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Tough Paloma

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Kristin Wilson @kristin-wilson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
That’s not how the House works. Come January 3 at noon, there is no Speaker. The Clerk of the House is in charge until a Speaker is elected. Mike Johnson will have exactly as much power as I do. None.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 20h
NEW: As Colorado’s Tina Peters reportedly meets with President Trump to discuss an election “plan,” her attorney says the plan involves seizing ballots nationwide and discusses strategy for a potential civil war
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 21h
So after the White House spokespersons tried to justify his inexplicable remarks, saying that he wasn't calling for Iran to nuke Los Angeles and San Diego, Trump *doubles down* Literally daring them to bomb the California cities
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Part (but far from all) of what's horrific here is: a woman weighing the consequences of speaking up about being sexually assaulted, because speaking up imposes burdens and costs (and so does not speaking up).
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Beyond horrific. No words. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 06/10/2026
ICE has detained more than 500 U.S. citizens.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
Troy Jackson after Collins takes credit for rural healthcare cuts in big beautiful bill not being as bad as they could've been even though she voted to advance the bill: "Sen. Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out"
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
We're losing our health care here in Maine so Susan Collins can give billionaires like Elon Musk more tax cuts. I support Medicare for All so people across the state have health care.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Donald, if you're reading this.... Come to Michigan.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Abdul El-Sayed: We need good schools, clean air, clean water, healthcare, childcare. Fox: We pay so much money for these services El-Sayed: The reason we pay so much money is because we're fighting wars we shouldn't be fighting and because we cut taxes for the richest people.
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Jessica Killin @killinforco.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I will always put El Paso County and our country over party, because that’s what the job of a representative is. I’ll stand up to Trump and any party leader to lower costs and deliver real and meaningful results for our community.
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 05/10/2026
this cycle we might get blue iowa better known as bliowa (gov + sen), blalaska (gov + sen), blexas (gov + sen), blohio (gov + sen), and blansas (sen)
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No Hate in WA State @nohateinwastate.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
HUGE thank you to BWELL Seattle, Surge Reproductive Justice, and so many others for taking a stand against hate and volunteering this past weekend! Volunteer with us to help defeat harmful initiatives I-001 and I-638: www.mobilize.us/nohateinwastate #NoHateWAState
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Three of our four investigations ended at the same senator's campaign account. A pardoned fraudster. Epstein's billionaire client. ICE's jailers. Susan Collins took money tied to all three. Maine has 31 days to be concerned. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-sen...
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEW: GOP Gov nominee Victor Marx says he'll respond today to domestic violence allegations - video/audio where he describes slamming his wife into a door and throwing his toddler across a room. Voters/reporters new to Marx may not realize he has a long history of justifying violence.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Susan Collins chairs the committee that writes ICE's budget. ICE's two biggest jailers both send her campaign checks. She's one of nine. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-fill...
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Is an Iowa miracle possible? joycevance.substack.com/p/five-quest...
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Five Questions with Iowa’s Democratic Senate Candidate, Josh Turek
Two recent polls show him in the lead
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DOJ now 0-26 after judge rejects demand for Georgia voter rolls
The judge said the Civil Rights Act does not authorize DOJ's demands for the Peach State’s unredacted voter roll.
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M Carbone @ladolcevitaone.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This Chuck Grassley? The alleged unindicted seditious co-conspirator??? 🤔
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
should be instructive for democrats that Magyar is living up to his promise to prosecute Orban officials for corruption and is continuing to poll extremely highly
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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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Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Fun fact: the U.S. House can sue a sitting president with a simple majority vote. If the Democrats retake the chamber, they should do more than just "investigate" Trump's corruption. They should sue him in federal court for the illegal ballroom, Qatari jet, and more.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You wouldn't know it from reading the headlines, but the president's downward mental health spiral is the biggest story in America right now We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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We need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will Bunch
The media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy.
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AMR - Alexis Mercedes Rinck @alexis4seattle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Take action now against two harmful initiatives that will be on the Washington ballot in November! You can help by sharing this video, donating to No Hate in Washington State, or telling someone the truth about these initiatives. nohateinwastate.org
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
What happens when Susan Collins votes with Trump 96% of the time? Mainers pay for the price for her actions. Watch our new ad 📺
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 25/09/2026
We have found one thing Donald Trump is more popular than: Flock cameras open.substack.com/pub/fiftyplu...
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Americans are skeptical of Flock cameras
Plus, polls about the economy, the United Nations, and how often people lie
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Cath RN, PhD @headdoc35.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The seasonal Russian herpes has surfaced:
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:
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“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banks
Weeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states
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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · 27/09/2026
In interviews with The Denver Post, current and former detainees described frequent fights and feelings of hopelessness. They say they’re often served inedible or rotten food that frequently gives them diarrhea.
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Pepper spray, health crises and rotten food: Inside Colorado’s only immigrant detention center
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 26/09/2026
We are more organized and informed than we’ve ever been before — and that’s why we’re going to win the midterms.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I remain undeterred in my fight for the release of the entirety of the unredacted Epstein Files. We just have to keep pushing and pushing them with everything we’ve got.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
New polling shows Democrats +11 on the generic ballot & Trump’s approval dropping below 30% Beyond our court victories, the prospect of a historic blue wave is the ultimate deterrent against election interference More in my weekly column @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN
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It Was the Best of Fridays, It Was the Worst of Fridays (Well, Kinda)
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
SCOTUS’s decision on the SAVE database was wrong, but unlikely to have significant immediate impact You should still vote w/ confidence! If MAGA officials try to illegally remove voters, we'll see them in court More in my weekly column @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN
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It Was the Best of Fridays, It Was the Worst of Fridays (Well, Kinda)
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
In response to our reporting, Susan Collins has mustered a defense that is full of incorrect and misleading claims. We’ve reviewed FBI evidence, examined thousands of pages of records and interviewed dozens of people. Here are the receipts.
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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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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We should try having some group of people who get to vote on approving agency heads like OMB director.

Sen. Susan Collins

@SenatorCollins
Without warning or consultation, Congress just received an $810 million package of pocket rescissions from the Administration.  This is the most recent attempt by this Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to undermine Congress’s Constitutional power of the purse. 
 
This move shows that OMB intentionally withheld these funds for months to execute this unlawful cancellation of appropriations that were approved on a bipartisan basis and signed into law.  
  
Not only is the delay itself an impoundment that was not reported to Congress, but also it is a usurpation of Congress’s appropriations powers.  OMB is an agency of the executive branch.  It does not get to decide which programs are worth funding.
 
The independent Government Accountability Office has concluded that pocket rescissions are unlawful and not permitted by the Impoundment Control Act. Any effort to rescind appropriated funds without congressional approval is a clear violation of the law.
 
I will work with my colleagues to address these illegal actions.
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The Vote Yes on Amendment 87 Podcast @getmoresmarter.com · 25/09/2026
No matter how big the blue wave is, we have a hard time thinking Todd Achilles can win a Senate seat in Idaho, but this might be the best ad we've ever seen.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 26/09/2026
The Trump admin admitted it made a mistake in illegally deporting this man TWICE, but — like it initially did with Kilmar Abrego Garcia — it's defying a court order & refuses to bring him back. This federal judge is right to hold the admin in contempt. There must be a penalty for flouting the law.
X Post from @kyledcheney: JUST IN: A federal judge (Trump-appointed Stephanie Gallagher) has held the Trump administration in contempt for deporting a man to El Salvador in violation of three court orders. She's ordering the government to return him.
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump just canceled ~$1B in already approved federal funding for various programs. Susan Collins says that “it came with zero warning” and that she’s concerned. Thanks, Susan.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They warned us Mamdani would impose Sharia law. Instead, he unleashed the real threat: line dancing in Bryant Park.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Jon Husted has now voted 14 times to continue the Iran war. That’s 14 votes causing record high gas and grocery prices, and Ohioans are paying the price.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 22/09/2026
Trump’s DOJ suffered its 25th straight district court loss in Washington as it continues a nationwide campaign to force states to hand over sensitive voter data. Now, decisions are imminent in only three of the DOJ's district court voter roll cases: demdock.com/4jctSbG
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 23/09/2026
🎉 WIN: Eligible Delaware voters will be able to use absentee ballots in the midterms after the state Supreme Court upheld a decades-old law. Two state senate candidates challenged that law as unconstitutional — despite one of them co-sponsoring the legislation when it was passed 16 years ago.
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Delaware absentee ballot law greenlit for midterms
Eligible voters who cannot otherwise vote in person — including voters with disability or sickness, religious observance or employment responsibilities — can use the state's permanent absentee ballot ...
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Washington State Democrats @wadems.org · 18/09/2026
Washington voters deserve unbiased, accurate, trustworthy information about our election, not an inaccurate website funded by a political PAC. When it comes to your ballots, go straight to the source; use Washington’s official SOS resources for voter registration and election information.
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WA Secretary of State warns against using voting website funded by Elon Musk PAC
Vote Safe claims to help with voter registration and election reminders, but Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs says there are potential red flags.
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Washington State Democrats @wadems.org · 23/09/2026
Immigrant workers make up more than a quarter of the construction workforce. But because of Trump’s cruel immigration policies, workers are afraid to show up to work and homebuilders are having a hard time finding workers. Let’s be clear: we need our immigrant neighbors.
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Homebuilders say they struggle to find workers amid ICE crackdowns
The labor shortage comes on top of other challenges for the industry.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Vermont's attorney general, a Democrat, has decided to prosecute ICE protesters after the state police asked her. The local prosecutor, the progressive Sarah George, had declined to seek charges (as Bolts reported here: boltsmag.org/with-latest-...). www.sevendaysvt.com/news/crime-n...
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AG's Office Brings Charges Against Williston ICE Facility Protesters | Seven Days
Chittenden County State's Attorney Sarah George had declined to prosecute the protesters.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Troy Jackson responds: “This is corruption of the highest order. Susan Collins delivered millions in taxpayer dollars for a corrupt donor bankrolling her campaign, & then Donald Trump helped her cover it up. No wonder she voted with him 96% of the time & has rubberstamped his agenda to hurt Maine.”
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"The disappeared*" was a term for those the military dictatorship in Argentina imprisoned/tortured/murdered during the dirty war. *"detenidos-desaparecidos" (detained-disappeared)
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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
republicans this is your political advisor speaking i absolutely can confirm you should run on exactly this message
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Jayapal on McConnell: How about we have term limits on members of Congress and upper age limits on members of Congress? Why do we allow people to stay until they literally have to be carried off the floor, until they disappear with paid leave that they won’t grant for anyone else in the country?
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