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Alice Hope

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
PPI: “U.S. government decisions in 2025 and 2026 simultaneously raised farm costs and diminished farmers’ income.” Here are the three main ways: Trump’s tariff taxes. Trump’s war tax on fuel & fertilizer. Lost foreign customers. Are we great yet? www.progressivepolicy.org/us-farm-inco...
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
anti-trust anti-trust Anti-Trust Anti-Trust ANTI-TrUST ANTI-TRUST ANTITRUST ANTITRUST ANTITRUST When the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 banned mergers that threaten to significantly reduce competition, this is the sort of thing they had in mind.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Can anybody else see that sleep paralysis demon in the background?
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Julie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
NEW: Maybe it's time to take a good look at all these deaths in the Epstein-Trump orbit. jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/dead-men-t...
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Dead men tell no Epstein-Trump tales
When witnesses, whistleblowers and accusers die, it’s time to look at whether they have anything in common. Here is a list of some of the recent deaths.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026
Collectively, the cases we’ve documented show that as the administration has relentlessly pursued immigrants, it has run roughshod over the constitutional rights of citizens, too, and on a scale not seen in generations. Read our full story:
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump…
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026
The government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve tallied more than 500 Americans held against their will in warrantless arrests and detentions during President Trump’s second term.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“Can you give my dad back? I miss him.” 💔 ICE kidnapped her father Luis at a DOT inspection. Her mother says he is legal and did everything the right way. #AbolishICE
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wilber’s attorney: “Wilber has a bullet lodged near his spine and is losing feeling on the left side of his body.” #AbolishICE @DoorDash
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We don’t need to outspend the billionaires, we need to out think, and outvote them.. Help PoliticsGirl Win the Midterms: app.oath.vote/donate?p=in-pg-all&re… Help PoliticsGirl Flip the House: app.oath.vote/donate?p=in-pg-house&…
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Only 57 Days Left!
We don’t need to outspend the billionaires, we need to out think, a...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/09/2026
This video on the rise of Trump's "shadow president" is based on scores of interviews, thousands of pages of emails and dozens of hours of videos and recordings of private briefings given by Russ Vought, most of which had not been previously reported:
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Russell Vought: The Shadow President
YouTube video by ProPublica
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Remarkable
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 08/09/2026
ICE is trying to award a $5 million contract to create a national voter database. Not only is that not a good use of funds—it's illegal. Administering elections is the states' job. Not the federal government and certainly not ICE.
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ICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting Database
As part of a broader DHS surge to investigate alleged voter fraud, ICE has announced it plans to pay up to $5 million to create what amounts to a federal voter database.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The Trump tax is real
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
JAMIE LEE CURTIS recreates her Mom's PSYCHO moment in 2015. Hitchcock’s classic opened 66yrs ago today.
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WIRED @wired.com · 08/09/2026
Researchers at the Tech Transparency Project (TPP) say they have discovered hundreds of new disturbing ads containing child sexual abuse material, after a previous similar incident. This time, they were able to identify images of real children.
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Meta Failed to Catch Hundreds of AI Child Abuse Ads. Some Included Images of Real Kids
Images of real children—including a member of a European royal family—were used to create some of the 350 ads containing child sexual abuse. Lawmakers say they plan to investigate.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
(NBC News) — It is now the least rewarding time to be a worker in the U.S. economy since the government started keeping track. @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Yikes — @RepMoskowitz showing why @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social elevated him on a key war committee (after he met with Kushner), as he advocates for MORE war not less… while aggressively putting words in the mouth of a witness. Completely out of touch with Dem voters (not Israel/AIPAC tho 🤷🏼 )
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
ICYMI… whether you like it or not…
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BlackRock CEO said Americans' savings and investments will fund data centers, new power infrastructure
At a news conference with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Larry Fink said he thinks the U.S. needs to build $10 trillion of infrastructure in 10 years.
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WIRED @wired.com · 06/09/2026
As part of a broader DHS surge to investigate alleged voter fraud, ICE has announced it plans to pay up to $5 million to create what amounts to a federal voter database.
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ICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting Database
As part of a broader DHS surge to investigate alleged voter fraud, ICE has announced it plans to pay up to $5 million to create what amounts to a federal voter database.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/09/2026
A string of absolutely bonkers Truth Social posts from Trump in the span of about 10 minutes
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Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
NEW: Nate Hochman was fired from the DeSantis campaign in 2023 after promoting a video with the Sonnenrad, a Nazi symbol embraced by white supremacists. He now works in Rubio's State Department, as deputy director of policy planning and chief speechwriter. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...
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For Fired DeSantis Campaign Staff Member, a Second Chance at State Dept. (Gift Article)
The hiring of Nate Hochman, who lost his job amid an uproar over a video containing a Nazi symbol, underscores the administration’s willingness to overlook past transgressions.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/09/2026
TODAY: The DoJ won’t leave Davey Hearn alone, and the FBI lowers its hiring standards again. Join @therealmccabe.com @klasfeldreports.com and me on today’s episode. Free to listen and subscribe. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
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FBI Lowers Standards with Adam Klasfeld
Podcast Episode · UnJustified · September 6 · 1h 2m
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If Barack Obama had done this, every Sunday show would have talked about nothing else.
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Project Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 06/09/2026
Homeland Security Investigations awarded a $96 million contract Thursday to Cellebrite Inc., the American arm of Israeli digital-forensics firm Cellebrite. The tools unlock phones and extract their data. The tools are promoted for use by military, law enforcement, and corporate investigators.
Screenshot of a federal contract award record, PIID 70CMSD26D00000001, showing Cellebrite Inc as the awardee, UEI MBBKMVW4UQN7, an IDC-type contract with a total contract value of $96,000,000, signed September 3, 2026. The contracting agency is listed as the Department of Homeland Security, sub-tier U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, contracting office 70CMSD Investigations and Operations Support Dallas.Screenshot of the contract's description field, stating: 'This contract is for Cellebrite products and services, which will be utilized by Homeland Security Investigations to support cyber crimes center operations and advance digital forensic capabilities for law enforcement investigations.'
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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 07/09/2026
This is why #AltGov exists.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/09/2026
Perspective.
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God @thegodshow.com · 06/09/2026
Seriously, they just told Grok to make the imperial officer uniforms from Star Wars but “more Hitlery.”
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Mary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 05/09/2026
Dan Sullivan has voted for the Iran war 12 times.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/09/2026
Weeks after Trump budget chief Russell Vought told Congress that fintech startup Bilt had fixed its problems without the need of CFPB enforcement, nearly 1,900 Bilt customers received mistaken debt collection notices saying they owed hundreds or even thousands of dollars on their cards.
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The Trump Administration’s Plan for Protecting Consumers? Politely Ask Companies to Behave.
Rather than investigate a buzzy fintech startup for throwing users’ accounts into chaos, the Russell Vought-led Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trusted that the company was “back on track.” Custo...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/09/2026
⚠️ NEWS: Iran’s IRGC Navy says it retaliated against U.S. strikes by targeting three tankers accused of using unauthorized routes and three additional U.S.-linked vessels, after U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Next week, billionaire donors and their puppet politicians will gather at a convention in Dallas to toast their own corruption. In the shadow of this Billionaire Ball, we’ll be collecting food to help Texans struggling with rising grocery prices. JOIN: bit.ly/GroceryDriveTX
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WIRED @wired.com · 05/09/2026
A security researcher discovered nine vulnerabilities impacting ATM encryption and authentication software. But the problems extend far beyond your local cash machine.
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ATM Flaws Reveal Key Weaknesses in the Software Supply Chain
A security researcher discovered nine vulnerabilities impacting ATM encryption and authentication software. But the problems extend far beyond your local cash machine.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
🤔Yikes— Trump’s guy Witkoff (+ Kushner) bending the knee in Russia: “President Putin, thank you so much for having us… We were sitting outside talking about when we retire how we’ll have all these incredible memories, and yours will be right at the top.”😍🤷🏼
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
“It’s f*cked up to be boasting like that and trying to embarrass Trump.” @JulianAndreone asks Republicans in Congress about Netanyahu bragging about dragging 🇺🇸 to war. (From @DropSiteNews)
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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 06/09/2026
It's amazing what nations can do when they're not focused on destroying each other.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
This country was built on the opposition to tyranny...so ICE must be abolished.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/09/2026
Read the full story:
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“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps
Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so…
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Ariana Gic @arianagic.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Striking an embassy in an act of war under international law. The use of armed force against a foreign embassy is an act of aggression. Medvedev's post is evidence Russia is prepared to make such strikes.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Your voices are being heard. Communities across the country have been pushing back hard against unchecked AI data centers (the noise, the water usage, the power grid, the backroom deals) and today, even Trump took a step back.
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funkyartlady.bsky.social @funkyartlady.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
So there is no true investigative journalism anymore. Just tech bros propaganda.
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Are you not starting to feel like a bit of a sucker for being a moral, law abiding American? youtu.be/vrdeMngK2PI
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Jan 6er Payout
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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Econ Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Cartoon by @bishtoons.bsky.social
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Bart Aafjes @bartaafjes68.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
From #Kyiv in three days to #Russia on the verge of economic collapse. So many years preparing, building a war machine, saving up for war and the restoration of the Russian empire, all seems lost. Refineries burning, Moscow no safe haven anymore, there is no internet, cash machines don't work.
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Glenn @glennvotesblue.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
www.alternetamerica.com/p/breaking-b... America’s newest anti democracy network, no different than Fox and NewsMax.
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BREAKING: Bari Weiss Could Be Ousted From CBS News
Whether she stays or goes, the damage is done.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
REUTERS: “Enrique Tarrio, Proud Boys leader sentenced ‌to 22 years for seditious conspiracy over the January 6, 2021 riot, said he planned to get between $2 & $5 million.” We are so far off the cliff. 🇺🇸 www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
"An ICE takedown caught on camera left a 19-year-old bleeding and requiring stitches to his head. Cellphone video showed the teen get tackled by agents. Once they figured out they had made a mistake, they dropped him off at a park, bloody and bruised..." www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/d...
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DHS responds to claim of wrongful ICE detention
The Dept. of Homeland Security has responded after a Bronx man said he was injured during what he described as a case of mistaken identity involving immigration agents in Norwood. Jeury Concepcion tol...
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LunaLuvgood2020 @lunaluvgood2020.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
MAJOR BREAKING: Rep. Pat Ryan just revealed that Pete Hegseth ordered military members to an area in Kuwait with an ACTIVE WARNING they had ZERO defense against drone attacks and he IGNORED IT. Six were then KILLED. Survivors blame Hegseth. This is even WORSE than Benghazi.
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PenelopeK @pevek.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
They are all crooks. And he’s in the wrong party.
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blandydayz.bsky.social @blandydayz.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The FBI is raiding daycare centers in Minnesota, yet not one person in the Epstein files has been arrested in the US. Seems a little weird, right?
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