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Louise Labuda

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Former marketing professional now part-time political junkie

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 8h
What emerges when you take a deep breath is a picture of what we all know by now to be true. This is not a president who is committed to governing, to public service. This is a smash and grab, and we are the victims. joycevance.substack.com/p/flooding-t...
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Flooding the Zone
Jack Smith kicked off his testimony on the Hill today like this: “I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump.” He told senators that his...
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 16h
Their marriage had more plot twists than a daytime soap.
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Richard Wayne Bowling @rchrdwynbwlngk100.bsky.social · 12h
Why did Eric Schmitt fuck up his gotcha moment so badly? No one involved considered the possibility that Jack Smith attended a women’s basketball game. A MAGAt undone by misogyny. Not at all surprising.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16h
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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Ben Franklin’s ghost @ben-franklin-ghost.bsky.social · 11h
They (GOP) know this to be true and it will always be true.
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Daphne Pierpoint @daphnepierpoint.com · 15h
Oof. x.com/meidastouch/...
Footage of Jack Smith at a Maryland/Iowa women’s basketball game
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h
Owning the libs.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 10h
Proud of the CDCers who fought to get this vital info out! 30% of our workforce is gone. Heartbroken by the loss of brilliant scientists, institutional knowledge, & frankly my friends, colleagues, & mentors. An understaffed CDC harms the public & leaves the US vulnerable. Rebuilding will take years
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10h
Sen. Eric Schmitt is an international laughingstock. He’s up for reelection in 2028, so we’ll have to work on him later.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10h
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 10h
Senate Republicans thought it would be a good idea to have Jack Smith testify during the midterm elections to distract people from their disastrous policies-like tariffs and the #GOPWarOnHealthcare It didn’t work. And it reminded America of just how big a crook Trump really is
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 9h
The most bizarre thing about this idiotic, embarrassing line of questioning by Eric Schmitt is that it’s totally irrelevant Even if Jack Smith went to a basketball game in Atlanta-he didn’t-there isn’t even a scintilla of proof that he met, much less conspired with Fani Willis 35 days
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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 8h
Thirty years ago Susan Collins told Mainers her first of many lies to come when she said she would only serve 12 years. On November 3rd, let's tell her that her time is up. Drop her opponent Troy Jackson a small donation here to help get him over the finish line: www.JacksonForMaine.com
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 8h
The top U.S. general in Latin America and the Caribbean says land strikes against drug cartels are on the table.
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Top Trump general refuses to rule out escalation as US sinks deeper in war next door: WSJ
The top U.S. general in Latin America and the Caribbean says land strikes against drug cartels are on the table.Gen. Francis Donovan, the Marine four-star who leads U.S. Southern Command, made the remarks in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that was featured in a Tuesday article. His commen...
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Lawprofblawg @lawprofblawg.bsky.social · 8h
The look you give (pictured right) when the speaker calls on the older white guy for the last question after you had your hand up way before his.
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 9h
even at the Nazi bar place he's getting ratioed pretty brutally
Missouri Republican Senator Eric Schmitt on twitter tries to laugh off his epic disaster of an attempt to nail Jack Smith with "Who new Jack Smith was a Caitlin Clark fan?" The tweet has 817 retweets, 1.1k likes, and 7.2k replies
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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 10h
Ok I mean that could be literally anything
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 11h
i’ve been busy most of the day but i’d be remiss if i didn’t mention eric schmitt, who took a faceplant so hilariously legend that even the NYT couldn’t sugarcoat it (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 13h
Is MTG onto something?
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MTG Rips GOP With Blunt Theory After Suspicious Migrant Caravan Spotted Heading Toward The U.S.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13h
Great ad.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h
Two Schmitt staffers realizing this might be their last day.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 16h
Scoop — I've ID'd the two men sitting behind Sen. Eric Schmitt during his botched attack on Jack Smith this morning. Ethan Harper (left) is Chief Counsel to Schmitt, and Andrew Ceonzo (right) is Counsel to Schmitt and the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 14h
"This whole saga is incredible." Former special counsel Jack Smith's hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee left a GOP senator with a look that set off howls of online laughter.
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GOP senator ridiculed as cameras catch her look of 'utter horror' in Jack Smith hearing
Former special counsel Jack Smith's hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee left a GOP senator with a look that set off howls of online laughter.On Tuesday, Smith appeared before the committee to defend his two criminal probes into President Donald Trump, and several Republicans suggested Smit...
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 13h
just a reminder that Schmitt hired the guy who was too much of a Nazi for Ron DeSantis
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Republican senator employs aide fired by DeSantis over neo-Nazi imagery
Nate Hochman, staffer for Eric Schmitt, also peddled far-right conspiracy theories as experts decry rise in extremism
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 16h
It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.
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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 13h
Another data point in the case for a new Administration to shut down DHS and start over on actually effective (and humane) homeland security.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 14h
Sean Hannity posted a clip of Sen. Eric Schmitt grilling Jack Smith — then deleted it after footage emerged showing Schmitt had the wrong city, the wrong league, and the wrong night.
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'This is what you like!' Fury after Sean Hannity backpedals defense of Jack Smith attack
Fox News host Sean Hannity sparked fury Tuesday after he deleted a controversial post on his social media account. Hannity posted a clip from an exchange between former special counsel Jack Smith and Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) from a hearing held Tuesday. In the clip, Schmitt accuses Smith of attendin...
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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 13h
Eric Schmitt is a dishonest hack and incredible POS and after years of him attacking me & my team I’m happy to see people realize it. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-li...
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A Litigation Playbook for Narrative Warfare
Eric Schmitt’s “The Last Line of Defense” casts courts as stages for political spectacle rather than forums for justice—and rewrites the evidentiary record along the way.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 14h
What the Hannity's clip didn't show was an exchange later in the hearing in which Jack Smith and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MI) corrected Sen. Eric Schmitt.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 15h
Ambassador David Perdue told Fox News that Trump, while discussing U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan, told Chinese President Xi Jinping, "Hey, we sell arms to other people around the world," and then "actually asked President Xi, would he like to buy some at one point?" Now Trump is denying the claim.
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'Something profoundly amiss' as Trump official blurts 'mind-boggling' admission: analysis
A startling claim from President Donald Trump's ambassador to China reveals "something profoundly amiss" in how the administration handles one of America's most consequential rivalries, according to a new analysis by MS NOW's Zeeshan Aleem.Ambassador David Perdue told Fox News on Sunday that Trump, ...
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David Frank DeLuca @davidfrankdeluca.bsky.social · 13h
I called Sen. Eric Schmitt's office and asked the staffer who answered if the senator was a war hawk or a chicken hawk, or both. I told her I would hold until she got an answer from the senator. I encourage you to do it too. Here's his number in Washington DC: (202) 224-5721.
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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 13h
Sen Schmitt and Senator Britt, you both can go to hell! Grassley you're halfway there History will not be kind to you Oh yea Sen Graham you too. 🖕🏽
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 13h
Eric Schmitt is an ass clown. What a fking idiot. I’ve been laughing all afternoon at the way he embarrassed his foolish self today.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 16h
Just a reminder that this is the same Sen. Schmitt who repeatedly claimed that Chief Judge Boasberg was receiving a disproportionate share of Trump-related cases because he confused the D.C. Superior Court (which has 62 judges) with the D.C. district court (which has 15).
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 13h
Senator Eric Schmitt accused Smith of having shady meetings while in Atlanta for a professional basketball game. In reality, Smith was in Maryland on the date in question for a college basketball game. trib.al/lzvaNZV
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GOP Senator Tries to Trap Jack Smith—and Gets Every Detail Wrong
Senator Eric Schmitt accused Smith of having shady meetings while in Atlanta for a professional basketball game. In reality, Smith was in Maryland on the date in question for a college basketball game.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 16h
President Donald Trump dropped his final challenge to the $5.6 million payout to writer E. Jean Carroll, ending the case she won against him in 2023. The president also withdrew his bid to make Carroll return the money.
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Trump quietly caves on $5.6M payout as E. Jean Carroll case ends: 'A first'
President Donald Trump dropped his final challenge to the $5.6 million payout to writer E. Jean Carroll, ending the case she won against him in 2023.Trump agreed to dismiss his appeal "with prejudice," meaning he can never bring it again, according to a Sept. 25 order from the U.S. Court of Appeals ...
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AnarchoTerran @anarchoterran.bsky.social · 13h
Donald Trump has officially renamed "silicone impants" to "super boobs".
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 13h
There is a cottage industry on that other site of people in official government legal jobs affirmatively misstating or misrepresenting what rulings are about and then expressing surprise that anyone could possibly disagree. Just the latest example—from the Solicitor General of Iowa:
“Can President Trump use lawful authority granted by Congress to deport illegal aliens to third countries? The Supreme Court has stayed an order saying no twice, now stayed a permanent injunction for a third time. Oddly, 6-3 despite a similar posture to the Missouri First map”
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h
THIS WAS MONEY FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE. A Florida grand jury found $10 MILLION meant to help provide health insurance for poor children was misappropriated for political purposes. Moody & DeSantis took money meant for kids. #GOPWarOnHealthcare
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h
> @variety.com variety.com/2026/digital...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 13h
Bc the last 30 seconds of this are the best, reminder that @amyklobuchar.com's dad was a sports journalist, which may explain her utter contempt for Schmitt mistaking the Hawks and Hawkeyes.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 13h
Anxiety reaches fever pitch as Wall Street sours on Trump economy #AlterNet
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Anxiety reaches fever pitch as Wall Street sours on Trump economy
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13h
WSJ Exclusive: The Trump admin used federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security to finance those controversial pro-Trump ads that started airing on TV. The taxpayer money used to fund the ads came from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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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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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 13h
An entire party of conspiracy theorist cult members.
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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 13h
Too young to legally consent to sign a contract. But old enough to consent away where they want to live to be shipped someplace random by a government that hates them. In a just world, Hollad would need to annex half of Belgium to find room for the expanded Hague prison thus all calls for.
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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026
Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.
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Skydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airport
Four people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 14h
Riley Gaines, famous for turning her 5th place tie with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas into a far-right career agianst transgender people, has officially had her lawsuit against the NCAA thrown out by a judge today. The judge found no evidence for her claims. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Riley Gaines' Title IX Lawsuit Against The NCAA Struck Down After Judge Finds "No Evidence" Of Funding Claims
Gaines’ attorneys argued her civil rights were violated because she competed against a transgender athlete.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 13h
Because Hannity is an even bigger moron than Eric Schmitt. That’s saying something. (And, of course Hannity has deleted the post already. Even he knew he is a moron.)
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Owen Barcala @obarcala.bsky.social · 13h
Once again granting a stay with no analysis of the stay factors in a case where the balance of equities is utterly bonkers
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