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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
October 7, 2026
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October 7, 2026
On October 7, 2016, in the run-up to the 2016 election, the Washington Post broke the story of the so-called Access Hollywood tape, a video from 2005 in which Donald Trump told television host Billy B...
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
No AI for kids. Full stop.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Part (but far from all) of what's horrific here is: a woman weighing the consequences of speaking up about being sexually assaulted, because speaking up imposes burdens and costs (and so does not speaking up).
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
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RockDems VA @rockdemsva.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
We have a real chance to flip this very red district blue, and need your help in the last weeks of this election. Please find something you're comfortable doing or willing to be trained to do, and volunteer with us! Seriously, even 1 hour of your time on a Saturday will be put to good use!
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 06/10/2026
New post at Strength In Numbers today with a fresh take on whether the polls are overstating support for Democrats or Republicans. I use a measure of respondent engagement to proxy non-response and simulate potential bias. Error could be quite large www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-10-06...
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Steve the Dog🐾 @stevethedogcivics.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
She's not wrong. ⁣ From "What the Heck Just Happened", 10.4.26, with @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @jbf1755.bsky.social ⁣⁣ 🐾⁣⁣ Steve⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #protectdemocracy 15s
quote from the october 4 2026 episode of "what the heck just happened" with Heather & Joanne. Slide reads "Trump is not even just destroying the constitution; he's acting as if it never existed."
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Openly provoking a foreign adversary to kill millions of Americans is completely unhinged and reckless. Donald Trump is the most dangerous and corrupt president in our nation’s history. The stakes are too high to send him another yes vote from Minnesota.
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Tom Bonier @tbonier.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I'll post more state breakouts tomorrow, but so far in every state I have checked, the Hispanic turnout share exceeds that of 2024. In Minnesota, total Hispanic turnout has exceeded the same point in 2024 as well.
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Tom Bonier @tbonier.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is pretty wild. While the total turnout in VA so far is 23% below where it was at the same point in '24 (expected, given that '24 was a presidential year), total Hispanic turnout is almost 50% ahead of the same point in '24.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A whole political movement should be stood up against this arrogant and sociopathic bullshit www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We will never again be a democracy if we don't get the big money out of American politics. There should not be any higher priority. davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/one-priori...
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One Priority Above All Others
We Must Drain the Poison Out of Our Body Politic If There Is to Be a Better World After Trump
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The Sgt Joker @thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The best Jack Smith, a/k/a John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, vs. Eric Dumb Schmitt, yet. 🤣
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
History won't ask what you posted. It'll count who showed up. Be in the count: check your registration, make your voting plan, and bring two people with you. When we vote, we win. #LetsGetVoteReady
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Part of the post-Trump repairs to democracy must be inspectors general. What if we house them in the legislative branch, where a president cannot fire them? Courts could serve as a check.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Hegseth: "Today, at my direction, I'm establishing the Office of Religious Affairs. It will report straight to the top -- a direct line to the secretary ... as Psalm 33:12 extolls us, blessed is the nation in which God is the Lord"
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump refuses to turn his camera on at the G7 summit
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 02/10/2026
This corruption must be investigated.
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Postal Service is slowing delivery. Will your mail ballot be affected? www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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The Postal Service is slowing delivery. Will your mail ballot be affected?
Democracy Docket mapped the affected zip codes.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 01/10/2026
Washington Sun: President Donald Trump wants the Oval Office declared a federal landmark so no one can take down the gilded accents he’s affixed to the walls.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/10/2026
A little over a year after leaving government service, Elon Musk is set to return in a limited capacity, co-directing a Pentagon initiative known as Project Meridian, focused on the future of warfare, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced. wapo.st/4ytVaiG
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elijahplovejoy.bsky.social @elijahplovejoy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 01/10/2026
Today I joined veterans, preservationists, and concerned citizens demanding that the Administration stop construction of Trump's vanity arch. No one but Trump wants this, so I will not stop fighting against this selfish, dangerous, and illegal proposal until it's gone. youtube.com/shorts/0bx0D...
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Beyer Joins Call to Stop Trump’s Vanity Arch
YouTube video by Congressman Don Beyer
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
SO excited to see the launch of The Propaganda Playbook - this is a critical resource for everyone and it's coming at exactly the moment we need it. Check it out! propagandaplaybook.org
propagandaplaybook.org
The Propaganda Playbook | Onyx Impact
A practical guide to identifying, verifying, and responding to political propaganda, misinformation, and disinformation in the digital age.
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Volunteer Blue @volunteerblue.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Video: On Senate Floor, Sen. Mark Warner Calls for Data Center Guardrails, Urgent Need to Pass AI Security Legislation bluevirginia.us/2026/09/vide...
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Video: On Senate Floor, Sen. Mark Warner Calls for Data Center Guardrails, Urgent Need to Pass AI Security Legislation - Blue Virginia
Earlier today on the US Senate floor, Sen. Mark Warner” called on Congress to enact meaningful protections for communities facing the rapid expansion of data centers, arguing that legislation must inc...
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Rep. Justin J. Pearson @justinjpearson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
ONE WEEK LEFT to register to vote in TN. There is no same-day registration, so everyone must be registered by October 5th. It is also important that you double-check your registration. You can do both on Vote.org! Early voting starts on Oct. 14th.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026
Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff www.reuters.com/business/fin...
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• Anthropic IPO could value the company at more than $2
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• Anthropic lost $42 billion in 2025
• Al lab spent $7.33 billion on compute and infrastructure last year
• Operating loss widened to $8.06 billion in 2025 from $2.98 billion in 2024
• Execs, industry analysts have expressed concerns over harms of Al tech
Sept 28 (Reuters) - Anthropic is making a massive bet that Al will transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters.
But the cost to get there will be staggering. Anthropic reported a net loss of $42 billion in 2025, and plans to spend $518 billion on cloud, computing and infrastructure obligations in coming year, according to the
prospectus.
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 28/09/2026
Trump is selling nuclear tech to Saudi Arabia despite reported US intelligence that the Saudis still want a bomb—while the Trumps have taken billions in bribes from the Saudis. This is Trump corruption at the expense of US national security. Stop the deal.
Saudi Arabia Open to Possibly Developing Nuclear Weapons
An intelligence assessment examined Saudi Arabia’s military ambitions as Congress reviews a new civilian nuclear deal between the U.S. and the kingdom
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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Riverboat Chris @riverboatchris.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It's really funny to say "we are likely to receive a resounding election defeat largely driven by this war and once the election is over and there is a mandate to end it, I am tripling down."
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I could not more strongly agree with this take from @jamellebouie.net. youtu.be/NmYspr5wakI?...
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What should Democrats do if they win?
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
TONIGHT! A gorgeous book you should get even if you can't come to any of Leah's events. A fast-paced, vivid (but thoughtful!) account of how the Inflation Reduction Act was created and passed.
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BungalowBill @opinionsarelike.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“While the word intelligence is constantly deployed in these circles, the word stupid often seems applicable.” 👌
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"The disappeared*" was a term for those the military dictatorship in Argentina imprisoned/tortured/murdered during the dirty war. *"detenidos-desaparecidos" (detained-disappeared)
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is an absolute disaster from a national security perspective. Obviously, a lot on F-35s is classified, but a weapons-bay door and a canopy with radar-absorbing material are some of the most sensitive. Hard to describe how bad this is.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/09/2026
The cervical punch biopsy and colposcopy was easily the worst pain I’ve felt in my entire life.
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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
to be clear, the admin is alleged to have deported AT LEAST 25,447 individuals TO COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT THEIR OWN with, evidently, ZERO PROTECTIONS. this is a scandal and crime of historic proportions.
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The Deportation Project Map
Between 2025 and August 2026, the Trump administration deported over 25,000 people to countries other than their country of origin. Very few of these removals were publicly announced by the US. The De...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026
Someone tell him that tens of thousands of active duty service members are on food stamps.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If you got the handbook, post about it! Tag us in it! Let us know what you found interesting! Ask questions! We wanna hear from you!
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Volunteer Blue @volunteerblue.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
What are you doing to turn Congress blue in November? What do you like about it?
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/09/2026
This is a great read.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Stories like this have, for ages, treated men's desire to harm women as a sort of background noise, a weather we just normalize and accept and try to work around. Feminism is among other things a process of denormalization.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19/09/2026
TEXAS OHIO GEORGIA NORTH CAROLINA MICHIGAN IOWA ALASKA These are the states we’ve identified as most vulnerable to GOP election interference before, during, and after Election Day. If your state is on that list, we want to train you how to get into election protection formation.
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Sign Up to Protect the 2026 Elections · Indivisible
Sign the pledge to protect the 2026 elections! From a [last-minute switch to precinct-based assigned polls in Dallas County](https://www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/03/04/dallas-county-precinct-voting-pr...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A minor detail is missing from the headline.
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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Glaciologist @matthias-huss.bsky.social shows that the centre of the Great Aletsch glacier in Switzerland (the biggest in the Alps) lost 6 meters(!) of thickness just this summer. "No words...", he adds on LinkedIn.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The rule they are overturning was predicted to give $120 billion in public health benefits by 2047, with projections that by 2035, it would would prevent up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital and emergency room visits, 360K asthma attacks, 48K school absence days and 57K lost workdays each year
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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Here's the signup link! powerthepolls.org/creator-sara... Signing up to become a poll worker is: -A good way to help keep elections running properly! -A good way to stop doomscrolling & DO SOMETHING! -And it's better than free, it's paid work!
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Power the Polls
Poll workers power democracy. We help recruit them! Sign up now to make sure we have safe, fair, efficient elections for all!
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