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Gene Schmittgens

@gschmittgens.bsky.social
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Environmental Lawyer, politics nerd, pro-democracy and I won’t go back.

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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 2h
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October 5, 2026
Last night, on October 4, U.S.
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 20h
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The Doomsday Scenario
Even if Democrats crush the midterms, we’re in a world of trouble.
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 20h
The days of “let’s just move on” have to be over. If the Dems dont investigate then they should pay a price; primary challenges the most obvious. open.substack.com/pub/endlessu...
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Barron Trump Is Not a Kid
Powerful people are counting on us to stop paying attention.
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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October 4, 2026
On Friday night, just before 11:00, Trump announced that his administration “will, immediately, begin sending ‘Checks’ of nearly $100 to over 20 MILLION wonderful Seniors to help pay for their Medicar...
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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“America First” Has Become “America, Alone”
Trump’s State Department ripped down the flags of nearly 200 nations. A former senior advisor says the message is impossible to miss.
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 473.
… NYT: “One month until Election Day, voter dissatisfaction with the economy, concerns about political extremism and frustration with Trump have Democrats within reach of flipping 4 Republican-held go...
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Why You Must Care About the Ballroom
Trump is defying Congress and robbing the American people to build it.
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Good News From Two Tough Dads (and Their Daughters)
Something changed this week in how men in their proudest moments spotlight their families
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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The Man Who Would Inherit MAGA
JD Vance has spent years sucking up to the “five families” of the New Right. But does the vice president actually believe anything?
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“Trump will be remembered as an unloved, uncelebrated relic. And then he will be forgotten.” open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
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Trump Will Be Forgotten
He has nothing we want.
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Eric Schmitt with the sports www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Eric Schmitt with the sports
A cartoon by Jack Ohman.
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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October 1, 2026
John Hudson of the Washington Post reported this evening that the Trump administration is openly defying Congress, taking $52 million in military assistance lawmakers appropriated for European and Mid...
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Trump Fills The ICE Prisons. The Prison Companies Fund Nine GOP Senate Candidates.
Every name, from the filings nobody added up. Also: Georgia’s voters, Jerome Powell, and 30,000 prison workers all beat Trump this week.
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
White House attack dog claims Iran is pushing for Democrats. “Notably, there is not a single mention of the Democratic Party in the letter, despite the allegations made from Cheung and company.” www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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White House attack dog claims Iran is pushing for Democrats
The White House is now lying about Democrats getting a push from Iranian extremists.
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azdotconnector.bsky.social @azdotconnector.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why are we not surprised
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Republican Senator Greenlights Russ Vought’s Latest Impoundment talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/re...
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Republican Senator Greenlights Russ Vought’s Latest Impoundment
A Republican Gives a Thumbs Up to White House Effort to Seize...
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Sen. Cory Booker Tears Into Republicans Over Jack Smith Hearing and Trump’s January 6 Case | AC1G
YouTube video by DRM News
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Corey speaks tryth to liars. youtu.be/WpeRkrSFpYM
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Sen. Cory Booker Tears Into Republicans Over Jack Smith Hearing and Trump’s January 6 Case | AC1G
YouTube video by DRM News
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Had the privilege of listening to Pete Buttigieg last night. He is brilliant and so articulate. He laid out his vision of what happens the first day after the felon is no longer in power. Democratic leadership would be wise to listen.
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Missouri is so (NOT) proud of Eric. www.huffpost.com/entry/photos...
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Video Shows Jack Smith At Iowa Hawkeyes Game In Maryland
More evidence of an epic blunder by Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.).
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Courage Can't Wait
The people who built Trump's movement are finally finding their nerve. Funny how it showed up right when it got cheap.
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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10 Reasons to VOTE EARLY
Voting early gives you something incredibly valuable in an election: TIME to solve problems.
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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A Defining Moment of Religious Pluralism
🚨 36 Days to the Midterms 🚨
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Libby Whittemore @libbage55.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue Yeah…good times
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Are JD and Oz really that stupid? open.substack.com/pub/blueamp/...
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Vance’s ‘Fraud’: Not Getting Sick
Not filing claims isn’t fraud, JD. It’s how insurance works—and 750,000 people just lost theirs.
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Yo Mikey, it was you guys who caused the confusion. Missourians have a right to weigh in. Stop playing the victim. It is really unbecoming. thehill.com/homenews/cam...
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Kehoe says he’s ‘disappointed’ GOP-favored map in Missouri is blocked again
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe (R), who championed last year’s redistricting efforts in his state, shared his disappointment in a Supreme Court decision requiring Missouri to use its old congressional ma…
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Ms. Rachel
Rachel Accurso built a media empire for children, now she carries the weight of bringing their voices to the world. By Marilyn Kunce
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Kash Patel Isn't Bad at His Job. He's Doing Exactly What He Was Hired to Do.
Lowered standards, scuttled alliances, and looking the other way: inside the law enforcement doctrine of Trump II.
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Well done Denny. Even SCOTUS saw right through you.
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Catherine 🇨🇦 🌎 @capeacadia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#BlueWaveIn40Days #USDemocracy 🗳️💙
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Is Collins still leading in the polls? If so, WTF. open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
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The Story That’s Blowing Up Maine's Senate Race
Susan Collins *might* be corrupt.
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Rut. Rho. www.huffpost.com/entry/nevada...
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Trump's Claims Of Widespread Noncitizen Voting Dealt Major Blow After Bombshell Report
The claims in Nevada are part of Trump's broader accusations of widespread noncitizen voting.
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“The same man who tries to demean and demonize Democrats as communists literally rolled out the red carpet yesterday—complete with a military flyover—for the leader of the Chinese Communist Party.” open.substack.com/pub/america/...
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This Can’t Go On for Two More Years
Swooning over China’s repressive communist dictator and belligerently acting out at the United Nations. Yes, it’s a psychiatric emergency.
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The party formerly lnown as republican is corrupt to the core. Unless you are good with corruption, please vote them out. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Undaunted Reporting
🚨39 Days to the Midterms🚨
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The corruption is strong with this regime. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
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September 23, 2026
Yesterday, William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden, and Kirsten Berg of ProPublica published a blockbuster story reporting that the anti-corruption group of the Federal Bureau of Investigatio...
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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The Revolution Has Been Televised—It’s About To Fail
The task for Democrats now is to keep the wounded, zombie version of it from encroaching further or clawing its way back to power.
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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A Bad Tuesday in Maine if Your Name is Susan Collins
And a new order in Katie Phang’s Epstein Files case
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Clear. Concise. Doable. substack.com/@jvlast/note...
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What Dems Should Do With 54 Senate Seats
An eight-point agenda for turning a Senate majority into a mandate for action.
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Rut Rho. www.huffpost.com/entry/fbi-an...
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got In The Way
Even Navatek’s executives were surprised at how far their money went in D.C. “It was eye-opening for me, frankly. ‘Oh my God, all of it is for sale. It’s all for sale,’” Eric Schiff, a former Navatek ...
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TW @twesq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
this is fantastic and I learned something new
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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September 21, 2026
On September 18, while White House chief of staff Susie Wiles was out of town, Trump suddenly announced he was banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House.
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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The Media Did Something Important Today
Solidarity
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
OMG. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Two million likes on TikTok… and counting.
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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We Are Facing a Psychiatric Emergency
The media needs to step up. Donald Trump needs to be removed from office.
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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AGs Must Not Cave to Paramount’s Empty Threat to Leave California
No company should be allowed to bully a state into abandoning its job of protecting consumers.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.
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CBF @cblessings.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Judge Luttig warns about the GOP’s plot to block Democrats from taking control of the House!
We must be vigiliant!
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“We can soon prove that we agree—that we the people have collective power that is stronger than a weak and broken loser desperate to convince us that he is great and all powerful.” open.substack.com/pub/america/...
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Donald Trump, The Wrecking Ball
And the honorable people who will not be bullied by this deranged and disordered loser
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Gene Schmittgens @gschmittgens.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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It’s a Nice First Amendment You’ve Got There…
Mea culpa for the long post on a Saturday night, but read on and see if you don’t agree that it’s essential.
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