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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 01/09/2026

❗️US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov there would be no economic relief until Russia's war against Ukraine ends, Reuters reports. When Siluanov tried to discuss issues of mutual interest, Bessent cut him off: "None of this is possible until the war ends."

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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 01/09/2026

An impact was recorded at Novatek's gas condensate processing and terminal complex in Ust-Luga, Russia. The facility is still burning following the strike. #Russia

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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 23/06/2026

The growing wave of progressive populists understand that raising taxes on billionaires is overwhelmingly popular — 77% of voters support doing so, including 71% of Independents and 65% of Republicans.

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Taxing Billionaires Is the Easiest Way Democrats Could Gain Voter Trust

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis....

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

As gas prices surge and negotiations to end the war collapse, Trump is now claiming "we shouldn't have been in Iran." The main reason we are there is the deadly and reckless decision making of one man: Donald Trump. Reminder that Congress could put an end to this.

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

on this day 105 years ago in 1921 the Tulsa Race Massacre began when white supremacists destroyed Tulsa's Greenwood district. This group of citizens destroyed 35 blocks of "Black Wall Street", killed 300, and left 10,000 Black citizens homeless.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

For the second time we know of, Kash Patel's FBI got a warning about a dangerous Nazi sympathizer (the other is the Evergreen shooter) but did not prevent an attack. This time 3 people were murdered. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/u...

The F.B.I. also was alerted to concerns about one of the teens before the shooting and had an open inquiry within its threat monitoring system, according to internal agency communications seen by The New York Times.

Local law enforcement agencies regularly flag possible domestic terrorist activity to the F.B.I. by submitting reports to the bureau’s Guardian system, where agents assess whether the federal government needs to open its own investigation.

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When the F.B.I. does investigate a report, it has 30 days to determine whether the incident could be considered terrorist activity and then update local law enforcement partners about its decision.

It is not clear what local law enforcement shared with the F.B.I. or whether it prompted the bureau to investigate. The F.B.I. did not respond to a request for comment.

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TofuNYG 🏈🏳️‍🌈🗽🇺🇦 🚫👑🖕🧊 @groguspeak.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Will Ferrell appeared as the ghost of Jeffrey Epstein on SNL. LMFAO 😂 #SNL

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I’m gonna post this video every day so we NEVER FORGET what Donald Trump did to the USA on Jan 6th

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Philo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

It’s okay to take a break from being a leaf on a stream

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

From @dailykos.com : “While Republicans may have a short-term high, their racist gerrymandering appears to be having the unintended and politically damaging consequence of boosting Black voter turnout in the midterms.” www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 16/05/2026

“General Caine, the president has claimed on several occasions over the past couple of months that the war is over ... What were the goals of the U.S. conflict in Iran, and have we achieved them?” Senator Dick Durbin asked. The general couldn’t offer a straight answer. trib.al/WYnpVli

trib.al

Top U.S. Military Officer Shatters Trump’s Biggest Claims on Iran War

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine refused to defend President Trump’s recent statements on the war.

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Kennyman @koolaid80.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Ask the question…why?

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Absolute genius. Fulton County's Robb Pitts just took on a federal subpoena targeting poll workers by using Trump’s own unhinged Truth Social posts as legal evidence against him. Read about this brilliant legal move: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/they-cant-...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I assumed the word "million" was accidentally dropped after the subbed note that he was fined "$200" for this but, no, the fine was two hundred dollars. For late disclosures on tens of millions of dollars. A fine of Two. Hundred. Dollars.

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The Anti-Hero @deafglitterpen.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

While we’re on the subject of artists making protest music, I would like to submit MUNA’s new song Big Stick for consideration. 🙂‍↕️

Screenshot of the Genius app showing the song Big Stick by MUNA. One of the bridges is shown, and it goes, “Bridge]
Make you want to build an army and wage a war
Make you want to show the world what America's for
And how America gives more than America takes
We give weapons to dictators in apartheid states
We give kids in Palestine PTSD
But we'll never fuckin' ever give them something to eat
And if you've got a problem with it, you could end up in jail
Send you to Louisiana, million dollar bail.”

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

We are ostensibly a free country and the degree to which we don’t know what is actually going on in a vast network of “camps” on our own soil in the year 2026 is….. something we are probably never going to come close to actually grappling with as a country

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

when u tax the rich

4 panel comic

Panel 1:
An irate rich husband in a tuxedo is screaming at his rich wife, who is freaking out in a fancy dress.
Rich Husband: Darling, they’re TAXING US
Rich Wife: NO

Panel 2:
Rich Husband (looking disgusted): The bastards are TAXING US
Rich Wife (fists clenched, looking mad): NO

Panel 3:
The rich couple are now hugging and weeping.
Rich Husband: We’ll only have enough money to live in luxury for the rest of our lives
Rich Wife: Oh God

Panel 4:
Close up of Rich Husband, eyes huge, tears streaming. He whispers: Now I know how the slaves felt

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I have been a vocal critic of gerrymandering. But the Supreme Court has unleashed the Republican Party on a gerrymandering spree. Democrats must respond in kind, removing any incentive for Republican states to gerrymander. This isn’t a race to the bottom. It’s a means of avoiding the bottom.

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Kyle Whitmire @warondumb.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Alabama House speaker said he hopes SCOTUS “will overturn Amendment 14,” the one that made Black people citizens and guaranteed equal protection under law. It wasn’t just a slip. Today’s newsletter. 👉 link.al.com/public/45636...

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TexasDesertRain @texasdesertrain.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service Write a letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

actionnetwork.org

Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service

Contact Congress today!

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

“Dan F.'s daughter told him in sporadic messages – when the USS Tripoli reached a pocket of internet service – that members were rationing their food supplies on the ship.”

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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Clarence Thomas ruled in favor of Citizens United. Harlan Crow's political contributions then went up 862%. Then we later find out Thomas let Crow take him on lavish trips, buy his mom's house, and help fund his wife's conservative nonprofit. But go on about how "progressivism" is a problem...

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 16/04/2026

Guess who's winning the war? "The world’s top 100 oil and gas companies banked more than $30m every hour in unearned profit in the first month of the US-Israeli war in Iran..."

theguardian.com

$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds

Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Years and years of "what is a woman" discourse only to settle on a definition that includes 15-year-olds.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

🇺🇸 SOLDIER: “We moved closer to Iran, to a deeply unsafe known target. No good reason articulated.” Q: “Were these deaths preventable?” 🇺🇸 SOLDIER: “Absolutely.” Q: “Hegseth said it was fortified. What fortifications were there?” 🇺🇸 SOLDIER: “I’d put it in the none category.”

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The Onion @theonion.com · 03/04/2026

Iran Imposes New ‘Cash, Grass, Or Ass’ Fee For Strait Of Hormuz

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

That’s the long and short of it. If you support Trump and are still a MAGA at this late stage, go fuck yourself.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy. When the super-rich control our political system, regular people don't have a voice. The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

The Buffalo Medical Examiner rules that the death of a legally blind elderly Burmese refugee dropped off by Border Patrol at a closed shop late at night in winter was a homicide. He died of a burst ulcer caused by severe stress brought on by dehydration and hypothermia.

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

BOOM. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social: “Billions of dollars are being wasted right now to drop bombs in the Middle East” but “This same group of extremists won’t spend a dime to make life more affordable for the American people.” Americans are PISSED. And Republicans are to blame.

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I mean look, at the end of the day Democrats turned a potential whole government shutdown into a DHS shutdown and turned that into an ICE/CBP shutdown (plus or minus the deplorable funding for those from OBBBA). This is genuinely no mean feat!

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

His own staffers hold him in contempt. Pentagon staffers have reportedly given SecDef Pete Hegseth the nickname "Dumb McNamara," comparing him to Robert McNamara, who significantly expanded US involvement in the Vietnam War while regularly proclaiming victory. www.the-independent.com/bulletin/new...

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Pentagon staff mock Hegseth with scathing nickname

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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

AAAAAAAAAAAH

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

The federal government has approved new border wall construction in the Big Bend region of Texas, including stretches that would directly affect Big Bend National Park. Historically, Big Bend has not had a continuous border wall.

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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Wow. This is the most morally corrupt administration in some time. Call out the names of the men and women that have no real reason to be representing the people that sent them to the halls of Congress. Naming names is one way to curb bad behavior.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/02/2026

"The podcasters’ revisionist history of 2024 confirms they're kickboxing above their political weight class. But absolving themselves of responsibility is necessary because it's the only way manosphere listeners who also may be grappling with a case of voter’s remorse can exonerate themselves too."

publicnotice.co

Manosphere podcasters have second thoughts

What have they wrought?

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Kevin Uhrmacher @kevinuhrm.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Last month, @propublica.org released Rx Inspector, a groundbreaking tool that lets you find the factories where your generic drugs were manufactured. Now we're making available the data that powers it. via @bxroberts.org www.propublica.org/article/rx-i...

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ProPublica Publishes Unreleased Data on the Origins of Generic Prescription Drugs

The dataset powers our Rx Inspector tool, which lets you find the factories that made your generic drugs and their FDA inspection track records.

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Larry Tenney @larrytenney.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Michael Fanone's statement on the confrontation that went on in the Jack Smith Hearing Room confrontation yesterday between Fanone and MAGA agitator & far right extremist with a Trump "retribution list" Ivan Raiklin michaelfanone.substack.com/p/statement-...

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Statement on Today's Confrontation with Political Agitator Ivan Raiklin Inside the U.S. Capitol

I will never apologize for defending my family.

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

The most (only?) important thing I've written recently: This is Europe's Project 2025 moment (Based entirely on Marcy's reporting, should go without saying)

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Get more from LOLGOP Studios on Patreon

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

More accurately: I have told the clergy of the episcopal diocese of New Hampshire that we may be entering into that same witness and I've asked them to get their affairs in order, to make sure they have their wills written..."

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 11/01/2026

I know it's hard to shock these days but Elon Musk going full Rhodesia defender and calling for the ethnic cleansing of the US should still shock you. These are neo nazi views that were only previously shared on explicitly neo nazi sites.

A screenshot of a post on X (formerly Twitter) by Elon Musk. Musk replies "Yes" to a post by "The American Tribune." The American Tribune post reads: "Further, what they've managed to accomplish in South Africa is what they want to inflict on all of us. The anarchotyranny, expropriation, and race communism that destroyed Rhodesia and South Afric..." The text cuts off at the "Show more" link.

A screenshot of a post by "The American Tribune" quoting a post by "Humble Flow." The American Tribune text reads: "Further, what they've managed to accomplish in South Africa is what they want to inflict on all of us. The anarchotyranny, expropriation, and race communism that destroyed Rhodesia and South Africa are the same things they are bringing to America and the rest of the Occident to turn us into the Global Favela."
The quoted post by Humble Flow includes a vintage photograph of three white soldiers in short shorts and military fatigues holding rifles in a brush environment (evoking the Rhodesian Bush War). The caption reads: "What they once did to Rhodesia, they now attempt to the whole world. Resist."

A screenshot of a thread on X involving Elon Musk. At the top, a reposted tweet by "Hugh Anthony" reads: "I will never stop. REMIGRATION TILL I DIE!" Below this, Elon Musk replies "Yes" to a post by user "RAMZPAUL." RAMZPAUL’s post quotes the Hugh Anthony tweet and states: "Demographic replacement is genocide."

A screenshot of a post by Elon Musk quoting a post by "Will Tanner." Musk writes: "Unfortunately, this is where America is headed."
Will Tanner's post reads: "High civilization existed for a brief flicker of a moment in Rhodesia, a few decades where the primordial darkness of the Stone Age was vanquished. But then it returned, in the name of equality, and Zimbabwe is once again a ruin..."
Below the text is a six-panel comparison image titled "THEN" and "NOW."
Rhodesia: "Then" shows a clean, orderly city street; "Now" shows people behind a locked gate.
South Africa: "Then" shows a bustling city skyline with traffic; "Now" shows a crowd holding a sign that reads "kill WHITE."
America: "Then" shows a historic city street scene; "Now" shows a white square with the text "COMING SOON."
A watermark at the bottom right reads "NOWHITEGUILT.ORG."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Cartoon by Mike Luckovich

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Never too late

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