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Jacob Knutson

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Lysistrata, 2026
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Jacob Knutson @jaknutson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
washingtonpost.com
More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
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Jacob Knutson @jaknutson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Democrats are calling on the Homeland Security Department's internal watchdog to open a probe into new whistleblower allegations that the agency unlawfully accessed state voting records using sensitive personal data.
democracydocket.com
Exclusive: Senate Dems demand watchdog probe into new DHS whistleblower allegations
They said DHS's use of personal data to access voting records is "a political exercise that poses risks to national security."
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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Wisconsin Supreme Court has the fanciest public livestream I've ever seen. Five stars 10/10 www.wicourts.gov/courts/lives...
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Wisconsin Court System - Livestream courts
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It’s wild you’re expected to celebrate SCOTUS not allowing the president to dismantle a voting method used by tens of millions at the 11th hour — and also, at the same time, it absolutely is a big deal and couldn’t be taken for granted.
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Joe Dudek @joedudekjd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
If the Executive can raise and spend $1.2 trillion, we have abandoned the constitutional order.
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
W/o getting drawn into the "seriously or literally" / "it'll never happen" trap, we need to stomp *hard* on the continuing effort to undermine Article 1 power of the purse by saying that this or that revenue stream makes something outside the normal budget process. 1/ www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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Lutnick says Trump’s $5,000 checks for Americans wouldn’t rely on taxpayer funds
A top White House official suggested Congress would use a budget process to fund them. Vice President JD Vance had said tariff revenues.
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American Oversight @americanoversight.org · 04/09/2026
A DHS memo we obtained lays out a Trump admin plan to sidestep a federal law that restricts the use of the military for domestic policing. It raises concerns about the admin’s plans to deploy troops during the 2026 election. More in our newsletter: americanoversight.org/newsletter/d...
americanoversight.org
The Plan to Use the Military for Immigration Enforcement
More on a newly obtained DHS memo, the CDC’s public measles reporting, and the Trump admin’s mail-in voting order.
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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“Why are you pouring water over your head?” asked Frog. “I hope that if I pour water over my head, it will help me to think of a story,” said Toad.
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Dara Lind @daralind.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Huh, it really does seem that by expanding a fenced area inaccessible to the people of DC, they’re asserting the existence of a…federal district…that is separately governed from the existing District of Columbia Really makes you think
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As bad as Monday's #SCOTUS ruling in the ballroom case was, it also offers some broader lessons about Chief Justice Roberts; Justice Barrett; how the Court processes emergency applications; and whether criticism of the Court for not explaining itself in Trump cases has hit home. Me in "One First":
stevevladeck.com
Bonus 247: Four Lessons from the Ballroom Ruling
The Court’s latest misadventure offers important lessons about two justices, the Court’s procedures, and its responsiveness to certain types of criticism.
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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 02/09/2026
Turns out Apple Maps lets you leave a report if something on its map is wrong and needs correction. So I submitted a report about Lake Ontario. Would be a shame if lots of people flood the service with similar reports.
 An Apple Maps screenshot: 

Thanks, Cristian!
You're making Maps better for everyone! We'll let you know when we've reviewed your report.
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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 31/08/2026
John Roberts issuing a fiery Sotomayor-style dissent in Toothpaste v Tube
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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"Standing" is a sufficiently malleable doctrine that the patent illegality of the government action should matter in close cases.
Man standing up meme
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❀°。Der Siebenschläfer *.゚✿ ⋆ @sababausa.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Alito, Thomas, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Gorsuch believe a district court cannot order the president to stop demolishing the White House and building a pleasure palace in direct contravention of at least two statutes
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Owen Barcala @obarcala.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Based on this decision, Trump could demolish the White House and replace it with a Trump Casino & Resort and no one could stop him as long as he could find a government official willing to chant the magic words "national security"
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CJ is..... ⚾⚕️😷 @cjhajer.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
How do you even pick just one? Full control over critical mineral extraction in Canada? Change French language rules in Quebec?
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Jacob Knutson @jaknutson.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I feel like Trump demanding that Canada give up its right to trade independently with other countries should be bigger news?
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Holy shit. No wonder Carney told the US to pound sand.
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Jacob Knutson @jaknutson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
A Florida lawyer who pleaded guilty to illegally accessing government election websites appears to have joined President Trump’s Justice Department — and taken part in a recent DOJ election monitoring operation in Minnesota.
democracydocket.com
Exclusive: Trump DOJ appears to have hired lawyer convicted of hacking election sites to check ‘integrity’
Levin’s involvement in election monitoring could offer a hint of the kind of personnel who will staff the operation this fall, when the DOJ has said it will send 1,000 monitors to the polls.
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Jacob Knutson @jaknutson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
startribune.com
Minnesota sues Texas governor over delayed handover of ICE agent charged in shooting
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he would not extradite federal agent Christian Castro until Minnesota officials “acknowledge their fault” in the state’s fraud problem.
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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
BREAKING: It made the final cut. Congratulations, Michigan, you might have the best voting sticker of 2026.
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Jacob Knutson @jaknutson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
And it’s only Tuesday.
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Jim Saksa @jimsaksa.com · 17/08/2026
A government of the rich, by the rich, and for the rich www.citizen.org/article/trum...
citizen.org
Trump's Billionaire Boys Club: - Public Citizen
Report on billionaires in the Trump administration, their conflicts, and political donations.
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Jacob Knutson @jaknutson.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Pam: I have reviewed over 30 statements and posts saying that, essentially, “same old story as last time, all talk, no action. Nothing is being done. What about Comey, Adam “Shifty” Schiff, Leticia??? They’re all guilty as hell, but nothing is going to be done.” Then we almost put in a Democrat supported U.S. Attorney, in Virginia, with a really bad Republican past. A Woke RINO, who was never going to do his job. That’s why two of the worst Dem Senators PUSHED him so hard. He even lied to the media and said he quit, and that we had no case. No, I fired him, and there is a GREAT CASE, and many lawyers, and legal pundits, say so. Lindsey Halligan is a really good lawyer, and likes you, a lot. We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility. They impeached me twice, and indicted me (5 times!), OVER NOTHING. JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!! President DJT
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Jacob Knutson @jaknutson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The Strait of Hair Mousse
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 14/08/2026
The Trump administration has expended significant resources trying to meddle in elections ahead of the midterms, but so far virtually every scheme has been blocked by courts, failed in Congress, or simply fizzled out. bit.ly/3SaBeBt
brennancenter.org
The Trump Administration Is Losing Its Fight to Take Over Elections
The president’s strategy has faced defeat at every turn so far.
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Jacob Knutson @jaknutson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
DHS conducted surveillance on three different churches in the Twin Cities months after the Trump administration ended Operation Metro Surge, according to new court filings. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Exhibit(s) 19 – #212, Att. #19 in United States v. Sant (D. Minnesota, 0:26-cr-00115) – CourtListener.com
MOTION for Discovery by Isaac Auman Sant. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s) 1, # 2 Exhibit(s) 2, # 3 Exhibit(s) 3, # 4 Exhibit(s) 4, # 5 Exhibit(s) 5, # 6 Exhibit(s) 6, # 7 Exhibit(s) 7, # 8 Exhibit(s) 8, ...
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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Just want to shout out the @votingrightslab.bsky.social Election Risk Heat Map. They built an excellent tool for tracking where election crises are most likely to develop this year. I have spent a lot of time reading through it 😅 votingrightslab.org/election-ris...
votingrightslab.org
2026 Election Risk Heat Map
A tool designed to identify where the conditions for election crises are most likely to emerge this year.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Rep Gabe Evans (R-CO) avoids in-person town halls and media outlets where he'll face direct questions. Our @marshallglasses.bsky.social caught up with Evans to ask how many Coloradans will soon lose SNAP food benefits. Evans repeatedly dodged the question.
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
They didn’t get it wrong she’s reunifying Wisconsin and Minnesota like Ireland
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Jacob Knutson @jaknutson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Land used to vote. It doesn’t anymore.
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Jim Saksa @jimsaksa.com · 10/08/2026
My colleagues published a lot of good stuff while I was lounging about on the beach last week that I'm catching up on now. Here's some of the best (🧵), starting with @yuniorarivas.bsky.social talking to Americans abroad facing GOP disenfranchisement efforts www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
GOP targets U.S. citizens living overseas in latest suppression scheme
In some cases, Republicans have made their motivation clear: they believe that overseas voters are more likely to be Democrats.
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
A vindictive prosecution motion would write itself at this point for @normeisen.bsky.social
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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The president is urging federal prosecutors to bring charges against someone based in part on his political views and those of his lawyers?
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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
People are criticizing me unfairly, such as for my actions and their inevitable consequences
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🎃Darin S Pumpkins🎃 @darinself.com · 31/07/2026
So basically an adversary could attack any blue state and Trump wont care because he doesn't see himself as the President of the "United States" Without a doubt the most worst president we've ever had. Anti-republic, anti-democratic, anti-constitutional just devoid of basic dignity
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Jacob Knutson @jaknutson.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
"The most effective way to prevent armed federal agents from interfering with elections is to build public consensus that doing so would be an unacceptable breach of the United States’ most basic principles."
brennancenter.org
Preventing Voter Intimidation by Federal Agents at the Polls
Any deployment that intimidates voters or interferes with elections would be illegal. Should one occur, officials and civil society are prepared to challenge illegal acts so that voting can proceed un...
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Jacob Knutson @jaknutson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Trump asks the robed legal wizards on high to let him deny mail ballots to voters.
democracydocket.com
Trump DOJ asks Supreme Court to greenlight anti-mail voting order before midterms
Read more here.
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Jacob Knutson @jaknutson.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The most alarming news tonight wasn't anything Trump said. It was the Wall Street Journal's reporting that White House officials are actively pressuring the IRS to open specific audits into people or companies in violation of federal law.
wsj.com
Exclusive | Top Treasury Tax Official Ousted After Clashes With White House Over IRS Audits
Kenneth Kies warned that political officials risked breaching a law that limits who can influence tax enforcement.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I think we can see the playbook for this year's midterms.
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Jacob Knutson @jaknutson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Monitizing insider trading
cnn.com
Truth Social will sell Wall Street quicker access to posts | CNN Business
Truth Social will sell Wall Street firms quicker access to market-moving posts from President Donald Trump, the company said on Thursday.
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
ICYMI: The FBI has explored using AI to assess the validity of signatures on tens of thousands of mail-in ballot envelopes seized from Fulton County, Ga., the latest in the Trump administration’s unprecedented reinvestigation of the 2020 vote. @jeremykohler.bsky.social @dougbockclark.bsky.social
propublica.org
FBI Has Looked at Using Questionable AI Tech to Review Signatures on Seized Mail-In Ballots
As part of President Trump’s continued push to discredit the results of the 2020 election, his administration has considered using AI technology to scrutinize tens of thousands of ballots seized in Fu...
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Jacob Knutson @jaknutson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Great piece from @jimsaksa.com about what may be next for the U.S. Election Assistance Commission after Trump fired its leadership last night.
democracydocket.com
Trump fired the entire Election Administration Commission. Now what?
“It's a bit of a tantrum by the president,” said Cisco Aguilar, Nevada's secretary of state. "His ego is bruised.”
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Jacob Knutson @jaknutson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Judge Ray said the personal info the DOJ sought was unusable for any criminal investigation and would chill poll worker participation in future elections.
democracydocket.com
Trump-appointed judge rejects DOJ’s demands for personal info of 2020 Georgia election workers
The judge said the department's bid to force the county to divulge election workers’ names and home addresses was “staggering.”
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Jacob Knutson @jaknutson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
A very curious footnote in Judge Ray's rejection of the DOJ's subpoena for the personal info of 2020 Georgia election workers.
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Jacob Knutson @jaknutson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
"That may ultimately prove to be the campaign’s most significant impact: to inure the American public to the idea that the U.S. can fire missiles, without presenting evidence, at anyone it claims has a drug connection—a rationale that may soon be used on a much greater scale elsewhere in the region"
theatlantic.com
The Results Are In On Trump’s Boat Strikes Campaign
They haven’t stopped the drugs, but that may not be the point.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 30/06/2026
Supreme Court Upholds Temporal Gerrymander That Would Cost Democrats 1932 Election theonion.com/supreme-court-upholds-…
Supreme Court Upholds Temporal Gerrymander That Would Cost Democrats 1932 Election
Ruling To Prevent Victory In House, Halt New Deal
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Jim Saksa @jimsaksa.com · 30/06/2026
Wait, so did Roberts announce that like the janitor, Eustice Pam Salito, was retiring or some shit?
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Sean Marotta @smmarotta.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
You have to study the opinion carefully, but the Supreme Court yesterday in Cook held that the @cpsc.gov social-media staff has "for cause" removal protections.
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