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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

A dark money campaign is offering influencers $1,500 per post to attack Abdul El-Sayed and support Haley Stevens. Same exact dollar figure that was paid to attack @katmabu.bsky.social (Nobody ever found out who was paying for that campaign.) Gross, lazy and above all cynical shit.

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Secret paid influencer campaign backing Stevens floods Michigan Senate race

Rep. Haley Stevens and the Senate Democratic PAC said they were not involved in the effort to pay for user-generated content endorsing her.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 14/07/2026

March. Register to vote. Donate. Join us. Protect democracy. Let’s get to work. Help us register 100,000 voters. Click here to get started: 1000milestomemphis.com #1000MilesToMemphis #CourageNow

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 11/07/2026

We‘re one executive order away from a chocolate fountain.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

All 3 men inside of the van with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo “‘reiterated that there were never any ICE agents in front of the van…They came in and started shooting from the sides.’” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

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Migrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston say he did not ram officers

Three men who were in the vehicle alongside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo are contesting the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the fatal shooting.

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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 10/07/2026

Last night, Trump forced out all remaining commissioners atop the Election Assistance Commission — two Democrats and a Republican — just months before the midterms.

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The Brief: Trump Seizes on SCOTUS Decision to Mess With the Midterms

Trump Fires Three EAC Commissioners A few weeks ago, the Supreme Court...

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/07/2026

SHOCK NYT REPORT: DHS now admits the man ICE killed in Houston wasn't even their target. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 35-year U.S. resident, was just driving to work when agents — with no body cameras — shot him dead searching for two other men who weren't even in the van. Gift link in reply.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

PASTOR LORAN LIVINGSTON (@CentralChurchNC): “There has never been a Christian nation, and never will be. You don’t live in one now. A Christian nation wouldn’t have killed and displaced 20 million Native Americans, or thought owning slaves was pleasing to God.”

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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 30/06/2026

Genocide in Gaza 73,041 Palestinians killed 595 aid workers killed 260 journalists killed 81% of structures destroyed/damaged 58,000 children have lost one or both parents 87% of cropland damaged 850,000 in need of emergency shelter items www.ochaopt.org/content/repo...

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Reported impact snapshot | Gaza Strip (24 June 2026) | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Occupied Palestinian Territory

Figures that are yet-to-be verified by the UN are attributed to their source. Casualty numbers have been provided by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Israeli authorities. The fatality breakdowns c...

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The Folklife Festival was planned by the Smithsonian, funded by private donors and would have happened this week, but Trump shut it down.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The new racist double standard set up by Alito in the TPS ruling: if there’s any other motive in addition to the racism, the racism doesn’t count, but if the state wants to *prevent* discrimination against black people, that is racist and unconstitutional www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The Roberts Court has been turning anti-discrimination law upside down for years. Its approach came into particular focus in May, with Louisiana v. Callais, in which it determined that not allowing Louisiana’s government to dilute Black votes was racist. In that case, Alito insisted that forcing the state to draw a second majority-Black congressional district would be an “unconstitutional racial gerrymander” because Republicans were entitled to discriminate against Black voters if they argued that their purpose was partisan instead of racist. The Court reaffirmed that position in a subsequent case dealing with Alabama, after a lower court had found ample evidence of deliberate racial discrimination, as opposed to the discriminatory effect of the Louisiana map.

Mullin now sets up an even more impossible double standard. If the government wants to discriminate against Black people, any pretext will do. “As long as there is a plausible basis—any plausible articulable basis—for the government’s action, then the Court will look to that basis as sufficient,” Aderson Francois, a law professor at Georgetown University, told me, “even in the face of evidence that government actors were motivated by animus.” If a Black person wants to prove they’ve been discriminated against, however, no amount of evidence will suffice.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/06/2026

Celebrate Pride by making a donation to The Trevor Project! If everyone chips in just $5, we can make a huge difference for LGBTQ+ youth. It only takes a moment, but the impact can last a lifetime. Please share widely! Trevorproject.org/beans

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

“The scandal of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is such a complete encapsulation—and such a perfect metaphor—of incompetence and corruption that it deserves to be both a long-remembered failure and a final straw for a restless, angry nation.“ www.americaamerica.news/p/what-does-...

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What Does the Slimy Green Pool Say About Competence?

A Saturday Prompt

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

"We've lost recourse. You can't complain to your local oligarch about the quality of life. You can't complain to an AI robot about anything. No one wants this future. They want a human future." www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWhe...

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Donald Trump's World Is Literally Falling Apart, Sarah Kendzior Returns

YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show

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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

IPCC invites government representatives and experts to review the second draft of the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities The review runs from 8 May to 3 July 2026. 👉 Experts can register till 26 June 2026: www.tinyurl.com/srcities 👉 bit.ly/PRSRSOD

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

It's Thursday and Russell Vought is still trying to take over all federal grant making, put it under his thumb and political control. It's a mad power grab. We need to stop it. Click on this and write a letter to your members of Congress. And share, share, share. actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...

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Oppose OMB Proposal to Put ALL Federal Government Funding Decisions in the Hands of Political Appointees

On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), OMB-2026-0034, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance. The scope of this proposed regulation is...

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

More lawless, performative killing by the Trump administration. This time seemingly in Venezuela.

At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet Earth. Before I returned to office, Joe Biden opened our Southern Border to millions of Illegal Criminals, and allowed this foreign army to rape, maim, and murder American Citizens with total impunity. During my Campaign, I pledged to expel these monsters from our Country, and bring Justice to the families of those they slaughtered, including the precious 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, 22-year-old Laken Reilly, and countless other beautiful souls. With this action, the United States Military has brought retribution for them, their families, and their loved ones. Early in my Administration, I delivered on my promise to designate Tren de Aragua as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, deport thousands of evil criminals, and wage war against the Cartels, who have long been waging war against our Citizens, while weak leaders left America helpless and defensive. This action was coordinated closely with our friends in Venezuela, with whom we are working very well. As a result, Tren de Aragua terrorists no longer have safe haven in Venezuela or anywhere else and, under my leadership, we will find these vicious murderers and drugs lords anytime, anyplace, and send them to the depths of hell where they belong. GOD BLESS AMERICA! President DONALD J. TRUMP

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Joshua G. Schraiber @jgschraiber.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

This means that hundreds, if not thousands of labs all over the country will close. Tens of thousands of jobs will be lost. This is in defiance of Congress's will and in defiance of good stewardship of the US economy. This is entirely because Russ Vought hates science

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/04/2026

Trump is about to hit REM on camera during an Oval Office event. It's just incredible.

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

A “former Palantir executive recently confirmed what many have long suspected. In a public stmt, the whistleblower said it plainly: Palantir intended to take over the US government, & many of his former colleagues are now installed inside the federal apparatus. He called it an occupied nation.” 1/

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Israeli attacks on healthcare workers, doctors, Red Cross/Red Crescent teams is now a routine occurrence.

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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Unbelievable. ICE detains spouse of servicemember who’s about to deploy when they show up at base so he can start basic training. @nytimes.com reporting at the link in first comment.

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

We have an economic problem masquerading as a political one. Billionaires can purchase politicians to do their bidding and that bidding is to repeal any and all rights that impede on their profits.

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Eunice Cho @eunicehcho.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Concerned about ICE's $45 billion plan to convert warehouses into immigration detention centers? This is what they'll look like inside. From ICE's plan for the Social Circle, GA facility. Each little dot: a person. www.socialcirclega.gov/home/showpub...

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Bloomberg says we've spent $3B on Trump's invasion of Venezuela. Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Trump's Caribbean Surge Nears $3 Billion Price Tag So Far

The operations around Venezuela that eventually led to the capture of its president pulled in nearly a fifth of the US Navy’s surface fleet at a cost of more than $20 million a day.

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Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

When the billionaires have most of the money, they'll face a political challenge from the impoverished masses; hence the giant prisons.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/02/2026

Connections everywhere, accountability nowhere.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

ICE plans a concentration camp in Social Circle, GA. Officials in a small city east of Atlanta say ICE has finalized the purchase of an industrial warehouse with plans to turn it into a sprawling concentration camp, where as many as 10,000 immigrants could be held. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

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ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April

Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.

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WatchYourRepsTN&SC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

The SAVE Act sounds harmless, but it lets politicians kick eligible Americans off the rolls if they can’t dig up passports or birth certificates. Millions of citizens, especially young people and voters of color, could be denied a ballot over paperwork.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

The banality of evil is shocking. An ex-Big Lots warehouse for cheap consumer junk is bought by ICE to ship as many as 7,500 handcuffed human beings, as the Trump regime builds a U.S. gulag archipelago The unthinkable comes to Pa. coal country. My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...

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From Big Lots to warehousing humans: ICE plan sparks fear in Schuylkill County | Will Bunch

A massive warehouse in Tremont. Pa. that once moved cheap goods will now detain migrants in an $119 million ICE deal.

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Neither Trump nor the GOP in congress have this power, & the only way they do this is if we decline to stand up for our rights. He's had a string of electoral defeats & rightfully fears the midterms. His outbursts are real threats, but they come from weakness. Tough shit, he's going down. No Kings.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

In a bizarre coincidence, Barr also as AG oversaw the federal Bureau of Prisons, where Epstein, um, died

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Here's a thread that you should all read, even though it will make you want to punch a wall

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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

And there were bloody footprints Where mercy should have stood And two dead left to die on snow-filled streets Alex Pretti and Renee Good... Their claim was self defense, sir Just don’t believe your eyes It’s our blood and bones And these whistles and phones Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/01/2026

This is testimony… 📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti. “After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio. Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3. Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/01/2026

Please call your senators and tell them to demand rescission of the ICE/CBP funding under the BBB.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/01/2026

Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Just a reminder that both Ilhan Omar and Maxwell Frost have been attacked this week. No outrage by right-wing media or even corporate media. Now imagine if this were done to Republicans. The entire system is rigged in favor of conservatives, folks. The double standards are just wild.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”

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Representative Seth Magaziner @magaziner.house.gov · 27/01/2026

Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days. His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.

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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I shared this video the other day. Tonight @maddow had this lawyer on her show. People are being tortured at Trump's detention camps Including children deprived of medical care. PUTRID WATER BUGS IN FOOD Call your Senators & DEMAND they stop funding DHS! 202-224-3121 Do Not Fund ICE terrorism.

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Imagine a paramilitary gang kills 2 observers over 2 weeks, then shows up at your home to say, "You, observer, we know where you live." That's a death threat. If it happened to me or a colleague when I was a human rights observer in N. Ireland, we would've lodged complaints with three govts.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

People who think we should wait until we win everything think we should win forever. Celebrate interim victories, partial victories, imperfect victories, small victories, because celebrating strengthens the resolve to keep on, reminds us of our power, and also is fun.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Two images taken 85 years apart on different continents, but the similarities are unmistakable. BTW: The murderer in the picture on the right was eventually identified in 2025. Let's hope it does not take 84 years to identify the fascist on the left.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/01/2026

Walz: "We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody is gonna write that children's story about Minnesota."

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

If you want proof that Trump is going to try to rig the elections, here it is: In a letter to Gov. Tim Walz Saturday, Bondi claimed that Walz could “restore the rule of law” by complying with a list of demands, including giving the Department of Justice (DOJ) the state’s voter registration records.

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AG Bondi demands access to Minnesota voter rolls after fatal Border Patrol shooting

Her demand came as Minneapolis was reeling from a second fatal shooting by a federal agent this month.

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