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Once corruption pays better than honesty, the downward slide begins.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 05/10/2026
You can’t make this shit up. Trump spent years telling Republicans that voting by mail was corrupt, rigged, and fraudulent. Now that the bottom has fallen out from Republicans, suddenly he wants them to vote by mail. Reminder: Trump has already been voting by mail.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Republican Congressman Mike Collins signals his intent to end Social Security: "[Old people need to] get off of Social Security [and] get back into the workforce."
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End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For once, Ken Paxton is being honest: if it weren't for our broken campaign finance system, he'd have no shot. #UnrigWashington candidate @jamestalarico.bsky.social is running to reform our system and fight for Texans. Ken Paxton can't say the same. #TXSEN
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Most state attorneys general released Meta from Cambridge Analytica-related claims as part of the child safety settlement. New Mexico wasn't part of that deal, and a jury there just found 26 of 29 past claims about Cambridge Analytica, hate speech and misinformation willfully deceptive.
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Eight Years On, Cambridge Analytica Scandal Catches Up With Meta in Santa Fe
A jury found that Meta—then Facebook—misled the public in statements about Cambridge Analytica and its policies on hate speech, violence and misinformation.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A federal judge just blocked FEMA from withholding anti-terrorism funds from local governments that don't change how they run elections. It's the latest blow to Trump's attempts to rewrite election rules.
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The Kleptocracy @the-kleptocracy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Maria & Carol Los @terpsichorecmlos.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Receipts Live: Riley Gaines’ Medical Bills Reveal a Huge Problem for MAGA
A recording from The Bulwark's live video
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
This is actually hell, right?
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 26/09/2026
huh
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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The Kleptocracy @the-kleptocracy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Take a moment to read and share MASS CHANGES CANNOT BE MADE NOW 90 DAY WINDOW Many Swing states like AZ, MI, NV, WI, PA, CA all have Democrat controlled Secretary of State highly unlikely they'd try to use it It's still a horrible SCOTUS RULING
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The Kleptocracy @the-kleptocracy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Liz Warren tries to close the loopholes that make LBOs so ruinous and so attractive to private equity. www.salon.com/2026/09/25/t...
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The private equity backlash could start at the drive-thru
The places Americans once loved for being cheap are a lesson in what buyouts do
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 24/09/2026
Look sharp, Texas voters. If you’ve registered to vote at any point over the last year, double check your registration ASAP. You have until October 5th to register or to sort out any issues with your registration. www.fox4news.com/news/texas-d...
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Texas DPS voter registration error leaves thousands of applications unprocessed ahead of midterm deadline
A Texas Department of Public Safety error means about 11 months’ worth of voter registration applications were never sent to county election officials, creating a severe backlog less than two weeks be...
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Per Texas media, it’s looking like +100K registrations were affected. Secretary of State is saying that it shouldn’t affect voting.
We reached out to 24 counties today to see the extent of the problem. Here's what we got back:
Collin County - 40,000+
Travis County - 32,000
Brazoria County - 9,000+
Hays County - 8,100
Cameron County - 5,000
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AMHotFlash @amhotflash.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Texas officials just admitted DPS failed to send an unknown number of voter registration applications to county officials. Up to 6 million Texans have used that same DPS portal to register since 2020. If yours got lost, you might not be on the rolls, even though you did everything right…
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Franken-Pattern @franken-pattern.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Error" = election interference
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
After the Corner Bakery meeting, Navatek’s CEO, Martin Kao, sent an initial $150,000 to the Susan Collins super PAC using the shell company. Two months later, he told Navatek executives that Collins committed to getting the company $32 million in naval contracts. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal court REJECTS lawsuit seeking to compel Washington State to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. Another victory for Elias Law Group and its clients. DOJ is 0-25. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/washin...
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🚨 United States of America v. Hobbs
Learn more.
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Margaret G @mls0308.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Here's when early voting begins each state. 👇 *** Be sure and check that you are still registered.*** Find out at Vote.org #VoteBlue #Pinks
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20/09/2026
I think billionaires should pay more. Period. But the question with California’s Prop. 40 is whether a ONE-TIME 5% wealth tax is the right way to do it. “Pay your fair share” shouldn’t mean pay once. 🧵
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 20/09/2026
I totally understand this given recent headlines. But I implore those who wish to vote in-person to do so EARLY if allowed. Unexpected things can happen on Election Day. People get sick. Cars break down. Work emergencies. Unexpected funerals. Bank your ballot ASAP. www.axios.com/2026/09/20/m...
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More Democrats plan to vote in person in midterms
The result marks a significant shift from the 2024 election.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Bloomberg reports that officials directly involved in an internal Pentagon investigation found that Peter Thiel’s Palantir Maven Smart System played a significant role in the February 28 U.S. strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran.
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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 19/09/2026
From false claims that large numbers of non-U.S. citizens are illegally registered to vote to attacks on mail voting, here are five election rumors circulating ahead of the midterms. bit.ly/4yDljei
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Five False Election Rumors to Watch For
Voters should expect recurring false election narratives to resurface in the coming months — and familiarize themselves with the facts.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/09/2026
Former special counsel Robert Mueller was asked if Russia is still interfering in our elections. He responded “They’re doing it as we sit here” during his 2019 congressional testimony.
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Ringo Burns @ringoburns.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Jerrad Christian @jerradchristian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It's not enough to say "I support farmers." We need to put economic power back in the hands of America's farmers, even if that means upsetting the monopolies that have taken over our agriculture.
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
footage is making the rounds on Facebook of a canvasser wearing a Stronger Maine shirt (a super PAC that supports Susan Collins) stealing a package yesterday
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
He’s going to destroy all his assets
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Perfect. @nonewdatacenters.bsky.social (From @hellbenderpress.bsky.social )
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 16/09/2026
The Trump administration is telling California it has to effectively abandon broadband consumer protection (including enforcing its net neutrality law) if it wants the $1.42 billion in infrastructure money congress earmarked for broadband deployment
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California Is Being Asked to Give Up 14 Years of Broadband Protections. It Doesn't Have To.
Accepting $1.42 billion in federal broadband funding would require California to give up enforcing its net neutrality, affordability, and public-safety laws against its biggest providers. The state ca...
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 16/09/2026
BREAKING: Today, I'm introducing a bill to BAN corporate takeovers of your doctor's office. Doctors should be able to care for their patients without greedy private equity investors getting in the way. Let's get this done.
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 15/09/2026
"Victor Marx is navigating campaign finance law with the skill and grace of a headfirst fall down a spiral staircase." Yes, that is really the opening line to this gobsmacking story. Victor Marx - the GOP contender for #COGov - may just be the worst candidate of the cycle.
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falalala50.bsky.social @falalala50.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Dissent seems absolutely crazy. And it’s hard to wrap my head around how “on the merits” applies to whether or not the stay is upheld, not to the underlying USPS directive is upheld, right? But like, this idea that the government can’t be stopped from turbofucking an election 7 weeks away? Ludicrous
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 15/09/2026
Genuinely an insane paragraph from Sam Alito. “Voter fraud is real and scary and we have to stop it, so the fact that implementing Trump’s mail ballot rule will disenfranchise millions is legally irrelevant.” Brain melted. A right-wing podcaster in a robe. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
___, (slip op., at 9) (internal quotation marks omitted).
As for the equities, the Government has a strong interest
in enforcing the rule, and implementing it will also “en-
hance the visibility of Federal Ballot Mail” in order to better
detect election fraud. 91 Fed. Reg. 54972. On the other side
of the balance, the plaintiff States invoke the practical ef-
fects of implementing the rule close to the midterm elec-
tions. I take that problem very seriously, but it is not
enough to convince me to deny the application.
First, as the District Court acknowledged, the States dis-
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15/09/2026
Per Kelsey Reichmann at @courthousenews.bsky.social, Supreme Court DENIES Trump’s emergency request to restrict mail-in ballots for midterm election. Alito and Thomas dissent.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
OMG! Supreme Court rebuffs Trump's attempt to break mail-in voting 7-2 We @democracydefendersfund.org were proud to file a brief in support of this outstanding outcome for LULAC & working with CLC Also a VERY important signal of how Trump's other election sabotage efforts will be treated
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is a big deal and it deserves a lot more attention. A federal whistleblower is sounding the alarm about a nationwide DHS operation called the “Unlawful Voter Initiative.” According to the disclosure, hundreds of employees at U.S. Citizenship and
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The Kleptocracy @the-kleptocracy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Fifth Circuit formally put into effect a ruling allowing Mississippi to count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day. The order follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s June ruling that upheld the state’s grace period for ballots postmarked by Election Day. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Mississippi’s mail ballot receipt deadline affirmed by federal appeals court after pivotal Supreme Court ruling
The ruling is the final word in the GOP's lengthy legal battle to ban mail ballots that arrive after, but postmarked by, Election Day.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Douthat piece where he talks about the importance of AI closes with a sponsorship notice from a healthcare company using AI to deny claims.
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Memento Mori @mementomori4950.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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How A Single Shell Company Drained $1.6 Billion From The Pentagon
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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Anti-Fascism and Far Right @ffrafaction.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Reform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaire Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by Trump www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaire
Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by Trump
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Corruption is driving up costs for Americans—81% say so in a Navigator poll Whitkoff’s reported $200M+ profit raises serious questions about conflicts of interest The American people won't stand for it & a reckoning is coming I explained on @ms.now w/ @nicollewallace.bsky.social👇 -TN
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I’d love to say unbelievable but it’s simply 100% believable. 54 days
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The Kleptocracy @the-kleptocracy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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