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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
No shit🤔💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026
The VA lost about 700 social workers and 500 psychologists and psychiatrists over the course of 2025 — a significant change for an agency that was adding mental health staffers nearly every month leading up to Trump’s return to office. (Published March)
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Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump
Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...
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rah141.bsky.social @rah141.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...
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Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It (Gift Article)
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
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rah141.bsky.social @rah141.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Focus: Americans navigate 'wild West' of health insurance options after dropping Obamacare plans - www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
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Focus: Americans navigate 'wild West' of health insurance options after dropping Obamacare plans
When Stacy Cox, a self-employed photographer in Kanab, Utah, dropped her Obamacare health insurance plan this year, routine preventive care became a financial dilemma. Now she finds herself weighing $...
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🏳️‍🌈Vince (Yo-Vinny)✌🏻🏳️‍⚧️🫘 @yo-vinny.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is phuckin GREAT
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/09/2026
Louisiana’s AG has pushed back against almost all compensation claims brought by the wrongfully convicted, even in cases where men were exonerated by DNA evidence. “She knows people are innocent but she doesn’t care,” one man said. with @veritenews.org
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He’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The State Says No.
Elvis Brooks’ case was an egregious example of a wrongful conviction, civil rights attorneys said. But Louisiana’s attorney general maintains that Brooks and other exonerees are guilty — and therefore...
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Pema Levy @pemalevy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In destroying the Voting Rights Act and gutting the 14th and 15th amendments, the Roberts court is recycling legal arguments once advanced by Confederates and white supremacists to destroy Reconstruction. From me and @ariberman.bsky.social
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Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.
The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"And so son that's how the 47th president of the United States died, starving to death whilst standing at a podium at the UN in New York waiting for someone, anyone, to applaud his reprehensible speech."
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 23/09/2026
There have been lots of malevolent Supreme Court justices, but there's not really a precedent for a Supreme Court justice who is as *dumb* as Brett Kavanaugh. A complete rube. Shows his ass every time he tries to write down more than two sentences of original thought.
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Brett Kavanaugh’s Imaginary Immigration Stops Opinion Gets More Embarrassing Every Day
The fact that ICE officers do not allow wrongfully detained people to “promptly go free” is a surprise to only one man in America.
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David Beard @dabeard.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
8 Sailors in U.S.S. Lincoln Strike Group Attempted Suicide, Navy Says www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
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8 Sailors in U.S.S. Lincoln Strike Group Attempted Suicide, Navy Says (Gift Article)
The aircraft carrier with its crew of about 5,000 sailors has spent more than 300 days at sea.
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rah141.bsky.social @rah141.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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What Machiavelli Would Say About Trump
The U.S. president offers a guide on how to be a very bad prince.
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rah141.bsky.social @rah141.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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September 19, 2026
On September 19, 1676, three hundred and fifty years ago today, Nathaniel Bacon and his followers burned Jamestown, the capital of the Virginia Colony.
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rah141.bsky.social @rah141.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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‘Clear retribution’: dismay as key Alzheimer’s study cancelled amid Trump attacks on science
Participants in Pittsburgh may never learn the results of their cognitive tests – and funding cuts that target ‘DEI’ have the potential to delay vital diagnoses
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Anu @nofirstorder.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Paying ten bucks for one dollar is easily the most accurate metaphor for his entire economic agenda.
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rah141.bsky.social @rah141.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Trump Made 29,000 Securities Trades, More Than All of Congress
Donald Trump made nearly 29,000 securities trades in 17 months — more than every member of Congress combined. The stock-purchasing ban he’s pushing would leave him exempt
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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
i cannot really express any sentiment about this person without violating the terms of service
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rah141.bsky.social @rah141.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Deep in Trump country, a revolt against corporate money could reshape political spending - www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Deep in Trump country, a revolt against corporate money could reshape political spending
More than 15 years after the U.S. Supreme Court reshaped American politics with its Citizens United campaign finance ruling, Montana voters will decide this November whether to make their state the fi...
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
always remember, Fox News paid out $787 million for spreading lies about the 2020 election.
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rah141.bsky.social @rah141.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
ABC's Jimmy Kimmel says interview with Senate candidate Talarico will not air on network - www.reuters.com/world/us/abc...
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ABC's Jimmy Kimmel says interview with Senate candidate Talarico will not air on network
ABC late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel said an interview with Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico on Thursday will air on YouTube and not during the network broadcast, citing threats from t...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The party of pedophiles protects pedophiles but will attack people from the party that does not protect pedophiles
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Consumer sentiment is at its lowest in 70 years of survey data. That's lower than during wars, financial crises, and a pandemic. The economy isn't the whole story here. Faith in how Washington is running policy is at an all-time low, and it's hard to blame people. youtu.be/h0LB9PEiZ3o
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rah141.bsky.social @rah141.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
It’s Not Just the West Bank Settlers. It’s Israel. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/o...
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Opinion | It’s Not Just the West Bank Settlers. It’s Israel. (Gift Article)
Settler violence is reaching new heights.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
> @techcrunch.com @mapquest.com techcrunch.com/2026/08/31/m...
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Pete Hegseth makes George McClellan look like George Patton: "With Driscoll’s departure, the Army will lack any Senate-confirmed civilian or military leaders." www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Exclusive | Army Secretary Resigns After Months of Friction With Hegseth
Dan Driscoll had a close relationship with ousted Army chief of staff.
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 01/09/2026
"The Commerce Department, quietly cut language banning political interference from the department's scientific integrity policy, NPR has learned." www.npr.org/2026/08/31/n...
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Trump officials cut political interference ban after unusual Census Bureau report
After the Census Bureau issued a report tied to a Trump-aligned think tank, the bureau's parent agency cut language banning political interference from its scientific integrity policy, NPR learned.
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rah141.bsky.social @rah141.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
These Generals Fought for Israel. Now They See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ as the Threat. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/w...
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These Generals Fought for Israel. Now They See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ as the Threat. (Gift Article)
A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. “Once a society b...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 31/08/2026
While the 911 calls we obtained may be difficult to listen to, they offer a glimpse into a place reporters cannot access. And they show failures in responding to mental health and medical emergencies in a place where three people died over six weeks.
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Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”
Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by ...
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Just when you think you couldn’t love David Byrne more he goes to the Hollywood Bowl playing "Life During Wartime" projecting ICE raids 🔥
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rah141.bsky.social @rah141.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The Meaning of the $20 Burrito That’s Tearing MAGA Apart www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/o...
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Opinion | The Meaning of the $20 Burrito That’s Tearing MAGA Apart (Gift Article)
It’s the psychology of inflation that sparks outrage over a $20 burrito.
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 28/08/2026
Let's be clear about what's happening here: The president's family is in business with a foreign royal and just got approval from the US government to expand that business with a banking charter. This is as corrupt as it gets. On every level. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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Exclusive | Trump Family’s New Crypto Bank Is Backed by Abu Dhabi Sheikh
The Emirati “spy sheikh” backs a 49% stake in the entity behind the new World Liberty bank.
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Econ Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Cartoon by @joelpettcartoons.bsky.social
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Just expel him, Canada.
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rah141.bsky.social @rah141.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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“Trump's Iran War Is a Superpower's Suicide"
The Iran war marks a turning point in American history, I tell the Dutch daily “Het Financiele Dagblad.”
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Stephen Miller's Armed Latino Gang emptywheel.net/2026/08/27/s...
The mug shot for Christian Castro, the ICE guy from South Texas wanted in Minnesota for shooting Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis. He is bald, appears to be Latino, and is wearing an orange jumpsuit.
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rah141.bsky.social @rah141.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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The Wrath of MAGA
The ferocity of the response to Jon Ossoff reveals something deeper about the world of Trump supporters.
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 26/08/2026
4/ You can help. Join us in challenging the Trump EPA’s willful destruction of air quality protections by urging your state leaders to reject the expansion of toxic fossil fuels to meet data centers’ hunger for power:
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State Officials: Data Centers Must Meet Demand with Clean Energy & Protect Ratepayers
Urge your state policymakers to enact data center accountability measures, protecting ratepayers and the power grid.
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 26/08/2026
3/ This is not the first time the Trump administration has deliberately targeted the public’s ability to weigh in on policy issues that impact our health, safety, and environment. UCS has been tracking this disturbing pattern:
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Access Denied
The Trump administration is evading legal requirements as it attacks a wide range of public health, environmental, and safety rules.
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 26/08/2026
1/ Trump’s EPA is fast-tracking Big Tech’s data centers by removing requirements for public comment on permits for facilities that emit toxic pollutants linked to asthma, heart disease, and overall poor air quality. 🧵⬇️ 🔗More via NYT: bit.ly/4gkg7pF
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
“the [dumb ass] trade-warring may be providing a back-door way to make Trump a liability for GOP candidates even in places that backed Trump by large margins. Voters there appear prepared to agree that policies coming out of Washington are hurting them.”
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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
At this point, if Trump ordered troops to deploy to Fifth Avenue with specific orders to shoot Trump’s political opponents on sight, a federal court would issue an injunction, but SCOTUS would overturn it, 6-3 “per curiam,” on the ground that nobody got shot yet, let’s wait and see.
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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now
The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.
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calliesue.bsky.social @calliesue.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Corruption is running rampant with Trump and his administration.
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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
ICE is once again busy in Chicagoland this morning; rapid responders report two detainments in Aurora and a Chicago Public Schools staffer stopped but not taken on Chicago's SW side (it's the 2nd day of school for CPS). Video shared online shows another arrest on Garfield & Hermitage in Chicago.
ALERTA COMUNITARIA – AURORA, IL 🚨
📅 Hoy - 08/25/2026
🕥 6:30 a.m.
📍 Church RD y Indian Trail
🧊 CONFIRMADO : Presencia de ICE en el área. 1 persona detenida
🚗 Vehículos Observados:
Ford Explorer Negra
Nissan Pathfinder Negra
Dodge Durango Rojo
Ford Explorer Gris
Chevy Tahoe NegraALERTA COMUNITARIA–AURORA, IL🚨
🗓️08/25/2026
🕥Aproximadamente 7:15 a.m.
📍Hill Ave, por Phillips Park Golf Course
🧊 CONFIRMADO: Presencia de ICE en el área. 
Una persona detenida. 
Fueron los mismos vehículos relacionados con una detención ocurrida más temprano esta mañana.
🚗 VEHÍCULOS OBSERVADOS:
Ford Explorer negra
Nissan Pathfinder negra
Dodge Durango roja
Ford Explorer gris
Chevy Tahoe negra8/25/26 rapid response alert of a CPS staffer being stopped but not detained on Chicago's southwest sideVideo shared online of an 8/25/26 ICE detainment off Garfield and Hermitage on Chicago's southwest side.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Son on the USS Lincoln, father in ICE detention. The son suffering during a senseless war abroad, the father suffering during a sadistic war on ourselves. www.atfkw.com/p/navy-sailo...
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Navy Sailor’s Father Detained in Key West Immigration Operation
Joshua Aviles Castillo was completing his ninth month aboard the embattled USS Abraham Lincoln when he learned that federal immigration authorities had detained his father.
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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A private arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to rehire @karenattiah.bsky.social who was fired in September over her social media posts about the assassination of activist Charlie Kirk. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b... The Post had said her posts harmed “the integrity” of the organization.
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Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah (Gift Article)
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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rah141.bsky.social @rah141.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The Far Right Is Distorting Ceuta
We’ve seen this before.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Really been amazing throughout the process how “should the attorney general be a former personal attorney to the president who has overseen a bunch of failed political prosecutions” just does not matter at all to the entire GOP caucus.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
"By early July, at the room’s most crowded, each person had about 10 square feet. This is equivalent to an old-fashioned phone booth." 1/5 of what a judge said was required. Grotesque.
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Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
We are closing in on $70 BILLION dollars that Americans have had to pay in extra fuel costs since Feb 28 due to Trump's war on Iran. For context, the entirety of all federal support for research (thru NIH, NSF etc) costs $65B per year. A war for nothing but waste. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
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Iran War Energy Cost Tracker
Tracks the extra cost paid by U.S. consumers for gasoline and diesel since the Iran conflict began on February 28, 2026, compared against a no-war counterfactual baseline.
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Rep. Emanuel Cleaver @cleaver.house.gov · 13/07/2026
We should have learned that you can’t manage a public health crisis by ignoring it. Politicizing science and weakening disease surveillance doesn’t make threats disappear, it only makes us less prepared to respond.
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rah141.bsky.social @rah141.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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"If It's So Great There, Why Are They All Coming Here?"
An answer to the most annoying question my fellow Americans ask me about Mexico now that I'm here and loving it
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