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@samcborn.bsky.social
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💙 📚🇺🇦 Math teacher. “Someone to teach you right from wrong, that’s a lot to learn”,To Sir With Love. Monty Python “The Life Of Brian”,3rd generation Democrat, SCOTUS thirsty.I do my research before posting.

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Treetop Flyer @treetopflyer.bsky.social · 7h
Edmonds alleged FBI wiretaps of Turkish targets recorded Turkish consulate official claiming the price for Hastert to withdraw an Armenian genocide resolution was at least $500,000 APRIL 29 06 The Sibel Edmonds case–forgotten, but still vitally important www.motherjones.com/politics/200...
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The Sibel Edmonds case–forgotten, but still vitally important
It has now been a year and nine months since Senators Charles Grassley and Patrick Leahy sent their letter to...
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 15h
Official statement from Kremlin on plague.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 14h
Applying Trump logic here: if we stop testing, we won’t have any cases of the plague. Problem solved
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10h
"He wanted to wear the cloth of the country. The country put an ankle monitor on him instead. Days later, he threw himself under a truck. None of this had had to happen."
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A Death. A Funeral. And the Trump Rally Down the Block.
On the day Springfield held a funeral for Pierre Damas Bel, the president held a rally 25 miles away. We went to both.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10h
Trump: "They're all saying we're in trouble in the midterms…All the stuff that we did, I could write, I could name, I could stand here for 20 minutes and talk to you about it. It could all be taken away if you start losing a couple of little elections."
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 10h
Paxton’s office has been sending intimidating letters to pediatricians. The division believes you may be involved in misleading or deceptive acts regarding incentives associated with childhood vaccines, which could violate the law. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 10h
Phil Collins on Trump’s uniquely abrasive style: “His whole manner is unattractive. Historically, presidents have been eloquent and elegant. Even if you don’t agree with them, you still respect them. But when somebody like Trump is as nasty as he is, you end up feeling dislike for him.”
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 10h
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Justice Alito is confusing a desire to reform the court with an effort to intimidate it. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Supreme Court expansion is ‘a concerted effort to intimidate the court,' Justice Alito says
Despite Americans' eroding trust in the Supreme Court, Alito says he's not discussed growing calls for expanding the court and setting term limits.
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
They understand that they will face a microscopic scrutiny of their dating histories, clothing choices, and public conduct that places the burden of the violence visited upon them squarely on their shoulders and never on those who authored it...
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The United States has a long-gestating r*pe culture that ensures that the Jane Does will always be hounded and that the Cornell 7s will always be sheltered...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
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Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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Ellie Leonard @redpencilscript.bsky.social · 20h
(2/2) The investment documents are in the files under EFTA00289560, where the men signed one page apart (21/22). Zev Shalev, @kaitjustice.com, and I were pointing to this last spring. Here are the docs, the emails, and a little background #EpsteinFiles ellieleonard.substack.com/p/the-lady-d...
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The Lady Doth Protest Too Much, Methinks
Epstein's closest neighbor, Howard Lutnick
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 17h
Donald Trump's ballroom is "an enormous separation-of-powers problem that, if left unresolved, essentially renders one of Congress’s major functions meaningless."
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Why You Must Care About the Ballroom
Trump is defying Congress and robbing the American people to build it.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17h
NEW: The Supreme Court on Monday reversed two pro-voter decisions in cases related to Washington’s legislative redistricting, sending them back to a lower court for new proceedings in light of the Court’s decision earlier this year in Louisiana v. Callais. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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With Voting Rights Act gutted, Supreme Court vacates discrimination finding against Washington map
The Supreme Court sent two redistricting cases out of Washington back to a lower court for new proceedings in light of its Louisiana v. Callais decision, which gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Ac...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17h
Karoline Leavitt accepts a new full-time job two months after telling us she had to stop working because it kept her from spending time with her two young children. Just one more lie from relentless liar Karoline Leavitt.
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Karoline Leavitt lands new job after leaving struggling Trump White House
Karoline Leavitt has landed her next job less than two months after leaving Donald Trump's embattled White House: she's joining Fox News.According to The New York Times, Leavitt, who served as Trump's...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17h
And now we find that Russia is cultivating pneumonic plague in test tubes.
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Putin warns West that Russia is ready to use every weapon to protect Kaliningrad
The Russian leader insists Moscow is "not threatening anyone" and is merely responding to statements by Western leaders.
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 17h
What Timothy Snyder says here cannot be over-emphasized. Democrats must not only win, but immediately – announcing on 4 Nov. and beginning on 3 Jan., they *must* legislate and execute anti-corruption – even if Trump vetos them. We must become the party of anti-corruption and social mobility.
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Will It Matter If Democrats Win the Midterms?
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 18h
The NYT is ok with extremist ideology as an anecdote in a profile—but highly allergic to any deeper examination of the ideology itself. No one gets to write an op-ed explaining any of this. That’s not allowed. But a billionaire can drop it in a quote as a passing comment.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 18h
It’s not just one billionaire. It’s a full-blown cult of billionaires who believe dictatorship should replace democracy—and that technology (crypto and AI) will make this inevitable. They say it loud. Some guy just wrote a book about it (That guy is me!) www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
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The Nerd Reich
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “This transfixing debut from journalist Durán investigates the antidemocratic ideologies espoused by tech billionaires ...
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 18h
“Democracy has been hailed as, like, the holy grail for the last couple hundred years, but democracies are inefficient,” said the crypto billionaire. “If you get a benevolent dictator, it’s actually extremely efficient." Hmm, where have I heard this before? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...
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Inside a Billionaire’s Paradise With Crypto’s Most Powerful Ex-Convict (Gift Article)
Changpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 19h
A pedophile wrote this headline
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Ellie Leonard @redpencilscript.bsky.social · 19h
Don’t know who needs to hear this, but after his release in 2009, Epstein was supposed to meet with his NYPD parole officer every 90 days for 18 months. He went exactly zero times. No on said anything. #EpsteinFiles
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19h
My Latest: Earlier this year, The New York Times asked Donald Trump whether he regretted not ordering the National Guard to seize voting machines in swing states after the 2020 election. His answer was chilling: "Well, I should have." newsletters.democracydocket.com/this-time-ta...
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This time, take Trump literally
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Life and Liberty @libertyandlife.bsky.social · 19h
Another example of how deep this thing goes on this cover-up. It appears there are people who will do ANYTHING to make sure the truth isn't told... www.thebanker.com/content/0228...
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Whistleblower who flagged Lutnick’s links to Epstein dies
The former British banker who spent more than 35 years working in financial markets has died by suicide
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
All this is obvious, true and but for a couple of very brave pieces in WSJ, not reported or discussed in US corporate media, which are afraid of him.
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Democrats @democrats.org · 18h
Angie Nixon knows the power of a government that works for the people. Florida, let’s send her to the U.S. Senate.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 19h
11-yo Andrés lived with his dad in Texas—but was deemed “unaccompanied” by ICE and sent to foster care. “They’re kidnapping people’s kids and keeping them in government custody,” a former Biden official told us. 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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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h
Wasn’t there something else that he did which was really, really evil?
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 18h
Reports surfaced last year that FBI agents tasked with reviewing Epstein-related files ahead of their release were instructed to “flag” mentions of Trump’s name. Now, new DOJ details have emerged that give credence to allegations of a "cover-up" to protect President Trump.
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DOJ forced to detail secret Epstein videos at center of Trump 'cover-up' claims: report
The Justice Department was forced to release new details that gave further credence to allegations that the agency engaged in a “cover-up” to protect President Donald Trump while it prepared millions of files related to Jeffrey Epstein for public release, legal commentator Allison Gill reported Sund...
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19h
Counter-proposal to Sam Altman: Go fuck yourself www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Accept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman
Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver
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🦋 C.G., PhD 🐸 (🪖"Prima" AKA "Battle" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🤔 #ONEV1 #Pinks 🌸 #Voices4Victory
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 03/10/2026
The people's game will always belong to the people. This summer, it belonged to the bodega owners, cab drivers, line cooks, and every New Yorker who welcomed visitors from around the world to experience the World Cup in our own backyard.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/10/2026
Alito weighs retirement. We MUST win the Senate so we can block any Trump judicial nominee. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
politico.com
Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement
The conservative Supreme Court justice said in a CBS News interview that he’ll revisit the issue next year.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Debrianna Mansini-I’m Spartacus @dmansini.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
VOTE EARLY IN PERSON IF POSSIBLE bring your mail in ballot to a box or poll location. If your vote didn’t matter, they would not be waging war on our votes. #VoteBlue #VoteEarly #Pinks #DemVoice1
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Because my Chicago White Sox are playing the Cleveland Guardians in the playoffs, I was subjected to a dishonest anti-trans TV ad that Republicans are running in Ohio to distract from their vandalism of the economy. There are no limits to what Republicans will do for money and power.
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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Why is Voting so important? People died to earn the right to vote. You celebrate and honor their sacrifices every time you raise your voice by your vote. Use it or lose it! It’s that simple. ##momsky#sheshed
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hey Canada, in case you missed it, here are your separatists 👋
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Civilians in Russian-occupied Oleshky were spotted making a daring and courageous escape. They fled the Russian encirclement by bicycle, moped and on foot, risking mines, shelling and drone attacks along the way. Status unknown.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump redirected $176.9 million from a US human-rights fund towards global right wing groups, including $40 million for an “anti-communism” consortium and $1 million for fascist groups opposing Brazil’s Supreme Court days before the presidential election.
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Trump diverts $176.9m of Human Rights aid to far-right groups; targets Europe, Canada and South America
Marco Rubio overrode congressional holds, a Democratic aide said. The money funds opponents of Brazil's supreme court days before its vote and Europeans who reject "gender ideology", as Trump official...
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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Indian American derangement syndrome is something to behold on Twitter and amplified by the Trump regime. “The eligible Indian American population is small. However they are concentrated in GA, NC, TX, NJ and California. GOP losing senate due to Indian Americans voting 95-5 blue would be fun.” 🎯
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
2/ #Canada
deanblundell.substack.com
BOMBSHELL: MAGA's Plan to Break Up Canada Just Got Exposed in Alberta and Quebec
MAGA operatives flew into Calgary to help break Canada. The separatists said thanks and asked what else they could sell as CSIS opens investigations into the Trump Regime/treasonous Canadians.
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🦋 C.G., PhD 🐸 (🪖"Prima" AKA "Battle" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
WE will not be silenced! ✊🏾 👭 #IAmJaneDoe #Pinks 🌸
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Got my approval 💥👏
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 03/10/2026
A huge economic win for Monee and Will County! Voortman's $51 million investment is bringing good jobs for local residents, new training opportunities, and support for families for years to come.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/10/2026
NEW: The Tompkins County DA refused to consider additional evidence in the Cornell case. It's the whole damn system. I'm glad Letitia James is on it now. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/n...
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D.A. in Cornell Rape Inquiry Declined to Review Additional Evidence
Records show that campus police officers informed Tompkins County prosecutors that they had conducted additional interviews beyond taking a statement from the woman who said she was raped.
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Canuckstan 🇨🇦 @jonchevreau.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#via Canadian cartoonist Dave Whamond #CanadaSky #USpol
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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