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Danielle Kurtzleben @titonka.bsky.social · 6h

My latest: Trump rails against “communism”…and also admires President Xi and has the government invest in private businesses. The many ways Trump keeps undermining his own message: www.npr.org/2026/09/30/n...

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How Trump keeps undercutting his anti-communist message

The Trump administration has taken government equity stakes in more than three dozen private companies.

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm not the audience for the Smith hearing, but the main political issue here is that Republicans want the world to know that Smith subpoenaed congressional phone records as he investigated Jan. 6 etc, and nobody outside the Senate can explain to you why that's bad.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 29/09/2026

Sen. Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury for denying he attended a Feb. 3, 2024 Atlanta Hawks vs. Golden State Warriors game. Turns out, Jack Smith was actually at an Iowa Hawkeyes game in Maryland, watching Caitlin Clark play. @samsteindc.bsky.social breaks down Schmitt's humiliation:

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Brian Moline @brianmoline.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Yeesh. ICYMI, Schmitt’s big gotcha was Smith was supposedly at an Atlanta Hawks game around the time that allegations against Fani Willis came out. He wasn’t. He was at an Iowa HAWKEYES game in Maryland to watch Caitlyn Clark play.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:

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Brian Moline @brianmoline.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Pack number three. Let’s see what we get.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A couple quick observations here, which should be obvious. 1) insurance “risk pools” work by requiring younger/healthier people who make few or no claims to sign up and pay premiums alongside older/less healthy people who do, essentially covering their costs.

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Jason Rosenbaum @jasonrosenbaum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is an absolute, complete, vicious smackdown of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. It's unanimous. @cleaver.house.gov will almost certainly win re-election now. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

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Brian Moline @brianmoline.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Time to open the second pack of cards in this box. Let’s see what we get today.

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Brian Moline @brianmoline.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

For the first time in a long time, I bought some baseball cards. They’re something that brought me a lot of joy when I was younger, and we could all use some joy right now. Here’s the box that arrived today. 1/x

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle. "The state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen."

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From 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle

It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.

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Jason Rosenbaum @jasonrosenbaum.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

. @peoplenotpolsmo.bsky.social has now filed their appeal of the 8th Circuit ruling to the United States Supreme Court. Judge Kavanaugh asked for a response by 1 P.M. CST. Here's the brief. It looks like things will move fast again:

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Brian Moline @brianmoline.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

He looks so much better than he did even yesterday.

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Brian Moline @brianmoline.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

So…people who aren’t costing us anything? Huh?

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Molly Redden @mtredden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Exclusive: In late 2024, FBI agents were looking at Sen. Susan Collins’ role in a massive illegal bribery scheme alleged by a former federal contractor. Then Trump gutted the FBI and DOJ, leaving no one to carry on the investigation – it’s dead. 🧵

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Jason Rosenbaum @jasonrosenbaum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

BREAKING: The 8th Circuit has ruled that Missouri must use the 2025 congressional map for the 2026 election cycle, contending it's a violation of the equal protection clause. But the ruling is stayed until Sept. 28, giving time for @peoplenotpolsmo.bsky.social to appeal to SCOTUS ...

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The Onion @theonion.com · 21/09/2026

Congress Sends Unemployed Americans 40 Million Boxes Of Saltwater Taffy From Vacation theonion.com/congress-sends-unemplo…

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 21/09/2026

This will make it nearly impossible to file habeas petitions, because attorneys won’t even know what federal district their client has been moved to to stage for their removal. Something like a third of all people in ICE custody. apnews.com/article/ice-...

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AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...

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NPR @npr.org · 21/09/2026

The Federal Aviation Administration launched an ambitious $875-million-dollar push to make the U.S. airspace more efficient. But critics say it won't solve bigger problems with air traffic control. n.pr/4iLEe2d

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Aviation regulators turn to AI to help manage the nation's airspace

The Federal Aviation Administration launched an ambitious $875-million-dollar push to make the U.S. airspace more efficient. But critics say it won't solve bigger problems with air traffic control.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19/09/2026

The Kennedy Center was financially stable until Trump took over: "In the fiscal year ending in 2024, when the center was led by President Deborah Rutter and a bipartisan board of trustees, it brought in about $40 million more than it spent" www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

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What the Kennedy Center’s Tax Return Reveals

A previously unseen filing captures the state of the institution seven months after Donald Trump’s takeover.

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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Megan Green and others introduced a resolution Friday asking 12th Ward alderwoman Sharon Tyus to issue a written apology for remarks she made about 14th Ward alderman Rasheen Aldridge.

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Tyus says she'll sue if censured by the Board of Aldermen for ‘bullet in the head’ remarks

St. Louis Alderwoman Sharon Tyus of the 12th Ward was caught on camera saying that she would put a bullet in the head of her colleague, 14th Ward Alderman Rasheen Aldridge. She has defended the remark...

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/09/2026

Exclusive: More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the data.

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More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly

Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

💸 The Fed raised interest rates by 0.25 percentage point yesterday. What did affordability look like for Missouri voters before that decision? In our August SLU/YouGov Poll, majorities were worried about six of the seven household expenses we asked about. 🧵

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U.S. Open Cup @opencup.ussoccer.com · 17/09/2026

ST. LOUIS HAS DONE IT. @stlcitysc.com will play for its first trophy in club history! 🏆

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Marketplace @marketplace.org · 16/09/2026

Diesel prices have reached an all-time high, with the average cost of a gallon surpassing $6 for the first time. Because the majority of items purchased at the supermarket are transported using diesel-powered trucks, it’s only a matter of time before rising fuel costs show up in the grocery aisle.

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It's only a matter of time before rising diesel prices show up in the grocery aisle

Diesel now exceeds $6 per gallon. And much of what you buy at the supermarket probably got there on a diesel-fueled truck.

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Brian Moline @brianmoline.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A great remembrance and tribute. 💔

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Ulaa Kuziez @ulaakuzi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

While anti-Muslim rhetoric has become commonplace in Texas, a growing group of Muslims in the state pushing back. “We actually have to do something to stop this or else our kids are not going to have the same freedoms that we did growing up,” said Noor Wadi, a Dallas-based lawyer.

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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

“Intersex” is the “I” in LGBTQIA. Learned a lot, watching this.

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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 15/09/2026

Key moment for crypto industry--with vote outcome tied to fight over what to do about Trump profit taking on crypto.

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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

new all-time diesel price records today set in: Michigan ($6.27), Indiana ($6.22), Wisconsin ($6.11) and Illinois ($6.22), knocking out records set this spring.

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

NEW: In a new audio recording, GOP Gov nominee Victor Marx suggests that his campaign filed someone else's large contribution under Marx's name to avoid campaign finance limits.

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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A Smithsonian exhibit exploring what it means to be human is coming to Eden Theological Seminary in Webster Groves. “Exploring Human Origins” features a variety of skulls from different time periods, interactive displays and a look at how humans evolved over time.

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Smithsonian National Museum brings its human origins exhibit to Eden Seminary in St. Louis

The exhibition is designed to highlight the emergence of the defining features of homo sapiens and how their relationship to the natural world has evolved over time.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Three screenshots to start your day

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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Get in, folks: a new Russian disinfo campaign is targeting the midterms, specifically Democrats, in what seems to be the first attempt by the Kremlin-backed op to meddle in this year’s U.S. elections. They're faking celebrity videos attacking Dems and are...very stupid. www.ms.now/news/russia-...

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A Russian disinformation campaign is doctoring celebrity videos to meddle in the midterms

The Kremlin-backed operation, known as Matryoshka, has Hollywood actors telling voters to disavow the Democratic Party and vote Republican.

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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

UPDATE: Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins agreed Thursday to use the state’s 2022 congressional map, just hours after a contentious hearing before the Missouri Supreme Court over whether to hold Hoskins in contempt.

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Hoskins agrees to use 2022 congressional map hours after Missouri Supreme Court contempt hearing

The state’s highest court ordered Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to return Thursday afternoon as it decides whether to hold him in contempt.

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MLB @mlbbot.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Turn your sound up to hear Luis Arraez's reaction to this pitch 😭

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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 10/09/2026

Unfortunately, very crappy news today from me, on the McClatchy hedge fund gutting Kentucky's second-largest paper 👇

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Jason Rosenbaum @jasonrosenbaum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The "secret weapon" (the referendum process) appears to have worked for now in combating the Trump-backed mid-decade redistricting push in Missouri. @stlpublicradio.bsky.social was the first MO outlet to report on the referendum more than a year ago. It's been quite a journey.

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Opponents of Missouri redistricting push could have a secret weapon — a referendum

The proposed map could be open to a referendum that could prevent the measure from going into effect.

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