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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
"You hired half the Third Reich to staff your office ... If John Lewis were marching today, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club" -- here's a supercut of Jon Ossoff SMASHING Mike Collins during tonight's debate
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
30 incarcerated men presented a $4,267 donation to a northwest Kansas school district to pay down the district's unsettled lunch debt The donation was to be "utilized to help local children fuel their day and stay focused and energized this school year"
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Prison inmates help to pay down school lunch debt
A school district's unsettled lunch debt was substantially paid down by a group of inmates.
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mensrea @mensie.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
German broadcast. Nailed it
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 15/07/2026
Please avoid all salads, including word.
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Matthew Gault @mjgault.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Hegseth announced they're gonna start screening for T and administering testosterone treatment for warriors found wanting
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
BREAKING: Federal judge finds that Trump's IRS suit was improper because Trump controlled both sides of the litigation. Judge Kathleen Williams also sanctions Trump's lawyers, issues monetary sanctions, and harshly criticizes DOJ's "untenable" conduct. More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com
The Parties used the existence of federal litigation as a means of conferring legitimacy upon a course of action that they were unwilling to subject to judicial review.
The context of the "settlement," the relationships of the people involved in negotiating and approving it, the ethical implications of their conduct, and the Parties' swift efforts to
dismiss this case after the Court raised fundamental jurisdictional questions all support this conclusion. Accordingly, the Court expressly finds that Plaintiffs acted in bad faith.
See Sofaly v. Portfolio Recovery Assocs., LLC, 155 F.4th 289, 295 (3d Cir. 2025) (monetary sanctions were proper under the court's inherent power where the lawyers acted in bad faith and committed fraud on the court by using "their clients to bring
contrived lawsuits"). That finding is enough to invoke the Court's inherent authority. See JTR Enter., LLC V. Columbian Emeralds, 697 F. App'x 976, 986 (11th Cir. 2017) ("The key to invoking a court's inherent power to sanction is a finding of bad faith.") (citation
omitted).
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Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
If Jared Kushner paid €110m to buy an island in Albania that has no fresh water from a guy who did not own it, it would help explain why his negotiations with Iran on behalf of the US have not been entirely successful
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The Maine secretary of state says Graham Platner *has* formally withdrawn from the Senate race. This is ahead of the Monday deadline, and so the Democratic party will be authorized to replace him, by July 27th.
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Let's do a reading experiment. substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
The “folks don’t read long-form writing anymore” takes ignore the biggest change: paywalls. Podcasts, Tik Toks, and memes are free. Long-form, thoughtful writing is often prohibitively expensive. Articles need to be as accessible as possible if you want folks to appreciate the written word.

I keep my newsletter free for all. Those who can pay, do. Those who can’t afford to pay can also read everything. No one is priced out. If I can make this work as one woman in Missouri, why can’t giant corporations do it? Take down the paywalls for one week as an experiment and see if folks get more informed and start reading longer works again.

More: https://substack.com/@sarahkendzior/note/c-291231612
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Nicholas Handler @nicholashandler.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
“Salute to America Immediate Evacuation” is an instant classic.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
and this isn't just some random evil racist congressman. he's the majority whip, the third most powerful member of the house! this *is* the party.
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Micah Lee @micahflee.com · 23/06/2026
I know this has been pointed out many times by many people but I just want to reiterate: Anthropic is basically using Kurt Vonnegut's drawing of an asshole as the Claude logo
Kurt Vonnegut's asshole drawingAnthropic's Claude logo
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Kateration @kateration.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Someone has been projecting images all over D.C. “It’s swampier than ever.” The Kennedy Center one is pretty hilarious. 😂😂😂
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 21/06/2026
Trump on the Reflecting Pool: "It's very strong. You couldn't, if you had a knife — I don't want to give anybody ideas — if you had a knife, you can't even cut it. So strong, so powerful."
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Here at the Reflecting Pool where a big chunk ofTrump's blue paint-apoxie has peeled off the bottom of the pool and is bobbling in the water.
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Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Senator Bill Cassidy unloads on Trump and the Iran war: “Worst foreign policy blunder in decades” (!)
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
started >>> going
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 09/06/2026
LOL if you thought the Trump boos were loud on TV, wait until you hear them from inside MSG. Video courtesy of Evan Roberts from WFAN on X.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Media sanewashing in action: "tense interview... ended suddenly." Erm, no. It was a madman screaming at a journalist, saying he won an election he didn't, going red (orange?) in the face, calling the journalist "crooked" and "darling", calling every media outlet "crooked", and then walking out.
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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
This isn't how democratic leaders communicate, it's demagoguery. A demagogue is an unaccountable leader. Demagoguery is the language strategy demagogues use to avoid accountability. Spread conspiracy, shift attention, blame, attack, storm out if necessary. They are never cognitively responsible.
Ad Baculum: threats of force or intimidation. Used by dangerous demagogues to change the subject of debate and silence legitimate opposition. Ad hominem: attacking the person, instead of their argument. Used by dangerous demagogues to mock and delegitimize legitimate opposition. Dangerous Demagogue: an unaccountable leader who uses language as force to gain compliance over a population.
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
The New Yorker nailed this back in, what, 2016
A deranged looking man standing on an airplane says, "These smug pilots have lost touch with regular passengers like us. Who thinks I should fly the plane?" All hands of the passengers are raised.
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Bobby Allyn @bobbyallyn.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
George Santos called me after my story revealing federal investigations into his suspected market manipulation on Kalshi. And he said: "This story is going to get you a gun in your face." Then he lied about it. www.npr.org/2026/06/04/n...
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I wrote about George Santos. Then he made a violent threat and lied about it
NPR reported on new federal investigations examining the former Congressman's bets on the prediction market site Kalshi. Then he threatened the NPR reporter who broke the story.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Met a young person who can't find a job bc of AI. His elderly mom is sick and needs home care. He drives Uber to pay rent, but is barely getting by. I told him the White House pool is going to be longer than US skyscrapers and he burst out crying. "Thank you sir," he said, "I needed that."
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Of course it will all work out. Take off your hat, Donnie, the air feels fine. Look across the river, Donnie, and I‘ll tell you so you can almost see it. We gonna get a little place.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
A thread about what an unbelievable f*ck up Trump is.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Campos: While I want to thank CBS news for funding this generous gift towards my education, I want to acknowledge how the recent direction of the outlet stains the legacy of Mike Wallace, the namesake of this scholarship.
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Alex Elizabeth Byrne McMillan @undeniablyalex.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/05/2026
Abrego Garcia should apply for compensation from the weaponization fund
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Pat Ryan goes off on House Republicans pulling the War Powers vote, calling them “Chickenhawk motherfuckers.”
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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
A true fact about Trump's stock trading- I ran the numbers and Trump traded up to ~$700 million in stock in Q1 of 2026. All 535 Members of Congress made a total of ~$635 million worth of trades in 2025. So Trump bought and sold more stock in 3 months than all of Congress put together did last year
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
HAHAHAHAAHAA! Not only did Trump send in a rerun video of himself reading a Bible passage, he also went golfing while his "flock" spent nine hours at the Rededicate 250 Religious Hypocrisy Jubilee in DC. What absolute rubes. My goodness.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 16/05/2026
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Mo Welch.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 10/05/2026
Words to your mother.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
How it’s going How it’s going to go
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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
What did people think he meant when he said Republicans just had to elect him this one time and then they would fix it so no one had to vote anymore? Like what other explanation was there?
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W.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Again this should inspire wall-to-wall media coverage for months. The crowning achievement of the Civil Rights Movement is dead. Black people just lost all of their remaining political power in the South. This is a monumental moment in American history that simply isn't being treated as such.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Rudy Giuliani did absolutely everything he could for Donald Trump, destroyed his reputation for him, only to be discarded and abandoned, and now as he’s dying used for Trump’s preening. That’s destiny for you.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
I went peepee in the potty today. Aced it. There was a sink and a tub and a trash can but I didn’t peepee in any of those. I used the potty. The part where you should lift the seat cover first is very easy. They say “which part do you pee in?” And I say “the water part.”
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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
That Trump continues to believe acing the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (a 10-minute screening test most commonly used for diagnosing dementia) is a significant accomplishment is damning indictment of his actual intelligence.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 26/04/2026
Karoline Leavitt to Fox before the WHCD event: There will be some shots fired tonight
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Kevin Erdmann @kevinerdmann.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Holy crap, guys. His approval rating is down 300%.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Hush little Donnie don’t make a scene Kash is gonna bring you an underaged teen
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 22/04/2026
Support for impeaching Trump is at 55%, according to a new Strength In Numbers/ @Verasight.io poll, with 37% of adults opposed. Crucially 1 in 5 of Trump’s own voters support impeachment. Read and share: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-04-22...
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New poll: 55% support impeaching Trump
Support for impeachment rivals levels during Donald Trump's first presidency, when he was impeached twice, and for impeaching Richard Nixon after the Watergate scandal
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Incredible shots of the exchange between Rep. AOC and RFK, Jr. at today’s congressional hearing. (image credit: WSJ reporter @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social)
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Barack Obama and Zohran Mamdani read a book to kids in NYC about the importance of community
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Roger Sollenberger @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Kash Patel is drunk a lot and jumps to conclusions without evidence and is terrified he’s about to get fired — wild, wild story here from The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The FBI Director Is MIA
Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
he showed up to a mostly empty auditorium, got heckled by anti war protesters opposing the war he just humiliatingly failed to negotiate an end to, erika kirk stood him up, and he tried to explain catholicism to the pope. the only way he could’ve had a worse time is if he pissed his pants up there.
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