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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 19/09/2026

We cannot let history forget what happens when a federal government uses law enforcement to terrorize innocent people.  And let me say to any agent or administration official who thinks we've forgotten or that their cruelty will go unchecked: Illinois remembers.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

With 45 days until the midterms, I urge you all to: 1) Help get out the vote. 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference. 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism. We are the only ones who can end this nightmare. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.

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Tom Bateman @tsbateman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

If he only knew Kelly like we know Kelly

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Tom Bateman @tsbateman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Must be nice, going through life with such clarity.

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Tom Bateman @tsbateman.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

A surprise Trump tv appearance a few minutes ago. What the heck was it? How would you describe it?

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Tom Bateman @tsbateman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Would believe, I wrote the first paragraph in the 90s and someone swapped out my photo? Rhetorical.

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

A frequent question to ask when Trump does something super weird is: Does this benefit anyone other than Putin?

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Tom Bateman @tsbateman.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The interview and harassment had been going on for a while before she defended herself she challenged him quite a bit, and she dominated

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Tom Bateman @tsbateman.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Hugely important story, and a perfect statement about how scary it is. Definitely needs to be widely disseminated to receive full sunshine and disinfecting

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Tom Bateman @tsbateman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Superhuman perceptive powers

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Tom Bateman @tsbateman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

DJT’s Freudian projection-centered leadership is taking hold!

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

It's still our country. If you were disgusted by the way Trump tried to make 250 about him, not about America, join me in planning a Celebrate Your Vote party for November. Let's make sure we keep the Republic. joycevance.substack.com/p/its-our-co...

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

At least 222 recruits at Lackland Air Force Base have been diagnosed with the flu; four hospitalized The outbreak is unfolding two months after Hegseth made the annual flu shot optional for troops, scrapping the military's requirement for it, which dates to 1945

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Military services again requiring recruits to get flu shots as Air Force outbreak grows

A flu outbreak at a basic training facility for the Air Force in San Antonio, Texas, is growing to at least 222 cases and four hospitalizations.

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Tom Bateman @tsbateman.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Not hard to realize who’s right and who’s wrong

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

It's super that every country in the world now has their own specific Trump-related reason to hate the USA.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

BREAKING UPDATE: The Kevin O’Leary-backed Stratos data center project in Utah has hit big obstacles: the state agency that controls the project has demanded its footprint be reduced by 75% and has imposed other major conditions. The power of the people to fight back: youtu.be/nWTrmnkHVCc?...

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Yikes! SHADY Project Hits ROADBLOCK After MASSIVE PROTESTS

YouTube video by Katie Phang

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Tom Bateman @tsbateman.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Most Americans knew better before the Trump administration arrived and dominated the media coverage

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Kurt Andersen @kurtandersen.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Longest, loudest booing in U.S. history? I’m counting on you, Knicks fans.

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Tom Bateman @tsbateman.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Paraphrasing Ronald Reagan, government IS the problem when it’s the Trump administration dismantling or ignoring vital regulations

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Tom Bateman @tsbateman.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

This example and this point serve widespread attention and fame

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Tom Bateman @tsbateman.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Hard to imagine a political post more worth sharing

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Tom Bateman @tsbateman.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

This can be a powerful message, worth reposting

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Tom Bateman @tsbateman.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

No one understands cause and effect better

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Tom Bateman @tsbateman.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Better to be certain than right?

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Tom Bateman @tsbateman.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

I did not not know he had thought this through so thoroughly. Now I trust his opinion fully. So good to know. (Sarcasm)

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

New revelations prove Trump and Hegseth are covering up the truth about what a disaster the Iran War has been. It is Pentagon Papers 2.0. Should be a massive scandal. www.thedailybeast.com/the-scandal-...

thedailybeast.com

The Scandal That Should Be the End for Fratboy Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

If this massive Iran cover-up doesn’t cost Pete Hegseth his job, nothing will.

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Tom Bateman @tsbateman.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

I guess they were keeping this a secret until now

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Tom Bateman @tsbateman.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Statistically significant, I’m guessing

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

RUBIO: “Imagine if Iran spent billions on its people instead of weapons... They’d have a much different country.”🤔😕 Unreal. @marcorubio Do you even hear yourselves? Your shameless hypocrisy is killing us

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Tom Bateman @tsbateman.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Every rally should have great singers performing great songs

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

The grasshopper gets it — divide and conquer. Today's oligarchs use the same playbook. But together, we have all the power. Watch.

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Tom Bateman @tsbateman.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

How’s this for a simple truth that cuts through all the b.s.: Trump and the Rs care more about ICE than all the other agencies they’ve cut and shut down— combined! And ICE, of course, is horribly mismanaged, illegal, deadly, and unethical

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Since 1994, immigrants have paid more in taxes than they receive in benefits every year. Do not believe the lies you hear about immigrants. They are good for society and the economy.

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Tom Bateman @tsbateman.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

She is correct, but at least we won’t be able to leave airports through the exits

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Tom Bateman @tsbateman.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

I’m sure he’s drafting and re-drafting an empathic, productive, helpful speech. (Sarcasm)

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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 08/03/2026

A military watchdog says it received hundreds of complaints from service members alleging commanders invoked religious rhetoric to frame the U.S. war on Iran. Army Col. Jack Jacobs (Ret.) warns,“To the extent that you turn it into a religious war, you almost guarantee your own defeat.” #Velshi

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Watchdog: Military commanders accused of framing Iran war in religious terms

A nonprofit military watchdog says it has received hundreds of complaints from U.S. service members alleging their commanders invoked Christian prophecy and other religious rhetoric to frame the U.S. ...

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Louise Seamster @louiseseamster.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

one thing I learned from studying municipal water infrastructure was how much damage deindustrialization has caused to city systems that were built around power users’ needs and are now way overbuilt. building out for bubbles will leave a long shadow.

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