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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Excerpts from Michael Lewis on DOGE (Guardian article). 1. Gavin Kliger, white nationalist, refused to shake hands with the Black IRS staffer who briefed him on privacy issues. Or pay attention. Kliger now has a defense start-up valued at 1.4B thanks to DOGE. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Phyllis, who loved working for Kathleen and saw falling on hand grenades as part of her job, never told her how this one had felt. She knew Gavin had expressed enthusiasm for white nationalists, and he likely knew that she knew. She tried to break the ice by walking in with her hand extended; Gavin stared at it and declined to shake it, though he had shaken the hands of the white men who had offered them. “He was kind of cool towards me,” said Phyllis. Before she could even start the briefing, he said, You know, I’ve heard these rules before at other agencies. Yes, she said, but these rules are different, because no other agency is governed by this privacy law, and this law can get you thrown in jail very quickly. As she walked him through the basics – how you can’t use your personal phone for business, how if you happen to so much as glimpse a form 1040 with someone’s name on it you must avert your eyes – Gavin played on his phone. “He’s multitasking right in front of me, typing and texting,” said Phyllis. “It was, here’s a routine that I must endure.”

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13/10/2026

ah, the return of merit

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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

UNEARTHED: Ken Paxton caught on video partying with fugitives in Dubai. The fugitives were charged with healthcare fraud and helped bankroll Paxton’s campaign.

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Pilot 9 @thepilot9.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Please do. He’s awesome!

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

They’re live-streaming the execution of the person they think they can get away with doing that to first. It’s a test. If they can do that, they’ll expand the margins of permission.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Corporations and billionaires don’t want you to know what political messages they are funding. That’s why they make the info so difficult to find. PaidForBy.info changes the game. It’s 100% free to use. Please check it out and spread the word!

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Pilot 9 @thepilot9.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Trump is sundowning right now.

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Tim Price @timprice.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Oh yeah that’s the good stuff

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Pilot 9 @thepilot9.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’m sure all of the struggling farmers of America and all of the people losing their Healthcare coverage will be so inspired by seeing Trumps monuments on TV.

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“we are witnessing a rare, very possibly once-in-a-lifetime political liar” Credit to Daniel Dale for this deep dive into Trump’s lies, the topics he lies about most; why MAGA loves the lies & the impact of the press failure to consistently fact check Trump. www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...

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I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN Politics

Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🔥 @abdulelsayed.bsky.social : “I’m a capitalist. We don’t live in capitalism. We live in corporate socialism.”

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Pilot 9 @thepilot9.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“Most transparent administration ever” 😀

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026

In response to our reporting, Susan Collins has mustered a defense that is full of incorrect and misleading claims. We’ve reviewed FBI evidence, examined thousands of pages of records and interviewed dozens of people. Here are the receipts.

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ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe

ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

ProPublica: In 2024, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping pay-to-play investigation examining interactions between Sen. Susan Collins and a top donor, records and emails show. After Trump returned to office, the investigation died.

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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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Pilot 9 @thepilot9.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Dude has a head like a funky big toe.

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Sean McKnight @ynot1989.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Something's happening in America's suburbs.

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Hello. They are going to try to fuck with your vote, and we are NOT going to let them. Last week I pinged my friend Dana Chisnell, who knows how elections work, and said "Hey, let’s make it hard for them to fuck with us.” Today, we are very proud to announce the HOW TO VOTE zine. howtovote.tips

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How to Vote / Cómo Votar

A free field guide to what stops people from voting, and what to do about it. English and Spanish, ready to print.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16/09/2026

Cleanup is underway near the Hackensack River in New Jersey where about 5,000 gallons of fuel spilled from a data center, state officials said. The spill renewed fears of the environmental dangers linked to the expanding use of A.I. systems.

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Data Center’s Spill of 5,000 Gallons of Diesel Forces N.J. River Cleanup

The fuel poured from a storage tank at a large data center in Secaucus, N.J., into a tributary of the Hackensack River.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/09/2026

Talarico on Republican name-calling: “These nicknames don’t lower the cost of groceries, gas, healthcare, or childcare. I think Texans are really fed up with this professional wrestling of politics.”

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Pilot 9 @thepilot9.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

“…as a matter of fact, I think most Americans would love to see Ohtani play for the Yankees. Which just happens to be your favorite President(ME!!!)’s most favorite team!!! So we are looking into that as well.”

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Pilot 9 @thepilot9.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Guys, it’s fine. He’s going to give all of us some of our money back to pay the higher prices. IF his party wins in November anyway.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨 While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC.

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Pilot 9 @thepilot9.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It’s like “make a wish” but for older nazi assholes.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/08/2026

Rep. Michael Rulli serves up a word salad when he's asked on Fox Business about reports he engaged in stock trading that violated the law

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Pilot 9 @thepilot9.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Ohhh, I smell a new “night at the museum” franchise!!!

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

In a country so deeply divided, isn't it nice to have something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheFiles-BeginTheTrials ⚖️

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Pilot 9 @thepilot9.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Bwahaha…Government what???

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Socialism? Communism? Wut?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This would not be happening if people remained silent.

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Very good opportunity to link Musk, who people universally LOATHE, to the almost comically corrupt Paxton. Bundle these shitheads together as the enemies of working people and don’t let up.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19/08/2026

Darlene Graham just bumbled through one of the worst responses to a question during a political debate you'll ever see

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Pilot 9 @thepilot9.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

"Well, they also voted for him to not start new wars, end the war in Ukraine, release the epstein files, bring prices down, and create millions of jobs, and he stopped trying to do those things" - What she should've said in response.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I’m on vacation but I gotta say, as much fun as it is to debate woke1 and Hasan Piker, the Trump administration is currently engaged in mass murder on the high seas as surely as any serial killer or lynch mob. And viewed from the distance of vacation, The Discourse doesn’t seem to give a shit.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

we need to hit these people hard. every day. every day the left isn't piling on the right is a missed opportunity. we should be pressing democrats to open up every morning w rhetorical guns blazing or else its a failure. every. day.

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Pilot 9 @thepilot9.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Watch how they won’t raise prices though.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/08/2026

😳 Trump sleeps his way through psychotic vaccine misinformation event 😳 When Trump wasn't blabbering, he was napping on camera, his eyes closed and face drooping. At a couple moments it even looked like he was about to fall out of his chair. Here's a supercut: