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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 11h

What the hell is this, Perry Mason at the carnival? This is some of the worst goddamn lawyering I ever saw. Schmitt is a lawyer!

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 10h

The case at Cornell is the kind of higher ed issue in which the DOJ or DOE *should* open a Title IX investigation. In a normal world that’s whst would happen. Instead, we are in the upside down world where you won’t hear a peep from this administration

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 8h

Awful: The Supreme Court just let Trump's third-country deportations move forward. Still a shot at stopping them later but unlikely. Reminder: If Dems win power, they can and should defund both the white-nationalist Office of Remigration and third-country deportations, as I argue in this piece:

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The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 7h

There is no logic; they’re playing to Trump and his (remaining) hardcore base.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

There's no real point in arguing with his mouth noises, particularly not when preaching to the Bluesky choir, but this is *noteworthy* nonsense. If the revenue were real (it's not), then it would be revenue *of the United States government,* equally available to a Democratic Congress to spend.

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The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

True, but with all respects to Canada, that’s a low bar to clear.

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The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

To state the obvious, most Americans don’t regard Canada as one of the worst countries in the world. But, fortunately, most Americans don’t see the world through Donald Trump’s eyes…

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

😍😍😍

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The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Understandable why Paul Ryan, for example, now classifies himself as a “classical liberal”, by which he means essentially an old style conservative. Which is far removed from Trumpism…

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Exactly. As he becomes more deranged and politically weaker, he will become more desperate and more dangerous.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This week, on It's Happening Here, Tom Joscelyn and I discuss Trump's dismissal of AI warnings and rejection of global safeguards, and why treating AI risk as a hoax now seems to be US government policy. And why this is remarkably foolish, reckless and dangerous. open.substack.com/pub/ofthebra...

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Trump is Gambling with America’s AI Future

Plus: The president beclowns himself at the United Nations.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/09/2026

The Chinese Communist Party got access to sensitive components of U.S. F-35 stealth fighters. The U.S. got 2 pandas.

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Mark Elliott @thatmarkelliott.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A salutary tale in How It Happens - institutions actively grant fascism the power it craves before it really holds that power. It happened last time, it happened this time and it will happen next time, whenever and wherever that is. In the meantime, let’s hope the US escapes before it’s too late.

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The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Well sir, since you were elected to the presidency twice, even though you only served part of your second term, you are probably ineligible to run again…….But take it to SCOTUS!

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David Springer @davidpspringer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Charlie Sykes (with whom for years I disagreed with politically) continuing to display the Midwestern sensibilities and reasoning that SHOULD inspire the quiet hardworking (no-longer) reluctant middle to finally rise up and slap these MAGA wackos BACK TO THE HOLE from whence they crawled.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I can tell you what Xi thinks of the Orange Chicken here

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026

Zelenskyy at the UN: "Ukrainians understand that this winter could be very harsh for us, but in response we will have no choice but to make it harsh for Russia too"

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I found watching Trump’s UN speech today deeply depressing. It is a matter of national shame and humiliation that he is our president. Every country in the world, friend and foe alike, sees we are governed by a vainglorious fool.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"Navatek’s CEO, Martin Kao, sent an initial $150,000 to the Collins super PAC using the shell company. Two months later, he told Navatek executives that Collins committed to getting the company $32 million in naval contracts, according to an internal company email reviewed by ProPublica."

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Tonight’s post is long. I bet you knew it would be. Be kind to yourself and consider reading it in “courses” or with an intermission. But please do read the whole thing. It matters. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-wolf-c...

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The Wolf Came As A Wolf: Trump and the First Amendment

Tonight’s post is long.

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The decision by the major television outlets not to participate in the White House pool today in response to Trump's self-declared "ban on the free press" will leave the most TV-addicted president in our history without network cameras recording his every utterance and movement.

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The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Watch: (Half jokingly, but only half) before he leaves office, he’ll be insisting that, as he’s done so much for the nation’s capital, it be designated the District of Trump…

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It really is striking how many authoritarian states have ended up in this exact same place, where the leader seizes control of scientific inquiry. Lysenkoism in the Soviet Union, Aryan Physics in the Third Reich, Great Leap Forward (also related to Lysenko) in China.

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 19/09/2026

The Kennedy Center crowd is singing America The Beautiful. This is what democracy looks like.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 19/09/2026

The military is being buffeted by huge materiel losses and is actually hiding war casualties but Hegseth is obsessed with fitness and his men's penises.

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The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It keeps the status quo, but in Trump’s mind, enables him to claim victory, something only his hardcore base will believe…

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Our colleagues at @cnn.com @msnownews.bsky.social and @politico.com are thorough professionals doing an excellent job of covering the White House. Proud of their courage and commitment to independent journalism in the face of intimidation and punishment.

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Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The entire White House press pool should protest Trump’s decision to kick out certain reporters by refusing — in solidarity — to leave the building tonight. It’s the People’s house, not his. We have a right to know what’s going on there.

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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

As you know we have people at the Pentagon. I have rarely heard a public official mocked from within like Hegseth. It’s not flippant; he has real power, they see the damage done. But it’s all the professionals can do to keep going under him. They hate him.

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Data center politics shouldn't be a complicated one for Dems: * Put the "Trump-oligarch alliance at the center of that story—and linking it to what people see and feel in their own communities" * Stop playing small ball looking to score token DC bipartisanship points GO. ON. OFFENSE vs Trump/Rs.

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The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

And watch Little Donnie soon threaten to fire Warsh!

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“ProPublica reported that “In the days leading up to Trump Jr.’s wedding, Kremlev was in China as part of the delegation accompanying Putin.” At best, Trump Jr. and his new bride lack anything resembling good judgment. At worst, they’re beholden.” joycevance.substack.com/p/some-thing...

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Some Things Speak for Themselves. Like When the President’s Son Lets a Russian Oligarch Pay for His Wedding.

You’ve undoubtedly heard by now that Don Jr.’s wedding was paid for by Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, who, according to The Guardian, “has spent the past decade moving through some of Russia’s most po...

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The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Wasn’t there a treaty, like back in the early 70s, that supposedly kept weapons out of space? Or was that so long ago no one remembers or cares?…

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Annelise @mxannelise.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Sargent’s analysis seems pretty coherent to me, particularly after hearing how off-putting (for me anyway) Bernie sounded on the topic this morning on NPR Count me as very doubtful that any political figure knows what they’re doing in this space, but if you have to say something, here’s a recipe

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CoachN @coachn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Lest we forget: “Joe Biden signed an executive order calling for a society-wide effort by government, the private sector and civil society to both mitigate the risks and harness AI’s great benefits. But Trump ripped it up and installed a breakneck deregulatory posture...”

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Jesse Lee @jessecharleslee.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Trump has put himself and his Administration in the most unpopular position imaginable on data centers — as a steamroller over local opposition on behalf of Trump’s trillion dollar tech donors. No better fight for Dems to pick.

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Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Just met a three-time Trump voter outside the White House. Successful businessman from Texas. Eying the construction of the ballroom: “I just can’t do it anymore. I just can’t. The corruption. It’s gross.” Trump is losing his base.

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The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Now why did I guess it would be those two?

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It's a small world after all!!

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Donald Trump Jr.'s island wedding extravaganza was partially funded and planned by a Russian oligarch who is close to Putin and attended part of the multi-day outing. Don Jr calls him a "personal friend." @justinelliott.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/dona...

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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch

The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026

Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Listen purity Dems. Your protest vote or non-vote won't "bring on the revolution" - it will only speed up the end of civilization. I suspect you don't care, which makes you complicit. But if you DO care, please open your eyes and let's get rid of the fascists if we even still can? Thanks, nice chat.

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Jay Nordlinger @jaynordlinger.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

For years, our dictatorial enemies -- Russia, China, et al. -- have said that our democracy is a sham. What need is there of Kremlin propaganda, for example, when the U.S. president himself says the same things?

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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Texas is delaying its typical September 1 release of maternal mortality data until December 1, conveniently timed to be after the midterm election. Recent reports have shown a sharp rise in ectopic pregnancy deaths after the abortion ban went into effect. www.austinchronicle.com/news/texas-p...

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Texas’ Pregnancy Death Report Set to Release After Midterms • The Austin Chronicle

Texas’ Pregnancy Death Report Set to Release After Midterms

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The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

At that juncture, I was gleeful he actually became the nominee, as I was convinced he would lose the election big time! Too bad it didn’t work out that way…

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