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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/u... Press credentials aren't a loyalty reward. This is viewpoint discrimination — and courts have struck it down every time. Today it's CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. Tomorrow it's whoever's next.
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Trump Faced Loss After Loss. He Then Turned to a Familiar Target: The Press. (Gift Article)
The president’s ban of three media outlets from the White House fits a pattern of using the apparatus of government to crack down on his perceived enemies.
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I took my parents to Arlington Cemetery this week and drove through the DC I raised my kids in. Fences everywhere. The Kennedy Center closed and fenced off. I stood in the capital I love and felt like a stranger in it. New piece — a plea, not a eulogy. debbiediazarnold1.substack.com/p/an-open-le...
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An Open Letter to Anyone Who Still Loves This Country
A Long Needed Visit to Our Nation’s Capital
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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Court left the lower-court injunction in place, meaning states can continue using their existing mail-voting systems. That's good news for election administrators and, perhaps most importantly, for voters who shouldn't have to navigate constantly changing rules just to cast a ballot.
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The bigger issue was never simply whether mail voting should have safeguards. It's who has the authority to change election procedures—and whether the federal government can impose major new requirements just weeks before an election.
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's attempt to put new USPS restrictions on mail ballots into effect for the 2026 midterms. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...
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The Supreme Court Rejected Trump’s Mail Voting Plan. Here’s What to Know. (Gift Article)
The court’s decision on Monday was a blow to the Trump administration, which wanted to dramatically change voting by mail ahead of the midterm elections.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The best sermon is the one you live. I preached this morning. But my real sermon happened across Texas this week, as our campaign collected 20,000 pounds of groceries for our neighbors. As scripture says, “faith without works is dead.”
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Yes,RepubliKKKans Are "Sick, Corrupt People".......
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Aida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Ireland 🇮🇪 being more American 🇺🇸 than US! #Pinks #USDemocracy
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A staple for our family to watch since I was a kid...Not watching Weis's 60 Minutes....
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
They were right... Everything #POTUS47akaConvictedFelon touches turns to $h!T. wapo.st/4cLnDHP
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Kennedy Center could close as early as Tuesday, warns of bankruptcy, documents show
Officials said the center is facing “certain fiscal collapse” within weeks, insist that adding President Donald Trump’s name may be the only way to avoid bankruptcy.
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Dear Democrats: Enough. Govern. An open letter. debbiediazarnold1.substack.com/p/dear-democ...
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Dear Democrats: Enough. Govern. An open letter.
An open letter-if you win the midterms...
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/o... Deals always “win.” Wars are always “over.” He’s always adored. You can’t dodge a crisis you refuse to believe is coming.
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Opinion | The President Can’t Handle the Truth (Gift Article)
Trump’s fantasy-reality problem is deepening.
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Let’s talk about Medicare for All. What would it mean for the individual American? ⬇ The day you’re born you get a card that gives you health insurance with no premium, co-pay, or deductible. Doesn’t matter if you get a job, lose a job, turn 26 or 65, get married or divorced — it's there for you.
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God @thegodshow.com · 24/08/2026
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Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"Joe Biden shit my pants"
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
What you can do now..... debbiediazarnold1.substack.com/p/what-you-c...
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Responding to the Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines
Our voice is strong. Use these templates to contact your U.S. Senators, Representative, and Governor regarding the recent executive order on childhood vaccines.
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
And on autism: a new cohort study of 2.5M+ children reaffirms no association. The 1998 origin paper was retracted for misconduct. This isn't an open question being suppressed — it's a closed one being reopened for politics. Full open letter here: debbiediazarnold1.substack.com/p/an-open-le...
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An Open Letter to the President of the United States
On Truth, Evidence, and the Safety of America’s Children
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The order also splits MMR into three shots across three visits. The CDC states there's no published evidence of any benefit to this. It means more needles, longer windows of vulnerability, and lower completion rates. Even single-disease versions of these vaccines aren't manufactured for US use
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The record: two MMR doses are ~97% effective against measles; the IDSA reports no MMR-related deaths in healthy people. Measles was declared eliminated in the US in 2000 on the strength of this vaccine. We are now watching that unwind — kindergarten coverage has slid from 95.2% to 92.5%.
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This week the President stated the combined MMR vaccine "could be quite lethal," then admitted under questioning he had no evidence for it. That sequence matters. A President's words function as instructions, and a retraction rarely travels as far as the original claim.
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Director Anthea Hartig defended the scholarship as "rigorous" and "fact-based" under two congressional hearings. We can hold two truths at once: America did extraordinary things and did profound harm. A government that can only tolerate one of those isn't protecting history. It's rewriting it.
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
— July 4, 2026: White House report claims the museum "cannot be trusted." — July 24, 2026: EO orders warning signs on the sidewalks outside, flagging "inaccurate information."
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
— May 2026: National Portrait Gallery quietly drops references to both Trump impeachments and Jan. 6.
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/o... The Smithsonian fight is being sold as a debate about "bias." It isn't. It's about who gets to decide which facts Americans are allowed to see. — March 2025: EO 14253 ties federal funding to removing "divisive" content.
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Opinion | Trump Is Trying to Force Americans to Unlearn What We Know (Gift Article)
This is how we decide who we are and who we want to be.
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... Fauci diary: 1,000 pages, 100+ pleadings of the Fifth, no smoking gun. "Lied about gain-of-function" case turns on definition,under NIH's actual P3CO standard, it didn't fund GoF in Wuhan. Biden's 2025 pardon already bars any federal charge for his pandemic work.
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Anthony Fauci Is Not the Villain in This Story
The doctor was thrust into his pandemic-leadership role because of Trump’s deadly dereliction of duty.
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Surge in cases-#47akaConvictedFelon 's deregulation of safeguards and DOGE cuts destroy US Citizen's trust in ability to keep us safe-as long as companies are reaping benefits-he does not care. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/w...
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Cyclospora Cases in the U.S. Hit Record High (Gift Article)
Federal health officials have confirmed another 2,500 cases of the parasitic infection.
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
DOE's July 2 proposed rule loosens the standards process just as data-center demand is straining the grid — the worst possible timing. Energy Star alone has avoided ~4 billion tons of GHGs since 1992 and saves the typical household ~$450/yr.
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/c... The physics is simple: efficiency standards let appliances do the same work with less power. Roll them back and demand rises. Since most U.S. electricity is still gas and coal, that extra demand = more emissions.
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The U.S. Is Pulling Back on Energy Efficiency (Gift Article)
The Trump administration is undoing fuel-saving efforts even as war in Iran, data centers and heat waves are pushing up gasoline and electricity costs.
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Consumer Reports is careful: the cuts didn't cause the outbreak. But they plausibly made the response slower and blinder. FDA says it has what it needs. A specialist lab running on 3 people says otherwise. You can't find the source if you fired the finders.
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
~3,000 CDC jobs gone since Jan 2025. ~3,500 FDA cuts proposed, incl. 170+ inspection staff.
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The CDC lab whose job is responding to cyclospora was cut from 11 people to 3 under DOGE. Its former lead told reporters that with that few people, rapid outbreak response is badly diminished. The cut was first reported by Nature.
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/... Thousands sickened. Hundreds hospitalized. 30+ states. For weeks, investigators couldn't say which food caused the 2026 cyclospora outbreak. Not just a lettuce story — it's what happens when you gut the people who trace outbreaks.
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Cyclosporiasis Is Solved! Right?
The federal government announced that iceberg lettuce at Taco Bell was to blame for the outbreak. But it still hasn’t answered some crucial questions.
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Drew Webb 🏳️‍🌈 @archeryfan93.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
RELEASE THE FILES
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L i l y @everlily24.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19/07/2026
What a G damn shit show.
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Love @celiebug.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Yes, just imagine.
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Ashok Dadhwal @ashokdadhwal196.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
No Kings. No Dictators. Only Democracy. #NoKings #Democracy #RuleOfLaw 🇺🇸
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Our News Media needs to get it together….
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Real win: a judge PERMANENTLY blocked Trump's FIRST election order (proof-of-citizenship, ballot deadlines) on constitutional grounds — elections belong to states. SECOND order, the USPS "no list, no ballot" rule, is a separate fight, still alive before November. One down, one to watch.
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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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Wribbit @wribbit.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Remember in November www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8tLxKU6/
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WidowsPique 🇨🇦 @widowspique.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Happy Sunday! I’m hoping Spain 🇪🇸 wins the FIFA World Cup title today. ⚽️
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Terre-Strial @terre-strial.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Such a magnificent and magical world… 🦋✨🫶 www.sunnyskyz.com/blog/4101/Ch...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
El-Sayed: They’ve taken to calling me dangerous. If you’re a worker who wants our economy to work for you, I’m not dangerous. If you’re AIPAC and want to send our money abroad, you damn well better believe I’m dangerous.
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Voter alert: The Postmaster General told the Senate USPS won't mail ballots in states refusing to hand over voter lists — under a PROPOSED rule, not yet in force. A judge already blocked it in 24 states. It's moving before Nov. Request your ballot early. #VotingRights
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Warner on CBS: I was embarrassed that the president went before our country and networks like yours carried this as news as opposed to a rehash of falsehoods. It is incumbent upon you and any responsible journalist to pushback on this.
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Then&Now @then-now.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Sen. Mark Warner called the China claims totally bogus, noting intelligence agencies unanimously agreed China did not attempt to change a single vote in 2020
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