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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/10/2026
Trump’s deal to buy Russian diesel from Putin just weeks before the midterms funnels money directly into Russia’s war machine. Trump is now facing calls for Congress to block the deal and impeach him. Meanwhile, energy analysts say it’s unlikely to even make a dent in fuel prices.
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Trump Announces Russian Diesel Deal Ahead of Midterms
Trump campaigned against foreign oil.
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Dr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago
I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody &everything.

Charles Darwin
Letter to Charles Lyell
1st October 1861
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 19/08/2026
ABC says the FCC has wielded its regulatory power to punish and pressure the company through investigations and threats to strip local stations of their broadcast licenses. to.pbs.org/4zl7r9P
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ABC says FCC waging a retaliatory campaign violating free speech rights
ABC sued the FCC, arguing the agency is waging a retaliatory campaign of censorship against the broadcast network, violating its right to free speech. ABC says the commission has wielded its regulator...
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
"“You can’t get rid of 30 percent of your staff and expect to be functional,” says Traci DiMartini, the former IRS human capital officer who was one of the first high-ranking officials DOGE pushed out last year. “Things are starting to break.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The IRS is imploding.
The CEO says the agency is proving it's possible to have “less people and better results.”
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24/07/2026
interesting to me that as the administration treats democratic-voting states like conquered or occupied territories, you don’t have pundits demanding the president respect “half the country”
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Heads up: Taylor Farms lettuce is sold under these brand names: Marketside (sold at Walmart) Earthbound Farm (owned by Taylor Farms) Cross Valley Farms (owned by US Foods) Private labels for Target, Whole Foods (365), and Amazon Fresh. AVOID ALL OF THEM
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
OSSOFF: So we entered this war on false pretenses. Sound familiar? Not the first time the United States has been dragged into a quagmire in the Middle East on false pretenses about weapons of mass destruction.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The Pentagon is withholding causality and hit numbers. The CDC is withholding infection rates. The FDA is withholding information about food contamination. The EPA is withholding pollution and climate data. This corrupt administration is ALL about concealing the consequences of its incompetence.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I took a hard look at the financial donors to ICE’s biggest supporters in Congress. These are people who want to significantly expand ICE’s power and have sponsored or co-sponsored legislation to do so. Here are the top 25 consumer brands bankrolling the biggest ICE supporters in Congress:
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Sending ICE Agents to intimidate voters at polling places, declaring martial law to try to delay or cancel the election, seizing ballots-As he gets more desperate, there's nothing he won't do to try to save his pathetic orange ass. ALL states should preemptively prepare to defend Democracy! 🇺🇸 ✊
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES lawsuit to compel Connecticut to provide the DOJ its complete statewide voter registration database. DOJ is now 0-16 in cases to gain access to state voter files. Elias Law Group remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/connec...
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🚨 United States of America v. Thomas
Learn more.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Schiff: The judge, in that decision on Monday, referred Blanche, basically, to the New York Bar Association because of his conduct. How is it possible that after being referred to the bar association for potential discipline on Monday, we’re contemplating this guy for attorney general on Wednesday?
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS Department of Justice lawsuit to force Virginia to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. Another victory for Elias Law Group and its clients. DOJ is now 0-14 in these cases. www.democracydocket.com/cases/virgin...
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🚨United States of America v. Beals
Learn more.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 04/07/2026
The announcement of a UFC fight at the White House. An IndyCar grand prix near the National Mall. The Great American State Fair. These events made it clear that this year’s semiquincentennial is more about creating spectacle in service of Trump’s idea of America than it is about honoring history.
motherjones.com
The federal government has made America 250 a spectacle. These states want it to be a moment for reflection.
More than any fireworks show, communities around the country want to see themselves reflected in the story of our first 250 years.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/07/2026
WH spox Abigail Jackson: "Another option we're going to be pursuing is keeping the border closed and ramping up deportations, getting people out of the country who have no legal right to be there before they can have a child that anchors them to this country."
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Alex Shephard @alexshephard.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I wrote about the Great American State Fair newrepublic.com/article/2125...
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The Great American State Fair Is a Great Trumpian Disaster
The debacle on the National Mall captures an administration in free fall—and a president who is only interested in celebrating himself.
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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Here's an idea. Instead of giving MAGA your millions, fight back a litte. "The Disney-owned broadcast network launched an on-air campaign Monday urging viewers to weigh in against the Federal Communications Commission’s early review of its broadcast licenses." www.wsj.com/business/med... Gift link
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ABC Launches On-Air Campaign Against FCC Investigations
The Disney-owned network is encouraging viewers to tell the FCC to drop probes into “The View” and ABC broadcast licenses.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 23/06/2026
There’s a new option for sunscreen now, approved by the FDA. Coming soon to a drug store near you, ‘bemotrizinol’ filters both types of UV rays, stays effective for 4-8 hours and doesn't absorb into the bloodstream as readily as other chemical sunscreens.
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First new US sunscreen ingredient since 1999 approved by FDA – a skin scientist explains how bemotrizinol works
Consumers in Europe and Asia have used sunscreen containing bemotrizinol for decades, and many say its approval in the US is long overdue.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 20/06/2026
This #FathersDay weekend, we’re sure we all agree with this scholar who studies fatherhood: Being a hands-on dad shouldn't be a luxury reserved for families with money and good jobs. theconversation.com/why-fatherho...
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 19/06/2026
At the Knicks parade, a woman saved a life by leaping onto a roof to administer narcan to someone who had fallen unresponsive. New Yorkers are super heroes! Video: lydstorey
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 14/06/2026
President Donald Trump marks turning 80 on Sunday with a birthday celebration that once would have seemed unfathomable: a cage-fighting show on the storied South Lawn of the White House. to.pbs.org/4uF37i1
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Trump celebrates 80th birthday with UFC fights while issues loom over his presidency
President Donald Trump marks turning 80 on Sunday with a birthday celebration that once would have seemed unfathomable: a cage-fighting show on the storied South Lawn of the White House.
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Little Blue @bluenaredstate.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
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Warning: Trump's Rolling Coup Is Already Underway
And what must be done to stop it
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Econ Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Cartoon by @joeheller.bsky.social
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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Cartoonist: Bill Day
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The Great Goblin from the Rankin Bass version of “The Hobbit”.
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Mitchell Grayson, MD @mitchmd.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I just contributed to @standupforscience.net to help prevent the proposed new OMB policy for grants from going into effect. I encourage you to donate too!!! secure.qgiv.com/for/svfpaps/... If you don't know about the OMB policy, read this www.npr.org/2026/06/03/n... A disaster for US science!
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Stop Vought from Privatizing and Politicizing Science 1
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NPR @npr.org · 04/06/2026
Just 3% of U.S. households pay for AI for personal use. Sign ups are growing — even though Americans have subscription fatigue. n.pr/4el0ME6
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A handful of American households pay for AI. Is the future free — or a subscription?
Just 3% of U.S. households pay for AI for personal use. Sign ups are growing — even though Americans have subscription fatigue.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 04/06/2026
Dismay as Trump officials move to dismantle a key ocean monitoring system [via @theguardian.com]
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Dismay as Trump officials move to dismantle a key ocean monitoring system
The Ocean Observatories Initiative, which provides crucial marine and climate data, is the administration's latest victim.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
There is no legal recourse the Supreme Court will allow. It’s “white’s win always” and there’s nothing anyone can do about it. thehill.com/regulation/c...
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Supreme Court clears way for Alabama Republicans to use congressional map for midterms
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Alabama Republicans to remove the state’s second majority-Black congressional district for the midterms, handing the party a pickup opportunity in a…
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
This seemed inevitable, but he goes out standing on principles worth defending. Good for him (and for us).
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
www.ms.now/news/house-d... superb
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House Democrats launch new anti-corruption caucus targeting Trump-era ethics concerns
Three lawmakers are launching the End Corruption Caucus, details of which were shared first with MS NOW.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
my pilot’s license is 95% done. the remaining 5% is focused on learning to fly a plane.
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Jonathan Brown @jbcartoonist.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Wow! Sometimes I’m simply speechless that the People haven’t forced Trump out. How much more criminal behavior will it finally take to boot him and his cronies out of our government? #slushfund #doj #jan6 #lockhimup #crookedtrump
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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 17/05/2026
🧪 gossip! Apparently NIH director Jay bhattacharya was invited to give the commencement address at a fancy high school in Bethesda. The parents complained so much that he was disinvited 🤭
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SassySenora701 @sassysenior70.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Supreme Racism. A political cartoon by Bob Whitmore about the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Trump sued his own government to pay himself $10 billion in taxpayer funds. He even said: "It's awfully strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself." It's not strange. It's corrupt.
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Charlie Austin @chuckles-s.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
This is important. We can't rely on anyone/anything else. We the People have the power to save American democracy.
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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
It’s infuriating….
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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Congressman Greg Landsman @repgreglandsman.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
We’re going back to Selma and Montgomery. Why? The Supreme Court destroyed the Voting Rights Act, and the country needs to be reminded who we were before Civil Rights - and why we can’t go back.
al.com
‘Mass mobilization’ expected in Selma, Montgomery this weekend after Supreme Court decision
The National Day of Action for Voting Rights will include rallies in Selma and Montgomery against plans that include threatening seats held by Black representatives.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
We're All Standing With Ted Lieu....
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 15/05/2026
Ban stock trading by the President. Ban stock trading by the Vice President. Ban stock trading by members of Congress. End the corruption.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
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CDC’s Full-Time Cruise Ship Inspectors Were Laid Off One Year Ago amid Record Outbreaks: Report
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) experienced significant layoffs almost exactly one year ago despite record outbreaks at the time. A CDC spokesperson te...
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Good discussion. If you have not read "On Tyranny", it is worth your time. Easy reading, ~100 pages, very thought-provoking
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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
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Econ Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Cartoon by Chris Britt @chrisbritt.bsky.social
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star
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onion person @junlper.beer · 06/05/2026
funniest thing i’ve ever seen
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