@mattsmithruns.bsky.social
Proud Washingtonion; pragmatic progressive; dabbler in this and that.
βMay every day be another wonderful secret.β
18.07.2025 02:17 β π 9417 π 1483 π¬ 495 π 105Yesterday, Maurene Comey, who prosecuted the Epstein case, was summarily fired from SDNY. Her letter to colleagues pulls no punches. "Fear is the tool of a tyrant, wielded to suppress independent thought."
h/t @msnbc.com
As @marshablackburn accuses California of getting a βfree rideβ and threatens to make them pay for the National Guard invasionβ¦
β¦hereβs when Rep. Jernigan reminded us Tennessee *balances* our budget with 39% federal fundsππ½
Who is getting the βfree rideβ here, Marsha?
CNN: Do you support increasing taxes on gamblers?
REP. AMODEI: I did not vote for that
CNN: Sorry -- did you vote to pass this bill?
AMODEI: I wasn't going to kill the whole bill
From this new WSJ article about Epstein's bestie, Donald.
Donald: We have certain things in common, Jeffrey.
Jeffrey: Yes we do, come to think of it.
What might that be Mr. President??????????
SCOOP: While OK AG Gentner Drummond has been blustering about retrying Richard Glossip for murder a third time, behind the scenes he long ago -- and in writing -- cut a deal to release Glossip
Read the deets here, from me and @lilianasegura.bsky.social :
theintercept.com/2025/07/16/r...
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16.07.2025 22:30 β π 14097 π 3019 π¬ 798 π 250Heβs so desperate to change the subject off Epstein that he even lied about Coca-Cola.
16.07.2025 23:20 β π 8774 π 2356 π¬ 768 π 221Oh. π
Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey, was fired Wednesday from her job as a prosecutor in the Manhattan U.S. attorneyβs office.
She has worked there for nearly a decade, and prosecuted both Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
Trump on Powell: βI was surprised he was appointedβ (Trump appointed him)
16.07.2025 15:57 β π 10970 π 3225 π¬ 998 π 855God this rules these sickos really are gonna go down with this ship.
16.07.2025 23:02 β π 384 π 90 π¬ 22 π 3New in PN: Pam Bondi is breaking the DOJ
"The Department of Justice is no longer in the business of justice at all, and has squandered the presumption of regularity it once enjoyed with judges. One of the bulwarks of American civil society is functionally MIA β a massive blow to state capacity."
Weβre getting f*## at both ends by counterfeit products, and Amazon and Wallmart continue to sell these terrible fakes.
Enjoying our growing pains at www.Yetch.Studio.
π¨ LA: βFake ICE agents targeting the schoolsβ
It was only a matter of time.
How is anyone supposed to tell the difference? And now @MarshaBlackburn Jack Johnson & Speaker Sexton are codifying masked Secret Police vigilantes into law?
We need to start pushing backβlegally
If theyβre masked, unmarked, and flashing Amazon gear, report it for what it is: an attempted kidnapping by law enforcement impersonators.
π₯ Record.
π Share location.
π Call the police.
βICE vestβ is not an ID.
Yup. And the media continues to say how good The Dictator is at βmarketing.β
24.06.2025 23:55 β π 2141 π 453 π¬ 56 π 7LENOIR CITY, TN β pregnant fiancΓ©e of an American lost her baby in ICE detention after they denied her prenatal care after pleading for help for days. (@ltgovmcnally & @lowellrussell21βs district)
Unimaginable cruelty. @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty
nashvillebanner.com/2025/05/27/i...
A win! Thank you to everyone who spoke out! After facing bipartisan resistance, the Senate Parliamentarian, ruled that Sen. Mike Leeβs proposal to sell off millions of acres of federal land cannot be included under reconciliation rules.
24.06.2025 22:43 β π 36096 π 7288 π¬ 915 π 578We are a proud member of the National Coalition for Public Education. The big budget bill would divert billions of tax dollars for public education into private hands. Equal access to quality education for all is a cornerstone of a democratic society. Tax dollar grabs are not. @lwvus.bsky.social
24.06.2025 10:01 β π 337 π 157 π¬ 6 π 3He knew the court would order the planes turned around, and told his DoJ lawyers to tell the court to fuck off. This letter has already shown up in the South Sudan DVD case in a motion filed by the Plaintiffs at SCOTUS today.
24.06.2025 18:37 β π 5822 π 2396 π¬ 278 π 68OMG!!! πππππ
24.06.2025 17:18 β π 10839 π 2455 π¬ 3022 π 797This image is now absolutely everywhere over European media lmao
24.06.2025 22:46 β π 25405 π 7308 π¬ 556 π 510If you need a mask to enforce the law, you donβt deserve a badge.
Federal agents are snatching people off the streetsβfaces covered, names hidden.
This isnβt safety. Itβs secrecy.
Itβs not America.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/why-are-fe...
Operation Stormy Daniels. Haha
24.06.2025 19:52 β π 14516 π 3722 π¬ 495 π 346Want to know how Kennedy knows so much about vaccines? Simple: He makes it up. www.facebook.com/reel/6183450...
24.06.2025 04:17 β π 1020 π 184 π¬ 13 π 7KELLY: Does HHS's vaccine webpage reflects the department's view on covid vaccines?
RFK JR: I haven't seen the website
KELLY: It's kind of troubling that you're unaware of what your own department's website states. It says they're safe and effective.