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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 8h
To recap: three GOP-led states that wanted the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in order to "send abortion back to the states" are now asking the Court to strike down abortion protections in blue states
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 3h
Republican AGs from Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas have filed two lawsuits targeting dozens of providers who ship abortion pills, along with blue states (New York, Massachusetts, and California) that protect them. stateline.org/2026/09/30/r...
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Republican AGs sue abortion ‘shield law’ states in US Supreme Court • Stateline
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and the attorneys general in Arkansas and Alabama filed a lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. Supreme Court, suing California, Massachusetts and New Y...
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 4h
A split court rejected a Koch-backed group's claim that requiring donors to be named violates the First Amendment story via @jimsmall.bsky.social
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Arizona's voter-approved dark money law defeats First Amendment challenge in appellate ruling
Arizona dark money law: The 9th Circuit upheld the voter-approved disclosure measure, rejecting a First Amendment challenge
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h
"For decades, we've provided election coverage that's based on in-depth political reporting by an experienced team of journalists backed by commentary from political leaders. But now we're throwing that aside so we can tell you what some of the most irredeemable uninformed gamblers are guessing."
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 4h
A top Mike Johnson aide was planning an official trip for Hill staffers to Europe two weeks before the election, with stops at Ferrari factory in Maranello, luxury brand companies in “Milan or Florence” & Champagne region of France. Scoop from colleague Scott Wong: www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Congressional staff planned official trip with luxury stops in Italy and France weeks before election
The weeklong staff trip, including stops at a Ferrari factory and Champagne, was to be led by an aide to House Speaker Mike Johnson and was canceled after NBC News asked about the itinerary.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 8h
when your country's new accord on “super intelligence” misspells the country's name
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13h
Pete Hegseth removing tenure protections shows precisely why they are needed. He wants to silence dissent by being able to fire anyone who questions his vision of the military. www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
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Hegseth halts tenure appointments for civilian faculty at military academies
Military academies will no longer appoint civilian faculty to tenured positions as Hegseth says it can contribute to “academic stagnation.”
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AZ LD3 Democrats @azld3dems.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
ONLY 2 WEEKS LEFT FOR TRAINING! Poll observer trainings www.mobilize.us/csv/event/99...
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2026 General Election: Poll Observer Trainings · Copper State Victory
The 2026 Election is less than 100 days away, and we need your help to observe and protect the vote in Arizona! Join Copper State Victory at our upcoming virtual poll observer trainings. To…
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 30/09/2026
A survey found 82% of Arizonans oppose selling trust land to housing developers, even as GOP lawmakers press the idea story via @glorihuh.bsky.social
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Selling Arizona trust land won't guarantee more housing, land chief tells lawmakers
The state land chief says selling Arizona trust land won't guarantee more housing gets built, as Republican rage about leases for solar farms
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
CRUZ: Do you have any evidence whatsoever to believe that I and 20% of Republicans in the Senate will engage in destruction or tampering with evidence or intimidation of potential witnesses? JACK SMITH: No. We had powerful evidence that Donald Trump and his associates would
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026
NEW: A new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access.
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This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote
A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
FBI Director Kash Patel this week has faced the worst data breach in FBI history, a deputy who quit because Patel was doing too many unconstitutional things, and partied with a suspected double agent. And it's only Tuesday. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-disgra...
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The Disgrace and Danger of Kash Patel, Part II
A quick check-in on the FBI director's latest raft of scandals (including, of course, the bestiality).
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 30/09/2026
“But if something like this had crossed my desk, I would have said, ‘You can’t pay for this ad. It is clearly illegal.’ It’s that clear a violation of law and it’s really corrosive to democracy.”
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Trump uses $20M in Homeland Security funds for 'clearly illegal' ads featuring himself | Arizona Mirror
Democrats say $20M in DHS money is paying for 'clearly illegal' ads featuring President Trump before the midterms
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm profoundly against this depraved record and want to do the exact opposite: pass Medicare for All.
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Mike Rogers voted against children’s health coverage over and over - Detroit Metro Times
Mike Rogers repeatedly voted against efforts to expand health insurance for children of working families.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NBC: “U of Michigan survey shows Americans feel worse about the economy than during the Covid-19 pandemic or 2008 financial crisis… Trump promised a ‘Golden Age’, but under Republicans Americans are struggling more than ever.” www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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News Hub - A Home for Better News @thenewshub.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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New Rule Would Ban the Use of Federal Grant Money for Voter Registration Drives
Advocates worry that the loss of federal funding will effectively disenfranchise many voters with disabilities.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
Hinojosa says the emails could shed light on Musk’s lucrative state contracts and tax incentives, campaign contributions, and what she describes as corruption surrounding his relationship with Abbott. Now she wants to know what was so “intimate and embarrassing.”
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Texas, the voter registration deadline is coming up next week. If you live in Texas and want to vote, be sure to check that you are registered properly — even if you you think you did what you had to. A statewide database to check: goelect.txelections.civixapps.com/ivis-mvp-ui/...
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
TMZ reports that Diego Sarabia, one of the Cornell students accused of sexual assault, has been fired from his job at Wells Fargo as prosecutors reopen their investigation
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Cornell Student Diego Sarabia Loses Wells Fargo Job Amid Alleged Sexual Assault Case
Diego Sarabia, one of the Cornell students accused of sexual assault, is suddenly out of a job at Wells Fargo as prosecutors reopen their investigation of the alleged 2024 incident ... TMZ has learned...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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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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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Kalshi truck parked outside of the Ohio State campus, giving out free coffee to students in exchange for their contact info
Dark green truck with 
MARKETS FOR EVERYONE
FREEDOM TO FORECAST.
painted on the side and back
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Pima County Democratic Party @pimadems.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Make Calls to help voters update their registration! www.mobilize.us/pimadems/eve...
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Make Calls to help voters update their registration! · Pima County Democratic Party
Call voters who may need to update their registration before the upcoming October 5th deadline. - Every conversation helps make sure Democrats are able to vote in this important election. Sign in with your NGPVAN actionID & make calls on your own time! If you've ever canvassed with minivan this is the same log in you've used in the app!
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"An admission that the American president offered to sell arms to China is extraordinary. The Communist-ruled nation is considered by most policymakers and legislators of both parties to be the greatest military, economic and diplomatic rival of the United States..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You know when public attention can reverse a prosecutorial decision like this you almost get the sense that the decision to shrug it off in the first place was not based on an assessment of the quality of the evidence so much as an assessment of the seriousness of the crime.
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Joe Ferguson @joeferguson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mayes goes after her rival, Warren Peterson, before closing - noting his affiliation with the Cyber Ninja 🥷 “audit.” “This is a guy who sent your voter data to a cabin in Wyoming, Mayes said.
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Joe Ferguson @joeferguson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Mayes reminds she won by a very small margin four years ago, saying her margin was about the size of the people in this room.
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Joe Ferguson @joeferguson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Another standing ovation for Mayes. “Mail in voting starts in 10 days,” Mayes said.
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Joe Ferguson @joeferguson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pratte lived as a child on the Navajo Nation, notes her family had to haul water after her well was poisoned by a spill for nearby uranium processing facility.
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Joe Ferguson @joeferguson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Ruiz says she knows the room is happy Tom Horne lost his primary, but says her opponent Treasurer Kimberly Yee is not a better candidate. She says her opponent was recruited by the far right and backed by Turning Point USA. “That’s a nonstarter,” she tells a room full of Democrats.
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Joe Ferguson @joeferguson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pima County Supervisor Jennifer Allen, who is today’s emcee, tells the crowd it is the state legislature that actually bars counties from banning data centers. Flipping the house could change that. (Pima county just passed a 120 moratorium on data center, which may be challenged.)
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Joe Ferguson @joeferguson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Fontes rails against Kolodin, reminding the crowd that his Republican rival supported measures to close vote centers and backed Trump’s measures to change how elections in Arizona. Big roar of applause as he talks about defending mail in elections in Arizona.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/09/2026
More than a dozen local law enforcement agencies across the country have used opioid settlement money to procure Flock cameras and other AI-powered automated license plate readers (ALPRs), an investigation by Mother Jones has found.
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Police are spending opioid settlement funds on Flock cameras
Historic opioid settlements were supposed to be a lifeline for underserved communities. But much of that money is flowing to law enforcement.
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My friends call me Wolfie @kswolf.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
In Tucson, the Unseat Ciscomani Team has been hard at work with the rolling billboard project. Keep up the great work. Thanks to everyone who has supported the ongoing project. @indivisibletucson.bsky.social
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Once again, the Supreme Court prioritizes imaginary harms done to Trump by not allowing him to indulge in his conspiracy theories, as opposed to the very real harm done to citizens who may lose the ability to vote in this case.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 25/09/2026
you know what *i* would say if someone called me a racist or a nazi? I would say, i am not a racist or a nazi
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 24/09/2026
Don Jr.-backed drone-parts manufacturer congratulates Eric Trump-backed drone manufacturer on winning a DoD contract.
Unusual Machines
@UnusualMachines
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More momentum for XTEND. 🚀

Congrats to the team on another important U.S. defense milestone. Proud to be an investor and supplier. 🦅

$UMAC $XTND #Drones #DefenseTech
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XTEND
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XTEND has been awarded Phase III of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Modular Kinetic Lethal Drone (MKLD) program.

The award follows XTEND’s recent Gauntlet II top-performer selection under the Drone Dominance Program.

Read more: xtend.me/xtend-secures-…
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is the most high profile funder of the Republican Party. Tesla Argues in Court That the N-Word Is Acceptable Under Certain Circumstances futurism.com/advanced-tra...
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Tesla Argues in Court That the N-Word Is Acceptable Under Certain Circumstances
An important trial in California kicked off with Tesla's lawyers arguing that the n-word is a term of "respect and endearment."
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representmeaz.bsky.social @representmeaz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“The resolution also acknowledges that Pima County has just been through its sixth hottest summer and is in the middle of a long-term drought, all considerations as the county develops regulations for data centers.”
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representmeaz.bsky.social @representmeaz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Supervisor Andres Cano, of District 5, said the Pima County Health Department has raised serious questions about how data centers might impact the county’s water supply, air quality, heat, noise, energy, and the health of its communities.”
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representmeaz.bsky.social @representmeaz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Pima County supervisors approve data center moratorium “The 120-day pause will give the county time to finalize zoning regulations for data centers” azluminaria.org/2026/09/23/p...
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Pima County supervisors approve data center moratorium - AZ Luminaria
The Pima County Supervisors approved a 120-day data center moratorium Tuesday, giving the county time to create new zoning regulations for large-scale data centers.  The moratorium passed with a 3-2 v...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Do you support silencing the black vote? What would you say to MLK?” Sen John Kennedy (R-Louisiana): *Threatens to have @getfree-mvmt.bsky.social arrested*🤔 Racism is a helluva drug
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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Academic freedom continues to crumble at the hands of Republican Party political appointees at UT.
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Devin Burghart @dburghart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tucker Carlson is a white nationalist failed TV personality looking for a post-Trump rebrand bump (and potential campaign launch). Apparently NPR learned nothing from the Glenn Beck apology tour. NPR, please stop sane-washing fascists.
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Pima County Democratic Party @pimadems.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Join @azdemparty.bsky.social & PCDP for a Hispanic Heritage Month event!
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Nuestra Voz, Nuestro Futuro AZ + Pima Dems Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration · Arizona Democratic Party
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the Arizona and Pima County Democratic Parties! -Meet Democratic candidates -Network with and recognize non-profit organizations serving Latin American comm...
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The former bodyguard accused of having an affair with ex-Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is facing charges for allegedly breaking into her home, destroying over $200,000 worth of property
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Kyrsten Sinema’s ex-bodyguard accused of causing $200K in damage at her Cave Creek home
The former bodyguard accused of having an affair with ex-Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is facing charges for allegedly breaking into her home, destroying over $200,000 worth of property.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's a neat thing! My mom retired after 25+ as a children's librarian at public libraries yesterday. (It was very cool! Hundreds of former Story Hour kids arrived, some as adults!) I let Ed Markey's office know in case they wanted to send a nice email back and they sent this! He's still got it!
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Awful: Trump's Office of "Remigration" has just been exposed making sordid payments to authoritarian governments to take third-country deportees, leading to serious abuses. Dems tell me they will try to defund the agency if they win power. They should. 1/ New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2157...
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Stephen Miller’s MAGA Terror Campaign Exposed by Damning New Leaks
Sordid revelations about the white-nationalist-themed Office of Remigration should galvanize Democrats: If they win power, they must try to shut it down.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
latest in a long running series of Republicans discovering that Republican policy preferences are bad when they’re applied to their loved ones
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Joe Ferguson @joeferguson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The moratorium passes, 3 to 2, with Supervisors Steve Christy and Rex Scott voting against the measure.
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