Sam Narotsky
@samnarotsky.bsky.social
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JUST IN: Judge blocks Trump's attempt to strip security clearance from whistleblower lawyer Mark Zaid. Judge Amir Ali (Biden) says the move may violate Constitution's ban on bills of attainder. Doc: ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov
December 24, 2025 at 3:04 AM
JUST IN: Judge blocks Trump's attempt to strip security clearance from whistleblower lawyer Mark Zaid. Judge Amir Ali (Biden) says the move may violate Constitution's ban on bills of attainder. Doc: ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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awfully rich of JD to call someone out for being inauthentic. a yalie whose law prof helped him write a memoir where he threw his family under the bus in order to craft his up-from-appalachia persona before he toddled off to be a venture capitalist
JD Vance: "Jasmine Crocket -- the record speaks for itself. She wants to be a senator, though her street girl persona is about as real as her nails."
December 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
awfully rich of JD to call someone out for being inauthentic. a yalie whose law prof helped him write a memoir where he threw his family under the bus in order to craft his up-from-appalachia persona before he toddled off to be a venture capitalist
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Trump's reckless tariffs have been crushing farmers.
He found $40 billion to bail out Argentina.
But only $12 billion to help the farmers hurt by his policies.
You deserve better.
He found $40 billion to bail out Argentina.
But only $12 billion to help the farmers hurt by his policies.
You deserve better.
December 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Trump's reckless tariffs have been crushing farmers.
He found $40 billion to bail out Argentina.
But only $12 billion to help the farmers hurt by his policies.
You deserve better.
He found $40 billion to bail out Argentina.
But only $12 billion to help the farmers hurt by his policies.
You deserve better.
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Two attorneys and an aide who all worked on President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign appeared in court Monday for a preliminary hearing in Wisconsin on felony forgery charges related to a fake elector scheme.
https://to.pbs.org/3KMZpSQ
https://to.pbs.org/3KMZpSQ
Former Trump aides appear in Wisconsin court over 2020 fake elector scheme charges
The Wisconsin case was filed a year ago, but it has been tied up as the Trump aides have fought, unsuccessfully so far, to have the charges dismissed.
www.pbs.org
December 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Two attorneys and an aide who all worked on President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign appeared in court Monday for a preliminary hearing in Wisconsin on felony forgery charges related to a fake elector scheme.
https://to.pbs.org/3KMZpSQ
https://to.pbs.org/3KMZpSQ
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Convicted Felon Donald Trump's Truth Social post about Rob and Michele Reiner is disgusting filth.
It reflects the depravity of this soulless ghoul and how he is incapable of decency and good judgment.
It reflects the depravity of this soulless ghoul and how he is incapable of decency and good judgment.
December 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Convicted Felon Donald Trump's Truth Social post about Rob and Michele Reiner is disgusting filth.
It reflects the depravity of this soulless ghoul and how he is incapable of decency and good judgment.
It reflects the depravity of this soulless ghoul and how he is incapable of decency and good judgment.
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There’s a growing belief among Bills fans that the Bills are suffering more practice injuries than in past seasons.
To test that, I analyzed the Bills practice injury reports across multiple years, to see if the trend is real—or just noise.
bangedupbills.com/2025/12/13/a...
To test that, I analyzed the Bills practice injury reports across multiple years, to see if the trend is real—or just noise.
bangedupbills.com/2025/12/13/a...
Analyzing Buffalo Bills Practice Injuries: Trend or Just Perception? - Banged Up Bills
Injuries are a part of football, that much is fact. But much of the Buffalo Bills fanbase’s ire on social media has been directed at the number of practice injuries…
bangedupbills.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
There’s a growing belief among Bills fans that the Bills are suffering more practice injuries than in past seasons.
To test that, I analyzed the Bills practice injury reports across multiple years, to see if the trend is real—or just noise.
bangedupbills.com/2025/12/13/a...
To test that, I analyzed the Bills practice injury reports across multiple years, to see if the trend is real—or just noise.
bangedupbills.com/2025/12/13/a...
Why it’s important to support independent journalists —
Follow up: it doesn’t say it’s illegal to fire on incapacitated shipwrecked. It just says it’s illegal to fire on the shipwrecked. Where’d you get “incapacitated” and why are you such an asshole?
Q: "The Pentagon's Law of War manual…says 'Orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal.' Given that, how was that follow up strike on the two survivors legal?"
Tom Cotton: "They were not incapacitated… They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat."
Tom Cotton: "They were not incapacitated… They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat."
December 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Why it’s important to support independent journalists —
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Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
December 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
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Remember in May when Trump gave asylum to 17 family members of the Sinaloa cartel after making a deal with El Chapo’s son? And did you know in 2013, El Chapo bribed Juan Hernandez- who trump just pardoned - in exchange for protection in Honduras? I’m sure it’s all just a coincidence.
December 2, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Remember in May when Trump gave asylum to 17 family members of the Sinaloa cartel after making a deal with El Chapo’s son? And did you know in 2013, El Chapo bribed Juan Hernandez- who trump just pardoned - in exchange for protection in Honduras? I’m sure it’s all just a coincidence.
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West Point plaque: "Our code of military obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law."
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
West Point plaque: "Our code of military obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law."
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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a former Democrat who is running for #MIGov as an independent, just refused to condemn Donald Trump's threats to execute Democratic lawmakers
Duggan won’t say if Trump’s execution threats go too far - Detroit Metro Times
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan had an opportunity this weekend to say whether he thinks President Donald Trump’s threats of jailing and executing political opponents has gone too far.
www.metrotimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a former Democrat who is running for #MIGov as an independent, just refused to condemn Donald Trump's threats to execute Democratic lawmakers
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These data generate the kind of graph that political scientists love: monotonically decreasing/increasing series across easily observable & politically salient categories.
District courts have low partisan divides on ruling against Trump, large ones at the circuit level, & near perfect at SCOTUS
District courts have low partisan divides on ruling against Trump, large ones at the circuit level, & near perfect at SCOTUS
District court judges are engaged in a bipartisan project of [forgive me] actually calling balls and strikes. Republican circuit judges are largely going full-tilt partisan.
Stats as of last month:
courtaccountability.substack.com/p/where-law-...
Stats as of last month:
courtaccountability.substack.com/p/where-law-...
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
These data generate the kind of graph that political scientists love: monotonically decreasing/increasing series across easily observable & politically salient categories.
District courts have low partisan divides on ruling against Trump, large ones at the circuit level, & near perfect at SCOTUS
District courts have low partisan divides on ruling against Trump, large ones at the circuit level, & near perfect at SCOTUS
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Rand Paul: "If you take at face value the idea calling your opponents traitors and then specifically saying it warrants the death penalty is reckless, inappropriate, irresponsible -- it's not something that's helping the country heal wounds. I think it stirs things up and really we can do better."
November 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Rand Paul: "If you take at face value the idea calling your opponents traitors and then specifically saying it warrants the death penalty is reckless, inappropriate, irresponsible -- it's not something that's helping the country heal wounds. I think it stirs things up and really we can do better."
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Trump is a liar. Tear gassing kids in peaceful neighborhoods makes no one safer.
He cannot steal credit from our violence prevention and law enforcement efforts that have reduced crime for four years straight — long before his masked agents showed up. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
He cannot steal credit from our violence prevention and law enforcement efforts that have reduced crime for four years straight — long before his masked agents showed up. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
DHS takes credit for crime being down in Chicago. Data shows that was happening before they arrived.
Immigration officials on Tuesday said a drop in crime numbers was thanks to their work. Police data show the decrease was taking place before federal agents arrived in the city.
www.nbcnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Trump is a liar. Tear gassing kids in peaceful neighborhoods makes no one safer.
He cannot steal credit from our violence prevention and law enforcement efforts that have reduced crime for four years straight — long before his masked agents showed up. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
He cannot steal credit from our violence prevention and law enforcement efforts that have reduced crime for four years straight — long before his masked agents showed up. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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I want to thank all the veterans who have served this country, but especially the transgender veterans who served and still desire to serve in spite of being treated like 2nd class citizens by the very country they defend. Thank you all for your service.
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I want to thank all the veterans who have served this country, but especially the transgender veterans who served and still desire to serve in spite of being treated like 2nd class citizens by the very country they defend. Thank you all for your service.
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This hidden provision is so crooked and selfish, it doesn't even apply to US Representatives. Just US Senators.
Look at this new outrage. To open govt, we're retroactively letting 8 Senators sue for $500K each over having had their J6 phone toll records looked at. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This hidden provision is so crooked and selfish, it doesn't even apply to US Representatives. Just US Senators.
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Folks this is not a candid shot of the man at 11PM on a weekend, this is what he was doing while sitting in the middle of an internationally broadcast major press conference in the Oval Office
He is cooked, get him out of there ASAP—before we find ourselves in the midst of a second Great Depression
He is cooked, get him out of there ASAP—before we find ourselves in the midst of a second Great Depression
November 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Folks this is not a candid shot of the man at 11PM on a weekend, this is what he was doing while sitting in the middle of an internationally broadcast major press conference in the Oval Office
He is cooked, get him out of there ASAP—before we find ourselves in the midst of a second Great Depression
He is cooked, get him out of there ASAP—before we find ourselves in the midst of a second Great Depression
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Add noticeable drooping on the right side of Trump's face when he loses focus
During an event on Thursday, Donald Trump seemed to repeatedly struggle to keep his eyes open.
A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds found that Trump spent roughly 20 minutes battling to keep his eyes open.
New video w/ @ddiamond.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds found that Trump spent roughly 20 minutes battling to keep his eyes open.
New video w/ @ddiamond.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Add noticeable drooping on the right side of Trump's face when he loses focus
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A lot of discourse hasn't caught up with how the strong/somewhat breakdown is even more brutal. His core base of strong support is already falling below a quarter of voters! Even what approval he has is increasingly soft and halfhearted. Whereas disapprovers are much firmer in really hating the man.
November 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A lot of discourse hasn't caught up with how the strong/somewhat breakdown is even more brutal. His core base of strong support is already falling below a quarter of voters! Even what approval he has is increasingly soft and halfhearted. Whereas disapprovers are much firmer in really hating the man.
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This is an amazing clip. Trump basically says that he doesn't care what crimes CZ committed, because what matters is that he gave Trump a bribe
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 2:52 AM
This is an amazing clip. Trump basically says that he doesn't care what crimes CZ committed, because what matters is that he gave Trump a bribe
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(That was a response to @crampell.bsky.social and @laurachapin.bsky.social posting about this: bsky.app/profile/cram...)
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
(That was a response to @crampell.bsky.social and @laurachapin.bsky.social posting about this: bsky.app/profile/cram...)
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This is the sixth straight season in which a Will Smith wins a World Series:
2025: C Will Smith (LAD)
2024: C Will Smith (LAD)
2023: LHP Will Smith (TEX)
2022: LHP Will Smith (HOU)
2021: LHP Will Smith (ATL)
2020: C Will Smith (LAD)
2025: C Will Smith (LAD)
2024: C Will Smith (LAD)
2023: LHP Will Smith (TEX)
2022: LHP Will Smith (HOU)
2021: LHP Will Smith (ATL)
2020: C Will Smith (LAD)
November 2, 2025 at 4:48 AM
This is the sixth straight season in which a Will Smith wins a World Series:
2025: C Will Smith (LAD)
2024: C Will Smith (LAD)
2023: LHP Will Smith (TEX)
2022: LHP Will Smith (HOU)
2021: LHP Will Smith (ATL)
2020: C Will Smith (LAD)
2025: C Will Smith (LAD)
2024: C Will Smith (LAD)
2023: LHP Will Smith (TEX)
2022: LHP Will Smith (HOU)
2021: LHP Will Smith (ATL)
2020: C Will Smith (LAD)
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Most hits in a single postseason:
2025 Ernie Clement: 30
2025 Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: 29
2020 Randy Arozarena: 29
2025 Ernie Clement: 30
2025 Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: 29
2020 Randy Arozarena: 29
November 2, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Most hits in a single postseason:
2025 Ernie Clement: 30
2025 Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: 29
2020 Randy Arozarena: 29
2025 Ernie Clement: 30
2025 Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: 29
2020 Randy Arozarena: 29
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Shohei Ohtani is the first player to be intentionally walked four times in a postseason game
Only players to be IBBed 4+ times in a reg season game, since IBB official (1955):
2025 James Wood
2004 Barry Bonds (4 games)
2001 Manny Ramirez
1990 Andre Dawson
1985 Garry Templeton
1962 Roger Maris
Only players to be IBBed 4+ times in a reg season game, since IBB official (1955):
2025 James Wood
2004 Barry Bonds (4 games)
2001 Manny Ramirez
1990 Andre Dawson
1985 Garry Templeton
1962 Roger Maris
October 28, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Shohei Ohtani is the first player to be intentionally walked four times in a postseason game
Only players to be IBBed 4+ times in a reg season game, since IBB official (1955):
2025 James Wood
2004 Barry Bonds (4 games)
2001 Manny Ramirez
1990 Andre Dawson
1985 Garry Templeton
1962 Roger Maris
Only players to be IBBed 4+ times in a reg season game, since IBB official (1955):
2025 James Wood
2004 Barry Bonds (4 games)
2001 Manny Ramirez
1990 Andre Dawson
1985 Garry Templeton
1962 Roger Maris
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Sandy Koufax is coming out of the crowd to pitch the 16th
October 28, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Sandy Koufax is coming out of the crowd to pitch the 16th