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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 5h
* checks the news * aaaand speaking of the Supreme Court abusing the shadow docket
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 6h
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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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 4h
NEWS: A unanimous 11th Circuit just REFUSED to halt sanctions stemming from Trump’s $1.8 billion insurrectionist “slush fund” saga
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Trump Loses Bid to Freeze Sanctions Over His IRS Scheme
A unanimous Eleventh Circuit panel left Judge Kathleen Williams free to enforce restrictions born from her finding that Trump used a federal lawsuit to manufacture judicial legitimacy for an administr...
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 11h
The author of this ill-timed, two-graph beat-sweetener is none other than Axios's co-founder, Jim VandeHei
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 3h
Norway parliament probes Epstein links to politicians, diplomats www.straitstimes.com/world/europe...
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Norway parliament probes Epstein links to politicians, diplomats
OSLO, Sept 30 - Norway's parliament begins public hearings on Wednesday on ties between late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Norwegian diplomats and politicians in a scandal that has shaken the na...
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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Costco uses $184 million in tariff refunds to lower member prices Chief executive Ron Vachris said some of the fourth-quarter proceeds were returned through price cuts in the second half of the period www.financial-world.org/news/news/fi...
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Costco uses $184 million in tariff refunds to lower member prices
Costco directs most tariff recoveries toward everyday goods
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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 3h
Chris looks askance as a map shows the location of the Hawks game on February 3, 2024 and the location of the Hawkeyes game on February 3, 2024
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h
That’s it for me tonight. I’ve had enough.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h
Media companies who accept taxpayer money for Trump’s illegal campaign ads should be investigated and prosecuted if appropriate. Media executives accepting this money should be subpoenaed to appear before a Democratic Congress to explain why they are complicit in a crime.
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W.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 4h
I think one of the undercurrents of our fractured political reality is that basically everyone has come to realize that the people who rule the world do not possess any particularly impressive level of intelligence or capability
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 4h
really worth watching the whole thing play out...
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Rick Argiro @rick.hypergoria.com · 14h
Schmitt showed his whole ass when he displayed a posterboard and removed it before anyone could read it. Then told Smith he just perjured himself, only to reveal that he is so dumb that he confused the Atlanta Hawks with the Iowa St Hawkeyes. Just an absolute clown show.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
Sen. Eric Schmitt asks Jack Smith to tell him what he's writing down in his notes, but then even he realizes he went too far and says, "never mind"
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 14h
Holy sh*t. Sen Schmitt just accused Jack Smith of going to an Atlanta Hawks bball game with the implication that he must of also met with then prosecutor Fani Willis BUT Smith went to an Iowa HAWKEYES game in Maryland instead. This GOP clown show is a disgrace.
eric schmitt screen grab
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/09/2026
this is legitimately very funny
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h
Why won’t network evening news broadcasts show their audience video of Trump dozing off during press events in the Oval Office in the middle of the day while people are talking, as he’s done dozens and dozen of times? Is that not newsworthy? Is it impolite? Will you lose access?
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 7h
NEW: It's hard these days for members of Congress to transcend the news cycle with viral moments in committee hearings. Sen. Schmitt today raised the bar with an allegation against Jack Smith that imploded in real time. w/ Chris Marquette www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Republicans wanted Jack Smith to give them a smoking gun. They got a gaffe instead.
The former special counsel’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee was marked by personal insults rather than new revelations.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The House has only been in session for 72 days this year
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 7h
BREAKING: @democracydefendersfund.org & Jacobson Lawyers Group just sued HUD for 10 housing nonprofits Trump's HUD delayed their grants for months while they kept helping families facing foreclosure. Then it canceled $56M outright Unlawful & unkind in equal measure -- See you in court👇 -TN
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 4h
Lol. 😂
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I try to explain to people how Trump has used his trolls for years to direct attention. @atrupar.com focus, first, on Trump's decaying right hand and now on Natalie is an example of what the left needs to do more of. [And subscribe to @atrupar.com.]
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026
Look who's in the Oval Office today! #MeetingsWithNatalie (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
the peppy Ms Harp smirks while standing in the Oval during Trump's press event today
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desertdane.bsky.social @desertdane.bsky.social · 22h
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carolmac80💙🌈☮️🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸🇺🇦🧿🌊 @carolmac80.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h
> @variety.com variety.com/2026/digital...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h
Mike Johnson on what Republicans will do if they hold the House: "What we would do in the next two years is exactly what we have been doing already"
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 18h
Jamie Raskin calls out the shitty ads as a crime (this was cited by CNN and other stories). This is the kind of Xitter post that I beg of @raskin.house.gov or other MoCs to cross-post over here -- not least bc more people over here are likely to magnify it.
Rep. Jamie Raskin

@RepRaskin
This may be felony criminal theft and conversion of government property for political campaign purposes. 18 U.S.C. § 1641. It is a Hatch Act violation for any government employees who worked on it or used government resources to make it. It is blatantly unethical under numerous federal ethics provisions proscribing the use of government resources for political campaigns.
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The White House is currently airing this video as an ad during commercial breaks on Fox News. 

It looks and sounds like a political spot and includes a disclaimer stating that it is paid for by the U.S. government.

The soundtrack: as images of Trump flash across the screen,

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 17h
Remind me never to get on the wrong side of Paul Krugman. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-beclow...
A table showing 30-year Treasury Yield, for the last 45 days or so. It bounces around for August, then after Bessent said, "I am the house" on september 8, it has shot up twice.
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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 18h
SCOOP A Pentagon influencer called liberal women a "pestilence" who will end western civilization. He's also: • Praised dictators like Franco and Pinochet • Said people without kids should not be allowed vote • Called immigrants "semihuman savages" www.wired.com/story/a-pent...
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A Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women a ‘Pestilence’ Who Will End Western Civilization
Kurt Schlichter was part of a task force rooting out so-called woke ideologies at the military’s war colleges. He has called to bar childless adults from voting.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 5h
Speaker Mike Johnson is warning of a “nightmare scenario” if Republicans lose the House: Democrats could investigate Trump, his family, his Cabinet, GOP donors and powerful business figures.
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MAGA Speaker Johnson Calls Trump Family Investigations a ‘Nightmare’ Ahead of Midterms
With control of Congress at stake in November, Johnson warned that Democratic committees would investigate Trump, his family, cabinet officials and major donors—and claimed that accountability would t...
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thegladerunner.bsky.social @thegladerunner.bsky.social · 12h
Five years ago, when a Seattle burger chain raised employee wages & benefits the Reicht wing lost their minds, screaming the result would be $20 burgers & the company would end in bankruptcy. Today, the chain is even more popular than ever. Never let them try to tell you a living wage can’t work.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 16h
Trump is running political ads on your tax dollars, including a recycled one from his campaign It's against the law, & it should make everyone mad My take w/ @arimelber.bsky.social on @ms.now👇 -TN
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10h
I think people REALLY can't appreciate how badly the far right wants to prove that Fani Willis and Jack Smith coordinated. So they were not going to let the truth get in the way of their most sincerely held belief.
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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 7h
Can confirm.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 4h
🚨 NEW: Wisconsin’s highest court will hear a case brought by the DNC that could allow courts to extend polling hours when Election Day disruptions threaten voting access. The ruling won’t come before the midterms.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear case on expanded voting hours during Election Day disruptions
The DNC is asking the justices to clarify whether Wisconsin courts can extend voting hours when election-day problems threaten voters’ constitutional right to vote.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4h
NEW: The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge brought by the Democratic National Committee that could determine if state judges can extend polling hours after election-day disruptions threaten voting access. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear case on expanded voting hours during Election Day disruptions
The DNC is asking the justices to clarify whether Wisconsin courts can extend voting hours when election-day problems threaten voters’ constitutional right to vote.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h
Owning the libs.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 4h
Excellent
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 4h
100% should follow him around for the rest of what’s left of his political career. His 2028 VP hopes were dashed in two minutes and I love that for him.
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Jim LaPorta @jimlaporta.bsky.social · 10h
Def. Sec. Hegseth signed a memo today that CBS News obtained two months ago eliminating civilian tenure at military service academies. The Daily Wire was first to report on Tuesday that Hegseth signed the memo CBS News first reported on. Story: www.cbsnews.com/news/dod-pen...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 4h
Dead on balls accurate!
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6h
Great ad.
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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 11h
Trump has said the Iran war is almost over at least 60 times. It's been 212 days. 19 service members are dead, 800+ wounded, $43 billion gone. We counted every broken promise with @votevets.org.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 6h
🎥 LIVE: "If you want to enjoin us, enjoin us," a DOJ lawyer said while defending Trump's push for state citizenship lists. What was once respect for court authority has now turned into bravado. Marc Elias unpacks whether the DOJ will obey court orders LIVE👇 www.youtube.com/live/269vb3eRt58
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David Frank DeLuca @davidfrankdeluca.bsky.social · 6h
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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VoteHub @votehub.com · 6h
RACE RATING CHANGE: NM-02 Likely D → Solid D Gabe Vasquez’s chances of defeating Greg Cunningham have risen above 95% in our forecast.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 6h
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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