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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 9h

I hope that turning Trump, Miller, and Hegseth over to the ICC is on the table for some future time. No one deserves international justice more than those three.

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

perfect tweet

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Either Ohio State's political science department is the worst poli sci department in the U.S., or JD Vance is an idiot or a tool. And since we know that OSU's poli sci department is one of the best in the country, it follows that JD Vance is just an idiot or a tool. Or both. (Probably both.)

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

LOL, that’s a lot of enemies! Sounds like I’m in good company.

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This feels like one of those “Is it a real photograph, or is AI?” tests. And it is so obviously bizarre that it must be AI, right? Right?

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Safe travels! Stunning sunset in Sister Bay tonight. Such a beautiful time of year in Wisconsin.

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Mr. “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters” strikes again. He has no filter; just says whatever vapid thoughts enter his mind. This is EXACTLY the support Ken Paxton deserves.

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Not a matter of coddling, IMO, but of putting their change of mind (and maybe of heart) to good use. Sometimes the people who have been converted can be powerful messengers to others that some of us can't reach. Shaming them surely drives them away; acknowledging their remorse might do some good.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It is reassuring to see that some people can see through the continuing lies. Voters like this should be welcomed back to reality rather than castigated for their past votes. No doubt that some members never will leave the cult but let's do all we can to help persuade those who are willing to leave.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

when your country's new accord on “super intelligence” misspells the country's name

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Lol. 😂

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

They are all such idiots. From Trump to Hegseth to Eric Schmitt ... all of them. This has to be the dumbest, most incompetent cabinet and congressional leadership in American history. But that will be for historians to write in coming decades, and no doubt Whiskey Pete will live forever in infamy.

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hey Whiskey Pete, last time I looked, the dudes in Iran who are kicking your ass have beards. And if you are such a tough-guy warrior, how about we give you a knife and drop you in the middle of Iran to fight your way out. I suspect you would be quickly captured (or worse) by a dude with a beard.

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hey Missouri, I know you have a lot of excellent lawyers in your state. I’ve litigated with and against many who are top notch and know their way around a courtroom. So I’m really puzzled, bordering on incredulous: How and why did you elect THIS guy to be your state’s top lawyer for four years? 🤔

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Sen. Eric Schmitt made a serious play today for the worst demonstrative exhibit and the most inept use of a demonstrative in American legal history. I would give him the nod.

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

About 10 years ago I tried a shareholder dispute and had a second-year associate as my second chair. Two years out of law school, she was so much better prepared and conducted a vastly superior cross-examination of the opposing party than what Eric Schmitt did today. What an epic failure.

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

As a trial lawyer, I have to thank Senator Eric Schmitt for providing the best training video I could possibly want to show to young lawyers about how NOT to conduct a cross-examination. This one is going to make its way into a lot of law firms' training videos, along with My Cousin Vinny.

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Trump loves the North Korean dictator and thinks that Canada is the worst country in the world. I mean, COME ON PEOPLE! Anyone who continues to support this guy now is beyond persuasion.

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

That was the most embarrassingly incompetent cross-examination by a lawyer that I have seen in my 32 years of practicing law. I wish I could try all my cases with Sen. Schmitt as opposing counsel. Had he done this in front of a jury, I can guarantee you the jury would have openly laughed.

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Well done, Senator Klobuchar! You made it very clear which Midwestern senator knows what they are talking about and can be trusted to have her facts straight and which one is a performative bumbler more interested in accusations than facts, and a very poor lawyer as well.

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

One of the most shameful displays from a US Senator I have ever seen. He embarrassed himself, the State of Missouri, and the U.S. Senate.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It should be inconceivable to everyone.

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If you are gullible enough to believe this latest in a LONG string of "promises" that Trump has failed to keep, then you deserve the current government you have. I mean, COME ON! Trump is a con man; he will say whatever he needs to say to get your vote. Remember this one? www.cnn.com/2025/04/25/p...

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Fact check: It wasn’t ‘in jest.’ Here are 53 times Trump said he’d end Ukraine war within 24 hours or before taking office | CNN Politics

He wasn’t joking.

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The NYT buries the lede, of course, but here is the reason: “the United States asked to delete mentions of equity, solidarity and universal access to sexual and reproductive health care services.” Some so-called “Christian nation” we have. 🙄 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...

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U.S. Rejects U.N. Declaration on Preparing for Future Pandemics

Most member nations spoke in support of the declaration, but some rich countries had strong objections.

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#Wisconsin voters, please remember when you vote for Governor in November that Tom Tiffany voted against the war powers bill in the US House that would have stopped Trump’s ability to unilaterally continue his war of choice in Iran. Tiffany is a Trump mini-me who actively supports Trump’s agenda.

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

SCOTUS’s decision on the SAVE database was wrong, but unlikely to have significant immediate impact You should still vote w/ confidence! If MAGA officials try to illegally remove voters, we'll see them in court More in my weekly column @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN

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It Was the Best of Fridays, It Was the Worst of Fridays (Well, Kinda)

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It has been a brutal and protracted slugfest. But I think we can finally declare a winner in the long-running "Who is the dumbest United States Senator?" competition.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

An important note here:

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

@normeisen.bsky.social is a tremendous lawyer with great instincts and judgment. It is important not to panic or, as he says, overreact in a way that is unhelpful and causes people to mistrust our elections. You can trust what he says. Please listen to him.

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The real danger is in those Americans who think Trump is sincere. They think that he really will work to do what he promises, and so they give him their vote. It's no different than the con artist who wants your money. Once they get what they want, you see their real stripes. Wake up, America! /End

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I don't know if that is what is going on with Trump; maybe he has that mentality where he simply cannot tell right from wrong, maybe he doesn't. But I'm less concerned about him than about people who think he is sincere when he promises people things. He isn't, and he won't even try to deliver. 5/

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

He said that con artists don't have the same ethical framework as the vast majority of people in how they see right and wrong. In their minds, they are not doing anything wrong. They are just unable to see and understand why the rest of us are so horrified at how they steal and cheat. 4/

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

One of my law partners was a former federal prosecutor. I asked him to help me with the case. When I told him that I couldn't understand how this con artist who had sued our client could say and do the things he was saying, my colleague told me that con artists have a different mindset. 3/

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I learned about their mindset from a former colleague. I am a lawyer who handles civil cases, and years ago I represented a client who had unwittingly entered into a contract with a guy who turned out to be a con artist, just an unabashed grifter. 2/

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

He never did and he never will. There is a reason that con artists like Trump exist: there is a significant segment of the population that is willing to believe that they are sincere in what they are saying when they want your money (or your vote). They are not. 1/

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany has been tied to Trump at the hip since day one, and he continues to be a Trump mini-me. Although his campaign portrays him as something else, he is a Trump clone, as this Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article shows. www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

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Tom Tiffany campaign blocks Journal Sentinel reporters from event

The reporters were denied entry on Sept. 24 by a campaign staffer, only days after Tiffany said he would permit all reporters to attend his events.

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Once again, my boycott of Amazon is paying off: I couldn’t watch the Green Bay Packers debacle on TV tonight even if I wanted to because I don’t have Amazon prime.

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

And are in violation of a court order. Hold all of those responsible for carrying out Trump’s order to ban entry to the White House in criminal contempt of court and jail them. The only way to stop this is to punish the minions responsible for carrying out illegal orders.

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Securing the safety of those who are being illegally deported of course comes first but there MUST be motions to hold those who are carrying out these orders in criminal contempt of court. Jailing the minions of the illegal Trump/Miller “remigration” scheme is the only way to stop it.

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Immediately move to hold anyone responsible for denying access in contempt of the TRO. Impose criminal sanctions and jail them. The only way to stop this madness is to show those who are complicit with Trump’s illegal actions that they will be held responsible, even if he is not.

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Saw Marcus King open for @mumfordandsons.bsky.social in #Madison #Wisconsin tonight, and was blown away. That man can play! The last guitarist I saw live who can play like that is Warren Haynes.

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Courtesy of Mitch McConnell, who could have acted from a place of integrity but instead took the calculated risk that he and others in the GOP could control Trump. It was the same arrogant, overconfident route taken by German political leaders with Adolph Hitler and the NSDAP in 1932.

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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said. It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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douglaspoland.bsky.social @douglaspoland.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Todd Blanche either doesn’t realize or doesn’t care that he will, at some point in time that cannot be too far off, be living in a world without Donald Trump. He’d better plan on a career outside the legal profession because the odds are slim that the profession will welcome him back in.

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