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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 22h
The same Brendan Carr who wanted to investigate NBC because Kamala was on SNL? The same Brendan Carr who wanted to dismantle independent fact checking and accused them of being a “censorship cartel?” Periodic reminder that the corruption is a feature, not a bug.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“If you’re evil you’re actually kind of good. Because you’re at least getting something done.”🤔 Y’all aren’t alarmed enough about what MAGA tech billionaire (Trump donor, J.D. Vance’s pimp, Epstein’s buddy) Peter Thiel is doing to our country.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I’d highly recommend that nobody download this app. At best, it’s unfiltered propaganda. At worst, it’s spyware.
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scoootchover @scoootchover.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Award winning. You gotta watch this epic video. www.tiktok.com/@snarkypolit...
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He’s messed up America. #midterms #democrats #bluewave
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Heads up: The Russian government has been targeting Americans with covert online disinformation operations seeking to undermine public confidence the midterms — using a familiar playbook in an attempt to inject chaos into the voting season, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
nytimes.com
Russia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds
The Kremlin is once again seeking to undermine confidence in American democracy with online influence campaigns, U.S. officials said.
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scoootchover @scoootchover.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Asking for positive energy. Just got off a call w one of my mom's MDs and I think I am going to be sick. I'm nauseous and don't feel like I can hold it together. I need to get to the hospital but can't move. I'm freaking out and scared. I don't know how to live in a world without my mom.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"He said that I’m disrespecting Jesus. You want to know what actually disrespects Jesus? Kicking the sick off their healthcare to give tax cuts to billionaires. Bombing innocent schoolchildren in Iran, and sending our brave men and women off to die in another forever war." PLEASE WATCH AND SHARE!
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This is the interview Trump’s FCC doesn’t want you to see. We’re not just going up against the most corrupt politician in Texas. We’re going up against this entire corrupt system.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10/09/2026
Your deadbeat president is never giving you $5,000.
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Your deadbeat president is never giving you $5,000
But the pledge reveals an increasingly frantic midterms strategy.
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scoootchover @scoootchover.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Sooo, my mom’s in the hospital. Charge nurse said I could spend the night. They were getting a recliner for me to sleep in. This is what the brought.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Bravo @mapquest.com…. for not bending the knee! #LakeOntario-Now&Forever🇨🇦
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
BREAKING: A U.S. Postal Service official has filed a whistleblower report alleging the agency is pushing ahead with a “secretive, rushed” effort to implement Trump’s order giving the federal government more control over mail voting, despite a court order blocking the plan.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The details in here show how dangerous this is for democracy. An anonymous federal official warns that a rushed USPS portal tied to Trump’s mail-voting order could reject large batches of ballots before the midterms.
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Postal Service plans may keep voters from getting ballots, whistleblower says
An anonymous federal official warns that a rushed USPS portal tied to Trump’s mail-voting order could reject large batches of ballots before the midterms.
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NPR @npr.org · 01/09/2026
A whistleblower says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump's push to restrict mail voting that could "derail" the midterm election if courts allow it to proceed. n.pr/4xvMl7f
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Whistleblower claims USPS plan for Trump's mail voting order could 'derail' midterms
A whistleblower says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump's push to restrict mail voting that could "derail" the midterm election if courts allow it to proceed.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Lawsuit alleges Freedom Fuel gas stations touted by Trump are selling stolen fuel The stations around Philadelphia and New Jersey had raised questions about how they were able to undercut rival retailers.
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Lawsuit alleges Freedom Fuel gas stations touted by Trump are selling stolen fuel
The stations around Philadelphia and New Jersey had raised questions about how they were able to undercut rival retailers.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Investors in Trump's family crypto business have lost an estimated $4.7 billion, according to an analysis released by consumer advocacy watchdog Public Citizen. Here's the report: www.citizen.org/wp-content/u...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
House Democrats are launching a new probe into Donald Trump Jr. and the venture capital firm he joined as a partner shortly after his father won a second term, alleging possible fraud and insider trading.
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House Democrats open investigation into Donald Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm
In a letter shared first with MS NOW, Rep. Jamie Raskin says 1789 Capital’s investments have been timed with “almost clairvoyant accuracy" since the president’s son joined as a partner.
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aschapman.bsky.social @aschapman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... @mark-carney.bsky.social @davidebybc.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social @briantylercohen.bsky.social @crooked.com @meidastouch.com @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @mollyjongfast.bsky.social
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How Mark Carney’s speeches have become political earthquakes | Ted Widmer
The quiet-spoken Canadian prime minister has spoken unutterable truths
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
BREAKING: we filed our Kennedy Center brief demolishing Trump's ridiculous position that he may tear down the building if he can't get his way on renaming it This one is simple: keep Trump’s name & hands OFF. Hearing 2pm ET Thurs. @democracydefendersaction.org & WLG are proud to rep Rep. Beatty👇
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
MS NOW: Troops fighting against Iran and alleged drug smugglers say they're being asked to violate international law. Orgs that help service members leave the military as conscientious objectors are seeing a large increase in concerns over U.S. strikes against alleged drug boats and inside Iran.
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Troops fighting against Iran and drug smugglers say they're being asked to violate international law
Organizations that help service members apply to leave the military as conscientious objectors are seeing a large increase in concerns over U.S. military strikes against alleged drug boats and targets...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Just 33% of U.S. adults approve of Trump's job performance, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. That's Trump's lowest level of support in any Reuters poll across either term. Trump's disapproval stands at 65%.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
WaPo Exclusive: Trump has claimed that the White House needs a massive new ballroom because it would provide him and future presidents with a secure, hardened facility. But former officials say the argument fails to acknowledge that the presidential complex already has one.
washingtonpost.com
Secret White House bunker undercuts Trump’s ballroom lawsuit, ex-officials say
The White House already has a nuclear-proof facility buried deep underground and built in secret after 9/11.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
BREAKING MS NOW: Trump aide Natalie Harp worked at the White House without a security clearance for more than a year. Harp declined multiple times to seek a routine security clearance normally obtained by West Wing staffers to work at the White House.
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Trump aide Natalie Harp worked at the White House without security clearance for a year
The close aide to the president, known to filter much of the information reaching the commander-in-chief, ultimately relented in recent months after pressure from White House staff.
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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The administration has only given the public a short time to weigh in. Tell the U.S. Forest Service to keep roadless national forests protected by clicking the link in our bio, going to biodiv.us/roadlessrule or by commenting "roadless". #RoadlessRule #EndangeredSpecies #WildlifeConservation
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Protect the Roadless Wild
The Trump administration just released its plan to undo the landmark 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and strip protections from nearly 45 million acres of wild, national forest and 70,000 miles o...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Trump voted by mail in Florida's Republican primary, according to local voting records — even as he continues to rail against mail-in voting with lies of fraud.
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Trump votes by mail again in his home state of Florida
Voting records from Palm Beach County show the president requested his ballot in late July and it was returned on Aug. 13.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“Based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of N Korea, I am not happy with the fact that the United States has, long ago, agreed to participate in Joint Military Exercises with S Korea.” This man is failing to defend the United States. This man is a traitor. This man should be removed.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
As Trump condemned Colorado for incarcerating election denier Tina Peters, the White House organized an urgent "brainstorm call" with federal agencies — to explore ways to curtail federal support to Colorado. The next day, agencies canceled hundreds of millions of dollars in grants for Colorado.
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New evidence suggests White House took steps to punish Colorado over Tina Peters case
“I’ve never seen anything like it,” a federal district court judge said about a newly disclosed email. “I’ve never even imagined something like it.”
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Trump's former personal attorney Todd Blanche just refused to pledge the Justice Department's independence from the White House — saying he would consider Trump's views on individual prosecutions. Blanche tells NBC: "No attorney general should ever pledge that [independence]."
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Sen. Ossoff on Trump: "The president sleeps through his meetings. He golfs and trades stocks. See, he doesn't want to do the job. He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the Emir of Qatar."
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 16/08/2026
Because of global cuts to foreign aid, the Gates Foundation has predicted that 2025 will be the first year this century where child deaths will increase.
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USAID fallout: In Nepal, when the aid workers stopped coming, the women and babies started dying
The U.S. government has repeatedly insisted that no one — and, particularly, no children — have died because of its funding cuts. But the AP has documented the deaths of women and children from Myanmar to Nigeria.
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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
New research shows Covid vaccines may boost cancer treatment, helping the immune system fight tumors and nearly doubling patient survival compared with those unvaccinated. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/mrna-covid...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/08/2026
🚨EXCLUSIVE: Military families and service members are now describing horrific conditions across MULTIPLE ships: human waste flooding bathrooms, virtually no food, water or soap, months without port calls, exhausted crews, and no end in sight. This crisis is far bigger than just the Lincoln.
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Not Just the Lincoln: Families Describe Human Waste, No Food, No End in Sight Across Multiple Ships
Since MeidasTouch began reporting on conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, messages have poured in to MeidasTouch from military families and service
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Sen. @ossoff.senate.gov on Navy sailors trying to jump ship due to horrific conditions: “We have to step back & recognize this entire war is based on lies... Iran still has uranium. Hormuz remains closed. A catastrophic failure by the commander in chief + his team.” (Follow: @acyn.bsky.social )
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Reminder to vote tomorrow in South Carolina, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Vermont, and Alabama! And thank you in advance to everyone heading to the polls and to all the poll workers!
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Trump is blocking billions of dollars of grants that would fix the nation's power grid The Department of Energy has canceled or stalled funding for thousands of projects that would improve the country’s stressed grid — and not just in blue states.
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Trump is blocking billions of dollars of grants that would fix the grid
The Department of Energy has canceled or stalled funding for thousands of projects that would improve the country’s stressed grid — and not just in blue states.
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JRyerson @jryerson.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
It's never about security , it is always about USA oligarch wealth. #Greenland @hcrichardson.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill
Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A group of Democratic lawmakers have asked the Pentagon's official watchdog to open an investigation after WaPo revealed that 15 companies with investment from Trump's sons have garnered $3.2 billion in federal contracts, investments, and loans — most coming after Trump took office the second time.
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Lawmakers call for Pentagon probe of Trump family-backed companies
The letter to the Pentagon’s inspector general was prompted by reporting from The Post that startups affiliated with the president’s sons have won $3.2 billion in defense contracts.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/08/2026
"Trump’s frustration over the Iran war boiled over at Camp David, where he demanded answers from Hegseth on why he had apparently been misled on extreme munitions shortages that now threaten to limit military options ... "Hegseth defended himself and blamed his deputy for the shortages ... "
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Trump, Hegseth clashed at Camp David over Iran missile depletion concerns
At a Camp David summit this weekend, President Trump demanded answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over extreme munitions shortages.
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papillonjaune77.bsky.social @papillonjaune77.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This would amount to a complete capitulation from the US. Literally no way to even attempt to spin this as a win.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
SHOUT OUT to Mike Luckovich: one of the all-time great political cartoonists. 🏆 With corporate media doing such a poor job in these most perilous of times, his work is more vital than ever! THANK YOU @mluckovich.bsky.social!!! 🙏
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
as noted yesterday, Trump has now come around to treating an Iranian toll system covering the Strait of Hormuz as a given. Hard to overstate the level of strategic failure. US started the war purely as a war of choice and ends up dramatically empowering Iran and given the Iranian govt big wins.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Klobuchar is going to put up Saddam numbers in November.
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RedStateBlues @coolsprings.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
@markrf400.bsky.social MARK, my dear friend, thank you for including me in~ 🌟ANOTHER TACO TUESDAY🌟 Resisters please FOLLOWBACK🔄✔️ 💙STRONGER TOGETHER💙
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration has detained more than 50 spouses, parents of US troops in immigration crackdown, AP review finds.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Capital One has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit from the Trump Org. over the closure of hundreds of bank accounts in 2021, arguing that the shutdowns were the product of a monthslong anti-money-laundering review — not retaliation for the Capitol riot, as the Trump businesses have claimed.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Heads up: The Trump Justice Department says it's monitoring polling sites in four Michigan cities today: Detroit, Lansing, East Lansing, and Hamtramck.
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RedStateBlues @coolsprings.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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RedStateBlues @coolsprings.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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21st Ed @21sted.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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