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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 7h
Awful: The Supreme Court just let Trump's third-country deportations move forward. Still a shot at stopping them later but unlikely. Reminder: If Dems win power, they can and should defund both the white-nationalist Office of Remigration and third-country deportations, as I argue in this piece:
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 6h
Yep.
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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 6h
The Democrats can put a rider into the Appropriations Bill that: (a) renames the Office; and (b) defunds its ability to engage in third-party deportations to other countries through defunding airplane contracts.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 6h
They can, & should, also defund the Supreme Court itself, until such point as the Wizard in Robes decide to start following the laws & Constitution again: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 7h
The Republicans are the soft on crimes (against women) party.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 7h
In the middle of a war? www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Hegseth to cut more generals, admirals in bid to remake military’s top ranks
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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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 7h
Trump is not going to stop being Trump after the midterms. The war will go on indefinitely. The price of everything will keep going up. The Dems can try to stop him, but they can't really. In any case, what can they offer white working class men that would compare to lessons learned from pain?
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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 6h
The only group in America doing socialism, is the American government under Donald Trump.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 4h
How the rightwing media can turn humiliation into victory www.editorialboard.com/how-the-righ...
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How the rightwing media can turn humiliation into victory
Eric Schmitt will never face the consequences of today's spectacular failure.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 3h
Dems are very tempted to chase voters who are alienated by Trump. I get it, but winning long term means destroying the GOP's reputation. When they humiliate themselves, double down on that. Make it THE story. Make it emblematic of the crisis.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 4h
This is what I want to see more of. Dems will *often* move on, so they can sell something to viewers/listeners. That's fine in normal times. Abnormal times call for Dems to lean into Republican humiliation, make *them* the story, bear down on them, crush their good standing in the public.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 4h
If the future of democracy depends on shared truth, and if shame is the right response to bad faith, what is the future of democracy when men like Eric Schmitt not only shrug off humiliation but are even rewarded for it? For an answer, I got in touch with @donmoyn.bsky.social.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 4h
Eric Schmitt's humiliation today was spectacular. If you consume only rightwing media, however, you might not know it was humiliation at all. You might even think Schmitt took Jack Smith down in the name of the people.
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yazikus @yazikus.bsky.social · 3h
"The truth still matters. For the last couple of years, we have seen a style of governing that is a mixture of conspiracy and fantasy, but sooner or later, reality still matters"
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 3h
Now would be a good time for a concerted push to revive Biden’s reputation.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Democrats are ahead in the polls. So why does it feel like they’re behind?
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 17h
It is natural that people would prefer to be around other people of the same race. That is why I avoid my wife as much as possible. by Christopher Rufo and JD Vance
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 17h
Whether it’s Benjamin Netanyahu empowering Hamas, presiding over a massive intelligence failure that let them kill 1,200 Israelis on October 7th, and then killing 74,000 Palestinians in response or Zohran Mamdani pointing out that he did this, both men have fueled their bitter feud.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 13h
My cab driver to Coachella was an Obama-Romney-Trump-Biden-Trump voter who had on a channel that played AI-generated music. He said that if Democrats vote to restrict data centers, they'll lose his vote forever.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 13h
I was a lifelong liberal Democrat. Then I saw a propaganda ad funded by my tax dollars where someone repeatedly sings “love me” as the camera pans over Trump.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 13h
Democrats warned that Trump would spend his term inventing criminal charges against his enemies. In reality, he's only done that to a few people and has mostly focused on killing criminal investigations into his allies and letting them out of jail. Where does he go for his apology?
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 13h
Under Donald Trump and Kash Patel, FBI agents are far more likely to have their personal data stolen and posted on the internet. But they're now allowed to have sex with farm animals. The administration's defenders say it's net neutral.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 11h
My kids have measles, I can't buy diesel, and my country just a war to Iran. But at least now there are federal rules governing NIL deals for college athletes.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 9h
In this Ohio diner, the Hawks still means Robbie Robertson and Levon Helm. But they do know this: it makes no difference to Senator Eric Schmitt.
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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 17h
Watch this. Leonard Leo and Becket Fund… @alfredtom.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/XkWuE...
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Book of Villains, Jonathan Berry Part 14C: "No Accountability Required"
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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 17h
Wow! Public pressure does work. As it happens, Im rereading @thelisagraves.bsky.social book on the Roberts Court. (she’s quoted in NYT article) I think Leonard Leo is mentioned more often than anyone except Roberts. Excellent book. Must reading for Leo watchers. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Justice Alito Recuses Himself Days Before Major Climate-Change Case
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. had faced pressure to recuse himself from the climate case because he owns stock in oil companies.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 10h
Jack Smith made it crystal clear that his investigation was sound and lawful, that the president had committed crimes and that the GOP attacks on him were the actual weaponization of our justice system. He showed courage and moral clarity and continues to be one of the heroes of this moment.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 17h
I'm not sure I've seen this level of GOP panic in my lifetime. The leaks have become a flood. Republicans are privately admitting this looks like 2006. They're saying the map is disintegrating. One even predicts a "wipelout." On the pod, we bring you all of it: newrepublic.com/article/2159...
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Trump Erupts in Wild Panic as GOP Midterm Leaks Grow Urgent: “Wipeout”
As GOP alarm about the midterms worsens, a progressive data researcher explains the deeper reasons voters are so angry and dissatisfied right now—especially in red states with big Senate races.
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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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David Nir @davidnir.com · 28/09/2026
It's remarkable, as @gregsargent.bsky.social points out, that the very same areas that prompted grandiose talk of a Trump-driven realignment immediately following 2024 now represent turf where Trump's brand is at its weakest—and has put seats in play for Democrats. newrepublic.com/article/2158...
Trump carried North Carolina’s 11th by nearly 10 points, and he carried Texas’s 15th by nearly 18 points. The North Carolina district is in the western part of the state, deep in Appalachian Trump country. The Texas district is in one of the border areas that Trump dominated, prompting talk of a major realignment among Latino voters.

He’s now deeply underwater in places just like these. Indeed, in a statement, the Democratic-aligned House Majority PAC says its polling is showing Trump’s approval sinking “especially in districts Trump won by over 10 percent.” But you don’t have to take Democrats’ word for it: Note that Trump’s own Super PAC and its affiliates are sinking money into shoring up both the North Carolina and Texas districts.

For these to be serious toss-ups suggests extraordinary deterioration in Trump’s standing among many different demographics, from noncollege and rural whites to the Hispanic voters that defected to Trump in 2024. And there’s other evidence that Trump’s collapse is a big factor in these districts, too.

The Cook Political Report, for instance, also shifted Florida’s 27th district from Likely Republican to Lean Republican—hard for Democrats to win, but not impossible.  Recall that the GOP congresswoman who represents it, Maria Elvira Salazar, just ran a direct-to-camera ad denouncing Trump for his “betrayal” of Latinos who supported him. This wouldn’t be happening unless he’s cratering in this district as well—after Trump carried it by nearly 15 points. It’s now at least within reach for Democrats on a very, very good election night.
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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This reversion was apparent last year in the NJ and VA state elections and CA’s prop 50. Reminds me of the VA GOP losing nearly all of its Clinton seats in 2017 after long outrunning the presidential results, foreshadowing the 2018 US House results where Dems beat 22/25 Republicans in Clinton seats
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 9h
Striking stuff from Nate Silver: Dem lead in House generic ballot matchup now approaching 10 points. Dems hold small leads in the polling averages in six big Senate races.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13h
if the GOP runs a vance/schmitt ticket then they should just give up the pretense and make the party’s slogan the fourteen words www.axios.com/2026/09/29/e...
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Sen. Eric Schmitt is drawing buzz as a possible Vance VP in 2028
Vance views the Missouri senator as trustworthy.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 12h
Conservatives are pissed at Sarah Huckabee Sanders for choosing a young white man to portray welfare recipients. trib.al/WfBh0ib
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MAGA Furious Over Republican Ad Featuring White Man as Face of Welfare
Conservatives are pissed at Sarah Huckabee Sanders for choosing a young white man to portray welfare recipients.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 12h
One thing that’s interesting about this is that it shows that despite insisting the wokes overinterpet everything, conservatives are actually aware of and agree with their critics about how coded racist appeals work, they just like them bsky.app/profile/newr...
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 9h
The cleansing of the blood of the nation must continue, as it says in the constitution bsky.app/profile/stev...
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 14h
Jack Smith: Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation. If asked to prosecute a former president today based on the same facts, I would do so regardless of whether that president was a Republican or a Democrat.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12h
The money Trump stole from taxpayers to make illegal ads came from CBP. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television Ads
White House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law.
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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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bootifulgame @bootifulgame.bsky.social · 18h
How much does Man City owe your club? • Pick their punishment. • Rewrite 18 Premier League seasons without them. • Hand their trophies to the teams they beat. • Add up the bill. passmode.shop/asterisk
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asterisk — the Premier League without Manchester City
Set Manchester City's punishment and watch 18 Premier League seasons rewrite themselves: new champions, cup winners, European places and relegations.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The weakest strongman ever www.editorialboard.com/p/a6f50dc0-8...
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The weakest strongman ever
When faced with a chance to confront the enemy, Donald Trump flinched.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Over the last decade, Trump has said America has got to get tough on China or suffer the consequences. But last week, when it came time to face Xi Jinping, what did Trump do? Here's the Times: "any public hint of that concern disappeared, replaced by an ebullience that bordered on gushing."
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In 2016, candidate Donald Trump said, "we can't continue to allow China to rape our country, and that's what they're doing. It's the greatest theft in the history of the world." But a decade later, he said, "President Xi and I have forged a friendship, a truly great friendship, actually."
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The Economist @economist.com · 28/09/2026
“It is no coincidence that authoritarians the world over have targeted mayors,” writes Alexander Heffner. In a guest essay, he explains why populists run into a brick wall when they try to capture local government
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Authoritarians have a secret Achilles heel: City Hall
Mayors have become democracy’s most reliable defenders. American voters should take note, writes Alexander Heffner
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 28/09/2026
Congressional Republicans have spent 18 months as yes-men for Trump's unconstitutional war in Iran, his illegal tariffs, his devastating cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, and his unbridled corruption. Instead of standing up for their constituents, they bowed down to Trump.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Haven't thought this out all the way through, but now would be a good time for an aggressive humanitarian movement to combat the death cults, the rise of AI, and otherwise anti-life impulses coursing through our politics and society.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Grassley: “I don’t plan on dying in office,” he said. “But if I did, I don’t want a Democrat governor choosing my successor.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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In Iowa, Republicans feel the heat and try to motivate ‘frustrated’ base
The political environment for the party has led to widespread alarm. “It feels like it could be a wipeout,” one strategist said.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Iowans want what the Democrats are offering. They just don’t want it from the Democrats. www.axios.com/2026/09/27/r...
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The most pressing midterm issues for rural voters
Affordability matters most for rural voters heading into the midterms.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Karl Rove warns that the Texas GOP is being taken over by Nazis. “In the last 48 hours, Ted Cruz has reached out to me and says, ‘We’re losing,’ Ken Paxton has sent me several emails saying, ‘I’m losing, I need your help. Even the Republicans are admitting that they’re behind.”
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Karl Rove says Republican Party is being taken over by 'Nazis'
The Bush-era GOP political operative also said Republicans would be winning the battle for Texas' U.S. Senate seat if John Cornyn was the nominee.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 17h
This is insane. Literally. It is insane to have a system that expects toddlers to defend themselves in a court of law. Jesus would be turning over the tables and accusing everyone of defiling his father’s house.
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