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Always ask why. History (19th century is a fave), art, reading, Paris, ballet, LiverpoolFC, Mets, and other stuff. Please add sources to posts when appropriate.
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At least 18 early voting centers in rural Alaska have not opened as of Friday, state Sen. Bill Wielechowski says. The commonality? All the affected areas have at least a 60% Alaska Native population — with nearly a dozen having Alaska Native populations upwards of 90%: https://demdock.com/4yTW5Ze
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Reading about an ailing priest literally being carried out of an ICE facility, as well as Team Trump spying on churches, I kept thinking about one thing: The Trump White House last year accused Biden and his administration of having “abused and targeted Christians.” www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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The Ramaswamy ad has pushed the largest newspaper in Ohio, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, to reverse its position on endorsements. "A candidate who uses childhood sexual abuse as a weapon against the person who endured it has crossed a line that Ohioans should defend, whatever their party."
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The demented U.S. president, ladies & gentlemen: "He suggested that the United States should accept fewer Norwegian immigrants, saying, 'I didn’t get the Nobel Prize.'” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/w...
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ICYMI, a stunning story. Ingram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of the town. @francescadnunz.bsky.social @mckenziefunk.com
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“It shouldn’t come as a surprise to any of us,” said immigration lawyer Lindsay Toczylowski, “ICE is now the largest law enforcement agency in the entire country.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7cB...
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A wild story: the CEO of a US energy company whose plans were discussed during the Witkoff-Kushner-Putin negotiations resigns. Why? He learned that his company's main investor is a sanctioned Russian company, not the UAE www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...
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The West Virginia Attorney General’s Office subpoenaed at least six environmental groups, asking for records regarding climate change, in a move at least one advocated called a “fishing expedition intended to stifle our collective voice.”
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If you’re in one of these battleground states or districts, you can help win the midterms by talking to your neighbors: 2026.indivisible.org/n2n/
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Voters in six states are considering ballot measures in the midterm elections that would make it clear that only U.S. citizens may vote — and block local governments from expanding that right to others, reports @acvollers.bsky.social.
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West Virginia’s public school population dropped by 8,270 students compared to the prior year, and now the question is turning to why. buff.ly/u1sR1Tg
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The corruption we know of is already staggering. Imagine the corruption we don't know about.
NEW: The Trump administration committed the U.S. to taking a large stake in a Venezuelan company, some of whose owners and investors are shielded from public view. The exact details of the agreement over oil fields had remained unclear — until now.
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Major ICE contractors have donated over $130,000 to Susan Collins’ reelection campaign. And she's not the only one receiving money from companies profiting off of ICE's cruelties. prospect.org?p=146431
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Early into Trump’s second term, political appointees at DHS made an unusual request of its agency focused on cybersecurity: Secretly acquire a voting machine and hack it. The agency was directed not to alert the voting machine company if it uncovered flaws, contrary to its standard practices.
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wow trump was right they are paying protesters to show up
Huge follow-up reporting to my scoop: The Guardian confirmed America Next—the conservative nonprofit founded by Bobby Jindal that was offering students $ to disrupt El-Sayed events—paid a firm registered to Tommy Teepell’s dad Timmy $250k for “canvassing and influencer marketing” against El-Sayed.
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A military spouse was detained by ICE after she showed up to a Navy base to pick up her family’s military ID cards. Her husband, Pedro, applied for a program built to protect the families of people in uniform. That application appears to have been used to find her. apple.news/AGUonOd7GQbC...
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NEW: Through its extraordinary lawsuit against California, the Trump DOJ is trying to bypass bans on last-minute registration purges by targeting voters’ ballots directly. If a court approves the department's approach, it would significantly damage federal voting protections.
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The president of Brazil has won a court case against Meta, after accusing them of restricting his posts and algorithmically favoring his opponent, Flavio Bolsonaro www.nbcnews.com/world/south-...
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We reviewed FBI documents that showed a sweeping pay-to-play investigation involving Sen. Susan Collins was in motion. Then Trump shut down the unit in charge. Had we found a road map to corruption in Congress? We decided to dig deeper.
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Souls to the Polls is a longstanding tradition rooted in the legacy of Civil Rights heroes who fought so hard to secure the right to vote. I join you in honoring their legacy as we gather this Sunday and make our voices heard. Vote early and visit IWillVote.com to find your polling place.
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