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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
ALA stands with library workers, readers, and communities working to keep books available. Our work helps ensure everyone can seek information and make their own reading choices. Your gift makes that work possible. Helps us protect the freedom to read at ala.org/protect. #BannedBooksWeek
Colorful art of various monsters and creatures reading books. Art by Hyesu Lee, copyright ALA. Text reads: "HELP US PROTECT THE FREEDOM TO READ." ALA.ORG/PROTECT. American Library Association logo
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 08/10/2026
Imagine being Blake Johnson, an Iowa father of 3, discovering your water has 3X the legal nitrate limit. He goes to Washington for answers, and Rep. Ashley Hinson, who takes agribusiness money, reportedly RUNS AWAY and hides behind a locked door. #CostOfTrumpsCorruption
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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
BREAKING: The richest 0.1% of Americans now control around 15% of the country’s total wealth. Each of them holds about $200 MILLION that will NEVER be taxed under current law. But the tax code is why we're here in the first place. This is what decades of trickle-down got us.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The White House continues to decline to answer these questions about Trump's taxpayer-funded TV commercials
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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Republicans cut $1 trillion from Medicaid. They handed billionaires a $3.7 trillion tax break. They call it a budget. We call it THEFT. 11.8+ million Americans lose healthcare. The top 1% gets richer. That is the SCAM.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mentions on Fox shows of the very newsworthy confrontation between Schmitt and Jack Smith: Ingraham (7-8pm): 0 Watters (8-9): 0 Hannity (9-10): 0 Gutfeld (10-11): 0 Fox & Friends this AM: 0
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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If inequality hadn't exploded after 1979, middle-income households would be making $30,000 MORE per year. That's a second income. A paid-off car. A college fund. Instead, we're turning hobbies into side hustles just to keep up. The money didn't disappear. It went to the top.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/09/2026
Beyond the fact that it’s incredibly illegal and corrupt to use taxpayer dollars to run political ads on television, there’s another problem with re-running old ads like this: the messaging only reminds everyone what a fraud you are.
Black-and-white image of Donald Trump standing in a hallway from a recent ad he ran on TV with taxpayer funds. White subtitle text on a black bar at the bottom displays what Trump’s voiceover says in the ad: “we will expel the warmongers from our government.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The U.S. owes $40 trillion in debt. Everyone has an opinion about why. But there’s one question you almost never hear asked: Who’s actually getting paid?
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:
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“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banks
Weeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states
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404 Media @404media.co · 16/09/2026
NEW: Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and @wired.com, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements of both vehicles and people.
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Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People
While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Don't forget: Intuit also gave $1M to Trump's inauguration. This is how our government has been corrupted: 1) Donors give huge sums to politicians 2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor 3) Donors make huge profit 4) Repeat We must end this vicious cycle.
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Republicans often take credit for accomplishments despite voting against them, while also attributing blame to Democrats for issues they either caused or allowed to occur. It is time for Texas to shift its political alignment.
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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
What's actually "radical" here? The richest 0.1% hold as much wealth as the bottom 90% of families combined. Billionaires sitting on $7.6 TRILLION while working people can't afford rent, groceries, or healthcare. A wealth tax? That's not radical. That's just fair.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 15/09/2026
Here’s what’s happened to food safety under Trump and RFK Jr.
TRUMP AND RFK JR.’S FOOD SAFETY DISASTER

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Project 2025 calls for rolling back food regulations, including baby formula rules
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Food and Drug Administration workforce cut by about 20%
CDC loses 25% of its workforce, including staff from a key food-safety program
USDA eliminates two food-safety advisory committees
FDA suspends critical food-safety lab quality checks after staffing cuts
Foreign food safety inspections fall nearly 30%
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12,000+ sick, 500+ hospitalizations and 2 deaths from contaminated lettuce
160+ foods recalled so far, including baby formula
37.2 MILLION pounds of food recalled in the first half of 2026 – up 2,432% from last year
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Papa Woof und Krampus und Bleaken @papawoof.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
@adam_franks shares 2 good Samaritans rescuing a stuck eagle: #AGoodPlace
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Imagine a Vice President of the United States getting a fact-check Community Note that the heckler was right and you are lying. These people just can’t stop lying.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 11/09/2026
From leading a cult-like group pledge to “cheat like hell” in the midterms to an absurd promise of cash to Americans—the GOP kicked off its midterm convention in Texas on Wednesday, with a few unhinged moments from Donald Trump. Watch:
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
JON STEWART: “They began covering their ass 3 weeks after 9/11… There was poison in the air, on the ground, on your pets/clothes… THE CITY KNEW. Rather than limit the damage, they covered it up… After 9/11, business will never be usual again.” (From @mamdanibulletin.bsky.social )
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The NFL kicks off tonight with the Seahawks taking on the Patriots. The Seahawks just became the latest team to take on private equity investment. But private equity isn't just sinking its teeth into the NFL — it's investing in other sports leagues and countless other industries. Be warned.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
PSA: They want you mad at trans people and immigrants so you don’t figure out THIS👇🏽 is what you SHOULD be mad about. Fighting this is not “coMMuNiSm” — THIS is what @demsocialists Bernie Sanders @aoc @hasandpiker @zohrankmamdani @angieforfl @abdulelsayed etc. are saying.
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Ima Cygnenoir @ima-cygnenoir52.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
remember the *GOP* death panels accusations? Well here they are
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/09/2026
NEWS: Donald Trump’s own nephew, Fred Trump, is publicly calling out his uncle’s lies about 9/11, saying Trump’s claim that he brought a crew of workers to Ground Zero “so offends me that I need to speak out.”
Alt text: Screenshot of a post on X from Fred Trump (@FredTrump_) that reads:

“There are two reports out today that relate to the tragedy of 9/11. I will comment on them today because doing so on the 25th anniversary this Friday would take away from the solemn memories. I try not to comment personally about my uncle, but his claim that he brought a crew of workers to help at the sight so offends me that I need to speak out. He was not building a “big building “ at the time. The only crew he claimed to bring to the site would have been secretarial and accounting employees from Trump Tower I knew many of them, and pretty sure they were not capable physically to help (if they could, I am sure they would try). Regarding the US Steel Building, ironically, the grandfather of a very close friend of mine was one of the original engineers- the bldg was built strong. Second, the brother of a partner of mine was an engineer that was immediately called to perform an inspection. While people were originally concerned, it was eventually cleared for occupancy- not creaking and ready to fall. I hope this brings some truth to that story. The second story will follow. FT @NicolleDWallace @ErinBurnett @VaughnHillyard @ErinBurnett @kaitlancollins @MaraGay @RogerLau @HReneeHarvey”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The federal minimum wage has been stuck at a paltry $7.25 an hour since 2009. Guess how much the wage would be today if it kept up with worker productivity over the years?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
New Gallup polling finds that 71% of Americans approve of labor unions and 56 million Americans would join a union tomrorow if they could. We are witnessing a historic rebirth of worker power. If you want a better life for you and your children, join or support a union.
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Unions are extremely popular: 56 million workers would join a union if they could
New Gallup polling finds that 71% of people in the U.S. approve of unions, continuing the highest period of favorability in over 60 years. This coincides with the greatest number of workers represente...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Corporate America’s playbook: 1) Exploit workers to maximize profits 2) Use profits to buy Congress 3) Use Congress to pass union-busting laws 4) Use union-busting laws to further exploit workers 5) Rinse and repeat How we break this cycle? Build back a powerful labor movement.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The 75 Most Corrupt Things Trump Did in 2026. So far. The scams, schemes and grifts have been endless, as the Trump Family seems to spend most of their time and energy finding new ways to profit off the presidency. Here is my Top 75. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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The 75 Most Corrupt Things Trump Did in 2026
So far.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A moment of reflection as the National Inquiry into MMIWG began a decade ago. Hear about a look back at the chief commissioner's time and what she wishes she had done differently, tonight on APTN National News. Watch live: www.youtube.com/@aptnnews
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God @thegodshow.com · 01/09/2026
Bless this woman for destroying pant-shitter Caitlin Bennett's arguments against healthcare being a basic human right.
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Bless This Woman For EATING Caitlin Bennett Alive
The only thing more satisfying than that burrito is the way this woman took down right-wing rants about immigrants and healthcare. Subscribe and join God and Jesus live Tuesdays and Thursdays:…
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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
45% of Black children won't get the FULL Child Tax Credit. 1.5 MILLION kids were KICKED OFF the credit entirely. This isn't a glitch. It's a choice. The American Family Act makes the credit universal. Adds enhanced support for NEWBORNS. Delivers payments MONTHLY. Pass it.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/08/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Sens. Alex Padilla and Mark Warner are demanding answers from prediction market giants Kalshi and Polymarket over their payments to influencers accused of spreading election disinformation. Here’s what the Senators uncovered:
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Exclusive: Senators Padilla and Warner Demand Answers from Prediction Market Companies on Paying Influencers Who Spread Disinformation
A formal letter was sent by the Senators on Wednesday
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/08/2026
"We watched it on TV. And it's like, 'That's our son. That's Alex. And they killed him' ... trying to help someone" -- Alex Pretti's dad
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Whatever you call it, you just made all the goods we buy that come across our border more expensive. Michigan, he’s asking us to pay for his vanity trade war with our money.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 25/08/2026
Maxwell’s petition for a new trial was “meritless” and often “frivolous,” the judge wrote, and the evidence she provided only “incriminates her” further.
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Judge Rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s Request To Overturn Conviction
Maxwell’s petition for a new trial was “meritless” and often “frivolous,” the judge wrote, and the evidence she provided only “incriminates her” further.
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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
SIX companies alone accounted for $83 BILLION in federal tax breaks in 2025. Microsoft got $18.7 billion. A record for a company in a single year. The previous record was $5.2 billion. Two companies TRIPLED that in a single year. This is rigged by design. Tax the rich.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
In 1994, I took a lot of heat for this speech warning that the American middle class was in danger. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
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A Warning from 1994 of a Two-Tiered Society | Robert Reich
In 1994, I took a lot of heat for this speech warning that the American middle class was in danger. That was 29 years ag
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
In the past, the rich used to pay higher taxes. Now, the government pays the rich interest on a swelling debt, caused largely by lower taxes on the rich. It's a big switcheroo that we need to talk about if we're going to talk about the national debt.
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The Secret Way the Rich are Getting Richer
The biggest untold story about how we pay for government involves a big switcheroo by America’s wealthy. Watch.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 13/08/2026
Flock is rolling out updates to address reports of cops across the country abusing its tools to stalk ex-romantic partners. The ACLU released an analysis of the changes, which it says appear “more focused on addressing a perceived PR problem than the significant harms its products create.”
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Flock CEO: ‘We got this one wrong’
Garrett Langley has changed his mind on the company’s policy approach.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The GOP is that syndicate.
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Ginny Stibolt @ginnystibolt.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
#ReplaceLawns with wildflower meadows to support pollinators & birds, to reduce pollution in waterways, & to save water. Then register your property for the National Homegrown National Park. We can do this! Our book provides this & other Earth-friendly ideas: www.climatewiselandscaping.com
2 photos the top photo labeled "Before" is of a large lawn with some brown patches in front of a gray house with white trim. Some large trees are behind the house. The bottom photo labeled "After" is of the same house but there is a meadow filled with grasses & wildflowers instead of the lawn.
Text says, "A native meadow landscape which replaced a water-dependent lawn with pollinator friendly plants." followed by 2 little drawings of a bee and a butterfly,
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
When it comes to your children’s health, listen to doctors. Not a president who once told Americans to inject bleach. The American Academy of Pediatrics’ immunization recommendations have not changed.
Children’s immunization schedule
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Tripling union membership would… -Raise the median worker’s wages by $7k+ annually -Reverse 1/3 of the increase in inequality since 1979 -Increase the number of people with health insurance And more. Unions are the key to taking on runaway corporate power. Every worker deserves one.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/07/2026
Black text on a white page that reads as follows:

In January, our administration inherited a $12 billion budget deficit — a fiscal crisis greater than the Great Recession. 

Today I am proud to announce that our balanced budget has cleared the final step and passed the New York City Council. 

We balanced the budget by taxing the rich and making government more efficient. We did not balance this budget on the backs of working people, and we never will. 

Every year that follows will build on these principles: Honest budgeting. Fiscal discipline. Transparent government. And an unwavering belief that working people deserve a government that delivers for them every day.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Epstein survivor Maria Farmer: “Pam Bondi’s continued evasion of questions about her grave mishandling of the release of the Epstein files was not surprising — it’s a pattern of behavior. At every turn, Bondi has ignored and disregarded the will of Epstein survivors”
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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Happy to share our first campaign ad!! Www.Harrydunnformd.com
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
SENATOR @gallego.senate.gov : “This guy, and this guy, and this guy could potentially get payouts from the federal government — for assaulting these police officers. So much for backing the blue.” #SeditionSlushFund #TrumpHeist
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 20/05/2026
Rep. Ted Lieu: "This nearly $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund is completely unethical and totally ridiculous...The people drafting this document know it's unethical. Acting AG Todd Blanche will lose his law license after his term is over because he's engaging in flatly unethical behavior."
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20/05/2026
Shapiro: Somehow, he can’t find the money to pay for healthcare, but he can steal from you to pay off the criminals who stormed the Capitol.
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Soul Inquiries @soulinquiries.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Image with ancestral trauma quote You don't just inherit physical traits from your ancestors - you inherit their emotional wounds too
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