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Eleanor Randolph @elrand.bsky.social · 17h

James Comey. Letitia James. Who’s Next? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...

Opinion | James Comey. Letitia James. Who’s Next?

www.nytimes.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 1d

ANTIFA:

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 3d

In 1999, Bill Clinton announced that “the last, best unprotected wild lands anywhere in our nation” would be shielded by a new rule that banned roads and drilling.

Today, these lands could soon see chainsaws and logging trucks amid a push by Trump to raze these ecosystems for timber.

Outcry as Trump plots the plunder of US forests: "You can almost hear the chainsaws"

Public comments suggest repealing the Clinton-era "roadless rule" is wildly unpopular.

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Eleanor Randolph @elrand.bsky.social · 3d

Project 2025 is Vlad Putin’s playbook.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d

I kinda remember Trump pardoning a bunch of people for this, many of whom beat up cops and put them in the hospital. I think they were yelling something about the Vice President as they stormed the building.

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Eleanor Randolph @elrand.bsky.social · 4d

More shame. Don’t use it. Don’t take it back in change.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 4d

The U.S. Treasury shared a proposal to mint $1 Trump coins to mark America’s 250th anniversary.

But U.S. code says only deceased individuals may appear on U.S. currency, a tradition dating back to efforts to break from monarchical rule. https://wapo.st/4pWsyL3

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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 6d

This is an old formula used by authoritarian regimes. Stoke chaos and blame scapegoats to justify the use of force.

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Eleanor Randolph @elrand.bsky.social · 6d

So what can you believe is true?

When A.I. Came for Hollywood www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/o...

Opinion | When A.I. Came for Hollywood

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 7d

Wanna know whose shutdown this is?

Pay attention to who’s enjoying it.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9d

“.. no modern American president has positioned his family to make so much money while in the White House. Already, since the early days of his reelection campaign, he’s more than doubled his net worth to about $5.4 billion.”

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Eleanor Randolph @elrand.bsky.social · 7d

I prefer news to buzz.

collie.bsky.social @collie.bsky.social · 8d

She’s not even a journalist! She’s an opinion columnist.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 8d

Bari Weiss is set to be named the editor in chief of CBS News, the New York Post reports

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7d

New York City has one of the highest rates of student homelessness among large U.S. school districts. The mayoral race has been dominated by debate about the effects of the housing crisis. But the youngest victims have received far less attention.

140,000 N.Y.C. Students Are Homeless. Can the Next Mayor Change That?

The city’s housing crisis has contributed to an education crisis, with more children than ever living in temporary housing. They face dismal outcomes.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7d

Users of Sora, a new app from OpenAI, have deployed artificial intelligence to create strikingly realistic videos of events that never took place. The app, and other tools like it, could become increasingly fertile breeding grounds for disinformation and abuse, experts said.

OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real

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Eleanor Randolph @elrand.bsky.social · 7d

Are we listening?

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Eleanor Randolph @elrand.bsky.social · 7d

another step backwards.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 8d

Donald Trump says he wants our military to use cities like Los Angeles and Portland as a "training ground." Absolutely not.

This un-American, illegal use of the military to terrorize in our communities must end now.

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Eleanor Randolph @elrand.bsky.social · 7d

What I Learned From My Days in Russia: Silicon Valley Needs to Start Speaking Out About Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/o...

Opinion | What I Learned From My Days in Russia: Silicon Valley Needs to Start Speaking Out About Trump

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AmericaWeNeedToTalk @americaneedstotalk.bsky.social · 12d

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 13d

Obama is Exactly 💯 Correct !
And ROEVEMBER Is Just Around
The Corner.......

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14d

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Citizens Union @citizensunionny.bsky.social · 15d

Our Policy Director testified today at the NYS Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government annual hearing on strengthening NY ethics laws. We urged commissioners to back limits on lobbyist donations & fundraising — and other reforms — to protect integrity in government.

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Eleanor Randolph @elrand.bsky.social · 16d

Like the Philippines?

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16d

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

With attacks on speedboats in the Caribbean Sea, President Trump has ordered the summary execution of people who may not have committed the crime of which he accused them, the editorial board says. “It is a violation of legal due process that should alarm all Americans.”

Opinion | No President Should Have This Kind of Power

Even if the allegations are correct, blowing up the boats is a lawless exercise in the use of deadly force.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16d

The Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle federal policies to study and address the risks of climate change could pose a national security threat to the U.S., said Jake Sullivan, former national security adviser in the Biden administration.

Climate Forward Live Updates: How Trump Is Changing Climate Policy Globally

The New York Times’s annual Climate Forward event includes Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, among others. The discussion is focusing on how environmental policies are shifting around the globe.

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Eleanor Randolph @elrand.bsky.social · 17d

Trump embarrassed Americans today at the UN.

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