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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is the same crew that are telling Canadians to come across the border and spend our money in their state. File under fuck right off and keep going. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Republican senator warns Carney: Closer ties to EU hurts chance of trade deal with U.S. | CBC News
A long-serving Republican senator from a border state is warning Prime Minister Mark Carney against strengthening Canada's economic and political ties to the European Union.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 17/09/2026
A judge blocked another effort to add Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center. In response, the president lashed out at a congresswoman during a board meeting—then gave the center an ultimatum, @janaykingsberry.bsky.social reports:
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The Kennedy Center Is Trump’s Hostage
The president berated a congresswoman during a board meeting, then posted that he would abandon the Kennedy Center if his name isn’t added to it.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
‘Nobody goes hungry’: First Nation grows 1,000 pounds of food to reduce grocery costs #Saskatchewan #Canada www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
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‘Nobody goes hungry’: First Nation grows 1,000 pounds of food to reduce grocery costs
Onion Lake Cree Nation grew more than 1,000 pounds of vegetables, including cauliflower, tomatoes, potatoes and cabbage, in a small, no-till garden plot that the community decided to trial this year.
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Sara Gaiser @akrazia.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) on Wednesday said the nation’s worst measles outbreak in the United States in 35 years is “going to be a terrible legacy for this administration,” citing recent deaths in Pennsylvania.
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Sen. Cassidy says measles surge will be administration’s ‘terrible legacy’
Under questioning by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Trump’s surgeon general pick Nicole Saphier called a combined vaccine “our greatest tool for combating measles infections.”
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15/09/2026
Rep. Casten: “President Trump said…we’re taking in a lot of money...from Venezuela…That would suggest flows to U.S. persons.” Bessent: “This is one of the largest assets.” Rep. Casten: “You can't testify...whether or not those are flowing to U.S. persons?” Bessent: “Uh, no.”
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 15/09/2026
Investigators are illegally accessing state voter rolls—and likely flagging U.S. citizens as “unlawful voters” in a rushed attempt to meet their quotas, a whistleblower warns. trib.al/2tAvOJf
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Trump’s Voter Fraud Quest Is Turning Illegal, Whistleblower Says
Investigators are illegally accessing state voter rolls—and likely flagging U.S. citizens as “unlawful voters” in a rushed attempt to meet their quotas, a whistleblower warns.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 10/09/2026
White House advisers have raised privately with President Trump the prospect that the Iran war could drag on through the remainder of his term. on.wsj.com/4yncOEa
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Exclusive | Trump’s Top Advisers Confront Possibility That Iran War Lasts Through End of Term
The president still says he expects the war will end “immediately” after midterm elections this fall.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/09/2026
time to adjust your math about how many seats Dems need to win to take the Senate -- here's John Fetterman video message to Trumpapalooza in which he pledges to work with President Trump
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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
May “pulling a Fetterman” forever be known as turning on your supporters and allies after getting elected.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/08/2026
"Good times. Great memories." -- Fox & Friends' tribute to Karoline Leavitt is just a supercut of her being a condescending jerk to reporters. Imagine being proud of acting like this.
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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Sounds about right. Hopefully Bluesky has more spine than the other platforms have. Though this is a good sign. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/b...
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Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda
The company said it was fighting Russian efforts to hijack real users’ accounts to post fake content, an apparently novel tactic.
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 26/06/2026
I believe in the groundbreaking concept that a full day’s work should entitle you to a living wage. Proud to be leading the effort for a $25 federal minimum wage with @chrismurphyct.bsky.social.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/06/2026
Every day, for nearly a month running, tens of thousands of Albanians have taken to the streets, a peaceful mass movement seeking nothing less than a complete overthrow of the government. And it's all thanks to Jared Kushner.
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How Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump sparked a movement to overthrow the Albanian government
Their vision of swank resorts in protected areas set off a "Flamingo Revolution."
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Lou Mannheim @loumannheim87.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
No special treatment for Space X in the S&P 500! Just announced. Wow. That profitability requirement means it might never get in.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 12/05/2026
Pentagon Comptroller Jay Hurst said the estimate increased “because of updated repair and replacement of equipment cost and also just general operational cost.”
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Cost Of Iran War Has Increased $4 Billion, Pentagon Says—But Some Estimates Say It’s Closer To $200 Billion
Pentagon Comptroller Jay Hurst said the estimate increased “because of updated repair and replacement of equipment cost and also just general operational cost.”
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 12/05/2026
This map shows, in purple, congressional districts where Trump's approval on prices is below 50% — and, in green, districts where he is above 50%. Local estimates of approval, party trust, and the generic ballot are now available at Strength In Numbers Pro. Check it out: pro.gelliottmorris.com
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
You might recognize @benmckenzie.bsky.social from his memorable roles on "The OC" and "Gotham." In his new documentary, he plays himself: an anti-corruption crusader taking on the lies of the cryptocurrency industry. Heather and I had the pleasure of chatting with him.
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How Crypto Become Trump's Biggest Scam (ft. Ben McKenzie)
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Well put. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Daniel Pomarède @pomarede.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
NASA astronaut Christina Koch hugs the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls flic.kr/p/2s7aCi3 #Artemis 🧪🔭
NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, hugs the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. Koch, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, Friday, April 10 at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07p.m. EDT). Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/03/2026
Important thread from our reporter @micarosenberg.bsky.social ⤵️
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
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Dee Chan @deechan17.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
One can only interpret this kind of thing as an overtly hostile act meant to try to diminish Prime Minister Carney. He will never succeed though because our Prime Minister has more class in his small finger than he does in his entire big fat body. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
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Trump refers to PM Carney as future ‘Governor of Canada’ in social media post
U.S. President Donald Trump referred to Prime Minister Mark Carney as the “future Governor of Canada” in a Truth Social post on Tuesday.
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Beth Garry @alagnes.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
@hcrichardson.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/kodi...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
America gave up kings 250 years ago and adopted a system in which “no one is above the law.” But presidents? SCOTUS gives them immunity. Corporations? SCOTUS makes it easier for them to pollute. Billionaires? SCOTUS says they can buy elections. The legacy of the John Roberts Supreme Court.
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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
If Moderna is no longer bringing vaccine trials for Epstein-Barr virus (good evidence that EB causes Multiple Sclerosis), herpes, and shingles because of Trump appointees, I want prison time for those appointees. This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 13/02/2026
Google calls this illicit activity “model extraction” and considers it intellectual property theft, a somewhat loaded position given that the LLM was built from materials scraped from around the Internet.
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Attackers prompted Gemini over 100,000 times while trying to clone it, Google says
Distillation technique lets copycats mimic Gemini at a fraction of the development cost.
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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
There has been a real shift in the overall culture. But I think conservatives basically bluffed us into thinking they'd gained more cultural ground than they had, and we sad-bastarded ourselves into thinking we'd become more out of touch than we had. www.offmessage.net/p/the-nonres...
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The Nonresponse To Donald Trump
How an obscure quirk of statistics and human nature explains the liberal crisis of confidence—and why it may finally be lifting.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 12/02/2026
The FDA rejected Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine application using legal standards that don't actually exist in the law. A vaccine policy expert explains how this decision could undermine vaccine development and public health. buff.ly/eCsNVGZ #vaccineswork
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FDA rejects Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application - for reasons with no basis in the law
The move signals an escalation in the agency’s efforts to interfere with established procedures for testing and approving vaccines.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
🚨BREAKING: An election-denying former Donald Trump campaign staffer who was subpoenaed by the FBI over his role in the attempt to steal the 2020 election is now taking credit for writing the sweeping voter suppression bill passed by the House Wednesday that could disenfranchise millions.
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Election denier involved in fake electors plot wrote much of SAVE America Act, Trump-aligned think tank claims
“I’m here to do everything I can to make this work,” Thomas Lane wrote in a December 2020 email to other organizers of the Trump campaign’s fake electoral plot in Arizona.
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Votebeat @votebeat.org · 11/02/2026
In 2024, 19 places counted mail ballots that arrived after Election Day. In 2026, zero might. Here’s how many voters that could affect.
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Here’s how many ballots are at risk if Trump gets his way on mail voting deadlines
In 2024, 19 places counted mail ballots that arrived after Election Day. In 2026, zero might. Here’s how many voters that could affect.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
We asked www.PAXIS.app 🚨 ICE BROKE THE LAW 🚨 Smashed legal observer’s window with a rifle and dragged them out. No warrant. No crime. Just retaliation ❌ 4A bans warrantless force ❌ 18 USC §242 = rights abuse ✅ Legal recourse: Bivens, FTCA, DHS complaints Fight ICE: gofund.me/2dafa642c
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Cruelty is a choice.
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
This is an actual post from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth: Praising ICE after Alex Pretti was killed, blaming the Democratic leadership of Minnesota, and writing that ICE is greater/better than Minnesota. He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
Pete Hegseth praises ICE while demeaning the people of Minnesota
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
US citizen. Public servant. Licensed to carry a firearm but had no weapon in hand when killed. Attacked by ICE agents with chemical munitions for no reason, then shot. The time for talking is over. If you are an elected leader you have to tell us *now* what you are doing to end this nightmare ASAP.
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Minneapolis shooting: What we know about Alex Pretti, the man killed by Border Patrol agent
Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was fatally shot Saturday morning by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis.
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
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Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 23/01/2026
Journalists and bystanders are capturing what JD Vance really doesn’t want us to see. Is this the country we want to live in?
Minnesota Star Tribune front page with the headline “CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 5 DETAINED” and “Tactics raise questions on ICE training” and “ICE claims enhanced power to enter homes” and “Preschooler’s detention marks fourth for district”
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
(AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court seems inclined to reject President Donald Trump’s effort to immediately oust Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook after hearing arguments Wednesday .. @apnews.com apnews.com/live/supreme...
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
This angle shows Trump’s ICE agent standing on the side of the vehicle and firing into the open window at the driver. This was murder.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Abolish ICE. Really.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 20/12/2025
"In Alabama, a U.S.-born construction worker has been detained not once but twice, at different job sites twenty miles apart from one another. The first time, agents kept him handcuffed for over an hour even after seeing his REAL ID."
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Trump Is Walloping Construction Businesses. The Industry Stays Quiet.
Raids on work sites. Roofers under siege. But builders keep mum.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 20/12/2025
Did Trump’s DOJ really think dropping hundreds of blacked-out pages counted as complying with the law? I know it’s a bunch of unqualified folks with no backbone over there, but this is next-level.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 20/12/2025
"As stupid as the idea was then, it's exponentially stupider now after the natural gas and shale revolution" @timmiller.bsky.social and @davidfrum.bsky.social discuss the absurdity of Trump wanting to go to war for oil.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
The RFK, jr effect.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10/12/2025
A landmark study on the safety of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the controversial herbicide Roundup, has been formally retracted by its publisher, raising new concerns about the chemical’s potential dangers. The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
motherjones.com
Science journal retracts widely cited study that claimed Roundup is safe
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
SCOOP — Gregg Phillips, a conspiracy theorist with no emergency management experience who helped produce the election-denying documentary ‘2000 Mules’ with Dinesh D’Souza and has faced numerous legal inquiries, has been named head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery. My story:
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Conspiracy theorist election denier given FEMA’s second-most important role
Gregg Phillips will lead the Office of Response and Recovery, “the heart of what FEMA does.”
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