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KeepingTheRepublic@bsky.social

@keepingtherepublic.bsky.social
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Husband, Dad, Teacher & Researcher. Trying to be a decent Citizen in an Uncivil World. The flag of my native land says “Sic Semper Tyrannis”

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 9h
BREAKING: Fox News agrees to host a debate between me and Ken Paxton — because the people of Texas deserve it. They're just waiting on Paxton to agree. Ball's in your court, Ken.
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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 23h
Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h
Amazing community note on threads
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 8h
The internet is erupting in mockery after Eric Schmitt’s spectacular Jack Smith faceplant. Now people are openly speculating: Did his team plant the glowing 2028 story AND coordinate with MAGA influencers in advance, expecting a victory lap that blew up in their faces?
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Eric Schmitt Gets Mercilessly Mocked Over ‘Planted’ Story After Jack Smith Faceplant
A glowing 2028 scoop dropped just before Schmitt’s disastrous “gotcha,” while right-wing influencers appeared ready to celebrate. After it blew up, the internet noticed.
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 4h
I love this for them - there's a sucker born every minute in maga-land. 🤣 “Trump brags about bringing in a steel company and come to find out it’s from India and already uses H1B visas to import workers,” wrote former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) in a social media post on X Tuesday.
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MAGA outraged as it discovers Trump handed $15B Iowa project to Indian company: 'Comical'
The White House boasted about 1,750 jobs that would be created from a new $15 billion steel plant announced by President Donald Trump, but several right-wing figures expressed outrage Tuesday as detai...
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 8h
Both Benny Johnson and Sean Hannity have now deleted their tweets claiming that Eric Schmitt put Jack Smith "on the spot" and set him up for perjury charges with his faceplant.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 10h
The author of this ill-timed, two-graph beat-sweetener is none other than Axios's co-founder, Jim VandeHei
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 4h
I heard through the grapevine that Sen. Eric Schmitt has 18 staffers on his legislative team: 17 men and one woman. The woman on his staff deals exclusively with foreign policy, which means today's disaster during the hearing was all by conservative men who don't know sports.
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Hallie Speight @halliespeight.bsky.social · 4h
He probably thinks this is a Sick Burn because Caitlin Clark is … you know … a GIRL.
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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 4h
He had all afternoon and this is the best he could come up with. Great ratio!
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KeepingTheRepublic@bsky.social @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 4h
In fact the only moral term used in the headline is the “dishonesty” that Schmitt is trying to attach to Smith
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KeepingTheRepublic@bsky.social @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 4h
Yeah but notice that it’s still “confusion” that’s being attributed to Schmitt and not “false accusation”
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 6h
A fuckup so dumb even NYT homepage/headline writers have no choice but to describe it accurately
As Jack Smith Testifies, a Senator’s Accusation of Perjury Falters

A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
❗️🇺🇦 Russia wants to cut off Ukraine's internet connection, - Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Many residents of Kyiv and the surrounding area are currently experiencing internet access difficulties. The cause is attacks on Ukraine's communications infrastructure.
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KeepingTheRepublic@bsky.social @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 5h
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Dan Osborn | Independent for U.S. Senate
Dan Osborn, a mechanic and Navy vet, is the Independent U.S. Senate candidate taking on multi-billionaire Senator Pete Ricketts in Nebraska—America’s most important Senate race.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 14h
💔🕯️No Justice No peace.
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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 9h
"Who's better on the cost of living?" 🔵Democrats: 49% 🔴Republicans: 36% Quinnipiac / Sept 27, 2026
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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 9h
Jesus Christ dude
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 9h
these look more and more like late Brezhnev, late Chernenko photos
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Jake @djjakej.bsky.social · 12h
1000’s of calls leave a Message! Schmitt is a Dirtbag! Lol Use the Switchboard to spread his shame!
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 10h
Funniest 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.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In the same way Trump's insistence on making the Bunker-Ballroom a fire trap (with no ladies rooms) gives us an excuse to tear it down and rebuild it, Kash's refusal to protect the FBI from serious compromise gives us an excuse to just replace all the current people with the people he fired.
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Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees
In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h
Two Schmitt staffers realizing this might be their last day.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 7h
Also, what was the alleged link between the Hawks game and Willis? Was she there?? Or was the allegation that he went to see a game in Atlanta so it must have been a secret meeting with Willis? I’m so confused on the evidentiary logic
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 8h
That cocky, misplaced look of smug success on Senator Eric Schmitt’s face—moments before everything came crashing down around him because he’s so carelessly incompetent.
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Hookcity - 🚫“War Plan” DMs Please 👊🏻🇺🇸🔥 🫣 @hookcity.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 8h
Today I learned that Jack Smith is a Caitlin Clark fan and that Amy Klobuchar knows more about sports than Eric Schmitt.
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KeepingTheRepublic@bsky.social @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 6h
No matter who Dems nominate for pres, Jack Smith *has* to be the AG—the most corrupt administration in American history requires the most relentless prosecutor to bring them to justice
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🏌‍♀️🏜🌞🗽🏛⚾️🎾🇺🇸🏉 @shirleya43.bsky.social · 8h
There is something so reassuring about Jack Smith. Watching him testify, quietly, honestly, and with a spine of steel, and intelligent knowledge is so comforting. Especially against low life Republicans trying to harm him. I hope he becomes the next Attorney General under the next Dem President.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 8h
This will be the face of the GOP after the midterms.
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Angela Benander @abenander.bsky.social · 6h
also - I would bet $1m that it didn't remotely occur to the staffers in the "we need to protect women in sports" party to check the women's NCAA schedule for that date. f these losers
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KeepingTheRepublic@bsky.social @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 6h
Disgraceful and false accusations by a Republican Senator who should apologize (but won’t—it’s Eric Schmitt)
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h
At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h
🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well."
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KeepingTheRepublic@bsky.social @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Some folks have been using NYT sanewashing software for so long that they can only call out the illegal use of government funds in a campaign as “odd”
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KeepingTheRepublic@bsky.social @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Of course not! But he and Thomas have skated very close to impeachment territory and even a hack like Alito can see a Democratic House in the offing
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RogueResistanceKnitter 🥄🐸 @rogueresistknitter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Has he all of a sudden developed ethics?
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Melissa Johnson, PhD @ladyhistorian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I am tired of having to pretend that the value of studying my discipline solely rests on the "marketable skills" we teach. Sometimes things are just worth knowing and doing because they make your life bigger and richer.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Now would be a good time for @pallone.house.gov to send Fox a letter promising an investigation into why they accepted this ad and how much they got paid to run it.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"When regime figures go on TV news shows and lie repeatedly, the hosts thank them for their time and invite them back." Mark's right. The news media -and especially corporate owners- have played a big role in getting us to this point.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 28/09/2026
I think Trump should keep bringing politicians from red states that are suddenly in play to the oval office and forcing them to talk about how great he is let's get Ken Paxton in here
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Sheryl with an S @beachblond52.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #DOOR Everyone should read this. Very sobering and scary. I don’t think our country can survive 2 more years of the current corrupt administration. open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
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The Iran War Didn't Start America's Retreat. It Floored the Gas.
Robert Kagan on the moment the world stopped asking whether we'd show up and started asking whether we could.
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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
States can and have banned 287 agreements within their borders. There’s a template for this, and any state that hasn’t done so is choosing not to do so.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Dead bodies lie on the streets of Kyiv once again, and a market is on fire after another russian terrorist attack. Russia isn't shy to kill Ukrainians in broad daylight, during busy evenings, or burn us in our beds at night. They are openly terrorizing us every single day now.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
For every arrest that breaks through into public view, countless others happen quickly, before anyone can notice. Now ICE is anywhere and everywhere, embedded in all corners of everyday life.
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Gone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than ever
After public backlash, the Trump administration changed its tactics from ‘siege’ to ‘soft feet’. Now, ICE is everywhere
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“.. Very good one sentence summary of the economy.” - Kyra Scanlon
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Hyde T. Voltyge @hydevoltyge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
yeah folks this is quite a few days now of just complete trash polls I knew this would happen after a few good weeks, the GOP internals are all revved up to flood the zone again, they want to depress you and skew the betting markets and make the media think things are "tightening" it's all a sham
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“He Can’t Be Trusted”: Trump’s Most Loyal Front-Row Fans Turn on Him newrepublic.com/post/215901/...
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“He Can’t Be Trusted”: Trump’s Most Loyal Front-Row Fans Turn on Him
Donald Trump is losing the people who regularly sit in the front row at his rallies.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“All of a sudden—and, in my view, far too late for any version of redemption or forgiveness—rats are fleeing the sinking ship. They are jumping overboard in the vain hope that they won’t sink along with Trump.“ www.americaamerica.news/p/rats-are-f...
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Rats Are Fleeing the Sinking Ship
But they have waited too long and are still too few in number to change the outcome of a likely Democratic tsunami
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KeepingTheRepublic@bsky.social @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Some folks have been using NYT sanewashing software for so long that they can only call out the illegal use of government funds in a campaign as “odd”
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