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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 3h
I need a Mean Girls “stop trying to make SI happen, it’s not going to happen” meme
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2h
Best moments of the Schmitt/Smith/Klobuchar exchange, ranked: 5. Klobuchar: "We have the Gophers." 4. Klobuchar: "You got the teams wrong, sir." 3. Smith: "It's possible I flew through the Atlanta airport." 2. Klobuchar: "Hmm." 1. Schmitt: "I don't think you know that we have this stuff."
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 4h
‼️ Georgia Republicans are trying to pressure the state’s top election official to pursue an ill-defined voting equipment software update — weeks before the midterms. Now, they’re seeking intervention from the Trump administration. But not all Republicans are on board: demdock.com/47mlnDJ
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 4h
ken paxton has not participated in a debate in over a decade?
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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 3h
RFK Jr.’s leadership at HHS has been absolutely disastrous. Measles is surging, public health systems have been weakened, and families deserve science-based information—not conspiracy theories—when it comes to their children’s health.
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 3h
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Jack Smith testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Republicans still turn a blind eye to the Jan 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 3h
Here is my full Law Dork report on today: www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-thi...
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SCOTUS allows third-country removals to resume, as lower courts close in on Trump’s lawlessness
A split-screen of the Supreme Court allowing Trump to expand his authoritarian efforts as appeals courts are increasingly supporting district courts’ accountability efforts.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 12h
Here was my Law Dork coverage of the three-judge panel's decision from earlier this year, since vacated once the court granted en banc review: www.lawdork.com/p/dc-circuit...
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D.C. Circuit Trump appointees again block contempt inquiry into Alien Enemies Act flights
Rao and Walker hold that Boasberg must "terminate" the contempt inquiry. In an 80-page dissent, Childs makes the case — without saying so directly — for en banc review.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 4h
Tonight, 47 Senators supported my resolution to get accountability for the 9 Americans killed on the West Bank & for Palestinians who face injustices daily. That's more support than we've ever had in this fight. Republicans blocked us, but we won't stop until we get justice.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 3h
Gasoline will have a big impact on September CPI. EIA data show Sep YoY gasoline inflation is 36%. Diesel (not a line item in CPI) will be worse, at 68% YoY. (Diesel demand is half of gasoline by volume; shows up more on the PPI side, and/or embedded in inflation of other goods with lag in CPI)
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 3h
Here is my full Law Dork report on today: www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-thi...
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ep46er.bsky.social @ep46er.bsky.social · 3h
Love to see campaign adds calling the republicans “full of Schmitt”.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 5h
I started writing a newsletter post about the third-country removals case and had to stop—I was too mad. Maybe tomorrow.
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 4h
NEW: Appeals court rejects bid by Trump & his lawyers to immediately lift sanctions over IRS leak lawsuit that judge found collusive & crafted just as vehicle for settlement. 3-0. Judges Jordan (Obama), Rosenbaum (Obama), Newsom (Trump) www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to block sanctions over IRS settlement
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 4h
No one experiencing an allergic reaction should have to hope someone on board has an Epi-Pen to spare. All flights should just have the life-saving treatment you need. The FAA must reverse course and require epinephrine in every emergency medical kit on every flight. Lives could depend on it.
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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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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4h
I hope Michiganders elect Abdul El-Sayed to the Senate. He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States. robertreich.substack.com/p/senator-…
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Senator Abdul El-Sayed
He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States
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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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Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 5h
She was doxxed by a Chi Phi alum who implored his followers to “help a Chi Phi.” Just in case anyone thought that organization was remotely redeemable.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h
“Well, you see, I have to stay on the White Supremacist Child Porn Rape Victim Doxxing site because that’s where my community is”
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 4h
Sen. Eric Schmitt was so overzealous to try and get Jack Smith, a good and honest man who has done great work, that Schmitt embarrassed himself by accusing Smith of going to the wrong basketball game. You can't make this stuff up. And right wing media will pretend it never happened.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 4h
Excellent
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Marketplace @marketplace.org · 4h
So far, consumer spending remains resilient. Plus: Price gouging, Gulf shrimpers, GDP growth, and the still-sluggish labor market. Today on Marketplace.
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Consumer confidence slides to 12-year low
So far, consumer spending remains resilient. Plus: Price gouging, Gulf shrimpers, GDP growth, and the still-sluggish labor market.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 5h
NEW: SCOTUS allows third-country removals to resume, as lower courts close in on Trump’s lawlessness. A split-screen of the Supreme Court allowing Trump to expand his authoritarian efforts as appeals courts are increasingly supporting district courts’ accountability efforts. Tonight, at Law Dork:
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SCOTUS allows third-country removals to resume, as lower courts close in on Trump’s lawlessness
A split-screen of the Supreme Court allowing Trump to expand his authoritarian efforts as appeals courts are increasingly supporting district courts’ accountability efforts.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h
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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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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DevinCow @devincow.bsky.social · 4h
How do you know?
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 4h
Grateful for professional organizations like AAP continuing to do important work of sound pediatric vaccine recs while CDC scientists are repeatedly hamstrung by politicals holding CDC webpages hostage 🤮 TLDR AAP Rec: COVID vaccine for all kids 6–23 months & older immunocompromised/high risk kids
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Recommendations for COVID-19 Vaccines in Infants, Children, and Adolescents, 2026–2027: Technical Report
This technical report accompanies the American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination during the 2026–2027 respiratory virus season. The rationale is presented...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 4h
Dead on balls accurate!
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 4h
😂😂😂
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NWSL @nwslsoccer.com · 6h
Ashley Sanchez goal compilation to celebrate her USWNT call up!!! ⚽️
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 6h
Oops you did it again
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 7h
Also, what was the alleged link between the Hawks game and Willis? Was she there?? Or was the allegation that he went to see a game in Atlanta so it must have been a secret meeting with Willis? I’m so confused on the evidentiary logic
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 8h
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 8h
It's our turn to be concerned about Susan Collins.
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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 8h
The Enron board of directors always approved their own financial statements. It's great that these companies are talking about doing good things, but that is not enough, and it is not a substitute for Congress passing meaningful federal AI regulation.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h
Trump's Iran War has spiked food prices by raising the cost of fertilizer and fuel. His cuts to FDA and HHS have made foodborne illness outbreaks harder to contain. And his SNAP cuts have made it even harder for millions to feed themselves. He's making America hungry again.
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 8h
JUST IN: Over dissent of the 3 liberal justices, #SCOTUS lets Trump resume 3rd-country deportation drive. But court will hear arguments in Dec. on whether the new approach illegally deprives immigrants of protections against torture and persecution www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Supreme Court lets Trump resume third-country deportations
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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 8h
Tune in to @cnn.com at 5 PM ET as I join Jake Tapper to talk about the MAHA Summit, RFK Jr., and the state of public health in America.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 10h
It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 9h
Why are we in a trade war with Canada, exactly? What was the country's alleged transgression? Check out my conversation with @samsteindc.bsky.social: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
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Trump’s War With Canada Has Officially Lost the Plot (w/ Sam Stein)
Podcast Episode · Receipts with Catherine Rampell · September 29 · 40m
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 8h
Because the court is political.
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Fuzz_TM @fuzztm.bsky.social · 8h
And what happens when, after all the arguments are made, the full court determines that the Trump administration acted illegally? What happens to all those people who were deported to those third world countries and suffered untold abuses? Who gets held accountable for that?
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 9h
BREAKING: SCOTUS allows the Trump admin to restart third-country removals under a policy found by lower courts to violate federal law. The Democratic appointees dissent. The deportations will be OK'ed at least through the next several months, with SCOTUS agreeing to hear the case in December.
CERTIORARI GRANTED
DEPT. OF HOMELAND SEC., ET AL. V. D.V.D., ET AL.
The application for stay presented to Justice Jackson and
by her referred to the Court is granted. The February 25, 2026
order and judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, case No. 1:25-cv-10676, are stayed.
The application is also treated as a petition for a writ of
certiorari, and the petition is granted. The parties are directed to brief and argue the following questions: (1) Whether
the district court had jurisdiction over Respondents' claims.
(2) Whether the district court had authority to enter classwide declaratory relief and APA vacatur under 8 U. S. C. §1252(f) (1).
(3) Whether the Government's Guidance on third-country removals
is unlawful under 8 U.S. C. §1231(b), the Due Process Clause, or FARRA/CAT and its implementing regulations. (4) Such other
questions that the Government determines are appropriate for the
proper disposition of the case. The Clerk is directed to
establish a briefing schedule that will allow the case to be argued in the December 2026 argument session. The stay shall
terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court.
Justice Sotomayor, Justice Kagan, and Justice Jackson would deny the application for stay.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 8h
US 30-Year Treasury Yield Rises to Highest Level Since 2002 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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US 30-Year Treasury Yield Rises to Highest Level Since 2002
Yields on the US Treasury’s longest-dated bond rose for a sixth straight day, crossing another key threshold amid a deepening selloff across global debt markets.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 10h
Yeah, Schmitt is lucky there’s a Speech or Debate Clause. This is inexcusable. Klobuchar focused on the “dirtbag” claim in Schmitt’s conclusion, but Schmitt also said to Smith, “I think you’ve already perjured yourself.”
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 12h
Klobuchar: “For a US senator to have false information and imply, based on a confusion about the name of a team … and imply that you were in another city, that you were somehow involved that day in what was happening in Georgia, and then call you a dirtbag, is something that deserves an apology.”
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 13h
A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 10h
The case at Cornell is the kind of higher ed issue in which the DOJ or DOE *should* open a Title IX investigation. In a normal world that’s whst would happen. Instead, we are in the upside down world where you won’t hear a peep from this administration
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10h
“A Massive Power Grab”: White House Proposal Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote www.propublica.org/article/disa...
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This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote
A 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...
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