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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 5h
Let a Democratic President do this and see what happens….
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
alert the press -- Trump is conked out in the Oval Office again
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 7h
There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h
Mentions on Fox shows of the very newsworthy confrontation between Schmitt and Jack Smith: Ingraham (7-8pm): 0 Watters (8-9): 0 Hannity (9-10): 0 Gutfeld (10-11): 0 Fox & Friends this AM: 0
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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 3h
Might as well light the Constitution on fire at this point.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 3h
Trump: “This is Jerome Powell's fault, and he should be forced to resign, IMMEDIATELY! If he doesn't resign, he should be sued, at the highest level, by the United States Government […] And no, I do not want this Building named after President Donald J. Trump, ME!”
Trump: The Inspector General's Report just came out on Jerome "Too Late" Powell's "renovation" of the Federal Reserve Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The IG's Report states that there were
"deficiencies in the management of the renovation project." The Building is over budget, at a Record Setting rate and, at a minimum, "Too Late" Powell should be forced to resign from the Board. He can't manage a Building, and he certainly shouldn't be allowed to manage his High Interest Rate Policy (only on "TRUMP!"). I have asked Attorney General Todd Blanche to study the report, and make a determination as to what to do about a relatively small Building Complex that is Hundreds of Millions of Dollars over budget, and is now going to cost, according to the Report, at least 2.5 Billion Dollars, with no end in sight. The Report states, "We were concerned to find that the Board did not obtain a project cost estimate from the [construction manager] until January 2026, which was 3.5 years after construction began and after the Board had awarded more than $2 billion in construction costs. As of July 2026, more than 4 years after construction began and $2 billion has been awarded for construction, the Board had yet to set a [guaranteed maximum price]" - An absolutely unheard of situation! - "The BoardTrump: absolutely unheard of situation! - "The Board therefore still does not have cost certainty and has not transferred material risk to the [construction manager]." In actuality, I think that the 2.5 Billion Dollars will be 3.5 Billion Dollars, and maybe 4 Billion Dollars by the time they're finished, and may never get properly built.
Soundproofing, and all other elements of the Building, will be inferior to what was previously there. In particular, the magnificent beauty, sculptured ceilings and walls, and so many other things which made the Federal Reserve Building stand apart, will never be captured again, and are only being replaced by flat, boring, less than midlevel finishes. I could have done a far better Renovation for 25 Million Dollars, completely maintaining the MAGNIFICENCE of the structure, and had money left over. They completely destroyed the Beauty and Glorious History of the Building. This is Jerome Powell's fault, and he should be forced to resign, IMMEDIATELY! If he doesn't resign, he should be sued, at the highest level, by the United States Government, for either corruption or incompetence, both of which are completely unacceptable...And no, I do not want this Building named after President Donald J.
Trump, ME! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 3h
If Trump thinks cost overruns on a renovation project are criminal, I have a reflecting pool to sell him
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 3h
They’re calling this guy a terrorist btw bsky.app/profile/cwar...
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 3h
Too late, Senator. You knew what you were getting.
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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 3h
Under President Trump, the wealth of the top 1% has grown more than twice as fast as the bottom half of Americans.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 3h
The MTA on Wednesday said President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign imports are on track to add $1 billion to the price of New York’s new train cars and buses. gothamist.com/news/mta-say...
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MTA says Trump's tariffs added $1B to cost of NYC's new train cars, buses
New York's train cars and buses are manufactured in the United States, but they rely on loads of components manufactured all over the world.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h
> @techcrunch.com techcrunch.com/2026/09/30/p...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h
> @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2026/09/30/h...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h
1. DOGE dividend. 2. Tariff dividend. 3. Midterms dividend. 4. Data center dividend.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 5h
poor Mark was just making ends meet and had to do this
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 4h
it wasn't a gaffe, it was a botched setup
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 4h
the only thing worse than a dumbass is an unrepentant one
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 4h
when your country's new accord on “super intelligence” misspells the country's name
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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 4h
"Testosterone testing on top" sounds like an alliteration from a particularly gay Gilbert & Sullivan aria. Which would be nice, in circumstances other than these
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 4h
The president is obese and lives off a diet of fast food.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 20h
Senator Dirtbag Schmitt-head, even Rupert Murdoch’s NY Post is mocking his “perjury gotcha” moment. This is the only thing he’ll ever be remembered for. nypost.com/2026/09/29/u...
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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 9h
I also think about Elon saying Biden's DOJ wouldn't prosecute Sam Bankman-Fried because he was a Dem donor... followed by Biden's DOJ nailing SBF, who now posts about how awesome Trump is so he can get a pardon.
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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 9h
Republican memory is an amazing thing. McCormick says Obama "talked about" raising gas prices on purpose. I think that's a reference to a 2008 quote from future Obama Energy Sec. Stephen Chu, which lived on in GOP ads for a decade sec.online.wsj.com/article/SB12...
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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 10h
Meta is using a radical interpretation of a tax credit for “research and experimentation” to get billions of dollars off GPUs for its A.I. data centers. My latest with Jesse Drucker, @elitan.bsky.social and @mikeisaac.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 9h
almost as if they are operating on the assumption that everybody else does what they (openly, on live tv, with signing ceremonies) do
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 8h
During yesterday’s Senate hearing, Republican Senator Eric Schmitt called former Special Counsel Jack Smith a “dirtbag” and accused him of perjury. Only to have the whole thing spectacularly fall apart on live television. charliesykes.substack.com/p/the-gops-s...
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The GOP’s Schmitt Show: A Blunder Wrapped in a Debacle, Inside a Fiasco
The Jack Smith “gotcha” was a Faceplant for the Ages.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8h
Hahahahahahahaha this ad is awesome
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 8h
The GOP’s Schmitt Show: A Blunder Wrapped in a Debacle, Inside a Fiasco charliesykes.substack.com/p/the-gops-s...
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The GOP’s Schmitt Show: A Blunder Wrapped in a Debacle, Inside a Fiasco
The Jack Smith “gotcha” was a Faceplant for the Ages.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 8h
Smith chose to stay away from Willis because he's smart and she's an idiot. He was managing the unusually sensitive optics. But it's not a rule. There's nothing wrong as such with state and federal prosecutors talking to each other about related cases. It wouldn't be scandalous even if he had.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h
Q: You voted in favor of the war in Iran. It's proven to be pretty unpopular. What do you see as the offramp here? HUSTED: First of all, I didn't- that's not what that vote was. Here's the bottom line. These are the people that want higher gas prices right now. Iran, Russia, & Democrats in Congress
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h
Rep. Rich McCormick blames OBAMA for high gas prices in the year of our lord 2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h
Rep. Rich McCormick on data centers: "They're not gonna use your water. They're gonna keep your electricity rate low. They're gonna pay for your teachers, schools, roads, most likely your property taxes. You're gonna have more jobs. It's gonna be an amazing thing to have in your neighborhood."
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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 9h
"And don't get me started on what Franklin Delano Roosevelt did to cause today's high gas prices."
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
FT photo editors .. @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/c869...
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 21h
Just cannot get over that a former state attorney general was involved in such an incredible fumble. One of the most humiliatingly bad Senate witness interrogations I've ever seen.
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 16h
Imagine being Eric Schmitt and writing "I DON'T CARE!" on a notepad referring to the Epstein files, and then attempting to go nuclear over an Atlanta Hawks game where you accomplish nothing more than outing Jack Smith as a Caitlin Clark fan. We are in the dumbest timeline.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 17h
I hope this headline haunts Eric Schmitt for the rest of his pathetic political career.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22h
That’s it for me tonight. I’ve had enough.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The funniest thing about the Schmitt rake stomp is that if it'd been a Dem we'd have a week of think pieces about how Dems lack of hoops literacy was alienating them from real America.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22h
Did you go to Atlanta? Smith: No Did you meet Fani Willis? Smith: I’ve never met her. Did you go to the Atlanta Hawks game? Smith: I’ve never been to an Atlanta Hawks game. Perjury, dirtbag!!!
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Eric Haywood @erichaywood.bsky.social · 18h
MapQuest has the opportunity to do the funniest thing
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 16h
The most interesting part of OpenAI’s Dots is the permission system. - Unattended research is read-only - Users can require approval for actions - A separate system reviews consequential actions - Some things always require a human AI agent safety is increasingly about authorization not alignment.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h
There’s the false accusation from a former state AG who should know better accusing someone of committing a crime based on zero evidence. Then there’s the behavior before, during and after. All of it really shows America what we already knew - Schmitt is scum.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h
Eric Schmitt is what happens when a state becomes so red that you don’t need to be a talented politician to become a US Senator. And to be fair, there are examples of this in blue states too. Iron sharpens iron.
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 16h
I love that the U.S. government now has ideas so dumb that the fact checks are simply “yeah this isn’t a parody, it’s real”
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h
“.. Mr. Paxton responds: ‘So to be honest with you, the numbers — when we did that convention — it dropped our numbers. Everybody’s numbers dropped. Right now, yeah, not good.’” @nytimes.com #TXsen www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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CNN @cnn.com · 10h
Israel-bound flight drops 17,000 feet after pilot reportedly stabbed by co-pilot, in what Israeli sources suspect was a hijacking attempt. Follow live updates. cnn.it/46Rlp6A
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22h
More than 100 Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians and soldiers in the West Bank on Monday, preventing the Israeli military from enforcing a court order to ensure a Palestinian family that fled violence could return to their home.
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Israeli Settlers Stop Soldiers From Returning Palestinians to Their Home
The Supreme Court had ordered the military to ensure a West Bank family that fled violence could go back. But settlers blocked the effort, with the authorities accused of not doing enough to confront them.
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David Leigh Roth @notonebit.com · 29/09/2026
Eric Schmitt earlier today trying to get Jack Smith to perjure himself
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Slamdunk Fail
ALT: Slamdunk Fail
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Great ad.
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