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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 16m
Ex-Florida congressman Matt Gaetz accused in suit of sex trafficking young women www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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Ex-Florida congressman Matt Gaetz accused in suit of sex trafficking young women
The lawsuit alleges the two women were supplied with drugs, traveled across state lines and were paid to have sex with men, including Gaetz.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 2h
BREAKING: Inflation hit businesses hard last month, a new report says, pointing to more price increases on the way for consumers.
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Businesses were hit even harder by inflation last month than consumers
Various efforts by the Trump administration to bring down prices have failed to make a meaningful dent in rising costs.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1h
WAPO: “.. all the major donors to .. Trump’s White House ballroom project, including previously undisclosed contributors who have benefited from regulatory decisions, government contracts and, in one case, a pardon for a family member.” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2h
Playbook reports that Trump is considering replacing Susie Wiles, the last thing from preventing his Admin from REALLY going off the rails. He wants to blame SUSIE that people hate him and is considering promoting Stephen Miller, one main reason why people DO hate him. www.politico.com/playbook
Trump’s phone-a-friend inquiries have picked up with the approach of the November election, as he expresses private frustration with his feeble poll numbers.

One senior elected Republican official who received a call from Trump said the president had raised “the first honest questions about Susie.”

Trump has floated several people who could replace Wiles as chief of staff: The senior elected Republican official said the president had mentioned Stephen Miller, his deputy chief of staff, and Randy Levine, the president of the New York Yankees, as an outside-the-building option.

Trump is also considering Steve Witkoff, Bill Pulte and Kevin McCarthy, people close to the president told us. Allies of McCarthy, the former House speaker, have been arguing that he could help Trump handle a hostile Democratic Congress.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 2h
As I first reported on Monday, Katie Zacharia is not a lawyer and has never been licensed to practice law. The WSJ reports that she took the California Bar Exam but failed. Nevertheless, Zacharia appeared on media programs for YEARS and repeatedly called herself a lawyer. Here's a super cut:
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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 14h
European delegates rebuffed the plan, pitched by US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. But it has startled European capitals and Kyiv, raising questions about the US’s intentions and its starkly different approach to pressing Moscow to end its war in Ukraine.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16h
BREAKING WSJ: The Trump admin's investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar is aimed at building a case to strip her of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her, according to U.S. officials and other people familiar with the probe.
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Ilhan Omar Investigation Aims to Build Case for Stripping Her Citizenship
Authorities have subpoenaed members of the Democratic congresswoman’s family as part of a broader look at their immigration paperwork.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 22h
"No one wants to see a pasty bald man spew racist venom, or hear it delivered with the world’s most discomfiting “valley girl” affect, which tends to come out when his rhetorical flourishes approach Original German level." substack.com/app-link/pos...
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American ‘Psycho,’ Fascist Dork: Inside Stephen Miller’s War of Terror
The world’s most powerful unelected bureaucrat is leading Trump’s wars on immigrants, civilians, the law, and human decency. It doesn’t matter that he’s made Trump historically unpopular.
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 22h
Five hundred people on hunger strike inside a for-profit ICE concentration camp in Georgia.
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Approximately 500 participate in hunger strike at Folkston immigration detention center - The Current
Approximately 500 detainees at a private ICE facility in Folkston, Georgia, launched a hunger strike to protest poor living conditions and alleged asylum protocol violations while awaiting judicial he...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
FANNIE MAE sees higher mortgage rates through the end of this year and into 2027. Sees 30-year fixed at 7.4% for Q4 and 7.5% for all of next year. (via @dianaolick.bsky.social) @cnbc.com
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Dude committed crimes on camera then signed his name to them online.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 14/10/2026
US grocery prices poised to climb as soaring fuel costs drive inflation ft.trib.al/eJZHnJ8
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US grocery prices poised to climb as soaring fuel costs drive inflation
Food manufacturers warn of impact on consumers ahead of midterm elections
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The Big Ugly Bill cut taxes for the richest people in America. It is the biggest wealth transfer from poor folk to rich folk that we've seen.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
BREAKING: A complaint has been filed with the California Bar against White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia, citing Popular Information’s reporting, for “the Unauthorized Practice of Law and for Holding Herself Out as Entitled to Practice Law.”
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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 14/10/2026
Ukraine's 7th Rapid Response Corps of Ukraine’s air assault forces said the Starlink restrictions presented several operational problems, including difficulties during drone take-offs and making them vulnerable to Russian air defences. It said “some missions had to be cancelled.”
ft.com
Ukraine blindsided by Starlink restrictions and intelligence gaps
Moscow ignores Donald Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ while Kyiv’s forces experience connectivity problems on Elon Musk’s satellite network
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Elon Musk is helping both the Russians and the Republicans. Not a coincidence.
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Sudden Starlink Restrictions Deepen Ukraine’s Vulnerability as Russia Escalates (Gift Article)
A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite program appeared to be curbed without warning.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Just so you understand the scale of betrayal: first, our "partners" didn't warn Ukraine about the incoming ballistic missiles, so the air raid alert wasn't activated before impact, robbing people of their chance to survive. ​Then, Starlink was restricted to stop working at speeds above 100 mph.
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
NEW: The US theft of Venezuelan oil resources appears to bring the Pentagon its own source of money — something that should be understood as another milestone in the collapse of constitutional government.
forever-wars.com
The Dawn Of The Self-Funding Pentagon
It's not like the military is cash-starved from Congress. But it looks a lot like it's going to make money off Venezuelan oil
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Excerpts from Michael Lewis on DOGE (Guardian article). 1. Gavin Kliger, white nationalist, refused to shake hands with the Black IRS staffer who briefed him on privacy issues. Or pay attention. Kliger now has a defense start-up valued at 1.4B thanks to DOGE. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Phyllis, who loved working for Kathleen and saw falling on hand grenades as part of her job, never told her how this one had felt. She knew Gavin had expressed enthusiasm for white nationalists, and he likely knew that she knew. She tried to break the ice by walking in with her hand extended; Gavin stared at it and declined to shake it, though he had shaken the hands of the white men who had offered them. “He was kind of cool towards me,” said Phyllis. Before she could even start the briefing, he said, You know, I’ve heard these rules before at other agencies. Yes, she said, but these rules are different, because no other agency is governed by this privacy law, and this law can get you thrown in jail very quickly. As she walked him through the basics – how you can’t use your personal phone for business, how if you happen to so much as glimpse a form 1040 with someone’s name on it you must avert your eyes – Gavin played on his phone. “He’s multitasking right in front of me, typing and texting,” said Phyllis. “It was, here’s a routine that I must endure.”
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
A real loss. She was a wonderful journalist and a caring person. "Helen Branswell, a renowned infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials around the world ...died Tuesday at age 69." www.statnews.com/2026/10/13/h...
statnews.com
Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69
Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
JUST IN: Judge Reyes has barred the Trump administration from cutting down additional trees on the East Potomac golf course through at least Oct. 26.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Farmers over billionaires is about standing up to the power of the biggest corporations. The system is rigged for the big agribusinesses and the big food manufacturers who are feeding our kids ultra-processed foods.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The Trump regime is paying your tax money to Elon Musk through lucrative government contracts, and then Musk is giving hundreds of million of dollars to the Republicans so they'll keep doing that. It's how oligarchs and Republican politicians scam the rest of us.
theguardian.com
Elon Musk becomes biggest political donor of US midterms cycle with $366m spent
Musk’s midterm donations, mostly for rightwing candidates and causes, surpass his contributions to Trump in 2024
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
UPDATE: Trump was asked what state Zacharia passed the bar exam. Trump deferred to Zacharia to answer. Zacharia said, "When I moved to China." Which makes absolutely no sense. She appears to waive away follow up questions. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
To be clear, there is zero chance Zacharia took the Chinese bar exam. She doesn't speak Chinese and only Chinese citizens can take it.
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Sarah Burris @sarahburris.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Spirit Halloween is out now with a new Law Associate certified in China costume
young female law associate certified in china costume from spirit halloween with Katie Zacharia
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Elon will soon have outspent his 2024 total, at least in what we can track.
nytimes.com
Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans
The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Just thinking about this as the state harasses Ilhan Omar over 40 year old paperwork.
washingtonpost.com
Elon Musk, enemy of ‘open borders,’ launched his career working illegally
Investors in Musk’s first company worried about “our founder being deported” and gave him a deadline for obtaining a work visa.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I do not think an exec branch led by a man who thinks he is entitled to treat federal agents as an arm of his firm, refers to Somali Americans as “garbage” and has said racist things specifically about Omar is capable of neutrally applying the law to her, to put it mildly apnews.com/article/ilha...
apnews.com
Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources say
Federal agents have searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation. That's according to people familiar with the matter.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
"The widespread effects of DOGE’s efforts—the cures that won’t be found; the vaccines that won’t be made; the food meant to save lives, left instead to rot..." www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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‘Elon Is a Nuke’
A new documentary makes the case that Elon Musk is a human of mass destruction.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Today in DC: "Beginning Saturday, crews will start another major round of cutting at the historic public golf course. The first phase contains 169 trees marked for removal. The Trump Administration says as many as 529 could eventually come down..." www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
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More than 500 trees may be removed from D.C. golf course Trump wants to redesign
Beginning Saturday, National Park Service crews will start another major round of cutting at East Potomac Golf Links, according to a new filing in federal court.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Loading straitjacketed humans onto aircraft like cargo
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Here's the biggest problem with staying silent on Musk: the risk is enormous. His fuckery is everywhere, but even when it's exposed, voters have no clear sense of the motive or why it's all happening. Why is this man so desperate to inflict the horrors of Trumpism and the GOP on you? Explain!
cnn.com
Elon Musk’s PAC is spreading inaccurate voting information, election officials say | CNN Politics
Election officials in Colorado and Washington state have issued public warnings about inaccurate information from the group tied to Musk.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
US warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharing www.ft.com/content/7fd4...
ft.com
US warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharing
Donald Trump’s administration delivered threat after Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised diesel deal with Moscow
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News Corpse @newscorpse.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The White House press secretary's post may soon be filled by yet another Trump cult disciple who will lie on cue for him.
newscorpse.com
Trump’s Next Propaganda Secretary, Katie Zacharia, Has All the Non-Qualifications He Craves
Several weeks ago Donald Trump lost his press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, who resigned to spend more time with Fox News, where she now works. Her departure left a gaping sinkhole in his administra…
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Precisely.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is, to be clear, a minimal “process” being put in place to try and meet the requirements of due process that they believe a majority of the Supreme Court would decide is sufficient should Trump decide, again, to try and fire Cook.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
BREAKING: Continuing to go after Fed Governor Lisa Cook and the independence of the Federal Reserve following last term’s Supreme Court case, President Trump establishes a Trump-appointed “committee of inquiry” to look into Fed Governor Lisa Cook, with a hearing set for Nov. 5.
whitehouse.gov
Establishment of a Committee of Inquiry to Investigate Allegations of False Statements by Lisa DeNell Cook
MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR ECONOMIC POLICY THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 09/10/2026
Food pantry workers on the front lines of feeding their neighbors say they're facing unprecedented challenges after cuts by the Trump administration. Demand is surging, while the amount of food they're getting from the federal government has fallen.
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Hunger grips a rural community hit by Trump’s cuts
Those on the front lines of feeding their neighbors in West Virginia’s coal country say they face unprecedented challenges brought on by Washington.
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Greg Pinelo @gregpinelo.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
FFS
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 08/10/2026
AVGEEKS! Time to mobilize the boat freaks. Get at me.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
So proud of this kid.
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
In 1868 Louisiana elected first Black congressman. He was never seated In 1875 Louisiana elected second Black congressman. He served just one term It took 114 years for Louisiana to elect another Black member of Congress And now Roberts Court wants to wipe out Black representation across South
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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
To put this in perspective chestnut trees used to be dominant species in the United States. Billions of trees were killed by fungal blight and now fully grown America chestnuts are functionally extinct. There is no getting them back. Ever. All for a data center. www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-ameri...
gadgetreview.com
One of America’s Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data Center
A rare 200-tree American chestnut grove in West Virginia may be cleared for data-center development, but the project denies the site is on its land.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
> @cnbc.com #Tariffs www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/i...
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Justine Musk and Ashley St. Clair are my heroes. Thanks to my mutual since before that word existed, the great @melissaryan.bsky.social, for letting me go off on a subject of utmost importance: The Democratic Party needs to be as brave as the women of Musk.
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 08/10/2026
JUST POSTED: In Trump’s Russian Oil Deal, Middle East Funds Are the Biggest Owners A majority of ownership in a proposed multibillion-dollar deal would go to a group of Middle Eastern investors, including some with business ties to the Witkoff family and Kushner www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...
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In Trump’s Russian Oil Deal, Middle East Funds Are the Biggest Owners
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Private mercenary company now monitoring and enforcing U.S. elections. Very good sign for democracy.
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USPS Hires Security Service With History of Human Rights Abuse
Almost 1,000 armed security officers have been sent to at least 55 post office facilities.
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
INEXPLICABLE: Live data showing that #GasPrices appear to be rising to $4.79/gal in #Michigan today.
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