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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19h
🚨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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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 23h
Watch the full episode of Bulwark Takes with @pennbarker.bsky.social and Lt. Gen. @markhertling.bsky.social:
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Elissa Slotkin Spots a Big Warning Sign for Trump’s GOP | Command Post
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Absolutely. 👇
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 01/10/2026
Trump campaign ads paid with public money violate federal law, critics say
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Trump campaign ads paid with public money violate federal law, critics say
White House has labeled ads ‘public service announcements’ and has responded defiantly to criticism
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Kristen Holmes fact checked the president in real time.
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Furious CNN Reporter Attacks Trump Over ‘Lying’ Live on TV
Kristen Holmes fact checked the president in real time.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
very excited and grateful for this! “Kill. Bury. Print.” premieres this Sunday Sept 27 on Peacock! trailer here: youtu.be/ZLfo4At-stg variety.com/2026/tv/news...
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Rachel Maddow’s ‘Kill. Bury. Print.’ Wins 2026 David Carr Award From Montclair Film Festival
Rachel Maddow's ‘Kill. Bury. Print.’ Wins 2026 David Carr Award From Montclair Film Festival
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Katie Miller confirms the Trump crime ring is counting on pardons
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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Don’t you dare @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov, do not cave. 5670 film makers put their necks on the line for you to fight this merger. Another 75,000+ and counting have signed to tell you not to concede in just 3 weeks. Please sign to send a message to the AG’s and Paramount. noparamountconcessions.com
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 20/09/2026
MS NOW, CNN and Politico say their journalists were denied access to White House after Trump ban
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MS NOW, CNN and Politico say their journalists were denied access to White House after Trump ban
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I'll be on MS NOW at 6pm Eastern tonight/Saturday as Peter Alexander helms a special report on the president's decision to try to ban our network, CNN, and Politico from White House grounds. (Emphasis on "try"...) See you at 6.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
White House correspondents, D.C. bureau chiefs, and media execs: The German government expelled Dorothy Thompson from the country in August 1934. She's remembered and respected today for her important coverage and analysis over the next decade of the German regime. Be like Dorothy Thompson.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“There were dogs and bikers; elders with gray hair and babies with no hair; people in Nationals jerseys and business casual attire (equally ubiquitous DC uniforms). Most wore one common item: a red pin that read, 'Hands Off the Arts'...” www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Thousands rally outside shuttered Kennedy Center, chanting ‘Hands off!’
The vigil took place at the end of a week that saw the doors to the marble building locked shut.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"The crowd, pressed up against security barriers surrounding the center, enveloped the concrete pavilion in front of it, spilled out across 25th Street and onto an adjacent grass lawn...." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
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Kennedy Center Supporters Rally Amid Fears of Trump’s Demolition
Photos of President Trump reviewing a poster board with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED” spurred the largest gathering yet in support of the performing arts institution.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“ProPublica reported that “In the days leading up to Trump Jr.’s wedding, Kremlev was in China as part of the delegation accompanying Putin.” At best, Trump Jr. and his new bride lack anything resembling good judgment. At worst, they’re beholden.” joycevance.substack.com/p/some-thing...
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Some Things Speak for Themselves. Like When the President’s Son Lets a Russian Oligarch Pay for His Wedding.
You’ve undoubtedly heard by now that Don Jr.’s wedding was paid for by Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, who, according to The Guardian, “has spent the past decade moving through some of Russia’s most po...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges
The searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Why would Trump be so opposed to regulating AI — even in the face of growing public concern, even with midterm elections just around the corner? Like everything with him, follow the money. robertreich.substack.com/p/why-trum…
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Why Trump Loves AI
Follow the money
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 15/09/2026
TODAY: The Senate is expected to take up a bill that would turbocharge Trump’s corruption. There is absolutely no good reason for any Democrat to support this legislation. Email your senators and demand that they vote NO on the CLARITY Act.
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Urge Your Senators to Oppose and Stop Trump's Crypto Corruption
Last year, the House passed the CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633), a bill disguised as “crypto regulation” that actually serves the billionaires and bad actors at the center of today’s crypto chaos. This bill d...
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“Indeed, the Trump administration seems hostile to public debate and deliberation—people “shouldn’t be bringing up” these questions. Fortunately, the public seems to want these questions to be brought up.” www.thebulwark.com/p/ai-is-a-te...
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AI Is a Test of Our Maturity. *Gulp*
Recursively self-improving machines vs. recursively self-deluding people.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
On Sept. 10, 2026, Trump led his followers in a public pledge to "cheat like hell" in the midterms. The New York Times didn't put that fact in a headline, instead sticking it in the 3rd paragraph of a story on Page 22 of its print edition.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This is stochastic terrorism. Ted Cruz is an extremist encouraging violence.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: 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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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
PSA: Election officials in California, Oregon, Washington and elsewhere are telling voters if you can, return your ballot through an official ballot drop box rather than trusting it to the mail.
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 09/09/2026
You know who actually did show up at Ground Zero? Canadian emergency rescue crews.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Yes!!!!!!!!
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 09/09/2026
A researcher at Anthropic publicly resigned Tuesday over concerns that the company and the broader AI industry were “gambling with our lives” by racing to build AI with self-improving superintelligence.
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Anthropic researcher resigns, warning of reckless race toward superintelligence
Anthropic has built its reputation as the safety-minded AI company. But some of its own researchers fear the race it has joined could end with humanity’s destruction.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 09/09/2026
Join our kickoff call to learn everything you need to know about No Kings: Vote Early! We will discuss why early voting is directly linked to protecting our elections, and how October 17 will be different from our previous mobilizations.
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No Kings: Vote Early Kickoff Call · No Kings
Join our September 10 No Kings: Vote Early Kickoff Call to learn more about the vision, urgency, and strategy behind the No Kings coalition’s early vote activation and election protection campaign and...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/09/2026
NEWS: Donald Trump’s own nephew, Fred Trump, is publicly calling out his uncle’s lies about 9/11, saying Trump’s claim that he brought a crew of workers to Ground Zero “so offends me that I need to speak out.”
Alt text: Screenshot of a post on X from Fred Trump (@FredTrump_) that reads:

“There are two reports out today that relate to the tragedy of 9/11. I will comment on them today because doing so on the 25th anniversary this Friday would take away from the solemn memories. I try not to comment personally about my uncle, but his claim that he brought a crew of workers to help at the sight so offends me that I need to speak out. He was not building a “big building “ at the time. The only crew he claimed to bring to the site would have been secretarial and accounting employees from Trump Tower I knew many of them, and pretty sure they were not capable physically to help (if they could, I am sure they would try). Regarding the US Steel Building, ironically, the grandfather of a very close friend of mine was one of the original engineers- the bldg was built strong. Second, the brother of a partner of mine was an engineer that was immediately called to perform an inspection. While people were originally concerned, it was eventually cleared for occupancy- not creaking and ready to fall. I hope this brings some truth to that story. The second story will follow. FT @NicolleDWallace @ErinBurnett @VaughnHillyard @ErinBurnett @kaitlancollins @MaraGay @RogerLau @HReneeHarvey”
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Democrats @democrats.org · 08/09/2026
Trump says the 18 United States service members who have died in the Iran War are “small potatoes.” We call them brave American patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
A graphic titled "Remembering the Fallen" with the names, titles, and photos of 18 U.S. service members who have died in the war in Iran.
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The elite media is now going to question every Democrat about Hasan Piker. The Denunciation Demand is a trap, and Democrats shouldn't fall into it. I explained here: paulwaldman.substack.com/p/the-denunc...
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The Denunciation Demand Is a Trap. Democrats Shouldn’t Fall Into It.
The Hasan Piker discourse shows this is a game candidates can’t win.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A must read piece. Leave aside the stupidity and injustice of Hegseth's treatment on Gen. Donahue. This report gives a real sense of the incalculable damage Hegseth is doing ito the U.S. miilitary. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...
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The Battle to Save General Donahue From Hegseth’s Army Purge
Gen. Christopher T. Donahue’s vision for fighting future wars won him powerful supporters around the world. Could they save his career?
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The title really says it all.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Johnson: It took them 72 hours to come up with a bill to do redistricting. Can you imagine if they worked that hard to fix education or health care? Newsom: The governor right now, in not 72 hours but in 7.2 seconds, could affix his signature on a piece of paper and provide Medicaid expansion…
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Our state and local officials are increasingly becoming democracy’s bulwark. Read my interview with Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, who asked the feds to provide facts to back up their claims, instead of bending the knee. joycevance.substack.com/p/five-quest...
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Five Questions with Nevada Secretary of State Francisco “Cisco” Aguilar
On July 17, 2026, DHS sent a letter to Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, demanding the state’s voter rolls.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 05/09/2026
Voting early helps combat voter suppression, allows more flexibility for working families to get to the polls, and increases participation among all voters. Join our No Kings: Vote Early Kickoff Call to learn about the coalition’s upcoming early vote activation and how you can get involved.
mobilize.us
No Kings: Vote Early Kickoff Call · No Kings
Join our September 10 No Kings: Vote Early Kickoff Call to learn more about the vision, urgency, and strategy behind the No Kings coalition’s early vote activation and election protection campaign and...
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
New to Bluesky…
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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A new DHS whistleblower says the rushed vetting process for ICE agents skips fingerprint checks and identity verification before they start working. We may literally not know the true names of ICE agents. Subscribe paid or unpaid for more: open.substack.com/pub/thefrank...
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Tommy Tomlinson @tommytomlinson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
So here's a quote from @pablo.show that applies to not only his Clippers investigation but the best of what journalism can be: www.nytimes.com/athletic/756...
"I think that we have the ability to do something that the rest of our culture is yearning for, which is make people who are too rich to care about anything resembling the public interest worry that maybe they need to tell us the truth."
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 04/09/2026
In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the U.N. has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming's harms. Now the world must figure out how to get temperatures back below the danger zone, officials say. to.pbs.org/3UoU8p7
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Global warming will exceed 1.5-degree limit, UN says in report that maps path back below danger zone
In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming's harms. So now the world ...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 03/09/2026
🔊 The U.S. national debt has surged past $40 trillion. ‘The U.S. cannot continue on this trajectory with the tax rates that it currently has, giving out the benefits ... that it currently does.' Listen now on the Reuters World News podcast reut.rs/460ufOX
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Oof 🍎
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The future of our democracy depends on what we make possible So say the 11 winners of our inaugural Future of Democracy Prize, & we @democracydefendersfund.org are proud to elevate the bold ideas of the next generation Congratulations to all of them👇 -TN
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The Future of Democracy Anthology
The work in this anthology reminds us that defending democracy is not simply about preventing what is worst. It is also about making possible what comes next, what is better.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 03/09/2026
Winning is on us. For the next 62 days, we need all hands on deck to win the midterms, protect the election results, and ensure the winners are seated. Make a difference—no matter where you live—by calling voters in key states and districts across the country.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 03/09/2026
Frank Kendall to Kaitlan Collins: "In a word, it's dysfunctional. The secretary, and I've worked with and had a chance to work for maybe a dozen secretaries of defense, he's doing active harm to the Department of Defense. It's not passive. It's active harm."
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Tonight at 6 p.m. ET, I'm going live on YouTube to answer your questions about the fallout of Donald Trump’s mail-in voting executive order. www.youtube.com/live/ET_0p32...
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Marc Elias Answers Your Questions Amid Legal Battle Over Trump's Mail Voting War
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 30/08/2026
Military leaders are warning Hegseth that escalating Iran war could harm their ability to protect the US: report
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Military leaders warn Hegseth that Iran war could harm ability to protect US: report
Some of the military’s top brass were prompted to speak out after it was revealed that troops could remain in the Middle East into 2027
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 30/08/2026
California’s transportation investments since 2018 have created more than 800k good-paying jobs and will help protect Californians for generations to come.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 30/08/2026
California is building a transportation system ready for the future — rolling out $2.7B in state and federal investments for 150+ projects to improve highway safety, strengthen infrastructure, and upgrade transit stations for the 2028 Olympics.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 29/08/2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded a $16.7 million contract to purchase 6,000 pairs of gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks, saying officers would use them to control detainees and protesters who resist.
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ICE awards $16.7M contract to buy 6,000 pairs of gloves that deliver electric shocks
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 29/08/2026
“I’m not going to repost the filth the president wrote," the CNN anchor began.
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Jake Tapper Slams Trump Over Maggie Haberman Comments: 'Disgusting And Beneath The Office'
Jake Tapper Slams Trump Over Maggie Haberman Comments: 'Disgusting And Beneath The Office'
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