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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 6h
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) was warned that texts he used to accuse former special counsel Jack Smith of perjury were unvetted.
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Eric Schmitt was warned about unvetted Jack Smith 'gotcha' texts before blunder: report
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) was warned that texts he used to accuse former special counsel Jack Smith of perjury were unvetted.Republican staff on the Senate Judiciary Committee cautioned Schmitt ahead of Smith's testimony Tuesday that the Justice Department texts had not been verified, a source with d...
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West Bound Okie @stevebnaz.bsky.social · 18h
Senator Eric #DipSchmitt (R-MOron), is the poster child for the incompetency of the GOP. #SchmittHead
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I hope this headline haunts Eric Schmitt for the rest of his pathetic political career.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 30/09/2026
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) landed in a humiliating national spotlight Tuesday after falsely accusing former special counsel Jack Smith of lying about attending an Atlanta Hawks game, when he was actually at an Iowa Hawkeyes away game in Maryland.
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'What hearing were you watching?' Jen Psaki laughs as MAGA scrambles over Schmitt disaster
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) landed in a humiliating national spotlight Tuesday after falsely accusing former special counsel Jack Smith of lying about attending an Atlanta Hawks game, when he was actually at an Iowa Hawkeyes away game in Maryland.But even more embarrassing, MS NOW's Jen Psaki noted tha...
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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 30/09/2026
The only person who needed “rehabilitation” in today's hearing was my colleague who didn’t know the difference between the Hawks and the Hawkeyes. Don't try to distract the American people from rising costs and people losing their health care, especially if you don't have your facts straight.
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West Bound Okie @stevebnaz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
She looks like she blew out her depends. #SchmittHead
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The camera cut to Katie Britt right after Eric Schmitt’s attack on Jack Smith turned out to be bogus. Schmitt claimed Jack Smith attended an Atlanta Hawks game in Atlanta. However, the texts were actually about the Iowa Hawkeyes playing Maryland in Maryland.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Things that Senator Eric Schmitt always confuses: Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Atlanta Hawks. A John Deer Tractor vs. A Dear John Letter. Washington State vs. Washington DC. Gorrillas vs. Guerrillas. Duke University’s Blue Devils vs. Arizona State University’s Sun Devils.
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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 29/09/2026
As a Gopher fan, I know the difference between the Hawks and the Hawkeyes.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The moment Jack Smith realized Eric Schmitt was talking about the wrong game.
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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My favorite part of this is how Jack Smith is so utterly baffled by Schmitt's bonkers conspiracy theory that, when Klobuchar is like "the Iowa Hawkeyes, right?", his response is just "uh, I just wanted to see Caitlin Clark play Maryland."
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Lorie the gardener @loriezinnia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Schmitt is way too emotional for this job. The second he's corrected he becomes defensive. That's a weak man.
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lesliead717.bsky.social @lesliead717.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
He blatantly lied about Smith. He should be held accountable
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
🤡 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:
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The MAGA Moron Brigade is on the case!
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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Klobuchar: “For a US senator to have false information and imply, based on a confusion about the name of a team … and imply that you were in another city, that you were somehow involved that day in what was happening in Georgia, and then call you a dirtbag, is something that deserves an apology.”
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Klobuchar 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"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
holy shit -- turns out Jack Smith went to a Hawkeyes game in Maryland but Schmitt's team is so reckless they concocted a conspiracy theory that Smith was actually in Atlanta seeing a Hawks game and colluding with Fani Willis. Klobuchar points out to Schmitt, "you have your teams wrong."
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/09/2026
The senator who mistook the Atlanta Hawks for the Iowa Hawkeyes and tried to accuse Jack Smith of perjury? He could be the most dangerous man in the US Senate. What to know about Eric Schmitt:
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Is this the most dangerous man in the US Senate?
Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri is pushing a tribalistic ideology suggesting only descendants of white Christian pioneers are true Americans.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: Donald Trump preyed on party loyalty and fear. One of the reasons he [failed] is bc Republicans stood up. I personally find it hard to understand how our investigation could be viewed as partisan when our strongest witnesses were Republicans. [Names Rusty Bowers and Mike Pence.]
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: “We had proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump committed serious crimes”
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West Bound Okie @stevebnaz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Slaughtering innocent children is neither moral nor brave. Bibi and the IDF are the "Moral Cowards."
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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West Bound Okie @stevebnaz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The name "Artificial Intelligence" was originally a marketing gimmick. youtu.be/dLQzVLtvdv8?...
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Ghost in the Machine | Full Documentary
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
No one works harder to protect Arizonans than Kris Mayes, whether it’s going after criminals, taking on corporations that are price-gouging families, or standing up for our state. I’m proud to call her my AG.
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Ground News @groundnews.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🟥 Blindspot for the Right: The family of Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old Texas woman who died at 20 weeks pregnant, sued state officials and medical providers, alleging she was denied an abortion that could have saved her life. ground.news/article/fami...
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Trump doesn't care about rising gas prices, because it doesn’t affect him or his rich friends. But for families trying to afford rent and groceries, it's everything.
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Judge Luttig @judgeluttig.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Final Battle for America’s Democracy newrepublic.com/article/2151... via @newrepublic.com
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The Final Battle for America’s Democracy
Forget November 3. It’s January 3 when Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans might bury our democracy once and for all. Here’s how.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 17/09/2026
A radio station dropping Ed Sheeran because listeners hated the Macklemore decision is one hell of a backlash loop. Macklemore donates $1 million, the openers walk, and suddenly everyone involved is explaining exactly where they stand on Palestinian lives.
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Radio station drops Ed Sheeran music after listener feedback on Macklemore row
A radio station has dropped Ed Sheeran’s music after “the reaction from our listeners” to the decision to remove Macklemore from his tour over…
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Ground News @groundnews.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
U.S. workers’ share of economic output fell to a record low in the second quarter of 2026, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data reported by Reuters.⁠ ground.news/article/amer...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Mike Johnson said this kind of rhetoric is highly inflammatory and incites people.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 23/03/2025
Mike Johnson the fake Christian at CPAC praying to cut taxes for the wealthy and Medicaid for the poor.
Mike Johnson praying in public.
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 23/10/2025
Mike Johnson doesn't know sh*t
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Mike Johnson just voted to cut Medicaid. Nearly 40% of his district relies on Medicaid.
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𝔸𝕝𝕝 𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 @allthingsisheretoo.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
WELCOME TO THE HALL OF SHAME MIKE JOHNSON Congressman Mike Johnson of Louisiana voted to cut Medicaid.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Of all the Donald Trump tweets Speaker Mike Johnson won't see, today's will be the one Speaker Mike Johnson didn't see the most.
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Politico @politico.com · 28/06/2025
Every major health system in Louisiana is warning Speaker Mike Johnson and the rest of the state’s congressional delegation that the Senate GOP’s planned Medicaid cuts “would be historic in their devastation.”
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Louisiana hospitals warn Mike Johnson of 'devastation' from megabill
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 08/09/2026
Letter: It is time for Congress, the courts and the American people to stand together in support of the Constitution and against Donald Trump.
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Letter: States are in charge of who can vote and Congress is in charge of the Postal Service. Trump has no authority in either case.
Letter: It is time for Congress, the courts and the American people to stand together in support of the Constitution and against Donald Trump.
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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 08/09/2026
The hotly contested U.S. Postal Service rule restricting mail-in voting usurps Congress’ authority, as well as states’ power to administer elections, more than 250 current and former members of Congress said in a filing to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday.
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Trump doesn’t have the power to limit mail-in voting, lawmakers tell US Supreme Court | Colorado Newsline
The U.S. Constitution “is unambiguous” in empowering states to run elections, while Congress can enact laws to oversee elections generally, they argued.
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CNN @cnn.com · 08/09/2026
"The Republican-controlled House last week adopted a resolution denouncing socialism 'in all its forms,'" writes Aaron Blake. "But now the Trump administration is attempting something that even many on the right say sounds a lot like one of those forms of socialism." | Analysis
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Some on the right cry ‘socialism’ over new Trump proposal | CNN Politics
The House last week adopted a resolution denouncing socialism “in all its forms.” But now the Trump administration is attempting something that even many on the right say sounds a lot like one of thos...
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Euronews @euronews.com · 08/09/2026
11 European nations to sanction Israeli settlements in the West Bank
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11 European nations to sanction Israeli settlements in the West Bank
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accused "settler terrorists" of "ethnic cleansing" in areas of the West Bank and said the UK was bringing in an "import ban on goods from illegal settlements." Israel closed the British consulate in Jerusalem in response.
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Prism @prismreports.org · 08/09/2026
A constellation of Jewish non-Zionist, anti-Zionist & Diasporist communities has emerged in the Bible Belt over the past decade. Southern Jews aligned with the pro-Palestine movement are building “a Judaism of liberation” in the heartland of Christian Zionism, G. Samantha Rosenthal reports.
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Jewish anti-Zionism in the American Bible Belt
Southern Jews aligned with the pro-Palestine movement are building “a Judaism of liberation” in the heartland of Christian Zionism
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Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 08/09/2026
OTTAWA – As the Carney government pursues deeper relations with Beijing, the Chinese government reports it held “a candid and in-depth exchange” on military issues with Canadian officials.
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China reveals military talks with Canadian officials after years of strain
OTTAWA – As the Carney government pursues deeper relations with Beijing, the Chinese government reports it held “a candid and in-depth exchange” on military issues with Canadian officials.
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Ground News @groundnews.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Haaretz: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed warned Benjamin Netanyahu roughly 10 days before Oct. 7 that Hamas was preparing a major attack on Israel.
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Singing Resistance Tucson @srtucson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
We had our Singing Resistance members check their voter registration statuses during song practice. Guess what? One of our members discovered she was no longer registered. Take a minute to check YOUR voter registration. www.vote.org/am-i-registe...
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Trump said ICE would go after criminals. But I've had to step in to get a business owner and military family members released. These are people who serve their communities and make our country stronger. Deporting them doesn't make us any safer.
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
106 years ago, the 19th Amendment was certified, giving women the right to vote after decades of organizing, protest, and sacrifice. Voting is one of our most basic rights, and we can’t take it for granted. Every generation has to show up and protect it.
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Eight years ago today, we lost John McCain. He served our country with courage throughout his life — as a Navy pilot who was taken as a POW, a Senator for over 30 years, and a leader who never stopped fighting for Arizona. That kind of service is worth honoring, today and always.
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