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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2h
"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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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I think I'm getting the hang of this.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16h
This 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.”
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12h
I hope this headline haunts Eric Schmitt for the rest of his pathetic political career.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 17h
Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 22h
Also, that fourth question presented is wild, and I guess Alito got to scribble in something?
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h
“.. Oura’s postponement in line with other issuers delaying IPOs is pointing to a weaker market than we had foreseen as recently as a few weeks ago. The structural pressures from such rapidly rising yields cannot be overstated.” @barrons.com www.barrons.com/articles/our...
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 23h
#BREAKING: Over dissents from the three Democratic appointees, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the third-country removals case; clears way for Trump admin. to continue removing non-citizens without a full chance to litigate the conditions in those countries (while also taking up the full merits appeal).
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
TILLIS: can the classified documents case be brought again in the future? JACK: we dismissed it without prejudice YESSSSS
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Zoe Tillman @zoetillman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW: A US appeals court has refused to halt a Florida federal judge’s decision to penalize President Trump and his lawyers for “bad faith” conduct in pursuing a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS and reaching a deal to end it buff.ly/OXdHNe2 Order: buff.ly/tgeDcj4
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
An accusatory attack on former special counsel Jack Smith by Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) crashed and burned within moments Tuesday — and Politico was quick to troll the grandstanding Republican for it.
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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Big order in Fat Joe case: "The Court's rulings against Blackburn are not a result of prejudice. Rather, they are the product of Blackburn's uniquely outrageous behavior." Story coming, update to matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-anal...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23h
🚨 BREAKING: Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa has filed an official request to inspect unredacted communications between Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and Elon Musk after roughly 1,400 pages released last year were heavily redacted as “intimate and embarrassing.”
Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa stands indoors wearing a burgundy blazer and dark top, with campaign signage bearing her name and the outline of Texas visible behind her.Official letter dated September 29, 2026, from Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office requesting inspection of unredacted communications between Abbott’s office and Elon Musk and his companies. Hinojosa seeks records previously released with redactions for information deemed “embarrassing” or “intimate,” citing her legislative authority under the Texas Public Information Act.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A prominent election denier whom the Trump administration hired to pursue investigations into election-related conspiracy theories has resigned several months after he failed to find evidence that the 2020 presidential race was stolen. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Election denier Kurt Olsen leaves DOJ after failing to find evidence of stolen election
A prominent election denier whom the Trump administration hired to pursue investigations into election-related conspiracy theories has resigned several months after he failed to find evidence that the...
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Revealed: WSJ tracks down where Trump’s ad money came from #AlterNet
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Revealed: WSJ tracks down where Trump’s ad money came from
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Here was my Law Dork coverage of the three-judge panel's decision from earlier this year, since vacated once the court granted en banc review: www.lawdork.com/p/dc-circuit...
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D.C. Circuit Trump appointees again block contempt inquiry into Alien Enemies Act flights
Rao and Walker hold that Boasberg must "terminate" the contempt inquiry. In an 80-page dissent, Childs makes the case — without saying so directly — for en banc review.
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pinkytime.bsky.social @pinkytime.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Government is arguing that the courts role is to accept that Kristi Noem is the only person that should be held in contempt, and that the court’s role should not be to peek behind the curtain to see if anyone else is involved. They are making her the scapegoat because they know she can beat the rap.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Now we're onto the clarity of the order, starting with a long time on whether the oral order was clear.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Open manhole covers everywhere, and Shumate is walking right down the middle of the street and falling into each of them.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"You’re trying to tie the district court’s hands." "Why would we be doing this via mandamus?"
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is the good stuff.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Shumate is flipping all around like a fish out of water ... despite the fact that he is currently ... a lawyer in court.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NOW: DC Circuit en banc aguments over Judge Boasberg’s contempt proceedings have now begun at the DC Circuit. Brett Shumate is now arguing for DOJ. www.youtube.com/live/4A1BwFh...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
Not a peep when Trump sought to indict six members of Congress for making a video. Not a single grand juror voted to indict them. But that? My colleagues don’t care about that weaponization.”
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
Schiff is up. Apologizes to Jack Smith. “My colleagues have attacked you, but NONE of them have tried to deny what happened on January 6th. They attack you because they don’t want to address the facts. The Barr DoJ sought toll records without a peep from my colleagues.” 1/
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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
America.gov launched today--a DOGE initiative to use AI to deliver public services. Child lying facedown on a frozen lake as the image accompanying the question: "How can I invest in my child's future" is just incredible. Way to go AI
Image of a child lying facedown on a froze lake.  above is the portal where you ask AI questions about government services.  the question matching this image is:  "How can I invest in my child's future?"
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well."
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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pay attention guys And spread the word ..
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 29/09/2026
🔍 Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today: Total Active Cases: 196 Active Voting Rights Cases: 159 Active Redistricting Cases: 37 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 77 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 82 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 29 Find real-time updates here:
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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 29/09/2026
One big takeaway from this hearing is that Barack Obama and Joe Biden did a world of good to the D.C. Circuit when they appointed former trial judges to it. And with good reason, Judges Robert Wilkins, Michelle Childs, and Florence Pan have all been lighting into the Justice Department quite a bit.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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jane57lisa @jane57lisa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
He deserves to be banished from the hearing! A sitting US Senator maligned and lied about Smith and called him a dirtbag. That demends more than an apology. Schmitt should be ejected and not allowed back into the hearing. When did Congress stop believing in accountability?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
extremely weird shit during the Jack Smith hearing -- Sen. Eric Schmitt's team briefly displays a poster board that Schmitt claims contains evidence Smith committed perjury, but then Schmitt's team takes it down before anybody can read it and refuses to show Smith what it says
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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith's opening statement before SJC: “I stand by my decisions as Special Counsel, including my decision to bring charges against Trump. .. Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt .. I will not be silenced by the continued threats of prosecution" thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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Jack Smith stresses strength of Trump cases, says he will not be ‘silenced’ by threats
Former special counsel Jack Smith stressed in prepared remarks that it was the evidence tied to President Trump’s own actions that prompted him to bring charges against Trump. The opening statement…
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T Antony 🏳‍🌈 @t-antony.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Republicans have managed to undermine the Constitution and every law on the books. It did not help that democrats stood by and did nothing.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
Just a comment on the media. The @msnowreports.bsky.social coverage of Jack smith is terrible. Cutting away. Talking over it. Awful.
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Russ @pappyparki.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
MN Senator & future MN governor Amy Klobachar's staff shows how it's done. Detailed fact check & evidence ready in minutes to prove Sen Eric Schmitt invented facts & his staff hung him out to dry. Even made him a big poster to emphasize his stupid.
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Don't forget that @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social wants to let the GOP get away with all of this. He said let's turn the page and get on with business. He's on the side of the Nazis if he thinks this kind of thing is acceptable in the United States of America. This can't be allowed to slide. It can't.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "I will not be silenced by the continued threats of prosecution from the President or others."
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sen. Amy Klobuchar just confirmed: Iowa played Maryland in College Park, MD. That's the basketball game Jack Smith seems to have attended. Atlanta was not involved. Republican Eric Schmitt claimed Smith went to a game in Atlanta so he could also meet with Fani Willis' team. It appears Schmitt lied.
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 28/09/2026
NEW in Bolts: In Los Angeles, voters face a stark choice between two candidates in the race for city attorney, an office with a large mandate from policing homelessness to enforcing consumer and tenant protections.
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The Most Overlooked But Wide-Reaching Office on the Los Angeles Ballot - Bolts
Voters face a stark choice between two candidates in the race for city attorney, an office with a large mandate from policing homelessness to enforcing consumer and tenant protections.
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 28/09/2026
Every day, this administration continues to target LGBTQIA+ kids. It’s incredibly harmful and does the exact opposite of what our shared goal should be: protecting kids. The LGBTQIA+ community and all our students deserve better.
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Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students
The Education Department announced Monday it has formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX interpretation that gave sex-based discrimination protections to students on the basis of sexual orientati…
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
JUST FILED: The dire warning from the nation’s food banks The situation is worse than you might think youtu.be/-I0LLITQius?...
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I Just Got an URGENT WARNING from Food Banks on Trump's War...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026
Blanche put Joe diGenova in charge, but he resigned a bit ago. Loads of people had been subpoenaed or asked to provide testimony in this case, including ex-CIA chief John Brennan and former Deputy Director of the FBI Andy McCabe. END/
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026
This is the investigation where Trump was trying to tie the "Russia hoax" to the Mar a Lago search to overcome the Statute of Limitations, and where Judge Cannon was going to have to decide whether to let five fired FBI agents testify about Volume II of Jack Smith's report. 2/
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026
BREAKING: At least six (I'm hearing 8) prosecutors - including Kurt Olsen - have QUIT the "Grand Conspiracy" case in Florida overseen by Judge Aileen Cannon. I know this is the Daily Mail, but there are well-placed sources. Waiting for more developments. www.dailymail.com/news/us-poli...
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Trump 'grand conspiracy' case in crisis amid mass exit
Trump loyalist Kurt Olsen has resigned from the 'grand conspiracy' probe in Miami, along with at least six other prosecutors assigned to the investigation.
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ken Paxton sentencing remarks today on the campaign trail: "The criticism has been that I let a child predator out after one day. Well guess what...they served 60 days." I put this on a loop for you because you simply won't believe it.
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lawyers for immigrants Trump is seeking to deport urged the Supreme Court to leave in place a ruling by a federal judge that bars the government from sending them to countries that are not identified in removal orders in “third-country removals.” More: substack.com/profile/2357...
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Lawyers for immigrants whom the Trump administration is seeking to deport urged the US Supreme Court on Monday to leave in place a ruling by a federal judge in Massachusetts that bars the government f...
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