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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11h
In Lord Keynes' 1930 essay on the economic problems of our grandchildren, he makes clear that a billionaires tax will eventually (as in right now) become essential to maintaining and safeguarding democracy because without it the descent into plutocracy will be stark and steep.
fortune.com
Millionaire tax that inspired Mamdani fuels $5.7 billion haul in Massachusetts | Fortune
In two years levying a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million, it's funded bridge repairs, bolstered literacy programs and tackled a transportation deficit.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Yesterday we made the fascinating discovery that the bulk of the MAGA troll army operates out of a Russian intelligence service mill located inside the Yandex supercomputer center in Vladimir. The Ukrainians bombed it, and suddenly the troll army simply went silent.
open.substack.com
The Death of MAGA’s Troll Army
Inside A Dying Russian Data Center
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Hinojosa +4 !👀
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LiL'Silver @officiallilsilver.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This race is a dead heat and Greg Abbott is scared. secure.actblue.com/donate/em_ms...
secure.actblue.com
Donate to Gina Hinojosa
Gina Hinojosa is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Texas to take on Greg Abbott and his corruption. Will you join me today in supporting her campaign?
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“I’m all fired up and I’m ready to go!!” - Barack Obama 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Abolish ICE! The entire CBP needs to be disassembled, vetted, and rebuilt from the ground up.
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Oh to have heard the Rev Jesse Jackson in his prime verbally criticize the crybaby!😂
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Tip: To escape the algorithm that Google News has made for you, just sign out and refresh.
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Every cycle I predict Texas will go Blue and I jinx it, so this time I’m staying mum,zip,nada🤐
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“We’re having a collective failure of imagination when it comes to AI.” - Fareed Zakaria
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
He’s running out of political capital, if we win both Houses, he can be convicted in the Senate.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 04/10/2026
Nobody is prepared for the world of drone warfare that is coming, in fact is already here www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
nytimes.com
U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats
The withdrawal came with unusual speed, following what U.S. officials said were threats of an Iran-based plot against the installation.
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Willa Oczki @willa-oczki.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Elizabeth Holtzman just blew the top off of why tRUmp is using the FBI (henchman toady Patel) to perpetrate his 'Nixon was a victim of the deep state' lunacy. Great interview. She doesn't miss a beat! She hit on all of the important points. Thank you Elizabeth Holtzman! 🙌
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Whatta a freak show! Cow-towing idiots!
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Got my approval 💥👏
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Extraordinary. That is a long, long walk through a still very hot desert…
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Snippet of Gov. Newsom email..
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A 3rd aircraft carrier and 10K more men means he’s going to send in ground troops🤦‍♂️
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Computer programmers understand that computer programs can and sometimes do run amok..we should not expect AI will be different. Their agents are thinking, spawn subprocesses in nanoseconds, like a nuclear reaction if you have enough compute power.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I wonder how that Board of Peace is doing🤔
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
"He is not here to help. He’s distant, angry, a figure of nothing but venom & vengeance. He walks toward the viewer like a serial killer stalking his prey, his face a mask of contempt & barely-contained rage. His visage in this ad is glowering, almost a parody of a dictator trying to inspire terror"
publicnotice.co
Scenes from a personality cult
Trump’s taxpayer-funded agitprop is clearly illegal — and that’s the point.
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Maga is quietly crumbling.
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Don’t think I ever seen a poll where 75% of voters across the board disapprove of a president’s handling of the economy.
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
He can’t afford to either house of Congress,.. It’s existential now,.. I’m convinced he’s on a course to attempt to seize military control in order to derail the election outcome.
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
SchmittHead himself approved the govt paid tv ads meaning he broke the law and the next Democratically controlled Congress can use that alone to impeach and convict.
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
LOL “yeah, not good.”
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 30/09/2026
Yesterday’s White House gathering resulted in a voluntary, non-binding, and non-enforceable agreement to commit to safety policies the companies had already committed to during the Biden administration, and that they’ve claimed to be already following.
lnk.thebulwark.com
Eric Schmitts the Bed
Plus: Trump’s dangerous, reckless embrace of AI.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is correct. If you track the process of institutional corruption of states in Latin America in which Opus Dei acts to support the dictators, then judicial channels that approve overreach—starting with the power to run concentration camps beyond the reach of the law—are a consistent pattern.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/09/2026
Dead on balls accurate!
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Win the House! Win the Senate! Impeach and convict that muthafucker!
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It’s difficult to overstate how dangerous such a declaration would be for American democracy. It would mean a president is attempting to sidestep the Constitution, which empowers states to run elections, in order to prevent his party from losing. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Could Trump take over voting by declaring a ‘national emergency’?
Advocates agree such an attempt would be blatantly unconstitutional but still worry that such an emergency order could suppress voting nonetheless.
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith is a hero in my book.
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🌊🌊🌊!
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I must say that I went with an Nvidia card instead of an AMD when I bought my gaming rig a couple of years ago. If I can ever afford another one (big "if" at this point), I will certainly go with an AMD, BASED SOLELY on the complete odiousness of Jensen Huang. He is for sure one of the bad guys.
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CGray @cgray52.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ethnic cleansing is underway in Springfield. I’m seeing it firsthand | Ohio State expert": l.smartnews.com/p-8yzMsh1K/5... Haitians in Springfield, Ohio ("They're eating the cats! They're eating the dogs!") are victims of ethnic cleansing. Stephen Miller MUST pay with jail time.
l.smartnews.com
Ethnic cleansing is underway in Springfield. I'm seeing it firsthand | Ohio State expert (The Columbus Dispatch)
Theresa Hice-Fromille is an assistant professor of geography at The Ohio State University and a member of the board of directors for the Haitian Community He...
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: Administration officials announced the Tridiculous Arch will also house the nation’s strategic Lionel Train Set Reserve.
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
He’s panicking now and like a rabies-mad hyena backed into a corner..
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Thousands of citizens gathered on the lawn in front of the Kennedy Center demanding that Trump respect court orders protect the building from demolition. wapo.st/4rkGlvP
wapo.st
Thousands rally outside shuttered Kennedy Center, chanting ‘Hands off!’
The vigil took place at the end of a week that saw the doors to the marble building locked shut.
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Usually we’d assume Shithead would declare IA and seize power “after” the election but if it looks like a Blue Wave is inevitable he’ll try it “before” the election.
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
geez at this rate we may not see 2027🤦‍♂️
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
good god, the FBI is in the hands of a sheer madman
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The severe exhaustion in Sam Altman’s eyes reminds me of that Nepalese man staring into the approaching wave of destruction.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 15/09/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court prevented a U.S. Postal Service regulation concerning mail-in ballots from going into effect, casting a decisive blow against President Donald Trump’s hopes of exercising federal control over the midterm elections.
nbcnews.to
Supreme Court says Trump cannot enforce new mail-in ballot regulation
The decision means a Postal Service measure that could lead to ballots not being sent to voters won’t be in effect for this November’s midterm elections.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Responding to new whistleblower claims, Democrats warned against what they called the latest Trump administration move to “rig the election” by illegally accessing voter data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Democratic senators blast Trump scheme to ‘rig the election’ by illegally accessing voter data, following whistleblower claims
“It’s unreliable data, combined with data they couldn’t get through failed litigation, being used to manufacture allegations and misidentify individuals as an ‘unlawful voter’ and that false label has...
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Bezos be sniffing that blue Arrakis stuff
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polkofthewest.bsky.social @polkofthewest.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“Gravity is how spirit acquires weight.”
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