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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Aug 8

Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.

You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · Aug 8

It’s truly depraved for Trump to welcome Vladimir Putin to the US while Putin is actively wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Ukraine.

Trump calls this a peace summit but it’s just an opportunity to hang out with one of his dictator buddies. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...

Trump and Putin will meet in Alaska next week, Trump says

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are planning to meet in the United States, multiple sources tell CBS News.

www.cbsnews.com

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NPR @npr.org · Aug 4

Seasonal employees counting on housing at Yosemite were asked to volunteer for the park while the government was unable to onboard them at the start of the summer.

Yosemite employees worked for weeks with no pay before the government hired them

Seasonal employees counting on housing at Yosemite were asked to volunteer for the park while the government was unable to onboard them at the start of the summer.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Aug 3

Astute observation.

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · Aug 4

Yes, explain.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Aug 3

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Aug 1

In the last hour or so:

⚖️SCOTUS ordered briefing in redistricting case.
⚖️NH Gov signed new voter suppression law.
⚖️Judge granted discovery in election EO case.

Stay informed about what's happening in court and to democracy by subscribing to Democracy Docket now. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · Aug 1

This should be a Five Alarm Fire on every G'ddamned media outlet in the world.

I very rarely post a link to someone else's newsletter...as I have my own. This, however...is a MUST see.

open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...

Ex-CIA Whistleblower: "The NSA Audited The 2024 Election, Kamala Harris Won"

Math doesn’t lie—people do. A buried NSA‑authorized audit paved the way for this unelected illegitimate regime.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Aug 1

Trump is doing exactly what MAGA has been ranting about for years—covering up Epstein ties, protecting elite pedophile rings, silencing victims, and giving safe harbor to child sex traffickers.

And he’s doing it in plain sight.

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Politico @politico.com · Aug 1

The scheduled congressional deposition of Ghislaine Maxwell is indefinitely postponed.

Comer says he will postpone Ghislaine Maxwell testimony

The House Oversight chair also rejected an immunity request from the Jeffrey Epstein associate.

www.politico.com

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Alt Health and Human Services @alt-hhs.altgov.info · Aug 1

Good, can continue to make evidence based recommendations without pressure from a corrupt regime.

ACOG No Longer Accepting Federal Funding, Citing Policy Disputes

May be the first physician organization to divest from federal funds this way

www.medpagetoday.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Aug 1

Wow

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Aug 1

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: A higher up at the Bureau of Prisons WAIVED Ghislaine Maxwell's sex offender status in order to transfer her to a minimum security camp in Texas, per source. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...

EXCLUSIVE: Someone Waived Ghislaine Maxwell's Sex Offender Status to Move Her to a Minimum Security Camp in Texas

According to sources, you can't move someone with a Public Safety Factor (PSF) designation - which Maxwell had - without waiving it. That's what happened here.

www.muellershewrote.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Jul 31

Based on what we have learned, this does seem like a fair name for the files

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Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org · Jul 31

Health care professionals like Dr. Goepferd help families of trans youth understand what gender-affirming care really is. Amid anti-trans attacks, their expertise is essential for helping families navigate a complex journey.

Get the facts on health care for trans youth: www.hrc.org/resources/ge...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Jul 30

Dems. Wanna get your polling out of the gutter? Stop talking about redrawing house maps in blue states and do it. Go big. Don't match them seat for seat. Blow them out of the water. Then endorse Mamdani. You're welcome.

Love, Allison

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Jul 30

Mamdani: We are reminded no matter how strong our gun laws are in this state, we are only as safe as the weakest laws in this nation.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Jul 31

I know he’s constantly looking for new ways to distract from Epstein, but I’m not so sure this is the best way to do it from a strategy standpoint.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Jul 30

Mamdani: I would say that for the former governor to have spent an entire day speaking almost exclusively about me and barely about the New Yorkers who have been killed is indicative of the very politics New Yorkers want to leave in the past.

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WatchYourRepsSC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · Jul 30

apnews.com/article/fede... Powell sticks with patient approach to rate cuts, brushing off Trump's demands

Fed's Powell sticks with patient approach to rate cuts, brushing off Trump's demands

The Federal Reserve is leaving its key short-term interest rate unchanged for the fifth time this year, brushing off repeated calls from President Donald Trump for a cut.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jul 29

STEWART: “I feel like I’m watching something so self-evidently inhumane and horrific and to be told I have to shut up because I risk the Jewish state by speaking out? I would say the opposite — they’re putting the likelihood of a surviving Jewish state much more at risk.”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 29

REPORTER: Have you spoken to any of the families of the victims of the Manhattan shooting?

TRUMP: I don't want to tell you that

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · Jul 29

NBC News' @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social reports on ICE raids taking place in Manhattan where federal agents arrest people they say are in the country illegally, but are at the facility to attend mandatory immigration court hearings.

WATCH his report here: www.instagram.com/reel/DMtKowc...

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Marty Taylor @realmartyt7.bsky.social · Jul 29

www.cnn.com/2025/07/29/p...
#ProudBlue

Ghislaine Maxwell will only testify to Congress if her demands are met

Including full immunity and all question to be given to her in advance

Maxwell got red carpet treatment from Bondi and Blanche and expects the same from Congress

She deserves nothing

Maxwell offers to testify before Congress but with major conditions, including immunity | CNN Politics

Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell has offered to testify before Congress, but with major conditions, including immunity, according to a list of her demands sent to the House Oversight Commi...

www.cnn.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Jul 29

"We have Trump saying the entire thing is a boring hoax while Bondi says she has a client list, her deputy is asking Maxwell to drop dimes on Democratic pedophiles, and Bongino says he’s been shocked to his core." Don't get your hopes up.

This Is How Trump Gets Away With It

The bear case for the Epstein affair.

www.thebulwark.com

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