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Gail Fredlund

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Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Today is the anniversary of the infamous 1871 Chicago fire, as many as 300 dead. But it’s also the anniversary of the less famous Peshtigo, Wisc., fire, also in 1871, with as many as 2,500 dead. People jumped into the Peshtigo River to try to survive the 3-day fire that covered 1,875 square miles.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h
they’re spending hundreds of millions to kill a tax that would take them back to where they were a month ago 🤡
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h
“There was a child in the car” Abolish ICE. theintercept.com/2026/10/08/i...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h
Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social : “ABOLISH ICE”
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h
Endlessly corrupt. He does nothing that doesn’t benefit him personally. Ever.
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Trump purchased up to $5 million of SpaceX bonds days before major space order | CNN Business
Right before launching an effort to slash red tape for commercial space transportation, Trump last month purchased up to $5 million of bonds issued by SpaceX.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h
🔥 “Where are your alliances? How will you meet this moment? So far it has been a complete failure.” @keshaunpearson.bsky.social calls out MEMPHIS city council for failing to stop Musk’s xAI from growing like a virus or pass a moratorium/stop wildly unpopular data centers. (next meeting 10/20)
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h
🔥 @jumaane.bsky.social : “They’re going to try to make the gentleman they shot the worst human you’ve ever heard of… a father picking up his child was shot by a rogue agency controlled by Trump. That’s what occurred. He represents evil. He is doing the Devil’s work.” #AbolishICE
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 20h
NEW: If Trump and Hegseth weren’t trying to kick trans people out of the military, a Navy board recently wrote of a trans women that it “without reservation would recommend retention based on a record of exemplary service," lawyers revealed today. www.lawdork.com/i/219495792/...
Absent ALNAV 011/26, the board without reservation would recommend retention based on a record of exemplary service.
• If separated from Naval Service, the board recommends waiving recoupment of debt associated with service education program costs based on LT Winchell's demonstrated exemplary service.
REDACTED BOARD MEMBERS 9/23/26
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 20h
Mamdani live —> www.youtube.com/watch?v=niG_...
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LIVE: NYC Mayor Mamdani speaks after ICE officer shoots man
YouTube video by Associated Press
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 20h
"Everywhere you look, the pay-for-play nature of this government surfaces like herpes." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-t...
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‘Trump Is the Picasso of Corruption’
The grift is relentless, the conflicts are everywhere, and the public keeps getting stuck with the tab.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 21h
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/10/2026
NEW: We knew in April that DOJ was investigating Hutchinson. Now NBC reports they are seeking a grand jury indictment for lying to Congress. The thing is, she didn't lie to Congress. She testified truthfully about what someone else told her. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Justice Department seeks criminal charge for former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson
The former Trump aide was a star witness before the Jan. 6 committee. The case is being pursued by the Civil Rights Division, led by Harmeet Dhillon.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
This afternoon in Marble Hill, a New Yorker was shot by an ICE agent in a residential neighborhood. Early reports indicate agents surrounded him and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple rounds. We believe the child was physically unharmed.

This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation. I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities.

Our thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight. We are praying for his recovery.

Get ICE out of our neighborhoods. Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children.

Abolish ICE.
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Status Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 22h
🚨"We want ICE the f*ck out of our neighborhood! I am pissed off, I am outraged, ICE does not belong in the Bronx or anywhere in this city!" -Vanessa Gibson, Bronx Borough President, after ICE shot man in the Bronx with his 5-year-old in the back seat. WE'RE LIVE NOW🔽
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Status Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 23h
🚨BREAKING: ICE vehicle RAMS through NYC protesters attempting to block it from leaving after ICE agents SHOT a man in NYC—the man’s young son was in the back seat. WE’RE LIVE ON SCENE ⬇️
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 22h
Q: That was a real punch-up of a debate. Do you think you chewed up the policy issues voters need to see? Abdul El-Sayed: No, I would have loved to have actually had a policy debate. Rogers wanted to make it about anything except for public policy.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h
El-Sayed: "I was a junior in HS on 9/11, sitting in my chemistry class. I watched as people started to point to people of my faith & say exactly the kinds of things that Rogers was saying. If that's his entire campaign strategy, you have to imagine how small minded he thinks Michiganders are."
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 20h
Trump has claimed that states are “merely an ‘agent’ for the federal government” and they must do what the president tells them. “Almost nothing in that statement is correct as a matter of law,” Marc Elias says. Keep an eye on the people trying to rewrite the rules: demdock.com/4rSKLdE
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h
Ossoff: "on Marco Rubio's watch the world is on fire, we are hemorrhaging our munitions stockpile, the administration appears to be trying to coverup combat casualties ... and he's trying to soft launch his presidential campaign. These people are not focused."
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h
🔥 @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social : “THIS CITY WANTS ICE OUT. We do not need them to keep us safe. All they do is terrorize our city.”
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20h
ICE can’t be reformed. It must be eliminated. #AbolishICE *
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 19h
October 8, 2026
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October 8, 2026
On October 8, 1871, dry conditions and strong winds drove deadly fires through the Midwest.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 22h
Trump voters are looking my way because I'm not bought off. I want money out of politics, money in your pocket, and Medicare for All.
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Gail Fredlund @walk94.bsky.social · 19h
Criminality
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 21h
I’ve been studying violence and politics for a loooong time. My last book — “The Field of Blood” —was about the use of physical violence in Congress. So you can bet I’ll have a lot to say…
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East Valley Indivisibles @eastvalleyindivisibles.com · 23h
Trump has made $635 million off his meme coin, buyers of his crypto ventures have lost an estimated $4.7 billion, and the biggest holders now get dinner with the president. Access to the White House is for sale, while you pay more at the pump. #CostOfTrumpsCorruption
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lowtax speedrun enjoyer @rickywlmsbong.bsky.social · 22h
did someone put uppers in the dnc's water fountains or
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Elon Musk pledged to spend $100 MILLION in the midterms. Tesla and SpaceX benefited from four canceled federal enforcement actions each. You see how this looks, right?
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Adam Hamilton @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨 100+ Kansas Republicans just launched Republicans for Hamilton, a statewide coalition backing Adam for U.S. Senate. The list includes former governors Bill Graves and Mike Hayden, a former Senate President, a former House Majority Leader, and Roger Marshall’s primary opponent.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hey, here's a random thought: maybe all of us who are Democrats and progressives should pause attacks on each other for the next three weeks and focus on beating Republicans. I promise our arguments will be so much more interesting in January after a blue tsunami.
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump said he will stop using taxpayer dollars to pay for his partisan TV commercials. Great. But what about our money that was already wasted on these illegal ads? Trump's admin must reimburse the Treasury & face the consequences for violating federal law and the Hatch Act.
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
You can expect that $90 around the same time you get your DOGE refund, your ACA rebate, and your $5,000 payout.
Text displaying "Trump pledges to send $90 checks to millions of seniors on Medicare" on a dark background.
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Read the full report here: www.citizen.org/news/trump-c...
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Trump Cancels Enforcement Against Corporate Criminal Defendants - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administration has to date canceled enforcement actions inherited from the Biden administration against 205 corporations,…
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Trump admin has canceled federal investigations, lawsuits, and penalties for OVER 200 corporations. Over 40% of those corporations have ties to Trump or his administration. In this admin, a donation or partnership with Trump could make your legal matters disappear.
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Gail Fredlund @walk94.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Regulate AI Now!
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Gail Fredlund @walk94.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Unbelievably dumb response from Tillis
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Logistically, standing up an army (which is more or less what a million ICE officers would be) is quite difficult. In the US, there are tons of law enforcement jobs. And they don't require employees to hurt innocent people and break the law. So ICE has been scraping the bottom of the barrel.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Downside: The US now has government goon squads, and deploys them to try to intimidate voters into voting the way the president wants. Upside: They don’t have nearly enough goons. Not even close. They’re hoping fear will make up for that big shortfall, but it won’t.
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Gail Fredlund @walk94.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Gail Fredlund @walk94.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Evil
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Elon Musk's net worth has surpassed $1 trillion, again. $1 trillion could fund SNAP benefits for the entire country for a WHOLE DECADE. No one person should hoard that much wealth.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 05/10/2026
Schumer is on board with blocking Trump SCOTUS nominees over the next 2 years - but we have to capture the Senate (plus one to overcome Fetterman)
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 06/10/2026
‘It really hammers people’: Scottish islanders hit by highest diesel prices in UK
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‘It really hammers people’: Scottish islanders hit by highest diesel prices in UK
Inhabitants of the Hebrides and Shetland tell of how fuel costs are putting the squeeze on commuting, services, food and more As fuel prices reach the highest level in the UK since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Scottish islanders are feeling the pain more than most. On the mainland, the price of diesel has soared to a record high of 200.01p a litre, bringing the cost of filling an average family car to more than £110, according to the RAC. Petrol has risen by a third since the start of the Iran war at the end of February, averaging 174.71p – increasing to 195.64p in motorway service areas. In the Hebrides and Shetland, prices at the forecourt have jumped even higher, with some fuel stations selling diesel for more than 220p a litre during the initial rise. Continue reading...
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Holy shit.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
If you’ve ever taken the oath to uphold the Constitution, this is the time to live up to it.
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A wonderful piece on a visit to St. Andrew’s School with @michaelhattem.bsky.social and Zara Anishanslin www.standrews-de.org/n/~board/new...
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Nobody Knew How It Would End: Historians on America's 250th
For America's 250th, historians Joanne Freeman, Zara Anishanslin, and Michael Hattem joined St. Andrew's students to explore how uncertain the founding really was
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint.
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