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This is about religious indoctrination, not faith. They want vengeful Christian nationalist crusaders, not a professional military.

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 1h

I’ve been wondering whether this was less about the shock of watching Schmitt get pantsed than it was about realizing that you’re the next Republican questioner, and your script was based on following up this accusation, and now you have nothing.

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 23m

This is Palmer Lucky, for the uninitiated.

Palmer Lucky looking even more douchey than usual.

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 25m

This administration zeroed out life-saving research and foreign aid that will result in a Holocaust under the auspices of "saving money" and "efficiency."

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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 28m

It should alarm us that the civilian head of the military gathers together troops to give them a political speech in which he calls the free press treasonous. He should be removed from office for doing so.

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 32m

Pete Hegseth's TEDtalk today is apparently the announcement of the Defense Department's embrace of the plots to literally every dystopian film and TV show as U.S. policy.

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 33m

"Fortress America" is a long-running @johngcole.bsky.social joke category for how these right-wingers are all scared shitless.

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 37m

I like that these articles always say “could” — as if a massive corporate merger ever did anything but raise prices.

Headline: $67 billion NextEra-Dominion merger could raise U.S. electricity prices

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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 42m

BREAKING: Republican attorneys general from Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas have filed two sweeping lawsuits targeting dozens of providers who ship abortion pills—and the blue states that protect them.

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P. Andrew Torrez @andrewtorrez.bsky.social · 38m

The senior Senator from Tennessee could not find a single lawyer admitted to practice law in the entire state of Tennessee willing to represent her in this lawsuit. (Tenn. S.Ct. R. 7, § 10.07 allows out-of-state lawyers who move to Tennessee to practice for a year while they move for admission.)

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 1h

This is a stereotype about myself in which I was completely unaware.

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 16h

The citations be like: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 5h

A clear example of bad faith, and why it’s a mistake to indulge bad faith. “Weaponization of DOJ” was always a blatant lie, a made up accusation from people who were eager to do the very thing they were pretending to oppose. Indulging that helped the liars, and empowered them to end rule of law.

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 12h

This administration is on the other side of that issue.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 22h

Yeah, what could our military leaders learn from a bunch of civilians anyway? It's not like they're supposed to be citizen-soldiers with a well-rounded education.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"

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elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 13h

god, talk about low-hanging fruit for the next congress…

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 19h

this really is impeachable for any president, but really grotesque coming from a regime that cut life-saving development aid because they said it was not efficient

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Nick Brumfield @nickjbrumfield.bsky.social · 17h

Seriously just enforce normal liability for AI on the owners and so much of this shit goes away AI companies want to be treated like the hired expert when it comes to pocketing any financial flows, but like a cursory Google Search whenever it comes to liability

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 16h

I'm telling you, that Mychael Danna score for "Moneyball" is haunting and, if you're an original score weirdo like me, very good even if saddening as an A's fan.

youtube.com

It's a Process

YouTube video by Mychael Danna - Topic

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 22h

It was literally just to prove that he was in the Atlanta area within a 24-48 hour timeframe. That's it. That's all Schmitt needed to weave his Deep State conspiracy theory about Jack Smith making a secret trip to visit Fani Willis and collude with her on jailing Trump and his allies.

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 16h

The citations be like: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 16h

NBC should bring back their theme from the late 90s originally composed by Randy Edelman as the theme to "The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr."

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 19h

I 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...

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Schmitt: We had information Jack Smith was at a basketball game. There was only one NBA game that night which is why I asked him if he was in Atlanta.
That's what these hearings are for. You ask questions, you get answers. Smith has perjured himself before, but... maybe he's a Caitlin Clark fan. We'll accept that.x.com/Acyn/status/21...
BREAKING NEWS
GOR SENATOR'S PERJURY CLAIM AGAINST SMITH FAILS IN HAWKS-HAWKEYES MOUP
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ROPIC CEO DARIO AMODEL, WHO MET PRITELY WITH TRUMP.F
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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 17h

I don't watch baseball much anymore since the A's left Oakland but apparently I no longer understand Major League lineups anymore. Kyle Schwarber used to lead off. Roman Anthony hit lead off tonight. Paul Goldschmidt has 1 SB this year.

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 17h

Katie Britt's inner monologue:

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 18h

... why is the Peacock stream playing music over the Boston/New York game?

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 18h

This worked wonders for mortgage-backed securities. Let's give it another whirl. The people leading *these* companies have certainly earned it.

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Trump, Johnson preview a new AI self-policing pact

The still-unreleased pact raises questions about enforcement.

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 19h

The jerk store called!

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 20h

Like something out of a Emmy-winning comedy.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 20h

You know that scene in The Godfather where Michael goes to the trattoria bathroom, retrieves a pistol, and shoots those 2 guys in the head? This is 100X better. Maybe more.

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 20h

The Mychael Danna original score from "Moneyball" just sends me into a trance reliving my life going back to my teen years.

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 20h

Maybe just a furrowed brow from Maria—Susan Collins en español.

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 21h

Republicans pulling Alf Landon numbers on the generic ballot.

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 22h

Candidates, consultants, and volunteers of Democratic campaigns: You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months...

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 22h

Congressional Republicans and their consultants:

Hans Christian Blech in the 1962 filmer, "The Longest Day," as Major Werner Pluskat, the first German credited with viewing the Allies' Normandy invasion forces in France, 1944.

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Jim Lokay @jimlokay.com · 23h

If you want to really know how the outrage machine gets fired up: 1. Schmitt plans to drop “bombshell” on Smith 2. Someone plants story that Schmitt is a Vance VP contender to run same day 3. Right-wing Twittersphere gets talking points 4. Schmitt steps in it 5. Scheduled tweets go out anyway

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 23h

"extreme pleasure in reporting it" Michael Tracey really hates women.

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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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Mike the Hot Dog Mayor @mayorofoakland.bsky.social · 23h

"Atlanta" in the Wild Card vs Oakland in the Wild Card

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Do we seriously have to do Maoist newspeak every single time an 80 year old posts his idiotic ideas on the internet. It has been AI since before I was even born. Can literally anyone have a shred of dignity.

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 29/09/2026

These fascists are definitely going to try to steal the midterms.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A federal judge just blocked FEMA from withholding anti-terrorism funds from local governments that don't change how they run elections. It's the latest blow to Trump's attempts to rewrite election rules.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Rufo literally offered a bounty to anyone who could produce a video of Haitians eating dogs. He got nothing. So he found a video of Congolese men grilling chicken and tried to claim they were cooking cats.

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Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The thing about Conor's "I'm not mad, just disappointed" routine is that the first sentence (hell, the first clause) is just a lie.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Jesus fucking Christ

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