Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 3h100% should follow him around for the rest of what’s left of his political career. His 2028 VP hopes were dashed in two minutes and I love that for him. 3864504954
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 3hI know this will shock everyone but Eric Schmitt is still wrong — there were *six* NBA games that night, not one. Hawks/Hawkeyes confusion remains the likely explanation. www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/?m... 1091101205
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3hthis really is impeachable for any president, but really grotesque coming from a regime that cut life-saving development aid because they said it was not efficient 11923299
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.social@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 2hKatie Britt is now 2-0 for unhinged videos. Incredible. 10/10 No Notes 2385
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialMark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 3hRead more: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...pm.gc.caPrime Minister Carney announces historic investment to protect Canada’s oceansCanada is an ocean nation. Our three coasts connect us to each other and the world, carry our trade, and sustain hundreds of thousands of livelihoods. 712629
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialMark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 3hCanada is an ocean nation. Our food, trade, and way of life depend on it. In North Vancouver, we just announced $1.2 billion to protect our oceans and the ecosystems they sustain. 27802133
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialD. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 5h📌REMINDER: 1. Donald Trump violently attacked the country on Jan. 6, 2021, while trying to overthrow the election. 2. He then retired to his dining room to root on the attack for three hours. 3. When it failed, he went on camera, and told the attackers that he "loved them." He's a damn traitor. 21541206
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2hThis 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.” 26456021974
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialMitch Jackson ⚖️ @mitch.social · 6hRepublicans in Congress got hours of free airtime in front of the American people. They spent it stating false facts as true and calling Jack Smith a dirtbag and a villain. Here's all you need to know, under oath. 2328499
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 3hreally worth watching the whole thing play out... 901174258
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.social@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 7hThis is how you write a headline about the Eric Schmitt hearing debacle. @rollingstone.com 933870
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.social@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 13hHoly sh*t. Sen Schmitt just accused Jack Smith of going to an Atlanta Hawks bball game with the implication that he must of also met with then prosecutor Fani Willis BUT Smith went to an Iowa HAWKEYES game in Maryland instead. This GOP clown show is a disgrace. 46860621504
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 13hThe Talmud teaches that anyone who sustains one soul, has sustained an entire world. For generations, Jewish New Yorkers have sustained our city. Today, we are launching the first-ever municipal Strategy to Combat Antisemitism. 236113552295
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 4h“Patel is apparently planning a trip to Russia, a country that (a) is no friend of the United States nor the FBI specifically and yet (b) is quite friendly with Patel, including via a ‘Russia-linked production company’ that evidently previously paid Patel $25,000 to appear in an anti-FBI TV series.” 14311139
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 9hFBI 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). 281127407
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12hthis 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) 83981792158
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialGreg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 7hBut in all seriousness, there’s no way a guy who tweets about sports all the fucking time messed up these two teams and sporting events. This is just a piece of propaganda designed to make the stupid MAGA think that Jack Smith did something wrong. Fuck Eric Schmitt and his Kremlin talking points.  410123
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialScott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 7hThe smug look on Schmitt's face after Smith's denial when he thinks he's got him is amazing. Just no idea he's about to walk through an open trapdoor 812915
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 7hWhen your entire attack line is garbage and you thought you were being clever, you’re a Schmitt-head. 50550491372
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialPaul Gowder @gowder.io · 8hSCOTUS, I guess: "who cares if immigrants are sent to torture dungeons in Equatorial Guinea? It's not like they're humans with rights." 49728
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 6hTrump’s non-agreement agreement designed to fool the suckers that he’s doing something about AI rather than leaving it as a free-for-all for commercial entities looking to maximise profit. 610929
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 7hTrump said he signed a “morally binding” AI document with tech leaders - WTF does that mean?cnbc.comTrump says he and tech leaders signed AI agreement that is 'morally binding'The artificial intelligence luncheon comes as calls for a slowdown and regulation reach a fever pitch 3712522
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialSenator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 7hI just forced a vote on my legislation to get immediate guardrails in place and stop a crisis before it happens – while it was blocked, I remain determined to work with Democrats and Republicans alike on securing strong testing, incident reporting, and safety requirements on AI systems. (2/2) 4554
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialDavid Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 8hReal Americans know the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and Iowa Hawkeyes basketball teams. 7527
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 7hSo 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. 910430
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialBryce Covert @brycecovert.bsky.social · 8hIt is shockingly common for child welfare agencies to remove children from parents because they can't afford housing. Billing them for the foster care really is just beyond the pale. www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.com“Nobody Blames the Landlord. They Just Take Away the Kids.”All too often, when parents can’t afford safe housing, the solution child welfare services offer is putting their children in foster care. 110459
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10hThese people are utterly shameless 2092813639
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialPBS News @pbsnews.org · 7hSen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., questioned former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday about whether he had attended an NBA game in Atlanta in Feb. 2024, but seemingly confused two different basketball teams. to.pbs.org/3TboQllpbs.orgWATCH: Schmitt suggests Jack Smith perjured himself about a basketball game, but mixes up 2 teamsSen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., questioned former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday about whether he had attended an NBA game in Atlanta in Feb. 2024, but seemingly confused two different basketball tea... 4613731
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialDavid Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 7hwhat horrible stuff, using threats of abuse & violence - which this statement more or less admits - to get people to leave the us. we'll remember this when the time for accountability comes. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u... 1145
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialSanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 8hThey’re coming to drive your electricity prices through the roof, destroy your environment, take your water, pollute your air, deafen your ears, pervert your politics, enrich billionaires, obliterate your property values, take your jobs, & make you pay for the privilege. What’s not to love?¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 27433
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 8hNever before has a US Senator publicly soiled himself in such a buffoonish fashion. Eric Schmitt will have to deliver a dozen more Blut und Boden speeches and lead a torchlight parade or two to work his way out of this. But he is a perfect pairing with JD Vance, that I'll give you. 47515
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8hAt a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity. 270135503909
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 8hStop telling women what to do. Stop telling us to do all of the work. Stop acting like you know more about our struggle than we do. Stand up for your fellow human being without any reward because that’s what we’re supposed to do. Ffs. 92144212
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 8hA man replied to this saying in earnest that women need to get organized and fight for our rights and men will follow. We did that. We do that. We mobilized the largest single day protest in global history on every continent and yet I have fewer rights than my mom did at my age. 13468571260
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 14hI literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you. 593213774486
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 10hFrom Josh Helfgott: ICE detained a Los Angeles car washer and father of four for six months. His kids ended up in therapy, his family lost its income, and he is still fighting to stay in the country. José Padilla, 41, was detained by ICE on January 27 while he 411407646
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 7hZuckerberg looking down at his watch at :59 while Trump rambles about ICE 1554380
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialJosh Manning @joshmanning.bsky.social · 7hHere’s a gift link for this piece, which hits on so many themes I have been struggling with recently. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We Weren’t Built for a World Like This. (Gift Article)A greatly underappreciated virtue of other presidents was that you could forget about them for weeks at a time. 411344
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 7hI’ve been saying for a while, someone needs to estimate the net cost of millions of people having to spend a chunk of every day worrying about what the insane president has done or will do. 7592136
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 7hBoth Benny Johnson and Sean Hannity have now deleted their tweets claiming that Eric Schmitt put Jack Smith "on the spot" and set him up for perjury charges with his faceplant. 28772112
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11hDOJ has charged Wilber Garcés with felony assaulting, resisting, or impeding a federal officer, based on the allegation he struck an ICE officer with his sideview mirror when driving off after the initial traffic stop. He was then chased for 8 minutes, rammed, and then shot. 40750336
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialDave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 7hNEW: During her time in public service, WH press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s private family investments included stock in: 🇺🇸 Trump’s social media company 🪖 Defense contractors 🛢️ Oil companies 🤖 Tech giants 🔌 Tesla In @washingtonsun.bsky.social: www.washingtonsun.com/money/karoli...washingtonsun.comKaroline Leavitt Discloses Family Investments in Trump Media and TeslaAn ethics document shows the former press secretary’s family holdings contain Trump’s social media company, defense contractors, oil companies and tech giants. 35352175
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 12hOne thing that’s interesting about this is that it shows that despite insisting the wokes overinterpet everything, conservatives are actually aware of and agree with their critics about how coded racist appeals work, they just like them bsky.app/profile/newr... 292658602
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 8hThe underlying theory Senate Republicans are going with is that Joe Biden secretly ordered DOJ to investigate Trump, something they have produced no evidence to support and also they're all fine with Trump publicly ordering DOJ to investigate his enemies. 25558159
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 7hA 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... 36589374
Reposted by @sferg.bsky.socialPocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 12hToday before Senate. 416126424059
