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Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social

The next party of the center-right will likely come from disaffected centrist Democrats. And that's *okay*. A lot of liberal former Republicans are now Democrats, too. As long as we agree on the Constitution and its protections, plenty of room for throwing elbows and fighting over what's best.

Bradley P. Moss@bradmossesq.bsky.social

He will 100% do this about 2-3 days before the end of his presidency. Guaranteed.

Jeff Stein@jeffstein.bsky.social

Scoop: White House lawyers are weighing preemptive mass pardons for junior staff, sources says Under discussion: Pardoning everyone involved in deportation, war, or trade policy www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/w...

washingtonsun.comWhite House Is Weighing Mass Pardons for Junior StaffConservative groups influential with the Trump administration have pressed for the preemptive acts of clemency.

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com

Be prepared for the pardons.

Hayden Center@haydencenter.bsky.social

Interesting.

Steven Beschloss@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social

Seizing Elon Musk's assets and trying him for treason would not be the first time in history when enemies of America from among the wealthy saw their fortunes confiscated.

Aaron Parnas@aaronparnas.bsky.social

Dolly Parton's sister claims voting machines in Tennessee changed her vote to the Republican candidate.

Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social

Time for an era of tech trust-busting?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Markwayne Mullin reveals that the Trump admin is trying to build a RICO case against Ilhan Omar: "There was conspiracy to deceive the American govt, and therefore everything else that came in with it could then be looked at as the same case ... the statute of limitations on things, they don't apply"

Kyle Clark@kylec.bsky.social

NEW: #CO4 GOP Rep Lauren Boebert says she opposes Trump’s “detrimental” war on Iran, but said that Congress can’t stop the war through show votes. “Your job is to vote,” said Democrat Eileen Laubacher.

Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social

I do not think an exec branch led by a man who thinks he is entitled to treat federal agents as an arm of his firm, refers to Somali Americans as “garbage” and has said racist things specifically about Omar is capable of neutrally applying the law to her, to put it mildly apnews.com/article/ilha...

apnews.comFederal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources sayFederal agents have searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation. That's according to people familiar with the matter.

HELL Kennedy@helenkennedy.com

Is there a cleverer way that Ukraine could have hit back at Trump doing a dirty oil deal with Putin to help him with gas prices in the midterms than turning off the army of Russian propagandists posing as heartland Americans with concerns about trans socialists?

Adam Weinstein@adamweinstein.bsky.social

Let's check in on the Russian diesel next week, after we've circled back on the Belarusian potash

Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social

I would slash defense spending and spend the defense budget differently. "Strong" doesn't have to mean "expensive."

emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social

Here's what Trump judge Gary Brown said in a filing ON MONDAY about Brenan Cuni, who almost shot a kid in NYC. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Bradley P. Moss@bradmossesq.bsky.social

I can say with complete confidence that he will not be impeached on the first day of the next Congress.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump on his meeting with Gold Star families: "I invited them out to check out the new helipad, check out the new ballroom, and check out the new helicopter"

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social

Trump on Iran: Let 'em take out Los Angeles and San Diego, it's a small price to pay

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

Hassett tells us how great Trump's economy is while—literally—looking through rose-colored glasses.

David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social

Whoa - CNN reports that Rs are discussing giving up on Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Kean (NJ-07), and Harding (NE-02). If true, I think I spy 🌊 forming… (Bear in mind: Rs have lots of $$, so pulling means both that these battlegrounds must really be hopeless, and that they need $$ in MANY other races)

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Thoughts?😊

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

"He is not here to help. He’s distant, angry, a figure of nothing but venom & vengeance. He walks toward the viewer like a serial killer stalking his prey, his face a mask of contempt & barely-contained rage. His visage in this ad is glowering, almost a parody of a dictator trying to inspire terror"

publicnotice.coScenes from a personality cultTrump’s taxpayer-funded agitprop is clearly illegal — and that’s the point.

Daniel Drezner@dandrezner.bsky.social

Oh man you know he fucked up when the committee staff starts leaking.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

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."

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

🤡 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:

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com

Katie Britt annoys the shit out of me. She called toll records “tolling records”. She says “Artic” instead of “Arctic”. She calls the speech or debate clause the “speech and debate clause.” She accuses Smith of illegal evidence when no judge found that. And she went over her time.

Bradley P. Moss@bradmossesq.bsky.social

Wow. For a fifth round pick.

Kansas Reflector@kansasreflector.com

Opinion by @maxmccoy.com: Nobody knows if Adam Hamilton will win in Kansas. But he’s already defined a populism of decency. | #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/09/27/n...

kansasreflector.comOpinion: Nobody knows if Adam Hamilton will win in Kansas. But he’s already defined a populism of decency. • Kansas ReflectorOpinion by Max McCoy: Adam Hamilton has more in common with the largely forgotten evangelical populist William Jennings Bryan than George McGill, the last Kansas Demcorat to win a U.S. Senate race — i...

Jonah Blank@jonahblank.bsky.social

Sen Angela Alsobrooks (my own Senator, for whom I've canvassed) was the only Senator to play hooky on one of the most important votes of her career: Whether to terminate Trump's war on Iran. Why? She won't say. Even though she put out press statements on 3 other topics today:

Texas Tribune@texastribune.org

The ICE officer who shot a Venezuelan man in Austin was not using a body camera during the Sunday incident, according to news reports. The officer was issued a body camera, but it is unclear why he was not wearing the device during the shooting.

texastribune.orgReports: ICE officer in Austin shooting was not wearing body camThe recent ICE recruit was issued a body camera, reports said. It’s not clear why he was not using the device during the Sunday shooting.

Simon Rosenberg@simonwdc.bsky.social

Wow, this is a very big week for Trump - UN, foreign meetings, Xi's state visit........

Angry@angrystaffer.bsky.social

This is the way. I know it’s a delicate balance between covering legitimate public interest stories and First Amendment concerns, but it’s about time the press showed some balls.