Stephens

Stephens

@stephenswithaph.bsky.social

Pro democracy. Anti Trump/MAGA. Southerner (blue dot in a red state). Dog lover. Will block all bots, trolls & MAGA. Slava Ukraini!!

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Kyle Clark is one of the top journalists in Colorado, if not the entire country. If he says 60 Minutes blew it on this Tina Peters story, that’s exactly what happened.

Kyle Clark@kylec.bsky.social

It was disappointing that @60minutes.bsky.social, with all its resources and expertise, broke zero new ground on the Tina Peters story. The report was just a repetition of what local journalists reported long ago.

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Interesting approach by Mike Rogers to make his loyalty to Elon Musk & the oligarchy an explicit part of his campaign earlier this year. “When you stand with my Senate campaign today, you are directly shielding Elon Musk,” Rogers wrote. www.metrotimes.com/news/mike-ro...

metrotimes.comMike Rogers begs Michiganders for money to 'protect' Elon Musk - Detroit Metro TimesRepublican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers has found a new reason for Michiganders to open their wallets: He wants them to help protect Elon Musk from congressional accountability.

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Tonight, in Pensacola, Floridians know that this is a moment bigger than our politics. Together, we have the chance to build a better, brighter future. We have the momentum. Let’s go change the world together.

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VICTORY: A federal court just put the chainsaws down at East Potomac Park The plan was to turn a public park into a private tournament course for Trump & wealthy golfers. The trees stay while we fight it out in court @democracydefendersfund.org & partners are on the case 👇- TN

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This will go down as one of the most incredible screwups in recent campaign history, and it happened because brain-fried Republicans like Ramaswamy can't imagine that voters don't actually want politicians to be gigantic assholes. My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/vivek-rama...

publicnotice.coVivek Ramaswamy discovers that voters have their limitsAsking “What would Trump do?” is a bad way to make campaign strategy.

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The only reason I can think of for this news not being absolutely everywhere is that large media orgs don’t want to be seen as putting their thumbs on the scales a week before election day. And that’s cowardly as shit.

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

Beyond disgusted by even more rape allegations against the President of the United States. "In total, more than 25 different women...have independently accused Donald Trump of rape, sexual assault, or other sexual misconduct." Report w/ new details: democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

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Remember when Ted Cruz and other Republicans swooned over Russian military ads to mock Biden and our “woke” troops? An estimated 1.5 million Russian casualties later, Ukraine is still standing. Turns out cosplay tough isn’t real tough

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A group of former federal prosecutors and human rights lawyers is coming together to investigate political corruption and law enforcement violence that it says is being ignored by the Trump DOJ. "The rule of law is on life support, but it's all of our responsibility to make sure it doesn't die."

ms.nowFormer DOJ prosecutors form new group to take on cases they say the current DOJ won’tA new private group says it will investigate political corruption and excessive force by federal officials, then present the evidence to state and local prosecutors.

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This is what putting South Carolina first looks like. I’m honored to have the support of two former governors — Republican David Beasley and Democrat Jim Hodges. We may not agree on everything, but we share a belief that matters most: S.C. deserves leaders who will always put its people first.

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Walking the line outside the Trump rally in Corinth, I was reminded that more unites us than divides us here in Mississippi. I heard from folks who want to get foreign money out of our elections, put an end to flock cameras, keep our border secure, and make sure our veterans are taken care of.

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As of Sunday, voters in North Carolina between the ages of 18 and 25 are voting at 2.1 times the pace they did in 2022 and Black voters are voting at 1.6 times the pace they did in 2022. #NCPol #NCSen #NCGA thepoliticalspectrum.substack.com/p/theyre-att...

thepoliticalspectrum.substack.comBlack students in Greensboro turn out despite being denied a polling placeIn Greensboro, N.C., students from North Carolina A&T State University make the trek to turn out

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Lula: "We had to overcome foreign interference through digital platforms, which we will have to regulate. A crime in the digital world must be treated the same as a crime in the real world. We cannot have monstrous companies earning millions... not paying taxes... wanting to steer elections."

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I think we can all agree that 1) of course trump used the Catholic bishops, he uses everyone! 2) the bishops should have been a bit more politically savvy & said no from the start

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Hello, I would like my $4,000,000, preferably stuffed into a bag from a Cava restaurant.

Vince D. Monroy@vincedmonroy.bsky.social

Trump: “Anybody reporting Voter Fraud in the past Elections, or the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election, will be paid $1,000,000 upon the arrest and conviction of those that created the Fraud!”

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I was proud to help pass universal school meals in the Maine Legislature. But feeding our kids takes more than passing a law. Hardworking farmers like those at Milkhouse Farms, who produce high-quality milk for families across Maine, are the ones putting in the work.

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I know there's a lot going on but I feel it should probably be more of an above-the-fold story that members of Congress released a thoroughly documented report directly accusing the president of the United States of being a serial rapist.

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Republican campaigns and political action committees have spent nearly $3 million at President Trump’s businesses since he returned to office. And spending at Mar-a-Lago has tripled compared to Trump's first term. This is clear profiteering.

washingtonpost.comTrump’s D.C. hotel is gone. Republicans still pay millions to his businesses.Republican campaigns, party committees and PACs have spent nearly $3 million at Trump businesses since his return to office, a Post analysis finds.

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In Israel, the anti-Netanyahu movement is mobilizing. Lots of Israeli's are unhappy with their extreme-right government and the protests prove it.

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Replying to @logicallyjc.bsky.social

Let’s be clear: Polymarket is NOT a poll of Texas voters. Its 63% reflects betting-market prices, NOT voter support. Scientific polls sample voters. Prediction markets reflect whoever chooses to bet—and how much money they put in. Two very different measures! Only YOUR vote counts, in the end.

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My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

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Want US tariffs cut from 40% to 20%? Clear your farmland for a Trump golf course. On today's episode of @thesteadystate.org's Daily Swamp, we expose how foreign policy was traded for private family real estate deals and licensing fees. Don't forget to like, share, and follow - see you tomorrow! 🐊

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They literally note internal and external warnings of "existential risks to humanity."

Corey Rayburn Yung@coreyryung.bsky.social

Anthropic's IPO filing includes some unusual risk factors, like possibly wiping out humanity, which seems bad. www.sec.gov/Archives/edg...

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Working Americans around the country are having to choose between getting groceries or filling up a tank of gas — all thanks to Trump. But what is he focused on? Finding new schemes to evade taxes on his billions. Despicable.

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In re Maurene Comey: "The Court grants her retroactive reinstatement and backpay...which will make her whole for the period during which she was unlawfully terminated. "Additionally, it grants her request for a declaration that Defendants violated her 5th Amendment due process and statutory rights"