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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 10h
I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The notion that we fight fascism by pretending it's not occurring has brought us here to a place where Nazi cheerleaders have taken over our government, occupying our cities, abducting our neighbors & trafficking immigrant children.
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This is exactly what ICE said: "Parra-Hernandez ran in front of an ICE vehicle and was struck." Now watch the video. They're no other word for it: They're lying.
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Watch an ICE agent run down and then run over a man. The man was was then writhing on the ground, saying "You broke my leg! You broke my leg!" Agents didn't help him. And btw, the man wasn't the target of their operation.
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rburnson.bsky.social @rburnson.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump is destroying everything that was good about America. All the ideals we took pride in … trashed. If we stay on this path, all the good people will leave, just as they left Hitler’s Germany.
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump choosing Russia diesel fuel over Ukrainian freedom. US warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharing. www.ft.com/content/7fd4...
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US warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharing
Donald Trump’s administration delivered threat after Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised diesel deal with Moscow
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
ProPublica and The Texas Tribune reviewed Ken Paxton's travel records dating back to 2015. Paxton has taken nearly 1,000 trips with a state-funded security detail, costing $3.3 million. The outlets could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to actual state business.
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Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.
Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
John Solomon Confirms Todd Blanche is FAR More Abusive Than Jack Smith emptywheel.net/2026/10/06/j...
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John Solomon Confirms Todd Blanche is FAR More Abusive Than Jack Smith - emptywheel
The latest John Solomon attempt to deceive his rubes, a bunch of pen register reports targeting Susie Wiles, reveal a great deal of corruption. The corruption is all that of Trump and his aides.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump ran $10M+ in TV ads promoting himself, paid for w/ your tax dollars Facing backlash, he now says his super PAC will cover it Small problem: presidents can't direct super PAC spending either I'll get into it w/ @ms.now at 11AM ET👇 -TN
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Facing Backlash, Trump Says His Super PAC Will Pay for Taxpayer-Funded Ads
The president said that his PAC, MAGA, Inc., would pay for TV ads promoting him that had been paid for with taxpayer money.
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Mike DeAngelis @mikedeangelis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Trump rallies shrinking from packed stadiums to nearly full high school gyms" www.rawstory.com/trump-267801...
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Trump rallies shrinking from packed stadiums to nearly full high school gyms
President Donald Trump's midterm rallies are drawing far smaller crowds than the events that powered his rise a decade ago, with some held in high school gyms.Trump, who has called his rallies "hotter...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/10/2026
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: In my lawsuit, the FBI has admitted to having NINE Epstein files redaction training videos. TWO of them instructed agents to flag files with Trump’s name for supervisory review. I will cover at NOON PT here: youtube.com/live/dYiQOhP...
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LIVE: FBI’s Trump-Epstein Training Videos Finally DISCOVERED…
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rburnson.bsky.social @rburnson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Judge Blocks Border Wall Construction in Big Bend in Texas www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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Judge Blocks Border Wall Construction in Big Bend in Texas (Gift Article)
The ruling dealt a setback to the Trump administration’s plans for hundreds of miles of barriers that have drawn local opposition.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well."
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The worst-ever approval rating for Trump in the AP-NORC data, across both terms.* His previous worst was -34% in late 2017. Even more monumental is that Americans are giving him a -47% rating on the economy! *caveat that they didn't do a post-January 6 poll
AP-NORC Approve Disapprove The economy 

09/24-28/2026 (N=2,140) 26% approve, 73% disapprove
07/23-27/2026 (N=1,165) 32% approve, 66% disapprove
06/11-17/2026 (N=3,040) 33% approve, 66% disapprove
05/14-18/2026 (N=1,117) 33%, 67% disapprove
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
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St. John Barned-Smith @stjbs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: ICE published — then removed — internal mortality reviews detailing medical failures in detainee deaths across U.S. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
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ICE published — then removed — internal reports detailing medical failures in detainee deaths across U.S.
The reports, briefly posted online, examined the deaths of 33 people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody between September 2019 and January 2026.
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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Every. F*cking. Time. The. Same. Story. Make a big fraud claim that doesn't hold up on inspection. The goal is to create doubt, not provide truth www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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From 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle
It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Comparing him to 47 is highly insulting... to Jabba.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The lawyer for the Venezuelan man shot by ICE yesterday says he was discharged from the hospital and transferred to ICE detention while the bullet was still inside of him, and that in Pearsall he's not received any pain meds and was forced to sleep on the floor.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026
Q: China is one of the most repressive countries for journalists in the world-- TRUMP: Well, I don't know about that. I think we're repressive also
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
BREAKING: We won! And we get discovery into this crazy demolition threat to boot. Kudos to our wonderful client @repbeatty.bsky.social and to my colleagues at DDF and WLG. Formal statement to follow.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Wow. He’s insane.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
Trump looks at a placard that reads "Kennedy Center DEMOLITION" as he lands at Joint Base Andrews tonight (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty)
pic of Trump through the plane window looking at a placardzoom in on placard where text is visible
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ossoff: Blanche is a joke and a hack. These folks are not just corrupt, they're clowns. Here you have a Kremlin connected Russian oligarch giving massive cash gifts to the president's son…
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
QUESTION: How tf is it a “sale” of weapons to 🇮🇱 if we 🇺🇸 taxpayers are the ones paying for these bombs? 🤔 💣 It’s really wild how dumb Trump & Bibi think we all are. Playing in our faces. A war & genocide nobody wants or understands, and we all pay - In multiple ways.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Sheldon Whitehouse: Where are the notes about Trump raping a teenager. Kash: We have complied with the law. Whitehouse: Where are the 37 pages about Trump? Kash: I have no idea what you're talking about.
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AG Rob Bonta @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov · 14/09/2026
The Trump Admin tried to secretly rush construction of an ICE facility near Gilroy—ignoring environmental safeguards. Last Friday, we secured a critical early win blocking its development. CA will hold the federal govt accountable and protect our communities, our environment, and the rule of law.
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Read the California DOJ Weekly Newsletter
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
My statement on SCOTUS turning away Trump's bid to put his mail ballot interference rule in place for the midterms👇 -TN
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rburnson.bsky.social @rburnson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This Philosopher Thinks It’s Time We Call Out Evil in Our World www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/b...
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This Philosopher Thinks It’s Time We Call Out Evil in Our World (Gift Article)
In a new book, Susan Neiman argues that by defining evil in terms of individual monstrousness we fail to perceive its widespread hold on our culture.
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𝒦𝓇𝒾𝓈𝓉𝒾𝒶𝓃 𝒥𝓊𝓊𝓁 - N△FO🇪🇺🇺🇦🇩🇰🏴‍☠️ @kristianjuul.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
My conservative foster father, conservative by the Danish definition, so not completely insane, reacted to seeing the towers fall on our television by saying it would have...
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Today's numbers show inflation remains objectively worse than it was when Republicans took over. This is a direct result of Trump and the GOP's decisions - the Iran War, the tariffs, the corporate tax giveaways. Time for a change.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
“Laura Follansbee, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union of D.C., predicted that the fence would limit Americans’ First Amendment rights. Lafayette Square has traditionally been a rallying point for protesters, given its proximity to the White House. ...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Tulsi Gabbard Warned Pete Hegseth; Iran Destroyed the US Base in Bahrain Anyway emptywheel.net/2026/09/01/t...
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Tulsi Gabbard Warned Pete Hegseth; Iran Destroyed the US Base in Bahrain Anyway - emptywheel
Tulsi Gabbard specifically warned Trump that Iran would strike at American troops and its allies if he started a war. And yet, Whiskey Pete Hegseth failed to secure Bahrain to prevent its destruction.
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rburnson.bsky.social @rburnson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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.
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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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
This is a stain on this nation. Especially on the Trump administration of course—but also on every member of Congress who’s failing to step forward to end this. I hope they can sleep at night. Actually, I hope they can’t. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/w...
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Deportees Sent to Liberia Recount Harrowing Details of U.S. Expulsion and Treatment by ICE
Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties.
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rburnson.bsky.social @rburnson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
America, the cruel: Deportees Recount Harrowing Journeys to Africa: Shackles, a ‘Freezer’ and Blows www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/w...
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Deportees Sent to Liberia Recount Harrowing Details of U.S. Expulsion and Treatment by ICE
Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Oil is a war against all of us.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
That’s illegal, so the courts stopped him. Now he's appealing. America deserves so much better than a President putting political revenge ahead of jobs and safety.
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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
According to the New York Post, the Trump administration IRS and Treasury are readying plans to revoke the tax exemptions of some prominent nonprofits that they dislike ideologically. Dangerous and constitutionally suspect, I say at Cato.
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An Ideologically Driven Plan To Target Nonprofits?
The New York Post reports on a dangerous and constitutionally suspect plan at the Treasury Department, which houses the Internal Revenue Service, to go after major nonprofits perceived as ideologicall...
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This morning in Danbury, ICE was arresting parents at school bus stops. But it’s more sinister. ICE waited until the kids were on the bus so when they are dropped off at the end of the day, they are alone, scared to death they can’t find their parents. I’m heading to Danbury.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A civilian geography professor was fired from West Point for pushing back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change.
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West Point professor fired after pushing back on limitations to teaching climate change, lawsuit says
Adam Kalkstein pushed back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change, the lawsuit says.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Reminder: Dolly Parton helped fund the Moderna vaccine for COVID.
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Dolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’ (Published 2021)
The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to “get out there and get your shot.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/08/2026
"I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered. And no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable. And it's been 7 months! ... there was more effort in vilifying him than pursuing justice" -- Alex Pretti's parents
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
From the weekend: The Kavanaugh Stop from Hell that Destroys Minnesota's Other Criminal Cases Like Davey Hearn's case, a defendant is getting a chance for a deeper look into case against him that collapsed, where DHS profiled him and accused him of assault. emptywheel.net/2026/08/23/t...
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The Kavanaugh Stop from Hell that Destroys Minnesota's Other Criminal Cases - emptywheel
The Mohamed Jama case in Minnesota -- one of almost 40 that have fallen apart -- provides evidence that Customs and Border Patrol agents conspired to do precisely what the MN-15 are accused of: illega...
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Holy shit. No wonder Carney told the US to pound sand.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22/08/2026
Here's your daily reminder: Trump and Republicans are kicking 15 million Americans off their health care so that people like Mark Zuckerberg can buy another yacht.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
END CITIZENS UNITED.......
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Trump Is Breaking the Law to Cover Up How Russia Helped Him Win in 2024 emptywheel.net/2026/08/21/t...
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Trump Is Breaking the Law to Cover Up How Russia Helped Him Win in 2024 - emptywheel
By law, Trump is supposed to reveal all the ways Russia helped him win the 2024 election. Thus far, he is refusing to do so.
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