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Hoping we don't lose sight of the fact that yesterday, Senator Eric Schmitt called Jack Smith a 'dirtbag' on the basis of false information—and that when confronted by that fact, doubled-down on his slander. That's the kind of thing that an honorable man apologizes for.

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The texts in question don't even mention basketball. However he obtained those texts, there are more, and it's likely that viewing them would show that Schmitt knew he was wrong about Atlanta all along (or should have).

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Listening to this again and something new pops up. At about 7:20 here, as Klobuchar begins to explore the real meaning of the texts, Schmitt aggressively yells over her "I presented [Smith] with text messages about him *wanting to meet with people* that could have obviously—

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Can’t do student loan relief. Can’t mandate vaccines. Can’t help home owners. Can commit human rights abuses.

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How am I only just now finding out that the "We don't need no stinkin' badges" line didn't originate with Blazing Saddles??

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US supreme court allows Trump officials to resume deportations to third countries

SCOTUS Republicans: The president suffers harm and injustice if he is not allowed to subject deportees to cruel and inhumane treatment. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Conservative majority temporarily lifts lower-court decision as liberal justices dissent from ruling

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Yes, accountability is a nightmare for career criminals

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Questions about today's Schmitt-show that require answers: 1. How did Schmitt obtain texts from Jack Smith's team? Was the process legal or extra-legal? Was it through the grand jury that Aileen Cannon has convened in Florida?¹ 2. What other texts did he obtain that he did *not* show?

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I have *yet* to see an article in mainstream media reflect upon the fact that Schmitt called Smith a 'dirtbag' even *after* his Schmitt's lie about the game was evident. This is an important and newsworthy element being buried by the media.

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SCOTUS teeing up the win for Trump's DOJ:

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Can we start asking how in the hell Schmitt would have gotten these texts? Did this come out of Aileen Cannon's bogus grand jury? Adding to that that nothing—*nothing*—in the texts shown makes *any* reference to Atlanta, the Hawks or Fani Willis.

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Despite Judges Rao, Katsas and Walker's desperate attempts to intercede on the DOJ lawyer's behalf

That guy from Missouri really schmitt his pants on national tv this morning.

Unintentional hilarity (in that the majority of its content is mainly worth blowing one's nose with).

Isgur alluded to this dynamic back when the sale was announced: “SCOTUSblog is Kleenex,” she told the New York Times

Schmitt may have protection from defamation charges for what he says in the halls of Congress. Here, Smith may have a cause of action - against both Schmitt and the hosts.

100%. Republicans absolutely plan how to manipulate media, drive coverage and get eyeballs for their distorted narrative. If Dems were smart they would use this to make Rs pay, big time.

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I may need to go get my tinfoil hat, but I really think there was a big right wing campaign ready to go based on the assumption that Schmitt was going to pull a splashy gotcha moment. The Axios story and all of these right wingers immediately crowing that Smith got got. And then not following up.

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DEMS. SHOULD. BE. HAVING. A. FIELD. DAY. WITH. THIS. Bring it up everywhere. Such a perfect example of GOP bad faith bullying.

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Absolutely. And season tickets to the WNBA team of Jack Smith's choice

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Eric Schmitt called Jack Smith a 'dirtbag' and a liar (said he perjured himself). Schmitt was seriously off the rails and out of line. He owes Jack Smith a public apology.

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Rao is almost literally arguing on behalf of the Trump admin. She's on the wrong side of the podium.

Keep in mind that Shumate is, effectively, also arguing on behalf of three judges sitting on theis very panel—Rao, Katsas and Walker—who each imposed mandamus against Boasberg as this whole process played out.

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If they actually understood this, they wouldn't be accepting bad faith conservative framing on the issue. This entire manufactured controversy IS discrimination. And it's leading to violence.

“All of these guys are operating with empathy and sympathy for the trans community and understand they must be protected from discrimination and violence,” the second [Democratic] strategist said.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 26/09/2026

If they actually understood this, they wouldn't be accepting bad faith conservative framing on the issue. This entire manufactured controversy IS discrimination. And it's leading to violence.

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We’ve paid down more than $12 billion in debt, eliminated the old bill backlog, and grown our Rainy Day Fund from near zero to more than $2.5 billion. We have given Illinois a stronger financial cushion to protect taxpayers, invest, and grow even during hard times.

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

When Trump launched “the largest deportation operation in the history of our country” without ICE facilities to accommodate it, inhumane overcrowding was inevitable. Judge Kaplan’s 9/24 ruling shows the results. Diagrams simulating a NYC holding cell in Aug 2025 look like slave ships. 1/5

Hold Room 1(820.78 sq. ft.)
With 87 people
(out of 193 people total)
Lying Down/Sitting
Diagram showing the largest tenth-floor hold room containing eighty-seven detainees in which each rectangle represents one lying-down detainee with the average height and shoulder width of an adult man and each circle represents one sitting-down detainee with the average shoulder width of an adult man. PX303, Ex. 1.

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Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

And you thought AMERICA had problems....

Guardian: "Alberta’s self-image as world’s only rat-free region shattered by discovery of rat"

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Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Exactly what Sarah Isgur does. Is never not a political operative, whatever cloak she dons.

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Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Can someone see that Sam Alito gets a printout of this? Much obliged.

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Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Feels like if any song is overdue for the Liz Phair treatment (Exile in Guyville was a deliberate response to the Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street), it's Led Zeppelin's 'Hey, Hey, What Can I Do'.

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Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Because of COURSE Trump's DOJ hired that guy...

Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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Takes a lot of chutzpah to claim at this late date that the problem of gun violence in the US is the result of under-policing. Malcolm Gladwell apparently has that in abundance.

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Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Just another Kavanaugh Stop in the Land of the Free...