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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 7h
VERY BIG TOP NEWS TODAY 🔝 ✈️ Russian Tu-95MS crashed in Amur region, at least 6 dead 🇧🇪 Zelensky: There is an important agreement with Belgium to transfer three F-16 fighters to us by the end of this year.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 7h
If nothing else, watch minutes 4-7. Senator Eric Schmitt, exposed for one of the more embarrassing mistakes I've ever seen in my life, responds by lashing out.
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MS NOW @ms.now · 28/09/2026
A new whistleblower report says the Kennedy Center shelved repairs, which it now cites as the reason for its closure. MS NOW Senior Legal Reporter @lawofruby.bsky.social has the latest.
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Drew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
There are lots of ways to answer this and one of them is that studying history makes you a better citizen and our public universities have an obligation to produce good citizens. History education is essential to a republican model of government. Engineering is not.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Do you know your voting deadlines? Depending on your state, you may be running out of time to register to vote in the midterm elections. Take 10 minutes today to make sure you’re ready to vote by November 3 & vote early if you’re able. #HandsOffOurVote
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
In case facts still matter… Receipts: www.census.gov/newsroom/pre...
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
if you've ever had a salesman who really needs a sale doubling down on the hard sell you know this guy. like wow there's more oil coming throuhg the strait than ever. yeah that makes sense. we should be at war with them forever. it's great at holding down the price of gas!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They are playing in our faces
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A couple quick observations here, which should be obvious. 1) insurance “risk pools” work by requiring younger/healthier people who make few or no claims to sign up and pay premiums alongside older/less healthy people who do, essentially covering their costs.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is like accusing someone of robbing a bank because they deposited money and never withdrew it
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Euronews @euronews.com · 26/09/2026
Trump's response comes after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that "if the necessary conditions are met, the strait can be reopened, and normal maritime traffic can resume within seven days".
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Trump reportedly rejects Iranian plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz
"If the necessary conditions are met, the strait can be reopened, and normal maritime traffic can resume within seven days," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/09/2026
On September 9 or 10, someone staged this protest at the Dallas Fort Worth airport ahead of the GOP midterm convention. Does anyone know which organization was behind it? We would love to speak with them. Please share widely!
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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Whistleblowers are alleging that Kennedy Center officials halted plans earlier this year to repair leaks in the building, which the Trump administration has highlighted as its reason to close the storied arts institution. www.cnn.com/2026/09/26/p...
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Whistleblowers accuse Kennedy Center officials of halting planned repairs later used to justify closure | CNN Politics
Whistleblowers are alleging that Kennedy Center officials halted plans earlier this year to repair leaks in the building, which the Trump administration has highlighted as its reason to close the stor...
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
When the Trump regime makes plans to resume the bombing of Iran after the midterms, the obvious takeaway is that high gas prices will get even higher. Vote against all Republicans if you want to stop this stupid war.
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Exclusive | Trump Rejects Iran Ceasefire, Expects Renewed Bombing After Midterms
The president is skeptical that Tehran will meet his demands.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Grassley has repeatedly made clear to Iowa GOP grandees that in the event of his death in office, he expects his grandson and designated heir, Pat Grassley, speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives, to succeed to his senate seat. Applying the principle of dynastic succession.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 26/09/2026
⚡ Ukrainian fans called for the rescue of the temporarily occupied city of Oleshky during the Ukraine–Hungary football match.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026
Amazing detail in this @wsj article about Kimberly Guilfoyle, US ambassador to Greece: she told a Greek minister, in a conversation about the collapse of the Romanian government,“We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here." www.wsj.com/articles/kim...
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The Mystery Man Shadowing Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushes Deals Across Europe
Christos Marafatsos works as an energy lobbyist while also closely advising the U.S. ambassador to Greece.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Trump regime is so morally depraved that it doesn’t even bother trying to hide it.
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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 26/09/2026
Last night, russia has again attacked Kyiv, targeting residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure. Terror never stops — people rely on air defenses to protect them: u24.gov.ua/sky-defense?...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 26/09/2026
SCOTUS was wrong to allow Trump to overhaul a federal system to initiate voter registration purges, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote in her dissent. Jackson said the court’s decision could potentially disenfranchise legitimate voters, including naturalized citizens: demdock.com/4xFjBIx
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We’re at the “shipping container courts” stage of ICE’s mass expansion of the enforcement system.
Each detention unit would sit on asphalt or concrete behind an office's existing security fence, with a counter for processing people and a separate holding area fitted with a toilet and sink for detainees according to the draft work statement.
The agency also wants a 300-square-foot unit for interviewing people in custody and a 60-square-foot "Virtual Immigration Court Unit" for hearings run by the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Justice Department agency that operates the immigration courts.
Both must also be designed for their purpose before delivery.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Susan Collins has voted to confirm 60+ anti-abortion judges in her time in the Senate, and now she's voted for 3 more just since last week. Nice to see Senator Collins was able to take a break from lying about corruption to give a lifetime appointment to another anti-choice judge.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Jon Husted just voted to continue the Iran war for the 14th time. While Ohioans are paying record high costs at the gas pump and the grocery store, Jon Husted is voting for more war – and costing you more money – every chance he gets.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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David Becker @beckerdavidj.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In this decision, SCOTUS reaffirms that systematic, mass voter list maintenance is BANNED during the 90 days before any federal election, explicitly acknowledging that only "individualized inquiries" can be conducted within 90 days of an election, consistent with the National Voter Registration Act.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: In a major loss for voters, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow the Trump administration to initiate voter roll purges using a flawed database involving Americans' private data. The ruling will disproportionately impact naturalized citizens who've been wrongly flagged in the system.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/09/2026
🚨 TEXAS PEEPS, CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION. A DPS screwup left voter registration applications sitting unprocessed for months. The deadline to register is October 5. Don’t find out at the ballot box that you’re not registered. CHECK IT NOW. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
lol holy shit I wouldn't talk about literally anything else if I was the guy running against him. —"What do you think about trans kids in sp-" —"Did you hear my opponent had his patient, who was 8 months pregnant, arrested in front of her son because she didn't pay a $50 medical bill?"
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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 25/09/2026
Russia struck Ukraine’s top justice body overnight, injuring at least six people. The blast damaged Kyiv’s High Council of Justice — the powerful body responsible for appointing, sacking and disciplining judges and prosecutors. www.kyivpost.com/post/85404
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Russia Damages Kyiv's High Council of Justice Building in Overnight Strike
The building is less than 500 meters (1,640 feet) from Kyiv’s Lukyanivka metro station, a frequent target of Russian attacks.
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A Russian drone has hit a residential building in Kyiv, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring at least seven residents. At least one person was also killed in a series of massive strikes on the Odesa region.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is Sloviansk, Donetsk region. Russia is dropping aerial bombs on the cities, destroying everything in their path. Russia's goal is destruction and terror.
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PCA @pcaarchaeology.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today we have a very special #FindsFriday ... a timelapse of the micro-excavation of the Iron Age Norfolk Carnyx Hoard. It’s pretty amazing to see the micro-excavation process and get a glimpse of the carnyx, boar standard and shield bosses as they're revealed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI9L...
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Micro-excavation of the Iron Age Norfolk Carnyx Hoard
YouTube video by PCA archaeology
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 25/09/2026
🇺🇦 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said US President Donald Trump told him he would allow Ukraine to produce advanced Patriot air defence missiles, after a series of reversals on the issue. ➡️ u.afp.com/S9cB
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stands beside a Patriot missile system during a 2024 visit to a military training area in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, north-eastern Germany.
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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Happy Give Like Dolly Day! Dolly’s Day 🦋💜 Dolly Parton spent a lifetime inspiring kids to read, inspiring us. Now it’s our turn! Support your local imagination library program. Give like Dolly, help like Dolly. Let’s make her proud ✨
Smiling Dolly Parton in colorful butterfly dress
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Forbes @forbes.com · 25/09/2026
The outlets had their White House press credentials removed last week, though a judge lifted the ban against them Thursday.
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CNN And MS NOW Barred From White House State Dinner Despite Judge Lifting Ban
The outlets had their White House press credentials removed last week, though a judge lifted the ban against them Thursday.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25/09/2026
The last time a president went to Andrews to welcome a foreign leader was on April 27, 1962, when John F. Kennedy welcomed the elected leader of our closest ally, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.
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Trump Kowtows to China
He rolled out the red carpet . . . literally.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/09/2026
Between 2015 and 2025, at least 15 children in an Idaho faith-healing sect died of treatable conditions. State law allows that to happen: Parents who say their faith prohibits giving their children lifesaving medical care can’t be prosecuted.
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Idaho Law Protects Faith Healers. It Wasn’t Always That Way.
From at least the 1880s through the early 1970s, it was illegal for parents in Idaho to choose prayer over medical care when a child’s life was at stake.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/09/2026
Elon Musk is at the White House for the state dinner with Xi (Kevin Dietsch/Getty)
pic of Musk milling around with Marco Rubio in foreground and the Google CEO as well
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A difficult night for Ukraine as Russia continued attacking our civilians, launching a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, and attacking Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions with drones. The air raid alert in Kyiv was turned on at 3:28 a.m. and hasn't turned off since. 📹:Kyiv, Radio Liberty
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A teacher should be able to afford a home in the richest, most powerful country in the world.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 24/09/2026
🚨 A Russian missile strike partially damaged Kyiv Maternity Hospital No. 2, blowing out windows across five floors, but a baby boy was born in its shelter.
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Anonymous @opdeatheaters.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Meta glasses are being used for covert harassment and group stalking. Women and girls are being secretly filmed in streets, schools, restaurants and on dates, then uploaded for millions of strangers. Police inquiries now span worldwide. #OpDeathEaters
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Meta glasses used to film women and girls without consent from Seoul to Barcelona as police cases mount worldwide
Police and prosecutors across France, Spain, South Korea, Japan and the U.S. have opened cases against men accused of secretly filming women and girls with Meta glasses. The only warning victims have ...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.
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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
JD Vance has led an effort to ejected more than 750,000 enrollees from the ACA marketplaces, claiming fraud. We all know how bogus Trump fraud claims are, so imagine all these people without insurance while Vance plays his games. thehill.com/policy/healt...
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Vance-led task force set to remove 750K Obamacare enrollees, citing fraud
The Trump administration is removing close to 750,000 people from Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage due to allegedly fraudulent enrollment, Vice President Vance announced Tuesday.  The cancel…
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If you'd like to read the Greenland agreement in English, a PDF is here, on the official Danish website: stm.dk/media/fx1h4f... (In case you missed it, the download link on the Danish site is labelled "Aftalen på engelsk herunder" That may be a little subtweet on the Dansk side.)
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026
Ossoff: "The congressman voted to accelerate the insolvency of Social Security so that he could pass anothe tax break for his wealthy donors and corporate America. And so step one to strengthening Social Security is to repeal the Collins-Trump law."
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
We really are getting into 'The Death of Stalin' and "Der Untergang' ('Downfall') territory.
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Nothing to see here just your another shopping center in Ukraine Russia bombed on early Saturday evening
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 19/09/2026
😠 Russian forces attacked Ukraine’s only horse breeding farm for various breeds twice this wee per hromadske. The Lozivsky Horse Breeding Farm was first struck by a drone on the morning of September 14. The farm’s grounds were attacked again on September 18.
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