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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Slander is spoken; libel is written. But this isn't either of those. It's detailed reporting from a respected outlet with damning evidence. And "most consequential Commerce Secretary in modern history" is as impressive as "shortest NBA player from Luxembourg"
Speaking on behalf of Lutnick, the White House said: "The BBC's pathetic and desperate attempt to slander Secretary Lutnick will do nothing to change the fact that he has been the most consequential Commerce Secretary in modern history."
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Mourning NAVALNY😢 @jan-readsalot.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Just when we think it can’t get worse … it does.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
That's what I'm talking about. Dave Grohl recognized Jack Smith as a hero. 🔥
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Ken Paxton Corruption Hotline is now receiving thousands of voicemails. Listen to what they’re saying: “Ken Paxton is corrupt.” “I’m voting for James Talarico!” Texans are tired of corruption — and ready for something new.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 04/10/2026
This week, we testified before the UN Human Rights Council about the alarming number of Black people who have been found dead, hanging, or drowned in the U.S. over the past decade. We urged UN human rights experts to investigate these deaths properly as our government continues to fail the public.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
TN-9 candidate Rep. @justinjpearson.bsky.social : “Gas is too high. Groceries are too high. Wages are too low… and blaming immigrants is part of the problem. The reality is people are struggling because the billionaire class is greedy.”
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
As Trump and Republicans strip health coverage from millions (for tax cuts for the rich), Dems plan to expand Medicare. #MedicareForAllNOW www.newsweek.com/medicare-upd...
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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The House and Senate needs to submit STAND ALONE BILLS. None of this bullshit that sneaks in other bills that they KNOW would never pass if it was a STAND ALONE BILL.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 02/10/2026
Many Hispanic voters heard secure the border and deport violent criminals. What they got was cruelty to: workers, parents, grandparents, children, longtime residents and people with no criminal conviction. This is buyer’s remorse on an epic scale. #LetsGetVoteReady
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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Flooding the zone" with this stuff might be in order.
Post from Mark R Elias 

"I think I'm getting the hang of this."

Mark's question to America.gov

Does the president have the authority over the conduct of federal elections,?

Answer:
The Constitution does not give the president the power to run or set the rules for federal elections. States have the main job if administering them. Congress can change most of those rules by statue. The president's role is to enforce existing federal law, not to replace state or congressional election rules.
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OldManLefty @jonbandit.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Kimm Rogers @kimmrogers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Making good trouble!  www.democracynow.org/2026/9/30/he...
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Interfaith Clergy Begins 8-Day, 96-Mile Pilgrimage Demanding Shutdown of ICE Jails
Clergy leaders of different faiths in California have begun an eight-day, 96-mile pilgrimage demanding the shutdown of ICE jails. The march started Tuesday from the troubled Adelanto ICE jail in the M...
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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In the history of all the things that never happened, this never happened the most. SMH. Politicians lie. These politicians lie so often it seems like breathing.
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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 02/10/2026
The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office has stopped classifying deputies as “undercover” to shield their body camera footage from the public, following a campaign by public defenders for more than a year and rebukes from at least three judges. minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/02/h...
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Hennepin County sheriff drops undercover classification for some task force deputies • Minnesota Reformer
The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office has stopped classifying deputies as “undercover” to shield their body camera footage from the public, following a campaign by public defenders for more than a year...
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
UPDATE: Despite being ordered by Judge Sullivan to produce a certified list of the contents of the Administrative Record by Oct. 1st, Todd Blanche once again has decided he doesn't want to comply. I explain why Blanche would want to avoid producing this court-ordered info: youtu.be/junhrisxRlg?...
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🚨AG Blanche IGNORES JUDGE'S ORDERS And TRIES To DELAY MY Epstein LAWSUIT!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ethics rules exist to safeguard an independent judiciary—not act as a muzzle when the executive branch defies court orders The Judicial Conference agrees judges may advocate for the rule of law Why DOJ's complaint must be rejected @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN
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We Object! DOJ’s Latest Attack on our Heroic Federal Judges
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
"It could chill rights of contractors to make political contributions" -- unearthed footage shows Susan Collins in 2012 fighting to protect contractors from having to disclose political contributions (we recently learned she was under investigation for a pay-to-play scheme involving a contractor)
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
From accelerating Epstein file disclosures to reinstating illegally fired U.S. Attorney Roger Rogoff, DDF & DDA scored 5 major court wins this week A microcosm of how we're holding this administration accountable Full list in my weekly column @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN
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We Object! DOJ’s Latest Attack on our Heroic Federal Judges
Publisher’s Roundup 87
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Jim Robert @mollygrub.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! They are here! Well they been here all summer, but mostly in Seattle. Now they are branching out to the suburbs! Fuck! These fuckers are kidnapping folks in my neighborhood! Good folks, hard working folks. Folks need to get organized. Seattle, you know what to do. #ICEoutofSEATTLE
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: In a win for voters, the Kansas Court of Appeals Friday denied Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s (R) latest request to revive a GOP-backed law that would throw out mail-in ballots received after Election Day, even if they were cast on time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP bid to scrap Kansas mail ballot grace period fails again
The ruling means Kansas election officials must continue counting ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within the following three days, including in the upcoming November elections.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/10/2026
NEW: The Tompkins County DA refused to consider additional evidence in the Cornell case. It's the whole damn system. I'm glad Letitia James is on it now. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/n...
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D.A. in Cornell Rape Inquiry Declined to Review Additional Evidence
Records show that campus police officers informed Tompkins County prosecutors that they had conducted additional interviews beyond taking a statement from the woman who said she was raped.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
Trump: "I never get tired" (he naps on camera every day)
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It’s wild how every (putatively independent) federal agency has focused their social media messaging around the GOP’s midterm strategy of “stopping communism.” Also, how many American voters do you think could identify this “loser” who died 102 years ago and never set foot in the US?
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Sara Margarita Medina Ramos @sarammedinaramis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We didn't need WP to publish what we, the People, have suspected all along by the plain sight of cruelty, assault, and murder in our streets by ICE militia thugs
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ICE is laying off agents hired during its rapid expansion after discovering discrepancies in their backgrounds
A ‘Washington Post’ investigation reveals that the agency hired thousands of officers with incomplete background checks, while a whistleblower warned of an unprecedented lowering of hiring standards
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This part
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neptune45.bsky.social @neptune45.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I was there in 1974 during Watergate, and let me remind all you dumb fuck republicans, it was republicans that went to the white house and told Nixon resign or we are going to impeach your A double S
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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The only reason why so many men oppose women’s freedom, autonomy and opportunity, is because they directly benefited from our oppression
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Rep. Jill Tokuda @tokuda.house.gov · 02/10/2026
Holding ICE accountable means knowing where taxpayer dollars are going and making sure the rule of law applies. At Hawaiʻi’s first Immigration and Inclusion Conference, I shared what I’ve seen at FDC Honolulu and why Congress must keep pushing for answers, oversight, and humane treatment.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Conservative Cuban Americans have long made S. Florida GOP-friendly. But Trump has deported a record number of Cubans. Older Cubans who lived in the US for decades were deported to Mexico, where they've struggled to get by. Some have been deported to Africa..." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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How Trump’s Deportation Policies Have Rocked a South Florida House Race
Representative María Elvira Salazar, a Republican, ran an ad criticizing the Trump administration. It may have jolted other Republicans — and drawn attention to her Democratic opponent.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If you don't think so then VOTE!
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 03/10/2026
The head of Tennessee's prison system is resigning, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday, the first major shake-up since the stunning failed execution of Christa Pike landed her on a ventilator at a hospital. to.pbs.org/4hsz2iE
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Governor says Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike
Frank Strada said in a statement that resigning was “in the best interest of Tennesseans” while an independent review determines what happened Wednesday when the state failed to execute Pike despite a...
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Daily Reminder: SOCIAL SECURITY IS OUR MONEY!
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 03/10/2026
Hats off to our @seiu503.bsky.social union family who reached a tentative agreement on a new contract covering 1,000 workers at Marion County in Oregon just hours before their strike began! Collective action works 👏🏼👏🏾👏🏿
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Strike called off at Marion County
SEIU Local 503 reached agreement on a new contract for 1,000 Marion County workers along the lines of an offer members earlier rejected.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
From Josh Helfgott: CE handcuffed a nurse in front of her 3-year-old son on their way to Disneyland—even though a judge already ruled she could NOT be sent back to Indonesia. After 15 days behind bars, a federal magistrate just ordered her FREE.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Unsurprisingly the Russians are paying off the Americans to take their side in the Russia’s criminal war of aggression. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Badger State Breakdown @badgerstatebreakdown.substack.com · 03/10/2026
#Wisconsin voters need to pay attention to their #sheriff races. Local sheriffs can choose how deeply their departments cooperate with #ICE—and 20 Wisconsin counties already participate in ICE’s 287(g) program. That is a LOT of power sitting way down the #ballot. #ICEOut #VoteBlue #FuckICE
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Two Wisconsin sheriff races test the future of local ICE cooperation
Voters in Sauk and Winnebago counties will choose between sheriff candidates with competing visions for local law enforcement’s relationship with ICE.
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading. He’s the most corrupt president in American history.
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 02/10/2026
This corruption must be investigated.
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Pocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🤩👏👏👏🇺🇸
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ICE just kidnapped a woman at LAX airport Saturday Oct 3, 12:50AM. A community member was able to record when several ICE goons who refused to identify themselves grabbed the woman, put her into a van and then drove off.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 03/10/2026
TOMORROW: Robert De Niro, Mark Ruffalo, @ezralevin.bsky.social, LaTosha Brown, and more artists and movement leaders invite you to a conversation about defending our democracy this election season. Join us in New York City: mobilize.us/s/wrkBn2 Or you can watch online: mobilize.us/s/rfALuz
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News to Remember @moments2remember.link · 03/10/2026
Disgusting. Trump says he feels bad for the seven Cornell students accused of rape, and his biggest worry is that they "won't get a fair shake" with Letitia James as special prosecutor. Not one word for the victim.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Endless corruption.
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SJSCentralTX @sjscentraltx.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
KUT reports on more ICE fuckery, from checking license plates for immigration status to lack of body cameras or ICE turning them off when it suits their purpose.
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ICE is checking 'random' license plates in Austin and other takeaways from Garces Perez hearing
A hearing over charges alleging that Wilber Garces Perez assaulted and resisted federal officers provided rare insight into ICE operations in Austin.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Trump administration’s latest distraction Watergate. More than 50 years after Nixon resigned, Trump’s DOJ is reviewing claims from a former Nixon aide that the prosecutors were the ones who did something wrong. No formal investigation has been opened yet, but they are considering it.
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