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Senator Eric Schmitt is a dirtbag. And I'd wager, geographically illiterate. Atlanta is not in Maryland. To think he is being mentioned as a VP should Vance run. We don't need another idiot at the top. Enjoy the article, it's comedy gold. www.thedailybeast.com/maga-senator...

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MAGA Senator Humiliates Himself With Botched Gotcha Moment

He’s just been tipped as JD Vance’s “intelligent” running mate—then the wheels came off.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 6h

God, I had so much fun putting together this 20 min. video on Eric Schmitt and the most embarrassing moment in a congressional hearing I’ve ever seen. Yes, 20 minutes. Full video on Instagram: www.instagram.com/reel/Dd4wvOY...

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 16h

This is true: I look at Labour's neglect of higher ed in the UK - a complete own goal that made the country worse off and undermined a major export industry.

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One of the Cornell students accused of gang rape, Scott Kretzschmar, denies it and says through his attorney that they are going to “confront” the survivor through the court system. I can already tell you that means victim-blaming, DARVO, and smears. She is going to need a lot more of our support.

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 29/09/2026

You will be able to set your watch by the frequency with which Musk sets his minions on people during this case, using their usual tactics of death threats and doxxing. And media will cover none of it.

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 16h

I'm not saying that a guy who sprints to the front to defend every rapist and attack every victim is himself a rapist because I have no information upon which to base such a claim. But I would bet a million bucks that this guy would risk his life to keep any of us from seeing his hard drive.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 17h

Trump Crimes on Our Dime. "After six years of Trump’s flagrant corruption, it shouldn’t surprise us that he’s diverting public funds to boost himself and his party. It’s just another legal and moral line he thinks he can cross with impunity." www.thebulwark.com/p/congratula...

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Congratulations, You’re a Trump Campaign Donor

Your tax dollars are funding his TV ads. And the White House says you should be proud to pay.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15h

They're arguing that the Trump name is so valuable it alone will pull the Kennedy Center back to financial success and (gestures broadly) what the fuck are you talking about?

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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 15h

New Democratic candidate talking point just dropped.

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Colin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 15h

Reality is going to put @theonion.com out of business.

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Joshua Tait @joshuatait.bsky.social · 15h

Vance once appeared to be a beacon of a reform-oriented center right. Since then he has systematically rebuilt himself into the dream candidate of the five families of the MAGA New Right. Should he become president, he'll be the most ideological ever. www.thebulwark.com/p/jd-vance-m...

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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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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 15h

Yep. The commentators who overinterpreted the meaning of 2024 still haven't admitted how wrong they were, let alone acknowledged any of the disastrous consequences of that error.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15h

I can't remember anything like this either. If anything, I'd say we're looking at a midterm result that makes 2006 -- where Republicans lost 31 seats in the House and 5 in the Senate -- seem tame by comparison.

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Ben Alpers @benalpers.bsky.social · 15h

Democrats do not only need to "go all in" on higher education. The party needs a genuine reset on its understanding of it. The last three Democratic administrations contributed to creating the crisis that higher ed is facing today.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14h

This is not something you say if you actually like education or children

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 14h

For decades we have been saying: maybe Democrats should run ads that simply quote Republicans saying horrible things about their own constituents. But Democratic consultants convinced Democrats that that would be too effective. So, this is validating to watch. Also, always hated false civility.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13h

"Democrats don't have any income" is an insane statement, but it's also an admission that he sees the money collected by the United States government as his personal piggy bank, to be raided as he sees fit.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13h

What an incredible piece of Schmitt.

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elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 13h

this gets really really close to becoming an I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE bit that ends with senator schmitt demanding that the other senators stop bullying him.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13h

Here's a much clearer image. This is the saddest attempt at a smoking gun I've ever seen.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13h

I would read an oral history of the conception, creation and execution of this poster. "Oh boy, boss, we sure got him good!"

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Jeff Fecke @jkfecke.bsky.social · 12h

"Fled to the Hague" is an interesting way of phrasing "Led a successful war crimes prosecution." But then, Schmitt doesn't know that there are multiple teams called Hawks in America.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12h

The Eric Schmitt Vice Presidential Boom (September 29, 2026-September 29, 2026)

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12h

There's a great scene in THE CONTENDER where William Peterson's character thinks he's about to become the next vice president only to discover his entire career has gone up in smoke. Anyway.

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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 12h

Jack Smith adopting the sort of bewildered deadpan affect of Coach Beard in 'Ted Lasso' throughout this clip might be the comic performance of the year

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11h

I don't know what's better here, the complete exasperation of Schmitt or the fact that the aide in the top left of the picture seems to be trying to hold back laughter.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11h

Check out the very end of this, where a completely humiliated Eric Schmitt is red-faced with his hand shaking visibly.

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Jonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 11h

Some old school Wikipedia here. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Sc...

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 10h

"Can a rapist’s prose elicit remorse for sexual assault? What word count best equates to appropriate jail time? In this class, we will dissect what empathy and accountability might look like so undergrads may successfully mimic them on paper in pursuit of avoiding just punishment." buff.ly/5na4oMY

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Announcing Cornell University’s Newest Writing Course: Rape Essays 101

“Can a rapist’s prose effectively elicit remorse for sexual assault? What word count best equates to appropriate jail time? In this class, we will dissect wh...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Eric Schmitt is on The Charlie Kirk Show (yes it's still called that) -- and believe it or not, hosts are pretending he owned Smith with his embarrassingly botched gotcha "You caught him in this NBA game too in Atlanta" "Yeah," Schmitt says There's no mention that Schmitt had all his facts wrong

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m @keptsimple.bsky.social · 10h

I think Smith could successfully sue Schmitt for defamation now, since he's restating the falsehood outside of the Senate hearing, and by this point he clearly knows what he's saying is false

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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 9h

Trump's new AI powered website confirmed Biden won in 2020 and that Trump's name is in the Epstein files. Classic

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9h

if you know anything about senator schmitt's monumental fuck up in the jack smith hearing, i implore you to reach out. can be anonymous. signal: marisakabas.04 email: marisa@thehandbasket.co

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 9h

When your big gotcha moment goes so epically wrong that it’s the other party sharing clips of it.

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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 16h

Third Way's narrative seems to be that Republicans have gotten more extreme while trans advocates have moderated. I don't agree that trans people were too extreme or that we've moderated besides being sidelined in the debate over our own lives, but if that's how they want to save face, okay.

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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 16h

Definitely click through on this story for the quotes from the Third Way spokesperson, who AGREED Democratic candidates should NOT adopt Republican language on trans issues. I was floored - even tried to get Billie to put it in the headline. This is not just analysis, these quotes are news.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 10h

Lanae Erickson at Third Way said “practice saying ‘I trust parents in my district to make decisions for their kids more than politicians.’ Practice saying, ‘sure, we need rules but politicians aren’t the right ones to make it.’” This is basically how Democrats talk about abortion rights post Dobbs

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h

Even if he‘d proved Smith was in Atlanta — hell, even if he’d proved Smith met with Willis — so what? Two prosecutors looking into Trump‘s crimes shared notes? What a scandal.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h

I still can’t believe that Eric Schmitt’s big gotcha was that Jack Smith went to a Hawks game. And?

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h

Look, I’m not going to suggest everyone call Eric Schmitt’s congressional office and tell them they need to check the battery in their carbon monoxide detector, because that would be RUDE

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Super Shoe @shoe.bsky.social · 9h

"You know I'm something of a Senator myself."

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John Minnihan @jbminn.bsky.social · 9h

[ 2,019 calls later ] "um, yes we are checking it now. thank you"

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