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Mario Nicolais

@marionicolais.bsky.social
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The Lincoln Project General Counsel; Attorney; Inky-thumbed columnist at The Colorado Sun; defender of constitutional rights; soccer nut and American Outlaw

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 22h
NEW: Nearly 150,000 California mail ballots were thrown out in June's primary — most for arriving too late. Midterm voting starts TODAY. Don't let your ballot be next. Mail it by Oct. 27 or use a drop-off location. Here's what you need to know:
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California early voting starts today. Here’s what you need to know
Californians are voting amid an unusually turbulent fight over how ballots are cast, delivered, counted and protected.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/10/2026
For years, Project 2025 architect Russell Vought has set out to erode our system of checks and balances of power and to concentrate power in the hands of one person: President Trump. Now he’s quietly making it all happen. 🔊 Listen to this episode: propub.li/3TzIyaA
“I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.” - Russell Vought, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Love this 👇
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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Sen. Schmitt should probably also check under Herky the Iowa mascot's head. You never know what lengths these people will go to when they are part of the Deep State! #CollegeGameday
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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Just wait until Sen. Schmitt gets inside and sees who is also attending the Hawkeyes game! #CollegeGameday
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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
With #CollegeGameday in Iowa City, it looks like they have a special guest! Sen. Eric Schmitt wearing his "Hawks" jersey!
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Dyan London @dyanlondon444.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐎𝐛𝐚𝐦𝐚, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞.
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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Actually, it is literally less than half a month of Medicare Part B premiums …
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 30/09/2026
To recap: three GOP-led states that wanted the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in order to "send abortion back to the states" are now asking the Court to strike down abortion protections in blue states
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This morning, the Justice Department went after nearly an entire state's federal bench, all at once. The judges had said the government wasn't following court orders. The response was to try to remove the judges. Here's why every American should be paying attention. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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The Vote Yes on Amendment 87 Podcast @getmoresmarter.com · 30/09/2026
Vote no on everything except Amendment 87 (cuts taxes for 97% of taxpayers, hikes them for the top 3%) and Proposition NN (lifts a lot of the worst parts of TABOR off the state's back and guarantees more funding for public schools). Easy ballot!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mentions on Fox shows of the very newsworthy confrontation between Schmitt and Jack Smith: Ingraham (7-8pm): 0 Watters (8-9): 0 Hannity (9-10): 0 Gutfeld (10-11): 0 Fox & Friends this AM: 0
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Klobuchar on Schmitt: "He's not aware that there's also women's sports ... because they wanted to do this to distract everyone, I would say they got their comeuppance"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
this 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)
photo of Schmitt's team holding up a poster board that made false claims about Jack Smith's whereabouts in February 2024
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Update: The Texas Tribune identified Gregory Feathers as the ICE agent who fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston.
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ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified
The 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...
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The 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."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
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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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026
NEW: 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.
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The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting
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 near...
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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Had the same thought at the Denver Summit match last week.
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The 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
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
In 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.
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ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe
ProPublica 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...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026
Advocates 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.
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These Judges Take Months to Decide If Immigrants Have Been Unlawfully Detained
Judges 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...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026
Our 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)
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Clarence Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From Major GOP Donor
Island-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...
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
LOVED this moment.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, 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. 🧵
Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.
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The Vote Yes on Amendment 87 Podcast @getmoresmarter.com · 25/09/2026
guess they never thought the leopards would deport their workforce
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The best birthday present imaginable. #DollyDay 💖
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Steve 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.
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The Vote Yes on Amendment 87 Podcast @getmoresmarter.com · 24/09/2026
Amendment 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
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Zelenskyy: "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”
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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This 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...
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ICE is looking into 'mobile detention facilities' — NPR
Buried in the paperwork for Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s expansion in Pennsylvania is a document requesting “mobile detention facilities.”
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Few 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.
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This 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...
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Burnt Texas Toast® @nailpounder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Attorney 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.
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Austin ICE officer had no right to shoot Wilber Garces Perez: Attorney
Garces Perez' wife says she was kept off hospital grounds for hours before learning her husband had been turned over to ICE.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 21/09/2026
ICE shot a DoorDash delivery guy.
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Attorney: Austin man shot by ICE agent was making DoorDash delivery
A 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.
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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Just 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
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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Literally looks like a dragon burning the city.
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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Wow. Awesome goals from ANY player.
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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
As 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.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The 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
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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Is this when the nap where he dreamed up the Denmark/Greenland thing?
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
OMG 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This sentence is 90% right ... he just needs to look in the mirror to see who did the cajoling.
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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Colorado apologizes profusely for Mike Davis. Too many stories, but the worst was live-casting with Steve Bannon from the 14th Amendment trial against Trump. Gives me the creeps.
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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It 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...
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E.U. Talks of Making Canada First ‘Associate Member’ as U.S. Ties Weaken
Canada and the European Union have been confronting an increasingly challenging relationship with the United States under President Trump.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
No shit, 100% agree here.
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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Ah, c'mon. "I" is one of his favorite letters/words, right up there with "ME"
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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
PS - that Cespedes throw also led to one of the all-time great @mlb.com Tweets from the @angels.com x.com/Angels/statu...
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Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) on X
Ok Cespedes. We get it. You have an arm. #Angels
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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I mean, I still remember Cespedes doing this to the Angels. And it was not nearly as difficult given that he could plant his feet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P3b...
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Cespedes throws out Kendrick at the plate
YouTube video by MLB
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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This boggles my mind. No crow-hop. His body is leaning backward to start. And he throws it nearly 300-feet in the air.
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