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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
WHOA. Lewandowski is accused of demanding fees from a private prison company to steer them ICE contracts, at a time when he was widely known to be running DHS on Kristi Noem's behalf, then punishing them when they didn't pay up. Congress should conduct a full and bipartisan investigation into this.
nbcnews.com
Some DHS contractors told White House officials they were asked to pay Corey Lewandowski
Some companies complained to the Trump administration that Lewandowski has stood to personally profit from the DHS contracting process. Lewandowski denies the allegations.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Once again, if the billionaire tech bros were actually *trying* to get us all to drag them out of their mansions to beat them to death with hammers, I'm not sure what they'd be doing differently.
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Terre-Strial @terre-strial.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Cartoon by Graeme MacKay 💯🎯
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
To be clear: the SAVE Act does not simply require the identification voting ALREADY requires. It demands proof of CITIZENSHIP— a birth certificate with a name that matches yours now (bye, bye, married women), or a passport— both of which are expensive and take a long time to obtain.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Yeah, what idiot nominated him for that job in the first place?
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The war & AIPAC are nightmares, but so is Joe Kent, one of the most openly fascist figures in Trump’s regime, a comrade of Proud Boys and Fuentes, a man who says Black Lives Matter was a child trafficking ring, a guy who complains that Hitler is misunderstood. Don’t take the bait.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 16/03/2026
"I meant for this to happen", says Florida man as he repeatedly steps on rakes "I saw this coming", he continues, as he makes a beeline directly for the next rake "This was always the plan", he finishes as he places another rake directly in his own path
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Trump found a new way to raise prices. For no apparently reason we're losing 200,000 commercial truck drivers in one fell swoop, thanks to rule barring immigrants who are asylum seekers, refugees or recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, from obtaining commercial licenses
washingtonpost.com
Trump’s cancellation of licenses for immigrant truckers takes effect
The rule bars immigrants who are asylum seekers, refugees or DACA recipients from obtaining commercial driver’s licenses.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Yes, Donald Trump once did a deal with oligarchs who were tied to Revolutionary Guard of Iran. I know, you're surprised, right? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
Trump once did a deal with oligarchs allegedly linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard
His Trump Tower Baku partners were reportedly in business with IRGC associates.
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HasanTheHun (automated mirror) @hasanabirepeater.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
us wants to take kharg island to gain leverage to force the strait open & lower the price of a barrel. but EVEN IF the island is taken- iran will escalate and actually mine the strait and/or hit gcc refineries which will make the energy crisis worse! terrible mistake.
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victoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
I'm sorry ma'am, but your son perished on Kharg Island in a valiant effort to create Wii Bowling meme videos for the White House X account. In the face of danger, he was not cringe; he was based to his last breath. Please have this commemorative Epic Fury challenge coin. Yes that's Punisher, ma'am
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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
[Staring in Minneapolis] 👀
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Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
This is one of the key things about T: he’s an obsessed eugenicist & has been from the start. He talked about it a lot on The Apprentice. It’s racist Nazi talk, obv, but it’s also why he believes rich people are rich: bc they are born to be superior. And this was RARELY covered in the press
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
"He was vaguely saying things like, 'Really, I can help you out. I can do things for you. ...If you could, you know, give me the names of protest organizers, maybe I can help you out.'" Inside an ICE effort to generate snitches.
forever-wars.com
ICE Tried To Turn This Minneapolis Teacher Into An Informant
Brandon Siguenza was detained for doing legal-observer work. ICE's real interest was in generating snitches. PLUS: Mojtaba Khamanei isn't surrendering
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Sarah Tuttle @niais.cryptoanarchy.network · 13/03/2026
I know this is impossible for us discuss in this current moment but... People want to do interesting, thoughtful, creative, day to day work. They want to care for each other, and feel like they are contributing to something bigger. It should be where we start when we think about our communities.
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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Pst hey kid, you wanna see the world?
Two unmarked grey cargo vans with US flag printed caskets with dead troops killed in another illegal war in the middle east stacked inside kind of haphazardly and arguably disrespectfulfully
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Dying empires rarely meet their demise with grace. Drunk on hubris and obsessed with supremacist myths, they engulf anyone in their orbit in chaos and misery.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
This might be the greatest split-screen ever broadcast. They’ll play this in museums in future. (🎥 LCI 🇫🇷)
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Vermont Public @vermontpublic.org · 12/03/2026
UPDATE: A tense, day-long standoff outside a South Burlington house ended Wednesday night with federal immigration agents removing three people inside and a series of violent clashes between police and hundreds of activists who tried to impede the apprehension. www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
If you have not read How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr I highly recommend it. Incredible how much Americans just don’t get taught about American history
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The FBI thinks you are fucking stupid. Iran has zero capability to cross the Pacific and sea-launch a drone attack on California. This is too fucking dumb for me to comment on further.
abcnews.com
FBI warns Iran aspired to attack California with drones in retaliation for war: Alert
The warning came in a bulletin that was reviewed by ABC News.
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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 11/03/2026
Trump continues to threaten to cut off trade with Spain to “punish” them. But the U.S. runs a $4.8 billion trade SURPLUS with Spain. We are winning that deal. And Spain is in the EU, so you can’t just target Spain alone. This isn’t America First, it’s America Confused.
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Grateful to the Modern Language Association for making available the documents produced by DOGE when they used ChatGPT to gut humanities grants in the US. You can really see how superficial it all is. www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
mla.org
Discovery Documents in NEH Lawsuit
Exhibits related to the motion for summary judgment filed by the MLA, ACLS, and AHA in our lawsuit to restore the NEH are linked below.Download All FilesExhibitsExhibit 1: Transcript of video-recorded...
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 11/03/2026
Trump and Netanyahu's illegal war on Iran has successfully buried media coverage of the Epstein Files. Do not stop talking about this atrocity. War crimes do not cover sex crimes. Release the files, prosecute the abusers, sentence the guilty, protect the harmed.
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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Please do not share these "unflattering" photos of Pete Hegseth. talkingpointsmemo.com/gallery/slid...
talkingpointsmemo.com
SLIDESHOW: 10 Pictures Of Pete Hegseth From The ‘Unflattering’ Batch The Pentagon Reportedly Doesn’t Want You To See
These may be the last press photos of U.S. Secretary of War...
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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Even as a cynical scholar of rape culture, I'm shocked that this isn't the headline story on domestic politics everywhere right now. It's just an unfathomable abuse of power, in clear violation of the law.
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Axios @axios.com · 10/03/2026
SCOOP: White House tells House Republicans to stop talking about mass deportations
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Scoop: White House tells House Republicans to stop talking about mass deportations
Blair delivered the message during a policy listening session with House Republicans at their annual retreat in Doral, Florida.
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
IRAN, IF YOU'RE LISTENING, WE EXPECT YOU TO PICK UP ALL MINES YOU HAVE PROBABLY NOT PLACED BUT MAYBE HAVE. ONCE YOU TELL US THE HORMOOSE STRAIT IS CLEAR OF MINES, WE WILL TRUST YOU, AND IF YOU'RE LYING WE WILL KNOW BECAUSE MINES ARE KNOWN TO BE VERY EASY TO SEE. SO EASY. WILL SEND JARED TO INSPECT.
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pete rogers, professional diaper changer @petemrogers.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
“EXCLUSIVE: I’m the Palestinian Who Has Been in ICE Detention for Almost a Year” Writing for Zeteo from inside of prison on International Women’s Day, Leqaa Kordia asks us not to forget the female detainees being held and mistreated in ICE detention camps.
zeteo.com
EXCLUSIVE: I’m the Palestinian Who Has Been in ICE Detention for Almost a Year
Don't forget us on International Women's Day, writes Leqaa Kordia.
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Hemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Fact check: Trump falsely claims Harris is talking about bringing back the military draft
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Fox News video of President Trump welcoming home the coffins of fallen soldiers this weekend
Smithers worshipping Mr. Burns in a golden muscle suit
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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
She gave her Nobel peace prize to the guy and he just took it lol
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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Every single person in the entire chain of command that massacred the schoolgirls in Minab, and that is currently carpet bombing Iranian civilians, needs to be tried and jailed in The Hague. Sick, depraved monsters drunk on imperial hubris.
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Autumn Warhammer Chick @celticdragon1.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
So apparently the Iranian frigate was unarmed per requirements of the Milan 2026 naval exercises, and we knew the ship was unarmed and defenseless. I really cannot understand the decision to fire on her accept as performative sadism. www.middleeasteye.net/news/iranian...
middleeasteye.net
Iranian warship hit by US torpedo did not carry ammunition, say Indian sources
The ship was reported to be taking part in naval exercises hosted by New Delhi and was 'defenceless'
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
If the Washington Post story above sounds like PR for Anthropic, that's because it is! Amazon has invested billions of dollars in Anthropic. Jeff Bezos, of course, owns both the Washington Post and Amazon.
businessinsider.com
Amazon's $8 billion Anthropic investment balloons to $61 billion
The cloud giant holds convertible notes in Anthropic. As the AI startup raises more money, this debt converts to equity.
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
US government rn
A cartoon of a news report. The picture shows a government official doing a press conference flanked by goons.
The headline reads “A man attacked federal bullets with his body”
Underneath the picture is a quote saying “those bullets had families”
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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 03/03/2026
If only Tillis had known about this book when she was nominated
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lumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Anyone instructing you to water down the message of "ABOLISH ICE" is working directly in the interests of fascists.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
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Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Folks in the mentions seem to think I am offering some sort of moral absolution for folks engaged in the military and, nope. This is not a thread about morality, it is about strategy and realistic expectations. Yes, everyone in the military is complicit. So is everyone paying taxes towards it.
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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 01/03/2026
Every life destroyed a universe and your brave men and women in uniform are stomping those universes underfoot so a corrupt reality tv president can get more bribes as the pistons stop firing in his brains and so his craven underlings can cash out on Polymarket. You’re all going to hell together.
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Where is the lie?
CHINA:

"The US is a war addict. Throughout its over 240-year history, it has been at war for all but 16 years.

The US has 800 overseas military bases in over 80 countries and regions.

The US is the main cause of international disorder, global turbulence, and regional instability."
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 28/02/2026
’Tis the time’s plague, when madmen lead the blind.
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Kristi Yamaguccimane @wapplehouse.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
If you’re an American service member who gets killed in a retaliatory strike, your family can take comfort in the fact that it was done in service of making the host of Celebrity Apprentice feel like a big man for a minute, before he moved on to something else and forgets about this forever
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Ursula @ladyofsardines.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
“How many of these gentle people have I helped to kill just by paying my taxes?" June Jordan, 1984
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ghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
never look at your phone when you get up to take a leak. someone might have started an idiot war
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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Seeing a lot of cynicism on the timeline. What if this is one of the good wars?
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