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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 16h
From Robin Rouby-Progressive Cartoons
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 17h
The Trump Ten Years, Have Been Some Of The Darkest Years.......
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takefiveo.bsky.social @takefiveo.bsky.social · 1h
apnews.com/article/trum... withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups
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US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups
The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from a top European anti-corruption watchdog.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 6h
Once again, Trump and Putin take the side of international corruption. Trump/Russia.
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US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups
The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from a top European anti-corruption watchdog.
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takefiveo.bsky.social @takefiveo.bsky.social · 1h
There are far more Trump propaganda ads than we thought www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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There are far more Trump propaganda ads than we thought
One ad is reportedly titled “God Made Trump”—that’s a normal thing for a taxpayer-financed ad, right?
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takefiveo.bsky.social @takefiveo.bsky.social · 2h
Democrats shouldn’t take these midterm races for granted www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... SPREAD THE WORD!
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Democrats shouldn’t take these midterm races for granted
Democrats’ polling has been great across the map—with a few exceptions.
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takefiveo.bsky.social @takefiveo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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In Alabama, Trump Relives His Glory Days (This Time With Some Empty Seats) (Gift Article)
The Deep South was the birthplace of the mega MAGA rally. How do people on the Gulf feel about President Trump now?
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Absofreakinlutely They Should......
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takefiveo.bsky.social @takefiveo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sunday thought: What’s Up With Kansas? robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-tho...
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Sunday thought: What’s Up With Kansas?
The power of kitchen-table economics
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ONE MONTH FROM TODAY:
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takefiveo.bsky.social @takefiveo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
"It could chill rights of contractors to make political contributions" -- unearthed footage shows Susan Collins in 2012 fighting to protect contractors from having to disclose political contributions (we recently learned she was under investigation for a pay-to-play scheme involving a contractor)
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 02/10/2026
Rogues gallery of corporate “super-emitter” scoundrels.
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US ‘super-emitters’ of planet heating methane identified by satellite analysis
Energy Transfer, whose CEO is a major Trump donor, named as biggest single methane producer in new rankings
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takefiveo.bsky.social @takefiveo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
BREAKING: Trump Won't Rule Out Troops at the Polls, DOJ Reopens Watergate Investigation, Trump Regrets His SCOTUS Picks, and more... open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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BREAKING: Trump Won't Rule Out Troops at the Polls, DOJ Reopens Watergate Investigation, Trump Regrets His SCOTUS Picks, and more...
Top Stories for October 2, 2026.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 02/10/2026
Senate Republicans have voted 14 times to continue Trump's war with Iran. They could lower your prices by ending his war—but they won't.
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takefiveo.bsky.social @takefiveo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
BREAKING: Trump Won't Rule Out Troops at the Polls, DOJ Reopens Watergate Investigation, Trump Regrets His SCOTUS Picks, and more... open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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BREAKING: Trump Won't Rule Out Troops at the Polls, DOJ Reopens Watergate Investigation, Trump Regrets His SCOTUS Picks, and more...
Top Stories for October 2, 2026.
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takefiveo.bsky.social @takefiveo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump’s Administration Is Investigating Me open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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Trump’s Administration Is Investigating Me
The most corrupt administration in American history is coming after me for my legal actions as a private citizen.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 01/10/2026
CEO compensation has increased 1,316% since 1978. And worker compensation? Just 28%. The system is rigged. We need to start taxing the rich so they pay their fair share.
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Democracy USA @oilgaschemicals.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hey Texans... Rapepublicans have been carelessly running your state for over 20 years.. Isn't it time for a change Talarico is not a criminal seeking office to continue to commit crimes with your tax dollars. Ken Paxton is... TIME FOR A CHANGE...
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 01/10/2026
‘Just hours after Paramount Skydance issued $52B of debt to fund the biggest Hollywood buyout ever, investors were nursing hundreds of millions in losses, triggering a flurry of angry calls from money managers to Wall Street banks that underwrote the debt.’ www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Angry Bondholders Flood Wall Street With Complaints on Paramount Losses
Just hours after Paramount Skydance Corp. issued $52 billion of debt to fund the biggest Hollywood buyout ever, investors were nursing hundreds of millions of dollars in losses, triggering a flurry of...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Some North Carolina voters only have a week left to ensure they can cast a ballot in the midterms as a result of a shady settlement the state elections board made with Trump’s Justice Department. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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North Carolina mailboxes overflow with voter registration warnings after state cut a deal with Trump’s DOJ
“This is death by a thousand cuts,” one voting rights advocate told Democracy Docket. “It’s why you move voting sites, it’s why you have fewer hours, it’s why our absentee mailing ballots are so compl...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Turnabout is fair play... grab 'em by the paycheck.
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takefiveo.bsky.social @takefiveo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Art of the Scam: Healthcare for Sale open.substack.com/pub/marytrum...
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The Art of the Scam: Healthcare for Sale
Follow the money
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/10/2026
As most states move away from the death penalty, Florida is executing more prisoners than ever before. Last year, 19 people were put to death — shattering the state’s previous annual record of 11, first set in 1936. (Published June w/ @nytimes.com)
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Florida Is Executing Prisoners at a Record Pace, Even as Most of the U.S. Abandons the Death Penalty
Early last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis began signing death warrants at a faster rate than ever before. What followed was the most intense period of executions the state has carried out in more than eight ...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Eating multiple pounds of Texas brisket at a time when Texans can't afford it... expect this photo to go viral in the Texas races in which the GOP is already floundering.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pathetic…..
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
TIME: Would you rule out declaring a state of emergency in the lead up to the midterms? TRUMP: I don't rule anything out or in. We'll see. You mean the Insurrection Act? TIME: Yeah. TRUMP: No, I've never used it. I could use it. A lot of people think I should use it sometimes.
Do you plan to dispatch ICE agents to polling places in the midterms? 

Haven't thought of it.

Would you rule out declaring a state of emergency in the lead up to the midterms unless there's widespread violence in the streets?

I don't rule anything out or in. We'll see. You mean the Insurrection Act?

Yeah.

 

No, I've never used it. I could use it. A lot of people think I should use it sometimes. We have the best—look, we have the lowest crime in the history of our country. We have the lowest murder rate since 1900, 125 years. We have the lowest murder rate. That's despite the fact that they allowed 25 million people.
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takefiveo.bsky.social @takefiveo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump Tariffs to Add $1B to Cost of New Trains and Buses in NYC: MTA www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/30/t...
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Trump Tariffs to Add $1B to Cost of New Trains and Buses in NYC: MTA
The transit agency says thousands of parts are sourced from all over the world.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
When a former CIA analyst stands at a podium at the Carnegie Endowment 34 days out from a midterm election and warns that the President of the United States might manufacture a "national security emergency" to seize power,
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/10/2026
NEW: Emma Joyce died at 3 years old. The next year, her sister Ava Joan died. Then their brother died from the same complication of untreated diabetes that killed Ava Joan. Later, a fourth sibling died. Their parents believed in prayer, not medicine.
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Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.
An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that otherwise would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police and social workers from stepping in to pr...
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takefiveo.bsky.social @takefiveo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Rot at the Top robertreich.substack.com/p/the-heart-...
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The Rot at the Top
The real reason Americans are paying more under Trump Republicans
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That expression you have while witnessing spectacular incompetence.
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takefiveo.bsky.social @takefiveo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
BREAKING: Paxton Caught on Tape Trashing Trump, Hispanic Voters Bolt From GOP, White House Censors Its Own Chatbot, and more... www.adamkinzinger.com/p/breaking-p...
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BREAKING: Paxton Caught on Tape Trashing Trump, Hispanic Voters Bolt From GOP, White House Censors Its Own Chatbot, and more...
Top Stories for September 30, 2026.
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Global Issues @globalissues.org · 17/03/2026
Ranking U.S. Presidents: Best and Worst Expert historians rank presidents through a lens of institutional integrity and democratic norms. Unsurprisingly a manchild spoilt corrupt kings fares the worst #democracy #trump #NoKings
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Ranking U.S. Presidents: Best and Worst
PORTLAND, USA, March 17 (IPS) - Throughout its 250-year history, following the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, the United States has elected 47 presidents. From George Washington in 1789 to Donald Trump in 2024, each U.S. president has left their mark on the nation and the world in various ways.
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takefiveo.bsky.social @takefiveo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
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Opinion | Trump’s Luck Is Finally Running Out (Gift Article)
Voters are showing a growing determination to repudiate his presidency.
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Cory Laran @corylaran.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Think hard on this when you vote on Tuesday 3 November.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tomorrow I’ll be joined by Professor Timothy Snyder for a Substack Live. I've been an admirer of Prof. Snyder's lessons on tyranny and how we fight back against authoritarian governments. It will be an interesting conversation. Here's the link: open.substack.com/live-stream/368678
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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takefiveo.bsky.social @takefiveo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Trump’s Luck Is Finally Running Out (Gift Article)
Voters are showing a growing determination to repudiate his presidency.
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A federal judge just ruled that locking people in hot Texas prisons without AC is unconstitutional. Every unit needs to be cooled by 2029. The state admits 20+ people died from heat in its prisons. Yet it wants to appeal the decision. Texas should stop fighting this, and start saving lives.
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Texas prisons must install air conditioning by 2029, judge rules
A federal judge says Texas prisons must install air conditioning by the end of 2029, finding extreme heat violates inmates’ constitutional rights.
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AgentJoeMcJoe 🇺🇸 @joemcjoe11.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Political Cartoonists are the best. deAdder rocks it every time he sits down and draws his next masterpiece.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The U.S. owes $40 trillion in debt. Everyone has an opinion about why. But there’s one question you almost never hear asked: Who’s actually getting paid?
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There’s nothing like the sweet smell of failure in the morning.
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Marcus SOBER 5 YEARS @papacitogordo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The current president of the United States of America is a liar.
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Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The fact that Trump buried his first wife behind a golf course clubhouse—and her kids signed off on it—says everything you need to know about that family's complete lack of humanity.
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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 28/09/2026
Just in case it wasn’t clear, when they say the U.S. Government’s paying for this, that’s YOUR taxpayer dollars they’re using. I’ll say this as many times as I need to: it is ILLEGAL to use American taxpayer dollars from the government to pay for candidates’ or parties’ political ads.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026
Since no one will do it for me, please allow me a moment to gloat over winning my fantasy baseball championship Thank you for you attention to this matter!
"CHAMPION -- You won Baseball 2025" (I actually won the 2026 season -- thanks for nothing Yahoo)pic of me curb-stomping my competition in the finals 8 categories to 3
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