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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 8h

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the Trump Justice Department seeking to compel Georgia to hand over sensitive voter information. It's the latest in a string of legal losses for the Trump admin as it seeks voter data ahead of the midterms.

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Judge tosses Trump administration lawsuit seeking Georgia voter data

A federal judge says that Georgia elections officials are not required to hand over voter information being sought by the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6h

AP-NORC poll: 71% of U.S. adults disapprove of how Trump is handling Iran. 69% say the war with Iran has not been worth fighting.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6h

A federal judge has ruled that Roger Rogoff, the judicially appointed U.S. attorney in Seattle, has been illegally fired by the Trump admin and must be provisionally reinstated by the Justice Department.

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Trump illegally fired Seattle’s U.S. attorney, judge rules

The ruling is the latest in a string of decisions finding that the administration bent federal law to keep loyalists in key prosecutorial posts.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has named New York State Attorney General Letitia James to serve as special prosecutor to investigate the Cornell rape case.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17h

John Roberts' friend and defender is quoted in the piece, saying they shouldn't be shaming Roberts for the wreckage and ruin he's brought to this country because of "civility." The bullies always cry "civility" when the victims push back in the slightest.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 16h

When I say John Roberts is a liar, hack, anti-democracy ideologue, and enemy of the Constitution, I do so in a civil manner. No yelling or cursing here. But since he will be remembered as an utter disgrace who tried to destroy the republic but failed, some in the future might say it less civilly.

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Andrew Thrasher @tituslegaldesign.com · 16h

According to ICE's statement published this morning, Julian Curo-Churata, a 47-year-old man from Peru, died on Tuesday, September 29th at LSU Health's Monroe Medical Center in Monroe, Louisiana. www.ice.gov/news/release...

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Illegal alien from Peru passes away in ICE custody in Louisiana

ICE is committed to ensuring that all those in custody reside in safe, secure and humane environments.

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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 13h

Becca Good spoke publicly: ”I'm devastated by how many other lives have been destroyed, in this the darkest of times. From so many families dealing with the loss of their owned loved ones, to everyone who has to witness it, the pain of this moment extends so far beyond our family." (cont)

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 13h

Alongside mass missile attacks, Russia uses swarms of jet-powered strike drones in a new campaign against Kyiv. These drones target gas stations and other civilian infrastructure around the city and keep the capital under air-raid alerts for hours at a time.

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Kyiv's bomb shelters are in a dire state. Mayor Klitschko is passing on the blame

On the night of Aug. 1, Olena Rozhniativska and her 18-year-old daughter Kateryna rushed to a bomb shelter as ballistic missiles tore into Kyiv during one of Russia's mass attacks. They were killed be...

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 22h

It’s so weird how when you tell the rest of the world to go fuck itself and fill your nation’s streets with gangs of armed, masked, and unaccountable armed thugs and terrorize people at the border…that people will decide to vacation elsewhere. Who could have guessed?

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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026

Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...

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Waschesalon Grammy Campaign Manager @reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 10h

the financial story of this midterm broadly is a story of the GOP trying to bury Dems in super PAC money, but the financial story of Texas specifically is a story of the super PACs frantically footing ~the whole bill for the priciest seat on the map because their nominee is allergic to raising money

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 8h

During a sworn deposition on Monday, Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) declined to answer repeated questions from one of his ex-wife’s lawyers about whether he pushed a girl down a staircase during high school.

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In a sworn deposition, Rep. Max Miller was silent on staircase assault allegation

"If the incident never occurred, why are you afraid of answering the question?" asked his ex-wife's lawyer.

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The President of Mexico, arriving in NYC. The love that he craves. #Pinks #USDemocracy

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 6h

American politics has gone a little psycho. George Conway is here to make sense of it. Psycho Politics with @gtconway.bsky.social, a new podcast from The Bulwark. First episode drops Monday, October 12.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13h

@slotkin.senate.gov: "The existential issue threatening the United States is not coming from abroad. It is coming from the deep threat to the middle class and the American dream."

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10h

@mpolymer1.bsky.social says the FBI's counterterrorism agents are very good at keeping us safe. The problem is who's giving the orders: "You have a leadership which is more worried about taking these FBI agents and chasing migrants at Home Depot."

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 8h

@timmiller.bsky.social and @jvl.bsky.social torch Pete Hegseth for obsessing over “fatties, “weirdos,” and testosterone while failing at the actual job of leading the Defense Department. "This whole thing is preposterous. It is just performative nonsense."

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 8h

Trump: "The only thing we're doing badly at is public relations. In other words, we're doing a phenomenal job, but maybe by a combination of things, maybe we're doing a bad job in selling it."

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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 30/09/2026

53 years ago, hip-hop was born at a back-to-school party in the Bronx. Now, the Bronx School of Hip Hop is preparing a new generation of artists to shape what comes next. I sat down with Nas to talk about the past, present, and future of hip-hop in NYC — from the turntables to our classrooms.

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Mayor and Nas sit down to discuss the past, present and future of hip hop in NYC

YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 15h

JUST IN: A judge in D.C. has barred DOJ from re-charging Davey Hearn over the Reflecting Pool damage, saying Trump's commentary and pressure on prosecutors had permanently tainted the case. www.democracydefendersfund.org/wp-content/u...

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15h

BREAKING: judge dismisses case against reflecting pool defendant Davey Hearn WITH PREJUDICE- meaning the DoJ can’t ever bring charges against him in this matter. www.ms.now/deadline-whi...

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Judge permanently dismisses David Hearn Reflecting Pool indictment

The Trump Justice Department sought a temporary dismissal. Hearn wanted his charges tossed for good.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14h

“If your concern for women disappears the moment accountability becomes socially inconvenient, then protection was never the principle to begin with. Performance was.”

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 9h

Unelected Republicans in Georgia are asking Todd Blanche to declare their voting machines illegal. DOJ has no authority to interfere with state-run elections, but I doubt that will stop them from trying. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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GOP-controlled Georgia election board asks DOJ to declare state’s voting machines illegal

The request represents a major assault on the state's voting system by unelected state officials.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Trump campaigns for Ken Paxton in Texas: "He can be a pain in the ass sometimes, I'll be honest. Is he here, by the way? Oh, there he is. I didn't even know if he was here! I don't care."

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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 10h

Spotted in the DC Metro

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 13h

And on it went, with Hegseth spinning one bad idea after another, and managing to insult any number of Americans in the process. A bad idea hamster www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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Pete Hegseth, Idea Guy

His State of the Force address was a partisan disgrace—with a few good ideas buried in it.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 11h

Rep. Jamie Raskin is demanding federal inquiries into the amount of taxpayer money used on Trump's propaganda ads — asking the GAO to investigate the "source, accounts, and total amount of taxpayer funds used by the Executive Office of the President to produce and distribute."

politico.com

Raskin leads calls for federal investigation into Trump PSA’s

The Maryland Democrat could lead the House Judiciary Committee in the next Congress.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 15h

Exclusive: The US State Department waived human rights conditions for more than $300 million of military aid to Egypt in light of Cairo's 'helpful role' since the launch of the US war with Iran, according to a letter to US lawmakers obtained by Reuters reut.rs/4yjD8iW

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Shelby Gonzales @shelbytgonzales.bsky.social · 16h

Starting today many people granted humanitarian immigration protections, including refugees, people granted asylum, and survivors of trafficking, will no longer be able to access health care through federally funded Medicaid and CHIP programs. www.cbpp.org/research/imm...

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Harmful Republican Megabill Takes Away Health Coverage, Food Assistance, Tax Credits From Millions of Immigrants and Their Families

The harmful Republican megabill imposes massive cuts in food assistance, health coverage, and other supports for people with low incomes and singles out immigrants with lawful status and their familie...

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 14h

Absolute loon.

And the judge is a Trump hater, radical left Trump hater. His wife uses a different name. Said. "No, you can't do that. Well, why would I want to stick with
something that's going to lose hundreds of millions of dollars, and I'm not even recognized? It's not me; it's the administration. So I have people. He works hard on it. I have people that work hard on that because it's a financial loser. Always will be. Always has been When I took it over, it was in extrem bad shape physically. The steel was rusted and rotted. The place was a dirty
—like the White House. I fixed the White House, you know.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

“.. The department is reviewing whether the special prosecutor’s office that investigated the famed Watergate break-in committed misconduct ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 14h

Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.)

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 13h

Trump in Alabama: 44.3% fav - 46.7% unfav. “That’s in a poll by a center-right firm, in a sample where Republicans outnumber Democrats by nearly 18 percentage points and self-identified conservatives outnumber liberals by more than 2½ to 1.”

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 12h

The link in the post below is super cool

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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026

Meanwhile, China is attracting more visitors with its visa-free entry policies, and Japan’s weak currency is drawing in a record number of tourists. Read more: www.semafor.com/article/09/2...

semafor.com

Decline in tourism hits US economy

Overseas visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year.

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Jessica Luther @jessicawluther.com · 16h

This *INCLUDES* tourism from the world's largest sporting event, and it was FIFA's biggest-ever World Cup.

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is what the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool looks like today after a $17M deliberate fuck up and the orange felon won’t stop until he destroys everything. Makes me sick to my stomach every day.

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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 17h

Ironclad rule: if Trump is the first to announce something, he’s doing that because he’s lying and wants reports of his announcement not what has actually been done

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Helen Lewis @helenlewis.bsky.social · 17h

Have you seen the videos of Mitch McConnell back in the Senate? Do you think he should resign because of his health condition?

It was a disappointment to a lot of Republicans. So that's just—well, Sleepy Joe gave pardons to everybody. He gave them to Fauci. He gave them to this. But you mean I'm not allowed to give them, but Sleepy Joe's allowed to give them? This ain't gonna be much of a story. Here we are doing this. You haven't asked me one fucking positive question. All of this. What about this? What about that? What about that? What about this? All negative. Why are you devoting all this time to the White House? You know how I do, I do that out of my back pocket. I pay for a lot of it, but I fix it because the White House should look like that. It shouldn’t look like—if you would have stood in that balcony and looked at that wall, half the wall was falling. It's actually dangerous. People are walking under, crap was falling off it all the time. Every time it rained, it was leaking, horrible. Now it's perfect, and I would say that I should be given credit for fixing the White House because I'm also doing very well with the war. I'm doing very well with another war that we already won, Venezuela. Do you notice you haven't asked me a question about Venezuela?

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 17h

According to a poll a few years ago, 18% of Americans think the 1969 moon landing was actually staged somewhere in Arizona. In a new poll, Trump’s approval on the cost of living is 17%. Which means there are more moon-landing deniers than people who think Trump is doing a good job on affordability.

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 17h

The Time interview with Trump is a master class in subjecting yourself to a stream of lies, lunacy, and insults with no correcting him, no calling out his crazy shit, nothing to show for it, nothing accomplished. It’s enabling, not journalism. They should die of shame. time.com/article/2026...

time.com

Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript

The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.

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