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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22h
The Pentagon says it plans to livestream an execution. Pete Hegseth said the public will be able to watch the firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting, scheduled for December 3. Turning a government execution into a livestream should alarm everyone.
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Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed
The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be “public.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h
Ossoff: "I think Pete Hegseth is frankly a deeply unwell person who seems to relish this kind of brutality all the while he's running a department that is falling into chaos. The guy cannot run the military competently and is spending his time with this kind of obscene medieval spectacle."
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 16h
I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.
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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Cornell has failed to protect its students. Cornell has failed to address the growing issue of sexual assault on campus with its pathetic task force. Cornell has failed the student allegedly raped by those seven men at Chi Phi in October 2024. Cornell has failed her. Cornell has failed us."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Trump: "We have the best, uhh, I guess you could say poverty. They talk poverty. We have the best poverty numbers ever in the history of our country."
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
These people make Marie Antoinette look connected to the people and empathetic by comparison. They laugh at what their own voters are going through as they continue to mock them as they enrich themselves and have a great time.
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 26/09/2026
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Andrea LaFlamme @andrealaflamme.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I’m ready to answer the call.
Andrea LaFlamme for US Senate 2026

As a victim of sexual assault, myself, I'm still processing the news that came out yesterday about Graham Platner. I have a lot of feelings about the public reaction to it, but I want to focus my energy on the path forward and the needs of Maine.

Mainers showed up in a huge way in the primary. That's really exciting and it's necessary if we're going to beat Susan Collins. Maine voters made their voices heard. They made it clear that they want a candidate who isn't a part of the political realm--someone who supports Medicare for All, workers' rights, and reproductive rights, a person that fights with our communities against ICE, and, most importantly, someone who isn't afraid to speak truth to power. All of those things bring me so much hope. I'm proud of Maine for stepping up and I'm hopeful that we can use that energy to make some incredible policy changes, bring relief to struggling Mainers and beat Susan Collins in November.

If you've been following along on social media, you've seen that even after the primary, l've continued to show up for Maine in any way I can. As a young voice, a union leader, public health professor, and lifelong feminist, I've championed all of the things that Maine has said that they want in a candidate. I want to thank you all for your incredible messages of support since the primary.

I'm still here and I still believe that I'm the best person to take on Susan Collins.

We're going to see things start to move really quickly over the next week. We don't know what the future of the Senate race looks like, but one thing I can say with certainty is, whether l'm in an elected position or not, I'm always going to be here-standing up for Mainers and leading us forward.

Together, we lead.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/07/2026
So, a Writ of Habeas Tortoise?
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
BUT given that reality, primaries really are the only mechanism to force pols to campaign and compete for votes! I understand why incumbents don't want to be primarid, but competition is actually pretty essential to entire democratic enterprise.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Overall it's pretty hard to endorse the current system where 90% of House seats are safe seats and relatively low turnout primaries (a total of, say, 70k votes) determine who serves in congress, sometimes for decades.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
This is absolutely nonsense. The Postmaster General said during a Senate hearing today that if a proposed federal mail ballot rule takes effect, the Postal Service would refuse to deliver mail ballots in states that do not turn over sensitive voter data to the federal government.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Refusing to deliver ballots because a state declines to hand over voter information would directly interfere with the voting process and raise serious concerns about voter access, election administration, and federal overreach into state-run elections.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Link to rule if you’d like to submit a comment: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Ballot Mail for Federal Elections
The Postal Service is proposing to amend the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), regarding the transmission of mail-in or absentee ballots for federal el...
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
MAJOR BREAKING: Florida officials have told contractors to begin dismantling “Alligator Alcatraz.” All detainees have been transferred to other immigration detention facilities, reportedly in part because the Everglades site was so expensive to operate.
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Dennis Buchholz @dennisbuchholz.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Yay Los Doyers. Dodgers. @lisaguerrero.bsky.social @johncusack.bsky.social @melissjpeltier.bsky.social @mcuban.bsky.social
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Ok pollsters, why have we seen such tightening of the generic polling in the last week or so? Just Iran war being over and gas prices starting to come down? Or non response bias during the war artificially inflating D numbers during those periods? Some thing else?
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
U.S. District Judge Denise Casper ruled that the administration could not move forward with those provisions, making permanent the preliminary injunction she issued last year.
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Federal judge blocks Trump effort to make voters show proof of citizenship
Ruling is win for democracy advocates who have fought back against Trump’s push to take power over voting
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
FLAG: The Postmaster General confirmed at a Senate hearing that under a new proposed rule, the Postal Service would not deliver mail-in ballots in states that decline to hand over sensitive data about voters to the federal government. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Postmaster general confirms plan to block ballots in states that balk at Trump’s demands
That it’s even possible that the Postal Service might refuse to deliver ballots unless states comply with Trump’s demands is breathtaking.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Friends, they’re not even trying to hide their voter suppression. ⬇️
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 25/06/2026
www.npr.org/2026/06/25/n...
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4 surprising things to know about abortion in America since Dobbs
A confusing patchwork of state laws began to take shape hours after the Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. Here's where things stand now on the abortion issue.
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 25/06/2026
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A cancer patient’s cats inspired a push for pets in hospice wards
In Poland, new legislation could allow pets to visit patients in hospices and palliative care wards
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
To be clear: the lower court said the map intentionally discriminates against black people in violation of the *constitution* (not just the VRA) and the MAGA Majority of SCOTUS is saying "that's ok now."
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 03/06/2026
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Care of Patients Who Are Incarcerated
This article considers AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ opinions relevant to the care of patients who are incarcerated.
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 03/06/2026
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
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Trump's grip on GOP weakens as he suffers shock defeat in Iowa
Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement helped create the first defeat for a Trump-backed candidate in the 2026 midterms.
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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 01/06/2026
You don’t get credit for complying with a temporary court order. Trump’s scheme to rob American taxpayers won’t be dead until Congress bans it.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
A win! A federal judge in Washington ruled that protesters near the Capitol cannot be forced to remove flags displaying “8647,” finding no evidence the message constitutes a true threat against Trump.
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Memorandum & Opinion – #20 in ACCOUNTABILITY NOW USA v. GRIESS (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-01385) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION: Upon consideration of Plaintiff's Application for a Temporary Restraining Order, Dkt. 10, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. See document for details. A separate orde...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Ossoff: He settled the suit with himself to create a $1.8 billion slush fund so he can cut checks to cronies and Jan 6th foot soldiers. The same men who sacked the Capitol. Donald Trump's brown shirts . He pardoned them, and now he wants you to pay them.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
"A handful of African nations are rejecting American health aid, outraged by the Trump administration’s demands for access to private health records and even minerals in exchange for lifesaving medicine..." www.wsj.com/world/africa...
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Trump Wants Minerals, Health Data for Aid. African Nations Are Pushing Back.
Governments bridle at U.S. demands for private medical data and, in some cases, access to minerals.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
The Dept of Justice announces it will abide by court order pausing Trump slush fund The announcement itself is noteworthy … because the Department MUST abide by court orders
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
MAJOR BREAKING: A federal judge in Washington just ruled that protesters criticizing Trump could not be forced to take down a flag reading “8647,” finding NO indication that the message could be taken as a true threat against the president’s life. TOLD YA SO. 8647.
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Musk’s net worth has almost tripled. Trump’s has more than doubled. Bezos, Zuck, Thiel & others are all exponentially growing their billions via federal contracts, tax breaks and rampant deregulation, while laying off thousands. This is the real crime all their other crimes are meant to hide.
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
And it’s telling that all of them, without exception, have invested millions in fortresses, bunkers and private armies to protect themselves from the public. We’ve all seen and read about conventional coups. In a society driven by reckless capitalism, this is what it looks like.
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
JUST IN: Consumer plaintiffs file preliminary injunction motion seeking to block Paramount-Skydance/Warner Bros-Discovery merger. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 21/05/2026
www.npr.org/2026/05/21/g...
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Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from fund
Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot are suing to block anyone from receiving payouts from a new settlement fund.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion taxpayer-funded “weaponization” fund to compensate allies who claim they were wrongfully targeted including the nearly 1,600 people charged in connection with January 6 insurrection.
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Trump poised to drop IRS suit, launch $1.7B 'weaponization' fund for allies: Sources
President Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion IRS suit in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund for victims of governmental "weaponization," sources say.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/05/2026
Oh my.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/05/2026
Oops
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/05/2026
I count 13 edits in three minutes.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 18/05/2026
If you’re going to force people to pay money to watch what used to be free playoff basketball, the least you can do is have neutral commentators.
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Doug Jones @dougjones.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Man it was loud in Montgomery yesterday, but the messages resonated. We’re now less than 36 hours before the polls open for the May 19th primary. Make your voice heard - VOTE and together lets start a history making change in Alabama
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
“Trump told the truth yesterday. ‘I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation,” he said. There it was, all you need to know about rising gas and food prices, rising costs for healthcare, rising inflation, rising economic instability and growing fear..." www.americaamerica.news/p/trump-coul...
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Trump Could Not Care Less About Us
Mad Hattery and Other Outrages: A Short Video
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
He VRA is DEI is always where this was heading!
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The lawsuit accuses Trump, his foundation, top Florida officials, and Miami Dade College of violating the Domestic Emoluments Clause, which prohibits states from giving financial benefits to a sitting president.
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Locals sue to block prime Miami land from becoming Trump presidential library
By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — A handful of South Florida residents filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block the state from handing over a prime piece of Miami’s waterfront to the foundation tasked ...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Proud of you, Miami! A group of Miami residents filed suit today to block Trump’s presidential library from taking over a prime piece of downtown waterfront that the state effectively handed him for free.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/05/2026
McGovern: I think Trump is seriously ill. He needs medical attention. There needs to be an intervention from his family or someone in his cabinet—I would say some of the Republicans here, but they don’t have the balls to confront him on anything.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Links: www.ms.now/news/fbi-inv... www.cnn.com/2026/04/23/m... www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... thehill.com/homenews/adm... www.cnn.com/2026/05/11/p... www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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FBI probing leaks to journalist who wrote explosive article on Kash Patel, sources say
MS NOW has learned that agents are investigating the Atlantic reporter who wrote about Patel’s alleged heavy drinking and erratic behavior.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
So no, Patel. The FBI isn’t just targeting journalists. It’s just raiding their homes, subpoenaing their records, and opening federal investigations into reporters who write stories you don’t like.
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