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NEW: The DOGE operative who gutted USAID -- firing thousands of employees and canceling lifesaving programs -- never actually signed the paperwork that's legally required for him to be employed by the agency.

NEW AD: Have you seen these anti-Talarico attack ads? Elon Musk paid for nearly all of them. The world's first trillionaire knows if he drags the most corrupt politician in Texas across the finish line, Ken Paxton will owe him everything. Elon Musk: Texas is not for sale.

"We're campaigning for the AI vote now," Eric Wilson, a Republican campaign technologist, told me. Gift link to my story today on how voters getting information from AI is already complicating the midterm elections: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

🚨🚨🚨 Q: Is there any scenario in which DOJ would try to block states from certifying the election? AG TODD BLANCHE: Yes, of course. It is not DOJ's intention to improperly interfere with elections or the state certification process, but ...

We are privileged to represent Mr. Garces-Perez, who is still healing from the gunshot wounds in his back. He is eager to defend himself against this charge.

In an operation that costs millions of dollars, a deceptive flyer that is intended to spark moral panic among parents about trans issue was sent out across Texas. Hey, do you know of anyone obsessed with trans people that just dumped a ton of money in Texas? newrepublic.com/post/216856/...

Not "we wouldn't give them Patriot missiles" or "we wouldn't sell them Patriot missiles." We wouldn't let other countries give Ukraine THEIR OWN Patriot missiles. Trump likes having things named after him. We should rename them Traitor missiles in his honor. www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

A victory for ordinary people & a rebuke of the Trump admin & Elon Musk, the billionaire it put in charge OPM had no business giving DOGE data on tens of millions of people @democracydefendersfund.org, EFF & partners stand w/ AFGE & federal workers. Full statement 👇 -TN

A thread about the polling we've seen in recent days. There is a lot of data suggesting that voters are breaking towards Dems and away from the Rs in the closing days of the election. The wave is getting bigger. Here's a summary of new generic ballots: 1/

It's a new week, Bluesky. Trust no poll. Trust no pundit. Vote early if you can. Vote in person if you can.

Trump-friendly oligarchs are buying up major media with the regime's help. They control CNN, CBS, Fox, TikTok, Meta, X and major local TV chains. Yet Mike Johnson is still claiming liberal bias. The real media conspiracy is the corporate consensus to normalize Johnson and other right-wing radicals.

Please remember to vote! Your voice matters. 🌊

Ossoff: "The last time Trump lost the presidency, he tried to seize the presidency and overturn the election. That's why it's so important that we vote in unprecedented numbers. This is up to the people."

You know, the thing is, I had drafted this piece a month ago, and then never published it, because I thought maybe it was too mean.

10/10 no notes

For almost 2 years now, DHS has repeatedly told me they're not detaining U.S. citizens It's simply not true So @propublica.org published the receipts: a searchable database of the 500+ citizens detained by immigration agents during this Trump administration projects.propublica.org/american-cit...

If I didn't have March Madness Marching Band rehearsal at the same time, I would kiss a lot of furry snoots at Dogs for Dembo tomorrow!

Alvarado would rather fundraise with Washington elites and large dollar donors than explain his record to Central Kentuckians. So, here’s the next best thing to asking him.

Given Trump’s belief we can rename things, I’m hereby changing “measles” to “RFK Jr.” because he’s the reason it still exists.

A poll from a pro-Zach Dembo PAC shows him leading GOP candidate Ralph Alvarado by 9 (!) points in the #ky06 congressional race, a district that Trump won by 15 points in 2024. 47% to 36(!)%. Well now.

Jokes aside, Ralph Alvarado and Matt Bevin are basically the same. Voters rejected the self-serving Bevin-Alvarado corruption in 2019, and they'll vote to get rid of it again in November.

dennis hastert and jim bakker in the same day feels like an apology for dolly and tim curry

Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.

Harvard is fighting Trump’s attempts to halt research, prohibit international students, and abandon the rule of law at two hearings in Boston on Oct. 5 & 6. If you're in the Boston area, come to our press conference: Moakley Courthouse, October 5 at 8:15 a.m.

Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.

BREAKING: They just moved the chances of us winning this race in our direction! The momentum here in Central Kentucky is real. Folks want someone in Washington who is there to serve the people, not their stock portfolio, and who will stand up to corruption in both parties.

A campaign ad paid for by the U.S. Treasury isn't a "public service announcement." It's a campaign contribution. New AGENDA via The Watchdog Report on the oversight Democrats need to launch before Nov. 3 👇 thewatchdogreport.substack.com/p/the-agenda...

Facebook really doesn't want you to see the new documentary exposing Elon Musk Neither do TikTok or Google or the eX social media site. Since they won't accept paid advertising, let's do some free advertising. Go see Musk in theaters October 9 www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...

Yes, you, the person reading this post right now.

I just checked my voter registration. I encourage all of you to do the same. Try your state's official site. AVOID VoteSafe.Org. It's an Elon Musk scam to harvest data.

Russell Vought wants to kill the NIH In case you didn't know this, Vought's daughter has cystic fibrosis & has benefited from a combination drug treatment (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor) that was developed by NIH-funded research By @juliametraux.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Super PACs affiliated with President Donald Trump and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear are both spending big on ads in central Kentucky’s surprisingly competitive U.S. House race, where Democrat Zach Dembo faces Republican Ralph Alvarado. #ky06

We’re hiring paid canvassers for the Commonwealth Voter Campaign. $25/hour  Help educate voters ahead of the 2026 General Election Prior canvassing experience required Interested?  Click here 🔗https://www.aclu-ky.org/jobs/paid-canvasser/

Republicans' largest donor (by far) is hosting a robust debate on his platform about whether Jews are white. Corporate Media will ask precisely 0 Republicans about their largest donor's all-consuming misogyny, xenophobia, antisemitism, he will instead by referred to as a visionary industrialist.

Tribute written by my dear friend @jasonkylehoward.bsky.social, a brilliant Appalachian like Dolly Parton

I appreciate that Dolly Parton refused to participate in "dress respectability" and, by her own account, modeled her aesthetic after a town "tramp," who she thought was beautiful. She separated aesthetics from character and understood "classiness" to be about how you treat people, not how you dress.

Nearly 2.5 million children have lost SNAP benefits because of Trump and Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill.” All to give a tax cut to the top 1%. In November, we will vote the GOP out.

Cc: Stanford Law classmates @sean-hecker.bsky.social @smartzy.bsky.social @seanjpetrie.bsky.social @sherriwolson.bsky.social @natpetcle.bsky.social @vodem.bsky.social @ulkcohbra.bsky.social @lesliehatamiya.bsky.social @matthewlansburgh.bsky.social

Stanford alumni can provide Cardinal Courage against politicized attacks. Join us online Thurs Aug 27 @ 5pm PT: Academic Freedom on the Brink: A Conversation with Stanford Faculty. Register at bit.ly/CardinalCourageConversation w/ @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social @hankgreely.bsky.social + Bryant Lin

People who don’t know the difference between ‘entomology’ and ‘etymology’ bug us in ways we cannot put into words.

From my post yesterday, posted BEFORE we learned she refused applying for a security clearance and BEFORE we learned world leaders get to Trump via Natalie. emptywheel.net/2026/08/19/n...

ICE to outfit agents with electric shock gloves from KY company in $20 million no-bid contract From @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/08/12/i...

OMG Lexington, KY @lblackford.bsky.social @joesonka.lpm.org @mckennahorsley.bsky.social @kentuckylantern.com @kentucky.com @wkyt.com @wuky.org @thecourierjournal.bsky.social

NEWS --> Dems are launching an investigation into Trump's corrupt prosecutions for "vandalism" of Reflecting Pool. They're demanding access to WH-DOJ communications and more. “Participants in this frame-up will be held to account," Jamie Raskin tells me. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2141...

Trump’s Compact 2.0 announced by Linda McMahon this week should be placed in the context of their failed 2025 “loyalty oath” compact that was defeated by students & faculty at every institution they offered it to. Organizing & collective pressure works. 1 🧵 www.aaup.org/issue/winter...