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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 19h
You’ll notice that the same American state media who attacked President Biden relentlessly over his age refuse to report on the orange felon illegally stealing millions of taxpayer dollars to fund campaign ads. They continue to deliberately fail democracy.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14h
State Department employees were falsely accused of "censoring" Americans. When do they get justice? thehill.com/opinion/nati...
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We need accountability for federal employee purges made on false pretenses
I was grilling chicken on a sweltering summer night in the Washington, D.C. suburbs, when I peeked at my phone and saw that a senior official in the administration had just accused me of lying to C…
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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A WARNING FOR DONALD TRUMP: Not everyone is as stupid as your voters or as chickenshit as your Republicans.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14h
The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”
Document signed by Trump, Sundar Pichai
Google
Dario Amodei
Anthropic
Mark Zuckerberg
Meta

Greg Brockman
OpenAl

Elon Musk
XAI

Jensen Huang
nvidia “Unites States”
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16h
Trump White House misspells “United” on the official “super intelligence” document with AI executives. Instead of “President of the United States,” it reads: “President of the Unites States.” Nothing says “super intelligence” quite like misspelling the name of the country.
Screenshot of a Truth Social post from Donald J. Trump’s verified @realDonaldTrump account displaying a signed document titled “Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities.” The document outlines voluntary AI safety and oversight commitments for companies developing frontier artificial intelligence models. On the right side are signatures and company labels for leaders including Sundar Pichai of Google, Dario Amodei of Anthropic, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Greg Brockman of OpenAI, Elon Musk of xAI, and Jensen Huang of Nvidia. Near the center-right, Donald J. Trump’s large signature appears above the printed title identifying him as president. The title contains a noticeable typo: instead of “President of the United States,” it reads, “President of the Unites States,” misspelling “United” as “Unites.”
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13h
A video of Alabama Republican Senator Katie Britt looking visibly stunned during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing circulated on social media after her colleague, GOP Senator Eric Schmitt, stumbled badly in his questioning of former special counsel Jack Smith.
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Katie Britt’s reaction says it all as Jack Smith gotcha moment goes up in flames - AOL
The exchange unravelled after Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt mistook a Caitlin Clark college basketball game in Maryland for an NBA game in Atlanta
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 13h
You've probably interacted with an LLM, the AI programs behind everything from ChatGPT to customer service chats. But as LLMs become widespread, it's important to remember their limitations, faults, and dangers. And while they produce human-like writing, LLMs are not human.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 13h
In many red states, it's simply a question of whether you can get Trump's endorsement. So we wind up with idiots like Eric Schmitt, Tuberville and Darline Graham, if she wins I mean, Georgia Republicans nominated Herschel Walker because Trump told them to, for G-d's sake. And he almost beat Ossoff
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20h
Great ad.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12h
I hope this headline haunts Eric Schmitt for the rest of his pathetic political career.
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Antonio Maíllo @mailloantonio.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Lo alcanzado hoy es fruto de la movilización popular. Toca seguir empujando hasta su ratificación el viernes. Y esto solo acaba de empezar para conseguir más derechos y más avances en vivienda.
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 9h
Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak Grows to Nearly 900 Cases www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak Grows to Nearly 900 Cases
State health officials said 55 new cases had been reported since Wednesday. In all, 890 measles cases have been reported across 39 counties so far this year.
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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 8h
I don't think Katie Britt went slackjawed because she was mortified by Eric Schmitt's sloppiness. I think she (like all Republicans) knew the hearing was meant to generate propaganda and lawfare and she was crestfallen to see it come apart. Reporters should ask her if she knew the ambush was coming.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8h
I didn’t believe it at first, either. (via David Sacks)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
Eric Schmitt is what happens when a state becomes so red that you don’t need to be a talented politician to become a US Senator. And to be fair, there are examples of this in blue states too. Iron sharpens iron.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14h
It is clear that Democrats are set to sweep control of Congress in free and fair elections. It is also clear that Trump and the GOP are working to make sure the elections are not free and fair. I founded Democracy Docket to help you stay informed to fight back. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 7h
🚨The biggest changes among the key Senate battlegrounds that Nate Silver highlighted recently were: Ohio: D +5.3 — up from D +4.5 Texas: D +3.6 — up from D +3.4 Maine: D +2.7 — up from D +2.5 Michigan: D +3.4 — up from D +3.2 Alaska: D +2.5 — up from D +2.4 Iowa: D +2.1 — up from D +2.0
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7h
CNN: “.. Turns out that one of the things it’s reasonably good at is debunking Trump’s own lies.” @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/p...
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 6h
Republican senator's gotcha moment of confrontation against Jack Smith involving a basketball game backfires when it turns out the senator got the wrong game, wrong league and wrong state. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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Jack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falls Apart
A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 6h
Jon Ossoff is fundraising for Georgia Democrats. It's a bet for his party's future — and his own. If Democrats win big in November, Ossoff will have cemented a leading role in a key swing state.
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Jon Ossoff is fundraising for Georgia Democrats. It’s a bet for his party’s future — and his own.
If Democrats win big in November, Ossoff will have cemented a leading role in a key swing state.
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Adam Mockler @adammockler.com · 6h
Why did he insult me lmao
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Eric Haywood @erichaywood.bsky.social · 13h
MapQuest has the opportunity to do the funniest thing
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Subscribe to Radio Free America (link in bio) @kleinman.bsky.social · 8h
SEN. ERIC SCHMITT: Do these texts not prove that a shrimp fried this rice?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
New in PN: Schmitt happens all over effort to perjury trap Jack Smith "The GOP playbook relies on an absolute lack of shame, so Schmitt dutifully bellied up to the microphone to celebrate his flawless victory with the chuds keeping the grift alive in Charlie Kirk’s old studio."
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Schmitt happens all over effort to perjury trap Jack Smith
When gotchas go disastrously wrong.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 6h
After claiming “I will not cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid,” Republican Mike Lawler was the deciding vote for Trump’s Big Ugly Bill that will end Medicaid coverage for 34,000 of his constituents. Help us get out the vote for Cait Conley in this crucial New York district!
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Indivisible for Cait Conley for NY-17 Phone Bank Series · Indivisible
Join Indivisible as we engage voters across the country to get out the vote and take back Congress in 2026. We’ll make calls into New York's 17th Congressional District to get people to the polls on o...
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 6h
As we talk about what happened at Cornell, please take a moment to learn about how a young LSU student is fighting for help against that school’s storied football program
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Cait Conley @caitfornewyork.bsky.social · 23h
Last year, Mike Lawler looked you in the eye and said “I will not cut Medicaid.” Then he was the deciding vote for Trump’s “Big Ugly Bill,” enabling the largest Medicaid cut in American history.
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Jim Metcalf @thermochronic.bsky.social · 6h
This really summarizes the “I did my own research” dudes
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 6h
Instant reference desk on the Dred Scott case: "Among constitutional scholars, Scott v. Sandford is widely considered the worst decision ever rendered by the Supreme Court."
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Dred Scott decision | Definition, History, Summary, Significance, & Facts | Britannica
Dred Scott decision, legal case (1857) in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled (7–2) that a slave who had resided in a free state and territory was not thereby entitled to his freedom, that African Amer...
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 6h
The Supreme Court endorses extreme cruelty toward helpless immigrants. The 6 Republican justices must think the Dred Scott decision is their precedent. Win the midterms and unpack the court.
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US supreme court allows Trump officials to resume deportations to third countries
Conservative majority temporarily lifts lower-court decision as liberal justices dissent from ruling
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Rick Scott on a congressional stock trade ban: "No one thinks we should be making money off our jobs. That's wrong."
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Indivisible Bucks County @indivisiblebux.bsky.social · 6h
HOLY PA-01 SCOOP IN POLITICO!! Brian Fitzpatrick's awful ads seem to show a bunch of news headlines. But those deceptive quotes didn't come from actual news reports - they were written by one of his wedding guests, a felon who was once on the payroll of his own campaign, who self-published them!
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The source of Brian Fitzpatrick’s campaign ad attack fodder: A guest at his own wedding
Self-published articles from a longtime ally are showing up in the vulnerable Pennsylvania Republican’s attack ads.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Rick Scott on AI: "Congress can't regulate this. We can't get election security passed or pass a budget, so we're not gonna be the ones to do it. It's gonna have to be done through the administration with talking to these AI companies."
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 6h
Understanding Senator Eric Schmitt. His track record includes bringing this expensive litigation chock-full with misinformation all the way to Supreme Court. My article with @justinhendrix.bsky.social in 2024: A Conspiracy Theory Goes to the Supreme Court: How Did Murthy v Missouri Get This Far?
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A Conspiracy Theory Goes to the Supreme Court: How Did Murthy v Missouri Get This Far?
Murthy v Missouri may become a landmark case in which Supreme Court justices are led astray on the basis of a disinformation-laden record.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Rep. Dan Meuser blames Ukraine and Biden for high diesel prices
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Enrique Santiago @enriquesantiago.bsky.social · 6h
🏛️ Falta el Congreso: los partidos deben retratarse este viernes...o con los especuladores o con la gente trabajadora... ✌🏻 Y eso es apoyar AMBOS Decretos. Casi 3 millones de inquilinos e inquilinas están esperando que la movilización social sea atendida en sus demandas.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 6h
It's a new American tradition: Elect a president and spend the next 4 years blaming the guy who's not president for everything the actual president does.
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Ken Martin @kenmartin.bsky.social · 5h
Angie Nixon is building something powerful in Florida, a grassroots U.S. Senate campaign powered by working people. She knows firsthand what families are up against, and she’s running to fight for them. Learn more about the campaign, volunteer, or find contribution information here: angienixon.com
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Angie Nixon for U.S. Senate | Change Can't Wait
Angie Nixon is a Florida State Representative, union organizer, and mother born and raised in Jacksonville who has spent her career fighting for hardworking Floridians. In the State House, she expande...
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Dana Milbank @danamilbank.bsky.social · 5h
Russell Brand goes on trial in London in two weeks for rape. But first he was invited to the MAHA Summit to vouch for the high character of RFK Jr. And the sleaziness was just beginning. My latest @washingtonsun.bsky.social column. www.washingtonsun.com/perspectives...
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RFK Jr. Just Exposed a Fraudster — And It Is Him
He said he would end “corporate capture.” Now his MAHA movement is for sale.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 5h
New Q poll: Dems +12 in generic ballot, up from +7 two months ago. Trump at 34% approve, 61% disapprove. 71%-16% support for stricter guardrails on AI vs. expanding AI development. 79%-15% on AI safety vs. staying at forefront of innovation. poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
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Generic Ballot For Control Of U.S. House: Dems 51%, GOP 39%, Dem Party Ahead On Key Issues, Boosted By Independents, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 71% Prefer Candidates Who Support St...
"A warning light flashing red for the GOP scrambling to stay in power. From the economy to international conflicts to AI, independent voters are siding with Democrats, even though a vast majority of t...
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 6h
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Senate Majority PAC @majoritypac.bsky.social · 22h
Adam Hoffman was charged with sexually abusing a child and was facing life in prison. Ken Paxton tried to give him a sweetheart deal with only one day served in prison. Ken Paxton is a danger to our kids and belongs nowhere near the Senate.
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Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 5h
Months before OpenAI’s artificial intelligence went rogue, two employees raised an alarm with top executives. They were ignored. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/t...
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OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models
Employees and security researchers said that they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but that OpenAI did not listen.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5h
"Super Intelligence."
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 5h
Last year’s fires and the recent flooding at the Grand Canyon have been hard on local businesses that rely on tourism. If you’re looking to support those communities, think about planning a visit soon. It’s one of the most special places in the world.
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 5h
christ this infuriates me. ACA bridged the gap between my divorce (with loss of spousal benefits) and medicare eligibility. without it, I would not have had access to health care for eight years.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h
Minnesota Republican state Senate candidate Andrea Zupancich served up some EPIC word salads during this debate. Try to make sense of what's she's saying if you dare.
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 5h
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 5h
Mike Rogers has the audacity to lie to you about his plan like he didn't vote 4 times to stop you from getting cheaper medication from Canada, take $1M from Big Pharma, and vote 19 times to keep prescription drug prices higher. GTFOH.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 5h
If you’re not from Missouri, you may not know that Eric Schmitt got his start in MAGA politics by suing public schools for mask mandates while their teachers died during a pandemic. The really strange thing? He never sued his own kids’ school for their mask mandate. He’s a piece of Schitt.
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