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Dan Bloom @danbl00m.bsky.social · 3d

I wonder if Leader Schumer expected this moment when he agreed to fund President Trump’s government in March. It’s like waving a red cape in a bullfight. You either tire the bull out or you end up gored.

Dan Bloom @danbl00m.bsky.social · 3d

This smart @meredithshiner.com piece explains the zoomed out perspective Democrats are using to justify their shutdown fight despite lacking a clear off-ramp.

Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 3d

Bridging my current life in Chicago and my past life in D.C., I argue today at @newrepublic.com that Democrats should ~never~ vote to fund this government. Make John Thune blow up Senate rules and Republicans wholly own the U.S. extra-military military doing war crimes against us, funded by us.

The Case for the Forever Shutdown

Senate Democrats actually allowing the GOP to stop funding the government is only the first step. Now they have to make the case that Trump’s government is illegitimate.

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Dan Bloom @danbl00m.bsky.social · 4d

🗣️ @janemayer.bsky.social: It's not just Russell Vought. There's a group of conservative thinkers and legal thinkers that rejected Watergate.
@eosnos.bsky.social: Meaning what?
JM: They felt that Nixon was unfairly brought down.
🎧 @newyorker.com
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I remember one:

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Dan Bloom @danbl00m.bsky.social · 7d

“We are in a time that demands political creativity and a willingness to take risks…pick fights.”
🗣️ @jamellebouie.net
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📰 @nytimes.com @nytopinion.nytimes.com

‘If You Don’t Want This Consequence, Don’t Vote for Republicans’

Podcast Episode · The Opinions · 10/04/2025 · 38m

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Dan Bloom @danbl00m.bsky.social · 10d

Episodes I wish I'd made: "How Rupert Murdoch remade the world"
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🎧 Today, Explained @voxdotcom.bsky.social

How Rupert Murdoch remade the world

Podcast Episode · Today, Explained · 09/29/2025 · 27m

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Suzan DelBene @suzandelbene.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks to David Chalian for having me on to talk about how Democrats are fighting to protect affordable health care - despite GOP refusals to come to the table and get a deal done.
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The Democrats' Plan to Win the Shutdown - CNN Political Briefing - Podcast on CNN Podcasts

With Washington bracing for a government shutdown, Democrats and Republicans are already trying to pin the blame on each other. As Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee,…

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Dan Bloom @danbl00m.bsky.social · 13d

As Chair of the DCCC (@electdemocrats.bsky.social) it's Rep. @suzandelbene.bsky.social's job to win back the House for Democrats. She tells @davidchalian.bsky.social her plan for the impending shutdown. Full pod: megaphone.link/WMHY7335667391

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Walter Hickey @walthickey.bsky.social · 19d

had a ton of fun working on this poll with @today.yougov.com about the songs that everybody knows the lyrics to, the generational anthems are super neat

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Dan Bloom @danbl00m.bsky.social · 21d

New Jersey may have the sleeper political race of 2025. Sunday, David @wildstein.bsky.social of @newjerseyglobe.bsky.social co-hosts the first gubernatorial debate b/w @mikiesherrill.bsky.social & Jack Cittarelli.
@davidchalian.bsky.social hosts him on @cnn.com Political Briefing 🎧 apple.co/4gA225V

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 22d

Breaking news: Thirty-one journalists were killed in Israeli airstrikes on a newspaper complex in Yemen last week, according to a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

They say it was “the deadliest strike on journalists in the Middle East.”

Israel killed 31 journalists in Yemen strike, press freedom group says

Last week’s attack was “the deadliest strike on journalists in the Middle East” ever documented by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 22d

Israel’s targeted strikes on two newspaper offices in Yemen’s capital is the second deadliest single attack on the press ever recorded by CPJ, following the 2009 Maguindanao massacre in the Philippines. Read more: cpj.org?p=522184

Israel’s killing of 31 Yemeni journalists marks deadliest global attack in 16 years - Committee to Protect Journalists

Washington, D.C., September 19, 2025—Israel’s targeted strikes on two newspaper offices in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, which killed 31 journalists and media support workers on September 10, signal that it...

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Dan Bloom @danbl00m.bsky.social · 29d

U.S. Senate candidate from Michigan 🏈 @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social keeps popping up in creative ways. Hear her strategy on the @cnn.com Political Briefing podcast with 🎙️ @davidchalian.bsky.social: apple.co/3HYq8dQ

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Dan Bloom @danbl00m.bsky.social · Sep 7

Episodes I wish I’d made: The US is Southern Now

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The United States is Southern now

Podcast Episode · Explain It to Me · 09/07/2025 · 30m

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Reveal @revealnews.org · Sep 6

Along with his brother, Josue Trejo-Lopez was deported two weeks before his high school graduation.

He’d been in the US since he was 10 years old, had no criminal record, and left behind his mom and little brother.

🎧 Hear his story on this week's episode of Reveal:

As aggressive ICE raids rise, we look at the people being targeted and the families they’re leaving behind.

As the Trump administration aims to deport millions of people over the next four years, “Reveal” tells the human stories of those caught up in ICE raids.

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Dan Bloom @danbl00m.bsky.social · Aug 26

📺 @cnn.com breaks down Israel's 'double-tap' attack on Gaza hospital, killing 20, including five journalists.
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CNN breaks down Israel’s ‘double-tap’ attack on Gaza hospital, killing 20, including five journalists | CNN

Israel is facing fierce condemnation after carrying out back-to-back strikes on Gaza’s Nasser hospital, which killed five journalists as well as medical workers and others on August 25. CNN’s Oren Lie...

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Dan Bloom @danbl00m.bsky.social · Aug 26

📺 @cnn.com breaks down Israel's 'double-tap' attack on Gaza hospital, killing 20, including five journalists.
www.cnn.com/2025/08/26/w...
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CNN breaks down Israel’s ‘double-tap’ attack on Gaza hospital, killing 20, including five journalists | CNN

Israel is facing fierce condemnation after carrying out back-to-back strikes on Gaza’s Nasser hospital, which killed five journalists as well as medical workers and others on August 25. CNN’s Oren Lie...

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Dan Bloom @danbl00m.bsky.social · Aug 26

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Dan Bloom @danbl00m.bsky.social · Aug 26

Is the president’s top “attack dog” MTG, Laura Loomer, or the grandson of Pulte Homes?
🖥️ @slate.com
🎙️ @maryharris.bsky.social
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CNN @cnn.com · Aug 25

More than a dozen Palestinians, including journalists from multiple outlets, killed in Israeli strikes on a southern Gaza hospital, officials say https://cnn.it/3UMA8tl

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Dan Bloom @danbl00m.bsky.social · Aug 24

Listening, @ethanbrooks.bsky.social @theatlantic.com

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Aug 3

Can a city as creative as San Francisco actually solve the enduring problems of homelessness and addiction?

Listen to Episode 1 of “No Easy Fix,” the new miniseries from "Radio Atlantic," wherever you find your podcasts: https://theatln.tc/qLUPKHTn

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Aug 21

"Here legally, engaged in a sanctioned process to determine their eligibility for asylum, they have committed no crime. They are arrested anyway, and the lives they’ve risked to come to the United States are thrown into chaos."

A photographer’s view of ICE’s relentless courthouse arrests

The shattering of faith in America's goodness is the hardest part to watch.

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Dan Bloom @danbl00m.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Dating Apps and the Demise of American Romance - The Assignment with Audie Cornish - Podcast on CNN Podcasts

Dating apps are reporting record breaking numbers. Yet surveys show people across generations and sexualities are partnering less, having less sex, and are feeling increasingly pessimistic about the s...

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Dan Bloom @danbl00m.bsky.social · Aug 22

💕 #Dating apps were supposed to make the process easier, so why do they feel more and more like work?
🤔 @faith-hill.bsky.social (@theatlantic.com) brings her personal experience and romance reporting to @audiecornish.bsky.social (@cnn.com) on The Assignment #podcast:

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CNN @cnn.com · Aug 22

Parts of Gaza are experiencing famine, according to a Friday report by a United Nations-backed initiative, which added it is expected to expand.

During nearly two years of war, Israel has at times restricted or cut off the entry of aid to the ravaged enclave.
https://cnn.it/469l0f1

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