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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 23h
Court Ruling Hobbles Trump DOJ’s Jihad Against Elusive Threat of Noncitizen Voting talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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Court Ruling Hobbles Trump DOJ’s Jihad Against Elusive Threat of Noncitizen Voting
Judge Strikes Down Federal Ban on Noncitizen Voting In a potentially very...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h
Trump: "What’s happening in France is nothing less than out of control mass migration. This isn’t about schools, this is about Islam wanting to take over a once great Country! President DJT"
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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 23h
It sure as hell was clear what his ecstatic followers thought he meant.
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 23h
There’s absolutely no reason to find generous interpretations of Trump’s deranged violent ramblings and yet they do it every single time
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 23h
A federal judge asked it last week: “Why is it the government’s business where everyone goes all the time?” She was looking at 120,000 license plate cameras. The regime’s prosecutors took the other side. They lost. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-says...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
At Trump rallies, people "can chant hateful, racist things" while remaining "kind of anonymous," says @amandamarcotte.bsky.social. They might not say this individually, but "there's safety in numbers." On the pod she so good on how MAGA copes with a sunsetting Trump: newrepublic.com/article/2162...
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Trump Rages over Sagging Rally Crowds as GOP Panics: “Five-Alarm Fire”
As Trump’s rallies fail to ally GOP midterm fears, the author of a piece on his diminishing stature explains how his cascading failures are driving away his supporters right when he needs them most.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23h
As a reminder, Trump is already on National Park passes, and people have been told they will not be admitted if the image is vandalized. At some point, this is not so much branding government services as imposing the images of a personalist regime.
national park pass featuring trump
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 23h
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Woman Screaming 'The Lies!'
ALT: Woman Screaming 'The Lies!'
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I like it 👇
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 23h
i think this is often the case. there's often a need to believe the story is much more complicated below the surface, but sometimes it's not.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 23h
I'm not convinced you want be focusing on children's underwear in the homestretch. Not when your opponent is making an issue of you giving a child molester a plea deal for a single day in prison.
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Noah VanDowe @vandowe.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In this week's edition of Podcast Wars @mmfa.bsky.social: Asmongold calls Candace Owens a “worthless ... liar,” Nick Fuentes says Tucker is “wicked and evil,” and Alex Jones mocks Laura Loomer for eating dog food www.mediamatters.org/candace-owen...
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Podcast Wars: “Worthless” Candace Owens, “wicked and evil” Tucker Carlson, and “foreign spy” Ben Shapiro
Welcome to Media Matters’ regular debrief on the Podcast Wars. This week, Candace Owens and her continued “investigation” into Charlie Kirk’s assassination remained central in a number of vicious, per...
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 23h
And while I'm at it: The 21 US states, with a total of 42 senators, whose population *all together* is the same as Calif's, with its two Senators. Big GOP skew among those 42 Senators: 26 R vs 16 Dem/Indep.
Map of the 21 states whose populations all together add up to California's.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Put another way, here are 10 states whose populations *all combined* equal LA County's. And of course they have 20 Senators, or 10x as many as Calif as a whole. (Interestingly, the 20 smallest-state Sens split 10/10, GOP vs Dem+Indep.)
Map listing ten states whose population together is same as LA County. They are: Alaska, both Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming, Delaware, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump says 'Let them take out Los Angeles.' Recall this map: The *entire states* with population smaller than LA County. Among them they have 80+ US Senators. LA is about 1/3 of Calif's population, which has 2.
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Spooky Back From The Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 23h
Republicans are playing defense in SOUTH CAROLINA.
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 23h
In an attack ad against U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, a woman accuses the Democrat of pushing transgender surgeries on minors "like her." As it turns out, she isn't from Ohio and didn't have surgery until she was an adult. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/10/06/w...
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Woman accusing Sherrod Brown of forcing trans surgeries not Ohioan, didn’t have procedure as minor • Ohio Capital Journal
In an attack ad against U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, a woman accuses the Democrat of pushing transgender surgeries on minors "like her." As it turns out, she isn't from Ohio and didn't have…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 23h
In an attack ad against U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, a woman accuses the Democrat of pushing transgender surgeries on minors "like her." As it turns out, she isn't from Ohio and didn't have surgery until she was an adult. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/10/06/w...
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Woman accusing Sherrod Brown of forcing trans surgeries not Ohioan, didn’t have procedure as minor • Ohio Capital Journal
In an attack ad against U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, a woman accuses the Democrat of pushing transgender surgeries on minors "like her." As it turns out, she isn't from Ohio and didn't have…
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 23h
Devastating ad for Republicans. You would think Trump wants them all to lose in less than a month.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 23h
“What she went through should never happen to anyone again,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “Just think of it, she caught the Democrats cheating, and they put her in jail for Voter Fraud.” trib.al/4T5euwI
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 23h
"I have questions. Lots of questions. Before committing people and resources to a plan, military leaders often ask: what, who, when, where, how, and why?" ICYMI, @markhertling.bsky.social asks those questions about Hegseth's "State of the Force" speech:
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Pete Hegseth Made Six Big Announcements. I Have Lots of Questions.
Like: Who? And: Why? Among others.
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Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 06/10/2026
Fuel from South Korea being shipped to Russia as Ukraine war grinds on
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Fuel from South Korea being shipped to Russia as Ukraine war grinds on
Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds more than 150,000 tonnes of fuel was shipped to Russian ports in July and August, some using sanctioned tankers Fuel is being shipped from South Korea to Russia via sanctioned tankers as Moscow scrambles for supplies amid the war in Ukraine, a move one expert said “undermines” Seoul’s public backing for Kyiv. Guardian analysis of port records and ship-tracking data found that in July and August over 176,000 tonnes of fuel, mostly diesel, was loaded at several South Korean ports on to seven tankers that made 14 voyages to Russia’s far east. Continue reading...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Completely unfit for office.
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MAGA Colorado Gubernatorial Candidate Slammed After Video Of Him Laughing About Violently Assaulting His Wife Resurfaces
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 06/10/2026
In a sworn deposition, Max Miller declined to answer repeated questions from his ex-wife’s lawyer about whether he pushed a girl down a staircase during high school.
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In a sworn deposition, Rep. Max Miller was silent on staircase assault allegation
“If the incident never occurred, why are you afraid of answering the question?” asked his ex-wife’s lawyer.
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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🤡 Desperate Team Trump couldn't figure out how to somehow invoke the magical words "natl security" to non-cooperate regarding the Kennedy Center filings, and instead asserted bogus "presidential communications privilege" to prevent producing requested documents and communications.

asserted privilege appears in the footnote below.3
Defendants' assertion of privilege has completely squelched critical lines of inquiry. For example, Defendants refuse to provide any information in the Kennedy Center's possession responsive to RFP 6, seeking information about communications staff had with the Chairman regarding the pertinent issues in this case. Defendants likewise asserted presidential communications privilege with respect to, and refused to provide any documents responsive to, RFP 15, which seeks documents and communications "reflecting any analysis, performed in connection with either of the Board Decisions, of the effect of the Closure on programming, performers, staffing, audiences, donors, finances, the Kennedy Center's memorial function, or the Kennedy Center's reputation." Id. at 22. It bears repeating: At this juncture, Plaintiff is simply asking for information in the Kennedy Center's possession, not for anything in possession of the executive branch.
When Plaintiff served written discovery Plaintiffs counsel noted "that the Court's
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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
👀 ICYMI: The House Judiciary Committee Ds produced a report that "reveals sprawling network of Trump insiders & influence brokers that have helped wealthy criminals secure pardons escaping $1.7B owed to victims, taxpayers." ⚖️ democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center... 📺 bsky.app/profile/over...
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New Judiciary Democrats Report Exposes MAGA’s Cash-for-Clemency Racket Which Gives Unrepentant Criminals a New Lease on Life and Leaves Victims in the Dust
Washington, D.C. (August 21, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released a new Committee staff report, “Pardons, Inc.: How Trump and His Clemency-for-Cash...
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
October 5, 2026
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October 5, 2026
Last night, on October 4, U.S.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.
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Outgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’
Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 06/10/2026
“This is one of the most immediate, concrete, tangible, real, and affordable things that we can do to start to get control of our high energy costs, but also save our planet."
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California just made it legal to turn balconies into tiny power plants
It's the largest state to greenlight plug-in solar panels that help reduce home energy bills.
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This isn’t the Wokest of reactions but I’ve seen these ads roughly a billion times this cycle and a constant instant reaction to this weirdo routinely bothering me in my own home, on my tv, telling me they’re not trans is: are you sure
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It’s confusing that @theatlantic.com described this man as a “a lifelong Democrat who had voted for Trump for the first time in 2024” who when these are some of his very easily findable FB posts:
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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Gallup reporting D+11 in self-reported party id in latest 2026 Q3 release news.gallup.com/poll/654560/...
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Michael Mechanic @michaelmechanic.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Trump's 2018 "zero tolerance" policy was denounced on both sides of the political aisle as inhumane, and a federal court ruled it illegal. Now the Trump administration is separating families again, only this time more quietly, and away from the border.
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Shocking that there was even a possibility that Bari Weiss might be put in charge of CNN. The CBS News audience is running away from 3 marquee news programs because they don't like her 'fixes' and political meddling. On earth 1, she'd have been fired by now. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/o...
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Mark Thompson will remain chief executive at CNN after Paramount sale
Decision by Paramount Skydance executive David Ellison was relief to employees who feared overhaul – and possibility of Bari Weiss taking over
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Ken Paxton: “I’ve never been in a race where I felt less control over the campaign and what issues are going to matter because it’s all coming from D.C. I don’t control the message or what we’re doing. I don’t have ability to change anything. I have to live with whatever I’ve got. It’s a challenge.”
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Ken Paxton Admits Team Trump Controls His Campaign in Leaked Audio
Paxton complained he can’t change anything about his own campaign.
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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This did get reported, by the way! Though Jacobsen’s analysis is a bit different than the exact facts of the case edition.cnn.com/2026/10/04/e...
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Dozens quarantined after researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection | CNN
Dozens of people were reported to be in isolation after a Russian laboratory worker at an institute dedicated to studying the plague and other infectious diseases died of an undisclosed illness.
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Elias Law Group @eliaslawgroup.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Elias Law Group Litigation Chair Elisabeth Frost joined @bloomberg.com to discuss the legal landscape heading into the midterm elections, including ELG's successful efforts to stop the Trump Administration from accessing private voter data. youtu.be/X9mU28jHZ1I?...
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Trump Has No Basis To Declare a State of Emergency Over Midterms Says Frost
YouTube video by Bloomberg Podcasts
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/10/2026
Spot the difference
Side-by-side comparison of three social media posts announcing the death of former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert at age 84. On the left, Fox News posts, “BREAKING: Dennis Hastert, longest-serving Republican House speaker, dead at 84,” above a photo of Hastert raising his hand at a microphone. In the center, CBS News posts, “Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, who represented Illinois for two decades in Congress and was later jailed for violating banking laws, has died,” above a photo of Hastert walking through the U.S. Capitol. On the right, MeidasTouch posts, “Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican Speaker in history, has died at 84. Hastert admitted in federal court to sexually abusing boys he coached as a high school wrestling coach. A federal judge called him a ‘serial child molester.’ He was a registered sex offender.” The MeidasTouch post includes an image of Hastert speaking from the House floor with a C-SPAN chyron identifying him as Speaker of the House.
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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
here's Monday's post: "What the fuck is this?" — How did we Nazi this coming? thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —
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What the fuck is this?
How did we Nazi this coming?
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 05/10/2026
Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are the most successful domestic programs in the entire history of the United States of America, and we need to keep them that way. @jonbowzerbauman.bsky.social
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 05/10/2026
dipping a toe into Tom Morello discourse to say that voters and candidates alike might make different choices if we had a national popular vote instead of the fuckass Electoral College
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is so unsurprising that the NY Times miscounted the number of Trump press secretaries to join Fox News. Leavitt makes 3, not 2: Kayleigh McEnany is a current host, and Sarah Huckabee Sanders was a Fox contributor between the end of her WH tenure in 2019 and her 2021 run for Arkansas gov.
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Benjamin Husstad-Nedberg @factforce.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If Trump goes through with this plan, which is a great help for Russia and gives the US nothing but further erode American security, it will move the US from 'SUPPORTER' towards 'PARTNER' for Russia, in my cathegorization. bsky.app/profile/fact...
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Nathaniel William Horadam @horadam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Look either I've been right from the beginning and this is our future or I'm wrong and we're doomed. But I choose not to be a passive bystander in all of it, and I hope each and every one of you chooses the same path.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Not sure if the point of Angela Paxton’s video was to cause people to search Angela Paxton’s name only to find out that she helped facilitate Ken Paxton’s corruption for many years before ultimately filing to divorce him on “biblical grounds”, but that’s what happened.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is exactly the same as "We shouldn't do impeachment because it will fail." You impeach. And then you do it again. And then you do it again. And you make the far right authoritarian party block it in the Senate, again and again.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 05/10/2026
Federal government has struggled to affect lasting change in how accusers and accused are treated in higher education
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Before Cornell turmoil, successive US administrations seesawed in attitudes towards campus assaults
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