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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

NEW: As Colorado’s Tina Peters reportedly meets with President Trump to discuss an election “plan,” her attorney says the plan involves seizing ballots nationwide and discusses strategy for a potential civil war

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

We’re going to need a new Pulitzer category this year for Best Leaked Audio of a GOP Senate Candidate

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“Trump has made more stock trades than every member of Congress combined” 🤯

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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 03/10/2026

Since 👇 post 9 days ago, Elon has spent almost $11 million more, over a million bucks a day. In the Senate races alone, he's spent: $8.7m in Texas $4.5m in Ohio $4m in Michigan

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Election deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize voting machines

The problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution.

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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

NEW: Ken Paxton's office is investigating pediatricians for vaccinating children. He alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h...

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Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children (Gift Article)

Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The president's practice of expelling journalists whose stories he doesn't like is an insult to our democracy, and congress and the courts have already allowed it to go on for too long. www.cnn.com/2026/10/05/m...

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White House blocks Politico from Air Force One amid press access lawsuit | CNN Business

The White House is refusing to allow Politico on Air Force One on Monday, which means the news organization cannot fulfill its press corps pool responsibilities.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🚨BREAKING: Georgia’s Republican-controlled election board invited the Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday to declare the state’s voting system unlawful before the upcoming midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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GOP-controlled Georgia election board asks DOJ to declare state’s voting machines illegal

The request represents a major assault on the state's voting system by unelected state officials.

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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026

JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...

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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)

President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Directing DOJ to slow-walk politically damaging decisions until after people vote would be a major scandal under any normal administration. Here, it’s just Friday.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026

A policy expert described Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s push in favor of private schools as a “great American heist,” funneling money from public schools: “It’s a strategic theft of the future of our country, our kids and our democracy.” (Published Oct. 2025)

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These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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Urvi @theurv.com · 28/09/2026

There were more men in a single documented gang rape at one school than the number of competitive trans athletes nationally. But I’ve heard a lot more politicians being asked about protecting girls from one of these scenarios and not another… I’ll let you guess which is which.

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Unnerving @washingtonpost.com exclusive: US and Russia worked in secret to remove "a range of provisions designed to safeguard the use of artificial intelligence in weapons." For instance, leave targeting to AI, no human review required. Gift link 🎁 wapo.st/4yWadkR

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U.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact

The two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progre...

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My dad was a small-town doctor who made late-night house calls on most nights I can remember growing up—and to my personal knowledge forgave (or delayed) payments from people who were on hard times. This story makes me want to move to Kansas and spend next 5+ weeks canvassing.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Once again, the Supreme Court prioritizes imaginary harms done to Trump by not allowing him to indulge in his conspiracy theories, as opposed to the very real harm done to citizens who may lose the ability to vote in this case.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 25/09/2026

Why is the U.S. public so much more negative on AI than almost anyone else? Well, I think the fact that the U.S. AI industry is being lead by a bunch of very visible, crazy weirdos who talk about how AI will take everyone’s job and maybe kill us all the time is a pretty key factor.

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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Universal Healthcare Saves Lives And Costs A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American. Saving more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace. Why Do We Get Healthcare Coverage At Work? ysph.yale.edu/news-article...

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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects

A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it

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Adam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Wrote it with Rob Smigel. And yes, it was pulled from reruns.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Symbols matter. White House isn't a palace. Kennedy Center is for the general public to enjoy. We don't have a triumphal arch in DC because that's imperial. We don't put the president's face on money because it's monarchical. It's about tearing down everything that says we're a democratic republic.

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

“Tax documents obtained by Zeteo Friday disprove the president’s repeated claims that he “saved” the revered arts center from financial collapse, and instead illustrate that Trump’s intimate involvement in the building’s affairs last year triggered the beginning of its rapid decline.“ #ETTD

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New Filings Wreck Trump’s Biggest Claim About Kennedy Center Takeover

Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted the performing arts organization was on the brink of financial collapse.

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 14/09/2026

We’re all gonna die because people couldn’t bring themselves to vote for the joyful black lady in 2024

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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 14/09/2026

As the worst measles resurgence in the U.S. in decades keeps growing, many public health experts are worried about the reliability of health information coming from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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As diseases loom, CDC's response to measles deaths stirs fears about agency's reliability

The worst U.S. measles outbreak in decades is growing and flu season is imminent. Experts are fretting about federal health data reliability after the CDC questioned two Pennsylvania measles deaths.

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David Burbach 🇺🇸 @dburbach.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"Leon County, Florida’s mail ballot envelope design placed the words “return service requested” 0.236 inches away from its election office’s return address, when it was supposed to be 0.25, leading the USPS to reject it" newrepublic.com/post/215342/...

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USPS Tries Rejecting Entire County’s Ballot Over Spacing Issue

The postal service tried to reject an entire ballot over an issue with the envelope—a dark sign of the chaos that could unfold before November’s elections.

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 11/09/2026

AN URGENT EXCLUSIVE: Ahmed Soliman, the 30-year-old gay man ICE expelled in April to Equatorial Guinea, a country he has no ties to, was arrested this morning and cannot be located, his attorneys say. They fear he may be in one of EG's torture prisons. prospect.org/2026/09/11/i...

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Immigrant Trump Sent to African Hotel Prison Arrested After Speaking With Media, Lawyers Say - The American Prospect

Ahmed Soliman’s attorneys fear he may have been sent to one of Equatorial Guinea’s notorious torture prisons.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11/09/2026

Polling suggests the GOP’s strategy of obscuring a repeal of abortion rights as an anti-trans measure could work: Nearly 60% of Missouri voters support abortion in the first 8 weeks of pregnancy, but 73% oppose gender transition surgery for minors.

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Missouri Republicans Are Trying to Repeal Abortion Rights by Leaning Into Anti-Trans Sentiment

Two years after falsely linking reproductive rights to gender transition care for minors, GOP lawmakers have packaged the two issues into one amendment in an effort to strip away the right to abortion...

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Jeff Domingues @jeffdomingues.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If you liked your DOGE refund and your tariff rebate, you’ll love your Trump dividend.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/08/2026

"Look at the last 3 GOP presidents. One oversaw a double-dip recession with a savings & loans scandal that looted the Treasury. That was Bush I. Another oversaw near meltdown of the whole capitalist system. That was Bush II. Then the next presided over a pandemic-driven collapse. That was Trump I."

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Are voters finally realizing GOP presidents are disasters?

Michael Tomasky makes the case that they are.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

After FDR cleaned up the mess created by Calvin Coolidge and blamed on Herbert Hoover, Democrats spent decades reminding voters what the two parties had done. In recent generations, that basic act of politicking has been deemed impolite by Democratic leaders. That needs to end.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

"the money, which was supposed to be used to provide health insurance for poor children, was instead hastily passed through multiple organizations before eventually landing in the bank accounts of two political action committees and the Republican Party of Florida." www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/g...

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Grand jury finds DeSantis administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida

A Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money for political purposes.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 27/08/2026

Leaders of the Kennedy Center are threatening to demolish the center unless it is named for President Trump — “all in the name of one man’s vanity,” according to lawyers for the Democratic congresswoman fighting to keep the president’s name off of it.

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Lawmaker accuses Kennedy Center board of demolition ‘threat’ over Trump’s name

Rep. Joyce Beatty’s lawyers called the warning that the center could be “taken down” a thinly veiled threat and “a breathtaking assault on the rule of law.”

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

President Obama left office 3,500 days ago on January 20, 2017.

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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Scoop with @liamjscott.bsky.social: The Pentagon fired Stars and Stripes's publisher, editor-in-chief, and a reporter today following criticism of DOD interference. The EIC and reporter were fired for "insubordination" for doing a CBS interview. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes leaders who criticized DOD’s interference

The Defense Department earlier this year railed against the publication, which has long enjoyed editorial independence, as “woke.”

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Mary Lewis @profmarylewis.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

“In the rule, the Postal Service said that it would deliver mail ballots only in states that shared voter data with the federal agency.” This is utterly outrageous.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

John Roberts works for Donald Trump, not justice and the American people. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08...

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Trump Administration Live Updates: Chief Justice Lets Ballroom Construction Go Forward While Court Considers Issue

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Consumer Reports @consumerreports.org · 21/08/2026

"It is encouraging to see the FTC tackle this bipartisan issue...Ultimately though, it should not be consumers' responsibility to read detailed disclosures on each item while shopping online to avoid being hit with a higher price," CR's Grace Gedye said in a statement to CBS News.

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FTC says "personalized pricing" based on consumer data could violate the law

The FTC warned businesses against changing prices based on their analysis of a customer's personal data, which could violate consumer law.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 21/08/2026

15,903 "illegal ballots" became 185, and they still haven’t shown that those 185 people cast any ballots. Gifted article: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...

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Helene Meisler @hmeisler.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I know Grassly is old but do you think he knows who is in charge in the 3 branches of government now?

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404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026

EXCLUSIVE: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Investigation by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A person without any govt position, who has numerous financial conflicts of interest, should not conduct US foreign policy. And that’s before we get to the fact that he uses this role to corruptly solicit money for himself. It’s wrong. Many seem to have accepted it, but I’ll never stop objecting.

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Kushner Meets With Hamas to Advance Trump’s Gaza Plan

The president’s son-in-law met the Palestinian militant group’s leaders in Egypt, officials said. He will soon see Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli leader.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A bunch of cops cheering at a political rally — in uniform — as the president and AG endorse a candidate and attack their political opponents is not normal. And it is not okay.

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

“Donald Trump lost a war he started, the only president in history to accomplish such a feat. Perhaps worse is he *continues* to lose it in the absence of a hard stop. His challenge now seems to be preventing the American public from knowing the truth. I mean, everyone *else* seems to know.”

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

"Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from combative individuals." Susan Collins & Congressional Republicans voted to fund all of this.

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AP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 11/08/2026

An anti-sex-trafficking nonprofit in Utah whose founder resigned after multiple women accused him of trafficking and sexual abuse has won a federal contract to provide legal services to unaccompanied immigrant children in government custody. prospect.org?p=142613

Immigrant children sit on the floor outside of an immigration courtroom

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SuMo📞Congress 202-224-3121📞CSPAN 202-748-8000 @sumoh7.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Trump is ending the $3.6 billion in Part D subsidies that kept drug costs down for 11 million Americans, and they’ll find out this fall, right before the midterms. Corrupt Republicans are betting seniors won’t notice or won’t vote. We bet they will. #RepublicansCutMedicare

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

"Put more simply: documents and interviews establish how a first-time contractor was paid millions of dollars to apply a novel solution designed by a golf club manager to a national landmark." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/u...

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How the Reflecting Pool Came to Mirror Trump’s Washington

A hospitality manager for the Trump Organization traveled to Las Vegas to find a solution to problems at a national landmark. This is the untold back story of the fallout.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The president's authority as "commander in chief" refers to the military only. The president cannot use executive orders to expand the definition of who is eligible for birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment. The president's aide saying these things is a virulent white nationalist.

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