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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I hope Michiganders elect Abdul El-Sayed to the Senate. He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States. robertreich.substack.com/p/senator-…
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Senator Abdul El-Sayed
He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States
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Kim A. Wagner @kimatiwagner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"That is a war crime. That is barbarism. And it is something the United States must never be associated with." I don't know, man - I think it might be a bit too late for that...
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God @thegodshow.com · 24/09/2026
SERIOUSLY ASKING YOU: How much longer can things go on like this? Gas and food prices this high? His own voters are losing their minds over it and Congress was sent home in September. How much longer can things go on like this?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We have never looked weaker or more pathetic.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/09/2026
NEWS: An Iowa judge has dismissed Trump’s lawsuit against pollster Ann Selzer and The Des Moines Register over the 2024 poll that showed Harris ahead in Iowa. The case was dismissed with prejudice.
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Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Against Ann Selzer Over Iowa Poll
An Iowa court dismissed Trump’s case against pollster Ann Selzer and The Des Moines Register with prejudice, ruling that even the lawsuit’s allegations of a fabricated poll could not overcome First Am...
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Taxing high earners to help fund Social Security gains bipartisan attention — what it could mean for benefits
With Social Security due to reach a funding shortfall in six years, more lawmakers are opening up to the idea of taxing high earners to help fund the program.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/09/2026
🚨BACKFIRE: James Talarico’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! has now surpassed 4.5 MILLION views on YouTube after Trump’s FCC pressured Kimmel not to air it on broadcast television.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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U.S. diesel price tops $6 per gallon, a record high as Ukraine and Iran wars ripple through economy
U.S. diesel prices hit their highest level ever as fuel supply disruption stemming from the Ukraine and Iran wars lifts transportation costs.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Ron and Cassie DeSantis: These two crooks stole $10 million from a settlement with a charity, wired it to Cassie’s fake “charity,” laundered it through two puppet organizations, and then used it for political ads in an election year. They should be in jail.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Democratic states take another swing at blocking Trump’s effort to restrict mail-in voting
The legal challenge comes just two days after the Supreme Court lifted a block in a related case brought by the same coalition.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Oops. 🥴 www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/08/2026
Norm Eisen of Democracy Defenders Fund: “Please don't overreact to Roberts Court decision on the contemplated USPS ballot moves They simply held that the injunction came too early in the process, before there was a final rule. Now we HAVE a final rule & we will litigate it.”
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Why are we replacing a true hero with a questionable "DEI hire"? This decision by the Navy seems unwise and disrespectful. Trump not only did not serve but also attempted to evade service more than once. 😡🤬
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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U.S. bond intervention is like 'paying your mortgage with your credit card,' JPMorgan's Sullivan says
The U.S. government's efforts to manage pressure in the Treasury market risk merely shifting the problem down the road, according to JPMorgan's James Sullivan.
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God @thegodshow.com · 19/08/2026
If the president votes by mail, then EVERY CITIZEN should be able to vote by mail.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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Trump launches personal attack on CNN’s Kristen Holmes in Oval Office
She’s the latest female reporter the president has targeted, often over their intelligence or appearance, in a way he has rarely gone after men.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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Opinion | Todd Blanche’s corrupt view of judicial independence
Barbara McQuade: Trump’s attorney general gave a definition of ‘independent’ that is inconsistent with the common understanding of DOJ independence.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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Disney sues Trump’s FCC over ‘retaliatory campaign’ against ABC | CNN Business
Disney is going to court to defend its ABC television stations from the Trump administration’s pressure campaign.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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Meet Natalie Harp, the aide so close to Trump she once rode in an SUV trunk to accompany him | CNN Politics
Natalie Harp has become a main conduit between President Donald Trump and the outside world, sources say.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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Opinion | Karoline Leavitt knew exactly how Trump defined her role. That’s the problem.
Glenn Kessler: Spin is part of the White House press secretary’s job. Outright lying is not.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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Parents struggle with back-to-school season as tariffs, Iran war drive up costs
School supplies are becoming too expensive for families across the U.S. as they budget for mounting gas and grocery expenses.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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Opinion | Trump is undermining his biggest accomplishment
The president’s executive order on vaccines is a desperate bid for conspiracy-minded voters.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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Kennedy Center board votes to put Trump’s name on building
The board also voted to close the main building of the performing arts venue for renovations.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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They’re named in the Epstein files — and they donated to Ken Paxton’s campaign
This family’s aviation company was once in talks to buy Epstein’s plane, and one family member was the focus of an anonymous allegation.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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Rep. Lauren Boebert’s adult son charged with child sexual exploitation
The MAGA lawmaker who has crusaded against sexual misconduct said she loves her son, and that she takes the allegations “very seriously.”
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
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Trump signs executive order that would roll back some childhood vaccines
The order recommends eliminating seven immunizations on the childhood vaccine schedule, a longtime goal of the so-called Make America Healthy Again movement.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
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Oil in U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve falls below 300 million barrels, lowest since 1983
U.S. presidents have increasingly ordered massive releases from the SPR in recent years.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
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Opinion | Susan Collins is back to her old tricks. Maine voters should see right through them.
Her opposition to Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general raises a host of tough questions.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Opinion | Iran’s Hormuz deal with Oman has Trump poised for the big surrender
Nicholas Grossman: Trump started bombing Iran again to keep it from having control over the Strait of Hormuz. That gambit failed — again.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Opinion | Markwayne Mullin may not be cruel enough for MAGA
The DHS chief is pushing deportations as aggressively as ever. Right-wing activists still want him out.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Trump and Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts are coming back to burn America
Jacob Soboroff breaks down a new report on how Trump and Musk’s DOGE cuts delayed wildfire fighting efforts in Minnesota.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Opinion | Capital One says money laundering concerns led to closure of Trump Org accounts, not politics
Trump’s claims that various banks closed accounts linked to his family over political reasons after Jan. 6 just took a fresh turn.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Opinion | A brutal new poll for Trump shows why Democrats must run against his corruption
Running on corruption may be more difficult than many Democrats suspect, but that makes their doing so all the more necessary.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Opinion | RFK Jr.'s cooking show taunts Americans with ‘Real Food’ they can scarcely afford
Richard Wolffe: RFK Jr.'s 'Real Food Show' is unwatchable
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The same is true about the “stolen” election
Ben Rhodes: The strangest thing about the MAGA freakout over Fauci is that Trump was his boss - and ran the government - during the entire period they are so mad about.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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Opinion | Trump’s Medicare change comes at a curious time
Less than three weeks before the midterm elections, America’s most reliable voting bloc will receive notice of higher healthcare costs.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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A jury found two police officers covered up a murder. Trump pardoned them.
Justice interrupted: In Washington, D.C., a police chase ended in death and a cover-up by two of the officers. After their presidential pardons, a mother and a community are still demanding justice.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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Experts run the numbers and declare Tesla Cybertruck as the biggest flop in US automotive history, overtaking the Ford Edsel
The Tesla Cybertruck has been labelled the 'biggest flop in US automotive history', usurping the Ford Edsel - and the numbers are pretty shocking
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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Trump administration eyes end to subsidies in Medicare’s prescription drug plan
The president and his team already scrapped subsidies for Affordable Care Act consumers. Now, they’re also ending subsidies for millions of Medicare beneficiaries.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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Opinion | RFK Jr. has become the latest victim of a classic Trump trap
The Health and Human Services secretary is on the hook for the impossible: proving that Trump’s delusions about vaccines and autism are real.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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‘I haven’t thought about it’: Trump shrugs off cyclosporiasis outbreak
The president treated the intensifying public health issue that’s sickened thousands of people as little more than a punch line to an unfortunate joke.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
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Opinion | Trump’s Saudi pact could be the worst nuclear deal in history
Joseph Cirincione: The president’s generosity to Saudi Arabia — which has numerous lucrative deals with his family — threatens to unleash a flood of new nuclear programs.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
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White House admits it scrapped grants to blue states because they didn’t vote for Trump
Team Trump admitted it withheld federal resources from states based on local voters casting ballots in ways the president doesn’t like.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
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Pentagon leaves casualty totals uncorrected on website after deaths and injuries disappeared | CNN Politics
The Pentagon’s website that tracks war casualties remains incorrect nearly a day after the totals for US service member deaths and injuries in the war with Iran were reduced in what Defense Department...
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Fllics @fllics.com · 24/07/2026
​🚨 JUST IN: Former President Trump collapses while entering his Presidential Limo. #Trump
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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‘Very disappointed:’ Trump voters slam president over Iran war
Even Trump supporters are turning on the president over the Iran war, citing rising costs and a growing death toll for American forces.
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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Massive cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to four more states | CNN
Nine states now have related cases of diarrheal illness caused by the microscopic cyclospora parasite, according to an official at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who asked not to be...
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
U.S. to see higher generic drug prices thanks to tariffs, India pharma CEO warns
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sugar8.bsky.social @sugar8.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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Shortsighted stock market can no longer brush off war: 'It's too hard to ignore $100 oil'
After staying flat as the U.S.-Iran war heated up again, equities tumbled on Thursday after oil prices crossed $100 per barrel.
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