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Michael Jaeger

@jaegerbru.bsky.social
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Political junkie, ACFC, USWNT, brunch founder, proud dad of Kit and Sarah. East coast born and bred, LA since the turn of the century.

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Michael Jaeger @jaegerbru.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I have watched this clip many many times over the years.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
"What will it take for you to admit you are ever wrong?" -- Troy Jackson nails Susan Collins on her vote to confirm Kavanaugh, 8 years to the day after Collins cast the vote that doomed Roe v Wade
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Michael Jaeger @jaegerbru.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This could not be more Pitchbot if it tried.
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Melanie J. Marx @melanie-jordan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It’s hard for a team to find success amidst the constant turnover and upheaval that has been the norm at ACFC, yet the team in the second half of this season, have found a way. Let’s go make these playoffs and sign Sarah to a new long term contract. 🪽
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Michael Jaeger @jaegerbru.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Yes! Although to be clear I am pretty sure I either said - or I at least meant - to *RE-SIGN* SG, not just make “a decision” about her! I talked about that failing a lot in the interview!
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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Whether he is watching too much Fox News or acting for other reasons, Justice Alito seems to be emotionally unable to rationally examine the actual evidence in the cases before him to see if they support his voter fraud arguments." democracyproject.org/posts/exorci...
democracyproject.org
Exorcising Justice Alito’s Voter Fraud Boogeyman
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
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Michael Jaeger @jaegerbru.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yes, yes, a thousand times yes.
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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Trump's betting on Dems to lack the will. That's why he's mounting impeachable offenses, rubbing his impunity in everyone's face. After 10 years, you can see why he thinks this is a safe bet. www.offmessage.net/p/donald-tru...
offmessage.net
Don’t Bet On The Fever Breaking
Democrats have to be ready to box Trump in, even if Republicans in Congress close ranks around him, the way they always have.
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Michael Jaeger @jaegerbru.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
HELLO
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Michael Jaeger @jaegerbru.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
JUST SHOOT IT
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If the lessons Democrats (& democrats) draw from DOGE is “right idea, wrong implementation,” we are doomed. Everyone involved in the unprecedented crime that was DOGE needs to go to jail forever, & Democrats need to rebuild all of the programs & agencies first, not do digital management consulting 🤦‍♂️
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I know this isn’t useful but it’s weird how “the president should be coherent” was a Very Important Thing just a few years ago and then suddenly wasn’t.
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Michael Jaeger @jaegerbru.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Are. You. Kidding. Me. With. That. (The goal and timing, not the Wikipedia page lol). At least it’s only 1 point and not 3.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
But ice cream shops can’t give a free cone to someone with an “I voted” sticker
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I did not have "Donald Trump doxxing Tom Cotton over daylight savings" on my Bingo card. But I support it, I guess? Both making daylight savings permenant and making Tom Cotton miserable.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
And this story quotes Corey Lewandowski as if he's an honest observer of contemporary politics. How awful does a person have to be to not get legitimized by the New York Times?
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
nytimes.com
National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Michael Jaeger @jaegerbru.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Let’s gooooo ACFC
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Michael Jaeger @jaegerbru.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Totally agree on all counts! Also sad for Girma but really think that should finally result in a Sarah Gorden call-up!
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"For decades, we've provided election coverage that's based on in-depth political reporting by an experienced team of journalists backed by commentary from political leaders. But now we're throwing that aside so we can tell you what some of the most irredeemable uninformed gamblers are guessing."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
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Michael Jaeger @jaegerbru.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Drugs
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yet another reason to run on oversight and accountability. Those are promises they can actually keep.
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Michael Jaeger @jaegerbru.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Feel like we may be in for a Boston-esque redo here…
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Our Game Magazine @ourgamemagazine.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
An absolute stunner by Maiara Niehues to put Angel City up 1-0.
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Michael Jaeger @jaegerbru.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
YOU CALLED IT
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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Elite universities mea culpas about the “loss of trust” in higher education so often fail to consider the force of the longterm propagandistic attack on universities, given extensive play in conservative media, that long preceded Trump, but which he has massively accelerated.
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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Good to get a clear statement from the Court, but it’s worth noting that it’s the Court’s own cynical manipulation of the shadow docket in the course of elections that gave incentives to the litigants and lower courts to keep throwing these hail marys www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/09/even...
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Even Republicans sometimes must respsect our authoritah - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Missouri Republicans trying at the last minute to use a gerrymandered map that had been declared illegal under state law by the state’s highest court was a case where the political preferences of the ...
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
But, as I wrote in my newsletter, these 8th circuit judges should actually be impeached. We simply can’t have “a judicial system” if Republican judges are going to literally defy the *Republican* Supreme Court just to try to give the GOP one more House seat.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Glad about the result, but I don’t think it speaks well of us as a country that after two years of human rights violations, war crimes, naked gangster corruption, and contempt for the Constitution, he’s finally unpopular because gas got expensive.
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Michael Jaeger @jaegerbru.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This such an easy win for someone.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Susan Collins has voted to confirm 60+ anti-abortion judges in her time in the Senate, and now she's voted for 3 more just since last week. Nice to see Senator Collins was able to take a break from lying about corruption to give a lifetime appointment to another anti-choice judge.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If they deserve to be impeached — and so many of them do — then the House should impeach them. Maybe the Senate won‘t convict but it’s still worth the effort to remind people that laws still exist and that Democrats still defend it. Also, as noted here, make ‘em sweat.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 21/09/2026
We're going to see more of these bogus stories trying to rehabilitate the image of DOGE bros who happily did massive damage. The premise of "oh we really thought we were helping" is a lie.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
If someone posted this about a Jewish Senator, it would be rightly condemned as anti-semitism. El-Sayed was born and raised in Michigan, but because he is Muslim he is perpetually foreign and under suspicion.
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Michael Jaeger @jaegerbru.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is incredibly depressing. Not thrilled with how she’s conducted things since she started.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
If you're a Dem who thinks you'll gain something by going anti-trans, look at Gallup's "most important problem" and Fox News' "most important issue" polling and see where trans issues rank. Whoever told you going anti-trans is a savvy or necessary move spends too much time on X and should be fired.
Gallup polling. "LGBTQ rights" moves between 0 and 1%.Fox news polling. Wokeness/transgender issues at 0%.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
As an American political historian, I can confirm that this Congress has been "almost unmatched in history" in several categories -- sad abdication of its war powers, craven surrender of the power of the purse, weird refusal to conduct meaningful oversight, and an utter failure to pass actual laws.
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Michael Jaeger @jaegerbru.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Great piece. I missed it the first time around. Thanks for reposting!
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"It is just no longer feasible to prioritize consensus over unilateralism, without playing patsy to the forces trying to destroy us." Yep.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The fact that Jeff Bezos ruined the Washington Post for nothing is just peak 2026
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"But surely we can still count on you to come and humiliate us at the next White House Correspondents' Dinner, right sir?"
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Democratic strategists: Ahhh! What's the right message!!?? Where do we moderate!?!? Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed Voters: This guy is cool Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!!
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'd go further: at this point, the NYT and other mainstream journalistic outlets -- given their business-related need to continuously ship both-sides polarization porn -- are doing way more than El-Sayed is to keep Piker relevant and make him a more influential figure than he otherwise might be
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Again, bigots will never choose bigotry-lite over the real thing. You're not going to win them but you're going to drive away people who otherwise would have voted for you. And this year -- when voters most of all want "a fighter" in Congress -- running ads about how you will not fight is idiotic.
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Michael Jaeger @jaegerbru.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Michael Jaeger @jaegerbru.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is so well deserved. Beyond the goal she had a fantastic match in midfield.
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Michael Jaeger @jaegerbru.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Cannot wait for him to be out of there.
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The dumbest asshole in the country and the President need to be two different people moving forward
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