Normal Citizen Vermont

Normal Citizen Vermont

@normalcitizenvt.bsky.social

Just a normal citizen here in Vermont Project manager by day, political junkie the rest of the time

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Jen Bendery
@jbendery.bsky.social

Thomas Phillips, the former Republican chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, announces he's backing Democrat James Talarico for Senate. "Paxton’s longstanding reputation will embarrass Texas in ways our state simply cannot afford." www.beaumontenterprise.com/opinions/art...

beaumontenterprise.comOPINION: A Republican case for voting for James TalaricoA Republican explains why he will vote for Democrat James Talarico over Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race, citing governance, party principles and leadership.

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Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

House Judiciary Democrats have just released a 50-page report that pulls together years of assault allegations against Trump and his reported connections to Jeffrey Epstein. The report calls for a special counsel to investigate Trump's ties to Epstein.

ms.nowHouse Judiciary Democrats release 50-page report on Trump’s alleged involvement in Epstein filesThe report — issued just eight days before the election — makes multiple, uncorroborated allegations against the president while also detailing discrepancies in his statements about Epstein.

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Chris Geidner
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social

“After nearly two hours of rare Sunday arguments at the West Coast federal appeals court, there did not appear to any path to the panel siding with the Justice Department at this time.”

lawdork.comIn rare Sunday arguments, appeals court judges are skeptical of DOJ’s California election lawsuitThe lawsuits in California and Alaska are expected to fail — but they also show how far A.G. Todd Blanche will go to advance Trump’s aims. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

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Anne Applebaum
@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu

In one day, two politicians - Bolsonaro in Brazil and Vucic in Serbia - with ties to Trump have lost surprise elections thanks to high turnout. The rise of the international far-right is not inevitable.

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NPR
@npr.org

The Pentagon is building weapons and projects with AI capabilities that officials say don't always closely adhere to the agency's own guidelines for AI, according to a congressional watchdog report published in October. n.pr/4BDLa8y

n.prThe Pentagon's guidelines for "responsible AI" aren't always followed, report showsThe Pentagon is building weapons and projects with AI capabilities that officials say don't always closely adhere to the agency's own guidelines for AI, according to a congressional watchdog report published in October.

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Jen Rubin
@jenrubin.bsky.social

Like me declaring I hereby refuse to certify the results in Mississippi... who the eff cares? it's irrelevant, illegal, frivilous

Jen Rubin@jenrubin.bsky.social

“D.O.J. making this claim this late smells of political interference and is against D.O.J. policy. The feds have absolutely no authority to tell Alaska when and how to certify. The state officials are following Alaska state law, as the Constitution requires.” so shame on NYT giving credence

nytimes.comMidterm Elections Updates: Trump Says He Ordered Justice Dept. to Intervene in Alaska Senate Race

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Catherine Rampell
@crampell.bsky.social

More than 40 farmers and agricultural industry groups are warning Washington leaders that the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration is affecting the nation’s food supply, hurting farmers and risking higher grocery prices. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

washingtonpost.comTrump’s immigration crackdown disrupts U.S. food supply, agriculture leaders sayRecent ICE raids have rocked rural America, delaying meat shipments in Kansas, threatening poultry production in Pennsylvania and affecting farmworkers in California, industry leaders say.

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Norm Eisen
@normeisen.bsky.social

Revelations about WH's involvement in Epstein memo in files pried loose by @democracydefendersfund.org lawsuit Trump was briefed his name was in the files--Weeks later his deputy chief of staff was editing the DOJ-FBI memo that declared the matter closed Patel sent the draft: "Here you go"👇 -TN

rawstory.comSecret email puts White House fingerprints on Epstein memo: 'Someone needs to own this'Following a briefing in June 2025 to inform President Donald Trump that his name was in the Epstein files, the Department of Justice and the FBI quietly issued a joint memo that shook the administrati...

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Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

BREAKING: The Trump Justice Department has moved to preemptively block certification of the results of Alaska's Senate race if Republican incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan loses.

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The Tennessee Holler
@thetnholler.bsky.social

He was ready! (She wasn’t😬)

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

this answer about what issues matter to him from a college student waiting in line at the Trump rally wasn't what the Fox correspondent expected to hear. She moved on with swiftness

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emptywheel
@emptywheel.bsky.social

TIL: Justin Pearson was at Bowdoin immediate after Zohran Mamdani was.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

NEW YORKER: “Republicans eliminated the state’s only Black-majority district, in Memphis, so @justinjpearson.bsky.social took a campaign about economic inequality to rural white voters.” www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

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NPR
@npr.org

In their first interview since being fired, OpenAI safety researchers Mikita Balesni and Tomek Korbak take us inside the Hugging Face hack probe and explain why OpenAI’s story doesn't add up.

n.prFired OpenAI researchers give their first interview since their dramatic dismissal : Machine GodsFired OpenAI safety researchers Mikita Balesni and Tomek Korbak give us their first interview since their dramatic dismissal. They take us inside the company during METR’s investigation into the Hugging Face hack, explain why OpenAI’s rebuttal doesn’t add up, and describe how the fight over AI safety is still playing out inside the company.Plus: we introduce our new segment, Pandora’s Box. Elon Musk wants to give every kid in America a SpaceX share, new filings in the OpenAI bugging case reveal the suspect’s chats with a Saudi royal, and more fresh horrors unleashed on us all by Silicon Valley.For a transcript of this episode, check out npr.org/machinegods.You can watch this full episode on YouTube, Spotify or Apple. And if you’ve got a question you want us to answer, you can drop us a comment on any of those platforms or email us at hey@machinegods.fm

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Marc Elias
@marcelias.bsky.social

🚨BREAKING: Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday said the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) might launch more California-style lawsuits to block states from counting ballots for the midterm election. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

democracydocket.comBlanche threatens ‘a number of states’ with California-style voting lawsuitsBlanche’s comments come amid the DOJ’s unprecedented assault on the Golden State’s election system.