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political observer - center-left - jazZ musician/songwriter, tax problem resolver and dormant handicapper (pick 6 champion).

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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
live view from the great american state fair
a photo from dashcon with a small ball pit in a large convention ballroom
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
once again i am asking democrats to repeat calling these fucking weirdos weird
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
This paint job—if you can call it that—is costing you $7 million, America, because Trump gave a no-bid contract to a pal This would have been Exhibit A of the sort of shit DOGE was actually *supposed* to be looking for when it was instead cutting lifesaving scientific research
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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
A federal judge has ruled that Trump and DOGE used racism to carry out the largest mass elimination of grants in the history of the National Endowment of the Humanities.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The Virginia supreme court's ruling today was 4-3, a reminder of the importance of state supreme court justices. Two seats on the Georgia supreme court are at stake in... 11 days. boltsmag.org/georgia-supr...
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Blow to Voting Rights Act Amplifies Stakes of Georgia's Supreme Court Elections - Bolts
A pair of unusually heated Georgia Supreme Court elections grew even more consequential on Wednesday, when the U.S. Supreme Court dramatically weakened the Voting Rights Act with a 6-3 decision... Rea...
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Cannot stress enough that what's happening now and will accelerate over next few weeks is a big spike in fuel costs paid for by every American that will flow *directly* into insane, unprecedented profits for American oil companies. They're going to be the big winners of this.
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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I say it again and again: Because we don’t learn the real history of this country, we do not understand what this country is capable of. After 1870, 22 Black men served in Congress. By 1901, because of racist SCOTUS rulings, electoral coups and election cheating and violence, there were none.
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Saneman @saneman.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Edward Kolla, a professor at Georgetown University and an expert on the history of passports, called the decision “wacky.” No modern U.S. passport has featured the image of a sitting president, and no foreign passport has featured “the head of state of any country,” Kolla said
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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Is he leaving
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
I am seeking the appointment of a Special Master to assist in getting the DOJ to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. It's time that the lawyers in the Trump Regime actually follow the law.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
This is what Marco Rubio decided to do with his life: "AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to HIV Assistance: A once-robust HIV treatment and prevention system, credited with saving hundreds of thousands of lives, has begun to crumble..." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/h...
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Dan Savage @dansavage.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Dr. Jennie Young wrote the book on navigating dating apps for straight women. Her new book titled "Burn the Haystack: Decode Dating, Torch the Duds, and Make Room for Men Who Matter" outlines methods that she hopes will help women save time and sanity. On tomorrow's Magnum: Savage.Love/Lovecast
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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Democrats need to flip just two Senate seats and five Assembly seats to win full control of Wisconsin’s government. The retirements of Republican legislative leaders and several members in key swing districts speaks volumes about their chances of retaining power now that their gerrymanders are gone
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Mountain Hardwear joined the Save the U.S. Forest Service movement!
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Going back over Donald Trump's address to the nation because I know I missed some things. "Overwhelming victories on the batterfeld." 🤦‍♀️
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Since the New Deal, the right edge of the conservative movement has been committed to the goal of eliminating all facets of the federal government that do good in the world, leaving behind only a war machine and a surveillance operation capable of containing the “internal leftist enemy.”
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 28/03/2026
When Diana Nyad was in her 60s, she swam 110 miles from Cuba to Florida. A recent study of older adults found that nearly half of people improve after 65 cognitively, physically or both. Nyad is an example and a positive attitude is key.
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She set a world record in her 60s — and says she’s stronger than ever at 76
Diana Nyad made her 110-mile swim when she was 64. She reflects on how she continues to grow her strength and energy more than a decade later.
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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Video of No Kings protests across the country. 🙌💪👏✊️👇
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
HAPPENING NOW: ❌👑 Thousands of people in DC are marching to Fort McNair where Stephen Miller, Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi, and other leaders of this regime are living #NoKings #NoKingsDC
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
To whoever did this at the #NoKings in Boston: Thank you.❤️ It made me tear up. And we must to be reminded of needless damage to humanity that results directly from the careless, bellicose bluster coming from the Pentagon and White House.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Maine’s signage is on point.
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Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 28/03/2026
The early #NoKings dispatch from @tessmvrbin.bsky.social and @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social. Follow the Advocate for more this afternoon. “No Kings” events held throughout Arkansas protesting Trump administration arkansasadvocate.com/2026/03/28/n...
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"No Kings" events held throughout Arkansas protesting Trump administration | Arkansas Advocate
Thousands of people crossed the Broadway Bridge connecting Little Rock and North Little Rock on Saturday as rallies and other events were underway in Arkansas as part of the third "No Kings" demonstra...
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
U.S. senators launch investigation into Alligator Alcatraz ‘torture’ allegations www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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@Seattlehandicap @seattlehandicap.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
#Nokings Seattle - massive
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Epic start.
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Edgar A Hoffstedder @edgarahoffstedder.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
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Graham C Lester @grahamclester.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Photographer's name in corner (not me)
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neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social @neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
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AgonyFlips @agonyflips.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
It’s that time again. Reply with your submissions for my Top 10 Best Signs of No Kings contest. As always, my epic Top 10 will be posted tomorrow morning, which always gets millions of views across social media. Originality is key. Post your favorite signs below to enter!
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Walz: We will never leave the side of our Somali Minnesotans. Here's our pledge to you, our Somali Minnesotans, your great grandchildren will still be here when that orange clown is in the dustbin of history.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Walz: I have a message to our immigrant community here in Minnesota. You are seen, heard, valued, and loved. You add value to our state. You are part of the fabric of what is good about Minnesota. That is a hell of a lot more than I'll say about anybody in the White House.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
CPAC turnout was about the same as an average small town No Kings rally.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Besties since the 1960s. Did not expect to be protesting our government together sixty years later. #NoKings
Heather Cox Richardson and her friend standing behind a sign that reads”See You In The Hague.”
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Maybe instead of running around filming workout videos for social media, renaming bases, hunting DEI, firing outstanding officers, and fighting to restrict press access, Pete Hegseth should’ve been studying the war in Ukraine to learn something about modern drone warfare.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/03/2026
Normal things happening in MAGA world these days
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 28/03/2026
The Villages retirement community in Florida have turned out in huge numbers for No Kings. William Steiner, our Villages correspondent, says that the turnout is twice as big as last year's.
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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Viktor Orbán created a new state foundation that forced independent media owners to transfer ownership, changed the state media into a propaganda mouthpiece, and hounded the remaining few free media with tax audits, raids, and surveillance. Over 80% of the media in Hungary is now in his hands.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Chuck Schumer just walked the GOP into a 2026 campaign trap. 🪤 Republicans blocked funding for TSA, FEMA, and the Coast Guard six times in one day. These aren't just votes—they’re future campaign ads. Watch the fallout: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/this-great...
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Americans are dying so that Kushner can make money
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14/03/2026
In Brazil, Chinese laborers faced alleged slavery-like conditions while helping to build Latin America’s largest electric car factory for the world’s biggest electric automaker, China’s BYD. Few laborers have spoken out about the abuses — until now.
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They came to build China’s EV future. Investigators found conditions akin to ‘slavery.’
Few Chinese laborers have spoken out about the abuses they allegedly suffered while toiling abroad. Until now.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Get ‘em, Andry
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Every now and then, it's worth reminding yourself that every single crisis of Trump 2.0 -- the economic downturn, the chaos in our cities, the rising health crisis, the foreign wars -- has been a direct result of their own actions. If they'd done nothing at all, they'd be coasting comfortably.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
a scoundrelly gimbus who makes it hard to make categorical statements about bullying being wrong.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12/03/2026
IT can’t happen soon enough.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/03/2026
Ossoff: "Trump has a problem with every side of his coalition ... they see this guy and his family raking in billions from all over the world while the cost of living crisis in America gets worse. It's infuriating people, and not just Democrats."
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@Seattlehandicap @seattlehandicap.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Trump’s Epic Loss on Tariffs Is Even Worse for Him Than You Think newrepublic.com/article/2068... via @newrepublic.com
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Trump’s Epic Loss on Tariffs Is Even Worse for Him Than You Think
The Supreme Court’s stunning invalidation of most of the president’s tariffs is another sign that Trumpist populist nationalism is in crisis.
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