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Will Vandenberg 🇺🇦

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Finding hope in red and purple America (sometimes the opposite). Always for underdogs & multiracial democracy. Regional mutt, raised in Maine. opinions=mine 🏳️‍🌈

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Flatwater Free Press @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New at Flatwater: Democrats and Republicans are scrambling to lay claim to Nebraska’s 2nd District seat in a midterm election that will decide control of a nearly evenly split Congress. Capturing Omaha's independent and third-party voters could be the deciding factor. Read more 🔗 buff.ly/sqGKEwg
Two congressional candidates side by side.
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Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 01/10/2026
Generation Z, now roughly 14 to 29 years old, is a growing portion of the electorate with about 50 million eligible voters in the upcoming midterm elections. But these young voters have soured on both parties, which are now trying to remedy mistakes of elections past.
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Gen Z isn't choosing a side. They're choosing issues. • Maine Morning Star
Generation Z voters still skeptical of major parties and still divided, but are finding common ground on some issues as mid-term elections near
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Will Vandenberg 🇺🇦 @willvandenberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Georgia poll asks what kind of a nation we are building for our children. Nearly 70% of adults, incl. 78% of parents, are pessimistic about children today having a better life than the previous generation. Wars & corporate tax breaks don’t build a healthy future. georgiarecorder.com/2026/09/30/g...
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Georgia voters see tough future for next generation ahead of midterm race, poll finds • Georgia Recorder
Georgia’s preschoolers won’t be able to cast a vote this November, but the state’s youngest residents could play a role in deciding the state’s next governor, according to a new poll.
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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 27/09/2026
Opinion by @maxmccoy.com: Nobody knows if Adam Hamilton will win in Kansas. But he’s already defined a populism of decency. | #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/09/27/n...
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Opinion: Nobody knows if Adam Hamilton will win in Kansas. But he’s already defined a populism of decency. • Kansas Reflector
Opinion by Max McCoy: Adam Hamilton has more in common with the largely forgotten evangelical populist William Jennings Bryan than George McGill, the last Kansas Demcorat to win a U.S. Senate race — i...
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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 29/09/2026
Opinion by Ben Palen: Thoughts from Kansas farmers as the US careens toward moral and fiscal bankruptcy | #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/09/29/t...
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Opinion: Thoughts from Kansas farmers as the US careens toward moral and fiscal bankruptcy • Kansas Reflector
Opinion by Ben Palen: Farmers see a nation that is adrift, one that is “led” by a president aided and abetted by people who have no moral code. They see a nation that has lost the respect and the trus...
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David S. Pumpkins 🎃 @davehageman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The national anthem at the Bears’ Monday Night game may have just given Stephen Miller an aneurysm.🤞
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 27/09/2026
Donald Trump's promise to send $5,000 checks to every adult if the Republicans win the midterms has backfired horrifically. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-09-27...
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Only 13% of voters buy Trump’s promise to send $5k checks if GOP wins midterms
This is why a midterm convention is a dumb idea, part one. Plus how Democrats should deal with low trust in government in 2027-28. Your weekly political data roundup for September 27, 2026.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
In response to our reporting, Susan Collins has mustered a defense that is full of incorrect and misleading claims. We’ve reviewed FBI evidence, examined thousands of pages of records and interviewed dozens of people. Here are the receipts.
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ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe
ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...
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Will Vandenberg 🇺🇦 @willvandenberg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Sorry, but as a fan of Hacks, The Bear, White Lotus, Reservation Dogs, Mad Men, Somebody Somewhere, Chapelle’s Show, Atlanta, Veep, Curb, I May Destroy You, Insecure, Six Feet Under, Baby Reindeer, and Succession, it’ll always be The Wire and only The Wire at #1. The Wire season four to be precise.
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Missouri Independent @missouriindependent.com · 25/09/2026
The decision ends, for this election at least, Republicans’ effort to use a gerrymandered map to improve their chances of winning a seventh Missouri seat in the U.S. House. #moleg #mogov
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US Supreme Court again blocks Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map • Missouri Independent
The U.S. Supreme Court weighted in for the third time on Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map and whether it can be used in November.
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Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 24/09/2026
As the scandal over Susan Collins’ relationship with Hawaii defense contractor Navatek became the central issue in her hotly contested senate campaign, she and her top aides mustered a defense with a series of incorrect and misleading claims, @ProPublica.org reports.
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ProPublica debunks Susan Collins' claims about FBI anti-corruption probe • Maine Morning Star
As the scandal over Susan Collins’ relationship with Hawaii defense contractor Navatek became the central issue in her hotly contested senate campaign, she and her top aides mustered a defense with a…
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Will Vandenberg 🇺🇦 @willvandenberg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Disgusting. Nebraska’s MAGA Republican politicians take away $598 a year from every minimum wage worker. Plain and simple: this is cruelty politics and doing the bidding for corporations, not people.
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KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 23/09/2026
A recent poll shows Democratic Senate candidate Adam Hamilton leading in his race, but the Democratic candidate for governor, Cindy Holscher, is behind.
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Why would independent Kansans vote for a Democrat for U.S. Senate but not for governor?
A recent poll shows Democratic Senate candidate Adam Hamilton leading in his race, but the Democratic candidate for gove
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Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 22/09/2026
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins' office steered government contracts worth millions toward Navatek while her campaign was pumping CEO Martin Kao and his network for donations, according to emails seen by @ProPublica.org
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The FBI anti-corruption squad was circling Susan Collins — until Trump got in the way • Maine Morning Star
In the final weeks of 2019, a top fundraiser for Sen. Susan Collins walked into a perilous meeting at a Corner Bakery in Washington, D.C. For the first time in her two-decade Senate career, the…
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Portland Press Herald @pressherald.com · 22/09/2026
What to know about the pay-to-play allegations against Susan Collins
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What to know about the pay-to-play allegations against Susan Collins
Collins' team was questioned by federal agents after the 2020 election. An aide said any allegations of corruption are "categorically false."
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Montana Free Press @montanafreepress.org · 23/09/2026
Montanans aren’t confident about the direction of the state and generally disapprove of their top elected officials, according to a Montana Free Press-Rutgers Eagleton poll. bit.ly/4rKTm2l
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New poll shows voter concern over state’s direction, partisan divide regarding elected officials
Montana voters give low marks to elected officials, say state is on the “wrong track.”
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 23/09/2026
NEW: More than half of Americans believe U.S. democracy is in trouble, according to a new poll. To address the issues, Democrats focused on expanding voter access, while Republicans primarily proposed changes that would make voting more difficult. Find details here: demdock.com/3SYvZp1
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Will Vandenberg 🇺🇦 @willvandenberg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Senator Susan Collins again showing why it’s time to show her the door in November. Mainers: I’m counting on you!
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 21/09/2026
Many GOP-run states have restricted ballot initiatives in recent years. Democracy advocates are going on the offensive in Missouri and Montana this fall with a new approach to protecting the initiative.
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To Protect Direct Democracy, Two States Mull a New Approach: Name It As a Right - Bolts
Ballot measures in Missouri and Montana would strengthen citizen-led initiatives. Democracy advocates in each state are going on the offense after facing years of attack.
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Will Vandenberg 🇺🇦 @willvandenberg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Independent candidate endorsements from Planned Parenthood don’t happen often. This open Montana U.S. Senate race is definitely one to watch. dailymontanan.com/2026/09/18/p...
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Planned Parenthood endorses independent in Montana Senate race • Daily Montanan
Planned Parenthood’s political arm has endorsed the independent candidate in Montana’s U.S. Senate race, a rare departure by the organization that almost exclusively backs Democratic candidates.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
$40 Billion would have extended the ACA subsidies for an entire year. Instead, Trump's Congress pulled healthcare from millions of Americans to bomb little girls in Iran and kill 18 American soldiers. This isn't America First policy...
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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 19/09/2026
South Dakota’s Republican secretary of state, Monae Johnson, just endorsed the Democrat running to succeed her, Terrence Davis. Johnson lost the GOP nod at a party convention in June to Heather Baxter, a member of the state Freedom Caucus who wants to hand-count all ballots.
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A Personal Statement from Monae L Johnson, South Dakota Secretary of State: Why I Am Supporting Terrence Davis. (Guest Column)
A Personal Statement from Monae L. Johnson, South Dakota Secretary of State:  Why I Am Supporting Terrence Davis A personal statement on judgment, competen
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Alaska Beacon @alaskabeacon.com · 17/09/2026
Mail trouble canceled some Alaska primary votes in Western Alaska, writes @alaska.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/09/17/m...
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Mail trouble canceled some Alaska primary votes in Western Alaska | Alaska Beacon
Statewide, about 3.4% of absentee ballots were rejected for various problems but ballots arrived in line with 2020, 2018 and 2016.
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 18/09/2026
OPINION: "With so many tariffs in the mix, consumers will be even more squeezed because many of these taxes will be stacked on top of one another," Kent Jones writes. www.mississippifreepress.org/opinion-trum...
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Opinion | Trump’s ‘Forever Tariffs’ Are Kicking In for the Long Haul and US Consumers Are Footing the Bill - Mississippi Free Press
Kent Jones writes about President Donald Trump’s new tariff strategy that will have U.S. consumers paying higher prices.
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 18/09/2026
LUCHA aims to reach 400,000 Arizonans as control of state government hangs in the balance story via @glorihuh.bsky.social
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Immigrant rights group launches $10M plan to mobilize Latino and independent voters
LUCHA is spending up to $9.9M on Latino voter outreach to elect progressives who will push back against Trump
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Alaska Beacon @alaskabeacon.com · 16/09/2026
Alaskans just voted to limit campaign cash. A second vote could change that, writes @alaska.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/09/15/a...
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Alaskans just voted to limit campaign cash. A second vote could change that. | Alaska Beacon
Ballot Measure 2 may lift financial donation limits for governor and lieutenant governor elections amid a conflict with Ballot Measure 1.
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Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 16/09/2026
The average Maine household has paid an average of $4,300 more for goods and services since President Donald Trump began his second term, according to an analysis released last week, which attributes much of that increase to the war in Iran, tariffs and rising healthcare costs.
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Everyday increases cost Maine households $4,300 since Trump returned to office • Maine Morning Star
You’re not imagining it: everyday costs are going up. From gas to groceries, heating oil to healthcare, Mainers are paying substantially more for goods and services than they were a year ago. The…
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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 12/09/2026
Clamorous crowd dominates first Kansas U.S. Senate debate between Marshall, Hamilton | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
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Clamorous crowd dominates first Kansas U.S. Senate debate between Marshall, Hamilton • Kansas Reflector
HUTCHINSON — Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall and the Rev. Adam Hamilton, a Democrat, confronted a raucous crowd Saturday defending their stances on tariffs, the war in Iran and partisan ...
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KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 10/09/2026
BREAKING: The 2022 Missouri congressional map is back on. The U.S. Supreme Court has halted a temporary restraining order issued this week that only allowed Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to use a Trump-backed map lawmakers drew in 2025. (@stlpublicradio.bsky.social)
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U.S. Supreme Court effectively throws out Trump-backed Missouri congressional map
The U.S. Supreme Court has halted a temporary restraining order issued this week that only allowed Secretary of State De
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
BREAKING: Trump admin proposes major #2030Census changes that would reshape voting maps, including no race & ethnicity questions and excluding non-U.S. citizens without a green card from a count that 14th Amendment says must include “whole number of persons in each state” www.npr.org/2026/09/09/n...
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Trump officials propose sweeping changes to the census that would reshape voting maps
A Trump census proposal would stop asking about race and exclude millions of U.S. residents from a count that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state."
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The Kansas City Star @kansascity.com · 09/09/2026
Healthcare expenses are the number-one cause of U.S. bankruptcies. A report found Marshall sued more than 700 patients over unpaid bills.
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Sen. Marshall faces backlash over ‘unbelievably aggressive’ lawsuits against patients
Healthcare expenses are the number-one cause of U.S. bankruptcies. A report found Marshall sued more than 700 patients over unpaid bills.
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Missouri Independent @missouriindependent.com · 08/09/2026
BREAKING: US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh denies GOP effort to revive gerrymandered Missouri congressional map #moleg #mogov
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US Supreme Court denies GOP effort to revive gerrymandered Missouri congressional map • Missouri Independent
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh rejected Missouri Republicans appeal to salvage a congressional district map favoring the GOP.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/09/2026
"Marshall, a Republican seeking re-election this fall, filed lawsuits against more than 700 patients with outstanding bills ... Marshall's lawyers garnished patients’ paychecks and bank accounts. They routinely charged patients an 18% annual interest rate."
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Roger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator. (Gift Article)
Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.
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Utah News Dispatch @utahnewsdispatch.com · 08/09/2026
With the explosion of data centers reaching all corners of the country, tribal communities are worried that their land could be next. Read more from @statesnewsroom.com
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Developers eye Native nations, tribal communities for new data center projects • Utah News Dispatch
Officials in Page, Arizona, passed a land sale agreement last fall that establishes a framework for a data center near Horseshoe Bend.
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Voter Participation Center (VPC) @votercenter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
⭐️ GOOD NEWS: A judge extended her prohibition against the USPS implementing President Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting, putting another obstacle in the way as the first states send mail ballots. apnews.com/article/elec...
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Federal judge extends block on Trump executive order seeking to limit mail voting in the midterms
A federal judge is extending a legal block on President Donald Trump’s plan to regulate mail ballots during the midterm elections. The order Friday from U.S.
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Will Vandenberg 🇺🇦 @willvandenberg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Union members make higher wages and public support for unions is growing from both Democrats and Republicans. Union membership is growing, too, but mostly where collective bargaining is respected. Those states are mostly led by Democrats. georgiarecorder.com/2026/09/07/r...
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Labor unions are growing, but where depends on state politics • Georgia Recorder
Labor union membership continues to climb in the United States, though the increase remains sharply divided by the politics of individual states. Last year, the nation added more than 411,000 union me...
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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 01/09/2026
Kansas attorney general’s race nears toss-up designation in ‘Democratic-leaning midterm’ | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
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Kansas attorney general's race nears toss-up designation in 'Democratic-leaning midterm' • Kansas Reflector
The Kansas attorney general’s race is the latest to gain recognition from national political observers, who began cautiously adding to Democrats’ November chances following the August primaries.
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Will Vandenberg 🇺🇦 @willvandenberg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Alaska’s November gubernatorial election will feature 1 Democrat (Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins) & 3 Republicans (w/ lots of conservative in-fighting). Great opportunity for a Democratic pick-up to reverse recent economic and educational declines.
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KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 31/08/2026
A coalition of Missouri labor unions and reproductive rights groups announced a $1 million campaign this month aimed at defeating Republican lawmakers who voted to repeal the state’s paid sick leave requirement. (@missouriindependent.com)
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Missouri labor unions and abortion rights groups turn unlikely alliance into ballot power
In November, Missourians will be asked whether they want to repeal the abortion rights amendment they approved in 2024 a
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Maybe some of those "why are you campaigning with an antisemite?" questions could go to Republicans backed by a Sieg Heiling white nationalist. The silence is especially deafening because Musk's involvement helped Republicans lose in WI in 2025, so the press even has its preferred horserace frame.
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Matt Acuña Buxton @matt.akmemo.com · 29/08/2026
Democrat Tom Begich has suspended his campaign and endorsed fellow Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, clearing the way for him to face 3 Republicans. He says it doesn’t make sense for them to fight over the same votes and the same resources when they have such similar visions. #akleg #akelect
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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Gov. Spencer Cox packed Utah’s Supreme Court and tried to end ballot initiatives after the courts enforced a voter-approved ban on gerrymandering. Calling him a healer or depolarizer is doing his propaganda for him. Cox is just as nasty of a partisan Republican as the rest when it matters
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Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · 29/08/2026
Tom Begich said Friday that he is withdrawing from the governor's race, which paves the way for top primary finisher Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins to consolidate Democratic support in the general election. www.adn.com/politics/202...
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Tom Begich says he will withdraw from Alaska governor’s race
The move paves the way for Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins to be the only Democrat on the November ballot.
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 28/08/2026
“We have made it our mission to improve economic opportunity across the Mississippi Delta, and we do that by focusing on … three impact tools," Dr. Tim Lampkin, executive director of Higher Purpose Hub, said. Those pillars, he explained, are community education, storytelling and grantmaking.
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Higher Purpose Hub Expands Mississippi Delta Nonprofit’s Goal of Cultivating Black Businesses
Delta-based nonprofit Higher Purpose Hub held a groundbreaking ceremony for its upcoming multipurpose community center on Aug. 6, 2026.
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Welcoming Neighbors Network @welcomingneighbors.us · 28/08/2026
A new poll shows Maine voters across the political spectrum agree: housing is their 👉️ top 👈️ concern, and the state needs to take action to address it. 📊 Who will act?
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Mainers are most worried about housing, and 96% see it as a problem, survey shows
A study released by the Maine Affordable Housing Coalition reveals that housing is the most frequently cited problem for Mainers, and nearly all see housing as a problem.
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 27/08/2026
“It’s gotten that bad: People don’t want to register their children to school. They don’t want to do groceries. They don’t even want to stop by the store for their morning coffee.”
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'Living like Vampires': ICE Surge Fractures Daily Life in Deep South Texas
"It's gotten that bad: People don't want to register their children to school. They don't want to do groceries. They don't even want to stop by the store for their morning coffee."
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 27/08/2026
“Over my dead body is that rule going to go into effect,” AG Kris Mayes told reporters Wednesday. “We are going to fight this tooth and nail in the courts.”
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Arizona, other Dem-led states sue again over mail-voting rule after Supreme Court win for Trump | Arizona Mirror
Democratic states re-filed a mail-voting rule lawsuit as a judge lifted the pause on Trump’s USPS order
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I wrote about Dolly Parton in my latest @nytopinion.nytimes.com column. Thank you. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o...
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Opinion | The Greatest Story Dolly Parton Ever Wrote Was Herself (Gift Article)
She didn’t see herself as a saint; she identified as something we needed even more: a writer.
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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 20/08/2026
The top four candidates advancing to the general election, for now, are: Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins Democrat Tom Begich Republican Bernadette Wilson Republican Dave Bronson Some 98% of precincts have reported results so far. Votes are still being counted, and the results could change.
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Kreiss-Tomkins, Begich, Wilson and Bronson lead in governor primary results
Alaskans are narrowing the field in the race to be Alaska's next governor. Check out the latest updates here.
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Mary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 19/08/2026
Tonight shows Alaskans are fired up and ready for an independent voice in the Senate who will fix the rigged system, lower costs, and put Alaska first. We’re ready to win this thing on November 3rd. 🐟❤️🇺🇸
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