Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The funniest thing about the Schmitt rake stomp is that if it'd been a Dem we'd have a week of think pieces about how Dems lack of hoops literacy was alienating them from real America. 412633389
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Funniest part to me is Jack Smith using 110% of his lawyer brain. He avoids making the connection himself; he doesn't even say "Hawkeyes," he just says "Iowa." He knows it's better to let everyone figure it out on their own. He also knows from Klobuchar's grin that she'll dunk it for him. 752705361
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Ken Paxton: The only thing that really saves us is that the Supreme Court came along and allowed Super PACs. Otherwise... I would be sitting here and never have a chance... 1842413872
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I'm donating here. secure.actblue.com/donate/bj4-j...secure.actblue.comDonate to Josh TurekShow your support with a contribution. 28010
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialCharles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 27/09/2026You've got to be fucking kidding me. For all the claims by progressives that The Establishment is doing everything possible to tank their candidates, it turns out that it's PROGRESSIVE groups who are holding back on helping Abdul here in Michigan??? www.axios.com/2026/09/22/s...axios.comDemocrats prod progressives to spend for El-Sayed"I made an appeal to all of my colleagues in caucus to give," Sen. Elissa Slotkin told Axios. 51451153
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026everyone who's ever joined in an online pile on should read this. 21678140
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This serves as advertisement for Alex Gibney’s documentary, Musk, opening October 9. Pass it on.hollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. 3024021496
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialMallory McMorrow @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Mike Rogers put out an ad last week saying the war in Iran needs to end. Pretty passive language there. Who started it, Mike?? 1251996
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.social🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 24/09/2026In Another Instalment of: “M😵💫G😵💫 Faithful” Abby voted for tЯ☭mp and was all about mass deportation. Now all of Abby’s farm workers are gone either through deportation or fear of deportation. Now Abby is on social media whining because she has to work her farm herself. Have the day you voted for!! 257932233
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Forget that Texas-SD09 poll or that Idaho poll, this is the '🤯 if it actually happens' test of the blue tsunami. Phil Scott, the seemingly untouchable GOP governor of Vermont (who won by 52% in 2024, 47% in 2022, 41% in 2020) trails 49/43 in a new poll by UNH. scholars.unh.edu/survey_cente... 1847893
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I guess Newsom isn't running for President 3434172
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialBen McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Texas Marist poll is out, Talarico +6 Hinojosa +3 maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-content/u...maristpoll.marist.edu 1219231
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026because the ny times wants to kneecap AOC the way they did hillary clinton. they don't do this for any other politician but her. and we must pound them into the dust for this. 271847396
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026ProPublica got the literal check Collins was bribed with. 8443461333
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialGeoff Garin @geoffgarin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026There is a reason why Trump can count on Susan Collins when her vote actually matters 0102
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialAmy Fried @asfried.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It's such a ridiculous story. It claims Troy is being kept from having town halls but he had like half a dozen in the last week. He's out there, answering questions. And it also says no canvasses or lawn signs but that's also not true. (Oh, I live in Bangor.) 48912
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialDana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Amy is a political scientist, a Mainer, & I think she’s also a Dem party activist. She’s probably been the most prominent Maine political analyst on Twitter & now on Bluesky. In fact, she would have been a good person to interview for the article! 25513
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialScott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026If local Dem political operatives in Maine posses Secret Knowledge about how to beat Susan Collins it’s weird that they have refused to apply it in any of the many previous elections that Collins won 61145
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialJoe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 22/09/2026should be day 2 stories if Maine/national media pick up on fact Collins' lobbyist husband, Tom Daffron, worked closely - for years - with Scott Reed, a key player in the corruption scandal @andrewperez.bsky.social & @martinpengelly.bsky.social wrote about that in June zeteo.com/p/susan-coll...zeteo.comSusan Collins’s Husband Worked for the Lobbyist Running Her Super PACThe Maine senator's husband apparently consulted last year for the lobbyist leading Pine Tree Results PAC, documents show. 411969707
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialBen McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Crypto is spending $30m against Brown who isnt even in the Senate over the clarity act failure but isnt spending against Susan Collins who did vote against it Crypto is a clearly partisan industry and must be treated as such 1128697
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026WAPO is reporting that at least four more service members have died in the war in Iran than DOD is publicly acknowledging. CNN is reporting that the US almost seized a Chinese vessel because AI incorrectly identified it as containing Iranian nuclear material. Clown show. 23464272108
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Mike DODGERS is too cowardly to show up to debate me. 432178043683
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialCaroleeena @caroleeena.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Macklemore can sue Robert Kraft for Tortious Interference for economic harm and I hope he does. Discovery would be fun: "Which other stadium owners did you talk to?" and "We need all related emails, text messages and contracts between you and them and you and Sheeran and Sheeran's team." 20287712031
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialKing Algamemnon @adamrothman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026New poll has Osborn up 4 in Nebraska Senate race www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 24916
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialVibecession Forever @ghazelleberner.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I am begging Brits to just please shut the fuck up. You do not understand American politics, and your ignorance is making everything worse. 59911
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialMontana Skeptic @montanaskeptic.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Roger, good thread. But let's not forget that Congress could easily stop this, and keep SCOTUS out of a political battle. Every single GOP with a midterm race should be asked about whether they support the building of this monstrosity. 0235
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialNick Field @nickfield.bsky.social · 04/09/2026John Fetterman called in sick to avoid a meeting with three Pennsylvania paralyzed military veterans. Then he walked into the office less than an hour later to shoot a Fox News interview www.wsj.com/politics/pol... 1182367785
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 31/08/2026WOW! JD VANCE: “We’re about to celebrate the 25th year” of 9/11. Sir, the word is COMMEMORATE. Nobody’s celebrating 9/11. 81561151727
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Honestly, I'm kind of fine with this. It just highlights how much the Supreme Court is in his pocket and reminds voters that the president is squarely focused on his needs and not theirs. 811988305
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The wildly unserious person heading this “news” organization & doing this ugly Islamophobia has spent the last decade going around the country taking money from endless universities & Jewish organizations pretending to be serious about antisemitism, & maybe everyone should just stop enabling her. 38717
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Ken Paxton is saying Texans need to take a deeper look at the background of the candidates, which is why he's encouraging everyone to Google "Ken Paxton indictments" and "Ken Paxton divorce" and "Ken Paxton pedophile" to see that he has absolutely nothing to be ashamed of 1182126625
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 24/08/2026When blocking laws that make it easier for people to vote, the Supreme Court has repeatedly emphasized that courts can't interfere with voting rules close to elections. Weirdly, now that Trump is trying to take over mail-in voting 10 weeks before the midterms, the Court has forgotten all about it. 9387125
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialSubscribe to Radio Free America (link in bio) @kleinman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026We were on the verge of breaking up Ticketmaster, every music fan's dream for the last 4 decades, until Trump intervened www.wsj.com/business/med...wsj.comThe Trump Intervention That Got the DOJ Off Live Nation’s BackAntitrust case started out aiming to force the concert giant to sell Ticketmaster. After two White House meetings, a deal kept the company intact. 15966308
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 19/08/2026The Democratic-endorsed slate has flipped the school board in Sarasota County, Florida. Bridget Ziegler, a co-founder of the far-right group Moms for Liberty, is the outgoing chair of the board. 20731154
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 18/08/2026"Theatre kid" is tossed around by right-wingers, and I want to say: - I wasn't a theatre kid. - I have a theatre kid, they're great. So are their friends. - If you have a problem with theatre kids you should look into your heart to see why or crawl back into your hole and die. Either's fine by me. 782007190
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialdr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 18/08/2026the fact that john ossoff can kick off a two-day media cycle by saying that the president is uninterested in doing his job and is sleeping through meetings and traveling around with a young blonde, suggests that not enough of these guys are speaking plainly and effectively about these assholes 121126382127
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialHarry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 15/08/2026The newly confirmed Attorney General of the United States is speaking at a political rally in support of the Republican candidate for New York governor. I’m pretty certain that the previous time in modern DOJ history (say the last hundred years) that something like that has happened is…..NEVER. 581367441
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/08/2026He pays more to fight a wealth tax than he pays in taxes. He pays more to fight a wealth tax than any of us would earn in 10 lifetimes. 544124804141
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialCharles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 08/08/2026Oh yeah...in her formal statement, which failed to congratulate Jeremy (of course), she also referred to him as a "corporate shill." Jeremy has received a total of $16,000 in "corporate PAC" funding...again, out of $1.5 MILLION in funding...$5,000 of which was from the BASF *EMPLOYEE* PAC. 713641
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialCharles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 08/08/2026It's worth noting that AIPAC's total contribution to Moss's campaign was literally $1,000...out of over $1.5 million total raised, or 0.067%. Farooqi used this to smear him as an "Israel first, AIPAC powered" candidate. Oh yeah...he happens to be Jewish, quelle surprise. 620461
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Ossoff, again, gets things on a level that Kelly, Murphy, Schiff, etc. simply do not grasp in the moment because it's a Big Club. As @crampell.bsky.social noted, the tariff power granted to Trump in this bill is a massive authoritarian poison pill & not a single Democrat should have voted for it.thebulwark.comSenate Voting to Give Trump a Tariff NukeA bill supposedly aimed at Russia is really an unprecedented new tariff power grab—yet prominent Democrats are backing it. 1022171
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Just hours after Judge Marks denied SPLC's motion to dismiss for vindictive/selective, SPLC filed a motion to compel for records on all the help they offered FBI. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 3557143
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 08/08/2026“Susan has voted with Trump 96% of the time. The other 4%? She waits until her vote won’t change the outcome.” Troy Jackson 272250484
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialSean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Senator Cassidy is among the best of today's GOP. In the sense that "the best lack all conviction while the worst are full of passionate intensity." Surely some revelation is at hand. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...nbcnews.comSen. Bill Cassidy, a critical Republican holdout, backs Todd Blanche for attorney generalRepublican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine said they would oppose Blanche. But Cassidy’s support means he will likely be confirmed. 66511
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialG Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 07/08/2026People do no fully appreciate that inflation is a bigger issue to voters now than it was in 2024 open.substack.com/pub/fiftyplu...open.substack.comAffordability concerns are even more important to voters than in 2024Inflation continues to dominate the issue landscape, and drag down the president 411524333
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialDana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Since the trade the Dodgers are 0-5. The Tigers are 4-1, & have outscored their opponents 53-10 w 3 shutouts. 4233
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialDana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 05/08/2026They Almost Always Are 1458
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.social@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 03/08/2026ABC has picked it up now. "Capital One says it closed hundreds of Trump's bank accounts in 2021 'for anti-money laundering reasons'"abcnews.comCapital One says it closed hundreds of Trump's bank accounts in 2021 'for anti-money laundering reasons'Capital One says it closed hundreds of accounts associated with President Trump and his businesses in 2021 "for anti-money laundering reasons," according to a filing. 34619271
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Probably would've been nice to know this before the 2024 election, but sure 14546001218
Reposted by @joepatt.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Every vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general is a vote to continue the coverup of the Epstein Files. 302155844603
![The Superseding Indictment charges that the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)secretly
used donor funds to pay informants “engaged in the active promotion of racist groups[.]” ECF 51,
Introduction. Information in the government’s possession showing the opposite—that the SPLC
utilized informants to disrupt and dismantle these groups—constitutes exculpatory material that
must be produced to the defense. Evidence demonstrating that rather than seeking to conceal the
existence of its informant program, the SPLC actually shared information generated by that
program with law enforcement is likewise material and favorable to the defense.
Documents showing the SPLC’s coordination with law enforcement exist, and the
government could readily collect and produce them. That should have happened without the need
for a request or this motion. It did not. Instead, the SPLC has repeatedly sent the prosecution
detailed letters identifying the type of information sought and the basis for deeming it exculpatory.
Each time, the government has refused to fulfill its obligation to collect and produce that material,
rejecting the particular requests at issue here.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreie35eggizr6rdgeg7yw3blkvm7kosnfi26lb3vqikju3jyqwgnv44)
