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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In Michigan, we're paying $5,600 a year on average for Trump and Mike Rogers' tariffs.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“I wish there were people from the other party here. I just, I beg them I plead with them to support humane immigration policy,” he said. “It breaks my heart that some of them claim to be followers of Jesus, and what they're doing goes directly against the gospel…" religionnews.com/2026/09/30/a...
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As Springfield prepares to bury Haitian student, sympathy surges and deportations continue
(RNS) — From US senators to John Legend, many are voicing support for the city’s Haitian community, even as neo-Nazis marched downtown Saturday.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Any action to restrict abortion pills would immediately break Trump’s 2024 campaign pledge that he would “not block” access to the drugs..." www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...
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White House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the Midterms
Attorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election.
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🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 03/10/2026
“he’s a piece of shit, but he’s our piece of shit, and it’s our duty to eat it” is quite the message pulling into the final stretch
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I've been all over Florida getting to know the folks that make our state so spectacular. I've been listening to your stories and loving every moment. Get involved, sign up to volunteer and canvass with our team at AngieNixon.com. #AngieforFlorida
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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18-year-old in ICE detention for more than 200 days: 'They just took me away'
Elder Chavez Carranza has spent more than 200 days in an immigration detention center in Louisiana, hundreds of miles from his home in Albertville, Alabama.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 03/10/2026
Many people assumed both of Florida’s Senate seats would stay deeply red for the foreseeable future. But Angie Nixon’s people-powered campaign is proving why we need to keep up the fight!
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Susan Collins, Mainers still have questions for you. We’ll keep asking, even though you refuse to answer.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 04/10/2026
MAINERS: Early voting starts TODAY! Voting early is the best way to make sure your ballot is safe from suppression efforts and election sabotage. Make your early voting plan today! Not in Maine? Help drive historic early vote turnout by sharing this post.
(around images of the state of Maine, a lighthouse, a lobster, and a pine cone) IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING STARTS IN MAINE TODAY

VOTE EARLY OCTOBER 4-29

SHARE THIS & SPREAD THE WORD!
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: Davey Hearn reflecting pool prosecution dismissed WITH PREJUDICE That means the case cannot be brought again  Huge victory for Davey, for us at @democracydefendersfund.org & our legal team colleagues Washington Litigation Group and Steptoe--& for rule of law More to follow!
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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 01/10/2026
We told Republicans that the SAVE Act would never happen. It didn’t. Senate Democrats killed the SAVE Act in Congress.
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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 01/10/2026
The SAVE Act will NEVER become law in the United States of America. Republicans tried to jam through Trump’s SAVE Act: the most devious anti-voting rights legislation ever dreamed up to purge millions of voters from the rolls.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"For months, a group of central Louisianans and its growing coalition of allies have come together to thwart the family and child detention facility from taking root in Alexandria..." veritenews.org/2026/09/22/o...
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Opponents of Alexandria ICE detention facility hold community forum - Verite News New Orleans
The England Authority Board of Commissioners is slated to discuss the planned ICE detention facility at a meeting on Thursday.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 28/09/2026
TODAY: We’re contacting Maine voters to defeat Susan Collins and win a key House district. Join us to make sure Mainers have all the information they need to vote for Democrats who will fight for working families.
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Indivisible for Troy Jackson and Matt Dunlap for ME Phone Bank Series · Indivisible
Join Indivisible as we engage voters across the country to get out the vote and take back Congress in 2026. We’ll make calls into Maine to get people to the polls on or before Nov 3rd and share the ex...
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 28/09/2026
Derrick Van Orden makes it clear Wisconsin: he's with Trump, not you
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AMPTsuper @amptsuper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
September 25, 2026 www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsHm... @nicollewallace.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social
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'He's in a PROFOUNDLY weak position': Nicolle and Rachel Maddow on standing up to 'FEEBLE' Trump
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 28/09/2026
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Donald Trump Never Really Understood Who He Was Humiliating
It wasn’t his rivals.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 28/09/2026
After Donald Trump's pathetic display in front of China's president last week, I realized that he has never realized that in all his attempts to embarrass his rivals, Trump only embarrasses himself. And there is one final humiliation for Trump coming. (Link below)
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Because of the Texas state government's error, Texas "counties are now dealing with nearly a year of backlogged voter registration tasks to process. They could include new registrations or simply updates to voters’ existing records, like a change in address..." www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/0...
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Tens of thousands of Texas voter registration applications likely ensnared in state error
Democrats are calling for investigations into why voter registration applications submitted via a DPS portal weren’t forwarded to counties.
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cdpositive @cdpositive.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Excellent discussion with @maddow.bsky.social & @nicollewallace.bsky.social 👀 * where are we? * challenges for the free press? * have we learned enough, quickly enough, to protect our election/democracy? www.ms.now/ms-now/watch...
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Maddow: Trump's in 'profoundly weak position' post-ban
Rachel Maddow and Nicolle Wallace talk about the importance of standing up for the First Amendment and Trump's diminishing political power.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"A woman leaving the facility 'dropped to her knees. She did the sign of the cross in extreme relief. As if coming out of a nightmare,' he said... “May we never become so accustomed to suffering that we stop seeing the humanity of those experiencing it.” www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Amid whistleblower claims, advocates ask lawmakers to visit ICE office in Miramar
Community leaders demand Florida lawmakers investigate Miramar ICE facility amid whistleblower allegations of severe overcrowding and filthy facilities
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
new friend in my bathroom sink welcoming me to texas this afternoon!
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 27/09/2026
Famed social movements expert @chenoweth.bsky.social says you’re doing a great job! Check out our full conversation: youtu.be/vffFEEIVDKc
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How a movement can check an authoritarian, w/ Erica Chenoweth
YouTube video by Indivisible
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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This seems fine, I can’t think of any reasons why we might need counterterrorism expertise right now
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The kids these days will hardly believe it, but a mere two years ago, the mental & physical (lack of) acuity of Elderly Presidents was the Great Issue of Our Time. Someone should tell Jake Tapper & Alex Thompson, so they can write a book on it.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 24/09/2026
I do not think the world's supply of cringe could adequately cover how cringe this is.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Network solidarity against Trump's attack on the 1st Amendment lasted less than one week. Pathetic. On the bright side for CNN, moving forward Bari Weiss can make changes to ensure there is no more friction with the White House. Support independent media. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
As a reminder, she’s the Secretary of Education not the Secretary of Labor
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
One reason the far right authoritarian party is s obsessed with voter fraud is because so many of its elected officials do not legally reside where they say they do
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 27/09/2026
The GOP has controlled Texas for more than a generation, but we’re five weeks away from changing that.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ken Paxton keeps dodging debates. So I called his cell to invite him to a debate on Fox News. He didn’t pick up.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You’ve likely seen the news: The U.S. Supreme Court Friday greenlit a flawed Trump administration database for purging voters from the rolls. Almost as troubling: Plenty of major news outlets were eager to downplay the decision’s importance. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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This week at Democracy Docket: The Supreme Court boosted Trump’s voter suppression. Legacy media shrugged
The U.S. Supreme Court Friday greenlit a flawed Trump administration database for purging voters from the rolls. And plenty of major news outlets were eager to downplay the decision's importance.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It was so nice for that little time where he had no microphone.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“‘Ethnic cleansing via the mass deportation or promoted voluntary return of non-white immigrants'... This is, of course, beyond alarming...” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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How Trump turned a refugee bureau into a $410 million deportation operation
Inside the secret deals powering the president’s push to deport migrants to countries not their own.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 27/09/2026
The next No Kings is right around the corner! Find (or organize) your local event to drive unprecedented early voting and recruit volunteers to help protect our elections: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
(around a map showing the more than 1,000 events planned for the next No Kings on October 17) NO KINGS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
MAKE A PLAN TO VOTE EARLY!
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/09/2026
Your election-season wardrobe just got an update. These are statements you can keep making long after Election Day. The new Wear Them Out site and collection are live. 👕 wearthemoutproducts.com
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 27/09/2026
"America was designed with dangers like Donald Trump in mind... We are watching America’s first real challenger to its systems, safety nets and security against a leader resembling a mad English king." Read more from Oscar Robshaw here: bit.ly/3TbWjvX
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump’s illegal war may be happening over there, but we're paying the price right here. My TV ad on rising prices is premiering during the Vikings game today. I hope you’ll tune in.
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Rep. Justin J. Pearson @justinjpearson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
There is a clear difference between my Trump-endorsed opponent, Brent Taylor, and I. This is not about Republican or Democrat. Tennesseans need to see the difference between complacency and commitment to change. That’s why we need a debate. Vote early starting Oct 14th: votejustinj.com
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 27/09/2026
Trump’s 2024 campaign gripped new demographics. His subsequent presidential term turned them against him. Watch Rick Wilson on MSNOW:
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Mary L Trump @maryltrump.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
John Thune #johnthune
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/09/2026
George W. Bush had plenty of opportunities to speak up. January 6th. The January 6th Committee. Trump’s return to power. Mostly silence. But now he’s stepping back into politics to help Republican senators get reelected? Yeah. I have some thoughts.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
NEW: President Donald Trump said that the U.S. Supreme Court got it wrong when it rejected a pro-GOP gerrymander in Missouri — and he isn’t happy about it. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump slams Supreme Court for rejecting Missouri gerrymander
President Donald Trump is annoyed with the U.S. Supreme Court again, this time for deciding to block a gerrymandered map in Missouri.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Donald Trump hates me. youtube.com/shorts/VUtAH...
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Why Trump Hates Me
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Before the week begins, I have a specific request: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 27/09/2026
Our best defense against Trump’s election sabotage is a good offense: Winning by the kinds of margins that just aren’t vulnerable to his bullsh*t. Every dollar you donate means more conversations with voters in the states and districts that will decide the midterms. Please chip in if you can!
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Donate to Indivisible Action - Unlimited
Show your support with a contribution.
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Nicolle Wallace @nicollewallace.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Pete Buttigieg: We're in a "Make or Break" Moment
Podcast Episode · The Best People with Nicolle Wallace · September 25 · MS NOW Premium Only · 50m
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 25/09/2026
Today's Kinzinger Report is out and we cover: - ICE caught wasting millions and hiding its arrest surge - Trump rolls out the red carpet for Xi - Senate Republicans are telling you one thing and doing another - Trump used your tax dollars on a campaign ad open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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BREAKING: Watchdog Exposes ICE, Trump Rolls Out Red Carpet for Xi, Taxpayers Just Paid for a Trump Campaign Ad, and more...
Top Stories for September 25, 2026.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"The president barred US reporters, while welcoming Chinese reporters who answer to the communist dictatorship in Beijing. This would be the same president who's running government-paid TV advertising vowing to stop the United States from becoming communist..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So.
The showdown over President Trump’s partial media ban played out as he welcomed President Xi Jinping, whose government is ranked among the most repressive in the world.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The U.S. Supreme Court revived a flawed citizenship database that states like Texas have used to erroneously kick eligible voters off the rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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The Supreme Court is letting Trump use a faulty database for purges. What it could mean for voters
The Trump administration said states made “some 60 million voter-verification queries" to its flawed SAVE system between January 2025 and April 2026.
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