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Democrats are making the case that now is the time to tackle anti-corruption reforms — to serve as a check on Donald Trump and to overhaul a system voters say is co-opted against their interests.
Trump shattered ethics norms. Will voters trust Democrats to fix them?
Democrats are making the case that now is the time to tackle anti-corruption reforms — to serve as a check on Donald Trump and to overhaul a system voters say is co-opted against their interests.
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Drawing from our recent survey, a majority of voters view political corruption as "an embedded structural problem," @marinapino.bsky.social told @npr.org. With many believing "corruption is responsible for big problems that our government has failed to solve."
Trump shattered ethics norms. Will voters trust Democrats to fix them?
Democrats are making the case that now is the time to tackle anti-corruption reforms — to serve as a check on Donald Trump and to overhaul a system voters say is co-opted against their interests.
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Bluesky is actually really fun if you block the right 27,000 people
NEW from me this morning: Many voters Democrats need to win excuse Trump's graft because they believe all of government is corrupt — and that that lawmakers prioritize self-dealing over kitchen table issues. Lately, some Democrats have begun to echo that idea.
Eric McDaniel - Story Feed@stories.ericm.cd · last wk.
I had this conversation a million years ago on Twitter with Lin-Manuel Miranda, and said that if Hamilton had been on Twitter, he would have died in a duel waaaaay before 1804.
Renewables are now the world's largest source of electricity – and the main source of new supplies
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House passed a lot of stuff that's DOA in the Senate, and if that isn't an enticing clickthru ask I don't know what is
House passes Pentagon funding and limits on stock trades in a last dash before recess
Republicans passed more than $1 trillion for the Pentagon alongside a budget blueprint that would let them bypass Democrats to unlock new funds for the Iran war and Trump's election overhaul bill.
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@bikeshare.bsky.social last rider of 892-5133 as of 9:55pm has locked the bike to prevent others from using it
odyssey is about that friend that texts you omw and they’re still ten years away
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Excited to go see odyssey in 1.43 IMAX. We’re gonna be in the first row.
Here's a watershed moment -- a plurality of House Dems voted to end military aid to Israel, including No. 2 Katherine Clark and former speaker Nancy Pelosi. No NPR story on this one, but read this from @riley-rogerson.bsky.social
In seismic shift, more than 100 House Democrats vote to end Israel aid
The amendment to block military assistance failed, but partisan split cemented the increasingly polarized view of the U.S. ally.
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I'd missed that the reflecting pool contractor was owned by one of the men who bribed Rep. Jim Trafficant
Firm Tied to Trump Donor Got No-Bid Contract to Clean Reflecting Pool
A White House spokeswoman said the president was not involved in selecting Greenwater Services, the business owned by a trust led by John J. Cafaro.
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"His close relationship with President Trump made him a key go-between in crucial moments, including publicly lobbying his Senate colleagues to acquit Trump on impeachment charges after the president attempted to remain in power despite losing the 2020 presidential election."
Eric McDaniel - Story Feed@stories.ericm.cd · 3w ago
pretty sure we've taken contrarianism too far folks -- from a recent status.news: "The event, co-hosted by Substack, celebrated journalist Jay Beecher, whose controversial book challenges the prevailing narrative surrounding Ghislaine Maxwell’s role in Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes."
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Status is the definitive nightly briefing that informs readers about what is really happening in the halls of media power.
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every job i see these days is like: LEAD CONTENT ANALYST, Puppy Killing Factory (remote). $350,000 - $500,000. You will edit our internal newsletter (circulation 500). Associate Editor, Nonprofits, Global Good Magazine (in office, NYC). $27,000 - $28,000. Lead ALL of our fundraising efforts!
This video has me shook because either the Speaker doesn't know what policies have broad popular support or I don't
Bennet’s brand has long been “you won’t have to think about me for weeks at a time” That’s not where our politics are right now.
Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · last mo.what we know so far in Colorado, 10:10pm: —Phil Weiser beats more centrist Michael Bennet for gov. —Sen. Hickenlooper holds off progressive challenger. —Voting rights champion Amanda Gonzalez wins Dems' SoS nod. —Left challengers up over Rep. DeGette, & at least 1 state Rep. —No call for GOP gov.
BREAKING: LeBron James announces departure from Supreme Court, plans to play next season on lower circuits.
When I’d rail against finance and consulting as default choices for my graduating peers twelve years ago, I was told I’d understand when I’m older — that stubborn idealism over careerism was juvenile. But I was right. I reread this piece annually. yaledailynews.com/articles/eve... (1/3)
Reporter: How do you anticipate lunch is gonna go? Sen Tillis: Oh, I think it'll be fantastic. Looking forward to the salmon.
Congress knows that AI is too big to ignore, but lawmakers have yet to agree on the federal government's role in the industry. The big companies are spending to shape policy — and Congress — ahead of whatever legislation eventually comes. --- new @byshannonbond.com and me
An AI proxy war could reshape Congress — before Congress reshapes AI
The massive spending and heated rhetoric in midterm races reflect the AI industry's political fault lines and competing visions of what the future should look like.
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