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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The biggest story in America is a president who has completely lost touch with reality. Who thinks the FBI let all the January 6 rioters into the Capitol, that he really won the 2020 election, that the Iran War is going well. Who, when occasionally confronted w reality, panics.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Can't recall a recent video that better captures Trump's essence. Misogynist goon sweatily belches out egregious lies to a woman reporter, insults and berates her when she asks for evidence, then storms off in anger, all while his spray-tan slowly slides down his face.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Reframe the question and it becomes very clear. If you hire a manager to run your estate can that manager burn down the buildings on your estate or chop it and sell it off in parcels? Pretty obviously not. The president doesn't own the country. He's hired to administer it for four years.
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
"France passed a single law and instantly unlocked 11 gigawatts of #solarenergy — without using new land. In 2023, France's government mandated solar canopies over all car parks larger than 80 spaces. The scale was enormous: There are 400,000 parking areas across France #ActOnClimate #Renewables
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/06/2026
New in PN: Trump's cognitive impairment endangers us all "No one in the administration has offered a remotely plausible explanation for Trump’s various physical ailments, and any questions about his clear cognitive challenges are met by the White House with disdain, denial, mockery, and lies."
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Trump's cognitive impairment endangers us all
It's undeniable if you actually watch him.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Can’t be repeated enough👇🏽 Just so insane
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/06/2026
Rep. Angie Craig demolishes Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins: "Joe Biden is no longer the president. Mr. Trump is. Your party controls Congress. You own these numbers at this point. I'm sick of hearing you blame an administration from a year and half ago. You own every single bit of this."
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
He's a master of distracting us from crimes he's already committed by continuously committing new crimes. 5 months until the Midterms. #AccountabilityIsComing
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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
An experienced, well-connected investigative reporter with a great reputation, personal loyalty, and nothing but time is a formidable enemy to assign yourself.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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Andrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 02/06/2026
BREAKING: Don't fall for what Blanche is suggesting - DOJ is NOT getting rid of the whole bogus slush fund deal; it's still giving Trump $1,776 billion AND still giving him (and family) a broad civil release of liability; all it is NOT doing is using the $1,776 to create a fund for J6ers and others.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
My Go Big or Go Home thoughts for this Saturday: I make the case for why we should consider amending the Constitution to create a fourth branch open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
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We Need a Fourth Branch
Why our most vital institutions should be placed in a constitutional vault - beyond the reach of any President.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
BREAKING: we just won our Kennedy Center case! Both the renaming & the closure of the Kennedy Center are enjoined Kudos to our wonderful client @repbeatty.bsky.social & my colleagues @democracydefendersaction.org & Washington Litigation Group This is a 1-2 punch against Trump's corruption
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Michael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 28/05/2026
President of MIT not mincing words today in @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/s...
So let me say it as clearly as I can: Without basic scientific research, supported by the kind of farsighted public investment that allows large-scale, undirected, curiosity-driven inquiry, the scientific pipeline will run dry.
In daily life, people may not feel the effects right away, or even in 10 years. But we will feel it. And when someone we love needs therapies that could have emerged but didn't or when other countries now
investing in science can launch new science-based industries or run their societies on vast resources of fusion energy or reap the benefits of quantum computing power or advanced medical breakthroughs, America will wish it sustained its leadership in scientific research here and now.
Sally Kornbluth is the president of MIT.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
What a disgrace. Says it all, really. 😕🇺🇸
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 26/05/2026
I saw chaos inside and outside of the ICE detention center Delaney Hall today. Detainees protesting the lack of due process, the disgusting food and poor treatment while their families and advocates stood outside calling for help. 1/4
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
ICE agents pepper-sprayed Senator Andy Kim of New Jersey.
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ICE agents pepper spray protesters, N.J. senator in clash outside Delaney Hall in Newark
“It’s sad, it’s a sad day," says pepper-sprayed senator.
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Arsenal FC @arsenalfc.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Who do you want to see holding the Premier League trophy, Gooners? 😍
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Arsenal FC @arsenalfc.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
LIFT IT UP ©️
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Arsenal FC @arsenalfc.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
The Arsenal. Back where we belong 👑
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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
"who was president from March 2020-January 20, 2021?" is one of the most fiercely contested questions in American politics
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The separation from reality in the Republican Party today - vaccines are poison; Iran can be conquered; January 6th was staged by Democrats - should really really worry people. These folks just aren’t fit to govern anymore.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Look who was on the hill today talking about supporting health care workers! And who asked me to sign my book for him and his mother!
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The Purcell principle was always a legal fiction applied selectively. But we are now beyond mere inconsistency. The Court has used the Purcell principle to erode any trust that there is any principle at all. My latest: www.democracydocket.com/opinion/purc...
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Purcell is not a legal principle. It's a double standard
At the heart of these cases is the Purcell principle — the idea that courts should avoid changing voting or election rules too close to an election.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/05/2026
Rep. Andy Ogles: "My little one still has nightmares, afraid that his dad is going to be taken away by big bad Biden"
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
PabloReports: Ted Cruz called you a parasite and disparaged your work as a bartender. AOC: I think it’s funny that he’s been taking a government paycheck for 23 years but has the audacity to criticize someone who has come from a family that had to work their way up and earn their place here.
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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
SCOOP: Leger Fernández and Cammack plan to create a task force to overhaul how the House handles sexual misconduct And they want to change the “laughable” anti-harassment training House members take each year to prevent future incidents w/ @davelevinthal.com www.notus.org/congress/hou...
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Feeling nervous about the midterms is understandable. Trump and the GOP won in 2024, and readily break laws. But almost every sign says they're much less popular in office. And midterms aren't a presidential election. @gregsargent.bsky.social and @simonwdc.bsky.social with a good reality check.
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Just to say the obvious, if any other president had posted the name and picture of a congressional staffer, it would be a near-impeachment-level scandal, but because of Trump's dementia, it's no big deal.
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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
I’m in the Preamble - talking about how delusional John Roberts claim that the justices aren’t political actors is. As the justices keep showing us day in and day out thepreamble.com/p/of-course-...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Perfect campaign ad for the upcoming Midterms. 👌
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 13/05/2026
📣 NEW: Tennessee Republicans stripped Democratic lawmakers from House committees after they protested the GOP’s new congressional gerrymander that dismantled the state's only majority-Black district.
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Tennessee Republicans strip Democrats from committees after protesting anti-Black gerrymander
The move appears to punish the entire Democratic caucus for its resistance to the gerrymander and removes every Black elected official in the Tennessee legislature from the committees they served on.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 13/05/2026
"You're spending families' hard-earned tax dollars on a war that many strongly oppose, and you're forcing people to pay more at the pump, and yet you're not even providing a real breakdown for the cost of this war so far," Sen. Patty Murray told the defense secretary. to.pbs.org/4ttN32g
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WATCH: Murray calls Pentagon's Iran war cost estimate 'suspiciously low,' presses for damage price tag
Jules Hurst, the Pentagon comptroller, told members of Congress at an earlier hearing before a House Appropriations panel, that the cost of the war had risen to $29 billion.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Reminder that Florida voters passed a Constitutional amendment in 2010 banning gerrymandering with 62% of the vote and the Florida GOP just stole the courts and ignored it. By contrast retaliatory gerrymanders in CA and VA passed with the approval of voters. Yet media portrays them as equivalent.
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The Tennessee Speaker of the House will remove all Democratic Caucus members from standing committees and subcommittees as punishment for their redistricting protests. Democracy dies in Nashville.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Fox News Lied????
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Politico @politico.com · 12/05/2026
Raskin alleges Todd Blanche oversaw payouts to FBI agents accused of misconduct
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Raskin alleges Todd Blanche oversaw payouts to FBI agents accused of misconduct
Democrats are offering a glimpse at how they plan to treat Pam Bondi's replacement at DOJ, and what oversight activities they might pursue if they retake the House majority.
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
In a letter thoroughly detailing the allegations, Raskin claims the committee has learned from multiple sources that the DOJ ordered the FBI to shell out "massive settlements to nearly a dozen FBI employees who were disciplined and suspended for gross violations of FBI policy and federal law."
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Here's a handy list of promises he's forgotten, but we should use against him
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Trump’s Economic Promises Timeline
8/9/24:“Starting on day one, we will end inflation and make America affordable again, to bring down the prices of all goods.”NBC Montana, Trump Rally in Bozeman, MT, YouTube (August 9, 2024).
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Democrats should ensure that voters hear this so much it haunts their dreams this fall.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/05/2026
Task: Sean Duffy completes a TV hit without blaming Pete Buttigieg for his own failures Difficulty: Impossible
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
I'm quoted in Margaret Sullivan's excellent piece suggesting 5 ways the news outlets can upgrade their political coverage and stop getting manipulated by liars. I especially like: "Don’t put lies or falsehoods into headlines or news alerts." @sulliview.bsky.social
margaretsullivan.substack.com
Five ways the media can do better in this critical moment
Plus: ABC and Disney push back against Trump, and a hopeful sign for a rescheduled White House Correspondents' celebration
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T.J. Stiles @tj-stiles.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
This is just flat out North Korea-style propaganda.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Trump on Iran War: Reporter: What extent are Americans’ financial situation motivating you to make a deal? Trump: Not even a little bit. I don't think about Americans’ financial situation
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/05/2026
this is absolutely BONKERS behavior from the director of the FBI. it's a disgrace to his position and the entire US government.
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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The fastest President to lose a war!
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Comfortably Boo @numb.comfortab.ly · 12/05/2026
Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly
REPUBLICANS: Democrats are antichrists and must be put against the wall.

DEMOCRATS: Let's work together with our friends across the aisle.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/05/2026
Kash Patel claims he was actually working when he was boozing at the Olympics: "We purposely planned that trip around the Olympics because the top cyber criminal from the CPP was housed in Italian custody"
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 12/05/2026
turns out that you can drive up the birthrate with a baby bonus, you just need to crank it up to twice the per capita income www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/o...
Or very deep pockets. In South Korea, home to one of the world’s lowest fertility rates — 0.8 lifetime births per woman — the construction company Booyoung Group made headlines in 2024 when it offered 100 million Korean won (around $68,000 today, or roughly twice South Korea’s annual per capita income) to any of its employees who had a baby. Last year, the company reported 36 births — an increase of about 60 percent compared with the average before the program was launched. The bonus is on top of ongoing support for medical expenses and eventual college tuition. Employees who have a third child can potentially choose between the 100-million-won payment and guaranteed, permanent housing support. “The company resolved the financial concerns that were my biggest worry in having a second child,” one employee told a Korean newspaper, which calculated that if the company were a nation, its birthrate would be 3.6 times as high as South Korea’s.
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