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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 6h
God, I had so much fun putting together this 20 min. video on Eric Schmitt and the most embarrassing moment in a congressional hearing I’ve ever seen. Yes, 20 minutes. Full video on Instagram: www.instagram.com/reel/Dd4wvOY...
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 3h
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Tuesday banning local, state and federal law enforcement officers from using gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks to people. to.pbs.org/4AUIDXc
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Newsom signs California law banning officers from using gloves that deliver electric shocks
In California, lawmakers passed at least two dozen bills this year seeking to fortify immigrants' rights, restrict cooperation with federal immigration agents and tighten regulations on immigrant dete...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9h
Scoop — I've ID'd the two men sitting behind Sen. Eric Schmitt during his botched attack on Jack Smith this morning. Ethan Harper (left) is Chief Counsel to Schmitt, and Andrew Ceonzo (right) is Counsel to Schmitt and the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h
Until the Reagan years, the SEC considered stock buybacks to be illegal stock manipulation. Now, NVIDIA has announced the largest buyback in American history — fueled by the data center boom. It's time to make buybacks illegal again.
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Stock Buybacks, Explained | Robert Reich
Robert Reich explains that Trump's corporate tax is going to stock buybacks, leaving most workers behind.Watch More: Tru
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United For Democracy @weareufd.bsky.social · 11h
Jack Smith just told the Senate under oath: He had "PROOF BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation." He said: "I will NOT be silenced." SCOTUS saw the evidence. They gave him immunity anyway. They KNEW.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 11h
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahaha. Puh-leez
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Trump administration blocked the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium from reapplying for funding, terminating at least 2 clinical trials for children's brain cancer treatment.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14h
Jack Smith: "I will not be silenced by the continued threats of prosecution from the President or others."
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11h
Zohran Mamdani unveils the nation’s first municipal strategy to combat antisemitism, including major new investments in hate-crime prevention, synagogue security, Holocaust education and Jewish institutions. Developed with the support of the Bukharan Jewish Community in Queens.
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Mamdani Unveils First-of-Its-Kind Plan to Fight Antisemitism in NYC
The mayor is pouring millions into hate-crime prevention, synagogue security and Jewish institutions.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21h
OpenAI apologized for four instances in which its A.I. models acted without authorization and gained access to Australian government websites in recent months. The company acknowledged it had mishandled the response and provided a detailed account of the breaches.
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OpenAI Apologizes for Australia Medicare Hack
The company detailed how A.I. agents gained access to four government websites and acknowledged mishandling its response.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 20h
Ireland goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu boycotted his team's match against Israel on Sunday. “My decision is based purely upon my personal belief that the killing of innocent people is wrong."
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Irish soccer fans call for boycotting matches with Israel
International politics and sports collide once again.
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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#earlyvote evening update 9/28: at least 400,020 people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳 election.lab.ufl.edu/early-vote/2...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/09/2026
ICE just spent $16.7 million on electric shock gloves that human rights organizations like Amnesty International warn “could be readily misused for torture.” When parents in Omaha, Nebraska, learned that school resource officers had these same devices, they decided to fight back. WATCH:
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Blue Turquoise @bluet-urquoise.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How do we really feel? This is the time we all need to speak out the elections are up ahead and anyone that reads our comments will benefit.
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Journalists observe this on a daily basis, and not one of them asks the question: “Why.”
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Melinda here 4 the defeat of evil 🛑 this shit 💙🤬 @melin4u.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This ⬇️
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A career prosecutor just quit Trump's DOJ with a letter that points straight up the chain. DOJ's response? Call her a liar. Read it and decide. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-own...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’m not sure that’s helpful. bsky.app/profile/head...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026
8 Trump prosecutors just quit this case lulz
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026
Tread on me, daddy.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump has... -Run blatantly political ads using taxpayer money -Shuttered a longstanding arts & culture institution because he can’t put his name on the building -Hung banners with his face on them from a government building If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it?
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: Weeks before the midterms, Georgia's election board voted to seek assistance from Trump's DOJ and DHS — and demanded voting machine data be handed to the feds. It comes as Trump pushes to control how states run elections, including which machines they use.
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Georgia election board asks for Trump admin to help go after state’s voting machines
“I think this is federal overreach," the board's lone Democrat warned.
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 28/09/2026
Trump says he wants to help American farmers, but then plans to flood the American market with foreign beef. There is nothing “America First” about his dumbass plan.
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azteclady @azteclady.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#HopeScrolling
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 28/09/2026
A visit to the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam showed me how changes in the law were used by the Nazis to push their agenda. It’s a warning from history we must heed before it’s too late, writes @kimwehle.bsky.social. Read: zeteo.com/p/fascism-do...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026
Mike Johnson says opposition to data centers "is a Chinese psyop. I really believe that. That's not a conspiracy theory."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026
Mike Johnson says AI companies should regulate themselves: "We do not need a moratorium. We do not need to jump in and hyper regulate this because we'll lose the race to China. The innovation is important to continue."
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: One-time Bongino babysitter and last-remaining deputy FBI director Bailey is OUT. www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
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FBI deputy chief Bailey to resign
FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey said on Monday ​that he is resigning ‌his post, leaving the most prominent U.S. law enforcement agency after ​a little more than ​a year.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump is touting a diesel export ban and Goldman Sachs has produced a note to say why it’s a bad idea. Initially US diesel drops by $0.25 a gallon during the week of the ban, but that then pushes gas prices ⬆️ After the ban, global prices would still be higher due to lost US refinery output.
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OIL ANALYST
Modeling Potential US Diesel Export Restrictions
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draw five conclusions.
on US diesel prices as inventories build. We estimate that, initially while storage
under 4% of the current $6.5/gallon.
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production can mean downward pressure on gasoline production, i.e. upward
• Third, restrictions on US diesel exports would add upward pressure on ex-US
with prices elsewhere, including Europe, putting upward pressure on US diesel
• Gasoline markets are tightening rapidly.
would tighten ex-US gasoline markets.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Donald Trump is not himself the disease of our politics. He’s just the worst symptom. The disease is the system that allows corporations to buy and sell politicians so they can rig it against the rest of us. Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All.
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Dave Whamond @davewhamond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
And we still love libraries and librarians!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So far Trump has tried to rig the midterms by: 1. Attempted to nationalize voter registration & voting requirements. 2. Mid-decade gerrymanders. 3. Tried to use the USPS to obstruct mail-in balloting. 4. Used taxpayer money for ads. 5. Intimidation of election officials.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 28/09/2026
⚡️Trump wants Zelensky to ease strikes on Russian refineries, Ukraine official says deal must go both ways A Ukrainian official told Kyiv Independent that Ukraine would agree to stop attacking Russian refineries, but only if Russia also agrees to an energy truce.
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Trump wants Zelensky to ease strikes on Russian refineries, Ukraine official says deal must go both ways
A Ukrainian official told Kyiv Independent that Ukraine would agree to stop attacking Russian refineries, but only if Russia also agrees to an energy truce.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 28/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Russia targeted central Kyiv, striking the building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
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Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
While on yields, keep an eye on three areas of G7 fragility: France, Japan and UK. In Japan, the currency remains under pressure even as 10-year JGB yields flirt with 3.10%, their highest level in three decades. Much like US bond developments rarely stay confined to the US, ... 1 of 2
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/09/2026
The Supreme Court’s willingness to use the 14th Amendment to emancipate white people from Black elected officials—but not to help Black people elect officials—signals its fundamentally racist priorities.
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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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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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ACLU @aclu.org · 27/09/2026
The conditions in President Trump and Stephen Miller’s detention facilities remain inhumane. Demand immediate action from our elected leaders to prevent further loss of life at aclu.org/stop-ice_killings
"1 person died in ICE detention every 10 days from January 2025 through August 2026. Source: NPR." Image of a barbed wire fence against the sky. ACLU logo.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/09/2026
TODAY: Andy McCabe and I discuss the Judge Aileen Cannon dilemma that could result in either her violating her own court order or releasing Volume II of Jack Smith's final report. All ahead of Smith's testimony on the Hill Tuesday. Always free. Occasional swearing. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/09/2026
More than 50 new cases of measles have been reported in Pennsylvania since Wednesday, state health officials said, as efforts continue to combat an outbreak that has spread across the state.
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Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak Grows to Nearly 900 Cases
State health officials said 55 new cases had been reported since Wednesday. In all, 890 measles cases have been reported across 39 counties so far this year.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Here’s your periodic reminder that Howard Lutnick is still Commerce secretary despite blatantly lying to the public about his personal and business ties with child molester Jeffrey Epstein.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Now would be a good time for @pallone.house.gov to send Fox a letter promising an investigation into why they accepted this ad and how much they got paid to run it.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
NYC Deputy Mayor Julie Su: I think that’s part of the magic of Mayor Mamdani. What he believes deeply in is that government has an active role to play in shaping the economy, in shaping the city, and in making sure that working people have what they deserve.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Experienced FBI counterterrorism experts were punished for refusing to investigate something that, at most, warranted the attention of the DC Metro police.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
These people have no idea what’s happening in America right now. And, they don’t care. White House Deputy Chief of Staff post last night ⬇️
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
@fredtaming.bsky.social
A post by fredesque (@FredTaming) on X.com featuring the text "[pulling paper out of hat] "clams" [pulling 2nd paper out of hat] "with Hepatitis A"" above a reshared news post from FactPost (@factpostnews) stating "The FDA has announced a recall of clams due to possible contamination with hepatitis A.", accompanied by photos of RFK Jr. and open clams.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
re-upping this because we've reached another tentative equilibrium in which Saudis have been able to ramp up exports, and oil and gasoline both have come back down a bit off their highs. But with Trump formally rejecting Iranian deal, look for Iran to start using other methods to apply pressure
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 27/09/2026
⚡️ Electrocuted for having a Spanish name and loving Ukraine. Azovstal defender Khuan Garcia spoke at the UN Security Council about surviving two years of Russian torture.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It's already estimated that the richest 1% alone evade $163 billion in taxes every year. But Trump gutted the IRS — including the unit tasked with auditing billionaires. The agency's audit revenue fell 35%. Now, Trump's IRS is not publishing data on unpaid taxes. See the problem?
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files
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