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East Coast progressive shaking my head at the direction the U.S. is headed in under Trump. Looking for signs of life outside of politics, including art, architecture, history, cats, etc. Tumblr blog: 2bpoliticallycurious.tumblr.com

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True Blue Progress @trueblueprogress.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This figure comes from the World Inequality Report 2026 wir2026.wid.world/insight/exec...
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Executive Summary - World Inequality Report 2026
The World Inequality Report 2026 (WIR 2026) marks the third edition in this flagship series, following the 2018 and 2022 editions.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/09/2026
Trump looked like an absolute wreck during his speech on Wednesday (Kevin Dietsch/Getty)
Trump walks away from his lectern looking sweaty and disheveledzoom in on his face
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
NEW EPISODE: With just over 60 days until the midterms, Donald Trump is still trying to weaponize the U.S. Postal Service against mail-in voters. I break down the legal fight playing out in federal courts including a TRO that's now being appealed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FZo...
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Trump's DOJ Just Embarrassed Itself (Again)
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Finally, a White House tweet I can agree with. Donald Trump is indeed the most sinister, diabolical snake that has ever slithered on American soil. And it is astonishing that the whole country didn't see it immediately, given that he has been a despicable serpent his whole life.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Remember this Supreme Court ruling if the day comes when Trump holes out in his bunker and refuses to leave. May the day come when this hostile monument to lawlessness and oligarchy is torn down. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08...
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Trump Live Updates: White House Ballroom Construction Can Continue, Supreme Court Rules
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Practice what you preach...
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Jeff Bezos Called Out For Hypocritical Post Praising Dolly Parton's 'Generosity'—And We're Shaking Our Heads
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🚨 YOSEMITE 682 letters in already. 318 from 1,000. Let's get there today: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway
Contact Congress today!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Today in Politics, Bulletin 452. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 452. 8/31/26
… Republicans are facing “historic losses”’ in the midterms, with a new polling aggregate RealClearPolitics showing the party trailing in 8 major battleground Senate races.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Carl Nichols was appointed by Trump in 2019 and presided over Steve Bannon's trial. On Wednesday he refused to let the DOJ erase the conviction. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/a-judge-to...
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@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social @boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The Houston Chronicle, largest newspaper in Houston endorse James Talarico! 👏 Writing, “Texans deserve better than Ken Paxton’s moral rot’… Paxton’s documented deeds prove he’s a man of low character, lacking integrity. An extremely very poor candidate for an even more powerful political office.
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Action Together New Jersey @atnj.org · 28/06/2026
People cited violation of the first amendment when a NJ teacher asserted that evolution and the Big Bang Theory are not scientific and that Noah's Ark carried dinosaurs. This case in not about the need to separate church and state; it about the need to separate ignorant, scientifically illiterate people from the ranks of teachers."  Tyson
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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Sadly, every word is true. The American experiment is over. Killed in the middle of Fifth Avenue and no one in power blinked an eye to stop it.
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Paul Gundlach @paulsgundlach.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Happy Tuesday! It was overcast today so here is another photo from yesterday's stellar sunrise, this one taken about 10 minutes before the sun broke the horizon. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
I am pleased to announce that I have commandeered my neighbor's home. This home will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, to ensure it is used to benefit my neighbor and me! Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Erika Lee Sears @erikaleesears.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Orange slices #oilpainting #art
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Trump’s team thought they could silence an astronaut and war hero with threats. They were WRONG. See Mark Kelly's legendary response here: 👇
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We Are Standing With Mark Kelly Against Hegseth’s Attacks, Refusing To Let Trump Rewrite Jan 6 History, and Calling Out Dangerous Russian Propaganda
They picked a fight with the wrong folks
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Trump makes a deal with Maduro’s VP to pillage oil from their country in exchange for the Maduro regime remaining in power while Fox and Republicans continue to tell the Latino community that he is going to put Machado in power because he wants freedom & democracy in Venezuela.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Trump does whatever he wants, Republicans in Congress claim that they are unaware of everything he’s doing. and 6 Supreme Court justices overturn every court decision. The Republic is broken.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
If you are not a Democracy Docket subscriber, here is just some of what you missed in tonight Daily Docket newsletter. Sign up for free to have the days democracy news sent straight to your inbox. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
"Two things have to happen in order for us to save the Republic from [Donald Trump]—first of all, accountability ... and the second is to pass laws and legislation within the four corners of the Constitution to make sure we never have this autocratic authoritarian threat again."
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The web page’s release on the anniversary of the attack showcases the Trump administration’s long-running effort to erase or revise the history of Jan. 6. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump White House's Jan. 6 website rewrites history to celebrate failed coup
Read more here.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19/10/2025
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
The argument is: We're all meant to sacrifice a bit, so that tariffs can help rebuild American manufacturing. Let's ask American manufacturers whether they're helping.
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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Chief Justice “Calvinball” Roberts has earned this ignominious place in American history, thanks to the incomparable Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson:
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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Uncooperative Federalism is here! open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...
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It’s Time for Americans to Start Talking About “Soft Secession”
Blue states are finally learning what red states have known all along: you don’t need federal permission to govern.
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 28/08/2025
This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Washington, DC under military occupation in last August 2025, with banners proclaiming the absolute power of the primus inter pares
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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
We fought the good fight from emoluments to impeachment to criminal prosecution but Congress failed us and the Supreme Court has been fully complicit. We must keep invoking the lower courts’ fidelity to law but will need massive political mobilization. washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/27/i...
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It’s Not Just a Constitutional Crisis in the Trump Era. It’s Constitutional Failure | Washington Monthly
While Trump defies constitutional norms, Congress remains conspicuously silent and the Supreme Court has abdicated its responsibility.
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suesliberal 💙☮️🧿🧷🏳️‍🌈 @suesliberal.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Who else misses this!?
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True Blue Progress @trueblueprogress.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
I miss having a compassionate president too. To go from that to a president whose policies are actually CRUEL in such a short time is difficult to absorb.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Actually what Americans just saw today was a prominent Republican US Senator announce he is quitting because he knows this budget is going to hurt millions of people and he was repeatedly threatened by the president and his cult for telling the truth about it.
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True Blue Progress @trueblueprogress.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Tell it like it is Senator Whitehouse!
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True Blue Progress @trueblueprogress.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Hawley is good at running away.
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saywhat-politics @saywhat-politics.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
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True Blue Progress @trueblueprogress.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
So as the 250th anniversary of the US approaches, we have not only a president who wants to be a king but an Imperial Judiciary. And it doesn't help that the 6 Imperial justices and the would-be king appear to be lacking in judgment, compassion, & anything that approximates wisdom.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
I’m sure it will be a Strongly Worded Letter, like no one has ever seen, thanking Japan for its attention to this matter
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True Blue Progress @trueblueprogress.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
RFK, Jr is maybe the most unqualified of Trump's cabinet appointments, and that is saying something.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 28/06/2025
Trump’s demand for fealty to him, rather than to the law, has broken DOJ. Federal judges across the country are taking notice. contrarian.substack.com/p/as-doj-law...
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As DOJ Lawyers Face Alarming Pressure to be “Trump’s Lawyers,” Judges Are Sending Up Flares.
Trump’s demand for fealty to him, rather than to the law, has broken DOJ.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 28/06/2025
New England just missed a power interruption caused by gas facility unreliability but solar power from homes and businesses helped save the day. www.rtoinsider.com/108892-extre...
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Extreme Heat Triggers Capacity Deficiency in New England
ISO-NE declared a capacity deficiency, implemented a Power Caution and took extra actions to maintain grid reliability.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 28/06/2025
Don’t just huff and puff, Chief; make sure your Marshals are investigating orchestration of threats, not being squelched by MAGA DOJ. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
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Chief Justice John Roberts warns anti-judge rhetoric can lead to violence
"Threatening the judges for doing their job is totally unacceptable," Roberts said at a judicial conference.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 28/06/2025
Anything for their goddamned billionaires.

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget warns that the Republican bill will hasten the insolvency of Social Security and Medicare.
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Senate EPW Democrats @epw.senate.gov · 29/06/2025
Thanks to cheaper renewables, Texas families are saving billions on energy costs. Meanwhile, Republicans are trying to tank American-made clean energy in their Big Beautiful-for-Billionaires Bill. All so their fossil fuel megadonors donors can sell more oil, gas, and gasoline.
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How renewables are saving Texans billions
A dive into ERCOT data reveals how solar energy is driving down electricity costs for Texas
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 28/06/2025
BREAKING: 1 in 4 nursing homes say they will be forced to close if Republicans pass Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. No grandma should be kicked out of her nursing home so that Mark Zuckerberg can buy another Hawaiian island.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
The data speaks volumes over the political rhetoric.
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Not Quite Old @notquiteold.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
This week's theme for #BlueSkyArtShow is #GetOutside. #watercolor
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Notice how federal judges only get restrained when Trump’s president?
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Mary L Trump @maryltrump.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Congratulations to @AVindman on the publication of his brilliant, prescient, and timely book, "The Folly of Realism." This, especially now, is an essential read. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alexa...
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The Folly of Realism
A chilling analysis of how Western indecision and apathy made possible the return of brutal Russian expansionism with catastrophic consequences – “A must...
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