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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 7h
Lot going on here www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Kyrsten Sinema's ex-boyfriend and former bodyguard said he threw her paintings into her swimming pool in part because he felt disillusioned by her relationship with a major
U.S. Artificial Intelligence software developer as the war in Gaza drags on.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 4h
Three more tankers were just struck in the Strait of Hormuz as Trump’s Iran war drags on. Now a Republican senator in a battleground seat who voted against pulling U.S. forces out is trying to explain away his vote.
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Trump’s Iran War Leaves Three More Tankers Struck as Husted Tries to Rewrite His Vote
As fuel costs climbed and commercial ships again came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz, Ohio Sen. Jon Husted blamed Iran, Russia, and congressional Democrats after voting against an order to pull U....
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 4h
75% of Americans don’t want a data center in their neighborhood, but Trump’s EPA is greenlighting data center construction at the expense of our health. My new report details how Lee Zeldin is bending a knee to Big Tech by rolling back protections and failing the public.
Screenshot of report cover. Full text of report linked in reply.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 3h
James Talarico walks out to a standing ovation from 50,000 Texans at the State Fair Classic.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1h
During the World Cup.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 55m
As many people have noted, Marsha Blackburn claims to be suing Jack Smith for obtaining a lawful subpoena to find out whether Rudy was criming with her. It's more a lawsuit trying to retroactively claim his appointment was illegal, Aileen Cannon-style. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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#1 in Blackburn v. Smith (M.D. Tenn., 3:26-cv-01398) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against John L. Smith and The United States Department of Justice (Filing fee $405, Receipt number ATNMDC-4686955), filed by Marsha Blackburn. (sm) (Attachments: # 1 Attachment - Civil Cover...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 29/09/2026
The Talmud teaches that anyone who sustains one soul, has sustained an entire world. For generations, Jewish New Yorkers have sustained our city. Today, we are launching the first-ever municipal Strategy to Combat Antisemitism.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
BREAKING: Fox News agrees to host a debate between me and Ken Paxton — because the people of Texas deserve it. They're just waiting on Paxton to agree. Ball's in your court, Ken.
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 8h
@ADAMLIPTAK GETS RESULTS: After repeatedly delaying an appeal aimed at releasing Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump's handling of classified docs at Mar-a-Lago, 11th Circuit moves up the arguments from January to Nov. 2
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 4h
Part of me secretly hopes that members of the 11th Circuit were cool to have arguments for releasing Volume II of Jack Smith's report in January, but watching Schmitt's colossal fuck up made them move the arguments up to Nov 2.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 4h
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Bugs Bunny Says NO
ALT: Bugs Bunny Says NO
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 2h
Well it hadn't occurred to me until just now, but "Arctic Frost" is a variety of orange. Marsha Blackburn is suing Jack Smith over her toll record subpoena and is accusing Smith of mocking Trump by calling the probe "Arctic Frost." I kind of hope that's true. agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2015/06/10/a...
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Arctic Frost satsuma mandarin hybrid named new Texas Superstar - AgriLife Today
Satsuma Arctic Frost is the most cold-hardy satsuma hybrid tested so far, having survived temperatures as low as 9 degrees.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 2h
This version, tho. www.youtube.com/watch?v=epbO...
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Tesla - Signs (Live At The Trocadero / 1990)
YouTube video by TeslaVEVO
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 2h
"And the sign says long-haired freaky people need not apply..." I just aged myself.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
> @variety.com variety.com/2026/digital...
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There was a moment when the US was taken over by enemies and criminals, the incompetent, the corrupt, and the malevolent. They control our government now and will use every means at their disposal, legal and illegal, to try to stop the rest of us from restoring law, order, and decency to US society.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Multibillion-dollar schemes like A7 are much easier when the United States simply gives up on countering Russian sanctions evasion. The Kremlin agent gloating in this story could show a bit more humility. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/b...
During the Biden administration, the Treasury Department made cracking down on sanctions evasion a centerpiece of its effort to punish Russia. The department imposed thousands of additional sanctions, targeting companies and networks designed to move money around financial restrictions.

The pressure has largely disappeared. Since President Trump returned to office, the administration has removed more restrictions than it has added, according to a Times analysis of Treasury data.

That has made it harder for banks to screen for illicit activity, in part because new actors and organizations can spring up without fresh information. A7 shell companies, for example, have facilitated payments to companies that banked at major American and European banks, The Times found.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Imagine being the worst Senator from Missouri when your only competition is Josh Hawley…
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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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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Two Schmitt staffers realizing this might be their last day.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🍏Toxins out of our food 🧑‍🌾Farmers first, not chemical companies ❌Break up corporate concentration in agriculture 💧Clean water, guaranteed 🍽️School meals that nourish 💸Public dollars should buy public health ⚕️Food as medicine ⚖️Accountability for polluters, not immunity
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith made it crystal clear that his investigation was sound and lawful, that the president had committed crimes and that the GOP attacks on him were the actual weaponization of our justice system. He showed courage and moral clarity and continues to be one of the heroes of this moment.
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 21h
“Jack Smith testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans still turn a blind eye to the Jan 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol” @anntelnaes.bsky.social On SUBSTACK anntelnaes.substack.com
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Indivisible Chester County PA ❌👑 @indivisiblechesco.bsky.social · 21h
Hands Off Our Vote Week 6: MAIL IN BALLOTS Community Event Thursday, October 1 6 – 7:30pm EDT Manavon/Fisher Park 750 Tyson Street Phoenixville, PA 19460 www.mobilize.us/indivisiblec...
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Hands Off Our Vote Week 6: MAIL IN BALLOTS · Indivisible Chester County PA
Week 6: October 1 MAIL IN BALLOTS What you need to know about completing, returning and tracking mail in ballots. Location: Manavon/Fisher Park Pavilion, 750 Tyson Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460 ...
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 21h
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Jack Smith testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Republicans still turn a blind eye to the Jan 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 22h
Trump is spending $1.8 billion on his own vanity projects. What would that money get you?   Let’s do the math.
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 21h
don't threaten me with a good time mikey
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 29/09/2026
You can always count on Susan Collins to be "troubled" by the policies her votes have enabled
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 10h
If you’re not from Missouri, you may not know that Eric Schmitt got his start in MAGA politics by suing public schools for mask mandates while their teachers died during a pandemic. The really strange thing? He never sued his own kids’ school for their mask mandate. He’s a piece of Schitt.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10h
* FRANCE'S MACRON: IF THE BRITISH PM WANTS BRITAIN TO RETURN TO THE EU THAT WOULD BE EXCELLENT NEWS AND A GOOD DECISION @reuters.com
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 10h
Actually the biggest lesson from the Schmitt debacle is that Republicans have so internalized and learned to justify Trump’s corruption and disdain for ethics, they assume everyone is corrupt and stupid. They cannot imagine an honest public servant.
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brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 10h
“…They do not want the USA to somehow collapse or fail completely, they want it to weaken itself but keep spending. As this person said—they want the US to be happy, fat, and weak—but still consuming.”
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h
“.. Mr. Paxton responds: ‘So to be honest with you, the numbers — when we did that convention — it dropped our numbers. Everybody’s numbers dropped. Right now, yeah, not good.’” @nytimes.com #TXsen www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 14h
🚨🚨 @coe.int of Europe said yesterday that the #US formally notified it that it would leave the Group of States against Corruption, or #GRECO. Only two other countries have left GRECO before — #Russia and #Belarus. The fall of the #US on the world scene is striking. apnews.com/article/trum...
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US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups
The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from a top European anti-corruption watchdog.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 12h
The most notable thing of the last so hours and the Schmitt-Hawkeye screw up of epic proportions, is how Trumpites are primed to pump out any narrative handed to them without thought or reflection. It’s Putinesque.
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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 12h
One year ago today, I got a life-altering phone call: Trump administration demanding my resignation or would fire me as Director of Eisenhower Pres. Library. I had over 27 years of federal service (civilian & military). This was my wife’s Facebook post about it. I married so out of my league.
This color image shows a long Facebook post about a man fired from his civil service job by the Trump administration.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 13h
Midweek update is out, first part free. The US distance blockade of Iran might be seen as a classic case of the US winning a battle but losing a war. Also, the Xi-Trump summit revealed that not only can the Chinese humiliate Trump… phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/midweek-up...
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Midweek Update #29: The American Distance Blockade: Establishing The Best Possible Terms For US Withdrawal
The Xi-Trump Summit, Keeping The US Fat, Weak And Consuming; Taiwan Should Be Nervous
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 14h
Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak Grows to Nearly 900 Cases www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak Grows to Nearly 900 Cases
State health officials said 55 new cases had been reported since Wednesday. In all, 890 measles cases have been reported across 39 counties so far this year.
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LiveSquawk @livesquawknews.bsky.social · 14h
Meta Avoids Billions In Federal Taxes By Classifying Its Data Centres As Experimental - NYT www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 17h
Imagine how frantically Natalie will tweet if this happens. Will set a record for caps used at any one time. apnews.com/article/carn...
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Mark Carney's stand against Trump leads to Nobel Peace Prize and Time Person of the Year buzz
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has built a global profile by standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Fella Historian🌻 @thisuserisdumb.bsky.social · 17h
Maybe Senator Schmitt should have watched more Sesame Street when he was a kid🤷‍♀️
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 17h
September 29, 2026
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September 29, 2026
The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S.
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explore.org @explore.org · 22h
Introducing your ultimate fighter and champion: Bear 89 Backpack 👑 Thanks for joining us for the biggest Fat Bear Week to date.
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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 22h
Meet Backpack, your 2026 Fat Bear Week champion. Backpack is 20 years old, weighs about 1,000 pounds and got his nickname because, as a cub, he loved riding on his mom's back across the Brooks River.
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Meet Backpack, Fat Bear Week’s chunky champ
Backpack went from hitching a ride on his mom’s back to cross the Brooks River to winning the hearts of fat bear fans around the world.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 2h
New record global sea surface temperature anomaly. This El Niño is for reals pulse.climate.copernicus.eu
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h
See what I mean when I say the system is rigged?
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#BlueStormComin1🌪️🦋🇺🇸 #Resistance 🦋🙌🏻 #Blues @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social · 2h
Ouch 😂
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Chicago Council of Lawyers @chicouncillawyers.bsky.social · 8h
Chicago Council of Lawyers President Rob Held warned ICE agents and federal officials that they must uphold the law. He spoke at a press conference about the civil lawsuit he filed a lawsuit against Adam Saracco, the ICE agent who recently pleaded guilty to battery for his attack against Held.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 5h
Ex-WV police chief violently attacked a woman over an expired registration. Though innocent, she spent five days in jail before the charge was dismissed. He resigned and was decertified.
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 4h
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