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@rewasem.bsky.social
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Experiences include domestic policy specialist at US Library of Congress; professor of policy practice at LBJ School of Public Affairs in Austin; senior fellow at CSU Levin College. From eastern Ohio to Ann Arbor to DC to Austin to CLE.

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 6h
Siri: Give me an example of "saying the quiet part out loud."
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 21h
Longtime Republican political operative Karl Rove said his party is being taken over by "Nazis" and railed against the moral failings of U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton during a one-on-one interview at the Texas Tribune Festival over the weekend.
Karl Rove says
Republican Party is being taken over by 'Nazis'
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rewasem.bsky.social @rewasem.bsky.social · 21h
Textbook case of how these things are orchestrated.
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rewasem.bsky.social @rewasem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wow! I should not be surprised after all we know, but the arrogance & incompetence of DOGE was staggering.
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rewasem.bsky.social @rewasem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In his dramatic moves to increase the buzz as a potential VP, Schmitt apparently had all his ducks in an order -- but did realize they were actually Hawkeyes. Rut Ruh!
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29/09/2026
if the GOP runs a vance/schmitt ticket then they should just give up the pretense and make the party’s slogan the fourteen words www.axios.com/2026/09/29/e...
axios.com
Sen. Eric Schmitt is drawing buzz as a possible Vance VP in 2028
Vance views the Missouri senator as trustworthy.
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rewasem.bsky.social @rewasem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So the question is: did Schmitt’s staff totally mess up the texts? Or, is Schmitt knowingly lying?
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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Aaron is not underrating this. It's cinema. The sly smirk when Schmitt thinks he's gotten Smith to perjure himself. The hasty vanishing of the sign. Klobuchar getting Kennedy to hold it up. Schmitt getting LOUD and ANGRY when Klobuchar points out he mixed up the Hawks and Hawkeyes.
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rewasem.bsky.social @rewasem.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Karl Rove has read the tea leafs. www.sacurrent.com/news/politic...
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Karl Rove says Republican Party is being taken over by 'Nazis'
The Bush-era GOP political operative also said Republicans would be winning the battle for Texas' U.S. Senate seat if John Cornyn was the nominee.
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rewasem.bsky.social @rewasem.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We have seen how quickly our quality of life deteriorated when candidates who were backed by the big money interests took over in 2025. These deceitful ads appeared to turn voters minds two years ago, but we may have "herd immunity" to this garbage today. signalcleveland.org/big-crypto-b...
signalcleveland.org
crypto industry behind ads critical of Sherrod Brown in Ohio race
Ohio politics news and insights from the State Signals newsletter. Plus, local Democrats rebuke Marcy Kaptur over her transgender ad.
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rewasem.bsky.social @rewasem.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This sure conveys the ick factor
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Sam Bellamy @sambdesk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The prisoner who later committed murder in SOUTH Carolina had been released in Republican-led SOUTH Carolina, not North Carolina. North, South, whatever ... right, Republicans?
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Ad Attacking Cooper Makes False Connection to Murder - FactCheck.org
An ad from a super PAC supporting Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley features a heart-wrenching testimonial from the father of a woman who was murdered in 2025. The ad falsely implies the acc...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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rewasem.bsky.social @rewasem.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
What a wonderful way to spend a Saturday afternoon listening to Heather Cox Richardson and Connie Schultz discuss the 2026 election in historical context.
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rewasem.bsky.social @rewasem.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Why do some people feel the need to exaggerate or lie on their resume? Mike Rogers claims he was an assembly line worker. The UAW said that is stretching the truth. michiganadvance.com/2026/09/24/m...
michiganadvance.com
Mike Rogers claims he was an assembly line worker. The UAW said that is stretching the truth. • Michigan Advance
Rogers says he built Chrysler vehicles on an assembly line. Records show his work was at an aftermarket facility that modified vehicles after they left the factory.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The United States government killed another innocent person.👇
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rewasem.bsky.social @rewasem.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What a tragically beautiful way to symbolize the cruelty!
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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rewasem.bsky.social @rewasem.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Weird. Now he has gloves on both hands. No wonder he likes AI
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rewasem.bsky.social @rewasem.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Why is he wearing one glove? Should we presume AI doctors his photos?
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rewasem.bsky.social @rewasem.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Very strange. Clearly the First Lady could not keep him walking straight as he angles her off the red carpet.
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rewasem.bsky.social @rewasem.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
President Nixon got the for-profit provisions into a bipartisan bill aiming to bring down healthcare costs.
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My op-ed is out in USA Today www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
usatoday.com
DEI initiatives didn't cost companies. Just the opposite. | Opinion
Firms that kept DEI, whether due to executive decisions or shareholder pressure, performed as well in the stock market as those that rolled it back.
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rewasem.bsky.social @rewasem.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Please use trusted booksellers or the publisher if you order the book. At least one website is selling it for a jacked up price.
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Immigration and Ethnic History Society @iehs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
New book by IEHS member Ruth Wasem: The Struggle for Fairness: Forging the Immigration Act of 1965 @degruyterbrill.bsky.social www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 21/09/2026
My father died of a heart attack at only 39 years old. I’ve always kept an eye on my health because of that history. Now, I’m walking every day and taking a GLP-1 so I can be around for my family. My health journey isn’t over, but sharing this might help others.
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rewasem.bsky.social @rewasem.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Struggle for Fairness: Forging the Immigration Act of 1965 is out today from DeGruyter Brill. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 18/09/2026
i'm not over Alito saying we shouldn't count ballots that are mailed on or before Election Day but arrive shortly afterwards bc they can “radically flip” the “apparent outcome” cannot stress enough that, until all ballots are counted, there's no outcome to flip! ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/alito...
ballsandstrikes.org
A Brief History of Sam Alito’s Delusional Obsession With Voter Fraud
His conduct in several recent cases suggests that Alito is deep in the right-wing conspiracy theory weeds.
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rewasem.bsky.social @rewasem.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Many thanks to Yael Schacher for her fierce sense of justice and decency.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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rewasem.bsky.social @rewasem.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
In addition to the 2 US Senators elected from Florida, it seems that at least 2 other sitting Senators (Tuberville & Marshall) and at least one candidate (Rogers) reportedly maintain residences in Florida. Interesting…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $8 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of American households is worth just $4.27 trillion. Read that back. Remember: Wealth can’t be separated from power. Power begets wealth and wealth begets power.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The judge asked the govt if the Kennedy Center is going bankrupt. You should've seen them backpedal Why so fast? If it's broke, a court puts someone else in charge & they lose control of it @cnn.com👇 -TN
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 19/09/2026
The Kennedy Center crowd is singing America The Beautiful. This is what democracy looks like.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 18/09/2026
Ahead of the midterms, voters should familiarize themselves with the facts about voting and elections. Here are five false claims circulating. bit.ly/4yDljei
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Five False Election Rumors to Watch For
Voters should expect recurring false election narratives to resurface in the coming months — and familiarize themselves with the facts.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
If I was in charge of an educational institution and learned that a technology fostered “cognitive surrender” in young people, I’d like to think I would do everything in my power to keep it away from the young people who pay my institution to educate them. But I guess I’m just a weirdo.
Students are using artificial intelligence for everything, including cheating, and a recent M.I.T. report said the technology was creating
"cognitive surrender."
Philip Cheung for The New York Times
Many university leaders are embracing A.I. anyway. →
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18/09/2026
NEW: The Clear Labels Act was designed to help patients and doctors see exactly where a medication was made. But experts say the law’s most critical provisions have been cut: “It's just a clear watering down of the original bill.”
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“A Clear Watering Down”: Drug Transparency Bill Stripped of Critical Provisions Ahead of Senate Vote
The bill was designed to alert consumers about where their drugs came from. After two major changes to the proposed law, experts worry it won’t be as effective.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A federal judge says Todd Blanche isn't sufficiently following the court's orders in a case concerning the Epstein files and gave Blanche a deadline to comply or face the possibility of contempt charges. The order stems from the lawsuit brought by Katie Phang.
washingtonsun.com
Judge Warns Blanche of Possible Contempt Charges Over Epstein Files
The Justice Department hasn’t sufficiently followed a court order to produce documents, the federal judge said.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Boykin: The Republicans control the entire government. They control the white house. They control the house. They control the senate. They control six of the nine seats on the supreme court. If you're not happy with the way the country is running America, blame the Republicans.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
What she’s not telling voters in this ad is the she _repeatedly_ voted to fund those immigration enforcement efforts that are now threatening her political career.
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rewasem.bsky.social @rewasem.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Never thought I would live long enough to see our nation become the bad guys. Now my goal is to stay alive long enough to make sure we kick the bad guys out of our government.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
NEW: Judge Emmet Sullivan finds Atty General Todd Blanche is failing to sufficiently follow court order over Epstein Files Sullivan orders Blanche to respond to the civil lawsuit filed by plaintiff @katiephang.bsky.social by Sept 24 Phang is seeking release of more Epstein Files
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rewasem.bsky.social @rewasem.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Did no one in a responsible position consider the consequences of these actions? Again I ask: indifference or malice?
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rewasem.bsky.social @rewasem.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Very dangerous
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Forbes @forbes.com · 15/09/2026
Pregnant women are being detailed at a record rate—but how many lose their pregnancies isn’t being tracked.
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ICE Has 'Lost Count' Of Miscarriages Amid Pregnant Detainees, Report Claims
Pregnant women are being detailed at a record rate—but how many lose their pregnancies isn’t being tracked.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 15/09/2026
Pennsylvania’s Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro confirmed the state’s fourth measles-related death Tuesday, accusing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of “playing games with public health and safety.”
forbes.com
Pennsylvania Reports Fourth Measles-Related Death—As Gov. Shapiro Accuses RFK Jr. Of ‘Stoking Vaccine Skepticism’
Pennsylvania’s Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro confirmed the state’s fourth measles-related death Tuesday, accusing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of “playing games with public health and safety.”
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
(WSJ) - American oil executives warned for months that the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz was bound to cause a fuel crisis. Now, they say it is here. @wsj.com $CVX www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It's a small world after all!!
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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 15/09/2026
Run this ad in every commnnity that has had a data center built.
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