@cmthor.bsky.social
Read all the books. Write everyday. Proud Oma. Proud Minnesotan. Find me in the garden or at the lake.
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If you’ve ever listened to President Trump talk about our elections, you might hear something like this: Voter fraud is rampant.
No evidence supports this.
No evidence supports this.
Trump says voter fraud is rampant. The evidence says otherwise.
On this week’s “More To The Story,” conservative activist J. Christian Adams is challenged on his claims of widespread voter fraud in the US. Then he abruptly ends the interview.
www.motherjones.com
October 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM
If you’ve ever listened to President Trump talk about our elections, you might hear something like this: Voter fraud is rampant.
No evidence supports this.
No evidence supports this.
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HAYES: “Trump calling Abdul a jihadist, Vance calling Talarico gay...”
@ossoff.bsky.social : “Obviously it’s bigoted & offensive, but also politically weak. 40% of 🇺🇸 go without food/health care to afford gas, and they're throwing around schoolyard insults…”
(From @acyn.bsky.social )
@ossoff.bsky.social : “Obviously it’s bigoted & offensive, but also politically weak. 40% of 🇺🇸 go without food/health care to afford gas, and they're throwing around schoolyard insults…”
(From @acyn.bsky.social )
October 15, 2026 at 12:30 AM
HAYES: “Trump calling Abdul a jihadist, Vance calling Talarico gay...”
@ossoff.bsky.social : “Obviously it’s bigoted & offensive, but also politically weak. 40% of 🇺🇸 go without food/health care to afford gas, and they're throwing around schoolyard insults…”
(From @acyn.bsky.social )
@ossoff.bsky.social : “Obviously it’s bigoted & offensive, but also politically weak. 40% of 🇺🇸 go without food/health care to afford gas, and they're throwing around schoolyard insults…”
(From @acyn.bsky.social )
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James Talarico: Texas is one of the hardest places to vote, and those in power are doing everything to hold on to power—from redrawing political districts to suspending voter registrations and closing of polling locations.
Voter suppression is powerful, but it is nothing compared to people power.
Voter suppression is powerful, but it is nothing compared to people power.
October 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM
James Talarico: Texas is one of the hardest places to vote, and those in power are doing everything to hold on to power—from redrawing political districts to suspending voter registrations and closing of polling locations.
Voter suppression is powerful, but it is nothing compared to people power.
Voter suppression is powerful, but it is nothing compared to people power.
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James Talarico: I don't take corporate PAC money. I'm running to ban super PACs and corporate PACs so billionaires aren't spending unlimited secret money on our political campaigns.
October 15, 2026 at 12:44 AM
James Talarico: I don't take corporate PAC money. I'm running to ban super PACs and corporate PACs so billionaires aren't spending unlimited secret money on our political campaigns.
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ICYMI — It was never vandalism. Trump lied, as usual. And is still Lying.
“The Aug. 6 report, commissioned by the contractor that did the work, documents far more damage than has been previously reported.”
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
“The Aug. 6 report, commissioned by the contractor that did the work, documents far more damage than has been previously reported.”
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
October 15, 2026 at 12:47 AM
ICYMI — It was never vandalism. Trump lied, as usual. And is still Lying.
“The Aug. 6 report, commissioned by the contractor that did the work, documents far more damage than has been previously reported.”
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
“The Aug. 6 report, commissioned by the contractor that did the work, documents far more damage than has been previously reported.”
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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“PET ROCK”: Trump’s meme coin not only cons his supporters out of their cash but it also facilitates corruption on an international scale.
Endless grifting and corruption.
Endless grifting and corruption.
October 15, 2026 at 12:48 AM
“PET ROCK”: Trump’s meme coin not only cons his supporters out of their cash but it also facilitates corruption on an international scale.
Endless grifting and corruption.
Endless grifting and corruption.
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GOP Candidate Brandon Herrera Mocked People With Down Syndrome
The Texas Republican admitted the segment would end his political career if it ever came out.
meidasnews.com/news/gop-can...
The Texas Republican admitted the segment would end his political career if it ever came out.
meidasnews.com/news/gop-can...
GOP Candidate Brandon Herrera Mocked People With Down Syndrome
The Texas republican admitted the segment would end his political career if it ever came out.
meidasnews.com
October 15, 2026 at 12:49 AM
GOP Candidate Brandon Herrera Mocked People With Down Syndrome
The Texas Republican admitted the segment would end his political career if it ever came out.
meidasnews.com/news/gop-can...
The Texas Republican admitted the segment would end his political career if it ever came out.
meidasnews.com/news/gop-can...
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Make no mistake — they want to deport congresswoman @repilhan.bsky.social
We are very far off the cliff. 🇺🇸 😳
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
We are very far off the cliff. 🇺🇸 😳
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
October 15, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Make no mistake — they want to deport congresswoman @repilhan.bsky.social
We are very far off the cliff. 🇺🇸 😳
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
We are very far off the cliff. 🇺🇸 😳
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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James Talarico: Before I was a politician, I was a teacher in San Antonio.
We need to fully fund the Department of Education, guarantee universal early childhood education, and pass a pay raise for our educators.
Sending a teacher to the Senate will go a long way toward toward achieving that goal.
We need to fully fund the Department of Education, guarantee universal early childhood education, and pass a pay raise for our educators.
Sending a teacher to the Senate will go a long way toward toward achieving that goal.
October 15, 2026 at 12:53 AM
James Talarico: Before I was a politician, I was a teacher in San Antonio.
We need to fully fund the Department of Education, guarantee universal early childhood education, and pass a pay raise for our educators.
Sending a teacher to the Senate will go a long way toward toward achieving that goal.
We need to fully fund the Department of Education, guarantee universal early childhood education, and pass a pay raise for our educators.
Sending a teacher to the Senate will go a long way toward toward achieving that goal.
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Filipkowski on Putin: He is intentionally humiliating Trump. He wants to diminish the United States. He wants to diminish our credibility and our prestige.
What better way to do it than week after week after week, making the president of the United States look like a clown?
What better way to do it than week after week after week, making the president of the United States look like a clown?
October 14, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Filipkowski on Putin: He is intentionally humiliating Trump. He wants to diminish the United States. He wants to diminish our credibility and our prestige.
What better way to do it than week after week after week, making the president of the United States look like a clown?
What better way to do it than week after week after week, making the president of the United States look like a clown?
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Sen. Angus King says he sat down and made a list of everything Putin could possibly want from an American president.
His conclusion about Trump?
“This guy, this president, is doing almost all of them.”
King then goes through the list. WATCH.
His conclusion about Trump?
“This guy, this president, is doing almost all of them.”
King then goes through the list. WATCH.
October 14, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Sen. Angus King says he sat down and made a list of everything Putin could possibly want from an American president.
His conclusion about Trump?
“This guy, this president, is doing almost all of them.”
King then goes through the list. WATCH.
His conclusion about Trump?
“This guy, this president, is doing almost all of them.”
King then goes through the list. WATCH.
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Voting early takes your name off the call, text, canvass, and email lists. #VoteEarly
Here are five reasons it’s critical to vote early in these midterm elections.
October 15, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Voting early takes your name off the call, text, canvass, and email lists. #VoteEarly
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James Talarico: We need immigration and customs enforcement in this country — but that’s not what we’re seeing. What we’ve seen is a secret police force. We don’t want masked men in unmarked vehicles terrorizing our communities. We don’t want federal agents murdering our neighbors.
October 15, 2026 at 12:56 AM
James Talarico: We need immigration and customs enforcement in this country — but that’s not what we’re seeing. What we’ve seen is a secret police force. We don’t want masked men in unmarked vehicles terrorizing our communities. We don’t want federal agents murdering our neighbors.
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We need campaign finance reform.
How Elon Musk Learned to Love Political Spending Again
The SpaceX CEO has spent roughly $366 million in the 2026 U.S. midterm election cycle so far, $276 million of it since July.
time.com
October 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM
We need campaign finance reform.
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The top Pentagon official left Alvarez & Marsal Capital after ProPublica started looking into his financial ties.
The contracts with the A&M consulting company are another example of firms close to the Trump administration landing lucrative deals.
The contracts with the A&M consulting company are another example of firms close to the Trump administration landing lucrative deals.
The Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department Official
The top Pentagon official left Alvarez & Marsal Capital after ProPublica started looking into his financial ties. The contracts with a related company are another example of firms close to the Trump a...
www.propublica.org
October 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM
The top Pentagon official left Alvarez & Marsal Capital after ProPublica started looking into his financial ties.
The contracts with the A&M consulting company are another example of firms close to the Trump administration landing lucrative deals.
The contracts with the A&M consulting company are another example of firms close to the Trump administration landing lucrative deals.
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"Why [do some men] even desire sex with an unconscious woman?”
Once you confront the psychological attraction, you start seeing strains of it everywhere, like an outbreak. When, amid this very climate, a comedian cracks jokes about gym “whores” on national TV.
Once you confront the psychological attraction, you start seeing strains of it everywhere, like an outbreak. When, amid this very climate, a comedian cracks jokes about gym “whores” on national TV.
The uncomfortable truth about consent education
College workshops have largely failed to reduce sexual assault. They also miss the psychological motivations behind rape.
www.motherjones.com
October 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM
"Why [do some men] even desire sex with an unconscious woman?”
Once you confront the psychological attraction, you start seeing strains of it everywhere, like an outbreak. When, amid this very climate, a comedian cracks jokes about gym “whores” on national TV.
Once you confront the psychological attraction, you start seeing strains of it everywhere, like an outbreak. When, amid this very climate, a comedian cracks jokes about gym “whores” on national TV.
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Elon Musk is saying "Tump made me do it." On this as a thousand other things, his claims are simply not credible.
October 14, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Elon Musk is saying "Tump made me do it." On this as a thousand other things, his claims are simply not credible.
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Actually, most people I know usually compare Trump more to number two...
Trump: "I made $72 billion on TikTok! You know who number one on TikTok is? Trump. Remember? Trump. I'm number one. Can you believe it? Taylor Swift is 19. They just sent out the ratings."
October 14, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Actually, most people I know usually compare Trump more to number two...
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The federal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar aims to build a case to strip her of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the probe on.wsj.com/4zBOcZ9
The federal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar aims to build a case to strip her of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the probe
Authorities have subpoenaed members of the Democratic congresswoman’s family as part of a broader look at their immigration paperwork.
on.wsj.com
October 14, 2026 at 10:37 PM
The federal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar aims to build a case to strip her of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the probe on.wsj.com/4zBOcZ9
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It never ends with these people.
October 14, 2026 at 10:37 PM
It never ends with these people.
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So Musk is saying it was the Trump Admin who did it and the Trump Admin is saying it was Musk who did it.
October 14, 2026 at 10:21 PM
So Musk is saying it was the Trump Admin who did it and the Trump Admin is saying it was Musk who did it.
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Watchdog group @citizensforethics.org files legal challenge, asking court to block Jared Kushner from serving as Trump envoy
They allege he's “breaking the law by acting as one of the country’s top diplomats without undergoing Senate confirmation or filing financial disclosures.”
They allege he's “breaking the law by acting as one of the country’s top diplomats without undergoing Senate confirmation or filing financial disclosures.”
October 14, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Watchdog group @citizensforethics.org files legal challenge, asking court to block Jared Kushner from serving as Trump envoy
They allege he's “breaking the law by acting as one of the country’s top diplomats without undergoing Senate confirmation or filing financial disclosures.”
They allege he's “breaking the law by acting as one of the country’s top diplomats without undergoing Senate confirmation or filing financial disclosures.”
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Wow! What a turnout in Williamson County. Y'all's energy was amazing 🙏🏾 🔥
I have 5 core issues I am bringing with me to Congress:
- An economy for the many
- Healthcare for all
- Stop toxic data centers
- Safe schools and safe streets
- Big money out of politics
I have 5 core issues I am bringing with me to Congress:
- An economy for the many
- Healthcare for all
- Stop toxic data centers
- Safe schools and safe streets
- Big money out of politics
October 14, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Wow! What a turnout in Williamson County. Y'all's energy was amazing 🙏🏾 🔥
I have 5 core issues I am bringing with me to Congress:
- An economy for the many
- Healthcare for all
- Stop toxic data centers
- Safe schools and safe streets
- Big money out of politics
I have 5 core issues I am bringing with me to Congress:
- An economy for the many
- Healthcare for all
- Stop toxic data centers
- Safe schools and safe streets
- Big money out of politics
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Senator Collins keeps talking about all the power and authority that she has, but she never has it unless it's for one of her donors.
October 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Senator Collins keeps talking about all the power and authority that she has, but she never has it unless it's for one of her donors.
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"Let's see what happens," Trump said about Ilhan Omar. Two days later, agents were at her door before sunrise. She just showed him what happens.
www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-brok...
www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-brok...
October 14, 2026 at 11:17 PM
"Let's see what happens," Trump said about Ilhan Omar. Two days later, agents were at her door before sunrise. She just showed him what happens.
www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-brok...
www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-brok...