Susan Carney
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I'm now officially afraid to wake up each morning. WTF is Congress doing? Nothing, as usual.
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Want a clear sign of GOP doom under Trump? Look to this key swing state
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Want a clear sign of GOP doom under Trump? Look to this key swing state
Since Donald Trump came down his escalator in 2015 and successfully launched a hostile takeover of the Republican Party in the U.S., there have been 16 competitive races for Congress in Nevada. Republ...
https://www.rawstory.com/want-a-strong-sign-of-gop-doom-under-trump-look-to-this-key-swing-state/
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The Psych-Ward Presidency
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The Psych-Ward Presidency
The president has no moral core. And, according to his own chief of staff, he’s surrounded by amateurs, opportunists, and drug users.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/the-psych-ward-presidency-trump-reiner-comments-russia-ukraine-susie-wiles?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Dben Andromeda
about 1 month ago
“Reporter Andrew Kaczynski unearthed a 2016 clip of Hegseth, when he was a Fox News contributor, where he “plainly stated there are costs for illegal actions,”
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K-File Reveals Hegseth Said the Same Thing About Not Following ‘Illegal Orders’ He’s Now Claiming is ‘Seditious’
Pete Hegseth made similar comments about troops not following "unlawful orders" that he has criticized 6 Democratic lawmakers for recently making, CNN reported
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/k-file-reveals-hegseth-said-the-same-thing-about-not-following-illegal-orders-hes-now-claiming-is-seditious/
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I did NOT vote for the rapist
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸
about 1 month ago
Oh my. When you've lost the Babylon Bee …
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Secretive startup seeks permits to test explosives near Burning Man
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Secretive startup seeks permits to test explosives near Burning Man - The Nevada Independent
Secretive startup seeks permits to test explosives near Burning Man. Read more from The Nevada Independent.
https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/secretive-startup-seeks-permits-to-text-explosives-near-burning-man/
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
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Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, Black Power Activist Known as H. Rap Brown, Dies at 82
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/us/h-rap-brown-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3k8.EV7c.J6f3D5pwXOO6&smid=bs-share
about 1 month ago
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about 2 months ago
DOJ sues to block California map that could tip control of Congress to Dems -
PBS NewsHour
#california
#redistricting
#department of justice
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DOJ sues to block California map that could tip control of Congress to Dems
The Justice Department has sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters, joining a legal battle that could determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/doj-sues-to-block-california-map-that-could-tip-control-of-congress-to-dems
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about 2 months ago
Da'Vion Tatum is right once again. But logic is something MAGA struggles with
#USDemocracy
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The Blaze’s Pipe-Bomb Bombshell Appears to Bomb
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The Blaze’s Pipe-Bomb Bombshell Appears to Bomb
The right-wing outlet claimed to solve the Jan. 6th pipe-bomb mystery. Things quickly looked less certain.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/the-blaze-right-wing-media-pipe-bomb-january-6th?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
about 2 months ago
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See something say something - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Elissa Slotkin is one of if not the most conservative members of the Democratic caucus in the Senate (she was elected to represent Michigan last November). This reflects among other things that she is...
https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/see-something-say-something
about 2 months ago
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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling
2 months ago
🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug! - LETTERS HOME FROM THE SECOND CIVIL WAR - Brought to you by the fightin' Inner Hive, including long-time member Austin L. and new member newmanewman (
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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling
about 2 months ago
🔴 Brand new comic now up on
@boingboing.net
- ☑️ Take this test to see if you have dementia! -
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Tom the Dancing Bug: Do you have dementia?
BRAND NEW KICKSTARTER! Pre-order Volume 1 and Volume 2 of The Complete Tom the Dancing Bug Library right here. Limited time. Plus a bonus comic book: Trump You! Please join…
https://boingboing.net/2025/11/12/tom-the-dancing-bug-do-you-have-dementia.html
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America is a Banana Republic
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America is a Banana Republic
El Presidente Donald Trump is the gringo version of brutal and corrupt dictators foisted on Latin American countries by their oligarchs and Yankee imperialists.
https://open.substack.com/pub/chrishedges/p/america-is-a-banana-republic?r=2cov1q&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
about 2 months ago
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TPM
2 months ago
Chicago federal prosecutors moved to drop their case against a man who allegedly dealt Greg Bovino a two-week groin injury.
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Feds Drop Case Against Man Accused of Injuring Greg Bovino’s Groin
The man who federal agents accused of dealing Greg Bovino a groin...
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/feds-drop-case-against-man-accused-of-injuring-greg-bovinos-groin
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Get Out The Mid Term Vote
2 months ago
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸
2 months ago
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Desert Flower
2 months ago
Vance joined Senate Republicans Tuesday with a directive: Don’t break with the president. By evening, five Republicans had broken ranks and joined Democrats to vote to reject the national emergency declaration Trump used to impose 50% tariffs on Brazil. “Emergencies are like war, famine, tornado,”
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Vance Tried to Keep Republicans in Line on Brazil Tariffs. Five Voted Against Them.
Sen. Thom Tillis is the latest Republican to vote against Trump’s use of emergency power to levy tariffs.
https://www.notus.org/trade-tariffs/vance-senate-republicans-brazil-tariffs-resolution
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David Darmofal
2 months ago
@jaketapper.bsky.social
famously got upset at the Obama administration’s treatment of right-wing propaganda outlet Fox News. Will he be as upset about the Trump administration’s constant bullying if this Huffpost reporter?
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When This Reporter Comes Calling, the White House Insults Go Flying
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/business/media/when-this-reporter-comes-calling-the-white-house-insults-go-flying.html
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Democrats Have Every Reason to Dig in Their Heels
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Democrats Have Every Reason to Dig in Their Heels
Democrats have something the opposition party in a shutdown showdown has never had: the upper hand. Why give it up now?
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/10/29/democrats-shutdown-upper-hand/
2 months ago
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/congress-enjoys-ultra-luxe-health-care-as-it-fights-to-gut-yours/ar-AA1Ph80V?ocid=socialshare
2 months ago
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Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️🌈
3 months ago
Thanks for this very informative note- can you imagine what would happen if Trump messed with the Washington Monument, an equally historic building? Or maybe GOP would again just shrug and look away. 🥵
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Olga Nesterova
3 months ago
OH. MY. GOD. 🫠
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Uh... Might be nice to hear some Dem Congresspeople cite some figures at MAGA.
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3 months ago
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Sherrilyn Ifill
3 months ago
This is great. The absurdity of this moment captured. Make it go viral.
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NPR
3 months ago
Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.
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Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary
Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.
https://n.pr/46PoeV3
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Molly Jong-Fast
3 months ago
I’m sorry but the fact that this is not everywhere is kind of malpractice
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Carl Quintanilla
3 months ago
“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”
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Transcript: Chris Murphy’s Dark and Unnerving New Warning about Trump
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Transcript: Chris Murphy’s Dark and Unnerving New Warning about Trump
The Democratic senator has taken the lead in drawing attention to Trump’s authoritarianism. In an interview, he offers a stark new warning that should galvanize his fellow Democrats before it’s too la...
https://newrepublic.com/article/201311/transcript-chris-murphy-dark-unnerving-new-warning-trump
3 months ago
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Catherine Cortez Masto Draws Democratic Ire
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Catherine Cortez Masto Draws Democratic Ire
“Nevada’s Catherine Cortez Masto, celebrated for her narrow victory three years ago that secured Democrats’ control of the Senate, is now being cast as a traitor by members of her own party,” Politico...
https://politicalwire.com/2025/10/03/catherine-cortez-masto-draws-democratic-ire/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hubbub-pro
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Trump to attend meeting with top military leaders, Washington Post reports
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Trump to attend meeting with top military leaders, Washington Post reports
President Donald Trump will attend a meeting with U.S. generals and admirals in Quantico, Virginia, on Tuesday, a rare gathering of the country's military leadership in one location, the Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing a planning document.
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Bye, Felicia
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3 months ago
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Sergeant Swamp💙
4 months ago
Leaders of a Georgia-based church in five states has been charged by federal prosecutors with swindling millions of dollars in veterans benefits from parishioners serving in the military, another "suckers and losers" moment Where has your DOJ been Barbie?
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Church leaders charged with swindling millions in military benefits
Authorities say church leaders exploited troops by enrolling them in seminary programs that drained their G.I. Bill education benefits.
https://www.armytimes.com/pay-benefits/2025/09/11/church-leaders-charged-with-swindling-millions-in-military-benefits/
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quaithe of the shadow asshai
4 months ago
They lied? Trump lied? No shit
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸
4 months ago
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Aaron Rupar
4 months ago
note how Trump explicitly links approving disaster aid for Wisconsin and South Dakota to the fact he won Wisconsin and South Dakota
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We Stupided Ourselves Into Killing Our Own Democracy:
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We Stupided Ourselves Into Killing Our Own Democracy:
America's Anemic Civil Culture Has Come Home to Roost
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4 months ago
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Dr. Mansa Keita
4 months ago
The same Supreme Court that said it is unreasonable to consider race when giving kids access to education, has said it's reasonable to consider race when looking to remove someone from the country. Funny how that works.
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Just Jack
4 months ago
DEVELOPING: Trump claims any personal correspondence with his pedophile friends is protected by the Posse Grabitatas Act of 1468.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸
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Jean-Marc Liotier
4 months ago
Small boat you say ? Have Trump and some English politician enjoyed a friendly telephone chat lately ?
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Molly Jong-Fast
4 months ago
This is the way
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Marc Elias
4 months ago
👀
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Senate hopeful, claimed 3 homes as his primary residence
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, Angela, are longtime owners of a $1.5 million home in a Dallas suburb. In 2015, they snapped up a second house in Austin.
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4 months ago
NEWS: Walgreens just got taken over by private equity. Private equity has a record of running companies into the ground. Walgreens could be the latest victim: closing more stores, service plummeting, workers losing their jobs, and eventually bankruptcy.
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Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ,
4 months ago
Bluesky right now ...
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Mark Hertling
4 months ago
“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.” My latest in
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Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military
If there’s no difference between upholding the Constitution and attacking it, then there’s no honor in service.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-ashli-babbitt-dishonors-military-january-6-funeral?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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kamimagic
4 months ago
Charles Borges, Social Security Administration’s chief data officer and whistleblower, said that DOGE team members uploaded a database with the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to a vulnerable cloud server. Free 🎁
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DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says
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I'm not a dictator, I'm just a dick. ‘I'm not a dictator’: Trump responds to critics decrying his DC crackdown
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‘I'm not a dictator’: Trump responds to critics decrying his DC crackdown
President Donald Trump says he’s "not a dictator" as he responds to critics decrying his crackdown in Washington.
https://apnews.com/video/trump-says-hes-not-a-dictator-responding-to-critics-decrying-his-dc-crackdown-82c05523511940fa85bcb2059b46fa07?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>‘I'm
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