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Ground News @groundnews.bsky.social · 11h

An Iranian appeals court upheld a sentence of 74 lashes for singer Parastoo Ahmadi, whose December 2024 livestreamed concert showed her performing without the mandatory hijab. ground.news/article/iran...

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 10h

And now this: GOP "staff on the Senate Judiciary Committee gave Sen. Eric Schmitt a warning: The texts they had obtained from the Justice Department ... were 'unvetted.' ... Schmitt used the texts anyway." www.ms.now/news/eric-sc...

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Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway.

As Republicans on Capitol Hill try to figure out how Eric Schmitt’s bombshell fell apart so embarrassingly, it turns out he was warned that the texts were unvetted.

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Ymani Simmons @ymani.bsky.social · 9h

This, is leadership. 🙏🏻

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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 19h

Pathetic…..

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h

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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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

TRUMP VOTER: “Trump is a bald-faced liar. That's all I can say nicely… I was planning to retire, and I went back to work just to cover my insurance, my gas, and the price of food that keeps going up.”

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

THIS 👇 HERE IS SICKENING......

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 16h

A quick vocab lesson for the president: if you buy something from me, then we have a "trade deficit". It doesn't mean you got ripped off. It doesn't mean it's unfair. All it means is you ended up with more stuff and I ended up with more cash. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwJqtzkwYQE

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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 15h

The Tompkins County DA says his office was never given the full transcript where the former Cornell student said, “I can say with 100% confidence I was raped.” Cornell says it turned over its investigation. So what exactly was sent, and why was that statement apparently missing?

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15h

Diesel just hit an all-time high. The 30-year Treasury is back above 5.6%. Consumer sentiment is near record lows. And the Trump regime just pulled a trick behind the scenes to fudge the inflation numbers. We dive in...

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Wednesday Updates: Record Diesel, Rigged Inflation Math, and Meta's AI Tax Scheme – 9/30/26

Important news. Paywall free.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026

Here's footage of Jack Smith at the Iowa vs. Maryland game on February 3rd, 2024 btw

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 29/09/2026

The Talmud teaches that anyone who sustains one soul, has sustained an entire world. For generations, Jewish New Yorkers have sustained our city. Today, we are launching the first-ever municipal Strategy to Combat Antisemitism.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

"Schmitt says he stands by his claim that Smith is a 'dirtbag' and a perjurer. And with that kind of commitment to the bit, he’s definitely a shoe-in for the VP spot." — @lizdye.bsky.social

publicnotice.co

Schmitt happens all over effort to perjury trap Jack Smith

When gotchas go disastrously wrong.

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 21h

And who knows the private healthcare industry better that Rick Scott, former CEO of Columbia/HCA? www.justice.gov/archive/opa/...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CRM/CIV
THURSDAY, DECEMBER14, 2000
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WWW.USDOJ.GOV
TDD (202) 514-1888
HCA - THE HEALTH CARE COMPANY & SUBSIDIARIES
IO PAY $840 MILLION IN CRIMINAL FINES AND CIVIL DAMAGES AND PENALTIES
Largest Government Fraud Settlement in U.S. History
WASHINGTON, D.C. - HCA-The Healthcare Company (formerly known as Columbia-HCA), the largest for-profit hospital chain in the United States, has agreed to plead guilty to criminal conduct and pay more than $840 million in criminal fines, civil penalties and damages for alleged unlawful billing practices,
Attorney General Janet Reno announced today.
Today's agreement is the largest government fraud settlement ever reached by the Justice Department.

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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On January 7th, Renée Good dropped her son off at school, but never made it back to pick him up. She was wrongfully shot and killed by an ICE agent. Her brother Brent Ganger sat down with us to talk about Renée and his fight for justice. Oversight Dems will hold ICE accountable.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026

The internet is erupting in mockery after Eric Schmitt’s spectacular Jack Smith faceplant. Now people are openly speculating: Did his team plant the glowing 2028 story AND coordinate with MAGA influencers in advance, expecting a victory lap that blew up in their faces?

meidasnews.com

Eric Schmitt Gets Mercilessly Mocked Over ‘Planted’ Story After Jack Smith Faceplant

A glowing 2028 scoop dropped just before Schmitt’s disastrous “gotcha,” while right-wing influencers appeared ready to celebrate. After it blew up, the internet noticed.

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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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MS NOW @ms.now · 29/09/2026

"...one of the biggest gaslighting attempts we have ever seen in our 250 years as a country." Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, rips Republicans for their attacks on former Special Counsel Jack Smith and says they're 'perpetrating a lie' about the 2020 election. WATCH HERE: www.youtube.com/live/H69_OqF...

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If you haven't been keeping up, Sen Schmitt tried to play gotcha with Jack Smith and it blew up in his face.

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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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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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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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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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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

With little more than a month to go until Election Day, my job is to worry. I am paid to look around corners and see what might go wrong, not simply to assume that everything will go right. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/just...

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Justice Jackson found a bright side. I am not sure I see one.

When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the Trump administration can resume using its voter suppression database to help Republicans remove voters from the rolls, I called it what it is: a te...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I missed Hegseth’s announcement and press conference on this.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

Marco Rubio: "Anything that had a chance of making money in Cuba was controlled by the Cuban military and the Cuban communist party to line the pockets of a handful of individuals at the expense of the entire country"

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Two of the people said Olsen had become frustrated by pressure from Justice Department officials in Washington to increase the pace of the investigation and secure grand jury indictments. The third person said Olsen left after issues arose with his security clearance."

washingtonpost.com

DOJ probe into Trump foes sees another prominent departure

Kurt Olsen, who previously worked as Trump’s election security czar, resigned from the so-called “grand conspiracy” investigation Monday.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026

MacFarlane: Republicans didn’t get much of a bounce from that midterm convention they had in Texas. More and more races are now viewed as competitive. In fact, they’re swinging races in Texas toward Democrats at some of the forecasting agencies, including the Cook Political Report.

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Ymani Simmons @ymani.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Heads up, Floridians: October 5 is the deadline to register to vote in Florida!

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Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I shared details with Kristen Welker on Meet The Press about how we can get an enforceable and verifiable treaty with China on AI safety.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

that’s a lot of flowers at alina habba’s wedding

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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Don't forget your real power peeps✌🏼💙

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

NEW EPISODE: Podcaster and author David Pakman joins me to discuss how algorithms control what you see and why the next influencer in your feed might not be a real person at all. www.youtube.com/watch?v=deoY...

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Why the Algorithm Favors Right Wing Content with David Pakman

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Back online this morning and here is another update that was posted late last night. Fox News reporter Bill Melugin got Trump himself on the phone late last night to confirm that this policy, whatever it was (they’re calling it a miscommunication), was going to be overturned.

Bill Melugin @BillMelugin• 9h
I've spoken on the phone with President Trump and nine ICE & DHS sources about this today. Here's what l've learned.
Yes, this verbal guidance did go out to ICE offices across the country last night. I've spoken with ICE agents who received it & were shocked & frustrated by it. It's unclear who it started with. However, I'm told it's erroneous, was some type of
"miscommunication" during conversations about prioritizing "worst first", and there is no change in immigration enforcement policy.

President Trump tells me anyone in the country illegally remains "on the table" for ICE arrest & deportation. I'm also told new guidance went out to ICE field offices tonight to reaffirm this and that yes, arrests of illegal aliens and "collaterals" without additional criminal history will continue. ICE sources confirm to me they received the new guidance.
I'm not really sure what happened here - but everyone is on the same page, including President Trump, in telling me that his immigration enforcement agenda isn't scaling back.

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barbisblue @barbisblue.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“The social media wall now helping to shield Musk underscores a key point in the film: the tech mogul is so alarmingly wealthy and powerful that he wields enormous influence over what the public sees and learns,” The Daily Beast observed.

crooksandliars.com

Watch The ‘Musk’ Movie Trailer Tech Lords Don’t Want You To See

Fight back against the tech lords' latest assault on American democracy by watching this short trailer.

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The birth of a dolphin [📹 Mark Peterson] Original post

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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This is our extraordinary 🌎 Why are we destroying the oceans ? Killing whales? Warming and polluting oceans? #ClimateCrisis #Metacrisis #WarOnNature

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026

Blanche on AI: "The answer is not to just all of the sudden try to regulate this"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026

Kennedy: "I don't think any public official, including Trump or Noem or John Kennedy, should spend public money on private ads for themselves ... I may end up with a sombrero on my head, but I also think we ought to have a rule that no politician can have a building named after him when he's alive"

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

In case facts still matter… Receipts: www.census.gov/newsroom/pre...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

ICYMI — Fetterman: “I’m a lifelong Republican” 😬

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026

TAPPER: I would ask if you could convey to Trump to let CNN back in the pool. It was not okay when Obama tried to freeze Fox out. I don't think we want a world where presidents get to decide who covers them WALTZ: We need fair, objective, & well-sourced reporting. I've been victim of this nonsense

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