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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 9h
Russia is working on bio-weapons in Siberia.
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Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague - The Moscow Times
Health authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regio...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1h
Tim Snyder: The term that I came up with… is superpower suicide. I just can’t see an example of a major country losing so much power so quickly as the United States under Trump. We’ve encouraged our enemies and we’ve made our allies not trust us.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1h
Something I’ve heard about during my trip to the Gulf? War profiteering. Often by U.S. companies. Let me tell you what I learned. And why a Democratic Congress should do something about it
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Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 20h
Ah, this may be it: 1989 Teamsters were put under federal oversight bc they’d been mobbed up forever. Ever since they’ve looked to Repubs to help them end the consent decree. Nothing was more important to them I looked, & sure enough, DOJ just ended federal oversight teamster.org/2026/09/u-s-...
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U.S. District Court Grants End to 37-Year Federal Monitorship of Teamsters Union
(WASHINGTON) – After nearly four decades, the U.S. government has officially ended federal monitorship of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, followin
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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 5h
that's not an American eagle, this is
coat of arms found on the seal of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and the flag of the Secretary of State. Eagle has curved wings that point up, an olive branch, and arrows.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 4h
I am going to try to keep you updated on my trip to the Middle East. My first meeting when I arrived in Qatar last night was a long dinner with Ali Al Thawadi, a key diplomat who coordinates U.S.-Iran shuttle diplomacy.
Senator Chris Murphy and Ali Al Thawadi pictured side by side together
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 4h
Whistleblower and former banker Simon Andriesz, 57, has died by suicide, The Banker reports. Andriesz exposed US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s past links to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Sean Woods @seanwoods.bsky.social · 4h
EXCLUSIVE from @kevinmaurer.bsky.social www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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He Wanted to Modernize the Military. Pete Hegseth Forced Him Out
Dan Driscoll speaks for the first time since resigning as Secretary of the Army amid Pete Hegseth's purge of military leaders from the Pentagon.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 4h
"The Department of Homeland Security agreed to pay the donor’s firm $108 million for a Boeing 737 airliner that had been converted into a massive private jet, complete with a stand-up bar, two bedrooms, marble showers and a table covered in manta ray skin." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left (Gift Article)
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Labor's share of income just hit an all-time low. That means for every dollar a company brings in, workers are taking home smaller and smaller slices. Income keeps shifting to the owners. With @svaneksmith .bsky.social newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/10/2026
OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company’s culture is ‘broken’
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OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company’s culture is ‘broken’
David Robinson joins other insiders in urging industry to take more care over rapidly developing technology A safety leader at OpenAI has quit the company, warning that its culture was broken and that AI firms were not “being nearly careful enough” about developing the technology. David Robinson, who led the writing of safety reports that accompanied the ChatGPT developer’s product releases, explained his resignation in an essay headlined, “I quit OpenAI because its culture is broken”. Continue reading...
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
😍😍😍
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Unsurprisingly the Russians are paying off the Americans to take their side in the Russia’s criminal war of aggression. 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
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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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“Originalism is an incoherent doctrine. It allows you to prove anything. Thus what it amounts to is a ritual invocation of the Founders, gesturing at this or that piece of text, before delivering whatever conclusion was approved on Fox News the night before.” www.liberalcurrents.com/we-have-no-s...
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We Have No Supreme Court
The philosophical incoherence of originalism prevents the Court from performing its core functions as a supreme court.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This breathtaking NYT story about Trump's Russian entanglements includes three people who've been part of the operation to cultivate Trump since 2015: Bryan Lanza, Sheikh Tahoon, and Kirill Dmitriev. This is literally the culmination of the original plan. 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
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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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 03/10/2026
You'd think that the Democratic party would be making hay over their opposition's biggest donor fighting to let his bot keep making revenge porn.
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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This story is a perfect snapshot of a nation with leaders who channel that money is the only thing that matters, accelerated by social media scrambling brains into no concept of morality or shared decency. It’s all just “influencing” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/w...
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What We Learned About American Teenagers Supplying Guns to Cartels (Gift Article)
Our reporting revealed how Mexican criminal groups are relying on teenagers and young adults in border states like Arizona to help supply their weapons.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Missed this story about Trump's efforts to elect his buddy Bolsonaro Jr in Brazil. The US is also heavily tampering in Bolivia right now. www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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Brazil briefed French, German officials on alleged US, Russian election interference
A French and German delegation travelled this month to Brasilia, where intelligence officials briefed them on alleged ​US and Russian interference before Brazil's election, according to sources and do...
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. 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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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It appears that the National Guard shot and killed an unarmed man (in the back). www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Autopsy shows National Guard fatally shot Memphis man in the back
The report conflicts with the authorities’ initial account, which said Tyrin Johnson had been shot in the chest.
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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings. w/ @regret.bsky.social
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Marco Rubio's former BFF just got 10 years in jail for trying to broke a deal between Trump and the regime in Venezuela. Which is, of course, now the official policy of the United States. www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/d...
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Former Florida congressman David Rivera sentenced to 10 years in Venezuela lobbying case
Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera was convicted on federal charges stemming from a secret lobbying campaign tied to the Venezuelan government.
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 02/10/2026
This corruption must be investigated.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Lawyers are on the front lines of the fight to protect our democracy. Right now, @wetheaction.bsky.social is recruiting lawyers who are willing to volunteer their time to defend voting rights. Join them: wetheaction.us/guide
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Secretary Mullin keeps making promises while his agents keep shooting people.”
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Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Donald Trump has let companies like Nvidia sell our advanced AI chips to China. He's putting the profits of his buddy CEOs ahead of America’s interests.
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Elizabeth Warren Says Trump Approving Nvidia's Chip Deal Will Drive Up Prices Of Smartphones And Laptops: China Wins, Rest Of Us Lose
On Wednesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticized the Donald Trump selling its "advanced" chips to China. Warren Flags Price Risks, AI Competition Concerns Her statement came after Nvidia CEO J...
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 02/10/2026
Republicans have bent the knee to Trump at every turn: they let Trump raise taxes with his tariffs, start a costly war with Iran, and passed the largest health care cuts in history. A Senate Democratic majority wouldn’t roll over for Trump. We’d fight back to make life better and more affordable.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The GOP promised their tax cuts for the rich would lead to growth. But growth slowed down. They said their tariffs would bring back manufacturing. But factory jobs are down under Trump. Republican policies don’t work. Change begins on November 3.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Listening to Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit wave away the sexual assault charges against DeShaun Watson — even saying “winning is the best deodorant” — was pretty jarring, especially this week.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
New: Jasmine Crockett was offering government relations & lobbying services on a campaign-funded website. It was taken down after Zeteo reached out. Experts say they’d never seen something like this before. Rules bar members from lobbying and from using campaign funds for non-campaign purposes.
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Jasmine Crockett Offered Lobbying Services on Her Campaign-Funded Website – While in Office
The offering was removed after Zeteo contacted the Texas Democratic congresswoman’s office.
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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is just so clownish.
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Knicks owner Jim Dolan built himself a private surveillance state. Now he's spending millions to give New York a governor who supports Flock, ICE, and AI data centers. My latest in @wired.com ... www.wired.com/story/madiso...
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Madison Square Garden’s James Dolan Is Spending Big on New York’s Governor Race
James Dolan has put surveillance at the center of his sports and entertainment empire. Now he’s getting involved in GOP politics by backing a candidate who supports Flock, ICE, and AI data centers.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The White House continues to decline to answer these questions about Trump's taxpayer-funded TV commercials
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This keeps happening.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We are paying CNN and MS NOW to run ads for Donald Trump right before the midterms. You and I are paying for them. And CNN and MS NOW are taking the cash while their hosts and guests say the scheme is illegal. That is the current state of corporate media in America.
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Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Korea disputes Trump's claim it agreed to spend $54 billion on Alaska's LNG pipeline; project announcement featured longtime backer Senator Dan Sullivan, who trailed Democrat Mary Peltola in first round of voting. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Korea Disputes Trump’s Claim It Agreed to Invest in Alaska LNG
South Korea has pushed back on the Trump administration’s announcement that the country would invest $54 billion in a liquefied natural gas project in Alaska, saying it had agreed to do so only if the...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 01/10/2026
New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza
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New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza
Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire An update to Google Maps has revealed the extent of devastation during the three-year Gaza war and the severity of the continuing humanitarian crisis faced by the territory’s 2.3 million inhabitants. The images were taken in June this year and show further destruction of homes, businesses, places of worship and infrastructure since a fragile ceasefire came into effect almost 12 months ago. Continue reading...
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
58 deaths. Outrageous. Should never happen in America.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden has accused the DOJ and FBI of illegally withholding a document it should have made public under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, claiming an FBI record of an interview with a banker with ties to Epstein has been covered up. www.thedailybeast.com/senator-corn...
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Senator Corners Trump Goons on Secret Epstein Interview
Ron Wyden has accused the Justice Department and the FBI of a cover-up.
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The Lever @levernews.com · 01/10/2026
SCOOP: The SEC just quietly rewrote its own rules so ONE Trump appointee can make decisions for the entire agency, no public comment required. This is right as the SEC preps rules on crypto and AI mega-IPOs like Anthropic’s. www.levernews.com/sec-quorum-r...
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Trump SEC Quorum Rule Lets One Commissioner Act Alone
A quiet rule change could signal “the end of independent financial regulators” just as the SEC prepares to deregulate crypto, mega-IPOs, and corporate governance.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ron Wyden says the DOJ and FBI withheld a secret interview with a banker tied to Jeffrey Epstein from the files released to the public. And he says there may be more.
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EXCLUSIVE: Senator Accuses DOJ and FBI of Withholding Secret Epstein Banker Interview, Demands Release of All FBI 302s
Senator Ron Wyden is accusing the Justice Department and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding in a letter obtained exclusively
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Trump DOJ keeps violating the law & keeps losing in the courts. So now they’re filing judicial misconduct complaints against judges they don’t like, even Trump appointees. I call out Todd Blanche for his rank hypocrisy as he runs around the country in partisan events. youtu.be/nZ_nR2s-ReU?...
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Trump DOJ DECLARES WAR On Judges After MAJOR COURT LOSSES!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 30/09/2026
This is wrong: Trump and Republicans in Congress gave BILLIONS in tax breaks to Big Tech companies building AI data centers. So YOUR tax dollars are subsidizing their AI data centers — at the same time you pay higher electricity and water bills.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fetterman is garbage. He betrays the people who fought for him when he was at his lowest point - and that fight is the only reason he’s in the senate. Now he’s actively working to raise money for Republican PACs.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 29/09/2026
"The Trump administration is going to bat for the prediction market industry, now tangled in lawsuits in at least 20 states." Don Jr. holds investments in both Kalshi and Polymarket David Moore for @sludge.bsky.social
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Trump's CFTC Is Suing States for Kalshi and Polymarket, Backed by Trump Jr.
The prediction market companies have been loading up on revolving-door lobbyists from both the Democratic and Republican sides, while ramping up their influence spending amid legal battles with state ...
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman is now working with Republican fundraisers.
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Right-Wing Groups Are Making Money Off John Fetterman — The Atlantic
After losing his Democratic fundraisers, the Pennsylvania senator found a new firm with MAGA-world ties.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you didn't already hate Meta, Mark Zuckerburg, and data centers, Meta is using the latter to cheat on their taxes. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It’s faded from the news but Hegseth is still working to strangle teaching and speech at the military academies. wapo.st/4hDFceJ
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Hegseth bars military academies from hiring civilians as tenured professors
The move marks the latest effort by the Trump administration to exert more control over faculty at service academies.
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Senate Democrats @democrats.senate.gov · 30/09/2026
ICYMI: Senate Republicans blocked @hassan.senate.gov's resolution that simply says political television ads should not be paid for by taxpayer dollars
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