Reposted by AnneJason Rosenbaum @jasonrosenbaum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Sen. Eric Schmitt isn't apologizing or admitting he was wrong for mixing up the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes. This bruohaha perhaps showcases two things: How performative politics is endemic during the Trump era and how not admitting you made a mistake makes the story keep going:stlpr.orgSchmitt faces withering criticism for botched hearing question of former prosecutorWhile Schmitt is trying to defend himself as someone who is just asking relevant questions, his critics contend the viral moment is another example of Republicans engaging in performative politics to ... 2132
Reposted by AnneCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o... 11571692055
Reposted by AnneJames Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026SEN. ERIC SCHMITT: Do these texts not prove that a shrimp fried this rice? 102967354
Anne @captainseeley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Wish he’d cared about the constitution when he was Missouri AG…. 010
Reposted by AnneJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In 2014, I interviewed a Columbia University student who went from class to class carrying the mattress she was raped on—a protest performance piece to remind college administrators what they put on her shoulders. Twelve years later, we still expect women on college campuses to carry that weight.jessica.substack.comCarrying That Weight—AgainI can’t stop thinking about the Cornell rape case 141125312
Anne @captainseeley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Good. Glad he is speaking up. And shame on any Dems who say otherwise. 100
Reposted by AnneProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵 19596033539
Reposted by AnneJason Rosenbaum @jasonrosenbaum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026. @cleaver.house.gov to me: “The joy I feel now is generated by the fact that the people won this battle.” Missourians used the referendum process to foil Donald Trump's effort to redraw the state's congressional districts. Full @stlpublicradio.bsky.social coverage:stlpr.orgU.S. Supreme Court again blocks Missouri from using Trump-backed congressional mapThis is the third time the high court has stymied efforts to implement a map aimed at ousting Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver. 05913
Anne @captainseeley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026static.klipy.comClark Griswold's Hallelujah Holy ShitALT: Clark Griswold's Hallelujah Holy Shit 010
Reposted by AnneElizabeth Joh @elizabethjoh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026girl are you the missouri redistricting case because you are CHAOTIC and getting on my nerves 115617
Reposted by AnneChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NEW: The Eighth Circuit, Missouri’s maps, and the mess the Roberts Court has brought about. Even as the Supreme Court has tried to stop the Missouri maps chaos, it turns out that a lack of concern for precedent, rules, and stability have trickle-down effects. This evening, at Law Dork:lawdork.comThe Eighth Circuit, Missouri’s maps, and the mess the Roberts Court has brought aboutEven as the Supreme Court has tried to stop the Missouri maps chaos, it turns out that a lack of concern for precedent, rules, and stability have trickle-down effects. 13544152
Reposted by AnneFrankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 18/09/2026I’m on NPR’s Code Switch this week talking about the trans panic that’s hit the WNBA. You can listen here:npr.orgWhy can’t people be normal about the WNBA? : Code SwitchThe WNBA is more popular than ever, but the growth has come with a lot of unwanted attention, like protests at games and death threats directed towards players. This week, we talk with independent jou... 236197
Reposted by AnneRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026He is not wrong. "There are reasonable grounds to believe that the reported 68 attacks that killed 223 people constituted crimes against humanity of murder under customary international law" - United Nations Special Rapporteur on U.S. Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul... 341127524654
Reposted by AnnePhilip Bump @pbump.com · 21/09/2026ICE shot a DoorDash delivery guy.statesman.comAttorney: Austin man shot by ICE agent was making DoorDash deliveryA Venezuelan man shot by an ICE agent in Austin was making a DoorDash delivery, his attorney said. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was later released from the hospital into ICE custody. 25376653459
Reposted by AnneNanjala @nanjala.bsky.social · 20/09/2026A Senegalese college basketball player, Amina Seck, is currently in ICE detention. Seck was travelling with her team to a tournament in New York when she was detained by ICE at Louisville Airport. She has been moved four times since her detention. #wnba eu.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...eu.courier-journal.comKSU women's basketball player detained by ICE at Louisville airport | ExclusiveAminata Seck, 26, was detained while traveling as part of Kentucky State University's women's basketball team. 17500396
Reposted by Anne🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026I just honestly can't get over that Save Women Sports, an anti-trans group could only find five trans athletes competing K through 12. Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people 16886312303
Reposted by AnneJason Rosenbaum @jasonrosenbaum.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Technically today was the deadline to send out military ballots. There was no decision made by the 8th Circuit on Onder/Brattin's lawsuit. At this point, I really don't see what that court can do ... Even if they try to get around SCOTUS' stay, you have to think SCOTUS would shut that down quickly. 1106
Reposted by AnneClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 19/09/2026every day of my life I think about the people using “she” to describe this computer program who still need to be convinced to use it for trans women 6138793686
Reposted by Anneeliko thalia @museinrevolt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026just learned this today 6868383719
Reposted by AnneSue Gibson @suegibson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026“Nearly 140,000 Missouri women ages 15 to 44 live in counties that have no labor and delivery unit and no obstetric doctor, while more than 120,000 live more than 30 minutes from a hospital that has labor and delivery services.” www.newstribune.com/news/2026/se...newstribune.comRural Missouri families face longer drives, riskier births as maternity wards vanish | Jefferson City News-TribuneMelanie Pierce works with many pregnant women who know they'll have a long drive ahead of them when labor starts. 046
Reposted by AnneBeacon Reproductive Health Network @beaconrepro.bsky.social · 17/09/2026🗓️ Missouri, mark your calendars! The General Election is Tues, Nov. 3rd. Save these key registration, absentee, & early voting dates and make your voting plan. 💛 Questions or voting issues? Call or text the nonpartisan Election Protection hotline: 866-OUR-VOTE. #GOTV #MOVotes 021
Reposted by AnneM a r c u s 🏳️🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“I’m heartbroken to discover I’m living amongst some very bigoted xenophobic people” 14545110
Reposted by AnneRaquel 🌈✨ @aistear.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Blumineck lo ha vuelto a hacer 🥹 le aplaudo hasta que se me caigan las manos, bravo. "Be masculine, be feminine, be neither, or be both. But be kind." 6497843925
Reposted by AnneGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 14/09/2026“ICE agents were caught on video pulling one teen from the car and punching him repeatedly in the face while he lay on the ground. The other teen, Luis Ochoa, said he informed the ICE agents he was a citizen but was told, ‘I don’t give a damn.… Your parents can’t help you now.’” 1731681737
Reposted by AnneSue Gibson @suegibson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026“Hoskins, who flew to Dallas on Tuesday for the Republican convention,….” 😆😂🤣 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/u...nytimes.comTrump Wanted a New House Map in Missouri. Voters Got Chaos Instead.The legal wrangling over a congressional map redrawn by Republicans has election officials, candidates and voters scrambling before November. 033
Anne @captainseeley.bsky.social · 12/09/2026static.klipy.comLambchop's Song That Doesn't EndAlt: Lambchop's Song That Doesn't End 010
Reposted by AnneBrian Kaylor @briankaylor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026My latest @ms.now column on the gerrymandering mess in Missouri & who created the constitutional crisis: www.ms.now/opinion/miss...ms.nowOpinion | Missouri Republicans have unleashed pure chaos on us voters ahead of the midterm electionsBrian T. Kaylor: As the midterms approach, the Missouri district I'll vote in has changed back and forth 066
Reposted by AnneElad Gross @bigelad.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Class action lawsuit filed against Missouri Secretary of State Hoskins for botching Missouri's congressional election and using an illegitimate map that favored his party and preferred candidates. youtube.com/shorts/X3LUD...youtube.comClass Action against Missouri Secretary of State for Botching ElectionYouTube video by Elad Gross 32411
Reposted by Annesteven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Texas is delaying its typical September 1 release of maternal mortality data until December 1, conveniently timed to be after the midterm election. Recent reports have shown a sharp rise in ectopic pregnancy deaths after the abortion ban went into effect. www.austinchronicle.com/news/texas-p...austinchronicle.comTexas’ Pregnancy Death Report Set to Release After Midterms • The Austin ChronicleTexas’ Pregnancy Death Report Set to Release After Midterms 20538472141
Reposted by AnneNPR @npr.org · 11/09/2026After 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation. n.pr/4xPdcvpn.prThey cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICEAfter 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation. 11375186
Reposted by AnneMissouri Independent @missouriindependent.com · 11/09/2026Of 900 likely Missouri voters surveyed in August by the SLU/YouGov Poll, 44% opposed the abortion ban amendment and 43% supported it. The remaining 13% were unsure. #moleg #mogovmissouriindependent.comLatest Missouri poll finds another razor thin margin ahead of November vote on abortion • Missouri IndependentThe results of the latest Saint Louis University/YouGov poll erased a gap that had favored Missouri's proposed abortion ban amendment months earlier. 11710
Reposted by AnneEd Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 11/09/2026In Massachusetts, we have a responsibility to protect the vulnerable and stand up for those who need it. We don’t throw trans kids under the bus for political points. We protect them—and all of our neighbors—because trans rights are human rights. 150107991822
Reposted by AnneQuinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 10/09/2026wow, it seems like the threat of sanctions and contempt proceedings can actually get results. I'm sure there are no lessons to draw from this. 6659135
Anne @captainseeley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Some of the doorknobs at the Missouri State Capitol are still the original. 131
Reposted by AnneNick @sregorn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026law expert here. state supreme courts only order secretaries of state not to leave town when they are in extreme distress. 220435
Reposted by AnneAdam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 10/09/2026Missouri Supreme Court Justice Powell: "Before we recess, we direct your client, the Secretary of State, to not venture far from Jefferson City until the contempt motion is resolved." Tough morning for Missouri's MAGA SecState Denny Hoskins 401742380
Anne @captainseeley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Secretary of State Denny Hoskins has been advised not to travel far from Jefferson City after the contempt hearing while the Justices decide what to do, lol. 010
Reposted by AnneSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The Supreme Court's stay grant in the Missouri redistricting case is a good example of something I wrote aboout last fall—the difference between being *cynical* about the current Court (which I very much am) and being doomers about it. Once again, "law" is doing real—if insufficient—work out there:stevevladeck.comBonus 176: Law, Lawlessness, and DoomerismLaw is not—and never will be—a perfect constraint on government action. But claims that legal limits have become wholly irrelevant to the current administration are not just wrong; they're dangerous. 2129765
Reposted by AnneSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 10/09/2026#BREAKING: Over *no* public dissents, #SCOTUS *stays* the federal district court’s TRO in the Missouri redistricting case, effectively restoring the Missouri Supreme Court ruling from last week (and the 2022 map that it requires the state to use in November). 683224767
Reposted by AnneSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 10/09/2026“No matter what they do later today or tomorrow, the justices in Washington bear at least some of the responsibility for how we got here in the first place.” Me on Missouri’s mess—and the conflicting injunctions simultaneously *barring* the state from using its 2025 map and *requiring* it to do so:stevevladeck.comBonus 248: Missouri’s Massive Midterm MessThe Supreme Court can and should put an end to the mess over which map Missouri must use in November's elections. But it’s a mess of the justices’ own making. 19700188
Reposted by AnneJason Rosenbaum @jasonrosenbaum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Perhaps the most startling news of the day. The SLU/YouGov poll (which was very close to the mark on Amendment 3 in 2024) found President Trump is underwater... in MISSOURI ... according to @stlmag.bsky.social. Trump won MO three times by huge margins. www.stlmag.com/news/trump-k... 63514
