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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
When you agree to pass 5 of 6 appropriations bills, then you later agree to pass funding for everything that is in the 6th bill except for one agency (ICE) that has already been prefunded in a previous bill, you are giving up every bit of leverage you have and selling out.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
When you're so coked up and stupid you put the scope on backwards:
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
After latest release country should move on to Epstein trials.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Dehumanizing Black people by portraying them as apes is one of the oldest, most explicit racist tropes in history, used to justify slavery, segregation, and violence. This isn’t accidental. It’s deliberate. And anyone defending it is telling you exactly who they are.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 06/02/2026
Trump’s family is embroiled in a $500m UAE scandal. We’ve hardly noticed | Mohamad Bazzi
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Trump’s family is embroiled in a $500m UAE scandal. We’ve hardly noticed | Mohamad Bazzi
A crypto startup founded by Trump’s family signed a huge deal with the UAE president’s brother. Where’s the political fallout?
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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Governor Spanberger Signs Constitutional Amendments, Giving Virginians the Final Say on Healthcare Freedom, Voting Rights, and Marriage Equality - @vasenatedems.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...
Governor Spanberger Signs Constitutional Amendments, Giving Virginians the Final Say on Healthcare Freedom, Voting Rights, and Marriage Equality

RICHMOND, V.A. — Today, Governor Abigail Spanberger signed three constitutional amendments advancing healthcare freedom, voting rights, and marriage equality, officially sending them to the ballot for a statewide referendum.

The Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus released the following statement:

“Today is a historic day for Virginia. With Governor Abigail Spanberger’s signature, three constitutional amendments protecting healthcare freedom, voting rights, and marriage equality have completed the legislative process and are now headed to the ballot. Now, the final decision belongs to the people of the Commonwealth.

This moment didn’t happen overnight. For the past two years, Virginia Democrats did the work required by our Constitution, passing these amendments through both chambers in two consecutive General Assembly sessions to ensure Virginians would have the opportunity to weigh in themselves. That process reflects our belief that the strongest decisions are made when people have the final say.

In 2026, Virginia is moving forward. We are removing outdated, Jim Crow–era language that has kept people from fully participating in our freedoms because of past mistakes. We are reaffirming that healthcare decisions should be made between patients and their doctors, not politicians. And we are making clear that marriage equality belongs to everyone, regardless of gender, race, or sex.

This November, Virginians will vote on these three amendments during the midterm elections and decide what their Constitution should say about freedoms, equality, and opportunity. We trust the people of the Commonwealth to make the choice that is right for them and their neighbors.

Virginia Senate Democrats are proud of the work that brought us to this moment and are excited about the future ahead. A future that is rooted in fairness, dignity…
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Kevin Gaughen 🇺🇸 @gaughen.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
This is really suspicious. They’re up to something. Link to thread: x.com/mattberg33/s...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Corporatist fascism, plain and simple. DHS is trying to get tech companies to hand over data on Trump critics. This is unconstitutional, and Congress must shut it down, before we turn into East Germany. techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/h...
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Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics | TechCrunch
The use of administrative subpoenas, which are not subject to judicial oversight, are used to demand a wealth of information from tech companies, including the owners of anonymous online accounts docu...
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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
"'But, I mean, would America buy a n— winning?'" Trump refused to allow an African American to win on “The Apprentice”. Our president is profoundly racist. www.newsweek.com/producer-bil...
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Biggest bombshells about Donald Trump from ex-producer of 'The Apprentice'
"Trump made raucous comments he found funny or amusing—some of them misogynistic as well as racist," the show's ex-producer Bill Pruitt has said.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/02/2026
I hope lawyers, secretaries of state, and state attorneys general are preparing for what’s coming.
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Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside. What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there? I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.” Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
From this month's edition of The Onion.
ICE is hiring!

US immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking for highly motivated, morally indifferent individuals to join our team.

Open positions include:
Senior Goon
Racism Enforcement Office
Unmarked Van Driver (Part-Time)

Experience with children a plus

usajobs.gov
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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
New research shows Idaho lost one in three obstetricians after its abortion ban took effect About half of those OBs left the state—and none moved to states with abortion bans, the lead author says. More evidence that abortion bans impact other forms of health care. New @motherjones.com:
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Idaho lost one in three obstetricians after its abortion ban
New research confirms: Crackdowns on reproductive rights have harmful ripple effects across local health care.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Wow. A group of top scholars at Harvard just sent a letter to its president, Alan Garber, warning against surrendering to Trump. Signatories include Steven Levitsky, Dani Rodrik, Ryan Enos, Theda Skocpol, and Steven Walt. Someone forwarded it to me. Read it here:
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
The level of delusion here is really hard to fathom. We don't gain anything real from any of this!
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Misty Griffin @mistygriffin.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
How can we preach democracy and human rights abroad while ignoring such atrocities in our own backyard? #EveryChildSafeAct Sign the Petition! ✍️⬇️ sign.moveon.org/p/Every-Child-Safe-Act-Petition
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 31/07/2025
Burgum: "When the sun goes down, you have a catastrophic failure called sunset and there's no solar energy produced, and yet we're subsidizing these things that are intermittent, unreliable, and expensive. We've gotta get back to base load."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 31/07/2025
Leavitt refers to Trump as the "former president"
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
As Krugman put it on our pod: "To say that the president is making drastic policy changes to cure a problem that only exists in his imagination...that sounds like you’re shilling for the Democrats, when it’s in fact just reporting the flat truth."
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🇺🇲📎Gigi Alexander 🇺🇦 Democracy Defender! 🌊 ❤️America.🌈 @gigialexander123.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
The family of Virginia Roberts (Giuffre) also made a Statement. They know damn well Rapist Trump is lying about Virginia. They're aware of the horrific rapes she endured at the hands of all three Child Rapist & Traffickers. And there's talk of clemency? It's disgraceful.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 31/07/2025
Casar: "We can't necessarily rely on this very right-wing Supreme Court to save us. That's why I think it's so important that if you're watching at home, that you reach out to your governor and legislators and encourage them to take Gavin Newsom's lead."
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🇺🇲📎Gigi Alexander 🇺🇦 Democracy Defender! 🌊 ❤️America.🌈 @gigialexander123.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Now there's a ringing endorsement
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
You can listen to the Federal Circuit Court hearing on Trump's tariffs here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHI5...
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Live Stream Courtroom 201
YouTube video by U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 31/07/2025
And so it begins... Evangelical legal group asks Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage ruling [Obergefell v. Hodges]
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Evangelical legal group asks Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage ruling
(RNS) — ‘We think that it’s not a matter of if, but just a matter of when, the Supreme Court will overrule Obergefell,’ said Mathew Staver, head of Liberty Counsel.
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
#LetTheWomenTestify #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #PedoPresidency
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/07/2025
Bible thumping, porn-obsessed bigot says what?
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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
ICYMI: they’re now letting us all in on the scheme to privatize Social Security. Yes, I am sounding the alarm. crooksandliars.com/2025/07/trea...
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Treasury Secretary Spills The Tea On Social Security Privatization Scheme
Scott Bessent was shameless, saying that the MAGA accounts for children are a back door into privatizing Social Security.
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
We know real anti-semites. Mamdani isn’t one. And I don’t fear him.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
This past week, the 79-year-old president announced he’s ended six wars (some that have been going on for centuries), asserted that windmills drive whales insane, called for Beyoncé to be prosecuted, claimed Obama committed treason and complained a convicted pedophile “stole” teenage girls from him.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 31/07/2025
Hans Luther was the principled and independent president of Germany’s central bank, Timothy W. Ryback writes. “But when Luther wouldn’t accede to Hitler’s demands, he feared for his life and had to leave”:
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What Happened When Hitler Took On Germany’s Central Banker
Hans Luther was the principled and respected president of the Reichsbank—but he wouldn’t accede to Hitler’s demands.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 07/07/2025
Checking in on this
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
How Trump's deal with El Salvador and Bukele is undermining a longstanding U.S. inquiry into the gang, MS13. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/u...
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Trump Vowed to Dismantle MS-13. His Deal With Bukele Threatens That Effort.
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Midnight Ross💙💛 @rphutch1975.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
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AnnieForTruth @anniefortruth1.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
One wonders whether @maxtani.bsky.social made so many errors in this little EXCLUSIVE piece bc he was rushing to publish ahead of someone, possibly even Rufo?
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Philip Martin @philipmartin.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
“It did not want to be scooped by the independent journalist Christopher Rufo.” - Semafore Chris Rufo is an independent what now? When did Rufo move from being a far-right reactionary to being a journalist?
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/07/2025
The Trump administration pushed out a university president – its latest bid to close the American mind | Robert Reich
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The Trump administration pushed out a university president – its latest bid to close the American mind | Robert Reich
Demanding that the University of Virginia’s president resign is taken from the Viktor Orbán playbook of authoritarianism
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Aram Zucker-Scharff @chronotope.aramzs.xyz · 07/07/2025
Short list of things wrong: This is not a scoop; who gives a fuck about scoops in the year of our lord 2025; it's not possible to be scooped by Christopher Rufo because he is not a legitimate journalist; you can't be scooped on a non-story; factual is below the floor, newsworthy is the floor.
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🇨🇦 🦋 🇺🇸 @canada-dry.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
A frank discussion on how 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺. This expert also predicts that terrorists will take this opportunity (𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘁𝘀 are now responsible for foreign and domestic terrorism) to launch 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 on 🇺🇸 soil. youtu.be/3NIwH4nKaDg?...
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How to Fight Fascism in America — with Timothy Snyder | Prof G Conversations
YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
They’re not being eaten by alligators. They’re being eaten by 7 billion mosquitoes who carry West Nile virus, Encephalitis, Everglades Virus, dengue fever, Chikungunya and Zika virus.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Trump screws active-duty servicemembers out of $80m they were due to be reimbursed after bank scam: apnews.com/article/navy...
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dismisses $95M overdraft case vs. Navy Federal Credit Union
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, led by President Trump’s administration, has dropped a case against Navy Federal Credit Union.
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Sounds like Fascism
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Disabled people are not scamming the system. We're not the reason for high taxes or economic hardship. We're a scapegoat. A distraction so you don’t focus on the billionaires and corporations benefitting from huge tax cuts. It’s exceedingly hard to qualify for disability benefits.
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
A scientist warning about National Weather Service cuts in May: “Sooner or later, people are going to die as a direct result of this”
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/07/2025
damn simon le bon has still got it
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Kye @gxldsociety.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
HERE’S THE SCAM: “These work requirements really aren’t about getting people back to work.” That’s Gov. Andy Beshear cutting through the bullshit. The goal is to bury people in forms, wait for a mistake, then kick them off for half a year or longer. It’s a system built to fail.
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