - the government, businesses, industry, resources - then take majority control of the rubble and ashes, further separating them & their wealth from the working class. It’s the Russian oligarch model.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
Look at the shabby state and increasingly authoritarian trajectory of the country and ask yourself if we can endure 2 more years of a lawless Trump administration wreaking havoc with no check from Congress, then vote accordingly. This is not the time for a protest vote or purity politics.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump, You don't get to pick your press corps based on who flatters you Letting Fox in while shutting out CNN, MS NOW & Politico is textbook viewpoint discrimination & the First Amendment forbids it Constitution 101 w/ @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social -TN
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The term “remigration” is associated with the extreme right and only came into widespread usage in 2023-4. Even Germany’s AfD avoided using the term in 2024 for fear of scaring away voters. Today the US government is celebrating the “victories” it’s racked up in the “ethnic cleansing” column.
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Net negative migration for the first time in HALF a CENTURY.
Americans are amassing victories NEVER seen before thanks to President Trump.
We will continue to grow our efforts to fulfill the mandate given to this administration.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
BREAKING MS NOW: Kash Patel has commissioned a classified report examining purported past FBI shortcomings — including in the Russia and special counsel probes — in what current and former officials see as the Trump admin's latest effort to rewrite history in Trump's favor.
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Kash Patel commissions classified, internal FBI report to examine department ‘failures’
Sources tell MS NOW the ‘Patel Report’ may be the latest effort to re-write history in President Trump’s favor.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
New Fox poll of Texas has Talarico +7 with registered voters and +2 with likely voters. This is striking: *He's winning half of working class *In mid-60s w/Latinos *Winning 22% of non-MAGA Rs (!) The kicker: Non-MAGA Rs *disapprove* of Trump New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/2161...
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New Fox Poll—a Disaster for Trump—Rattles Fox Anchors: “Wake Up!”
They were freaking out on Fox News Friday morning over a new Texas poll. A look at the internals shows they had every reason to.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
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I’m Nick James, it’s a Celebration! @nickjames82.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
And yet nothing will ever happen. The criminality of this administration will go unpunished. Outside of MAGA circles, Americans are sick of this 💩 .
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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fox News poll has Sayed up one even though they based the partisan electorate on 2024 and not on 2018. They have GOP with a solid partisanship advantage of 3 pts. In 2018 Dems had solid partisan advantage of 8 pts. This Fox poll has Sayed up 8 among Independents. Means he will win by 4 or 5.
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I’m Nick James, it’s a Celebration! @nickjames82.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just heard an ad on #PandoraRadio by #HomeDepot for #Christmas decorations. We’re in the early morning of #Halloween season. You can GFY with that nonsense!
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I’m Nick James, it’s a Celebration! @nickjames82.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is one *rare* instance I would support a death penalty execution. This is unforgivable! So glad I moved out of that godforesaken state when I became an adult and NEVER looked back!
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/10/2026
NEW: Emma Joyce died at 3 years old. The next year, her sister Ava Joan died. Then their brother died from the same complication of untreated diabetes that killed Ava Joan. Later, a fourth sibling died. Their parents believed in prayer, not medicine.
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Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.
An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that otherwise would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police and social workers from stepping in to pr...
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WBUR @wbur.org · 28/09/2026
President Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in Congressionally approved spending, a move that some in his own party are calling illegal.
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What to know about the $810 million in spending canceled by President Trump
President Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in Congressionally approved spending, a move that some in his own party are calling illegal.
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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Florida: starting in about 10 mins, you "might" see a high altitude plume when Starship launches from Texas. It'll depend of course on clouds and sun angle; so it could be very difficult to see in the morning light. But, possible. Of course, it might fall on your house too. Never know.
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Stephen Trumbull @smtrumbull.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thought for the Day…perfect as we’re all starting a new week together!
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russian drone just bombed National Science Academy in Kyiv centre . Fire broke out . There are killed and wounded .
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A gang of suspected federal immigration goons rip a man from a work van and pile on top of him while taking him into custody. No location provided
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Reuters @reuters.com · 28/09/2026
South Korean military: 'Highly likely' North Korean mine injured soldiers in DMZ reut.rs/4iSDqse
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South Korean military: 'Highly likely' North Korean mine injured soldiers in DMZ
South Korea's military ​said on Monday that ‌it was "highly likely" that the blasts that seriously injured two ​South Korean soldiers in ​the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) at the ⁠border on September 21 ​were caused by a North ​Korean mine.
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FelixTCat @felixtcat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Truth 💥
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Fascist republicans in the Senate were seen instructing/influencing Moscow Mitch McConnell on how to vote because he’s cognitively unable to make decisions on his own as he continues to suffer from extremely poor health. It should be illegal to hold a Senate seat hostage.
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SirNYC @sirnyc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Dear Texans: Here's an election pro tip. If a candidate won't debate You don't vote for them. Period. It's that simple. By not debating they're saying you're concerns are not a priority. Vote for those who will debate. They have plans and value your concerns. Vote Talarico! Vote Hinojosa!
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Veronica 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇲🇽 🇩🇪 🇨🇦 🍁 🇸🇪 🇵🇷 @vero1986.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent. The media missed it. The Government Accountability Office can't even verify the books. Here's what Congress must do. fortune.com/2026/03/23/u...
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The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent. The media missed it | Fortune
The Government Accountability Office can't even verify the books. Here's what Congress must do.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
With Trump unleashing insane tirades against regulating AI, Obama just urged Dems to adopt a comprehensive position on it, warning that failure to act now will be "dangerous." Trump's malevolence has given Dems a big opening. They should seize on it. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2154...
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The Real Reason Obama’s Harsh Warning to Dems About AI Is So Unnerving
Most Democrats have more or less the right position on AI. But their arguments are way too narrow to dramatize the real stakes. They should aim higher.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Again: It isn’t about antisemitism. It’s about Israel. Criticism of Israel is not antisemitism.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 15/09/2026
Ukraine successfully tested another interceptor against Russian jet-powered drones. The interceptor successfully hit a Shahed, though some aspects of its control still need refinement. Zelensky said the next priority targets, required resources and training measures have been defined. #Ukraine
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
10-year Treasury yield rises to highest since 2007 as Fed rate-hike expectations rise www.cnbc.com/2026/09/15/1...
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10-year Treasury yield rises to highest since 2007 as Fed rate-hike expectations rise
The sell-off in U.S. government debt is deepening as investors increasingly price in an interest rate hike this week.
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Clowns. We have an administration populated with clowns. www.axios.com/2026/09/15/l...
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Baal out: Top diplomat's worry about pagan god elicits eye rolls
A top State Department official showed unusual interest in an art exhibit.
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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Stephen Colbert took the stage to a standing ovation and accepted the Emmy for best variety series for the final season of “the late show“.
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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I wrote about Trump’s Wednesday night speech in Dallas. My main takeaway: this is a man who doesn’t want his followers or the country to outlive him. www.liberalcurrents.com/donald-trump...
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Donald Trump Wants to Bury America With Him
His speech at the GOP's midterm convention came off like a Jim Jones sermon.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
$10,000, a free pony, and ice cream for life if we flip the House and Senate, as if we needed any more incentives.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Terry Strada spoke at the 25th anniversary ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial in NYC. While reading victims’ names, including her husband’s, she went off-script, accusing Saudi Arabia of supporting al-Qaeda and criticizing US administrations for shielding the kingdom from accountability.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The truth finally comes out. The contractor behind the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation says the peeling and blistering of the pool’s new blue liner was caused by mistakes made during the repair itself.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Earlier this week, Judd reported on a new Elon Musk scam. Musk is spending millions of dollars pushing Americans to VoteSafe, which advertises itself as a voter registration site but is actually a digital surveillance machine. Judd joins us tonight to explain: joycevance.substack.com/p/five-quest...
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Five Questions with Judd Legum
American journalist, lawyer, and political writer
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/09/2026
Rep. Robert Garcia: JD Vance hasn’t faced enough scrutiny for reportedly holding secret Situation Room meetings about a possible Ghislaine Maxwell pardon. The public and Epstein survivors deserve answers.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Trump’s DOJ issued a felony indictment over this. The contractor that renovated the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool told Trump that errors in its own work and flaws in the repair plan, not vandalism, caused the pool’s new blue liner to peel and break loose. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/c...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/09/2026
🚨BACKFIRE: James Talarico’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! has now surpassed 4.5 MILLION views on YouTube after Trump’s FCC pressured Kimmel not to air it on broadcast television.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The govt tried to make Davey Hearn the scapegoat for a botched installation Now they admit they have no proof of wrongdoing—yet want to keep the threat of prosecution hanging over him We @democracydefendersfund.org & partners are fighting for dismissal w/ prejudice I explain @MSNOWnews👇 -TN
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A true hero 💔👇
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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Gimmie.
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Mexico launches its own electric car to show it can do more than build for other countries
The Mexican government has launched its own line of electric vehicles, with technology from China under the hood.
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Some early reports say Ukrainian air defense already shot down 10 Russian missiles attacking tonight .
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