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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026

"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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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026

It's bad that actively deceiving the voters by waiting until they don’t have a say is seen as more savvy than unprincipled and undemocratic in DC.

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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Because who cares about girls health or bioethics?

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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads:

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The term “remigration” is associated with the extreme right and only came into widespread usage in 2023-4. Even Germany’s AfD avoided using the term in 2024 for fear of scaring away voters. Today the US government is celebrating the “victories” it’s racked up in the “ethnic cleansing” column.

Department of Homelan... • Follow •.• X
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Net negative migration for the first time in HALF a CENTURY.
Americans are amassing victories NEVER seen before thanks to President Trump.
We will continue to grow our efforts to fulfill the mandate given to this administration.
REMIGRATION REPORT
94%)
3.3+
MILLION REMOVALS
INCLUDING DEPORTATIONS AND VOLUNTARY REMOVALS
ASYLUM DENIAL AT 94%
250,000
VISAS REVOKED
REVOKED
TRAVEL BANNED
FROM 39 COUNTRIES
2,600+
287(G)
AGREEMENTS
NATURALIZATIONS
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Meanwhile, the only refugees the US is accepting these days are white people from South Africa, just in case the white nationalist logic behind this administration’s actions regarding immigration wasn’t already self-evident. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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US accepts only white refugees for sixth consecutive month

The Trump administration is spending more than $100 million to fight the "emergency" of "white genocide" in South Africa.

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Scott Mikos @scottmikos.com · 02/10/2026

Please stand up for trans people if you're elected.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Jesus fucking Christ

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jdm @jdm0079.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Seeing Trump lean so hard into fearmongering about "communism, socialism, and Marxism" and thinking about how you could absolutely get Trump to emphatically agree with every policy of Mao, Lenin, Stalin, Kim Il-Sung, and Pol Pot if you phrased the questions the right way in a single press conference

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 23/09/2026

If you wear the seat belt would you ever want to get into an accident? The answer is yes.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 18/09/2026

Inadvertently killing endangered animals while logging a forest or building a dam would no longer be considered illegal under a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act.

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Trump administration allows inadvertent killing of endangered species

Inadvertently killing endangered animals while logging a forest or building a dam would no longer be considered illegal under a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act.

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Julia Is Waving, Not Drowning @booktweeting.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

goddamn that feels good to hear

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 17/09/2026

she's here on @repmarcykaptur.bsky.social and she has no business still running, a functional state party would have cut her off years ago. she has been in office longer than a majority of her constituents have been alive. she sucks!

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Sarah Tuttle @niais.cryptoanarchy.network · 17/09/2026

This is happening with government funding across the board.

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Frederick Deknatel @freddydeknatel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

If Biden or Obama had started a war that led to attacks like these on American bases—and then covered it up for months—the political backlash would eclipse Benghazi. One service member: "We're not defending these bases. We're just watching them get destroyed." www.cbsnews.com/news/new-pho...

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New photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian missile, drone attacks

The images were sent to CBS News by active service members under condition of anonymity.

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I bet the first person who imported sausages from Vienna thought something waaaay more fancy was showin' up and whatnot.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 16/09/2026

It's important to remind readers that while there are a few anti-trans dems, many are doing great work. Spanberger in VA did not flinch at anti-trans attacks. Now, she just ended Governor Youngkin's infamous rule that would ban trans students from bathrooms. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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VA Gov. Spanberger Kills Youngkin-Era Rule That Would Have Banned Trans Students From Bathrooms

“Spanberger showed how Democrats win amidst Republican attacks.”

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 16/09/2026

Happy Baby Safety Month.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026

and there it is -- Trump says that if the Supreme Court doesn't allow him to put his name on the Kennedy Center then it will close down for good

The Board of The Kennedy Center today agreed, almost unanimously, to close the Building for Safety reasons, and so that it can begin the process of Reconstruction. The closing will take place immediately, however, the Renovation and Reconstruction, which is a very large and complex job, cannot begin until such time as the D.C. Circuit rules on the Board’s approved name. If the ruling is a negative one, which it should not be, and is not overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Reconstruction and the Renovation of The Kennedy Center will not take place. The attorneys from the DOJ will ask for an expedited appeal. In the meantime, 17 Million Dollars, raised by President Trump, has been put into The Kennedy Center account to keep it afloat. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

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Amyville Hoyrror @amyhoy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

is this a good time to talk about how the actual stanford prison experiment was biased and fake, or

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“almost unanimously” amuses me, however

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 15/09/2026

Every time one of these stories comes out, it's shown that the parents were actually abusive. There is an asymmetry where the parents are given a platform by Christian nationalist orgs and Fox News while the state cannot discuss any details due to privacy. So the narrative is set by the parents.

Screenshot of a Fox News post on X reporting on a Massachusetts family whose daughter was placed in state custody over gender transition disputes, with an embedded Fox News broadcast segment titled "Gender Treatment Lawsuit."

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Roy Edroso @edroso.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I cannot stress strongly enough how big a lie this is. As with his (and all conservatives') bullshit about ruined cities, he knows his followers have never actually seen the place and will be inclined to believe him.

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

In a normal world this is a softball question. But when you've defined communism to include the government doing anything to try to help people, it's impossible to answer.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026

For the second straight day, the White House's taxpayer-funded incitement account is attacking me and oddly mentioning I'm in my 40s (which I know makes me way too old for the president) When they do this it results in a flood of harassing and threatening messages, which of course is the point

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@RapidResponse47
This is a press wrangler doing her job — and doing it well.

Aaron, meanwhile, is gutter trash (in his 40s) who spends his days hiding behind his keyboard and making disturbing comments about women doing their jobs. Truly a sick freak!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14/09/2026

this guy is one of the architects of a war that might rank as one of the worst strategic missteps in american military history and here is on CBS getting a softball interview about his feelings

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Oh wait, someone has thought of this before!

18 U.S. Code § 597 Expenditures to influence voting U.S. Code

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Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person, either to vote or withhold his vote, or to vote for or against any candidate; and Whoever solicits, accepts, or receives any such expenditure in consideration of his vote or the withholding of his vote- Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if the violation was willful, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

you can be arrested if you give water to people waiting on line to vote

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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 10/09/2026

I know, I know, but can you imagine the weeks of NYT headlines if a Dem President said this? There would be oodles of "doesn't respect Texas and real Americans" hand wringing.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Protect trans kids.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Trump administration is investigating the Utah lieutenant governor because she didn’t hand over sensitive voter data. She says other election officials told her they’re being investigated too. www.sltrib.com/news/politic...

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Trump’s DOJ is investigating Utah’s election chief for refusing to hand over voter data, it says in letter

The Justice Department has warned Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson that she is under investigation for not complying with the Trump administration's demands for voter information. Meanwhile, Henderson has we...

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Scott Mikos @scottmikos.com · 10/09/2026

But you think it should be outlawed and not a decision between a child, their family, and their doctors? With the Enes Kanter Freedom bit, you're just completely buying into their propaganda. Maybe you're a troll. I don't know.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 10/09/2026

…And 3) I am really tired democrats vice signaling to try to gain votes on the right that will never, Ever go to them as long as those on the right have a republican to support. Just hold on fucking principle, you utter feckless cowards.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The messaging is so weird, that the federal government has enough money to just issue every American $5,000 today if the president wants to, BUT ALSO, no, he doesn't want to right now (only if the GOP wins).

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

He's right, it was a long time ago. I can't remember if I was working on campus here in Princeton signing students into classes or if I was heroically leading the recovery effort at Ground Zero, bravely digging through rubble with my bare hands. Time, am I right?

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/09/2026

i am finishing up the book REGIME CHANGE and the only real takeaway from it should be that the president is legitimately delusional and that the entire White House is structured to feed and defer to his delusions

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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

FIRST LOOK: bluesky designs for the upcoming foldable iphone have been leaked

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Is it a big deal that the U.S. president is telling insane lies that he personally rushed to the site of 9/11 and heroically acted like a first responder himself? Sorta seems like it should be! Maybe?

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Dolly Parton's take on AI in 2023: “I hope nobody can ever replicate me or what I do. AI is a scary thing. I’m sure it’s a good thing for scientists or medical things. But when it comes to trying to duplicate a human being and every little thing they are, it don’t seem right to me. It’s too much.”

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Dolly Parton's Sister Asks People to Stop Posting AI Slop of the Legendary Singer

"I hope nobody can ever replicate me or what I do. AI is a scary thing," said Dolly Parton in 2023.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

True of the slaveholders, true of the segregationists and true of their racist descendants and ideological heirs today.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/09/2026

i think it is cool that neo nazis run government social media accounts

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"If Hitler just wanted to make Germany great and have things run well, okay, fine. The problem is that he wanted, he had dreams outside of Germany.” —Candace Owens, 2019. She said this while standing on stage next to Charlie Kirk

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Steve Coy @mcleemz.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Lucasfilm merchandising exec: Did you finish that casting of the Rancor from Return of the Jedi Sculptor: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked

A wall sculpture of the Rancor from Return of the Jedi that oozes tortured sexuality. You can buy it at Disneyland

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Ash Splawinski @splawinski.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I’m going to be starting my next article with, “I’ve come to a conclusion I can’t prove.” Great and not at all bizarre opening 👍🏽

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