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Parker Levon

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The Broadview case against people protesting ICE outside Chicago is yet another example of the Trump regime running roughshod over the law. Charges were dropped today when major prosecutorial misconduct was revealed. The judge was extremely ticked off, as Josh's thread demonstrates.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
4/ continuing though line, much of the pre trial hearings were conducted on the basis of the govt not lying to the court. Finding out they’d lied makes the judge reconsider almost everything
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
UNREAL!! Trump plans to spend $550 million on White House residence renovations! Americans can't afford health insurance, groceries, gas and more. But "King" Trump is going to spend a half BILLION dollars in our money to make his palace look nicer! IMPEACH & REMOVE! www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
politico.com
Trump plans spending $377M on executive residence renovations – plus $174M more
The fiscal 2027 budget shows a jump — from $39 million to $377 million — for renovations to the White House living space and possibly other areas.
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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Suspicious high-volume trades before major POTUS announcements have been a disturbing pattern during the Trump admin. Monday was no different as nearly half a billion $ in oil futures trading occurred irregularly just 15 minutes before Trump’s comments pointing to de-escalation in Iran. Source: FT
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Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Trump is sending young people to a war he invented to distract others from the release of the Epstein files at the same time he's golfing, hanging out at Elvis's house and eating caviar with guests at his home, on our dime. Sounds like a great guy, MAGA!
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Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Dear MAGA,
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
".. I don't need this stuff, and I don't need you! I don't need anything, except this. [picks up an ashtray] .. Just this ashtray, and this paddle game. The ashtray and the paddle game and that's all I need. .. And this remote control. The ashtray, the paddle game, and the remote control ..
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/03/2026
Aguilar: "It never occurred to me that an administration would come in & want to use only AI to target and to kill people, and to have no humans in the kill chain making decisions. This is shocking but that's clearly the authority that Pete Hegseth wants. It's scary & is going to necessitate policy"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/03/2026
Lieu: "Undocumented immigrants want nothing to do with the govt! To vote, you have to first register. How many undocumented immigrants are gonna go, 'Yes, I'm gonna give all my information to the govt that's maybe trying to deport me. No way!' This is a problem that doesn't exist."
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The guy with the real learning disabilities might be the guy that thinks Gavin Newsom is the president of the United States.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 17/03/2026
President Trump told reporters Monday that one of his predecessors told him he wished he had been the one to bomb Iran. It appears he did not speak to any of the four former presidents.
nbcnews.com
Trump said he spoke to a former president about bombing Iran. Four denials suggest otherwise.
Trump said twice Monday that he spoke to one of his predecessors about the Iran war and that the former president said he wished he had taken the action Trump did.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The people of Ohio are currently evenly split between wanting to keep this semi-sentient pennyloafer as their United States senator or putting Sherrod Brown back in office. No, really! This is a hard choice for them, apparently.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
I read the “Save America Act,” so you don’t have to. Most of the media apparently *hasn’t* read it because, if they had, they would be sounding the alarm about the provision in Point 1, below, which almost none of them have even mentioned. I hope this summary helps raise awareness. 1/
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
With Alt Text:
The GOP's "Save America Act" (SB 1383):
1. States that all states "shall" submit their voter registration lists to the DHS's "SAVE" voter purge program, which has error rates as high as 14% & relies on data from SSA whose databases were mishandled by DOGE per: (A) the SSA itself, (B) a whistleblower report by the SSA's former Chief Data Officer, & (C) a new whistleblower report, which alleges that a former DOGE member claimed to have kept his SSA computer & credentials providing
"God level" access to SSA systems.
(See also FN 1.)
2. Imposes no penalty for erroneous purges, but subjects officials to citizen suits & potential prison time for registering a single voter without correct documentation-even if the voter is a citizen. (Note: The GOP has wrongly purged thousands of voters in past elections.)
3. Requires that everyone registering to vote or changing their registration (or re-registering after a faulty voter purge or moving) prove their citizenship in person with approved documentation, such as a U.S. passport (which is expensive).
4. Omits Real IDs from the list of approved registration
documentation, unless: (A) The Real
ID indicates US citizenship. (Only 5 states issue this type of Real ID) or
(B) The Real ID is presented with a certified birth certificate that matches the Real ID, which won't work for up to 69 million women whose last names don't match their birth certificates.
5. Omits marriage certificates from the list of approved documents, creating an immediate barrier for the 69M women in 4b, above, unless they can afford a passport.
6. Indicates that citizens with name changes-including the foregoing
69M women-can still register if their state comes up w/ an alternative process for them-subject to EAC guidance.
(Unclear if states are required to do this & gives no deadline for states to do it
7. For citizens who still can't provide documentary proof of citizenship, requires that states establish an alternative process at some future unspecified date
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Q: “What was Amy Gleason's role in DOGE?” A: *squints and stares off into the distance like he's trying to remember where he’s heard the name before* “I believe she was the head of the US DOGE service.”
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Seriously. Has it not yet dawned on legacy media that Trump is a pathological liar and nothing he says can be trusted?
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
A number of people here seem to be road-testing the question "Just how overtly antisemitic can I get away with being on Bluesky?" right now. When you see it--especially in the name of leftism--name, shame, and block.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
The money will go into a secret account in Qatar, never to be seen again. www.wsj.com/tech/tiktok-...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
This is *nothing* dignified about wearing a cheap baseball cap that promotes yourself to the otherwise solemn ceremony to receive the bodies of the troops you had killed to distract from your bad economy and rampant pedophilia.
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
A federal judge in DC rules that Kari Lake was not lawfully appointed and that actions she took as the claimed head of USAGM "shall have no force or effect," including last August's RIFs at the Voice of America.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
These people think war is a video game. It's a cavalier and callous approach to killing. I wrote about this: link.motherjones.com/public/44551...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 07/03/2026
It’s about time someone said it out loud on a national news show. Major Gen. Paul Eaton (ret.) — on Trump’s interest in putting boots on the ground: “We have a situation where someone called a malignant narcissist is unfortunately drifting into a state of dementia that is difficult to manage.”
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Rob Reiner would have turned 79 today. He is missed. This conversation with Rich Eisen — talking about directing Nicholson in “A Few Good Men” — is always a delight. @richeisenshow.bsky.social
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HawaiiDelilah™ 🌊 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇧 @hawaiidelilah.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
It does matter - the US just gave Russia sanctions relief. We are literally funding attacks on our own US personnel.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
“Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei had wanted stronger guarantees the Pentagon would not use its AI technology for deadly autonomous weapons or mass domestic surveillance.” The DOD has now designated Anthropic a “threat to national security” & banned it from doing business w/ the military. 3/5/26 … 1/
nbcnews.com
Anthropic says the Pentagon has declared it a national security risk
After months of negotiations, the Defense Department cut off business with the leading AI company. Anthropic said it sees “no choice but to challenge it in court."
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
🚨BREAKING: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is publicly offering to abandon his U.S. Senate campaign if Senate Republicans agree to change the filibuster rules and pass the SAVE America Act, a sweeping anti-voting bill. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Paxton offers to drop Senate bid if Republicans pass SAVE America Act
The message quickly drew praise from online far-right activists.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
As I suspected, Daines announced his retirement at the last minute so he could pick his own successor. There's really no time left for anyone else to get in, and Alme was informed first and ready to go. Republicans really don't like voters choosing their candidates. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
ms.now
GOP Sen. Steve Daines announces retirement as part of a cynical gambit
It was a cynical process that effectively gutted the idea behind primary campaigns: GOP leaders picked their candidate and told GOP voters who it would be.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Pete Hegseth: Come for the bigoted White Supremacy, stay for the unconstitutional Christian Nationalism. Glory!
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Pete Hegseth, if he does not resign, should at least get out of the way and let better men than him talk to the nation and to the press. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
theatlantic.com
Pete Hegseth Treats Fallen American Soldiers as a PR Problem
His use of the Iran war dead to attack the media was disgraceful.
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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Ramaswamy may know the answers. He’s been working with and paying this guy ($3M+) for years, including just months ago.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
We need to pass a House rule or law that requires them to work a certain number of days to get paid. Since Mike Johnson took over these people hardly ever work. When they finally come back after weeks off they work 2 days and he sends them home for 2 more weeks. It’s ridiculous.
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Funding for a military conflict that isn’t a war but which needs war-like funding.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Just saying, but when people are trying to do everything they can to prevent you from voting, that’s when you absolutely need to vote. Ready to make this the biggest midterm turnout in history?
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
📌NEW: WaPo-ABC News-Ipsos poll has Trump’s disapproval rating at 60% and approval at 39%*. Independents disapprove, 69%-31%. The last time Trump was at 60% was after his Jan. 6, 2021, violent coup attempt. *Yes, it is appalling 39% approve. Without them, there is no him. THEY are the problem.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
10% yesterday. 15% today. As Gorsuch wrote, could be “1 percent or 1,000,000 percent .. and he may change his mind at any time for nearly any reason.” 🤡 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/b...
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
And yet it’s even more dumb: Both hospital ships are in dry-dock in Alabama, so they won’t be arriving anytime soon. This is a weird distraction from the Danes medically evacuating a sick US sailor from a US Navy nuclear sub yesterday 9 miles from Nuuk. What was a sub doing nine miles from Nuuk?
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Mike Huckabee, the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, has sparked a serious international diplomatic incident with his comments on Tucker Carlson’s show. In a joint statement, the following countries, along with several regional and intergovernmental organizations, formally condemned his remarks.
Jordan
United Arab Emirates
Indonesia
Pakistan
Bahrain
Türkiye
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Kuwait
Lebanon
Egypt
Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) - A 57-member intergovernmental body representing
Muslim-majority countries.
League of Arab States (LAS) - regional organization ot 22 Arab countries.
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman.MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND EXPATRIATES
Joint Statement
Amman, 22 February 2026 - The Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Republic of Türkiye, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Palestine, the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait, the Republic of Lebanon, the Arab Republic of Egypt together with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the League of Arab States (LAS), and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) express their strong condemnation and profound concern regarding the statements made by the United States Ambassador to Israel, in which he indicated that it would be acceptable for Israel to exercise control over territories belonging to Arab states, including the occupied West Bank.
They affirm their countries' categorical rejection of such dangerous and inflammatory remarks, which constitute a flagrant violation of the principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations, and pose a grave threat to the security and stability of the region.The Ministries stressed that these statements directly contradict the vision put forward by U.S. President Donald J.
Trump, as well as the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, which are based on containing escalation and creating a political horizon for a comprehensive settlement that ensures the Palestinian people have their own independent state. They underscored that the plan is grounded in promoting tolerance and peaceful coexistence, and that remarks seeking to legitimize control over the lands of others undermine these objectives, fuel tensions, and constitute incitement rather than advancing peace.
The Ministries reaffirmed that Israel has no sovereignty whatsoever over the Occupied Palestinian Territory or any other occupied Arab lands. They reiterated their firm rejection of any attempts to annex the West Bank or separate it from the Gaza Strip, their strong opposition to the expansion of settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and their categorical rejection of any threat to the sovereignty of Arab states.
They
further warned that the continuation of Israel's
expansionist policies and unlawful measures will only inflame violence and conflict in the region and undermine the prospects for peace and called for an end to these incendiary statements.
The
Ministries underscored
their countries'
steadfast
commitment to the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and to the establishment of their independent state along the lines of 4 June 1967, and the end of the occupation of all Arab lands.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 21/02/2026
When there is a new president, there will be accountability. If I was a member of this administration and knowingly breaking the law/constitution…. I’d be planning my safe harbor home oversees. Belarus or Russia would take ya
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
My BLUNT article on the SCOTUS tariff ruling that people are MISSING! If the Supreme Court had ruled for Trump, our Republic would have ended. I'm being LITERAL! deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/even-a-dem...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Breaking MS NOW: FBI Director Kash Patel flew today on the FBI's Gulfstream jet bound for a trip to the winter Olympics in Italy to watch one of his favorite sports: men's ice hockey. Patel's trip to Milan is likely to cost as much as $75,000. www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
ms.now
Kash Patel heads to Milan for the Olympics — on the FBI jet
The FBI director has plans to watch the U.S. men’s hockey team vie for gold, sources tell MS NOW.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
🚨BREAKING: During a rambling rehash of false assertions of voter fraud, President Donald Trump claimed that Republicans will never lose an election “for 50 years” if his allies in Congress pass the SAVE America Act. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Trump says Republicans will ‘never lose a race’ if Congress restricts voting
“We'll never lose a race. For 50 years, we won't lose a race.”
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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
this government is run by like 150 people (which is in and of itself insane), and like all of them are the worst people you can find in america
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Epstein survivors believe the Trump DoJ illegally released the names of survivors in an effort to intimidate them.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
This odious white supremacist needs to learn some history. Not so long ago, it was common to see "Irish need not apply" in job listings in the United States. You know, the same type of pernicious prejudice that Elon exhibits regularly.
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Roger Sollenberger @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Hey everyone. Potentially the biggest story in the country, right here. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
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