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Peter Cunningham
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Musician, Writer, Husband, Father, Dreamer -- and, at the moment, full time resister. You can read some of my writing and hear some of my music at my website: https://petercunningham.me/
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"All I want for people is to have access to quality healthcare, to have access to fully funded public schools, for people to have homes to live in, and not have to worry about living on the streets." Democrat Angie Nixon, running for Senate in Florida.

Stick to the message Dems.
October 3, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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It is easy to imagine that if China invaded Taiwan, if Russia invaded a NATO country, or if North Korea invaded South Korea, Trump would do nothing to stop them. He will choose dictators over democracy every time.
September 21, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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Had a good conversation with my old friend Ben Joravsky about politics. Check it out.

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Peter Cunningham--Good News From Michigan
The political news out of Michigan is promising—at least at one man’s house. Ben riffs. Peter Cunningham returns! Finally. And he’s got a lot to say about the Democ…
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August 26, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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To say "Trump is Starting to Look Precarious" is like standing in the middle of a hurricane and saying the weather's getting ugly. This is how the moderate right normalizes Trump, pretending he's just a shade or two off-normal instead of a brazen criminal incompetent.
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Opinion | Trump Is Starting to Look Precarious
Iran, the economy: An insurgency that becomes a government is eventually responsible for conditions.
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August 14, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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In today's world, this gets about as much attention as the latest zoo birth. We have a criminal in the White House, other branches of government have surrendered, media has been coopted, people are exhausted. #BananaRepublic
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/u...
Trump Pulled in at Least $2 Billion After Returning to the White House
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July 1, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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With the ceasefire collapsing and the war lost, Trump sends Vance to negotiate surrender and take blame.
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Mideast Live Updates: Vance Heads to Talks as Strait of Hormuz Re-emerges as Point of Tension
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June 20, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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I appreciate the message from @adamgrayca.bsky.social on bread and butter issues but it plays into GOP narrative to suggest Dems lost the thread on clean energy, housing and infrastructure. Biden spent many, many billions on all of them. GOP killed them.
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Opinion | Democrats: Skip the autopsy. Just listen.
People in districts like mine need a helping hand, not a lecture.
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June 8, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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TACO Trump can't handle a female reporter. Never could. @kristenwelker.bsky.social @kaitlancollins.bsky.social @60minutes.bsky.social Lesley Stahl. Can't handle males either. @jimacosta.bsky.social and many others.
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Trump walks out of ‘Meet the Press’ interview when challenged over false claims
When pressed by host Kristen Welker, the president cited no evidence for claims about Jan. 6 and elections he said were “rigged.”
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June 8, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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TACO Trump chickens out again.

walks out of ‘Meet the Press’ interview when challenged over false claims
June 7, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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Judge order America to remove Trump's name from history...starting with the Kennedy Center.
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Judge orders Kennedy Center to remove Trump’s name from building
Judge Christopher Cooper also ordered Kennedy Center officials to halt plans to close for two years starting in July.
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May 30, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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Do @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @pelosi.house.gov and @kamalaharris.com have the collective juice to ensure that the right Democrat ends up in the California governor's race? If so, they better act right now or we could lose the second-biggest plum in politics.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/o...
Opinion | 8 Candidates. 4 Weeks Left. This Race Has Become a Hot Mess.
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May 4, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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Hate the president; love the pope.
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In Angola, love for an American pope but not for an American president
In Luanda, Catholics expressed love and admiration for Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, but not so much for President Trump because of the war in Iran.
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April 19, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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The Straits of Hormuz are open...closed...blockaded by the U.S. ...under Iranian control...oil prices are up...down. Energy profits are soaring...A million Lebanese forced from their homes... Thank God we're not talking about the Epstein files. Except we are.
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Iran War Live Updates: Iran’s Military Says It Has Reimposed ‘Strict Control’ of Strait of Hormuz
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April 18, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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Is the right waking up to Trump's madness? Finally? @wsj.com
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Opinion | For Now at Least, the Iran War Seems to Be Failing
If you’re winning, you don’t typically threaten to destroy a civilization or look for scapegoats.
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April 14, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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Thank you JD Vance. Your endorsement was priceless.
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Hungary’s Viktor Orban, ally of Trump and Putin, concedes election defeat
WIth record turnout, Hungarians chose to end the 16-year rule of the prime minister who was a self-proclaimed champion of illiberal Christian democracy.
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April 13, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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TACO Trump blinks. Iran wins. America loses. Lives lost. Billions wasted. No regime change. Prices rising. Chaos ensues. America's global standing suffers. Just another day. #Impeach
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Explainer: What is in Iran’s 10-point ceasefire plan and will the US agree to it?
Two-week ceasefire comes after Trump spoke to Pakistan’s leaders, with China also believed to be exerting influence over Tehran
www.theguardian.com
April 8, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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Trump's biggest fear? Informed voters who will stop him from looting the country and evading justice.
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Education Dept. to leave headquarters, give building to Energy Department
Abandoning the D.C. headquarters is the Trump administration’s latest and most visible move toward eliminating the Education Department altogether.
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March 27, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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Maybe the White House criminal realizes allies matter? Nah!

European leaders rebuff Trump’s call to open the Strait of Hormuz
March 18, 2026 at 2:35 AM
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Reducing gun violence starts with outreach but helping our guys leave the streets and live safely requires a lot more support. @chicagocred.bsky.social CRED leaders Paul Robinson and LaQuay Boone lay it out. @arneduncan.bsky.social
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Some Numbers Behind the Homicide Numbers | Chicago CRED
By Paul Robinson and LaQuay Boone The best headline we have seen in a long time appeared in the Chicago […]
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March 11, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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OK Democrats, where's the soft landing for @jasminecrockett29.bsky.social after her losing bid for Senate? We still need her in the fight. She is tough, smart, fearless. Maybe a think tank? Maybe run the Texas Democratic Party? Looking at you @kenmartin.bsky.social.
March 6, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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Why would a sitting U.S. Senator agree to work for a president who consistently throws his own people under the bus? Rubio did it and he'll be tossed when the Iran war goes bad...which it already is. Now Mullin is to succeed Noem at DHS. Bye-bye.
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/05/t...
Who is Markwayne Mullin? President Trump taps Oklahoma senator as his next choice to lead Homeland Security.
President Donald Trump’s plans to nominate Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to take over as Homeland Security secretary follow a meteoric political rise for the senator.
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March 6, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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You can't arrest your way to safety. You can't bomb your way to peace. You can't hate your way to friendship. You can't insult your way to respect. You can't cheat your way to goodness. You can't lie your way to the truth. Every move this administration makes is self-defeating. #Peace
March 3, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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TACO Trump waves the white flag in his war with law firms. Kudos to Chicago's Jenner & Block for leading the resistance ...and good riddance to Paul Weiss for surrendering.
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/02/t...
Trump Administration abandons efforts to impose orders on law firms
The Trump administration on Monday abandoned its attempts to impose potentially crippling executive orders against law firms that refused to capitulate to the president, walking away from its appea…
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March 3, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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Bluster, bombs and ballrooms. Welcome to the Trump presidency.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/u...
In Plunging Into a Mideast Conflict, Trump Gambles His Presidency
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March 3, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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I have always been a math guy. Here's Harvard mathematician Aubrey Clayton lamenting the decline of basic math in public discourse...driven, of course, by team Trump.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/o...
Opinion | The Trump White House Needs a Refresher on Basic Math
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February 26, 2026 at 1:12 PM