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Mom to a great daughter and fur baby. Travel, food, books, and beaches my thing. Live long and prosper 🖖🏼

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 2h
In a message released by VoteVets, Fort Hood shooting survivor SFC (Ret.) Paul Martin speaks out against the plan to livestream Hasan’s execution. If he doesn’t want this turned into a spectacle, neither should you.
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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 23h
NEW: The plaintiffs fighting against the Trump administration's campaign-style ads filed a notice with the court alerting it to The Washington Post's reporting earlier today, which revealed the government ran ads many hours after the Sunday evening deadline imposed by the judge.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/10/2026
Bipartisan leadership of a powerful House committee demanded answers from the Amateur Athletic Union after a ProPublica and @washingtonpost.com investigation found that the massive youth sports organization has failed to protect kids from sexual abuse.
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U.S. Lawmakers Launch Sexual Abuse Probe of Youth Sports Giant AAU
Bipartisan leadership of a powerful House committee demanded answers from the Amateur Athletic Union after a ProPublica and Washington Post investigation found that the massive youth sports…
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Zelensky on bombing the Russian data centers: “It’s pretty clear where the bots were coming from.”
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
In case facts still matter… Trump’s pointless war of choice spiked your diesel prices, not Ukraine defending themselves…
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/10/2026
LOL: Right wing media released a Jack Smith (Vol II) document showing he put a pen register on Susie Wiles' phone. He did that b/c Trump showed her a very highly classified document. Wonder if @knightcolumbia.org knows the White House violated Judge Cannon's order. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...
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How the White House Manufactured a Narrative About a Trump Aide’s Call Logs
A release of selected records from the classified documents inquiry is a case study in how omitting context can create political ammunition.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
For decades, Republicans in Washington have told us that tax cuts would trickle down to workers. Instead, wealth and power have accumulated in the hands of the richest 1% at the expense of the rest of us. Trickle-down economics was never supposed to work. It was a hoax.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Big update: Trump launches massive press investigations into major media companies. This is serious. Meanwhile, Trump's 'ceasefire' in Ukraine collapses in seconds. Ukraine bombs Russian bot infrastructure. Republican stunt in Texas backfires in major egg on the face moment. Democrats surge.
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NEWS: Trump Launches Major Press Investigations, GOP Stunt in Texas Backfires, Trump’s Ukraine “Ceasefire” Collapses
Hey everyone, happy Sunday evening.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/10/2026
Feels like someone is out to get her. And I love that for her. The best is yet to come.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Trump has ALWAYS been on Putin’s side. Quit acting like what he’s said & done the past few days with Putin and Zelensky is anything new. It’s not. Trump has ALWAYS been Putin’s whore.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Fox is garbage.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Another MAGA “citizen journalist” hoax debunked. Next.
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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
What’s old is new again. The GOP has always protected its most degenerate members from accountability, "until everything collapses." @pamspaulding.bsky.social comes out of retirement to connect Dennis Hastert and Jim Bakker to modern MAGA. www.altrightdelete.news/p/gop-moral-...
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GOP Moral Hypocrisy Never Dies
The deaths of Dennis Hastert and Jim Bakker reveal a right-wing pattern: shield the morally degenerate until it all collapses.
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
They lie over and over and over
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The billionaire class is going all-in to keep Trump and the GOP in power because they don't want to pay their fair share in taxes. Here's how we fight back.
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How to Actually Tax Extreme Wealth (ft. Gabriel Zucman)
Billionaires want you to believe taxing their extreme wealth is too radical and that it can’t be done.Baloney.Economist
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12/10/2026
Annie Andrews: "I do not support the war in Iran…My opponent is the only one on this stage who had the opportunity to vote to end the war, but three times in a row she voted to continue it…Why would we hand Darline Graham a full term in the U.S. Senate? She is unserious and she is unqualified."
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
NBC News: "Hunger grips a rural community hit by Trump’s cuts" www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12/10/2026
Annie Andrews: "The real difference between me and Senator Graham is that I stand up to my own party and I will always put South Carolina first. She seems to believe the job she has right now is to be the White House's ambassador to South Carolina."
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“.. In Maine, the cost to fill a standard heating-oil tank as of Wednesday was $1,650, up roughly 80 percent from a year earlier ..” @nytimes.com #MEsen www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Can someone ask CBS News why Ted Koppel said that "Bannon's technically correct; they didn't have standing" in the 60+ cases Trump and his allies lost in 2020. This is verifiably false and is a GOP talking point. Many/most of the cases Trump lost were on the merits. Do they not fact check at CBS?
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Citizens United could be overturned on the basis of a new understanding of the facts. Limits on expenditures that are narrowly tailored to achieve the compelling objective of fair elections could pass First Amendment scrutiny. But I don’t see this Court doing so, so we must amend the Constitution.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
One key point @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social makes here is that if Dems win the midterms (and win in 2028), deploying congressional power creatively to unwind Elon Musk's sway over the government (contracts, etc) will be essential to any reconstruction: www.ms.now/opinion/elon...
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Opinion | Oligarchs like Elon Musk are tightening their grip on the Pentagon
A new initiative named Project Meridian is just one way GOP donors’ influence over defense policy is increasing.
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Olivia of Troye @oliviaoftroye.com · 10/10/2026
A weapon developed for war and designed to inflict intense pain has been approved for loan to federal law enforcement on American soil. The Pentagon authorized the heat ray for DHS. Could ICE get access? Could it be used against migrants or Americans exercising First Amendment rights? Who decides?
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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 10/10/2026
RUSSIA TARGETED A BUS FULL OF CIVILIANS AND MULTIPLE APARTMENT COMPLEXES THIS WEEK ALONE. Maybe the ingrate is the guy who made the decision to fund that terrorism by purchasing oil in a last ditch attempt to boost his poll numbers?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump’s tanking polls. Big money from AI, crypto, and AIPAC. Progressive Democrats laser focused on affordability. What do you think will have the biggest impact on the 2026 midterms? Grab a cup, pull up a chair, and join us for a brand new Coffee Klatch.
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Democrats Could Win the Midterms. Then What? | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
Trump’s tanking polls.Big money from AI, crypto, and AIPAC.Progressive Democrats laser focused on affordability.What do
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
NEWS: Trump melts down after losing Nobel Prize, threatens Norway. He faces mass protests in New York. Army officials say Hegseth's public execution will cause "generational" trauma. Democrats demand impeachment. ICE surges in California, leaves towns empty. Mass shooting kills 9 in Pennsylvania.
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NEWS: Trump Melts Down Over Nobel Prize, Hegseth Faces Impeachment Over Execution, ICE Surge Empties California Towns
A president threatening an ally over a prize, a Pentagon turning an execution into content, and the backlash building against both.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
1) Putin doesn't have diesel to spare. 2) Diesel is cover for lifting sanctions. 3) Putin's statement sounds like he's offering an Iran escape hatch, which I've been predicting. 4) Half of the MASSIVE bribes Putin is offering now don't exist. 5) But he does mention security coop -- Kash.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Zelenskyy says Trump has betrayed Ukraine.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 09/10/2026
Politicians on both sides of the aisle criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his plan to livestream the execution of a former Army major who killed 13 people in 2009, saying it violates US values and could fuel terrorist recruitment
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Plan to Broadcast Fort Hood Killer’s Execution Spurs Criticism
Politicians on both sides of the aisle criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his plan to livestream the execution of a former Army major who killed 13 people in 2009, saying it violates American values and could fuel terrorist recruitment.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Presidents use blind trusts so nobody has to wonder if the guy setting economic policy is trading on it Trump skipped that part —- Thousands of stock trades, nearly $2B in his pocket later Nothing like it in American history More on @cnn.com 👇 -TN
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Remember when Jared Kushner tried to set up a secret backchannel with the Kremlin in 2016? And then left off over 100 foreign calls/meetings from over 20 countries on his background investigation for his top secret security clearance? Now he’s walking right through the front door at the Kremlin.
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Jared Kushner’s SECRET INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIP
YouTube video by Adam Parkhomenko
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Masked federal thugs on our streets killing and terrorizing immigrants & citizens. And now live-streaming public executions. Trump’s America. A dark, ugly, fearful, cruel place. Please American voters, in November, tell the world this is not who we are.👇
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“MARSHA PLAYS DIRTY” Independent candidate for governor David Hatley (who has been endorsed by prominent Republicans) talks to conservative Steve Gill about @MarshaBlackburn viciously attacking him for something he did in his early 20’s
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Yikes — abc news has fallen… “outright deleted” a story about the Trump boys getting billions in government contracts 🤔👇🏽
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“.. Beyond disgusting,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), a frequent critic of Hegseth, said on X. “Public executions are what oppressive dictatorships like Iran and Afghanistan do. It should not be happening in America.” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
they’re spending hundreds of millions to kill a tax that would take them back to where they were a month ago 🤡
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I've been arguing that Trump's fraudulent Fraud Task Force looked like Stephen Miller disinformation. www.cbsnews.com/news/stephen...
Miller is also in touch multiple times a week with the Deputy Attorney General's office to discuss fraud and immigration cases, according to sources with direct knowledge of the matter.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"The public has moved pretty decisively in the right direction over the past two years. Our elites have not. Some are eagerly taking advantage of the benefits of crony capitalism. Others are cowering or cutting deals. Few are standing up to autocracy." www.thebulwark.com/p/reasons-fo...
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Reasons for Hope. Reasons for Alarm.
Things are looking up—for now.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Only in a government run by Trump and a State Dept run by Rubio can an unqualified grifter like Kim Guilfoyle remain Ambassador to Greece after all the scandals that have come out just in the last week. But she obviously has A LOT of dirt on the president’s son, so tough to fire.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Stephen "Miller did not want the facilities that were comfortable. He did not want facilities that were humane. We were told point-blank that that was not what the administration wanted." www.npr.org/2026/10/08/n...
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ICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors say
Throughout the summer, rumors have been bubbling in North New Jersey that ICE has quietly been using a warehouse as a detention center. NPR investigated.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026
Collectively, the cases we’ve documented show that as the administration has relentlessly pursued immigrants, it has run roughshod over the constitutional rights of citizens, too, and on a scale not seen in generations. Read our full story:
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump…
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Pay attention. An ambassador nominee needs $100,000. Not a loan…a WIRE. Not to her…to AmEx. “It won't show up anywhere." "Please." That's what Kimberly Guilfoyle reportedly texted a Trump donor on Signal, per the WSJ. She wasn't hiding a debt. She was hiding the paper trail. Ask yourself why
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Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Elon Musk's America PAC is quietly donating to the most consequential races of November's midterms, and @wired.com is tracking all of it - in real time. amazing work from @dell.bsky.social, who built this, and big lifts from @hugolowell.bsky.social, @dmehro.bsky.social, and @regret.bsky.social:
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Elon Musk’s America PAC Is Spending Big on the Midterms. We’re Tracking It Daily
To follow Elon Musk’s America PAC money, WIRED created a live-updating tracker that highlights the trillionaire’s overall influence on November’s elections.
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"The federal government is lying to you." "The government has said that ICE does not zip tie or handcuff children." "They’ve denied engaging in racial profiling" "They’ve said the government is not wrongly arresting U.S. citizens." *We found the truth* projects.propublica.org/american-cit....
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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 05/10/2026
New York Focus found that Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman submitted requests that could have granted him over $860,000 in public money he isn’t eligible for.
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Blakeman Sought Matching Funds for Ineligible Donations
The GOP candidate for governor submitted requests that could have granted him over $860,000 in public money he isn’t eligible for.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/10/2026
Spot the difference
Side-by-side comparison of three social media posts announcing the death of former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert at age 84. On the left, Fox News posts, “BREAKING: Dennis Hastert, longest-serving Republican House speaker, dead at 84,” above a photo of Hastert raising his hand at a microphone. In the center, CBS News posts, “Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, who represented Illinois for two decades in Congress and was later jailed for violating banking laws, has died,” above a photo of Hastert walking through the U.S. Capitol. On the right, MeidasTouch posts, “Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican Speaker in history, has died at 84. Hastert admitted in federal court to sexually abusing boys he coached as a high school wrestling coach. A federal judge called him a ‘serial child molester.’ He was a registered sex offender.” The MeidasTouch post includes an image of Hastert speaking from the House floor with a C-SPAN chyron identifying him as Speaker of the House.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A pedophile wrote this headline
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Can we reverse the power shift that began four decades ago? This is the biggest question lurking behind the midterm campaigns. Some thoughts. ⬇️ robertreich.substack.com/p/the-cent…
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Whistleblower who flagged Lutnick’s links to Epstein dies… ex British banker who spent more than 35 years working in financial markets has died by suicide…Simon Andriesz was previously a managing director at Wall St firm where Lutnick was CEO…” www.thebanker.com/content/0228...
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