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James Meguerian

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Retired from practicing law, then retired from teaching History and Political Science. Now, sad for my country.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 6h
Riley Gaines, famous for turning her 5th place tie with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas into a far-right career agianst transgender people, has officially had her lawsuit against the NCAA thrown out by a judge today. The judge found no evidence for her claims. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Riley Gaines' Title IX Lawsuit Against The NCAA Struck Down After Judge Finds "No Evidence" Of Funding Claims
Gaines’ attorneys argued her civil rights were violated because she competed against a transgender athlete.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11h
A prominent election denier whom the Trump administration hired to pursue investigations into election-related conspiracy theories has resigned several months after he failed to find evidence that the 2020 presidential race was stolen. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Election denier Kurt Olsen leaves DOJ after failing to find evidence of stolen election
A prominent election denier whom the Trump administration hired to pursue investigations into election-related conspiracy theories has resigned several months after he failed to find evidence that the...
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 16h
It's a good day to google "Foxconn," "Wisconsin," "Trump," "2018," "13,000 jobs" and "didn't happen, didn't even come close"
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 16h
Everything’s fine
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James Meguerian @gottobeaspirit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Perfectly on brand for MAHA. (Sorry)
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Sasha Hupka @sashahupka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW: An investigation by Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell found 52 of 60 potential noncitizens flagged by a error-prone federal system known as SAVE are actually citizens. Last week, SCOTUS said President Donald Trump's administration can use the tool. Read: www.votebeat.org/arizona/2026...
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52 out of 60 voters flagged as noncitizens in key Arizona county turn out to be citizens
Maricopa County’s GOP recorder said he had found 60 noncitizens who had cast a ballot. Upon closer investigation, though, the real number is only eight.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Good times for Ken Paxton and Roger Marshall
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
An Important Note on Silicon Valley AI Models (LLMs) talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/an-im...
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An Important Note on Silicon Valley AI Models (LLMs)
I want to flag your attention to this note written by computer...
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Whenever you see a pollster or consultant give a take like this, it’s always worth following the money. In this case, Emanuel has paid Anzalone’s firm nearly $300k (maybe more but that’s what I found so far). A consultant class is devouring the Dem Party www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisc...
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Underestimate @RahmEmanuel at your own risk.
He knows how to win. He knows how to fight.
And he knows how to message.
And no one will out work him. Regardless of whether he wins the Democratic nomination in 2028 he will make an impact on the race. You can be sure of that. Don't take your eyes off of him. At the minimum, learn from him.
Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play
Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 24/09/2026
Don Jr.-backed drone-parts manufacturer congratulates Eric Trump-backed drone manufacturer on winning a DoD contract.
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More momentum for XTEND. 🚀

Congrats to the team on another important U.S. defense milestone. Proud to be an investor and supplier. 🦅

$UMAC $XTND #Drones #DefenseTech
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XTEND has been awarded Phase III of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Modular Kinetic Lethal Drone (MKLD) program.

The award follows XTEND’s recent Gauntlet II top-performer selection under the Drone Dominance Program.

Read more: xtend.me/xtend-secures-…
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 27/09/2026
Multiple ads I believe
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Britt Lundgren @brittlundgren.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Stop trying to make Rahm happen.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The kids these days will hardly believe it, but a mere two years ago, the mental & physical (lack of) acuity of Elderly Presidents was the Great Issue of Our Time. Someone should tell Jake Tapper & Alex Thompson, so they can write a book on it.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Spineless wimps. They never learn.
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TV Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN
The White House TV pool went dark this past week amid a standoff between CNN and the president. Network leaders, however, believe an indefinite suspension may be untenable.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
UN Ambassador Mike Waltz claims "the primary thing" affecting diesel prices is "the war between Russia and Ukraine" (diesel prices only spiked after Trump attacked Iran ... )
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“If you’re evil you’re actually kind of good. Because you’re at least getting something done.”🤔 Y’all aren’t alarmed enough about what MAGA tech billionaire (Trump donor, J.D. Vance’s pimp, Epstein’s buddy) Peter Thiel is doing to our country.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Susan Collins is always horrified by the predictable results of her own vote, which means Mainers who genuinely care about Susan Collins should elect Troy Jackson as he won’t vote for things that wind up upsetting Susan Collins, unlike Susan Collins
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I think something to consider here is that Collins voted to confirm Russ Vought as OMB Director despite the fact that he said a billion times that he thought Trump had a constitutional right to illegally impound funds, and now she’s doing shocked Pikachu reactions.
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Without warning or consultation, Congress just received an $810 million package of pocket rescissions from the Administration. This is the most recent attempt by this Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to undermine Congress's Constitutional power of the purse.
This move shows that OMB intentionally withheld these funds for months to execute this unlawful cancellation of appropriations that were approved on a bipartisan basis and signed into law.Not only is the delay itself an impoundment that was not reported to Congress, but also it is a usurpation of Congress's appropriations powers.
OMB is an agency of the executive branch. It does not get to decide which programs are worth funding.
The independent Government Accountability Office has concluded that pocket rescissions are unlawful and not permitted by the Impoundment Control Act. Any effort to rescind appropriated funds without congressional approval is a clear violation of the law.
I will work with my colleagues to address these illegal actions.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Stolen assembly line valor, Mike
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 25/09/2026
Nolan Wells was murdered. No doubt in my mind.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Boutros is the US Atty who put his office at the full service of ICE misconduct and Trump White House retaliation during operation midway blitz.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“He don’t even take no salary—that’s how selfless Trump is, y’all!!!”
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Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov · 23/09/2026
Trump’s EPA let a major pesticide company pick what its regulations should be. Alarming proof that EPA is there to serve corporate interests, not protect the safety of Americans. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US environment agency let Bayer pick regulations for destructive weedkiller, documents show
Environmental Protection Agency asked firm to choose rules it wanted for dicamba, then put the choices in a proposed federal rule
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
RON WHITE: "@jamestalarico.bsky.social didn't cost the state of Texas $6 MILLION... Paxton is a criminal. He's a piece of shit." JOE ROGAN: *pretends not to know anything again*
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Remember: Trump's attacks on the IRS were never about "efficiency." They were about making it easier for wealthy and powerful people like him to skirt what they owe.
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
That’s…not normal 😳
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Useful reporting but would be worth more firmly stressing Hegseth’s achievement in overseeing a calamitous decline in US power and prestige, which was absolutely predictable and was presumably always the point. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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In Hegseth’s Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle Turmoil
Persistent distractions are feeding a climate of mistrust as the U.S. military faces a series of wartime issues, including shortfalls of missile interceptors.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Secret Service already has a drone port next to the bunker-ballroom with no bathrooms. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump says his ballroom will house a drone port. The Secret Service already has one next door
President Donald Trump says his new White House ballroom will include a rooftop drone port to defend the complex.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Walter Cronkite: After liberating execution camps… Germans (who cried) they didn’t know…were as as guilty as Nazis…because they applauded when Hitler shut down (media) and said, ‘We don’t need to know. We trust our government...’ It’s our duty to know.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
these people are either the dumbest people on the planet or they’re pretending to be and are *still* too dumb to even be embarrassed by it
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“.. The greatest danger facing society isn’t that software will awaken and overthrow its human masters. It is that we will allow the creators of the software to abdicate human responsibility for the systems they choose to build ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I want to be 100% clear: @gavinnewsom.bsky.social's fingerprints are all over this deal and he owns the consequences. He has handed control of America's media ecosystem to Trump's top enablers and he should have to answer for it every day for the rest of his career. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...
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Paramount Settles States’ Lawsuit, Clearing Way for Warner Bros. Merger
By resolving a lawsuit filed by a group of states, the media mogul David Ellison removed the last major hurdle he faced in buying Warner Bros. Discovery.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
👇🏽 #AbolishICE
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
International criminals preparing to punish International Criminal Court
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/09/2026
KARL: Do you support Trump banning news organizations because he doesn't like what they're reporting? SCALISE: Look, Biden removed the press credentials from 400 agencies KARL: That's not true. 400 reporters who had credentials didn't reapply. They weren't banned from the WH. That did not happen.
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James Meguerian @gottobeaspirit.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
@gillianbrockell.com tracking the grotesque behavior of the U.S. government. Follow to know
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jcricket.bsky.social @jcricket.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The Speaker is flat out LYING. Again.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
OBAMA: “Imagine if I had kicked out Fox News”
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump's panicking about the widespread revulsion against his Arch, and is trying to cloak it in national security to jam it through or go around the normal approval process. It's even more important to stop it now, as a test case of not letting him use "national security" to justify illegal acts.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 18/09/2026
He literally calls it "the ban on the free press." What a goddamn maroon.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The reporters and the press association should all do the logical things in response to Trump's ban on Politico, CNN, MSNOW. Everyone else's response should be to laugh at Trump for being a little bitch. CNN is too much for him? 🤣 A president crying out No Mas, No Mas. Low Energy. Sad.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
when these lackeys lie like this, what is their end game? Everyone knows housing prices haven't come down 30%. do they really think anyone will be convinced? If not, what is the point?
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Doug Wilson = Pete Hegseth's pastor.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“These are images 🇺🇸 servicembers want you to see…” ABC News reporter Rachel Scott (who Trump recently snapped at) shares images of destruction on 🇺🇸 military bases
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 17/09/2026
Huh. What changed? I wonder if ICE kidnapping tens of thousands of Cubans and expelling them to the far corners of the earth has had an impact on her poll numbers in a Cuban diaspora majority district??
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The Big, Beautiful Bill just passed!
I proudly voted YES — because this is a victory for every American who works hard, plays by the rules, and believes in the greatness of our nation. This bill cuts taxes, protects your tips and overtime, boosts paychecks, and reduces the deficit, without raising a single tax.
Our Founders built this nation to lead, not to follow.
They believed in freedom, opportunity, and bold ideas. That's exactly what this bill delivers.
More jobs. More freedom. More money in your pocket. That's how we defend the American Dream, and keep our country strong, proud, and free.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
At a time when measles cases are skyrocketing across the USA, Health Secretary RFK Jr. is returning to the organization he founded and once chaired, “Children’s Health Defense”, to deliver the keynote address at its conference today. The “Children’s Health Defense” is an anti-vaccine group.
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Breaking: RFK Jr. to Headline Children’s Health Defense Conference in D.C.
Children’s Health Defense (CHD) founder and current U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will deliver the keynote address at the upcoming “CHD in D.C.” conference on Sept. 17 at the Grand Hyatt...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
That is basically the Republican Party platform for the midterms. What else are they going to campaign on? Corruption, new wars and higher prices?
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Photos leaked of bombed out US Middle East bases, with aircraft in pieces and buildings turned to rubble from Iranian fire. As @gregsargent.bsky.social notes, it's striking imagery, a symbol of US decline. Utter failure of Trump/Hegseth's fascist worldview, with its shallow conception of strength.
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David Burbach 🇺🇸 @dburbach.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Reminder that the administration's position, argued by DOJ in court, is that a president could demolish the Statue of Liberty or Washington monument by personal order, at any time, and no court would have any authority to intervene
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"He wants the election to be a referendum on how you feel about trans issues while trying to make your local community louder, more polluted, and more expensive with nothing in return."
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