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Richard Power

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Author. Yoga/MeditationTeacher. Intelligence & Security Expert. Fmr Distinguished Fellow, Carnegie Mellon U. Fmr Director of Global Security Intelligence, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu linktr.ee/rgpoweriii

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Richard Power @wyrdsofpower.bsky.social · 2h
I've been hoping for someone w/ the clarity, calm courage & gravitas to do justice to @davidcorn.bsky.social's VERY important new book, "How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin & the Fight for America" Well, here we are - @stuartpstevens.bsky.social interviews @davidcorn.bsky.social 1/
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How Trump Made the Russia Story Disappear | Strategy Session with Stuart Stevens & David Corn
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Richard Power @wyrdsofpower.bsky.social · 4h
@meidastouch.com reports on Donald Trump’s latest nightmare polls, with Democrats leading by 15 points in the Economist/YouGov generic ballot and 12 points in Quinnipiac’s, while Harvard-Harris finds voters prefer Biden’s handling of the economy over Trump’s, especially among independents
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🚨Trump GETS NUMBERS HE FEARED….
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 4h
Worst candidate in the country is calling out Donald Trump.
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Colleen Paige @colleenpaige.bsky.social · 4h
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Richard Power @wyrdsofpower.bsky.social · 4h
LOL
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 5h
Instead of admitting that Eric Schmitt brutally missed the mark by confusing two different basketball teams while trying to catch Jack Smith in a "gotcha moment," some MAGA tastemakers are doubling down.
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MAGA Media Is Trying to Spin Senator’s Brutal Gaffe Into a Win
Eric Schmitt humiliated himself while trying to corner Jack Smith during a Senate hearing. The right is running cover for him
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NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 5h
Screen addiction is real.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 5h
The upper end of the generic ballot range is looking very, very blue wavey.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 8h
Something remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault
Thanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 4h
ahem
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h
Hahahahahahahaha this ad is awesome
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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 14h
Very hard to look at. Heartbreaking. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/...
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Satellite images show Gaza in ruins three years into Israel’s genocidal war
Google Maps images show scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza, where more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed.
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Hendrik Klaassens #FBPE #BanX #NoAfD #FBR @aurorablogspot.bsky.social · 21h
Earth's life-support systems are in peril — and they're getting worse. According to a report, that was written by more than 60 scientists, seven of the nine identified planetary boundaries have already been breached, including climate change, ocean acidification and biosphere integrity.
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'We're rapidly running out of time': 7 of Earth's 9 life support systems already breached, and the situation is getting worse, report warns
Our planet has had its annual health check, and the prognosis is pretty grim. Despite breached planetary boundaries, however, scientists argue that Earth can still have a safe and sustainable future.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 21h
Morocco appoints its first woman prime minister, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri
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Morocco appoints its first woman prime minister, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri
Nearly a week after her party, the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), won the parliamentary elections, the mayor of Marrakech was named Morocco's prime minister on September 29.
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Richard Power @wyrdsofpower.bsky.social · 13h
Our witnesses, would have been Republican members of Congress. I find it very hard to understand how our investigation can be viewed as partisan when THE STRONGEST WITNESSES, THE PEOPLE WHO WERE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RULE OF LAW STANDING & NOT IN OUR CASE WERE REPUBLICANS - Jack Smith
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Lawrence: ‘Stupidest Senator of the Day’ Schmitt falsely accused Jack Smith of perjury
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Richard Power @wyrdsofpower.bsky.social · 13h
"Trump said that Canada is a worse country than China to the US ... He expects Canada to come begging very soon ... General Wayne Donald, fmr chief of defense staff says Canada's prepared for anything including a US invasion & Canada will stand up & do whatever it takes to defend its sovereignty"
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🚨Canada PUTS HIM ON NOTICE…
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Sally Deal - 📞 Call your legislators @ (202)224-3121 ⏰24/7! @sallydeal4.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What?!!! 🔥🔥A dead heat in Montana?!! 🔥🔥🔥 Let's help Sam keep the momentum going through Nov. 3 to FLIP THIS SEAT from 🔴 to 🔵 in Montana's District 1. Follow Sam, get involved, and 🤑 chip in if you can.
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 15h
@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social: ‘Stupidest Senator of the Day’ Schmitt falsely accused Jack Smith of perjury youtu.be/ZpmsUO5CUEs?...
MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell with white text over his shoulder:

"he caused that violence"
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mpowerdance.bsky.social @mpowerdance.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mike Pence listened to CIA intelligence and analysis from first transgender CIA officer NSC director Julia Curlee, and still had a moral dilemma about his job to certify 2020 election. The Pence mould—100 BCE Etruscan Head as seen in recent Etruscan exhibit at San Francisco Legion of Honor Museum.
The Pence mould seen as Etruscan Head of a Man from the Votive Deposit of Manganello, Cerveteri, 100 BCE.
Museo Nazionale Villa Guilia.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 29/09/2026
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
TILLIS: can the classified documents case be brought again in the future? JACK: we dismissed it without prejudice YESSSSS
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mpowerdance.bsky.social @mpowerdance.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Netanyahu flew to UAE to ask MBZ to deny giving him pre-Oct. 7 warning of Hamas attack. www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-as...
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Netanyahu flew to UAE to ask MBZ to deny giving him pre-Oct. 7 warning of Hamas attack – sources
Both sides confirm trip one day later, but PMO denies it had anything to do with trying to quash report about Emirati leader's alert; Shin Bet files complaint to military censor, claiming network that...
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Peter Flaire @peterflaire.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Enemy of the performing arts Donald Trump can't legally put his name on The Kennedy Center, closes it down, halts renovations, even threatens to demolish it, and foolish Senator Mike Lee (R) Utah blocked Congress from preventing it from ever happening. #politics www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
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US senator blocks bill to ban Trump from demolishing Kennedy Center without Congress’s approval
Mike Lee objected to the safeguard against the demolition of any presidential memorial Congress designates
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Joe Roberts 🔥💙🔥🐸 @robbyjoe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mike Lee is not a patriot. www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
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US senator blocks bill to ban Trump from demolishing Kennedy Center without Congress’s approval
Mike Lee objected to the safeguard against the demolition of any presidential memorial Congress designates
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There were three high-profile resignations at DOJ yesterday that you need to know about.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 14h
Eric Schmitt made the news—but not in the way he had planned.
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Kaitlan Collins Sums Up Goon’s Humiliation With One Brutal Line
Eric Schmitt made the news—but not in the way he had planned.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., slams the White House’s pro-Trump ad that’s paid for with taxpayer money and says it is not a PSA: “I hate it. I tell you, it feels like Viktor Orbán talking to the Hungarian people. There’s no place for that sort of thing.”
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Richard Power @wyrdsofpower.bsky.social · 14h
Orc Mind.
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 20h
📌REMINDER: 1. Donald Trump violently attacked the country on Jan. 6, 2021, while trying to overthrow the election. 2. He then retired to his dining room to root on the attack for three hours. 3. When it failed, he went on camera, and told the attackers that he "loved them." He's a damn traitor.
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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ukraine is desperate for the world's help. But drumpf's war of choice is more important. He's following Russia's path. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/w...
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What Life Looks Like in the ‘Fortress Cities’ Russia Is Trying to Break (Gift Article)
Emergency workers have to move fast after Russian attacks in eastern Ukraine. Another could come at any moment.
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Richard Power @wyrdsofpower.bsky.social · 19h
TY @amyklobuchar.com
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21h
Pope Leo gets it. Anyone still pretending AI risk is overhyped is choosing denial over reality. The dangers of AI aren’t “fake news,” and ignoring the experts’ warnings is wild.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 19h
More precisely, Kash Patel was paid $25,000—and Rudy Giuliani $100,000—by a pro-Russia propagandist who led a project financially supported by Putin's office. To get the full story, see my new book, "How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America." Go to HowRussiaWon.com.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 29/09/2026
Very funny this happened right after Axios was like "lots of buzz about Schmitt for VP" this morning.
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Richard Power @wyrdsofpower.bsky.social · 19h
Schmidt is touted as a possible running mate for JD Vance in 2028. LOL. #Idiocracy #BanalityofEvil
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HUMILIATING: GOP Senator’s Jack Smith ‘Gotcha’ Blows Up in His Face
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Lewi Whalberg @anno1540.bsky.social · 20h
1/4 🚨 OLESHKY Around 2,000 civilians, including 50 children, remain in occupied Oleshky amid severe shortages of food and medicine. Slidstvo.Info identified Russian units whose commanders may be linked to the humanitarian catastrophe. slidstvo.info/news/slidstv...
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«Слідство.Інфо» встановило російських військових, які можуть бути причетними до гуманітарної катастрофи в Олешках
В окупованих Олешках можуть стояти російські військові 126-ї окремої бригади берегової оборони Чорноморського флоту РФ та 331-го полку.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa has filed an official request to inspect unredacted communications between Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and Elon Musk after roughly 1,400 pages released last year were heavily redacted as “intimate and embarrassing.”
Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa stands indoors wearing a burgundy blazer and dark top, with campaign signage bearing her name and the outline of Texas visible behind her.Official letter dated September 29, 2026, from Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office requesting inspection of unredacted communications between Abbott’s office and Elon Musk and his companies. Hinojosa seeks records previously released with redactions for information deemed “embarrassing” or “intimate,” citing her legislative authority under the Texas Public Information Act.
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CafeOlait 🇺🇦 ☮ 🟦 🇪🇸 @cafeolait.bsky.social · 21h
Marco Rubio Signed Contract With Company After Kremlin Ties Exposed The State Department knowingly agreed to the partnership the same day federal officials revealed Oxygen Forensics’ Russian connections. #TrumpIsARussianAsset newrepublic.com/post/215980/...
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Marco Rubio Signed Contract With Company After Kremlin Ties Exposed
The State Department knowingly agreed to the partnership the same day federal officials revealed Oxygen Forensics’ Russian connections.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 21h
🇺🇸❤️🤍💙
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 21h
This is a great interview, including @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social's back story, which I didn't know before. It's long, but set aside time for it.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers”
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Blue Fairylicious Girl🧚 @bluesnowflake.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How long before the Cornell 7 become interns at the WH?
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury, claiming he had evidence Smith secretly went to an Atlanta Hawks game. Then it all backfired in real-time.
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GOP Senator’s Jack Smith ‘Gotcha’ Blows Up in His Face
Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury over supposed evidence placing him at an Atlanta Hawks game. There was just one problem: It was the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 22h
Also, what was the alleged link between the Hawks game and Willis? Was she there?? Or was the allegation that he went to see a game in Atlanta so it must have been a secret meeting with Willis? I’m so confused on the evidentiary logic
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 21h
Exactly 💯
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 20h
In the Senate's pre-election swan song, they spent a day asking Jack Smith about the techniques of his probe of the Trump election subversion criminal case Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) blasts the GOP for spending precious time on something that doesn't meet the moment
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21h
Great ad.
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Pocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today before Senate.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 21h
“This is about stepping up where the federal government has failed.” On Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law banning law enforcement officers in the state from using electrical shock gloves.
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California bans ICE's favorite shock gloves
A DHS spokesperson has said that the agency "will not abide" by any state ban.
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