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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 22h

soon they’ll wheel Trump out to the beach waterline and he’ll command the tides to stop rising and falling.

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Gail Helt @gailhelt.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Dear Lord save us from the lukewarm pastors who have replaced the Bible with Project 2025 because they seek access to political power.

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Ward Lehmann @wardlehmann.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express,” Guilfoyle wrote. “Please.” This is what GOP corruption looks like: Playing around with taxpayer money like kids in a candy store. Vote them out.

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Trump’s Team of Mercenaries

People around the president are using their roles to cash in. They learned it by watching him.

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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Leaked audio of Michigan Republican Sen. candidate Mike Rogers mocking Americans struggling with skyrocketing prices: "Oh my gosh, coffee went up. You know, horror!"

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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Leaked audio of Minnesota Republican candidate Michele Tafoya's advice to Americans concerned with skyrocketing prices: "Maybe you take one less trip to Starbucks... Let’s just try to be patriots about this."

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Here is what you can do to help me: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This was a good answer

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Election deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize voting machines

The problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution.

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Ward Lehmann @wardlehmann.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

“Stick of butter, bag of peanuts. Butter in America, it’s about a buck [for] a stick like this.” Ingraham checked him immediately. “Where are you shopping? It’s not a buck, it’s like $4,” she said. These are the people Republicans want us to trust to fix the economy?

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Dr. Oz Gets Embarrassing Fact-Check on Fox News Over Price of Butter

Fox News’s Laura Ingraham refused to take the Trump official’s word for it.

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Ward Lehmann @wardlehmann.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“The president of the NCAA said there were fewer than 10 trans athletes out of literally more than half a million athletes at America’s colleges and universities, so why is my opponent spending so much time talking about this and not gas prices and the war?”

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Pathetic Republicans “Trans”-ition to Their Vile Closing Argument

A month out, the GOP is all in on playing the anti-trans card. Here’s how the Democrats need to answer it.

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Jon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Corrupt taxpayer-funded political ads on national television to try to promote the failed and broken president…

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Ward Lehmann @wardlehmann.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“More than 60 percent of Medicaid-expansion enrollees in Arkansas are white, and 18 percent are Black, according to The New York Times.” So why are so many Republicans angry at their Republican governor for saying so?

theatlantic.com

The Right’s Identity Politics Take a Bizarre Turn

MAGA activists are having a meltdown over a throwaway character in Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s political ad.

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Ward Lehmann @wardlehmann.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“Talarico alludes to this himself with one of his frequent formulations: “Our border should be like a front porch—it should have a welcome mat out front and a lock on the door.” The “lock” is important. But let’s not neglect the “welcome mat” part.”

newrepublic.com

In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault

Thanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state.

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Ward Lehmann @wardlehmann.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“This is not the time to sort of gripe about all the little things…” Your Republican Party second in command. Does your congressional representative agree?

newrepublic.com

Vance Says People Are Too Focused on “Little Things” Ahead of Midterms

You know, like being able to afford gas and groceries.

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Ward Lehmann @wardlehmann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“The former FBI agent dodged one such question … where a reporter asked why two pastors from the Living Word Church were on Rogers’s Faith Leadership Coalition, months after three elders at the church’s Midland chapter were sent to prison for sexually abusing children.” The “family values” party?

newrepublic.com

The Church Sex Abuse Scandal Mike Rogers Won’t Talk About

The Michigan GOP senate candidate is dodging questions about why two pastors from the Living World Church—the subject of recent child sex abuse lawsuits—are on his Faith Leadership Coalition.

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Ward Lehmann @wardlehmann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“The rule of law will endure because so many continue to uphold it … each day. Throughout our legal system, public servants have remained faithful to their oaths despite extraordinary pressure to do otherwise. Their example demonstrates that while fear may be contagious, courage is as well.”

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Ward Lehmann @wardlehmann.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Gee, maybe reality TV stardom wasn’t the best preparation for the White House? “GM and Stellantis have already reported billions of dollars in losses as a result of tariffs. More than a third of the 75,000 U.S. manufacturing jobs lost since January 2025 are in motor vehicles and parts production.”

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Trump Isn’t Helping Out the Auto Industry. He’s Helping to Tank It.

The Trump administration is touting its recent rollback of Biden-era fuel efficiency standards as a win for American car manufacturers. It couldn’t have things more backward.

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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Jesus Christ dude

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Ward Lehmann @wardlehmann.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The facial expression when you realize your party is a shitshow. Kudos to Senator Klobuchar for her obvious smarts and decency to the witness.

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Katie Britt's face as she listens to Jack Smith refutes Sen. Eric Schmitt's blunder during hearing.

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

Sen. Roger Marshall says he didn't have the pregnant patient arrested over a $50 late bill. THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS AND DEFAMATORY!!! He had her arrested for not showing up to court when he sued her for being late for $50.

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Ward Lehmann @wardlehmann.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“Hope defected… after she watched Trump push back on a question about Jeffrey Epstein during a Cabinet meeting…. “It was like a dagger in my heart,” Hope told Playbook. “It was like a light switch went on and a veil lifted, and I saw him for who he was, and I have not been able to unsee it since.”

newrepublic.com

“He Can’t Be Trusted”: Trump’s Most Loyal Front-Row Fans Turn on Him

Donald Trump is losing the people who regularly sit in the front row at his rallies.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Referenced this yesterday in a post. The guy lives in Florida. More notable is that half of the GOP Congress seems to live there. Like Mike R and Tommy T. It’s part of MAGA identity. Like red hats and bad plastic surgery.

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Ken Paxton keeps dodging debates. So I called his cell to invite him to a debate on Fox News. He didn’t pick up.

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Of course it was 6-3. People are going to have to vote in numbers too big to challenge. That's just how it is, unless states can block this somehow.

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Mallory McMorrow @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Mike Rogers put out an ad last week saying the war in Iran needs to end. Pretty passive language there. Who started it, Mike??

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Ward Lehmann @wardlehmann.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“U.S. District Chief Judge Eric Tostrud responded that Eichorn’s position as a former state senator played no factor in determining his sentence, saying he wanted a punishment that would deter others from engaging in conduct that he referred to as “all too common and deeply troubling.””

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Ex-state Sen. Justin Eichorn sentenced to 16 months in prison in child solicitation case

The Grand Rapids Republican was arrested in March 2025.

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Ward Lehmann @wardlehmann.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“For example, the letter addressed to Politico complained about a report describing the “bad vibes” at the Republican midterm convention in Texas.” | :-| Sounds pretty snowflakey to me. I thought Republicans were the “**** your feelings” crowd? Guess not.

newrepublic.com

Trump Fully Gives Away the Game on Why He Banned News Outlets

The lawsuit over the ban goes to court Wednesday.

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Ward Lehmann @wardlehmann.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“Epstein survivor Danielle Bensky: I was trying to compile a list of just the most heinous emails, just to be able to bring them to government …. Every single time, the perpetrator is concealed. And then for us, all of our information is out there, including these naked photos.”

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MeidasTouch Network (@meidastouch)

Epstein survivor Danielle Bensky: I saw documents recently. I was trying to compile a list of just the most heinous emails, just to be able to bring them to government and say, like, “We need to find ...

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Ward Lehmann @wardlehmann.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

“The senator’s office steered government contracts worth millions toward the company while her campaign was pumping Kao and his network for donations, according to emails seen by ProPublica.” Sounds swampy.

talkingpointsmemo.com

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

This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates...

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Ward Lehmann @wardlehmann.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I hate when people pull up the ladder after they’ve climbed up it. Vote these self-serving bastards out.

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Ward Lehmann @wardlehmann.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

“The rule of law to democracy is like oxygen to a human body. It is something that you absolutely need to survive, and yet it’s something that people just take for granted.” “It’s the rule of law. If you don’t have it …. You have Russia or you have China or you have North Korea.” He is a hero.

startribune.com

Trump’s Minnesota surge threatened democracy, federal judge warns

What happened in Minnesota’s federal court, Patrick J. Schiltz said, “created a grave threat to the rule of law.”

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

WaPo Exclusive: More American service members have died during the Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly. Five of the officials said there have been at least 22 military fatalities — four more than what appears in the Pentagon's public database.

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More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly

Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.

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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 19/09/2026

The military is being buffeted by huge materiel losses and is actually hiding war casualties but Hegseth is obsessed with fitness and his men's penises.

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