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“Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have the right to do and what is right to do,” - Potter Stewart

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 18h
Have you ever noticed how none of the members of the self proclaimed “party of personal responsibility” ever take personal responsibility for anything Like, ever
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
It is, by definition, a “conflict of interest” for a president to buy stock in a company, then shill its products and then oversee an agency that awards it a huge contract. There’s no mere “appearance” here.
Dell inks $9.7 billion
Pentagon contract after Trump acquires stock
Ethics experts say Trump's recent investments in and public praise for the tech company create the appearance or a conflict of interest.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Trump praised Dell, bought Dell stock, & then Dell landed a $9 billion federal contract He bought into Paramount too-- right as he started pushing the Warner merger through These outside enablers don't have presidential immunity, & legal action is coming @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social 👇 -TN
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Follow this: First, Trump quietly buys up to $5 million of Dell stock. Then, he urges his followers to “go out and buy a Dell.” Today, his Pentagon awards a $9.7 billion deal to Dell. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
Dell Wins $9.7 Billion Defense Deal To Streamline Software Buys
A unit of Dell Technologies Inc. won a $9.7 billion contract to help the US military handle its licenses for Microsoft Corp. software related to email, spreadsheets and other needs across classified a...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/07/2026
Trump: "Go out and buy a Dell computer"
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
This year, Trump purchased more than $1 million of Dell stock. This week, Trump's Pentagon announced a $9.7 billion contract with Dell.
nytimes.com
Dell Gets a $9.7 Billion Defense Contract. Trump’s Portfolio Stands to Benefit.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Today in Russian Disinformation/AI Cringe, Russia's ongoing disinformation campaign is now using fake ChatGPT screenshots to "verify" the fake news clips it's distributing on X and TikTok.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“.. Dalio said the US relies on foreign capital for about a third of its debt, and that Japan and China have already been paring their holdings.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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NCPSSM @ncpssm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Trump's scheme for a one-time $90 rebate for Medicare patients WILL DO NOTHING to undo the Trump/GOP cuts to #healthcare. Everyone's premiums will be going up because of their reckless actions, including cutting nearly $1 trillion from #Medicaid and refusing to renew Affordable Care Act subsidies.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump is planning to host a third gala for the top investors of his $TRUMP crypto coin. He and his family have raked in $2.2 billion from their crypto ventures, while their investors have lost almost the same amount. They’ll fleece anyone they can — even their own supporters.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
With this monopolized media empire comes not just size but unprecedented power. The power to throw workers under the bus. The power to price-gouge because consumers have few alternatives. The power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told.
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Totally not a conflict of interest at all.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Labor's share of income just hit an all-time low. That means for every dollar a company brings in, workers are taking home smaller and smaller slices. Income keeps shifting to the owners. With @svaneksmith .bsky.social newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Tim Snyder is correct: If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money and tackle our corrupt system. There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The wealth of the richest 0.1 percent of Americans has more than doubled since 2019. If that doesn't convince you we need a wealth tax, renowned economist Gabriel Zucman will. Watch.
youtu.be
How to Actually Tax Extreme Wealth (ft. Gabriel Zucman)
Billionaires want you to believe taxing their extreme wealth is too radical and that it can’t be done.Baloney.Economist
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In 1989 CEOs made 60x the average worker. Today it's 325x. I guess the corporate ladder is getting taller. With @svaneksmith.bsky.social newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Susan Collins is blatantly corrupt. Hollywood couldn't write this in a script.
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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Siri, show me the deliberate destruction of eight decades of American-led international diplomacy and cooperation in one photograph:
Screenshot of a September 28, 2026, post on ex-Twitter by right-wing foreign policy analyst, professor, author and former Trump Department of Defense senior policy adviser Matthew Koenig, showing the lobby of the US State Department adorned with 200 American flags:

“The US State Department lobby used to display the flags of the roughly 200 countries with which the US maintains diplomatic relations. Now, it displays 200 American flags, to remind State Department employees who they work for.”
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Secure ICS OT @secure-ics-ot.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Jay Mallow @jaymallow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I honestly don’t get the current strategy which is to just gaslight everyone and hope it works
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 02/10/2026
First the wedding, now the ballroom — “Trump/Russia” gets smellier and smellier.
esquire.com
A Wealthy Russian Businessman Is Helping Fund Trump’s Stupid Ballroom. Nothing Sketchy About That, Right?
Surely, our president will face consequences for this insanity.
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 03/10/2026
"Agency Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress. The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation's primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
nytimes.com
National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Wage growth just keeps slowing. And yes, wages are rising slower than prices, and no, that's not how economic growth is meant to work.
Line chart titled "Nominal wage growth is slowing" showing year-over-year growth in average hourly earnings of private-sector workers. Wage growth has declined steadily from a peak of 5.9% in early 2022 to 3.0% in September 2026, the slowest rate in the series. This nearly 3 percentage point drop over four and a half years indicates significantly cooler labor market conditions, with the deceleration accelerating in recent months as growth fell from the 3.7-3.9% range in 2025 to the low 3% range currently.
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democracydefendersfund.org @democracydefendersfund.org · 01/10/2026
Yesterday, the court ordered DOJ to expedite our FOIA requests for the Epstein files. DOJ should have been moving already. Now they have a court order. We’ll keep the pressure on until the records are public.
democracydefendersfund.org
Judge Grants Expedited Processing of FOIA Request for Epstein Files Mentioning Trump or Mar-a-Lago
A federal judge ordered the Department of Justice to expedite processing of Democracy Defenders Fund’s Freedom of Inform
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
America today is a country where regulators won't allow private companies to air interviews of the opposition on TV, but declare that taxpayer funded propaganda is fine.
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Rick Wilson @therickwilson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Eric Schmitt and The Troll Kingdom How the MAGA Hate Machine Works www.againstallenemies.net/p/eric-schmi...
againstallenemies.net
Eric Schmitt and The Troll Kingdom
How the MAGA Hate Machine Works
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The bond yield story just keeps getting starker.
Line chart titled "10-Year Treasury Note" showing the yield on the 10-year Treasury note from late 2025 through September 2026. Treasury yields surged dramatically to 5.29 percent on September 29, 2026, the highest level in the period shown. This represents a sharp 130 basis point increase from the October 2025 low of 3.96 percent and a particularly rapid 45 basis point climb over just the final month. After trading mostly between 4.00 and 4.75 percent for nearly a year, yields broke decisively above 5.00 percent in September 2026, signaling a fundamental shift in borrowing costs and market conditions.
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 29/09/2026
The damage of Trump's economic and foreign policy decisions will take decades, if not generations, to repair.
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Lindsay Owens @lindsayowens.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bookshop: bit.ly/GougedBookshop Amazon: bit.ly/GougedAmazon PRH: bit.ly/GougedPRH
bit.ly
Gouged: The End of a Fair Price--and What That Means for Your Wallet
“A thrilling true crime story about how the largest corporate monopolies in America have hatched a scheme to pick our pockets. Gouged is the book corporate America does not want you to read.”—Robert B...
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Lindsay Owens @lindsayowens.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Gouged" is OUT! I started this book angry about all the ways corporations are ripping us off. I finished it hopeful, because once you know how they're doing it—you can start to fight back. Thanks to everyone who has been part of this. Now go read it.
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Watchdog Progressive @watchdogprg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
California bans officers’ use of electric-shock gloves after ICE reveals plan to equip agents. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
California bans officers’ use of electric-shock gloves after ICE reveals plan to equip agents
State passes law banning local, state and federal officers from using gloves that deliver painful electric shocks
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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
MAGA Inc sits on a $400 MILLION war chest. That's more than the budget of some entire states. While you skip coffee, billionaires are buying Congress. Tax the rich.
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Supreme Court literally implied that he is immune to any kind of legal limit - or sanction, at least.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My belief: This election isn’t about the economy in 2027. It’s about the economy in 2060. Prosperity comes from institutions like the rule of law, markets, a free press, and capitalism (not crony capitalism) newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
newsletter.platypuseconomics.com
We Spend So Much Time Talking About Gas Prices
But is that what we really want to focus on? Also: Is the U.S. economy really the envy of the world?
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is about as insane as it gets. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump asked China's president if he wants to buy US arms, ambassador says
The U.S. ambassador to China says President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy weapons from the United States.
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Tim Keller @timkellerdaily.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“By depicting a Samaritan helping a Jew Jesus could not have found a more forceful way to say that anyone at all in need—regardless of race class & religion—is your neighbor. Not everyone is your brother or sister in the faith but everyone is your neighbor” Source: Generous Justice
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Dave Troy @davetroy.com · 27/09/2026
📙 BOOKS: People ask me what to read to understand how we got here. So we've published the "America 2.0 Reading List." 120 books — the founders on faction, Russia's political technologists, the anti-democratic right, and the strange ideas underneath it all. america2.news/the-america-...
america2.news
The America 2.0 Reading List
Books to understand how we got here — and how to fix it.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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democracydefendersfund.org @democracydefendersfund.org · 22/09/2026
We’re taking on Trump Media’s scheme to sell wealthy traders early access to the president’s market-moving posts. Today at 1 PM PT, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu will lay out the case against Truth API. Proud to fight alongside his office & WLG & Platkin LLP. Tune in live:
youtube.com
City Attorney Chiu Announces Major Legal Action
YouTube video by SFCityAttorney
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Sarah is one of the smartest and most principled people in American politics.
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
OMG.
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
CNN PANIC is setting in now that David Ellison will control the network in a matter of weeks: "People are anxious and worried... Unlike other mergers ... that we've been through, we have the preview of CBS, so it's not like people don't have a sense of what's coming." www.status.news/p/david-elli...
status.news
Ellison’s Bonta Blowout
David Ellison worked the phones over the weekend to secure a settlement for his Warners takeover—but the deal’s supposed safeguard for CNN is already drawing skepticism from inside the network as staf...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is what a rigged economy looks like.
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Dave Troy @davetroy.com · 04/07/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Every week, Russia's Security Council reports what the Kremlin thinks. And they're not just fighting for territory in Ukraine — they are fighting to remake the world order by winning over hearts and minds globally. america2.news/what-russia-...
america2.news
What Russia Believes: Weekly Reports Reveal the Kremlin's Distorted Worldview
The Kremlin's internal security bulletins reveal a fight not over territory but a metaphysical contest — one waged, and slowly won, through information warfare the West largely ignores.
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is Christian extremism. If a radical Muslim military leader was doing this in another country, using the Quran to stoke commitment to a holy war among young recruits, the condemnation from American Christians would be swift and severe. The hypocrisy is astounding.
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Paul Rieckhoff @rieckhoff.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
He is ALWAYS jamming in his form of religion. Always. Without reservation. Or accountability. This is not how any leader should EVER speak to our dedicated and diverse troops of all (and no) religious backgrounds.
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Dr. Bradley Onishi @bradleyonishi.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
As a former megachurch youth pastor I can tell you that Hegseth is running the military like a megachurch youth pastor, which as a former megachurch youth pastor I can tell you is a bad idea.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Notice how in the US, focused discussion of policy questions can never be sustained as media moves very quickly to convert everything into a pageant of personalities. www.ft.com/content/9071...
ft.com
Jon Ossoff’s Georgia race stirs talk of 2028 US presidential audition
Democrat’s media-savvy attacks on ‘crook president’ give him lead in state’s pivotal Senate election along with national attention
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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
One of the reasons why military coups work in many societies is that you seek to control the physical space of the Capitol. That is why Congress controls the 10 acre mile that constitutes the White House, the Supreme Court, and the Capitol. That is why Congress was granted control of D.C.
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