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“The fact she didn’t even try to delete the last tweets tells you all you need to know." www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

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NEW from me: DoD hired Kingsley Wilson, a deputy press secretary with a very very long history of bigoted and xenophobic posts www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Big news for @revealnews.org. Today we launched a weekly podcast, "More To The Story With @alletson.bsky.social." The first episode is a 1-on-1 interview with Timothy Heaphy, the chief counsel for the House committee investigating the January 6 attack. revealnews.org/press/reveal...

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Insane.

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To be clear, the "menace" Trump is railing against was the single most important anti-corruption reform in decades. The "invasive" rule merely asked the owners of shell companies to divulge their identities to the Treasury Dept.

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🎉 Welcome to Hush Line, @danielschulman.bsky.social! Daniel is the Deputy Editor for news + politics at @motherjones.com and @revealnews.org. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Sons of Wichita and The Money Kings. Do you have a tip for Daniel? tips.hushline.app/to/danielsch...

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Holy shit this is getting real. A brand new show from @revealnews.org launches next week hosted by the one & only @alletson.bsky.social We want these candid conversations to help you rethink your entire newsfeed. Trailer OUT NOW and follow: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

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"With all the focus on a constitutional crisis in Donald Trump’s Washington, it’s easy to overlook how a similar dynamic is playing out at the state level." And yes, Elon Musk is in the mix. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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I repeat: the new state media www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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"We’ve given up everything to serve our country overseas, and we’re being maligned by the richest asshole in the world.” @timothypmurphy.bsky.social & @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social with a harrowing report on Elon Musk's war on USAID www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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I'm still interested in hearing from federal workers about physical changes to your office spaces/signage taken down/areas you now can't go. My Signal is annamerlan.30; please contact me on a non-work device.

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I don't this story has registered with enough people. OPM is trying to make it possible for Musk to control the IT of every federal agency and department. I assume that would give him access--backdoor access?--to...everything. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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New from @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has placed a halt on investigations of LGBTQ+ workplace discrimination complaints www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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A very telling moment at today's House oversight committee hearing when Republicans rushed into the room to block an effort to subpoena Elon Musk to provide answers on his dismantling of the federal government www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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"They have moved sofa beds onto the fifth floor of the agency's headquarters...so the team can work around the clock, the employee said."

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In follow-up questions after his Senate testimony, RFK Jr. admitted that he reached at least one settlement agreement for "misconduct or inappropriate behavior." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spent two days of confirmation hearings claiming not to hold positions he's held for years, reversing statements he previously made, and denying saying things he said. With @kieraevebutler.bsky.social, we examined some of the wilder ones: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Shockingly, Trump's new meme coin is not necessarily the stable financial bonanza based on rational economic principles you might have imagined! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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I wrote about the horror we're experiencing here in LA, and what the people I cover for a living are trying to do with it: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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The best former president in US history. His years of service after leaving the White House eclipsed his tenure there. RIP, Jimmy.

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Donald Trump's victory energized the German far-right. Elon Musk's AfD endorsement has them absolutely euphoric. Read Berlin-based journo @joshaxelrod.bsky.social on how AfD is angling to replicate the MAGA movement's success www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Eric Trump promised a "very large wall" between gov't and Trump family business. Then he appeared at a crypto conference as a rep of a co. his dad has deep financial ties to and said the Trump admin would be a boon for the industry. New from @russchoma.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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"The truck dealership is valued at about $865,000 at its current share price. Mr. Boulos’s stake, according to securities filings, is worth $1.53."

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Same IG report debunking conspiracy theories about FBI involvement in J6, two vastly different angles

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Kash Patel transformed from mild-mannered counterterrorism prosecutor to MAGA firebrand. His former DOJ colleagues are still wondering what happened to him www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Trump just picked Kari Lake to lead Voice of America, an international broadcasting state media network. Let's revisit @timothypmurphy.bsky.social's profile on Lake from 2022.

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In North Carolina, two recounts have confirmed that Allison Riggs won her race for the state supreme court. Now, Republicans are challenging 60,000 votes to overturn her election. @ariberman.bsky.social has the story www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Earlier this year, Scripps News announced it was shutting down its broadcast operation. @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social spent time with members of the Scripps team as they covered their final campaign, getting a front-row view of a media industry in freefall www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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THIS JUST IN: Kash Patel, Donald Trump's pick to head the FBI, has embraced the nutty and dangerous QAnon conspiracy movement—which has sparked acts of violence. Not a good look for an FBI director. Read all about it: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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In a bid to gain influence, corporations are buying the Trump cryptocurrency token and trying to get spots on Joe Rogan, while their lobbyists are instructing them to scrub their websites and corporate policies of language that favors Democrats and instead tout GOP issues www.wsj.com/politics/tru...

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Superhero stuff: “Ms. Riffaud’s greatest wartime escapade was the capture of a Wehrmacht train in 1944. She and three comrades lobbed fireworks and grenades at the train from a bridge over the tracks, forcing the Germans to retreat into a tunnel… Eighty Wehrmacht soldiers surrendered to her.”

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BREAKING: Jack Smith moves to dismiss case against Trump in Washington, D.C. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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New from @davidcorn.bsky.social: Tulsi Gabbard keeps starting political action committees. But where is the money going? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Nearly 3 weeks after the election the Trump team has not submitted an ethics plan, agreed to disclose donors to the transition effort, or signed an agreement with the DOJ that would allow the FBI to run background checks on appointees www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/u...

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I'm auctioning one of my old guitars on Ebay this week with the proceeds going to The Blake Cottage Trust who are raising funds to repair the 17thC cottage in Sussex where William Blake lived when he wrote the lyric that became 'Jerusalem' www.blakecottage.org/home www.ebay.co.uk/itm/36524786...

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My 10-year-old has become obsessed with the board game Diplomacy. He reminded me that I promised to play with him, and I asked how long a typical game lasts. "A week," he replied. So...I guess I'll see everyone after Thanksgiving?

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it begins www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/u...

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“Too often, the Democrats’ message of saving democracy began and ended with defeating Trump." Must read from @ariberman.bsky.social & @jacobrosenberg.bsky.social on why the Dems' democracy protection messaging in the '24 campaign utterly flopped www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Not great when your nominees for two of the most important cabinet posts are competing for the most scandalous headline on the homepage of the Times

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New from @ariberman.bsky.social North Carolina's GOP-controlled legislature convened on Tues. to pass disaster relief funding and slid a provision into the bill kneecapping the incoming Democratic gov and AG and changing how elections are administered www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Explaining Trump's appeal to Latino voters in Lawrence, MA, this person waxes nostalgic for Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, who ruled through oppression, kept a list of people he wanted to assassinate, and whose regime murdered tens of thousands. www.wbur.org/news/2024/11...

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Is Dr. Phil next in line for an administration job?

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"Knowing that Trump has threatened retribution against his perceived political opponents...the MSNBC hosts decided to reach out to the president-elect." Pretty sure this is what @timothysnyder.bsky.social has been warning about

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NEW: A federal judge denied a Jan. 6 defendant's bid to postpone a trial scheduled for Jan. 13, 2025 — meaning it could overlap with Trump's inauguration. www.politico.com/live-updates...

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If you're seeking to understand the moment we are in and what may come next, I highly recommend Ezra Klein's interview today with @anneapplebaum.bsky.social. So, so good. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/o...

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What I love about this Officially Verified Bluesky Press Lists is it includes a real mix of people at major legacy media outlets, independent organizations, and freelancers. We can promote a diverse media when billionaires don't control what you see. Let's keep it growing! go.bsky.app/U9juDW4

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