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Rik Scarce

@rikscarce.bsky.social
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I'm a Licensed Battlefield Guide at Gettysburg National Military Park and retired sociology professor who's eager to build a better world. ("Scarce" like money: does not rhyme with "farce," although sometimes....) This is my personal account.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h
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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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 12h
One thing that’s interesting about this is that it shows that despite insisting the wokes overinterpet everything, conservatives are actually aware of and agree with their critics about how coded racist appeals work, they just like them bsky.app/profile/newr...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11h
A prominent election denier whom the Trump administration hired to pursue investigations into election-related conspiracy theories has resigned several months after he failed to find evidence that the 2020 presidential race was stolen. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Election denier Kurt Olsen leaves DOJ after failing to find evidence of stolen election
A prominent election denier whom the Trump administration hired to pursue investigations into election-related conspiracy theories has resigned several months after he failed to find evidence that the...
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 16h
⚡️Russian troops allegedly using civilians as 'human shields' to flee via Kupiansk pipeline, Khartiia Corps says. Children, elderly people, and a person on crutches walked alongside draft-age men who were likely Russian soldiers wearing civilian clothes, according to Khartiia Corps' drone footage.
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Russian troops allegedly using civilians as 'human shields' to flee via Kupiansk pipeline, Khartiia Corps says
Children, elderly people, and a person on crutches walked alongside draft-age men who were likely Russian soldiers wearing civilian clothes, according to Khartiia Corps' drone footage.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15h
"Fuck that." "I'm Sherrod Brown and I approve of this message."
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Ben McWilliams @bmcwilliams.bsky.social · 21h
Battery electric share of EU vehicle registrations continues to grow and break records. 28 percent of new registrations in August. Up 10 percentage points year-on-year. european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/s/E2BN1A
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 18h
Jamie Raskin calls out the shitty ads as a crime (this was cited by CNN and other stories). This is the kind of Xitter post that I beg of @raskin.house.gov or other MoCs to cross-post over here -- not least bc more people over here are likely to magnify it.
Rep. Jamie Raskin

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This may be felony criminal theft and conversion of government property for political campaign purposes. 18 U.S.C. § 1641. It is a Hatch Act violation for any government employees who worked on it or used government resources to make it. It is blatantly unethical under numerous federal ethics provisions proscribing the use of government resources for political campaigns.
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The White House is currently airing this video as an ad during commercial breaks on Fox News. 

It looks and sounds like a political spot and includes a disclaimer stating that it is paid for by the U.S. government.

The soundtrack: as images of Trump flash across the screen,

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
JUST FILED: Sitting behind her desk in central North Carolina, Amy Beros warned me: “It’s really hard for people in the United States to understand the scale……” of what’s about to unfold macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/they-dont-...
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🚨🚨 TEXAS VOTERES 🚨🚨 CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION IMMEDIATELY DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS OCTOBER 5TH 2026 Please read below
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump had $400 million in his PAC and he STILL decided that he needed to steal taxpayer money to pay for campaign ads for the midterms.
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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The GOP cut funding to the IRS because *audits work* and they fundamentally don't believe rich people should have to play by the rules.
Line chart titled "Revenue per audit," subtitled "In-person audits, 2010-2014." It plots average revenue and average cost per audit by taxpayer income percentile, poorer to richer, from the 0–5th percentile to the top 0.1%. Source: Boning et al. 2023, "A Welfare Analysis of Tax Audits Across the Income Distribution."

Across the bottom half of the income distribution, revenue and cost track closely, both around $3,000–$6,000 per audit. Above the median, revenue pulls ahead of cost: about $10,000 vs. $5,000 near the 90th percentile, and about $17,000 vs. $8,000 at the 95th–99th. At the top, revenue jumps to about $31,000 for the 99–99.9th percentile and about $90,000 for the top 0.1%.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The normalization of this savagery is one of Putin's biggest wins from Trump. Even last year, Trump was pretending to be against this.
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 27/09/2026
NEW: A Texas woman died after being denied an abortion and her family sued the state and her doctors for violating her right to life. They say the ban should be struck down. It's one of several cases challenging abortion laws under state constitutional rights to life and liberty @autonomynews.co
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New Lawsuits Argue That Pregnant People Also Have a Right to Life
Lawyers are fighting abortion bans in state court by establishing that pregnant people have a right to life and liberty—or at least self-defense.
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Timmons Roberts @timmonsroberts.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Did the Forestry Industry Just Get to Write Its Own Emissions Rules? newrepublic.com/article/2157... via @newrepublic.com
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Did the Forestry Industry Just Get to Write Its Own Emissions Rules?
Accusations of industry capture, allegedly secret working groups, and the resignations of two researchers—a scandal is rocking the world of carbon emissions accounting.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
These people make Marie Antoinette look connected to the people and empathetic by comparison. They laugh at what their own voters are going through as they continue to mock them as they enrich themselves and have a great time.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Overnight Ukrainian forces used drones to deliver food to occupied Oleshky, 4,000 kg to 100 drop points. About 2,000 Ukrainians, nearly 50 kids, are still there without normal access to food, water, or electricity. Occupiers shoot down, seize, or resell the supplies, but some still get through.
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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 27/09/2026
If you were in camp “focus on the important things” when they were restoring Confederate monuments and base names here but can recognize the danger there you may want to interrogate some things.
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Rik Scarce @rikscarce.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The not-even-close-to-last ravings of an extremely dangerous man who knows ONLY lying.
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Possibly the best example of American democracy and governance in the era of Trump.
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
That a Musk-owned X is incompatible with democracy should really go without saying
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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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Rik Scarce @rikscarce.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
What a magnificent human being this man is. Sincerely, A devout atheist
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Rik Scarce @rikscarce.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A Texas-sized test of solar/battery systems resulted in an A+ grade. As @mzjacobson.bsky.social is fond of reminding us, we already have the technologies we need to get us out of the climate hell we've built for ourselves.
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
And carbon emissions from data centers are underestimated because in many cases they are illegally installing their own fossil fuel infrastructure. This isn’t even getting into the harms they cause neighboring communities.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Fourteen US senators from both parties asked Trump to revoke Putin’s invitation to the G20 in Miami on Dec 14-15. They urged barring Putin and other sanctioned Russian officials from US G20 events, saying his attendance could legitimize Russia during the war on Ukraine.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Russia continues to deny aid groups secure passage to Oleshky and Hola Prystan in Kherson region, leaving frontline residents without sufficient groceries or medication, UN relief coordinator Matthias Schmale reported.
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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 26/09/2026
Before you get too gleeful about this, remember that: * More than half of all Black people in the US live in the South * Black people in the South in rural and suburban areas, are dying the most This isn't just the GOP harming themselves. This is the GOP being very effective at harming is more.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This might explain why the RNC is sending Trump to Oklahoma and Alabama for his next campaign rallies.
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Rik Scarce @rikscarce.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Logic much? The dude who signed a midterm gerrymander into law “said on social media that ‘voters deserved consistency and certainty, and not for the rules to be changed between elections.’” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...
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Supreme Court Once Again Blocks Republican-Backed Voting Map in Missouri
A federal appeals court had sided with Republicans seeking to use redrawn congressional district boundaries to give their party an advantage in the midterms elections.
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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trumpism is a cult.
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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 23/09/2026
Elon is now above $16,000,000 spent on the mid-terms. Top races so far: -$5,174,007.32 in TX against @jamestalarico.bsky.social -$3,193,553.94 in OH against @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social -$3,092,319.94 in MI against @abdulelsayed.bsky.social
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Rik Scarce @rikscarce.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Great Con is now becoming the Great Bust--a euphemism for the Great Lie uncovered. I hope Nevada sues the Klanprez administration to recoup the huge amounts this snipe hunt cost the state. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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From 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle (Gift Article)
It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Generic Ballot polling trend among Independent voters by Marist (A) 🔵 2018: Democrats +6 🔴 2022: Republicans +12 🔵 2026: Democrats +25
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Chatham Harrison dba TRUMP DELENDUS EST @chathamharrison.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Astonishing it made it this far. One of the most-illegal things on the long list we need to resolve by Making Crime Illegal Again (Taylor's Version)
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Bought the book. I don’t know how this managed to elude me.
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Habitat Threshold by Craig Santos Perez | Elliott Bay Book Company
With Habitat Threshold, Craig Santos Perez has crafted a timely collection of eco-poetry that explores his ancestry as a native Pacific Islander, the ecological plight of his homeland, and his fears f...
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Rik Scarce @rikscarce.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Shocked--SHOCKED!--that this man has a corrupt bone in his body. Two hundred and six of them, sure, but only one? Heck no. And so The Corruption rolls on unabated. The next Congress cannot get here fast enough.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Marco Rubio: “Iranians are radical religious lunatics.” Also: Have you met Paula White, the White House faith advisor?
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Rik Scarce @rikscarce.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wow! I love the group and LOVE this album. Way cool stuff--
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The Billiam @the-billiam.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I want to point out that in 2016, Bernie's M4A plan was projected to save $6 trillion dollars over ten years. Well, it's now ten years later. Imagine what we could have done with $6 trillion extra dollars. (Besides blow up more brown people, I mean).
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Rik Scarce @rikscarce.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We despise him. Let's show the world just how much on November 3rd.
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Rik Scarce @rikscarce.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Love the planet? Love your health? Vote Democratic in November.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Ossoff: "What did they spend the most political capital trying to do over the last 18 months? Cover up the Epstein files. They worked harder to cover up the Epstein files than they ever did to lower grocery prices."
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Rik Scarce @rikscarce.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Republicants are like, "HELLLLLLLLllllppp..." as they slide into the political vortex. Do all you can, and as you knock on doors, make phone calls, and contribute to Democrats' runs, don't forget to wave "Byeeeeeee" to the MAGAts who have been representing you and your interests so poorly.
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 22/09/2026
Trump wants to “cherish” and “watch over" AI? He didn’t even do that for his kids!
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Rik Scarce @rikscarce.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The whole MAGAtt edifice is collapsing before our eyes: failed conventions, concerts, and conversations with Mamdani (in which Klanprez enthusiastically supported the evil socialist, sending the MAGAtts into the stratosphere with anger). We're six weeks out: VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!
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Rik Scarce @rikscarce.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What a delightful article! www.rawstory.com/trump-mamdan...
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Profane MAGA eruption as Trump hoodwinked by 'on the spot' Mamdani midterm gambit
Far-right influencer Laura Loomer joined MAGA diehards with a profane eruption after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D-NY) coaxed President Donald Trump into joining his news conference and praisi...
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Rik Scarce @rikscarce.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Klanprez is recruiting more akkkolytes. These numbers are shocking, and the story they tell is abhorrent on multiple levels. We are no longer the beacon of hope for millions, only for a few thousand racists looking to flee the effects of their racism. Utterly disgusting.
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 22/09/2026
Rubio forcefully stands up for Americans who are invested in Putin's illegal shadow fleet, which ships oil in aging tankers to fund the murder of Ukrainians.
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Timmons Roberts @timmonsroberts.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The election is what, six weeks away? We could be hearing much more about corruption, climate, home insurance crises, and court reform. insideclimatenews.org/news/2009202...
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Whitehouse: Call Out the Corruption Propelling the US Climate Retreat - Inside Climate News
The Rhode Island senator, who could lead the Judiciary Committee if Democrats win in November, urges stronger messaging and a focus on Supreme Court reform.
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Rik Scarce @rikscarce.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Annnnnd The Corruption rolls on. The wheels are coming off at the perfect time for the Democrats, and our expectations need to be sky-high regarding investigations and Congress doing all it can to roll back Klanprez's destructive priorities. Hit the brakes HARD.
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