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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 4h
“Similar past claims..of illegal voters have fallen apart..Last month election officials in Nevada said that they had examined a list..of 185 names of supposed noncitizens who had been improperly registered to vote & found that every person on the list was a..citizen. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/u...
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Trump Administration Sues California Over Voter Rolls (Gift Article)
The lawsuit seeks to temporarily block the state from counting mail ballots of voters it claims are likely noncitizens, opening a new front in the administration’s legal fights with election officials...
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 14h
We've come to a pretty pass when it is seen as a triumph when the president of the United States is persuaded not to follow through on a hideous, repugnant, indecent plan. We measure gains in the Trump era by the daily rise and occasional fall on the hideositymeter.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
I am unable to find an article about this on the Washington Post website. That can’t be right, can it! www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/u...
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Appeals Court Questions Trump’s National Guard Deployment in D.C. (Gift Article)
After thousands of troops deployed by the president have patrolled Washington for more than a year, a three-judge panel interrogated whether the deployment could continue indefinitely.
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
I watched Florida taken apart by corrupt rightwing governors who destroyed so much. Oregon might not be perfect, but it has a functional government that has preserved many human rights other states have lost. Please don't take that for granted-- reelect Kotek as governor. Hold fast.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 23h
"‘Secretary of Cuck’: How Marco Rubio Learned to Love Waging Trump’s War on the World" Rubio was once a supposedly reasonable Republican, even the GOP’s ‘savior.’ Now he’s Donald Trump’s ‘Narco Rubio’ and overseeing a level of violence his staffers are terrified to question internally. From Zeteo:
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‘Secretary of Cuck’: How Marco Rubio Learned to Love Waging Trump’s War on the World
Rubio was once a supposedly reasonable Republican, even the GOP’s ‘savior.’ Now he’s Donald Trump’s ‘Narco Rubio’ and overseeing a level of violence his staffers are terrified to question internally.
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David Nir @davidnir.com · 14/10/2026
Dems can "make it clear that everyone who aids and abets Trump in his Neroism can and will be held accountable to the full extent of the law. ... Anyone who says something like 'We should look forward, not back' is making it significantly less likely that we will have anything to look forward to."
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Nerobefehl Nation
My fears for the next two years
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
"Starting on Day One of my new administration, we will end inflation, and we will make America affordable again." -Donald Trump www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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US inflation rose to 3.7% in September in blow to Republicans before midterms
Final inflation report before voters go to polls comes amid widespread anger over cost of living under Trump
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tcas101.bsky.social @tcas101.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
This has been my favorite season for quite a while, but I’ve enjoyed them all.
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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Ok I’ll bite Trump is not in the top 100 most followed accounts on TikTok and Taylor Swift has ~ 2x as many followers.
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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
If you run on: Supreme Court reconstitution Term limits Ending Citizens United you have my vote
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Kash Patel basically faking crime stats now, by pretending that arrests made by state/local law enforcement were done by the FBI. www.ms.now/news/crime-s...
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Crime stats touted by Kash Patel are bolstered by arrests made by state and local agencies, not FBI
An analysis of publicly available data from the Justice Department shows repeated claims made by the FBI director are false or misleading.
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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Every bit of this, from Katie Rainwater guest-posting on @aaup.org 's Academic Freedom on the Line newsletter. academicfreedomontheline.substack.com/p/sociology-...
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Sociology Is Being Used as a Wedge to Destroy the Research University
Solidarity across disciplines is a must.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
“As your European customers, we are watching you.” Yeah, that’s the problem. You pay Musk money and use his website. You see him help your enemy Russia against your partner Ukraine, and you keep paying him money and using his website. That communicates approval or indifference. It’s encouragement.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I always enjoy talking to The New Republic’s Greg Sargent for his superb Daily Blast podcast.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Four days after Musk wrote, “Zelensky has gone too far.” @financialtimes.com #ukraine www.ft.com/content/3708...
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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 14/10/2026
Was this a stipulation of Trump's diesel deal with Putin?
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Hiding in plain sight. liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/482...
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The big Farage-Trump-Putin lie is falling apart in front of us
James O’Brien: Connect the dots and a sinister picture begins to emerge
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Call me a masochist, but I'm returning to this issue, as I feel it has been poorly understood. Please read the whole thread before responding. First, I hope we can agree that the Israeli government is committing genocide in Gaza and horrific crimes in the West Bank and the wider region.
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Ivan the K ™ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Translation: "Europe is my enemy. America is my asset."
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Yet another issue where the only reasonable position is "everybody goes to jail." Anything less is incompatible with the rule of law.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
Look at the shabby state and increasingly authoritarian trajectory of the country and ask yourself if we can endure 2 more years of a lawless Trump administration wreaking havoc with no check from Congress, then vote accordingly. This is not the time for a protest vote or purity politics.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Trump “was troubled that Guilfoyle was making money off his presidency,” the WSJ informs us, with the journalistic equivalent of a straight face.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Let me rewrite that headline for you: “Cornell president who ignored gang-rape report denies responsibility, won’t apologize or resign; Says he’s “sorry” it happened” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/n...
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Cornell’s President Acknowledges Missteps in Handling of Rape Accusations (Gift Article)
In an interview with The New York Times, Michael Kotlikoff addressed his administration’s handling of sexual assault accusations brought by a former student.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 14/10/2026
’How do you explain the deletion of 130 million names?’ Why Indian voters are on the streets
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’How do you explain the deletion of 130 million names?’ Why Indian voters are on the streets
Anger at electoral roll changes has boiled over, sparking a crisis for Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government Born into a small village in West Bengal, Shahida Fakir had always taken her vote for granted. That was, until it was suddenly taken away. She presented officials with her Indian birth certificate and family land documents from the village going back to 1962. Both her parents had been on the electoral roll going back decades, so she showed proof of that too. But when the final revised voter list came out in April, Fakir was not on it. Continue reading...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 14/10/2026
Palantir is worming its way into the British state – it’s time to curb this controversial US company’s influence | George Monbiot
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Palantir is worming its way into the British state – it’s time to curb this controversial US company’s influence | George Monbiot
Tom Watson has said ‘mob rule’ must not decide public contracts. Perhaps he should take a look at his new employer, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 14/10/2026
Ossoff: "Mike Collins called for killing immigrants by throwing them to their deaths out of helicopters. I'd like to hear if Mike Collins stands by that statement. Do you still believe in extrajudicial killing of immigrants?" Collins: *does not answer.*
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Always remember, Fox News paid out $787 million for spreading lies about the 2020 election.
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 13/10/2026
I wrote about the feeble attempt by prominent tech punditry mainstays like John Gruber and Casey Newton to rationalize their continued use of Elon Musk's propaganda website.
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Casey Newton And John Gruber Slink Back To Elon Musk’s Right-Wing Propaganda Machine
Tech journalism mainstays are feebly rationalizing their return to a broken, billionaire-run right-wing propaganda website.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Like Fredo in The Godfather.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The corruption is endless. There's always another shady Russian.
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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Refreshed free link as.ft.com/r/2fee05ab-2...
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Why Trump is going for Zelenskyy’s jugular
No matter how much America’s allies urge the president to back Ukraine, he cannot forgive its leader for showing up his dealmaking impotence
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
This is the personification of the MAGA ideal. No qualifications whatsoever? Great- when can you start?
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
With Trump openly admitting his announced Russia-Ukraine “energy ceasefire” was nothing more than words out of his mouth—no actual ceasefire, not even words from Ukraine or Russia that they’re violating, just empty BS—can the press finally stop with headlines presenting his pronouncements as fact?
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
they are all walking advertisements for a steep wealth tax and reupping the estate tax
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Should add that the WSJ take is....very WSJ.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
This is glorious. The billionaires thought their power was so limitless they could just bulldoze the will of the people, and they didn't even bother trying to buy off politicians. Just asserted that they were going to do a thing and then the county and the people said fuck all the way off.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Tillis is a Trump enabler who is trying to cash in on a twinge of regret without acknowledging the role he played in getting us into the terrible mess we are in. It's like an unrepentant menace to society trying to bullshit his way past the parole board.
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
DHS raided Rep. Omar’s home just days after Trump told his supporters they should “fight back” against Somali Americans. Trump and Vance know their racist actions and comments have resulted in bomb threats and violence. We need a Congress that will stop this madness. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Rep. Ilhan Omar's home searched by Homeland Security agents
The Trump administration gave few details of what exactly prompted the search of the progressive congresswoman's home.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/10/2026
third "De-port! De-port!" chant at the Nazi MAGA rally tonight in Ohio
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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Guess who was one of the biggest spreaders of that bogus claim about Talarico supposedly disappearing to Ohio? As @annamerlan.bsky.social reports, "The biggest election disinformation risk in the next few weeks is Elon Musk." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Elon Musk is the midterms' biggest disinformation risk
The world’s wealthiest man pours money into GOP candidates while backing a floridly fake story about a Democrat on the platform he owns.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Here is Trump's "policy" about investigative steps before an election: 1. If you are a Republican, there is never a time when such steps are permitted. 2. If you are a Democrat, there is never a time when such steps are forbidden. If legacy media is suggesting anything else, they are lying.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
My probe into how local cops in Pa.'s York County teamed with ICE to bust 500-plus immigrants on busy highways, terrifying the Haitian community and shattering families over a busted headlight 287(g) has made York the worst place for immigrants in the eastern U.S. www.inquirer.com/opinion/york...
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How York County became the most dangerous place for immigrants in the eastern U.S. | Will Bunch
Local cops working with ICE in York County, Pa. have made hundreds of arrests, with many more afraid to leave home.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If there’s evidence of fraud or other financial crimes, let’s see it. But trying to denaturalize and deport a sitting member of Congress over mistakes a parent allegedly made on immigration forms when she was a child is immoral and reprehensible. We can’t stand for it.
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Immigration enforcement officials search Ilhan Omar's home in pre-dawn raid
Rep. Ilhan Omar's home was the subject of a pre-dawn HSI raid.
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This is correct. The government’s assault on Somalis and Somali Americans is perverse and wicked even for this gang
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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Because we are in upside down world the guy who took a $50,000 bribe ordered a a government raid of a Congresswoman over 40 year old paperwork filed by her father. Our republic is broken.
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Ivan the K ™ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The thugs are probably thinking this is their last chance to weaponize at will.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
A disgrace committed by Trump's' authoritarian operatives. Midterms in three weeks: Last chance to push back against these thugs.
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Michael Tomasky @mjtoma.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
New Column: Just sick. There's no other word for it. Well, actually, I found a few! newrepublic.com/article/2165... via @newrepublic.com
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If the Nidal Hasan Execution Is Livestreamed, We Are a Barbaric Nation
The only countries to carry out public executions in 2025? Iran and Afghanitisan. That’s the company Pete Hegseth wants America to keep.
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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Demonizing Democracy The Right has long derided any attempt at leveling racial and social hierarchies as anti-American “socialism” or “communism.” What they are actually fighting is equality. My new piece:
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Demonizing Democracy
The Right has long derided any attempt at leveling racial and social hierarchies as anti-American “socialism” or “communism.” What they are actually fighting is equality.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/10/2026
I'm sure X is remarkably friendly if you aren't the target of racial slurs and harassment campaigns. Anyway, I wonder how many "niggers" I'll have to sift through if I start posting there again?
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