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nytimes.comTrump Administration Unlawfully Fired Maurene Comey, Judge Rules (Gift Article)Ms. Comey, the daughter of James B. Comey, was a trial lawyer for the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan, handling the prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Sean Combs.

Trump Administration Unlawfully Fired Maurene Comey, Judge Rules www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/n...

wapo.stBreakthrough vaccine for the deadliest skin cancer cut risk by almost halfThe skin cancer vaccine is based on mRNA technology that helped end the coronavirus pandemic.

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nytimes.comHegseth Barred Trans Troops. Military Boards Are Rejecting Those Orders. (Gift Article)The service members at Navy and Marine Corps hearings are finding ways to keep trans troops in uniform.

Hegseth Barred Trans Troops. Military Boards Are Rejecting Those Orders. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

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theatlantic.comWhat the U.S. Is Really Doing in VenezuelaSuppressing democracy and extracting resources at the expense of its people

apple.newsJudge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11 — The Associated PressA federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11. The order Thursday from U.S.

Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11 - The Associated Press apple.news/A5uMZu3oLRx6...

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theatlantic.comHow Corruption Got This BadOver the course of decades, the Supreme Court has legalized behavior that is poisonous to a functioning democracy.

nytimes.comSupreme Court Blocks Trump From Denying Gender-Affirming Care to Trans Prisoners (Gift Article)The justices, for now, agreed to continue preventing the Bureau of Prisons from implementing a policy that would prohibit gender-transition medical treatments.

Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Denying Gender-Transition Care to Federal Prisoners www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/u...

wapo.stU.S. officials privately advise states fearing Trump election meddlingTheir discreet efforts have reached governors, election stewards and lawmakers from both parties who are increasingly alarmed that the administration may interfere in the midterms.

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nytimes.comTrump Is Pushing Ukraine to Surrender to Russia, Zelensky Says (Gift Article)President Volodymyr Zelensky said he didn’t want to believe that Washington wanted an end to the war at Ukraine’s expense. “But that’s how it looks,” he added.

Trump Is Pushing Ukraine to Surrender to Russia, Zelensky Says www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/w...

nytimes.comTrump Signs Order Exempting Russia From Sanctions Law (Gift Article)The sanctions were part of a measure that was named after Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who died in July.

Trump Signs Order Exempting Russia From Sanctions Law www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...

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Steve Schmidt

@thewarningses.bsky.social

430 trees cut down. A federal judge furious. A public landscape destroyed. This is what happens when power is mistaken for ownership. The trees took decades to grow. They were felled in hours. The latest Warning essay: steveschmidt.substack.com/p/axe-of-mal...

steveschmidt.substack.comAxe of maliceTrump's war on Washington's trees exposes the rot at the heart of his presidency

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theatlantic.comTrump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal ClearThe president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender.

nytimes.comIt Can Keep Cancer in Remission. Why Is No One Talking About It? (Gift Article)Despite mounting evidence that exercise programs can improve cancer outcomes, access to them remains limited.

It Can Keep Cancer in Remission. Why Is No One Talking About It? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w...

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Joyce White Vance

@joycewhitevance.bsky.social

Executing a search warrant while early voting is underway in Minnesota, on an old, moldy "crime" is all you need to know about the motivation here. Absolutely no reason not to wait until the second week of November. It's abundantly clear that this is about politics, not a legitimate prosecution.

The Washington Sun@washingtonsun.com

The congresswoman said she “will not be silenced.” https://www.washingtonsun.com/congress/democrats-ilhan-omar-home-search-criminal-investigation

washingtonsun.comDemocrats Say the Search of Ilhan Omar’s Home Is a ‘Disturbing’ Abuse of PowerThe congresswoman said she “will not be silenced.”

wapo.stTrump blew past deadline to halt running taxpayer-funded campaign-style adsA coalition of nonprofits had sued, calling the ads “propaganda.” The president has said campaign funds would be used to pay for the commercials going forward.

Trump blew past deadline to halt running taxpayer-funded campaign-style ads wapo.st/4yg7HVY

joycevance.substack.comCan the Sherman Act Be Used To Silence the Press?Apparently, Trump’s DOJ thinks so.

Can the Sherman Act Be Used To Silence the Press? joycevance.substack.com/p/can-the-sh...

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theatlantic.comTrump Is an Easy Mark for PutinThe president’s diesel deal sells out Ukraine, and does nothing for Americans.

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theatlantic.comWhy Is Kash Patel Planning to Visit Russia?Democrats in Congress are asking the FBI director to cancel the reported trip.

apple.newsNobel Prize awarded for revealing inner workings of the brain — BBC NewsUS psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded for their work.

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wapo.stTrump expected to name intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new AI czarThe appointment comes after the White House this week hosted tech executives for a summit on artificial intelligence.

Trump expected to name intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new AI czar wapo.st/4zgYv4F

nytimes.comSupreme Court Allows Rapid Third-Country Deportations, for Now

Supreme Court Allows Rapid Third-Country Deportations, for Now www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...

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theatlantic.comHow Militarizing the Triumphal Arch Could Backfire for TrumpAdding drones and snipers to a planned monument may not work the way the president hopes.

nytimes.comHospitals Shut Youth Gender Clinics in Deal with Trump Administration (Gift Article)At least six hospitals have struck agreements with the Trump administration to pay fines and stop providing gender-transition treatments to minors.

22 Sept

Hospitals Shutter Youth Gender Clinics in Deal With Trump Administration www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...

wapo.stTrump warns U.N. he might ‘annihilate’ Iran as war overshadows diplomacyThe president plans to promote a Greenland security agreement as the Iran war he launched in February and Russia’s assault on Ukraine persist.

22 Sept

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nytimes.comTrump Says He Has Banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House (Gift Article)In an insult-laden post on Truth Social, President Trump said he was instituting the ban because of reporting from the outlets that he deemed “fake news.”

Trump Says He Has Banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/b...

wapo.stTrump administration moving ahead with signs outside Smithsonian museumInterior Secretary Doug Burgum said about a dozen signs would be installed outside the National Museum of American History warning of curators’ “personal viewpoints.”

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theatlantic.comWhat the Kennedy Center’s Tax Return RevealsA previously unseen filing captures the state of the institution seven months after Donald Trump’s takeover.

nytimes.comRejecting Trump, South Korean Leader Says He Will Not Send Troops to Iran (Gift Article)President Lee Jae Myung’s comments followed President Trump’s repeated demand for “a little hand” from South Korea, a decades-old American ally.

Rejecting Trump, South Korean Leader Says He Will Not Send Troops to Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/w...

wapo.stJudge says Trump’s board may not demolish Kennedy Center without warningRep. Joyce Beatty asked a federal judge to clarify that the center cannot be torn down after images surfaced of the president reviewing what appeared to be a printout related to the institution.

17 Sept

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@thetnholler.bsky.social

16 Sept

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wapo.stTrump’s arch will harm historic sites but must proceed, federal officials sayNational Park Service officials acknowledge that President Donald Trump’s planned arch would harm dozens of historic sites but say it must move forward anyway.

16 Sept

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theatlantic.comTrump’s Warning Signs Are Coming to the SmithsonianIn a letter, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said that visitors “should know” about a museum director’s ideological bias.

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The Tennessee Holler

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WATCH: Republican Rep. Rep Thomas Massie moves to impeach Hegseth for "High Crimes & Misdemeanors"

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MeidasTouch

@meidastouch.com

BREAKING: Rep. Massie (R-KY) brings forward a resolution to impeach Pete Hegseth for high crimes and misdemeanors

wapo.stKennedy Center board votes to close as judge blocks push for Trump’s nameThe center’s Board of Trustees is also set to consider a proposal to shut down the building for renovations.

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nytimes.comTrump’s Effort to Assert Control Over Elections Continues Despite Supreme Court Loss (Gift Article)President Trump has launched a broad, governmentwide effort to take more control of state-run elections and sow doubt about the outcome.

Trump’s Effort to Assert Control Over Elections Continues, Despite Court Loss www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

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13 Sept

Just for a welcome change……

🌈Marlena🕊️@marlena-love.bsky.social

Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria) the largest pigeon species in the world is native to New Guinea region. #bluesky #love

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Joyce White Vance

13 Sept

Why I’m still proud to be an American and what I intend to do about it. joycevance.substack.com/p/on-being-a...

joycevance.substack.comOn Being an AmericanI am not ashamed to be an American.

wapo.stTrump dismisses AI leaders’ calls to slow down, citing Chinese competitionDemocrats are increasingly attacking the administration’s hands-off approach to artificial-intelligence regulation as midterms approach.

13 Sept

Trump dismisses AI leaders’ calls to slow down, citing Chinese competition wapo.st/4xqxeeH

nytimes.comAnthropic C.E.O. Dario Amodei Calls for A.I. Slowdown (Gift Article)In a 3,800-word essay, Dario Amodei laid out the rapidly advancing capabilities of artificial intelligence and said there needed to be greater safety controls across the industry.

12 Sept

Anthropic C.E.O. Calls for A.I. Slowdown www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/t...

nytimes.comInside Mamdani’s Private Army of Public Influencers (Gift Article)Zohran Mamdani is seen as a social media wizard. Some of his popularity stems from an influencer operation run by the mayor’s office.

12 Sept

Of interest to those following NYC politics: Inside Mamdani’s Private Army of Public Influencers www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/n...

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Barb McQuade

@barbmcquade.bsky.social

11 Sept

It’s difficult to prosecute a case where no crime was committed. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

nytimes.comTrump Loyalist Joseph diGenova Quits ‘Grand Conspiracy’ CaseThe inquiry has sought to link disparate criminal inquiries into the president as a multiyear scheme to damage his political prospects.

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Democracy Docket

@democracydocket.com

10 Sept

NEW: Civil rights groups and the city of Denver are asking a court to stop armed federal agents from patrolling the polls during the midterms. The effort aims to preempt any attempt by the Trump administration to use law enforcement to intimidate voters.

democracydocket.comCivil rights group and city of Denver ask court to block any plans for armed federal agents at polls during midtermsIt aims to counter what one group calls “an intentional climate of fear and intimidation,” that threatens to chill participation among minority voters.