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Katie Phang
@katiephang.bsky.social

Grateful to be included on a list of defenders of our democracy. Thank you @markjacob.bsky.social 🙏🏼

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social

We’re in scary times, but lots of folks in media are doing their damnedest to defend democracy. My Stop the Presses newsletter praises 25 of them and also cites other fierce fighters. See if you agree.

stopthepresses.news25 must-follow people in pro-democracy mediaOne way to fight negativity is to lift up inspirational voices

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ElizabethC 💙🐸
@econklin44.bsky.social

We can hardly wait. Our Congress passed a bill demanding that this happen, but they seem too corrupt/intimidated to follow up on it. We're hoping to replace most of them soon, but whatever you can do will be helpful & much appreciated. #ProudBlue

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Joyce White Vance
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social

I’ve been tracking the slush fund/immunity deal in my newsletter since it happened in May & I’ll stay on it whether it’s in the headlines or not. My analysis is based on 25 years at DOJ & you can read along for free—because I believe our power is shared knowledge. Joycevance.substack.com

joycevance.substack.comCivil Discourse with Joyce Vance | SubstackWorried about the state of the republic? Get the legal knowledge & analysis you need to be an advocate for democracy, along with a dose of savvy optimism. Click to read Civil Discourse with Joyce Vanc...
Joyce White Vance@joycewhitevance.bsky.social

Todd Blanche's last-minute promise won over Senators Cornyn & Tillis, but shouldn't have. The "deal" leaves Trump's tax immunity intact. It confirms what the Senators should have already known about Blanche's lack of fitness to be AG. My analysis: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

open.substack.comThe $1.776b Slush Fund Isn't As Dead As Senators Cornyn And Tillis Seem To Be Willing To BelieveMS NOW’s Mychael Schnell reported Monday morning that “Overnight: A spokesperson for Sen.

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Jen Rubin
@jenrubin.bsky.social

Bravo

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "

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The Contrarian
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Sen. Whitehouse makes clear that any Republican who votes to confirm Blanche is giving him their blessing to continue the Epstein cover-up.

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"PBS:Trump administration officials have told lawmakers that they plan to put the money raised from their seizure of Venezuelan oil into bank accounts outside the U.S… Yesterday, Trump announced that, as president of the United States, he would control the money from the sale of Venezuelan oil."

spollen.bsky.social
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This is an angle from a video of right before the first shot was fired. The shooter is to the left of her vehicle. She is turning right. Anyone claiming this was “self-defense” is covering for ICE.

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Joyce White Vance@joycewhitevance.bsky.social

Follow the money. All $50 of it. In a bag. I shared a prosecutors view of what we know about the allegations against border czar Tom Homan in my new piece. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

open.substack.comCondemning Crimes—Unless They're Your OwnMSNBC’s Carol Leonnig and Ken Dilanian reported over the weekend that in “an undercover operation last year,” Trump’s braggadocious border czar Tom Homan was recorded by the FBI “accepting $50,000 in ...

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Joyce White Vance
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social

It's important to challenge this in the courts. It's also important to understand that Trump engages in performative behavior when he wants you to ignore something else he's doing. Don't look away.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

Breaking: Trump just issued a sweeping new travel ban. 
The ban fully restricts people from Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. The ban partially restricts Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.

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Jen Rubin
@jenrubin.bsky.social

Budgets are a statement of values. On chopping block: healthcare, school lunches, science grants, the arts, foreign aid. These people are moral monsters.