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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3h
That blurred map on Trump's desk appears to be East Potomac Park — the golf course where the trees are being cut. Katie Zacharia may have just handed the federal judge evidence of exactly where the order came from.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18h
In case you missed it, read our reporting here:
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 18h
No Kings: Vote Early is tomorrow! Where will you be & what do you have planned? ❌👑 #NoKings #VoteEarly
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 18h
The only peaceful solution to Russia’s war against Ukraine is for Russia to end its invasion, withdraw its forces from Ukrainian territory, and return home. Anything less is not peace; it is capitulation that abandons countless citizens to the regime; encourages more invasions.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 20h
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“More than 100 elected officials have joined me in calling on parking lot and garage owners across New York City: Don’t give ICE a place to operate. Don’t rent to them. Tell them they’re not welcome.

Last week, ICE agents shot Oscar Belgal in the neck in Marble Hill while his 5-year-old son sat in the car. They had been staging nearby in a private parking lot.

Our city laws keep ICE off public property. Now, we’re calling on private property owners to do the same. One garage on Morton Street already removed ICE vehicles after neighbors spoke out. Every owner has that power.”
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Dan Friedman @dfriedman.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Trump called Democrats "communists" during the GOP's midterm convention last month. But backstage, GOP leaders feted an actual ex-communist -who was until recently barred from entering the US due to alleged corruption. What was he doing there? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The State Department called him "corrupt." Trump officials feted him in Dallas.
Albania's opposition leader, recently barred from the US, made it to the GOP's "midterm convention."
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 19h
Democrats need to run hard against Elon Musk. They need to warn the public that the world's richest man is spending $276 million to attempt a hostile takeover of our government.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 18h
Overnight, the fourth ICE charter to Africa landed in Kenya — likely transferring Somalis to a local charter for the last leg — and then made a removal stop to Ethiopia. Migrant passengers onboard were shackled for at least 28 hours.
An FR24 map showing N352BH landing in Nairobi. An FR24 map showing N352BH going from Nairobi to Addis Ababa.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 19h
New Fox poll's internals are brutal for Trump: *approval on inflation 22-77 *approval w/ independents 21-78 *approval w/ Latinos 21-79 *underwater w/ noncollege whites and non-MAGA Rs (!) On the pod we bring you the numbers and discuss whether the polls are correct: newrepublic.com/article/2167...
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Fox News Just Nuked Trump with His Most Disastrous Poll Yet
As Fox’s latest survey is brutal for Trump and the GOP, a polling expert analyzes the numbers—and demystifies the debate over whether the polls are accurate.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 17h
“Donald Trump is a traitor. And he’s not simply a traitor in the loose sense of someone who commits an act of betrayal…Trump is a traitor in the very particular sense laid out in the U.S. Constitution…’adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.’” www.americaamerica.news/p/donald-tru...
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Donald Trump Is a Traitor
And in a sane world, he would be removed from office now
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17h
🚨BREAKING: DOJ has appealed court ruling blocking its nationwide effort to collect states’ voter data and check it against flawed government databases to purge alleged noncitizens from voter rolls. www.democracydocket.com/cases/doj-na...
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🚨 Common Cause v. U.S. Department of Justice
Learn more.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/10/2026
oh my god this interview was a disaster for Zacharia. I've never seen Hannity do someone who works for Trump like this
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 19h
"I envied those who had died." What Ukrainians go through in Russian captivity is horrifying. Both men and women are subjected to torture. 34-year-old Olesia Melnychenko, an Azov paramedic, shared what she endured during eight and a half months in Russian captivity in Olenivka
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Nick Miroff @nickmiroff.bsky.social · 18h
NEW: ICE is trying to deport a mother of 4 while her husband is at Fort Benning in Army basic training. When she went to pick up the family's military IDs, Navy personnel turned her over to ICE. She's been in the US since age six. With @nancyayoussef.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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He Joined the Military. They Reported His Wife to ICE.
When a soldier’s wife went to pick up her military ID at a base in Texas, ICE officers showed up.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 18h
Trump's SEC is threatening big investors that pushed ExxonMobil on climate risk
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Trump's SEC is threatening big investors that pushed ExxonMobil on climate risk
"This type of harassment is really effective, unfortunately.”
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 20h
Me: "Do you regret [hosting Netanyahu]?" Neera Tanden: "I wish we did not host him" Mehdi: "Because at the time you emailed John Podesta saying Jonathan Lavine at Bain Capital 'is joining our board. So Netanyahu was worth it.' Smiley emoji." Neera: "I don't remember that."
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Trump’s attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar are not merely politically motivated but carried out at the behest of a foreign state.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Time and time again, America keeps choosing guns over children.
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Dara Lind @daralind.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
This is such a scoop. For many reasons, including: Trump had made a couple of comments about Omar in the first term, but neither she nor Somali Americans were a Trump obsession at that time. (But Somalis _were_ a Miller obsession.) www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Trump officials scrutinized Omar in 2019. They didn’t find citizenship issues.
The earlier review of Omar’s immigration records looked at many of the same issues being investigated now.
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Gabby Giffords @gabbygiffords.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Three little kids and a teacher were shot and killed at their school today in Bend, Oregon. Two more were injured. Our hearts are broken and we’re angry. It’s disgraceful that extremists keep blocking critical, lifesaving laws while kids die in their classrooms. America can do better. It must.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Ex-boss filed a $12 theft charge against an ex-employee because she got a restraining order in response to his creepy behavior. Charge was never prosecuted, but it gave ICE an excuse to arrest and detain her. Congratulations to the 58 Democrats who voted for the Laken Riley Act. You own this.
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A disgruntled boss filed theft charges against her. When she went to court, ICE arrested her. | Baltimore Brew
BREW EXCLUSIVE: A $12.08 dispute over a McDonald’s meal leads to the arrest of a 25-year-old by ICE agents in the Carroll County District courthouse.
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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
"The officials... did not specify who in the White House made the decision..." Sorry... how many people are there "inside" this White House who ultimately decide what orders to give the Pentagon? I was led to believe the number was one (1)? www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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EXCLUSIVE: Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say
The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine ​for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefe...
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CBS Philadelphia @cbsphiladelphia.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Monica Ryadi, a Pennsylvania nurse, spent two weeks in immigration detention after being arrested in California. Now, she's fighting to stay in the U.S. www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/d… 
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Pennsylvania nurse detained by ICE during Disneyland vacation fights to remain in U.S.
Monica Ryadi, a Delaware County, Pennsylvania nurse, spent two weeks in immigration detention after being arrested in California.
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National Immigration Law Center @nilc.org · 16/10/2026
BREAKING: We filed a lawsuit to stop the government's cruel & unlawful scheme to fast-track children's asylum cases. The lawsuit challenges the admin's broad attempts to rush the deportation of unaccompanied kids in violation of their civil rights & U.S. law. www.nilc.org/press/advoca...
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Advocates for Unaccompanied Children File Lawsuit to Stop Federal Government’s Fast-Track Deportation Scheme
Legal service providers representing immigrant children filed a challenge in federal court today to stop the cruel and unlawful scheme to fast-track children’s asylum cases.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 15/10/2026
Albania’s opposition leader, recently barred from the US, made it to the GOP’s “midterm convention.”
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The State Department called him "corrupt." Trump officials feted him in Dallas.
Albania's opposition leader, recently barred from the US, made it to the GOP's "midterm convention."
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/10/2026
NEW: The order to throttle Starlink (Starshield) came from the White House to the Pentagon. I still think Elon was involved, though. He’s currently a Pentagon employee as well www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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EXCLUSIVE: Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say
The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine ​for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefe...
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MoveOn @moveon.org · 16/10/2026
The first step to bringing down the cost of food, gas, and healthcare electing leaders who will put working people first. This November, we have the power to demand change. Make your plan to vote by Nov 3.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16/10/2026
ProPublica identified 155 counties in the Deep South with private schools that opened as likely segregation academies. One in Amite County, Mississippi, has never — over nearly 30 years of surveys — reported enrolling more than one Black student. (Published Dec. 2024)
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The Story of One Mississippi County Shows How Private Schools Are Exacerbating Segregation
A new ProPublica analysis shows a stark pattern across states in the Deep South: Alongside majority-Black public school districts, a separate web of private academies are filled almost entirely with w...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 16/10/2026
“We’re going to achieve the Golden Era of Latin America,” Eduardo Bolsonaro said at a far-right Washington gala.
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MAGA world is counting on a Bolsonaro win in Brazil
“We’re going to achieve the Golden Era of Latin America,” Eduardo Bolsonaro said at a far-right Washington gala.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
The latest: Three children and one adult were killed, as was the shooter, at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, this afternoon. Officials say the shooter appeared to have been killed by an armed bystander. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...
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Oregon Live Updates: Bend Elementary School Shooting Kills 3 Children and 1 Adult
The police in Bend, Ore., said the suspect was also killed, possibly by an armed bystander.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
The Department of Justice’s alarming lawsuit to stop California from counting roughly 20,000 ballots from people suspected of being noncitizens could lay the groundwork for challenges to Election Day results, experts warned. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump DOJ suing California marks major ‘escalation’ in election interference attempts, experts warn
The concern extended beyond Democratic officials.
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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 16/10/2026
Three children and one adult were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, according to information from a law enforcement source. The shooter was a 16-year-old male. We deserve the #FreedomToLive from gun violence. www.cnn.com/2026/10/15/u...
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4 killed, including 3 children, in Oregon elementary school shooting, source says. Teen shooter is also dead, sources say | CNN
Three children and one adult were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, according to preliminary information from a law enforcement source.
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ITEP @itep.org · 13/10/2026
Shoe maker Steve Madden received $92 million in tariff refunds. After noting that it was “pleased overall with consumer acceptance of the price increases,” the company says it will use those tariff refunds to “pay down debt.” itep.org/trump-tariff...
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The Biggest Winners from Trump’s Tariff Refunds are Big Corporations
The Trump administration has been forced to pay out over $100 billion from illegal tariffs, and the biggest winners from these tariff refunds have been big corporations.
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Please subscribe to my newsletter so that I can go to this on Saturday, thank you. I spent a year undercover, and the organization behind this (Republicans for National Renewal) is who I was friendly with. And Bovino wants me to bake him a pie. I gotta go.
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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Thomas Brewster @thomasbrewster.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
🚨 NEW 🚨 This is scary. A spyware company launched attacks on journalists via malicious ads, no clicks, no interaction whatsoever required. Highly-targeted, though can be used for mass surveillance. The ad industry is deeply compromised. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
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Israeli Companies Used Malware Ads To Spy On Al Jazeera Journalists, Report Says
A new report from Citizen Lab researchers shows how spyware companies can hack anyone viewing an online advertisement.
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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
⚠️ 🪖 JTF-DC guardsmen from Mississippi are seen here patrolling next to a ballot box in the (Hispanic) neighborhood of Columbia Heights on Wednesday evening. 🗳️ @aclu-dc.bsky.social @councilofdc.bsky.social @mayorbowser.dc.gov @washsunmetro.bsky.social
18 U.S. Code § 592 -
Troops at polls

Whoever, being an officer of the Army or Navy, or other person in the civil, military, or naval service of the United States, orders, brings, keeps, or has under his authority or control any troops or armed men at any place where a general or special election is held, unless such force be necessary to repel armed enemies of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both; and be disqualified from holding any office of honor, profit, or trust under the United States.
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
7 years after trying to extort Ukraine into helping him w/ his own reelection campaign, Trump appears to be at it again, pressuring Ukraine to stop fighting against Russia’s bloody nightly attacks targeting civilians in order to help Republicans in the midterms. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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'Criminal': Trump Is Pressuring Ukraine To Help The GOP In The Midterms
Sky-high diesel prices are a result of Trump’s war of choice against Iran, but Trump repeatedly blames Ukraine as he again cozies up to Russian dictator Putin.
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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'Biden Baggage' Democrats’ Weakness With Black And Latino Voters Lingers Ahead of ‘28
Party leaders don’t want complacency after what’s likely to be a midterm victory.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
15 October 1937 | A French Jewish boy, Jacques Wisznia, was born in Paris. In February 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy. After the selection he was murdered in a gas chamber. --- The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
Vintage black and white photo of a young boy with neatly combed hair, wearing a sweater and collared shirt.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Let me be specific: Donald Trump is an f-ing traitor. He is in cahoots with Putin and Russia to break our democratic ally, Ukraine, which makes all of us less safe. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/w...
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Ukraine’s Vulnerability Grows as Starlink Is Restricted and Russia Escalates
A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning.
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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Colombians took to the street in anti-government protests on Wednesday as unions, student groups, and indigenous communities call for a national strike in November But the government is already preparing the crackdown PODCAST for PWS
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15/10/2026
Revealed: Serbian ruler’s secret role in ‘illegal’ effort to help Trump business
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Revealed: Serbian ruler’s secret role in ‘illegal’ effort to help Trump business
Exclusive: Aleksandar Vučić personally intervened to push plans for controversial $500m Trump Tower in Belgrade, which sparked protests and a criminal case Serbia’s authoritarian ruler personally intervened to advance an allegedly illegal scheme to hand over a protected site in Belgrade for a Trump tower, the Guardian can reveal. Aleksandar Vučić summoned officials to a meeting at his presidential offices about the project, which has culminated in a landmark indictment of senior figures from his regime on charges of abuse of public office. Continue reading...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
So perfect: This week Trump claimed his rallies are having a "tremendously positive impact" on GOP candidates. Then Republicans promptly leaked that they fear the House is lost—and blamed Trump for all of it. On the pod, @stevebenen.com is good on the Trump bubble: newrepublic.com/article/2166...
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Trump’s Boast about Rallies Backfires as Humiliating New GOP Leaks Hit
As Trump’s brag about his rallies runs into reality, MS NOW’s Steve Benen explains how this captures broader truths about Trump’s toxicity, GOP cultishness, and our strange political moment.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 15/10/2026
The Supreme Court gutted much of the Voting Rights Act earlier this year. What does that mean for organizers on the ground working to expand voting rights in the South? Our friends at @revealnews.org asked one of them.
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Voter suppression is happening in the South. This organizer fights it.
Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown mobilizes minority communities as voting rights come under assault.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 15/10/2026
Environmental advocates argue that the EPA’s proposed regulatory rollback reflects a coordinated industry wish list.
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The EPA is about to hand oil and gas companies a huge methane-related gift
Rolling back regulations will give industry players “exactly what they’ve long wanted.”
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 14/10/2026
Many of your neighbors probably don’t have a plan for voting in the midterms. That’s why @hcrichardson.bsky.social wants to see you at a No Kings event on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 14/10/2026
NEW: Inflation data came in and Donald Trump’s failed economic agenda has raised prices for Americans by 5.9%. That means families are paying $3,772 more thanks to inflation under Trump.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 14/10/2026
boy Trump fucked the American auto industry. first he yanks their EV subsidies, leading them to slash production and write off tens of billions in investment, then he jacks up the price of oil by 50%, leading to skyrocketing EV demand going almost entirely to China bc GM et al left the market
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Carl Quintanilla: Real average hourly earnings down 0.7% on the month, that's the sixth straight month... Jim Cramer: Look, rich people are making a lot of money. God, I sound like Marx. I really don't want to sound like Marx. It's just, look at the data.
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