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TransatlanticGail

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Democrat; Supporter of WeHoldTheseTruths, that is the Constitution and the Rule of Law; support Ukraine; fighting disinformation and lies where possible. Frequent Traveler, not Trans.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Voting rights groups are citing recent ICE activity near voting sites and new evidence of intimidation as they expand a lawsuit seeking to keep armed federal agents away from polling places during the midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE is already showing up near voting sites, bolstering lawsuit against armed agents at polls
Among the newest examples is an ICE detention that took place in the same area California voters had to pass through to reach a ballot drop box.
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The DHS Secretary is riffing on the “great replacement theory” - a white nationalist conspiracy theory that holds the elites (or other conspirators - in this case, “socialists”) are set on changing society through immigration and illegal voting. The GRT is everywhere on the American right now.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 08/10/2026
Trump: *says horrible thing* the media: he didn’t actually mean it Trump: no I definitely one hundred percent meant it
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Before he was appointed, Kash Patel was flagged by FBI counterintelligence agents as being deeply enmeshed in influence operations run by the Russians and Chinese. After he took over, Patel began systematically eliminating all Russian and Chinese counterintelligence capacity. What to make of that?
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As Trump focuses the FBI on immigration, counterintelligence is falling behind
The cuts come as a consequence of President Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel's focus on violent crime and immigration, leaving other priorities understaffed.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Here is what you can do to help me: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026
Trump is actually very transparent about what he wants to do to elections. Yet the legacy media discounts him. “I have to take him seriously because that’s my job,” Marc Elias says. They want you tired and tuned out. We help you stay in the fight. Support us: demdock.com/4yDtK9W
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If leading Democrats were close with Yarvin, then there would be multiple news cycles about how they refuse to denounce him. But Yarvin is only friends with the MAGA Vice President, so crickets…
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 06/10/2026
⚡️ Drones strike merchant vessels in Black Sea off Bulgaria and Ukraine, killing at least one. A Russian drone struck a merchant vessel flying the Marshall Islands flag in the Black Sea. Separately, two merchant ships were hit by drones around 112 kilometers off Bulgaria's coast on Oct. 6.
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Drones strike merchant vessels in Black Sea off Bulgaria and Ukraine, killing at least one
A Russian drone struck a merchant vessel flying the Marshall Islands flag in the Black Sea. Separately, two merchant ships were hit by drones around 112 kilometers (70 miles) off Bulgaria's coast on O...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/10/2026
An American president is encouraging an enemy to destroy American cities. This is treason, though he will claim we are not at war.
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 06/10/2026
If Nidal Hasan is executed by firing squad, as the Pentagon spokesman says Hegseth and Trump have decided, it will be the first death sentence carried out by the U.S. military since 1961, and the first by firing squad since 1945. www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
Screenshot of a tweet from @SeanParnellASW dated 5 Oct 2026, reading as follows:

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recommended — and President Donald J. Trump has approved — death by U.S. Army firing squad for convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan, the jihadist who opened fire on unarmed American soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009. He killed 13 people and wounded 32 others while shouting “Allahu Akbar” during the attack. 

The Secretary of the Army will set the time and place of the execution. Judgement day for Hasan has finally come.
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nancabell.bsky.social @nancabell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 05/10/2026
⚡️Kharkiv targeted in deadly Banderol strike as Russia kills 5, injures 61 across Ukraine over past day. Overnight, Russia launched 205 attack drones of various types, including 49 jet-powered drones, Ukraine's Air Force said.
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Kharkiv targeted in deadly Banderol strike as Russia kills 5, injures 61 across Ukraine over past day
Overnight, Russia launched 205 attack drones of various types, including 49 jet-powered drones, Ukraine's Air Force said.
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nancabell.bsky.social @nancabell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I think not 😡😡😡😡
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nancabell.bsky.social @nancabell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Texas…. Please😩
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hours before Kristi Noem left her job as DHS secretary, her agency bought five planes from a donor at a huge markup. They were supposed to fly deportees but have sat idle. Another symbol of waste and fraud under Trump. Gift link. 👇 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 (Gift Article)
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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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Disability advocates warn these changes could push more people into institutions by making the support they need at home harder to get. This affects children, adults, and elderly parents. Nobody should have to give up their freedom to get the care they need.
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How Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rights
After issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A judge stripped community-integration protections from a federal disability rights regulation at the Trump administration’s request. Disabled Americans fought for decades for the right to live in their own homes and communities.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Post-human necropolitics by the numbers www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
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In MAGA-land people are dying faster than they are being born
Our analysis suggests Trump country is only growing because of migration
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Anne-Marie W. Clark 👩‍👧‍👦🐶⚖️😷🌎🚢📚🌦️⚜️ @amwclark.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Empire of Grift” by @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu
Slowly, the Brazilians were learning the same lesson as other American allies around the world: The United States of America is no longer the entity they knew. And American power is no longer deployed solely by trained diplomats and reliable officials, working through state channels. Informal envoys, private companies, online grifters, and hardened ideologues both inside and outside the government matter more. Unlike their predecessors, these people do not talk about spreading democracy, and don’t want to build long-term relationships. They don’t care about America’s reputation. They are deploying the tools of American diplomacy and government for their own purposes, to promote their own business interests or their own ideological goals, because, suddenly, they can.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
Trump keeps saying that a 1929-style Great Depression is likely during the second half of his term. Quite the midterm message.
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nancabell.bsky.social @nancabell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Hundreds of protestors are in the streets of downtown Minneapolis to stand up for the Minnesota 15, demanding justice for all victims of ICE terror.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If your vote didn’t matter they wouldn’t be trying so hard to stop you (H/T Gen Z for @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social ) www.instagram.com/reel/DeC2_Zb...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Nothing to see here, just a national *news* station airing a segment where they do open anti-Muslim racism and laugh about beating the shit out of a Democratic senate candidate
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 04/10/2026
⚡️ German Chancellor Merz arrives in Kyiv, pledges further support for Ukraine. Merz was accompanied by Economy Minister Katherina Reiche and 10 executives from Germany's defense and energy sectors.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 04/10/2026
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Oct. 4, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 04/10/2026
The attack marked the fourth consecutive day that Russian forces targeted bridges across the Dnipro River in the capital. The full extent of the damage caused was not immediately clear.
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Russia targets Kyiv bridges for fourth consecutive day, hits Northern Bridge
From Oct. 1 to Oct. 3, Kyiv's Southern and Northern bridges were targeted in multiple Russian drone strikes amid an intensifying campaign against infrastructure in the capital.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 04/10/2026
⚡️ Russia targets Kyiv bridges for fourth consecutive day, hits Northern Bridge. From Oct. 1 to Oct. 3, Kyiv's Southern and Northern bridges were targeted in multiple Russian drone strikes amid an intensifying campaign against infrastructure in the capital.
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Russia targets Kyiv bridges for fourth consecutive day, hits Northern Bridge
From Oct. 1 to Oct. 3, Kyiv's Southern and Northern bridges were targeted in multiple Russian drone strikes amid an intensifying campaign against infrastructure in the capital.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This breathtaking NYT story about Trump's Russian entanglements includes three people who've been part of the operation to cultivate Trump since 2015: Bryan Lanza, Sheikh Tahoon, and Kirill Dmitriev. This is literally the culmination of the original plan. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I've been all over Florida getting to know the folks that make our state so spectacular. I've been listening to your stories and loving every moment. Get involved, sign up to volunteer and canvass with our team at AngieNixon.com. #AngieforFlorida
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Any action to restrict abortion pills would immediately break Trump’s 2024 campaign pledge that he would “not block” access to the drugs..." www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...
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White House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the Midterms
Attorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election.
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Harry👊🇺🇸🔥 @scondrasht.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
One month from today, folks. One month. That’s how much time we have to save this country and our democracy. This isn’t hyperbole.
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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#VA02 Kiggans voted to cut food stamps for 22,000 VA families. Called it 'so necessary.' Then voted with Trump 100% of the time while your costs went up $1,700. She doesn't work for you. Elaine Luria will! Visit elaineforcongress.com/issues/ to learn more #Pinks #ProudBlue #OneV1
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"The plans have drawn condemnation from some residents of central Louisiana, and immigrant advocates and child welfare experts have expressed concerns about possible trauma inflicted on detained children..." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...
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New Facility at Louisiana Airport to Hold Immigrant Children and Families (Gift Article)
The site in Alexandria, La., a major expansion of the Trump administration’s busiest deportation hub, will streamline and accelerate removals.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026
Whoa. A Biden-appointed judge in the southern district of Florida just ruled that the 1996 federal law criminalizing voting by non-citizens is unconstitutional. 👀
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Dems getting better at this
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 02/10/2026
Not so sure Republicans want the Dobbs decision back in the spotlight like this as the Midterms approach…
A screenshot of a CBS News post on X with a black background and white text. At the top left is the CBS News logo and verified account name, “CBS News @CBSNews,” with “X.com” in the upper-right corner.

The post reads: “Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, which overturned Roe v. Wade, required ‘courage’ from all of the justices in the majority.

‘We didn’t know it when we produced the draft that was leaked, but it required courage to go ahead with that because of the implications,’ he said.

He told CBS News’ @JanCBS that he lost friends over the Dobbs decision. And he called physical threats and harassment ‘quite disturbing’ and ‘a danger for the courts.’”

Below the text is a large video still from the CBS News interview showing Justice Samuel Alito seated indoors. He is wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and dark red tie, and appears to be speaking while looking slightly to his left. A small CBS News logo appears in the upper-left corner of the video frame.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump has stopped using the Flying Bribery Palace. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Trump Stops Using Luxurious But Defenseless Jet He Solicited From Qatar
The president has for his five most recent trips, including Friday’s, used the real Air Force One built for that purpose. The White House refuses to explain the switch.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/10/2026
WIN: A Kansas appeals court rejected the secretary of state's renewed bid to scrap the three-day grace period for mail ballots. Ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within three days will count on Nov. 3.
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✨Cramer©️ @cramer-1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Everything is for sale, including American intelligence and national security. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Fixer, financier, spymaster: how the UAE’s Sheikh Tahnoon is setting his sights on AI dominance
The long read: The Emirati royal is increasingly influential on the world stage. Some see him as a visionary. Others compare him to a Bond villain. Who is he?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump “feels badly” for the Cornell alleged gang rapists
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 02/10/2026
The state of our economy is failing Black workers, families, & futures—and this is a damning reminder of that. We need federal action to address this crisis. Sec. Scott Bessent must release the report on the impact of Black unemployment. And the Fed must do its job to maximize employment for all.
An article by The Grio titled: Black unemployment rises sharply to 7% as economists point to Trump policies
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ohioans are overwhelmingly opposed to giving sweetheart tax breaks to these trillion dollar companies, but that's exactly what Jon Husted did when he gave $2.5 billion to Big Tech to make sure they brought data centers to Ohio.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Obsessed with this photo of the Republican senate candidate in North Carolina
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hey btw did anyone get a copy of the wire transfer where Junior *totally* paid the Putin oligarch back for his wedding party? LOL 😂
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 02/10/2026
Barnes & Noble has named "The Nerd Reich" a Best Business Book of 2026. Funny, I never thought of it as a business book. But it makes sense. It exposes a cult of apocalyptic billionaires who believe it is their destiny to destroy democracy. Buy it today! www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/the-bes...
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The Best Business Books of 2026
Enlightening memoirs, hard-hitting journalism and economic histories make up this years best business books. These are essential reads for the seasoned entrepreneur or the curious citizen who wants to...
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Huge crowd to see James Talarico in deep-red Lubbock, Texas. This county hasn’t voted for a Democrat in 50 years.
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The world must stop equating wealth with knowledge, wealth with wisdom, wealth with sainthood, or to any other redeeming quality.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Stroke victims are often given leg braces to help them walk.
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