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Leroya Hodge Sokol

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/04/2026
“It’s difficult to cover him in a way that conveys how unhinged he is. Journalists are trained to be like, ‘OK, what did he say that was newsworthy?’ So you convey that to your audience. But in reality, when you actually watch, you see he's full of hatred, lying constantly, and very incoherent.”
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The man who watches Trump all day, every day
Aaron Rupar spends up to 80 hours a week following the US president, from meandering speeches to impromptu press conferences. He says it’s ‘pretty bleak’
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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
There are real American heroes all around us if we pay attention. techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/k...
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Kentucky woman rejects $26M offer to turn her farm into a data center | TechCrunch
A "major artificial intelligence company" reportedly offered a Kentucky family $26 million to build a data center on their farm.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/03/2026
C-SPAN caller to Rep. Pete Sessions: "Your party has given the power of the presidency to an insane, pedophelic serial killer"
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Who's gonna tell him?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
So far the war on Iran has cost $25 billion. That's $1 billion per day. $41,666,667 per hour. $11,574 per second. Thousands of lives lost. People don't want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice. It doesn't have to be this way.
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The Desert Veteran @jkz12769.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Another Fascist politician screwed over veterans by blocking a unanimous consent to pass a bill that allowed combat- injured veterans to receive both a full military retirement pay & their VA disability benefits. Senator Johnson stated that there is no money for both. BS‼️🤬🤬 youtu.be/jHG6OMI21CU?...
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'Betrayed': Veterans react to Sen. Johnson's decision to block bill for combat-injured veterans
YouTube video by WKOW 27 NEWS
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Dee Chan @deechan17.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Today the United States wasted another #1B on an illegal war in Iran, money that could have been spent on funding health care or providing SNAP benefits or cancer research or academic scholarships for minorities. I could go on and on but I think you get my point. #endtheiranwarnow
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed... "How will you pay for it?" The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts... "How much do you need?" It doesn't have to be this way.
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Dee Chan @deechan17.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
In the State of New York, there is NO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON RAPE. This explains why Trump wants to cover up the Epstein/Trump files so badly. Now really think about what this means. Pass it on. RAINN | Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network share.google/B71stKlNlyBE...
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RAINN | Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Yes. Let’s analyze the risks *after* we send billions of dollars worth of equipment to the region. This is either misdirection, or the most glaring lack of coherent strategy I’ve ever seen.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 23/02/2026
Minnesota’s flags will fly at half-staff in honor and remembrance of the Reverend Jesse Jackson. He spent his life pushing America to live up to its highest ideals and his fight for civil rights, dignity, and fairness will inspire generations to come.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
According to the New Yorker, Donald Trump and his family profited off the presidency by an estimated $4 billion in 2025 — mostly through shady crypto deals. That amounts to $456,621 per hour. But how are you doing?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Kudos to Stephen Colbert for standing up for himself and against tyranny. I've always been a fan of his — going way back to the Colbert Report years. I enjoyed chatting with him in August. Here's a brief clip from our discussion.
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WSIL-TV 3 @wsilnews.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Ameren Illinois is constructing a new transmission substation and upgrading an existing facility in Crab Orchard as part of an effort to improve electric reliability and support future growth.
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Ameren Illinois Building New Substation in Williamson County to Strengthen Southern Illinois Power Grid
MARION, Ill. (2026) — Ameren Illinois is constructing a new transmission substation and upgrading an existing facility in Crab Orchard as part of an effort to improve electric reliability and
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ACLU @aclu.org · 18/02/2026
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
look at my country man, we’re getting out-No Kings’d by the fuckin’ british
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it. He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner. This is a danger to us all. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/fe…
theguardian.com
US says 11 people killed in latest strikes on alleged drug boats
Three boats targeted in eastern Pacific and Caribbean as Trump continues pursuit of alleged ‘narco-terrorists’
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
There’s only 1 person in Congress who doesn’t trade stocks, doesn’t take corporate PAC money, and has a public schedule. That’s me. And it should be the standard.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Any political party spreading lies about voter fraud as a pretext to make it harder for every one to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone. Remember this.
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sam stroozas @samstroozas.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
hello minnesota and beyond! thank you for your kind messages. it is very weird to be the news when you cover the news. i love this beautiful state and journalism, and i am hopeful for better days. but we will be forever changed bc of the last two months.
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Meet Minnesota Bathrobe Lady Sam Stroozas of MPR News | Minnesota Public Radio
Earlier this week, an unexpected and fast-moving incident unfolded in St. Paul, Minnesota involving both federal and local law enforcement. As crowds gathered and questions mounted, one of our MPR New...
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Senator Jacky Rosen @rosen.senate.gov · 10/02/2026
As more files from the Epstein case are released, I'm sickened by the extent of his depravity and his connections to so many powerful people. Governments around the globe are being shaken by the mentions of their leaders in the files, and the U.S. should apply the same scrutiny to our leaders.
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Norah 🤗 @thenoraheffect.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
This made me ugly cry 😭 I will never claim that he was perfect…every president in my lifetime has pissed me off for one reason or another. But…dammit, I’m so tired of the constant feeling of uneasiness and uncertainty 😔
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Michael @michaelr12.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Imagine a President bulldozing 1/3 of our Historic White House pocketing $300 million and that doesn’t even crack the top 100 most destructive, vile, disgusting things he’s done, yet here we are
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Laleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
The director of Melania movie
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Dept. of Justice lawsuit seeking unreacted statewide voter registration list. A big victory for our clients -- the NAACP, NAACP-CA/HI and SIREN --and the citizens of California. www.democracydocket.com/cases/califo...
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🚨 United States v. Weber
Learn more here.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
"He said he saw guards choking Lunas Campos and heard Lunas Campos repeatedly saying, 'No puedo respirar' — Spanish for 'I can’t breathe'..." www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
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SnickerSnacker @snickersnacker.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
ICE = Domestic Terrorists
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Epstein @genelisadaily.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Gift link for a fascinating & characteristically problematic NYTimes article: What's problematic is the wholesale importation (pun intended) of the empty-headed zero-sum Trumpian view of trade. China sells & finances African solar, which is bad because...Africa won't build solar factories? C'mon
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Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 31/12/2025
At the start of 2025, we knew this movement would play a pivotal role in the fight against authoritarianism. Still, we’re blown away by the level of commitment and dedication you have shown throughout a difficult year. Thank you for reminding the regime that power still belongs with the people.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
This message hits hard.
Graphic with a blue background and large white text reading “DEAR AMERICAN FRIENDS.” Below is a screenshot of a post explaining that Canada does not have CBS, that a “60 Minutes” episode aired normally in Canada, and stating that Canadian networks are not subject to U.S. government interference. The post ends with “We’re not under a dictatorship. You are.”
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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Jupiter - Two hour time lapse showing 3 moons and the Great Red Spot. This was the 2nd of the night. C6- ASI585 -IR720 Pass filter #astronomy #astrophotgraphy
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 21/12/2025
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles may have given up the game, admitting that the Trump administration’s strike on alleged “drug boats” in the Caribbean Sea is an effort to bring about regime change in Venezuela, rather than a war on drug trafficking. trib.al/vvRtkd9
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Trump Chief of Staff Admits Real Reason Behind “Drug Boat” Strikes
Susie Wiles gave an explanation that contradicts the administration’s public talking points.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year. That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare. Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find: - NONE of the arrested were criminally charged - NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists." - ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
As a Black Hawk helicopter roared overhead, the slender, 28-year-old immigrant from Venezuela answered softly, his eyes darting to a television crew invited to film the raid. Next to Caicedo, masked Border Patrol agents inspected another man’s tattoos and asked him if he belonged to Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan gang that the Trump administration has designated a terrorist group.

Until that moment, Caicedo’s only interaction with law enforcement in his two-and-a-half years in the United States had been a traffic stop two weeks earlier for driving without a license or insurance, according to the records we reviewed. Chicago police had run a background check on him and found no prior arrests, no warrants and no evidence that he was in a gang. Caicedo said he had a pending asylum application, a steady job at a taco joint and a girlfriend whose daughter attended elementary school across the street. 

None of that mattered. The U.S. government paraded him and his neighbors in front of the cameras and called their arrests a spectacular victory against terrorism. But later, after the cameras had gone, prosecutors didn’t charge Caicedo with a crime. They didn’t accuse him of being a terrorist. And after a brief hearing in immigration court, the government sent him back to the country he had fled nine years earlier.

“I lost everything,” he said in a phone interview from his mother’s home in the Venezuelan city of Valencia. “For those fools, everyone from Venezuela is a criminal.”
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me. He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits… …while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
That's the authoritarian dream
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American Bridge 21st Century @ab21.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
The Supreme Court is considering a case that could overturn marriage equality, leaving the fate of our rights up to the states. REMINDER: Winsome Earle-Sears would never protect this right for Virginians. #VAGov
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Congress basically doesn’t exist at this point
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 25/10/2025
I haven’t seen anyone talk about how Jane Doe - an Epstein survivor - just sued the Bank of New York Mellon for funding Epstein and failing to file a Suspicious Activity Report. A Mellon heir is the one who gave $130M to pay the troops. Seems bribey to me.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
This seems really bad and should be getting more attention nationally. Hundreds airlifted from storm-battered Western Alaska villages in historic evacuation, by @adn.com
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Hundreds airlifted from storm-battered Western Alaska villages in historic evacuation
The Alaska Airlines Center arena at the University of Alaska Anchorage will shelter 300 displaced residents starting Wednesday evening, the American Red Cross said.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 27/09/2025
More good news on jobs and investment in Central Illinois. Damera is opening its first US assembly plant in the Peoria area — the clean energy revolution is helping build our economy, and that means more opportunity for our families.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market. Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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