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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

A current House member was on the OSU wrestling staff at the time. If you want to talk about accountability, start with the people who had access, authority, and responsibility to protect them... and didn't. If you want justice, start with Jim Jordon. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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Judge orders Leslie Wexner to testify in Ohio State abuse survivors' lawsuit

Wexner, who was on the OSU board of trustees when Dr. Richard Strauss preyed on students, is also scheduled to testify before Congress about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

People aren’t leaving Jesus. They’re leaving a church that chose politics over Him.

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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

AI therapy is like texting your ex during a mental breakdown: it might feel good for a minute, but then you remember why your therapist is licensed and your ex is… your ex. Please don’t use AI as a substitute for real therapy. Chart - @economist.com Data - @yougov.co.uk #AI #Therapy #MentalHealth

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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

The national debt increased $257.2 billion during the shutdown. Start (Oct 1, 2025): $37.9T End (Nov 12, 2025): $38.1T Source: fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/deb... #EconSky

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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Covfefe walked so South Carerddd could run.

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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

For the most part, both parties view the economy through partisan lenses. Which makes sense, right? When your team’s in charge, you like what they’re doing (at least you’d hope so). But how does that line up with reality? #PewResearch #Politics #Economics

Line chart of Americans rating the economy as excellent/good since 2016, split by party. Republicans rise sharply under Trump and collapse under Biden; Democrats show the reverse.

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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

His first impeachment was literally for selling out Ukraine.

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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Can’t wait for the LinkedIn posts to start from this about how important networking is. “I thought I was holding a clipboard. Turns out I was sending a connection request that brought me home years later.” - Josh McCown (probably)

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.

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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

America 2025: The Vice President doesn’t care if it’s a war crime. Cool cool cool.

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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Full-time work: -357k Part-time: +597k. People aren’t finding jobs, they’re settling for hours. #JobMarket #LaborReport #EconSky

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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Fitting contrast on Labor Day: - Roosevelt fought for shorter hours & better pay - Trump said workers get too many holidays #LaborDay

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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

If fair representation is the goal, why are we packing Congress so tight? Congress could do this today. No amendment. No funky maps. Just a vote. Imagine a Congress that finally represents us all. #FairRepresentation youtu.be/moG7ZOUXHv0?...

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Why Expanding Congress Would End Gerrymandering

YouTube video by The Recount

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Sending troops into US cities against their will. Strong-arming corporations and extracting gifts in exchange for tariff exemptions. Calling on state governments to gerrymander in his favor. Trump is the "big government" nightmare conservatives have always warned us about.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/08/2025

CNBC: So we should expect the US government to be taking more equity stakes in businesses around the country? KEVIN HASSETT: It's possible, yeah. That's absolutely right.

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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

76% of Texas’s $2.4 trillion GDP comes from the blue parts. - DFW: $709.0 B (29.5%) - Houston: $642.1 B (26.7%) - Austin: $229.2 B (9.5%) - San Antonio: $201.2 B (8.4%) - El Paso: $49.3 B (1.9%) Blue: $1.83 T (76%) Red: $0.57 T (24%) #EconSky #Gerrymandering comptroller.texas.gov/economy/econ...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/08/2025

RADDATZ: The president went in to that meeting saying he wanted a ceasefire and there would be consequences if they didn't agree on a ceasefire in that meeting, and they didn't agree to a ceasefire. Where are the consequences? RUBIO: That's not the aim RADDATZ: The president said that was the aim

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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

TX Democrats aren’t “fleeing”. They are blocking a vote, not ducking accountability. Now, if they had sent everyone home to avoid voting on releasing the Epstein files... THAT would be fleeing. #TexasRedistricting #Gerrymandering #Epstein

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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

So, Trump released the MLK files. Turns out, it was definitely the guy we all thought it was. Like… for sure. Now release the Epstein files. #Trump #Epstein #MLKFiles

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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Sooo… one of the credit score companies is sending out newsletters on how to prepare for a recession. That does not sound very bueno! #Equifax #Recession #NoBueno

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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

They almost exclusively defunded their own district when they defunded public radio and tv… Est. 2024 Trump-Voting Area Overlap (%) Radio: 77.5% Television: 72.5% #PBS #PublicRadio #PublicTelevision

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/07/2025

REPORTER: Will you commit to include California in any disaster aid package? MIKE JOHNSON: We've not seen the formal disaster relief request from California yet REPORTER: The formal request was sent to your office in February

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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Reminder: Every one of these policies is wildly popular. The only one that dipped ($17/hr min wage), still wins. Meanwhile, support for a $15/hr min wage has gone up +8%. We’re not divided. Y’all in Congress just aren’t listening. #DoYourJob #Medicare #Congress @democrats.org

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

There is currently an NWS flash flood warning in effect for all five boroughs of NYC. But no City agency has posted it on this platform. Please help spread the word. “If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”

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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

If being born in America doesn’t make you American… what do we do with the kids? What I mean is, if a child is left at a firehouse, what happens to the nearly 7,000 children abandoned each year? No parents. No documentation. Just a kid. So… what happens to the kids? #BirthrightCitizenship

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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Epstein was investigated, tried, and sentenced entirely within Trumps first term. Seems like, as President, he should have known either: - The list didn’t exist or - He couldn’t release it Regardless of who is named, he made a promise he never intended to keep, plain and simple. #Epstein

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

This is what I’m so worried about

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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Congress isn’t being forced to pass this bill right now. No deadline. No crisis. No ticking clock. They could head home for the holiday. Instead, they’re ramming it through fast, quiet, and under the radar before you realize what’s in it. #Congress #BigBeatifulBill

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers seek permission to file an amended complaint in his civil case in Maryland. Among other things, the amended complaint “includes Abrego Garcia's first-hand account of torture and mistreatment at CECOT…”

Case 8:25-cv-00951-PX
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Filed 07/02/25 Page 2 of 5
3. The proposed Amended Complaint details the Government's defiance of court
orders after this Court granted preliminary injunctive relief. The Amended Complaint includes
allegations that the Government made decisions to defy judicial mandates. These allegations are
new to the Complaint, but have been cited in various filings in this Court as the case has developed.
They are directly relevant to Plaintiffs' constitutional claims and outstanding requests for
declaratory and prospective injunctive relief.
4. Plaintiffs also seek to incorporate evidence that emerged in a June 2025
whistleblower disclosure from former DOJ official Erez Reuveni, who was previously counsel for
the Government in this case. The new allegations include government officials internally
acknowledging that Abrego Garcia's removal was an "administrative error" while simultaneously
working to prevent his return and to make post-hoc justifications. These revelations provide
evidence of deliberate misconduct that was unavailable when the original Complaint was filed and
directly support Plaintiffs' claims.
5. The proposed Amended Complaint also Includes Abrego Garcia's first-hand
account of torture and mistreatment at CECOT, as well as developments regarding his return to the United States and the Government's stated plan to remove him again. These allegations identify
the severe harm actually suffered and the threat of repeated unlawful removal that supports
Plaintiffs' request for prospective injunctive relief. The inclusion of these facts, which could not
have been pleaded at the time of the original filing, is essential to present a complete picture of the
violations and ensure adequate relief.
6. Plaintiffs also propose to clarify that the relief sought includes restoring the status
quo ante, which requires (among other things) the Government to return Abrego Garcia to
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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Murkowski folded in less time then it took me to fly from Austin, TX to Minneapolis, MN. I started this when the plane took off when she was a no and she folded before I could finish. #EconSky #SocialSecurity #BigBeautifulBill

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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Cutting Medicare, education, and social security while claiming we need to save money and then holding a $45 million parade on your birthday feels a bit like “let them eat cake” abcnews.go.com/amp/US/trump...

abcnews.go.com

Trump kicks off massive military parade across National Mall

A parade in Washington, D.C., commemorating the 250th anniversary of the armed services, kicks off Saturday.

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Brad Smith @bradsmithtx.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

So my neighbors 7 year old daughter told me tonight that my dog is her second favorite dog. She has two dogs of her own.

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