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Dennis M. Taylor

@dmt4mt.bsky.social
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Montana guy concerned about politics, history, social justice, and civil liberties. (he/him)

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 2h
Eric Schmitt fucked up so badly today that even The New York Times isn't mincing words on how badly he fucked up.
NYT Headline: As Jack Smith Testifies, a Senator’s Accusation of Perjury Falls Apart

Subhed: A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts.
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Dennis M. Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 1h
Trump’s Campaign Schedule Is a Very Bad Sign for Republicans - New York Magazine apple.news/ANf5sRHUsSme...
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Trump’s Campaign Schedule Is a Very Bad Sign for Republicans — New York Magazine
The president is focused on places where Republicans should win easily — an ominous development for November.
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Dennis M. Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 1h
Hegseth freezes hiring of civilian tenured faculty at U.S. military academies - The Hill apple.news/ARwqZc-mJT3i...
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Hegseth freezes hiring of civilian tenured faculty at US military academies — The Hill
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed departments on Tuesday to halt appointments of civilian staff to tenured positions at U.S. military service academies and develop hiring plans that prioritize “...
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Dennis M. Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 1h
Homeland Security taps $20 million in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads - The Associated Press apple.news/AcTcIZELDSYu...
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Homeland Security taps $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads — The Associated Press
DHS has tapped $20 million to pay for campaign-style ads glorifying President Donald Trump.
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Dennis M. Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 1h
WNBA playoffs 2026: How the Liberty swept the Lynx and the Fever stayed alive www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
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WNBA playoffs 2026: Aces-Fever live scores and highlights
No. 6 seed Indiana and top-seeded Minnesota face must-win games Tuesday. We're courtside for live analysis.
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Dennis M. Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 1h
Union and governor’s office sign agreement to reduce state employees’ healthcare rate hike Source: Montana Free Press #mtpol #mtleg share.newsbreak.com/jq6hiqe6?s=i16
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Union and governor’s office sign agreement to reduce state employees’ healthcare rate hike - NewsBreak
Healthcare insurance costs for state employees will go up in January, though an agreement between the Montana Federation of Public Employees and the office
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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 6h
"Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the two largest reservoirs in the system, reached historically low combined storage in July, with experts warning that the Colorado River Basin is facing increasingly difficult conditions."
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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 14h
Our government turned residents into their enemies. A pox on all their houses. It's all hands on deck to protect our elections & build Irrevocable freedoms & protections for everyone. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u... Already working on election protection? Tell us how we can help too!
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Trump Officials Revise How Title IX Sex Discrimination Rules Are Enforced (Gift Article)
The change follows a court ruling barring Title IX from protecting L.G.B.T.Q. people and has angered advocates for sexual assault survivors.
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 14h
Montana is implementing Medicaid work requirements early, but Medicaid advocates say the state isn’t ready. The state hasn’t hired all the staff it says it needs or built all the computer systems to check for exemptions.
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Confusion and Angst Follow State's Early Rollout of Medicaid Work Rules - KFF Health News
In most states, people with Medicaid coverage will have to prove they're working, volunteering, or studying starting Jan. 1. But Montana put the rules into effect early, and they're sowing uncertainty and anxiety.
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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 5h
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 4h
Excellent
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ICE Deportees Are Vanishing Into Salvadoran Prisons - The Atlantic apple.news/A1nqLVLS_TC6...
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ICE Deportees Are Vanishing Into Salvadoran Prisons — The Atlantic
The world moved on after Kilmar Abrego Garcia, but people continue to disappear in a black hole of imprisonment.
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Matt-Man69 @matt-man69.bsky.social · 5h
Remember this…🙄🤷🏻💯
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 9h
That cocky, misplaced look of smug success on Senator Eric Schmitt’s face—moments before everything came crashing down around him because he’s so carelessly incompetent.
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 8h
No one cares about humanity until it directly affects them! Shame on this rogue SCOTUS! #Pinks ⚖️
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 5h
Hedge funds now hold a record share of the $30 trillion Treasury market. What could go wrong?
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Hedge funds now hold a record share of the $30 trillion Treasury market. What could go wrong?
Hedge funds can boost Treasury market liquidity, but their growing role also risks creating financial instability.
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Dennis M. Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 5h
As Jack Smith Testifies, a Senator’s Accusation of Perjury Falls Apart www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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Jack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falters
A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts.
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Dennis M. Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 5h
Check out this article from The Register Guard: Ducks senior Sofia Bell out for season with lower body injury www.registerguard.com/story/sports... #GoDucks
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Ducks senior Sofia Bell out for season with lower body injury
Oregon women's basketball senior Sofia Bell has suffered a season-ending lower body injury, head coach Kelly Graves announced Sept. 29.
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Quinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com · 6h
And about a third the number of Senegalese tirailleurs that fought for France on the European front in First World War.
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Quinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com · 6h
That's one third the number of US ground troops that invaded Iraq.
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Quinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com · 6h
Feel like we don't talk enough about the 50,000 North Koreans fighting in Ukraine.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 8h
NEW: 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...
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Appeals court weighs fate of judge's contempt probe over Trump administration deportation flights
An 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 ...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 9h
Donald Trump is just too dense to understand that the world "artificial" in AI means computers are *imitating* human thought behavior, not that the results are not genuine. But he's too literal and simple minded to grasp that distinction.
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Dennis M. Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 6h
MAGA Media Is Trying to Spin Senator’s Brutal Gaffe Into a Win - Rolling Stone apple.news/AK5TjQHyWRo6...
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MAGA Media Is Trying to Spin Senator’s Brutal Gaffe Into a Win — Rolling Stone
Eric Schmitt humiliated himself while trying to corner Jack Smith during a Senate hearing. The right is running cover for him
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Dennis M. Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 6h
The night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. We’re forgetting what darkness feels like - The Guardian apple.news/A98scMe_nRrm...
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The night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. We’re forgetting what darkness feels like — Guardian US
If more cities start regulating outdoor lighting, we humans could make the environment better for all living creatures
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Dennis M. Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 6h
Senator’s basketball mix-up derails ‘gotcha’ moment at Jack Smith hearing - The Washington Post apple.news/A6LjEv8M0R86...
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Senator’s basketball mix-up derails ‘gotcha’ moment at Jack Smith hearing — The Washington Post
The gaffe by Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri) quickly went viral, but several prominent MAGA influencers seemed not to notice his mistake.
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Dennis M. Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 6h
Meet the 20 scholars and artists who've just won MacArthur “genius grants” - NPR apple.news/Ar4vfrLRiRpa...
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Meet the 20 scholars and artists who've just won MacArthur Fellowships — NPR
A historian who studies wage gaps between races and a saxophonist whose live performances include a chef are among the latest recipients of the philanthropic group’s annual, no-strings-attached $800,0...
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Hegseth to cut more generals, admirals in bid to remake military’s top ranks - The Washington Post apple.news/AKpnmaJBrRB2...
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Hegseth to cut more generals, admirals in bid to remake military’s top ranks — The Washington Post
The defense secretary is expected to announce that the number of top officers will be reduced by as much as 20 percent, officials said.
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Dennis M. Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 6h
Supreme Court lets Trump resume deporting migrants to countries not their own - Reuters Cruel and unusual apple.news/AGJ_wstGST5W...
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Supreme Court lets Trump resume deporting migrants to countries not their own — Reuters
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday let President Donald Trump's administration resume deporting ​migrants to countries other than their own without offering them the chance to show the harms they may fac...
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 9h
Propaganda and ego displays are not wordsmithing.
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Scott Kelley Ernest 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @mxscottkernest.bsky.social · 6h
Trump's baffling prediction immediately blows up in his face: ‘Out of touch’ www.rawstory.com/trump-data-c...
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Trump's baffling prediction immediately blows up in his face: ‘Out of touch’
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that increasingly unpopular data centers will make communities “very, very happy” — and critics online quickly mocked the prediction as “out of touch.”Trump made th...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11h
It's one thing to be so incredibly incompetent as Eric Schmitt that your dramatic "GOTCHA" moment falls apart in real time. It is quite another thing to be so incredibly dishonest as Eric Schmitt that you then go on a right-wing show and pretend it didn't happen. "My job is to ask the questions."😜
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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 9h
Do we seriously have to do Maoist newspeak every single time an 80 year old posts his idiotic ideas on the internet. It has been AI since before I was even born. Can literally anyone have a shred of dignity.
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 9h
We're gonna be officially renaming "up" to "down", "bad" to "good", "water" to "wine", and "smart" to "dumb". Moreover, I'm going to banish gravity, cuz I just don't effin' like it.
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Dennis M. Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 6h
Trump admin calls court block on Kennedy Center repairs 'existential' threat share.newsbreak.com/jq2vrqt9?s=i16
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Trump admin calls court block on Kennedy Center repairs 'existential' threat - NewsBreak
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s administration told a federal appeals court that barring him from adding his name to the Kennedy Center would be an "
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 10h
By my math, the order was filed 11 minutes after the Trump administration's reply brief came in.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 10h
Link: www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 10h
#BREAKING: Over dissents from the three Democratic appointees, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the third-country removals case; clears way for Trump admin. to continue removing non-citizens without a full chance to litigate the conditions in those countries (while also taking up the full merits appeal).
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10h
Trump’s Pentagon is preparing to cut 20% of senior military posts as his top envoys discuss sanctions relief, energy deals, and economic cooperation with Putin’s team. The timing is raising serious questions.
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Trump's Hegseth Plans 20% Cut to Senior Military Posts as Putin Envoy Courts U.S.
As the Pentagon prepares to downgrade or eliminate senior billets by January 1, 2027, Trump officials are discussing Russian energy and economic cooperation while Moscow's war on Ukraine continues.
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Axios @axios.com · 17h
"In Iowa, we should brace for losing everything, definitely the governor's race and maybe the Senate race and who knows what else," one top GOP campaign consultant told Axios.
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"Brace for losing everything": Farm crisis fears grip GOP in Iowa
Trump's policies have cause severe financial problems for farmers. Iowa is especially vulnerable.
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The Fighting Liberal Texan🌈🌊💙🦋Congress Switchboard 202-224-3121 @fightingliberal.bsky.social · 7h
Trump agrees to end court fight against $5m verdict in E Jean Carroll case The verdict stems from Carroll’s 2023 sexual abuse and defamation civil trial against Trump ...
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Trump agrees to end court fight against $5m verdict in E Jean Carroll case
The verdict stems from Carroll’s 2023 sexual abuse and defamation civil trial against Trump
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h
Two Schmitt staffers realizing this might be their last day.
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Stephen Wunderlich @swonder.bsky.social · 9h
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Meta Faces Up to $219 Billion for Misleading You About Your Data
“We do not and never will sell any of your information to anyone.”
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Volunteer Blue @volunteerblue.bsky.social · 10h
Time for us to show them who has the real power with our votes and our volunteering. Vote early. Vote safely and bring all your like-minded friends and family to vote with you. To volunteer, check out volunteerblue.org?utm_medium=B... for effective options. We can ALL do a little bit to help.
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✨🌟 ⭐️ LoveKat ⭐️🌟✨🟦♿️🧬🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🌎☮️🕊️🟪 @lovekat41.bsky.social · 8h
Shameful. SCOTUS is compromised, and this is a stain on history. share.newsbreak.com/jq1g62wl?s=i16
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Supreme Court lets Trump continue deporting people to 3rd countries while justices consider policy - NewsBreak
Under a series of often-secret agreements, the Trump administration has deported some 25,000 people to more than two dozen countries, including Liberia and
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Dennis M. Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 8h
A case that is dismissed without prejudice is temporarily closed, meaning the prosecutor is allowed to fix mistakes and refile the lawsuit or charges later. We’ll be baaaack!
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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 8h
Natalie Harp, the president's devoted assistant, sported a new look as she returned to the White House after President Donald Trump attended an AI event
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Harp gets 'up close' to Trump as she's caught 'pandering' with telling move
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9h
Can't recall ever seeing anything quite like this during a Congressional hearing. And I've been in and around politics for 50 years.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11h
🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Tuesday allowed a pro-voting challenge to Louisiana’s proof-of-citizenship voter registration law to move forward, including claims that the law discriminates against voters based on national origin. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Judge greenlights challenge to Louisiana anti-voting law, citing discrimination claims
The judge found that the pro-voting plaintiffs had plausibly alleged that officials in Lafayette Parish discriminated against some registration applicants based on national origin.
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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 10h
Apparently, Trump's new AI site failed to take the loyalty test. 😂🤣
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