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Vince Crawford @vincecrawford.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

1/n Time for some Raymond Chandler: "There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch....

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Raymond Chandler. Red Wind

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Reupping this given recent news

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

OxBridge-trained Brits pride themselves on debating flourishes, especially when in former provinces. (Eg: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a... Steve Hilton is not doing a lot to hold up that image, vs plain old Xavier Becerra on CNN. Maybe softened by life in bubble of right-wing talk radio.

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"The Economics of the Colonial Cringe," about The Economist magazine; Washington Post, 1991

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In 2021, the US became the first country in world history to memory-hole a coup. — @sarahkendzior.bsky.social

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A Public Flat Earth

How paywalls killed the public sphere.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.

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Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Taylor: “directing “came out of necessity” when no other female filmmakers were available.🧐 “I was like, ‘I could do it, maybe,’” Swift recalled. “And when I did direct, I just thought, ‘This is actually more fulfilling than I ever could have imagined.’” Humblebrag champ ew.com/taylor-swift...

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Taylor Swift thanks Swifties while receiving inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors

Taylor Swift was awarded the first-ever MTV VMA Artist Director Honors during the 2026 ceremony on Sept. 27.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

these look more and more like late Brezhnev, late Chernenko photos

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hammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

GOP Consultants : what do you mean she just fucking tweeted it out

Marjorie Taylor Greene
We have not seen a caravan headed to the U.S.
southern border in several years, why now?
Oh yeah, there is an election coming and the
GOP needs to scare you into voting because
nothing else is working.

Anthony Aguero Live
Over 400 aliens predominantly from
Honduras entered Mexico on Thursday,
ready to make their way to the US southern
border ... Here's footage of the caravan.
Someone is incentivizing this movement, t ...

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Rick Wilson @therickwilson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

No mercy for MAGA. Not now. Not ever. www.againstallenemies.net/p/no-mercy-f...

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No Mercy for MAGA.

Not now, not ever.

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Santiago Sanchez-Pages @sanpages.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026

I just learnt that the multimillion-dollar FTX lawsuit against Amazon is about allegedly running what were supposed to be second-price ad auctions as first-price auctions. The revenue equivalence theorem surely does not contemplate rigging the rules!

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Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/09/2026

George W. Bush had plenty of opportunities to speak up. January 6th. The January 6th Committee. Trump’s return to power. Mostly silence. But now he’s stepping back into politics to help Republican senators get reelected? Yeah. I have some thoughts.

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Bob @psychobob4q2.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Please oh please...

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 27/09/2026

Donald, Melania, and Natalie - a romantic triangle where every angle is obtuse.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This is like accusing someone of robbing a bank because they deposited money and never withdrew it

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

So what Duckworth actually said was worse than that short clip I saw... www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmYs...

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What should Democrats do if they win?

YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens

Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Susan Collins is always horrified by the predictable results of her own vote, which means Mainers who genuinely care about Susan Collins should elect Troy Jackson as he won’t vote for things that wind up upsetting Susan Collins, unlike Susan Collins

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 26/09/2026

Does my Speak-n-Spell feel pain when I type O-U-C-H? The jury is out. Philosophers and neuroscientists say that's fucking stupid, but I called a guy from the Center for Pretending that Household Electronics Are Sentient and he said there's no way to know for sure.

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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

💥Ok I see other platforms are blocking this. I met Alex Gibney moons ago at ABCNY (the Association of the Bar for the City of New York). He’s the real deal. Here’s the trailer for Alex Gibney’s documentary about Musk. Let’s Streisand Effect this: www.firstshowing.net/2026/must-se... 👋🎥

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Must See Full Trailer for Alex Gibney's 'Musk' Doc About a Fraudster | FirstShowing.net

"Do we even know this man at all?" Bleecker Street has launched their main official trailer for the must see new documentary film titled simply Musk, about the uber-wealthy tech giant megalomaniac Elo...

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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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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/09/2026

NEW: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson blasted the conservative majority for ignoring the harm voters will endure by allowing Trump to use a flawed system for voter purges. "The harm caused by burdening...lawful voters outweighs the nonexistent harm that the government experiences," she wrote.

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Jackson blasts Supreme Court decision reviving Trump voter-purge database

The U.S. Supreme Court’s three liberal justices argued the Court’s conservative majority ignored real harms to voters by reviving the Trump administration’s flawed centralized citizenship database Fri...

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 25/09/2026

America cannot have a multiracial, multicultural democracy if the United States Supreme Court is allowed to continue to exist in its current form

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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🚨 BREAKING:🚨 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni: “I am a woman and also a mother. I cannot stand with someone who kills innocent children.” The brave woman continued to walk around wearing a Palestinian flag around her neck in front of Netanyahu.

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Vince Crawford @vincecrawford.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

BA giving Lufthansa a run for its money as the least competent and most obnoxious airline in Europe! With all due respect (in the British sense: that is, none), BA has an attitude problem.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

When Elon Musk's groups spent $20M+ on Wisconsin's 2025 Supreme Court race, his involvement backfired and his candidate lost by 10 points. Now his super PAC has quietly spent $14M+ on key midterm races, including the Texas Senate race. Would be a shame if people found out.

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Elon Musk is flying under the radar in the Texas Senate race. Republicans want to keep it that way.

One Republican involved in the Texas Senate contest called Musk’s in-your-face campaigning in Wisconsin last year “a mis

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Perpetually “concerned” Susan Collins should be VERY concerned by the latest reporting from ProPublica, revealing her involvement in an alleged bribery/pay to play scheme of awarding defense contracts to a specific firm right after that company made campaign “donations." youtu.be/f2fFlCPjKnk?...

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GOP Senator CAUGHT RED-HANDED In MASSIVE BRIBERY SCHEME Probe!?!

YouTube video by Katie Phang

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

UN charter (Article 2, sec 4): >>All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against ... any State<< Trump at UN: >>I have a big decision to make... Do I annihilate the Islamic Republic?... Do I drive them into hell??<<

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In Maryland, just fifty miles from DC, a sheriff has targeted and attacked local immigrants for over twenty years. The harm to those communities is breathtaking. a NEW must-read, just weeks from his latest reelection race... (in a county that Harris won over Trump).

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“We're Afraid on a Daily Basis”: How a Maryland Sheriff Targeted Immigrants Long Before ICE Raids Spiked - Bolts

Frederick County’s sheriff turned his office into a force multiplier for ICE before such collaboration became commonplace. As he again faces voters this year, the harm to immigrant communities is impo...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Susan Collins was at the center of a major bribery probe for steering millions in contracts to a company whose CEO illegally funneled thousands to her campaign. Then Trump took office and gutted the FBI and DOJ units investigating her. Is this what "being moderate" looks like?

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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way

After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping po

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026

look who came with Trump to the UN today! #TravelWithNatalie (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty)

pic of Ms Harp showing some leg with a smaller bag than usual while walking into the US this morning

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US Political Politics News 💙🌈🦋The Fighting Liberal @us-political-news.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

FBI Was Targeting Susan Collins in Bombshell Bribery Probe—Until Trump The FBI was investigating a pay-to-play scheme involving Senator Susan Collins and a top donor. Then Trump was elected and the investigation disappeared. ...

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Trump’s FBI Killed Bombshell Bribery Investigation Into Susan Collins

The FBI was investigating a pay-to-play scheme involving Senator Susan Collins and a top donor. Then Trump was elected and the investigation disappeared.

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🚨👀 “After Donald Trump returned to office, the investigation (into a reported “sweeping pay to play” “interactions” between Susan Collins and a “top donor”) died, a casualty of his purge of the FBI. Its closure shut a potential window into how Washington works.” Oh? #MEPolitics #MESenate

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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way

After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 22/09/2026

Jon Stewart on Trump banning news outlets from the White House: "Maybe f**king president better!"

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

ProPublica: In 2024, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping pay-to-play investigation examining interactions between Sen. Susan Collins and a top donor, records and emails show. After Trump returned to office, the investigation died.

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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way

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Vince Crawford @vincecrawford.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Yes! At least from the non-medical view.

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Vince Crawford @vincecrawford.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I am "deeply concerned". Bye-bye, Susan.

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Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Incredible reporting on Susan Collins’s filth. “His love of talking like a wheeler-dealer — including over email — was a gift to investigators. In one email, he all but admitted the scholarships to young women were a diversion. “Whatever… just a pack of bitches getting free $,” he wrote”.

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Then walk out. Talk is cheap

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Putting aside the 1st Amendment implications…it’s not like Convicted Felon Donald Trump tells the truth when the press is at the White House anyway.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

👇👇👇👇

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A lot of Dems could take a lesson from this and openly acknowledge that their opponents are bigots. The resistance (mostly from establishment centrists) to stating plainly what's happening instead of using weasel words for the sake of civility is what makes voters think we're spineless.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Corporations are not people. Their money is not speech. They should not be able to buy politicians. End Citizens United.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Samuel Alito flew flags used by insurrectionists. Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election. Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the Jan 6 plot. Both ruled in favor of Trump's mail-in ballot sabotage. I don't think I'll ever get over this.

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