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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 09/10/2026
A quiet change to President Donald Trump's namesake savings program for children amounts to a gift for billionaires, according to an economic analyst.
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Trump rigs kids’ piggy banks so billionaires can dump falling stock on them: analyst
A quiet change to President Donald Trump's namesake savings program for children amounts to a gift for billionaires, according to an economic analyst.In an article for The Bulwark on Thursday, economics columnist Catherine Rampell said the Trump administration now allows wealthy donors to stock Trum...
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Vote Blue 💙 For The Midterms, And Take Out The Trash.......
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Tax billionaire wealth. I frankly don't care if a billionaire can make a second billion. I'd rather have the average person be able to make their first $100k.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
This afternoon in Marble Hill, a New Yorker was shot by an ICE agent in a residential neighborhood. Early reports indicate agents surrounded him and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple rounds. We believe the child was physically unharmed.

This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation. I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities.

Our thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight. We are praying for his recovery.

Get ICE out of our neighborhoods. Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children.

Abolish ICE.
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Rustbeltopia @rustbeltopia.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
All Americans must unite in a Blue Tsunami and vote out the Trump Fascists. Whitmer stumps for old rival, Abdul El-Sayed, ahead of Senate debate www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
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Whitmer stumps for old rival, Abdul El-Sayed, ahead of Senate debate
An event in Grand Rapids marked the governor's first public campaign appearance with her old rival, Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed.
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Rustbeltopia @rustbeltopia.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Trump’s ICE goons kidnap Flint restaurant owner and its workers, close restaurant, making America Great Again
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Maria van Lieshout @vanlieshoutstudio.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Jack Smith rules.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 07/10/2026
Donald Trump encouraged Iran to attack 130,000 active-duty military members in San Diego. He is sick.
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Keeping The Fé @sfnuevomexico.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This vile motherfucker, who invited “Russia, if you’re listening” to interfere in our elections has raised the threat. He’s now naming American cities he’d like Iran to target. If this isn’t the most 25th Amendment-able moment ever, why even bother having a 25th? www.youtube.com/shorts/WrywX...
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Trump jokes about letting Iran bomb Los Angeles and San Diego | AJ #shorts
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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Andrew Brennan @andbrnn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If somebody attacks Los Angeles or San Diego, I will assume it was Donald Trump, not Iran.
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Rustbeltopia @rustbeltopia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
WTF The President of the United States is calling for a foreign attack on American cities Impeach and remove this treasonous abomination
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Rustbeltopia @rustbeltopia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Arming the right wing kooks and zealots to wage war on behalf of Americans, or against Americans?
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Rustbeltopia @rustbeltopia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Vote, impeach, and stop funding the mad king
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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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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ossoff: The money that they took from you when they slashed Medicaid and defunded hospitals and nursing homes—They’re taking that money to buy corrupt, taxpayer-funded political ads on national television to try to promote the failed and broken president…
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The Robert H. Jackson Center @rhjc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Tune into Application of the Nuremberg Principles to Modern Day Atrocities, the second to last program included in our Nuremberg at 80: An International Reflection symposium. You can tune in to the live Webcast here: case.edu/law/about/ev...
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
She deserves justice 👇
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Eric Rauchway @rauchway.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Language is interesting. '“We didn’t labor in the wilderness to build a conservative party that was inclusive and welcoming … to see it taken over by a bunch of bigots,” Rove said.'
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Karl Rove says Republican Party is being taken over by 'Nazis'
The Bush-era GOP political operative also said Republicans would be winning the battle for Texas' U.S. Senate seat if John Cornyn was the nominee.
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Rustbeltopia @rustbeltopia.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Flint, Michigan: The Most Affordable City in America. Check it out. midmichigannow.com/news/local/f...
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Flint tops WalletHub's list as most affordable city for homebuyers in 2025
Flint has been voted the most affordable city to buy a home by WalletHub.
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Cameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
there are vanishingly few principles that Donald Trump holds to, but by far the most important one is a universal admiration and fellowship with sex criminals
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StevieVanWailin @stevievanwailin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
if Mark Bernstein thinks sacrificing democracy to a racist, Nazi loving autocrat is gonna end well for Zionism or Jewish people, especially in this country where they’re building concentration camps, he is sorely mistaken.
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks.
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Ewindham3 @ewindham3.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#PayToPlayPresident
Trump making billions selling off America
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Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just a reminder what Tim Walberg decided to do TO his constituents. Support @christian4michigan.bsky.social in his bid to send Tim from DC.
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Flint. Daily. @flintdaily810.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Flint's new State Park project is already a huge win for the city. But it could be even bigger if two universities -- Kettering and University of Michigan-Flint -- give back historic landmarks from Flint's past so they can be incorporated to the park plans. flintdaily.news/2026/09/25/a...
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Atwood Stadium, UM-Flint Ice Rink Should be Part of Flint’s New State Park Project
The Flint State Park project is the most creative development that has happened in this city in decades, we should maximize its potential.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Klobuchar has Schmitt dead to rights: "The game in fact was in Maryland. For a senator to have false information & imply, based on confusion about name of a team, that you were in another city & somehow involved that day in what was happening in Georgia & call you a 'dirtbag' deserves an apology"
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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!
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S.J.💙🩵💙🦋🦓 @glimmers2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A study in valor. Imagine testifying against the most powerful criminal on the planet?
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/09/2026
George W. Bush had plenty of opportunities to speak up. January 6th. The January 6th Committee. Trump’s return to power. Mostly silence. But now he’s stepping back into politics to help Republican senators get reelected? Yeah. I have some thoughts.
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Rustbeltopia @rustbeltopia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
GOP Senator calls out Trump’s theft of public funds to make a political ad, noting he may get deported and left ‘with a sombrero on his head’ for speaking out against Orange Hitler.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Our tax dollars are being spent to indulge the fantasies and to soothe the fragile ego of a narcissistic sociopath who is falling deeper and deeper into psychosis.
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Trump's first term has been memory-holed. His dirty deeds are treated as discrete acts instead of a continuum of crime with recurring players. His prior decades of illicit activity have vanished from the public domain: because there is no public domain." sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/gutting-th...
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Gutting the Fourth Estate
The US media were willing cogs in Trump’s machine. Now he’s tearing it down.
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Peter Norton @norton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
They tried to protect us (1868). Under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, DT is unqualified to “hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or any State.”
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Christy Wagner @com1ty.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Nation, Oct 2026 A Letter From Hell Locked in an ICE detention Center "If this could happen to us, a law-abiding family of two professors and a young boy, it could happen to anyone." www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention
My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.
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Supreme 13 @supreme13.org · 08/08/2026
⚖️The Supreme Court has had nine justices since 1869. Supreme 13 advocates expanding it to 13. Follow for news, legal analysis, commentary, legislation, and updates on the growing movement for Supreme Court expansion. Restore balance. Reflect the nation. Rebuild trust. supreme13.org
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Expand the Supreme Court to 13 Justices | Supreme 13
Supreme 13 advocates expanding the U.S. Supreme Court from 9 to 13 justices to restore balance, better reflect the nation, and rebuild public trust.
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Supreme 13 @supreme13.org · 08/08/2026
Roe gave way to Dobbs. Chevron gave way to Loper Bright. Humphrey's Executor gave way to Trump v. Slaughter. The Constitution and relevant statutes had not changed. The people interpreting them had.
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Supreme 13 @supreme13.org · 07/08/2026
The Supreme Court’s willingness to overrule longstanding precedents raises a fundamental question: if today’s majority treats stare decisis as flexible, why should its decisions bind a future Court?
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Is Stare Decisis Dead at the Supreme Court?
The Supreme Court’s willingness to overrule longstanding precedents raises a fundamental question: if today’s majority treats stare decisis as flexible, why should its decisions bind a future Court?
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is the trailer that all the major platforms refuse to run as a paid ad:
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I don't regret canceling my Post subscription over Jeff Bezos' embrace of fascism, but the handful of real journalists who didn't jump ship have been doing some excellent work in spite of it all. It's a shame I can't read it. I'm hoping they all regroup at the Washington Sun
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UM-Flint College of Arts, Sciences & Education @umflintcase.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We're hosting a casual get-together to celebrate the publication of "Exploring Mid-Michigan." Join us next Thursday, 10/1, and hear from the contributors about this epic project! #MidMichigan 
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"Exploring Mid-Michigan" book launch set for Oct. 1 at UM-Flint
Exploring Mid-Michigan is a compilation of local stories and histories related to the communities connected by the Flint River watershed.
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NewPages @newpages.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If you're a writer living in Michigan, don't forget October 11 is the deadline to submit fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, visual art, photography & more to Qua Literary & Fine Arts Magazine based out of U of M Flint. No reading fee! #writers #litmag #callforsubmissions
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QUA Magazine Seeks Submissions for Fall 2026 Issue
QUA Literary and Fine Arts Magazine seeks submissions for its Fall 2026 issue. Michigan writers and artists may submit fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, photography, visual art, and more. No submission fee. Deadline: October 11, 2026.
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Michigan Democrats @michigandems.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Amazing day in Flint where Chair Hertel joined Jasper Martus and big crowd of fired up Genesee County Dems for a One Team canvass launch. We have volunteer opportunities all over Michigan. Come out and help us win: www.mobilize.us/teammichigan...
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
They also made him sleep on the floor of a holding cell. With the bullet in his back. And no pain medication. They also failed to provide medical care after they shot him. People need to go to prison for this.
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Rustbeltopia @rustbeltopia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Trump’s ICE goons continue to round up, forcefully arrest and deport thousands of long-time black and brown U.S. residents lawfully present in this country. A judge's personal nightmare: 'ICE tricked us and grabbed our foster son' #AbolishIce #StopMAGAFascists www.freep.com/story/news/i...
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A judge's personal nightmare: 'ICE tricked us and grabbed our foster son'
An African refugee lived lawfully and freely in the U.S. for more than seven years, committed no crimes, attended all his required visits and held a good job. Then ICE came.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The man ICE shot in Austin today is named Wilber Rafael Garces Perez. Per his lawyer, she and Perez’s family were run off of hospital property where he’s being treated and won’t even confirm he’s there because he’s “in ICE custody.” Actual criminals.
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Federal immigration agent shoots and injures man in Austin, Texas
The person shot is in serious but stable condition, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said in a press conference.
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Rustbeltopia @rustbeltopia.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
With whatever time Sen. Ben Sasse has left on this earth, while trying to survive on new anticancer drugs, one would hope he would use his voice to demand quality universal health care for all Americans, and to condemn the recent Trump/GOP cuts that took healthcare away from millions
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Rustbeltopia @rustbeltopia.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Self-loathing Flintstones—including former head of Flint Convention Bureau!—still campaigning to rename Flint Township Vote No on Snootyville, Oak Hills, Carman Hills, etc, etc #FlintPride flintdaily.news/2026/09/10/f...
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Flint Township Voters Will Get Asked if Their Name is the Problem on November Ballot
A ballot measure in Flint Township will once again try and force a name change to distance the community from Flint.
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"Loneliness is all that oligarchs will give you for free. Loneliness without solitude: the ultimate totalitarian win." sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/i-wandered...
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I Wandered Lonely in The Cloud
How AI is destroying the life of the mind.
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Rustbeltopia @rustbeltopia.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Interesting list. Hard to believe all the new roundabouts did not make the top 10.
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Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We're staking our economy on forcing a technology down people's throats that outputs misinformation as a matter of course. Someone asked me about my interview with Gil Duran. This is happened when I googled our names together. I have not interviewed Gil Duran. This path: civilizational death.
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