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🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice tapped criminal prosecutors and an FBI official to watch voters in Arizona’s primary elections earlier this year in a major break from past norms, according to records reviewed by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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DOJ dispatched criminal prosecutors, FBI agent to monitor Arizona’s primary, documents reveal

The deployments mark a major break from past departmental norms.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 17h

😡😡

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 16h

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16h

interesting that conservatives were militantly “we must reward hustle” when the target was affirmative action at elite universities and now, when faced with the success of south asians and other groups, it is “i think we are too meritocratic”

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h

More than 500 U.S. citizens have been detained by ICE, according to ProPublica. 70% of ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. Trump’s promise to go after the “worst of the worst” was always a lie. It was always a pretext to terrorize Black and brown communities. Remember this.

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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica

The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more th

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

Happening now… MEMPHIS showing up to get a data center moratorium…

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 16h

Something unprecedented happened during my visit to the Gulf. For the first time in 20 years in Congress, I was denied entry to U.S. military facilities and even meetings with military leaders. An order from Hegseth - that applies to both parties - to hide the cost of the war.

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 16h

Louisiana Voters: Jamie Davis isn't a career politician—he’s a farmer, local leader, and fighter for Louisiana families. From lowering healthcare and energy costs to investing in our schools and towns, Jamie will fight for you in D.C. (cont) #ProudBlue #USDemocracy #ResistanceUnited #Voices4Victory

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 15h

Mike Rogers led the charge to flood opioids into our communities. Here's what happened.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15h

Remember: Wealth cannot be separated from power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. Taxing the rich isn't just an economic issue, it's a defense of our democracy.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 15h

Not an accident. Hegseth is a disgrace to every American who sacrificed their lives in the fight against the Nazis and fascism.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 15h

A 2.5-meter-tall statue depicting a naked, gold-covered Donald Trump has been unveiled inside the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The satirical sculpture, titled "Orange Plague" and also called "King of Injustice," shows Trump sitting on the shoulders of another man.

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 15h

Troy Jackson: Eight years ago today, Maine women begged Susan Collins not to confirm Brett Kavanaugh. She did it anyway. He helped overturn Roe v. Wade. And today, she says she has no regrets. Would you trust her to pick the next Supreme Court justice?

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 15h

Thank you for coming forward. We need more voices from inside the uniform standing shoulder-to-shoulder with us to reject this extremism, protect our democratic norms, and demand accountability.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Troy Jackson after Collins takes credit for rural healthcare cuts in big beautiful bill not being as bad as they could've been even though she voted to advance the bill: "Sen. Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Susan Collins repeatedly refuses to answer as to whether she would campaign with Trump in Maine

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Troy Jackson: "As late as 2024, the FBI was circling around Sen. Collins ... then when President Trump came back, his administration dismantled the investigation. Now she votes with Donald Trump 96% of the time. Look, I don't owe Donald Trump nothing."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

"What will it take for you to admit you are ever wrong?" -- Troy Jackson nails Susan Collins on her vote to confirm Kavanaugh, 8 years to the day after Collins cast the vote that doomed Roe v Wade

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 14h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Troy Jackson on the Iran War: "Sen. Collins voted for it 5 times before she started voting against it. By that time, we're already into it and we're in another forever war that you just heard her say, it's not thought out, we don't know what we're doing, but she made sure that it happened."

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 14h

Abolish ICE.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 14h

Remember it was Trump that called for the destruction of 2 American cities.
Not Mamdani. Not El-Sayed.
Not any Muslim.
Trump.
A white, billionaire, rapist, pedophile.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Here's a nearly 10-minute supercut of Troy Jackson taking it to Susan Collins during their debate tonight, including Jackson telling her "you can't eat road salt" and "Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out"

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 13h

Like it or not this what Maine Guys actually sound like. Might sound like shit to you, but this is a Meryl Streep-level performance for guys from Maine with this voice and personality.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 13h

Me and 1,200 of my friends in St. Clair County. This movement will win on November 3rd.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 13h

Venezuela's Cardon Oil refinery, the country's second largest at 310,000 barrels per day, just unexpectedly exploded and caught fire, forcing a full shutdown. The fire started at a gas line connecting the refinery's diesel hydrotreater and halted the whole plant, including the boilers. #ETTD

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 13h

Susan Collins’ accomplishments: ~ Sponsored ad • Paid for by bribes for Susan Collins ~

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 16h

Foreclosures are climbing: the number of homes repossessed surged 42% from a year ago. Lenders repossessed 5,794 properties out of 40,277 foreclosure filings in August. That’s up 22% from July and 42% from August 2025. www.attomdata.com/news/market-...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

Alarming — 🇺🇸 Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social denied access to military facilities in the Middle East: “Unprecedented. Hegseth is trying to cover up the extent of the damage from a war spiraling out of control. This should be unacceptable to everybody, Republican or Democrat.”

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 15h

Jimmy Kimmel nails it. 🔨

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 19h

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Jason Dogwood 💙 🏳️‍🌈 🌱 @jasondogwood.bsky.social · 19h

I thought Sandy Hook would be the line. I thought Jan. 6 would be the line. Now trump encourages Iran to bomb American cities I feel grief for a country that keeps showing us there is apparently no bottom, no line that can’t be crossed & no guarantee that cruelty will ever come with consequences.

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 19h

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kjcon.bsky.social @kjcon.bsky.social · 18h

Ignorance was shown the door!

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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 18h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Trump shouts out Russ Vought and then says, ominously, "we have some big surprises coming up in a few weeks, right Russ? He's gonna be one of the important people in the history of our country."

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 17h

The status quo is not enough.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17h

Wrongly indicted, charges dropped, and now we learn prosecutors allegedly knew the Reflecting Pool renovation was failing and they charged David Hearn anyway. I hope he sues their asses off.

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 17h

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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 16h

Seriously 👇

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 21h

He said it. They cheered. Don’t ever let them rewrite that. #SheShed

Graphic with white text on a dark background reading: “Remember it was Trump that called for the destruction of 2 American cities. Not Mamdani. Not El-Sayed. Not any Muslim. Trump. A white, billionaire, rapist, pedophile.”

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21h

Letitia James AND Sally Yates??? AMAZING.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 20h

I’m loving the “well akshually he didn’t REALLY mean let Iran take out Los Angeles and San Diego” excuses today. Cool. Explain the assholes in the crowd who thought it was fucking hilarious. Deplorables wasn’t strong enough.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20h

Yes, Pete Hegseth is so incompetent that our troops go without necessary medical care, but at least they are called "warriors" now while they go untreated. So it all evens out . . .

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Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed them

Some U.S. soldiers gravely wounded in the deadliest Iran strike on American troops say the military medical system failed them.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20h

Trump stood at a rally and said "Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego." Then politicos rushed to explain what he "really meant." We won't sanewash him. Today's midday updates are up, paywall free:

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Tuesday Updates: Media ‘Sanewashes’ Trump, Plague Claims Another Victim, More Tankers Struck – 10/6/26

Important updates. Paywall free.

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Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 20h

Democratic Underground cartoon

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h

The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

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Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger

The merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition

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