Jack Smurch
@jacksmurch.bsky.social
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"Someone told the party that Donald Trump had invited them all to a party at Mar a Lago. REDACTED told Villeneuve she wanted to go, but Villeneuve told REDACTED it wasn't that kind of party, it was for prostitutes."
December 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"Someone told the party that Donald Trump had invited them all to a party at Mar a Lago. REDACTED told Villeneuve she wanted to go, but Villeneuve told REDACTED it wasn't that kind of party, it was for prostitutes."
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Bari Weiss lied in her memo. She said segment didn't report administration's legal justification (it does in the very first sentence) and didn't say how many detainees had been charged with crimes as opposed to just those who were convicted (it does). www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Bari Weiss lied in her memo. She said segment didn't report administration's legal justification (it does in the very first sentence) and didn't say how many detainees had been charged with crimes as opposed to just those who were convicted (it does). www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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"The future of the United States, and likely of many of our allies, will depend on whether Trump’s systematic assaults on democratic nations and institutions here and abroad are successful."
This is an important piece
Everyone should read it:
This is an important piece
Everyone should read it:
"It’s clear that the president considers the rules-based democratic and economic order a barrier to his goal of establishing an autocracy. Given his dictatorial ambitions, it makes perfect sense for his regime to cozy up to strongmen while treating America’s principal democratic allies as enemies."
Make America Weak
Trump is systematically undermining America's interests at home and abroad.
www.publicnotice.co
December 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"The future of the United States, and likely of many of our allies, will depend on whether Trump’s systematic assaults on democratic nations and institutions here and abroad are successful."
This is an important piece
Everyone should read it:
This is an important piece
Everyone should read it:
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His "Golden Fleet" is has lead hulls.
Trump’s press conference today was among his more haywire performances, and his slushy delivery and meandering answers will not halt speculation about his cognitive health.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Trump’s Vanity Fleet
The Trump-class ships are about branding, not strategy.
www.theatlantic.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
His "Golden Fleet" is has lead hulls.
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If you want to understand why election denialism is so important to MAGA, you need to understand that it is the movements foundational myth. I wrote about this today. Become a member today to access this and all Democracy Docket premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
If you want to understand why election denialism is so important to MAGA, you need to understand that it is the movements foundational myth. I wrote about this today. Become a member today to access this and all Democracy Docket premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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BRAVO to COSTCO for standing up to trump, and SUING his ass for imposing his idiotic tariffs.
In a world full of Targets, be a COSTCO.
In a world full of Targets, be a COSTCO.
December 3, 2025 at 4:50 AM
BRAVO to COSTCO for standing up to trump, and SUING his ass for imposing his idiotic tariffs.
In a world full of Targets, be a COSTCO.
In a world full of Targets, be a COSTCO.
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It is truly disgusting how trump keeps disrespecting women journalists in those press briefings, and not ONE other journalist calls him out.
They should all walk out when he tells a reporter "Quiet, Piggy," or shouts "YOU'RE STUPID" at another.
Where are your fucking SPINES?
They should all walk out when he tells a reporter "Quiet, Piggy," or shouts "YOU'RE STUPID" at another.
Where are your fucking SPINES?
November 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
It is truly disgusting how trump keeps disrespecting women journalists in those press briefings, and not ONE other journalist calls him out.
They should all walk out when he tells a reporter "Quiet, Piggy," or shouts "YOU'RE STUPID" at another.
Where are your fucking SPINES?
They should all walk out when he tells a reporter "Quiet, Piggy," or shouts "YOU'RE STUPID" at another.
Where are your fucking SPINES?
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I live in the Bluest of Blue states, where my homeowners insurance is far less than the national average, we have the best health care in the country, I've never seen anyone with a gun, and my adult autistic son attends a fantastic free day program. I think we'll manage.
November 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I live in the Bluest of Blue states, where my homeowners insurance is far less than the national average, we have the best health care in the country, I've never seen anyone with a gun, and my adult autistic son attends a fantastic free day program. I think we'll manage.
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So, sell my house, find a new job, unenroll my kids from school, leave my friends/family and move to another state because you can’t help the entire U.S. with inflation? Christ
November 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
So, sell my house, find a new job, unenroll my kids from school, leave my friends/family and move to another state because you can’t help the entire U.S. with inflation? Christ
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More people voted in New York City’s election this year than they have in 50 years.
That’s a win for democracy, and a testament to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's inspiring campaign.
Congratulations to the next mayor of the greatest city in the world. 🗽
That’s a win for democracy, and a testament to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's inspiring campaign.
Congratulations to the next mayor of the greatest city in the world. 🗽
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
More people voted in New York City’s election this year than they have in 50 years.
That’s a win for democracy, and a testament to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's inspiring campaign.
Congratulations to the next mayor of the greatest city in the world. 🗽
That’s a win for democracy, and a testament to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's inspiring campaign.
Congratulations to the next mayor of the greatest city in the world. 🗽
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so it turns out that fascism is unpopular
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
so it turns out that fascism is unpopular
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“TURN THE VOLUME UP!”
Banger of a line from Mamdani
Banger of a line from Mamdani
November 5, 2025 at 4:36 AM
“TURN THE VOLUME UP!”
Banger of a line from Mamdani
Banger of a line from Mamdani
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Trump: "Hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Trump: "Hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
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You know what day should be a national holiday in 2029?
THE DAY OF THE COMPLETE AND TOTAL BULLDOZING OF THE PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP BALLROOM.
THE DAY OF THE COMPLETE AND TOTAL BULLDOZING OF THE PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP BALLROOM.
October 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
You know what day should be a national holiday in 2029?
THE DAY OF THE COMPLETE AND TOTAL BULLDOZING OF THE PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP BALLROOM.
THE DAY OF THE COMPLETE AND TOTAL BULLDOZING OF THE PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP BALLROOM.
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This guy’s company will now be manufacturing the motors for our military drones. What could go wrong?
October 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This guy’s company will now be manufacturing the motors for our military drones. What could go wrong?
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If he were right, the import price index (which measures pre-tariff prices) would have fallen by enough to offset the sharp tariff hike. It didn't.
October 25, 2025 at 3:41 AM
If he were right, the import price index (which measures pre-tariff prices) would have fallen by enough to offset the sharp tariff hike. It didn't.
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He posted an AI video of himself shitting on Americans six days ago
Trump: "They cheated on a commercial. Ronald Reagan loved tariffs and they said he didn't. And I guess it was AI or something. They cheated badly. Canada got caught cheating on a commercial. Can you believe it?"
October 25, 2025 at 3:59 AM
He posted an AI video of himself shitting on Americans six days ago
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Justice Kavanaugh, demonstrating about as much awareness of the actual world as a white prep school student from affluent Montgomery County, Maryland as we might expect.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen...they promptly let the individual go."
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Justice Kavanaugh, demonstrating about as much awareness of the actual world as a white prep school student from affluent Montgomery County, Maryland as we might expect.
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This is such a powerful piece from @reptroycarter.bsky.social and @repfields.bsky.social on the importance of the Voting Rights Act.
As the Supreme Court hears arguments on this legislation, it is so vital that we all remember WHY it was enacted.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/o...
As the Supreme Court hears arguments on this legislation, it is so vital that we all remember WHY it was enacted.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/o...
Opinion | The Shadow of Jim Crow Looms Over the Supreme Court
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
This is such a powerful piece from @reptroycarter.bsky.social and @repfields.bsky.social on the importance of the Voting Rights Act.
As the Supreme Court hears arguments on this legislation, it is so vital that we all remember WHY it was enacted.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/o...
As the Supreme Court hears arguments on this legislation, it is so vital that we all remember WHY it was enacted.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/o...
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this is truly invaluable reporting
Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by @sbmaneyphoto.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
this is truly invaluable reporting
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How does this Bears team have so many pre-snap miscues!?!?! I’ve never seen anything like it!
September 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
How does this Bears team have so many pre-snap miscues!?!?! I’ve never seen anything like it!
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Stephen Colbert: "This whole thing is the latest and boldest action in a long campaign against media critics. Trump has personally sued ABC, CBS, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Des Moines Register, and his bathroom scale."
September 19, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Stephen Colbert: "This whole thing is the latest and boldest action in a long campaign against media critics. Trump has personally sued ABC, CBS, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Des Moines Register, and his bathroom scale."
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Just realized the president implied yesterday that fishermen should stay out of the water because the U.S. may think you have drugs and kill you, and it's just a blip that barely warrants coverage.
Trump: "We're seeing that there are no ships in the ocean anymore ... no there are no boats. I wonder why? Meaning, no drugs are coming across. Probably stopping some fishermen too. To be honest, if I were a fisherman, I wouldn't want to go fishing either. 'Maybe they think I have drugs downstairs'"
September 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Just realized the president implied yesterday that fishermen should stay out of the water because the U.S. may think you have drugs and kill you, and it's just a blip that barely warrants coverage.
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I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn't a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
www.thenation.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners: www.thenation.com/article/poli...