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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h

“.. Mr. Paxton responds: ‘So to be honest with you, the numbers — when we did that convention — it dropped our numbers. Everybody’s numbers dropped. Right now, yeah, not good.’” @nytimes.com #TXsen www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5h

GOP Nominee in Texas Privately Said Trump's Convention Hurt Him Ken Paxton, one of the party's top Senate candidates and a Trump loyalist, said that "everybody's numbers dropped" after the event, according to audio obtained by The Times.

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Ken Paxton, G.O.P. Nominee in Texas, Privately Said Trump’s Convention Hurt Him

Ken Paxton, one of the party’s top Senate candidates and a Trump loyalist, said that “everybody’s numbers dropped” after the event, according to audio obtained by The Times.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

CNN: “.. Turns out that one of the things it’s reasonably good at is debunking Trump’s own lies.” @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/p...

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 5h

This is a pretty stunning thing to admit

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

New in PN: Schmitt happens all over effort to perjury trap Jack Smith "The GOP playbook relies on an absolute lack of shame, so Schmitt dutifully bellied up to the microphone to celebrate his flawless victory with the chuds keeping the grift alive in Charlie Kirk’s old studio."

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Schmitt happens all over effort to perjury trap Jack Smith

When gotchas go disastrously wrong.

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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 4h

He really did Schmitt himself didn't he.

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Ecogrrl @ecogrrl.bsky.social · 4h

The greatest response ever

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h

The RNC Chair’s brilliant midterm “Trumpapalooza” convention idea featuring a president with an approval rating in the 30s dragging the party’s candidates down like an anchor.

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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 4h

NEW: As Trump’s White House and influencers keep touting the unproven benefits of raw milk, hundreds across the country are falling ill from outbreaks. Some people get severe indigestion. And some nearly die. Here's the story of one toddler who drank it. 🧵👇 www.propublica.org/article/cali...

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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.

California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4h

BREAKING NYT: Ken Paxton told a group of conservative donors and lobbyists last week that Trump's midterm convention in Dallas had hurt Paxton politically, according to an audio recording obtained by The Times. "[W]hen we did that convention — it dropped our numbers. Everybody's numbers dropped."

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Ken Paxton, G.O.P. Nominee in Texas, Privately Said Trump’s Convention Hurt Him

Ken Paxton, one of the party’s top Senate candidates and a Trump loyalist, said that “everybody’s numbers dropped” after the event, according to audio obtained by The Times.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 4h

Tech industry is laser focused on solving the problem of humans enjoying each other’s company bsky.app/profile/down...

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Jim Metcalf @thermochronic.bsky.social · 4h

This really summarizes the “I did my own research” dudes

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h

36 minutes before the hearing started.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15h

This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 4h

Yikes

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RAYGUN @raygunsite.com · 4h

Big news: we just landed the EXCLUSIVE merch deal for America's most secretive college/pro/mens/womens sports team! Only at RAYGUN: www.raygunsite.com PS: don't tell Eric Schmitt.... #RAYGUN #AtlantaHawkeyes

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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 21h

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 5h

Omigod, this is the most heartwarming story possible! Backpack (bear 89) is the son of the 2019 winner of Fat Bear Week, Holly (bear 435). In 2007, he injured his foot & a practice of riding on momma's Holly's back had a new meaning: he was mobility-restricted while it healed. So Holly moved him.

From DISCVR blog's Facebook page, a momma bear & a yearling cub on her back in the shallow water. I think the background has been swapped out, and I can't rule out some AI use there? God, Facebook has become the social media for AI slop : (

The title of the article, which I link below, is "How Bear 89 earned the name Backpack"

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 3h

If there'd been just one man in that room or that chat who’d been raised to believe in consent, who’d been taught to see women as equals, who’d been told by their fathers how good men speak when no one else will, it would all have been different for her... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/cornells-j...

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Cornell’s Jane Doe Needed One Good Man In That House And That Group Chat. She Would Find None.

Warning: this piece includes references to sexual assault, as well as words many may find offensive.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15h

The DOJ indicted “Bitcoin Jesus” Roger Ver in one of the largest-ever crypto tax fraud cases. Those familiar with the case said the evidence was “rock solid” and that prosecutors were confident of a conviction. Then Donald Trump won a second term. (Published January)

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How “Bitcoin Jesus” Avoided Prison, Thanks to One of the “Friends of Trump”

Billionaire fugitive Roger Ver was facing federal criminal charges until he sought the services of a select club of President Donald Trump’s former personal attorneys who have easy access to top Justi...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15h

There’s the false accusation from a former state AG who should know better accusing someone of committing a crime based on zero evidence. Then there’s the behavior before, during and after. All of it really shows America what we already knew - Schmitt is scum.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 17h

“Upon reviewing the disciplinary action we took toward the seven Chi Phi brothers who allegedly gang-raped a student for over seven hours, we have concluded that the mandated two-page minimum on essays was woefully inadequate.” — Michael Kotlikoff, Cornell president

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Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future

ITHACA, NY—Acknowledging serious missteps in their handling of a 2024 campus sexual assault case, administrators at Cornell University vowed Tuesday that, going forward, rapists would be forced to wri...

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All this used to be fields @solveforgenx.bsky.social · 17h

Eric Schmitt just invented the Gotchme Question

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16h

“Well, you see, I have to stay on the White Supremacist Child Porn Rape Victim Doxxing site because that’s where my community is”

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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 16h

they DIDN'T REFUND her fucking TUITION?????

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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 19h

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23h

Brett Meiselas: If we’re going to get into a “race” against China like with AI, why is it never like... We’re going to get into an affordable healthcare race! We’re going to get into an infrastructure race and beat them in high-speed rail! We’re going to beat China in the affordable housing race!

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16h

The arrogant looks on the faces of those two deeply unselfaware men not realizing they have not scored a goal, but have instead humiliated themselves, is priceless.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

No more questions, your honor!

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16h

Dead on balls accurate!

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 16h

i’ve been busy most of the day but i’d be remiss if i didn’t mention eric schmitt, who took a faceplant so hilariously legend that even the NYT couldn’t sugarcoat it (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21h

Today I learned that Jack Smith is a Caitlin Clark fan and that Amy Klobuchar knows more about sports than Eric Schmitt.

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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 20h

One of the largest data centers in the world is being built in Bowling Green because Jon Husted gave tax cuts to a company worth trillions of dollars.

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Katie Porter’s White Board @ohdangitevie.bsky.social · 19h

I am from Iowa. I am married to a University of Iowa alum. We say “Go Hawks” and we know that the hawks we are referring to is a nickname and don’t play in Atlanta because we have facts. And team names. And a stupid mascot named Herky. His head really is the worst.

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Herky Herky The Hawkeye

Alt: Herky The Hawkeye

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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 19h

Wait a minute. I think you guys missed this. DONALD TRUMP says he and a bunch of narcissistic tech geniuses who got us into this AI mess in the first place are going to "police themselves." Really take that in. HERE...LET ME HELP YOU:

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Hillary Clinton Brushes Off Shoulder

ALT: Hillary Clinton Brushes Off Shoulder

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 19h

Also, what was the alleged link between the Hawks game and Willis? Was she there?? Or was the allegation that he went to see a game in Atlanta so it must have been a secret meeting with Willis? I’m so confused on the evidentiary logic

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Drew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 19h

It's a bit of a bummer that the story today has been "look at this absolute doofus of a senator" and not "Jack Smith once again credibly accuses the president of many serious crimes"

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David Tanenhaus @david-tanenhaus.bsky.social · 19h

The Smuglies

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 22h

When your big gotcha moment goes so epically wrong that it’s the other party sharing clips of it.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22h

🚨 BREAKING: Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa has filed an official request to inspect unredacted communications between Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and Elon Musk after roughly 1,400 pages released last year were heavily redacted as “intimate and embarrassing.”

Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa stands indoors wearing a burgundy blazer and dark top, with campaign signage bearing her name and the outline of Texas visible behind her.

Official letter dated September 29, 2026, from Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office requesting inspection of unredacted communications between Abbott’s office and Elon Musk and his companies. Hinojosa seeks records previously released with redactions for information deemed “embarrassing” or “intimate,” citing her legislative authority under the Texas Public Information Act.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026

Trump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out.

Can the president use taxpayer funds to air his old campaign ads on TV?

No. Federal appropriations law has long barred using taxpayer funds for political advertising.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

Trump's hand is looking real nasty today (Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty)

Trump at his America dot gov event today

zoom in on his hand, which looks like something you'd see in an open casket

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Clay Ranck @clayranck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

his nussy lips keep getting bigger

Trump’s neck with his wattle that oddly looks somewhat like a vagina

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

LMAO Trump's new AI website confirms that he lost in 2020

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

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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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"

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