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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
In Trump's second term, Bezos has received... -Huge new tax cuts for himself and Amazon -Millions of dollars in new Blue Origin federal contracts -A slap-on-the wrist FTC settlement for Amazon -A gutted NLRB led by a union-busting lawyer No wonder he's been such a Trump sycophant.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026
NEW: Republicans asked a Georgia court to stop Gwinnett County from allowing voters to hand-deliver mail-in ballots at early voting sites without drop boxes. The request comes a day after a state judge threw out its challenge to the county's expanded mail ballot return policy.
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RNC renews bid to restrict mail ballot returns in major Georgia county
Republicans are pressing ahead with their effort to block the pro-voting policy just five days before early voting begins.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
This afternoon in Marble Hill, a New Yorker was shot by an ICE agent in a residential neighborhood. Early reports indicate agents surrounded him and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple rounds. We believe the child was physically unharmed.

This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation. I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities.

Our thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight. We are praying for his recovery.

Get ICE out of our neighborhoods. Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children.

Abolish ICE.
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Popular Information @popular.info · 08/10/2026
“The race for Nevada's 2nd Congressional District shouldn't be competitive, just based on history and math. But the Republican Party's nominee, David Flippo, is facing an unusually tough race despite having President Trump's endorsement.”
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Carpetbagger allegation, misplaced valor make Nevada's safe red House seat competitive
Northern Nevada has a reliably red congressional seat, represented by a Republican since it was drawn in the early 1980s. A complicated candidate and a potential blue wave this year could change that.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
these people would say it was "unclear" why more people in germany didnt openly identify as jewish in 1942
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Indivisible Colorado @indivisible-co.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
@greatedco.bsky.social Public Education Voter Slate 👉 Schools ✅ YES on Amendment 87 - Income Tax Fairness Act! ✅ YES on Proposition NN - Keep and Spend Money for Education! ✅ YES on Local Mill and Bond Measures! 👉 Kids ❌ NO on Amendments 81, 84, & 85! ❌ NO on Propositions 132, 134, 135, & 136!
YES on Amendment 87 - Income Tax Fairness Act
YES on Proposition NN - Keep and Spend Money for Education
YES on local mill and bond measures
NO on Proposition 134 - Limiting Participation in School Sports
NO on Proposition 136 - Income Tax Rate CapNO on Proposition 135 - Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
NO on Proposition 132 - Increasing Penalties for Fentanyl Crimes
NO on Amendment 81 - Requiring Local Law Enforcement ICE
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NO on Amendment 84 - Requiring More Voter ID for Mail Ballots
NO on Amendment 85 - Limiting Ballot Question Language
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tired musings @tiredmusings.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
New leadership is desperately needed
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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
What is going on with our president? Calling people "THE ENEMY" for exercising their First Amendment rights is deeply disturbing. That's what autocratic leaders do, not American leaders. Doing so for such a trivial, vain matter is just nutty.
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Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
What the hell is the point of that? It’s like an in-person published candidate Q-and-A. How is this not a scam, lol
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 08/10/2026
Was about to say these people have no grasp of history but now thinking they very much do.
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Arfur Towcrate @arfurztowcrate.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
AI = Artificially Inflated
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Courtney Price @courtneycprice.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I emailed the registrar of voters asking why I was moved to inactive. I am attaching the email exchange to this. I feel like we definitely need an explanation from the secretary of state office for what led to this error. What were they doing trying to do to cause this?
Hello, 

My voter registration was listed as active this morning. When I went to show someone how to check just a few minutes ago, it had changed to inactive and claims my address couldn't be verified.  I filled out things on the website that I think should fix it but the portal doesn't update status immediately.  

I wanted to ask why I was listed as inactive.  I have lived at the same address for over ten years and am a consistent voter.  It is very concerning to me that I was switched to inactive and I want to know how this happened.  I have other friends who also are consistent voters with no address change who have also experienced this. I am deeply concerned about the disenfranchisement this error could cause.  

Thank you. 
Courtney Price Ms. Price,

The Secretary of State's office identified a process that unexpectedly made some voters inactive yesterday.  They are correcting this with a process that will run overnight tonight and return the affected voters to active status.  I see that your status has already been returned to "active" because of the transaction you submitted online last night.

I apologize for this issue, and thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Steve Raborn
Registrar of Voters
Is this something they will be making a public statement about? I know several other impacted people and people are deeply concerned about this situation.  



Courtney Price 


I have forwarded your e-mail to the Secretary of State's office as I cannot answer this question on their behalf.  The information provided to us this morning only included content about identifying the issue and that they would make the necessary corrections.

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Truthout @truthout.org · 08/10/2026
Trump announced disaster aid for the state of Wisconsin on Wednesday in a decidedly partisan manner, crediting a Republican candidate in the state’s gubernatorial race rather than Wisconsin’s current Democratic governor, who originally made the request for aid.
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Trump Approves Wisconsin Disaster Aid, Credits GOP Candidate Rather Than Actual Governor
Trump’s announcement ignored the current Wisconsin governor, who had applied for aid back in August.
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#VeryAsian Eric @ektaka.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
What does this have to do with immigration law? #AbolishICE
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 08/10/2026
The Nasdaq Composite slid on Thursday as new details about OpenAI spooked investors, putting the artificial intelligence trade under pressure. cnb.cx/4hE9vmM
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Nasdaq falls 1% as AI trade stumbles following OpenAI revenue setback: Live updates
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were lower on Thursday as investors faced more pressure from rising Treasury yields and elevated oil prices.
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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Well. There are definitely survivors of electrical wire sparked wildfire who would like to have a talk with this person. And the years of post-fire air quality damage.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
they did the thing
an october 11 2025 post from me reading: every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Maybe fascists are responsible for fascism. Can we start there?
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026
Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And Putin is pleased. Probably a coincidence!
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The people who'll laugh or shrug off the 'nuke Los Angeles & San Diego comment' are the same people who wanted Mamdani to not be at the 9/11 commemoration.
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 06/10/2026
Iran has stepped up its attacks on tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, threatening a fragile rebound of crude oil exports from the Persian Gulf. Read more: cnb.cx/4zkUjko
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 06/10/2026
Finland orders halt to work on Google data centers over environmental concerns
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Finland orders halt to work on Google data centers over environmental concerns
Regulators have ordered the company representing the US web giant in Finland to stop building data centers until it can demonstrate compliance with environmental laws. Officials are investigating whether trees and soil were cleared before the company carried out an impact study.
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Watchdog Progressive @watchdogprg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Veteran conservative lawyer quits Trump’s interior department and warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Veteran conservative lawyer quits Trump’s interior department and warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’
John Murdock had been working for the agency for 18 years and his resignation comes during an exodus of longtime federal workers and scientists
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Frank Pasquale @frankpasquale.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
There’s “a default stance of protecting the company and not really thinking about the broader consequences of that.” nymag.com/intelligence...
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What Would You Do If Your Employer Could Destroy the World?
Exit interviews with defectors from OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The NY Fed examines how tariffs affected inflation and finds that, without them, goods prices would have declined as of last February. libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/10/how-...
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Coyote Gulch @coyotegulch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Supreme Court wrestles with who should pay for #ClimateChange: The Supreme Court's decision on a #Colorado lawsuit could shape dozens of efforts to make fossil fuel companies pay for #climate damages -- Austin Corona (Grist.org) coyotegulch.blog/2026/10/06/s...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly TRIPLED since 2020. Meanwhile, Amazon's profits have soared by 550% in the same time frame. Watch this before you shop for Prime Day.
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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I don’t care where you started out on the political spectrum If your kid comes out as trans & you don’t become a rainbow-clad, parade-cheering ally & rock-solid supportive girl/boy/enby dad/mom? You were never a parent at all You were a doll collector furious they didn’t stay in their packaging.
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CausesEffects @causeseffects.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In "normal times" this would be enough to impeach and remove the #POTUS.
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404 Media @404media.co · 06/10/2026
Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Ocasio-Cortez, and Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Ban Flock Act on Friday, which would stop federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers.
404media.co
Lawmakers Introduce Multiple Laws to Curb Flock After 404 Media Coverage
Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Ocasio-Cortez, and Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Ban Flock Act on Friday, which would stop federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers.
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Brian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Not surprising that Tuberville outspent Jones last month. More surprising that Jones pulled in nearly as much as Tuberville did in September. Typically that’s the month GOP candidates load up on cash and crush whatever feeble hopes Alabama Democrats have.
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Rocky Mountain Politics @rockymntnpols.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"In the race for Colorado’s largest congressional district, a Republican’s reelection bid could hinge as much on his ability to tout policy wins as his capacity to distance himself from his own party." #copolitics
summitdaily.com
Jeff Hurd is defending his ‘independent’ record as he runs for reelection to Congress. His Democratic challenger disagrees. | SummitDaily.com
In the race for Colorado’s largest congressional district, a Republican’s reelection bid could hinge as much on his ability to tout policy wins as his capacity to distance himself from his own party.  Colorado’s 3rd...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
3/ 100+ Americans have been held after agents questioned their citizenship. Nearly all of them were people of color. They say they were profiled — detained because of their skin color, accents or jobs. “ICE isn’t looking for criminals. They’re looking for Latinos,” one said.
100+ U.S. citizens held after agents questioned their citizenship
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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Silicon Valley taking over our defense!
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Today would be a particularly great, long overdue day for the Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin - Madison to get up in front of microphones & explain to the public, voters, students, & their families that we are facing an existential crisis because of the GOP’s illegal federal funding cuts.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
As early as next year, Russia could make a new technological leap that would give it an advantage in the war. And China is helping it with this. We see serious signs of cooperation between Chinese companies in the design of Russia’s “Rassvet” network.
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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 02/10/2026
I'm glad to see that crisis lifeline services have resumed for LGBTQIA+ youth after being defunded since early 2025. If you or a loved one need help, call or text 9-8-8 and press 3 for LGBTQ specific resources.
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Phil Nobile Jr. @philnobilejr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The team that brought in SINNERS and WEAPONS. Genius move. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
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Michael De Luca, Pamela Abdy Out at Warner Bros.
The news comes as Paramount Skydance is readying to finalize its deal for the legacy studio.
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Barchart @barchart.com · 02/10/2026
Strategic Petroleum Reserve falls to lowest level since 1982 🚨
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sort of insane fact about how broken US urban planning is—America now spends more building *just the lights for roads and highways* than on all subways & ground mass transit combined Spending on roadway *pavement* is 18x transit spending
a graph of roadway and mass transit lights
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 02/10/2026
A former Miami congressman and longtime friend of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on Venezuela's behalf during the first Trump administration. to.pbs.org/4hpGo6q
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Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying
David Rivera has been jailed since jurors found him guilty in May on all counts, including failing to register as a foreign agent and conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of his work for form...
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NEW: Susan Collins team bragging in its canvassing materials about her having "delivered" the conservative Supreme Court majority that overturned Roe. tinyurl.com/3mxnybe7 #MEpolitics
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tired musings @tiredmusings.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Conservatives love getting hosed
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experimental22.bsky.social @experimental22.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Every person you know who supports Trump openly supports the rape of women & children. You should treat them like a person who supports rape & who are more likely to be rapists themselves.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Resolutely pro rapist.
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tired musings @tiredmusings.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
So no one has to follow the rule of law any longer? Good to know
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Popular Information @popular.info · 29/09/2026
“But it’s clear the White House app covertly collects excessive user data and shares it with third-party trackers while sidestepping federal security rules, according to cybersecurity experts and an independent risk assessment conducted by The Washington Sun.”
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White House Drove Users to Official App Fraught With Trackers
The White House app became the App Store’s most downloaded news app after the president barred three news outlets.
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