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JUST IN: A federal judge (Trump-appointed Stephanie Gallagher) has held the Trump administration in contempt for deporting a man to El Salvador in violation of three court orders. She's ordering the government to return him.
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Observations:
-True Detective Season 1 (#35) is way too low. That thing was an EVENT. (It's probably low because later seasons didn't live up to it.)
-I'm not usually this guy, but putting the US Office (#11) over the original British version (#16) is ridiculous.
-Breaking Bad was great but had too many flaws to be No. 1. The Wire is virtually flawless.
-Chappelle's Show (#58) is probably docked because it's a sketch comedy show? But it should be way higher. It was revolutionary. And putting it right behind Nathan For You and I Think You Should Leave emphasizes how it's too low.
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The 2026 election is looking worse for the GOP than 2006 and 2018 by a bunch of measures -- with one key exception
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Aaron Blake retweeted
The American courts keep defending the First Amendment despite President Donald Trump’s best efforts to crack down on free speech and the free press.
That’s my glass-half-full assessment of this media moment. Read it all here... cnn.com/2026/09/25/media/tru…
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Aaron Blake retweeted
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Looks like Senate Democrats are about to spend big in Texas to boost James Talarico.
A new super PAC incorporated tonight, called Texas Forever, is affiliated with Senate Majority PAC, the Schumer-aligned big-money group.
Suffice it to say, this was not done by accident.
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DHS Sec. Mullin claimed there were as many as many as 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada's voter rolls.
A DHS official later said they had "confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now Nevada's deputy AG says "our records indicate that [the 185] were citizens."
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Aaron Blake retweeted
If the use of taxpayer dollars for a campaign-style ad featuring President Trump and the song "Love Me" seems odd—and it should—the explanation that the White House gave @mviser is even more bizarre. theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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Aaron Blake retweeted
I asked Pope Leo about the Trump CNN White House ban on board the papal plane from Rome to Paris.
The pope said he was: “very happy that here you are all welcome and good coverage, I think, is very important and that we have it all the way around, for everyone”
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Aaron Blake retweeted
An honor to share this moment with @DanaBashCNN
Moments after CNN was let back into the White House after almost 6 hours of the Trump administration appearing to defy a court order, @danabashcnn takes a step back amid a moment where Chinese state run media was allowed in the Oval Office, but some American media outlets weren't
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Aaron Blake retweeted
I think it’s fair game to report on any member of Congress referring to their staff as the F slur
Scoop: Inside the tumult in the @nytimes that’s discovered that Mary Peltola has scandalously asked staffers to help feed pets while she travels thousands of miles - oh and she sends texts that read like 90% of the men in Congress!
With weeks to go before a make or break election against a corrupt regime, this is now what passes for urgent political reporting from the most important media platform in America. I don’t want to single out anyone, but if they write stories about the toughness of people like Rahm Emanuel it’s with a kind of admiration for the combativeness with his friends and foes alike.
This just isn’t serious.
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Republicans in tough races are suddenly concerned about ICE, too
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Aaron Blake retweeted
"Let you."
Our message to corporate America is simple: We’re not going to let you lay off American workers so you can replace them with cheap foreign labor.
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Aaron Blake retweeted
Will be interesting to see what the undervote looks like for TX-Sen relative to the other races in the state.
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Aaron Blake retweeted
Last week I was told by Tiffany's team that I wouldn't be let into events if I wasn't a fair reporter.
Earlier this week, Tiffany said all reporters would be let into his events, even me, when he was asked about Trump's ban on TV stations.
Now they're blocking my colleague.
At Tom Tiffany’s campaign stop in Milwaukee, staff is blocking @MSpicuzzaMJS and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel from covering the event
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Trump gives away the game with his comment about friendly Chinese reporters
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The Trump administration has frequently tested, violated and defied court orders
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As usual in the Trump era, "I don't believe the president will fall for it" is GOP-politician-speak for, "I'm worried Trump might fall for it."
.@SenJohnKennedy: "President Xi is one of the best liars I've ever seen. He learned to lie before he learned to talk. I don't believe the president will fall for it...China if you turn the other cheek they'd stab you in the neck."
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My latest midterm newsletter: Trump's 70-30 problem
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Aaron Blake retweeted
NEW: Midterm martial law? A national security emergency? The prospect of Trump deciding to act on the demands of his most fervent election-denying supporters has remained a constant threat, one that even Trump’s inner circle admits remains possible. w/ @yvonnewingett theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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