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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The press wear “kick me” signs and wonder why Trump kicks them. If they had more self-respect, they’d get less disrespect. My Stop the Presses newsletter.
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The press wear ‘kick me’ signs and wonder why Trump kicks them
The White House is emboldened to disrespect journalists because journalists disrespect themselves
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
Trump: Sleepy Joe Biden, have you heard of him? *a few moments later* Trump: 😴😴😴
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
NEWSNATION: Gas is $4.47. Diesel is $6.50. Mortgage rates are above 7%. Inflation is at 3.4% while earnings are lower. How are you making the case that that is the golden age? RNC CHAIR JOE GRUTERS: Biden left us an absolute disaster. We just gotta give him more time NN: Is that really the pitch?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
Elizabeth Warren: "It's gonna look like whatever Xi Jinping wants it to look like. Donald Trump loves to bully when he's talking to the press. He loves to bully when he's front of a big crowd. But face to face is there any evidence that he has ever been tough with another dictator?"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
Elizabeth Warren on Republicans opposing Trump: "I just don't think anybody is fooled at this point. They have bowed down to Donald Trump over this war over and over and over and over. They own it."
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/09/2026
Truly incredible how Trump has destroyed every single Republican talking point just in time for the midterms
Screenshot of an X post from the verified “Senate Republicans” account, @SenateGOP. The post reads: “Democrat socialists love to promise free stuff. But they never mention who pays for it.” Beneath the post is an X Community Note labeled “Readers added context.” The note states: “President Donald Trump has proposed several direct cash payouts and rebates funded by tariffs or budget cuts. None were provided.” It lists links from WBAL-TV, ABC7 Chicago, YouTube, and The New York Times as sources. At the bottom of the screenshot, the post is timestamped 4:06 PM on September 23, 2026, and shows 352,000 views.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
because the ny times wants to kneecap AOC the way they did hillary clinton. they don't do this for any other politician but her. and we must pound them into the dust for this.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Ossoff: "Congressman Collins, in a country awash in scandal, brings something unique, which is that he is apparently surrounded at work and at home by Nazi sympathizers and white nationalists ... this man could be elected to serve for 6 years in the Senate if we don't win this race"
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We go through the indictment of a defense contractor that helped ProPublica come up with a story that looks really bad for Maine Senator Susan Collins & assess the evidnece joycevance.substack.com/p/a-bad-tues...
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A Bad Tuesday in Maine if Your Name is Susan Collins
And a new order in Katie Phang’s Epstein Files case
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Rough day for Susan Collins in the local Maine press, where ProPublica's bombshell story is the lead story.
Screengrab from WNTWScreengrab from Maine PublicScreengrab from Portland Press HeraldScreengrab from Bangor Daily News
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
yes, we have never had a woman president before 1969 nobody had ever been to the moon before 2009 no black person had ever been president before 2021 no black or asian person had ever been vice president someone's gotta be first. we're ameriCANs not ameriCAN'Ts
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
i think a debate between figures like gavin newsom and aoc about what the fuck does the democratic party actually stand for would be good for the party and america.
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Article 25 (3)(e) of the statute establishing the International Criminal Court criminalizes incitement to genocide. If someone can walk into the United Nations and say this, they’re daring the court to act.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
When Trump can decide whether corrupt Senator Susan Collins gets indicted or not, he has the power to decide how she votes.
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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins (Gift Article)
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Renee Good's mom: "I am a registered Republican. I voted for President Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect citizens -- innocents like our family and the others here. Certainly not to accuse those of us here of being terrorists and take precious lives. This is madness."
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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It’s always the ones you suspectmax… www.thebulwark.com/p/scoop-look...
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SCOOP: Looksmaxxer Clavicular Charged With Criminal Rape, Drugging
The manosphere celeb faces three counts stemming from an alleged encounter with a minor.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Everyone at DOGE ought to be hauled before Congress and a good lot of them should be in prison. Meanwhile the Bezos Post is publishing puff pieces on them.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
also let’s not pretend sheeran is some indie artist just making a name for himself. he sells out STADIUMS.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
some people replying and saying ed sheeran can’t take the same risks as an established legend like david byrne, but then you look at olivia rodrigo who is 12 years younger than sheeran and just organized an entire festival to support ABORTION. bravery has little to do with age/experience.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"Three credible polls this week had Dems ahead in the generic ballot by double digits...Rs are thinking about writing off the GA and NC Senate races...Trump’s PAC is spending on very red House districts..." Good @simonwdc.bsky.social roundup of the moment: www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/so-in-sum-...
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So, In Sum - Trump Is A Titanic F-ck Up, His Madness Is Getting Worse, American Voters Are Angry, And Are Ready Now To Put Us Back In Power
Trump had a very bad week and we had a very good one
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 20/09/2026
"Within the whirlpool of uncertainly around the midterm election lies the concern that Vladimir Putin will try to interfere to help Donald Trump and the Republicans."
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Putin Revives His War on American Elections
The Kremlin’s meddling has been most intense during presidential contests, but it has been aimed at off-year elections. This year is no exception.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
SCOTUS will soon consider the legality of bans on assault weapons under 2nd Amendment. The hypocrisy of originalism will be on display when we consider what an “arm” was in 1789 — a one-shot musket. The Bill of Rights is not a suicide pact. Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/u...
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Tracking Assault Weapons Bans Across the Country as Court Battles Continue (Gift Article)
Here are the states that have sought to limit access to some of the most lethal firearms, as gun restrictions face new legal challenges.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
If you start with how terrible Regime Change is on Epstein, then it's pretty easy to argue the whole thing is propaganda. Maggie has never been able to read documents, Swan is better. But this is pure propaganda AND ALSO misunderstands the ongoing cover-up.
The release of the so-called Epstein files would help Trump in one perverse way; he had long claimed that everyone was corrupt—including and especially his critics—and that he was the only one who was honest about just how dirty the world around him was. Now here was the proof.
Trump would make that point as often as he could. “There are a lot of questions about it,” he said, “but nothing on me.”
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a sweeping package of election laws Saturday, including a measure making it a felony to seize ballots, election records or voting technology before an election is certified. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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California enacts new election safeguards against potential Trump interference in midterms
It’s the latest move by the Golden State to prevent law enforcement or federal officials from disrupting the counting of votes ahead of the midterms.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Are journalists going to ask Republican candidates why they're accepting campaign help from white supremacist Elon Musk? Or is racist rhetoric about ethnic cleansing considered normal now?
Photo of Musk giving a salute that looks like the Nazi salute
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/09/2026
🚨NEW: Todd Blanche has filed an appeal of Judge Emmet Sullivan’s order requiring him to turn over unredacted handwritten FBI notes and take other steps in Katie Phang’s Epstein files lawsuit by September 24. Phang says Blanche is continuing his “Herculean efforts” to avoid turning over the files.
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Todd Blanche Fights Judge’s Order for Unredacted FBI Notes as Deadline Looms
Attorney General Todd Blanche is appealing a federal judge’s latest order in journalist and attorney Katie Phang’s lawsuit over the Justice Department’s
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 18/09/2026
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis now says Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has to go: “I have never witnessed more inept management of the brave men and women who serve our country. Tillis voted to confirm Hegseth.
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Michelangelo Signorile @msignorile.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Holy crap. These people are abominable. Hegseth must go. wapo.st/3SPycmE
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More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026
Q: Mr Whatley, are you ashamed that you campaigned with child rapist Daimon King? Do you think it's okay to campaign with people who abuse children? Do you think the Trump administration should release the Epstein files, or do you want to protect those pedophiles as well? MICHAEL WHATLEY: *flees*
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
just as tinkerbell requires kids to clap to survive, trump needs media attention or he’ll die. so when he pulls this shit, they ALL need to tell him to get stuffed. boycott his pressers. ignore his social media blurps. reporters don’t need access to lies and liars to do their jobs.
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Trump bans CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House
US president has overseen an unprecedented restriction of access for major traditional news media since start of second term
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
If the White House Correspondents’ Association stood for more than partying with fascists, it would: A) Boycott White House news conferences to protest the banning of CNN, MSNOW and Politico. or B) Show up and make every question about Trump’s assault on the 1st Amendment.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A senior Department of Justice (DOJ) official warned federal prosecutors that they could be fired if they refused to pursue voter fraud cases brought to them by the FBI or Department of Homeland Security (DHS), according to an MS NOW report. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Report: Top DOJ official threatens to fire prosecutors who refuse to pursue voter fraud cases
The reported threat comes as federal agencies devote increasing resources to investigations of possible noncitizen voting, which is exceptionally rare.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The NY Times is in “but her emails” mode regarding Abdul El-Sayed and Hasan Piker. Relentless and unfair. Where’s the big story about a Republican megadonor who is a white supremacist? Maybe NYT has heard of him. His name‘s Elon Musk.
NYT headline: A provocative streamer creates headaches for El-Sayed in key Senate race
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
From @sulliview.bsky.social: Fox is shielding its rubes from 1) news that Don Jr really is on the take from RU after all (2016 scandal) and 2) news that mail-in voting really is legal and safe (2020 scandal). www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Bad news this week for Trump – but Fox viewers might have missed it | Margaret Sullivan
The network continues to cater to its presidential ‘audience of one’, downplaying his supreme court loss and more
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/09/2026
🚨 MAJOR NEWS: Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna say they have now secured commitments for all 218 signatures needed to force a House vote on Epstein Files Transparency Act II.
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Massie, Khanna Say They Have Secured 218 Signatures for New Epstein Files Vote
The announcement comes hours after MeidasTouch reported the discharge petition was just two signatures short of the threshold needed to force a House vote.
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Bari Weiss has found an extraordinarily sympathetic ear from one news outlet covering her disastrous tenure: Puck. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/puck-cbs-n...
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Bari’s Byers
Puck's lead media reporter has gone to unusual lengths to defend Bari Weiss’ disastrous CBS News overhaul—all as the outlet pursues a lucrative deal with one of Paramount’s top investors.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
WSJ editorial board FOIAs emails showing Sen. Katie Britt’s office privately seeking Trump tariff exemptions for Alabama — while she’s publicly praising the tariffs. www.wsj.com/opinion/kati...
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Opinion | One Senator’s Plea for Tariff Breaks
How protectionism works in practice: Public support, but seeking exemptions in private.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The way the Capitol Hill press handled the McConnell story is one of the most disgraceful media failures since the Iraq war
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 16/09/2026
Despite what Rep. Tom Emmer had to say, it's been roughly 23 years since ground beef prices were below $2 per pound.
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Republican Congressman Says Ground Beef Is ‘Less Than $2 A Pound.’ It’s Actually Almost $7 A Pound.
Republican Congressman Says Ground Beef Is ‘Less Than $2 A Pound.’ It’s Actually Almost $7 A Pound.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 16/09/2026
"There has been a sea change in the political environment since 2024, in large part because MAGA Republicans have shown their true colors: their disregard for ordinary voters, their frightful extremism, and their deeply corrupt core."
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
something i learned about journalism during the iraq war: all the outlets who had "access" to key figures - people like bush, cheney, rice, senior dems, etc - these are all the people who got the story wrong. it was the reporters working outside the system, usually far from dc, who got it right.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Kash Patel’s performance at yesterday’s Senate hearing demonstrates why the next president needs to utilize recent SCOTUS decision to remove him short of his ten-year term. My thoughts in @msnownews.bsky.social. www.ms.now/opinion/kash...
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Opinion | Here’s how the next president should handle a problem like Kash Patel
Barbara McQuade: A Trump-friendly Supreme Court ruling could pose an issue for the FBI director’s job security.
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
House Republicans would rather go home than defend Pete Hegseth. Bob Kuttner explains why. prospect.org/2026/09/16/u...
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The Unbearable Lightness of Pete Hegseth - The American Prospect
While the military is running out of missiles, the secretary of war is fixated on whether the troops are adequately toned and testosteroned.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Seems like the surge in global fuel protests should be a bigger deal (Syria - photo by Ahmed Albam/AP)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
Trump, in North Carolina calls North Carolina "one of the worst" states "in the whole nation"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
Trump: "That war? That war is gonna end very soon. Watch. You just watch. Trump was right about everything. You watch. They're getting decimated. And they want to make a deal so badly. They call. 'We want to make a deal!'" (Note the total silence from the crowd)
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/09/2026
Mike Johnson just sent the House home early until after the midterms. Thomas Massie predicted this weeks ago. Johnson mocked him for it. Now Massie is responding.
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GOP Shuts Down Congress as It All Hits…
Podcast Episode · The MeidasTouch Podcast · September 17 · 20m
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
One of the coolest things about people who don't have a lot of power taking a principled stand is it lays bare the complete cowardice of the ones who actually *do* have power when they fail to do even a fraction as much.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/09/2026
Ossoff: "We also need to ensure that the leaders at these AI labs are testifying before Congress in a setting where they are bound by law to tell the truth, because we need to understand what's really happening within these companies, and we need to understand what their motives are."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/09/2026
Moreno on a Putin crony paying for Don Jr's wedding: "This is not a story that is worthy of your show. We should be thinking about the things that affect Americans. Look, you compare Don Jr to Hunter Biden, and you have one that is a complete drug-addicted degenerate compared to a great human being"
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