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Itsmebetsy @profbetsy.bsky.social · 8h
"Lawrence O’Donnell, a host on the MS Now network, warned viewers on Tuesday: 'You live in a country, you live in a world tonight, where it is no longer news that the president of the United States appears to be insane. It remains the single most important ongoing news story of this era.'”
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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 12h
Dr. Paige Schilt on the destruction of racial, ethnic, gender and sexuality studies at UT Austin. 💔
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How Do I Hold This Grief?
By Paige Schilt
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 13h
Senate Banking just launched the Trumpflation Tracker. The affordability crisis is not a “hoax” like Donald Trump says. See for yourself how much more you’re paying because of Trump’s failed economic agenda
Trumpflation Tracker. Cumulative inflation since Dec. 2024: 5.2%, approximately $3,388 more for the average household. Real wage growth since start of Iran War: -0.7%. Wages aren’t keeping up with Trump’s inflation. 30-year mortgage rate up from 5.99% before the war to 7.6%, or $4,330 more per year for a typical household. Household debt, Q1 ’25 to Q2 ’26: +$56B. Families going into more debt just to get by. Total cost to American borrowers of Trump’s broken promise to cap credit card interest rates: $94.9B. Share of each extra dollar of income going to household debt: 52¢. Take-home income up $109/month since 2022; debt payments up $57. Cost of Living Basket Since Dec. 2024: Electricity +12.7%, approximately $222 more for the average household. Rent +5.1%, approximately $256 more. Gasoline +43.7%, approximately $758 more. Groceries +3.7%, approximately $211 more. Child Care +7.6%, approximately $852 more. Health Care +14.6%, approximately $929 more for average family coverage.
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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 10h
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A fluffy black cat with large white eyes lies on its side on green grass beneath a textured sky fading from blue to pale pink. White handwritten text reads: “Maybe sometimes you want to do everything so badly that you end up doing nothing at all. That’s okay. Maybe you’re more tired than you realise. I just hope you know that taking care of yourself counts as doing something, too.”
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 9h
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Protesters barricade road to Vermont ICE facility with ‘community gardens’ - The Boston Globe
About 40 protesters built flower boxes in the middle of a road to block access to ICE facilities in Williston on Tuesday.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 9h
The most shocking part of Trump’s comments is what our reaction says about us
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The most shocking part of Trump’s comments is what our reaction says about us
Listening to the president at a rally these days is a mix of deja vu and word salad, but his decade-long project of division remains abnormal and dangerous
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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 9h
vote411.org
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 9h
This is worrying news. But anxiety is not a strategy. Join @indivisible.org's midterm election protection program to help make sure we're ready for whatever tricks Trump tries to hold on to power. indivisible.org/campaigns/ou...
MS NOW: Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades
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Itsmebetsy @profbetsy.bsky.social · 9h
Glorious. www.yahoo.com/news/world/a...
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Nude gold statue of Trump 'Orange Plague' unveiled
Titled "The Orange Plague," the eight-foot installation covered entirely in 23-karat gold leaf, is designed by Danish sculptor Jens Galschiøt.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 06/10/2026
🗳️ Early voting for California’s 2026 midterms has officially begun. California’s newly redrawn congressional map could be decisive in determining control of the U.S. House. The state is also becoming a major test of federal involvement in election administration. Here’s what to know ⬇️
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 06/10/2026
I LOVE how @propublica.org dealt with official comment here, editorially and stylistically.
The Trump administration says none of this is happening. 

"DHS is NOT arresting U.S. citizens by mistake." "There are no 'indiscriminate' stops." Allegations of "racial profiling are disgusting, reckless and categorically FALSE." "The pattern is NOT of law enforcement using force." "ICE does not zip tie or restrain children." 

But that is precisely what is happening, and at a far larger scale than previously reported.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 06/10/2026
In June, Belgium’s diamond industry gifted Trump an 18-karat gold ring encrusted with 321 diamonds and 75 gemstones. A month later, European diamonds got an exemption from Trump’s tariffs. We don’t know where the ring is today. Where did it go? Did Trump keep it for himself?
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Timothy Pratt @onofftherecord.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Activists have launched a 'defendants union', likely the 1st project of its kind in the modern history of US political protest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... @dnbrgr.bsky.social @willpotter.bsky.social @prisonculture.bsky.social @sdonziger.bsky.social
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Trump 2.0 is targeting US protesters with ‘antifa’ charges. Activists started a union to fight back
NSPM-7 Defendants Union plans to offer legal clinics, media training and more to people facing prosecution for protest
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Itsmebetsy @profbetsy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I’m not sure if Trump or the cheering audience members are more reprehensible in this moment.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Openly bragging about ethnic cleansing. That's how you know they're the Good Guys.
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Itsmebetsy @profbetsy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It really bothers me that I can still be shocked by him. WTF???
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Itsmebetsy @profbetsy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Addressing climate change/ecosystem health has to be a top priority. None of the rest of this matters if the planet doesn’t support human life.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We murdered four more people in a boat today
U.S. southern Command: On October 4, under the direction of #SOUTHCOM, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal, kinetic strike on a go-fast vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean. Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel's active involvement in narco-trafficking. The operation killed four narco-terrorists. @DeptofWar
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 05/10/2026
this is my favorite example ever of an interactive clearly, creatively illustrated concept
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National Organization for Women @nationalnow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Take your rage and vote.
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EMILYs List @emilyslist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
According to new reporting, once the election is over the GOP is planning to enforce additional abortion restrictions. We need Democratic women to take back power and stop them.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Allison Gill has obtained descriptions of NINE FBI training videos showing agents were instructed to flag Epstein documents containing Donald Trump’s name for supervisory review. The DOJ is still refusing to release the actual videos. 👉 www.youtube.com/live/dYiQOhP...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If Trump just takes money appropriated by Congress for a specific purpose & seizes it to use it for an entirely different purpose, what is the point of having a Congress or appropriating money for anything? I’m sure the Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins must be concerned.
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Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🇺🇸🗳️ Make sure you’re registered to vote. Do it now & repost. iwillvote.com
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I Will Vote
Be a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state’s next election.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 04/10/2026
It’s been nearly a year since the so-called ceasefire in Gaza was brokered by Trump. "So far, only one item of the 20 items on the Trump plan has been fulfilled, and that is the release of every single Israeli hostage in Gaza," says writer and analyst from Gaza Muhammad Shehada.
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“Buying More Time for the Genocide”: Muhammad Shehada on Trump’s Gaza Plan 1 Year Later
The Palestinian death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza has surpassed 74,000, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza. While this figure represents the official death toll as confirmed by local autho...
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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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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.
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Itsmebetsy @profbetsy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The GLISTEN (formerly GLSEN) School Climate Survey is open through Nov 8. Survey respondents should be 13 years or older, identify as LGBTQ+ and/or two spirit, who attended grades K-12 in the US (or its territories) in 2025-2026. Please share widely. glisten.org/nscs27/?emci...
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2027 National School Climate Survey - Glisten
The National School Climate Survey aims to capture the experiences of youth who are LGBTQIA2S+ or questioning in schools across the country.
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Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 01/10/2026
Decisions about housing, healthcare, education and the cost of living shape what that future looks like. Make sure you have a say. Register to vote and make a plan! #WeDecide bit.ly/4wPidmz
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/10/2026
Want to learn about the history of our city?  Well you’re in luck. This month, we’re hosting a massive scavenger hunt across the city — all about the history of organizing in NYC. Sign up at organize.nyc.gov and come see the city through the eyes of the people who built it.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote in various blue states, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in a new lawsuit. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS has failed to provide records to prove Trump’s allegations of noncitizen voting, watchdog says
Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that 278,000 noncitizens are improperly registered to vote, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in...
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Itsmebetsy @profbetsy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Thanks for refocusing the question to something that really matters.
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Itsmebetsy @profbetsy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I learned today it's still possible in 4 US states to sue someone for having an affair with your spouse (most common in NC and MS, but also possible in SD and HI). Not sure how I didn't know this already, but WOW. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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Former NASCAR Driver Ordered to Pay Woman $850K After Alleged Affair with Her Husband Ended Their Marriage
Jennifer Jo Cobb was sued in 2024 by a woman who claimed the driver had an affair with the woman’s husband
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Fun @funkelly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
please keep in mind that many shitheel things tucked into the big beautiful bill aren’t set to take effect until AFTER the midterms, because they know they’re fucked. so tell everyone this, as often as you can so no one forgets, because the republicans WILL blame everything in that bill on democrats
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"gas prices have risen more in red states"
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Itsmebetsy @profbetsy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Call it whatever you want. How about focusing now on releasing the unredacted Epstein files, ending ICE atrocities, stopping engagement in war crimes, providing promised support to Ukraine and Taiwan, finding a way out of the war with Iran, funding approved grants, etc etc etc
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026
oh my God lol you can tell dude was absolutely feelin himself like 'we got him boys!' only to end up red in the face, flustered, and mad as hell as Klobuchar can barely keep herself from laughing in his face
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 29/09/2026
You can always count on Susan Collins to be "troubled" by the policies her votes have enabled
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Itsmebetsy @profbetsy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
outstanding!
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Itsmebetsy @profbetsy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Hands Off Our Vote! Live from NYC: How We Can Protect Our Elections” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Hands Off Our Vote! Live from NYC: How We Can Protect Our Elections · Indivisible
On Sunday, October 4th, movement leaders, artists, and issue experts will come together in New York City for a special Hands Off Our Vote live and nationally live-streamed event. It will inspire and m...
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Itsmebetsy @profbetsy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Yet another headline/issue we should never have to experience. Stress, fear, and the wasting of money and activist and judicial time over and over again.
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Itsmebetsy @profbetsy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Rebellion as self care in these troubled times”.
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Itsmebetsy @profbetsy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“The Trump administration is seeking to use the presumptive unpopularity of [trans prisoners]— and lack of coverage that such cases garner — to advance extreme gender-restrictive policies that could apply to all trans people and, ultimately, to everyone.” open.substack.com/pub/chrisgei...
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Breaking: DOJ asks SCOTUS to erase trans people from the law in case over trans care in prison
Solicitor General John Sauer made the alarming, all-encompassing argument — previously covered at Law Dork — to the Supreme Court on Monday morning.
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Itsmebetsy @profbetsy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I love that California has already declared a state of emergency to begin prep and distribution of supplies. I’ve already ordered all home supplies for power outages and heavy snow/rain. Prep, but don’t hoard-ensure all have what they need.
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National Organization for Women @nationalnow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Administration is trying to rig midterms. Keep this front and center and in the news! SCOTUS lifted an order that allows the Department of Homeland Security to use a database to screen voter rolls and create barriers to the ballot. This is unacceptable and NOW strongly opposes this!
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Itsmebetsy @profbetsy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’m a professor at CSU Stanislaus - we have amazing students who find ways to succeed even amid the systems that were established to prevent this. I hope we all work to remove the barriers and to support all who seek post secondary education.
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Itsmebetsy @profbetsy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Couldn’t agree more “Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 34 years “ robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm-b...
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The Rahm Bomb
He’s the single worst Democratic hopeful now (almost) running for president. Democratic midterm candidates we warned: stay away from him.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
In response to our reporting, Susan Collins has mustered a defense that is full of incorrect and misleading claims. We’ve reviewed FBI evidence, examined thousands of pages of records and interviewed dozens of people. Here are the receipts.
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ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe
ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...
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Itsmebetsy @profbetsy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
His actions and inactions as a mayor should disqualify him from any role in politics - behind the scenes or in official positions. It’s disgusting that the NYT fails to mention his past failures or include comments from Dems who would speak to the atrocities that occurred under his watch.
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