Benji Cardoso
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NBC4 Columbus
about 13 hours ago
A new statewide poll shows a close U.S. Senate race in Ohio, with Democrat Sherrod Brown narrowly leading Republican Jon Husted.
https://nbc4i.co/4de5N14?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
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Janet Mills
3 days ago
It’s way past time for universal health care.
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Annie Abrams
5 days ago
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David Bier
6 days ago
CBS obtained video of the DHS killing of an unarmed man in Texas that DHS concealed for nearly a year, which clearly contradicts claims that he violently rammed anyone. He is shot with his brake lights on, car not moving or barely moving. Another DHS crime.
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Roger Sollenberger
6 days ago
“A DOJ source told the Miami Herald that agents found her to be credible—and that they would not have interviewed her four times if they thought she was lying.”
@jkbjournalist.bsky.social
bringing it home
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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DOJ releases Epstein files with accusations against Trump
Over the course of four interviews in 2019, a woman told the FBI that Epstein and Trump sexually abused her in the 1980s.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article314945648.html?giftCode=bfffaee5724463b1b5257a40c18ef22e83d8c4aa6c1b342420638e53c3ffde2b
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CBS News
6 days ago
Video of the March 2025 fatal shooting of American citizen Ruben Ray Martinez obtained by CBS News appears to contradict claims by federal officials that Martinez was shot by an ICE agent because he "accelerated" and "intentionally ran over" another agent with his car.
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Bodycam video contradicts ICE claims in fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas
Video of last year's fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez obtained by CBS News appears to contradict claims that Martinez was shot by an ICE agent because he "accelerated" and "intentionally ran over" another agent.
https://cbsn.ws/46Lfz72
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Paul
6 days ago
Emmanuel Damas, a Boston resident and asylum seeker from Haiti who entered the United States legally, was killed by ICE. He leaves behind two sons.
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Katelyn Burns
6 days ago
In every Republican presidency of my lifetime there's been a recession and a new war in the Middle East.
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Radley Balko
7 days ago
ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there. They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.
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ICE detains reporter Estefany RodrĂguez in Nashville - Nashville Banner
Reporter Estefany RodrĂguez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.
https://nashvillebanner.com/2026/03/05/journalist-estefanty-rodriguez-ice-detention-colombia/
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”
7 days ago
Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump in Jan. 6 case gets life sentence for child sex crimes
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Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump in Jan. 6 case gets life sentence for child sex crimes
Andrew Paul Johnson, authorities said, tried to keep one of his victims mum by floating the promise of money he was expecting to receive from the Justice Department.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jan-6-rioter-pardoned-trump-jan-6-case-gets-life-sentence-child-sex-cr-rcna261963
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Elizabeth Warren
7 days ago
Emmanuel Damas died in ICE custody after ICE failed to treat a tooth issue that turned into pneumonia. ICE didn't even keep his family updated. The Trump admin's cruelty knows no bounds. I'm pressing with Senator Markey and Rep. Pressley to hold ICE accountable.
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Roy Cooper
8 days ago
It’s time to make stuff cost less — and that change starts in Washington. We’re full steam ahead until November. Pitch in to help us out:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/cvf-social-26?refcode=260303_BSKY_MSNOW
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Janet Mills
9 days ago
Winning this race is going to take courage, conviction, and experience, and I’ve got all three.
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Radley Balko
9 days ago
Looking at the 2024 crime figures, it's absolutely insane how Trump, tech billionaires, and centrist pundits fooled everyone into thinking Biden had turned the U.S. into some Hobbesian hellscape. 50-year lows for violent crime, armed robbery, property crime. Second-lowest homicide rate.
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How have crime rates in the United States changed over the last 50 years?
Both violent and property crime are far below their 1990s peak, but some crimes see periodic rises.
https://ourworldindata.org/us-crime-rates
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Ryan Teague Beckwith
10 days ago
If you are a client of a firm that folded in this fight, you should know that not only were they morally wrong, but they were also strategically dumb
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Exclusive | Trump Administration to Drop Defense of Law Firm Sanctions
The Justice Dept. plans to abandon its defense of the president’s executive orders that targeted Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, Perkins Coie, and Susman Godfrey.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/trump-administration-to-drop-defense-of-law-firm-sanctions-cb839c39?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqflQy-w_BWAuPn_jwVTAx01vESzs6rSHZx_dV7dZkCkLinfYsKHuwDpWqlUuw%3D%3D&gaa_ts=69a5ea45&gaa_sig=qKwBN36xkrW5AHGFa7JZUmuSNbjDxdDlU66WyHafd6QnuXSERPZCBMw7tkFILLQU8tbdZQNje0nxrNestxbU3w%3D%3D
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10 days ago
Mills has a strong kick-ass video on her website-- let's see more of images from that!
janetmills.com
But you have to scroll to find it-- and maybe it won't get seen-- when what is in it: her WINS FOR MAINE healthcare etc.-- won't even be seen.
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Janet Mills for Maine
Janet is running for the U.S. Senate because Maine needs a fighter in Washington who will never back down. This moment isn’t normal — and the stakes for our families couldn't be higher.
https://janetmills.com/
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Janet Mills
12 days ago
Closed out Day 1 of caucuses in Portland, Falmouth, and Sumner! I’m working to earn each and every one of your votes — together, we’ll continue to fight for the values we hold close as Maine people.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
12 days ago
WOW. 19 people, all who were imprisoned and mistreated in a foreign prison at the direct command of the United States, are brave enough to say “We are innocent, and we will endure more time imprisoned to prove that.” I can only admire the enormous courage such a move takes.
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Roger Parloff
12 days ago
Incredible. 19 of the 137 Venezuelans whom Trump sent to CECOT under the Alien Enemies Act, & who were swapped back to VZ & then escaped to 3d countries, seek to come back to the US to contest their Tren de Aragua designation—knowing they'll be detained (& God knows what else) by the Trump Admin.
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Coach Finstock
12 days ago
The bravest motherfuckers you've ever seen. Think about the spineless wet bitches in charge. The trumps and vances Hegseths. Weak frightened losers. That transpo guy is afraid of the subway. Every one of them has lost every game of flinch they've ever played. They're 0 for 10 thousand
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Jan Rosenow
13 days ago
Despite significant federal headwinds, US renewables just had a record year. Notably, 93% of new generation capacity expected to be added to the US grid this year is projected to come from wind, solar and batteries.
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Andrew Lawrence
12 days ago
things every single republican president of your lifetime has done - started a war in the middle east - completely destroyed the economy
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Chris Murphy
13 days ago
Paramount should enjoy its growing news monopoly while they have it because when Democrats win back power we are going to break up these anti-democratic information conglomerates. All of them.
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Janet Mills
13 days ago
For what it’s worth, I don’t have any tattoos.
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Rima I Anabtawi
13 days ago
Turnout during the first week of early voting for the Texas primaries exceeded the same period for both the 2024 and 2020 primaries Democratic primary turnout is more than double what it was during the past two election cycles.
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/25/t...
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Democratic primary turnout breaking records across Texas
Turnout during the first week of early voting for the Texas midterm election exceeded the same period for the previous two presidential elections, years that typically see higher voter engagement.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/25/texas-early-voting-turnout-democrats-midterm-election/
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Mike Quigley
14 days ago
Federal immigration agents are out of control. We need to reign them in. Â I'm joining
@robinkelly.house.gov
to impeach Kristi Noem for kidnapping, abusing, and leaving people for dead. I hope more of our colleagues join us.
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Minnesota Star Tribune
14 days ago
Judge Schiltz said he’s identified another 113 orders that ICE has violated in 77 additional cases since his Jan. 28 order.
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Chief federal judge skewers U.S. Attorney’s Office, raises threat of criminal contempt over violations
Minnesota’s chief federal judge said he’s found another 113 orders ICE has violated since late last month.
https://www.startribune.com/chief-federal-judge-skewers-us-attorneys-office-raises-threat-of-criminal-contempt-over-violations/601589365
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Parker Molloy
14 days ago
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Ha, I also unironically consider myself all 4 of these things
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Governor Tim Walz
15 days ago
This has nothing to do with fraud. The agents Trump allegedly sent to investigate fraud are shooting protesters and arresting children. His DOJ is gutting the U.S. Attorney’s Office and crippling their ability to prosecute fraud. And every week Trump pardons another fraudster.
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Bobby Kogan
15 days ago
so in conclusion, the state of the union is actually very bad because a man who tried to end democracy is using the government to personally enrich himself and his buddies while executing citizens and noncitizens alike
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G Elliott Morris
16 days ago
NEW Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll: Ahead of SOTU, Trump's approval falls to new low of 37% — & just 20% among independents. Issue approval on immigration and deportations falls to new lows of -15, and voters say admin is spending on the wrong issues.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/ahead-of-s...
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Ahead of State of the Union, Trump's approval falls to new low of 37%
The new Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll finds Democrats leading on the generic ballot by 10 points among registered voters, and Trump approval on immigration falling to -15
https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/ahead-of-state-of-the-union-address
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Will Bunch
16 days ago
Remember, this guy then killed an MIT professor while they were stumbling to catch up
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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸
16 days ago
A whistleblower just disclosed that FBI experts were delayed by AT LEAST A DAY in deploying to investigate Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Why? There was an FBI plane and pilot shortage… because Kash Patel was using them for personal flights.
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The New York Times
16 days ago
In
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Under President Trump, the FTC and FCC are “engaged in a hostile takeover of the marketplace of ideas,” writes the editorial board.
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Opinion | Trump Is Turning the F.C.C. and F.T.C. Against Free Expression
Trump appointees have transformed the F.T.C. and F.C.C. into instruments of ideological enforcement.
https://nyti.ms/3MvvPSO
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NPR
16 days ago
An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.
n.pr/4qTItsU
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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump
An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.
https://n.pr/4qTItsU
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#1 Nate Blouin for Congress Stan
17 days ago
If you are really in a uncompetitive state or district please think about helping the states like Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, etc. who could break their GOP supermajorities this year
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Daniel Gilmore
17 days ago
"Donald Trump stole money from you and he refuses to give it back" is going to be a potent attack line for the midterms that will have the added benefits of being both easy to understand and true.
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Joaquin Castro
20 days ago
An ICE agent shot and killed Ruben Ray Martinez, a US citizen and San Antonio resident, in March 2025. Then ICE and the Texas Department of Public Safety covered it up. He was 23 years old. I am calling for a full investigation into this shooting, including why there was an 8-month cover up.
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David DeWitt
21 days ago
Ohio Republican U.S. Senator Jon Husted met with the alleged mastermind of Ohio's largest public corruption scheme two days before scandal-ridden bribery legislation was introduced, according to his official calendar
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/19/s...
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Sen. Husted met with man accused of bribery 2 days before HB 6 was introduced, according to schedule • Ohio Capital Journal
U.S. Senator Jon Husted met with the alleged mastermind of Ohio's largest public corruption scheme two days before scandal-ridden bribery legislation was introduced, according to his official…
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/19/sen-husted-met-with-man-accused-of-bribery-2-days-before-hb-6-was-introduced-according-to-schedule/
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Ohio Capital Journal
21 days ago
Ohio Republican U.S. Senator Jon Husted met with the alleged mastermind of Ohio's largest public corruption scheme two days before scandal-ridden bribery legislation was introduced, according to his official calendar.
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/19/s...
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Sen. Husted met with man accused of bribery 2 days before HB 6 was introduced, according to schedule • Ohio Capital Journal
U.S. Senator Jon Husted met with the alleged mastermind of Ohio's largest public corruption scheme two days before scandal-ridden bribery legislation was introduced, according to his official…
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/19/sen-husted-met-with-man-accused-of-bribery-2-days-before-hb-6-was-introduced-according-to-schedule/
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Cato Institute
27 days ago
“In less than a year, DHS has attacked the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 14th amendments to the US Constitution, the writ of habeas corpus, the independent judiciary, and much more,” states David Bier before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee. Read full testimony:
https://ow.ly/z2aT50Yfcri
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AkivaMCohen
25 days ago
#lawsky
we need your help. The deluge of insane legal news is hard to keep up with and we could really use more senior level people willing to donate 3-5 hours a week editing profiles so we can build this out. If you're willing, please reach out
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Will Stancil
25 days ago
Biden was the most economically progressive president since LBJ at least, he pursued a full-employment economy at huge political risk, it worked spectacularly. And what happened is that the entire progressive universe decided that he must not have done any of it, or else he would have been popular
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Joel S.
27 days ago
I don’t love using the term “blood libel” for anything other than the historical phenomenon, but if anything in modern politics resembles it, it is JD Vance lying that Haitian migrants eat pets. A totally baseless claim about the supposedly inhuman habits of a hated out-group, justifying violence.
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Adam Klasfeld
28 days ago
BREAKING Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing. Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says. Doc
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Joe Robertson
29 days ago
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them.
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Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
https://apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0eDxez2Bby01Q
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USA TODAY
29 days ago
In an NBC News survey taken the week after Alex Pretti's death in Minneapolis, Americans appear to sour on Trump and immigration enforcement tactics.
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Approval of Trump's immigration policies tumbles in new poll
In an NBC News survey taken the week after Alex Pretti's death in Minneapolis, Americans appear to sour on Trump and immigration enforcement tactics.
https://bit.ly/4aJQv2y
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