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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 6h

After more than an hour of contentious debate, the Minneapolis City Council narrowly passed an ordinance on Thursday to require a driver in a driverless vehicle.

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Minneapolis City Council passes divisive ordinance requiring human drivers in driverless vehicles

Mayor Jacob Frey has not said whether he’ll veto the measure, which would make Minneapolis the first U.S. city with such a rule.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

"The idea that the law is optional is a cancer Trump and his allies have injected into the government, and it must be excised." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social

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Scenes from a personality cult

Trump’s taxpayer-funded agitprop is clearly illegal — and that’s the point.

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 7h

Trump endorsed him. Trump's cabinet funded him. Trump's prosecutor funded him. Trump's ambassador funded him. Michael Whatley is the most expensive 15-point loss in North Carolina history. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-sen...

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Trump’s Senate Pick Is Losing. Look Who’s Paying For Him.

Also: The judge, the lawyer, and the peanut farmer Trump didn’t see coming

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 7h

Marx has a long history of explaining away, condoning, or even embracing violence. When I questioned Marx about this in our lone interview, he dodged, played word games, and flatly refused to say how many people he's killed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KywO...

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Full interview: Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx

YouTube video by Next 9NEWS

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 7h

If "communism is the greatest threat to our country in its history" and he wants to root it out of America, then why is he hanging pictures of communist authoritarians in gilded frames in the White House?

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Project True North @projtruenorth.bsky.social · 6h

During the ICE surge, Lisa Demuth signed a letter thanking ICE and praising Kristi Noem for her "steady leadership."

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Chris Plourde @cplourde.bsky.social · 10h

A failed execution was once taken as a sign from God, and so the convict was released. Americans now believe mercy is weakness, and clemency is only for the wealthy, so...

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 7h

El Paso County Attorney Christina Sanchez got a ransom note from Trump: citizenship-check every voter or lose your counterterror money. She called it "reckless" and took him to court. He lost. Everywhere. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-sen...

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10h

NEW: As diesel prices hit record highs, Georgia GOP gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson admitted in court that the “America First Refining” oil refinery he co-owns with MAGA figures including Donald Trump Jr. is set to send its fuel to India, per AJC.

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 7h

Not great when literal handicappers have decided they need to unskew the polls and question methodological decisions they've never questioned before because they feel obligated to make Rs seem more competitive.

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Author Myron J. Clifton @deardean22.bsky.social · 7h

Broad coalitions are the way democrats win. “You don’t have to like each other, you just have to … vote the same” From Mamdani & Obama El-Sayed asking for Kamala And DSA endorsed LA Mayoral candidate Nithya saying she’s “independent” of DSA.. Leftists should learn..

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 8h

Essential reading from Steve Vladeck. And he's right, this is explicitly a regime of "deportation to torture," with the express approbation of SCOTUS. Are the justices committing serious crimes under international law? Yes. They are. And they appear to be proud to enable their dictator.

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254. Four Things That (Really) Bother Me About “D.V.D. III”

“Third-country removals” raise a host of difficult procedural and substantive questions. The Supreme Court should have answered those questions *before* greenlighting deportations to torture.

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blackbirdchi.bsky.social @blackbirdchi.bsky.social · 8h

Thinking about this article. I wouldn’t have a problem with @nytimes.com point of neutrality had it been applied to Dems and GOP evenly but it hasn’t. We saw in real time how @nytimes.com approached everything Biden with skepticism and/or imagined problems

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 7h

On KNUS, Victor Marx retold the story of slamming Eileen Marx into a door to teach her a lesson. "Remember, babe? It was our first little house," Marx said on KNUS. Marx's retelling differed from his original account. "She was fake crying. She wasn't really hurt," Marx said.

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 7h

Marx has routinely bragged about his ability to inflict violence when he believes it is justified or necessary but also appears to enjoy intimidation for sport, once telling a psychiatrist "How does it feel to be in a very small close quarters office with a man who can kill you?"

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 7h

NEW: GOP Gov nominee Victor Marx says he'll respond today to domestic violence allegations - video/audio where he describes slamming his wife into a door and throwing his toddler across a room. Voters/reporters new to Marx may not realize he has a long history of justifying violence.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 7h

Ut oh. Whalen forgot Judge Perry was a longtime AUSA. WRONG ANSWER!!!

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Sheryl with an S @beachblond52.bsky.social · 10h

#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #DOOR This is the world we live in and the scumbag leaders we have. It makes me furious! Please #VoteBlue to end the insanity!

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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 9h

Hegseth’s new Office of Religious Affairs: because apparently the Holy Crusades just needed a Pentagon budget and better fucking branding. Nothing says “modern military” like a defense secretary who seems nostalgic for 1096.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 14h

Eagan-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, by far the state’s largest provider of privatized Medicare plans, is ending all but one of its existing options, which are used primarily by seniors.

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Blue Cross and other insurers eliminate Medicare plans for 320K Minnesotans

HealthPartners, Medica and UnitedHealthcare also overhauling their plans for 2027 amid a tumultuous Medicare Advantage market.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 8h

Renee Good's family filed two lawsuits today. The first, against, USG, is a standard wrongful death. The second is a Klan Act lawsuit against Jonathan Ross, AND STEPHEN MILLER and Greg Bovino. It names Nick Shirley and Christopher Rufo as non-party co-conspirators for their racist propaganda.

44. At all relevant times, Defendants Ross, Miller, Noem, Lyons, Homan,
Bovino, and the John Doe Federal Agents acted under color of federal law and within the
scope of a joint enterprise with the private actors described below. Defendant
Lewandowski acted in part under color of federal law and in part, as alleged below, as a
private person, his federal status having been limited to a temporary part-time designation
that his conduct exceeded. Shirley, Rufo, and Ben Bergquam, and the other non-party
private actors described below, agreed to and in fact participated in the conspiracy alleged
here: each acted in concert with, and with the knowledge and encouragement of, federal
officials.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 29/09/2026

Meta's "Muse" launched with a nasty zero day flaw that gave hackers the ability to spy on Mac users, openly gives root access to people pretending to be Muse agents, and invited strangers over to another guy's house without telling him

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Meta's Latest AI Product Is A Terrifying And Hilarious Mess

Authoritarian-friendly mass surveillance has never been more adorable

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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 9h

Apropos of John Roberts feeling sad that he might be faced with the consequences of his actions, it's important to remember that he is a vain creature with an incredible preoccupation on his own legacy who really wants to be respected above all else. A shift may come www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...

For a long time, the chief justice’s life here was a story of potluck dinners and easy friendships, according to a summer of interviews with more than two dozen residents. Neighbors reveled in his position but kept exchanges with him about it brief or light. At a long-ago annual summer party, he used to participate in touch football, then call dinner to order by proclaiming: “Oyez, oyez, oyez, the lobsters are ready.”

But in recent years, as the Supreme Court has reshaped American life and handed more power to President Trump, a very personal form of anger has been rising here at the chief justice, transforming his getaways.

His summer retreats, long a well-known fact, are now a source of debate. Neighbors have taken to the water to protest him. Calling themselves “kayak-tivists,” they form flotillas facing his island home, holding waterproof signs conveying their disappointment. A local newspaper columnist recommended that people in town give him the finger.

But the protesters did encounter another member of his household. After an August 2025 protest, Ms. Shaw Glaser and other demonstrators were standing near the Port Clyde dock when a young woman approached them with a serious look on her face. She asked them: What did they hope to accomplish? Had they considered how their actions affected the chief justice’s wife and children?

Only then did she identify herself. She said she was Josephine Roberts, the chief’s daughter, then 25, according to Ms. Shaw Glaser, who wrote about it in her journal. Another protester also wrote about the scene in a message to a friend afterward.

Her father wasn’t even home, Ms. Roberts told them. He respected that she had her own left-leaning political views, she said, according to the protesters’ written accounts. And he was a wonderful father, she added.

Longtime neighbors and friends said the chief justice drew back. With rising violent threats against public officials, including a 2022 attempt on Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s life, security has been tightened. The chief justice took walks and briefly dropped in on a concert this summer, but his detail stayed close around him. On Sundays after church, he used to hang out on the dock. Now, with the protesters, he stayed away all day.

The shift has been “hard to watch,” said Tamara Cody, the owner of Port Clyde Kayaks and a longtime friend of the chief justice’s.

The chief justice and his wife did attend cigar club gatherings, friends said, but some former members said in interviews that they sent their own regrets, in part because they were not interested in socializing with the Robertses.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13h

(Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said he regretted nominating three Supreme Court justices Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh, .. according to a Time Magazine interview. ".. What can I do? .. I gave them the position of a lifetime, and they vote against me often."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9h

Don Jr. & Eric have investments in data centers and AI infrastructure. Don. Jr's firm 1789 Capital also has shares in tech companies working on AI. Donald's own stock portfolio itself is heavily invested in Big Tech. When Trump calls reasonable AI safety concerns a "hoax," follow the money.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 10h

Remember when Judge Cannon blocked release of Vol. II of Jack Smith’s report? The part about the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case? Now there’s an encouraging update & you’ll want to know all about it. joycevance.substack.com/p/finally-vo...

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Finally. Volume II.

Jack Smith’s Mar-a-Lago report should be public. Donald Trump wants to keep that from happening.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h

I’ve known many other defense secretaries, starting with Cap Weinberger, who served as defense secretary under Reagan. I can say without fear of contradiction that Pete Hegseth is the stupidest and least qualified of them all. He is a danger to the entire world. He must be impeached.

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Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 9h

The plain fact is that Bayou Jack is supposed to represent the interests of his constituents throughout the Upper Peninsula & northern Michigan. He’s refused to stand up for so many local people who are affected. While others are distancing themselves from 🍊💩, he has cozied up closer. His page today

From Jack Bergmans campaign page 10.1.26

JACK
BERGMAN
For U.S. Congress - Michigan's Ist District

Trusted by President Trump - Fighting for You
Jack Bergman has consistently fought for the America-First agenda and championed the values that matter most to the people of Northern Michigan and the U.P.
From securing our border and strengthening national defense to standing up for Veterans, protecting Second Amendment rights, and reining in wasteful Washington spending, Jack Bergman is your conservative voice in Congress.
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

Congressman Jack Bergman is a Tremendous Champion for the Great People of Michigan's 1st Congressional District!
A retired Lieutenant General of the U.S. Marine Corps, Jack bravely served our Nation in combat, and continues to make our Country proud in Congress. Jack is fighting tirelessly to Champion our Amazing Farmers and Ranchers, Advocate for the Working Men and Women of Michigan, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A., Cut Taxes and Regulations, Advance American Energy DOMINANCE, Keep our now very Secure Border, SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, Strengthen our Military/ Veterans, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment.
Jack Bergman has my Complete and Total Endorsement - HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 12h

My new link roundup focusing on courts and the approaching midterm elections, including warrants to seize ballots, last-minute investigations, and a judge's ruling against the use of federal funding holdbacks to pressure states into cooperating with the feds.

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Election Policy Roundup #31: The Courts and the Midterms

Roundup of links on courts and the approaching midterm elections, including warrants to seize ballots, last-minute investigations, and a ruling against using federal funding holdbacks to pressure stat...

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Emine Yücel @emineirmakyucel.bsky.social · 10h

My latest: Following Wednesday's failed bid by Senate Dems to block Trump's pocket rescission, Trump WH, once again, trampled over Congress’ power of the purse. Several experts point out their use of the “pocket rescissions” loophole is more an admission of guilt than a clever trick.

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Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 10h

Trump's TIME interview is wild. He can't stay on topic, can't stop rambling. The first question he gets is on AI safety, and he rambles about golf. He can't hear questions. Steven Cheung has to jump in to answer q's Trump can't. He tells the same stories over and over, but acts like they're new.

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Sarah Burris @sarahburris.bsky.social · 11h

Y'all I just caught the Kennedy Center claiming it isn't closing while telling vendors it's closing and now they're selling all of their Steinway pianos www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...

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Kennedy Center moves to sell all of its Steinway pianos

Photos show piano movers rolling massive Steinway grand pianos through the red-carpeted halls of the Kennedy Center this week.

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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 10h

On Phoenix campaign signs, Arizona-wide TV ads and in debates for key US House races, one issue has bubbled to the top of politics in this drought-hit state: Water. For Arizona voters, water surpasses affordability and immigration as the No. 1 issue. #KatieHobbs 🗳️ www.reuters.com/business/env...

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Water wars come to the ballot box in Arizona

That water has surpassed issues such as affordability, immigration and the Iran war as the most important campaign concern underscores how deeply worried Arizona residents have become by the drought c...

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Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 12h

What could possible go wrong? (Aside from everything?) In all seriousness, we do not see this as the coups some do, but as a continuation and expansion of the ongoing grift. They will spend 3 months on a “study,” award a trillion $ in no-bid contracts, and walk away with bags of our cash. #RFA

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Hegseth Announces Elon Musk and Newt Gingrich Will Help Lead Military

Pete Hegseth revealed that the men will help direct a project to determine the future of the military.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h

“.. The department is reviewing whether the special prosecutor’s office that investigated the famed Watergate break-in committed misconduct ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

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MN Dutchman stands with Ukraine! @dutchben.bsky.social · 9h

Not in kushner's best personal financial interest to achieve peace in the Middle East. No wonder him and witkoff have been so ineffective.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 10h

NEWS: Jared Kushner sat at the Gaza negotiating table for Trump while his private equity firm held the biggest stake in an Israeli company backing businesses tied to the war, including Israel's largest weapons maker. This is the Trump family business model.

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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin on ICE detention centers, where at least 58 people have died: "We're not providing Holiday Inns."

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jflem2.bsky.social @jflem2.bsky.social · 9h

That review is required under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, which mandates that federal agencies, including the National Park Service (NPS), consider how a project will affect historic properties and seek ways to “avoid, minimize, or mitigate” the harms of a planned project.

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jflem2.bsky.social @jflem2.bsky.social · 9h

On Thursday, Travis Voyles, the Trump-appointed vice chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), sent a letter informing civil society and historic preservation groups that it was ending the federal review of how the 250-foot-tall arch would harm nearby historical sites.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h

Ken Paxton is a corrupt con man who has used his office to enrich himself and live a lavish lifestyle with his various mistresses at taxpayer expense.

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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 12h

After nearly two years of claims on Fox News that Trump’s deportation operations were targeting the “worst of the worst,” the administration acknowledged that it's attempting to go after every person it thinks is in the U.S. without authorization.

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Fox News has spent almost two years claiming Trump’s deportations are targeting “the worst of the worst.” The administration just contradicted that narrative.

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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 11h

A professional civil service isn’t the enemy of democracy. It provides competence, continuity, legality, and reality. Political leaders set direction, but career professionals bring expertise to turn it into action. Read the latest for Voter's Guide: Navigating the Ballot: zurl.co/RKTzb

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 10h

Antonio Romanucci, an attorney representing Renee Good’s family, opened a press conference over the fatal shooting by saying the "day of accountability" has arrived. Family members are speaking at the press conference.

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Live: Renee Good’s family files lawsuits over fatal shooting by ICE agent

Renee Good was fatally shot on Jan. 7 in south Minneapolis by ICE agent Jonathan Ross.

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MPR News @mprnews.org · 10h

Health insurance premiums for thousands of Minnesotans will increase in 2027, following significant hikes in 2026. All approved insurers will raise rates at least 10% in Minnesota’s individual and small-group markets, as higher healthcare costs and expiring ACA tax credits put pressure on consumers.

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Minnesotans face another year of steep health insurance hikes

All approved insurers will raise rates by at least 10 percent in Minnesota’s individual and small-group markets, as higher healthcare costs and expired ACA tax credits put pressure on consumers.

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Project True North @projtruenorth.bsky.social · 9h

Lisa Demuth’s reaction after Renee Good and Alex Pretti were killed by ICE: “The death of two Minnesota residents — that’s the cost of it.”

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 9h

The Trump administration has resumed border wall construction in Big Bend National Park after waiving 31 environmental laws for the project.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

While I'm enjoying the humiliation justifiably being heaped on Senator Eric Schmitt, I don't don't think enough mockery is being directed at his accomplice, Senator Kennedy, the Cornpone Clown, with this stupidly victorious expression as he smugly holds up the ridiculous "evidence."

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