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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 3h
"Money flowing between government contractors and the officials who control their contracts poses an unacceptable risk of corruption," @eepetry.bsky.social wrote in @justsecurity.org. But gaps in federal law do "little to address this risk." Congress can and should act.
justsecurity.org
Closing Pay-to-Play Loopholes: Strengthening the Ban on Federal Contractor Political Spending
To help curb government corruption, Congress should close the gaps in and expand the ban on contractor political spending.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 17h
www.palestinechronicle.com/its-a-genoci... Seinfeld mocks protester with "it's a genocide, I'm in to it."
palestinechronicle.com
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 18h
thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-dies...
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
Trump’s October Diesel Surprise
Trump gave Russia the green light to sell diesel fuel again to bring down prices. But the math isn’t mathing, raising questions about his real motives.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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open.substack.com
The “pro-life” pastors who want America to watch a live-streamed execution
Many of the evangelical pastors who denounce Pride flags in classrooms and Ms. Rachel are celebrating the possibility of a government-sponsored snuff film
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
dailykos.com
Mamdani says ICE agent looked like ‘a mass shooter’
President Donald Trump’s immigration policies are in the spotlight after the shooting of 28-year-old Oscar Belgal in New York.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
www.palestinechronicle.com/the-departme...
palestinechronicle.com
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
www.palestinechronicle.com/gazas-shocki...
palestinechronicle.com
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-10...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 10, 2026
So now, after more than a decade of pretending that he is not associated with Russia and that he would honor the U.S.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
worldwar3.substack.com/p/trump-is-p...
worldwar3.substack.com
Trump is Putin’s sock puppet. The proof has been hiding in plain sight all along.
Next time a Russian troll claims Russiagate is a hoax, show them this post and tell them to fuck off.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
truthout.org/articles/we-...
truthout.org
We Must Move Beyond the Era of State-Sponsored, State-Celebrated Murder
Let’s build a world in which the torture of Christa Pike — or anyone — is unthinkable.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
eleanorgoldfield.substack.com/p/news-that-...
eleanorgoldfield.substack.com
News That Didn't Make the News - Week of October 12, 2026
A look at unreported, under-reported & misreported stories. Dedicated to all of those living on the other side of corporate media headlines.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
www.instagram.com/p/DeDa6RHgCN... A map of what Senators voted to link US Armed Forces with Israel. Just who do they work for?
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Moorish Lighthouse on Instagram: "How dumb do you have to be to repeat the “Muslims are taking over” lie. ✅Catholics have a diocese in most cities. Universities, private schools, etc in every state....
14K likes, 2,334 comments - moorishlighthouse_official on October 3, 2026: "How dumb do you have to be to repeat the “Muslims are taking over” lie. ✅Catholics have a diocese in most cities. Universi...
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
local.newsbreak.com/fort-hood-tx... I'm sure that Pickled Pete and maybe even Drumpf himself will be there licking their lips at this blood thirsty display of sickening barbarism.🤮🤮🤮
local.newsbreak.com
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
open.substack.com/pub/closerto...
open.substack.com
EDWIN NEEDED HELP. WHERE THE HELL WAS IT?
An audio recording reveals disturbing details about Edwin’s death and medical care at Delaney Hall.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
open.substack.com/pub/ctrlai/p...
open.substack.com
Wikipedia Hit by Rogue AI Attack
An attack on Wikipedia, and another Australian government site hacked. New polling finds over 80% of US adults say it is “extremely” or “very” important for the US government to keep AI under control.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
www.clf.org/newsroom/cou...
clf.org
Court Strikes Down Trump's EPA Cancellation of $7B Solar for All Program
A federal judge rules that the agency unlawfully ended the program aimed at lowering energy bills and expanding access to solar.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
truthout.org/articles/us-...
truthout.org
US Embassy Aide Suppressed Report on Israeli Killings of Americans in West Bank
David Milstein, top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee, has wielded enormous power in US-Israel policy decisions.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
truthout.org/articles/tru... Drumpf wants to privatize Social Security so that the 1% can take some off the top. That is until they can just take it all.
truthout.org
Trump Admits He Wants to Privatize Social Security
“I wanted to do it so badly,” Trump said of his desire to privatize Social Security in his first year in office.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
steady.substack.com/p/another-sh...
steady.substack.com
Another Shoe Is About To Drop
Trump targets the most vulnerable
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
dissentinbloom.substack.com/p/the-ugly-t...
dissentinbloom.substack.com
The Ugly Truth Behind Your FMLA Paperwork
You Have Medical Privacy Rights. Until You Need Medical Leave.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
open.substack.com/pub/defiance... The DOJ used to have a 95% conviction rate. With Drumpf's DOJ the conviction rate has plummeted as Grand Juries and judges keep denying their meritless prosecutions.
open.substack.com
We must investigate the investigators inside Trump’s DOJ.
David Hearn’s lawyers just asked government watchdogs to open a case on his prosecution. The people who did this knew what they were doing, and there have to be consequences.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
palestinechronicle.substack.com/p/who-will-m... The EU adds companies to the list of EU companies with economic ties to illegal West Bank settlements.
palestinechronicle.substack.com
Who Will Monitor Europe? Israel Is Betting that the West Will Blink
By Ramzy Baroud
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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open.substack.com
Federal judge clears path for taxpayer-funded religious school in Oklahoma
The ruling in favor of Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School could open the floodgates for publicly funded religious indoctrination nationwide.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
askraphaela.substack.com/p/trump-just...
askraphaela.substack.com
Trump Just Shut Out Election Observers
Right before we vote....
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-5-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 5, 2026
Last night, on October 4, U.S.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
open.substack.com/pub/defiance... I agree 💯%!💙
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A message to men: if you really believe in supporting women, prove it on Nov. 3.
One fact became clear at our press conference with Epstein Survivors: this election is about more than just Donald Trump.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
steady.substack.com/p/no-checks-...
steady.substack.com
No Checks Only Blank Checks
Corruption is a Trump family affair
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
open.substack.com/pub/defiance... As I've always said, Drumpf's only deal making strategy is EXTORTION!🤮
open.substack.com
Trump just told Americans: vote MAGA, or lose federal aid. His threats will backfire.
The president says he’ll withhold money from states that don’t vote MAGA. That’s obviously illegal, and it’s pissing off a country already sick of his corruption.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
askraphaela.substack.com/p/7-similari...
askraphaela.substack.com
7 Similarities Between MAGA and Sharia Law
Hey Grizzlies, Happy Monday.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
theintercept.com/2026/10/01/t...
theintercept.com
The Pentagon’s Secret Budget
Trump’s proposed budget hides $1 trillion in military spending from the public by spreading it across disparate government agencies.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-3-... A rock concert for our freedom and our country.💙
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 3, 2026
On Saturday, October 3, the Power to the People festival, organized by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, took over the stage at the Merriweathe...
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
substack.com/@palestinech...
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The Palestinian Tree Israel Cannot Kill
The Moral Line w/ Ramzy Baroud
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
askraphaela.substack.com/p/the-cornel...
askraphaela.substack.com
The Cornell 7: Three Questions That Demand Answers
Hey Grizzlies, Happy Friday.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
usdemsocialists.substack.com/p/jd-vance-t...
usdemsocialists.substack.com
JD Vance Thinks You ‘Don’t Belong in America’
60 million kids auto-enrolled in Trump Accounts, Vance told Angie Nixon she doesn't belong in America, Collins still taking FBI-linked dark money, and 3 billionaires buying Wisconsin's governor race
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-1-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 1, 2026
John Hudson of the Washington Post reported this evening that the Trump administration is openly defying Congress, taking $52 million in military assistance lawmakers appropriated for European and Mid...
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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open.substack.com
A restaurant stood up to Doug Wilson’s Christian Nationalists—and won
Saffire pledged its profits to charity, supported protesters, and watched the “Fight Laugh Feast” organizers cancel their own lunch bookings
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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open.substack.com
I need to tell you about something remarkable happening in America.
Donald Trump’s crowds are shrinking. But in city after city, Americans are lining up around the block to see firsthand evidence of his corruption.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Kennedy Center on track to be Trump’s next bankruptcy www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
dailykos.com
Kennedy Center on track to be Trump’s next bankruptcy
It turns out that once Trump strong-armed his way in, donations went through the floor.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
open.substack.com/pub/ctrlai/p...
open.substack.com
Breaking: OpenAI’s Rogue AIs Hit Over 100 Organizations
Rogue OpenAI agents attacked US and Canadian government websites, posted ChatGPT users’ images online, and escaped containment again. We’re still only seeing the tip of the iceberg.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump is forcing postal workers to spy on you www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
dailykos.com
Trump is forcing postal workers to spy on you
Trump has figured out that he can force USPS into an all-purpose surveillance state by installing cameras.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.dropsitenews.com/p/minab-scho...
dropsitenews.com
Massacre at Minab: The School That Became a Grave
The bombing of an Iranian school, killing 120 children, is one of the worst U.S. war crimes since Vietnam. Drop Site spoke to survivors, first responders, parents, and witnesses. This is their story.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
abcnews.com/US/family-re...
abcnews.com
Family of Renee Good sues US government over fatal ICE shooting
The family of Renee Good has filed two civil lawsuits against the U.S. government and several top officials over Good's fatal shooting by an ICE agent earlier this year.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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mailchi.mp
A MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: It’s high time for some common sense on taxes
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
theintercept.com/2026/09/30/i...
theintercept.com
Israeli Settlers Killed His Constituent. Fetterman Is Sole Democrat Against Investigating Them.
Despite support from other Democrats, the Senate voted 51–47 against a resolution to force U.S. probes on killings of Americans in the West Bank.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
askraphaela.substack.com/p/congress-d...
askraphaela.substack.com
Congress Does Nothing About Israel Killing Americans
We have spent months watching people die during immigration enforcement and hearing about suffering inside detention centers on American soil.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
open.substack.com/pub/defiance...
open.substack.com
Donald Trump has fully transformed your government into a casino.
Taxpayer-funded Trump commercials are the latest sign the president has turned our institutions into his personal business.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Cornell rape scandal proves women’s safety is never the priority www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
dailykos.com
Cornell rape scandal proves women’s safety is never the priority
The New York state prosecutors have decided to finally look into 2024 gang rape allegations.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
katiecouric.com/news/politic...
katiecouric.com
Trump’s Campaign Ad Is Back — And Taxpayers Are Paying For It
Some say it crosses the line into political propaganda.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
open.substack.com/pub/defiance...
open.substack.com
Jack Smith is what courage looks like. Today he walks into the lion’s den for all of us.
The former Trump prosecutor is defying threats from the president and standing up for the rule of law.
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oldjames54.bsky.social @oldjames54.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls BS on GOP’s ‘migrant caravan’ claim www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
dailykos.com
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls BS on GOP’s ‘migrant caravan’ claim
Marjorie Taylor Greene says the GOP frequently uses fearmonginer to rile up voters before elections.
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