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PatMalan

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Textile artist, dog mom and quiet activist. Just one silver thread. #Bramily Speaking out is our only option! Imagine if we could!

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PatMalan @patmalan.bsky.social · 8h
When "do we the people" end such corruption? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits (Gift Article)
The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.
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PatMalan @patmalan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Rewriting history: www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Exclusive | Decades After Watergate, Justice Department Reviews Whether Nixon Got a Raw Deal
A revisionist historian went to the DOJ headquarters to present his case that the former president and his associates weren’t treated fairly.
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PatMalan @patmalan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
How long before he claims this nice, secure site was tampered with by the "dumocrats"?
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PatMalan @patmalan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Hands Off Our Vote! Livestream from NYC: How We Can Protect Our Elections” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Hands Off Our Vote! Livestream from NYC: How We Can Protect Our Elections · Indivisible
On Sunday, October 4th, movement leaders, artists, and issue experts will come together in New York City for a special Hands Off Our Vote live and nationally live-streamed event. It will inspire and m...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They are playing in our faces
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PatMalan @patmalan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"To the victor belong the spoils..." , America, 2026. www.thebulwark.com/p/we-watched...
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We’ll Tolerate Tyranny, But Not Rising Prices.
The problem with our potash potentate.
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PatMalan @patmalan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A hilarious read. And a frightening development, tRump TV. Propaganda alive and disgusting. www.thebulwark.com/p/i-watched-...
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I Watched Six Straight Hours of Trump TV. Please, Help Me.
It’s not TV. It’s . . . just awful.
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PatMalan @patmalan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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A Meditation on Gas Stations
On Total War and Individual Responsibility (1/2)
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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
BAM! BRILLIANT
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Elon Musk is bankrolling an ad campaign to get you to check your voter registration through an innocent-sounding website. But his real goal is to collect and sell your personal data to advertising companies, Big Tech, and other Republican PACs.
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The hidden dangers of Musk’s votesafe.org
The slick voter registration website, currently being promoted to millions of people, is a digital surveillance machine.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 11/09/2026
Trump ends his RNC speech by asking the audience to take an oath: “I don’t care if we’re registered or not… I’m going to cheat like hell like they do…we’re going to vote”
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This entire story is complete fiction. Stolen Valor Trump. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
After decades of service to our country, starting as a Navy pilot & finishing as a 3-star admiral, Nancy Lacore was removed from her position without cause. She's running for Congress in #SC01 to put her experience, values & voice to work for you. #BlueWaveIn60Days #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 03/09/2026
Mike Johnson says he has "nothing to do with" the war and is "literally not qualified" to discuss the chaos at the Pentagon. Odd remarks from the leader of the branch that declares wars, funds the military, and oversees the executive. www.thebulwark.com/p/mike-johns...
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Mike Johnson, Wet Noodle
Democrats can (and should) run against the do-anything-Trump-wants Congress.
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Rando story: 40 years ago, I was on a subway reading her essay, “If Men Could Menstruate.” Noticed a guy reading it over my shoulder. So before I turned a page, I glanced to see if he was finished. Figured the more men who read her work, the better. The essay: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK565...
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If Men Could Menstruate
In this satirical piece, Gloria Steinem scrutinizes the sexist social constructions dominant Western attitudes towards menstruation by imagining a world in which men, not women, are menstruators. Thro...
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 03/09/2026
Pioneering feminist icon Gloria Steinem has died at the age of 92. According to her Instagram page, she "passed away peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the many who loved her." She was a tireless advocate for the social, economic and political advancement of women.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
A heartbreaking tragedy. Driven by racism and cruelty. Historians looking back on this shameful period will wonder how this was allowed. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/spring…
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Haitian student dies by suicide after ICE issued him an ankle monitor
Pierre Damas Bel, 20, of Springfield, Ohio, expressed feeling “shame and humiliation” at having to wear an ankle monitor
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PatMalan @patmalan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/w...
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Deportees Sent to Liberia Recount Harrowing Details of U.S. Expulsion and Treatment by ICE (Gift Article)
Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Sheboygan covers 15 Flock cameras as city moves to end contract
SHEBOYGAN, Wis.--- All 15 Flock license plate reader cameras in Sheboygan are now covered as city officials consider ending their contract with Flock
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Trump Administration intends to hire Guantanamo contractor to build ICE jail in Batavia, New York: www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-to-sol...
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ICE to sole-source 100-bed Batavia detention structure to Guantánamo contractor
A notice of intent names Akima Infrastructure Protection as the only company that can build a 100-bed "temporary detention structure" at the Buffalo Service Processing Center.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The massive nationwide electricity rate hikes aren’t happening simply because utility services have gotten more expensive or customers have been receiving better service. It’s because utility monopolies have bought off the system that’s supposed to keep them in check.
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The Secret Behind High Electricity Bills
Private utility companies like PG&E, Duke, and Exelon control electricity for nearly 70% of Americans — and they're usin
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country. Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high. Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record. Noticing a pattern?
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
This. The whole thread.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Even at 80 years old, she was still bringing Americans together. At 80, he continues to tear us apart. robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-t…
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Simon Little 🍁 @simonplittle.ca · 30/08/2026
Pathetic. blog.google/products-and...
A graphic showing how lake ontario is labelled. In US: Lake America. In Canada: Lake Ontario. In the rest of the world: Lake Ontario (Lake America)
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I’m still grieving Dolly Parton. I never met her and always wanted to. She was almost exactly my age and my height and had values I deeply admired. Her death leaves a hole in the firmament. Which brings me to the person whose values are as far from Dolly Parton’s as any human could possibly be...
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Dolly Parton was the polar opposite of our bullying president | Robert Reich
Terrified of being seen as a loser, Donald Trump is nonsensically lashing out – even against our old friend Canada
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 26/08/2026
"Not only does 'the free world' no longer include America—the free world is organizing to defend itself from us." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-vs-t...
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Trump vs. The Leaders of the Free World
We’re the baddies.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The farmers are turning on Trump.
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The Republican Party’s Midterm Nightmare Is Taking Shape
Democrats see an opening in the states where Trump’s policies are hitting hardest.
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PatMalan @patmalan.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
If what the GOP Maga admin is doing is legal, why aren't allies taking people? Why only poor countries? What was it the orange rump called these countries that he now pays to take deportees? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/w...
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Deportees Sent to Liberia Recount Harrowing Details of U.S. Expulsion and Treatment by ICE (Gift Article)
Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We are a broken nation. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians were living and working legally, paying taxes, and contributing. Haiti remains wholly unsafe. But Trump hates Haitians, and the White House wanted videos of Black people in chains, so they stripped them of status and turned on the cameras.
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Haiti TPS has been TERMINATED.
Those with terminated TPS are in our nation Illegally. They have two options: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY or be DEPORTED.
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Underneath is a screenshot of a video showing two Haitian men in chains being led to the aircraft. I didn’t post the video, but it’s vile.
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Heather Thomas @heatherthomasaf.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Count Every Horse: Stop Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse Sales to Slaughter. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/co...
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Count Every Horse: Stop Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse Sales to Slaughter
A loophole in federal law allows the Bureau of Land Management to sell wild horses and burros, stripping them of federal protection once sold and leaving little oversight of where they end up. Despite...
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PatMalan @patmalan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Glaciers melting. Colorado River running out of water. Ditto Danube and many other rivers. Irreversible climate damage. We blew it, didn't we? www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
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Video: Rescue Efforts Underway in Nepal and Tibet After Deadly Flood
Rescuers were searching for survivors after a devastating flood swept away villages and bridges. Officials said hundreds had been confirmed killed. The toll was expected to rise.
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PatMalan @patmalan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Well, it seems that our cattle ranchers don't have to worry about these beef imports after all.
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Blackfoot Niitsítapi🪶🇨🇦🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💙🌎🐾🐾🐝🦋🦅🦬🦫🐋🦆🦉🐧🐦‍⬛🐻🦊 @thoughtsnations.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Water is the new oil. 🪶😡🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🖕🏽🇺🇸💧
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Data centers in the 7 states with the highest concentration of them use more water than L.A., Phoenix, and D.C. combined. Now Trump's EPA is making it even harder for communities to push back against them. He's forcing the Big Tech takeover on America, democracy be damned.
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E.P.A. Moves to Curb Public Input on Air Pollution Permits for Data Centers
Under the proposal, states would no longer need to provide public notice or solicit comments on air pollution permits for data centers and other projects.
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HCR HQ @hcrhq.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
August 25, 2026 Trump started the morning on social media saying: “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to [be] doing much business with Ontario any longer.”
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August 25, 2026
Trump started the morning on social media saying: “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to [be] doing much bus...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/08/2026
The Empire State Building went pink at exactly 9:25pm for Dolly Parton. Because of course they made it 9 to 5. That’s how you honor an icon. 🩷
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I'm very excited to be chatting right now with one of my favorite historians, @hcrichardson.bsky.social. Join us! open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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LIVE NOW: In Conversation with Heather Cox Richardson
Robert Reich on Substack
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
NEW: ICE data released under the Freedom of Information Act reveals that more than half of all ICE arrests are now people with no criminal record; no prior convictions or pending charges. In the first week of August, 55% of all ICE arrests were of people with no criminal record.
Chart showing monthly ICE arrests by criminal record, January 2025 through July 2026. The chart shows total ICE arrests rising steadily from January 2025, then peaking and falling from January 2026 to February 2026, stabilizing, then rising again in June and July to record levels. Meanwhile, the composition of ICE arrests becomes more and more weighted towards people with no criminal record, and in July 2026, the majority are people with no criminal record.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Amazon continues to bully sellers on its platform through exorbitant fees and exploitative practices. A federal lawsuit filed by Biden's FTC, which could hold Amazon accountable, heads to trial soon — unless Trump's FTC decides to settle. Is it any wonder why Bezos has been buttering up Donald?
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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Aviles Roa is the latest name on a growing list. An AP investigation found the Trump admin. has detained more than 50 parents and spouses of active-duty service members, deporting at least six, since ICE rescinded its policy treating a family member's military service as a mitigating factor.
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 22/08/2026
"You don’t need a law degree to know why this is bad, you just need to know what ICE has been doing in the last year and a half." Civil rights groups are preparing to fight ICE's deployment of electric-shock gloves. www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-wants-...
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ICE Wants a Weapon That Leaves No Mark
The dark, twisted logic of the agency’s new electric-shock gloves.
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PatMalan @patmalan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
As Dickens wrote: "If they would rather die, they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population... Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?" Scrooge's words. Apparently our present day misers agree. What the hell have our rulers become? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/u...
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How the Billionaire Joe Lonsdale Shaped Trump’s Homelessness Policy (Gift Article)
As Republicans have embraced tough measures to clear the streets, no group has led the way more than the Cicero Institute, founded by the venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale.
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The Bay Baddie @lotus4potus.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Bust up big corporations and tackle Wall Street’s greed. Get big money out of politics. Strengthen unions and boost wages. Pass Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare, and so much more... This is the agenda Democrats need to fight for. It's not enough to simply be anti-Trump.
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Christina🌊🌊 @sassycc.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Did you...
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Jonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 15/08/2026
The only possible use of national guard in DC is to back up a second coup attempt on Jan 6, 2029. They are just standing around on the streets doing nothing until then.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15/08/2026
Insane that this has been normalized and is probably not even gonna crack the news.
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PatMalan @patmalan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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Heather Spaulding (Akalsha) (@akalsha)
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This is great. Been offering my followers a version of this for awhile. It’s beyond important to be smart consumers.
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