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[The Great War & Modern Memory] @ps9714.bsky.social · 36m
The U.S. military is expected to complete the total withdrawal of troops from #Iraq on Wednesday after a 12-year presence prompted by the war against the #Islamic #State militant group #ISIS. It will be the second time that the U.S. has withdrawn all of its military forces from Iraq.
The U.S. military is expected to complete the total withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq on Wednesday after a 12-year presence prompted by the war against the Islamic State militant group ISIS.
 
It will be the second time that the U.S. has withdrawn all of its military forces from Iraq.
 
Read more: https://abcnews.link/dzfKDjS
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 3h
Bc the last 30 seconds of this are the best, reminder that @amyklobuchar.com's dad was a sports journalist, which may explain her utter contempt for Schmitt mistaking the Hawks and Hawkeyes.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h
NBC: “U of Michigan survey shows Americans feel worse about the economy than during the Covid-19 pandemic or 2008 financial crisis… Trump promised a ‘Golden Age’, but under Republicans Americans are struggling more than ever.” www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 4h
I mean, sure, if he’s unqualified for one position, why not double up his responsibilities with another area where he’s unqualified?! www.axios.com/2026/09/29/a...
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Trump floats Jay Clayton as AI czar as he looks to fill the position in days
Trump says DNI Jay Clayton would be a good AI czar
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 4h
Bitchin’ Intelligence
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 4h
Home state paper delivers.
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Eric Schmitt shoots, misses while questioning ex-special counsel about basketball game
U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt's attempt to catch a former special prosecutor of Donald Trump in a lie backfired.
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 4h
Unlike many other longtime critics of liberalism, Philip Pettit doesn't take its contemporary crisis as an opportunity to kick in when it's down or to try to make common cause with the forces of autocracy. iai.tv/articles/dem...
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Democracy without liberalism is not democracy
<p><em>Chinese philosopher Tongdong Bai recently argued in IAI News that democracy and liberalism are fundamentally at odds. Electoral majorities often support illiberal policies, and this, he thinks,...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3h
Great ad.
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[The Great War & Modern Memory] @ps9714.bsky.social · 3h
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 3h
But where will Trump find someone else who's as incompetent and loyal as Ka$h?
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 3h
Good job everyone
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 4h
Here’s Where Media Insiders Actually Get Their News www.culturedmag.com/article/2026...
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Here’s Where Media Insiders Actually Get Their News
There’s a glut of information, entertainment, and everything in between out there. We asked 10 media-savvy people how they stay on top of it all.
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[The Great War & Modern Memory] @ps9714.bsky.social · 5h
Netanyahu is using the same campaign playbook that has served him for decades as he tries to retain power in an election next month, presenting himself as the only person who can keep Israelis safe in a hostile region.
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Using old election playbook, Netanyahu projects image as Israel's protector despite Hamas attack
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is using the same campaign playbook that has served him for decades as he tries to retain power in an election ​next month, presenting himself as the only person who ...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 5h
CADILLAC. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 10.
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Shouldn't Be This Hard TOWN HALL TOUR - CADILLAC · Abdul for U.S. Senate
Please join us at our CADILLAC stop for the Shouldn't Be This Hard TOWN HALL TOUR. DOORS OPEN AT 9:30 AM. EVENT 10:30 AM. RSVP IS REQUIRED FOR ENTRY AND THE EVENT WILL BE FIRST COME FIRST. MUST PRES...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7h
Can't recall ever seeing anything quite like this during a Congressional hearing. And I've been in and around politics for 50 years.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h
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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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h
Eric Schmitt went to Truman State University, so …
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Lisa S Marie @frequentbuyer1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
No mention of standing up for the people of South Carolina in Darline’s latest fundraising plea. I hope indies and disenfranchised republicans view this as a promise to simply be a trump puppet. No more of this!
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Donald Price @donaldwprice.bsky.social · 5h
Russ Vought Takes a New Path Toward Overriding Congress talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/ru...
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Russ Vought Takes a New Path Toward Overriding Congress
Programming Note I’ve been gone for two days! I forgot to say...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10h
I think I'm getting the hang of this.
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Pocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 10h
Today before Senate.
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AgentJoeMcJoe 🇺🇸 @joemcjoe11.bsky.social · 9h
Darline Graham should not be on a committee she knows NOTHING ABOUT. She was given the script to read. Jack Smith did his job. He is the only one in this stupid hearing telling the truth. Darline is getting hammered. She said he's trying to hurt 'my brother'. Jack Smith SAID LINDSEY WAS A HERO.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 8h
🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Tuesday allowed a pro-voting challenge to Louisiana’s proof-of-citizenship voter registration law to move forward, including claims that the law discriminates against voters based on national origin. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Judge greenlights challenge to Louisiana anti-voting law, citing discrimination claims
The judge found that the pro-voting plaintiffs had plausibly alleged that officials in Lafayette Parish discriminated against some registration applicants based on national origin.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 6h
That cocky, misplaced look of smug success on Senator Eric Schmitt’s face—moments before everything came crashing down around him because he’s so carelessly incompetent.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 5h
"The Board of Peace Is an Abject Failure, and Palestinians Are Paying the Price" It promised to bring ‘everlasting peace’: Gaza was to be rebuilt; military operations halted; ‘full aid’ given... It has failed on every count. From Zeteo UK:
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The Board of Peace Is an Abject Failure, and Palestinians Are Paying the Price
It promised to bring ‘everlasting peace’: Gaza was to be rebuilt; military operations halted; ‘full aid’ given; and an International Stabilisation Force set up. It has failed on every count.
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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 5h
One picture is worth a million words.
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[The Great War & Modern Memory] @ps9714.bsky.social · 5h
✔️ A appeals court #declined to immediately block #sanctions against lawyers for Trump whom a judge accused of misusing the court system in settling a lawsuit the Republican president filed against the Internal Revenue Service.
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Appeals court declines to pause sanctions against Trump lawyers in IRS settlement
A US appeals court declined on Tuesday to immediately block sanctions ‌against lawyers for Donald Trump who a judge accused of misusing the court system in settling a lawsuit the Republican president ...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 10h
On Friday, October 9th, @endcitizensunited.bsky.social President Tiffany Muller and I are holding a town hall in Lansing to discuss the fight against corruption and the affordability crisis in Michigan. Join us.
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ECU Town Hall with Abdul El-Sayed and ECU President Tiffany Muller · End Citizens United// Let America Vote Action Fund
Join ECU President Tiffany Muller and Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed for a town hall conversation about what it will take to fix the corruption and corporate influence in Washington. Together, they w...
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 5h
It’s that day!
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 5h
So we're all supposed to be good with the crazy dictator who starves his people, supports Russia's wars, and constantly tries to hold the world hostage with his nukes now because Trump thinks the guy likes him? Kim Jong Un must be laughing his ass off.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 6h
NEW: We launched this tracker in May, when ICE's detentions had been rejected about 10,000 times by federal courts. It's doubled in less than five months. See and sort the latest numbers, plus read the rulings. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 6h
No smallpox, either, I bet!
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 6h
When your entire attack line is garbage and you thought you were being clever, you’re a Schmitt-head.
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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 5h
Well, almost. Gas is nearly that high here; I saw it as high as $6.69 yesterday. Diesel's well over $8.
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[The Great War & Modern Memory] @ps9714.bsky.social · 5h
"In Iowa, we should brace for losing everything, definitely the governor's race and maybe the Senate race and who knows what else," one top GOP campaign consultant told Axios. Republican #strategists are privately expecting a #wipeout in Iowa as a deepening #farm crisis tied to Trump's #policies.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 8h
🚨 BREAKING: Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa has filed an official request to inspect unredacted communications between Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and Elon Musk after roughly 1,400 pages released last year were heavily redacted as “intimate and embarrassing.”
Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa stands indoors wearing a burgundy blazer and dark top, with campaign signage bearing her name and the outline of Texas visible behind her.Official letter dated September 29, 2026, from Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office requesting inspection of unredacted communications between Abbott’s office and Elon Musk and his companies. Hinojosa seeks records previously released with redactions for information deemed “embarrassing” or “intimate,” citing her legislative authority under the Texas Public Information Act.
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[The Great War & Modern Memory] @ps9714.bsky.social · 6h
The Supreme Court let the Trump administration resume #deporting #migrants to countries other than their own without offering them the chance to show the harms they may face, bolstering a tool his administration has used for rapid #expulsions as part of his #immigration #crackdown.
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Supreme Court lets Trump resume deporting migrants to countries not their own
The US Supreme Court let President Donald Trump's administration resume deporting ​migrants to countries other than their own without offering them the chance to show the harms they may face.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 6h
"Winning a seat in extraordinary circumstances and holding it in ordinary ones are two different political skills. A candidate carried into office by public anger can spend the next term mistaking that anger for affection" Read more from LP Senior Advisor Jeff Timmer: bit.ly/4dvNkN9
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Elon Musk corrects himself: "I think it's worth highlighting the positive benefits of AI -- SI, pardon me. I think by far the most likely outcome is major abundance."
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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 6h
BREAKING: Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein receive honorary degrees from Cornell University.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 6h
Yeah he totally understands this thing he's insisting is "super" and not "artificial" and will no doubt make wise, well considered decisions about how to handle it going forward.🙄
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 6h
NEW: Seems as though the full DC Circuit Court is poised to green-light Judge Boasberg's contempt investigation into the government for failing to turn the planes bound for CECOT around. Trump will then likely seek an emergency stay from SCOTUS. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Appeals court weighs fate of judge's contempt probe over Trump administration deportation flights
An appeals court is weighing whether a judge can continue investigating whether the Trump administration illegally flouted an order blocking the deportation of planeloads of Venezuelan migrants to El ...
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[The Great War & Modern Memory] @ps9714.bsky.social · 6h
Maureen Wanjiru Ngure, who had lived in the U.S. for two decades, has been deported to Kenya, federal immigration officials said.
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ICE deports nurse in US 20 years despite family plan to relocate to Canada
Maureen Wanjiru Ngure, who had lived in the U.S. for two decades, has been deported to Kenya, federal immigration officials said.
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[The Great War & Modern Memory] @ps9714.bsky.social · 6h
Douglas Stewart Carter, who spent 41 years on #death #row after being convicted of killing a woman, has been #released on bail after prosecutors said newly analysed $DNA evidence did not link him to the crime. Read more: bbc.in/4d7xEzs
Douglas Stewart Carter, who spent 41 years on death row after being convicted of killing a woman, has been released on bail after prosecutors said newly analysed DNA evidence did not link him to the crime.
 
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 6h
ICE is having another hiring surge, adding 5,000 new employees by the end of the year. That would expand the agency’s workforce by about 17%. As of July, ICE had more than 29,000 employees, funded by substantial new funding from Congress. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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Decision Desk HQ @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social · 6h
Democrats' lead in the DDHQ generic ballot polling average is 8.7 points, their highest mark this year and up more than 2 points since the start of September. The DDHQ Forecast gives Democrats a 76% chance of flipping the House and a 55% chance of flipping the Senate.
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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 6h
Dec 2025: Republicans summon Jack Smith to Capitol Hill, embarrass themselves Jan 2026: Republicans summon Jack Smith to Capitol Hill, embarrass themselves Sept 2026: Republicans summon Jack Smith to Capitol Hill, embarrass themselves The pattern isn’t exactly subtle www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Republicans are slow to learn a simple lesson: They can’t get the better of Jack Smith
Three times, Republicans have summoned the former special counsel to Capitol Hill. Each time, they have left humiliated.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 6h
The cleansing of the blood of the nation must continue, as it says in the constitution bsky.app/profile/stev...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 6h
Today I learned that Jack Smith is a Caitlin Clark fan and that Amy Klobuchar knows more about sports than Eric Schmitt.
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