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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
SHOUT OUT to Mike Luckovich: one of the all-time great political cartoonists. 🏆 With corporate media doing such a poor job in these most perilous of times, his work is more vital than ever! THANK YOU @mluckovich.bsky.social!!! 🙏
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 05/08/2026
Fetterman is not a moderate or centrist Democrat. Like Sinema and Joe Manchin a few years ago, he wants to announce as loudly as possible that the party has gone too far left and punish it for doing so. trib.al/byNISBB
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The Solution to the Democrats’ John Fetterman Problem
The party doesn’t just need to secure 51 Senate seats—it needs 52. Fortunately, there is a visible path.
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Critical Bill. @criticalbill76.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
You could have voted to impeach in January 2000. Instead, you voted for no witnesses and no documents to be allowed at trial. You are a failed person, Cornyn.
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
📌Susan Collins is voting "no" on the repulsive Blanche because she has been given political cover by Thune. Her vote doesn't matter. This isn't a heroic decision, it is pure politics, and whether anybody wants to admit it or not it's how she has survived like a parasite in that chamber for 30 years.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Susan Collins announcing she'll vote against a controversial nominee is basically the moment it becomes clear that nominee will be confirmed. It means Thune has enough votes to confirm, and thus, Collins gets a pass to look independent.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 04/08/2026
A 60 Minutes probe into Epstein's banking, with Wyden already interviewed, vanished right after Sharyn Alfonsi got pushed out under Bari Weiss. Same editor who stalled the CECOT migrant story until Stephen Miller got a say. CBS keeps calling it timing. Sure looks like a pattern.
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60 Minutes Epstein Banking Story Vanished After CBS Ousted Sharyn Alfonsi, Dem Senator Reveals
Wyden revealed he was interviewed for the show in a Senate report alleging the country's largest banks turned “a blind eye” to Epstein's financial activity
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22/07/2026
THE TRUTH ABOUT NEW JERSEY: It was a glitch. These folks didn’t try to register to vote as US citizens. When they applied for driver’s licenses or IDs, they correctly identified as non-citizens. A software glitch overrode their non-citizen status & mistakenly added them to voter rolls.
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Jack Cousteau ⚓️ @angrywaterman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
street art Philadelphia
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 22/07/2026
Just FYI, George Washington rushed the smallpox vaccine. Didn’t even get FDA approval. Deep state mind control
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Do you want to know how popular school vouchers are? They have never won on a ballot. Not once. In any state. Ever. The only way states are able pass a school voucher scheme is behind closed doors. Legislatively. The people would never approve their tax dollars going to private religious schools.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22/07/2026
Katie Phang on Todd Blanche's latest response in her Epstein lawsuit: "The fact it took them seven days to write two and a third pages of nothing ... They don't know what they're doing. They are swimming in the deep end and they don't have their baby floaties to help them."
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Khanna: Katie Phang brought a lawsuit under the original Epstein transparency act, and the judge has ruled that Todd Blanche needs to release the remaining files. And he has been in defiance of already a federal judge's order
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/07/2026
Ossoff: "Aren't we all tired of living under an administration where we know we have to ask about every single thing whether the first family is getting paid and lining their own pockets?"
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
OSSOFF: So we entered this war on false pretenses. Sound familiar? Not the first time the United States has been dragged into a quagmire in the Middle East on false pretenses about weapons of mass destruction.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Medicare for All would save $450B a year. Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity. Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall. It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 21/10/2025
Former US officials urge Congress to examine 'weaponization' working group reut.rs/48I1Ek0
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Former US officials urge Congress to examine 'weaponization' working group
A group of hundreds of former U.S. national security officials on Tuesday urged lawmakers to examine an internal government group that has been coordinating President Donald Trump's retribution drive against his perceived enemies.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
2/2 Bonus question! What do we learn from the NYT's online play of yesterday's events?
Big picture of JD Vance, and headline "Vance Flexes Marines' Might as Mass Protests Against Trump's Agenda Take Place."  Two other stories on how Democrats have the wrong message and strategy.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Those with sharp eyes might detect a subtle difference in NYT play last month of an event in one city, w 100,000+ attendees, versus play this morning of some 2500+ events w many millions of attendees, in all 50 states. See if you can spot it! /s Then you can find today's story on p A23
Front page of NYT on September 22, 2025, with large top-of-page photo of a Charlie Kirk memorial service, and the lead page-one story on the same topic.Front page of today's NYT, Oct 19, with no story about the nationwide protests, and a "below the fold" montage of two photos, and a link to a story on page 23.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
You know that Mafia-like "compact" MAGA tried to force onto 9 universities? And that 7 (MIT, Brown, Penn, USC, Dartmouth, UVa, now UAriz) have rejected? Leaving Vandy and UT-Austin to reply? If you wonder how this could be framed in a pro-Trump way, wonder no more: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
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White House’s Aggressive Tactics Are Complicating Its Education Agenda
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Still appalled at how paltry and terrible the NYT coverage of the protests were and how nobody there feels any responsibility to address the criticism. This was not something that caught them off guard. This was many levels of decisions.
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raksam.bsky.social @raksam.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Why is the no kings protest not the top story on the nytimes. It’s the top on just about every other news site? 🤷‍♂️
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raksam.bsky.social @raksam.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
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Authoritarianism, but Make It Look Normal. Plus, the Family Taking Over American Media.
Podcast Episode · On the Media · 10/11/2025 · 51m
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raksam.bsky.social @raksam.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
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The “dual state” theory was invented to describe Nazis. The Supreme Court could take us there.
Authoritarianism—but make it look like the rule of law.
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Claire McCaskill @clairecmc.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
For you in Missouri…Sinclair who is trying to slant the news for Trump and refusing to accept Jimmy Kimmel’s show…owns ABC Channel 30 KDNL in St Louis.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station. List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
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raksam.bsky.social @raksam.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
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Silent Coup: How Trump’s Allies Are Gaming Algorithms To Seize Your Feed
New research unravels the secret tactics behind Stop the Steal and other right-wing disinformation campaigns.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
“More than half of Americans say they’re stressed about the cost of food, a poll last week found…As for groceries, there are signs that tariffs are affecting prices on fruit, canned goods, coffee and other products.” view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/175...
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
“In every meeting that I’m in with Democrats, someone quotes James Carville: “It’s the economy stupid.” But I’ve got to say: Democrats talk a lot about talking about the economy. But they don’t actually talk about Trump’s faltering economy as much as they could.” www.thebulwark.com/p/can-we-eve...
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Can We Ever Repair This Moral Rot
MAGA can learn grace from the folks their leader wrongfully imprisoned.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 28/07/2025
One reason so many American hospitals are struggling? Investors buy them up, then suck them dry, charging such high rents that services are gutted. Reveal explores what happened to one Louisiana hospital when Medical Properties Trust came to town. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The landlord gutting America’s hospitals
Medical Properties Trust buys up hospitals and then leases them back to health care systems. Dozens of its hospitals have gone belly up.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
“The centrists & institutionalists, are sheltered in the house their forebears built, peering anxiously out the windows, worrying about what might be happening out there. But the rough beast isn’t out there…The rough beast is alive and well. And it’s right here.” www.thebulwark.com/p/the-center...
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The Center Is Not Holding
The institutionalists are all but extinct. The moderates are fleeing. And Trumpism marches on.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Your now-regular reminder that no tax cut has ever paid for itself. Ever
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Harlow’s Musings @harlowsmusings.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
It may seem like a day to be fearful... I woke up scared too. But today in the face of violence and threats millions showed us what fearlessness really looks like. #NoKings #MinnesotaStrong #WeShowUp #JenPsaki #PoliticalViolence #marchfordemocracy
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Royal Dutch Blue 🇳🇱 @dutchannie.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
It most certainly is!
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.
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Joan C. Williams @joan-c-williams.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Great piece by Anthony Flaccavento in @thenation.com magazine on the need to address the grievances of the working class. A very timely read.
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Resistance Is Not Enough. The Left Must Address the Grievances of the Working Class.
The left’s almost singular focus on defense is a grave mistake. We must offer a compelling, positive vision of what we are for.
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Joan C. Williams @joan-c-williams.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Fantastic new article shows how the left can connect with rural voters – it’s not impossible, not even that hard. Congratulations to my friends at the Rural-Urban Bridge Initiative
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Sowing a Rural Insurgency
New organizing groups agitate for a healthy share of resources to rebuild the Democratic image in left-behind communities.
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Joan C. Williams @joan-c-williams.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
People should be aware that using the term "DEI" plummets the support for DEI principles. This poll shows that while 80% of Americans support the core ideas behind DEI, only about 50% express support when the term 'DEI' is explicitly used. #DEI #inclusion #Diversity #Equity
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Beyond DEI: Understanding Public Opinion on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion - AAPOR
Beyond DEI: Understanding Public Opinion on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Travis Brodbeck, LB Hannahs, Samuel Kennedy, Colleen Kromrey, Don Levy Background. President Trump’s Executive Order 14151 ch...
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Joan C. Williams @joan-c-williams.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Had a great time speaking with KQED this morning, check out the recording below!
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Joan C. Williams @joan-c-williams.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
I'm thrilled to announce the upcoming release of my book, Outclassed: How the Left Lost the Working Class and How to Win Them Back, available May 20th. I’d love for you to join me at one of the upcoming book events—hope to see you there!
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Joan C. Williams @joan-c-williams.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Excited to read Prof. Emilio J Castillo's forthcoming book, The Meritocracy Paradox: Where Talent Management Strategies Go Wrong and How to Fix Them, which will soon be published by Columbia University Press! Check it out! 🔗 tinyurl.com/3mddb5n8 🔗 tinyurl.com/u8cfeubw
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Joan C. Williams @joan-c-williams.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Thank you @capitalisnt.bsky.social for having me on a wonderful podcast episode: How Democrats Forgot to Be Normal
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How Democrats Forgot To Be Normal, with Joan Williams | Capitalisn't
Back in 2016, Joan Williams, distinguished professor of law (emerita) at UC Law San Francisco, wrote an essay for the Harvard Business Review on why President Donald Trump attracted so many non-colleg...
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Joan C. Williams @joan-c-williams.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Another great conversation about Outclassed: How the Left Lost the Working Class and How to Win Them Back with @betterlifelab.bsky.social Thanks for having me.
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Understanding class in the United States is critical if we want to transform caregiving policy
Joan Williams argues how understanding class is key to winning the kind of family-supportive public policies, workplace practices and cultural attitudes that will enable all of us to more easily combi...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Even after all this, the @nytimes continues to normalize it
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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Flooding the zone works. We know that, so we have to reconfigure some of our ideas. Which ones? I have found that to be a hard problem. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 24/04/2025
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
I want politics to be about a better everyday life. Here's what that can look like:
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
The Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services—Jim O’Neill—is a co-founder of the Thiel fellowship. As in Peter Thiel. 1/
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Raskin: You see that with Hegseth and a lot of other people who can actually be promoted to the highest levels of this government with the most irresponsible behavior, but they all happen to be white guys..
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Stephanie Kennedy @wordswithsteph.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
The Pentagon has collapsed into a state of complete disarray under the failed leadership of Pete Hegseth. Signal scandals, multiple leaks, deceptions, and infighting have culminated to throw the Pentagon into a state of utter chaos. All this according to former top spokesperson…
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