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Kristine Hoffman

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book nerd, techgeek and recovering attorney. All roads lead to Putin #FBR (@archdog on Twitter, proud resisters united)

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This would sink a presidency in any other era. I would bet most Americans will never hear it even happened.
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Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy
The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration’s actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk.
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Brenny @pissedoffinnh.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Operation “Quiet Piggy” INDEED!
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Perfect 👇
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/10/2026
“We are enforcing the nation’s laws. Why is that controversial?” The Fugitive Slave Act. The Three-Fifths Compromise. The Nuremberg Laws. Dred Scott. The Indian Removal Act. The Law for Protection of German Blood. Anti-miscegenation laws. The Defense of Marriage Act. The Reichstag Fire Decree.
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VoteVets @votevets.org · 09/10/2026
Broadcasting executions for an audience is what terrorists do, not the U.S. military.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A friend just wrote me about what is happening right now with AI decompiling games and applications (e.g., Adobe Photoshop) and it has really shaken me because the implications for the free market are staggering Basically closed source software is over forever and it happened overnight
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Open-Source Guru Raymond: AI Ends Closed-Source Software
Open-source co-founder Eric S. Raymond explains closed-source software is effectively over thanks to AI-powered reverse engineering.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 09/10/2026
It’s not just Donald Trump. It’s the Republican Party. Tired of this shit? Show them this November. youtu.be/iqFjrxJvUEA
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NEW LINCOLN PROJECT AD: They Defended Him
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"There rarely is much of a mystery behind Trump’s authoritarian impulses, and there isn’t here." My latest:
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Trump's Unconstitutional Mile-High Club
Look for the judge to freeze Trump's total ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico; the next battle will be Air Force One.
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🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Senator who was in office when the bank account was invented shares thoughts on digital records.
Social media post:
Chuck Grassley @ChuckGra ... . 21h
Jack Smith should apologize for taking the bank
records of 42 lowans & 4,782 Americans
Just Jack @7Veritas4
This is rich coming from a guy who let Elon Musk
ransack the federal government and steal
sensitive information on millions of Americans.
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AnthropoceneMPG 🌊 @anthropocenempg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Look what the regime did to a geoglyph site 7000 years old in Arizona. www.gadgetreview.com/trumps-borde...
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Trump's Border Wall Construction Destroys 6,500-Year-Old Arizona Geoglyph – Older Than Stonehenge
Arizona's 6,500-year-old Las Playas Intaglio, the oldest dated geoglyph in the Americas, was irreparably damaged by border wall construction in April 2026.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
PM Mark Carney’s response to EM telling our provinces to separate #Canada
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
What convenient timing! You can listen here: youtu.be/BzZfEbA1_Po
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Rolling Stone• @rollingstone.... • 1d
David Byrne turns Elon Musk's own words into a proto-punk song on
"Let Me Sell You a Dream," the Talking Heads singer's contribution to the Alex Gibney-directed 'Musk' documentary, out Friday.
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David Byrne Turns Elon Musk's Own Words Into New Song 'Let Me Sell You a Dream'
David Byrne turns Elon Musk's own words into a protopunk song on "Let...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Banned Books Week is almost over! The Trump administration had at least 596 books removed from schools serving military families. Don’t forget to get out there and read some of the books they tried to keep off the shelves. Happy Banned Books Week!
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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 06/10/2026
We're training 100,000 Americans to defeat Trump's next coup attempt before, during, and after the midterms. Join us:
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Hands Off Our Vote in 2026! · Indivisible
**Hands Off Our Vote** is Indivisible’s national program to ensure all eligible voters get to cast their ballot, every ballot is counted, and the results are honored. **By signing up you’ll become a part of the biggest election protection program in Indivisible’s history. And even if the elections are secure where you live, you can help protect at-risk voters in targeted areas during rapid-response moments and be a trusted messenger against the flood of disinformation.** We know that Trump and his Big Lie cronies are plotting to do everything they can to undermine our elections in 2026. Whether it’s trying to end mail-in voting, targeting registration programs, blocking vote-counting, even trying to ban states from encouraging people to vote – it’s going to be no-holds-barred from them this year as they try desperately to block the free and fair elections. But we’re going to be ready for whatever dirty tricks they try. **And we’re going to do it with community power and preparation, not panic.** You'll get updates on threats to our voting rights and learn how to counter them, and be ready to mobilize in defense of the vote, both in your area and nationally. We have tremendous power to protect our elections in 2026. **Sign up here to get started and join the Hands Off Our Vote movement.** **If you're in Alaska, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, or Texas, sign up [here](https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/916480) as well.**
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 06/10/2026
As Trump speculates about the destruction of US cities, we know the regime will do everything it can over the next 28 days to cling to power. But we’re prepared to win the midterms and protect the results.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 06/10/2026
If you're making an average paycheck in Worcester, what homes can you afford? I checked Zillow. Spoiler alert: not much. And it's not just Worcester, it's true all across America.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026
Hallie Shoffner, the Democratic candidate running against Tom Cotton, on Morning Joe: "I'll tell you -- over the 450 days that I've been on the campaign trail, not once have I been asked about daylight savings time. Arkansas are talking about gas prices and grocery prices and healthcare."
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The Sons of Liberty @sonsofliberty.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Prairie Fire” is about the moment people stop accepting inequality, manufactured scarcity, and exploitation as inevitable.
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SeattleSanta @seattlesanta.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
An election denier on the Fulton Country Elections board (its President) sent a letter to tRump regime ALLOWING the Fed. Govt to take over elections "to ensure security". Other Members of the Elections board (even GOP members) hate him for this betrayal. THIS is why ELECTIONS are important.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A simple, factual, and effective message.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 06/10/2026
EXCLUSIVE: China plans late entry into WHO leadership race, sources say reut.rs/4yJBbfV
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EXCLUSIVE: China plans late entry into WHO leadership race, sources say
China plans to put forward a late candidate to ‌lead the World Health Organization, according to four diplomats and a source familiar with the matter, giving Beijing a chance to expand its influence after the US quit the WHO.
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Paulette Donahue @9kittens.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Use the 25th Amendment Now
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Why is 🇺🇸 media not reporting on this 128 day Albanian protest of Kushner and Ivanka’s insane corruption?
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 05/10/2026
A year ago, my father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. I feel the burden of caregiving every single day.   Recently, I joined 6,000 caregivers and AARP NJ on a town hall about the difficulties of this. We are in this together and I promise to carry your stories with me.
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New Jersey caregivers share long-term care struggles with Sen. Andy Kim • Jersey Vindicator
Nearly 6,000 people joined an AARP -NJ virtual town hall focused on caregiving, Medicare and Social Security on Tuesday.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Pretty much
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/10/2026
The Supreme Court will hear a case on Monday concerning whether state and local governments can try to hold oil companies responsible for climate change and the billions of dollars it costs to confront the disasters it creates. Follow live updates.
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Supreme Court to Hear Major Climate Case Against Oil Companies: Live Updates
The justices will consider whether states and localities can try to hold oil companies responsible for damages from climate change. If Boulder, Colo., wins, the companies could owe enormous sums.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
What will the Court do to us this term? It’s already taken away Roe v. Wade, given Trump a pass from prosecution for January 6, and permitted partisan gerrymanders. How much worse can it get? This term, there are some distinctly unpleasant possibilities. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
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The Week Ahead
October 4, 2026
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The people who can't even keep lettuce and eggs safe are 'actively monitoring' the plague outbreak in Russia.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/10/2026
NEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions? This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one. We founded two. Here’s how.
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How ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours
The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.
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Maria Hill @mariaehill.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"So long as the Roberts court can shrink power when Democrats have it, and expand it when and where Republicans have it, our democracy is on the edge of a cliff or perhaps already looking at the view from halfway down."
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The Zombie Democracy: Trump Doesn’t Have to Cancel Elections for Our Democracy to Be Dead. On Nov. 3, We Find Out if It Already Is.
Democrats can win the House. What's that mean if Trump still decides how our money gets spent and who gets prosecuted?
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Ken Paxton Corruption Hotline is now receiving thousands of voicemails. Listen to what they’re saying: “Ken Paxton is corrupt.” “I’m voting for James Talarico!” Texans are tired of corruption — and ready for something new.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The regime’s utter contempt for voters’ economic woes (Vice President JD Vance lectures them to stop worrying about “little things”) leads Trump and his flunkies to make ever-more cringeworthy comments that, if anything, will only infuriate voters.
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Please, Mr. President, Campaign For My Republican Opponent!
🚨 29 Days to the Midterms 🚨
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WIRED @wired.com · 05/10/2026
ICYMI: As Meta’s new personal assistant Muse takes off among consumers, data from inside the app is providing insight into how it organizes and presents information to users. www.wired.com/story/muse-c...
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Muse Creates Detailed Profiles of All Your Friends and Family
Millions have downloaded Meta’s AI agent Muse. But getting it to do your bidding comes with privacy costs.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Rs could have taken back tariff authority, cut off war funding, reined in ICE to, refused to confirm unfit Cabinet secretaries and a weak Federal Reserve chairman. And, most of all, they could have rejected the Big, Ugly bill. They didnt and now dread Trump coming to their district/state. KARMA
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Please, Mr. President, Campaign For My Republican Opponent!
🚨 29 Days to the Midterms 🚨
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@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social @boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Marc Elias: We all have a role to play, it starts with voting. The more seats Dems win, the larger their margins of victory, and harder for Trump to execute his plans. The weeks before election will be critical, the weeks after even more so. Trump’s told us what he intends to do, take him literally…
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Mentions of “costs” in ISM Services: (via Schwab)
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the_lion_of_anacostia 🦁 @digitalscorpyun.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
On October 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall took the judicial oath in the Supreme Court courtroom in Washington, D.C., becoming the first African American to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. The Supreme Court states that its clerk administered the oath. Marshall was Solicitor General from 1965–1967.
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Solicitor General: Thurgood Marshall
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Clem H. Fandango @sferroni.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Fired up @kimmymoone.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Exactly this!
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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...
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‘Not just an imperial Executive, but an imperial Supreme Court’: Tribe reacts to birthright ruling
Harvard Constitutional Law Professor Laurence Tribe and MSNBC’s Ali Velshi discuss the dangers of the Supreme Court’s latest ruling, limiting the ability of federal judges to block Donald Trump’s exec...
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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
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'Taxation without representation': Prof. Tribe breaks down Trump's loss on tariffs in appeals court
Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe speaks to MSNBC’s Ali Velshi about the next steps after a federal appeals court declared most of the Trump tariffs under IEEPA illegal.
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Laurence Tribe Professor of Constitutional Law
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 02/10/2026
Senate Republicans have voted 14 times to continue Trump's war with Iran. They could lower your prices by ending his war—but they won't.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
22 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million to defeat Prop 40. Their combined wealth in January 2025 was $439 BILLION. By September 2026, it had grown to $722 BILLION. They're accidentally making the case for the billionaire tax better than anyone else could.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 30/09/2026
The Trump admin is trying to seize power over elections that it does not possess. CREW Senior Litigation Counsel John Hill is testifying today before members of the House Administration Committee about the current threat landscape. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=59rk...
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North Carolina Voter Protection Shadow Hearing
Hosted by House Administration Committee Ranking Member Joseph D. Morelle and Congresswoman Deborah Ross in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS SHOULDN’T EVEN BE IN QUESTION AT THIS POINT And we definitely need more reporting on this issue: HEAT Data centers devour electricity and water, dump heat into communities, and Big Tech is building them faster than lawmakers are dealing with the consequences.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 26/09/2026
For months, I’ve been raising the alarm about the loss of staff at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and how it is imperiling their work protecting our wildlife and public lands. In December, 25% of the agency was gone. Now, it’s nearly 40%. But FWS still refuses to address the staffing crisis.
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