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@syndneycarton.bsky.social
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mollyjongfast.bsky.social
We will be greeted as liberators
January 5, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
This message hits hard.
Graphic with a blue background and large white text reading “DEAR AMERICAN FRIENDS.” Below is a screenshot of a post explaining that Canada does not have CBS, that a “60 Minutes” episode aired normally in Canada, and stating that Canadian networks are not subject to U.S. government interference. The post ends with “We’re not under a dictatorship. You are.”
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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maddow.bsky.social
youtube.com/watch?v=mQwR...
Here's who attended a white nationalist conference at a Tenn. state park
YouTube video by NewsChannel 5
youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
syndneycarton.bsky.social
This may be no longer in the news, but it still is as horrible as when it happened. NEVER FORGET what the current tenant did.
December 11, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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marcelias.bsky.social
🚨BREAKING: More than 300,000 Missourians have signed a petition demanding that the gerrymander be put to a statewide referendum, advocacy organization People Not Politicians announced as it delivered those signatures to the state government Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
300,000 Missouri Voters Sign Petition To Put GOP Gerrymander to Statewide Vote
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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democracydocket.com
Naturalized Americans are the fastest-growing voting bloc in the U.S. — and the GOP has launched an unprecedented effort to curb their political power.
https://bit.ly/4ahiZ3M
The GOP’s War on Naturalized Citizens’ Right to Vote
Read more here.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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kyledcheney.bsky.social
NEW: DOJ said tonight that it was DHS Secretary Kristi Noem who made the call to proceed with the deportation of more than 100 Venezuelan men to El Salvador, despite a judge's order seeking to block the transfer.

w/ @joshgerstein

www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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zoetillman.bsky.social
NEW: DOJ identified top US officials involved in the decision not to turn around planes of deported migrants in March per a judge’s order, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and Judge Emil Bove (a DOJ official at the time)
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November 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
This is America today. It doesn’t have to be this way.
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
When you have to check if it’s The Onion or a real headline.
A tweet from MAYRA (@LePapillonBlu2) says: “That’s what happens with unchecked power.” Below is a headline screenshot from The Independent that reads: “Trump admits he didn’t have to tear down East Wing for ballroom, but just wanted to.” A subheadline adds that Trump addressed reports of backlash from former first ladies.
November 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Ding-a-Ling-a-Ling! It’s your self-own calling!
A tweet from Republicans Against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) says: “Nearly 80% of voters in farming-dependent counties voted for Trump. Now, many of the farmers are on the brink of bankruptcy because of his policies.” Below is a screenshot from 60 Minutes showing an aerial view of farmland and silos in a small rural town.
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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tribelaw.bsky.social
“The destruction of U.S.A.I.D. [caused] public man-made death. And the cruelty and lethality will only grow as the Administration expands its rollback of public-health advances to the homeland.”
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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allinwithchris.bsky.social
WATCH: Trump seemed to stumble upon a brand new concept to him—“affordability”—and insisted Democrats made it up.
Trump discovers new concept: ‘They have this new word called affordability’
YouTube video by MSNBC
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November 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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lincolnproject.us
This picture is worth 1,000 words.
November 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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timothysnyder.bsky.social
Destruction equipment at the White House today.
October 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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timothysnyder.bsky.social
Dr Amy Acton is wonderful. Please support her campaign for Ohio governor.
davidpepper.substack.com/p/ohiotime-t...
Ohio....Time To Unify
Let's Not Squander Our Best Opportunity in Decades
davidpepper.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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lincolnproject.us
Trumps biggest distraction from the files yet
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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lincolnproject.us
Trump: “It won’t touch it”

It’s the Epstein Ballroom. Trump will let it touch whatever it wants.
October 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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maddow.bsky.social
"A 60-year-old couple earning $85,000 may have to pay $31,000 for a health insurance plan in Kentucky...

$28,000 for a plan in Oregon...

$44,000 for a plan in Vermont..."

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Health insurance sticker shock begins as shutdown battle over subsidies rages
Many states have shown rising premiums ahead of open enrollment for Affordable Care Act plans. The government shutdown is driven by Democrats and Republicans being far apart on the issue of extended s...
www.washingtonpost.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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maddow.bsky.social
one category of show prep material for TRMS staff is something we've always called "subway reading".

it's something that's not exactly current events or new reporting... but nevertheless relevant food for thought given the news we're in.

today's subway reading:

www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world
Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.
www.bbc.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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stephenwolf.bsky.social
The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain.

Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow.
#NoKings
An image of a list of the 27 grievances against King George III in the Declaration of Independence. Donald Trump's regime has committed at least 20 of them in whole or in part, condensed into the list below: 1. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. 2. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of representation … 3. He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing … his invasions on the rights of the people. 4. He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; … obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners … 5. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice … 6. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices … 7. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance. 8. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. 9. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. 10. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution … giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: 11. For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: 12. For protecting them … from punishment for any Murders which they should commit … 13. For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: 14. For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: 15. For depriving us … of the benefits of Trial by Jury: 16. For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences: 17. For … abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: 18. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. 19. He has … destroyed the lives of our people. 20. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us …
October 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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timothysnyder.bsky.social
Speaking at #NoKings Cincinnati.
No kings. Freedom.
Timothy Snyder speaking, surrounded by a crowd.
October 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Kashing them in their lies.
A tweet from Liam Nissan says: “You sure about that?” It includes a photo of a lavish bathroom with marble counters and a chandelier, filled with stacks of boxes labeled as documents. Below, a tweet from “FBI Director Kash Patel” reads: “Anyone who threatens our national security will be held accountable,” alongside a screenshot of a news article about John Bolton being indicted for mishandling classified documents.
October 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM