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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
BREAKING: In responding to one of two lawsuits challenging the legality of the Trump-praising DHS propaganda ads, DOJ tonight does not defend the ads on the merits — instead arguing that the ads are set to end on Sunday, so there will be no irreparable harm. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Plaintiffs' motion should be denied because the alleged improper final agency action of which they are complaining "run[ning] partisan political ads, funded by U.S. taxpayers," Plaintiffs' Brief in Support of Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Section 705 Stay (Pls. Br.") (ECF No. 26) at 1-will not continue past tomorrow, the date on which briefing on their motion for a TRO will close. As such, Plaintiffs cannot demonstrate that a TRO is necessary to prevent imminent irreparable harm to them from Defendants' future conduct.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/10/2026
Digital ad spending on anti trans ads is on pace with 2024 and could potentially exceed it. Despite some reporting that PACs might be retreating on anti trans ads, that doesn't seem to be the case. adtracker.lgbtqlegislation.com
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 05/10/2026
We've reached the open use of anti trans slurs phase by Trump. Dems haven't done shit to call out Pete Hegseth and Nancy Mace doing it so now it's become normalized.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/10/2026
Spot the difference
Side-by-side comparison of three social media posts announcing the death of former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert at age 84. On the left, Fox News posts, “BREAKING: Dennis Hastert, longest-serving Republican House speaker, dead at 84,” above a photo of Hastert raising his hand at a microphone. In the center, CBS News posts, “Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, who represented Illinois for two decades in Congress and was later jailed for violating banking laws, has died,” above a photo of Hastert walking through the U.S. Capitol. On the right, MeidasTouch posts, “Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican Speaker in history, has died at 84. Hastert admitted in federal court to sexually abusing boys he coached as a high school wrestling coach. A federal judge called him a ‘serial child molester.’ He was a registered sex offender.” The MeidasTouch post includes an image of Hastert speaking from the House floor with a C-SPAN chyron identifying him as Speaker of the House.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026
Trump: "We've gonna shove it up their ass ... They are a bunch of dumb son of a bitches" Remember when presidents had dignity? Here's a lowlight supercut from Trump's rally tonight in Ohio:
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 03/10/2026
Trump in Alabama talking about Talarico: "He's a VAGEN. And all of a sudden he's going to barbecues, but what they don't show you is that after every barbecue he walks to the back of a tent and he throws up…He likes lettuce. Give him a little piece of lettuce, he's happy."
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
These hideous Trump ads are outright theft from the taxpayers and election misconduct at the same time. $20 million in OUR MONEY spent on Illegal ads glorifying the would-be king. And his co-conspirators told him it was OK.
nytimes.com
Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency (Gift Article)
The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.
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R. Scott Rogers @arrscott.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
$20 million represents the total income tax payments of 1,053 households. A thousand American families worked full time for a whole year just to pay for Trump’s campaign ads.
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 01/10/2026
"We have to commit genocide to enjoy peace" said every dictator ever
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 01/10/2026
5 million people, including an estimated 1 million children, have lost access to food because of Trump. Instead of a ballroom, an arch, or a war, we could be making sure people don’t go hungry. 

This President’s priorities are shameful.
abcnews.com
Changes to SNAP benefits begin Oct. 1 for millions of Americans: What to know
Major changes are coming on Oct. 1 for the tens of millions of Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for food assistance.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The same Brendan Carr who wanted to investigate NBC because Kamala was on SNL? The same Brendan Carr who wanted to dismantle independent fact checking and accused them of being a “censorship cartel?” Periodic reminder that the corruption is a feature, not a bug.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 01/10/2026
The state has reported its fifth measles-related death. trib.al/hDNsA4d
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Pennsylvania Nears 1,000 Measles Cases as RFK Jr. Remains Silent
The state has reported its fifth measles-related death.
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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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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1. How has MAGA Inc. raised an unprecedented amount of money? Let’s review:
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
1. Jay Feely, a former NFL kicker and a GOP candidate for Congress in Arizona, has made “protecting women’s sports” a centerpiece of his election campaign. So I reviewed years of Feely’s podcast appearances to see what he actually thinks about female athletes. 🧵
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Countless immigrants have reported appalling conditions in the ICE camps. Especially if they’re disabled and/or chronically ill. Denying a diabetic their insulin is torture. It’s cruel and unusual punishment. It’s murder by neglect.
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Costa Rican man complained of lack of care for diabetes before his death in ICE custody, family says
Carlos Josue Marchena Marchena’s condition worsened after he arrived at Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana, and he died less than a week later, his family said.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Remember: Trump's attacks on the IRS were never about "efficiency." They were about making it easier for wealthy and powerful people like him to skirt what they owe.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Since we made this video on Trump’s stock trading, he’s blown past the total number of trades we cite. In July alone, he reported making over 1,100 trades. They included AI companies, defense contractors, and Big Oil — all industries central to White House policy right now. This is not normal.
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The Danger of Trump’s Stock Trading
Trump says AI doesn’t need guardrails — only a “strong and smart” president.He just so happens to be heavily invested in
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Re-upping this post because Trump keeps sinking further into mental illness and major media keep pretending the mad pilot isn’t flying us into the side of a mountain.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 22/09/2026
Phenomenal essay on the way the current moment is affecting prominent trans folks. It's a pressure cooker that is systematically breaking us down to take us out of the fight.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 22/09/2026
The Ohio Democratic Party is repeatedly deleting criticism of Marcy Kaptur, who has released an ad calling transgender people an “ideology” that should be banned in schools. Still think Dems can’t become Labour?
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 20/09/2026
"Unions might be a good idea at other workplaces, but it just so happens that they’re actually not a good idea at this workplace—where, coincidentally, I just so happen to own a substantial share of the company’s equity." buff.ly/xIVz3wT
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I Support Unions, but They’re Just Not the Right Fit for the Company I Happen to Own
“Unions might be a good idea at other workplaces, but it just so happens that they’re actually not a good idea at this workplace—where, coincidentally, I jus...
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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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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Weird, she ‘moderated’ on trans rights and yet her opponent is still calling her a deranged leftist SJW. If only there was some kind of precedent for this so it could have been predicted in advance.
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TheConnASSeur @theconnasseur.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Do you guys remember when we never had to see stupid shit like the Director of the FBI talking about "either side" of dog fucking?
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 14/09/2026
So with no due respect, absolutely nobody needs to accept that status "for the greater good." We know where that leads. Shut this shit down. Human rights are for EVERYONE.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 13/09/2026
One time, and I promise this is true, Bush gave a flip remark about violence while playing golf and it became a defining moment for his legacy. This president shrugging about a war he started while overseas at a golf tournament that is lining his own pockets won’t be remembered in two weeks.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Elon Musk is bankrolling an ad campaign to get you to check your voter registration through an innocent-sounding website. But his real goal is to collect and sell your personal data to advertising companies, Big Tech, and other Republican PACs.
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The hidden dangers of Musk’s votesafe.org
The slick voter registration website, currently being promoted to millions of people, is a digital surveillance machine.
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
If a news organization does not cover this as a clear case of: “president Trump tells story of 9/11 that glorifies himself but has no basis in fact” they are not worth listening to. Yes, I’m talking about you, @nytimes.com
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Curious how facts like this are all over the English press, but in US print media not to be found
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Micah @rincewind.run · 06/09/2026
they don’t even try to hide the fact that this is not about women’s sports this is about crushing anyone who doesn’t conform to their particular view of gender and what they actually want is to never see the wnba or its fandom ever again
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Washington State Democrats @wadems.org · 04/09/2026
This should be clear: if you voted, your vote deserved to be counted. A record number of WA ballots went uncounted after the August primary due to late postmarks. The Trump-Vance admin changed postmarking from local post offices to regional processing centers.
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Washington State Democrats @wadems.org · 05/09/2026
Yikes. The WA GOP really saw “Protect Head Start” and decided helping working parents was the problem… Head Start helps kids learn, gives parents the freedom to work and improve our economy, and makes child care more accessible for families.
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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 05/09/2026
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Sep Advocate Alabama’s new library rules target every book about transgender people. Libraries have until Oct 1 to move all books relating to trans or the existence of more than two genders to the adult section or face state funding freeze.
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Alabama’s new library rules target every book about transgender people
Libraries have until October 1 to restrict young people’s access to transgender-related books or face a state funding freeze.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 05/09/2026
Good news: he lost.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Wages of unionized workers are 13% higher than their nonunion counterparts. But unions also set a higher pay standard that all workers enjoy. In high-union-density states, median household income is $12,000 higher than in low-union-density states. This is why unions are vital.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It's like a parody, but it's deadly serious; the Commerce Department (which includes Census, NOAA, and others) has outright deleted "don't alter or suppress scientific findings for political reasons" from its scientific integrity rules. Seriously.
Protecting against "inappropriate influence" is no longer a "hallmark" of scientific integrity

The Commerce Department updated its policy for promoting a "culture of scientific integrity" in January 2025, days before Trump's second inauguration.

A new Trump administration order bans the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis from using statistical “noise,” or data for fuzzing survey results, to protect people’s privacy in their statistics.

The 2025 version included bans on attempts to shape or interfere in data collection, statistical analysis and other scientific activities "against well-accepted scientific methods and theories or without scientific justification."

The department's policy, the 2025 version said, involves ensuring scientific findings at its agencies "are not suppressed, delayed, or altered for political purposes and are not subjected to inappropriate influence," as well as making sure there's "independent review of facilities, methodologies, and other scientific activities as appropriate to ensure scientific integrity."

That language is missing, however, in the Trump administration's revision of the policy, according to an NPR analysis of text posted on the Commerce Department's website.

And while the revision adopts a definition for "scientific integrity" that is similar to the previous version, it no longer says that "protection from inappropriate influence" is among the "hallmarks of scientific integrity."
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 31/08/2026
Wait. Do republicans think doctors work for free under universal healthcare? Does she think doctors who see Medicare patients don’t get paid?
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Micah @rincewind.run · 31/08/2026
the most difficult question in American politics is “who was president in 2020” the second most difficult question, apparently, is “who is president right now”
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trello @nicky.wiki · 31/08/2026
Adding this to my "share with normie friends to demonstrate how bad it is right now at this very moment" list
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
ICE arrests have hit a record high for Trump's second term. A vast majority of those who have been arrested are people with no criminal history. Remember that private prison companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group were some of Trump's biggest donors. They're now reporting billions in revenue.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/08/2026
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed the U.S. is doing “a better job than any country in the world” at curbing measles. trib.al/nfYr7K5
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RFK Jr. Insists Measles Are Under Control Right After Two People Die
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed the U.S. is doing “a better job than any country in the world” at curbing measles.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/08/2026
The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it. (Published Dec. 2024)
propublica.org
A Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied Care.
U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal law, the military will only pay for abortions in cases of rape, incest or to save...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 26/08/2026
YIKES: The Trump regime tried to make Trump look tough. Instead, the Department of Education appears to have accidentally compared him to Hitler.
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Trump Regime Accidentally Compares Him to Hitler in Bonkers Video
The Education Department tried to hype Trump and wound up casting him as the villain in Churchill’s warning about Hitler.
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The Lever @levernews.com · 25/08/2026
🚨 Michigan is giving every public-school student free meals. Miami-Dade is ending its universal meal program after Trump’s budget cuts. Washington state plans to protect school meals with a millionaires’ tax. Politics is about choices — and these are the choices being made.
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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
the coming european reconquista
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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Trump promised to balance the budget. Musk projected $2 trillion in savings. This year, the deficit grew by 18% — with $200 billion of that due to refunds of his illegal tariffs. My @nytimes.com Chart
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
What folks miss is MAGA doesn't care if people think Trump cheated for the 1900th time. What worries is the image of an 80 yr old man wildly dependent on a clincially fangirlish 30-something who he appears to use as a kind of human emotional support blanket as his faculties & political power fade.
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