Reposted by Mario NicolaisAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026this gaffe should follow Eric Schmitt around for the rest of his political life (Jack Smith was actually in Maryland at a HAWKEYES game, not in Atlanta colluding with Fani Willis as Schmitt alleged) (Win McNamee/Getty) 96592752389
Reposted by Mario NicolaisAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Update: The Texas Tribune identified Gregory Feathers as the ICE agent who fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston.texastribune.orgICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identifiedThe federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte... 11333531541
Reposted by Mario NicolaisThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🔥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." 15054881977
Reposted by Mario NicolaisAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack 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." 679273719331
Reposted by Mario NicolaisProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026NEW: ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for nearly a year.propublica.orgThe Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In VotingProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near... 10792459
Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Had the same thought at the Denver Summit match last week. 1275
Reposted by Mario NicolaisThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 27/09/2026"America was designed with dangers like Donald Trump in mind... We are watching America’s first real challenger to its systems, safety nets and security against a leader resembling a mad English king." Read more from Oscar Robshaw here: bit.ly/3TbWjvX 581067273
Reposted by Mario NicolaisProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026In response to our reporting, Susan Collins has mustered a defense that is full of incorrect and misleading claims. We’ve reviewed FBI evidence, examined thousands of pages of records and interviewed dozens of people. Here are the receipts.propublica.orgProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption ProbeProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o... 10738251743
Reposted by Mario NicolaisProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026Advocates say the delays mean people are left waiting in prisonlike detention facilities that are riddled with allegations about spoiled food, beatings and medical neglect. “People are left hungry,” said the wife of a detainee in Mississippi.propublica.orgThese Judges Take Months to Decide If Immigrants Have Been Unlawfully DetainedJudges in some parts of the country have taken months to adjudicate immigrants’ claims of unlawful imprisonment, our analysis of 70,000 habeas petition cases found. Some detainees are asking to be dep... 23602344
Reposted by Mario NicolaisProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026Our Pulitzer-winning "Friends of the Court" series began with this story that revealed how SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas had, for 20+ years, been treated to undisclosed luxury vacations by real estate titan and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow. (Published April 2023)propublica.orgClarence Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From Major GOP DonorIsland-hopping on a superyacht. Private jet rides around the world. The undisclosed gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the Supreme Court. “It’s incomprehensible to me tha... 1082107904
Reposted by Mario NicolaisProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵 19595893522
Reposted by Mario NicolaisThe Get More Smarter Podcast 🧠🏔️ @getmoresmarter.com · 25/09/2026guess they never thought the leopards would deport their workforce 8195
Reposted by Mario NicolaisMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The best birthday present imaginable. #DollyDay 💖 923193323040
Reposted by Mario NicolaisSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#BREAKING: #SCOTUS once again freezes the lower federal courts’ rulings in the Missouri redistricting case—and affirms that, as the Missouri Supreme Court held earlier this month, Missouri will use the 2022 map in the November elections. There were no public dissents. 412224512
Reposted by Mario NicolaisThe Get More Smarter Podcast 🧠🏔️ @getmoresmarter.com · 24/09/2026Amendment 87 would cut taxes for 97% of Coloradans and raise them on the wealthiest 3%, netting over $2 billion for schools, healthcare, and childcare Prop 136 would freeze the current tax rate at 4.4% for everyone, including the wealthiest Coloradans Thanks to @kylec.bsky.social for the explainer 02911
Reposted by Mario NicolaisAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026Zelenskyy: "For first time in Russia’s history, we now hear that its oil industry is running on fumes. Our target is Russia’s ability to finance this war, to drag it out, to make it more brutal & destructive. Russia’s finances & Russia’s production are what must be stopped if Putin is to be stopped” 511217325422
Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is all about evading Due Process. ICE already makes it hard to bring claims by transferring detainees - now they are trying to make it impossible. apple.news/AGiNnpEkqTVK...apple.newsICE is looking into 'mobile detention facilities' — NPRBuried in the paperwork for Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s expansion in Pennsylvania is a document requesting “mobile detention facilities.” 175
Reposted by Mario NicolaisProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment. Here’s what experts say you need to know.propublica.orgThis Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges... 161254670
Reposted by Mario NicolaisBurnt Texas Toast® @nailpounder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Attorney for Austin ICE shooting victim Wilber Rafael Garces Perez says Dell Seton Medical Center lied and told her & his wife that he wasn't there. Then had security remove them from the premises. Then released Perez to ICE custody. Travis County DA needs to investigate UT's collusion with ICE.yahoo.comAustin ICE officer had no right to shoot Wilber Garces Perez: AttorneyGarces Perez' wife says she was kept off hospital grounds for hours before learning her husband had been turned over to ICE. 1280209
Reposted by Mario NicolaisPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 21/09/2026ICE shot a DoorDash delivery guy.statesman.comAttorney: Austin man shot by ICE agent was making DoorDash deliveryA Venezuelan man shot by an ICE agent in Austin was making a DoorDash delivery, his attorney said. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was later released from the hospital into ICE custody. 25276643453
Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Just watched the 60 Minutes segment on data centers. Not a single mention of Trump or his recent statements supporting data centers. That’s journalistic malpractice. #FakeNews 84210
Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Literally looks like a dragon burning the city. 0254
Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 19/09/2026As usual, The Onion nails it. I’ve been saying the same thing for years: no one - particularly no one in their teens - is trans just to win a sporting event or go into bathrooms. It is just too damn hard. The only reason to do it is to be WHO. YOU. ARE. 0195
Reposted by Mario NicolaisNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The judge asked the govt if the Kennedy Center is going bankrupt. You should've seen them backpedal Why so fast? If it's broke, a court puts someone else in charge & they lose control of it @cnn.com👇 -TN 15173092447
Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Is this when the nap where he dreamed up the Denmark/Greenland thing? 1143
Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This sentence is 90% right ... he just needs to look in the mirror to see who did the cajoling. 092
Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 16/09/2026It cannot be overstated how bad Trump has been for the US economy. I know we are all fixated (rightly) on price increases. But this article is about changing global supply chains and markets. Effectively, the markets we rely on are excluding us. Long term disaster. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/w...nytimes.comE.U. Talks of Making Canada First ‘Associate Member’ as U.S. Ties WeakenCanada and the European Union have been confronting an increasingly challenging relationship with the United States under President Trump. 0205
Reposted by Mario NicolaisThe Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 15/09/2026No shit, 100% agree here. 235207965605
Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This boggles my mind. No crow-hop. His body is leaning backward to start. And he throws it nearly 300-feet in the air. 151
Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Make sure to make your voice count! Register to VOTE. coloradosun.com/2026/09/15/h...coloradosun.comIt’s National Voter Registration Day. Here’s how to register — and vote — in Colorado.Coloradans have until Oct. 26 to register for a mail ballot ahead of the Nov. 3 election, but same-day registration is available through Election Day. 084
Reposted by Mario NicolaisNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum @baseballhall.org · 15/09/2026On and off the field, Roberto Clemente embodied class and humanitarianism. The Hall of Fame joins the baseball community in celebrating The Great One today and every day. #ClementeDay 231361268
Reposted by Mario NicolaisAri Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Here are my reading notes for The Kite Runner, one of the novels suppressed by the Elizabeth School District: ariarmstrong.com/elizabeth-ki... (More to come!)ariarmstrong.comReview and Study Guide for Khaled Hosseini's The Kite RunnerAfter moving from Afghanistan to America, a man's history haunts him, compelling him to return. 042
Reposted by Mario NicolaisAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026I said it at the time (and before!), but I truly believe that American voters electing Donald Trump for a second term in 2024 was the dumbest and most self-harming choice made by an electorate in the history of humanity 901134892275
Reposted by Mario NicolaisPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Ted Cruz is aggressively booed in Austin, Texas: “Ted, you suck!” 603138972478
Reposted by Mario NicolaisJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Houthis just filmed a warehouse full of US-made armor they took off Saudi-backed forces after Mocha fell. Shot on an iPhone. Such a damaging image! The coalition’s decade-long war in Yemen is ending in captured American equipment & open humiliation. 99692014312
Reposted by Mario NicolaisAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/09/2026Look who made the trip to Ireland! #TravelWithNatalie (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty) 124674081698
Reposted by Mario NicolaisMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I am tired of people saying we can’t win in front of the Supreme Court. I’m annoyed by those who say my firm is too partisan to be effective. Today we won a huge redistricting fight before SCOTUS and a ballot access case before the Nebraska Supreme Court. The lesson: When we fight we win. 1036263616041
Reposted by Mario NicolaisKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 10/09/2026NEW: It's SCOTUS time for ICE's mass detention policy, which has been met with overwhelming rejection at every level in the courts: from more than 460 district judges and nine federal appeals courts. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comAppeals court rejects ICE detention policy, setting stage for SCOTUSThe 4th Circuit Court of Appeals compared ICE’s policy to Japanese internment. 22977293
Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Maybe this is how Victor Marx is doing it @kylec.bsky.social? Nah. 🤣 083
Reposted by Mario NicolaisNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Trump has been to court over this before -- 63 cases in 2020, & the record speaks for itself Now he wants the mailbox instead, but the Constitution, law & common sense all say he loses again We'll have voters' backs either way @democracydefendersaction.org @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social👇 -TN 10440115
Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I cannot stress how devastating loss of a free and independent press, particularly at the local level, has been to democracy in America. 0105
Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Isn't it ironic? Dontcha think? A little too ironic. Yeah, I really do think. 0102