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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 05/08/2026
“We are told we don't have enough money to feed our children… But somehow we have enough money for this foreign nation...” @mehdirhasan.bsky.social & @ilhanmn.bsky.social discuss the influence of money in U.S. politics, from funding war in Israel to AIPAC’s future. Watch: zeteo.com/p/live-from-...
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Transgender World @transgenderreport.com · 05/08/2026
Transphobes Claim Puberty Blockers Ruin Bone Density Forever. A New Study Says Otherwise www.them.us/answers-... Paper: jamanetwork.com/jour... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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Transphobes Claim Puberty Blockers Ruin Bone Density Forever. A New Study Says Otherwise
​Scientists found “at most a modest and uncertain shortfall in catch-up rather than a demonstrated persistent deficit.”
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
How the fuck does the GOP explain this? www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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‘Jim Crow on steroids’: Tennessee gerrymander included nixing rule that voters must be notified about new districts
County election commissions will no longer be required to directly notify voters when their polling place or precinct changes.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Wait until an AI sets up a PAC!
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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Nobody is “forcing” you to check out books you don’t want to read at a library. But people are forcing libraries to keep you from checking out books.
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Po Murray @pomurray.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
They chose politics over safety.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 14/07/2025
Trump wants the tariffs and autopen to distract you from the Epstein list. Do not fall for it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzwE...
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The List
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
#BookSky
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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
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Rusty @rustyworld.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
please tell me no one will believe this
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
There’s always a tweet! This one from Junior is from just two years ago.
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Rusty @rustyworld.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Too bad we don't have vaccines or something.
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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 04/07/2025
This Fourth of July, I am taking a moment to reflect. Things are hard right now. They are probably going to get worse before they get better. But I love our country — and when you love something, you fight for it. Together, we will continue to fight for the ideals of our nation.
Vice President Harris and Douglas Emhoff watch fireworks at the White House on July 4, 2024.
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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 01/07/2025
Good news! A new survey shows that most Americans still want to keep religion out of public schools. ffrf.us/4l9X0P7
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FFRF cheers poll showing most oppose religion in public schools
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pleased that a new survey shows majorities or pluralities of the public still favor keeping most aspects of religion out of public schools.
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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 27/06/2025
🚨 The Supreme Court’s ruling in Mahmoud v. Taylor undermines public education by allowing parents to exempt their children from lessons based on religious beliefs. This paves the way for religious interference in the classroom and threatens secular education.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 28/06/2025
Trump’s grip on power is growing and blue states are fighting back. On July 2, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker joins Marc Elias for an exclusive live podcast for Democracy Docket members! Upgrade now to join the event, ask questions, go behind-the-scenes and connect in the chat! Upgrade to join:
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Live Podcast with Marc Elias and JB Pritzker
Join us for a members-only live podcast recording with Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday, July 2 at 5 p.m. ET. They’ll discuss how blue states like…
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
These monsters are not just creating a culture of violence, they are encouraging and justifying it through their ICE thugs hiding behind masks and hoodies.
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Rusty @rustyworld.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Hungary has banned Pride marches. It's a direct attack on LGBT+ rights and the freedom to protest. Sign now to demand EU action before May 27! Help protect human rights and keep Pride alive. a.allout.org/s/WZRVR/
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Stop Hungary’s Pride Ban – Defend LGBT+ Rights Now
Hungary has banned Pride marches, threatening LGBT+ rights and the freedom to protest. Sign the petition now to urge the EU to act before it’s too late. Every voice matters – help defend human rights ...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
When the “legal path” leads to a prison cell, we've boldly gone from immigration policy to humanitarian travesty.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
This week the Senate will consider the GENIUS Act to regulate crypto D’s should take a stand to outlaw Trump’s crypto-emoluments I discussed @velshimsnbc.bsky.social‬
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Yep. Project Esther. Zeteo reported on this over six months ago. Glad the NY Times is finally catching up. zeteo.com/p/project-es...
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'Project Esther': The Right-Wing Group Behind Project 2025 Has a Plan to Crack Down on America's Pro-Palestine Movement
The Trump-aligned Heritage Foundation is now going after what they call the “Hamas Support Network” – groups like Jewish Voice for Peace and American Muslims for Palestine.
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Meanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
President Zelensky became the first foreign leader to meet the newly inaugurated Pope Leo XIV
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Sorry, right-wing Catholics.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 08/05/2025
The Vatican keeps in tradition of having a Pope who doesn't like JD Vance.
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Meanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Putin says he wants the fighting to end. But 10,000 missiles and drones launched at Ukrainian cities say otherwise. — John Healey, UK Secretary of State for Defence Words mean nothing when they’re followed by warheads.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 22/04/2025
⚡️EU will never recognize Crimea as Russian, Kallas says. "Crimea is Ukraine. It means a lot for the ones who are occupied that others don't recognize this as Russian."
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EU will never recognize Crimea as Russian, Kallas says
"Crimea is Ukraine. It means a lot for the ones who are occupied that others don't recognize this as Russian."
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
It's long past time for Pete Hegseth to do the right thing for his country, and resign. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Pete Hegseth’s Patriotic Duty Is to Resign
His incompetence is putting America’s security at risk.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22/04/2025
Why won’t Trump release the Epstein Files? Hmm…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Last Friday, Trump's EPA shut down a Biden-era website mapping locations of dangerous chemical plants.  The chemical industry, which gave over $1M to Trump's inauguration, heavily lobbied the Trump administration to scrap the website. See how this works?
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The Government’s Chemical Disaster Tracking Tool Just Went Dark
The chemical lobby demanded Trump make the locations of high-risk chemical plants secret. The EPA did just that.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
This is what authoritarianism looks like.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago: —Pioneering cancer researcher; —*Arrested* at airport in Boston; —Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana; —"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research. Read it. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
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Blue Dot in Red State @bluedotin.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
IMPORTANT: TO listen and to read. This is deadly serious. Almost a contest to see if Trump can keep senility at bay while his BS plans continue to roll out. We need MARCHES to unite, Universities to unite, Unions to unite, BigLaw to unite, and the CORPS to unite. Then we have a chance.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 16/04/2025
At its core, the situation in North Carolina is about the right to vote and whether citizens can be disenfranchised after the fact as part of a partisan effort to steal an election. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/repu...
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Republicans Are Trying to Steal an Election
From Marc | For the sake of our democracy, let us hope the courts once again prevent that from happening.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
boston globe editorial board: harvard is making the right decision, and universities should band together to fight. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/16/o...
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Meanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
The price of Ukrainian freedom and democracy in the world is very high. We must remember this every day 🇺🇦
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 16/04/2025
⚡️EU confirms discussions on possible deployment of 'military advisors' to Ukraine. The European Union is considering sending "military advisors" to Ukraine to organize training for the Ukrainian military, European Commission spokesperson Anitta Hipper said on April 16 at a press briefing.
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EU confirms discussions on possible deployment of 'military advisors' to Ukraine
The European Union is considering sending "military advisors" to Ukraine to organize training for the Ukrainian military, European Commission spokesperson Anitta Hipper said on April 16 at a press bri...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 16/04/2025
NEW: A federal court orders Mississippi to draw new state senate districts for Desoto County after finding that its new map does not fix violations under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The state has seven days to do so.
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🚨 Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP v. State Board of Election Commissioners
Read about the latest voting rights victory in MS State Conference of the NAACP v. State Board of Election Commissioners.
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5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
#DueProcessNOW #ReturnAbrego
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Lacking both accountability and humanity.
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El Salvador President Slammed After Claiming He 'Doesn't Have The Power' To Return Maryland Dad To U.S.
Zero accountability—or humanity.
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Chuck Grassley is so amoral Iowans are only gonna send him back to the Senate 5 or 6 more times, tops.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 10/04/2025
The shrinking support for civil society and free press in the face of rising global threats risks undermining democracy and security, particularly in Ukraine, where strong communities are vital for resilience, writes Katerina Sergatskova, the 2402 Foundation’s executive director, in her op-ed.
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Ukraine’s democracy faces collapse as civil society aid disappears
The space for civil society and a free press is shrinking dramatically after U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration launched a war against American aid, which had long supported crucial social i...
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Transgender World @transgenderreport.com · 05/04/2025
The Right Wants To Make Trans People ILLEGAL (Video) www.youtube.com/watc... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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The Right Wants To Make Trans People ILLEGAL
It was never about fairness in sports. MAGA Republicans are trying to make it illegal to be transgender. Imara Jones of TransLash Media joined Francesca to talk about how the anti-trans agenda is the telltale beginning signs of authoritarianism. There has been a flurry of anti-trans bills working t
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
I’m sure Fox News is leading with this. Right?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/04/2025
"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
People are dying because of Trump, Musk and DOGE. It’s really simple.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 02/04/2025
Trump is a terrible gambler - he bankrupted two casinos. Now he’s gambling with the world economy and your financial future. It’s going to be worse than you think.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
He only cares about himself.
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Trump Explains Why He 'Couldn't Care Less' If Automakers Raise Prices Due To His Tariffs
Yes, Donald, we're aware.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
It's getting a lot of attn today. But even before today most of the country had very little idea of what has happened at NIH or through it the entire ecosystem of biomedical research in the US. Simply put, Musk, Kennedy & Trump exploded a bomb right in the middle of cancer cure research in the US.
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Still We Rise @lindsaymeyerharley.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
More election info to share: FLORIDA Early voting is taking place for the special elections in Florida for seats in the U.S. House in the 1st and 6th Congressional Districts. Election Day is on Tuesday, April 1 Get out there and vote for Democratic candidates Gay Valimont and Josh Weil!
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