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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 57m
No insurance company should be allowed to deny the care your doctors say you need. It’s time to take on the health insurance industry and ban them from denying claims so you can afford the treatment your doctor prescribes.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 1h
This is about Ilhan Omar. But it's also about control, intimidation, & authoritarianism. The message is: we can do this to a member of Congress; no foreign-born American is safe. The administration is using fear as a tactic to discourage people from voicing opposition.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 1h
"The new program is called the Enforcement and Removal Operations Overwatch and National Security Enforcement, or ERO ONE..." Shouldn't that be ERO ONSE? These twerps can't even do acronyms right. Just call it COINTELPRO. prospect.org/2026/10/14/i...
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ICE Planning $100 Million ‘Nightmare’ Domestic Spy Program - The American Prospect
Under ERO ONE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to hire 142 intelligence contractors with top secret clearances and deploy them in cities across the country.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h
Make no mistake — they want to deport congresswoman @repilhan.bsky.social We are very far off the cliff. 🇺🇸 😳 www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 13h
Traitorous.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 13h
Jon Husted took a maximum campaign contribution from an Epstein co-conspirator weeks before blocking the release of the Epstein files. He sided with the predators funding his campaign instead of the survivors demanding accountability.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14h
An ICE agent struck a Mexican construction worker with a vehicle in Houston over the weekend. Texas prosecutors are considering criminal charges against the agent, officials said. nyti.ms/4sa9tXo
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 14h
We are lucky that so many remarkable people have decided to run this cycle in this time of great crisis for the country.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 16h
The federal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar aims to build a case to strip her of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the probe on.wsj.com/4zBOcZ9
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The federal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar aims to build a case to strip her of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the probe
Authorities have subpoenaed members of the Democratic congresswoman’s family as part of a broader look at their immigration paperwork.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h
It never ends with these people.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h
So Musk is saying it was the Trump Admin who did it and the Trump Admin is saying it was Musk who did it.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 15h
The GOP wants SCOTUS to allow citizenship-based voter removals right up until Election Day. But voting rights groups stress that a decades-old federal protection against late purges was actually put in place to protect eligible citizens from erroneous removals: demdock.com/3W9t6Tf
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Andy Marlette, Pensacola News Journal
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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Margaret Sullivan @sulliview.bsky.social gives grades to the press for its midterms coverage. Her frame is "not the odds but the stakes," and she says so. margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/the-midter...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/10/2026
Abandoning Ukraine will be a stain on the United States for the rest of time
Screenshot of a statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reporting a Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv targeting critical energy infrastructure, including the CHPP-4 power plant. Zelenskyy says a residential building was also damaged and caught fire, warns of further Russian missile attacks, and criticizes the lack of advance warnings from Ukraine’s partners. An accompanying nighttime photo shows flames engulfing part of a multistory residential building, with debris scattered across the ground.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
This is psychosis. He is profoundly mentally ill. He is not fit to be in any position of power over anyone or anything. He should not control nuclear weapons.
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sandlun.bsky.social @sandlun.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Yep. I’ve done it. Very thorough
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 08/10/2026
This new Sherrod Brown ad debunks a anti trans ad while tying the Republican senate candidate to Jeffrey Epstein. THIS is how you fight back against anti trans ads.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
In Lord Keynes' 1930 essay on the economic problems of our grandchildren, he makes clear that a billionaires tax will eventually (as in right now) become essential to maintaining and safeguarding democracy because without it the descent into plutocracy will be stark and steep.
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Millionaire tax that inspired Mamdani fuels $5.7 billion haul in Massachusetts | Fortune
In two years levying a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million, it's funded bridge repairs, bolstered literacy programs and tackled a transportation deficit.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
it's a bit concerning that instead of responding to obvious political incentives and moderating on some of their worst and most unpopular policies, the Trump administration is getting more and more extreme
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This is exactly why they are proposing public executions.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If you are shocked this am that Trump’s government executed a search warrant against a Democratic Member of Congress and ignored a judge’s order then you haven’t been paying attention. Stop saying this isn’t how it works in the US. It is exactly how it works under Trump.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The question is what we are going to do about it. Will we try to hide and hope it doesn’t affect us? Or will we stand tall, and act? It starts with fighting in court and speaking out. Also with voting this November.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Judge Reyes' opening statement to the DOJ as the hearing begins: "I am thoroughly unamused right now."
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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 11/10/2026
You guys can keep repeating this all you want, but it doesn’t make it true. America was founded as a secular republic, not a Christian nation. The Constitution is pretty clear about that.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/10/2026
The Pentagon has again quietly raised the number of U.S. casualties during operations related to the Iran war. The military now is reporting that 21 U.S. service members have been killed, up from 18, and 865 have been wounded, up by 98 since August.
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Pentagon Again Increases Number of U.S. Casualties in Iran War
In an unannounced change, the Defense Department is now acknowledging troops who died or were wounded in support roles.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
NBC News: "Hunger grips a rural community hit by Trump’s cuts" www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/10/2026
Serving in public office in the U.S. is dangerous. A new normal of violent threats is making it worse, dozens of elected officials told the New York Times. nyti.ms/4ydVlgU
A text card with the headline: "TIMES INVESTIGATION: Threats of Political Violence Have America's Elected Officials Living in Fear"
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NPR @npr.org · 11/10/2026
Harmeet Dhillon has pushed out hundreds of longtime attorneys, replaced many with inexperienced ideological allies, and used the division's enforcement powers to pursue the president's agenda. n.pr/4hOxHkX
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Reshaped civil rights mission at Justice Department transforms its work, workforce
Harmeet Dhillon has pushed out hundreds of longtime attorneys, replaced many with inexperienced ideological allies, and used the division's enforcement powers to pursue the president's agenda.
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Ambassador Greg Delawie @gregdelawie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Glad these facts are getting out about the inept "war fighters" in the GOP's Pentagon
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Starting tomorrow on Indigenous Peoples’ Day federal contractors are scheduled to begin removing thousands of saguaros and other desert plants from Tohono O’odham land in Arizona for Trump’s border wall, according to tribal officials.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The Nation has asked a federal appeals court to intervene before the clearing begins. They shouldn’t have to fight the federal government to protect their sacred plants and homeland. We stand with the Tohono O’odham Nation. 💚
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No Wall - Tohono O'odham Nation
The Tohono O’odham Nation is a federally recognized, sovereign Tribe with 37,000 enrolled members; its reservation lands are located in Southern and Central Arizona. The O’odham have inhabited this re...
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
If you want to know who Jon Husted is fighting for, just look at who’s fighting for him: -$116,000 from an Epstein Co-Conspirator -$175,000 from Big Oil -$636,000 from the data center industry -$679,00 from health insurance companies -$3.5 million from FirstEnergy -$30 million from Big Tech
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 11/10/2026
Ohio Trump voter: I regret voting for Trump tremendously. I feel like we could've had a better President, somebody that actually cares about us.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Putin has openly stated that he intends to weaponize hunger by controlling the export of the grain harvests from Ukraine. Leo understands exactly what this is all about. Trump hasn't got a clue.
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sandlun.bsky.social @sandlun.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Very confusing but important to know
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Read Dick Tofel on the Five O'Clock Follies and the media's coverage fails, which start with this: the rate of US casualties has roughly doubled since Trump’s “cease-fire” and the end of “major combat operations.” In sum, the Pentagon admits nearly 825 US personnel wounded in the war,
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Pentagon News Follies and the Historic Failure in Iran
We need to know more on the wounded, damaged bases and munitions shortages
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
We love Susan! 💚💚💚 Not all hero’s wear capes some wear Primus shirts!
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I’m so sad for my country. I’m mad as hell, and I’m scared and I’m deeply fucking worried about what Trump has done and is doing to this imperfect place I love, believe in, and call home. But more than anything else, I’m so deeply, deeply sad.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Zelenskyy: "Prices are rising because of the war in the Middle East, the blocking of Hormuz. Everyone understands it. If we want to speak with people fairly, if we want to be clear, if we want to speak with our nations openly, people have to hear reality. Don't play games with people."
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I’m old enough to remember when the Treasury Secretary would only weigh in on things related to the economy. And this is a good reminder of why that used to be true.
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
How the fuck did we get to live-streaming executions? jojofromjerz.substack.com/p/how-the-fu...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
For America's erstwhile NATO allies, choosing between Trump and Zelenskyy is not a remotely difficult choice. www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
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Britain stands with Zelensky amid Trump row, says Streeting
No 10 backs Ukrainian leader as tensions mount over US diesel deal with Putin
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11/10/2026
NEW: This week a judge ruled that not only does DOJ have no right to state voter data, it also is barred from using data it's already received from states. Also, we obtained a trove of documents shedding light on how ICE is helping Trump hunt for noncitizen voters.
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This week at Democracy Docket: Trump’s voter roll scheme hits a major roadblock, and ICE’s role in voting crackdown revealed
A federal judge’s ruling may have just thrown President Donald Trump’s scheme to assert control over state voter rolls into turmoil.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Mamdani: "We are talking a federal agency that is ripping families apart, that's willing to endanger the lives of a 5 year old child as well as any New Yorker in the surrounding area, % then after the fact, seeks to blame the person and the city at large as opposed to reflect upon their own actions"
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