Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1hThis 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.” 18334011271
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 5hBREAKING: @democracydefendersfund.org & Jacobson Lawyers Group just sued HUD for 10 housing nonprofits Trump's HUD delayed their grants for months while they kept helping families facing foreclosure. Then it canceled $56M outright Unlawful & unkind in equal measure -- See you in court👇 -TN 5412135
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 9hNEW: The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals declined "to immediately block sanctions against lawyers for Donald Trump" after a federal judge found that the attorneys misused the court system in "settling" his IRS lawsuit. www.reuters.com/world/us-app...reuters.comAppeals court declines to pause sanctions against Trump lawyers in IRS settlementA 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... 471736614
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 5hThe VERY conservative 11th Circuit unanimously refused to block the lower court's sanctions order against the DOJ in the Trump v IRS (that resulted in the slush fund) case. 101141323
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 6hNEW AD: Today on House Hunters, Ken Paxton is shopping for a new house. Will he buy the three-story luxury lodge in Oklahoma? The condos at a wellness resort in Utah? The ocean-view property in Hawaii? (Spoiler alert: He won’t take one — he’ll take 15.) 25930314
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 6hKen Paxton desperately tried to defend his handling of a child predator case by claiming the defendant “served 60 days.” Then came the Community Note...meidasnews.comKen Paxton Defends Handling of Child Predator CaseCommunity Note: “Paxton's office initially recommended 1 day in jail.” 1101851650
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h> @variety.com variety.com/2026/digital... 1122508677
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 9hJack Smith made it crystal clear that his investigation was sound and lawful, that the president had committed crimes and that the GOP attacks on him were the actual weaponization of our justice system. He showed courage and moral clarity and continues to be one of the heroes of this moment. 7648981171
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10hSen. Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury for denying he attended a Feb. 3, 2024 Atlanta Hawks vs. Golden State Warriors game. Turns out, Jack Smith was actually at an Iowa Hawkeyes game in Maryland, watching Caitlin Clark play. @samsteindc.bsky.social breaks down Schmitt's humiliation: 63878196
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 8hFBI Director Kash Patel this week has faced the worst data breach in FBI history, a deputy who quit because Patel was doing too many unconstitutional things, and partied with a suspected double agent. And it's only Tuesday. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-disgra...doomsdayscenario.coThe Disgrace and Danger of Kash Patel, Part IIA quick check-in on the FBI director's latest raft of scandals (including, of course, the bestiality). 251089401
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialLAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 22hA Russian disinformation campaign is doctoring celebrity videos to meddle in the midterms The Kremlin-backed operation, known as Matryoshka, has Hollywood actors telling voters to disavow the Democratic Party and vote Republican. www.ms.now/news/russia-...ms.nowA Russian disinformation campaign is doctoring celebrity videos to meddle in the midtermsThe Kremlin-backed operation, known as Matryoshka, has Hollywood actors telling voters to disavow the Democratic Party and vote Republican. 8370321
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10hSchiff 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/ 7049421302
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 11hJack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers” 261179835156
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialJennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 13hJack Smith looked straight at the Senate and said what Trump’s enablers have spent years trying to bury: There was proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump committed crimes against this country. Smith said he’d prosecute him again today. Because the evidence doesn’t give a damn about your red hat 261017410
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialWendy the Woke @nomorex61.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Billionaire donors are trying to buy the race for Paxton. Don’t let them win. Your vote is your power, make sure to use it! Talarico is the candidate that who will work for voters not billionaire donors. #Shshed www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...nytimes.comPaxton, Trailing Talarico in Polls, Tacks Toward the Center in Texas 1422588
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13hJack 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" 315112964171
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 12hSen. Amy Klobuchar just confirmed: Iowa played Maryland in College Park, MD. That's the basketball game Jack Smith seems to have attended. Atlanta was not involved. Republican Eric Schmitt claimed Smith went to a game in Atlanta so he could also meet with Fani Willis' team. It appears Schmitt lied. 981337317
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialGregory D @keepitreal1967.bsky.social · 11hSenate Judiciary Committee questioning Jack Smith is seriously backfiring on Republicans as Democratic leaders hammer the reality of what Donald Trump did on J6 and surrounding time frame of his and other Republicans did to try to overturn the results of the 2020 Election! I'm loving that for them! 610225
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12hOMG: Republican Senator Schmitt accused Jack Smith of being in ATL to conspire with Fani Willis b/c he got a text from JP Cooney about a “Hawks” game (Falcons?). Schmitt had a big visual aid but didn’t keep it up long. BUT smith was at an IOWA HAWKEYES game to see Caitlin Clark in Maryland HAHAHA 1582417549
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 11h“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETaxamericasvoicecnn.substack.comCHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive. 749732434
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12hIOWA FIRST… FROM KANSAS? Zach Lahn is running for governor of Iowa while maintaining a home in Wichita. He voted in Kansas in 2018, 2020 and 2022, then registered in Iowa in 2024. Flight records reviewed by the Des Moines Register showed his plane making frequent trips back to Wichita. 32817405
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13hJack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It is often weakened by attacks on the institutions in the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January of 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort." 321972584
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 11hThis morning Special Counsel Jack Smith confirmed yet again that the orange felon committed serious crimes beyond a reasonable doubt regarding the 2020 election and said he will not be silenced by threats and stands by his findings. 271127286
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialKevin Haggerty @kevinrhaggerty.bsky.social · 12hJack Smith is testifying before the Senate this morning, and a GOP Senator just grilled him about being at an Atlanta Hawks game in ATL, and accused him of perjury bc he denied this was the case. Turns out, it was an Iowa HAWKEYES game in Maryland. These are the most unserious people ever. 2234437877
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12hKlobuchar has Schmitt dead to rights: "The game in fact was in Maryland. For a senator to have false information & imply, based on confusion about name of a team, that you were in another city & somehow involved that day in what was happening in Georgia & call you a 'dirtbag' deserves an apology" 19465151390
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h🤡 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: 2353182755052
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialRevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 23hThe Cornell 7 we’re all talking about? That story was broken in the work of Cereese Qusba, who is a reporter at The Ithaca Voice and a news editor at The Cornell Daily Sun, two independent newspapers. She is still herself, a student at Cornell University. 7488149
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14hIn a new court filing late last night, MS NOW, CNN, and Politico have asked a federal judge to extend an order that temporarily restored their press access. "The White House's words and actions leave little doubt that it will immediately reinstate a complete ban … if allowed the opportunity."ms.nowMS NOW, CNN, Politico ask judge to extend block on Trump press banJudge Timothy Kelly has already blocked the ban until at least Oct. 8. 6423131
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17hDonald Trump, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner think the way to negotiate with these barbarians is to offer them business deals. 1722351994
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.social💙❤️💙Mia💙❤️💙 @mommamia.bsky.social · 12hOne would think that the GOP would seek to bury that Jack Smith found it necessary to investigate republicans for their shady behavior connected to Trump attempting to overturn the election. Instead, they bring it up over and over to remind us of their nefarious behavior & assumed privilege.  25416
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialChron.com @chron.com · 12hThe Senate hopeful also noted there's "plenty of open space" in Texas for data centers.bit.lyKen Paxton brags child predator 'served 60 days' in wild campaign pitchThe Senate hopeful also noted there's "plenty of open space" in Texas for data centers. 103
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13hJack Smith: "I will not be silenced by the continued threats of prosecution from the President or others." 8663051470
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 15hNEW AD: Listen to this sh*t. 30873452242
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialCREW @citizensforethics.org · 12hThe Trump Organization has announced plans for 13 new international developments in nine foreign countries since Trump's reelection—creating massive conflicts of interest: www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve... 35538
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13hJack Smith defends his team of prosecutors: "I'm extremely proud to have worked with them, and the fact that they have been targeted illegally, lost their jobs illegally, and had their lives turned upside down by this Department of Justice is an outrage." 120107942831
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 12hThis. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇 783223067837
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13hJack 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." 629249748666
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialWIRED @wired.com · 15hAnthropic’s newly unveiled IPO prospectus warns that its technology poses an “existential risk to humanity,” after a summer of hacking incidents where rogue agents broke containment and hacked business and government systems. 2121080
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026PIMCO: Our view continues to be that the House will easily flip in November .. .. Given that many key metrics are increasingly pointing to a wave election, including the Generic Ballot, the enthusiasm gap, as well as Trump’s approval ratings, we very much could see the Senate flip ..” 1232157
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14hWarren: "This has been their argument every time -- they cut taxes and say, 'Ultimately it's really going to pay off for you.' What's happened every time? The academics study it very carefully and say, 'What really happened is the richest people got richer and everybody else got left behind.'" 21883762715
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialTony @tiletony.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Rush Limbaugh said this if Bill Clinton was elected. Sean Hannity said this if both Obama and Biden were elected. It didn't happen. But they still roll this tired shit out. 4021472
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 15hNEW: A new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access.propublica.orgThis White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans VoteA new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr... 431013643
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 14h1. How has MAGA Inc. raised an unprecedented amount of money? Let’s review: 13665375
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialAmericans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 14hA new Alex Gibney documentary calls Elon Musk out. His lawyers sent threat letters before the premiere. But the numbers don't lie. Musk spent $278 MILLION in 2024. 100 billionaire families dumped $2.6 BILLION into federal elections. That is one of every six dollars spent. 0279
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Ken Paxton: The only thing that really saves us is that the Supreme Court came along and allowed Super PACs. Otherwise... I would be sitting here and never have a chance... 1551911699
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 23hA reminder that KKK criminal Ken Paxton offered a 1 day prison sentence in Texas for a child rapist and a judge gave that rapist a 60 day sentence which ended up being reduced to 29 days for good behavior. Ken provides protection for pedophiles as well as crooks. 18745308
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/20261/ On @lastweektonight.com, John Oliver cited our reporting w/ @texastribune.org about how Ken Paxton appeared to have violated Texas law. Paxton used an address where his estranged wife said he no longer lived while voting in 6 elections in the past 2 years: www.propublica.org/article/ken-... 9864285
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026The ICE agent who shot Araujo in a Houston is named GREGORY FEATHERS. Make sure everyone knows. 19489085332
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Republicans really love Community Notes. It’s the only thing keeping their posts remotely connected to reality. 33817318
Reposted by @rosemb57.bsky.socialPatti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Trump Administration is cutting off federal student loans for arts, social work, and religious studies degrees ( source la times) They deem those degrees are "low-paying....so wrong We already have a shortage in critical fields like : CHILD WELFARE SCHOOL SUPPORT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 1314080