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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 4h

EASILY the most gob smacking thing — and fail — I’ve witnessed in more than two decades of covering Congressional hearings youtu.be/akMKzlfoEac?...

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GOP Hearing with Jack Smith Goes OFF THE RAILS

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Warren: "This has been their argument every time -- they cut taxes and say, 'Ultimately it's really going to pay off for you.' What's happened every time? The academics study it very carefully and say, 'What really happened is the richest people got richer and everybody else got left behind.'"

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 16h

I don't even want this malignant sociopath talking about nuclear strikes on cities, much less having the authority and capacity to personally order them. Which, um, he has.

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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 17h

NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

John Kennedy keeps asking Jack Smith questions about his wife. Smith repeatedly tells him he's not going to talk about his family.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Trump: "You got me for nothing. I don't take my salary." (Trump has made billions in crypto schemes while president)

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Mark Zaid, Esq @markzaidesq.bsky.social · 12h

This was deservedly embarrassing for the Senator and his staff.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Eric Schmitt is on The Charlie Kirk Show (yes it's still called that) -- and believe it or not, hosts are pretending he owned Smith with his embarrassingly botched gotcha "You caught him in this NBA game too in Atlanta" "Yeah," Schmitt says There's no mention that Schmitt had all his facts wrong

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sasjaastad.bsky.social @sasjaastad.bsky.social · 10h

Jack Smith is responding in slow, soft-spoken, calm way. This is deliberate foil to Republicans asking questions in aggressive, loud, rapid-fire manner. Never forget. Jack Smith has gone up against war criminals at the ICC. GOP senators performing for Trump & sound bites don’t scare him.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 10h

Funniest part to me is Jack Smith using 110% of his lawyer brain. He avoids making the connection himself; he doesn't even say "Hawkeyes," he just says "Iowa." He knows it's better to let everyone figure it out on their own. He also knows from Klobuchar's grin that she'll dunk it for him.

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post malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 12h

vicarious cringe for a Republican Senator, that's new for me also really humanizing for Jack Smith tbh who has a very natural reaction to whatever the fuck this is

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 10h

Fox News just did a long segment on this Jack Smith hearing and, you're never going to be believe this, but they didn't play any of Schmitt embarrassing himself.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 7h

Trump began blocking a slate of Canadian imports, from beer, wine, and liquor to motorcycle parts, dairy byproducts, and molasses. The ban follows 50% tariffs Trump placed on Canadian goods last month, prompting Mark Carney to implement retaliatory tariffs. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 6h

THIS WAS MONEY FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE. A Florida grand jury found $10 MILLION meant to help provide health insurance for poor children was misappropriated for political purposes. Moody & DeSantis took money meant for kids. #GOPWarOnHealthcare

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h

The moment Jack Smith realized Eric Schmitt was talking about the wrong game.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11h

These people are utterly shameless

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Rep. Justin J. Pearson @justinjpearson.bsky.social · 12h

In Shelbyville, a resident told me he hadn't voted in the 26 years he's lived in TN. This year, he is voting for me. That is an absolute honor. These votes are not simply votes for me; they are votes for OUR mission to take Tennessee to the top! votejustinj.com

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 9h

The Trump administration paid for TV ads showing the president in a favorable light using money intended for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, an official confirms to NBC News.

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Pro-Trump TV advertisements paid for with Customs and Border Protection money, official says

The ads, which the White House has described as “public service announcements,” drew bipartisan criticism for being paid for with taxpayer money.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 9h

Paramount's top lawyer Makan Delrahim (Trump's first term DOJ "antitrust enforcer") is trying to snag the rights to a Lindsey Graham documentary that contains candid recorded conversations with David Ellison

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Ellison’s Graham Doc Grab

Paramount is nearing a deal to pay an eye-popping sum for a documentary about the late Lindsey Graham that is also said to contain candid footage involving David Ellison himself, Status has learned.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Mike Johnson referring to it as "super intelligence" and to AI companies as "super intelligence providers"

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 9h

About Schmitt Bad boy businessman Eric thought he was the Jack Nicholson of the Senate, but after his questioning went sideways it looks like maybe he can't handle the truth. by Maureen Dowd

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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 9h

SEN. SCHMITT: You said "if anyone orders merlot I'm leaving" JACK SMITH: I uh (checking notes) I do not recall SCHMITT: You said "I am not drinking any fucking merlot." Why were you in wine country? SEN. KLOBUCHAR: My colleague from Missouri is confusing Mr. Smith with Paul Giamatti.

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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 11h

Eric Scmitt: You were assisted by an FBI agent, correct? Jack Smith: I'm not familiar with this Schmitt: He let you into his Toyota Supra to escape the police. Said he owes you a 10-second car. Smith: I believe, I, uh. I don't recall that but it sounds like the plot to the Fast and the Furious

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 11h

Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 13h

A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED

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Lois @loislew.bsky.social · 11h

Eric Schmitt of MO is the bumblef*ck Senator who falsely accused Jack Smith of perjury and tried to start a conspiracy lie because he couldn’t do a 3 second internet search to see which “Hawks” game Smith attended. Schmitt’s # is 202-224-5721. @stltoday.com @kansascity.com @sgfcitizen.bsky.social

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 14h

Sen. John Kennedy made an ass of himself at the Jack Smith hearing. He asked Smith if he believed in the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny. He asked Smith about the disappearance of union boss Jimmy Hoffa in 1975. Smith remained polite while this asshat performed his reprehensible routine.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Good time to repeat: We ALL know narcissists. But Malignant Narcissism is VERY different. It's truly at the root of the most vicious inhumanity through history. It's Narcissism WITH Sociopathy PLUS Paranoia AND Sadism. Incurable. ALWAYS get progressively worse. Trump IS a malignant narcissist.

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 10h

Every time I see Jack Smith speak in public I remember how incredibly cautious he was about doing so during the investigation lest he appeared politically motivated or biased. And now we have the actual AG out here basically saying, “Yeah I’m team Trump, what are you bitches gonna do about it?”

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h

I was just reading that Eric Schmitt was a possible front-runner to be JD Vance’s running mate in 2028, and based on his smug, boorish, obnoxious, and idiotic performance today he seems like a perfect fit for Vance.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h

Millions of dollars that Trump is using to support Republican candidates was donated to his PAC by wealthy fraudsters and their family members before they were pardoned for their crimes. Instead of crime victims getting restitution, Republicans got campaign cash from the felons.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h

You just know Schmitt had prebooked this show along with probably Ingraham and Hannity to launch his media tour after his big gotcha moment on Jack Smith that was going to propel him to be Vance's running mate. Instead, it's the Clown Show Power Hour. bsky.app/profile/atru...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Russell Brand is currently charged in the UK with 3 counts of rape, 3 counts of sex assault, and 1 count of indecent assault. He is set for trial in London in two weeks.

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 13h

Fox and the Trump administration are using the narrative of a new migrant “caravan” to drive attention back to border security, a rare issue where Trump and his party retain an advantage in the polls, but one whose salience has fallen. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...

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Fox News is running its midterms migrant caravan playbook again

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

this gaffe should follow Eric Schmitt around for the rest of his political life (Jack Smith was actually in Maryland at a HAWKEYES game, not in Atlanta colluding with Fani Willis as Schmitt alleged) (Win McNamee/Getty)

photo of Schmitt's team holding up a poster board that made false claims about Jack Smith's whereabouts in February 2024

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h

I know this is shocking, but it never seems to work out for them when Republicans bring right-wing internet conspiracies into courtrooms or committee hearings where the opposition actually gets to see their “evidence” and respond to it. They fare much better with the cultists on X.

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 13h

I was skeptical of this take but making up some bullshit to accuse someone of a crime in defense of Trump only for it to completely fall apart, then acting outraged and refusing to apologize for any of it really does sound like Vance VP material.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11h

"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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How A.I. Super PACs Are Trying to Influence the Midterms

See how groups aligned with Anthropic and OpenAI have funneled major money into the fight for control of Congress.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11h

Incredible. The 11th Circuit, in a 3-0 opinion (two Obama appointees and one Trump 1.0 appointee), agrees that Trump and his lawyers have failed to rebut the judge's finding that the entire IRS settlement was collusive, highlighting that no other explanation for their conduct was even offered.

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The appellants mount two main attacks on the district
court’s speech-related sanction. First, they argue that the court
lacked a sufficient basis to find that the lawsuit and the settlement
were collusive and that Messrs. Brito and Epstein acted in bad faith.
Second, they contend that the sanction is a broad and impermissible gag order which constitutes a prior restraint and violates the
First Amendment. We conclude that the appellants have not made
a strong showing that they will succeed on either of these grounds.

The appellants did not submit or offer any evidence to explain their litigation conduct or demonstrate that the lawsuit and the settlement were not collusive. Given the record before us, the
appellants have not made a strong showing that the district court
committed clear error in its collusion and bad faith findings

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Two Schmitt staffers realizing this might be their last day.

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 11h

There was a moment when the US was taken over by enemies and criminals, the incompetent, the corrupt, and the malevolent. They control our government now and will use every means at their disposal, legal and illegal, to try to stop the rest of us from restoring law, order, and decency to US society.

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

JUST FILED: Sitting behind her desk in central North Carolina, Amy Beros warned me: “It’s really hard for people in the United States to understand the scale……” of what’s about to unfold macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/they-dont-...

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

JUST FILED: As Trump squeezes taxpayers for his paid TV ads... Lines of people seek help with utility bills in Portland Nonprofits fear $8/gallon diesel Gas prices hit new highs in 4 battleground states Lots of enterprise reporting in DAY AHEAD macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/day-ahead-...

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