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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 19h
A federal court has ordered the FCC to respond to a request for relief filed by @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social in a three-year battle over the broadcast license of a Fox TV station in Philadelphia.
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Appeals court orders FCC to respond in Fox station license dispute | TheDesk.net
The FCC has 30 days to respond to the MAD Project's request for relief in a matter concerning the broadcast license of a Fox-owned TV station.
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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 16h
Chairman Carr has also corrupted the FCC by subverting procedures: -rendering FCC decisions at Bureau level (lower) instead of the full Commission (how he ok'd 49% Skydance FOREIGN ownership) -refusing to act on our appeal re:Murdoch/Fox "hiding the ball from the courts" thedesk.net/2026/10/appe...?
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Appeals court orders FCC to respond in Fox station license dispute | TheDesk.net
The FCC has 30 days to respond to the MAD Project's request for relief in a matter concerning the broadcast license of a Fox-owned TV station.
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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 4h
Hi @markhamillofficial.bsky.social President Trump is unfit for office, many Americans don’t understand the state of democracy under siege and the stakes of the mid-terms. We advocate that newsrooms be pro-democracy and stop “sanewashing” “both sides” etc Join our Open Letter to newsrooms👇
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h
🔥 @angieforfl.bsky.social : “Let’s talk about the Black Panther Party…”
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Dr. Alexandria Brangwin 🇦🇺 @alexbrangwin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hey we warned you for decades do not use facebook, but you didn't see any harm. Keep physical media, don't use cloud. And so on, maybe realize warnings aren't to be a dick, we're trying to avoid societies like this from forming.
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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trump’s war spiked gas prices. His cuts to health care made premiums soar. His tariffs spiked the cost of groceries, building materials, and more. None of this ever had to happen. Every extra dollar you pay was pain he chose to inflict.
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NPR @npr.org · 07/10/2026
A 7-year-old girl was injured riding her new bike. A stranger came to her rescue and gifted her an origami crane with a hidden message she would only discover years later. n.pr/4ycsKIN
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A childhood bike crash led to a stranger's gift — and a hidden message
A 7-year-old girl was injured riding her new bike. A stranger came to her rescue and gifted her an origami crane with a hidden message she would only discover years later.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/10/2026
In Wisconsin alone, there were 39 private schools where every student used tuition vouchers during the most recent school year. Together, these schools educated 7,923 children and took in roughly $87 million from the voucher program. (Published August)
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At “Quasi-Public” Private Schools, 100% of Students Get Tuition Vouchers. There’s Almost No Accountability.
Private schools — even those that are heavily dependent on taxpayer funding — often operate without the scrutiny public schools are subject to. Following the money at one Milwaukee private school reve...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/10/2026
OB-GYN Mark Mulholland was repeatedly accused of sexual misconduct. But once the state medical board filed charges, it waited six weeks to announce it, allowing the doctor to keep seeing patients. One woman alleges he abused her during that period. (Published June w/ @kuow.org)
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Washington Law Says to Alert the Public When Doctors Are Accused of Misconduct. It Can Take Months.
In the case of Mark Mulholland, who was repeatedly accused of sexual misconduct, the board waited six weeks to announce that it had filed charges. He was allowed to keep seeing patients during that ti...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/10/2026
Thread 👇👇
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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 07/10/2026
Update: 50 people have given @propublica.org their betting history from FanDuel and DraftKings so far! If you know someone who bets on these sites, send them this link! We have a browser extension that will help download their data and upload to us! projects.propublica.org/sports-betti...
A screenshot showing a big green number 50 and a bar partially filled in, showing that the goal is for 250 people to share data.
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Democracy Labs @demlabs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Map: Republican Attack On Disability Benefits & Voting Rights thedemlabs.org/2026/10/04/m... @gailwaldby.bsky.social #disabled
Map: Republican Attack On Disability Benefits & Voting RightsMap: Republican Attack On Disability Benefits & Voting RightsMap: Republican Attack On Disability Benefits & Voting RightsMap: Republican Attack On Disability Benefits & Voting Rights
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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
P.S. — Want to know who paid for the political mailer you just received? Check out Popular Information’s new tool! paidforby.info paidforby.info
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Who paid for this?
Find out who really paid for political mailers and TV ads.
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Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Follow the money yourself: open.substack.com/pub/populari...
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This tool makes everyone a campaign finance expert
Introducing PaidForBy.info, a new app created by Popular Information
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@therealjanej @therealjanej.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Elle @biknmusicmama.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Good. I am just still blind with rage at what happened after the vote Florida. We all should be
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This National Voter Education Week, let’s make these midterms too big to rig together! Text at least three of your friends to make a plan to vote, and make sure you’re registered and ready to vote at nationalvotereducationweek.org
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Hunter Dunn @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Bibi, don’t try to use Scripture as some kind of code unless you want people who’ve read the books to call you out for incitement to commit genocide. (Also, no Islamophobia, antisemitism, or other kind of bigotry will be tolerated in my comments/mentions)
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Charles Booker @booker4ky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ICYMI: From local headlines to national coverage, I spent September sharing my vision for Kentucky. Catch up on the coverage as we head into the final stretch.
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Charles Booker @booker4ky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Tonight was supposed to be the first Senate debate between myself and Andy Barr. We even held it in his Congressional District! He is too afraid to face me, so just like his tenure in Congress, he is a no show. Corrupt Andy Barr won’t show up for Kentucky, but I always will.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The facts are shocking enough, but the bigger reason that the Cornell gang-rape case has broken through is that everyday Americans are sick of the rich and powerful and their sons getting away with it And everyone knows this fish stinks from the head My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/corn...
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For a fed-up America, the elite impunity of the Cornell rape case is the last straw | Will Bunch
A nation’s frustration with rich and powerful men boils over after a stunning rape allegation at an Ivy League college.
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Ron Bishop @rcbsam.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Important and necessary work. If even a few editors listen, we’ll be better off.
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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A 🧵 Announcement: Our 2026 Pro-democracy Election Coverage guidelines. Americans need to understand the stakes of the upcoming elections. Here's how to cover the mid-terms like democracy depends on it. 👉Please read and endorse the guidelines. 1/n www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org/2026-electio...
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Add Your Name: 2026 Election Coverage Guidelines Open Letter
Sign our open letter to American journalists, editors, and media executives. Join us in demanding pro-democracy election coverage of the 2026 midterms!
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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Americans need to understand the stakes of the upcoming elections. Too many news orgs rely on “horse race coverage”, “sanewashing”, “false equivalence”, “euphemism” and other inadequacies. Endorse our pro-democracy election coverage guidelines. www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org/2026-electio...
Ahead of the midterms, journalists must:
• Make threats to democracy clear.
Protect Americans from disinformation.
I Cover elections like they matter more than sports scores.
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Sign our open letter asking for pro-democracy coverage by visiting mediaanddemocracyproject.org
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Jessica J. González @jgo4justice.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@freepress.bsky.social and #BlocktheMerger allies have worked tirelessly to challenge the Ellison family takeover of Warner Bros. This week we lost, and I've been reflecting on the unfair advantage that billionaire oligarchs have in our media and our politics. pressingissues.org/tech-barons-...
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Loss Leaders: Tech Barons Buy Up Media Outlets to Hide Grifts
Billionaires are amassing control of our information environment to manipulate and control politics
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@therealjanej @therealjanej.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Clarence Page: Donald Trump’s 'truth' betrayed by White House chatbot www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/05/c... His lies catching up with him (for now)
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Clarence Page: Donald Trump’s ‘truth’ betrayed by White House chatbot
President Donald Trump is likely not pleased to find out he unleashed a fact-checker against himself.
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@therealjanej @therealjanej.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I'm attending The Media and Democracy Project's event, “Action Power Hour - What activists can do!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mediademocra...
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Action Power Hour - What activists can do! · The Media and Democracy Project
MAD Action Power Hour brings volunteers together to make our voices heard on issues of media and press freedom. We believe a well-informed citizenry is the foundation of a democratic society, and that...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Pay teachers a fair wage. Pay paraprofessionals who help support our kids a fair wage. Make sure our schools are safe, clean, warm, and dry.
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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@therealjanej @therealjanej.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We Need to Kick Prediction Market Betting Out of Journalism While We Still Can theintercept.com/2026/04/28/k... I learned so much from this article. How many more holes can this Administration take us down.
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We Need to Kick Prediction Market Betting Out of Journalism While We Still Can
Treating journalism like a casino will harm reporting — and erode democracy.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 04/10/2026
NO YALE WITHOUT: Diversity Free speech & assembly Shared governance Academic freedom Damn right.
Student protestor seen from behind watching a speaker in front of the Lipstick sculpture at the rally. Back of student's shirt reads:

NO YALE WITHOUT:

Diversity
Free speech & assembly
Shared governance
Academic freedom
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 03/10/2026
You can read more about the Lipstick sculpture in the Democratize Yale zine! Yale's new anti-free-speech rules forbid the construction of anything like it on campus today. Students yesterday built their replica in defiance of those rules. GOOD FOR THEM! bsky.app/profile/greg...
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Another NEW development in my case against AG Todd Blanche: he has now filed a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, trying to get rid of my case at this stage of the lawsuit. Blanche must be a glutton for punishment because he just recycles the same losing arguments. youtu.be/32RC_CPlZhI?...
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WOW!! AG Blanche BEGS Judge To DISMISS My EPSTEIN LAWSUIT!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Franklin County NC Democratic Party @ncfranklindems.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝗿𝗱 6:30 am - 7:30 pm 𝘈𝘯𝘺 𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘵 7:30 𝘱𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦. ❓info at: linktr.ee/fcdp_elections
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
MUSKEGON. SUNDAY. OCTOBER 11.
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Muskegon Town Hall with Abdul | MUSKEGON · Abdul for U.S. Senate
Please join us at our MUSKEGON stop for the Shouldn't Be This Hard TOWN HALL TOUR. RSVP IS REQUIRED FOR ENTRY AND THE EVENT WILL BE FIRST COME FIRST. MUST PRESENT GOVERNMENT ID AND FOLLOW NO BAGS AND...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/10/2026
Of all the politicians Navatek’s CEO courted, Susan Collins was its most important patron. The senator’s office steered federal contracts worth millions toward the company while her campaign was pumping its CEO and his network for donations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyiFFB7Kjg
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We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Against Susan Collins
YouTube video by ProPublica
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Indivisible Tucson Action Alliance @indivisibletucson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Congratulations, Karen Grinfeld, on your excellent Letter to the Editor of the Arizona Daily Star, Oct 3, 2026, on "Fontes deserves our thanks." Indeed he does!!!!
Screenshot of a Letter to the Editor of the Arizona Daily Star, dated October 3, 2026, by Karen D. Grinfeld, titled "Fontes deserves our thanks," about the good work being done by the Arizona Secretary of State, Adrian Fontes.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/10/2026
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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
As you read the news today are journalists, editors and outlets adequately informing America? Here are our latest guidelines for pro-democracy election coverage. Advocate for better news, and also invest your attention and resources in outlets and journalists who are meeting the moment.
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Phil Hands @phil-hands.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I did something a little different this week. Check out my comic column on how to send letters to the editor to the Wisconsin State Journal. madison.com/opinion/cart...
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🔥 "I want to share with you an effort that invites your participation. It’s a way for you to push for better journalism at this critical time," says @sulliview.bsky.social @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social is gathering signatures on a letter to newsrooms! margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/how-you-ca...
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How you can demand better media coverage as the midterms loom
Examples of what is working and what must stop. Plus: some great reporting and two scary developments
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People Power United @peoplepowerunited.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🔎 We Can Ask Hard Questions Without Hate Criticism of Israeli government policy is not the same as antisemitism. Condemning terrorism and protecting Palestinian civilians are not contradictory. Accountability should apply everywhere. newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/p/us-weapons... #HumanRights
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@therealjanej @therealjanej.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “What's the Plan with Leah and Ezra” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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What's the Plan with Leah and Ezra · Indivisible
The chaos out of the White House is meant to overwhelm us. Our antidote is community. Join Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin every Thursday to break down the week’s biggest politic...
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As Bibi Netanyahu took the stage at the UN General Assembly this week, diplomats from 77 delegations staged a mass walkout in protest of Israel's military actions in Gaza and the West Bank. @anntelnaes.bsky.social (archives 7/25/25)
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@anntelnaes.bsky.social (archives 10/1/25)
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“Trump and Xi Jinping visit the National Archives Trump explains to the Chinese president how he's destroying democracy” @anntelnaes.bsky.social On SUBSTACK anntelnaes.substack.com
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“To the victor goes the spoils” Corruption brought down Orban, maybe it will work here? @anntelnaes.bsky.social
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Sharon Carbine @sharoncarbine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My belief: This election isn’t about the economy in 2027. It’s about the economy in 2060. Prosperity comes from institutions like the rule of law, markets, a free press, and capitalism (not crony capitalism) newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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We Spend So Much Time Talking About Gas Prices
But is that what we really want to focus on? Also: Is the U.S. economy really the envy of the world?
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lotta talk right now about the President using public money to push political propaganda. It didn't start with these TV ads. Let me remind you of the political nonsense he forced the Census Bureau to publish: newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/how-to-fak...
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Who Put the Census Bureau in the Propaganda Business?
A once-trusted agency has dressed up partisan election claims as official statistics—and hidden the evidence needed to test them.
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