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Scott Horton

@robertscotthorton.bsky.social
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Contributing editor, Harper's Magazine; Lecturer, Columbia Law School; Attorney. Previously lived in Munich, New York, Moscow and London, now lives in Santa Fe, NM. Husband of Carol, groomer of Aisha.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 18m
One of the most striking episodes from this evening's California gubernatorial debate. Hilton had a reputation in Tory political circles for strong rhetorical skill. That wasn't on display here.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 24m
The investment community's lack of confidence in the economic stewardship of Trump and Bessent is now total. US government bonds have posted their worst month in four years as investors warned the world’s most important debt market has been gripped by a “vicious loop” of selling. US 10-
ft.com
US government debt rout triggers ‘vicious loop’ of selling
Yields on 10-year Treasuries soar half a percentage point in worst month in four years
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 30m
Bigotry 'r Us. A Republican state legislator went on a homophobic tirade at a Harrisburg bar Tues night, calling a gay Democratic lawmaker an anti-gay slur and falsely claiming he lost weight because he has AIDS. Rep Aaron Bernstine, whose district covers parts of Butler and Lawrence counties north
pennlive.com
Pa. House member hurled slurs about a gay lawmaker at a crowded Harrisburg bar
"You can't talk like that to people or about people," said a witness.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 35m
The war on empathy, led by Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and embraced by Trump and his MAGA movement, is a systematic rejection of Christian systematic theology as established from the second century. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
theatlantic.com
Why Empathy Is Now ‘Toxic,’ ‘Suicidal,’ and a ‘Sin’
According to Gad Saad and his powerful acolytes, compassion is a recipe for “the collective suicide of the West.”
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 40m
Witnesses who observed the event say that Tennessee authorities attempted to torture Christa Gail Pike to death, botched the process horribly, and then literally pulled the curtains on the execution when their mishandling became clear. Pike is still alive and suffering horrendously.
apnews.com
Tennessee unable to carry out the execution by lethal injection of Christa Gail Pike, witnesses say
Media witnesses say Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 44m
A Manhattan judge denied bail to Yehonatan Ovadia, a 35-year-old father of five and member of the ultraorthodox Satmar sect, as Trump seeks his deportation because of his open criticism of Benjamin Netanyahu, which apparently is a deporting offense.
haaretz.com
Satmar member facing deportation over anti-Israel protest to stay in ICE custody
A Manhattan judge denied bail to Yehonatan Ovadia, a 35-year-old father of five and member of the anti-Zionist Satmar sect, as the Trump administration seeks his deportation over a November 2023 prote...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 50m
In Silicon Valley, senior researchers working on AI agree broadly with the pope's AI encyclical and his call for internationally coordinated regulation, and warn about their own CEOs and what they're up to. A Catholic campaign to win support within the industry has succeeded in spades.
religionnews.com
The pope's message on AI is breaking through in Silicon Valley and beyond
(RNS) — As I've met with tech leaders and government officials, I've been surprised (and gratified) by the intense level of interest in and respect for what the US Church has to offer as AI accelerate...
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 1h
Nashville Banner reporter Steven Hale, describing how prison officials kept drawing the curtain to hide how badly they were botching this: “A lot of this execution — or attempted execution, whatever it was — happened when we could not see what was going on.”
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 56m
South Park (which Trump proposes to rename "South America") is preparing to strike again. deadline.com/2026/09/sout...
deadline.com
'South Park' Brings Back Deepfake Trump "Billionaire Of Weenietown"
As the human race braces for possible extinction amid the AI age, 'South Park' resurrected its deepfake Trump to roast the "billionaire of Weenietown."
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1h
Pete Hegseth, who has been rebuked by the pope and the leaders of several other churches for a stream of heretical statements (statements inconsistent with Christian theology and dogma), appoints himself the supreme authority over all chaplains serving in the US Armed Forces.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1h
An investigation reveals 3 other cases in which Ken Paxton covertly interfered with criminal investigations and prosecutions to protect Republican men who were facing sexual abuse or rape charges or order to get charges dropped or downgraded. It's not just Hoffman in Waco, but a consistent pattern.
sacurrent.com
Ken Paxton's office struck plea deals in three other sex abuse cases beyond one facing scrutiny
The revelation comes as the Texas Attorney General struggles to gain ground with voters in his U.S. Senate race.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1h
A bipartisan initiative to block Trump and Todd Blanche from embezzling $810 million from the Treasury under the pretext of a litigation settlement was blocked when Sen Ron Johnson (R-WI) objected, denying unanimous consent. wapo.st/3Vmagbk
wapo.st
Democrats fail to stop Trump from canceling $810M in funds approved by Congress
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) blocked the effort, meaning the Trump administration will succeed in eliminating the funding it deemed “wasteful.”
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1h
The Tennessee execution system is in fact constitutionally impermissible torture, and it was given a seal of approval from the Opus Dei court.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1h
We need to focus on the fact that Senators Kennedy and Grassley participated in this charade and soiled themselves badly in the process. They need to apologize to the witness, and to the American public for their serious misconduct. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1h
Among the American states, Utah consistently matches the track record of states of the Old Confederacy in charging, convicting and sentencing to death Blacks and Hispanics who are plainly innocent of the crimes with which they have been charged. It's evidence of malignant racism
theguardian.com
Utah death-row prisoner released after new DNA analysis of 1985 killing
Douglas Carter, 71, who has spent more than four decades on death row, released on bail until new trial begins
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 8h
“Send me to fight the bartender who says happy hour ended at 6 pm when my watch clearly says it’s 5:59 pm”
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1h
Casual racism does not merely flourish on Rupert Murdoch TV, it is growing day-on-day. bsky.app/profile/deco...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1h
Actual judicial ethics experts who have reviewed the DOJ complaint all say it is "Rule 11 material," meaning they expect the authors of the judicial ethics complaint to be referred to bar disciplinary committees for appropriate disciplinary measures, ranging from reprimand to disbarment.
cbsnews.com
Justice Department files judicial misconduct complaint against federal judges in Minnesota
Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the Justice Department had filed a judicial misconduct complaint against federal judges in Minnesota after they spoke with the New York Times.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1h
This is a righteous woman. bsky.app/profile/oliv...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2h
The Trump regime is moving to silence and punish all judges who make critical comments about ICE operations. The highly dictatorial tactic is being launched by DOJ with attacks on most of the federal bench in Minnesota, who restrained and critiqued a high profile ICE operation.
zeit.de
US-Justizministerium: US-Regierung geht wegen Aussagen gegenüber Medien gegen Richter vor
Die US-Regierung will Richter maßregeln, die sie sich kritisch über ICE-Razzien geäußert haben. Einer von ihnen hatte Einsätze eine Bedrohung für den Rechtsstaat genannt.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2h
Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Victor Marx has talked frequently about getting away with murdering a man when he was young (and he declines to say whether this is his only homicide), but a review of his public comments reveals much more gleeful talk about acts of extreme
thedailybeast.com
‘Christian Warrior’ Candidate’s Dark Past Revealed
Fresh videos and posts unearthed by the Daily Beast have placed the Republican under growing scrutiny as the midterms loom.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4h
BREAKING: MS NOW EXCLUSIVE. Republican Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway. GOP Judiciary staff told Schmitt the texts — obtained from the Trump DOJ — were "unvetted." Schmitt still used them.
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Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway.
As Republicans on Capitol Hill try to figure out how Eric Schmitt’s bombshell fell apart so embarrassingly, it turns out he was warned that the texts were unvetted.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2h
Sen Ron Wyden is accusing DOJ and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding that AG Todd Blanche and FBI Dir Kash Patel immediately turn over every FBI interview report tied to the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and his associates. Wyden reveals that his investigators
meidasnews.com
EXCLUSIVE: Senator Accuses DOJ and FBI of Withholding Secret Epstein Banker Interview, Demands Release of All FBI 302s
Senator Ron Wyden is accusing the Justice Department and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding in a letter obtained exclusively
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2h
Trump crafts and transmits a message to tourists: if you come, we may well kidnap you and send you to a concentration camp somewhere. That depresses tourism and devastates the US hospitality industry. What a shocker. bsky.app/profile/sema...
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 5h
You really have to watch this interview. The superintendent says that "concerns were passed on to me about the play." Who passed those concerns on? He won't say! What were the concerns? "You'd have to ask them." But who is them? He won't say!
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2h
I endorse this analysis: bsky.app/profile/chri...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 4h
Trump is now running pro-Iran War propaganda commercials on Fox News paid by for taxpayer dollars
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Center for European Policy Analysis @cepa.org · 4h
FSB Focuses Crosshairs on Russian Exiles | "The Kremlin’s campaign to harass, intimidate, and murder opponents takes another major step back to the days of Stalin." @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan cepa.org/article/fsb-focuses-crossh…
cepa.org
FSB Focuses Crosshairs on Russian Exiles
The Kremlin’s campaign to harass, intimidate and murder opponents and exiles takes another major step back to the days of Stalin.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2h
The GOP's unmistakable message to Americans who live in Israel/Palestine: we don't care if you get murdered by Israeli police, army or West Bank squatters, and we don't want to hear about your death. bsky.app/profile/alli...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2h
JD Vance sounds an abrupt alarm, saying the GOP fears for its ability to hold Jim Risch's Senate seat in Idaho.
idahocapitalsun.com
In warning letter, VP Vance says Dems are 'prepared to pour millions' into Idaho to flip Risch seat • Idaho Capital Sun
Many Idaho residents recently received a fundraising appeal in the mail from U.S. Vice President JD Vance to support Idaho’s longtime Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Risch in his campaign for reelection, cla...
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lizbauch.bsky.social @lizbauch.bsky.social · 3h
Art Cullen is wary, but optimistic: "Iowa tends to moderate over time. It feels like the decade of one-party rule is exhausted, none too soon." A month out, Iowa poised for a political turn www.stormlake.com/stories/a-mo...
stormlake.com
A month out, Iowa poised for a political turn - Storm Lake Times Pilot
Iowa is setting up for a course correction one month out from the November midterm elections. The Republicans’ 10-year grip over the state’s politics is slipping. Iowa is aiming to elect a …
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4h
Today, Pretend Patton lectured men who don't, unlike Pete Hegseth, have makeup rooms, on the traditional norms for manliness.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2h
Hegseth's appointment is designed to give Musk an unfair advantage over other merchants of death in securing arms contracts, and a slot as preferred vendor for the construction of Trump's new Skynet system. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
Pete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare
A year after his explosive tenure at Doge, the SpaceX CEO is back in the Trump administration’s good graces
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 3h
Pierre Damas Bel was an honor student & part of his college's ROTC program. He was also a TPS recipient. After Trump's attacks on TPS, he was forced to wear an ankle monitor that isolated and humiliated him. Pierre died in an apparent suicide. He was 20.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2h
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 3h
Desperately needs something like “The comment was clearly racist, although in what way was hard to immediately determine.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
washingtonpost.com
Trump says ‘only Hispanic’ could survive fall at ballroom site
Trump invited attendees of a Hispanic Heritage Month to be among the first to walk on his ballroom floor.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 3h
The GOP's for-profit prison system is heavily focused on the sexual abuse of children. TN's high-security youth prisons are operated by a single private company. They systematically hid abuse and other serious incidents avoided calling 911 when medical emergencies occurred.
propublica.org
He Suffered Abuse in a Private Youth Jail. The Company Never Reported It.
Tennessee’s highest-security youth prisons are operated by a single private company. Former staff say they felt pressure to hide abuse and other serious incidents from the state and to handle medical ...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 3h
Still one of the five most consistently underreported stories of 2026. Corporate media are afraid to talk about it. bsky.app/profile/chen...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4h
Chuck Grassley also did not share the texts with Democratic senators before the hearing, breaking protocol.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5h
An important message from the Reich minister for propaganda and popular enlightenment. www.reuters.com/world/us-fcc...
reuters.com
US FCC chair says government ads featuring Trump do not raise concerns
The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday ​that taxpayer-funded television ads featuring President Donald Trump are not improper ‌and do not raise any red flags.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5h
Hannity insanity
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 6h
En général, l’art du gouvernement consiste à prendre le plus d’argent qu’on peut à une grande partie des citoyens pour le donner à une autre partie.
In general the art of government consists of taking as much money as one can from one part of the citizenry in order to give it to another part.
—Voltaire, Dictionnaire philosophique, "Argent," Œuvres complètes, vol xvii, p 378 (1737)
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 6h
Buffoon or charlatan? bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 7h
I endorse this view bsky.app/profile/joec...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12h
Ken Paxton, Donald Trump’s pick in the crucial Texas Senate race, has been caught badmouthing the president.
thedailybeast.com
Must-Win MAGA Senate Candidate Caught Secretly Trashing Trump
Audio of the embarrassing private comments has been leaked.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14h
Mamdani plan splits American Jews between those committed to battling antisemitism and those committed to battling Mamdani. haaretz.com/us-news/2026...
haaretz.com
Mamdani's antisemitism plan divides Jewish leaders over Israel and definitions
Some Jewish leaders welcomed Mamdani's allocation of funds to prevention efforts, education and security, but others faulted his plan for omitting definition of antisemitism and its overlap with anti-...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14h
A reminder: The Atlantic is the only US publication edited by a veteran of the Israeli armed forces. bsky.app/profile/thea...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15h
Has the fire gone out of the GOP's "Hate thy neighbor" thing? bsky.app/profile/greg...
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