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Kirk @sankalots.bsky.social · 1h
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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AIPAC Is Spending Millions to Elect Friends. It’s Also Making Enemies. (Gift Article)
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has increasingly become a campaign issue unto itself. Some candidates have worn opposition from AIPAC as a badge of honor or made a point of rejecting the ...
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 3h
Are you a data center looking to take over rural Texas? Are you a crime-loving millionaire looking to throw the FBI off your scent? Are you a child pedo looking to get out of jail after just 1 day? Call 844-WHOS-KEN to hear what Ken Paxton can do for you! (You can actually call 1-844-946-7536)
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3h
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis privately tore into Trump in texts obtained by Politico:
Graphic featuring Donald Trump on the left and Republican Sen. Thom Tillis on the right, with two large iMessage-style text bubbles attributed to Tillis overlaid across the bottom. In the first message, Tillis tells Trump that Trump “NEVER” threatened him with a primary challenge, says Trump may have him confused with other Republicans he has threatened, and adds that if Trump had threatened him directly, he would have told him to “fck yourself” and immediately announced his retirement. He ends, “Save those threats and head games for cowards and fools.” In the second message, Tillis writes, “I still want to help but I don’t take this bullsht from anyone, including you Mr. President,” adding, “Save that sh*t for the cowards who don’t care if you fail. I care if you fail and right now we are failing.”
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 3h
Rs headed for the lifeboats - what will they say about Trump, etc.? Reporters: A good time to ask tough questions!
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 6h
Big news in the Senate battle. After pouring $30 million in NC, John Thune's GOP SuperPAC stops spending there, effectively conceding Cooper is likely to win. And they're dumping their first 7-figures in Kansas. (Note: a Dem internal found Hamilton up today.) www.semafor.com/article/10/0...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 5h
The fact that something is unsurprising from the vantage point of where we are now doesn't mean it's not big news for an election cycle, if you just remember where we were 6 or 12 months back.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 3h
Delusional.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3h
Charlie Angus: Heavy crude from Alberta has served American refineries for a long time. It has served the US economy super well. But hey, you threaten us, well, we’ll have another pipeline and it can go elsewhere. The message to the MAGA administration is: Keep pushing, sucker, and see what happens
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MAinNC @martyd409.bsky.social · 3h
Enjoy your coffee. And break. Maybe for Chat today and/or Letter tonight you will comment on this 🫤 www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
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Hegseth halts tenure appointments for civilian faculty at military academies
Military academies will no longer appoint civilian faculty to tenured positions as Hegseth says it can contribute to “academic stagnation.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
"It could chill rights of contractors to make political contributions" -- unearthed footage shows Susan Collins in 2012 fighting to protect contractors from having to disclose political contributions (we recently learned she was under investigation for a pay-to-play scheme involving a contractor)
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Southern Shores of Lake Ontario Barbie @ljohn44.bsky.social · 4h
Also on Russian payroll too, no?
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 4h
Been waiting for this lawsuit for a year.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4h
NEW EPISODE: Weeks before the midterms, election deniers on Georgia's election board quietly asked Trump's DOJ to intervene. I break down the excuses in the letter and why it fits Trump's long obsession with controlling how Georgia's votes are counted. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwoR...
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Trump is Coming for Georgia's Vote Count
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 4h
WSJ tracks how many local cops are getting rich arresting a single migrant. www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...
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Exclusive | How Local Police Get Paid Big Money for Just a Few Immigration Arrests
The Department of Homeland Security gives local agencies as much as $2 million for each arrest in a nationwide task force.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 3h
TFW you are taking a page from Idi Amin
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 3h
Georgia’s election board this week asked the Trump administration to intervene in the state’s voting process before the midterms — but members of the Republican-controlled panel later struggled to agree on how to protect voters’ privacy without disrupting the election.
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Georgia Election Panel Asks the DOJ to Block the State's Voting System
The Republican-controlled board faced an internal battle over several last-minute proposed changes.
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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 3h
An excellent article on AIPAC in the NYT Gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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AIPAC Is Spending Millions to Elect Friends. It’s Also Making Enemies. (Gift Article)
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has increasingly become a campaign issue unto itself. Some candidates have worn opposition from AIPAC as a badge of honor or made a point of rejecting the ...
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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 2h
DUH Even the 90 cases, which conflate voter fraud cases involving citizens of both political parties with those alleging noncitizen voting, are nominal in terms of the number of votes cast during presidential elections. Read the full article: mrf.lu/20zLf ⤵️
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h
I don't take tips on virtue from a man who used a pic of his stillborn child for a GoFundMe campaign for his children's burial garden named "Lincoln’s Place" when the project was never built, and Ogles repeatedly refused to disclose what happened to the tens of thousands of dollars donated.
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Princess of Ely @princessofely.bsky.social · 17h
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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social · 16h
Meanwhile in Russia: Alexei Naumov, expert for the Russian Council on International Affairs, argued that might is right and nothing else matters in global politics. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ETJ...
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Alexei Naumov argues that might is right
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
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Farts are Funny @greasydump.bsky.social · 17h
#Democrat #Republican #Democrats #Republicans #MAGA #US #USA tax $ providing bombs to commit this #Palestinian #Gaza #genocide #ethnostate #WestBank #Lebanon #GolanHeights land theft #apartheid #Israel www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8cY...
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Families in Gaza bury 105 people found under rubble years after strikes
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20h
Melber: You’re saying the VP has low T. You’ve called Mike Rogers a beta. El-Sayed: I'm just saying that they like to lead on strength. Strength is about being able to stand up to the problem. The problem is Donald Trump, and you don't see much standing up to Donald Trump
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19h
El-Sayed responds to JD Vance clip: Low T JD. It's always funny, man. He just brings the energy down every time you hear him talk.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19h
Well, gee, this certainly makes $6 per gallon diesel worth it
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 19h
One of the highest crimes humanity has ever committed
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 19h
Nikos Romanos Acquitted As Greek Government Pushes Terrorism Cases Romanos had previously gained notoriety in 2008 after witnessing the police kill his friend Alexandros Grigoropoulos in Exarcheia, which triggered weeks of unrest across Greece. He was facing terrorism charges under Article 187A.
A mural of Alexandros Grigoropoulos in Exarcheia, Athens, at the corner of Messologiou and Tzavella streets, near the site where he was shot. Photo contributed by Elvis Takahashi Mantello.Greek anarchist Nikos Romanos speaks alongside other former hunger strikers at Prosfygika on May 29, 2026, following his release from pre-trial detention. Photo contributed by Elvis Takahashi Mantello.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 18h
He’s going to use nukes before it’s all over. People need to wake up
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18h
Help democracy by staying informed. Become a Democracy Docket subscriber today. If you can afford it, become a premium member. Either way, sign up now. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Lawrence O'Donnell @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social · 18h
The Tech Bros & Crypto Bros worst nightmare
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h
Trump on global warming: "That didn't work out because the planet got cooler. In fact, you know the ice that was melting? It right now just set a record. It's the biggest ice cube that's ever been in the history of the world ... they're doing the scam with data centers, by the way."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h
Trump: "If you add Venezuela we'll have 58% of the fuel in the world. In order to save a glass of fuel like this *dumps a glass of water* it's ridiculous. They have computers all over the place, and the other thing is it didn't work well."
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 21h
What we lose when the legacy media gameifies politics:
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You Can Help Improve Legacy Media
🚨33 Days to the Midterms🚨
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h
Trump: "We're rolling back a horrible thing -- the nitrogen oxide regulation. You know about that? It made your business impossible. That would've devastated the heavy truck manufacturing. What do you think, Preston? He's liking me. I don't know if he's given me a donation. I wonder."
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 21h
We Keep Failing Women... brilliant, timely and infuriating open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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We Keep Failing Women
It is the badge of a degraded democracy that certain men will not be held to account.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h
Trump: "They came up with the word 'affordability' ... it's phony" (Note that the crowd isn't into Trump's affordability denialism at all)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h
"I can go ramp, I can go stairs" -- Trump's audience in Texas gives him an extremely tepid round of applause as he brags about being able to go up stairs without falling
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h
If you appreciate my coverage on big news days like today, please support what I do by taking advantage of our 5th anniversary special and signing up for Public Notice. As an independent journalist, my work can't happen without paid subscribers, and I think you'll enjoy PN. Thanks!
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Sign up for independent, incisive coverage of US politics and media, right in your inbox five times a week. Click to read Public Notice, by Aaron Rupar, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousan...
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 01/10/2026
Yesterday I tried to fast track my bill to ban data center development on public lands, like this one in Oregon. Republicans blocked it. In case there was any doubt, it’s clear Republicans are all in on Trump’s plan to hijack your public lands for data centers.
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Data centers proposed on federal land in eastern Oregon, western states • Oregon Capital Chronicle
A data center proposed on BLM land near Hermiston would be the first on federal public land in Oregon, one of dozen proposed in six western states.
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Kirk @sankalots.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.cnn.com/2026/10/01/u... How Jared Kushner’s firm’s investment in an Israeli company could be a major conflict of interest
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Jared Kushner’s company has large stake in firm with Israeli military links | CNN
At the same time Jared Kushner has negotiated in the war in Gaza, his company has held the largest stake in a firm backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
one time in my 20s i was passing through another city and crashed with a guy i knew who was in love with my friend so thought it was safe. but he made an advance and i said no, so he started arguing with me. i didnt sleep a wink that night and stared from the couch at the kitchen knife on the wall.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 01/10/2026
A coalition of housing groups has sued to stop the Trump administration’s attempt to cancel $56 million in HUD funds. www.washingtonsun.com/courts/housin…
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Housing Groups Sue to Stop Trump From Canceling HUD Funds
The lawsuit argues the administration unlawfully blocked $56 million that Congress appropriated for nonprofits.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Reup: Yesterday Chuck Grassley claimed to be outraged that, along with all the other comms Jack Smith obtained when accessing devices of witnesses and criminals, he got journalists' request for comment. Chuck is trying to cover up how Trump defrauded MAGAts. emptywheel.net/2026/09/30/c...
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Chuck Grassley and Far Right Propagandists Covering Up How Trump Defrauded MAGAts - emptywheel
Far right propagandists and Chuck Grassley are outraged that journalists' communications -- communications that showed Trump defrauding MAGAt voters -- were among the things Jack Smith obtained from t...
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 01/10/2026
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called for a quicker certification process for new aircraft from Boeing and other manufacturers with U.S. production to more easily keep up with mounting competition from China.
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Duffy Calls for Quicker Aviation Certifications to Keep Up With China
The FAA proposed a new rule in June that would make the certification “faster, simpler, and less expensive while maintaining the highest safety standards.”
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026
Trump is now running pro-Iran War propaganda commercials on Fox News paid by for taxpayer dollars
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Roger Marshall couldn’t get out of his own Kansas town hall fast enough.😂
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Republican senator abruptly leaves contentious town hall
YouTube video by CNN
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
CNN and CBS News are now under the control of the Ellison family. We need independent, pro-democracy media to grow. If you agree, please subscribe to Democracy Docket now. demdock.com/4w6emld
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 01/10/2026
The Trump administration officially ended decades of global health aid to Zimbabwe, cutting off funding for HIV and infectious disease prevention efforts after Zimbabwean officials rejected an “America first” health deal.
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Zimbabwe Rejected a Deal With Trump. Cuts to Health Aid Followed.
The State Department proposed making aid conditional to the country’s ability to access sensitive data from the Zimbabwean government.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026
JUST IN: A federal judge just forced Trump’s DOJ to fast-track records involving Trump and the Epstein files, citing “possible questions about the government’s integrity that affect public confidence.” The records being sought are significant.
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Judge Forces DOJ’s Hand in Explosive Trump-Epstein Records Fight
A federal judge ordered the Justice Department to fast-track records involving Trump and the administration’s handling of the Epstein files, finding the fight raises “possible questions about the gove...
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 01/10/2026
An overwhelming majority of Americans want members of Congress to stop trading individual stocks.
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Why a Popular Push to Ban Congressional Stock Trading Crashed and Burned
But is it only mostly dead?
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