Mary Beth Schneider
@marybschneider.bsky.social
Former politics and government reporter for The Indianapolis Star. I once was The Twitter Lady.
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Monitoring developments related to an attack targeting National Guard in DC. Violence of all shapes and forms is unacceptable.
National Guard don’t decide their deployment—they serve our country.
My heart breaks, and I pray for them, their families, and loved ones on the eve of Thanksgiving.
National Guard don’t decide their deployment—they serve our country.
My heart breaks, and I pray for them, their families, and loved ones on the eve of Thanksgiving.
November 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Monitoring developments related to an attack targeting National Guard in DC. Violence of all shapes and forms is unacceptable.
National Guard don’t decide their deployment—they serve our country.
My heart breaks, and I pray for them, their families, and loved ones on the eve of Thanksgiving.
National Guard don’t decide their deployment—they serve our country.
My heart breaks, and I pray for them, their families, and loved ones on the eve of Thanksgiving.
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Now's a great time to follow WV reporters like @lorikerseywv.bsky.social and @stevenadamswv.bsky.social.
November 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Now's a great time to follow WV reporters like @lorikerseywv.bsky.social and @stevenadamswv.bsky.social.
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West Virginia governor Patrick Morrissey, who was eager to deploy state guardsmen to DC, says the two who were shot were from the WV guard. First he said one died, now potentially walking that back.
Now this update:: We are now receiving conflicting reports about the condition of our two Guard members and will provide additional updates once we receive more complete information.
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
West Virginia governor Patrick Morrissey, who was eager to deploy state guardsmen to DC, says the two who were shot were from the WV guard. First he said one died, now potentially walking that back.
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If this is true, every halfway decent foreign intelligence service on the planet already has the receipts ….
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
If this is true, every halfway decent foreign intelligence service on the planet already has the receipts ….
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We are monitoring the situation in St. Paul and working to understand what unfolded. We received no heads up from federal authorities on this operation.
While we are always willing to work together on public safety, that is clearly not what this chaotic situation was about.
While we are always willing to work together on public safety, that is clearly not what this chaotic situation was about.
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
We are monitoring the situation in St. Paul and working to understand what unfolded. We received no heads up from federal authorities on this operation.
While we are always willing to work together on public safety, that is clearly not what this chaotic situation was about.
While we are always willing to work together on public safety, that is clearly not what this chaotic situation was about.
Oh great 🤦🏻♀️
Indiana House returning next week amid redistricting standoff; Senate will return Dec. 8
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Indiana House returning next week amid redistricting standoff; Senate will return Dec. 8 • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana House members will return to the Statehouse next week in an apparent attempt to force action on President Donald Trump’s demands for congressional redistricting in the state.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Oh great 🤦🏻♀️
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This is a pro death march. People, especially kids, will get sick and some will die.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Louisiana health official who halted state vaccine campaign tapped as CDC’s No. 2
Ralph Abraham, a Louisiana health official who stopped promoting mass vaccination vaccines, has been appointed as the CDC's principal deputy director
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November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This is a pro death march. People, especially kids, will get sick and some will die.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Not the first turkeys he’s pardoned this year.
President Donald Trump plans to bestow ceremonial pardons on Tuesday on two turkeys named Waddle and Gobble. He will then fly to his private Florida resort on Tuesday to celebrate Thanksgiving. https://to.pbs.org/4ohuCva
WATCH LIVE: Trump pardons turkeys Gobble and Waddle for Thanksgiving
Waddle and Gobble, the two birds that will be spared from the dinner table, enjoyed luxury hotel accommodations ahead of their White House visit.
to.pbs.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Not the first turkeys he’s pardoned this year.
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Welcome to the Resistance Colonel Sanders.
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Welcome to the Resistance Colonel Sanders.
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Trump wasn’t involved, couldn’t have known, isn’t at fault for the awful Ukraine plan negotiated by his envoy, VP, and son in law?
He’s the president! And the plan fits his longrunning Putin-sympathetic stance!
I second @phillipspobrien.bsky.social. Making excuses for Trump is insane and harmful.
He’s the president! And the plan fits his longrunning Putin-sympathetic stance!
I second @phillipspobrien.bsky.social. Making excuses for Trump is insane and harmful.
Just sent out this free piece. When the stories of the 28-point plan were first written, too many people went into overdrive to try and make excuses for Trump (He was not informed! He was not involved!). open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
We Seem Intent On Making Excuses For Trump Until He Destroys Us
Phillips’s Newsletter is a reader-supported publication.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Trump wasn’t involved, couldn’t have known, isn’t at fault for the awful Ukraine plan negotiated by his envoy, VP, and son in law?
He’s the president! And the plan fits his longrunning Putin-sympathetic stance!
I second @phillipspobrien.bsky.social. Making excuses for Trump is insane and harmful.
He’s the president! And the plan fits his longrunning Putin-sympathetic stance!
I second @phillipspobrien.bsky.social. Making excuses for Trump is insane and harmful.
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European officials hoped they’d won over Donald Trump after a series of high-level meetings aimed at convincing him to pull back from a confrontation over Ukraine and an all-out trade war.
But it’s never long before the American president changes his mind.
Brussels Playbook explains 👇
But it’s never long before the American president changes his mind.
Brussels Playbook explains 👇
Can Europe learn not to rely on Donald Trump?
POLITICO’s must-read briefing on what’s driving the day in Brussels, by Gerardo Fortuna and Nicholas Vinocur. By GABRIEL GAVIN Send tips here | Contact us on X @gerardofortuna @NicholasVinocu…
www.politico.eu
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
European officials hoped they’d won over Donald Trump after a series of high-level meetings aimed at convincing him to pull back from a confrontation over Ukraine and an all-out trade war.
But it’s never long before the American president changes his mind.
Brussels Playbook explains 👇
But it’s never long before the American president changes his mind.
Brussels Playbook explains 👇
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⚡️ Explosions heard in Kyiv as Russia launches ballistic missiles, drones toward Ukraine.
Kyiv Independent journalists reported explosions in Ukraine's capital as Russia launched Shahed drones & Kinzhal missiles toward Kyiv & other cities on Nov. 25.
Kyiv Independent journalists reported explosions in Ukraine's capital as Russia launched Shahed drones & Kinzhal missiles toward Kyiv & other cities on Nov. 25.
Explosions heard in Kyiv as Russia launches ballistic missiles, drones toward Ukraine
Kyiv Independent journalists reported explosions in Ukraine's capital, as Russia launched Shahed drones and Kinzhal missiles toward Kyiv and other cities overnight on Nov. 25.
kyivindependent.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
⚡️ Explosions heard in Kyiv as Russia launches ballistic missiles, drones toward Ukraine.
Kyiv Independent journalists reported explosions in Ukraine's capital as Russia launched Shahed drones & Kinzhal missiles toward Kyiv & other cities on Nov. 25.
Kyiv Independent journalists reported explosions in Ukraine's capital as Russia launched Shahed drones & Kinzhal missiles toward Kyiv & other cities on Nov. 25.
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When the leopard starts eating your face 🫣🐆
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
When the leopard starts eating your face 🫣🐆
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We really do have two different kinds of law now: District Court law (aka the law), and Supreme Court "law" (aka the U.S. House of Lords upholding Trump's personalist regime)
I don’t know what the Supreme Court will do, but I am confident that at the District Court level it is still the case that the Pentagon cannot recall a sitting US Senator to active duty in order to court martial him for something he said. Article 1, Section 6, among other constitutional provisions.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We really do have two different kinds of law now: District Court law (aka the law), and Supreme Court "law" (aka the U.S. House of Lords upholding Trump's personalist regime)
He’ll have it in two weeks.
November 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
He’ll have it in two weeks.
Good grief
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Good grief
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Comey and James cases dismissed. Because Lindsey Halligan.
No legitimate prosecutor would manufacture charges against Trump’s political enemies, and one willing to failed.
Authoritarian abuses don’t work without capable personnel. Or much deeper corruption of the courts, which they don’t have.
No legitimate prosecutor would manufacture charges against Trump’s political enemies, and one willing to failed.
Authoritarian abuses don’t work without capable personnel. Or much deeper corruption of the courts, which they don’t have.
NEWS: The criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James are gone. A federal judge ruled that the appointment of Lindsey Halligan as the lead prosecutor was illegal.
DOJ could try again, but there are other headwinds.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
DOJ could try again, but there are other headwinds.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Comey and James cases dismissed. Because Lindsey Halligan.
No legitimate prosecutor would manufacture charges against Trump’s political enemies, and one willing to failed.
Authoritarian abuses don’t work without capable personnel. Or much deeper corruption of the courts, which they don’t have.
No legitimate prosecutor would manufacture charges against Trump’s political enemies, and one willing to failed.
Authoritarian abuses don’t work without capable personnel. Or much deeper corruption of the courts, which they don’t have.
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PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
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November 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
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Trump didn’t read before posting:
“OUR AMERICAN CODE OF MILITARY OBEDIENCE REQUIRES THAT, SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
“OUR AMERICAN CODE OF MILITARY OBEDIENCE REQUIRES THAT, SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Trump didn’t read before posting:
“OUR AMERICAN CODE OF MILITARY OBEDIENCE REQUIRES THAT, SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
“OUR AMERICAN CODE OF MILITARY OBEDIENCE REQUIRES THAT, SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
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The entire West comes together to reject the Dmiriev 28-point plan to which Trump affixed his name. This would appear to mark the absolute modern low point of US diplomatic influence on he world stage.
November 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The entire West comes together to reject the Dmiriev 28-point plan to which Trump affixed his name. This would appear to mark the absolute modern low point of US diplomatic influence on he world stage.
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Imagine trying to settle a property dispute by talking only to the intruder. That's the logic here. The Trump/Putin proposal is an attempt to impose terms on a country under attack leaving the defending nation out of the room. Peace cannot be done to Ukraine; it must be done with Ukraine.
November 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Imagine trying to settle a property dispute by talking only to the intruder. That's the logic here. The Trump/Putin proposal is an attempt to impose terms on a country under attack leaving the defending nation out of the room. Peace cannot be done to Ukraine; it must be done with Ukraine.
Horrific
One woman chewed through her umbilical cord after giving birth in jail — another delivered into a cell toilet
'Why won't you help me?' Pregnant women and their babies endure inhumane conditions in jails
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'Why won't you help me?' Pregnant women and their babies endure inhumane conditions in jails
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'Why won't you help me?' Pregnant women and their babies are dying in jail
Dozens of pregnant women locked up in county jails described excruciating pain, saying their cries for help were ignored as they miscarried or gave birth into cell toilets or on filthy jail floors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Horrific