Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 2hThe Kennedy holding up the sign makes it for me. They thought this was their ace in the hole. They thought they had him dead to rights. Then… poof 1615926
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 3hI know this will shock everyone but Eric Schmitt is still wrong — there were *six* NBA games that night, not one. Hawks/Hawkeyes confusion remains the likely explanation. www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/?m... 1091088203
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 8hGobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports. 233107441822
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 3hThis was planned as Schmitt’s big day, with a “national ambitions trial balloon” in national media. Instead it’s ending like this. 1440635
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialVandy Vol @vandyvol.bsky.social · 3hIs this some of that “protecting women’s sports” I’ve heard so much about? 11016
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 3hSenator Schmitt doubles down, seemingly implying it’s risible for a man to be following a woman’s sport. (Any other interpretation of this post?) 7869777
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialZack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Nobody seems to bat an eye that Rufo's podcast partner is a longtime anonymous troll who called gays "f*ggots," referred to Asians as "mongoloids," and explicitly sees his partnership with Rufo as a strategy of normalizing what most of us would see as bigotry www.vox.com/politics/368...vox.comAn inside look at how the far right is mainstreaming itselfAn radical troll got unmasked — and then spilled the beans. 14575185
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialTom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 3hOf course the TPUSA spokesman loves it: 0112
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialTom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 4hAnd btw CATO’s expert writes that not all of these immigrants/refugees were even Muslims. They just hate Muslims so much they don’t care. 1211
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialTom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 4hThe White House is bragging about reducing immigration (including refugees) from Muslim-majority countries to near 0. The U.S. is a nation of 340 million or so people. It was letting in just 18,000 people or less per month from these same countries prior to Jan 2025. Obvious anti-Muslim bigotry. 415346
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 4hEven if Smith had been in Atlanta, there really was nothing to Schmitt’s false accusation that he met Willis that day than that he happened to be in one the nation’s biggest cities?! 2778975
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 5hReally appreciated Brian spelling out the years of meta-referential commercial plotlines that led to this. Why are we expected to know so much lore for an insurance company’s commercials 1732724
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 10hLanae Erickson at Third Way said “practice saying ‘I trust parents in my district to make decisions for their kids more than politicians.’ Practice saying, ‘sure, we need rules but politicians aren’t the right ones to make it.’” This is basically how Democrats talk about abortion rights post Dobbs 718346
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 7hAwful: The Supreme Court just let Trump's third-country deportations move forward. Still a shot at stopping them later but unlikely. Reminder: If Dems win power, they can and should defund both the white-nationalist Office of Remigration and third-country deportations, as I argue in this piece: 30586201
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 6hThe White House is laser-focused on the issues that matter most to Americans. 2132056
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialLouis @louisevans.bsky.social · 7hPass a law clarifying that the supreme court’s appellate jurisdiction does not begin until a final ruling has been made by district and appeals courts. 21672124
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 8hNEW: The Supreme Court, over the objections of the 3 liberal justices, grants a stay in the D.V.D. litigation, authorizing the Trump admin to resume third country removals without any notice to people being sent to countries they've never been to. The Court also agrees to hear the case in December. 44366171
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 9h“A Massive Power Grab”: White House Proposal Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote www.propublica.org/article/disa...propublica.orgThis White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans VoteA new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr... 410952
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialPatrick Barron 🐻〽️ @bluebarronphoto.bsky.social · 9hI see he tweeted a picture of the USF Bulls winning a national title after the Protect College Sports act passed the senate 719431
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10hIncredible. The 11th Circuit, in a 3-0 opinion (two Obama appointees and one Trump 1.0 appointee), agrees that Trump and his lawyers have failed to rebut the judge's finding that the entire IRS settlement was collusive, highlighting that no other explanation for their conduct was even offered. 151323421
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 10hFWIW my read is that the rw media reaction to the Schmitt-Smith thing is a result of them being lazy and stupid rather than deliberately lying to create a false narrative for their audience -- the hosts here literally don't seem to know what actually happened. bsky.app/profile/atru... 2737254
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10hthis might be the best possible outcome. at least I would much rather see CBP money frittered away on vanity ad campaigns rather than spent on torturing more immigrants 2125237
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialThe Rooster @rooster.info · 10hStarting to think Tim Tebow isn’t on the square. religionunplugged.com/news/2026/9/...religionunplugged.comTebow’s PR Team Made Aware Of Life Surge Allegations Since At Least 2025Former football star Tim Tebow’s announcement that he’s hitting the brakes on his relationship with Christian wealth-building seminar Life Surge is getting pushback from fans who say Tebow knew nothin... 3347
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialJared Wade @jaredwade.bsky.social · 11hI know it's a fabricated claim, but we all have a moral imperative to speak up on this issue: Anyone who willingly pays money to watch the Atlanta Hawks play basketball is unfit for office. Needs to be a red line issue. We cannot normalize this. 522122
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 11hlong road ahead for whichever neo-Nazi Trump staffer is tasked with doing brain surgery on the AI-powered America-dot-gov site 831453
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 12hThey are shutting this down by the end of the day. 121242271
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A self-respecting China hawk who meant the things he said and had a smidgen of patriotism or intellectual integrity would’ve resigned many times by now. Authorizing AI chips sales to China. Kissing up to Xi in public. Using up munitions on a failing adventure in Iran. Offering to sell China arms. 1121857
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialBrian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 12hincredible lack of ball knowledge to confuse the atlanta hawks with the iowa hawkeyes women’s basketball team. it’s impressive how little they know about sports 621041176
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialGary Legum @glegum.bsky.social · 12hThese conspiracy theories the right convinces itself are the truth always die the instant they meet reality anyway, but this is next level. 1960389
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialtimkawakami.bsky.social @timkawakami.bsky.social · 12hThis is what I started pointing out years and years ago: So much of the current political and social screaming is mimicking all the decades of idiot sports screaming... but now it's being done by people who don't know sports all and they just sound stupider. If that's possible. 3273
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialThe Downballot @the-downballot.com · 12hYep x.com/MattFriedman... 0648
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 12hthis video is so funny, imagine being grilled by a US Senator who is oddly convinced that you went to an Atlanta Hawks game when you have never been to an Atlanta Hawks game 3295487
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 12hthe right's crippling lack of ball knowledge strikes again 853192368
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialrev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 13hthe plainly stated thesis of this article is that democratic voters disproportionate want and would benefit from a policy proposed by the party, and therefore they should not pursue that policy. apart from being tautological this is bizarre. 750830
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialrev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 13hthere's a thing in moderate democratic politics where it is considered fundamentally illegitimate to deliver results to your own voters; instead, you must propose a better way to implement your adversaries' entire ideological program 381376231
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12hif the GOP runs a vance/schmitt ticket then they should just give up the pretense and make the party’s slogan the fourteen words www.axios.com/2026/09/29/e...axios.comSen. Eric Schmitt is drawing buzz as a possible Vance VP in 2028Vance views the Missouri senator as trustworthy. 1232108306
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Wait, was rolling out the red carpet for Xi a Chinese psyop too? I'm really confused about the GOP stance on China. 1663533631
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialThe Rooster @rooster.info · 13hGood example of right-wing “journalism,” which is always willing to punch down while pretending it’s an act of courage. You can’t type what should happen to Tracey. But you can think it! 2466
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 14hwe really aren't talking enough about how LSU might not be able to field a basketball team this year 2417120
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This would not be the first time the state retaliated against a victim for embarrassing them. It’s a pretty regular occurrence 357556
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I’m genuinely worried that he weakened her civil case with this statement out of petty fury that he’s rightfully getting heat for not pressing charges against rapists. He clearly isn’t interested in seeing her succeed and he basically called her a liar—a huge gift to the civil defense 201108250
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialLindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 17hThis man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere. 10269101727
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialSimon Lester @simonlester.com · 16hInteresting details on how the Iowa steel deal got done. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u... 4224999
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialMikhail Gorbaechev @mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social · 23hPeople are also upset about non-economic things that get expressed in economic terms, like the fact that everything seems wildly out of control and we have a maniac in charge of the country 141077123
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialTim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We passed the bill to address the thing you were really mad about! No, not the tariffs. Sorry, not the Iran war either. The Trump Checks? No, why would you even ask about that. The bill ESPN was obsessed with. You know, the thing Tommy Tuberville has been talking about. No, not the furries either. 221345
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialTim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026underwater republicans are starting to talk about how washington needs to get back to work and do something and they literally meant *this* 26610
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialBen Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Can’t stop wars. Cant stop the president committing nonstop crime. Can’t do anything about Epstein. Or cost of living. Or the environment. They can fuck over workers though. They’ll do that real fast. 137576
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I’m sorry, what? This piece was not a joint publication/ reporting job (as some are). It was @propublica’s alone and the Times followed with a summary. This is so indicative of NYT. If they don’t ignore proper credit, they just go for stolen valor. 623736729
Reposted by @mar3md.bsky.socialRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Can’t believe it got this far tbh. I think it’s a very bad bill and hope it fails the house 1037034
