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Prodigal Son

@prodigalsonii.bsky.social
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Husband, dad, Proud supporter 🏳️‍🌈. I am the enemy within. Homegrown Anti-Fascist to the core. “The golden goose is on the loose and never out of season.” “FUCK YOU, MAKE ME!” -JO

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NewPostNews @wabrahamwashington.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"The demise of the Kennedy Center began with Donald Trump. Tax documents obtained by Zeteo Friday..."
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Trump’s Biggest Claim About the Kennedy Center Just Blew Up
New financial filings expose the truth about Donald Trump’s takeover.
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Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com · 20/08/2026
Scott Bessent is breaking the glass to check rising bond yields, but the fix is flawed, writes FP’s Keith Johnson. foreignpolicy.com/2026/08/20/u...
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The U.S. Bond Crisis Highlights a Deeper Fiscal Rot
Scott Bessent is breaking the glass to check rising bond yields, but the fix is flawed.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 20/08/2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's shock bond buyback plan unraveled Thursday as yields climbed back to their pre-announcement levels.
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Scott Bessent's shock move earns derision: 'Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic'
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's shock bond buyback plan unraveled Thursday as yields climbed back to their pre-announcement levels.On Wednesday, Bessent announced the Treasury would at least double its buybacks of long-dated bonds — from $2 billion to at least $4 billion per operation, starting S...
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Walmart just received a $2.9 billion tariff refund, massively boosting the company's profits. Regular people paid the costs of tariffs by and large across America. But now corporations are getting huge checks from the government, while working people get nothing.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 28/07/2026
This administration made the decision to deny 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, Sgt. Angel Rampersad, and Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton recognition as U.S. military personnel killed in action during Trump's war of choice.
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Words & Phrases
‘These honored dead’
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The fight for democracy is on the docket and on Reddit. www.reddit.com/r/DemocracyD...
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From the DemocracyDocket community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the DemocracyDocket community
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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 28/07/2026
When SCOTUS allowed Trump to end TPS for 350k people, Justice Kagan turned anger into action. Trump’s lawyers refused to repeat his anti-Haitian remarks in court, so Kagan put them ALL in her dissent—placing them in the Supreme Court’s permanent record forever. 🔥
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McSpocky™ @mcspocky.substack.com · 21/07/2026
tRump just hit Canada with 50% tariffs. Their PM calls it unilateral and illegal under the trade deal. Result? Higher prices for American families. He picks the fights. We get the bill. Again. www.moneycontrol.com/world/canada...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21/07/2026
Russian warship carries out rare live-fire exercise 45 miles off UK coast
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Russian warship carries out rare live-fire exercise 45 miles off UK coast
Neustrashimy suddenly announced it intended to fire its guns and conducted 30-minute drill south of Plymouth A Russian warship conducted a rare live-fire exercise in the Channel 45 miles south of Plymouth on Monday, the day Andy Burnham was appointed as prime minister. The Neustrashimy suddenly announced it intended to fire its guns and requested that a British warship, which had been tracking it, retreat to a safe distance. Continue reading...
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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Denmark is saying straight facts.
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Hedy Lamarr @chudonew.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
FOX ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY LIED TO AMERICA On the eve of Dominion trial, & founder Rupert Murdoch's scheduled public testimony, Fox agreed to pay $787.5 million to resolve the case rather than risk Murdoch perjury, or allowing public to see the testimony of Fox hosts www.npr.org/2025/12/02/n...
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Fox News faces critical test in 2nd case over false 2020 election claims
The allegations in the multibillion-dollar case sound familiar: A voting-tech company accuses Fox News of defamation for false claims it broadcast about rigged votes in the 2020 presidential election.
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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Morning Puppies
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Pete is right. It’s not too much to ask at all.
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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Amy Acton's qualifications for OH Gov: First woman to serve as state Health Director. Physician with decades of experience. Proven nonprofit leader. Already raised $5.3M+ showing serious momentum. Healthcare champion focused on affordability. This is exactly the expertise OH deserves. Vote for Amy!
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EuniceforSC.bsky.social @euniceforsc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I need more followers on BlueSky. If you're reading this, please share one of my posts so that I can reach more people. Do you know someone with a big BlueSky following who you could ask to follow me or post about me? I also have Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook under EuniceforSC..
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
ICE desperately wants you not to care about this story But we must. The killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national striving for his American Dream, is a moral outrage, and a warning. ICE hopes you won't notice that mass deportation is back My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
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ICE killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. They want you to be apathetic. Don’t be. | Will Bunch
Salgado came from Mexico, built the American Dream, sent his sons to college, and was senselessly killed by ICE.
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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 09/07/2026
The Trump-Vance admin deleted records showing if and when DOGE accessed sensitive data. We will continue to shed light on their attempts to operate in secrecy.
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Federal Investigators Say Certain DOGE Records Were Deleted
A government report claims DOGE didn’t access sensitive systems. It also says the agency deleted records that would show if they had.
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's son says he is calling for a full investigation into the events of his father's death on July 7th: "He did not deserve to be reduced to a headline of Mexican man shot and killed by ICE."
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
NEWS --> Three men who were in the van with the victim of the ICE shooting in Texas are potential witnesses, but they're now under pressure to self-deport, a rep for the families tells me. They remain in detention even as ICE's story falters. Details in this piece: newrepublic.com/article/2129...
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Texas ICE Killing Darkens: Rep Says Witnesses Pressured to Self-Deport
There were three others in the van with the man shot by ICE in Houston this week. A represenative for the families tells TNR that the government is pressuring these potential witnesses to self-deport.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
All the greatest hits.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 09/07/2026
Daphne Caruana Galizia screamed in panic before explosion that killed her, court hears
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Daphne Caruana Galizia screamed in panic before explosion that killed her, court hears
Businessman stands trial over death of Maltese journalist killed by bomb in her car after she reported on corruption Moments before the explosion that killed Daphne Caruana Galizia, the journalist screamed in panic, a witness has told the trial of the man accused of ordering her murder. Caruana Galizia was killed in 2017 by a remotely detonated bomb placed under the driver’s seat of her car, after writing a series of reports on political and financial corruption in Malta. The government’s handling of the investigation led to mass protests and ultimately to the resignation of the Maltese prime minister, Joseph Muscat. Continue reading...
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Molly Crane-Newman @mollycranenewman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Breaking: Judge Lewis Kaplan has ordered the release of $5 million+ in damages owed to E. Jean Carroll by Donald Trump. Trump failed to convince the judge to delay the payment. This comes more than three years after he was found liable for sexual assault.
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Doc B @docbwell.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
According to Markwayne Mullin DHS is going more covert with goals to increase arrests and deportations without media coverage. And the wild, wild West has returned.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) plans to target Democratic states and counties with a program of federal election monitoring for the primaries, according to new details released Wednesday by a top DOJ official. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump DOJ to target Democratic strongholds for election monitoring: ‘The more eyes on elections’ the better
The new details come one day after the department sent letters to election officials in all 50 states and Washington D.C. warning they could face criminal prosecution over possible noncitizen voting.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/07/2026
get a load of the look on Zelenskyy's face as Trump calls him "President Putin"
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
ALERT: More than 1,200 former Dept of Justice employees have signed etter urging Senators to block Todd Blanche’s confirmation There are so many signatures… this letter consume 59 pages. It was distributed by @Justice_CXN www.thejusticeconnection.org/wp-content/u...
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
1. Since December, CNN and CNBC have promoted Kalshi to viewers extensively, frequently vouching for its accuracy. The existence of a financial relationship between the networks and Kalshi, however, is disclosed to viewers inconsistently. w/@atrupar.com
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How Kalshi infects the news
After inking financial deals with CNBC and CNN, Kalshi's prediction markets have become ubiquitous on cable news.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Bizarre story: Two journalists were removed by police from a corporate-sponsored Freedom 250 event in Brussels after they asked US Ambassador to Belgium Bill White about his threat against an American citizen/Belgian resident who had emailed Zac Brown Band urging them not to perform at the event.
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The US ambassador had Belgian police stop our reporting
On Sunday evening, the United States held its “Freedom 250” celebration – paid for by private companies, organised by the three American embassies in
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 30/06/2026
Three votes for the proposition that the Fourteenth Amendment does not mean exactly what it says. Three votes to strip citizenship from people to whom the framers guaranteed it. Three separate opinions explaining why. Three fucking votes. Broken institution, not worth saving.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 29/06/2026
🏛️ Today is yet another SCOTUS opinion day. We are on the lookout for rulings in multiple cases, including Watson v. RNC, which could bar states from counting mail ballots that arrive after Election Day. Follow us for the latest updates:
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Really hoping someone files a FOIA into this and gets some investigatory material, because there is not a single shred of doubt that her post is protected free speech under the First Amendment and agents SHOULD know that. She literally identified the source of her information as a newspaper!
Screenshot of an Instagram post included in the story.

USER: turndapaIgeoffofficial. Post: BREAKING: The ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good in broad daylight has been identified as Jonathan Ross by the Minnesota Star Tribune. I think today is a good day for Jonathan to be indicted!

Underneath is the following text: Paigelynne Gonyea posted the name of the ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis in January. She said the post triggered a visit and a warning from federal agents claiming she "doxxed" the agent.
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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The Reflecting Pool arrests by Park Police should terrify everyone. The federal government is fabricating accusations out f thin air simply tO protect one man from his own embarrassing failure. There is no sabotage. This is insane.
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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 20/06/2026
Solidarity with these interns! ✊🏽 It's not just the right and ethical thing to do because the labor of interns has worth and deserves respect, but because we know unpaid and underpaid jobs in public service create an economic barrier that excludes those who cannot afford to work for free.
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NYC Council intern fired after launching campaign to pay interns
Mina Farahmand was working for Manhattan Council Member Harvey Epstein – until she wasn’t.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Elon Musk's incitement of pogroms in Belfast reveals he'll use his immense wealth and influence to foment untold fascist violence in the future. Only a global movement can break his power. New piece from @polphilpod.bsky.social and me. Threading highlights below. 1/ newrepublic.com/article/2119...
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Elon Musk’s Race War Just Took Darker Turn—Time for a Global Response
The violent fascist riots in Belfast reveal the future that the trillionaire really wants. We need an international movement to constrain him.
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Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
CBS bosses ordered icon Scott Pelley to broadcast flat-out lies to please Trump. He refused, sacrificed his 37-year career, walked out, and exposed the censorship. Read his final words: 👇 www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-said...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Trump wouldn't need immunity from his SCOTUS for criminal behavior it he weren't engaging in criminal behavior. Trump wouldn't need immunity from his DOJ for tax fraud it he weren't engaging in fraud. Trump wouldn't need Florida's AG Pam Bondi to ignore consumer fraud if he hadn't engaged in it.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks spoke to me about how Trump is already trying to steal 2026 election from gerrymandering to picking Bill Pulte to be Director of National Intelligence. But Jill laid out how we prepare for Trump's cheating so we BIG this November! youtu.be/HTso68dFtg4?...
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Jill Wine-Banks: We know Trump will try to steal 2026 election. Here is how we prepare!
YouTube video by The Dean Obeidallah Show
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Looking very awake sir!
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Just heard @npr.org describe Delaney Hall protests as “violent clashes,” parroting Gov. Sherrill. I’m not there & haven’t seen all, but I’ve not seen evidence of protester violence. Only ICE & police violence. NPR offers none; not even an alleged example.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 31/05/2026
Sen. Andy Kim: "It's a choice. Delaney Hall is run by GEO Group. GEO Group is getting a nearly $1 billion contract to run Delaney Hall. They tell me there is one full-time doctor for 800 detainees. They could have more doctors if they wanted to, but that's cutting into their profits."
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 31/05/2026
In the weeks since the Supreme Court hollowed out the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the past has felt especially present to many congregants at Mount Zion First Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, @yvonnewingett.bsky.social reports.
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The Arc of the Voting Rights Act
Louisiana Republicans erased a majority-Black congressional district.
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Brendan Gutenschwager @bgonthescene.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
New Jersey State Police push past barricades outside the Delaney Hall Detention Facility
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 23/05/2026
This week Rep Eugene Vindman was 1 of 8 Dems to vote with MAGA to condemn trans kids His brother Alexander Vindman moved to Florida to run for US Senate & is on podcast condemning all Muslims Vindmans rebuking Trump doesnt excuse them for being right wingers who trash marginalized communities 1/2
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
This government is putting us in so much danger… youtube.com/shorts/WRihh...
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Ebola Outbreak
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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Jacob Romanow @jakeromanow.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Teaching students to avoid "bothering" their teachers stops learning in its tracks, undercuts essential social development, and trains kids not to seek help (from people) when they need it. Its sole function is to enable higher student-teacher ratios. @aft.org promoting this is sick and sickening.
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Paulley Ticks @tomadelsbach.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
So yesterday Trump posted a video of him crashing Stephen Colbert's final show, and literally throwing him in the garbage, and of course, I had to FIX it. #DonaldTrump #StephenColbert
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 23/05/2026
Fresh off ending his national broadcast show on CBS, Stephen Colbert showed up on community access television in southeast Michigan.
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Stephen Colbert is back on TV on community access in Michigan along with rocker Jack White
Fresh off ending his national broadcast show on CBS, Stephen Colbert showed up on community access television in southeast Michigan.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Every state should take a page out of Hawaii’s playbook on tackling Citizens United
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