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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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margot44.bsky.social @margot44.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
I know that's all really frightening. You may have already watched this video on YouTube with @hcrichardson.bsky.social and Gil Duran. If you haven't seen this, it's very informative. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWjR...
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American Conversations: Technology Reporter Gil Duran
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 17/08/2026
“They’re Fascists”: Silicon Valley Journalist Gil Durán on “The Nerd Reich” Takeover of U.S. Politics www.democracynow.org/2026/8/17/they…
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“They're Fascists”: Silicon Valley Journalist Gil Durán on “The Nerd Reich” Takeover of U.S. Politics
Pt. 2 of our interview with Gil Durán, author of the new book, The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Nailed it
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Yuuuuup…
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Reporter: Family members of service members are concerned about conditions on the LIncoln. Trump: No they’re not. Reporter: Has the deployment gone on too long? Trump: No. Not nearly long enough.
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Minnesota’s Superior National Forest received a $10 million grant in 2024 to cover wildfire prevention efforts, then DOGE delayed funding. now, parts of that area are burning. I spoke with a former wildland firefighter who says the cuts made the fire worse. youtu.be/0cbI9_CNZmM?...
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Fmr. fire ranger: DOGE DELAYED a $10 million wildfire grant. It ‘would’ve really helped us’
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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
But it’s not just that they managed AT BEST to shorten the upshot of JCPOA by a year and a half. They also made the outcome they supposedly feared (along with several worse ones) much more likely. www.offmessage.net/p/jcpoa-oppo...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/06/2026
Warren: "I'm sorry. If you're asking me to get into Trump's head and figure out what's going on there, you need somebody else. I don't have any idea. This just doesn't make any sense other than whatever it is he wants to do, it's a complete indifference to the cost squeeze on American families."
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Democrats Organizing For America @democratsofa.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
No wonder the entrenched bureaucracy hates him to much. He's showing America that things REALLY can get better when you work on behalf of everyone, not for the Epstein class.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
"Billionaires don't just try to buy elections. They also promote the conspiracy theories and malaise that steer people toward fascist politicians, who in turn allow billionaires to loot the country." Listen to @brianbeutler.bsky.social and @smotus.bsky.social: www.offmessage.net/p/saving-dem...
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Saving Democracy And Reality-Based Politics Requires Billionaire Realism
Billionaires don't just try to buy elections. They also promote the conspiracy theories and malaise that steer people toward fascist politicians, who in turn allow billionaires to loot the country.
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Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
$2 million per ship — to cross a Strait that was free six weeks ago. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/w...
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KD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
So much of this could have been prevented if the men in the Epstein files had been prosecuted instead of protected.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
According to the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform, 50% of Missouri’s 58 remaining rural hospitals are at risk of closure. Another 21% are considered at immediate risk of closure.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Whom to believe? 🤡 @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/w...
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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/03/2026
IT’S NO KINGS DAY! Show up. Speak out. Share photos of your signs and rallies across the country. Stay safe. Stand strong. March for our democracy.
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Lounge Lizards 🇨🇦 🍁 @colin-dawny.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Huge win. 👏 "He also ordered a resumption of international broadcasting, which the U.S. has used for decades to promote press freedom around the world." “Voice of America has never been more needed.” www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
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Judge orders sidelined Voice of America employees back to work
The ruling amounted to a rebuke of administration efforts to dismantle the international broadcast organization.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
America first is letting foreign companies come into the US to mine copper?
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Richard Baker @bakerart.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Pastel of Downing College, Cambridge.
Downing College, Cambridge, depicted in pastel 1999
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Alistair Barrie @alistairbarrie.com · 10/03/2026
If only there was another war I could think of in recent memory involving the US in the Middle East, where regime change was promised, didn’t happen, victory was declared and then the whole thing was repeated catastrophically badly at a later date. 🤔
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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
goddamn is this a breath of fresh air after Allred 2024
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Who put this MFer in charge of the world?
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Just a reminder that Muslims have been on this continent since the first arrival of non-Indigenous people. They were among the first generation of Americans, and have been here ever since.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 06/03/2026
"Trump has squandered some of the country’s greatest sources of strength. By repelling nearly all of America’s allies—alliances that are among the best instruments of leverage Washington has in the world—he has paid China and Russia enormous dividends." trib.al/wYwXS1r
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
I truly would not mind paying taxes if I had paved roads and sidewalks and funded schools and childcare and healthcare… as it is, I’m only paying taxes for war and tax cuts for the wealthy.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism. We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 02/03/2026
In 2025, only about 59% of Americans gave high ratings when asked to evaluate how good their life will be in about five years, the lowest annual measure since Gallup began asking this question almost 20 years ago. to.pbs.org/3MxuWJg
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New Gallup poll reveals depth of Americans' gloom about the future
In 2025, only about 59% of Americans gave high ratings when asked to evaluate how good their life will be in about five years, the lowest annual measure since Gallup began asking this question almost ...
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
My weekly email to my congressman…
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Seems to be the pattern…
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Former ICE agent: My first day training new cadets, I received secretive orders to teach them to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a warrant. I watched ICE cut classes that teach our legal system, firearms training, use of force, lawful arrests, and the limits of officers' authority
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CNN @cnn.com · 24/02/2026
The government is on the hook to refund $134 billion – and counting – worth of tariff revenue collected from President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs, which were rendered illegal by the Supreme Court last week. cnn.it/3OYGypn
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 19/02/2026
The United States women's hockey team won gold Thursday, beating rival Canada 2-1 in overtime.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20/02/2026
Liberation Day has finally arrived
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 20/02/2026
And there it is www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
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Live Updates: Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs
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Kate Barr @katebarrcantlose.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
@hcrichardson.bsky.social give us all so much every day, it was really nice to be able to give her and all of you this 👇
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Oh, hey. Do you remember those prom photos?
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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I'm mystified by this GOP push, since conservative women are more likely to have adopted their husband's names than liberal women are; Republicans want women to get married and submit to their husbands; but if their husbands tell them how to vote but they can't because of this [brain melts on desk]
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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
As an attorney with occasional experience with the Equal Time rule, I can explain what's going on here and how the FCC's Brandon Carr is leveraging his position to force late night and daytime talk show hosts to exclude Democratic candidates. First I need to explain the Equal Time rule itself. 1/
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
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A short note to Kristi Noem
To a current Cabinet secretary from a former one
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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Let's get the facts straight....
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thatgirlinsb @34thparallel.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
W.H.A.T. A. B.U.R.N.! The city of Minneapolis and its residents were formally nominated for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
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WomenRiseUp2026 @womenriseup2026.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
#Epstein #EpsteinFiles #PedophileProtector
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
His actions have led to higher prices for groceries, housing, utility bills, and more. Of course the president will do anything to avoid talking about his economic failures.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
January 17, 2026
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After the extraordinary pushback on President Donald J.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 14/01/2026
Kristi Noem has been a complete and total failure at her job. She has violated her oath and has allowed ICE agents to terrorize our communities. That’s why I’m joining @robinkelly.house.gov in calling for her impeachment. We deserve better, she’s gotta go.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Europe having to perform military exercises against their primary threat, the United States.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
"Iron laws of the world"? Some of America's most important national accomplishments are about leading humanity away from this kind of bullshit. If we let ideologues like Stephen Miller drag us back into a world where brute force is all that matters, all of us will be less safe.
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Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Deep budget cuts and massive firing sprees shrank emergency response agencies, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), considered a global crown jewel for climate science.
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‘The perfect storm’: Trump has left the US less prepared for natural disasters, experts say
Emergency managers say the US president has presided over a dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters
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