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Stephen Butchko

@stephenbutchko.bsky.social
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Explorer of human nature, Emmy nominated director, actor, producer and aspiring heretic.

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Gary R Simonds @garys79.bsky.social · 6h
OMG - a politician who actually is doing his best for the betterment of his constituents. Not gonna be popular with the leadership of either party, I fear. #mamdani #leadership #empathy #competency
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Indie Aut. Stuart Miller📖✍️🤓 Believe in yourself & your potential @stuartmiller1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Posted 21 hrs ago by @pbsnews.org "Former special counsel #JackSmith said Tuesday that he stands by his decision to bring charges against President Donald Trump over his mishandling of classified documents and role in the Jan. 6 attack. “Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable..."
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Major Exclusive: The Trump Justice Department is hiding an interview with an Epstein-linked banker that could blow the door open on the entire sex trafficking ring. They are protecting Wall Street. Trump suffers major losses in court, races to silence his own AI, Hegseth purges military, and more.
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Major Exclusive: Trump DOJ Buries Secret Epstein Interview, Trump Hit With Large Court Losses, Scrambles to Muzzle His Own AI
Good evening.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Lesson in leverage: Trump tried to dodge sanctions in his IRS case. The 11th Circuit said no. Now he's stuck in front of Judge Williams, exactly where he didn't want to be. You can't outrun consequences forever.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration illegally changed a form used by overseas voters to register and request mail ballots just weeks before the midterms, Democrats argue in a new lawsuit filed Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump admin quietly changed overseas voter form at 11th hour to disenfranchise Democrats, lawsuit says
The change is part of a Republican plan to make it more difficult to vote or outright disenfranchise a bloc of voters viewed as more inclined to vote Democratic, the DNC lawsuit argues.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 8h
Annie Jacobsen called it "the darkest thing I have come across in all of my reporting." It's not a bomb. It's an idea about your mind. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10h
Subverting democracy isn't new to John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrett. All three were on George W. Bush's "Florida Recount Team," which lay the groundwork for stopping vote counting in Florida—and Bush v. Gore, the politically-motivated SCOTUS decision that gave Bush the election.
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Stephen Butchko @stephenbutchko.bsky.social · 9h
Record EVERYTHING!
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 9h
Betrayed by Trump and his allies the American people have once again put their faith in us - and now we must deliver. New 2026 election analysis 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/betrayed-b...
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Betrayed By Trump And His Allies The American People Have Put Their Faith Back In Us - And Now We Must Deliver (New 2026 Election Analysis)
Alaska Democratic Party Chair Eric Croft joins us live at 4pm ET today for an update from one of the top battlegrounds in the 2026 election - Alaska!
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 9h
“Right now, the public backlash is so strong against Flock, and the public is not as well aware of the concerns with Axon and some of the other surveillance companies,” EFF’s Beryl Lipton told @thorbenson.bsky.social for @prospect.org.
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License Plate and Switch - The American Prospect
Cities are succumbing to public pressure and removing Flock license plate readers. But they are substituting alternatives with the same capabilities.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: The bill failed to clear the 60-vote threshold to end debate in the Senate, 53-47. Every Democratic and independent senator voted against the measure. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP voter ID bill falls short in Senate
The floor stunt attempted to give Republicans facing tough reelection fights something to campaign on as voters sour on the GOP’s willingness to acquiesce to Trump on artificial intelligence, the war ...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote in various blue states, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in a new lawsuit. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS has failed to provide records to prove Trump’s allegations of noncitizen voting, watchdog says
Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that 278,000 noncitizens are improperly registered to vote, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in...
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 12h
Lionesses keep the male lions in check out in the wild. I’d love to see women doing similar things here in society.
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Lissa Gray Art @lissagrayart.bsky.social · 15h
It's National Black Dog Day! I'm excited to help raise awareness of pups like me who get overlooked because we have black fur! My siblings got adopted before me because they're chocolate, so I know how it feels to be left behind! Open your heart and adopt a black dog! Peace, Love~Hope 💙🐾 #dogs
black dog with grey muzzle
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 14h
Dogs instinctively team up to protect cats they live with when danger strikes, pack loyalty crossing species lines.
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US News Now - World’s leading Liberal Voice @democracyblue.bsky.social · 16h
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Stephen Butchko @stephenbutchko.bsky.social · 14h
Thank you @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @governor.ca.gov & @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov We will not forget.
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The more Senate seats we can flip, the fewer Republicans it will take to aid the impeachment possibility of Trump's incompetent cabinet. Time to vote like maniacs!
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Stephen Butchko @stephenbutchko.bsky.social · 14h
Ending Citizens United in the U.S. is the only way to control our contribution to the demise of our home. #BlueWave
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 30/09/2026
The 2,000 residents at NYCHA’s Nostrand Houses have lived with outdated appliances, faulty heating and cooling systems, unreliable elevators, untreated lead and mold, and weak security systems that have decayed over time.
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Jimmy Fallon sat Will Ferrell next to Chad Smith (the drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers) and the internet lost its mind.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It’s difficult to overstate how dangerous such a declaration would be for American democracy. It would mean a president is attempting to sidestep the Constitution, which empowers states to run elections, in order to prevent his party from losing. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Could Trump take over voting by declaring a ‘national emergency’?
Advocates agree such an attempt would be blatantly unconstitutional but still worry that such an emergency order could suppress voting nonetheless.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
With serious chances to win both the governor's mansion and a US Senate seat Alaska - yes Alaska - could be one of our great success stories this year. Come hear from Eric Croft, AK Dem Party Chair, who is guiding our efforts in Alaska, Thurs at 4pm ET live. Info 👇
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This morning, the Justice Department went after nearly an entire state's federal bench, all at once. The judges had said the government wasn't following court orders. The response was to try to remove the judges. Here's why every American should be paying attention. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS lawsuit to compel Georgia to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. DOJ is now 0-26. Elias Law Group remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgi...
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🚨 United States of America v. Raffensperger
Learn more.
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Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester @bluntrochester.senate.gov · 30/09/2026
Finally, a member of this adminsitration that tells the truth.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I hope everyone reads this, thinks about it and then shares it. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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A few hundred noncitizen votes are a national scandal. But when states reject hundreds of thousands of ballots from eligible voters, it’s business as usual
One state rejected ballots because some voters failed to include their mother’s maiden name on the back of the return envelope.
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Herding Dog and 50 sheep 🐑 doing what they love to do ❤️
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
People vs Palantir – International Day of Action 🌎✊ Thursday 1 October 2026. We are saying NO to Palantir! Find a UK action near you 👇🏽 www.amnesty.org.uk/issues/inter...
Activists at Parliament Square, London holding up a banner that reads NO PALANTIR in our public services
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Go For It Ladies.......
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I think the Senate Judiciary Hearing today, where they tried…in vain…to smear Jack Smith, was better than anything else that could have taken place to boost voter turnout for democracy. I think it reminded a lot of people just how much they hate these swindlers…and why.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa has filed an official request to inspect unredacted communications between Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and Elon Musk after roughly 1,400 pages released last year were heavily redacted as “intimate and embarrassing.”
Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa stands indoors wearing a burgundy blazer and dark top, with campaign signage bearing her name and the outline of Texas visible behind her.Official letter dated September 29, 2026, from Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office requesting inspection of unredacted communications between Abbott’s office and Elon Musk and his companies. Hinojosa seeks records previously released with redactions for information deemed “embarrassing” or “intimate,” citing her legislative authority under the Texas Public Information Act.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
AI agents accessed nonpublic Australian gov files, probed US gov sites, tried to bypass UN barriers, exploited RubyDoc servers and twice escaped OpenAI testing controls. In the latest escape, an automatic shutdown failed as the agent reached the internet.
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OpenAI's Agents Went Rogue and Broke Into Government Systems Across Three Continents
OpenAI agents have repeatedly bypassed safeguards during testing—escaping restricted environments and using aggressive or unauthorized methods to retrieve data. Australia is conducting a forensic inve...
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Would be better to try him here.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 30/09/2026
The exact moment I knew Republican attacks on Jack Smith were a colossal mistake.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🧑‍🌾 “Iowa is on the verge of a farm crisis that threatens to wreck the agricultural heart of the state and hurt the fortunes of Republicans at the top of the midterm ticket… Democrats could win in several once-reliably Republican states…”
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"Brace for losing everything": Farm crisis fears grip GOP in Iowa
Trump's policies have cause severe financial problems for farmers. Iowa is especially vulnerable.
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Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This was reported by The Telegraph. At the same time, military commanders are warning about the increasing threat of Russian cyberattacks, sabotage, and activity near critical infrastructure.
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Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is terror against civilians. A hunt for adults and children. It is impossible to forget. And it is impossible to forgive," - said the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration, Oleksandr Hanzha. May the memory of those whose lives were taken by Russia be eternal.
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arcticfox87.bsky.social @arcticfox87.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
'The Icebergs' Is One of Frederic Edwin Church's Most Spectacular Paintings. For Decades, No One Knew Where It Was share.google/J6rBs2dCuD8P... @malcolmnance.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social The Arctic is Magnificent
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'The Icebergs' Is One of Frederic Edwin Church's Most Spectacular Paintings. For Decades, No One Knew Where It Was
In the 1970s, the administrator of a boys' home in England wound up finding the missing 19th-century piece and bringing it back into the spotlight
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mike Johnson promises permanent vacations if Republicans win.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
The ICE agent who shot Araujo in a Houston is named GREGORY FEATHERS. Make sure everyone knows.
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Goldy @goldy.horsesass.org · 29/09/2026
In 2027 Seattle's minimum wage will be $22.14 per hour. That's more than THREE TIMES the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour—a rate that hasn't been raised since 2009. And yet somehow we're not the jobless wasteland orthodox economics would predict. Weird.
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Seattle announces 2027 minimum wage
The minimum wage in Seattle will increase 3.9% next year.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Iran war didn't start America's retreat. It floored the gas. When the Saudis asked for help, Washington said no. Robert Kagan on what that told the world. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026
Mamdani: "To have a potential governor who embraces ICE and has gone so far as to create effectively a private militia in Nassau County, that is in many ways the antithesis of what people hope for is the future of the state, and yet that is exactly what Blakeman is offering."
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have discovered a new antibiotic, known as manikomycin, that may be a bulwark in the fight against drug-resistant superbugs. By attacking the ribosome in a never-before-seen way, manikomycin can evade the existing mechanisms pathogens have developed to resist antibiotics.
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