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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 20h

In which former Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., asks Amy McGrath not to run for Kentucky's Senate seat again. In 2020, McGrath raised nearly $100 million and lost to Mitch McConnell by nearly 20 points.

alainleibman.bsky.social @alainleibman.bsky.social · 1d

The House isn’t in session or conducting business (GOP strategy to pressure Dems on the shutdown). Is that a lawful reason not to swear in new members? If you don’t know the answer, you should, before posting this. And if you know and the answer is affirmative, you shouldn’t imply illegality.

alainleibman.bsky.social @alainleibman.bsky.social · 1d

Can we get a “hell no” from everyone else who threw good money down this particular black hole the last time?

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alainleibman.bsky.social @alainleibman.bsky.social · 1d

Per the broadcast and GiantsNation, Dru Phillips leads all NFL DBs in penalties called and is top 5 in penalty yardage. Not good.

alainleibman.bsky.social @alainleibman.bsky.social · 1d

That clock has already struck and it’s midnight on the Daboll regime.

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 1d

"You're making Bari Weiss Head of News??"

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alainleibman.bsky.social @alainleibman.bsky.social · 2d

Revenge of the HS audio-visual squad guys.

alainleibman.bsky.social @alainleibman.bsky.social · 2d

Double-stupid: him for dropping the ball early and him not being aware of Adonai Mitchell making last week’s highlight reels for the same thing.

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alainleibman.bsky.social @alainleibman.bsky.social · 2d

But where’s the DB coaching? Banks makes significant mistakes every week. Holland and Nubin out of position every week. And Giants just overhauled their assistant coaches for that position. Guess it wasn’t all Jerome Henderson’a fault, huh?

alainleibman.bsky.social @alainleibman.bsky.social · 2d

Good KO returner, though.

alainleibman.bsky.social @alainleibman.bsky.social · 2d

Banks continues his remarkable ratio of terrible plays as a pct of total snaps.

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alainleibman.bsky.social @alainleibman.bsky.social · 2d

A loss to the worst team on their schedule, and a game they had to win for that reason. Hard to see Daboll being kept on as the head coach after this season and Bowen may not even survive the season as DC.

alainleibman.bsky.social @alainleibman.bsky.social · 3d

Shouldn’t you be crediting Adam Schefter for this reporting?

alainleibman.bsky.social @alainleibman.bsky.social · 3d

@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social Stones, gentlemen, stones.

NanBP @nabbp.bsky.social · 3d

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @chuckschumer.com Congressional aids monitoring these accounts… make sure you’re getting this Poli-Sci’s professor’s article to them!

Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 3d

So much Democrat and pundit handwringing about the shutdown as if they're in charge of the government.

They're not. The only possibilities are Trump makes things worse with Democratic approval or Trump makes things worse despite Democratic resistance. Don't bail him out.

My latest (on @msnbc.com):

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alainleibman.bsky.social @alainleibman.bsky.social · 4d

WTF is this Homeland Secretary talking about?!? An entertainment show at halftime of a game?

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 5d

Portraying yourself as an agent of death.

Great messaging.

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5d

Signs of psychosis. No biggie

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 5d

A: Nothing other than plain water for me too. And a little bit of coffee.

B: Of course, coffee doesn’t count. Wouldn’t want a headache. Our people have suffered enough.

A Conversation Between Two People on Yom Kippur Who Definitely Fasted

A: Whew, it’s been a long Day of Atonement. I’m glad we can finally gather back inside with our fellow congregants to eat soon. B: Me too. A: Did y...

buff.ly

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6d

PM of Albania having a good laugh with President of Azerbaijan and Macron about Trump repeatedly claiming that he ended the war between their two countries which were not at war with each other.

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Mikie Sherrill @mikiesherrill.bsky.social · 6d

The Trump administration's attacks on Gateway Tunnel funding are an attack on New Jersey's economy, commuters, and nearly 100,000 jobs.

And still, Jack refuses to stand up to Donald Trump.

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Dr. Mar 💙 @boldnewme.bsky.social · 6d

The President is unwell.

PBS comments: “his remarks were rambling and incoherent,” in multiple appearances.

The Guardian calls some of his speeches “baffling” and “weirder than ever.”

Cambridge analysis says that his statements often require “translation” or annotation to make sense.

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alainleibman.bsky.social @alainleibman.bsky.social · 6d

Please replace the current attack ads with one tying Ciatarelli to this funding stranglehold by his hero and inspiration. It will hit home way better than the constantly-running 10% sales tax ad (Ciatarelli was actually talking there about a TN sales tax rate). bsky.app/profile/empt...

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 6d

The big one was to withhold $18M from, basically, New Jersey commuters right before NJ-GOV.

But he's also cutting energy products in states w/some key GOP MoCs, apparently forgetting that Congresspeople exist.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 6d

Oh.

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alainleibman.bsky.social @alainleibman.bsky.social · 6d

Bobby Hart, the Human Turnstile, must be 35 by now. Surely, his skills and quickness of foot must have only improved with age.

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Phil Klay @philklay.bsky.social · 6d

‘The appeal to the mystical image of the “warfighter” is that it avoids having to discuss war in concrete terms. It sells the attractive myth that by doing more of the parts of war that look cool and really make you feel like a man, you can actually win wars.‘

www.deadcarl.com/p/clausewitz...

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alainleibman.bsky.social @alainleibman.bsky.social · 7d

I want every NYT article about Trump to be written by Shawn McCreesh. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

Trump Gave the Military’s Brass a Rehashed Speech. Until Minute 44.

www.nytimes.com

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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 7d

🇪🇺 Ukraine receives additional €4bn EU loan financed by proceeds from frozen Russian assets

Ukraine receives additional €4bn EU loan financed by proceeds from frozen Russian assets

www.pravda.com.ua

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