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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Very well done, AP. 🏆
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Don't want to speak ill of the dead, so getting this Mitch McConnell take out now. He saw Trump with complete clarity, as a danger to America, but protected him anyway. Perhaps more than anyone, he had the power to end Trumpism, but chose party over country. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/jan-6-and-...
And yet…McConnell refused to vote to convict. Seven of his colleagues did, and with McConnell’s leadership, more would have done so, potentially enough to get to the supermajority needed. With conviction, the Senate could have also taken the vote to block Trump from running again. Doing so would have ended Trump as a political power. McConnell was clearly considering this option. In an oral history interview at the time the House was impeaching Trump, McConnell said

But apparently you can impeach somebody after they leave office, and if that happens, there’s a second vote in the Senate, which only has to pass by a simple majority, that prevents that person from seeking office again. So he could not only be impeached, but also eliminated from the possibility of a comeback for this office. So it is significant.

In the end, McConnell protected Trump from punishment. It was not just the refusal to vote to convict. After a swift House impeachment, he pushed to delay the Senate trial. He opposed the Senate joining in a Congressional investigation of Jan 6. He endorsed Trump in 2024, although this matters little except to further diminish McConnell’s dignity, as it was clear by this point that the Republican Party was Trump’s and McConnell’s time of influence was at an end.
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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I am not being hyperbolic. Our insistence on segregating our histories, in encapsulating the struggle for voting/civil rights as a Black struggle and not an American one, has helped bring us to this moment. We did not have representative democracy until 1965. W/o the VRA, it is unlikely to survive.
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 22/04/2026
The Trump administration's targeting of civil rights groups is a dangerous abuse of power. Law enforcement, including the DOJ, should never be weaponized because the administration disagrees with its advocacy. We stand with SPLC.
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Southern Poverty Law Center charged with defrauding donors with payments to extremist informants
The Southern Poverty Law Center has been indicted on federal fraud charges alleging it improperly raised millions of dollars to secretly pay leaders of the Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups for insid...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/03/2026
Chad Bianco is polling No 2 in the CA governor’s race and loves to talk about “waste, fraud, and abuse.” In 2023 - total compensation as Riverside sheriff was $593,518, a huge leap over his predecessor’s salary and much higher than the current governor’s salary. Does waste include his bloated pay?
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Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Excited to welcome two amazing guests back to the program. Both @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @staceyabrams.com join me on the show today beginning at 4p ET /1p PT. Lots to discuss. See you soon on Substack and later on YouTube.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
NASHVILLE BANNER: “Last spring, ICE and @TNHighwayPatrol targeted Nashville’s Latino population… 600 traffic stops… profiling and often demeaning… a pattern of profiling suspected immigrants…” nashvillebanner.com/2026/02/19/i...
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 24/01/2026
If the sole purpose of ICE were to instigate a civil war, they would behave exactly like this.
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chrisbritt.bsky.social @chrisbritt.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
#maga #MTG #marjorieTaylorGreene #gop #quiter #news
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CNN @cnn.com · 16/11/2025
A New Orleans man who spent three decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated won election to serve as the city’s chief criminal court record keeper, despite the state challenging his past. cnn.it/48iwvTi
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
New York City billboards are displaying the president’s 91 felony charges.
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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Maybe there’s some hope 🥵
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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
This may be worse than anyone expected. Failing badly in every endeavor, department, initiative, geez. And that’s just the shit we know about.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 20/06/2025
NEW: Trump recently pardoned a Virginia sheriff who was convicted of bribery and let donors dodge gun laws and traffic tickets. It's another move by the Trump administration to reward political loyalty at the expense of public trust, @jesspish.bsky.social writes.
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Pardoning Corrupt Sheriff, Trump Undermines Democracy Again
Read more here.
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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 17/06/2025
10 years ago, a horrific act of racism and hatred took the lives of nine innocent worshippers at Mother Emanuel Church in Charleston. We must condemn and stamp out racism & hate in all its forms. May we remember these nine souls and work towards a more peaceful, just world free of bigotry & hate.
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JoGo @mywitsend.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
ABC News should reinstate Terry Moran by lunch with a statement saying they reviewed his post and found no lies. @abcnetwork.bsky.social @terrymoranabc.bsky.social
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 07/06/2025
NEW: Trump’s DOJ is “court-baiting”: forcing the judiciary to make potentially unpopular decisions that are necessary to protect constitutional principles — then attacking them for those decisions. Experts say it’s straight from the authoritarian playbook. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump’s New Plan to Undermine Judges: ‘Court-Baiting’
Read more here.
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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 02/05/2025
Presidents ≠ Kings. That's it.
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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
I don’t believe that SCOTUS has never had to enforce one of its rulings, but today would be a great day to prove it’s capable and willing to do just that. Otherwise what is the point.
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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
F45 and his administration are being empowered by the oligarchs who are benefiting from its policies. Identity them, call them out and hit them where it hurts. Don’t support fascism.
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jerome i guess. @jeromecylin.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
It's happening in the churches.
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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
The abdication of responsibility to their oath among the Republican Congress is deeply unfathomable! WTAF?!
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 10/04/2025
In a real democracy, insider trading is a crime—even for a president. But when power protects the corrupt, it’s not justice—it’s the rule of law in free fall. Europe sees the scam. The world is watching. So tell us—how many Republicans cashed in while the rest of the world played by the rules?
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 18/03/2025
Early voting starts today in Wisconsin! Let's stop Elon Musk from buying another election and ending the liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Help us elect Susan Crawford and secure a major win for workers' rights and reproductive freedom: www.mobilize.us/indi...
Promotional graphic for Susan Crawford's phone banking event with Indivisible, featuring a blue background and a Wisconsin state seal. Text encourages voting early for the Wisconsin Supreme Court election on April 4, 2025, with early voting from March 18-30.
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NPR @npr.org · 18/03/2025
The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities.
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'Segregated facilities' are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts
The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities.
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Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Keep an eye on this tracker of campaign spending. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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Buying Time 2025 - Wisconsin
This page features Wisconsin Supreme Court election spending data and television advertisements from the 2025 election cycle.
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Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Musk's entities have now pushed more than $13 million into the Wisconsin Supreme Court race to buy a seat for Brad Schimel so that, in the words of Musk's flyers, he can "keep President Trump's agenda moving forward." Track spending here: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
America PAC $7,332,790
Building Americas Future $5,819,380
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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Continue your boycotts and resistance. We and our ancestors worked to hard for us to give up. Let THEM go live on Mars.
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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Are we (Dems) watching or not watching tonight’s performance? If it’s ratings that he wants, why would we give him them?
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Barbra Streisand @barbrastreisand.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
It is increasingly clear that Donald Trump views our government and its policies as a means to demand loyalty and make money for himself and his family. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Quelle surprise
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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Cue SCOTUS rant in 3,2,1
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
"If American politics is ever to return to a condition of civic and political health, it will need to embrace an honest account of January 6th. Which is why we need the release of the special counsel’s report." www.thebulwark.com/p/release-ja...
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Release Jack Smith’s Report
The outgoing administration shouldn’t play along with the whitewashing of January 6th.
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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
This didn’t age well 😣
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Merrick Garland must release the Special Counsel Report. It will not undo the grave injustice perpetrated by the Supreme Court and Judge Cannon. It is a historical record of that grave injustice. It must be preserved and protected from Trump's attempts to erase it.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/01/2025
Pure class
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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
#thesixtripleeight!!!! Watch it and laugh, weep, get angry, be inspired. Can’t remember the last movie I was inspired to tout!! Thank you @tylerperryfanpage.bsky.social and your well and brilliant cast and crew for this masterpiece!!
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Listen to William Webster— as the only person to head the FBI and CIA he knows Kash and Tulsi should not get anywhere near the FBI or CIA We will see if the senators have the courage to stop them It only takes a handful to do the right thing www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Former FBI and CIA head prods Senate to reject Patel, Gabbard
William Webster, the only person to lead both the FBI and CIA, wrote that neither nominee meets the demands of top intelligence jobs.
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Julia Gaffield, PhD @juliagaffield.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
The co-winners of the Frederick Douglass Book Prize are Marlene Daut for “Awakening the Ashes” (@uncpress.bsky.social) & Sara Johnson for “Encyclopédie Noire:” (OIEAHC and UNC)!!!!!!!! macmillan.yale.edu/glc/stories/...
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Yale Announces 2024 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Winners
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Breaking news! Just in time for our LIVE stream at 8:30 am eastern. We'll talk about the pardon of Hunter Biden, Pete Hegseth's mom, and the nomination of Kash Patel. Plus crazy town as always! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcJV...
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 18/11/2024
1.2 Millions Americans died because of his negligence, while he was sending our lifesaving supplies to Putin.
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