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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 5h
JUST FILED: Big swing in battleground Ohio 11th hour campaign plans to curb gas prices ABC TV's big day in court vs the Trump Admin Teacher pay crisis New pushback against book bans Tons of enterprise reporting & newsmaking interviews in DAY AHEAD: macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/day-ahead-...
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DAY AHEAD - My Daily Editorial Note
October 6, 2026
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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 10h
Michigan families are paying for Trump’s war every time they buy groceries or fill the tank. Gas rose more than a dollar a gallon after the U.S. action in Iran. We could have chosen peace. Instead, Trump chose a war and handed working people the bill. #momsky#sheshed
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 5h
NEW FROM PP The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it 500+ Americans detained 70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied 60+ held after filming 36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer ~12 deported (yes, deported) projects.propublica.org/american-cit....
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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 administrati...
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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 5h
RIP English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, died this day 1892. “If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever.” “Hope Smiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering 'it will be happier'...” “I am a part of all that I have met.”
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VT Commons @vtcommons.bsky.social · 5h
This vile creature poses a direct threat to the safety and security of the United States. Shame on every Republican in his cabinet and in Congress who allows this to continue. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump suggests he would let Iran ‘take out’ Los Angeles or San Diego
Gavin Newsom calls comments ‘deranged and dangerous’ after president tells Nebraska rally: ‘They can take out a city’
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h
Suddenly they’re all too busy to get on a stage with Trump.
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 5h
“A person whose name is redacted in the complaint told Fields that an investigation would be opened because “the President wants this investigation,” Fields’ whistleblower complaint says.”
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The Charlotte Observer @charlotteobserver.com · 5h
Abraham Lincoln’s Republican Party has now become the enemy of constitutional democracy in Washington and in North Carolina. | Opinion
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What’s at stake in November, North Carolina | Opinion
Abraham Lincoln’s Republican Party has now become the enemy of constitutional democracy in Washington and in North Carolina. | Opinion
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 5h
NEW: The Trump administration keeps denying and downplaying that immigration agents have been detaining Americans. It’s wrong. We’ve found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.
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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 administrati...
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 5h
Journalism and protest work — Trump says he will now use PAC funds instead of diverting our tax dollars to pay for $20 million ad campaign amid public outrage. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...
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Facing Backlash, Trump Says His Super PAC Will Pay for Taxpayer-Funded Ads (Gift Article)
The president said that his PAC, MAGA, Inc., would pay for TV ads promoting him that had been paid for with taxpayer money.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 5h
Tour guides across D.C. say their business has cratered this year. Adding to the downturn, guides say, is that many tourists are angered by President Trump’s attacks on allies, the imposition of tariffs, and his visa and immigration policies.
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Tour guides lose business as D.C.’s reputation and landscape change under Trump
Guides say bookings have plummeted in 2026 amid renovations, closings and a charged political climate.
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Nancy @plaintanjane.bsky.social · 5h
Oct 5, 2026 Alito’s Dobbs defense fails to confront the reality of reversing Roe “In an interview, the justice called the interest in maintaining abortion rights “abstract.” The Dobbs dissenters explained why that’s not true.” @jordan-s-rubin.bsky.social
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Alito’s Dobbs defense fails to confront the reality of reversing Roe
In an interview, the justice called the interest in maintaining abortion rights “abstract.” The Dobbs dissenters explained why that’s not true.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 5h
14-year-old Daniel Umanskyi was killed by a Russian drone on September 25,2026. His open notebook,with unfinished homework,was left lying on the table. Daniel was writing about the moral code of Volodymyr Monomakh&how unacceptable it is for the strong to hurt the weak. Deepest condolences. 📹:BBC
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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 15h
Exactly
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 17h
Here's the FACTS ON MARICOPA COUNTY SENDING OUT EARLY BALLOTS Due to vendor error 3,123 ballots were mailed out early stated by County Recorders office Recorder's office states BALLOTS were correct and sent to correct addresses THERE IS NO FRAUD ! Return Ballots will be secure
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Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social · 5h
Trump recklessly attacked Iran and lost. Lost. All those bombs and he lost. He can't figure out how to surrender. Trump has the U.S. retreating across the Middle East. He even has U.S. planes pulling back from the U.K. Trump = weakness, incompetence. A Bozo Fascist. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...
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Potential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Aircraft From British Air Base
According to U.S. and British officials, 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from R.A.F. Fairford air base were withdrawn because of the risk of a drone attack ordered by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
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Dan Benbow @danbenbow.bsky.social · 18h
The Center for Budget & Policy Priorities estimates that 5 million Americans (including 1 million children) have lost #SNAP benefits since the GOP took over. More steep cuts are on the way just as Trump’s war of choice causes grocery prices to soar, prompting the question: Who would Jesus starve?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h
Trump has such contempt for the voters of South Carolina that he elevated someone utterly unqualified for senate who knows absolutely nothing about anything connected to the job who reads scripts given to her by MAGA handlers while calling the qualified Democrat names and slurs.
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WingChick🐸❌👑 @wingchick49.bsky.social · 13h
This organization is worthy of our support. #PINKS #DV1
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12h
The breast cancer center appealed thousands of Blue Cross reimbursements for being too low. At trial, the insurer revealed that it had never considered any of the appeals — and that they were pointless: “An appeal is not available to review an underpayment.” (Published April 2025)
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“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”: Trial Reveals How Insurers Try to Wield Power Over Doctors
Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million.
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Debrianna Mansini-I’m Spartacus @dmansini.bsky.social · 13h
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Pete Hegseth’s Air Force Academy speech backdrop draws scrutiny: ‘Accidental Nazi is just not a thing’
An angular eagle behind the defense secretary departed from the Pentagon’s established branding. Critics saw echoes of the Third Reich.
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Independent Americans @indyamericans.bsky.social · 18h
Trump pulled the last troops from Iraq — then started a new illegal war. youtu.be/ndMSnoTvFZY #IndependentAmericans
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Kat Benjamin @katskib.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is beyond embarrassing.
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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 12h
A Message to Democrats....
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 18h
His final days will be spent all alone, strapped to his bed, drooling all over himself, spitting and screaming “fake news!” at the television on the wall in front of him. And no one will hear him. Because he’ll be all alone.
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 12h
Absolutely everyone has lost their fucking minds.
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Data Report @datareport.bsky.social · 12h
PITTSBURGH — The Allegheny County Health Department said an unvaccinated minor under 18 years old has tested positive for measles and is recovering at home. www.wtae.com/article/penn...
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Measles case confirmed in Allegheny County with possible exposure at Target, health dept. says
An Allegheny County resident has tested positive for measles, with potential exposure reported at a Target store, health officials said.
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Bluegal Fran Langum #NoKings @bluegal.bsky.social · 12h
So NOT “spending more time with her young children,“ then.
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WatchYourRepsTN&SC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 12h
No Checks Only Blank Checks steady.substack.com/p/no-checks-...
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No Checks Only Blank Checks
Corruption is a Trump family affair
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 19h
The FBI pushed out the executive over its cyber division. Reassigned up to half its cyber agents to immigration raids. Then got robbed through its own help-wanted page. Today: how to build the perfect victim, one pink slip at a time. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 12h
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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 12h
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 12h
Over 115K of our great military reside in San Diego Thousands in the Los Angeles region Hundreds of thousands veterans in the area #25thAmendmentNow
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Action Together New Jersey @atnj.org · 22/06/2025
3 million acres immediately. 250 million acres long-term.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 20h
HE VOTED FOR TRUMP. THEN THE CRUELTY BECAME PERSONAL. After his truck struck and killed Haitian student Pierre Damas Bel, Jack Buhring began seeing the humanity behind Trump’s targets. Know your rights: PAXIS.app Help keep it free: GoFundMe.com/PAXIS Demand accountability.
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Rep. Scott Peters @repscottpeters.bsky.social · 12h
…still stranded on the USS Lincoln for months thanks to Donald Trump’s reckless war in Iran. America knows San Diego is not a “small price to pay” for his inability to resolve it. 2/2
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Rep. Scott Peters @repscottpeters.bsky.social · 12h
San Diego is a proud military town, home to 115,000 courageous active duty servicemembers and their families. Military service is at the root of our community and culture. This month we await the return home of the sailors and marines… 1/2
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 16h
“I’ve been sayin it. I’ve been sayin it for 10 damn years! Ain’t I been sayin it?”
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h
“You didn’t protect my son!” Netanyahu heckled by the father of a 10/7 victim at a memorial ceremony. (Netanyahu was reportedly warned an attack was coming and did nothing — then said nobody woke him up that morning🤔)
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21h
ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12h
Uncharacteristically, NYT editors decide they will report Trump's taunting the Iranians to "take out" Los Angeles and San Diego, but they bury it deep inside the paper.
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 13h
Introducing the President of the United States... Yes, you heard right! He just offered up Los Angeles & San Diego for annihilation! Insanity! Approximately 60% of the U.S. Pacific Fleet is based out of the San Diego! California accounts for approximately 15% of the total U.S. economy! Vote blue!
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 12h
Why is this not a huge headline everywhere?
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 14h
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Suzy @suzypugs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Required reading. 🤔 Simply superb.
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Indivisible Upstate SC @iusc.bsky.social · 14h
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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 14h
Proud to work with my friend, SCDP Vice Chair Roger Kirby and our amazing 124 Democratic Candidates to bring sanity back to SC by breaking the GOP supermajority in the SC House of Representatives! Let’s go folks! #WhileIBreatheIVote #FlipTheFuture
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 13h
When you turn your military around and flee from an advancing adversary equipped with weapons you're unable to defend against, that's retreating. I'm not sure we've seen anything like this in the modern era.
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Potential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Aircraft from British Air Base (Gift Article)
According to U.S. and British officials, 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from R.A.F. Fairford air base were withdrawn because of the risk of a drone attack ordered by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 13h
Hastert ain’t dead
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licia @astra99.bsky.social · 22h
A newly spotted asteroid, 2026 JH2 (50-100ft), is passing Earth today at just 56,000 miles. That's closer than the Moon – wild how close these come!
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Newly Discovered Asteroid 2026 JH2 to Make Close, But Safe, Encounter with Earth Today
A newly discovered asteroid, designated 2026 JH2, is set to make a close but safe approach to Earth today, Monday, October 5, 2026. Astronomers estimate the asteroid to be between 50 and 100 feet acro
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