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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Candidate for Congress: 1.) Claims to have loaned his campaign millions. 2.) Has the same treasurer as Andy Ogles and George Santos. 3.) Has failed to file any financial disclosures for four years running. 👀 👀 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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The mysterious millions powering a Nevada Republican’s bid for Congress

David Flippo, who has reported funneling nearly $2.5 million to his campaigns, has repeatedly failed to file financial disclosure forms since 2023.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/09/2026

this is legitimately very funny

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

FRC can't compete with prophets, apostles, podcasters, and influencers. Their annual summit used to be a must-attend--and must cover--event.

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 25/09/2026

“A surge in immigration arrests this summer has swept up... people married to U.S. citizens, people who had entered legally and were pursuing an asylum claim, and others with a temporary legal status...The share with a past violent criminal conviction fell to less than 4 percent.”

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 25/09/2026

The far-right ideologues and grifters running U.S. foreign policy are the vanguard of a movement that will alter not just America but the world, @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu reports.

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Donald Trump’s Empire of Grift

Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A point I make here is: Why do you think Trump/Miller are letting in Afrikaners? Not because they care about those people. It's the larger message it sends the world: It’s now US doctrine that the only humanitarian victims who merit our concern are the imagined victims of anti-white persecution.

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In 1956, when Nikita Khrushchev said “We will bury you,” it was widely (though incorrectly) cited for decades as a mad leader threatening America with destruction. 70 years later, for the first time in history, a US leader clearly threatens genocide at the UN. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Trump warns U.N. he might ‘annihilate’ Iran as war overshadows diplomacy

The president signed an agreement on Greenland after a speech in which he said domestic politics won’t sway his Iran policy.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We literally created things like the UN to end that concept.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/09/2026

The Quadrangle of Doom consists of a megalomaniacal president, powerful fanatics occupying key positions in his administration, increasingly radicalized MAGA true believers, and reliably cowardly and collaborating elites:

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Trump’s Quadrangle of Doom

It’s going to get worse.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"The Republican Party has a neo-Nazi problem," our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes. "This is not slander or pejorative or innuendo; it is the plain truth of the matter, a conclusion drawn from simple observation. And the problem has been getting worse." nyti.ms/3T8DPwi

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Opinion | The G.O.P. Has Gone Off the Deep End

The Republican fringe is becoming the Republican mainstream.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This seems like a pretty big deal: donors made illegal contributions to Susan Collins and then were awarded lucrative contracts after her office intervened with the Navy. An FBI investigation was dropped under Trump. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...

To skirt campaign finance laws and conceal the source of the funds, Navatek planned to funnel the donation through a shell company. The CEO wanted assurance that Collins would know where
the money came from. Reed confirmed that she would, the executive said - and that Navatek would get its government contracts.
After the Corner Bakery meeting, Navatek's CEO, Martin Kao, sent an initial $150,000 to the Collins super PAC using the shell company. Two months later, he told Navatek executives that Collins committed to getting the company $32 million in naval contracts, according to an internal company email reviewed by ProPublica.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026

LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Yes having our fertilizer shipped from a Russian proxy dictator half the world away is surely a better way to arrange things than getting it from our democratic, once-friendly neighbor here in the North America

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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Maine's choice: More Collins or: He spearheaded groundbreaking legislation to provide child care subsidies, paid family & medical leave, & free school lunches He called for abolishing [ICE], bolstering Social Security, & establishing a universal health care program www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...

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Troy Jackson, a Progressive Brawler, Tries to Flip a Senate Seat in Maine (Gift Article)

Mr. Jackson landed in the race unexpectedly. Democrats are hoping he can unseat Susan Collins, a Republican, in their bid to retake the Senate.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

“This war has involved one cover-up, after cover-up, after cover-up by Team Trump. Within the first 72 hours of the conflict, the administration was…trying to cover-up the true nature of U.S. troop casualties – a suppression of information…that persists to this day. And… zeteo.com/p/scoop-trum...

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Matthew Bunn @matthew-bunn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This is fantastic reporting. Study was about to provide data that could have contributed to understanding why Black Americans face twice the risk of Alzheimer’s dementia as white Americans. So, of course, the Trump team terminated it.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Gold Statues and Staff Cuts: How Trump Has Disrupted America’s Parks Maintenance projects have been put off around the country and resources diverted to the president’s favored projects in Washington.

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How Trump Has Disrupted National Parks (Gift Article)

Maintenance projects have been put off around the country and resources diverted to the president’s favored projects in Washington.

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The judge asked the govt if the Kennedy Center is going bankrupt. You should've seen them backpedal Why so fast? If it's broke, a court puts someone else in charge & they lose control of it @cnn.com👇 -TN

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"DraftKings has continued to hone its methods, using data science, to target losing gamblers with promotions that encourage more betting, according to six former employees who worked on them." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...

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At DraftKings, AI Targets the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose (Gift Article)

Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.

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Joerg Lau @joerglau.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Greenland and Denmark, backed by European nations in NATO, together with the fabled “markets”, warded off Trump’s 🇬🇱 bid. He gets basically what the US had since ‘51, with no infringement on 🇬🇱 and 🇩🇰 sovereignty. 🇪🇺 must learn that standing up to the bully is the way to go.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

👇👇👇👇

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

NSF has reduced the research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and earth sciences by ~80%. 80%! A lot of us will not be conducting new research or training new students for the foreseeable future.

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 18/09/2026

Trump "has joined a long tradition of fascists imposing a grinding totalitarian aesthetic on the populace." open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...

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Totalitarian art

The Hitler comparisons are sometimes overdone. But not here.

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 17/09/2026

National Constitution Day seems like a good time to recognize that we, the people, have a lot of work to do to defend and reclaim our Constitution, country, and communities from Trump and his corrupted collaborators and enablers. Thanks to everyone fighting the good fight. Midterms are coming!

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Just days after Ecuador's president met with Kristi Noem, ICE arrested his political foe in Miami. Even though an immigration judge found it likely José Serrano would be tortured, the US deported him in a hasty process that took a single day. An excellent demonstration of how the immigration process

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U.S. Fast-Tracked Deportation of Ecuadorean Politician Despite Torture Fears

The removal of José Serrano, a critic of President Daniel Noboa who has been accused of criminal activity, underscores how the Trump administration has asserted control over U.S. immigration courts.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The worst human being to ever occupy the office. Just reprehensible scum.

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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ron White to Joe Rogan: Talarico didn't cost this state $6 million in fines and lawsuits, and that happened with Ken Paxton. Guess who paid that $6 million? You and me paid the $6 million for his bribery. His own party impeached him. He's a criminal. He's a piece of shit.

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 15/09/2026

TPM's @letsgomathias.bsky.social on "the prospect that an unrepentant white supremacist will attain elected office in one of the country’s most populous states with no pushback from the Republican Party" talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...

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Exclusive: He Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville. Now He’s Expected to Join the Florida Legislature.

The Republican nominee for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020. — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 11/09/2026

Tucked in at the end of this ridiculous messianic video about Trump as God's anointed is a little plug for "his oldest son." Seems like a sign that Trump is going to push junior for political office to continue the family grift.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

If the media is going to demand that Democrats disavow a Twitch streamer they’ve never associated, they better demand Ted Cruz disavow the Republican convention attendee who responded to Cruz’s own attacks on Democrats with calls for their murder.

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roterote @roterote.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

There should be wall to wall coverage of a sitting US Senator preaching lies about his political opposition to his audience whom chant back in refrain “He should be shot.” And just factually none of these Democrats listed said any of this stuff.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...

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Neil Stenhouse @nstenhouse.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It is rare that the level of racism by the Trump regime stands out from their norm, but this stands out

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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Data centers

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 08/09/2026

Netanyahu was warned of an impending “earthquake” and a “huge surprise” from Hamas. He chose not to tell anyone. trib.al/9fBeioL

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 08/09/2026

I'm looking forward to hearing about successful strategies for turning back Christian-right attacks on public education and democracy at this @praeyesright.bsky.social webinar tomorrow.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

A key passage from Prime Minister Carney's speech this morning, which has essentially been ignored by major corporate media in the US

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Peter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 23/08/2026

These days I often feel like there is not enough profanity in my vocabulary

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hilzoy @hilzoy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

In addition, most leaders of most countries since the invention of national borders would fall to their knees in gratitude if they had the kind of relationship with a neighbor that we had with Canada. They would be singing glad hosannas and slaughtering fatted calves in thanks.

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Deb Chachra @debcha.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

This explainer out of Australia is genuinely useful background and analysis of what happened with the Canada-US trade deal last night. Note that it is extremely and delightfully sweary. Also there’s an appended glossary of Australian slang. ifloz.substack.com/p/king-carne...

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KING CARNEY ACTIVATES KONG MODE WITH ZERO FUCKS

Carney Reads the Clock Like a Pro Wrestler

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