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Mike Kasper

@topdog08.bsky.social
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Democrat who supports equal rights and income equality, and opposes Trump. Views expressed here are my own and do not reflect the views of my employer.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
Q: You said Russia and Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire, but both sides said they have not agreed to that TRUMP: Well they agreed, you know why? Because I said 'you agree.' That's why.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 11h
Omg this made my day. Turns out if you don’t demand patients pay their bills and sue them you are yourself subject to criminal prosecution! Lapsed TPM subscribers, sucks to be you! (I don’t make the rules)
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 16h
Economists question if the U.S. can grow sustainably as wealth rises overall but becomes increasingly concentrated among the top 1%.
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A wealth boom and a price shock are colliding ahead of the midterm elections
The richest 1% of Americans grew their wealth to over $60 trillion this year. The bottom 50% hold about $4 trillion, or just 7% of what the richest have.
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MS NOW @ms.now · 16h
For four days, a GOP super PAC ran an attack ad against Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson. The only problem was that the ad did not run in Portland, Maine. It ran in Portland, Oregon. Read more from Adam Hudacek:
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A GOP PAC ran an ad opposing Maine Democrat Troy Jackson — in the wrong Portland
The $25,000 ad, which accused the challenger to Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins of raising taxes, ran in Portland, Oregon.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 16h
President Trump has shaken allies by lifting sanctions on Russian oil, before telling wartime Ukraine to replace the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Politico @politico.com · 16h
‘Furious’ judge halts Trump admin’s tree demolition at DC’s East Potomac golf course politi.co/4rXF12k
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‘Furious’ judge halts Trump admin’s tree demolition at DC’s East Potomac golf course politi.co/4rXF12k
‘Furious’ judge halts Trump admin’s tree demolition at DC’s East Potomac golf course politi.co/4rXF12k
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16h
BREAKING WaPo: A federal judge issued a temporary order Sunday blocking the Trump admin from airing those propaganda ads. But the administration blew past that deadline and ran two of the ads into the early hours of Monday, advertising data shows.
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Trump blew past deadline to halt running taxpayer-funded campaign-style ads
A coalition of nonprofits had sued, calling the ads “propaganda.” The president has said campaign funds would be used to pay for the commercials going forward.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 16h
ha!! www.ms.now/news/a-gop-p...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h
imagine if Joe Biden ...
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 20h
Ken Paxton is selling off Texas — our land, our water, our communities. Data centers bankroll Paxton, they get tax breaks, and you get stuck with the bill. We can’t afford Ken Paxton’s corruption. (This ad was made by humans — not AI.)
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 18h
An unidentified projectile strikes Saudi Arabia’s main international airport, injuring people a day after a deadly missile attack at the same site raised questions about whether the U.S. would join another conflict in the region.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 18h
Why all available indicators make clear that the actions against Ilhan Omar are (1) baseless, (2) politically motivated, and (3) designed to corruptly influence the 2026 midterm elections.
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Federal Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar
The search takes place within the 60-day window of the midterm elections, when the Justice Department has historically avoided such investigative steps related to political candidates.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 18h
"Katie Zacharia has often made public remarks and online posts that could create uncomfortable questions for her when she takes the podium in the White House press briefing room." ICYMI, Brendan Hartnett found some of her deleted tweets for us:
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The Deleted Tweets of the New White House Press Secretary
Katie Zacharia is ready to defend Trump. The Constitution? Less so.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Europe criticizes Trump for easing sanctions on Russian diesel, Trump admin accuses Europe of hypocrisy b/c it still buys Russian oil/gas. Worth noting that the main EU buyers of Russian oil are Hungary/Slovakia. Orbán had blocked EU sanctions until he got an exemption from Trump last Nov.
politico.com
Trump exempts Hungary from Russian oil sanctions for 1 year
The deal was revealed after the U.S. president met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the White House.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12/10/2026
Not to give Trump any ideas, but the only way it could be more plainly corrupt is if the checks were sent after the election to Republican voters only.
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Donald Trump Is Buying Votes at $500 a Pop
He’s calling it an Obamacare “refund,” but it’s nothing of the sort.
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If this is being leaked to Fox News (which had not published a Guilfoyle story for years) then Guilfoyle is gone this week. www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...
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Mike Kasper @topdog08.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
rawstory.com
Sparks fly after Darline Graham's latest debate gaffe: 'So stunningly unqualified'
Sparks flew Sunday after Darline Graham's latest gaffe during the South Carolina Senate debate. Graham faced off against Democratic challenger Annie Andrews, during which she was asked about President...
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 12/10/2026
JUST IN: Federal judge orders Trump administration to pull remaining taxpayer-funded ads and bars any more from being made in the future.
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Federal judge orders pro-Trump TV ads funded by taxpayers off air immediately
In an earlier filing, the administration said it had planned to stop ad purchases Sunday.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Q: President Trump said that you and Ken Paxton should debate... What are your thoughts on that? James Talarico: I agree with President Trump. I think Ken Paxton should debate. I know Ken Paxton has asked for proof of life from me. I'm asking for proof of spine from him.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Turns out the hoax they created and pushed was our fault.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11/10/2026
The Democrats' money situation is starting to look up, at the same time as their midterm prospects are looking better and better. ICYMI Lauren Egan:
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Dems’ One Big Midterm Weakness Isn’t Looking So Bad Anymore
Record hauls are easing the party’s cash crunch, even as fundraisers warn against declaring victory.
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CNN @cnn.com · 11/10/2026
President Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Russian leader Vladimir Putin is facing bipartisan blowback in the US as lawmakers warn that the Trump administration is defying a federal law meant to crackdown on Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. cnn.it/47xKTpX
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Mike Kasper @topdog08.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
wsj.com
Exclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account
Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.
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Mike Kasper @topdog08.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Kimberly Guilfoyle associate says when she asked him for $100K, it was "quid pro quo"
White House officials were told that text messages between Kimberly Guilfoyle and Eric Deters were real, sources told CBS News.
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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Trump officials are taking bribes. Why that's bad news for Joe Biden.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
BRENNAN: Nidal Hasan is in a wheelchair. Doesn't the administration risk livestreaming this and making him a martyr? Couldn't this be a risk to the homeland? MARKWAYNE MULLIN: No one has to watch it B: Well then why are you livestreaming it? MULLIN: The president is restoring American values
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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 11/10/2026
Is there a cleverer way that Ukraine could have hit back at Trump doing a dirty oil deal with Putin to help him with gas prices in the midterms than turning off the army of Russian propagandists posing as heartland Americans with concerns about trans socialists?
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Burnham actually says what everyone knows: Russia was the force behind Brexit. The 2016 Brexit vote was targeted by Russian “state-sponsored interference”, Andy Burnham has said, as he warned voters in France and Germany about Kremlin-backed attempts to influence their countries’ politics. The UK
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Russia ‘interfered’ in 2016 Brexit vote, says Andy Burnham
UK prime minister calls for European voters to be better informed about efforts to disrupt democratic process
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
🧵🧵🧵 I was going to write a simple sentence about the madness of the moment, but I got distracted by the U.S. president’s complaint that he was screwed out of the Nobel Peace Prize after bombing multiple countries, and then he bolstered his case with a plan to execute a guy in a wheelchair and ...
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Mike Kasper @topdog08.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
theguardian.com
Physicians’ group calls for ban on raw milk – as it’s becoming increasingly popular in the US
As raw milk industry experiences record growth, experts say it might contain pathogens that can sicken people
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Has Trump killed the special relationship between the US and UK and replaced it with a special relationship between Trump and Putin? Yes. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘Under tremendous strain’: CIA analyst turned spy novelist on a fraying US-UK alliance
David McCloskey’s new book depicts a calamitous collapse of the ‘special relationship’ – could things get darker still?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
KARL: This idea of livestreaming an execution -- US Catholic Bishops called it 'a barbaric promotion of culture of death.' Are you in favor? EMMER: I'm so happy we have a president who will make a decision in the best interest of the people. He will hold the criminals and terrorists accountable.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
1. Trump’s new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is a prolific user of Truth Social where she regularly promoted Pizzagate and QAnon conspiracies, accusing elites in the Democratic Party and Hollywood of running child sex rings and eating people.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
to me, a layup sensible AI regulation is "do not allow the AI agent to make phone calls for any reason"
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Mike Kasper @topdog08.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Riyadh airport struck again as Houthis say they carried out attack that killed 13 - follow live
At least 13 people were killed and more than 300 injured in an attack on King Khalid International Airport on Saturday.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
As I said to someone else recently, I eagerly look forward to a time when I never need to think about Rahm or Gavin again. (I get that, as governor of California, that’s not an option right now as to Newsom.)
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This appears to be the new national parks/federal lands entry pass.
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Anthony L. Fisher @anthonylfisher.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
ABC News' lawyer told a judge the network is tempering its election coverage because of government threats. The Trump Censorship Industrial Complex is real...and expanding.
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Opinion | The Trump Censorship Industrial Complex is real. This ABC lawyer just admitted it.
Anthony L. Fisher: ABC’s lawyer says the network is tempering its coverage of the government because of the administration’s threats.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/10/2026
Rachel Campos-Duffy claims Ukraine has killed "a million kids on the Russian side"
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11/10/2026
Trump: "My average speech goes for a long time. You know why? Because some of you have been waiting in line for three days…These people have been waiting for three or four days. I don't want to get up and speak for 10 minutes, 15 minutes."
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Politico @politico.com · 11/10/2026
Attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people and wounded over 300 more, Saudi authorities say politi.co/3VYoVcT
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Attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people and wounded over 300 more, Saudi authorities say politi.co/3VYoVcT
Attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people and wounded over 300 more, Saudi authorities say politi.co/3VYoVcT
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Trump’s goons are now going after the media for NOT covering him. 😕🤷🏼 We are so far off the cliff. 🇺🇸 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/b...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10/10/2026
President Trump mused that he could rebrand either the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean, following his efforts to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario. “We call it ‘Trump Ocean’ or, or, ‘Ocean of the Americas,’ something like that,” Trump said.
washingtonpost.com
Trump suggests ‘Ocean of Americas’ as new name for Atlantic or Pacific
The president also floated the idea of naming an ocean after himself.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11/10/2026
Trump: "I'm very popular. I really am…I'm really popular. I mean, CNN just did a poll. I'm at 99%, the highest ever, in the Republican Party. I'm popular. I'm very popular."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/10/2026
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia nods along on Fox & Friends as Rachel Campos-Duffy blasts that "ingrate Zelenskyy who keeps blowing up refineries and making things more complicated for the president ahead of the midterms"
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump is helping Russia who is helping Iran attack and kill Americans. So that means Trump is knowingly taking steps to weaken the US and bolster Russia and its close ally, Iran. Does that make him a traitor? Let's have the debate.... www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
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Iran able to replenish its missiles and drones, getting arms from Russia, officials tell Bloomberg
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Mike Kasper @topdog08.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
bbc.com
Four dead and thousands without power after Hurricane Isaias lashes US
Roofs were ripped off buildings after Isaias barrelled into the US on Friday evening, before it weakened to a post-tropical cyclone.
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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Senator Tammy Duckworth: "Putin told Iran the locations of our warships. Today, Trump rewarded him by lifting sanctions and allowing American dollars to fuel Russia’s war machine. Our troops are in harm’s way, and the President cut a deal with the adversary putting a target on their backs."
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Princeton, McGill and Penn have all denied tenure to women who went on to win a Nobel Prize. It says quite a bit about tenure standards, and the treatment of women in academia. MAGA thinks that DEI gives them an unfair advantage. And that's farcical. www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...
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Researcher Demoted By University Of Pennsylvania Wins Nobel Prize For mRNA Discoveries—And Some Academics Urge Penn To Apologize
Katalin Karikó’s research laid the foundation for both the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Nine people killed in a mass shooting on Friday in Erie, PA. Not enough to make the evening news in most of America.
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9 dead after shooting in northern Pennsylvania
A shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, has left nine people dead along with the suspected shooter, according to local police and the governor.
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