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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
Chris Wright lies: "Diesel has mostly been affected by the Russia-Ukraine war" (Note that he also blames [checks notes] Gavin Newsom)
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3h
What a lie. Some of these people are being imprisoned indefinitely in squalid condition in African prisons. Others report being beaten and arbitrarily deported in violation of international law back to their home countries, where they face persecution or torture.
The indefinite nature of their confinement has taken a severe toll. In October 2025, a Cuban man who was on the July flight went on a hunger strike for a month-until he started showing signs of organ failure —to protest the conditions of his detention, including his ongoing confinement and lack of access to legal counsel.
Terrified of being imprisoned in Eswatini forever, another man repeatedly told his attorney that the prison there never lets people go. One man told his attorney that he feels like a caged animal with no end in sight. The prison does not have air conditioning, making the hot, humid summer months especially uncomfortable for the men.
Food is insufficient, medication is scarce, and requests often go unmet or are belatedly met.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h
HASSETT: If people were unhappy, it'd show up in the data TAPPER: It seems to be showing up in the data, just not the data you're looking at
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h
Five-byline alert: 🚨 “.. In the last hours of Kristi Noem’s tenure as the homeland security secretary, her agency delivered a windfall to one of her political donors by buying five airplanes from the man’s firm at a substantial markup ..” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h
APOLLO: “.. When rates are high, builders build less, and when fewer homes and apartments get built, rents go up ..” @mikezaccardi.bsky.social #CPI www.apollo.com/insights-new...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h
First Lady Natalie Harp returns to the White House late last night after traveling all day with the president #TravelWithNatalie (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty)
pic of Natalie walking, bag in hand
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17h
CNN and CBS News are now under the control of the Ellison family. We need independent, pro-democracy media to grow. If you agree, please subscribe to Democracy Docket now. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. 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 (Gift Article)
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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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h
spoken like a guy found liable of sexual assault
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22h
Ossoff: The money that they took from you when they slashed Medicaid and defunded hospitals and nursing homes—They’re taking that money to buy corrupt, taxpayer-funded political ads on national television to try to promote the failed and broken president…
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 21h
This guy is really good, not just for Maine news but for how to put together a news story so you understand the context.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
2026 Maine Fall Foliage Tour
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Kansas has 4 former, living GOP governors. Two have now endorsed Adam Hamilton, the Dem, for Senate. Mike Hayden just penned this oped in the Kansas City Star this morning; Adam Graves had done the same last month.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Tarrant County voters filed an emergency lawsuit Friday accusing Republican county officials of intentionally making it harder for Black and Hispanic residents to vote by eliminating dozens of Election Day polling places. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Tarrant County voters sue to block GOP polling site cuts targeting minority voters
The lawsuit comes a month after the GOP-controlled Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved the cuts in a 3-2 vote despite intense opposition from residents and the court’s two Democratic commissio...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Democrats have filed a lawsuit over the Trump admin's recent use of an emergency measure to make changes to the federal voter-registration form used by U.S. service members abroad and citizens residing outside the country — arguing that it's an attempt to disenfranchise eligible American voters.
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Democrats sue over Pentagon’s changes to voter forms for Americans overseas
Advocates for U.S. citizens overseas say the changes may spark confusion among eligible voters abroad and local election offices.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Court prohibits Trump administration from building border wall in Texas’ Big Bend region, for now.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Republican states are asking the Supreme Court to let them extradite abortion providers. Here's what we know so far
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BREAKING: Republicans File Supreme Court Suit to End Shield Laws
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
"What is becoming increasingly clear is that the administration does not see itself as a litigant before the court and does not see its attorneys as bound by court orders. It sees DOJ attorneys as somehow coequal with SCOTUS, the only attorneys in the federal system not bound by ethical rules."
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The mendaciousness of the latest DOJ attack on judges
Blanche created a new rule out of thin air and is mad it’s not being followed.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
UPDATE: Despite being ordered by Judge Sullivan to produce a certified list of the contents of the Administrative Record by Oct. 1st, Todd Blanche once again has decided he doesn't want to comply. I explain why Blanche would want to avoid producing this court-ordered info: youtu.be/junhrisxRlg?...
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🚨AG Blanche IGNORES JUDGE'S ORDERS And TRIES To DELAY MY Epstein LAWSUIT!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Similarly, people keep asking me if immigration will get much better if Democrats retake Congress and the answer is "probably not." ICE is largely insulated from Congressional pushback (the 2026 budget reconciliation bill funded them through 2029) and hearings and subpoenas can only do so much.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NEW: Memo circulated by campaign of Adam Hamilton, who is running against Sen Roger Marshall (R-KS) "Five independent race raters have shifted this race multiple times towards Hamilton. In the last two weeks, two major pollsters show Hamilton leading... Marshall by 2 points"
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
BREAKING NYT: The top super PAC for Senate Republicans is canceling all the remaining ads it had booked in North Carolina as of Friday — shifting away tens of millions of dollars in a move that signals that Republicans no longer see a path to winning the state this fall.
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Republicans Pull Money From North Carolina Senate Race As Midterm Prospects Dim
The Senate Leadership Fund is diverting money to Kansas, which has become a growing concern for the party as it seeks to hold its majority.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump claimed to TIME that Secret Service officials have encouraged him to replace the current Oval Office. "'Sir, we think the Oval Office should be taken down, and we'll build a new one, sir,'" said Trump. "I said, 'My ass, you can't build a new one. This is a special place.'"
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thread.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEW: The Georgia State Election board is requesting Justice Department "intervention" ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The board sent request letters to Todd Blanche, Harmeet Dhillon, and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. Docs obtained by @lawfaremedia.org: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Formal Request for DOJ Intervention to Todd Blanche
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“.. a flurry of angry calls from money managers to Wall Street banks that underwrote the debt. .. The paper losses for the investment-grade notes alone topped $100 million, according to an analysis late Thursday ..” @bloomberg.com $PSKY www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the Trump Justice Department seeking to compel Georgia to hand over sensitive voter information. It's the latest in a string of legal losses for the Trump admin as it seeks voter data ahead of the midterms.
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Judge tosses Trump administration lawsuit seeking Georgia voter data
A federal judge says that Georgia elections officials are not required to hand over voter information being sought by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEW: As the Supreme Court prepares to open a new term, the disappointment & grievance of one of its most prominent critics seems to only be intensifying. What's particularly odd is he picked a full one-third of the justices www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Trump’s Supreme Court grievance grows as new term looms
The president regularly rails at the justices, who may soon referee fights between him and a Democratic Congress.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Bet against me.” (via Macropaper) 🇺🇸
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“.. The rub: South Koreans didn’t agree to a specific dollar figure—or even to invest at all.” 👀 @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/asia/s...
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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: Another person has died in ICE detention, marking the 26th death in ICE custody in 2026.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: a federal court in Seattle just slapped down Trump for illegally firing the U.S. Attorney there! We @democracydefendersfund.org & were proud with Ashurst Perkins to file a brief for dozens of BIPARTISAN former US attorneys advocating this outcome storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Brief of Former United States Attorneys as Amici Curiae – #23, Att. #2 in Rogoff v. Trump (W.D. Wash., 2:26-cv-02566) – CourtListener.com
MOTION for Leave to File Brief as Amci Curiae, filed by Amicus Former United States as Amici Curiae. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Brief of Former United States Attorneys as Amici Curiae) Noti...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The most corrupt administration in the history of the US by far. You could add up all instances of corruption by every other admin in US history and it will not equal the amount of corruption perpetrated by this one in less than 2 years.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Remember when Judge Cannon blocked release of Vol. II of Jack Smith’s report? The part about the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case? Now there’s an encouraging update & you’ll want to know all about it. joycevance.substack.com/p/finally-vo...
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Finally. Volume II.
Jack Smith’s Mar-a-Lago report should be public. Donald Trump wants to keep that from happening.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Doesn’t sound like America First. bsky.app/profile/meid...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
John Roberts' friend and defender is quoted in the piece, saying they shouldn't be shaming Roberts for the wreckage and ruin he's brought to this country because of "civility." The bullies always cry "civility" when the victims push back in the slightest.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
BIG WIN for making the Epstein Files public Judge Kollar-Kotelly grants summary judgment to us at @democracydefendersfund.org Orders DOJ to get busy giving us the docs. We will hold their feet to the fire!
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Reuters: FAMILY OF RENEE GOOD SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER FATAL MINNEAPOLIS SHOOTING BY IMMIGRATION AGENT
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
JUST IN: Judge Aileen Cannon (Trump/FLSD) has denied, for failure to confer with the parties in the criminal case, a motion several ex-FBI agents filed seeking to clarify whether they are gagged about discussing Mar-a-Lago probe as part of 'grand conspiracy' investigation
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
JUST IN: A judge in D.C. has barred DOJ from re-charging Davey Hearn over the Reflecting Pool damage, saying Trump's commentary and pressure on prosecutors had permanently tainted the case. www.democracydefendersfund.org/wp-content/u...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“.. Seoul had expressed its regret to US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ‘that what was reported today went beyond what had been agreed,’ he said.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
September 30, 2026
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September 30, 2026
A Washington Post headline today read: “U.S.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has agreed to rule on the legality of ICE's mandatory detention policy, weighing in on an issue that has been ovewhelmingly rejected by district and appeals courts but has nevertheless roiled the justice system nationwide. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Supreme Court will rule on Trump’s ICE detention policy
Lower courts have overwhelmingly rejected ICE’s novel view of its detention authority.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We are paying CNN and MS NOW to run ads for Donald Trump right before the midterms. You and I are paying for them. And CNN and MS NOW are taking the cash while their hosts and guests say the scheme is illegal. That is the current state of corporate media in America.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026
Xavier Becerra put the Steve Hilton contradiction right on the debate stage: enforce Trump’s federal immigration laws, but ignore California’s own protections? Then he dropped the hammer: “You seem to welcome immigrants who look like you, but deport immigrants who look like me.”
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NPR @npr.org · 01/10/2026
Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted the remaining execution for the year. trib.al/vq2ElQr
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Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection
Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted the remaining execution for the year.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
2023. Was I wrong?
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ron Wyden says the DOJ and FBI withheld a secret interview with a banker tied to Jeffrey Epstein from the files released to the public. And he says there may be more.
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EXCLUSIVE: Senator Accuses DOJ and FBI of Withholding Secret Epstein Banker Interview, Demands Release of All FBI 302s
Senator Ron Wyden is accusing the Justice Department and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding in a letter obtained exclusively
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
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