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Trying to make public policy makers understand the implications of stupid policies.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This always happens when we find out the details a few days later on Trump and Nutlick’s Big Announcements. Art of the Deal.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
Tim Snyder: The term that I came up with… is superpower suicide. I just can’t see an example of a major country losing so much power so quickly as the United States under Trump. We’ve encouraged our enemies and we’ve made our allies not trust us.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hawaii enacted a law that could neuter Citizens United. Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum. Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.
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Could This Actually End Citizens United?
Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.No Supreme Court ruling or constituti
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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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WV Economist talking econ trash @wveconomist.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
'Gripped by the terror of death': Macabre theory floated for Trump's 'Jonestown' antics www.rawstory.com/donald-trump...
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'Gripped by the terror of death': Macabre theory floated for Trump's 'Jonestown' antics
President Donald Trump seems to want to drag the United States down with him once he shuffles off this mortal coil, according to a historian.The 80-year-old president issued dark warnings at this week...
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Tina 💙💙 @tinabell.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
No surprise here…..
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Nothingofwater @nothingofwater.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Not just breaking the law, but bragging about it openly. 86 47. Time for him to GO.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The ultra-wealthy keep trying to pit the rest of us against each other with scare tactics ("communists!" "men in the ladies room!!" "brown people!!!" "drag queens!!!!") to keep us from noticing that our real problem is THEM. They want us to fight *any* war—except a class war. Happy Labor Day.
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GirlFuturist @girlfuturist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
#vaccines #autism #MMR #RFKjr
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Johnny 🫧 Cowlick @jefferycowlick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A truer post has never been posted.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/09/2026
Breaking News: A whistle-blower at the U.S. Postal Service said Trump officials were defying court orders with a “secretive, rushed” effort affecting voting by mail.
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Whistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by Mail
A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
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WV Economist talking econ trash @wveconomist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Time for Canada to toll the Saint Lawrence Seaway!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I’m not sure how to convey this succinctly to legacy media who continues to go to Manchin for his opinion. But let me try: No one, and I mean no one, gives a fuck what Joe Manchin thinks about anything.
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Tresa @tresaharbin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
And we know why...he's the most corrupt president that the United States has ever had...
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charliecordero44.bsky.social @charliecordero44.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This would be a massive demand on resignation in every democratic country in the world. American media is a disgrace!
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I can't come up with one positive reason for these data centers to even exist.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
"Where the I.R.S. previously made a point of regularly auditing whoever occupies the Oval Office, Mr. Trump has leveraged his control of the federal government to instead escape the scrutiny that every other modern president, not to mention every other regular taxpayer, has been subject to."
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22/07/2026
NEWS: WV GOP Assistant Majority Leader Elliott Pritt has been arrested and charged with enticing a minor after allegedly grooming a 15-year-old through Roblox and Snapchat, then having her meet him in his classroom. GOP leadership won't call for his resignation.
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canada-keith.bsky.social @canada-keith.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Ken Paxton has been involved in several Scandals.He also is now being investigated for Voter Fraud as he lists his address in another County in Texas but votes in a Different County ⚖️😱😡.Recently caught taking a Mistress on a Whirlwind Vacation while married.Repost to Texans, VOTE 🗳️ James Talarico🗳️👊🇺🇸
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Trump took another cognitive test and had another physical at Walter Reed. Has it even been two months since his last physical? There’s a massive coverup surrounding the President’s health happening right now.
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
CALL THOSE ICE DUDES QUICK! The White House has officially declared Melania and Barron to be illegal immigrants. Get them out of here. They are poisoning our country! =================
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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
OMG watch this. The Belgian team trolling Trump in their locker room after their victory. Imitating the "dance"-- to YMCA. Sound up 🤣🤣🤣 #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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ScubaSuzyQ💙🦋 @susanmcgraw88.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Corrupt at every level of life... Ken Paxton was impeached by his own party a few years ago...he's unelectable by any decent Texan with morals or integrity... #ProudBlue #DV1 #Pinks
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WV Economist talking econ trash @wveconomist.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Shameful!
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/07/2026
NEW: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.” with @texastribune.org
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Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.
The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent yo...
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/07/2026
oh yeah this is a weekend at bernie’s situation
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
America didn’t just lose a World Cup match. We lost credibility. A President personally intervened with FIFA over a disciplinary decision and created the appearance that political power could influence the rules of the game. The reputational cost was far greater than the sporting cost.
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@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social @boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The Houston Chronicle, largest newspaper in Houston endorse James Talarico! 👏 Writing, “Texans deserve better than Ken Paxton’s moral rot’… Paxton’s documented deeds prove he’s a man of low character, lacking integrity. An extremely very poor candidate for an even more powerful political office.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
So now millions of football fans around the world view the US as cheaters who used political corruption to influence FIFA and we lose anyway. So much winning. When’s the next war?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Sad to watch this regime purge anyone who puts the country before this president. (And make Us all Less Safe in the Process)
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Steven @lovekaupo.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Bill Clinton “With the help of lifetime appointees to the Supreme Court and a compliant Congress, they have weaponized government to settle personal scores, prosecute enemies, stamp out free speech, and made the federal government a new profit center for themselves and their allies”
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Canadian Hammer 🇨🇦 🔨 @canadianhammer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Shithole country Israel just dropped “the mother of all bombs,” the biggest non-nuclear bomb on Lebanon. Barely a peep from our media. Disgusting. This is a stain on humanity. via @qasimrashid.com
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Announced during a historic heat wave. These guys are buffoons.
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iamthe1nonly1.bsky.social @iamthe1nonly1.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
When Fake Fox News Continues to Purposely Lying Without Legal Penalties 🙄 Hmmm Lawsuit.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Spot the difference
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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 03/07/2026
I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.
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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 03/07/2026
Incredible moment where Fox News puts up a graphic with all the reasons it opposes the DSA and why people should be afraid of them
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czech hunter biden @conkrete.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
PLEASE stop putting Americans on tv to have opinions on "socialism" they consistently have no idea what they're talking about
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Alito's father was an Italian immigrant. Or a "birth tourist" according to Alito himself.
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TRG @q4nwspunk.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Ever the relentless liars….
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
REPUBLICAN SEN. TILLIS: “What Freakin’ parallel universe did I wake up in? You’re telling me — if it’s true — damaging the reflecting pool lining is something Pirro wants to prosecute… yet they’re releasing people who pled guilty to assaulting officers?”
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
“The @nyknicks did NOT say yes to a White House visit. The owner did without asking them… It’s plantation-level bullshit by a short white man who got all his💰from his daddy.” Best-selling author @jeffpearlman.bsky.social on Dolan *accepting* the visit. @jalenbrunson1 @karltowns.bsky.social
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Sarah Wood @sarahwood.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
The women have won four World Cups, but absolutely congratulations to the men for making it to the knockout round. Yes, this is a reminder that the USA has, in fact, won a World Cup — four of them. In case you heard otherwise.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
“And when a judge forced his name off a murdered president’s memorial, he left the building draped in white tarps, obscuring Kennedy’s name so that nobody can see it either, because if the public can’t see Donald Trump’s name, then by God they won’t see anyone’s…” open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
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Everything That Motherfucker Touches Dies
America’s Most Expensive Vandal Can’t Stop Defacing Things That Don’t Belong to Him
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
“.. The first rule is to have muddled objectives. .. The second rule is, do not know thine enemy. .. Finally, be sure to alienate your friends.” @edwardluce.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/0ba6...
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Sam Workman @sam-workman.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Subsidies come in many forms. 🔌💡
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Proposed 107.5-mile transmission line could leave W.Va. ratepayers on hook for up to $900M
The MidAtlantic Resiliency Link would cut through parts of West Virginia to help power Virginia's data center hub.
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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
THIS is HUGE! Researchers at Mie University in Japan have successfully used CRISPR Cas9 gene editing to remove the extra chromosome 21 responsible for Down syndrome from human cells for the first time. The team is led by Dr. Ryotaro Hashizume. Published in PNAS Nexus
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
When we win, the first bill I’m filing is a comprehensive anti-corruption package: Overturn Citizens United Ban corporate PACs and super PACs Ban members of Congress from trading stocks Once we defeat the most corrupt politician in America, we can defeat this entire corrupt system.
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