Roman Smith

romanscalifornia.comRoman's 2026 Midterm Elex Cheat SheetInteractive cheat sheet...keep track of races as they're called!

On This Day (Oct 25) in 2026 (1/10) ==================== Roman's Election Cheat Sheet - updated - added a, 'Races to Watch' section - minimized clicking (color cycling) in all sections - everything clickable, but only possibles show - still dunno if @muellershewrote.com has seen it!

huffpost.comJudge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin From Altering D.C. Public Golf CourseThe legal battle, ostensibly about a golf course, has the president once again pushing the limits of his power.

On This Day (Oct 26) in 2026 (1/14) ==================== Judge Reyes (Potomac Park) - 'Rarely, if ever, has DOJ urged a federal court' - 'not to believe the sitting Pres' - 'and yet, here we are' - 'morass of different accounts' - PI; P47 must notify judge ten days before any work

Brandi Buchman@brandibuchman.bsky.social

New tonight: www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-...

On This Day (Oct 26) in 2026 (13/14) ==================== JD Vance - 'gas prices are too high, they skyrocket every time' - 'some tinpot dictator decides to throw a tantrum' Gen - former NFL players campaigning with P47 - Kevin Hassett: 'affordability crisis is a myth'

bit.lyWalter Koenig, Ensign Chekov on original 'Star Trek' series, dies at 90Actor Walter Koenig, known for playing Ensign Pavel Chekov on “Star Trek,” has died at 90. His talent agent confirmed he passed away Monday at his home in Los Angeles.

On This Day (Oct 26) in 2026 (14/14) ==================== - voting centers in Dem areas of AK still closed - venues where Ramaswamy goes: flooded w/ 1-star reviews - Anthropic bypassed a paywall, got GA voter data - Walter Koenig ('Chekov', Star Trek) has passed (90)

The Associated Press@apnews.com

BREAKING: Actor Walter Koenig, known as Ensign Chekov on the original "Star Trek" series, has died at 90.

huffpost.comJudge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin From Altering D.C. Public Golf CourseThe legal battle, ostensibly about a golf course, has the president once again pushing the limits of his power.

Brandi Buchman@brandibuchman.bsky.social

New tonight: www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-...

On This Day (Oct 26) in 2026 (11/14) ==================== Annie Andrews - Dem candidate for Senate in SC - GOP candidate is Darline Graham (sis of Lindsey Graham) - two former SC governors have endorsed Andrews - one: (D) Jim Hodges - other: (R) David Beasley - race is ~ toss-up

newrepublic.comNorway Fires Back After Trump Calls It a “Shithouse” CountryTrump wants to ban Norwegians from the U.S., all because he didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize.

On This Day (Oct 26) in 2026 (12/14) ==================== P47 assholery - wants Viktor Orbán to be UN Secretary-Gen - Brazil: 'looks like another rigged election' - '$1M for any voter fraud tips leading to conviction' - campaigned in MS; declined to rename MS River - wants to ban all Norwegians

huffpost.comJudge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin From Altering D.C. Public Golf CourseThe legal battle, ostensibly about a golf course, has the president once again pushing the limits of his power.

Brandi Buchman@brandibuchman.bsky.social

New tonight: www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-...

On This Day (Oct 26) in 2026 (9/14) ==================== Epstein Files - new 52-page report by Dems - direct allegations P47, 'violently raped' Beatrice Keul - prev-unreported FBI case file, re P47-Epstein + minors - details specific times Blanche steered Maxwell - Epstein not booted from MaL

On This Day (Oct 26) in 2026 (10/14) ==================== Brazilian election - Lula won election yesterday - this despite all the election interference from US - P47 fave Flavio Bolsonaro doesn't accept the results - P47: 'rigged'; but declined to help - after declination, Bolsonaro conceded

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

Nobody's shocked that Jason Miller is the one posting Bolsonaro's refusal to concede. Trumpworld isn't just watching Brazil, they're coordinating. Same playbook, same people, different country. The authoritarian network is global, and it's poison.

huffpost.comJudge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin From Altering D.C. Public Golf CourseThe legal battle, ostensibly about a golf course, has the president once again pushing the limits of his power.

Brandi Buchman@brandibuchman.bsky.social

New tonight: www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-...

On This Day (Oct 26) in 2026 (7/14) ==================== Judge Trevor McFadden (James Comey), p4 - DOJ didn't act until late evening Oct 5 - said, 'we plan to seek indictment on Oct 9' - postponed for 30 days, re MTD - this case is BS; it should get dismissed - Blanche should beware his future

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reut.rsTrump administration loses push to block California votes from alleged noncitizensA US appeals court on Monday ruled against President Donald Trump's administration in a major voting dispute ahead of the midterm elections, denying a request to block California from counting mail ballots from people on a list of more than 20,000 registered voters the federal government alleges are likely noncitizens.

On This Day (Oct 26) in 2026 (8/14) ==================== Ninth Circuit (CA ballots) - P47 trying to stop CA from counting ~20K+ ballots - litigating it in both fed court + appeals (???) - oral args in appeals court yesterday - rejected: sent back down to fed court; 'not ripe'

Reuters Legal@legal.reuters.com

Trump administration loses push to block California votes from alleged noncitizens

huffpost.comJudge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin From Altering D.C. Public Golf CourseThe legal battle, ostensibly about a golf course, has the president once again pushing the limits of his power.

Brandi Buchman@brandibuchman.bsky.social

New tonight: www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-...

On This Day (Oct 26) in 2026 (5/14) ==================== Judge Trevor McFadden (James Comey), p2 - third time DOJ has charged Comey - Comey commented - 'would almost be funny...appalling abuse of DOJ' - 'one we cannot become numb to' - 'I'm still innocent, still not afraid of these people'

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

Comey: Well, they're back again. It would almost be funny if it weren't such an appalling abuse of the DOJ. One that we cannot become numb to. Nothing's changed with me. I'm still innocent. I'm still not afraid of these people. And I still believe in the independent federal judiciary.

storage.courtlistener.com#11 in United States v. COMEY (D.D.C., 1:26-cr-00229) – CourtListener.comMOTION to Dismiss Criminal Information by JAMES BRIEN COMEY, JR. (zmcg) (Main Document 11 replaced on 10/26/2026) (zstd). (Entered: 10/16/2026)

On This Day (Oct 26) in 2026 (6/14) ==================== Judge Trevor McFadden (James Comey), p3 - this is the third time Comey investigated, re 2016 - prev investigations: 'no wrongdoing, re Comey' - on Oct 16, defense filed motion to dismiss (MTD) - 'no req grand jury indictment w/in 10yrs'

Jonathan Shorman@jonshorman.bsky.social

This case had been playing out under seal until today. Here's Comey's motion to dismiss storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

huffpost.comJudge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin From Altering D.C. Public Golf CourseThe legal battle, ostensibly about a golf course, has the president once again pushing the limits of his power.

Brandi Buchman@brandibuchman.bsky.social

New tonight: www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-...

On This Day (Oct 26) in 2026 (3/14) ==================== Judge Jesse Furman (Maurene Comey) - ungraciously fired by P47 Jul 16, 2025 - 'Comey's removal was not authorized by any statute' - 'to the contrary, it violated the CSRA' - 'reinstatement and backpay to Dec 20, 2025'

Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social

JUST IN: Maurene Comey's firing by DOJ was illegal and she must be orders retroactively reinstated w back pay, a judge rules. "To accept Defendants’ argument would be to unsettle the very equilibrium established by this Nation’s constitutional system" storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

storage.courtlistener.com#1 in United States v. COMEY (D.D.C., 1:26-cr-00229) – CourtListener.comSEALED INFORMATION as to JAMES BRIEN COMEY, JR (1) count(s) 1, 2. (NOTICE OF FORFEITURE) (zstd) (Main Document 1 replaced on 10/26/2026) (zstd). (Entered: 10/05/2026)

On This Day (Oct 26) in 2026 (4/14) ==================== Judge Trevor McFadden (James Comey), p1 - Count I: sharing natl defense document Oct 5, 2016 - Count II: conspiring to commit Count I - crux: allowed FBI personnel to speak to reporters - case filed Oct 5 (last day of Statute/Limitations)

Jonathan Shorman@jonshorman.bsky.social

The DOJ has a new criminal case against former FBI director James Comey, this time related to the transfer of national defense information in 2016 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

huffpost.comJudge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin From Altering D.C. Public Golf CourseThe legal battle, ostensibly about a golf course, has the president once again pushing the limits of his power.

Brandi Buchman@brandibuchman.bsky.social

New tonight: www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-...

On This Day (Oct 26) in 2026 (2/14) ==================== Judge Gleason (Alaska) - DOJ wants to negate election if Dems win - 'proposed Intervenor-Defendants granted' - DOJ response due Oct 27 5:00pm - Alaska may respond by Oct 27 5:00pm - intervenors may respond by Oct 28 5:00pm

Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social

JUST IN: Judge Gleason in Alaska sounds deeply skeptical of DOJ's 11th hour lawsuit there to halt certification if Sen. Dan Sullivan loses. She grants Dems' motion for expedited consideration and notes DOJ waited four months to sue over the ballot. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

hartmannreport.comDoes Conservatism Always Lead to Fascism?From the slaveholding South to Jim Crow, Reagan’s billionaire revolution, and Trump’s police state, the same dangerous pattern keeps repeating. Is fascism conservatism’s ultimate destination?

Are GOPers fascists? Simple answer: yes. They like to dance with vague terminology ('patriotism!'), immeasurable metrics ('govt is way too big!'), and undefinable goals ('freedom!'). When push comes to shove, they just want absolute power...simple Free subscription req at @hartmannreport.com

romanscalifornia.comRoman's 2026 Midterm Elex Cheat SheetInteractive cheat sheet...keep track of races as they're called!

On This Day (Oct 25) in 2026 (9/10) ==================== P47 assholery - 'FoxNews is spending far too much time putting on' - 'OPPONENTS of Republican Party Candidates' - 'American Patriots are being absolutely ‘blurred out’' - 'by the Media, and Fox is doing little to help'

bit.lySerbia’s strongman leader Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement in seismic political shiftThe long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, has conceded defeat in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government.

On This Day (Oct 25) in 2026 (10/10) ==================== - Team Mary Peltola was in a car accident last night - Serbian authoritarian lost big in the election today - British Columbia premier David Eby lost election Sat - diesel:$6.34; regular: $4.28

The Associated Press@apnews.com

The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, has conceded defeat in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government.

romanscalifornia.comRoman's 2026 Midterm Elex Cheat SheetInteractive cheat sheet...keep track of races as they're called!

On This Day (Oct 25) in 2026 (7/10) ==================== Brazilian election - in progress - those sympathetic to Bolsonaro tipping the scales - public transportation halted in Lula neighborhoods - heavily rec the following @lebassett.bsky.social thread - Lula appears to have won

Laura Bassett@lebassett.bsky.social

Bolsonaro-friendly mayors appear to be sabotaging public transport on Election Day. Buses aren’t running in Lula-friendly areas, flights and ferries mysteriously canceled. Traffic lights have gone out and people’s power cut in Salvador, indigenous people’s travel restricted

panamericandispatch.orgMeta Employees Denounce Interference in Brazilian ElectionsMeta staff are holding the Big Tech company’s leadership accountable for decisions they say could compromise the credibility of the democratic process.

On This Day (Oct 25) in 2026 (8/10) ==================== Meta - Brazilian election in progress - Meta has been tipping the scales for Bolsonaro - staff bashing leadership for interference - 'unfairly undermines the credibility of what we build' - 'incredibly dangerous precedent for the future'

romanscalifornia.comRoman's 2026 Midterm Elex Cheat SheetInteractive cheat sheet...keep track of races as they're called!

reut.rsTrump has no designs on taking over state elections, US attorney general saysThe Justice Department's bid to preemptively block the results of Alaska's Senate race is not an attempt to give US President Donald Trump control of state elections, US Attorney General Todd Blanche said on ‌Sunday.

On This Day (Oct 25) in 2026 (5/10) ==================== DOJ - Todd Blanche spent the morning on Sun shows - faux offended when asked about AK lawsuit - 'there *could* be crimes!' - pretended thought of another Jan6 ludicrous - blames media for everything - 100% disingenuous about everything

Reuters Legal@legal.reuters.com

The Justice Department's bid to preemptively block the results of Alaska's Senate race is not an attempt to give US President Donald Trump control of state elections, US Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Sunday.

On This Day (Oct 25) in 2026 (6/10) ==================== Bill Essayli - P47/DOJ accusing CA of voter fraud - fake CA US Atty (judge: 'he's not USA') bashing Newsom - 'Hey Fraud King 👑' - 'We’re not waiting for them to vote' - 'not allowed to have any noncitizens on rolls' - note: wrong

romanscalifornia.comRoman's 2026 Midterm Elex Cheat SheetInteractive cheat sheet...keep track of races as they're called!

ca9.uscourts.govStreaming | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

On This Day (Oct 25) in 2026 (3/10) ==================== Ninth Circuit (CA ballots), p2 DOJ - 'yes, CA has a process, but we don't like it' - 'CA says segregation difficult...but work w/ us!' CA - 'DOJ args fail every which way, on every arg' DOJ - 'NV: they didn't, 'investigate' anything'

Rick Hasen@rickhasen.bsky.social

this should be the link for today's 9th circuit hearing: www.ca9.uscourts.gov/cases/stream...

On This Day (Oct 25) in 2026 (4/10) ==================== Ninth Circuit (CA ballots), p3 - question now is remedy - DOJ wants Ninth to rule immediately DOJ - 'if you (Ninth) dismiss, it goes back to District' - 'we hope you don't dismiss' Court - 'we'll make ruling ASAP'

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romanscalifornia.comRoman's 2026 Midterm Elex Cheat SheetInteractive cheat sheet...keep track of races as they're called!

On This Day (Oct 25) in 2026 (2/10) ==================== Ninth Circuit (CA ballots), p1 - hearing today DOJ - 'list from 190K to 20K because rigorous process!' - 'we bought names from 3rd parties...dunno who' - 'CA doesn't want to work with us!' - 'our declarations are reliable; CA's aren't'

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com

HAPPENING NOW: 9th Circuit Oral Arguments on DOJ's lawsuit against California voters. DOJ is arguing that there is massive amounts of non-citizens voting, and the harm is irreparable because once the ballot is separated from its envelope, you can't trace it to the voter. 1/

On This Day (Oct 24) in 2026 (1/13) ==================== Ninth Circuit (CA ballots), p1 - DOJ trying to disqualify 20K CA ballots - appealed case not ripe for appeal - Ninth (last night): CA had to reply by noon Sat (today) - Judge Carter was set to rule Sun (tomorrow) - DOJ appealed anyway

On This Day (Oct 24) in 2026 (12/13) ==================== - AK voting sites in Dem areas closed all day (WTF?!?) - AZ GOP Recorder Justin Heap: illegally purged voters - places have canceled Ramaswamy rallies, re the ad - Ramaswamy: removed, 'tent' part of the ad

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Vivek just released a new ad with Acton’s estranged mother that cut out the part where she claimed Acton lied about living in a tent after proof came out that she did live in a tent, so basically the bitter old hag is now just saying Acton lied at 12 about being sexually abused.

On This Day (Oct 24) in 2026 (13/13) ==================== - ICE at the polls in Harlem, who da thunk?!? 🙄 - Dems preparing for psycho P47 if Dems win midterms - Elmo openly admits to zapping Starlink for Ukraine - diesel: $6.33; regular: $4.29

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

There it is. Elon Musk admits it. “That loophole was closed last week.” In a deranged post on X, Musk openly acknowledges that SpaceX recently restricted Ukraine’s ability to use Starlink.

On This Day (Oct 24) in 2026 (10/13) ==================== Obama, p2 - 'defense secretary who's squarely focused' - 'on the jawlines and testosterone levels of our troops' - 'how much time...looking at himself in the mirror?' - re, Ramaswamy: 'no office worth stooping that low'

On This Day (Oct 24) in 2026 (11/13) ==================== Obama, p3 - 'remember that whole thing about drain the swamp?' - 'only thing that got drained was the reflecting pool' - the following vid is a highlights reel - note: it may invoke memories of better times...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

“He’s got the White House looking like Saddam opened up a Cheesecake Factory" Obama just spoke to an ELECTRIC audience in Ohio, skewering Trump & Hegseth and making the case that while we may be stuck with the same POTUS until 2029, we are not stuck with a spineless do-nothing Congress Highlights:

On This Day (Oct 24) in 2026 (8/13) ==================== P47 assholery, p5 - 'while oil prices are temporarily high' - 'US oil and gas business is making $100s/billions' - 'country is making $100s/billions on oil' - 'on top of it we have Venezuela, and we have Greenland!' - 'trillions/$$$'

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

This supercut is likely to make Trump VERY upset. The difference between Trump and Obama is on full display, and the contrast is absolutely devastating. Watch until the end...

On This Day (Oct 24) in 2026 (9/13) ==================== Obama, p1 - campaigned in OH today - 'big trade war with that well-known evil empire: Canada' - 'the people who gave us maple syrup and Martin Short' - 'WH like Saddam Hussein opened up Cheesecake Factory'

On This Day (Oct 24) in 2026 (6/13) ==================== P47 assholery, p3 - 'my uncle invented radar, can you believe it?!?' - 'I could violate Pritzker, send troops to Chicago' - re, Husted - 'I was pretty intent on explaining his body type' - 'he was down 11 or 12, now he's leading!'

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

😬 Trump sounds like hell during bizarre pre-rally gaggle 😬 Trump could barely speak, but what he said was nutso. He claimed his uncle invented radar, said he could "violate" Prizker and send troops into Chicago, and had a weirdly contradictory answer when asked who he golfed with today. Supercut:

On This Day (Oct 24) in 2026 (7/13) ==================== P47 assholery, p4 - 'Libya, Yemen, Haiti, Somalia' - 'remember what I called them? Shit house countries' - 'why do we always have to take people' - 'from shit house countries?' - 'can't we take people from Norway, Sweden + Denmark?'

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Now our soldiers are allowed to be strong people ... they are the best looking people you've ever seen. And they stand in the streets. And they walk up to a gang and they beat the shit out of them."

On This Day (Oct 24) in 2026 (4/13) ==================== P47 assholery, p1 - 'although I may move the Fake News to a less' - 'obnoxious location. the old swimming pool' - 'will never be brought back' - 'I NEVER even thought to do such a stupid thing!'

On This Day (Oct 24) in 2026 (5/13) ==================== P47 assholery, p2 - Q: 'who did you play golf w/ today?' - A: 'just a couple of pros' - Q: 'which pros?' - A: 'didn't play, I just hit balls for an hour' - A: 'I wasn't in the mood to play' - Q: 'why not?' - A: 'because I'm too busy'

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: Poll show corruption has shot to the top of voter concerns. Why do you think that is? TRUMP: Because the Democrats are very corrupt. We are straight and we are solid. You ought to look at the real corruption - Dem corruption. And that includes Epstein (Note how terrible Trump sounds today 😬)

On This Day (Oct 24) in 2026 (2/13) ==================== Ninth Circuit (CA ballots), p2 - after submissions today, further scheduling - hearing via Zoom Sun (tomorrow) at 1pm PDT - oral args will be 60mins long - each side will get 30mins - defendant (CA) may get up to 45mins

On This Day (Oct 24) in 2026 (3/13) ==================== P47 corruption - Polar LNG was part of P47's Ukraine, 'peace plan' - in theory, $$$ were coming from UAE - turns out $$$ were coming from Novatek - Novatek: Russian company under sanctions - Polar LNG CEO quit, blew the whistle