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@schwanderer.bsky.social
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Boomer. Blue State Voter. Hoping to live to see the end of this horror show. Would rather be 'woke' than ignorant. Dog rescuer. Doubt is the motor of failure. #BlueResisters. It's up to AMERICANS to save America. 'Adapt or Die'. #SISU

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schwanderer.bsky.social @schwanderer.bsky.social · 7h
HOW MUCH $ does it cost taxpayers?
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 8h
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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Status @status.news · 18h
David Ellison has acquired another media conglomerate to add to his new burgeoning media empire. Now comes the hard part: brutal cost cuts to make the economics work. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-elli...
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Ellison’s Media Titanic
David Ellison has acquired another media conglomerate to add to his new burgeoning media empire. Now comes the hard part: brutal cost cuts to make the economics work.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 18h
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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ACLU @aclu.org · 18h
Voters are still outraged that the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the federal right to abortion. If the Trump administration tries to impose a backdoor nationwide abortion ban on top of that, whether now or later, voters will remember. We’ll make sure of it.
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White House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the Midterms
Attorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
More communism running amok!!!!!
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 03/10/2026
The IRS tried to turn more than a thousand HR and IT staffers into tax processors. That failed. Now they're being assigned to a team that remains a mystery. www.washingtonsun.com/agencies/irs-…
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The IRS Is Reshuffling Staff Without Telling Them Why
The tax agency tried to turn more than a thousand HR and IT staffers into tax processors. That failed. Now they’re being assigned to a team that remains a mystery.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's hard to tell which is weirder: the fact that these guys seriously suggest that models like Claude have consciousness/sentience or that they actually invest time and money (weird!) trying to convince the Pope as well as theologians and legal scholars of this belief.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A year earlier, Pope Leo XIV put the contradiction plainly: “someone who says, ‘I’m against abortion,’ but says, ‘I’m in favor of the death penalty,’ is not really pro-life.”
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Rep. Salud Carbajal @carbajal.house.gov · 02/10/2026
The President took taxpayer money meant to fight drug trafficking, strengthen border security, and honor fallen law enforcement — and instead spent it on campaign ads. This administration's corruption has no ceiling.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Be the iceberg you want to see in the world.
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Status @status.news · 02/10/2026
Disney's president said this week that Jimmy Kimmel is doing a “phenomenal job,” but offered an ominous explanation for why that may not be enough to keep his late-night show on ABC. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/jimmy-kimm...
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‘Curtains’ for Kimmel?
Disney's president said Jimmy Kimmel is doing a “phenomenal job,” but offered an ominous explanation for why that may not be enough to keep his late-night show on ABC.
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David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A huge loss for NPR, and for all of us who listen:
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 03/10/2026
The NSA told lawmakers that it is spending billions of dollars in taxpayer funds this year testing advanced AI models, according to two sources familiar with classified intelligence estimates. www.washingtonsun.com/technology/cl…
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Classified Estimates Show the NSA Is Paying Billions to Test AI Models
The price tag is significantly higher than previously known.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 03/10/2026
Rick is calling this the GOP’s worst week in years—and the polls back him up. Texas and Ohio are tightening. Republicans are stepping on rake after rake. Bad polls. Brutal hearings. MAGA is in trouble. Democrats: stay on message. Everyone else: VOTE EARLY: WATCH HERE bit.ly/4ARtZ30
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 02/10/2026
Evan Gershkovich, a foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal who was convicted on false charges of espionage, talks about his time in a Russian prison. www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
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An American Journalist Imprisoned as a Spy in Russia
Evan Gershkovich, a foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal who was convicted on false charges of espionage, talks about his time in a Russian prison.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NEW: Battlefield expands Concern about the GOP holding a U.S. Senate seat in….. South Dakota Just filed ====> youtu.be/3jV_J-1U5tU
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🚨 Trump gets news he FEARED in South Dakota!
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 01/10/2026
A federal judge ruled that President Trump does not have the authority to remove court-appointed U.S. attorneys. www.washingtonsun.com/courts/trump-…
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Judge Rules Trump Cannot Fire Court-Appointed U.S. Attorneys
In July, the administration dismissed Seattle's top federal prosecutor by email within an hour of his appointment.
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stuartpstevens.bsky.social @stuartpstevens.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
By ushering in this idiot, Roger Wicker, Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, has done more to destroy the US Military than any Senator in modern history. It is his legacy.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 02/10/2026
The company doesn’t matter. Flock, Axon, and other automatic license plate readers have no place on our streets. Use the toolkit to fight against mass surveillance in your community at aclu.org/gtfo_
"Big Brother should just be reality TV — not our reality. Join us in getting automatic license plate readers out of our communities." ACLU logo. Red tinted photo of a big eye.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 02/10/2026
🏴‍☠️ Tomorrow
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Pete Hegseth unveils the office of tactical thoughts and prayers, if you are looking for veterans benefits or protection from enemy drones, take it straight to the top and pray for it.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 02/10/2026
Basketball legend Dennis Rodman joined Donald Trump during an event in Texas on Thursday as the US president angles for another meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
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Rodman Joins Trump as He Eyes Meeting With North Korea’s Kim
Basketball star Dennis Rodman joined Donald Trump during an event in Texas on Thursday as the US president angles for another meeting with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un.
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Status @status.news · 02/10/2026
David Ellison has asked Mark Thompson to stay at CNN, for now—buying time, but leaving the network's long-term future, and Bari Weiss' potential role, unresolved. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/paramount-...
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Thompson’s Paramount Pilgrimage
David Ellison has asked Mark Thompson to stay at CNN, for now—buying time, but leaving the network's long-term future, and Bari Weiss' potential role, unresolved.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 02/10/2026
Two new islands have appeared off Indonesia's Anak Krakatau, potentially the first in nearly a century to emerge within the caldera left by Krakatoa’s catastrophic 1883 eruption
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Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau Volcano Spawns Two New Islands After Eruption, First Since 1930
Two new islands have appeared off Anak Krakatau, potentially the first in nearly a century to emerge within the caldera left by Krakatoa’s catastrophic 1883 eruption.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 02/10/2026
Weeks after Russell Vought told Congress that Bilt had fixed its problems without the need of CFPB enforcement, nearly 1,900 Bilt customers received mistaken debt collection notices saying they owed hundreds or even thousands of dollars on their cards.
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The Trump Administration’s Plan for Protecting Consumers? Politely Ask Companies to Behave.
Rather than investigate a buzzy fintech startup for throwing users’ accounts into chaos, the Russell Vought-led Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trusted that the company was “back on track.” Custo...
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John Harwood @johnjharwood.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
new AP/NORC poll on how Americans rate Trump's performance as president: approve...........31% disapprove.....69%
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John Harwood @johnjharwood.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
hahahaha
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 01/10/2026
Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden received a cease-and-desist letter from the Democratic challenger for Wisconsin’s 3rd District over his use of AI deepfake videos. www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/van…
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Van Orden Hit with Cease-and-Desist Letter Over AI Deepfake Videos
Attorneys for Democratic candidate Rebecca Cooke say the Wisconsin representative’s campaign used the technology to “falsely attribute” statements to his opponent.
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schwanderer.bsky.social @schwanderer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Listening to that unhappy #47 voter talk about how he (JUST?) learned that DJT put his wedding to Marla on a credit card and never paid. AS IF there was no Trump University lawsuit. HRC had MULTIPLE receipts. They chose not to listen because hate of the 'other' ruled them.
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schwanderer.bsky.social @schwanderer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Missouri - the SHOW ME state showed us what caliber of person they elected to the Senate.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 01/10/2026
President Donald Trump said Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh should have voted against a move to hike interest rates last month, but said he did not blame him for the central bank’s decision.
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Trump Says Warsh Should Have Voted Against Fed’s Rate Hike
President Donald Trump said Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh should have voted against a move to hike interest rates last month, but said he did not blame him for the central bank’s decision.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.)
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 01/10/2026
President Donald Trump wants the Oval Office declared a federal landmark so no one can take down the gilded accents he’s affixed to the walls.
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White House Renovations Dominate Trump’s Contentious Time Magazine Cover Interview
The president also complained about the tone of news coverage his presidency has garnered, at one point swearing at the reporters.
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why not just call it Triumph of the Will, Ben?
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WIRED @wired.com · 01/10/2026
The attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, was not conducted mainly by extremists or fringe militia groups. It was, according to the data, the work of normal Americans.
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The Real Threat to the Midterms Is Regular Americans Thinking Violence Is the Answer
Robert A. Pape, a leading authority on political violence, wants Americans to understand that the threat is coming not from the fringes, but from the mainstream.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 01/10/2026
President Donald Trump said he would consider giving preemptive pardons to members of his administration before leaving office, offering them wide-raging protection from prosecution.
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Trump Says Preemptive Pardons for Administration Are Possible
President Donald Trump said he would consider giving preemptive pardons to members of his administration before leaving office, offering them wide-raging protection from prosecution.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 01/10/2026
Renee Good’s family sued the U.S. government and several immigration officials Thursday, alleging wrongful death, conspiracy and other violations in the 37-year-old woman’s killing by an immigration officer during a federal crackdown in Minneapolis.
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Renee Good's Family Sues Immigration Officials Over Her Killing in Minneapolis
One lawsuit alleges a conspiracy to interfere with civil rights.
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
also inevitable, in a different sense. The family of Renee Good, the woman fatally shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, sues Ross + Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, Tom Homan, Greg Bovino, and others, for her death. Will be first ensnared in a web of immunity claims but based on conduct might move forward.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 01/10/2026
The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a case that would determine whether the Trump administration can detain millions of immigrants without bond hearings.
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Supreme Court Will Review Trump’s Mandatory Immigrant Detention Policy
DHS wants to hold millions of immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally, even those who have lived here for decades and haven’t committed crimes.
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You can read my most recent article here: benjaminrcremer.substack.com/p/hegseth-an...
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Hegseth Announces New Office of Religious Affairs.
History tells us why this should be alarming.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 01/10/2026
Representative Jamie Raskin is demanding a pair of government watchdog agencies investigate Trump’s use of taxpayer money to fund an ad campaign.
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Top House Judiciary Democrat Asks Watchdogs to Probe Trump Ads
The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee is demanding a pair of government watchdog agencies investigate President Donald Trump’s use of taxpayer money to fund an ad campaign promoting his presidency ahead of the midterm elections.
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WIRED @wired.com · 01/10/2026
James Dolan has put surveillance at the center of his sports and entertainment empire. Now he’s getting involved in GOP politics by backing a candidate who supports Flock, ICE, and AI data centers. www.wired.com/story/madiso...
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Madison Square Garden’s James Dolan Is Spending Big on New York’s Governor Race
James Dolan has put surveillance at the center of his sports and entertainment empire. Now he’s getting involved in GOP politics by backing a candidate who supports Flock, ICE, and AI data centers.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 01/10/2026
After scouring billions of ballots, we have identified countless instances of voter fraud. They are countless, in part, because we are unwilling and unable to count past 34. www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts...
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Voter Fraud We’ve Identified So Far
After scouring billions of ballots, we have identified countless instances of voter fraud. They are countless, in part, because we are unwilling and unable to count past 34.
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schwanderer.bsky.social @schwanderer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
@msnownews.bsky.social It's getting close to strike #3 to quit watching. #1 cancelling Ayman. #2 wanting me to pay to have more of a connection to your hosts and now airing #47's ads?
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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Quisling at @MSNOWNews who bowed to ownership's demand that the network run the Trump Leni Riefenstahl-like taxpayer-funded ad is Greg Kordick, the former line producer of Countdown who never quite understoo why we were so liberal or why I commented (per @oliverdarcy.bsky.social)
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 01/10/2026
The White House has quietly paused an order to end Temporary Protected Status for thousands of immigrants from El Salvador, a move that came after months of lobbying from the construction industry and other interest groups. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Why Trump Delayed Cancelling Legal Status for Salvadorans
The White House has quietly paused an order to end Temporary Protected Status for thousands of immigrants from El Salvador, a move that came after months of lobbying from the construction industry and other interest groups.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Three million highly sensitive records, out in the open for nine months.
Pete Hegseth drunk and drenchedKash Patel drunk
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David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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TMZ (@TMZ) on X
Senator Eric Schmitt's standing behind his line of questioning in the Jack Smith hearing ... even though it seems his "gotcha" moment totally backfired. 🎥: @hicharliecotton
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Status @status.news · 01/10/2026
Donald Trump tried to ban MS NOW from the White House. Now, his administration is planning to spend taxpayer dollars to reach its viewers, and inside the network, we have learned, some are "pissed." Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/ms-now-tru...
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MS NOW’s Trump Ad Dilemma
Trump tried to ban MS NOW from the White House. Now, his administration is planning to spend taxpayer dollars to reach its viewers, and inside the network, Status has learned, some are "pissed."
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