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My country is the world and my religion is to do good... Thomas Paine Truth is the substance of all morality… Mahatma Gandhi

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Scott Colom @scolom.bsky.social · 6h

Spent some time in Ocean Springs this afternoon talking with seniors about healthcare, the economy and the need for more accountability in Washington. We covered some important issues — and finished with a little ice cream. 🍦 A pretty sweet afternoon! #MississippiMatters

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"WE ARE GOING THROUGH SOME DARK TIMES."

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Scott Colom @scolom.bsky.social · 5h

Cindy Hyde-Smith is supported by fertilizer companies ripping off farmers, millions from a pro-AI super PAC pushing for costly data center development and everything in between. It's pretty clear who she answers to. As senator, the only people I'll owe anything to are the people of Mississippi.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 5h

Blumenthal: Tether is a crypto company that has a stablecoin known as USDT, and it is the major means of Iran avoiding and evading sanctions. What we’ve also exposed is that Cantor Fitzgerald has a major financial tie. Cantor Fitzgerald was owned by Howard Lutnick. It’s still run by his family.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4h

Levin: Two years ago, after Trump was elected the 2nd time, there was conventional wisdom around the country, within Washington, D.C., and the elite circles who said that the smart move was to capitulate. But that’s not what happened because millions of people around the country refused to give in.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4h

Levin: People then said, “Do you think you can take out a fascist just by voting, just by organizing? You think that’s how this works?” Yes, that’s how this works. If they can do it in Hungary, we can do it here.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3h

De Niro: The Trump administration knows that their policies are unpopular. They’re not stupid. Well, okay. They are very fucking stupid. I mean, really stupid. They’re stupider than I ever thought. But they recognize what they’re doing is turning away people.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 3h

Trump is leaving open the possibility of declaring a national emergency or invoking the Insurrection Act to seize control of the elections. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0ph...

Rep. Morelle SLAMS Trump for floating invoking the Insurrection Act: ‘Send in the clowns’

YouTube video by MS NOW

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 3h

Ratepayer Protection Act (n.): a bill that makes data centers pay nothing and protects exactly one person, Jon Husted. Brought to the floor by John Thune. Blocked Wednesday. See also: stunt. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/great-news...

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 3h

The Trump administration is carrying out wide-scale family separations, far more than in the first Trump term. @caitlindickerson.bsky.social reports. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSXN...

A ‘MASSIVE CRISIS IS UNFOLDING’: The hidden family separations happening under Trump’s second term

YouTube video by MS NOW

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 3h

Former Rep. Liz Holtzman, who served on the House Judiciary Committee that voted to impeach Nixon, told me the reported Trump DOJ effort to review whether Watergate prosecutors committed misconduct is "beyond stupid." www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pI_...

‘BEYOND STUPID’: Watergate vet BLASTS Nixon rewrite as ‘excusing Trump’

YouTube video by MS NOW

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 3h

AFL-CIO Chief Economist Darrick Hamilton says America's increasing economic inequality "is the result of a government that has over-indexed on the values of profit and speculation and under-indexed on investments in the capabilities of American people." youtu.be/gjyy3WgDv_U?...

‘This is GASLIGHTING’: rough jobs report highlights wealth gap as Trump says economy is ‘great’

YouTube video by MS NOW

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3h

Hawaii enacted a law that could neuter Citizens United. Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum. Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.

Could This Actually End Citizens United?

Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.No Supreme Court ruling or constituti

PTmac @ptmac.bsky.social · 26m

@Senatedems @housedemocrats @NPR @CNNPolitics @MSnownews @NBCPolitics @CBS @ABCPolitics @CBCAlerts @BBCNews ‬

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 2h

Trump defends the Cornell rapists saying he “feels bad” for them and they won't get a “fair shake”

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Scott Colom @scolom.bsky.social · 1h

I promise to always have the courage to stand up for Mississippi.

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 6h

Y’all eyes on this? Second video I saw of this human rights atrocity. A woman who lives in California named Angel Zhao was recently abducted by several men arriving into the airport, not confirmed the men are ICE though they will could be, they could be thugs ICE let arise from being masked thugs.

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Linda UWSⓥ @lindavt.bsky.social · 1h

If this can happen to Angel Zhao it can (and will) happen to you and me.

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Noriks 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🇲🇽 🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🐦‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛ ♎️ @noriks.bsky.social · 10h

WHERE IS ANGEL ZHAO!??? @raskin.house.gov @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @barackobama.bsky.social

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Scott Colom @scolom.bsky.social · 4h

MISSISSIPPI! Tomorrow, Monday, October 5th, is the deadline to register to vote in the 2026 elections. Visit ScottColom.com/vote TODAY to learn more about how to get registered. Don't miss out on the opportunity to make your voice heard on Election Day! #MississippiMatters

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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 7h

The Ken Paxton Corruption Hotline is now receiving thousands of voicemails. Listen to what they’re saying: “Ken Paxton is corrupt.” “I’m voting for James Talarico!” Texans are tired of corruption — and ready for something new.

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 4h

umpire (noun): one who calls balls and strikes. John Roberts promised the Senate he'd be one. Then he gave one team's captain immunity. Send Congress a letter to impeach him: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

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Tell Congress: Impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts

Contact Congress today!

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 7h

I'm not running to bow to a corporation. I'm not running to raise your utility rates or help them do it. I'm not running so that your premium goes up and everybody looks the other way. I'm running to fight for you.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 14h

I believe in Medicare for All like I believe in public schools. There for you no matter what.

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Thom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 12h

The Hidden History of American Healthcare: The “Advantage” is Theirs, Not Yours Well-Read Troublemakers Book Club hartmannreport.com/p/october-4-...

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October 4 — The Hidden History of American Healthcare: The “Advantage” is Theirs, Not Yours

Medicare open enrollment starts October 15. Here’s what the ads won’t tell you, from The Hidden History of American Healthcare.

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Trump, who has long denounced mail-in voting and sought for months to restrict it because, he claims, it is "inherently corrupt," urges Republicans to vote by mail. @timbalk.bsky.social Evan Gorelick www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...

Trump, Critic of Voting by Mail, Urges Republicans to Do It in Midterms

It was the latest mixed messaging from President Trump, who regularly votes by mail, but has made baseless claims that the practice is “inherently corrupt.”

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Scott Colom @scolom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We are officially ONE MONTH away from Election Day. Today, I need you to help our campaign by doing three things: 🔵 Check your voter registration status at YallVote.ms 🔵 Make your Election Day plan 🔵 Remind three friends to vote Let’s go win this! #MississippiMatters

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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Restaurants are warning that the tariffs Ken Paxton supports could end free chips and salsa.

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Michael Bennet @bennet.senate.gov · 03/10/2026

President Trump has weaponized the federal government against Colorado. No American should have to fear political retaliation from their own President.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I just arrived in the Middle East. I’m the first Democrat to be in the region since the war began. I’m here to view war damage, talk to our partners about the impact of the war, and meet with those who are working to end the conflict.

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NPR @npr.org · 03/10/2026

More farmers are showing interest in sorghum, a drought-tolerant grain. The crop is poised to expand in the U.S. – especially if Americans start consuming it. (via @kcur.org) n.pr/4zcGXGJ

This grain could be an answer to drought-prone fields – if more Americans eat it

More farmers are showing interest in sorghum, a drought-tolerant grain. The crop is poised to expand in the U.S. – especially if Americans start consuming it.

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David Beard @dabeard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The gas price run up under is Trump is more dramatic than under any leader since Jimmy Carter, who was thrown out of office. www.mentalfloss.com/live-smarter...

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David Beard @dabeard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

2016: Trump will betray America for Putin. 2026: Trump will betray America, Europe and Ukraine for Putin. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...

U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)

President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In Michigan, we're paying $5,600 a year on average for Trump and Mike Rogers' tariffs.

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Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today, I held a field hearing in San Antonio to examine ICE's growing and harmful presence in our city, and push back against the proposed ICE warehouse on the East Side.

PTmac @ptmac.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

@Senatedems @housedemocrats

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

McDonald's is now reportedly pressuring franchisees to use AI to price food. Its CEO raked in $20.6M last year, over 1,000x the median McDonald's worker pay of $19,020. And they remain one of the largest employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients. I'm not lovin' it.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“A matter of life and death… premiums already going up… people rolling the dice, choosing not to be insured… waiting longer to seek care…” Blood on the hands of Trump and his Congressional Republican accomplices.

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Scott Colom @scolom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Had an amazing day on the Coast for our canvass kickoff! Big thanks to Senator @corybooker.com for coming down to Gulfport, and to everyone who came out to be part of our kickoff. We have a month left to show the country that Mississippi Matters!

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NPR @npr.org · 02/10/2026

Democratic lawmakers, veterans and concerned citizens gathered in Memorial Circle to protest the arch Trump wants to build there. Their hopes lie primarily in a lawsuit and next month's midterms. n.pr/472XAIX

As Trump's proposed arch looms over D.C., protesters pin their hopes on the midterms

Democratic lawmakers, veterans and concerned citizens gathered in Memorial Circle to protest the arch Trump wants to build there. Their hopes lie primarily in a lawsuit and next month's midterms.

PTmac @ptmac.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Tucker pretending that he's smart.… not working🤪

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Dems getting better at this

PTmac @ptmac.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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PTmac @ptmac.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Which stories don't get told

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David Beard @dabeard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Agency Stole $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress — and Diverted It To Trump Priorities www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...

National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)

The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.

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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

And at the turn of the 20th Century, the American people saw the wisdom of antitrust, food and drug regulation, child labor laws, and national park preservation. Let’s go!

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has confirmed that he is considering retirement, leaving open the possibility that he could leave after next year’s term and hand another nomination to President Donald Trump.” www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement

The conservative Supreme Court justice said in a CBS News interview that he’ll revisit the issue next year.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 03/10/2026

Big banks shouldn’t be allowed to bankroll the climate crisis. My Fossil Free Finance Act requires major financial institutions to cut financial sector emissions 50% by 2035, immediately end financing for new or expanded fossil fuel projects, and reach zero financial sector emissions by 2050.