Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialSean Brodrick @seanbrodrick.bsky.social · 50mBain & Co. says A.I. companies will need to find at least $4.2 trillion a year in new revenue by 2031 to pay for their data center buildout. Sure, sure. 031
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 45mLooks like Eric Schmitt has a new website--I guess to campaign to be JD's VP. senatorericschmitt.com 1411835
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialHarry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 41mTODAY at 7pm ET/4pm PT I'll be on the @talkingfeds.bsky.social Substack for our weekly LIVE Q&A for paid subscribers. Subscribe here (bit.ly/TFSubstack) and comment your questions below this postbit.lySubscribe to Talking Feds SubstackTalking Feds Substack with Harry Litman is a series of dispatches from the front of a constitution in crisis. Harry explains how the maneuvers of Trump and his circle transgress constitutional norms a... 0156
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 35mTrump at Hispanic Heritage Month event: "We're gonna open those doors and you'll be the very people of consequence to ever step on the new ballroom floor" 11122256
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 34mTrump: "It's been a long time with very bad decision making that got us involved in this quagmire in the first place. It was a quagmire." 5519233
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 33mTrump says the Iraq war started in "twenty O three" and then tosses in a "Barack Hussein Obama" 6929062
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 3hAll of this happened yesterday: Jack Smith testified Trump still wants his name on the Kennedy Ctr CNN, MSNOW & Politico asked a court to keep forcing Trump to give them WH access A DC appeals court decides if the Trump admin can be investigated for contempt joycevance.substack.com/p/flooding-t...joycevance.substack.comFlooding the ZoneJack Smith kicked off his testimony on the Hill today like this: “I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump.” He told senators that his... 25462117
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 3hIt’s notable that the purportedly liberal news outlet consigns Noem’s very well documented relationship with Lewandowski to the status of a disavowed rumor and buries it in the last paragraph of this report on her divorce filing. www.ms.now/news/kristi-...ms.nowKristi Noem files for divorce from Bryon NoemThe announcement of the separation comes six months after a bombshell tabloid photo leak of her husband, Bryon Noem. 1739980
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3hKlobuchar on Schmitt: "He's not aware that there's also women's sports ... because they wanted to do this to distract everyone, I would say they got their comeuppance" 972865605
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialJB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 3hIf you want your rights protected, and your life more affordable, you need to vote for Democrats like your life depends on it. Because it does. 04812
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3hKlobuchar: "The fact that when people are hurting this much and literally can't pay their bills & insurance premiums, that he then spends govt money instead of to help people pay for their insurance, on an ad to glorify himself. They are making the connection now on corruption and affordability." 171105292
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialSimon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 2hIt's the last day of the quarter everyone! Have links below to support the most important battleground races across the country. Let's rally for our courageous candidates and gritty state parties all across the country, and make this a big day! 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/its-the-la...hopiumchronicles.comIt’s The Last Day Of The Quarter. Let’s Rally For Our Battleground Candidates And Party Committees Today And Make Sure They Close Strong!!!!!!We need to have a big day peeps. Decisions on ads, where to put final resources will be made based on the q3 fundraising totals for candidates and committees. Let’s be Hopium strong for them today! 03321
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 2hAlso their position is that it is not just ok but *constitutionally required* that the president have the authority to rig DoJ if he wants. bsky.app/profile/dave... 924341
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2hKlobuchar: "You got this guy who clearly thinks he's got this gotcha moment. And I am sitting there listening because I was the next one up, and starting to think to myself, it's not really major sleuth here, 'I just don't think Jack Smith would lie under oath that he hadn't been at the game.'" 491480285
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 2hEXCLUSIVE: Governor JB Pritzker calls on his colleagues to join forces and establish guardrails that will protect Americans against the growing threat of AI @jbpritzker.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.govcontrariannews.orgMarch Us Toward the Summit, Not the ChasmBy Governor JB Pritzker 414426
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialCharlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 3hThe GOP’s Schmitt Show: A Blunder Wrapped in a Debacle, Inside a Fiasco charliesykes.substack.com/p/the-gops-s...charliesykes.substack.comThe GOP’s Schmitt Show: A Blunder Wrapped in a Debacle, Inside a FiascoThe Jack Smith “gotcha” was a Faceplant for the Ages. 1819339
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you. 743275825718
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 3hIf you need a refresher about the issues involved in release of Vol. 2 of Jack Smith’s report, you’re not alone. The case was briefed months ago, but has been sitting on the court’s docket waiting for oral argument. I wrote about it back then: joycevance.substack.com/p/trumps-pas...joycevance.substack.comTrump's Past Is Catching Up With HimWe’ve discussed Trump’s ongoing efforts to prevent the release of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on the now-dismissed classified documents prosecution against the president. 31830300
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialTim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 4hMonths before OpenAI’s artificial intelligence went rogue, two employees raised an alarm with top executives. They were ignored. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/t...nytimes.comOpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. ModelsEmployees and security researchers said that they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but that OpenAI did not listen. 910231
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 4hAs part of a motion to suppress in the case of accused pipe bomber Brian Cole, his lawyers released his arrest 302 which revealed 1) FBI used a dumbass excuse not to turn on BWC and 2) they only had 8 SWAT team members. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 16418
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13hIt is clear that Democrats are set to sweep control of Congress in free and fair elections. It is also clear that Trump and the GOP are working to make sure the elections are not free and fair. I founded Democracy Docket to help you stay informed to fight back. demdock.com/4w6emld 432676708
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13hEric Schmitt is what happens when a state becomes so red that you don’t need to be a talented politician to become a US Senator. And to be fair, there are examples of this in blue states too. Iron sharpens iron. 41790631329
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 13h30 September 1922 | Czech Jewish woman, Blanka Hoffmannová, was born in Pardubice. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive. 11489120
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 12hWeird the AI didn’t catch that 33982129
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury, claiming he had evidence Smith secretly went to an Atlanta Hawks game. Then it all backfired in real-time.meidasnews.comGOP Senator’s Jack Smith ‘Gotcha’ Blows Up in His FaceEric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury over supposed evidence placing him at an Atlanta Hawks game. There was just one problem: It was the Iowa Hawkeyes. 969115122992
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 18hWhat does gun culture reveal about America? Harel Shapira took dozen of classes at a gun school in Texas to reveal the answercontrariannews.orgBasic Pistol: Living and Dying by the Gun in AmericaA conversation between Harel Shapira and Abraham Kenmore 02711
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialRepublicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 17hThe Trump administration used federal funds from U.S. Customs and Border Protection to fund pro-Trump TV ads that began airing last week—WSJ 1823982
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17hNEW: The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge brought by the Democratic National Committee that could determine if state judges can extend polling hours after election-day disruptions threaten voting access. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comWisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear case on expanded voting hours during Election Day disruptionsThe DNC is asking the justices to clarify whether Wisconsin courts can extend voting hours when election-day problems threaten voters’ constitutional right to vote. 422903918
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 17hNothing but super intelligence all around at the White House. 47635155
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 17hMore precisely, Kash Patel was paid $25,000—and Rudy Giuliani $100,000—by a pro-Russia propagandist who led a project financially supported by Putin's office. To get the full story, see my new book, "How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America." Go to HowRussiaWon.com. 11544187
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17h100% should follow him around for the rest of what’s left of his political career. His 2028 VP hopes were dashed in two minutes and I love that for him. 58580461702
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18hAgain, gas prices spiked in 2022-23 because Russia invaded Ukraine which caused a major disruption in global supply. Then they came down. Biden didn’t cause it. Gas prices rose in 2026 due solely to the stupidity of Trump who started a war in the Middle East. 1322309612
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 18hA lot of people On Here seem surprised by the flimsiness of far right attacks. Did any of you follow the Durham investigation? Or Schmitt's lawsuit on Xitter, especially the way he worked a hard drive he claimed was Hunter Biden's laptop into it? 23606102
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 18hTrump’s mail voting restrictions would have disenfranchised thousands if the Supreme Court had allowed them. But Trump’s plan to restrict mail voting was supposed to be even more prohibitive, with the help of two election conspiracists inside the White House. More from this shocking report:democracydocket.comReport: Trump wanted all mail ballots sent by certified mailTwo White House officials, including Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, tried to help Trump make his USPS rule even more restrictive by requiring all voters sign their delivered ballots at home. 11269121
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialJB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 18hIs it appropriate to bring iced coffee to an interview? Only if you bring me one too. 718022
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialKeith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 18hBELLA IS MISSING IN BROOKLYN: last seen at 49th and 5th, she's 11 pounds and chipped: 985113010684452. If you've seen or found her please call 888-466-3242 and PLEASE RT BELLA! 2163114
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 18hI started writing a newsletter post about the third-country removals case and had to stop—I was too mad. Maybe tomorrow. 55103091
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18hSpeaker Mike Johnson is warning of a “nightmare scenario” if Republicans lose the House: Democrats could investigate Trump, his family, his Cabinet, GOP donors and powerful business figures.meidasnews.comMAGA Speaker Johnson Calls Trump Family Investigations a ‘Nightmare’ Ahead of MidtermsWith control of Congress at stake in November, Johnson warned that Democratic committees would investigate Trump, his family, cabinet officials and major donors—and claimed that accountability would t... 9593707793
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 21hIt’s difficult to overstate how dangerous such a declaration would be for American democracy. It would mean a president is attempting to sidestep the Constitution, which empowers states to run elections, in order to prevent his party from losing. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comCould Trump take over voting by declaring a ‘national emergency’?Advocates agree such an attempt would be blatantly unconstitutional but still worry that such an emergency order could suppress voting nonetheless. 1401429605
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 21hNEW: A growing MAGA chorus has been pushing for Trump to declare a national emergency so he can seize control over elections from states. Voting rights advocates say doing so would be blatantly unconstitutional — but worry that such an order could suppress voting nonetheless.democracydocket.comCould Trump take over voting by declaring a ‘national emergency’?Advocates agree such an attempt would be blatantly unconstitutional but still worry that such an emergency order could suppress voting nonetheless. 2420089
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 20hAlso, 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 1951307203
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20hThe VERY conservative 11th Circuit unanimously refused to block the lower court's sanctions order against the DOJ in the Trump v IRS (that resulted in the slush fund) case. 111300360
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 20hPaid for by the U.S. Government... well, we did. We fixed it. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...open.substack.comPaid for by the U.S. GovernmentTrump’s taxpayer-sponsored ad doesn’t paint the full picture of his presidency, so we made some improvements 111125
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22hNEWS: GOP candidate Brandon Herrera defended massive CEO salaries, mocked renters as “bums,” joked about people who don’t “tip their landlords,” then compared being called a “renter” with a hard R to a racial slur.meidasnews.comBrandon Herrera Defended High CEO Salaries, Joined Mocking of RentersGOP candidate: "Did you really call me 'renter' with a hard 'r? It's 'renta' to you." 77874377
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22hNEW: Seems as though the full DC Circuit Court is poised to green-light Judge Boasberg's contempt investigation into the government for failing to turn the planes bound for CECOT around. Trump will then likely seek an emergency stay from SCOTUS. apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comAppeals court weighs fate of judge's contempt probe over Trump administration deportation flightsAn appeals court is weighing whether a judge can continue investigating whether the Trump administration illegally flouted an order blocking the deportation of planeloads of Venezuelan migrants to El ... 461753530
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 22hRep. Joe Morelle (D-NY-25), ranking on House Administration, on how alarmed we should be about election interference by the Trump administration. Morelle is reasonably confident about the safeguards and guardrails in place--but he isn't complacent. youtu.be/VuNdUPlrev8?...youtu.beThe Most Important Job in Politics Is...YouTube video by New Haven Democracy Project 27918
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22hTrump starts twitching in anger when a reporter tries to ask him about ICE 2381163260
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22hTrump says people in communities where data centers are built will be paid a "dividend" (just like his $5,000 "Trump dividend"!) 2931115228
Reposted by @brettfox.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 23hAn 11th Cir panel has refused to reverse the district judge & stay the sanctions she imposed on the plaintiffs in the slush fund case, Trump v IRS, strongly suggesting it was a collusive lawsuit designed to deliver relief to the parties. 335895
