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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5h
I hope Michiganders elect Abdul El-Sayed to the Senate. He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States. robertreich.substack.com/p/senator-…
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Senator Abdul El-Sayed
He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States
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Just A Grandmom🇺🇸 @grandmompa.bsky.social · 20h
I'm on board with this. Along with very lengthy prison terms for treason.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026
Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.
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ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified
The federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte...
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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Few months ago, UCLA illegally fired me as DEI Director. Why? Bc I spoke truth about this bigoted piece of dog sh*t after he died. Now, my loving 2-dog 2-cat pack and I need your help making ends meet, til my lawyers reach a fair resolution against UCLA: www.gofundme.com/f/waiting-for-justice-auvzc
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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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Love2026 @love2024.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
He could not keep a secret if his life depended on it.🖕
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New whistleblower account: Former employees of the Kennedy Center say that center officials canceled a plan to start overhauling its leaking infrastructure months ago, despite those officials now asserting the leaks posed an urgent safety risk requiring the building to close.
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Kennedy Center Shelved Repairs Now Cited for Closure, Whistle-Blowers Say
In a letter to Congress, former employees say the center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It's already estimated that the richest 1% alone evade $163 billion in taxes every year. But Trump gutted the IRS — including the unit tasked with auditing billionaires. The agency's audit revenue fell 35%. Now, Trump's IRS is not publishing data on unpaid taxes. See the problem?
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Late555 @late555.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Release the Epstein files and stop killing people..." 𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸?
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Tonya @tpittsyork.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Just another way of him stealing taxpayer money for himself. Who re-produced the broadcast? One of his son's company.
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Kevin Hileman @kevinhileman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Our tax dollars are being spent to indulge the fantasies and to soothe the fragile ego of a narcissistic sociopath who is falling deeper and deeper into psychosis.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister: "In 2015, we had a deal, we remained committed to that deal, it was the US that withdrew with zero justification"
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Doctors in Houston Report Complete Disappearance of Aggressive Liver Cancer in a 3-Year-Old Using a Personalized Immunotherapy Made From the Child’s Own Cells No Cancer Detected One Year Later
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
BASMAJIAN: “.. Inflation usually ends a business cycle because it increases wage pressure and rate hikes drive up interest costs. .. Both higher wages and higher interest expense compress profit margins and that leads to layoffs and a pullback in capex.” @epbresearch.bsky.social
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
DOJ Intervenes in EU to Help Elon Musk Defraud Users emptywheel.net/2026/09/27/d...
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DOJ Intervenes in EU to Help Elon Musk Defraud Users - emptywheel
DOJ is now colluding with Elon Musk in fraud, all to export far right extremism into the EU.
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Mr. Spock 🖖 @spockresists.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
His threats are about making money for the wealthy. Every single fucking time. And people still don’t see it. It blows my mind that people look at this man and thinks he’s for the “people.” www.cityam.com/diesel-ban-u...
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Diesel ban: UK to be ‘even more exposed’ if Trump follows through
After Trump announced a ban on exports of diesel, Mauricio Alencar explores how it could impact the UK economy.
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I knew this would last only a couple days. Pathetic.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
Talarico: "I am extending an open hand to all of our neighbors who supported the president in the last election and inviting them to join this movement we are building across the state"
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress. Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare. This should be a national outrage.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Another BIG update in my lawsuit against Todd Blanche: he has now responded to each allegation in the Complaint & it’s obvious I've gotten under his skin! Blanche’s Answer is petty, attacking me for just doing my job. Why this filing moves the case closer to conclusion: youtu.be/dDsuoxktxT4?...
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AG Blanche PANICS In NEW Filing As MY Lawsuit CLOSES IN On EPSTEIN FILES!!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They are playing in our faces
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump is a lame duck president who is getting more desperate and unhinged. He's exhausting, but his buffoonery is creating opportunities for solidarity that we previously didn't know were possible. Join us in our discussion on this week's Coffee Klatch.
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The Red Carpet for Xi (but Not for Thee) | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
Trump is a lame duck president who is getting more desperate and unhinged.He's exhausting, but his buffoonery is creatin
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Please don't overreact to the SCOTUS SAVE database decision today Page 6 of the decision makes clear that we are in the 90 day statutory window when mass changes cannot be made to voter lists! Yeah it's a shit decision for the reasons the 3 dissenters say but we can deal with it. More to come...
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Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms (Gift Article)
Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Another fight over who controls the nation’s purse strings. The White House announced that it plans to cancel $810 million in spending already approved by Congress, using a rarely used maneuver known as a “pocket rescission.”
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The 2026 election does not happen on November 3. It already has begun with early voting and mail in ballots. Please make sure now that the GOP has not purged you from voter rolls. Then make a plan to vote--if possible early! We MUST win this election. There is no Plan B!
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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
There are 6 SCOTUS judges who need to be impeached for giving the Federal Government power over state elections! They need to read the Constitution!
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 26/09/2026
⚡US senators push Trump to rescind Putin's invitation to G20 summit A bipartisan group of U.S. senators are urging President Donald Trump to withdraw an invitation extended to Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the upcoming G20 summit in Miami.
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US senators push Trump to rescind Putin's invitation to G20 summit
The invitation was announced on Sept. 23, when Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Putin had been invited to the summit as part of an effort to give him opportunities to engage with Trump and other wo...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
From 16,000 to 185 to Zero. The Trump admin claimed as many as 16,000 noncitizens had been registered to vote in Nevada. Then DHS came back and said the number was actually 185. This week, Nevada told the admin every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 26/09/2026
That leaves the part only you control. Election Day is November 3. Confirm your registration is current, make a plan to vote, and help a friend do the same. #BlueWaveIn39Days
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Supreme Court Allows Use of Trump Administration’s Expansive Database for Voter Screening (Gift Article)
Critics of a citizenship database built by the Trump administration have raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“.. None of the incidents were breaches, OpenAI said, but were examples of its technology behaving in unexpected and concerning ways.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 26/09/2026
⚠️ Tens of thousands of Texas voters are missing from the voter rolls after the state failed to process their voter registration applications properly. But it doesn’t mean they won’t be able to vote in the midterms: demdock.com/46PkXFM
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 26/09/2026
More than 167,000 pounds of beef, pork and goat meat are being recalled after they were produced without the required federal inspection and labeled with a false inspection sticker, according to the Department of Agriculture. to.pbs.org/4d8kBO9
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More than 167,000 pounds of meat were recalled. What to know about the state of food safety in the U.S.
More than 167,000 pounds of beef, pork and goat meat are being recalled after they were produced without the required federal inspection and labeled with a false inspection sticker, according to the D...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 24/09/2026
The Trump administration is considering dropping weekly respiratory-infection reporting requirements for nursing homes. Because apparently knowing when respiratory infections are spreading is negotiable now. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Trump team is dying to Make America Sick Again
Public health has been bracingly terrible since the start of the second Trump administration. And now it’s getting worse.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BREAKING on MS NOW: MS NOW White House reporter Laura Barrón-López has been denied entry to the White House despite the court order restoring press access.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEW: A federal judge ordered the White House to immediately restore hard passes for POLITICO, CNN and MSNOW, saying President Trump's ban punished "routine" reporting and the WH provided zero evidence for its national security claims. w @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Judge restores White House access for POLITICO, CNN and MS NOW
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the return of press credentials President Donald Trump had revoked.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
He’s totally getting fired
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
1/ In May, I wrote: “The real fraud is the con that this is about fraud at all.” I warned fraud claims could become cover for cutting benefits. Four months later, 760,000 ACA enrollees are being removed in an anti-fraud sweep. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sure does 😕🤷🏼
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
APPALLING!!! We have homeless vets roaming the streets and these fucking racists get priority? WTF?
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Trump administration to welcome up to 17,500 more White South Africans as refugees
The Trump administration is planning to welcome up to 17,500 additional White Afrikaners from South Africa as refugees over the next 12 months, according to a notice sent to Congress.
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“I told him at the time to stop working, because ICE was arresting everyone,” Ibrahim told me. But Mohamed refused. “He believed ICE was looking for criminals.”
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The Trump administration is imprisoning Somali immigrants at Gitmo
“Nobody tell us that we’re going to Guantanamo Bay.”
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
NEW: Lazy postman or election tampering mastermind? DOJ says a Utah mailman — who tossed 300 undelivered primary ballots in the trash — helps justify Trump's crackdown But the man told investigators he was just tossing a pile of ads to ligthen his load. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23/09/2026
JUST IN: In a deeply embarrassing and un-American court filing, the Trump regime is now arguing that CNN, MS NOW, and Politico can be stripped of White House access in the name of “national security.” 1/
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
BREAKING: Missouri redistricting fight hits #SCOTUS for 3rd time. Opponents of plan likely to shift 1 House seat to GOP say appeals court basically defied earlier #SCOTUS ruling. Kavanaugh sets short fuse, orders response by 2PM Wednesday www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Missouri’s House map heads to Supreme Court for third time
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
UPDATE: Judge Sullivan has DENIED Todd Blanche's Motion for Partial Stay (of the foreign-language documents). He has instead entered a temporary stay so Blanche can try, on an expedited basis, to get the appeals court to enter a stay pending appeal. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Order on Motion to Stay – #49 in PHANG v. BLANCHE (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-01417) – CourtListener.com
ORDER denying 46 Motion to Stay. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 9/21/2026. (lcegs1) (Entered: 09/21/2026)
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mjk4mj.bsky.social @mjk4mj.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Becerra wanted a settlement, he is useless too. As is Bonta. Bass wanted a settlement. All or most establishment Democrats need to be voted out in primaries (that includes Gillibrand, Schumer and Jeffries). Larry Ellison is evil. Ramen is better than Bass for Los Angeles.
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