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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 11h
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Anti-Fascism and Far Right @ffrafaction.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Brazil: Thousands of students march against Bolsonaro After Flavio Bolsonaro came out on top in the first round of Brazil's presidential election, thousands of people joined student-led protests against the far-right in Rio de Janeiro. www.dw.com/en/brazil-th...
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Brazil: Thousands of students march against Bolsonaro
After Flavio Bolsonaro came out on top in the first round of Brazil's presidential election, thousands of people joined student-led protests against the far-right in Rio de Janeiro.
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smpatkinson.bsky.social @smpatkinson.bsky.social · 11h
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Trump Has Resorted to Bribing Voters Ahead of the Midterms. But Will It Work?
The checks are literally in the mail.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Only in America will kids be denied a free school lunch, then handed a Bible story about Jesus feeding the hungry
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Andrew Groff @andrewgroff.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Appalachian Blue @republicofcascadia.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Chrys Thalassa @chrysthalassa.bsky.social · 20h
Just a reminder that its been 323 days since a bipartisan bill requiring the DOJ to publicize unredacted Epstein files within 30 days passed the House 427–1 and the Senate unanimously. And we still haven't seen them.
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smpatkinson.bsky.social @smpatkinson.bsky.social · 13h
Love this!
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💙Christine Slemmer💙 @slem63.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Why is 🇺🇸 media not reporting on this 128 day Albanian protest of Kushner and Ivanka’s insane corruption?
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smpatkinson.bsky.social @smpatkinson.bsky.social · 13h
Disgusting
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RESIST | FIGHT™ @resistfight.com · 18h
ICE kidnapped a young man from his family in New Jersey. His young siblings shouted for help and clung to him; masked Nazi agents pushed them to the ground. They couldn’t stop the kidnapping. The youngest, a little girl, collapsed in distress. Repost if you hate ICE.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h
Sign me up for the Official Trump Administration Enemies List. It’s AI.
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smpatkinson.bsky.social @smpatkinson.bsky.social · 13h
If my plastic surgeon did that to me I would be suing for malpractice!
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 15h
Good Christ, what in the Nip/Tuck FUCK is going on with these MAGA women? 😱
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@Peg33 @peg33.bsky.social · 21h
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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 15h
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21h
🚨 IOWA SENATE SHOCKER: Josh Turek is within striking distance of flipping a seat Democrats haven’t won since 2008. Trump carried Iowa by 13 points in 2024. But anger over the economy & the Iran war has transformed the race. A Turek win would help Dems take back the Senate. Let’s finish this. #Vote
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smpatkinson.bsky.social @smpatkinson.bsky.social · 14h
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Two Push-Ups and a Unit Citation
Hegseth's day in San Diego looked a lot like campaign B-roll, and the sailors were the set.
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smpatkinson.bsky.social @smpatkinson.bsky.social · 16h
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Two Push-Ups and a Unit Citation
Hegseth's day in San Diego looked a lot like campaign B-roll, and the sailors were the set.
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smpatkinson.bsky.social @smpatkinson.bsky.social · 22h
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The Speech That Gets You Banned From America
Leaked Rubio cable details “far-left” speech that bars people from entering the U.S.
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smpatkinson.bsky.social @smpatkinson.bsky.social · 22h
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The Republic, Revisited
Ten Essays for Right Now
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smpatkinson.bsky.social @smpatkinson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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The Goodie Bag Has a Bottom
Trump Accounts make investment easy and visible. SNAP is becoming harder to access, even though feeding children is an investment too.
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smpatkinson.bsky.social @smpatkinson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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The Microbes Have Apparently Formed an Army
An unexplained death in Siberia, an unconfirmed plague diagnosis, and a president assessing the combat readiness of bacteria.
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smpatkinson.bsky.social @smpatkinson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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NEVER GIVING UP
They tried to break Martin Soto. They underestimated his wife.
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smpatkinson.bsky.social @smpatkinson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Trump Is Certifiable. The Press Shrugs It Off.
A week of alarming, unhinged statements by Trump raises the question of whether the press can still report with clarity and courage.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Susan Collins, one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the midterms, faced a humiliating reality check last night during her debate against Democratic challenger Troy Jackson. In the first of four televised debates, Collins struggled to defend her efforts to rein in Trump’s disastrous policies.
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“We Can’t Eat Road Salt”: Susan Collins Crashes and Burns in Debate
The incumbent Maine senator gave a dumpster-fire performance.
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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
You Are Morally Obligated To Oppose Genocide And Apartheid Regardless Of Your Religion www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/you-are-mo...
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You Are Morally Obligated To Oppose Genocide And Apartheid Regardless Of Your Religion
Reading by Tim Foley:
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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smpatkinson.bsky.social @smpatkinson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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BREAKING: Trump says a “ Big Surprise” is Coming And You Should Be Terrified. Maybe.
The chess pieces are lined up for Trump goon to trigger the insurrection act ahead of the midterms. But will he? Meet the 2nd most dangerous asshole in America, Russ Vought.
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smpatkinson.bsky.social @smpatkinson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Thom Tillis Lacks the Courage of His Remarkably Weak Convictions
Today is the 10th anniversary of the October 7, 2016 release of the Access Hollywood tapes (about which more below).
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smpatkinson.bsky.social @smpatkinson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Goodies, Receipts and Jiggery-Pokery
Trump spent Tuesday handing out promises, rewriting quotes and touting records. Behind the podium, the November machinery kept moving.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Show me 😡
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Freedom 💙Bluewave @freedom2323.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It's shameful that other countries have to tell the US that Trump should be in prison. The US has become a disgrace under the Criminal Trump Crime Syndicate. www.irishstar.com/news/us-news...
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smpatkinson.bsky.social @smpatkinson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Data Center Backlash Is MAGA’s Comeuppance
🚨 27 Days to the Midterms 🚨
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smpatkinson.bsky.social @smpatkinson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Pat Robertson Tried It While Campaigning. Will Trump Fare Any Better?
But he shouldn’t.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/10/2026
NEWS: New York City just recorded the fewest shootings, shooting victims, and murders in recorded history through the first nine months of the year. Major crime is down 6.6% citywide, the largest year-to-date drop in 17 years, with declines in all five boroughs. 1/
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Strider @reluctantranger.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The people on the Epstein list aren't scared nearly enough.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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smpatkinson.bsky.social @smpatkinson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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October 6, 2026
Judging from his social media posts, Trump is panicking.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Barack Obama is back in his role as Democrats’ closer-in-chief. He just cut ads for 24 Senate & gubernatorial campaigns—targeting races where he can help move persuadable voters. At 57% favorability, Obama is the most popular living president. Expect to see much more of him before Election Day. 💙
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smpatkinson.bsky.social @smpatkinson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Take Action: Sexual Violence Is Authoritarianism at Close Range
Why it rises under strongmen, why it can split their base, and what to do on October 8.
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smpatkinson.bsky.social @smpatkinson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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A Quarter a Gallon, Recast as History
Trump’s Nebraska rally turned diesel relief, immigration, Iran and campaign spending into one long exercise in Trumperbole.
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smpatkinson.bsky.social @smpatkinson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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October 5, 2026
Last night, on October 4, U.S.
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smpatkinson.bsky.social @smpatkinson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Sometimes, The Court’s Decision About What Cases It Won’t Hear Can Be As Interesting As The Ones It Takes.
As the Supreme Court begins its new term, the Justices have made public their decision to decline to hear a number of cases lawyers had been eagerly awaiting.
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smpatkinson.bsky.social @smpatkinson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Words & Phrases: A Crazy Rant Isn’t a ‘Speech’ or an ‘Interview’
🚨 28 Days to the Midterms 🚨
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