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It’s difficult to overstate how dangerous such a declaration would be for American democracy. It would mean a president is attempting to sidestep the Constitution, which empowers states to run elections, in order to prevent his party from losing. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Could Trump take over voting by declaring a ‘national emergency’?

Advocates agree such an attempt would be blatantly unconstitutional but still worry that such an emergency order could suppress voting nonetheless.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11h

This is my favorite thing today. In second place is Senator Schmitt hoisting himself with his own petard during the Jack Smith hearing.

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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 11h

Here’s your reminder that Jon Husted has taken 10x more money from an Epstein co-conspirator than any other sitting Senator. No wonder he voted against releasing the Epstein files.

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Arthur Dent @lzenglish.bsky.social · 16h

The tentacles of the Epstein Blackmail Operation is unbelievable. No need to ponder why Trump, Israel and the Republican Party want to bury it. Seems Epstein has some dirty laundry on every politician and billionaires in the world. Controlling world affairs requires blackmail.

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Rep. James Walkinshaw @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social · 14h

Friendly reminder: The Epstein files were legally required to be released by December 19, 2025. Nine months later, the Trump administration still hasn’t fully released them. Why? Survivors deserve justice. Release the files.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13h

The government's AI chatbot is able to say something that no Trump nominee is allowed to.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 13h

Trump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out.

Can the president use taxpayer funds to air his old campaign ads on TV?

No. Federal appropriations law has long barred using taxpayer funds for political advertising.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

LMAO Trump's new AI website confirms that he lost in 2020

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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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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

CRUZ: Do you have any evidence whatsoever to believe that I and 20% of Republicans in the Senate will engage in destruction or tampering with evidence or intimidation of potential witnesses? JACK SMITH: No. We had powerful evidence that Donald Trump and his associates would

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h

I was just reading that Eric Schmitt was a possible front-runner to be JD Vance’s running mate in 2028, and based on his smug, boorish, obnoxious, and idiotic performance today he seems like a perfect fit for Vance.

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 13h

Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers”

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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 13h

America.gov launched today--a DOGE initiative to use AI to deliver public services. Child lying facedown on a frozen lake as the image accompanying the question: "How can I invest in my child's future" is just incredible. Way to go AI

Image of a child lying facedown on a froze lake. above is the portal where you ask AI questions about government services. the question matching this image is: "How can I invest in my child's future?"

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MS NOW @ms.now · 12h

"...one of the biggest gaslighting attempts we have ever seen in our 250 years as a country." Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, rips Republicans for their attacks on former Special Counsel Jack Smith and says they're 'perpetrating a lie' about the 2020 election. WATCH HERE: www.youtube.com/live/H69_OqF...

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12h

Schiff is up. Apologizes to Jack Smith. “My colleagues have attacked you, but NONE of them have tried to deny what happened on January 6th. They attack you because they don’t want to address the facts. The Barr DoJ sought toll records without a peep from my colleagues.” 1/

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 12h

Me getting questioned like this about whether I watched a G-League playoff game at 11:27pm on a weeknight.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

wow -- 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

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 12h

Aaron 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.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12h

TILLIS: is there anything you would have done differently? JACK: yes. One thing I was taught is you only do your talking in the courtroom. But if you stick to that, people can unfairly malign you and you can’t respond. But there are things being said that are untrue… 1/

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 12h

While I welcome the decision of OpenAI to scrap the release of its new model, without mandatory safety & testing standards, we’re just trusting the AI giants to do the right thing. I called on OpenAI to reconsider its release of GPT-6 Astra & am still waiting for answers to key questions:

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 13h

Very funny this happened right after Axios was like "lots of buzz about Schmitt for VP" this morning.

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Too Big to Fail @toobigtofail.bsky.social · 13h

Maybe US Senators should have staffers who aren't imbeciles if they want to accuse people of perjury based on nonsense conspiracy theories, I don't know.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 14h

it is just monumentally depressing that at the time we need honest supreme court coverage the most, the place that used to be the best resource for it has been turned - like most other media outlets - into a sycophantic shitshow dedicated to glazing the worst people in america

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

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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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 18h

SCOOP A Pentagon influencer called liberal women a "pestilence" who will end western civilization. He's also: • Praised dictators like Franco and Pinochet • Said people without kids should not be allowed vote • Called immigrants "semihuman savages" www.wired.com/story/a-pent...

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A Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women a ‘Pestilence’ Who Will End Western Civilization

Kurt Schlichter was part of a task force rooting out so-called woke ideologies at the military’s war colleges. He has called to bar childless adults from voting.

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 18h

IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER STATED THAT A SEVEN-POINT PLAN FROM TEHRAN WAS SHARED WITH WASHINGTON VIA QATAR, AND IRAN IS NOW WAITING FOR AN OFFICIAL RESPONSE FROM THE U.S.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 18h

If the US had such good intelligence on the RAF Fairford suspects, then why did it take a 999 call to arrest the guys? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Rubio says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind suspected RAF Fairford plot

US secretary of state, who offered no evidence for claims, also says many people ‘disturbed’ that five suspects released on bail

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

All Trump’s malevolence and psychosis will be on full display right after the midterms. We’ve been here before in Nov 2020, and here we go again. The national nightmare of Trump refusing to accept defeat and dragging the country through lies, conspiracies and drama begins again.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We’re all counting on them following through after the midterms.

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The fact that OAN is reporting this … (a) damn!, and also (b) this sort of thing is very good for democracy because it prepares the most partisan Republicans to understand and (maybe) accept election results that go against them

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

How it started/how it’s going

Trevor Lee
@VoteTrevorLee
Thanks @nickshirleyy for hoodie.
We're cleaning up the fraud in Utah

BREAKING: Utah state Rep. Trevor Lee has been charged with mortgage and communications fraud ksl.com/article/
516296... #utpol @KSLcom @KSL5TV

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 18h

RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV ON WEST'S ACCUSATIONS OF RUSSIA WAGING HYBRID WAR IN EUROPE: NO DOUBT EUROPE IS WAGING WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 29/09/2026

It was so refreshing to watch Cait Conley expose Mike Lawler on his support of data centers. He can try to deflect all he wants. But all you have to do is follow the money: The money Lawler gave to Big Tech and money Big Tech gives Lawler in return. #NY17 @caitfornewyork.bsky.social

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Sally Deal - 📞 Call your legislators @ (202)224-3121 ⏰24/7! @sallydeal4.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Vote ❌NO on CALIFORNIA PROP 39, the voter ID measure! It isn't about election security—it’s about creating costly hurdles for regular voters. Indivisible Ventura mapped out a 9-part cartoon series. Keep scrolling to the very end to see the full picture. The polls are all over the place. SCARY! 🧟‍♀️

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 29/09/2026

One thing I love about Cait Conley is that she’s equally as comfortable calling out Mike Lawler for the problems he’s a caused as she is providing solutions to fix them. Here she does both on the Trump-Lawler tariffs and housing affordability. #NY17 @caitfornewyork.bsky.social

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 19h

❗️Estonia officially blamed Russia for the arson attack against Milrem defense industry company on August 15 The suspects are in Estonian custody. "Based on the information available to KAPO,the modus operandi of the Milrem attack is consistent with other acts of sabotage carried

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 28/09/2026

The Senate is about to vote on the Protect College Sports Act. Make your voices heard: tell your senators stand with college athletes and vote NO on this union-busting bill.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026

Requirements for becoming a private school teacher vary by state. We recently reported on a woman who pled no contest to felony child abuse charges in Florida, but was still able to open a school. Here's how you can research private schools like an investigative reporter:

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How to Research Private Schools Like an Investigative Reporter

It can be really hard to get transparent, comprehensive information about private schools. Our investigative reporters share some suggestions for parents and guardians who want to collect it themselve...

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Guy Berger @econberger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Folks, “we can avoid mass AI-induced unemployment” does not imply “we can avoid mass AI-induced labor market disruption” and you shouldn’t conflate the two

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Reminder that the OPM director resigned under bipartisan pressure after the Obama-era OPM hack.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/09/2026

this is legitimately very funny

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 28/09/2026

RFK Jr. has created uncertainty for families, and it's making us sicker. Americans deserve leadership that protects public health, follows the science, and restores trust.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Things are looking so bad for Republicans that in Ohio they're trying to fool their ignorant voters into thinking Sherrod Brown is the incumbent and blame the current problems on him. Some voters will be dumb enough to fall for this. www.rawstory.com/jon-husted-s...

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GOP scheme to boost Senate candidate backfires by confusing their own voters

Ohio Republicans deliberately built a strategy around portraying Sen. Jon Husted as the underdog challenger rather than the sitting incumbent, hoping to capitalize on anti-establishment anger. Instead...

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

When I say we desperately need a Democratic doctor in the US Senate I mean it.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

he's busy, matt.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026

Former DOJ pardon attorney Liz Oyer on the Trump DOJ: They’re just making stuff up as they go along to try to defend the president’s indefensible decisions after the fact.

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

Ooh. This is actually big. BUT… it probably means that this case will be decided on procedural grounds so his vote for the oil companies will not be strictly necessary. I doubt he would have recused if his vote was critical to the Republicans

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