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Orlan Brown

@ogob.bsky.social
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Retired Teacher of American History & Government

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.
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Orlan Brown @ogob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In Trump’s vulgar world of oligarchy, greed and corruption, he wants to cut off student loans for these majors because he doesn't think graduates will earn enough: Teaching Social work Art Counseling Religious studies Music Pathetic! Bernie Sanders
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Our response to the State Department using Smokey last night.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pete Hegseth prepares for general purge of all women, Blacks and Hispanics from the general officer ranks of the military service branches. thehill.com/policy/defen...
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Hegseth to cut 20 percent of admirals, generals in major Pentagon overhaul
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20 percent cut to slots slated for admirals and generals at the Pentagon as part of his push to overhaul the outlook of the department, two Penta…
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well."
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Imagine being the worst Senator from Missouri when your only competition is Josh Hawley…
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith made it crystal clear that his investigation was sound and lawful, that the president had committed crimes and that the GOP attacks on him were the actual weaponization of our justice system. He showed courage and moral clarity and continues to be one of the heroes of this moment.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“The President may be brought low this fall not by the Democrats who would crawl over broken glass to defeat him but by the very voters who sent him back to the White House in the first place. Iran, it seems, may finally have done what Jan 6 and all the rest of Trump’s countless misdeeds could not.”
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
In addition to historic levels of presidential unpoplularity another factor is haunting Republcians: shit candidates in state after state talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/anoth...
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Another Factor: Bad Candidates
Here’s a secondary issue we’re currently seeing in a number of races...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
When Richard Nixon was desperate for a friendly crowd after the country rose up in protest over the invasion of Cambodia, he went to Knoxville for a rally at the football stadium. It was a very friendly crowd for him. Trump, not so much
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Do not believe anything until the Kremlin denies it™️
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hegseth continues to manipulate the numbers of dead and wounded in the Iran War. The tally of troops wounded during the Iran war was quietly increased by 37 without explanation from DOD. That includes 29 Navy sailors and eight Marines, according to the Pentagon’s database.
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Pentagon quietly adds dozens to tally of troops wounded amid Iran war
With the addition of 29 U.S. sailors and eight Marines, the total number of personnel wounded since the start of hostilities has risen to 861, a Pentagon database shows.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/09/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court just BLOCKED Missouri’s GOP-drawn 2025 congressional map AGAIN from being used in the 2026 election, while delivering a blistering rebuke to the Eighth Circuit for trying to revive it.
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Supreme Court Blocks GOP Missouri Map Again in Blistering Appeals Court Rebuke
The justices said the Eighth Circuit should have seen this coming after it tried to revive Missouri’s 2025 congressional map in the middle of an election.
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Orlan Brown @ogob.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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A Black Jefferson Descendant Is Buried at Monticello for the First Time (Gift Article)
The burial came as the Smithsonian released DNA research it said provides “extraordinary proof” that Thomas Jefferson had children with Sally Hemings.
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 22/09/2026
Trump's speech at the U.N. checked all his usual boxes... ✅Warmongering ✅Islamophobia ✅Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric ✅Election lies We watched it so you don't have to. Here are some of the lowlights (we couldn't fit them all.)
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 23/09/2026
Trump at the UN today basically said "I am the world's greatest peacemaker and I will commit mass genocide to prove it"
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23/09/2026
JUST IN: In a deeply embarrassing and un-American court filing, the Trump regime is now arguing that CNN, MS NOW, and Politico can be stripped of White House access in the name of “national security.” 1/
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
BREAKING: Missouri redistricting fight hits #SCOTUS for 3rd time. Opponents of plan likely to shift 1 House seat to GOP say appeals court basically defied earlier #SCOTUS ruling. Kavanaugh sets short fuse, orders response by 2PM Wednesday www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Missouri’s House map heads to Supreme Court for third time
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17/09/2026
💭 Can you think of an ominous sign that the U.S. is backsliding on democracy? Here's one: An international election watchdog group that has observed every federal election for two decades won't be doing so for this year's midterms. All because the Trump administration didn't invite them.
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Exclusive: These international observers have monitored US elections for decades. This time, the Trump admin didn’t invite them
It’s the latest ominous sign that the U.S. is backsliding on democracy — and adds to concerns that the administration wants to undermine the vote.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 17/09/2026
The man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar during a Minneapolis town hall was sentenced Thursday to 14 months in prison after reaching a deal with prosecutors.
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Man who sprayed Minnesota Rep. Omar with vinegar sentenced to 14 months in prison
The man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar during a Minneapolis town hall was sentenced Thursday to 14 months in prison after reaching a deal with prosecutors.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: In a 20-page order, the judge in my lawsuit for the Epstein Files just ordered Todd Blanche to produce to him, in chambers & by 9/24, the unredacted handwritten FBI notes implicating Donald Trump in the sexual & physical abuse of a 13-year-old girl: youtu.be/Yo1ZUGe_O4o?...
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Trump DOJ ORDERED To HAND Judge UNREDACTED EPSTEIN Files!?!
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Orlan Brown @ogob.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Mike Johnson declares “the House has done its job!” after giving Republicans another 50-day vacation directly after a month-long vacation to end the most unproductive Congress in our ENTIRE HISTORY!
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: For over two decades, the OSCE has sent a mission to observe every federal election in the US.   But the regional security organization told DD that it hasn’t received an invitation from the Trump administration to observe the upcoming midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Exclusive: These international observers have monitored US elections for decades. This time, the Trump admin didn’t invite them
It’s the latest ominous sign that the U.S. is backsliding on democracy — and adds to concerns that the administration wants to undermine the vote.
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Orlan Brown @ogob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Doubling down on Gaza genocide SAD
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Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, Including 40,000 One-Ton Bombs (Gift Article)
The package would be among the largest deliveries of U.S. munitions to Israel.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The financial woes were entirely the creation of President Trump and his flunkies on the Kennedy Center board. They brought this on themselves. Don't let them play victims or honest partners in a legitimate process.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Half of Russia’s six largest diesel-producing refineries are now either shut down or operating at sharply reduced capacity after Ukrainian drone strikes. That’s not just an inconvenience. It’s a direct blow to the fuel supply that keeps Russia’s war machine moving.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Trump administration EPA just repealed most of the 2024 carbon pollution rules for coal and gas power plants. Now they’re also trying to get rid of the remaining federal greenhouse gas rules for power plants too.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
If you want to know to what Donald will say tomorrow, listen to what the Kremlin says today.
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Orlan Brown @ogob.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Best chin in boxong!
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George Chuvalo, Boxer Who Was Never Knocked Down, Dies at 89 (Gift Article)
Though he lost to the great champions of his era, his resilience earned him a reputation for having the sport’s strongest chin.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Goodnight 🌙
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mariaevajarrous.bsky.social @mariaevajarrous.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The truth is... NFL 29 million Trumpty 2.5 million ✔️
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Orlan Brown @ogob.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Opinion | JD Vance Doesn’t Want to Help Married Parents. He Wants to Hurt Single Mothers. (Gift Article)
Redistributing money from single working parents to married ones is not a pro-family policy.
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Orlan Brown @ogob.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Come on it is just a football game lol
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A viral Civil War video has ignited one of CFB's oldest rivalries
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you actually believed in democracy, you’d admit that—sometimes—you lose elections. You’d admit that when a majority of “them” vote against you, you lose. “We won’t let them win.” That’s corruption and tyranny. At least he’s honest, I suppose.
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Vince Mpls @vincempls.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"There will be no more elections in the future in which we lose even a single vote.” Joseph Goebbels, Dec 4 1932.
Goebbels speaks at a large radio microphone in the Lustgarten, Berlin, 1932
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I am tired of people saying we can’t win in front of the Supreme Court. I’m annoyed by those who say my firm is too partisan to be effective. Today we won a huge redistricting fight before SCOTUS and a ballot access case before the Nebraska Supreme Court. The lesson: When we fight we win.
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Abortion is healthcare. Deaths from ectopic pregnancy increased in states with abortion bans than others. An untreated ectopic pregnancy causes bleeding, fallopian tube rupture, death. www.propublica.org/article/ecto... #pinks
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We're TIRED of being called RACIST for saying RACIST SHIT ALL THE TIME!
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
So...... the promise was both a crime *and* a lie?
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I don't understand why more people don't connect Trump calling Somalis "garbage" with the Hutus calling the Tutsis "cockroaches" and the Nazis calling the Jews "vermin." We know where it starts, and we know where it ends.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 07/09/2026
🗳️ More than 50% of 18-year-olds could be registered to vote by the midterms, according to a new analysis by the Civics Center. Are you registered? Check your status here: demdock.com/4gRtE8P
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Eagle Fandom BNF ☕️🦬 @trenchologist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Right. Like, MAHA isn’t a push for equitable access to care. It’s eugenics under the guise of “healthy living.” There’s plenty of somewhat normalizing woo and almond mom and ~natural~ in the mix, but that’s just noise. The signal is the strongest survive, and no regard for the lessers who don’t.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This happens as Republicans slowly realize that contrary to what they heard on Rupert Murdoch TV, the US economy was firing on all pistons as the Biden administration ended, and it's been all downhill since Trump took over.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 07/09/2026
A tale of two Labor Day messages today
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Proud that Elias Law Group is in this fight in the Supreme Court to protect the voters of Missouri!
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Orlan Brown @ogob.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The punishment will continue until morale improves lol
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Corporations spend more than $1.5 billion a year on union-busting. That’s $1.5 billion they could have spent on higher wages, better benefits, and improving workplace safety. Remember: if they weren’t so scared of worker power, they wouldn’t fight so hard against unions.
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U.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union avoidance
Key takeaways Many U.S. employers hire union avoidance consultants to keep their workers from organizing and bargaining
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/09/2026
Enten details how Trump went from +20 on the economy relative to Harris in 2024 to -41 net approval on the economy now
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/09/2026
the president is now blacklisting companies by fiat. tell me more about how left-wing communism is the biggest threat to the country.
NO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER IN THE UNITED STATES! Their products aren’t good enough! Over 50% of their revenue comes from the United States — They live off American Buyers, American Companies, American Airports, and American Service — All while Canada blocks our GREAT American Banks, and Companies, throughout the U.S.A. They even blocked Gulfstream Aerospace from doing business in Canada — Completely unjust and unfair! That Era is OVER! If they want our Market, they must build here, and stop treating America like a “piggybank.” BUY AMERICAN. FLY ON AMERICAN AIRLINERS. ENJOY AMERICAN LIQUOR AND BEVERAGES. SAIL ON LAKE AMERICA. AMERICA FIRST! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
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