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KatWilder

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Sara Kate (Watkins) Wilder. Usually Atlanta. Sometimes Birmingham. Teacher turned nonprofit leader.

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Yale School of Public Health @yalesph.bsky.social · 21h
A new Yale School of Public Health course on public health communications helps advance a core priority for our school: providing communities with the scientific information they need. Read more: news.yale.edu/2026/10/06/why-we-nee…
Why we need to talk about public health
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Matt Szafranski @mszafranski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Ossoff talking directly to @atrupar.com.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
SUSAN COLLINS: My heart goes out to the family of the man who was shot in Biddeford. My Duran Guerrero TROY JACKSON: Well the man's name was Johan Sebastián Guerrero. That was his name.
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Ruwa Romman @ruwaromman.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Keisha shows up and answers tough questions. Rick runs away.
Screenshot from the gubernatorial debate in Georgia showing only Keisha at the podium
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Yes, yes, the authoritarian president is leading a hate-filled rally in which he urges his followers to physically assault protesters but do NOT call any of these people Nazis or you will make David Brooks sad.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 12/10/2026
Americans’ water bills are growing faster than groceries, overall inflation buff.ly/XswZgUe
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Americans’ water bills are growing faster than groceries, overall inflation • Wisconsin Examiner
Household water bills are increasing faster than inflation and income, according to a new analysis by Food and Water Watch
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
To give a sense of scale, Musk is spending more on the midterms than he was on the 2024 election, and he was the biggest donor in that election. In 2025 he promised to pull back from politics and do much less political spending. Another lie.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
We Now Know Just How Devastating the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Rulings Were talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/we-now-...
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We Now Know Just How Devastating the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Rulings Were
This book excerpt is part of Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
for as long as i've been alive, republicans have ran the same playbook: a few weeks before voting begins, they roll out completely fabricated smear campaigns. these things are always coordinated, so the talking points take over the news. the party is never electorally punished for their dishonesty.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Chris Weyant, The New Yorker
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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Grant Witness has some numbers, and then I think there's been $1.4B in NSF funds in rescission: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
nytimes.com
Agency Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Cartoonist: David Horsey
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WIRED @wired.com · 11/10/2026
The National Design Studio has been something of a successor agency to DOGE. A WIRED investigation finds some of its members are on loan from a nonprofit run by SpaceXAI’s general counsel. buff.ly/KDPyYXN
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A Mysterious Nonprofit Run by SpaceXAI’s Top Lawyer Is Paying the Salaries of Government Workers
The National Design Studio has been something of a successor agency to DOGE. A WIRED investigation finds some of its members are on loan from a nonprofit run by SpaceXAI’s general counsel.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
MAGA is way more angry at Talarico for having the flu than they were Paxton for leaving the country with his mistress for the Fourth of July
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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Thom Tillis says Republicans are tone-deaf on affordability, energy costs, and the $40 trillion debt will hasten a financial crisis in the next 6 or 7 years.
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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The next time you hear Republicans complain about the debt, remember: they vote for the spending, they vote for the tax cuts, and then they blame your grandma's Social Security check. They don't care about the debt — until a Democrat is president, when suddenly it's the only topic on Fox News.
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Global Project Against Hate and Extremism @globalextremism.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Project 2025’s plans for public lands are becoming reality. Wild horses are entering a slaughter pipeline, national monuments cut by roughly 90%, and endangered species protections weakened. America’s protections for public lands are being dismantled piece by piece. Read more:
globalextremism.org
No Accident: Project 2025 Comes for Public Lands
Project 2025’s vision for public lands is becoming policy. Wild horses are being sold into a slaughter pipeline, national monuments have been drastically reduced, endangered species protections weaken...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
We are becoming more like our ally Russia every day under the Trump Regime. Vote his Republican enablers and supporters out of office next month. Our Republic is being shredded and our credibility all over the world is completely gone.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 10/10/2026
Trump isn’t good at keeping secrets, Marc Elias says. “Donald Trump usually tells us exactly how he is going to try to subvert democracy.” Your vote is a target. Keep watch: demdock.com/3TOn1e8
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The alarmists have yet to be wrong 😕🇺🇸
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Pete Fuller @petefullerga.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This guy is a ghoul. He can not speak for himself, is running 100% on slick ads and flooding the airwaves with money. Problem is he spent millions telling us how much he loved Trump. And now his ad team is ghoulishly using this poor girls death as a talking point. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Secoriea Turner’s mother calls Rick Jackson’s campaign ad ‘pure evil’ as family demands its removal
Lawyers relayed Charmaine Turner’s reaction at Thursday’s press conference, and the campaign has not committed to withdrawing the advertisements. Attorneys
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Troops should not be standing guard near ballot drop boxes in D.C.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Mortgage rates have increased now for *7 weeks in a row* They're at the highest levels in almost *3 years* This is EXACTLY what Donald Trump said he wants to do Can't afford to buy a home or even rent an apartment? Now you know why It's the #CostOfTrumpsCorruption And we're ALL paying for it
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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
like to extend some logic around here, he's not stopping them from protesting but 1. you still really don't want the military this close to free speech activity as law enforcement; 2. if he was going to stop them, this is also how that would start
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854
Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
republicans used to complain about the violence in gangster rap and now they want to livestream an execution
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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is clearly not acceptable
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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Jon Ossoff: They've unleashed federal agents to kill Americans on the streets with impunity. That's Mike Collins' immigration policy. And that's what you would expect from the bigot congressman who called for executing immigrants by throwing them to their deaths out of helicopters.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
OSSOFF: Mike Collins is one of the most extreme members of Congress. He's a Trump puppet election denier. I want to hear if Mike still believes the 2020 election was stolen. What do you say Mike? COLLINS: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 09/10/2026
Very VERY glad to see Jon Ossoff leaning all the way the fuck away from the centrists trying to tell dems to "reconcile" or "tone it down" or "find the persuadable republicans." This is the shit, right here. Hammer down and make them have to say on live TV that they love Nazis. The end.
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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Jon Ossoff crushed Mike Collins in the debate tonight. "When you get home, and you open the notice from your insurance company and your premiums have doubled, this man is responsible for that."
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 09/10/2026
Ken Paxton is calling for cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. This man has least 15 properties across five states, but you are the one living beyond your means.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This would sink a presidency in any other era. I would bet most Americans will never hear it even happened.
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Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy
The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration’s actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe the economy is getting worse. And those who don’t are wrong.
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The Republican candidates walking a Trump tightrope
Some running in November's elections are deciding whether to distance themselves from an unpopular president who still dominates his party.
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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Rick Jackson denied saying he would "have the National Guard come in on this election" during tonight's governor's debate. Listen to Slick Rick in August: "We'll get the National Guard. Governor Kemp is going to watch it for us."
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Something unprecedented happened during my visit to the Gulf. For the first time in 20 years in Congress, I was denied entry to U.S. military facilities and even meetings with military leaders. An order from Hegseth - that applies to both parties - to hide the cost of the war.
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🦋 kris🌻⋆⋆⋆ @eviebauer727.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Total insanity. You’ll never get through to these people. I just can’t anymore. 🤦‍♀️
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Election deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize voting machines
The problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution.
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kristinekenyon.bsky.social @kristinekenyon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Republicans are coming for our reproductive rights, by banning abortion meds that are safer than Tylenol. Follow @jessicavalenti.bsky.social to stay in the fight. 👇 bsky.app/profile/jess...
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bitter aubie @bitteraubie.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
when they tell you, believe them
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Pete Fuller @petefullerga.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Yep. He said that. Jackson suggests Kemp will use National Guard to monitor election www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ajc.com
Jackson suggests Kemp will use National Guard to monitor election
The Republican nominee for governor told a rally attendee that Kemp would use the National Guard to “watch it for us.”
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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Just like that: poof & gone. RIP *all* of NSF social, behavioral and economic research (including psyc & cogneuro). I’m speechless.
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Susan Collins’s Committee Bought Trucks the Army Didn’t Want. Then Campaign Donations Poured In. theintercept.com/2026/10/05/s...
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Susan Collins’s Committee Bought Trucks the Army Didn’t Want. Then Campaign Donations Poured In.
Appropriations committee members saw an influx of campaign contributions after steering $345 million to a military contractor.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
Here's a nearly 10-minute supercut of Troy Jackson taking it to Susan Collins during their debate tonight, including Jackson telling her "you can't eat road salt" and "Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out"
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
This ad should concern Susan Collins.
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American Bridge 21st Century @ab21.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Rick Jackson loves to talk about creating jobs yet his company was exposed for agreeing to pay nearly $5 million to nursing staff for exploiting workers and failing to pay overtime and other wages owed. #GAGov #GApol
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 07/10/2026
Translation: Donald Trump's efforts to abolish the Education Department are under independent investigation.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Another corruption story, and the volume makes it hard to absorb one before the next arrives. The real work is understanding why the guardrails failed. The good news: democracies have faced corrupt regimes before, and we know how to hold power accountable.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
Unprecedented Corruption—and How We End It
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