@OKnox

Senior national political correspondent, U.S. News & World Report. Something retweets something something. Views here are my own, not my employer's. Duh.

 Washington, DC
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Oblivier Knox@OKnox8 Feb 2018
Replying to @OKnox
Also, "Hatch Act" is so lame compared to the law's real name - The 1939 Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities
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This is getting insane. Until about two weeks ago, I thought there might be a polling mirage (see also: Dems confidently spending $ in red states in 2016) but when the GOP goes beyond rhetoric to actual $ in places like these...
Stef Kight
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New: Senate Republicans are weighing three last-ditch spending moves that would have been unimaginable six months ago: a cash infusion for Mississippi and even more money for South Carolina and Kansas w/ @HansNichols @MarcACaputo axios.com/2026/10/21/mississ…

Scoop: Senate Republicans fear Mississippi is in play

Panic is spreading through the Republican Party.

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AFP News Agency
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#BREAKING US embassy staff and families ordered to leave Saudi Arabia, with families of embassy staff in the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain also ordered to leave, diplomatic source tells AFP
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Go, Charlie, Go!
Charlie Savage@charlie_savageOct 21
With the NYT, I started fighting in court in 2014 for records from John Durham's investigation of the CIA's post-9/11 torture program. A partial victory at SDNY was overturned by the 2nd Circuit. In 2022, after FOIA law changed, we filed another lawsuit and tried again. /1
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Caitlin Legacki@caitleg21h
FWIW, I think we are going to start seeing a whole lot more of this. It’s harder than ever to get oppo written by real outlets for a number of reasons and campaigns will have to be creative if the choice is between getting it out through imperfect means or letting it die
Organizermemes
@OrganizerMemesOct 20
Officially coining the term oppotainment for when campaigns use influencers to get oppo out instead of/in tandem with press
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The Cook Political Report shifted its rating of Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race toward Republicans, another sign that a contest Democrats once expected to win comfortably has become increasingly competitive in the closing weeks of the campaign. wapo.st/4dOOGm6

U.S. Senate race in Minnesota moves toward GOP in new Cook rating

The Cook Political Report shifted its rating of Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race between Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D) and Republican Michele Tafoya, a former NFL broadcaster, toward Republicans.

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I envy Ben's ability to write this so straight.
Ben Smith
@semaforbenOct 21
I wrote about the new generation in Washington, DC semafor.com/article/10/21/20…
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Seung Min Kim
@seungminkim22h
Noteworthy: @JohnCornyn says he believes Elon Musk would not slow down Starlink without "at least the acquiescence of the White House. "I think it's frankly shameful," he adds.
Michael Board@MikeBoard120022h
Texas Senator @JohnCornyn was asked on @CNBC about the throttling of @Starlink in the war between Russian and Ukraine, and he did not hold back!
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Breathtaking footage from deep inside a Brazilian jungle cave reveals a waterfall cascading alongside a double rainbow.
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Drew Harwell@drewharwellOct 21
New: We found cops who kept using Flock to spy on women after they left the force. One used it for five years after retirement, spying on his wife during a custody battle. Another ran searches while he was suspended (and later fired) after killing a 15-year-old boy. 🧵
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Eric Tucker@etuckerAP23h
The @JusticeOIG has declined to investigate the botched investigation and prosecution of David Hearn in the Reflecting Pool case. His lawyers want the office to reconsider. apnews.com/article/trump-ref…

Justice Department watchdog declines to investigate handling of Reflecting Pool case, lawyers say

The Justice Department’s inspector general has declined to investigate the handling of the criminal case against a former Olympian who was cleared of accusations that he intentionally damaged the...

apnews.com
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Reuben Jones@ReubenJones123h
CONTEXT: 1. Congress passed bipartisan legislation to pay Lejeune victims 4+ years ago so who controls Congress has no role in the payments. It's the federal govt. 2. As of August less than 1% of 407,000 claims have been paid. 3. During that time numerous victims have died waiting: spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snp… 4. There is bipartisan legislation in Congress to speed up cases but it hasn't advanced. Federal judges are pushing for a settlement and the court date is next week: spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/cha… 5. The federal govt. estimates around a million people were exposed to toxic water at Lejeune from 1953-1987. 6. This is the second time this month Trump has threatened money in NC if Republicans don't win. He said the state wouldn't get Helene aid -- he said he was "kidding." @SpecNews1RDU #ncpol

Some Camp Lejeune victims die before claims settled

None of the claims have been settled

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Aaron Rupar
@atruparOct 21
Trump on Camp Lejeune water contamination claims: "If we win the House and Senate, I am directing the Department of Justice to settle all remaining legitimate claims as soon as possible ... if we don't win, there's no money."
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Sit with the first line of this amusing review of Streetfighter. avclub.com/street-fighter-20…

Street Fighter makes video game adaptations a punchline again

Street Fighter is even worse than the first few film adaptations. It's a punishing, fetishistic mess—and that's when it's at its best.

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so…exactly like the other places?
Sam Levine@srlOct 20
New: The list of 20,000 non-citizens DOJ provided to Los Angeles election officials includes duplicates, cancelled registration and "high percentage of U.S. born-persons," LA officials say theguardian.com/us-news/2026…

DoJ’s suspected non-citizens list includes ‘high percentage’ of those born in US, LA officials say

The statement revealed in court papers raises questions about the reliability of the list of 20,000 people in California

theguardian.com
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Ben Sasse
@BenSasseOct 20
Public service is hard, but clearly these guys have the chops for it. #DadJokeCategory
Massimo
@Rainmaker1973Oct 17
The two candidates for Missouri House of Representatives District 158 have something in common. Left: incumbent R - Scott Cupps Right: D - Chris Foster
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The video featuring Amy Acton's mom: • doesn't have the disclosures required of political ads. • isn't running on TV, isn't in either the Meta or Google political ad archives. • just started getting shared by right-wing influencers out of nowhere. huffpost.com/entry/amy-acton…

Ohio Governor’s Race Reaches New Low As Republicans Roll Out Amy Acton’s Pedophile-Protecting Mother

Acton’s mother previously fled law enforcement with her husband after he faced charges of raping Acton when she was a child.

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David Weigel
@daveweigelOct 20
Here's one of the texts Texans got last week. The link is to a real group (Transgender Education Network of Texas), but the group didn't send them. Instead, a faux "trans rights" group was stood up to send the info to voters who, Rs figure, will say "ugh!" and vote for Paxton.
steven monacelli@stevanzettiOct 20
Remember when a purported BLM group called Dallas Justice Now sent letters to rich white people telling them not send their kids to Ivy League schools, and it turned out that Dallas Justice Now was a hoax created by Crowds on Demand at the behest of a Republican megadonor? I do!
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Inbox: Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-Texas) has interestingly announced he's hiring an AI policy fellow through a press release, with member quotes and all Not sure I've seen a job posting blasted out in this form before (h/t @greggiroux for the flag)
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NEW: A report found ~2,100 AI slop recipe sites crowding the web with garbage -- including a website said to be operated by a fake AI baker named "Elena" who is obviously designed to look like the actress Emily Blunt futurism.com/artificial-inte…

Recipe Scammers Are Using an AI-Generated Emily Blunt as a Slop Puppet to Promote Their Garbage

Recipe scammers are creating fake chefs and home cooks, including an AI-generated ripoff of the actress Emily Blunt.

futurism.com
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That Hurts
@That_HurtsOct 20
Never deleting this app.
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Pokemon Go(ne)
Los Angeles Times
@latimesOct 20
Almost $1 million in rare sports and Pokémon cards stolen from FedEx truck in Santa Ana latimes.com/sports/story/202…

Almost $1 million in rare sports and Pokémon cards stolen from FedEx truck in Santa Ana

Police have made no arrests or recovered any cards, which had been graded by Professional Sports Authenticator and were being shipped back to collectors nationwide.

latimes.com
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