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Angela Fobbs @fobbsie.bsky.social · 18h
👻 Don't ghost the midterms! Time is running out. Request your ballot today at www.votefromabroad.org/and ask for it to be sent by email so it arrives on time. The 2026 midterms are federal elections, so all eligible Americans abroad can vote. Don't give up your right to vote!
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glscienze.bsky.social @glscienze.bsky.social · 22h
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Kassie Navarro @kassien.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Susan Collins claims that @propublica.org’s reporting about CEO Martin Kao’s bribery allegations took him at his word. That’s not true. We reviewed a trove of FBI evidence and legal records. 📽️ Here’s how we independently corroborated much of Kao’s account. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyi...
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We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Against Susan Collins
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Call the Ken Paxton Corruption Hotline at 844-WHOS-KEN. Learn about his record and leave him a voicemail. (It’s a real number.)
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Kimm Rogers @kimmrogers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Making good trouble!  www.democracynow.org/2026/9/30/he...
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Interfaith Clergy Begins 8-Day, 96-Mile Pilgrimage Demanding Shutdown of ICE Jails
Clergy leaders of different faiths in California have begun an eight-day, 96-mile pilgrimage demanding the shutdown of ICE jails. The march started Tuesday from the troubled Adelanto ICE jail in the M...
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Badger State Breakdown @badgerstatebreakdown.substack.com · 03/10/2026
#Wisconsin voters need to pay attention to their #sheriff races. Local sheriffs can choose how deeply their departments cooperate with #ICE—and 20 Wisconsin counties already participate in ICE’s 287(g) program. That is a LOT of power sitting way down the #ballot. #ICEOut #VoteBlue #FuckICE
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Two Wisconsin sheriff races test the future of local ICE cooperation
Voters in Sauk and Winnebago counties will choose between sheriff candidates with competing visions for local law enforcement’s relationship with ICE.
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Kylon @wordykat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Voters can ensure their ballots get a postmark when they mail them by delivering it to a post office in person and asking a postal employee to postmark it." VOTE EARLY! www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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The Postal Service is slowing delivery. Will your mail ballot be affected?
Democracy Docket mapped the affected zip codes.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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USPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time
“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In excusable, nostalgia drenched coverage in lieu of exacting account of mentally unstable rants. This is truly reprehensible non-journalism. See: www.contrariannews.org/p/you-can-he...
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In Alabama, Trump Relives His Glory Days (This Time With Some Empty Seats)
The Deep South was the birthplace of the mega MAGA rally. How do people on the Gulf feel about President Trump now?
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Angela Fobbs @fobbsie.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🗳️ Just 30 days until the 2026 U.S. Midterm Elections! If you're an American living abroad, request your ballot now at www.votefromabroad.org/Vote From Abroad and choose email delivery. Don't miss your chance to be heard. #Vote #Expat #VoteFromAbroad #AmericansAbroad #Midterms2026 #OverseasVoting
Blue graphic announcing 30 days until the U.S. Midterm Elections. A flaming clock emphasizes urgency while encouraging Americans abroad to request their ballot today through Vote From Abroad.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Palantir shifting from hiring only "Ivy or Ivy-equivalent" degrees to hiring only out of high school is an admission that "training" and "talent" were never factors at all. They were looking for packaging & prestige, and now they're looking for ignorance & impressionability.
Tech companies launching their own programs to train grads because they ‘can’t rely’ on Ivy Leagues
By Lydia Moynihan
Published Oct. 1, 2026, 6:00 a.m. ETAs the university system increasingly becomes a wildly expensive bastion of anti-Western sentiment, key figures in Silicon Valley are betting on alternatives to higher education. They argue that even the Ivy League is no longer producing the best candidates — nor are they even accepting some of the most qualified students.

“It used to be the case that you could rely on somebody who went to an Ivy or Ivy-equivalent to be top notch,” said Jordan Hirsch, who runs Palantir’s semester-long intensive Meritocracy Fellowship, which accepts high school graduates.“But that’s not the case anymore… we suspected that there was a lot of talent being missed.”
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Işıl Arıcan @isilarican.com · 02/10/2026
Quick and easy guide on how to prevent sexual assault. You are welcome.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Calling Vance "the most ordinary man imaginable" is so softly savage, you have to admire it.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 01/10/2026
Angie Nixon’s meteoric rise in Florida is energizing people across the country! We can’t wait for @angieforfl.bsky.social to stop by later to discuss her people-powered Senate campaign. Join the conversation with @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and @ezralevin.bsky.social: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pete is lost in terms of modern war. I use the example of this outgunned Ukrainian army officer who successfully terrorized a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math." At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time."
Ukrainian female soldier: Okay, I said the idea is this: There is enough time to empty one full can of 32 grenades and be gone by the time the return mortar fire reaches us. I did the math.
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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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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Latest US update, covering health, science and immigration youtu.be/CizHKNOvaMM
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Spotlight on health, science and immigration: 3 weeks in the US
YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel
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Angela Fobbs @fobbsie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
⏰ Tick, Tock. Time is running out! ACT NOW! It's not too late to request your ballot for the 2026 U.S. midterms. Request your ballot at www.votefromabroad.org and ask for email delivery so it arrives on time. All eligible Americans abroad can vote in federal elections. #Vote #Expat #Americans
Patriotic election countdown graphic displaying "32 Days Until U.S. Midterm Elections." A flaming clock highlights urgency, and text encourages Americans abroad to request their ballot today via VoteFromAbroad.org.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We don’t spend enough time talking about just how WEIRD all these people are. This is just an incredibly weird and insecure thing to say. Imagine any other SecDef ever being this weird and insecure?!
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 30/09/2026
We’re going to flip a Senate seat in Florida! Join us tomorrow to meet @angieforfl.bsky.social and learn about her people-powered campaign. RSVP: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Trump: "The send people in. If I ran Venezuela, if I ran any country, I would exactly the same thing that Maduro did. He emptied his prisons. They emptied their mental institutions. They got rid of their drug dealers."
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Kylon @wordykat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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YES on 40
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
Today I learned that Jack Smith is a Caitlin Clark fan and that Amy Klobuchar knows more about sports than Eric Schmitt.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I hope this headline haunts Eric Schmitt for the rest of his pathetic political career.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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Angela Fobbs @fobbsie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🇺🇸 Americans Abroad: Don't sit this one out! There's still time to request your ballot for the 2026 midterms. Visit www.votefromabroad.org and request that your ballot be sent by email so it arrives on time Federal elections mean eligible Americans abroad can vote. ACT NOW. #Vote #VoteFromAbroad
Graphic encouraging Americans abroad to request absentee ballots for the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, featuring patriotic colors, a wave illustration, and a call to act immediately.
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Kylon @wordykat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Texas voters! Make sure your registration is active and up-to-date, especially if you registered or updated your registration via the Department of Public Safety. Head to www.votetexas.gov
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Your Guide to Voting in Texas | VoteTexas.gov
VoteTexas.gov is your go-to resource for voter registration, election dates, polling locations, and more. Get the info you need to make your vote count.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The rise of 287(g) programs has meant that ICE is increasingly using local police as a very significant force multiplier, with up to 1 in 8 arrests of noncitizens in the interior now being carried out by state and local police. This is going to have profound impacts on community relations.
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Susan @artlovergirl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A mural in Seattle. #AbolishICE
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Black folks don’t hang themselves from trees.
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Derek gendvil @derekbshelby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Italy Shows How Amazon Can Be Forced to Bargain: Shut Down Its Distribution truthout.org/articles/ita...
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Italy Shows How Amazon Can Be Forced to Bargain: Shut Down Its Distribution
Amazon is huge and powerful, but Italian workers have shown it can be forced to negotiate. Could US workers do the same?
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Cory Laran @corylaran.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Think hard on this when you vote on Tuesday 3 November.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
The ICE agent who shot Araujo in a Houston is named GREGORY FEATHERS. Make sure everyone knows.
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Kylon @wordykat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Your vote is your neighbor and her hungry children. Feed them! macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/they-dont-...
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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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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
In addition to historic levels of presidential unpoplularity another factor is haunting Republcians: shit candidates in state after state talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/anoth...
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Another Factor: Bad Candidates
Here’s a secondary issue we’re currently seeing in a number of races...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Denmark is trolling Trump.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is like accusing someone of robbing a bank because they deposited money and never withdrew it
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/09/2026
The CEO of ICE collaborator Core Civic has cancer. www.newschannel5.com/news/coreciv...
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CoreCivic names new CEO after Patrick Swindle steps down due to cancer diagnosis
CoreCivic has named longtime executive Lucibeth Mayberry its new president and CEO after Patrick Swindle resigned less than a year into the role as he undergoes treatment for stage four pancreatic can...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 26/09/2026
🎉ICYMI: SCOTUS reaffirmed Friday that Missouri cannot use their Trump-backed map for this year’s midterm elections. The court in the unsigned opinion blasted Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R) for creating unnecessary confusion about which map was in effect for the 2026 elections.
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In a win for voters, Supreme Court blocks Missouri’s gerrymandered map for midterms
The Supreme Court’s ruling, which is a victory for pro-voting groups, comes after Missouri has already sent ballots for the upcoming election to overseas and absentee voters.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Please don't overreact to the SCOTUS SAVE database decision today Page 6 of the decision makes clear that we are in the 90 day statutory window when mass changes cannot be made to voter lists! Yeah it's a shit decision for the reasons the 3 dissenters say but we can deal with it. More to come...
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Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms (Gift Article)
Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 26/09/2026
Instead of standing up to Trump’s deportation and death machine that has brutalized their workers, DoorDash is lobbying for the regime’s legislative priorities — including a bill to weaken DC home rule. Delete your account and app until DoorDash speaks out against ICE’s brutality and violence.
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Delete DoorDash: our demands
Our demands for DoorDash on ICE raids, H.R. 9720, and the DC task force. How to close your account until it answers.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026
The federal government has been airing a taxpayer-funded pro-Trump political advertisement since Wednesday. The White House characterizes the ad as a “public service announcement.” Sure.
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You're paying for Donald Trump's new ad
Love me, love me, love me.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Millions voted for Trump because he would somehow make them rich but they feel poorer and they're mad about it. Millions of others didn't vote because obviously a Black woman can't be President and they're not sorry but they're mad Trump did what he promised instead of what they imagined he would.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Should be bigger news, no? www.propublica.org/article/debu...
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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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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
Netanyahu after the UNGA emptied out ahead of his speech: "If there any other moral cowards who have not left the hall, please do so now."
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) - New York sued Polymarket on Thursday, accusing the prediction markets operator of running an illegal gambling operation. @reuters.com
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 24/09/2026
NEW: Democrats are bringing lawsuits and legislation to resist one of Trump's most alarming threats to the 2026 midterm elections: deploying armed agents to the polls. The party's concern? These plans could instill a "culture of fear that discourages voters from exercising the franchise."
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Democrats, voting advocates mobilize to stop Trump from sending federal agents to polls -- or anywhere near them
Democrats and voting advocates are going on the offensive against the Trump administration's threats to send armed federal agents to the polls as voters cast their ballots in the 2026 midterm elections.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Room empties out at the UN as Netanyahu begins his speech.
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