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All I have to say is y’all better bank all of Biden’s victories. Today. Out loud, early and often. This is important because it’s all going to shit for a while. And the last fucking thing I want to hear is “Biden left us with this.” Biden left us with an economy that is the envy of the world.
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This is a regular feature of data-matching, especially when done in a half-assed way. The purpose is to create the false claims of fraud. For example, Republicans complained for years about the risk of double voting. A credible system was built to detect it (ERIC). Then they killed it.
![ERIC had been relatively uncontroversial since its creation. The idea behind it started in 2008, when election officials identified the potential for people to have multiple registrations in different states — in itself not surprising in a country that is at once highly mobile but operates a decentralized voting system — creating the potential for voting in different states. ERIC offered a tool that could track that problem, through a mixture of data sourcing and analytical tools that minimized false positives. By identifying moves and deaths, it allowed states to keep the voting rolls accurate. In 2013 it had seven members, which would increase to 32 states at its height.
Then in January of 2022, the Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin dropped out of ERIC. He made his announcement to a group of far right election activists, to sustained applause. But for other election officials it was a puzzle. One state election official who worked for GOP secretaries of state said:
Everybody looked at this and said, 'This is insane, what are you talking about?' As soon as [Ardoin] did that — that created this pressure on the other Republican states that wasn't there before](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2rrp7amblhg3xoly5n5huiqv/bafkreigihnsv4wsriiurs7maewx4ie3qsji36tqg4oytoc4annoa54nw2m)
September 24, 2026 at 6:33 PM
This is a regular feature of data-matching, especially when done in a half-assed way. The purpose is to create the false claims of fraud. For example, Republicans complained for years about the risk of double voting. A credible system was built to detect it (ERIC). Then they killed it.
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There's a reason there's an under-reported drumb-beat of calls to repeal the 19th Amendment in GOP circles.
Huge gender gap in NYT polls of ME, MI, NH
MEN
Collins 54 Jackson 38
Rogers 52 El-Sayed 42
Sununu 51 Pappas 42
WOMEN
Jackson 53 Collins 44
El-Sayed 55 Rogers 39
Pappas 57 Sununu 39
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
MEN
Collins 54 Jackson 38
Rogers 52 El-Sayed 42
Sununu 51 Pappas 42
WOMEN
Jackson 53 Collins 44
El-Sayed 55 Rogers 39
Pappas 57 Sununu 39
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Cross-Tabs: September 2026 Times/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in Battleground Senate Races
Results of a New York Times/Siena poll conducted among 1,837 voters from Sept. 15 to 22, 2026.
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2026 at 12:06 PM
There's a reason there's an under-reported drumb-beat of calls to repeal the 19th Amendment in GOP circles.
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Sounds suboptimal
hahahahaha INCREDIBLE
*CHINA IS HOLDING SENSITIVE F-35 PARTS DIVERTED TO HONG KONG
*PENTAGON SAYS IT'S WORKING TO RETRIEVE STEALTHY JET PARTS
*UPS FLIGHT WTH PARTS WAS HEADED TO US BEFORE BEING DIVERTED
*CHINA IS HOLDING SENSITIVE F-35 PARTS DIVERTED TO HONG KONG
*PENTAGON SAYS IT'S WORKING TO RETRIEVE STEALTHY JET PARTS
*UPS FLIGHT WTH PARTS WAS HEADED TO US BEFORE BEING DIVERTED
September 23, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Sounds suboptimal
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Please remember this when Trump or anyone else from his regime talks about "waste, fraud, and abuse."
September 23, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Please remember this when Trump or anyone else from his regime talks about "waste, fraud, and abuse."
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There are lots of things Democrats must do to restore the rule of law & democracy in the months & years ahead. But high up the list is that Musk & everyone involved in DOGE must face serious legal consequences for perhaps the most unprecedented violation of Article I of the Constitution in 🇺🇸 history
September 23, 2026 at 6:26 PM
There are lots of things Democrats must do to restore the rule of law & democracy in the months & years ahead. But high up the list is that Musk & everyone involved in DOGE must face serious legal consequences for perhaps the most unprecedented violation of Article I of the Constitution in 🇺🇸 history
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The random civilian who illegally stole everyone's data & dismantled large chunks of the federal government, in an end run around Article I of the Constitution, should be jailed for life & not have large govt contracts, the ability to contribute to political campaigns, or stakes in large media orgs.
September 23, 2026 at 6:07 PM
The random civilian who illegally stole everyone's data & dismantled large chunks of the federal government, in an end run around Article I of the Constitution, should be jailed for life & not have large govt contracts, the ability to contribute to political campaigns, or stakes in large media orgs.
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Vivek Ramaswamy just broke the golden rule: never ask a question you don’t know the answer to. Trying to brag about his press access, he arrogantly asked when Amy Acton last took open reporter questions. The reporter's response? 'Yesterday.' An absolute, humiliating self-own.🤦🏾♂️🛑😂
September 23, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Vivek Ramaswamy just broke the golden rule: never ask a question you don’t know the answer to. Trying to brag about his press access, he arrogantly asked when Amy Acton last took open reporter questions. The reporter's response? 'Yesterday.' An absolute, humiliating self-own.🤦🏾♂️🛑😂
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Well. That looks systematic 😳
Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international banks have handled billions of dollars from a Kremlin-backed fintech company that tricked its way into the global financial system with a vast document forgery operation.
www.ft.com/content/3848...
Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international banks have handled billions of dollars from a Kremlin-backed fintech company that tricked its way into the global financial system with a vast document forgery operation.
www.ft.com/content/3848...
Kremlin-backed forgery scheme moved $6.9bn through global banks
FT finds thousands of Russian payments handled by Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international groups in vast leak from inside fintech A7
www.ft.com
September 21, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Well. That looks systematic 😳
Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international banks have handled billions of dollars from a Kremlin-backed fintech company that tricked its way into the global financial system with a vast document forgery operation.
www.ft.com/content/3848...
Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international banks have handled billions of dollars from a Kremlin-backed fintech company that tricked its way into the global financial system with a vast document forgery operation.
www.ft.com/content/3848...
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Man this is why everyone needs to study their history cause the first rule of underground railroads in use is don’t talk about underground railroads in use. There’s a reason why Frederick Douglass didn’t discuss exactly how he escaped North in his memoirs until AFTER Emancipation.
Pursued by ICE, some Haitians in the U.S. are fleeing across the northern border to seek safety in Canada, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports. He travels the secret routes through forests that some are taking to escape deportation:
The Northern Passage
Hunted by ICE, Haitians flee across the border to hide in Canada.
bit.ly
September 22, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Man this is why everyone needs to study their history cause the first rule of underground railroads in use is don’t talk about underground railroads in use. There’s a reason why Frederick Douglass didn’t discuss exactly how he escaped North in his memoirs until AFTER Emancipation.
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Concerning, I am very concerned
September 22, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Concerning, I am very concerned
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This seems like a pretty big deal: donors made illegal contributions to Susan Collins and then were awarded lucrative contracts after her office intervened with the Navy. An FBI investigation was dropped under Trump.
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
September 22, 2026 at 10:23 AM
This seems like a pretty big deal: donors made illegal contributions to Susan Collins and then were awarded lucrative contracts after her office intervened with the Navy. An FBI investigation was dropped under Trump.
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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“.. People may not fully grasp just how wound up the market and the economy is in all of this,” said Jim Morrow at Callodine Capital Management. “There are just so many things to unravel if it starts.”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
September 21, 2026 at 11:06 AM
“.. People may not fully grasp just how wound up the market and the economy is in all of this,” said Jim Morrow at Callodine Capital Management. “There are just so many things to unravel if it starts.”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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He’s literally building a fortified bunker, now an arch that holds major weapons, and controls the military and nukes. He has zero plams to
leave, people better wake tf up
leave, people better wake tf up
President Trump said his proposed 250-foot triumphal arch will now be a “top grade” military complex that will house drones, snipers and ammunition “for National Security purposes.”
https://wapo.st/4deuPN5
https://wapo.st/4deuPN5
September 20, 2026 at 2:21 PM
He’s literally building a fortified bunker, now an arch that holds major weapons, and controls the military and nukes. He has zero plams to
leave, people better wake tf up
leave, people better wake tf up
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This was a nice series of push notifications this morning. Basically says everything about the state of American media.
September 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
This was a nice series of push notifications this morning. Basically says everything about the state of American media.
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MS NOW journalists being denied White House access this morning is an authoritarian escalation. Regardless of how biased or woke you think their politics are, letting a president delete the First Amendment because he hates the coverage is a danger to all Americans. Stand up.🤦🏾♂️🛑
September 19, 2026 at 2:49 PM
MS NOW journalists being denied White House access this morning is an authoritarian escalation. Regardless of how biased or woke you think their politics are, letting a president delete the First Amendment because he hates the coverage is a danger to all Americans. Stand up.🤦🏾♂️🛑
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UPDATE: CNN now says it has ALSO been denied White House access.
BREAKING: MS NOW says it has been denied White House access.
September 19, 2026 at 2:50 PM
UPDATE: CNN now says it has ALSO been denied White House access.
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Comment letter by Senator Collins and Councilor Flynn in response to USACE regarding its 570-page Coastal Resilience study.
The letter, due yesterday, is an abomination. Nevermind a basic analysis, no support for CoB's recommendations.
Boston is at great risk. Boston Globe: 🛌🏼💤
The letter, due yesterday, is an abomination. Nevermind a basic analysis, no support for CoB's recommendations.
Boston is at great risk. Boston Globe: 🛌🏼💤
September 19, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Comment letter by Senator Collins and Councilor Flynn in response to USACE regarding its 570-page Coastal Resilience study.
The letter, due yesterday, is an abomination. Nevermind a basic analysis, no support for CoB's recommendations.
Boston is at great risk. Boston Globe: 🛌🏼💤
The letter, due yesterday, is an abomination. Nevermind a basic analysis, no support for CoB's recommendations.
Boston is at great risk. Boston Globe: 🛌🏼💤
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The USS Lincoln is coming home.
If you've felt rage about the way these troops and their families have been treated, please join us.
@valormedianetwork.bsky.social is raising money to provide care packages and practical support to at least 1,000 sailors and Marines when they reach San Diego.
If you've felt rage about the way these troops and their families have been treated, please join us.
@valormedianetwork.bsky.social is raising money to provide care packages and practical support to at least 1,000 sailors and Marines when they reach San Diego.
Help Us Welcome Home the USS Abraham Lincoln
VALOR is raising funds to provide care packages and practical support for sailors and Marines returning to San Diego after an extraordinary deployment.
onoffense.substack.com
September 4, 2026 at 12:15 PM
The USS Lincoln is coming home.
If you've felt rage about the way these troops and their families have been treated, please join us.
@valormedianetwork.bsky.social is raising money to provide care packages and practical support to at least 1,000 sailors and Marines when they reach San Diego.
If you've felt rage about the way these troops and their families have been treated, please join us.
@valormedianetwork.bsky.social is raising money to provide care packages and practical support to at least 1,000 sailors and Marines when they reach San Diego.
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Fox is in meltdown over the Trump-GOP collapse. Fox has gone quiet about Iran, said little about diesel prices, avoided talk about Bo French's racism, and is spinning its own poll showing Trump cratering, per @mattgertz.bsky.social.
On the pod, Matt explains all:
newrepublic.com/article/2155...
On the pod, Matt explains all:
newrepublic.com/article/2155...
Fox in Full Meltdown as Network’s Own Poll Hits Trump with Brutal News
As Trump’s mounting failures and cratering numbers rattle Fox figures, a media critic charts the deep cognitive dissonance that Trump’s collapse has unleashed on the right—and why it will get worse.
newrepublic.com
September 18, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Fox is in meltdown over the Trump-GOP collapse. Fox has gone quiet about Iran, said little about diesel prices, avoided talk about Bo French's racism, and is spinning its own poll showing Trump cratering, per @mattgertz.bsky.social.
On the pod, Matt explains all:
newrepublic.com/article/2155...
On the pod, Matt explains all:
newrepublic.com/article/2155...
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Democratic strategists: Ahhh! What's the right message!!?? Where do we moderate!?!?
Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed
Voters: This guy is cool
Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!!
Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed
Voters: This guy is cool
Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!!
September 18, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Democratic strategists: Ahhh! What's the right message!!?? Where do we moderate!?!?
Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed
Voters: This guy is cool
Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!!
Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed
Voters: This guy is cool
Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!!
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Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.
71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted
A CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States.
gizmodo.com
September 17, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.
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👉 This is not just wedding money: the financier is tied to a network that supplies Russian troops and transfers Ukrainian children into Russia, linking Trump’s inner circle to Putin’s security & war machine.
Substack: jasonjaysmart.substack.com/p/breaking-w...
YouTube: youtube.com/live/p5U3K_r...
Substack: jasonjaysmart.substack.com/p/breaking-w...
YouTube: youtube.com/live/p5U3K_r...
BREAKING: Who Secretly Funded Don Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding?
The Russian who funded Don Jr.’s party was backed by Putin’s security chief, a former FSB Alpha officer, decorated by the Kremlin 31 days earlier, and joined Putin in China just four days before the e
jasonjaysmart.substack.com
September 15, 2026 at 2:58 PM
👉 This is not just wedding money: the financier is tied to a network that supplies Russian troops and transfers Ukrainian children into Russia, linking Trump’s inner circle to Putin’s security & war machine.
Substack: jasonjaysmart.substack.com/p/breaking-w...
YouTube: youtube.com/live/p5U3K_r...
Substack: jasonjaysmart.substack.com/p/breaking-w...
YouTube: youtube.com/live/p5U3K_r...
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Stop positioning it as if it’s Ed Sheeran’s issue when it is stadium ghoul Robert Kraft who demanded Macklemore be dropped and organized other stadium owners and promoters to do same.
September 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Stop positioning it as if it’s Ed Sheeran’s issue when it is stadium ghoul Robert Kraft who demanded Macklemore be dropped and organized other stadium owners and promoters to do same.
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