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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I don't regret canceling my Post subscription over Jeff Bezos' embrace of fascism, but the handful of real journalists who didn't jump ship have been doing some excellent work in spite of it all. It's a shame I can't read it. I'm hoping they all regroup at the Washington Sun
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 26/09/2026
Good morning, Mr, @girmayzahilay.bsky.social. Doesn’t it violate King County’s rules to have ICE obscure its loading of migrants from the Boeing Field livestream like this? And can you please find out if the migrants have been on buses on the tarmac all night after yesterday’s plane (N468AW) broke?
A screenshot of the livestream view of Boeing Field’s ICE camera, showing two large buses obscuring the loading area in front of N455AW
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Will every Republican running for office be asked to disavow this Nazi supporter?
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Marlo Garnsworthy @icebird.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Good morning! The state of the nor’easter on Outer Cape Cod this morning… I will go down again at high tide, 2.5 hours from now. #OceanDevotion #noreaster
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Nor’easter, 8 am, Saturday, September 26,2026, 2 hours after low tide.
YouTube video by Ocean Devotion
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Susan Collins is belatedly troubled by the obvious results of her own actions.
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Think about how with deskilling, there's a chance the person affected might go "wait, I used to be able to do this, what the fuck happened to me?" Whereas with such as "no-schooling" kids, the kids never learn how to read in the first place and have *nothing* to compare as a baseline
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Sean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Glad to see that mathematicians are taking seriously the question of what graduate education should look like in the AI era. Neither giving in to doom nor pretending it’s no big deal.
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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 25/09/2026
🤔 What is news media bias? Check out our infographic for: - The types of news media bias & - The forms it can take 🔎 Educators: For a deeper dive into a nuanced topic that can get your students thinking critically about the news they consume, bookmark our #Checkology lesson: bit.ly/Understandin...
Heading reads: Understanding Bias. The page is split
it two sections: the top half is labeled “types” and the bottom half is labeled
“forms.” There are 5 text boxes in each section.

Types:

Partisan bias

Corporate bias

Demographic bias

“Big story” bias

Neutrality bias

Forms:

Framing

Story selection

Absence of fairness and balance

Tone

Flawed sourcing
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
Talarico: “Ken Paxton has been dodging debates all year, and it’s why today I’m challenging Ken Paxton to a debate on Fox News … I’ll go into the lion’s den because I know what I believe.”
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/09/2026
“I wanted to know if you agree that an IUD is an abortifacient,” Washington Democrat Patty Murray asked Dr. Heidi Overton, Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next head of the FDA. Overton not only refused to answer, but her response even suggested that the FDA could change its stance.
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Trump’s FDA pick refuses to say IUDs don’t cause abortions
Dr. Heidi Overton also tells senators she's also open investigating abortion pill manufacturers.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A Maine Republican who backs Trump's immigration crackdown now says his family member shouldn't be deported. "That's not right," the far-right Paul LePage said. "He has a work permit. He should be allowed to stay."
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Republican who backs immigration crackdown says his family member shouldn’t be deported
Former Maine governor Paul LePage, who is running for a House seat, said his son’s father-in-law faces deportation.
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Dread Meadow @deadlyflowers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sigh.
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Ben Penn @benjaminpenn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEWS: DOJ is recruiting military lawyers for October prosecutor posts supporting immigration related law enforcement surges in Manhattan, LA, & Sacramento, per Pentagon email reviewed by @BLaw. I’m told this is unheard of for SDNY. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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DOJ Seeks Military Lawyers for New York Law Enforcement Surge
The Justice Department is enlisting military attorneys as temporary prosecutors supporting law enforcement surges in Manhattan, Los Angeles, and Sacramento, according to a Defense Department email rev...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 24/09/2026
NEW: Tens of thousands of voters in Texas are not on county rolls because the state incorrectly processed their voter registration applications. Now, county election officials are left with the burdensome task of updating voter rolls until Oct. 19, when early voting begins in the state.
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Texas election workers scramble after registration snafu leaves thousands of voters off rolls
“I don’t know if they feel confident. Some counties are more confident than others,” Chris McGinn, executive director of the Texas Association of County Elections Officials, said. “Right now what we’r...
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Anne-Marie W. Clark 👩‍👧‍👦🐶⚖️😷🌎🚢📚🌦️⚜️ @amwclark.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Recently, she said, the wife of the current district attorney, Phil Sorrells, knocked on her door and asked her if she would consider voting for him this year. "'The irony of that moment is something I will never forget,' she said."
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is a great catch from Chris, and a remarkably … suggestive … citation from Sauer—flagging the only two recent examples in which (we think) a circuit justice was overruled / preempted by the full Court. Here’s my post from November on this subject: www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-192-...
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Bonus 192: The Court vs. the Circuit Justice
Tuesday's ruling in the SNAP case appears to be the second example in seven months (and for quite some before that) of the full Supreme Court taking an application away from the circuit justice.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So in her motion to intervene, Sheri Mecklenburg revealed (whether she's is permitted to intervene or not): 1) Andrew Boutros threatened to fire her if she DID intervene. So she retired. 🫳🎤
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sen. Ossoff always has the best framing. Video: buff.ly/GI7dJay
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) - New York sued Polymarket on Thursday, accusing the prediction markets operator of running an illegal gambling operation. @reuters.com
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 24/09/2026
Our Flock reporting just got five cops arrested. The Indianapolis officers were just criminally charged for spying on women. @aaronschaffer.com, @douglasmac.bsky.social and I found suspicious searches and got their agency to investigate. How many bad cops are still getting away? wapo.st/4xDOH3d
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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
JUST IN: The prosecutor at the center of Chicago's "Broadview Six" scandal has retired after being told by the U.S. attorney's office she was not allowed to intervene in court, her attorneys say.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 24/09/2026
Awesome, so we can afford it for the really bad anti-trans ones to lose then.
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Riki Wilchins @rikiwilchins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Sep To complain about Equality PAC's endorsement of transphobe Rep Marcy Kaptur and throwing trans people under the bus, please use this contact form: lgbtequalitypac.org/contact-us/
erininthemorning.com
Equality PAC, Political Arm Of Congressional LGBTQ Caucus, Endorses Marcy Kaptur Days After Her Anti-Trans Ad
“Do we need to endorse people in order to support them? Do we need to support them in order to have power in Congress?”
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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 24/09/2026
After hearing from constituents who saw construction equipment at the site of Trump’s proposed arch, I drove down to Columbia Island to see for myself. I found workers operating heavy equipment who told me they were conducting archaeological work. My full statement:
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Mike the Mad Biologist and Trump's Press Corps Approver @mikethemadbiol.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
1-If Fetterman votes for the resolution, then Collins wouldn't have been able to vote for it (or else the resolution would pass). 2-Remember Collins only votes with Democrats when it doesn't matter.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/09/2026
Haha. This guy actually ran for governor of California. He's an Oath Keeper and the kind of guy that creeps around goth clubs inviting people to his key parties. It's like if Meatloaf and Greg Bovino had a baby.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
An update from ProPublica: Susan Collins Dismissed Our Reporting as Old News. Some of Her Claims Aren't True.
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ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe
ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
😍😍😍
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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
well and imagine if a former women’s studies and philosophy student became an investigative journalist who reported on lawmakers abusing the power of their office? better to simply cut all that curriculum www.statesman.com/news/educati...
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UT cuts all women and gender classes from core curriculum, drops race classes
The provost’s office also eliminated dozens of courses on race from counting toward the core curriculum.
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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 24/09/2026
Here's hoping ProPublica keeps up the pressure on Susan Collins by continuing to debunk her claims of being cleared of bribery/pay-to-play. Susan is a consummate deceiver when it comes to playing innocent and making claims of doing more good than harm. #VOTEherOUT #ByeSusie #MESen #MEpolitics
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Trump regime has killed at least 234 people by bombing boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since last September. Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it. This is a danger to us all.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NO FLUID was found in Nolan Wells' lungs or airways, per the autopsy report by the Mississippi State Medical Examiner. How do you die by "accidental drowning" if there is no water in your lungs?
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 24/09/2026
The nightmare scenario is a Dem president leaving in place the passport ban, the military ban, restrictions on medicaid funding, etc. for fear of eroding centrist support. That's far more damaging than even some of the Dem congressional Caucus abandoning us.
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Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This would be a great question to ask any Republican office-holder.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/09/2026
HAHAHA wouldn't it be hilarious if Judge Cannon's illegal ruling in the documents case was the thing that stopped the trump deep state grand conspiracy probe?
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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press @rcfp.org · 24/09/2026
On Tuesday, the U.S. Journalist Assistance Network is hosting a free, virtual roundtable for journalists on legal readiness in election season — how to handle subpoenas, prepare for newsroom raids, and more. Featuring @rcfp.org experts! Register: cpj-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
This image is a promotional graphic for the U.S. Journalist Assistance Network's event titled "Election Ready: Safety and Resilience for Journalists." It lists event dates and topics, including legal and emotional management for journalists. RSVP details are at "pen.org/election-ready." Logos of partnering organizations like Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press are displayed at the bottom. A partial image of a voting sign is visible on the left.
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Safety In Numbers @safetyinnumbers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Why was a transman misgendered by #Elections #Alberta in his mail-in ballot for the #Referendum, when EA had his correct personal info in their system from a previous election? Now his ID doesn't match his ballot. Are trans ppl at risk of disenfranchisement? 😡 edmonton.citynews.ca/2026/09/22/t...
edmonton.citynews.ca
Transgender Albertans' referendum ballots have wrong gender, name
When Rowan Venedam applied to Elections Alberta for a special ballot ahead of the fall referendum vote, he was hoping to get extra time with the questions. “When I opened my ballot and saw that my gen...
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Project Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 24/09/2026
Of all the things that give me pause about ICE's draft ERO ONE statement of work, a section titled "Network, Link, and Relationship Analysis" is the most eyebrow-raising. I spent close to 20 years as an intel analyst. Here's what section 4.6 says and means, paragraph by paragraph.
Cover page of the ERO ONE statement of work. The Department of Homeland Security seal sits in the center, under the heading "U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)." Below the seal, three lines read: "Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)," "Office of Enforcement and Removal (ERO)," and "ERO Overwatch and National Security Enforcement (ERO ONE)."
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Trump administration is back at #SCOTUS with another emergency application (its 40th)—this time asking the justices to restore its power to remove non-citizens to “third countries” without a chance to meaningfully challenge the conditions there. (During all of Trump I, DOJ filed a total of 41.)
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 24/09/2026
NEW: Democrats are bringing lawsuits and legislation to resist one of Trump's most alarming threats to the 2026 midterm elections: deploying armed agents to the polls. The party's concern? These plans could instill a "culture of fear that discourages voters from exercising the franchise."
democracydocket.com
Democrats, voting advocates mobilize to stop Trump from sending federal agents to polls -- or anywhere near them
Democrats and voting advocates are going on the offensive against the Trump administration's threats to send armed federal agents to the polls as voters cast their ballots in the 2026 midterm elections.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 24/09/2026
The Trump administration is pursuing a multipronged strategy to quash those it perceives as its ideological opponents. Part of it involves using expansive authorities meant to combat foreign terrorist groups against U.S. civil society. bit.ly/4Ak6MWP
brennancenter.org
Trump Administration Linking Its Domestic Enemies to Foreign Terrorists
Falsely claiming that U.S. citizens and groups have ties to international terrorism could let the government turn tools intended to combat the likes of ISIS against its perceived foes at home.
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Maine Public @mainepublic.org · 24/09/2026
Registered nurses at Central Maine Medical Center to vote Thursday night on whether to join a union
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEW: DOJ goes to SCOTUS to be able to re-implement its third country removal policy, seeking a stay of the lower court order and immediate administrative stay. It will be Docket No. 26A406.
No. 26A_
In the Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, ET AL., APPLICANTS
D.V.D., ET AL.
APPLICATION FOR A STAY OF THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
AND REQUEST FOR AN IMMEDIATE ADMINISTRATIVE STAY
D. JOHN SAUER
Solicitor General
Counsel of Record
Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@usdoj.gov
(202) 514-2217
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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Climate.us @climate.us · 24/09/2026
Why is the Atlantic so quiet while the Pacific is so busy? As of Sept. 21: - Atlantic: 6 named storms, 0 hurricanes - NE Pacific: 17 named storms, 6 hurricanes El Niño explains why. Changes in the tropical Pacific can reshape hurricane activity. Learn more: buff.ly/BiTvfTn #ClimateWeekNYC
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What Trump has done to the military: Eight sailors assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during the deployment that included Trump’s failed Iran War, Navy Secretary Hung Cao admitted. The carrier was at sea for six months. None of the sailors died.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, this argument should be chilling. Trying to limit freedom of the press under the guise of national security is what tinpot dictators do. That’s not how a functioning democracy works.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hurting the president’s feelings isn’t a national security threat Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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