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Rooty’s mom @rootysmom.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
What percent of court cases can currently be tried to Trump personally or through actions he has taken or ordered?
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Block Blanche because he negotiated self-dealing IRS gift for Trump, fired court appointed US attorneys, bragged about cleaning house of 200 DOJ employees who worked on cases involving Trump & J6, botched the Epstein case, oversaw cases targeting Trump’s perceived enemies, welcomes Trump’s control.
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 22/07/2026
A federal judge granted the BBC’s request to access key financial records held by the Trump Organization.
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Trump’s Family, Inner Circle Face Subpoenas After Judge Ruling
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Looks like Elon Musk was trying to buy and election, by buying votes. It's what is wrong with our electoral system -- well, one of several things. The DA's office should review and prosecute Musk if there's a case. www.cnn.com/2026/07/14/p...
cnn.com
Elon Musk likely broke the law by giving voters $1 million, Wisconsin board says | CNN Politics
Billionaire Elon Musk likely broke Wisconsin law when he handed out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Court election, a bipartisan panel has found.
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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 15/07/2026
There's a reason Trump and his allies and cronies are afraid of the International Criminal Court, which prosecutes war crimes, and are trying to destroy it.
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Trump Administration Vows to Dismantle the International Criminal Court
The Trump Administration has already imposed several sanctions and restrictions on ICC officials related to their investigations of alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza.
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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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Archaeologists Unearth a 2,400-Year-Old Sanctuary for the Worship of Odysseus (Gift Article)
The ruins of a 2,400-year-old complex suggest that, to the Greeks of antiquity, Homer’s protagonist was not just a character in a poem but a figure of genuine devotion.
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weltschmerzing.bsky.social @weltschmerzing.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
"A conservative-controlled Supreme Court nearly overturned [the ACA]. The Court’s final ruling was a partial rollback that made the Medicaid expansion optional for states. This ruling, not any decision by Democrats, made Obamacare a non-universal program." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
theatlantic.com
You Don’t Need to Vote for Socialists to Get Universal Health Care
Critics on the left and the right are, for different reasons, obscuring the Democratic Party’s long commitment to this cause.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 15/07/2026
The State Department has just put out a tender, offering funding of up to $3 million to European organizations who want to fight against "Supra-national institutions" - presumably the EU - and governments who seek to regulate the internet and end Western Civilization. www.state.gov/drl-nofo-dev...
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DRL NOFO Developing Civilizational Bonds, Democratic Resilience, and Rule of Law in Europe - United States Department of State
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)Developing Civilizational Bonds, Democratic Resilience, and Rule of Law in EuropeBureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor, Department of StateOpportunity number: ...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/07/2026
BOOKER: Were you involved in Ghislaine Maxwell's transfer for a minimum security orison camp? BLANCHE: We learned she was received threats BOOKER: When people are under threats in the Bureau of Prisons facility, they are not moved to a camp
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15/07/2026
All the letters supporting Blanche being entered into the record are from police unions. Insane.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/07/2026
Trump says ICE will resume traffic stops a day after his own administration paused them following two murders in a week by ICE agents
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar Deals www.propublica.org/article/para...
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FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar Deals
Accepting tickets to the Kennedy Center honors gala compromised the commissioners’ impartiality, ethics experts told ProPublica. FCC Chair Brendan Carr has been gifted at least $63,000 worth of ticket...
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Edward A. Rowe @edwardarowe1.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15/07/2026
Ossoff: “You refuse to answer a simple matter of the fact about the 2020 election.” Clayton: “I’ve given you my answer.” Ossoff: “What is your answer?” Clayton: *doesn’t answer* Ossoff: “Isn’t it humiliating to be unable to answer this question?”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/07/2026
WHITEHOUSE: Why won't you tell us what became of the $50,000 in confidential money that the FBI reported it gave to Tom Homan? BLANCHE: I'm not aware of what you're speaking about. To the extent there has been public reporting about an investigation, I know nothing about it.
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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
WATCH THIS! In his confirmation hearing this morning, DNI nominee Jay Clayton refused to say who won the 2020 election. Absolutely disqualifying. Call your Senator and tell them to vote no. Script at the end of the video. Also, thank you Senator Ossoff for being incredible!
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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 13/07/2026
Trump just notified Congress that fighting with Iran has resumed, and in the same breath, he says the decision to keep this country at war is his alone. That’s not how our Constitution works.
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North Dakota Monitor @northdakotamonitor.com · 15/07/2026
An attorney for North Dakota’s Public Service Commission said Tuesday that the agency can’t consider public safety when issuing a pipeline permit.
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Safety not a factor in determining North Dakota pipeline routes, attorney says • North Dakota Monitor
An attorney for North Dakota’s Public Service Commission said Tuesday that the agency can’t consider public safety when issuing a pipeline permit.
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Warless Goddess @warlessgoddess.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
TY @sswilliams.bsky.social ✌️ @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social @milliekitkat.bsky.social @lyndapole.bsky.social @mlipsitt.bsky.social @fireeyebooks.bsky.social @larrycolvin.bsky.social @moberzan.bsky.social @annettebeebe.bsky.social @bandroll.bsky.social @warlessgoddess.bsky.social
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Banner seen in Mashhad, Iran
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Michael Fanone's take on Lindsey Graham is one of the most powerful I've read:
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12/07/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Birthrates have fallen almost continuously for nearly 20 years,” Lyman Stone writes in a guest essay. “They have fallen through good economies and bad, through Republican administrations and Democratic ones, through every tax credit and child-care subsidy.”
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Opinion | The Population Bust Is Coming Sooner Than Anyone Is Prepared For
America is not prepared for population decline.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/06/2026
1. Monsanto Co. v. Durnell (7-2) The Court ruled that Monsanto is shielded from cancer victims suing over Roundup. Federal pesticide law blocks states from requiring cancer warnings on labels.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 25/06/2026
Did he go on leave, or was he teleported somewhere?
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Phang: I have standing to be able to get Todd Blanche to comply with Judge Sullivan’s order, which is now telling him that on or before July 2nd, he either has to put up or shut up. He either has to bring forth unredacted files or show cause as to why he should not or cannot do so.
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Politico @politico.com · 26/06/2026
Todd Blanche ‘conceded’ violating law on Epstein files, judge finds
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Todd Blanche ‘conceded’ violating law on Epstein files, judge finds
Court gives DOJ a week to remove redactions or justify them.
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Mark Brandriss @markbrandriss.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Vance comes right out and says "Trump is such a flagrantly corrupt crook, he makes Nixon look like an altar boy. Ha ha ha ha ha!"
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 17/06/2026
When Republicans passed their One Big Beautiful Bill they said it wouldn’t impact our most vulnerable. Now they’re eating their words. At a time when prices are out of control, 770,000 children have lost food assistance, all so billionaires & corporations can pay less in taxes.
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More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program
Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show ch...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Warnock: Right before they passed that ugly bill that cut $1 trillion out of medicaid, the Speaker of the House joined with other legislators and said a prayer, and then they went and voted for that bill. I just want to know what was in that prayer.
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Purple fairy Sprite @spritepurplefairy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Hmm, what's this? 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤮🤮🤮
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CNN @cnn.com · 02/06/2026
A coalition of seven blue states sued the Trump administration after it paid a French company nearly $1 billion in taxpayer money to not build offshore wind farms. cnn.it/4abGPNB
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The Trump admin paid a French company $1 billion to not build offshore wind farms. Blue states are suing | CNN
A coalition of seven blue states sued the Trump administration Tuesday after it paid a French company nearly $1 billion in taxpayer money to not build offshore wind farms.
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Rooty’s mom @rootysmom.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Does every American have standing in court if our taxes are used for fraudulent purposes, no bid contracts, self promotion, legal fees, and unapproved expenditures? Asking for all of us.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
BREAKING: Ethics complaint just filed against Pam Bondi — & it's damning She ran DOJ like a weapon — & now 100+ scholars, retired judges & retired FL Supreme Court Chief Justice Peggy Quince — joined by @democracydefendersfund.org @ldadorg.bsky.social & LFRL — are holding her accountable -TN
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Rooty’s mom @rootysmom.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
This guy should be unemployable after he leaves this administration.
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Rooty’s mom @rootysmom.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Will Rudy Guliani and all other disbarred Trump attorneys be eligible for illegal slush funds?
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kelsey ables @kelseyables.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The Women’s History Museum is caught in legislative purgatory after House Republicans, with White House "assistance," amended a bill to bar the new Smithsonian from including trans women and give Trump final say on its location. My latest @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
theatlantic.com
How Trump’s Culture War Derailed a New Smithsonian Museum
Republicans wanted to narrow the scope of the Women’s History Museum and give the president power over its location. The attempt failed.
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I'll be fascinated to see what the Trump SCOTUS does with this. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/r...
nytimes.com
Whites-Only Community in Arkansas Sued for Discrimination
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 20/05/2026
A federal judge has ruled that Trump can’t violate the Presidential Records Act just because he feels like it. trib.al/ewFKBkn
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Corruption! Corruption! Corruption! Outrageous Corruption!
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 19/05/2026
Becerra, a front-runner for California governor, has a history of blocking police accountability measures and seeking to uphold the death penalty.
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Xavier Becerra Pushed to Inflate a Black Man’s IQ to Execute Him as California AG
Becerra, a front-runner for California governor, has a history of blocking police accountability and seeking to uphold the death penalty.
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the-thc-ministry.bsky.social @the-thc-ministry.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
👊😡👍
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NPR @npr.org · 25/04/2026
The Trump administration asserts that a nearly 50-year-old law requiring the preservation of presidential records is unconstitutional. Historians warn important papers could be destroyed.
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Who owns presidential records? Trump's Justice Department says it's him
The Trump administration asserts that a nearly 50-year-old law requiring the preservation of presidential records is unconstitutional. Historians warn important papers could be destroyed.
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Rooty’s mom @rootysmom.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
This is taxable income. WTF!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/04/2026
The discolored area on the back of Trump's right hand seems to be getting larger and approaching his fingers. This photo was taken today as he spoke to reporters in Florida. (Roberto Schmidt/Getty)
photo of the back of Trump's hand showing discoloration (covered up with some sort of makeup) extending from the base of his hand to the bottom of his fingers
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Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
I'm reading that the 47 administration is now blocking British investigators' access to the unredacted Epstein files. Maga need to cut the shit. Not only is he hiding it from us, he's trying to help out his buddy, Andrew in the UK, so he doesn't sing. #ReleaseTheFuckingFilesAlready
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Rooty’s mom @rootysmom.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The little man has no idea how much smaller he appears when he thinks he has something on the Pope.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
so close to getting it...
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Big Oil Brings in Extra $30 Million an Hour in Windfall Profits Due to Iran War #TruthOut
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Big Oil Brings in Extra $30 Million an Hour in Windfall Profits Due to Iran War
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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
THANK YOU CANADA, AGAIN! Canadian visitation to the U.S. is down 35% since President Trump returned to office—dealing a massive, sustained economic blow to the U.S. economy that shows no sign of reversing in 2026. Read more: www.forbes.com/sites/suzann... Photo: Andre J. Ivanov/AFP via Getty Images
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beowolf5548.bsky.social @beowolf5548.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
🤔🤔🤔 apple.news/AxRkc50D5RXy...
apple.news
Bessent says order requiring banks to collect citizenship information 'in process' — The Hill
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that a proposed executive order that would require banks to collect citizenship information is “in process” in an interview this week with Semafor.
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