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Matt Ford

@mford.bsky.social

Staff writer, The New Republic. Law, democracy, and the courts. 49ers/Dodgers stuff too.

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Jay Willis@jaywillis.net · 2h ago

Dying at the right-wing activists that (1) held a call with Todd Blanche in which Blanche made a lot of anti-abortion promises, (2) said "uh this is off the record" like doing so would magically ward off journalists, and then (3) UPLOADED IT TO THEIR YOUTUBE CHANNEL www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

The acting attorney general’s conversation with Trump appears to have taken place just hours after the president publicly mused about pulling Blanche’s nomination and instead trying to push through a fund that could be used to compensate Jan. 6 rioters and others who claim to have been persecuted by the Biden administration. Announcements at the beginning and end of the Intercessors for America call stated that it was “not intended for press purposes.” A speaker told attendees that the call was “not on the record” and directed any journalists on the line to hang up. POLITICO was not on the call on Thursday when it took place and did not agree to any limits on reporting. Audio of the session was posted on YouTube by Intercessors for America, which calls itself “the largest national prayer ministry dedicated to praying for our government and leaders.” As of Monday, the recording remained publicly accessible.
Jacob T. Levy@jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 2d ago

I know this would be closing the barn door after he horse has been reelected president, but if Democrats win both chambers I'd really like to see a concurrent resolution deeming January 6 an insurrection under 14(3). 1/

Matt Ford@mford.bsky.social · 4d ago

If the other 29 owners actually cared about competitive balance, they’d block Andrew Friedman’s number instead of giving him the best players on their rosters once a year.

Philip Bump@pbump.com · 5d ago

As I've said before: What high-paying long-term jobs do they pretend exist here? A data center isn't a place where execs come and do Big Deals. Go to the server room at your workplace; are there lots of rich people in there spending money?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

Hassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."

Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 7d ago

! Senate Judiciary Committee just officially delayed the BLANCHE AG vote, which was scheduled for tomorrow morning. He doesn’t have the votes. Tillis and Cornyn have made clear for weeks and weeks that the DOJ needs to rewrite the Trump/IRS settlement, which still hasn’t happened.