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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 18h
Mike Pompeo has been rewarded with a teaching fellowship at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. The same school that canceled my class on media, race and international affairs. @columbiasipa.bsky.social share.google/KEvTy5yER71U...
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Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to join SIPA faculty
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will join the School of International and Public Affairs as a fellow at SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics in March, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h
Fair Q
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 13h
Mishandling appropriated funds in this manner is a felony.
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 13h
Bill Kristol: "It’s no accident, Umberto Eco further points out, that 'All the Nazi or Fascist schoolbooks made use of an impoverished vocabulary, and an elementary syntax, in order to limit the instruments for complex and critical reasoning.'"
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Not To Alarm You, But Trump’s Brain Is Melted
And Hegseth’s neo-fascism is out in the open.
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Status Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Status Coup’s @jordanchariton.bsky.social Chariton sits down with legal analyst and journalist Katie Phang, who is leading the charge to hold power accountable by suing the Trump administration for failing to release legally required documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files.
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tmel1219.bsky.social @tmel1219.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Well, it’s trump that turned ours into a shithole country. It’s him & his enablers who are really destroying our country. How about reading our constitution.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access.
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This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote
A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We will investigate 👏 every 👏 penny! From the crypto schemes, to insider trading, to back room deals – this is clearly one of most corruption Administrations in American history.
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 29/09/2026
She fought for women to get to vote. Then Texas told her that didn’t include Black women. Christia Adair didn’t walk away. She became a leader in Houston’s NAACP and fought the system that kept Black Texans from the ballot box. She spent decades fighting segregation. #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance
Christia Adair standing in front of a mural in Houston, Texas, in 1983. The graphic reads, “Christia Adair” and “Standing before a mural of the history she helped make.”
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Anne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...
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What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now
As a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 30/09/2026
Guys, it was in the pocket of the shorts I wore yesterday
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
EASILY the most gob smacking thing — and fail — I’ve witnessed in more than two decades of covering Congressional hearings youtu.be/akMKzlfoEac?...
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GOP Hearing with Jack Smith Goes OFF THE RAILS
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Missed this Greg Sargent joint exploring options to shut down or curtail Stephen Miller’s ethnic cleansing office within State, should Democrats retake the House
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I've been counting on the officer corps to refuse orders if they are told to deploy in support of another Trump coup attempt. But is Hegseth purging the military of the officers who would say no? This is a hugely important question. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Hegseth to Announce 20% Cut to Senior Officer Ranks
The defense secretary will announce the move on Wednesday during a speech to a handpicked group of lower-ranked officers and enlisted troops.
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Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 29/09/2026
EVERYTHING IS SO STUPID
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Parkrose Permaculture @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I think one of the most empowering and powerful parts of living thru this period of history is how people are seeing all of the connections that have always existed right under the surface. What has been hidden is being brought into the light. We see how far the web has been woven through society.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What a fucking embarrassment
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Like everything else Trump “fixes,” the reflecting pool (along with the war in Iran, gas prices, beef prices, and mortgage rates) is in exponentially worse shape than when he started.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Fuck that." "I'm Sherrod Brown and I approve of this message."
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Fr Chase 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁 @kalanthropos.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 29/09/2026
I will forever maintain that that left must not let the right claim patriotism as their own and dope things like this are a big part of why
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elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 27/09/2026
It is a tale, told by a fucking idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/09/2026
Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1
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Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees
Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.
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tinyideas @tinyideas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Personally I could use some indefinite suspension of Yrump right now.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“Muscular Christianity” means that when when you’re glazing the serial predator president who deports refugee children, executes fishermen, and builds idols to himself, you TYPE REALLY HARD.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Could we finish bumblefucking our way through the war in Iran before we start one with Cuba? Thanks
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Nina Metz @ninametz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Normally don’t share posts that lack alt txt but the description is right there in the caption! This what fascinates me about about our current fashion moment: This dress is 95 years old, yet it would look perfectly contemporary on someone at an awards show today
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026
NEW: ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series of incorrect and misleading claims.
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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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edolis 🇪🇺🇮🇹 @edolis.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026
I am just in awe of the Chinese interpreter tasked with making sense of his ramblings. Italians are more expressive.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.commondreams.org/news/seattle...
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'Historic': Seattle Passes First City Ban on AI-Enabled Surveillance Pricing | Common Dreams
"​The price you see shouldn’t be different based on who you are. Mayor Wilson and the city council have made Seattle a leader on protecting shoppers from unfair grocery pricing tactics with this bill,...
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Trump didn't break the press. They did that to themselves
CNN, POLITICO and MS NOW are banned from the White House — and it took years of division to get here
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Even her estate planning had a punchline!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026
Trump literally did not get Zelenskyy get a word in during the part of their bilateral meeting that happened in front of the cameras. He talked about himself and made genocidal threats as Zelenskyy sat there stone faced.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 22/09/2026
EU lawmakers are floating product liability rules to help avert an AI disaster, and it would put top US tech firms on the hook for harm caused by their most advanced models. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/eu-l...
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Smart to anger a lot of people right before the midterms
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Cuban delegation walks out on Trump 🇨🇺
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Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
They are paying for insurance and not using it so it's a scam; let's remove them from coverage. How poisoned must your brain be to think that makes sense?
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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I had to google Richard Hanania. Apparently he's an American political scientist, writer and right-wing "online personality". Founder of the think tank Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology. In other words, a fascist prick. Shame on @thehill.com for its climate denialism.
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Climate change is world's most exaggerated problem: Richard Hanania | RISING
OPINION: Richard Hanania joins the show to discuss why he believes technological advances have made climate change an "overrated problem." #RichardHanania #Climatechange #Environment
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Newsmax host Greg Kelly: “These are exciting times. There’s no reason to feel down. We are winning in Iran. Gas prices were higher under George W. Bush 20 freaking years ago! It is amazing what they have pulled off.”
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
* U.S. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TEMPORARILY HALTS FLIGHTS INTO NEWARK AND PHILADELPHIA AIRPORTS DUE TO COMMUNICATIONS ISSUES WITH SOME FREQUENCIES AT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITY -- AGENCY @reuters.com
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 21/09/2026
you think it's a coincidence that the most evil and corrupt people alive want you to believe that trans people are the real problem?
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Get angry & get involved! Only Democrats are pushing back on ICE! There's only one way to stop this. And it's a massive landslide election-enough to impeach/remove this rogue president! That means taking back the Senate as well as the House! Volunteer ffs! Knock doors & do phone/text banks!
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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said. It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 20/09/2026
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Cat Alyst 🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦 (they/them) @catalystmeow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
María Salazar (R) voted “Yea” to ICE funding, back in January. Now that she's running for re-election in her majority-Hispanic district, she's calling out ICE to pretend she cares about her constituents' safety. Her FL-27 opponent is Eliott Rodriguez: eliottrodriguez.com #USDemocracy #MomSky #FL
A screenshot of https://www.congress.gov/member/maria-salazar/S000168 showing the following text: “HOUSE ROLL CALL VOTE
361. House Roll Call Vote 42 (2026-01-22) — 119th Congress, 2nd Session (2026)
Vote Question: On Passage
Description: H.R.7147 - On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 207 (Roll no. 42).
Vote Type: Yea-and-Nay
Member Vote: Yea
Result: Passed - Yea: 220 | Nay: 207 (R 213-1 Pres=0 NV=4, D 7-206 Pres=0 NV=0, I 0-0 Pres=0 NV=0)”; a red arrow points to “Yea”.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
www.commondreams.org/news/abortio...
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Advocates Call BS on Trump EPA Study of Imaginary Water Contamination From Abortion Pills | Common Dreams
President Trump's EPA is using environmental protections to restrict abortion medication and potentially birth control. But experts say the study is baseless and ideologically driven. Is this really a...
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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 19/09/2026
Tonight on Alaska News Nightly: Anchorage students deal with crowded classrooms. Plus, the Alaska Senate president prepares to retire from the Legislature. Listen here: akpub.io/4xCtVRQ
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Alaska News Nightly: Friday, September 18, 2026
Anchorage students deal with crowded classrooms.
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Trump Admin Jailing 'Random Somali Immigrants With No Criminal Record' at Guantánamo | Common Dreams
“Nobody tell us that we’re going to Guantánamo Bay,” said one victim. “Just like kidnapping.”
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