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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 12/10/2026
Trump's continued attacks on @repilhan.bsky.social the Somali American community, & our Muslim neighbors are a heinous attempt to distract from his complete & utter failure as president. Every American should be chilled to the bone: these are the actions of a dictatorship not a democracy.
Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s D.C. home

The search appears to be the type of action that law enforcement officials typically avoided so close to an election in the past.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 17h
And in case I'm not making myself clear, any statement from elected Democrats should start and end with "I will do anything and everything in my power to ensure that Ilhan Omar discharges her Constitutional duties as a duly elected Member of Congress from the state of Minnesota"
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 18h
It would be nice if elected Democrats start speaking up about the regime seeking to nullify the will of hundreds of thousands of voters in the city where masked armed agents did street executions in front of cameras
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: With the threat of federal election interference looming large over the midterms, Senate Democrats plan to send more than 100 congressional staff to observe voting sites in nine states — the first program of its kind for the upper chamber. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Senate Dems will send over 100 election observers to nine states for midterms
Observers will be on the ground to document voter interference efforts, along with threats against election workers, disinformation tactics and any other attempts to meddle with voting.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Thirty years ago, Susan Collins promised Maine voters she’d serve only two terms. Now she’s a multimillionaire asking them for a sixth. Her current net worth is estimated to be roughly $6.8 million. Not bad for a Senate salary of $174,000 per year.
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Deb Haaland @debhaalandnm.bsky.social · 23h
To label New Mexico National Parks as “low priority” shows just how little this Administration thinks of our state. sourcenm.com/2026/10/12/u...
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US Interior cancels maintenance, programming at national parks, including several New Mexico sites • Source New Mexico
The U.S. Department of the Interior canceled or downgraded routine maintenance at parks across the nation, including several in New Mexico.
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
FLASHBACK: “Was the civil war fought over slavery?” REP. MIKE SPARKS (R): “I haven’t really studied it… we all need to study our history…🤔” (He backed keeping the KKK Grand Wizard bust in our capitol… up for re-election again in Rutherford County😬)
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 9h
Instead of Texans sending Ken Paxton to Washington, they should ask where the hell he’s been for the last decade. Here’s what investigators uncovered: 📌 730 workdays: Left blank on Paxton's official calendars, equivalent to nearly 3 years of standard workdays
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23h
Wishing a speedy recovery to Pope Leo XIV. He continues to serve the world as a much needed source of moral authority when many leaders, at home and abroad, are abdicating their responsibilities.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 7h
This week I released my proposal to get AI Under Control to combat the growing existential risks of unrestrained artificial intelligence to humanity.
abdulforsenate.com
AI Under Control
Get the latest news about Abdul El-Sayed campaign for US Senate.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 20h
Instead of allowing harrassment of Rep. Omar, impeach Todd Blanche
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 6h
Ex-boss filed a $12 theft charge against an ex-employee because she got a restraining order in response to his creepy behavior. Charge was never prosecuted, but it gave ICE an excuse to arrest and detain her. Congratulations to the 58 Democrats who voted for the Laken Riley Act. You own this.
baltimorebrew.com
A disgruntled boss filed theft charges against her. When she went to court, ICE arrested her. | Baltimore Brew
BREW EXCLUSIVE: A $12.08 dispute over a McDonald’s meal leads to the arrest of a 25-year-old by ICE agents in the Carroll County District courthouse.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Netflix is laying off 1,000 workers — its largest layoff ever. In 2025, Netflix had a net income of $11 billion (up 26%). Its CEO was paid $53M (255x more than the median employee). And it just raised prices for the second time in just over a year. Corporate greed in a nutshell.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 22h
Military patrolling the Columbia Heights ballot box at 6:44 pm "It's a public sidewalk" the lead soldier said when reminded of the law. Photo by self
One of a troop of three soldiers patrolling the Columbia Heights ballot box, October 14, 2026
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Project Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 7h
Why does this Specialist with the 155 Armored Brigade Combat Team out of Tupelo, Miss., need ballistic eyewear to walk on a public sidewalk outside a shopping center in Columbia Heights??
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 9h
@npr.org this is how you advance the white nationalist cause. you just make it “some christians” who are okay with televised executions. not religious extremists.
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 9h
cool when an NPR headline justifies old testament vengence while the religious scholar quoted within calls hegseth an extremist and christian nationalist obsessed with the crusades we couldn’t allude to that in the part that most people actually read?
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For some Christians, Hegseth's plan for public execution fits a biblical mandate
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
UPDATE: The Trump tax is still very real
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
"You fucking war criminal!" -- Hegseth's talk is interrupted again
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 13/10/2026
my first question for every 2028 candidate: what will you do to stephen miller?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
It’s bad enough that Gavin Newsom opposes California’s Prop 40. But he also supports Prop 42, a billionaire-backed poison pill that would cancel out Prop 40 entirely and make it impossible to enact future wealth taxes. It’s clear whose side he’s on. Remember this in 2028.
commondreams.org
Newsom Endorses Ballot Measure That Would Cancel Out Billionaire Tax—and Ban Future Wealth Taxes | Common Dreams
"He’d rather millions of children and families lose their healthcare than ask a couple hundred billionaires to finally p
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Normalize democrats saying abolish DHS as a first step
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Yikes — abc news has fallen… “outright deleted” a story about the Trump boys getting billions in government contracts 🤔👇🏽
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Blue Cross Blue Shield is being sued as a monopoly after the state found it's been in a conspiracy to restrict access to healthcare. Corporations should not have this much power. We need money out of politics, money in our pockets, and Medicare for All.
freep.com
Michigan attorney general sues Blue Cross, alleging illegal monopoly
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sued Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in "arguably the most consequential antitrust case" of its kind.
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Highly recommend the Australian indigenous art exhibit at the Portland Art Museum. portlandartmuseum.org/event/the-st...
three pieces in shape similar to skateboards Wingu Tinaima Pitjantjatjara, about 1917-2010 Minyma Tjuta (Seven Sisters), 2006 Irrunytju, Western Australia
Acrylic on canvas
Purchased with funds donated by Supporters and Patrons of Indigenous Art, 2006Kunmanera (Patju) Presley Pitjantjatjara, 1945-2025
Markurapiti. 2015 Tjuntjuntjara, Western Australia

Markurapiti offers a bird's-eye view of a sacred underground water source on Kunmanara (Patju) Presley's Ancestral land in the Great Victoria Desert.
abstraction of red and white and orange squares with very minute detail almost like filigree, apologies did not get the artist nameBetty Muffler Pitjantjatjara/Yankunyjatjara, born 1944
Ngangkari Ngura (Healing Country), 2022 
Acrylic on canvas

white circles and other shapes with faded other colors ghosting through
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Representative Val Hoyle @repvalhoyle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Today in Tacoma, we were checking on community members to ensure they have legal representation, healthcare and access to food and information. If you know someone who has been picked up by ICE or have questions about immigration status, reach out to my office at (541) 465-6732 or hoyle.house.gov
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Why is 🇺🇸 media not reporting on this 128 day Albanian protest of Kushner and Ivanka’s insane corruption?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I thought Trump’s tariffs were specifically designed to dramatically reduce this number to zero.
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🇨🇦DUNK🇨🇦 (Proud Part owner of Canada) @noofieninja.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
In Austin, a 9-year-old watched ICE detain and drive away with his mother, leaving community members to scramble to find him care. Senate Republicans just blocked a bill that would bar ICE from making arrests at school bus stops. Their cruelty is endless.
commondreams.org
'It Has to Stop': Community Members Condemn ICE Arrests at Bus Stops After GOP Blocks Bill to Protect Kids | Common Dreams
Republicans in the US Senate blocked a bill to protect school bus stops from ICE arrests, leading to outrage in Pennsylv
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Project Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 06/10/2026
It's official — seven of ICE's 11 warehouses are now available for sale through Cushman & Wakefield's dedicated fedwarehouses.com auction site.
projectsaltbox.com
ICE puts seven warehouses purchased for detention on the market
The properties were among 11 warehouses ICE bought for $1.07 billion to expand detention capacity. Seven are now being marketed for sale at a steep discount.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/10/2026
Abdul El-Sayed on Fox News: "I think about MLK. He said this thing I always think about -- 'If your coalition is not uncomfortable, it's not big enough.' A lot of people wonder why I'm having this conversation with you. It's because there are people out there who I want to have a conversation with."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Who's really paying the price for those killer Amazon Prime Day deals?
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 06/10/2026
Congrats to every other country who now has a better shot at winning Nobel Prizes over the next forty years
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Ginny Hogan @ginnyhogan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
we’re ready for ya, JD!
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It is my honor and privilege to announce that President @barackobama.bsky.social is joining us on the trail in Detroit on Saturday, October 24. Get. Ready.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
WATCH: “Did you go to public schools? Did you drive here on roads?” 🔥 @abdulelsayed.bsky.social expertly handles Fox propagandist martha maccallum’s fearmongering about socialism (From @acyn.bsky.social )
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Proudly backed by @nationalnurses.bsky.social ❤️🩺💪
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 06/10/2026
BREAKING: For the first time in 10 months, the U.S. admitted a refugee who is not a white South African. In September, the U.S. admitted 3,386 white South Africans and two Afghans (in D.C.) In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 16,287 white South Africans, five Afghans, and nobody else.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
When they lied about policy or statistics repeatedly or tried to shift blame elsewhere they fooled a lot of gullible people. But when they started lying about things that even the cult knows more about than these out of touch weirdos, that’s when they lost the plot.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Donald, if you're reading this.... Come to Michigan.
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Rav BOO!dram 🎃👻 @rvbdrm.com · 05/10/2026
If you’re arresting a Jewish 94-year-old human rights lawyer for peacefully protesting, you’re on the wrong side of history. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
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‘I’m rather proud’: Barrister, 94, arrested for supporting Palestine Action
Margaret Owen OBE, a celebrated human rights lawyer and friend of Ed Miliband’s late mother, talks to Al Jazeera.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
-Trump Airlines -Trump Beverages -Trump Casinos -Trump Magazine -Trump Mortgage -Trump Steaks -Trump's Travel Site -Trumpnet -Trump Tower Tampa -Trump University -Trump Vodka -Trump Fragrances -Trump Mattress -Trump Mobile All massive financial failures led by Trump. Now this...
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The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.
The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
See what I mean when I say the system is rigged?
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 30/09/2026
Proud of the CDCers who fought to get this vital info out! 30% of our workforce is gone. Heartbroken by the loss of brilliant scientists, institutional knowledge, & frankly my friends, colleagues, & mentors. An understaffed CDC harms the public & leaves the US vulnerable. Rebuilding will take years
nytimes.com
‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This morning, the Justice Department went after nearly an entire state's federal bench, all at once. The judges had said the government wasn't following court orders. The response was to try to remove the judges. Here's why every American should be paying attention. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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