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Jared Sullivan @jrdsllvn.bsky.social · 1d

i pretty much only saw Mitchell and Copeland signs in Williamson County

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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 1d

Advice for you election watchers: get off the Tennessee Secretary of State site, the teevees and county sites and go to https//election-night.decisiondeskhq.com. Ht to my most excellent colleague @friedmanadam5.bsky.social.

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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 1d

I think this Democratic primary is going to come down to the wire: Rep. Vincent Dixie is winning Davidson County by 3,300 votes; Rep. Aftyn Behn is second with 2,000 votes.

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Jared Sullivan @jrdsllvn.bsky.social · 1d

my colleague @sarahcrgr.bsky.social wrote a fun piece about how Canada could perhaps become an economic superpower

www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...

Canada’s Super-Secret Plan to Soar Past the U.S. Economy

Canada has spent 2025 on its back foot. But what if this was actually our time to shine?

www.wealthsimple.com

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 14d

CHOTINER: So You created us right
GOD: Yes
CHOTINER: In Your image
GOD: Yes
CHOTINER: And sometimes we do bad things
GOD: Oh Yes
CHOTINER: And then you send plagues and floods
GOD: OK I think I see where you are going with this

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21d

Jarvis: I hate to say this to my friends here at CNN, mass media is dying, so they're taking the last of these vestiges of institutions that matter and they're trying to turn them into propaganda organs under threat from the head of the FCC

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21d

KAMLAGER-DOVE: Dylan Roof, who followed white supremacist propaganda, murdered 9 Black parishioners in 2015. Do you deny this?

PATEL: I'm sorry. Dylan Roof? Can you give me more information?

KAMLAGER-DOVE: You're head of the FBI

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 22d

this would theoretically provide power long enough to play the monorail episode of The Simpsons, which is all we really need electricity to do these days anyway

Earth.com article titled: France sets new world record by keeping a fusion reactor running for 22 minutes

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 22d

www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing

Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.

www.404media.co

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 23d

This is extrajudicial execution, without any clear threat to the US, no authorization from Congress, and far beyond even Article II. The military is not the president's personal hit squad.
Or wasn't, until now.

CNN @cnn.com · 23d

The US military killed three people in another deadly strike on a vessel in international waters around South America allegedly "transporting illegal narcotics" from Venezuela, President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post. https://cnn.it/4na60EM

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 23d

Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party

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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 25d

🤬Zelenskyy: Russian drone infiltrates Romanian airspace for 50 minutes

Zelenskyy: Russian drone infiltrates Romanian airspace for 50 minutes

A Russian drone has penetrated Romanian territory about 10 km deep and operated in its airspace for around 50 minutes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reported, citing available data.

www.pravda.com.ua

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28d

NEW: Federal funding for organizations that help students with hearing and vision loss across eight states will stop at the end of the month, according to letters sent by a top Education Dept. official and obtained by ProPublica.

By @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social

Programs for Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Harmed by Trump’s Anti-Diversity Push

Citing concerns about DEI, the U.S. Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states. “How low can you go?” one advoc...

www.propublica.org

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 5

Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.

You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · Sep 4

Kavanaugh's statements make the problem worse, not better. If the reason SCOTUS is using cryptic shadow docket orders is because "five" of them can't "reach a consensus or a compromise on a particular issue that might be difficult," then that order should not be precedential —there's no majority.

Brett Kavanaugh says there’s a good reason Supreme Court rulings can sometimes be so cryptic

In remarks to a judicial conference, Kavanaugh also defended Chief Justice John Roberts.

www.politico.com

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Congresswoman Gwen Moore @repgwenmoore.bsky.social · Sep 4

Today, Senate Republicans refused to have RFK Jr. sworn in under oath to give his testimony.

I find it telling that Republicans refuse to take even symbolic steps to show they care about transparency and truth from the man in charge of the agency tasked with America's health.

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Jared Sullivan @jrdsllvn.bsky.social · Aug 27

Every school shooting is a policy choice.

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · Aug 26

so, my issue with this is that it completely misses that DHS has been turned into a quasi-paramilitary for the right

Looking ahead, House Democrats have lately talked about immigration through an economic lens. The New Democrat’s framework often links border security and immigration to its effects on the economy, which polling regularly finds to be the top issue for voters.
For example, Trump’s mass deportation efforts are creating work shortages in agriculture and hospitality sectors. In response, the group proposes creating a new temporary nonimmigrant visa category for industries experiencing occupation shortages and a new caregiver visa to help families access affordable child and elder care, among other measures.
They also propose issuing 100,000 additional green cards for international graduates from U.S. universities, and opening a special visa program for immigrants creating start ups. They argue these reforms would simultaneously incentivize innovation, benefit the economy, and shore up national security by keeping talented individuals in the U.S. (and away from foreign adversaries).
With respect to border security, the group calls for keeping the Department of Homeland Security adequately funded so it can retain no fewer than 22,000 border patrol agents, provide raises to agents on the lower end of the pay scale, and purchase upgrades to its technology. The framework also states that while undocumented immigrants who have committed felonies should be detained and deported, the federal government should re-establish due process in such matters.

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Dane McDonald @danemcdonald.bsky.social · Aug 26

Sprinting through my office to tell everyone that Taylor Swift is engaged.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Aug 21

President Trump is demanding the release of a former Colorado county elections official who was found guilty of charges connected to sneaking someone into her office to search for evidence to try to prove that the 2020 election was stolen.

Trump demands release of Colorado official sentenced in election data scheme

Former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters is serving a nine-year prison sentence on charges that include conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Stephanie Baudelaire, MD @sbaudelaire.bsky.social · Aug 20

yes! and:

it's important to remember that the reason you are doing that is not necessarily because those kinds of words, or a video at all, have power over these people

the reason to do it is because those words are likely to have the intended effects of keeping you safe while protecting others

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Aug 19

Let them know you're filming them and keep asking the key questions:

"Do you have a warrant signed by a judge? Show me."

"Do you have a badge? Show me."

"Do you know how pathetic you are? You showed me."

Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · Aug 19

In Middleton, NY.

This guy probably saved his neighbors from Trump's masked thugs.

This is how you firmly assert your rights and stand up for our communities.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Aug 14

NEW: Oregon liberals, opposed to nuclear power in the 1970s, created a complex process for getting new energy projects approved.

It’s now being used to stall developments in wind and solar — with a 76-year-old activist leading the charge.

With @opb.org

How One Woman Is Stalling Green Energy Projects in Oregon

Irene Gilbert is a 76-year-old retired state employee on a mission, fighting energy projects like large wind farms in Oregon’s rural communities. Renewable energy advocates and lawmakers treat activis...

www.propublica.org

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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · Aug 14

It's just completely looney-tunes to me that a huge number of flight attendants aren't paid until the plane is in the air. Like when you hear the announcement "flight attendants, please prepare the cabin for departure," they're being instructed to do a work task that they literally won't be paid for

Air Canada Cancels Flights Ahead of Possible Crippling Strike

www.nytimes.com

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Jared Sullivan @jrdsllvn.bsky.social · Aug 14

normal-person behavior www.thedailybeast.com/new-trump-st...

New Trump Stats Guru Has a Giant Picture of Hitler’s Favorite Ship

E.J. Antoni is just a history buff, the White House says.

www.thedailybeast.com

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George Pearkes @peark.es · Aug 11

Trump Names EJ Antoni to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics (1)
Summary by Bloomberg Al
• President Donald Trump named EJ Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics after firing the former head of the agency.
• Trump wrote that Antoni will ensure that the numbers released are "HONEST and ACCURATE", and Antoni has been vocal about his concerns with BLS jobs data and revisions.
• Antoni's appointment comes after Trump fired Erika
McEntarfer, whom he accused of manipulating numbers for political purposes, a claim made
"without evidence".
By Molly Smith
08/11/2025 18:55:50 [BN]
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump named EJ
Antoni, chief economist of the conservative Heritage Foundation, to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics after firing the former head of the agency earlier this month.
Trump appointed Antoni, who has been vocal about his concerns with BLS jobs data and revisions, in a Truth Social post. The position is subject to Senate confirmation.

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