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Stella Rouse @stellarouse.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
One surprising thing from the Trump era is the level of cowardness and capitulation exhibited by institutions of power. Even in the face of evidence that pushback works and that the law is on their side, they continue to fall in line. It's a stain that will be hard to erase from history.
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
a note: if you'd like to read this story without repeatedly watching footage of violent arrests, you can click to disable the videos at the beginning
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 06/10/2026
Donald Trump’s remarks were dangerous — if not treasonous — putting a target on two of our biggest cities and one of America’s largest naval hubs.
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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I'm just gonna bookmark this for future reference when Dem pundits complain about how the party has trouble communicating its message to voters. The reason you keep running into trouble with your branding isn't campus radicals. The reason is that your opponents purchased all the media outlets.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
He can just do his cute, cozy, artsy thing, secure in the knowledge that he's not at risk of being wiped out by a single health problem or economic downturn. He's got a fulfilling life without constantly scrabbling to grow & get bigger. Imagine having nice things. 🥲
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 05/10/2026
Rahm Emanuel represents the last vestiges of dying, corporate do-nothing foolishness. He’s not a Democrat. He’s a wealthy, status quo strongly-worded letter in a suit. Anyone who listens to him is digging their own political grave.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.
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J.D. Vance Defends False Claims Against Haitians: 'If I Have to Create Stories… That's What I'm Going to Do'
J.D. Vance defended his debunked claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The kids these days will hardly believe it, but a mere two years ago, the mental & physical (lack of) acuity of Elderly Presidents was the Great Issue of Our Time. Someone should tell Jake Tapper & Alex Thompson, so they can write a book on it.
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 04/10/2026
Hi government employee here, who has visibility into how things worked before 2025 and since: This is correct. Rebuild government, prosecute DOGE and Trump officials, and think about contracting reform later.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ONE MONTH FROM TODAY:
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Has anyone ever tried to buy an election so desperately? Is it legal to buy votes? Is it legal for Donald Trump to use taxpayer money to fund a series of political ads for himself?
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Kassie Navarro @kassien.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Susan Collins claims that @propublica.org’s reporting about CEO Martin Kao’s bribery allegations took him at his word. That’s not true. We reviewed a trove of FBI evidence and legal records. 📽️ Here’s how we independently corroborated much of Kao’s account. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyi...
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We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Against Susan Collins
YouTube video by ProPublica
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 01/10/2026
The Trump administration's scare tactics ahead of the midterms have hit a usual refrain: "migrant caravan." In reality, it's about 600 people (mostly families) who are 1,000 miles from the border. Just when gas prices keep climbing, Trump world is looking for a distraction. This is their attempt.
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Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari @repyassansari.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Addressing the climate crisis is my life’s work and I believe it is the defining issue of our time. I was honored to join @briangarciaaz.bsky.social and local climate advocates for the No Denying Climate Change town hall in Phoenix.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026
This is the most heartbreaking stories I’ve heard in a long time. ICE detained 2-year-old Orlin Hernandez Reyes’ mother. She begged to be reunited with him before deportation. ICE refused. What happened next is horrific. No matter how you feel about immigration, normal people don’t like cruelty.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
25th Amendment? We can’t even get network news to air it or even mention it. It’s a massive national media coverup to hide the fact the we have an addled president.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wilber Garcés Pérez "was taken to a hospital late Monday after experiencing paralysis on the left side of his body, his lawyer said." On Sunday, ICE had forced him to leave the hospital even though he still had a bullet lodged in his back/doctors arguing it was "reckless." ICE wanted him to die.
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Man shot and detained by ICE is hospitalized for partial paralysis, lawyer says
Wilber Garcés Pérez has been transferred to a hospital after his condition worsened, according to his attorney. He was shot and wounded by an ICE officer in Texas.
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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
When I argue that this AI doomsday stuff is marketing hype, I mostly get ignored and I think I know why: people don't understand why "our product will destroy humanity" is an advertising pitch for the product. You're right. It's counterintuitive. But here's why www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
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What might an AI doomsday look like? Experts have given it some thought
Researchers have worried about the increasing power of AI systems for years, but an explosion of interest has ignited old controversies about exactly how AI will cause chaos.
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John Kostyack @kostyack.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Strong agree, candidates absolutely must put the "Trump-oligarch alliance" and "Trump’s use of the DOJ and EPA as a goon squad to crush local opposition" at the center of their data center messaging. It's a political winner AND people need to understand the critical importance of the federal role.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Amazon AMD Axon Boeing Dell Microsoft Nvidia Palantir Just a few of the corporations and government contractors Trump has bought stock in lately. Many of his trades coincided with regulatory decisions his administration made that affected their profits. Understand what's really going on here.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 06/09/2026
Trump wants to let special interests build over our protected forests—and we need to fight back to stop it.  The public comment period to overturn the Roadless Rule closes at midnight on September 21. Speak out now to SAVE OUR FORESTS.
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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 31/08/2026
The fact that white people sided with the protests *is* the reason for the manufactured backlash. Conservatives saw decades of their work to sweep away history starting to crumble with earnest white people marching, asking for books about it. It was an existential threat to their political project.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
So, let me get this straight, the US illegally attacks a country, kidnaps its president, threatens its government with massive military force, gets them to hand over to US control a huge portion of their national assets, hails the billions it has already brought in and promises billions more...
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
What has happened in Venezuela and what's about to happen demands investigation, forensic audits, int'l scrutiny. We need to know terms, details. We need to see the financial terms and monitor what happens. And if it is as corrupt as it seems, Trump belongs in jail next to Maduro (or in his place.)
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
It’s not “an oil deal with Venezuela.” It’s Trump kidnapping an autocrat, refusing to hold elections, then leaving the remainder of the regime in place but only if they allow him to pillage their natural resources, which they are doing to remain in power oppressing the people.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
There's no forgiving this. No living it down. It's a stain on our humanity. When all this is over, the monsters who did this should be pariahs. And the soulless thugs who cheered it on while dehumanizing Haitian immigrants should be reminded of what they did every day of their lives.
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Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari @repyassansari.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The March on Washington showed the world the power of people coming together to demand civil rights and racial justice. 63 years later, we honor those who brought us closer to a more perfect union and recommit to their fight for equality and justice.
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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
It's actually less than that! Overstaying a visa is not a crime, but speeding and jaywalking are. It's a civil violation, which is why the penalty can't be imprisonment or fines. Or shouldn't be, though they've created this detention camp loophole like fascists do.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Big Oil profits have skyrocketed since Trump launched his Iran War — leading to a $93B windfall for the eight biggest oil companies in Q2 2026 alone. Meanwhile, Trump himself has raked in up to $15.5M from his fossil fuel investments since January. Don't forget what this was really all about.
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Akilla Cooper @akelacooper.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The whole thread is worth a read. These Republican boomers are in a death cult. They do not care about the poor or working class.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/08/2026
They have absolutely no idea what they’re doing. “We didn’t start this war. But under President Trump, we are finishing it. This is not Iraq. This is not endless. I was there for both.” —Pete Hegseth Famous last words from people who have no plan. #OperationEpicFailure
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I hope it’s clear to everyone who cares about the survival of our democracy that we need massive turnout and landslide margins to counteract the lies and cries of fraud that are coming after the midterm vote.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
After FDR cleaned up the mess created by Calvin Coolidge and blamed on Herbert Hoover, Democrats spent decades reminding voters what the two parties had done. In recent generations, that basic act of politicking has been deemed impolite by Democratic leaders. That needs to end.
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Michael Pachter @michaelpachter.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
All Republicans voted to take health care subsidies away from poor people Great thread and article👇
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 28/08/2026
Cartoon of two elephants hiking a steep mountain above the clouds. The mountain is labeled “$40b debt” and the elephants are labeled “GOP.” One elephant states, “Why don’t we complain about the debt anymore?” The other elephant replies, “We only do that when Democrats are in power!”
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/08/2026
Trump won the presidency in 2016 partly because he and MAGA world went apeshit over Hillary Clinton’s handling of emails when she was secretary of state. But during both Trump administrations, there have been multiple instances of Trump and his lieutenants violating basic security protocols.
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A Natalie Harp conspiracy theory (not really)
It starts with her work at a hard-right, pro-Russia cable network.
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Naomi Oreskes @naomioreskes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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New Report Exposes Fossil Fuel-Backed Network Flooding Supreme Court with Briefs Seeking to Shield Oil & Gas Companies in Climate Deception Case
Investigation identifies coordinated fossil fuel funding behind most industry-supporting briefs and raises new questions about Justice Samuel Alito's…
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
If you want to go to a trade school, great? Think college isn’t for you? Ok. But that’s not what this is, this is the government trying to do culture war social engineering while also staring down their noses at poor kids and preemptively deciding things like: I don’t want you as my doctor, next
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Once again this week:
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23/08/2026
Trump reported 1,051 trades in his June disclosure. These two stood out: — June 18: Bought $250K–$500K in Boeing, the same day the Navy awarded Boeing an $880 million contract — June 23: Bought $15K–$50K in SpaceX, the same day NASA recorded a $425.6 million award to SpaceX
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
This would be indefensible even apart from if they eventually rule in his favor (as they probably will). Allowing construction to continue rather than be delayed a few weeks is in no sense an emergency or preventing irreparable harm. Building projects get delayed by legal disputes all the time.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 22/08/2026
The fact is that Trump added more debt than Biden, and Republican presidents have added more debt than Democrats. By lots.
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JD Vance Says $40 Trillion U.S. 'Debt Bomb' Is Biden’s Fault, And Critics Are Tired Of The Blame Game
“Blaming Biden for everything that Trump does is getting really tired,” one X user wrote.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 22/08/2026
Let’s be clear about who pays a 50% tariff on Canada: American businesses. American families.  Costs are already too high thanks to Trump’s war and OTHER tariffs—and Trump just made them HIGHER. A tariff is a tax WE pay. STOP TRUMP’S TARIFFS.
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mserinlloyd.bsky.social @mserinlloyd.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
This 👇 Either the President is the holder of a public office, working on behalf of the country, or he is a private citizen working to protect his personal reputation. It genuinely can't be both in a functioning democracy.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
start bulldozing the ballroom on day one, dare the court to enjoin you, and make clear that if they do enjoin you, you will use the double standard to openly accuse them of complicity in Trump’s criminal cult of personality and call for the institution’s complete gutting on that basis
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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 21/08/2026
The Pentagon’s campaign to seize control of the Stars and Stripes newspaper is indefensible. DOD has now fired its publisher, editor, ombudsman, and at least one reporter, while imposing an active-duty captain, despite the paper’s tradition of civilian leadership. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Hegseth’s Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes newspaper’s publisher and editor
As the Pentagon takes steps to control the newspaper in spite of its tradition of independence and civilian leadership, senators are demanding answers.
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strea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The US spends the most on healthcare for the worst outcomes. Republicans shout communism to distract from the truth: they are terrified you will realize you deserve more and finally see who has been robbing you. #HoldTheCrooksAccountable
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