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No Kings, No Oligarchs, Tax the rich at Eisenhower rates | 🇺🇦 | Previously in legal & scientific professions | 💙 in the formerly great state of Texas | No DMs

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 6h
Since taking office, Ken Paxton has spent $1.9 million in taxpayer funds on luxury travel, including to: — China — Israel — India — Italy — Malta — Taiwan — Albania — Greece — Palm Beach — South Africa — Dominican Republic — 25 trips to California — The 2024 Kentucky Derby
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h
Trump could nominate the worst person with a law degree in America and this Republican senate will confirm that person. That includes Susan Collins, who always confirms Trump’s justices. The only chance you have to keep that person off the court is to elect Democratic senators.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 4h
NSF withheld $1.4 billion that Congress had intended for research over the course of the past year www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
nytimes.com
National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
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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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 3h
These hideous Trump ads are outright theft from the taxpayers and election misconduct at the same time. $20 million in OUR MONEY spent on Illegal ads glorifying the would-be king. And his co-conspirators told him it was OK.
nytimes.com
Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency (Gift Article)
The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h
I guess he missed Hegseth’s speech at Quantico this week.
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 9h
"We are not part of any political movement. And we are not attempting to further any political agenda." - says a right wing political operative in #SCOTUS robe who gutted voting rights, abortion rights, gave a Republican President king like powers in attempt to lock in right wing dominance. (1/2)
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said increasingly harsh criticism of the court from political leaders can be "quite damaging" to the institution.

"The criticism of the court by President Biden and justices by President Biden and his administration was very harsh. And President Trump has been very harsh," he told CBS News' 
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Alito said the court's job is to interpret the Constitution "as best we can" and apply it to the cases that come before them: "We are not part of any political movement. And we are not attempting to further any political agenda.""
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 6h
Fox News talks a lot about the WNBA, but it’s not because it likes to see talented female athletes putting the ball in the hoop. To Fox, women’s sports is good for 2 things: 1. To agitate for white grievance. 2. To foment anti-trans hate. (This is No. 1, but there’s a lot of No. 2 on Fox as well.)
Fox headline: Sports media celebrates Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham losing in the playoffs.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 6h
SCAM ALERT: Buy $TRUMP & you *might* be invited to dinner with Trump & unnamed “legends” More like legendary grifters! Trump made $635M on his memecoin last year while regular investors LOST $3.8B+ Another scam to line the president's pockets when everyday Americans can't afford basics -TN
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 8h
Don’t get complacent. They’re still going to try to cheat. Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h
Trump is planning to host a third gala for the top investors of his $TRUMP crypto coin. He and his family have raked in $2.2 billion from their crypto ventures, while their investors have lost almost the same amount. They’ll fleece anyone they can — even their own supporters.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 7h
When a rapist sticks up for other rapists it's called a professional courtesy.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16h
This is such shameless "journalism." Framing Donald Trump's unpopularity because of his obnoxious incompetence as a selfless, noble act? Newsweek is now just rubbish propaganda.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h
CNN on the last jobs report before the midterms: "It came in cold -- surprisingly cold. Job growth weaker than expected, unemployment unexpectedly went up, and paychecks aren't keeping up with prices. This was disappointing all around."
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 16h
Sen Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on jobs report: “Trump’s economy has only added 33,000 jobs a month on average, far below the 120,000-a-month average in 2024. At the same time, paychecks are growing at their slowest rate in nearly 7 years”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h
STEPHEN MOORE: We had much much higher inflation under Biden BERMAN: Let me stop you. Has inflation gone up or down since Trump took office? MOORE: Well, it was about 3.2% when Biden left office, it's 3.4% now BERMAN: So it's gone up MOORE: That is true
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 15h
"Paxton left about 730 workdays blank on his official calendars and took over 275 out-of-state trips to places such as the California wine country, Caribbean resorts and European tourism hot spots. The travel cost TX taxpayers a minimum of $1.9 million to cover expenses ... by his security detail."
apnews.com
Inside Ken Paxton's jet-setting lifestyle: California wineries, European hot spots and ski resorts
When Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched his campaign for Senate last year, he skipped the local pageantry.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 15h
Directing DOJ to slow-walk politically damaging decisions until after people vote would be a major scandal under any normal administration. Here, it’s just Friday.
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Gia Monroe 🇺🇸 @giamonroe.bsky.social · 14h
They are either planning to enforce the Comstock Act to ban mifepristone by mail or try to outlaw the birth control pill outright. Vote!
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15h
The White House is coordinating with the Justice Department to hide its abortion agenda from voters until after they've voted in order to try to influence the results of the election.
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DBeach @beachnic.bsky.social · 13h
Destroy the social safety net, explode the military budget. All without congress. All in as partisan of a way as we desire. Taking these actions unilaterally without Congress is illegal and unconstitutional under existing U.S. law.
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asturianfarmer.bsky.social @asturianfarmer.bsky.social · 15h
YOU don't decide what to fund or not fund. Congress does. Your only job is to disperse the money and monitor those dispersements.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 14h
Trump, You don't get to pick your press corps based on who flatters you Letting Fox in while shutting out CNN, MS NOW & Politico is textbook viewpoint discrimination & the First Amendment forbids it Constitution 101 w/ @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social -TN
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 14h
NEW AD: Are you a data center company looking to take over rural Texas? Are you a crime-loving millionaire looking to throw the FBI off your scent? Are you a child predator looking to get out of jail after just 1 day? Call 844-WHOS-KEN to hear what Ken Paxton can do for you!
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JoeCGiles @joecgiles.bsky.social · 14h
Every dollar the GOP spends is an attempt to get someone to vote against their own interests.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13h
The State Department directed millions of dollars originally earmarked to promote human rights to promote far-right causes including Afrikaner rights in South Africa, safeguarding "Western civilizational norms," and documenting "backsliding" in Europe related to mass migration. cnn.it/471EYZQ
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h
This guy has been doing everything he possibly can every day to use his position of SecDef to tamper with the midterms, from speaking at Republican campaign rallies, to giving partisan political speeches to troops, to this. Do all federal employees get a day off to vote?
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12h
Charlie Angus: Heavy crude from Alberta has served American refineries for a long time. It has served the US economy super well. But hey, you threaten us, well, we’ll have another pipeline and it can go elsewhere. The message to the MAGA administration is: Keep pushing, sucker, and see what happens
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h
"It could chill rights of contractors to make political contributions" -- unearthed footage shows Susan Collins in 2012 fighting to protect contractors from having to disclose political contributions (we recently learned she was under investigation for a pay-to-play scheme involving a contractor)
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 12h
Here's your reminder that border czar Tom Homan, who is terrorizing hard-working immigrants, took $50,000 in an FBI bribery sting. The Trump regime killed the probe, and there’s no indication that Homan paid the money back to the taxpayers – or even paid taxes on the "income."
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Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h
Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 12h
Billionaires are pouring millions of dollars into our state to buy this senate seat. Big Money is powerful, but it’s nothing compared to People Power. Sign up to knock doors during our Weekend of Action: www.mobilize.us/texasdemocra...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11h
The Trump administration was too stupid to realize that cutting food safety programs and firing thousands of public servants would have shitty consequences. Watch.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11h
Charlie Angus: In just a year and a half, Canadian purchases of vehicles made on the American side of the border dropped 30%. If you take the American export auto economy, Canada’s number one. If you take the next 10 countries and put them together, it’s still less than Canada at number one.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h
22 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million to defeat Prop 40. Their combined wealth in January 2025 was $439 BILLION. By September 2026, it had grown to $722 BILLION. They're accidentally making the case for the billionaire tax better than anyone else could.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 10h
A $250,000 donation to a pro-Ken Paxton super PAC came from a businessman whose dad got pardoned by Trump — and who used a fake name and rented mailbox on the donation record.
politico.com
Who was behind a $250K mystery donation to super PAC backing Ken Paxton?
The Texas Senate hopeful has ties to the donor’s family going back decades.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
CSPAN: “We should mention that Senator Schmitt was supposed to appear on this program with Sen. Coons but he pulled out the day after that hearing.”
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is plain old thievery and election rigging by the convicted felon in the White House.
theguardian.com
Lawmakers call for action on ‘plainly illegal’ taxpayer-funded ads to promote Trump
House Democrats say officials may have illegally misused public funds to pay for president’s ‘narcissistic ego trips’
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We’re just 33 days out from the November Midterms & Texas Gubernatorial candidate, @ginafortexas.bsky.social, is blazing a trail to the finish line. She joins me for the latest in her campaign, including how she plans to end the Abbott Corruption Tax for Texans. youtu.be/oT8xuPUBO8Y?...
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Trump SCRAMBLES As Texas Gov. GREG ABBOTT’s Elon Musk TIES BACKFIRE!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Republicans are terrible at making groceries and gas affordable, but they’re extremely gifted at inventing crackpot theories that don’t help anyone in any way.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Doesn’t sound like America First. bsky.app/profile/meid...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“.. The rub: South Koreans didn’t agree to a specific dollar figure—or even to invest at all.” 👀 @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/asia/s...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The most corrupt administration in the history of the US by far. You could add up all instances of corruption by every other admin in US history and it will not equal the amount of corruption perpetrated by this one in less than 2 years.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Subverting democracy isn't new to John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrett. All three were on George W. Bush's "Florida Recount Team," which lay the groundwork for stopping vote counting in Florida—and Bush v. Gore, the politically-motivated SCOTUS decision that gave Bush the election.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“.. We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” @semafor.com www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“.. The ships, jet fighters, Marines and sailors will arrive in the region by the end of November, the officials said. Trump recently told aides that he expects to resume bombing Iran that same month ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
wow oh my who could have seen this coming www.semafor.com/article/10/0...
semafor.com
US trade representative declines to commit to imposing new Russian sanctions
Whether to impose the levies ‘is for the president to decide,’ Jamieson Greer said on the sidelines of the G20 trade ministerial.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Republican politicians are scum. They will lie about anything to keep their money and power.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and Keith Porter Jr. were murdered. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot. Salah Sarsour was arrested and jailed. The next victim of ICE's cruelty could be you. We must all speak out and demand accountability.
nbcnews.com
‘She was pure love’: Renee Good’s partner makes first public comments as family sues U.S. government, ICE officer over her killing
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot Good, 37, in the driver’s seat of her SUV during a Jan. 7 en
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