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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23h
About 70 percent, including about half of Republicans, said the president’s cost-of-living policies have been “worse than expected.”
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Trump ran on lowering prices. Now most Americans blame him for them.
An October poll also found that most blame Trump's policies for making affordability struggles worse.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW: Cook Political Report shifts forecasts It's still quite striking to see the words: "Kansas" and "Toss-up"
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Utah has already combed its voter rolls for any noncitizens registered to vote and found it to be a non-issue, but that’s not what the Trump administration and congressional Republicans want to hear, the state’s Republican elections chief said. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Utah’s GOP election head purged noncitizens from voter rolls, but the Trump team didn’t want to hear how few she found
Utah has already combed its voter rolls for any noncitizens registered to vote and found it to be a non-issue, but that’s not what the Trump administration and congressional Republicans want to hear, ...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🔥 @katiephang.bsky.social (With Deniro behind her): “I’m suing A.G. Todd Blanche — Trump’s cosplaying personal lawyer — for the unredacted Epstein files… as an independent journo 🗣️ I don’t have a corporate oligarch telling me what to say… Trump has been violating federal law every day.”
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: A Florida lawyer who previously pleaded guilty to illegally accessing election websites monitored the primary election in Maricopa County, Arizona for the Department of Justice (DOJ), according to records viewed by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DOJ lawyer convicted of hacking election sites monitored voting in Maricopa County, Arizona
The involvement of the two lawyers in a state where President Donald Trump challenged the 2020 election results adds to concerns that the administration’s monitoring program for the fall — which it ha...
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
In new court filing, plaintiffs challenging Trump overhaul of Kennedy Center ask court to compel Ken Cen board to produce documents Team Trump is invoking "presidential communications privilege" to mask records "in a case that does not even involve an executive branch entity"
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump's White House ballroom emerges as a "lose-lose" political situation for his fellow Republicans in the homestretch to the election
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW: Several more Jan 6 defendants have filed federal civil lawsuits, seeking taxpayer-funded payouts The latest group includes seditious conspiracy defendants, who allege mistreatment during confinement & "malicious prosecution" There's been a wave of these suits this month
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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 05/10/2026
A desperate and slightly panicked Donald Trump begged voters in Oklahoma to show up and vote in the upcoming midterm election so he could avoid impeachment.
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Trump begs voters in red states to vote in midterms to avoid impeachment
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
My Latest: Earlier this year, The New York Times asked Donald Trump whether he regretted not ordering the National Guard to seize voting machines in swing states after the 2020 election. His answer was chilling: "Well, I should have." newsletters.democracydocket.com/this-time-ta...
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This time, take Trump literally
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Jack Smith’s hearing earned headlines last week But his former deputies were winning big battles in court at the same time My latest ====>
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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🇷🇺An approved Communist Party rally in central Moscow did not go as planned. Protesters chanted “Fair elections,” “We want freedom,” “Freedom for political prisoners” and “Down with the Tsar” — referring to Putin. Police detained around 60 people.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 05/10/2026
Media outlets exposed that the Pentagon was hiding how many Americans have died in Trump’s war with Iran. That very same day, Trump banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. Coincidence? I don't think so.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Early voting is already underway in some states. From now until Nov 3, I urge you all to... 1) Help get out the vote 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism We are the only ones who can end this nightmare.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
Katie Phang on Blanche: What are you trying to hide? Who are you protecting? This is the permissive culture that is created, that is then buttressed by conduct by people like the AG to protect perpetrators, co-conspirators, enablers of crimes. Crimes against children, crimes against women.
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Matthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
ELECTION DAY IN BRAZIL Authorities have grown increasingly concerned that Trump, a Bolsonaro ally, might attempt to intervene in the vote
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Four fears and frustrations that are shaping Brazil’s election. One is Trump.
Officials in Brazil have grown increasingly concerned about the possibility of U.S. interference in the presidential vote on Sunday.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 04/10/2026
With the midterms less than five weeks away, the Trump administration has halted intelligence briefings, trainings and other resources for states, according to state officials. Only in recent days have federal agencies begun offering briefings to states.
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With threats to midterms, states say Trump administration isn’t helping
U.S. spy agencies see Russia and others plotting to sow distrust and misinformation in the upcoming elections.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
🚨 NEWS: A 28-year-old researcher at a Russian anti-plague institute has died following a suspected lab accident in Siberia. Nearly 200 people are reportedly under observation and hospitals have been quarantined amid concerns over possible pneumonic plague.
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Russian Lab Worker Dies After Suspected Plague Accident as Quarantines Expand
A 28-year-old worker at a Russian anti-plague institute has died following a suspected laboratory accident in Siberia, with nearly 200 people under observation and conflicting accounts emerging from R...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/10/2026
NEW: I have obtained descriptions of NINE FBI training videos showing agents were instructed to flag Trump's name in the Epstein files for supervisory review. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
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EXCLUSIVE: MSW Media has Obtained Descriptions of NINE Epstein Files Redaction Training Videos in FOIA Lawsuit
Sources confirm that two videos instructed agents to flag documents including Trump’s name for supervisory review.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
JUST FILED: Growing trouble for Trump and his party in Pennsylvania youtu.be/OKBXyCOu74c?...
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Trump LOSES IT After COLLAPSE in Pennsylvania!
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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How ICE plans to speed deportations by holding children, families beside a Louisiana airport
Government documents, interviews with officials and public testimony shed new light on day-to-day operations within the controversial new facility designed to hold undocumented women, families and una...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 04/10/2026
The Department of Homeland Security signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft at a substantial markup from a company owned by a political contributor of Kristi Noem on her last day as secretary, documents show. trib.al/a3d0s6B
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The DNC sued over last-minute administration changes targeting overseas voters ahead of midterms… Why are Republicans trying to suppress military and expatriate ballots? Why?! 😎✨
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026
🥊 Hassett gets his ass kicked by Tapper 🥊 Hassett's efforts to insist Trump's economy is the greatest ever and POTUS has never failed to deliver on his promises did not go well on CNN, as Tapper brought receipts to back up the feeling the majority of Americans have about how hard it is to get by
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the1978.bsky.social @the1978.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If you are not repulsed by Trump, I am repulsed by you.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In the last hours of Noem’s tenure, her agency delivered a windfall to a political donor by buying five airplanes from his firm at a substantial markup. @haleaziz.bsky.social @fahrenthold.bsky.social @nicknehamas.bsky.social @tylerpager.bsky.social @nirajc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
NEW: Estimate from CBS polling unit (I found this unit to be elite, during my time at CBS)
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 04/10/2026
NEW: President Donald Trump took a break this weekend from his nonstop, baseless accusations about mail voting fraud to remind his own supporters to cast their mail ballots in this year’s midterm elections.
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Trump backtracks and begs Republicans to vote by mail as Democrats’ odds of taking Congress improve
Trump’s latest demand that Republicans vote – even by mail – comes as polls show Democrats’ odds of taking both the House and Senate are improving.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Atlantic spoke with more than 40 sources: Weeks before the midterms, Kash Patel is desperate to help Trump's Justice Department deliver numerous indictments on Trump's 2020 election lies just to please Trump. In meetings, Patel has expressed frustration that there have been no new findings.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don’t remember anyone giving Jerome Powell a check for $100 million. Who gave it to Kevin Warsh, days before he was confirmed and why?
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Media in my Downloads folder :steamhappy: @furry-hater.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Donald J. Trump posts on twitter, saying: "If Republicans win the House of Representatives and the Senate in the 2026 Midterm Elections, I'm going to give all adult citizens in the United States of America, $5,000! Thank you for your attention to this..." there's a proposed community note, stating: "This $5,000 "Trump Dividend" promise was first made in Sept. 2026. Similar prior DOGE and tariff check pledges have not been paid out. It would cost ~$1.2 trillion and require..." 

blephin quote posts to say: "PRESIDENTIAL ALERT: Hello america, im gonna be the money president. Each and every one of you get one billion dollars each. So you can all be rich."
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Judge Kathleen Williams looked at Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against his own IRS and found Trump effectively on both sides of it. She barred everyone involved from calling the deal a "settlement." Then she got to his lawyers. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/great-news...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/10/2026
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: In my lawsuit, the FBI has admitted to having NINE Epstein files redaction training videos. TWO of them instructed agents to flag files with Trump’s name for supervisory review. I will cover at NOON PT here: youtube.com/live/dYiQOhP...
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LIVE: FBI’s Trump-Epstein Training Videos Finally DISCOVERED…
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Guess who I bumped into?" Jack Smith was spotted (with a Springsteen Tee) at the "Power to the People" concert by Joanne Leahy. Who thinks he would be a great AG?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026
HASSETT: If people were unhappy, it'd show up in the data TAPPER: It seems to be showing up in the data, just not the data you're looking at
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Last month, the Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict mail voting by executive order. But it greenlit his administration’s use of a flawed immigration database to help states purge voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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This week at Democracy Docket: Trump’s citizenship lists could be in effect for the midterm
We’re waiting for a federal court to rule on a third prong of Trump’s voter suppression scheme — one you might not have heard much about.
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 04/10/2026
Trump reiterates pledge to send $5,000 checks, and hands out smaller payments, as midterm elections loom
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Trump reiterates pledge to send $5,000 checks, and hands out smaller payments, as midterm elections loom
Trump is promoting two federal payment programs already underway while reiterating a $5,000 dividend promise contingent on Republicans retaining Congress.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 04/10/2026
A treaty from the 1960s declared that nobody can own outer space. Half a century later, billionaires and superpowers see fortunes to be made nonetheless.
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Who Owns the Moon?
A treaty from the 1960s declared that nobody can own outer space. Half a century later, billionaires and superpowers see fortunes to be made nonetheless.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 04/10/2026
In a Sunday afternoon social media blitz, President Donald Trump fired off 23 Truth Social posts in less than an hour, targeting the “grotesque” Kennedy Center and praising Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Trump Launches Bizarre Sunday Posting Spree—From 'Crumbling' Kennedy Center To Greenland Memes
In a Sunday afternoon social media blitz, President Donald Trump fired off 23 Truth Social posts in less than an hour, targeting the “grotesque” Kennedy Center and praising Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Trump promised lower prices on day one. Today is day 623. Check your grocery receipt, then check your voter registration. #BlueWaveIn30Days
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 04/10/2026
“Saturday Night Live” set the cold opening of its second episode of the season at the Republican National Committee’s offices in D.C., with cast members poised to record ads to excite the base ahead of midterm elections that aren’t looking good for the GOP.
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SNL takes aim at Trump’s Republican allies with cold open
Host Dakota Johnson also brought out her “literal therapist,” Taylor Swift.
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CNN @cnn.com · 04/10/2026
As new information emerging this week raises questions over how the Cornell case was handled by the university and law enforcement, national outrage and demands for accountability have also reignited the conversation around sexual assault on college campuses. cnn.it/4rKuyaD
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Trump's lawyers told Judge Stanley Bastian the president's power to fire people has no limits. Bastian quoted the law back to them. Then he listed three things the regime is now barred from doing. Trump has one move left, and he hates it. #BlueWaveIn30Days www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/great-news...
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Great News For Us That’s Absolutely Horrible For Trump
A prosecutor, an Olympian, a $10 billion lawsuit, and your power bill. Four stories, all inside.
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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“Support for us is growing, there’s no question about that!” Robb ultimately succeeded David Duke as leader of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in 1989. Ku Klux Klan leader celebrates 'growing' support ahead of midterms in pro-Trump interview www.rawstory.com/kkk-26779980...
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Ku Klux Klan leader celebrates 'growing' support ahead of midterms in pro-Trump interview
Thomas Robb, a 79-year-old Arkansan and national director of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), celebrated his organization’s “growing” support ahead of the midterms in a new interview published S...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
trump's pentagon: www.wired.com/story/a-pent...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 04/10/2026
NEW: SCOTUS Justice Alito told Fox News that growing court reform talk is really just "a concerted effort to intimidate the court." His comments come amidst eroding public trust in the court and several recent opinions he wrote that decimated voting rights. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Supreme Court expansion is ‘a concerted effort to intimidate the court,' Justice Alito says
Despite Americans' eroding trust in the Supreme Court, Alito says he's not discussed growing calls for expanding the court and setting term limits.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
CNN and CBS News are now under the control of the Ellison family. We need independent, pro-democracy media to grow. If you agree, please subscribe to Democracy Docket now. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Didn't expect to be spending time in October of this election year.... talking to the challengers in South Dakota and Mississippi Yet.. here we are ====>
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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!!
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ossoff: The money that they took from you when they slashed Medicaid and defunded hospitals and nursing homes—They’re taking that money to buy corrupt, taxpayer-funded political ads on national television to try to promote the failed and broken president…
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