Reposted by Smart DissentMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 7hSeems like the Republicans' campaign slogan is: "Biden sucked, and we suck less." Not exactly inspiring. 4843183
Reposted by Smart DissentMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 6hTwo of the worst people on the face of the Earth. 4431975
Reposted by Smart DissentKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6hBREAKING: MS NOW confirms. The Trump Justice Department is seeking a federal criminal indictment of ex-White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson on charges of lying to Congress about Trump's actions on Jan. 6. 125688297
Reposted by Smart DissentMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 6hA few months ago, I wrote in my Stop the Presses newsletter about the media's tendency to say Trump is joking when he's not.stopthepresses.newsStop saying Trump is joking when he’s notWill he rig the midterms? Seek an illegal third term? We need to take him seriously 48529
Reposted by Smart DissentMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 6hAP: “The president recently joked that he would cut off money to North Carolina, which is still healing from Hurricane Helene two years ago, if Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley lost.” How does AP know it’s a joke? Trump isn’t funny, but he is vindictive.apnews.comDisaster relief funding is creeping into Trump's midterm rhetoric. Critics say it has no place therePresident Donald Trump has turned emergency relief into a campaign talking point as a major hurricane approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast. 16265101
Reposted by Smart DissentMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 5hVenezuela will never have free elections as long as Trump is president of the United States. He needs an authoritarian government there to help him steal the oil. 412536
Reposted by Smart DissentMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 5h31% of Trump’s 2024 voters disapprove of his job performance, according to a new Pew survey.pewresearch.orgTrump’s Approval Rating Drops as Fewer Americans Are Confident in His Handling of the Economy, Other IssuesThis rating is near the lowest reached in his first term. And 31% of those who voted for him in 2024 now disapprove of his performance. 1312832
Reposted by Smart DissentBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 5hJax is 18. She should be focused on college. Instead, she's battling depression because her father is stuck in an ICE detention center. Episode 5 of Fractured, a docuseries exposing the human consequences of ICE enforcement, tells her story. Watch the full episode here: act.link/gi-MSO1uiact.linkFractured: The Human Toll of Trump's Deportation Regime 332397
Reposted by Smart DissentJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 3hDisgusting www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comFort Hood shooter’s execution will be live-streamed, Defense Dept. says“We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday about the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. 192788148
Reposted by Smart DissentKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3hSenate Judiciary Democrats are asking Chair Chuck Grassley to apologize to Jack Smith on the behalf of his GOP committee members — especially for Republican Eric Schmitt. The letter also demands Grassley turn over the underlying records Schmitt used during the hearing.politico.comDemocrats call on Chuck Grassley to apologize to Jack Smith for basketball gaffeThe top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Republicans violated Senate rules. 691608508
Reposted by Smart DissentTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 3hI'm THRILLED to finally get my hands on this new book on the Voting Rights Act! I've long talked to author @kevintmorris.bsky.social, who is an indefatigable researcher of voting rights and the (worsening) state of democracy in this country. So I know for a fact I'll be learning a ton. 313328
Reposted by Smart DissentSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 2h“So many systems are not responsive to the needs of Americans,” Anand Giridharadas told me, which creates “the sense of abandonment,” that “no one is listening, no one is coming.” open.substack.com/pub/america/...open.substack.comHope, Struggle and The Need for BelongingIn the latest ‘Six Questions,’ Anand Giridharadas explains why our politics are so fractious, the dangers of ‘civic pessimism’ and how we get to a better place 610423
Reposted by Smart DissentMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1hThrough this livestreamed execution, the Trump regime will declare that it has departed from the civilized world and has plunged headlong into its own Dark Ages.nytimes.comFort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says (Gift Article)If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history. 60448169
Reposted by Smart DissentKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1hTrump made 517 personal trades of stocks, bonds, or other financial funds in August — including purchases between $1 million and $5 million each in Microsoft, McDonald's and Comcast stock.washingtonsun.comSpaceX, Palantir, McDonald’s: Trump Made 517 Personal Financial Trades in AugustFederal records detail the president’s latest stock and bond spree. 11181110
Reposted by Smart DissentKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 12hPresident Obama just endorsed Troy Jackson in the Maine Senate race. 13880141
Reposted by Smart DissentGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 13hTrump cratering by many fresh metrics: *approval below 35% *underwater in every red state with competitive Senate race *Ds +8 in generic ballot *Rs admitting their gerrymanders might not deliver *Rs privately fear "worse than 2006" On the pod we bring you all of it: newrepublic.com/article/2163...newrepublic.comTrump Polls Take Brutal Turn as Allies Grow Rattled: “Worse than 2006”As Republicans start fearing they’re heading into George W. Bush 2006 territory, a leading forecaster explains how Trump’s low approval is expanding the map for Democrats in hidden ways. 27422101
Reposted by Smart DissentSmart Dissent @smartdissent.bsky.social · 13hHes very proud of himself for the wars and death to pull Epstein and his rape of little girls from the nonstop headlines. 001
Reposted by Smart DissentGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 12hSo much wisdom from forecaster Kyle Kondik on today's pod. He notes: *if Dems have a good night, there may be zero GOP-held districts left that Kamala Harris won *big difference from 2018: this time Trump underwater in red states with contested Senate races It's a good episode, check it out: 817345
Reposted by Smart DissentIan @ianlivingston.bsky.social · 13hThis stain on our lives has no clue how not to double down on the stupidest shit he says 1141
Smart Dissent @smartdissent.bsky.social · 13hHes very proud of himself for the wars and death to pull Epstein and his rape of little girls from the nonstop headlines. 001
Reposted by Smart DissentBrian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Oh. newrepublic.com/post/216331/...newrepublic.comUSPS Hires Security Service With History of Human Rights AbuseAlmost 1,000 armed security officers have been sent to at least 55 post office facilities. 1121394
Reposted by Smart DissentDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 22hTrump is actually very transparent about what he wants to do to elections. Yet the legacy media discounts him. “I have to take him seriously because that’s my job,” Marc Elias says. They want you tired and tuned out. We help you stay in the fight. Support us: demdock.com/4yDtK9W 11706235
Reposted by Smart DissentAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21hIt’s really remarkable to me that 10 years into this people feel compelled to “clarify” Trump’s homicidal and often genocidal fantasies. It is deranged for the president to daydream about American cities in states he hates getting blown up. Full stop. 25789052055
Reposted by Smart DissentAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20hFirst Lady Natalie Harp gets off Bribe Force One moments ago after another long day of traveling with the guy she once said is "all that matters to me" (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty) 3014146869
Reposted by Smart DissentDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 15h🎉 The Montana Supreme Court struck down GOP-backed restrictions on the people's right to create initiatives and referendums for voters to weigh in on. The court ruled that the Montana Legislature cannot burden the people's constitutional power to make laws themselves: demdock.com/4rTE5vR 128582
Reposted by Smart DissentDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 14hNEW: It's been an eventful week for Montanans. On Monday, early in-person polls opened and mail ballots will start flowing to voters Friday. With just 26 days until Election Day, here's what voters in the state should know when it comes to voting access for the midterms👇https://demdock.com/4ekwpx7democracydocket.com 012139
Reposted by Smart DissentDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 13h🤔 Why did ICE investigate a popular skate and streetwear store? It’s all part of the Trump administration’s search for data to back up unfounded allegations that noncitizen voting is rampant in the U.S. Here’s how the two are connected: demdock.com/4rTHXNp 819476
Reposted by Smart DissentWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 14hThink about how intolerable ICE arrests are right now Then nearly double it 14261139
Reposted by Smart DissentCNN @cnn.com · 14hImmigration and Customs Enforcement leadership told agents nationwide to increase immigration arrests by 1,000 more people daily, returning to a previous goal of 3,000 daily arrests, according to two sources familiar with the verbal directive. cnn.it/4zgcsQc 48173145
Reposted by Smart DissentWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 14hThe Hague is far too good for Stephen Miller 461291404
Reposted by Smart DissentSmart Dissent @smartdissent.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We are the shithole country. 011
Reposted by Smart DissentSmart Dissent @smartdissent.bsky.social · 07/10/2026REPUBLICANS want to transform the 2030 census in ways that'd dramatically skew representation. 111
Reposted by Smart DissentGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Wow. In new ad, Mike Rogers runs away from Trump's trade war with Canada, declaring: "Canada is not our enemy." Confirms reporting in the piece/thread below on Midwesterners seeing interdependence with Canada as a good thing, repudiating right wing nationalism: www.youtube.com/watch?v=klJO...youtube.comAD: We Need to End The Tariff War — NowYouTube video by MikeRogers 1826278
Reposted by Smart DissentElizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 07/10/2026We can deliver universal childcare. But Republicans in Congress would rather support Trump’s Iran war and give another tax break to billionaires than guarantee child care for every American family. This is a fight worth fighting. 713733
Reposted by Smart DissentGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Trump's rage at Dr Annie Andrews is getting worse and his smears are getting more disgusting. Must be those GOP polls finding South Carolina close! 17361112
Reposted by Smart DissentBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Can anybody else see that sleep paralysis demon in the background? 7005052587
Reposted by Smart DissentGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The Onion couldn’t have made up something this absurd. 1851118246
Reposted by Smart DissentGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 08/10/2026“The planning underscores just how much the president wants to reduce gas prices and demonstrate progress in the conflict before the vote, administration officials told us.” 126616198
Reposted by Smart DissentRepublicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 07/10/202610 years ago today GOP Sen. Mike Lee: “If anyone spoke to my wife, or my daughter…the way Mr Trump has spoken to women, I wouldn’t hire that person, wouldn’t want to be associated with that person, and I certainly don’t think I’d be comfortable hiring that person to be the leader of the free world” 1431011364
Reposted by Smart DissentMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The clear message of Republicans is that this country is owned by white people and everyone else is renting. 31389100
Reposted by Smart DissentMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Fox is not journalism. It’s anti-journalism. The more you watch, the less you know. 2527376
Reposted by Smart DissentKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The Trump admin has declined to invite election observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to witness the midterms — meaning observers from the group won't be at a U.S. election for the first time in more than two decades.ms.nowTrump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decadesThe decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors. 36558259
Reposted by Smart DissentMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026NEW EPISODE: ICE never wanted you to see these: internal government documents that show Homeland Security Investigations has been probing nonpartisan groups that help register citizens to vote They even went so far as to outline a plan to use undercover agents. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJoZ...youtube.comICE Voter Plot EXPOSED in Smoking Gun DocumentsYouTube video by Democracy Docket 5428881676
Reposted by Smart DissentKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic National Committee sues Trump administration, alleging taxpayer-funded ads violate propaganda law. 482882680
Reposted by Smart DissentAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026wow -- Fox Business is now treating Trump's completely made up economic boasts as though they are factual. Note the citation here -- "The White House" Reminder that the entire US economy is about $32t. If we really had $21t flowing in, you'd notice it Fox thinks their viewers are really dumb 90958361744
Reposted by Smart DissentSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Change depends on overwhelming victory of the Democrats and overwhelming defeat of the anti-democratic party of oligarchy, corruption and crime. 1031588
Reposted by Smart DissentMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026It’s not a political party or a presidential administration. It’s just a giant bucket of dodgy schemes by morally reprehensible people. 22524129