Mary Beth Schneider
@marybschneider.bsky.social
Former politics and government reporter for The Indianapolis Star. I once was The Twitter Lady.
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Breaking down Indiana’s redistricting fight: Where does it stand, and are these tactics even legal?
Election law scholar Luis Fuentes-Rohwer answers these questions and forecasts the future of gerrymandering in our latest Q&A👇
Election law scholar Luis Fuentes-Rohwer answers these questions and forecasts the future of gerrymandering in our latest Q&A👇
Indiana’s GOP Shows Us the Future of Gerrymandering — And It’s Grim: A Conversation With Election Law Expert Luis Fuentes-Rohwer
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Breaking down Indiana’s redistricting fight: Where does it stand, and are these tactics even legal?
Election law scholar Luis Fuentes-Rohwer answers these questions and forecasts the future of gerrymandering in our latest Q&A👇
Election law scholar Luis Fuentes-Rohwer answers these questions and forecasts the future of gerrymandering in our latest Q&A👇
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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Q: “You said you would have no problem with releasing the full video of that strike on September 2nd.”
Trump: “I didn’t say that. You said that. I didn’t say that. This is ABC fake news.”
Trump on Dec. 3: “Whatever they have, we’d certainly release. No problem.”
Trump: “I didn’t say that. You said that. I didn’t say that. This is ABC fake news.”
Trump on Dec. 3: “Whatever they have, we’d certainly release. No problem.”
December 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Arsonist offers to sell you some water to put out the fire he started.
December 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Arsonist offers to sell you some water to put out the fire he started.
Former Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb:
In other words, the MAGA demonization of elite universities bears little relation to reality. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | I was a red state governor. What I saw at Harvard surprised me.
The spirit of association remains alive in unexpected places.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Former Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb:
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The Court isn’t interested in activism, he said.
We’re just here to call balls and strikes, he said.
We’re just here to call balls and strikes, he said.
Justice Gorsuch: Is it possible--"just maybe"--that we're setting our sights far too low and we should be blowing up many more structures of modern government?
December 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Court isn’t interested in activism, he said.
We’re just here to call balls and strikes, he said.
We’re just here to call balls and strikes, he said.
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NEW @propublica.org: In just a matter of weeks in 1993, Trump got 2 mortgages for 2 Palm Beach houses, pledging in each case that the house would be his principal residence.
In reality, both houses were investment properties. “They were rentals from the beginning,” says the rental agent.
In reality, both houses were investment properties. “They were rentals from the beginning,” says the rental agent.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
NEW @propublica.org: In just a matter of weeks in 1993, Trump got 2 mortgages for 2 Palm Beach houses, pledging in each case that the house would be his principal residence.
In reality, both houses were investment properties. “They were rentals from the beginning,” says the rental agent.
In reality, both houses were investment properties. “They were rentals from the beginning,” says the rental agent.
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The orange felon insults yet another female reporter by calling CNN’s Kaitlan Collins “stupid and nasty” after she inquired about the price of his trashy dictator ballroom after it increased by another $100M.
This is what happens when you normalize a criminal for a decade.
This is what happens when you normalize a criminal for a decade.
December 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The orange felon insults yet another female reporter by calling CNN’s Kaitlan Collins “stupid and nasty” after she inquired about the price of his trashy dictator ballroom after it increased by another $100M.
This is what happens when you normalize a criminal for a decade.
This is what happens when you normalize a criminal for a decade.
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⚡️Explosions reported in Kremenchuk as Russia launches barrage of missiles, drones towards central Ukraine.
Explosions were heard in Kremenchuk beginning around 1:30 a.m. local time as Russian forces launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on the central Ukrainian city.
Explosions were heard in Kremenchuk beginning around 1:30 a.m. local time as Russian forces launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on the central Ukrainian city.
Explosions reported in Kremenchuk as Russia launches barrage of missiles, drones towards central Ukraine
Russian forces launched a large-scale attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk overnight on Dec. 6, officials reported.
kyivindependent.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Trump plans to use our tax dollars to "[c]ultivate resistance" in Europe," by supporting neo-fascist organizations seeking to undermine democracy.
Why not just give the money to Putin who has been doing that for years?
Why not just give the money to Putin who has been doing that for years?
Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy
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December 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Trump plans to use our tax dollars to "[c]ultivate resistance" in Europe," by supporting neo-fascist organizations seeking to undermine democracy.
Why not just give the money to Putin who has been doing that for years?
Why not just give the money to Putin who has been doing that for years?
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Pope to Vatican Ambassadors: “I wish to reaffirm that the Holy See will not be a silent bystander to the grave disparities, injustices and fundamental human rights violations in our human and global community, which is increasingly more fractured and conflict-prone.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
December 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Pope to Vatican Ambassadors: “I wish to reaffirm that the Holy See will not be a silent bystander to the grave disparities, injustices and fundamental human rights violations in our human and global community, which is increasingly more fractured and conflict-prone.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
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There is blood on the hands of Donald Trump, RFK, and every Republican who has allowed this sham to go on for far too long. When kids die unnecessarily and once-eradicated diseases darken the doors of terrified families and pediatricians, Americans will know who is responsible.
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
There is blood on the hands of Donald Trump, RFK, and every Republican who has allowed this sham to go on for far too long. When kids die unnecessarily and once-eradicated diseases darken the doors of terrified families and pediatricians, Americans will know who is responsible.
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@npr it’s not a principle. It is a constitutional guarantee.
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in birthright citizenship challenge
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
@npr it’s not a principle. It is a constitutional guarantee.
I just learned that Eric Berman, a true Statehouse legend in the press corps, died overnight after a battle with cancer. I am so so sad, and so lucky to have worked alongside him for so many years, he at WIBC and me at the Star. RIP, Eric.
December 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I just learned that Eric Berman, a true Statehouse legend in the press corps, died overnight after a battle with cancer. I am so so sad, and so lucky to have worked alongside him for so many years, he at WIBC and me at the Star. RIP, Eric.
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This, within the same 24-48 hour period that we learn that national parks will no longer be free on MLK Day or Juneteenth (but will be on Trump's birthday). If they were trying to prove they're white supremacists, what would they be doing differently?
It has long been clear that unalloyed racism lies at the core of Trumpism, and he is becoming increasingly explicit about this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This, within the same 24-48 hour period that we learn that national parks will no longer be free on MLK Day or Juneteenth (but will be on Trump's birthday). If they were trying to prove they're white supremacists, what would they be doing differently?
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Keystone Kash, his girlfriend, and her friends having the time of their lives using and abusing taxpayer funded resources and civil servants. www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
December 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Keystone Kash, his girlfriend, and her friends having the time of their lives using and abusing taxpayer funded resources and civil servants. www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
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Indiana House GOP soundly defeats Dem edits to redistricting bill
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Indiana House GOP soundly defeats Dem edits to redistricting bill • Indiana Capital Chronicle
House Democrats labeled the legislation an "extraordinary unfunded mandate," noting it doesn't grant state or county election administrators any financial help, even though the changes must be made…
indianacapitalchronicle.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Indiana House GOP soundly defeats Dem edits to redistricting bill
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As Justice Kagan begins her dissent by pointing out, what is even the point of trial, of fact-finding, of clear error, of standards of review, when the Supreme Court simply ignores every single part of that and decides everything purely on the papers without any real consideration of the facts?
December 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
As Justice Kagan begins her dissent by pointing out, what is even the point of trial, of fact-finding, of clear error, of standards of review, when the Supreme Court simply ignores every single part of that and decides everything purely on the papers without any real consideration of the facts?
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The Supreme Court majority has decided that they are the fact-finders, and the facts are what they want them to be, and quite frankly if District Courts disagree, they can pound sand because they're not the ones in charge.
They're right about the last part. But the damage they're doing is longterm.
They're right about the last part. But the damage they're doing is longterm.
December 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The Supreme Court majority has decided that they are the fact-finders, and the facts are what they want them to be, and quite frankly if District Courts disagree, they can pound sand because they're not the ones in charge.
They're right about the last part. But the damage they're doing is longterm.
They're right about the last part. But the damage they're doing is longterm.
I hate Roberts’ smug smile.
Supreme Court Conservatives Reinstate Texas’ Gerrymandered House Maps talkingpointsmemo.com/news/supreme...
Supreme Court Conservatives Reinstate Texas’ Gerrymandered House Maps
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 order, has put on hold a...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I hate Roberts’ smug smile.
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TLDR: SCOTUS rules, 6-3, that racial gerrymandering is totally okay when Republicans do it. And if a district court suggests otherwise, they were dumb and too mean to Republicans (specifically “not presuming their good faith”).
December 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
TLDR: SCOTUS rules, 6-3, that racial gerrymandering is totally okay when Republicans do it. And if a district court suggests otherwise, they were dumb and too mean to Republicans (specifically “not presuming their good faith”).
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just an utter joke of a court.
December 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
just an utter joke of a court.
Good
NEW: The Trump Justice Department failed to secure an indictment today against New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Grand jury declines to indict N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, less than two weeks after the first case was dismissed
Federal officials failed to secure the new indictment against James, whom Trump has targeted, after a judge said the previous one was secured by an unlawfully appointed prosecutor.
www.nbcnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Good