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Jonathan Edwards @jonathanreports.bsky.social · 3d

Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

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Ami Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com · Sep 23

Pritzer gets the mechanics of authoritarianism – systemic intimidation, seizing control of elections, etc. – in a way others in national democratic leadership don't or won't say out loud.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 23

Pritzker: "One of the reasons Trump wants to send troops into cities is bc he wants to be able to take control of the 2026 elections...if they've got troops in cities, & it becomes a kind of norm for people, then it won't be abnormal for them when they're going to vote having troops at ballot boxes"

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WIRED @wired.com · Sep 23

WIRED asked security and privacy experts for their advice for hardening personal privacy protections and resisting surveillance. Here are their recommendations.

The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance

Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to…

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 21

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · Sep 19

You almost certainly aren’t going to get out of the war crimes tribunal by producing a letter that you solicited because you were aware that the legality of your orders was questionable.

Department of Shoe+ @shoe.bsky.social · Sep 19

Dems ought to be telling people now these letters are worth absolutely nothing.

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Total Lowlife Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · Sep 19

I wonder if the statute of limitations are passed to sue all the stations that only showed the bad side of Osama bin Laden

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 19

Trump: "When 97% of the stories are bad about a person, that's no longer free speech."

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Alyson Smith @pedsaly.bsky.social · Sep 19

ah so I see we’re back to the never-ending disinformation stress test for the entire healthcare community

Everything is 2020 again.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Sep 19

Trump: “We're going to have a news conference early next week on autism…It's out of control, autism, out of control. And I think we maybe have the reason why.”

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web_rant @webrant.bsky.social · Sep 19

Hmmm...I wonder what it means when 97% of the stories are bad about a person.

Who was convicted of 34 felonies and has fully embraced fascism to intimidate protection of the rest of his corruption like his partners Netanyahu and Putin.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Sep 19

I like this. Since under RFK Jr, Covid shots are now for people with underlying conditions that put them at risk, Michigan’s chief medical executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian states that not having the most recent Covid shot constitutes such an underlying condition.

www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...

In her recommendation, Bagdasarian stated,
"Any person over the age of six months without contraindication who has not received a dose of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved or-authorized 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine may be considered to have an underlying condition that puts them at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 and is thus eligible to receive an age-appropriate dose."

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Liz Cheney @lizcheney.bsky.social · Sep 19

“Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors."This doesn't just constrain Democrats. It applies to all officeholders, including you. You took an oath to the Constitution not to Donald Trump.

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Colleen [Redacted] @librarycolleen.bsky.social · Sep 19

School cell phone ban creates surge in JCPS library visits (KY)
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www.wave3.com/2025/09/02/s...

School cell phone ban creates surge in JCPS library visits

District leaders are calling it a culture shift within Jefferson County Public Schools.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Sep 18

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly.

sbgi.net/tv-stations/

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Sep 18

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Sep 18

Don’t you dare call us fascists, they say, as they force people off the airwaves for criticizing them while vowing to crush and criminalize their opposition.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Sep 17

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.

This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.

All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Sep 18

First Colbert, now Kimmel.

Last-minute settlements, secret side deals, multi-billion dollar mergers pending Donald Trump's approval.

Trump silencing free speech stifles our democracy. It sure looks like giant media companies are enabling his authoritarianism.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 15

Q: Do you think it would've been fitting to lower the flags to half staff when Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota House Speaker, was gunned down by an assassin?

TRUMP: I'm not familiar. The who?

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Sep 15

One of the reasons the right is convinced that violence is only directed at them is their ability to ignore and forget all the acts of violence committed against the other side of the aisle.

Ask Trump about the firebombing of Shapiro's home or the plot to kidnap Whitmer and I guarantee he'd whiff.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Sep 15

Reporter: Do you think it would have been fitting to lower the flags for Melissa Hortman who was killed as well?

Trump: Uh, I’m not familiar, who?

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · Sep 14

Recognizing that many of us are in different information environments is important. Additionally, there are a ton of deliberate misinformation outlets from other countries trying to sow discord.

Magnus Champlin @magnusapollo.bsky.social · Sep 14

I legit appreciate friends that sit, talk & discuss a topic.
A friend from the Midwest wrote me asking about anti-CK rhetoric & they knew I’d discuss it calmly. They only saw the good videos. When I showed her what I was exposed to she was flabbergasted.
This isn’t mine but same experience:

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Sep 5

This story is WILD. Trump sent Seal Team 6 into North Korea to plant a listening device. The entire thing went sideways within minutes of landing when they noticed a fishing boat near the beach. They killed everyone on board, sunk the bodies to cover their tracks, and fled. Congress was never told.

If the SEALs were unsure whether the mission had been compromised before they fired, they had no doubt afterward. The plan required the SEALs to abort immediately if they encountered anyone. North Korean security forces could be coming. There was no time to plant the device.

The shore team swam to the boat to make sure that all of the North Koreans were dead. They found no guns or uniforms. Evidence suggested that the crew, which people briefed on the mission said numbered two or three people, had been civilians diving for shellfish. All were dead, including the man in the water.

Officials familiar with the mission said the SEALs pulled the bodies into the water to hide them from the North Korean authorities. One added that the SEALs punctured the boat crew’s lungs with knives to make sure their bodies would sink.

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Colleen [Redacted] @librarycolleen.bsky.social · Sep 4

Duke cut librarians. It never told the faculty they worked with 📚
dukechronicle.com/article/duke...

Duke cut librarians. It never told the faculty they worked with

Thirty-three of the more than 200 full time library staff members accepted voluntary severance packages, prompting their departure from Duke. Their absences leave the future of a key aspect of academi...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Sep 4

If the Trump White House wants to ban all transgender people from owning guns because a handful were responsible for mass shootings, wait until they hear how many shootings straight cis white guys have done.

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Sep 4

RFK JR: We're not going to recommend a product for which there's no clinical data for that indication—is that what I should be doing?

Warren: What you should be doing is honoring your promise that you made when you were looking to get confirmed in this job.

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