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James E. Clyburn @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
That’s a half a billion taxpayer dollars for Trump’s White House renovations. Apparently, Trump believes gold plating his executive mansion is a better use of public funds than helping Americans who are struggling to afford the high prices that he caused.
washingtonpost.com
Trump administration set to spend at least $900 million on White House construction
The price tag is much larger than what has been previously reported, according to a Post review of confidential contracts, and taxpayers would cover most of it.
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Let’s be clear: Hegseth broke Pentagon rules to personally block Black and female officers from being promoted. That’s not “ending DEI.” That’s illegal discrimination. Where are the consequences? #USDemocracy #Pinks newrepublic.com/post/211207/...
newrepublic.com
Hegseth Personally Nixed Black and Female Officers’ Promotions
A new report confirms that a recent, conspicuously white and male promotion list was no accident.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 02/06/2026
Under President Trump and Russell Vought, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has transformed from America’s consumer watchdog to a corporate protector. Get all the details from the new Bloomberg investigation on the Big Take podcast.
bloom.bg
‘CFPB RIP’: How Trump and Vought Gutted America’s Consumer Watchdog
On today’s Big Take podcast: How the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau became a corporate protector under President Trump and Russell Vought.
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Once upon a time, there was the East Wing - and beautiful lawns and gardens
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Kat 🕊️ @smith83k.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
And I’m proud to be one of those 10 letters he read! I have his response letter to me framed as a reminder of how very much he cared about cancer patients. Thank you President Obama! You know your ACA saved my life! 😭💜🫶 #Pinks 💖
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🇨🇦DUNK🇨🇦 (Proud Part owner of Canada) @noofieninja.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 09/05/2026
Experts wonder ‘Where is the CDC?’ as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship
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Experts wonder ‘Where is the CDC?’ as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
People need to start to understand what happens when you fire the inspectors.
Screenshot of a tweet from Headquarters reporting that RFK Jr. has fired all CDC Vessel Sanitation Program inspectors who investigate cruise ship outbreaks, at the same time that a deadly Hantavirus outbreak is rapidly spreading on a cruise ship at sea. Includes a split image of Trump and RFK Jr. in the White House alongside an aerial photo of a cruise ship.
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases were designed to study viruses that could jump from animals to people, including hantavirus, but the National Institutes of Health in 2025 said the work wouldn't continue
scientificamerican.com
Trump administration cut funding to study hantavirus behind deadly cruise ship outbreak
The Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases were designed to study viruses that could jump from animals to people, including hantavirus, but the National Institutes of Health in 2025 said...
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Boston Tom Levenson @tomlevenson.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Was just coming here to post this. Science helps us flourish. It makes it possible to live healthy lives. It's the portal through which we can immerse ourselves in wonder. It hones our capacity to think for ourselves. All of which, of course, is why Trump, RFK Jr., et al. hate it so.
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Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
“The retirement of Luis Rodríguez, who has been part of the Vessel Sanitation Program since 2010 and served as its chief since 2023, was announced internally at the CDC on Wednesday” www.statnews.com/2026/05/07/l...
statnews.com
Official leading CDC’s cruise ship program retires
The hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius has focused the public's attention on cruise ship safety.
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Beth S Linas, PhD, MHS @bethlinas.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Because of course 🤦‍♀️
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Morgan Lockhart @mizdoomcookie.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
"Human to human transmissable hantavirus" and "farmers literally cannot afford fertilizer" competing for bleakest headline I've seen so far today.
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Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
One of my biggest non-nuclear war fears was another public health crisis under this joke of an administration, who remain unequipped to handle even a war they started. Hello, hantavirus.
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PhillipUSA @phillipusa.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
We are not the same…
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 (I'm NOT deleting my post below 👇)
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Ohhhh. There it is. Got it.
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The Vote Yes on Amendment 87 Podcast @getmoresmarter.com · 10/04/2026
Coloradans are also freaking the fuck out about this, and for good reason. This from a recent statewide poll via www.copollinginstitute.org (who we just recorded an interview with and will be releasing next week):
A screenshot of a slide from a polling deck.
Headline: More than four-in-five Coloradans are extremely or very concerned about low snowfall this winter and the risk of wildfire.

Low Snowfall in Colorado This Winter: 50% Extremely Concerned, 35% Very Concerned, 13% Not very concerned. Total 84% extremely or very concerned

The risk of Wildfire in Colorado: 48% extremely concerned, 41% very concerned, 10% not very concerned. 89% extremely or very concerned

logos at the bottom: Colorado Polling Institute, Aspect Strategic, New Bridge Strategy
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I hate when fantasy films I made a long time ago begin to come true in real life.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
The president’s number one promise was to drive inflation down. Instead, he drove it up.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Spoiler alert: nothing trickled down.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/04/2026
CNN: The White House is claiming it was the president's tough rhetoric that brought Iran to its knees MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I'm sorry. That's not 'tough rhetoric.' It's insanity. It's calling for the murder of an entire civilization
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
A reminder: The Attorney General of the United States should be the people's lawyer, not the president's personal attorney. The Department of Justice should act to protect the public, not the occupant of the Oval Office and his political allies.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
"All we say to America is, 'Be true to what you said on paper.'" These words — spoken by MLK Jr. shortly before he was killed on this day in 1968 — ring just as true now. Let's honor his legacy by continuing the fight for social and economic justice.
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Jill Hasday @jillhasday.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
On this day in 1887, Susannah Medora Salter was elected mayor of Argonia, Kansas, soon after Kansas women won the right to vote in municipal elections. She was the first female mayor in the United States. Men may have placed her name on the ballot as a joke; it backfired. #WeTheMen
Susannah Medora Salter
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
This is classic abuser speak. This is quintessential sadistic personality disorder speak. This is archetypal rapist speak.
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KD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Linda Davis, a beloved Savannah teacher, is dead. Her car was hit by a suspect fleeing from ICE. Chatham County, Georgia has a no-chase policy. ICE still chased the suspect through a school zone. ICE agents did not directly kill Linda Davis, but their actions contributed to her death.
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Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Me and my team have been in contact with Juan’s family. Juan has bronchitis—according to his mom—and at some point in the last several hours he was unresponsive. Juan was still discharged from the hospital despite that around midnight today.
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Minnesota Mary @minnesotamarys.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
THIS IS INSANE!!!
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Robin Williams on Trump in 2012: And he owns all these beauty pageants. Miss America, Miss Universe. Isn't that a bit like Michael Vick owning a series of pet stores? It's a f-cking catch and release program for him. This is a man who said, 'My daughter is hot.'
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16/02/2026
This flew under the radar, but it shouldn’t have. When senator Alex Padilla was tackled by DHS, Kristi Noem’s side piece, Corey Lewandowski, was orchestrating the situation in the hall.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage. The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.” It’s about control.
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🦋 C.G., PhD 🐸 (🪖"Prima" AKA "Battle" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Thank you, Jandee! ✊🏾 @lms2025.bsky.social @seizeday.bsky.social @phyllisjsilver.bsky.social @fireeyebooks.bsky.social @dividerdecider.bsky.social @mlipsitt.bsky.social @halostarmusic.bsky.social @getyourfoxyback.bsky.social @liberalwarrior.bsky.social @jaybird54.bsky.social
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Ahmed Baba @ahmedbaba.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
So, a federal agent killed Renee Good. Top Trump Admin officials mobilized to defame Good and lie about the nature of her death. Then, they immediately obstructed the investigation into Good’s killing. A killing and a coverup. An outrageous injustice.
nytimes.com
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
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MBlue.Bsky.social 🌺MB🌺 @mblue.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
This 👇 so damn true! #EpsteinPedosJailTime
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
SEN. OSSOFF: “.. why are roving gangs of masked men — who look like they couldn’t pass the Army physical exam — dressed up like pretend Delta Force operators, on our streets, demanding papers, dragging people from their cars, and shooting people to death?” @acyn.bsky.social
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES (sound) DAY 6 FEBRUARY 2026 BLACK HISTORY MONTH WE CELEBRATE PRESIDENT and MICHELLE OBAMA WE ALL KNOW TRUMP IS A RACIST IF I COULD I would ask Snoop Dog & Nicki Minaj, he still your guy? Thank you Anthony Elfonzia... We will stay on task #PEDOPHILE #Epstein ⬇️
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Here’s the thing - Trump blaming a staffer for a wildly racist post might hit a little different if his official government DHS/DOL feeds weren’t posting a steady drumbeat of white supremacist messaging all day every day
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 02/02/2026
Law enforcement cannot be lawless. Thousands of aggressive, untrained agents of the federal government continue to injure and terrorize Minnesotans. This must end. apnews.com/article/immi...
apnews.com
ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
Nurses in Minneapolis doubted federal immigration officers' claims about a Mexican immigrant's severe injuries.
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Tom Tomashek @notgoingback2124.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Blanche says there isn't enough evidence to investigate names in the Epstein files, but the DOJ has been investigating Trump's enemy list without a scintilla of proof.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 02/02/2026
This should have been the case long before they killed two Americans. Border patrol agents should never have been sent in masks and camo to wreak havoc and aimlessly run around a state 1,500 miles from the Southern border. apnews.com/article/immi...
apnews.com
Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis is now being issued a body-worn camera, Noem says
The secretary of Homeland Security is requiring that all officers on the ground in Minneapolis wear body cameras.
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Don’t make the mistake of lumping this in with weekly Trump outrages. This is the knife at the jugular of democracy. It should be an absolute call to maximum resistance for all patriots. Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
AOC on Epstein Files: We need to get to the bottom of it. It does not matter if you are a Republican, Democrat, or donor. We are talking about sexual crimes and trafficking.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
“A review of 47 victims’ full names on Sunday found that 43 of them were left unredacted in files that were made public by the government on Friday, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. Several women’s full names appeared more than 100 times in the files. “ www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Exclusive | Epstein Files Release Exposes Names of at Least 43 Victims, WSJ Review Finds
The Justice Department was required to redact all victims’ names prior to releasing the files.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 03/02/2026
We already live in a surveillance state. ICE lets its agents wear masks so they can’t be identified; meanwhile, they scan our faces. They know who we are, where we’ve been, and who we’re connected to. They’re openly building a 24/7 social media surveillance operation. 1/2
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Leopards Ate My Face @leopardfeasts.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Employees of a system built on exploitation did not expect to be included in the exploitation. #leopardsatemyface #Politics #News
A news article displays a photo of a person in a dark face covering and blue jeans being led away by two heavily armored officers in tactical gear, one wearing a gas mask, on a city street. The article's headline reads: "ICE Employees Vent on Reddit, Saying They're Not Getting Paid and Still No Insurance Despite Promises," with the photo caption stating "ICE in action in Portland."
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