Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7hThis is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.” 41291393056
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialFinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 11hTRUMP RELEASES DOCUMENT AGREED TO BY AI EXECUTIVES AT WHITE HOUSE ON TUESDAY -TRUTH SOCIAL 011
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialAxios @axios.com · 11hSCOOP: Trump warms to Jay Clayton as AI czaraxios.com"I have somebody in mind": Trump considers DNI Jay Clayton for AI czar.They will be the Trump administration's point person on AI as calls for oversight get louder. 1374
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialFinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 11hTRUMP TELLS AXIOS: JAY CLAYTON WOULD MAKE A GOOD AI CHIEF 101
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h#MorallyBinding @cnbc.com @politico.eu www.cnbc.com/2026/09/29/t... 8234658
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialSteven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 11hBREAKING from @jendlouhy.bsky.social and Ruth Liao: TRUMP to announce $54B Alaska LNG plan backed by South Korea and long championed by embattled Senator Dan Sullivan, who faces tough fight against Mary Peltola in key battleground www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comTrump to Unveil $54 Billion Alaska LNG Plan Amid Midterm WoesPresident Donald Trump is set to unveil South Korea’s plan to invest some $200 billion in the US, including $54 billion for a long-stalled venture to export natural gas from Alaska that’s been champio... 31913
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialSteve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 11hDespite the A.I. boom, Silicon Valley is shedding tech jobs. 45522
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialSteve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Data centers are booming. All other private construction is shrinking. 1012164
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12hTrump starts twitching in anger when a reporter tries to ask him about ICE 2191087236
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12hQ: Are you concerned at all that your continued support of data centers could hurt Republicans in the midterms? TRUMP: I just have to do what's right 11048980
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14hTrump: "You're gonna see that data centers are gonna be very popular" 172495101
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14hTrump on the big AI companies: "Self-regulation is very important" 8331856
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 14hTrump on AI regulation: "We're going to be signing a document today at about 5:00 renaming artificial intelligence…And we're going to be renaming it 'super intelligence.'" 54589
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialSenator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 15hBefore calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes! 2179212085366
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialSteve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 14hThe State Department's watchdog finds laws were broken when Kari Lake and Elon Musk silenced the Voice of America, ignoring reliable data and that their mistakes "severely diminished the nation’s ability" to counter disinformation and support democracy abroad. www.stateoig.gov/report/aud-a... 316873
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17hholy shit -- turns out Jack Smith went to a Hawkeyes game in Maryland but Schmitt's team is so reckless they concocted a conspiracy theory that Smith was actually in Atlanta seeing a Hawks game and colluding with Fani Willis. Klobuchar points out to Schmitt, "you have your teams wrong." 31462031342
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 15hNYT Stylebook: "While the term 'fuck-up' is often the most accurate term, we prefer the use of 'misunderstanding' or 'misperception.'" 129627
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 16hJack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers” 268193475445
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15h> @politico.com www.politico.com/live-updates... 31558118
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialDave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 16hAaron is not underrating this. It's cinema. The sly smirk when Schmitt thinks he's gotten Smith to perjure himself. The hasty vanishing of the sign. Klobuchar getting Kennedy to hold it up. Schmitt getting LOUD and ANGRY when Klobuchar points out he mixed up the Hawks and Hawkeyes. 1242619511
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16hwow -- Darline Graham cuts off Jack Smith just as Smith start explaining how her brother Lindsey in fact denounced Trump's lies about the 2020 election on the Senate floor 2492890732
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence: 2455194725305
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 18hJack Smith: Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation. If asked to prosecute a former president today based on the same facts, I would do so regardless of whether that president was a Republican or a Democrat. 519384
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 19hJack Smith says he stands by his decision to bring charges against Trump in the classified documents case. "If asked whether to prosecute a former President based on the same facts today, I would do so regardless of whether that President was a Republican or a Democrat." 562872760
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20hMike Johnson on what Republicans will do if they hold the House: "What we would do in the next two years is exactly what we have been doing already" 6751703452
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19hJack 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." 649260668962
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19hJack 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" 322117624332
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialReuters @reuters.com · 29/09/2026EXCLUSIVE: Anthropic warns AI may pose 'existential risks to humanity' in IPO filing reut.rs/4hvqeY1reut.rsEXCLUSIVE: Anthropic warns AI may pose 'existential risks to humanity' in IPO filingAnthropic plans to caution potential investors in its IPO that advanced AI could pose "catastrophic or existential risks to humanity," an extraordinary warning by a company seeking to profit from the same technology. 669461
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Marco Rubio: "Anything that had a chance of making money in Cuba was controlled by the Cuban military and the Cuban communist party to line the pockets of a handful of individuals at the expense of the entire country" 6331444251
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Marco Rubio: "Cuba has already fallen" 123531107
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialFinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Massive Pentagon employee database breach exposes sensitive information, ABC News reports 065
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Marco Rubio: "The straits are open!" 224743138
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A 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. 312961781
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialMS NOW @ms.now · 28/09/2026TOMORROW AT 9AM: Former Special Counsel Jack Smith testifies to the Senate about his investigation into Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election. WATCH HERE: youtube.com/live/H69_OqF...youtube.comLIVE: Jack Smith testifies before Senate committeeYouTube video by MS NOW 1422573
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialHeadquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Trump: We have the best economy we've ever had 10255
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialNASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 28/09/2026Starship Flight 14 Concludes! Ship 41 bellyflop, flip-and-burn, and splashdown (and this time, the expected explosion)! Full stream from T-4 hours: youtube.com/watch?v=9gDx... 26014
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialFinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026SPACEX'S STARSHIP RETURNS TO EARTH, TOUCHES DOWN IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN 101
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialFRANCE 24 English @en.france24.com · 28/09/2026🔴 BREAKING - Five men arrested over suspected bomb plot at UK air base to be released on bailf24.myFive men arrested over suspected bomb plot at UK air base to be released on bailBritish police said Monday that five men arrested under counter-terrorism laws near a US-run air base in England will be released on bail but are still under investigation. The head of UK Counter Terrorism… 122
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialEmma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The five men arrested over a potential terror plot near RAF Fairford are being released on police bail, says head of Counter Terrorism Policing, Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor 👀 3210828
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialThe Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 28/09/2026Five men suspected of plotting a bomb attack on a RAF base have been released on police bail, counterterrorism police have saidthetimes.comRAF Fairford suspects held over ‘bomb plot’ are British nationals 341
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialNASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 28/09/2026LAUNCH! Starship Flight 14 launches from Starbase Pad 2 on its first orbital mission attempt. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gDx... 179627
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 28/09/2026Police were holding five men and examining suspected explosives found near a U.S.-operated air force base in England, as counterterror detectives investigated whether the arrests foiled an attempted attack linked to Iran. n.pr/4jsp2qMn.prBritish police investigate if arrests near U.S. air base foiled an Iran-linked attackPolice were holding five men and examining suspected explosives found near a U.S.-operated air force base in England, as counterterror detectives investigated whether the arrests foiled an attempted attack linked to Iran. 613820
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026LONDON (AP) - UK police say 5 men arrested near a U.S. air base are being held on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act. @reuters.com 1429366
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/09/2026Breaking News: The Kennedy Center had delayed a plan to repair leaks that officials now cite as a serious safety risk, whistle-blowers say.nyti.msKennedy Center Shelved Repairs Now Cited for Closure, Whistle-Blowers SayIn a letter to Congress, former employees say the center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk. 2318667
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/09/2026RAJU: So you're not planning to help Paxton fundraise at all? CORNYN: Correct R: Why? C: This is the way majority parties become minority parties -- by nominating candidates that are less than appealing to a general electorate R: Does he deserve to be a senator? C: I'll let voters decide that 2474878928
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This was the 28th time #SCOTUS has granted emergency relief to the Trump administration since 1/20/25. That matches the total number of grants during the entirety of the first Trump administration. And both of those totals dwarf the *four* grants of relief (two each) during the Bush & Obama admins. 791623691
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/09/2026🚨 BREAKING: In a major loss for voters, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow the Trump administration to initiate voter roll purges using a flawed database involving Americans' private data. The ruling will disproportionately impact naturalized citizens who've been wrongly flagged in the system. 1521588997
Reposted by @planet5.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/09/2026Q: Mr President, did you call on President Xi to stop buying oil from Iran? TRUMP: ... Q: What about guardrails on AI? TRUMP: ... Q: Why are you banning media outlets? TRUMP: ... Q: Should US taxpayers pay for ads about you? TRUMP: *walks away* 1342411749