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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 21h
A thing that always strikes me about Hegseth's remarks criticizing the media: he was, of course, a prominent media professional (at Fox News) *for years.*
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21h
Well isn’t this self-serving? The White House confirmed that the Trump administration has asked officials to look into creating a presidential retreat at Trump’s own golf club in Palm Beach “for future Presidents.” We already have Camp David.
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Democrats @democrats.org · 21h
NEW: We’re suing the Trump administration. Trump personally ordered his administration to use taxpayer dollars to fund political propaganda. This is an illegal and desperate attempt to boost the GOP ahead of the midterms, and we’re fighting back.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 22h
This needs to happen 👇
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 21h
BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic National Committee sues Trump administration, alleging taxpayer-funded ads violate propaganda law.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 22h
The Plot to Enslave America requires them to destroy the notion of reality and truth. They will use the legal immunity conferred by the captured courts and the technology the tech oligarchs have developed to hasten this plan by flooding the information environment with fake video.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 22h
Happening now at a federal court in New York: a hearing in our lawsuit against President Trump. FPF and @theintercept.com sued Trump and aides Natalie Harp and Dan Scavino over a scheme to sell early access to his Truth Social posts for up to $100,000 a month. Here’s what’s at stake 👇
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$100K/month for Trump posts? We’re taking the president to court
YouTube video by Freedom of the Press Foundation
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23h
While Trump was doing midterm rallies, the two men running his campaign were in a pro-Putin statelet getting paid for election advice. Trump's excuse? They're just "outside consultants." Your Wednesday Update is here:
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Wednesday Update: Camp Mar-a-David – 10/7/26
Important updates. Paywall free.
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 07/10/2026
BREAKING A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center's Trump-installed board to UNSEAL the 163-page report (with redactions) on the $250M+ renovation plan and two year closure. The Board also must unseal a related Powerpoint. Doc buff.ly/E6jyjGl
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s [74] Motion to Unseal is GRANTED IN PART. The Clerk of the Court shall unseal in full the [65-2] Delta PowerPoint. Defendants shall submit to Plaintiff and the Court any proposals for narrowly tailored redactions to the [65-1] JLL Plan, accompanied by particularized and substantial written justifications, no later than October 14, 2026. Plaintiff shall file any response to the proposed redactions no later than October 19, 2026. The Court will then review the proposals and rule by separate order.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 22h
At least 81 U.S. military aircraft totaling as much as $3.3 billion have been lost or damaged since the Iran war began.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over the past year investigated hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote, according to new records analyzed by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE  probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.
The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them.
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 07/10/2026
‘The US’s largest utility megadeal is running into fierce opposition, as concerns over electricity affordability and anti-monopoly sentiment mount before November’s midterm elections.’ www.ft.com/content/7030...
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Largest-ever US utility megadeal faces backlash in Virginia
Rising power bills and concerns about monopoly power prompt officials to intervene in NextEra’s $67bn Dominion takeover
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I don’t think a 21X increase in the cost to get a tanker out of the Persian Gulf with lower total exports than before the war is an achievement. And I think it’s odd that so much of the press has been covering it as if we should see this as positive, with “Better Than You Think”-style “explainers.”
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“.. AI insiders made up nearly all of the top sellers in the second quarter ..” @bloomberg.com $NVDA $AMZN @jessefelder.com www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
BILELLO: “.. Tariffs were pitched as the fix for America’s trade deficit. Instead, .. The deficit didn’t shrink. It increased 8%.”
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Vituperative Erb @vituperativeerb.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“Is Barack Obama good or bad” remains a really useful “touch grass” heuristic
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
Here's a nearly 10-minute supercut of Troy Jackson taking it to Susan Collins during their debate tonight, including Jackson telling her "you can't eat road salt" and "Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out"
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LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎 @lcv.org · 06/10/2026
Trump's attacks on our public lands are unprecedented in American history. These lands belong to us. He has no right to sell them off to private developers.
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Al Toth @atoth99.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Tuesday👍 @alpha855.bsky.social @j1j2.bsky.social @peacefulresister.bsky.social @atoth99.bsky.social @bandroll.bsky.social @raykwong.lol @blueresister.bsky.social @delevant.bsky.social @terryleigh.bsky.social @drspl5.bsky.social @oldsoup.bsky.social @nicky1111.bsky.social
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Alex Kaplan @alkapdc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Here's what Tina Peters — who has said she's visited the White House at least six times since her release from prison — has said on podcasts about her election plans & proposals.
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Tina Peters allegedly met with Trump to discuss election plans. Here's what that could mean for the midterms.
Former Mesa County, Colorado, clerk Tina Peters, who was released from prison on June 1 after being sentenced to nearly nine years for actions related to tampering with voting machines following the 2...
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026
... is Kash trying to hire him?
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😳 Andrew Tate allegedly had Bestiality porn with horse and eel, videos of minors.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 06/10/2026
US Justice Dept tells staff to call AI 'super intelligence' under Trump order reut.rs/4y56aSm
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US Justice Dept tells staff to call AI 'super intelligence' under Trump order
The US Justice Department directed its employees on Tuesday ​to use the words "super intelligence" instead ‌of "artificial intelligence" when referring to the technology in most circumstances, including in court, according ​to a memo seen by Reuters.
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Nothing to worry about all good
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 06/10/2026
One group was not evacuated out of Kuwait for 10 days after the attack, including Chief Warrant Officer 4 Rodney Bearman, who had shrapnel embedded in his face and legs. trib.al/3kn69B9
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW: GOP Gov nominee Victor Marx told backers on a Zoom call last night that he doesn't regret slamming his wife into a door to teach her a lesson about self-defense. "I'd do it again," Marx said. Marx says she fake cried and physicality is just the nature of their relationship.
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Trump is getting ready to lift sanctions on Russia so his family and oligarchs can make billions by purchasing Lukoil's profitable overseas assets for less than they are worth. This sale would be a bribe from Putin. That is all Trump wants.
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Michael Froomkin @mfroomkin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Relative got a $500 check from US Treasury and a shocking letter full of lies signed by Trump and ending with "May God bless you". Basically a pre-electoral bribe. News reports say they're sending almost a million of these. Full text in alt below. (I told him to cash it quick before it bounces.)
Dear [name],

For years, the Biden Administration overcharged you to fund the operation of HealthCare.gov. That money belongs to hard-working Americans, not the Government, and now, I am returning it to you!

With this Historic Action, my Administration is taking the surplus funds that accumulated from the Obamacare ''Premium Tax" and issuing a one-time $500 REFUND to Americans who use the HealthCare.gov platform to purchase their health insurance, but who do not receive Taxpayer Subsidies to help pay for their Coverage. You have paid into this flawed System, and now you are finally getting something back.

Healthcare Dollars should benefit Patients, not Insurance Companies or Government Bureaucrats. Since returning to office, I have fought to lower Healthcare Costs, increase Accountability, and Put Patients First. Through TrumpRx, we are delivering massive discounts on Household Prescription Drugs, and my Most-Favored-Nation Pricing Agreements have already saved Americans more than 1 Billion Dollars on much-needed Medications. We also secured an unprecedented 50 Billion Dollar investment to transform Rural Healthcare, expanded access to Health Saving Accounts for millions of people on Obamacare, and restored Pnce Transparency, all while roofing out the Waste, Fraud, and abuse across our Healthcare System.

I am proud to return your money to you, and I will never stop fighting to put the American People FIRST, restore Affordability, protect your hard-earned money, and lower the Cost of Healthcare.

May God bless you, and may He continue to bless the United States of America!

Sincerely,

[signed] 

DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Energy and Policy Institute @energyandpolicy.org · 06/10/2026
We built a new tracker that maps the documented ties between monopoly investor-utility companies and the groups that advocate on their behalf in Washington, D.C.
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Utility trade association tracker
See which investor-owned utilities fund and help lead the trade associations and think tanks influencing Congress and federal agencies.
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Nope. Too late to turn back now.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 06/10/2026
The San Diego region is home to the nation's largest military community, with about 110,000 active-duty service members.
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 06/10/2026
H’as spoken like a traitor, and shall answer As traitors do.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump appears to still be clinging to the Reflecting Pool "box-cutter" myth: Speaking to reporters just now, he said, "We had vandalism there, and we have it about as vandal-proof as you can get. But only sick people do that, and we have their pictures"
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Listen to Jim, he’s 100% correct.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Donald Trump invited Iran to kill millions of Americans. Don’t complicate it. It’s that fucking simple.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Too many people in the media give Trump props for "transparency" because he talks to reporters frequently. But he lies most of the time and often ignores questions. A day after he talked about letting Iran destroy Los Angeles and San Diego, he won't even explain what he meant.
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Adam Mockler @adammockler.com · 06/10/2026
Trump said losing LA is a small price to pay
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Palm Beach County Republican Party has just endorsed Florida Republican Mike Caruso, who is running for office after being arrested on allegations of child molestation: "My name is on the November ballot, and I intend to win this election."
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Ed Overbeek @edoverbeek.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“I was into that band before they got popular” politics is about one thing and it’s not winning elections.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 06/10/2026
A veteran lawyer at the Department of Interior submitted a resignation letter warning about the complete “assault on the rule of law.” trib.al/Gk5tjh0
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Federal Lawyer Quits, Warns Trump Admin Is Creating “a Shitty Country”
A veteran lawyer at the Department of Interior submitted a resignation letter warning about the complete “assault on the rule of law.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026
it's a day that ends in y today so that means Trump is enjoying #TravelWithNatalie (Finn Gomez/Getty)
pic of Harp exciting the White House to bard Marine One with Dear Donald
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 06/10/2026
The head of Mark Walter’s insurance companies told authorities he was unaware that the firms had loaned more than $20 billion to the sports mogul’s other businesses, sources say.
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Walter’s Insurance CEO Told DOJ He Was Unaware of Boss’s Loans
The head of Mark Walter’s insurance companies told authorities he was unaware that the firms had loaned more than $20 billion to the sports mogul’s other businesses, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“.. Dalio said the US relies on foreign capital for about a third of its debt, and that Japan and China have already been paring their holdings.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 06/10/2026
Update: This is from someone who voted for Abdul in the primary. Amazing, isn’t it?
Tbh I voted for him in the primary but am not planning to in the general. He immediately pivoted hard to the right. It will cost him his hardcore supporters
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 06/10/2026
ROFLMAO!! I *knew* it would come to this.
Palestine Activist Nerdeen Kiswani SLAMS Abdul El-Sayed for campaigning with Obama. 

She says Abdul is complicit in genocide.
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Trump Golf Track @trumpgolftrack.com · 06/10/2026
In his second term, Trump has 140 confirmed golf days across 625 days in office (22.4%), about one confirmed round every 4.5 days, plus 44 additional days at Trump properties where golf was unconfirmed. See more at trumpgolftrack.com
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
COOK POLITICAL: “.. We now estimate Democrats will pick up between two and six seats -- squarely within the range of four seats they need.” @cookpolitical.com www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/sen...
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Q: What did you mean when you said "let them take out Los Angeles and San Diego?" Trump: *ignores, walks away*
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Ian Berry @ianberry.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Purdue Ag Barometer survey out today shows a majority of farmers think the country is on the wrong track
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