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Shawn "Smith" Peirce

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Co-Host & Co-Producer at The Politics Bar thepoliticsbar.com | Fmr. Exec. Producer The Randi Rhodes Show | Longtime Producer, Host, Editor, Writer, Journalist. | Born In Neb | Also at Mastodon, Threads, & Twitter

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1h
Renee Good's family filed two lawsuits today. The first, against, USG, is a standard wrongful death. The second is a Klan Act lawsuit against Jonathan Ross, AND STEPHEN MILLER and Greg Bovino. It names Nick Shirley and Christopher Rufo as non-party co-conspirators for their racist propaganda.
44. At all relevant times, Defendants Ross, Miller, Noem, Lyons, Homan,
Bovino, and the John Doe Federal Agents acted under color of federal law and within the
scope of a joint enterprise with the private actors described below. Defendant
Lewandowski acted in part under color of federal law and in part, as alleged below, as a
private person, his federal status having been limited to a temporary part-time designation
that his conduct exceeded. Shirley, Rufo, and Ben Bergquam, and the other non-party
private actors described below, agreed to and in fact participated in the conspiracy alleged
here: each acted in concert with, and with the knowledge and encouragement of, federal
officials.
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Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 2h
2/2 Between undoing decades of media consolidation (no thanks, 1996 Telecommunications Act!), expanding SCOTUS, banning gerrymandering, and getting rid of corporate dark money, there is much for a Dem POTUS and Congress to take on, besides the usual un-effing of the economy and ending Trump's wars.
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Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 2h
@thepoliticsbar.bsky.social @silversmith1.bsky.social @jodyhamilton.bsky.social Starting in 2029, our antitrust laws (Sherman Act, Federal Trade Commission Act, Clayton Act) need to be brought back from the dead, strengthened and enforced. 1/2 #BreakUpMediaMonopolies www.thewrap.com/industry-new...
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Judge Approves Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Settlement
Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin signed off on Paramount's legal settlement with 12 state attorneys general, clearing the final hurdle for its $110 billion merger of WBD
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Lindsay Owens @lindsayowens.bsky.social · 2h
My new piece in @thenation.com celebrating @mayor.nyc.gov, @saalevine.bsky.social, & @juliesulabor.bsky.social on the 1st day of click-to-cancel in NYC—saving New Yorkers more than $1 million & at least 600,000 hours/year. (And a fun anecdote about my youthful dalliance w/ the Columbia Record Club).
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Stop the Price Gouging
How the subscription squeeze is ending.
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Shawn "Smith" Peirce @silversmith1.bsky.social · 3h
Trump's Defense Dept. excludes key defense spending allies from Pentagon-led NATO meeting www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Pentagon excludes key allies from NATO meeting
Some of Europe’s biggest defense spenders — and U.S. allies — were not invited to a Pentagon-led meeting to discuss the alliance.
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MSW Media @mswmedia.com · 4h
SchmittShow #thepoliticsbar Guest: @bobcesca.bsky.social Catch the latest @thepoliticsbar.bsky.social @jodyhamilton.bsky.social & @silversmith1.bsky.social Follow #MSWMedia for more indie pods! Listen: redcircle.com/shows/9bce8c...
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Dan Shafer @danshafer.bsky.social · 4h
"Three billionaires gave more than 90 percent of the money raised by Representative Tom Tiffany, the Republican nominee for governor of Wisconsin" Tom Tiffany is the most bought and paid for candidate we've ever seen in Wisconsin. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...
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3 Billionaires Have Largely Funded Republican Nominee for Wisconsin Governor (Gift Article)
Under its current rules, Wisconsin has not had a race in which a small number of donors have made up such a large share of a campaign’s funding.
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Shawn "Smith" Peirce @silversmith1.bsky.social · 4h
Fixed your headline @politico.com - - - Republican Sen. Ron Johnson blocks vote to stop Russ Vought's illegal 'pocket rescission' of $810M in Congressionally authorized federal funding www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Ron Johnson blocks vote to stop Trump’s funding cancellations
Democrats tried to pass a bill to revive $810 million Trump unilaterally canceled and prevent similar clawbacks.
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Shawn "Smith" Peirce @silversmith1.bsky.social · 4h
California Gov. Newsom signs bill to subsidize local news in his state, citing Trump regime's attacks on the press www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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Shawn "Smith" Peirce @silversmith1.bsky.social · 4h
Shot from a chud, chaser from legit folks. First the shot… - - - Illegitimate FCC Chairman Brendan Carr falsely claims taxpayer-funded Trump ads are ‘normal’ and ‘don’t raise any red flags’ www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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FCC head says government-funded Trump ads are ‘normal’ and ‘don’t raise any red flags’
Brendan Carr said the ads are “normal-course public service announcements” and nothing that would “merit any sort of” review by the Federal Communications Commission.
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 4h
BREAKING: Judge orders Reflecting Pool case dismissed with prejudice, banning Jeanine Pirro's office from bringing forth the David Hearn case again.
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Judge bars Jeanine Pirro’s office from bringing Reflecting Pool case after Trump comments
Judge Todd Edelman entered an order on Thursday that dismissed the case against David “Davey” Hearn with prejudice.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 5h
The worst-ever approval rating for Trump in the AP-NORC data, across both terms.* His previous worst was -34% in late 2017. Even more monumental is that Americans are giving him a -47% rating on the economy! *caveat that they didn't do a post-January 6 poll
AP-NORC Approve Disapprove The economy 

09/24-28/2026 (N=2,140) 26% approve, 73% disapprove
07/23-27/2026 (N=1,165) 32% approve, 66% disapprove
06/11-17/2026 (N=3,040) 33% approve, 66% disapprove
05/14-18/2026 (N=1,117) 33%, 67% disapprove
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Shawn "Smith" Peirce @silversmith1.bsky.social · 4h
Renee Good’s family sues government, top Trump officials, and ICE officer who shot & killed her www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Renee Good’s family sues U.S. government, ICE officer and top Trump officials alleging wrongful death and excessive force
Good, 37, was fatally shot in the driver’s seat of her SUV during a Jan. 7 encounter with an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.
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Sarah Burris @sarahburris.bsky.social · 4h
Y'all I just caught the Kennedy Center claiming it isn't closing while telling vendors it's closing and now they're selling all of their Steinway pianos www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...
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Kennedy Center moves to sell all of its Steinway pianos
Photos show piano movers rolling massive Steinway grand pianos through the red-carpeted halls of the Kennedy Center this week.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 5h
I am less pessimistic about this than I am about the third-country removal case, but I have no illusions that this is an easy case for advocates. But this is a situation where nearly every federal judge in the country has already weighed in, and the vast majority have rejected Trump's views.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 5h
A victory for the government in this case would greenlight long-term mass civil detention at a level not seen since Japanese internment during WWII. It would represent the largest change in how the US treats immigrants facing removal since 1996, and remind us again that the 96 law must be erased.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 5h
This will be one of the most important immigration cases in a generation. The Trump admin claims that a 1996 law mandates the detention of millions of people without any right to a bond hearing; every person who entered illegally, no matter how long in the past. If they win, it's a nightmare.
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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 5h
NEWS: Supreme Court takes up 3 new appeals, including mandatory ICE detention in Rhoney v. Barbosa @courthousenews.bsky.social
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David Jolly @davidjolly.bsky.social · 18h
“One thing is clear: Florida needs a change. The Herald endorses DAVID JOLLY for Florida governor.” archive.ph/cuNAA
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Enten: "Congratulations to Ken Paxton. You are the least popular Texas Senate GOP nominee this century. No one was even in the negative, and you're at -16."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Enten unpacks how Trump's net approval in Texas is 13 points lower at this point in his term than any other president this century
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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 8h
Latest WSJ poll: "63% want to pause AI development 61% want a billionaire wealth tax 59% want Medicare for All 57% want a $20 minimum wage 58% want to end U.S. military aid to Israel" This is the center of the country politically. it is time all adjust to this political spectrum, esp. media.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 6h
In case the goal of Netanyahu's government is not clear.
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Shawn "Smith" Peirce @silversmith1.bsky.social · 6h
One million percent correct, @perrybaconjr.bsky.social. Well written well said. - - - The Left Must Fight The New York Times’ Monopoly Too newrepublic.com/article/2160... via @newrepublic.com
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The Left Must Fight The New York Times’ Monopoly Too
The paper’s editorial vision is out of step with the robust liberalism needed today.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 6h
We fight for democracy by showing up, not just where winning is easy, but where someone has been told not to even bother. I ran in one of those places, and I lost, but the next Democrat won’t have to start from scratch. Now imagine doing that in every district. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
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The Only Race We Can’t Win...
Is the one we don’t run
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Stephanie Miller @stephaniemiller.bsky.social · 6h
Thursday! With Karl Frisch, Dr. Irwin Redlener, & Dana Goldberg! Join us 9a-12n ET! Radio: SiriusXM Progress 127 TV: Free Speech TV on Roku / AppleTV / SlingTV / AmazonFireTV Streaming: WCPT 820 - Chicago's Progressive Talk on TuneIn Video: PoliticalVoicesNetwork.com
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NPR @npr.org · 7h
What we know so far about the tense moments aboard a Tel Aviv-bound flight. And, the FBI investigates a cyberattack involving sensitive employee data. trib.al/OzhA3vm
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Passengers recount chaos on Tel Aviv flight. And, FBI probes employee-data hack
What we know so far about the tense moments aboard a Tel Aviv-bound flight. And, the FBI investigates a cyberattack involving sensitive employee data.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 7h
NEW: Cook Political Report shifts to more gubernatorial races in the direction of Democrats
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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 7h
AP NORC: Trump approval at 31 points. A majority of Americans, 51%, *strongly disapprove*. AFAIK, strong disapproval crushing overall approval by 20 points is unprecedented. There is no political downside to opposing authoritarianism.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h
Trump says a war is not a war, therefore the War Powers Act doesn’t apply. Trump says political ads are not ads they are “public service announcements,” therefore the laws banning the use of taxpayer $ don’t apply. The gangster govt changes the meaning of words to avoid the law
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Jason P. Steed @profsteed.bsky.social · 7h
When the new Democratic Congress is seated these illegal ads can go on the long list of articles for impeachment.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 7h
Trump is set to *expand* his corrupt taxpayer-funded ads starring himself. Meanwhile, a new poll finds his approval among independents at 25% and on the economy that's 23%. Brilliant, Mr. President! On the pod, @davidcorn.bsky.social rips this all apart very well: newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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Trump TV Ads Backfire as New Poll Shows He’s Shockingly Toxic for GOP
As the saga around Trump’s taxpayer-funded ads grows more absurd, the author of a piece exploring Trumpian propaganda explains why no amount of disinfo can protect the GOP from Trump.
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 15h
Another botched execution to illustrate the majesty of the State of Tennessee and the resplendence of its justice system.
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Tennessee Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Still Alive After Attempts to Execute Her, Lawyers Say (Gift Article)
Christa Pike, who was convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995, was set to be executed by lethal injection. Officials had gone ahead with the execution after a temporary court-ordered pause.
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 7h
Mark Travers writes, "Couples in healthy relationships make a habit of talking about things that matter, every single day."
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I'm a psychologist who studies couples: People in the happiest relationships talk about 5 things every day—that most neglect
The happiest couples don't wait for the "perfect" time to communicate. Mark Travers, a psychologist who studies couples, shares what people in successful relationships talk about every day — that most never bother to mention.
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 7h
There is no such thing as a “free market” robertreich.substack.com/p/there-is-n...
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There is no such thing as a “free market”
All markets are defined by laws and rules. The question is who are the laws and rules for?
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NPR @npr.org · 13h
Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted the remaining execution for the year. trib.al/vq2ElQr
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Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection
Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted the remaining execution for the year.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 13h
As Trump administration officials express skepticism about some childhood vaccines, nearly 7 in 10 Americans do not believe that childhood vaccines cause autism, according to a new poll.
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Most Americans do not believe childhood vaccines cause autism, poll finds
Around 68 percent of respondents to a poll by the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center said it is false that “vaccines given to children for diseases like measles, mumps, and ru...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 13h
California, six other states sue Trump administration over federal funds reut.rs/4jhCKwX
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California, six other states sue Trump administration over federal funds
California and six other states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday, accusing it of withholding federal funds approved ​by Congress, including about $810 million the White House moved ‌to cancel before the fiscal year ended.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16h
Sea levels off Southern California are expected to begin rising by half a foot or more in the coming days. It will stay elevated for months, as an enormous pulse of wave energy generated by El Niño, known as a Kelvin wave, travels up the coast.
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See How El Niño Is Washing Ashore in California
An enormous pulse of wave energy will soon reach Southern California and continue north, raising sea levels by half a foot and increasing threats from swells and tides.
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Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 18h
@thepoliticsbar.bsky.social @silversmith1.bsky.social @jodyhamilton.bsky.social @bobcesca.bsky.social I agree with y'all on the insidiousness of Fox (not) News. They might not take what they say seriously, but the True Believers who get their marching orders from the cable network certainly do.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 18h
On humility, harm, "docket-management authority," and giving even the most minimal respect to lower courts. Tonight, at Law Dork how the SCOTUS majority failed tonight. www.lawdork.com/p/the-big-pr...
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The big problems with Wednesday’s SCOTUS order allowing a Tennessee execution
SCOTUS cleared the way for Tennessee to kill Christa Pike over the dissent of the Democratic appointees. The order from the court’s Republican appointees is alarming on several fronts.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 18h
Trump is getting pushback, even in Alabama joycevance.substack.com/p/florida-me...
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Florida Men
This Friday, Donald Trump will be in Mobile, Alabama, the place where his first campaign really started to gain traction after then-Alabama Senator Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III threw his support ...
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Patt Morrison @pattmlatimes.bsky.social · 18h
Oh hell, HELL no. Unaccountable, unanswerable supra-power? Elon "I am the richest man in the world so I must be the smartest" Musk? Newt "Contract With America" Gingrich? And Palmer "how is this not insider trading" Luckey? Will even Congressional Republicans buy this? thehill.com/policy/defen...
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Hegseth puts Musk, Luckey, Gingrich in charge of military future warfare review
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced that SpaceXAI CEO Elon Musk, Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey and former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) will lead a new Pentagon effort to study…
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 20h
Justice Kavanaugh, please explain to me — and Christa Pike— how this is an “interim” decision? Justice Barrett, please explain to us how this is merely a “preliminary” ruling?
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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Whether he is watching too much Fox News or acting for other reasons, Justice Alito seems to be emotionally unable to rationally examine the actual evidence in the cases before him to see if they support his voter fraud arguments." democracyproject.org/posts/exorci...
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Exorcising Justice Alito’s Voter Fraud Boogeyman
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 19h
TONIGHT: @booker.senate.gov joins @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
Promotional graphic for MS NOW's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell featuring U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ)
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 19h
TONIGHT: @ossoff.bsky.social joins @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
Promotional graphic for MS NOW's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell featuring U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 19h
TONIGHT: @ginafortexas.bsky.social joins @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
Promotional graphic for MS NOW's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell featuring Democratic nominee for Texas Governor State Rep. Gina Hinojosa
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 17h
BREAKING: we just struck the 1st blow against Trump's illegal impoundment of almost $1B appropriated by Congress to help average folks We & partners sued to stop him from flushing away vast sums in housing support. Housing! The court just SUSPENDED his illegal action while we fully brief the case
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Shawn "Smith" Peirce @silversmith1.bsky.social · 21h
Politics isn't a game - though we've been having a blast laughing at the Schmittshow Republicans created for themselves. Let's talk about it! Grab a drink & join us at the bar in just a few minutes on great stations like Progressive Voices Radio. Listen in: www.progressivevoices.com
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