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Jen Psaki @jenpsaki.msnbc.com · 18h

Bondi reading from formatted lines on paper in answering a question to Sen Whitehouse about whether Tom Homan kept the 50k is quite telling…to say the least

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 20h

Legacy newspapers: "Print media is dying, and the public will suffer for it."

Also legacy newspapers: "We can't offend the government with information and framing that helps the public."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Healthcare should be guaranteed as a human right #MedicareForAll @salaambhattiva.bsky.social

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 22h

This is great. The absurdity of this moment captured. Make it go viral.

Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 1d

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20h

Heather Honey, a high-profile denier of Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election, was appointed to a senior DHS position in which she’ll help oversee election security.

“DHS now appears poised to become a primary amplifier of false election conspiracies pushed by our enemies,” one expert said.

She Pushed to Overturn Trump’s Loss in the 2020 Election. Now She’ll Help Oversee U.S. Election Security.

Heather Honey has been appointed to a senior position in the Department of Homeland Security. State election officials and voting experts are concerned.

www.propublica.org

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

😬 awkward

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Annette @resistnow2024.bsky.social · 1d

@govpritzker.illinois.gov

Thank. Your. People. For. All. Of. Us. ‼️

Yes. Yes. Yes.🫂💙💙💙‼️

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE DESPERATELY RUNNING 26 MILES, 385 YARDS TO ESCAPE A WAR ZONE

Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 2d

It was a beautiful Sunday in Portland. Farmer’s markets, the Portland Marathon, peaceful protests, and some views of Mt. Hood. This city is vibrant, peaceful, and resilient. We do not need a federal occupation, and we sure as hell don’t want one.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Matt Jordan @mattjord.bsky.social · 19h

"Bucking tradition" sure is a supplicant way to say "illegal."

Trump defunds public media & they respond by framing him like a tough-guy maverick willing to innovate, exactly the kind of coverage authoritarians demand.

NPR @npr.org · 20h

President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

Trump's power to deploy National Guard, explained

President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

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Matthew P. McAllister @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social · 19h

Five Years Ago Today: Great Moments in Televised Debate History.

If you don't know who this is (the person not the fly), here's a hint: Three months after this debate, Trump tried to have him (his own VP) killed.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 21h

"There’s another reason Dems should stand strong: Republicans have shown they don’t negotiate in good faith or follow through on their commitments. They’ve used their majorities in Congress to branch to tear up bipartisan agreements, cancel appropriated funds, and attempt to turn Trump into a king."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

New in PN: Dems are winning the shutdown

"If Republicans are on board with Trump’s effort to become a dictator, there’s not much point in negotiating. You might as well force them to own their priorities, including hugely increasing healthcare costs, then use it against them on the campaign trail."

Democrats are winning the shutdown

Republicans, meanwhile, are bumbling and stumbling.

www.publicnotice.co

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 1d

Attempts to deploy federalized National Guardsmen to Oregon, California, & Illinois, also, signs that Trump, or at least someone around him, is starting to think seriously about the Insurrection Act. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Portland And Beyond

This afternoon, Donald Trump was asked about invoking the Insurrection Act: “I’d do it if it was necessary.

open.substack.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

They literally just fought a Supreme Court case for the right to racially profile. It was in the news!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

DHS's Tricia McLaughlin: "It is a disgusting smear to say there is racial profiling going on."

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Amy Kristin Sanders @amykristinsanders.bsky.social · 1d

Educate yourselves, PA friends.

Most people don't give much thought to judicial elections, but they are—no pun intended—supremely important.

Alicia Bannon @aliciabannon.bsky.social · 1d

There aren't many people in the country who know more about judicial elections than @douglaskeith.bsky.social @brennancenter.org. Read his analysis of the upcoming Pennsylvania Supreme Court election in @statecourtreport.org. statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...

Everything You Need to Know About Next Month’s High-Stakes Supreme Court Elections in Pennsylvania

Three justices will face an up or down vote in November, the outcome of which is likely to impact the midterms.

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sarahcconner.bsky.social @sarahcconner.bsky.social · 2d

Why is MSNBC the only major news outlet that is covering this?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOXO...

‘F--- them kids’: ICE agents drag children out of bed, ransack Chicago building

YouTube video by MSNBC

www.youtube.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Sounds like Republicans ought to get all the Republicans who form the Republican majorities in the Republican-led House and the Republican-led Senate together to pass the budget that Republicans wrote with the Republican White House and that Republicans now insist absolutely must be passed.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sean Duffy says the safety of the air traffic control system will start being impacted next Sunday if the shutdown continues

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 2d

Every Republican who stands by while Trump dangerously escalates this conflict with Democrat-led cities and states is complicit in his crimes.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

We need to cultivate less partisan, more respectful dialogue, which is why we put an unqualified right wing contrarian troll in charge of CBS news to stoke the fires of culture war for clicks while blowing smoke up Trump and Netanyahu's ass

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 1d

David Ellison’s note to staff on Paramount’s acquisition of the Free Press

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Matthew P. McAllister @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social · 1d

Skeletor is seething that his evil plan is foiled again. thehill.com/homenews/adm...

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Matthew P. McAllister @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social · 1d

"Last month, Judge Goodstein oversaw a controversial case weighing whether or not her state should hand over sensitive voter registration documents to the federal government and ultimately ruled against Donald Trump’s administration." www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Judge’s $1.5m home destroyed in huge fire as her family is rushed to hospital

Circuit court justice Diane Goodstein, who ruled against Trump administration last month, was out walking when mansion erupted into flames

www.independent.co.uk

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 3d

Columbia canceled my class on race and media, but I'm teaching the people anyway.

Oct. 5 is the *last day* to register for my online live + recorded classes on Race, Media & International Affairs!

We have more than 500 students enrolled. Let's gooo!

www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...

Fall Registration for Race, Media & International Affairs with Karen Attiah — Resistance Study Series

A virtual, seven week beginner and intermediate course on the history of race, mass media, and the modern world order.

www.resistancesummerschool.com

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 2d

Jared Kushner is going to the Middle East to negotiate a deal on behalf of the U.S. government days after Kushner announced a $55 billion deal between his private equity fund and the Saudi government

One of the most brazen conflicts in history.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 2d

Trump is ignoring a judge's ruling, ignoring the sovereign right of governors to deploy their National Guard, ignoring the truth, lying about violence to justify his invasions.

Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 2d

Let’s be clear: Donald Trump is waging war against America with our military.

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