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Post by @climatecasino.net — Bluesky Breaking News! Code UFB - The preliminary global sea-surface temperature for November 4th was more than 7.5 standard deviations above the 1982-2011 mean. In "normal times" the odds of this would be about 33,000,000,000,000-to-1 against. Next up, 8?



Navy deploys 20,980 personnel to secure Jakarta : worldnews










Putin Now Wants More Ukrainian Territory Beyond Donbas, FT Reports : worldnews

neonpurplestar comments on /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1717, Part 1 (Thread #1864) Archive is somewhat broken again. Still, here are some interesting news from the abomination which is commonly known as russia:

























India's renewable energy capacity crosses 300 GW; cuts fuel import bill by $100 bn: IEA : worldnews
India's IT lobby chief warns grads could struggle to find jobs due to AI : worldnews



British doctor who tested positive for Ebola in Congo is evacuated to London hospital : worldnews




Syria aids Saudi Arabia with military advice and training amid Houthi attacks, sources say : worldnews

Trump discusses Middle East de-escalation with Qatar's emir : worldnews



Tankers hit in Hormuz as Iran keeps up pressure after US vote : worldnews





Report: PM, Mossad chief planned Iran op on eve of Israeli election; it was thwarted after US accidentally tipped off | The Times of Israel Israeli TV claims unspecified operation wasn’t backed by other senior officials in security establishment due to concerns it could spark a major escalation, lead to postponement of voting

Huckabee: 'Not sure' if US aid to Israel will end immediately or at end of 2028 | The Times of Israel American ambassador defends military assistance to the Jewish state, says Vance is wrong that Republicans want to change relationship to Israel

Eisenkot stands by mandatory service after Liberman opens door to ultra-Orthodox parties | The Times of Israel Yashar chief says coalition talks have made ‘significant progress’ and vows to invite any faction that accepts his four core principles

Both election interference probes involving Arab parties reportedly falling apart | The Times of Israel

Huckabee: 'Not sure' if US aid to Israel will end immediately or at end of 2028 | The Times of Israel American ambassador defends military assistance to the Jewish state, says Vance is wrong that Republicans want to change relationship to Israel



Zelensky: Ukraine Has Not Received $16 Billion in Previously Agreed US Aid : worldnews

Rescuers dig for bodies after Russia bombs village aid center to rubble, killing dozens inside : worldnews


/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1717, Part 1 (Thread #1864) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of November 6, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on November 5, 2026: 2,440 personnel, 1,395 UAVs, and 54 artillery systems.













EU rejects Trump's 'big beautiful' security deal with Russia : worldnews
Trump says he and Putin are close to a deal about Ukraine and 'all of Europe' : worldnews
Russian President Vladimir Putin has no ​veto on European security ‌matters and Ukraine must become fully integrated into European ​security architecture, says EU's ​foreign policy chief Kaja ⁠Kallas : worldnews





Hungary pushes back against Ukraine's EU membership by 2030 : worldnews







Snapchat starts disabling friend-finder feature for UK children : worldnews
Post by @pixelatedboat.bsky.social — Bluesky My advice to Russel Brand: on your first day in prison, walk up to the biggest prisoner you can find and say the most annoying thing possible in a stupid voice


Lula's election win dashes US hopes of quick access to Brazil's rare earths : worldnews

Mexican judge arrested on allegations he accepted bribe to release Ryan Wedding's right-hand man : worldnews

Democrats Are Hatching a Plan to Reverse Trump's Canada Tariffs : politics
El-Sayed calls Canada-U.S. trade war ‘insane’ : politics





Pope Leo Says He Voted In U.S. Election Because He's "Proud To Be An American" : worldnews

Post by @paulmarvin.bsky.social - Bluesky CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY - Axis of Evil

Trump says he met with Putin envoy, sees Ukraine deal soon : politics

Netanyahu bet on Trump - but both lost : politics
AIPAC-s dwindling allies in Congress - POLITICO
Rare bipartisan idea gains ground: U.S.-Israel tie needs a break : politics
For Israelis, U.S. Midterms Show How Far Their Star Has Fallen in America : politics


Stephen Miller replacing Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, Trump says : politics
Trump pivots toward the center by naming Stephen Miller new White House Chief of Staff - Lawyers, Guns & Money

\ Trump Has Made A Noticeable Change In How He Acts Since The Election. Therapists Have A Theory Why. : politics

Pete Hegseth strikes defiant tone in face of impeachment threat : politics
Defiant Hegseth vows to finish Iran war : politics
Pete Hegseth May Get Impeached Before Dems Even Take Over Congress : politics - A drunk Fox News host who was never qualified, who leaked Yemen war plans on Signal, who fired decorated generals and Admirals like Nancy Lacore because they weren't MAGA enough, who used the military against Americans in LA and DC. Even Republicans know he's a national security risk. Impeach and remove
War Secretary Pete Hegseth demands $350B, pushes back on Dem impeachment effort : politics
Defiant Hegseth vows to finish Iran war : politics
Trump Plots Secret Move to Dump Hegseth and Save Face : politics
Thomas Massie Gives Pete Hegseth a Choice: Resignation or Impeachment : politics


Democrats finally have the votes to make the Electoral College obsolete : politics

A new type of constitutional hardball - Lawyers, Guns & Money Alito won't retire in the lame duck and he doesn't need to. Trump can nominate someone to the Supreme Court and the senate can confirm without a vacancy. Then Trump can wait to sign the commission any time in the next two years. The question isn't Alito, its Cornyn/Tillis/Thune.

Trump Signs Bonkers Scheme to Keep Oval Office Tacky Forever : politics

Fox is deeply enmeshed in potential corruption investigations surrounding the Trump family and Pentagon contracts | Media Matters for America

Ivanka Trump’s luxury trip to Morocco before midterms cost taxpayers nearly $100,000 : politics

Trump signs proclamation he says will prevent future changes to the Oval office and Cabinet room : politics
Trump has 'transformed nothing that can't be turned back the day after he leaves office': Erick Erickson : politics

Trump's Favorite Aide Has Taken Control of His Personal Cell Phone - Natalie Harp is now screening Donald Trump's calls. : politics

'Tone deaf' Trump can't stop talking about his vanity projects : politics
Damnatio memoriae - Wikipedia
Judge blocks construction of Trump's arch within an hour of its final approval : politics

A judge blocks construction of Trump's arch moments after it won federal approval : politics

Trump Media's investors lost $2.2 billion while Trump holds $460 million stake : politics

'Russia Russia Russia' Was No Hoax : politics
Opinion: 'Russia Russia Russia' Was No Hoax By now it should be obvious that Donald Trump behaves in all respects like a Russian asset, if not ally. And he has consistently blocked further investigations into his financial dealings with Russian oligarchs. It is high time for a real Russia investigation, unobstructed by Trump.

The curse of Liz Truss brings down the MAGA movement – POLITICO The former British PM was at Mar-a-Lago the night before the midterms. Coincidence? Yes, probably.
The curse of Liz Truss brings down the MAGA movement : politics

The Successor - Lawyers, Guns & Money A while back, a social media game was to map Trump's hangers-on onto the characters in "The Death of Stalin." Stalin died without preparing a successor, but the men around him all felt that they had a claim to his office. And they did - each had a piece of it, but the winner had to eliminate the others.

Top Justice Department Official Resigns as Rats Begin Jumping : politics
Democrats Are Already Hiring Lawyers to Investigate DHS : politics
Trump White House Warns 3,000 Conservative Groups Their Statements Are Being 'Monitored' as Republicans Turn on Him : politics

The depth and breadth of Republican losses are staggering : politics
The midterms blew open the 2028 map. Republicans are panicking. : politics
MAGA influencers are in full freak-out mode after the GOP's midterm face-plant : politics

Republican Panic Explodes as Jaw-Dropping Red State Losses Mount : politics

The Midterms Weren't Red vs. Blue, They Were Bought vs. Not Bought : politics






The midterms’ most deserving losers - by Tom Schaller - Call them the Comeuppance Caucus.
What a night, early November back in '26 - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Tom Schaller goes through all of the most deserving losers of the Blue Tsunami, some of which (like the gerrymanders) we’ve covered. There are so many people it was great to see lose it was hard to keep track. so it's good to have a comprehensive list. To cherry pick a couple, how about the particularly flagrant racists:

The Right's Cruelty Has Consequences : politics
Midterms 'Go So Badly' for Republicans That Trump Ally Laura Loomer Questions Whether God Is Really in Charge : politics

Rep. Garcia says voters gave Democrats a mandate to pursue accountability : politics


Analysis: Democrats have won more than 250 House seats : politics - Current projection by the decision desk is 260, more than they won in 2008, which is insane ... Looks like 262 actually



Fed Up With Politics and Struggle, Young Voters Rose Up - The New York Times Young people powered Democratic candidates, joining global demands for generational change from a cohort weary of older people sitting on jobs and devouring resources.

‘My eyes opened’: Latinas abandoned Republicans in droves : politics

The 'Blue Wave' Is Really a Black Tsunami : politics

Actually, Democrats Don't Have to Sacrifice Trans People or Immigrants to Win : politics

Bernie Sanders: Winning the Midterms Is Not Enough. Here's What We Must Do : politics


I am Tammy Patrick, Chief Program Officer at the National Association of Election Officials. Ask me anything about election administration in the 2026 Midterms! : politics
We cover politics for New York Times Opinion. Ask us anything about the midterms. : politics

As Democrats look to next era, the veto and the filibuster await : politics

Calls to Replace Jeffries and Schumer Explode After Democratic Wins : politics
Kansas Sen.-elect Adam Hamilton stands by promise not to support Chuck Schumer for leadership : politics
House Democrats "Inundated" with Anti-Jeffries Calls : politics
Petitions to replace Chuck Schumer pass 100,000 signatures day after launch : politics
Progressives fume at Hakeem Jeffries for saying Democrats won't 'get even' with Trump : politics
Van Hollen not running for Senate majority leader, source says : politics
Maryland Sen. Van Hollen eyes 2028 presidential bid, declines to endorse Schumer as Senate Majority Leader : politics



Rubio Considers Leaving Administration After GOP's Midterm Loss : politics



What Changed/What Didn't - Lawyers, Guns & Money There is exactly one permanent change on the landscape from this election–Democrats have proven they can win statewide in Texas. That’s an earthquake in American politics, especially since evidently nothing will turn Florida blue again, despite Angie Nixon running a hell of a good campaign.


Post by @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social — Bluesky Oh okay. So Trump wins a plurality and it's a complete sea-change in American life that requires every media outlet, educational institution, and corporation to alter their entire identities. But Dems sweep an election with the largest margin since Watergate and there's no mandate to do anything. - "If Democrats lurch far left on policy, the voters who gave them an enormous victory on Tuesday will probably be strongly tempted to switch back to the GOP or stay home in future elections." Read more from the Editorial Board: wapo.st/4z0x1j8



The midterms have already cost Musk almost $120bn : politics
Elon Musk's Tesla and SpaceX lose over $420 billion in combined market cap after midterms : politics
Texas Governor-Elect Requests Pause on Land Talks With SpaceX : politics
Why Do the Beautiful Always Die Young? - Lawyers, Guns & Money RIP Cybertruck:


Religious "nones" shatter white evangelical dominance at the polls


Iran is a political as well as a foreign policy catastrophe, continued - Lawyers, Guns & Money There are several interesting points in Eric Levitz’s interview with David Shor. The first is how many gains Dems had among the constituencies that swung hard for Trump in 2024:

Election Night's Most Poignant Picture One photo captured a 60-year story of how change happens in America - Talarico wasn't even alive the last time Texas sent a Democrat to the US Senate. ... The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the most important piece of legislation passed by Congress in the twentieth century
John Lewis's revenge - Lawyers, Guns & Money One of the factors behind the remarkable results in South Carolina and Mississippi was a huge increase in Black turnout: There's no one reason for this, but as Morris says one has to think that a major factor was the last and probably most visible stage of John Roberts's lawless demolition of the Voting Rights Act, which allowed Republicans to destroy some highly visible majority-Black districts.














Teenage girl held captive for 500 days rescued after secretly asking for help in Among Us - Dexerto A teenage girl who was allegedly held captive for more than 500 days has been rescued after using Among Us to alert another player that she had been kidnapped. Kylie Arellano, 17, disappeared from her home in Utah in May 2025 when she was just 15 years old. She was finally rescued on November 1, 2026, after contacting another child through the popular multiplayer game.
Teenage girl held captive for 500 days rescued after secretly asking for help in Among Us : worldnews





Massie Says He Has Enough Signatures to Force Vote on Epstein Files : politics
Dems Make Don Jr. and Epstein Investigation Targets Number One : politics

Post by @papootx.bsky.social - Bluesky Trump Accused: Rape Of 8 Year Old Girl She gave evidence and testimony to Senate Judiciary Committee.










The Texas Miracle: Texas Democrats broke the map. Texas Republicans broke themselves. : politics
Texas's new Democratic governor Hinojosa vows to undo policies she calls divisive : politics
Texas went so blue Talarico got more early votes than Paxton got in total : politics

Get ready habibis, Abdul El-Sayed’s 'shawarma law' is coming to the US : politics ... I remember when republicans were warning us of "taco trucks on every corner". I'm still kind of pissed that we never got that.

Mississippi Senate race: Democrats on brink of flipping deep-red state : politics
Post by @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social - Bluesky SWEET KARMA! Democrat Scott Colom who is about to win the Mississippi Senate seat only ran after his MAGA opponent blocked him from obtaining a lifetime federal judge position! She blocked the Senate from even considering him by withholding her blue slip.
Mississippi Goddamn
Scott Colom Flips Forrest County, Named for Ku Klux Klan Founder Nathan Bedford Forrest : politics
Mississippi Democrat Scott Colom defies odds, pulls further ahead in vote tally : politics
GOP kicks off bid to throw out votes in Mississippi Senate race : politics
The fight is growing over ballot counting in Mississippi's tight Senate race : politics
'What I actually did was split the Republican vote': Ty Pinkins shares why he stayed in : politics

In Alaska, Ranked-Choice Ballots Are Unlikely to Be Enough for Dan Sullivan : politics
New data suggests Peltola likely to win Alaska, voters not confused by 2 Dan Sullivans : politics

Republican Loser Takes Bitter Swipe at Her Own Voters : politics - Susan Collins losing got me the most excited in election night because it sends a message to the rest of the congress that no one is safe if you don't deliver on promises. We need these old, out of touch politicians (on both sides) gone!

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he won’t call special session to redraw maps : politics

Democratic Socialist Mayors Will Now Run LA, New York, and D.C. After Nithya Raman’s Win : politics

Democrat Jessica Killin unseats Republican Jeff Crank in 5th Congressional District : politics - CO-5 will be represented by a Democrat for the first time in its 50-year history. CO-5 will be represented by a Democrat for the first time in its 50-year history. CO-5 will be represented by a Democrat for the first time in its 50-year history. For those unaware: CO-5 covers Colorado Springs, which is a very Christian conservative and military town. It is the home base for Focus on the Family, and also has the Air Force Academy (with NORAD nearby). This is as seismic a shift as any out there.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp rejects special session to undercut incoming Bottoms : politics

Newsom moves to empty Calif's death row by commuting 548 sentences : politics
Newsom Commutes Death Sentences - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Democrat Cait Conley wins election to U.S. House in New York's 17th Congressional District : politics - Goodbye Mike Lawler!!!
Mike Lawler concedes to Cait Conley, flipping New York's 17th Congressional District

Democrat Amish Shah wins election to U.S. House by flipping Arizona's 1st Congressional District : politics - As a New York Jets fan living in this district, this was such a weird race, a former New York Jets Team Doctor vs a former New York Jets Kicker

Democrats flip 16 Missouri House seats, ending Republican supermajority : politics

North Dakota voters reject universal free school meals amendment : politics - Got money for war but not to feed the children. SMH.

Democratic socialist Nithya Raman defeats Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayor's race : politics
Karen Bass - Wikipedia
Nithya Raman wins Los Angeles mayor over incumbent Karen Bass Democratic socialist Nithya Raman has toppled incumbent Karen Bass in the race for mayor of Los Angeles
Nithya Raman - Wikipedia

Republicans in North Carolina lose 4 more House seats as GOP wipeout spreads : politics

Tommy Tuberville earned the fewest votes of any major Alabama Republican on Tuesday : politics

Florida elects Republican with neo-Nazi ties who called for executing queer people. He has also reportedly condoned slavery and advocated lynching. : politics

Lauren Boebert Cries Election Fraud as She Trails Behind Democrat : politics














'Total repudiation': The blue wave is about to hit AI : politics

Some 40% of US Planned Data Center Capacity Is in States Wanting to Hit Pause | A new crop of Democratic governors-elect campaigned on putting the brakes on artificial intelligence development. : politics

Trump Official Who Wants Data Centers on Public Lands Has Tens of Millions Invested in AI Industry : politics






































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Post by @ecowarriorss.bsky.social - Bluesky Something “unprecedented” happening in atmosphere - Arctic polar vortex, is collapsing at earliest ever recorded - A strong polar vortex keeps cold air locked in Arctic, but a weakened Polar Vortex, allows cold air to escape into North America and Europe.



Russia Warns Citizens to Avoid Travel to Iran Amid Rising Tensions : worldnews

neonpurplestar comments on /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1716, Part 1 (Thread #1863) some interesting headlines from the abomination which is commonly known as russia

Post by @maks23.bsky.social - Bluesky Wildberries in Ryazan overnight

Post by @maks23.bsky.social - Bluesky New footage from Siberia
Post by @maks23.bsky.social - Bluesky More from Siberia

Putin places the Russian assets of Russia's biggest tobacco manufacturer, Japan Tobacco International, under temporary administration : worldnews

Payments to Families of Fallen Russian Soldiers Cut as Regional Budgets Shrink : worldnews



Pakistan says Saudi Arabia has rolled over additional $3 billion deposit for "reasonable period' : worldnews

Taliban sets fire to hundreds of 'immoral' musical instruments : worldnews

Saudi Arabia crisis: Houthis seek $51 billion to end war : worldnews

A bad omen? Syria bans women from university courses : worldnews



Joint List says it will back Eisenkot to form Israel’s next government : worldnews



Kyiv suffers worst water outage of full-scale war after mass Russian assault : worldnews

Police find missing woman alive four days after Russian bombing of Komyshuvakha underground school. Death toll rises to 43. - Euromaidan Press Russia dropped multiple aerial bombs, including a three-ton FAB-3000, on an underground school in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, while civilians gathered to receive humanitarian aid. At least 43 people were killed.

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1716, Part 1 (Thread #1863) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of November 5, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on November 4, 2026: 2,380 personnel, 1,163 UAVs, and 23 artillery systems.
Post by @leoskyview.bsky.social - Bluesky Ukraine's reports for 1-5th November 2026 include 11,220 claimed Russian casualties. An average of 2,244/day. I am pretty sure this is the highest 5-day count ever. Absolute bloodbath. Oct 2026 was record month. 1,755/day.



String of bomb alerts prompts forced landings across Europe's airports. On Tuesday, at least seven flights and a cruise ship received bomb threats, causing disruption at several European airports : worldnews


Deputy Minister-President of Bavaria Found Dead in Berlin Hotel : worldnews

France deploys 70,000 police to meet day of nationwide protests, strikes : worldnews
Mass protests sweep France as workers and students demand higher pay and funding : worldnews
French blood storage impacted by freezer hacks as theories swirl about culprits : worldnews

Free period products initiative extended to all schools in Ireland : worldnews

Putin will not be coming to attend Britain's G20 summit next year because of UK sanctions against him, says British Prime Minister Andy Burnham : worldnews
Almost 75% of Britons view US as serious threat to global peace : politics
Russell Brand Found Guilty Of Rape : television
Russell Brand found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault : news
Post by @urocklive1.bsky.social - Bluesky Oh look ... a civilized country puts a famous white man in prison for rape and sexual assault. And since the civilized country is the UK, Trump can't pardon him, which he would no doubt like to do. Karma has returned. Will Junior be mad or feign ignorance?
Pan Macmillan is withdrawing Russell Brand’s books from sale following his conviction for rape and three counts of sexual assault, confirms publisher : books




What's your opinion on Trump not posting on Truth Social for 13 hours at this point? : AskReddit

Democrats Would Be Insane Not to Break With Israel Now : politics


Massie gives Hegseth ultimatum of resignation or impeachment : politics
Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie plans House vote to impeach Pete Hegseth : politics
Pete Hegseth Impeachment Increasingly Likely as Trump Rules Out Firing : politics
Trump asking advisers if Hegseth should go, sources say : politics
Republicans quickly turn against Pete Hegseth after midterms rout : politics
Hegseth Criticised Over Wife's Pay From Lockheed-Tied Firm as Contractor Got $66B From US: 'Wives Shouldn't Be Paid by Lobbyists' : politics
Pete Hegseth stares down likely impeachment vote. And he;' not the only one : politics

Trump makes desperate push to erase his 34 felony convictions after midterm blowout : politics

Trump Team's Secret Panic Over Looming Probes Revealed : politics

Trump signs a proclamation he says will prevent future changes to the Oval Office and Cabinet Room as he has redesigned them because he now considers them a "national monument". What are your thoughts? : AskReddit

Rep. Robert Garcia, incoming House Oversight chair, outlines 4 new probes into Trump administration : politics - 1) Trump and his family's corruption (including Kushner); 2) Corporate donations to things like Trump's ballroom, and how those correlate with no bid contracts that his administration is giving out; 3) ICE; 4) Epstein

Leaks Target Stephen Miller After Republican Wipeout This Election | Someone is leaking critical reports about the chief architect of Trump’s immigration crackdown. : politics

Who takes the fall? Hegseth, Rubio and Wiles caught up in White House civil war after midterms wipeout : politics
Trumpism Is Failing Because It Is Very, Very Stupid : politics

Trump publicly said he was on the ballot 63 times. After losses, he says he wasn't. : politics
The Last Days of MAGA and the Scramble to Dump Trump : politics - Yesterday was the first time in years now that Trump didn'ot dominate the headlines on the latest insane thing he did for the day. I love it

Marco Rubio expected to step down and launch 2028 presidential bid | The Independent

Mike Johnson Quits Republican Leadership After Midterms Humiliation : politics

Justice Alito Will Not Retire Immediately, Despite Election Outcome : politics

There’s No Modern Precedent for This Democratic Tsunami : politics - And there was no modern precedent for the corruption and illegal acts by this current administration, yet, the NY Times did their best to make it happen during the last presidential election.

Republicans Forced to Reckon With How They Destroyed Their Own Party : politics
Americans gave Republicans what they deserved: A lesson | Opinion : politics

The Dow rides the blue wave to its best day in 18 months : politics

Democratic Domination of Midterms Sparks Hope for Medicare for All : politics
Sanders calls for Democrats to pass 'Medicare for All : politics

Democrats Finally Have the Votes to Make the Electoral College Obsolete : politics
Democrats' midterm gains could sideline Electoral College by 2028 : politics

Not just Congress: Democrats’ blue wave washes over state legislatures across US : politics


Discover — Bluesky It's absolutely insane how much of a completely psychopathic chameleon this guy is. *One day* after the election and he's *completely* changed the way he writes, from a snarky MAGA edgelord to a moderate Republican Ivy League analyst - This Vance post. The Trump era is over.
Implausible Deniability - Lawyers, Guns & Money Shorter JD Vance: "I didn't do it"
JD Vance tries to thread the needle - Lawyers, Guns & Money undefined - Jon Chait tries to figure out what game JD Vance was playing yesterday, when he posted a long tweet blaming Tuesday night's comprehensive electoral debacle on essentially nothing but the Iran war:


Did Republican efforts to redistrict the House turn into a dummymander? A state-by-state guide : politics



Post by @kimcrayton1.bsky.social - Bluesky The data does not lie. Black women turned out at 94% Democratic. Black men at 77%. Every non-white voting bloc leaned Democratic by double digits. White men voted Republican at 61%. White women at 59%. If you want a progressive agenda in this country, it must be acknowledged and respected,


The Predator's Table a book by Kim Crayton - Bookshop.org US

Post by @anneb.bsky.social — Bluesky Ten trans people were elected last night - Pink white and blue tsunami


‘Thank You Bernie’: Organizers Credit Progressive Leader for'‘Long Game' That Paid Off | "He cultivated a whole generation of young leaders through the movement he spawned who are now winning seats everywhere." : politics
Bernie Sanders lost the fight in 2016. A decade later, he won the war. : politics

Van Hollen Says No Rubber Stamp for Schumer as Majority Leader Without Support for ‘Bold Agenda’ : politics
El-Sayed says he'd back Van Hollen as majority leader over Schumer : politics
Hakeem Jeffries Says Impeachment and Getting Even Aren’t Priorities : politics
On Congress - emptywheel In my opinion, Hakeem Jeffries - who I concede many of you likely hate as a person - has been maximally effective. In the last 20 months, House Dems were repeatedly unified on votes (especially funding and the war) which, in the past, some Democrats would have voted with Republicans.
Senator-elect Peggy Flanagan calls for new Democratic Senate leadership in Washington. Flanagan said the message from Tuesday's Democratic "blue wave" is a call for change. : politics


Katherine Clark of Massachusetts will be first woman to serve as House majority leader, Hakeem Jeffries says : politics


Democrats Are Reviewing a Plan to Investigate Corporate America : politics


Bluesky was right all along and will accept your apology any time - Fast Company


Elon Musk faces scrutiny after Democratic midterm wins : NPR
Musk deleted 'Vote red today!' post after Democrats' midterm gains : politics
Humiliated Musk Scrubs Posts After Burning $500M on Midterms : politics
Elon Musk Spirals Over His Failure to Buy Elections : politics
The Egg on Elon Musk’s Face Cost More Than $440 Million - Musk’s astronomical campaign contributions were no match for outraged voters across the US. : politics
The Midterms’ Biggest Loser Is Elon Musk | The world's richest man threw hundreds of millions of dollars down the drain and lost every major race that mattered : politics
Republicans Learn X Is the Echo Chamber : politics


Post by @nbcwashington.com - Bluesky U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks sent a Facebook post Wednesday calling for the resignation or removal of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.


Election 2026: Results, news and analysis | CNN Politics
2026 Midterms News and Updates, November 5 (Thread 23) | Live Discussion : politics

The return of the Democratic South? - by Seth Masket Democrats improved more in states with large numbers of Latinos and Blacks


John Fetterman doesn't matter anymore : politics

Nemesis - by John Ganz - Unpopular Front The Great Balancing - Nemesis was the goddess that restored balance. Her name comes from the word nemein, to give what is due. Nemesis inflicts divine retribution on hubris, arrogance. Hubris often gives rise to its own nemesis: the belief in one’s own invincibility, the lack of recognition that one’s success is the product of good fortune, sows the seeds for one's own downfall. One can see nemesis all over the Republican defeat ... There’s going to be a lot of discussion on how we are to handle the gross criminality of this regime. If they were guided by hubris, arrogant pleasure in domination for its own sake, let us be instead guided by nemesis: a desire to restore justice, balance, and order.


A progressive understanding of Christianity won in the US elections | Bill McKibben : politics


Out Come the Knives - Lawyers, Guns & Money Victory has a thousand fathers but defeat is an orphan - or a Trump.In Ohio, supporters of Senator Jon Husted, a Republican who fell to the Democratic former Senator Sherrod Brown, traced the party’s losses to the president.

A New Environment - Lawyers, Guns & Money The political environment has been pretty bad. A mad king, with the help of his hangers-on, has been disassembling our government, particularly the good parts. That all changed yesterday. The new environment is not yet fully built, but it contains truth-tellers like Jon Ossoff and Abdul El-Sayed. I am very much looking forward to quotes from the new Congress. Many, many things are about to change.

Now envision chandeliers - Lawyers, Guns & Money Having just destroyed the political careers of countless Republicans, Trump today went straight back to obsessing about the only topic that seems to consistently engage his interest, which is his stupid fucking ballroom. The Times describes his meandering around the SFB’s construction site:

Blississippi? - Lawyers, Guns & Money

The Ossoff Identity - Lawyers, Guns & Money We’ve had a request for a thread on possible presidential candidates for 2028, with special reference to Jon Ossoff who won his Georgia senate race by a remarkable eighteen percentage points, that is, basically a three to two margin.


Increase the Minimum Wage - Lawyers, Guns & Money But….if Democrats want to laser focus affordability issues and force Republicans to take positions, well ... Pritzker has the best way to start.

Trump made a dummymander - Lawyers, Guns & Money There were so many satisfying results Tuesday it’s hard to keep track of them all, but busting the North Carolina gerrymander belongs near the top of the list:



Massie Says 218 Signatures Are Coming Next Week to Force Vote on Epstein Bill Allowing Survivors to Sue DOJ Over Hidden Files : politics - Everyone shouldn't forget, or let MAGA forget, that this should have passed weeks ago, but Speaker Johnson shut down congress a 2nd time just to protect those in the files.



Outcry after ICE violently detains US citizen walking to high school: 'I thought they were going to kill me' : politics
Outcry after ICE violently detains US citizen walking to high school: 'I thought they were going to kill me' | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The Guardian Agents pinned down Erik Zepeda, a 20-year-old with disabilities, and left him with a broken wrist in latest example of ICE brutality as activity surges in California

A Minnesota prison was for sale at $75M. ICE paid nearly $500M for it : politics



Gavin Newsom clears death row, commutes sentences for hundreds of prisoners : news

Post by @notthedarkweb.bsky.social — Bluesky Underrated that the 13 colonies voted Dem this cycle lol
New England will have no Republican senators in 2027: Philip Bump : boston

Talarico, Hinojosa celebrate historic Texas wins at Whataburger : politics
Brian Harrison calls on Greg Abbott to limit Gina Hinojosa's power : politics ... It's just ridiculous that in 2026 we have to live with these stupid lame duck periods that were set because travel times used to be horrendous.
Ted Cruz is now Texas' only statewide Republican lawmaker. What's next for him? : politics
Democrats poised to narrowly flip Texas State Board of Education : politics
Texans Decide that Bo French Was the 'Problem' The guy who said 100 million people in America should be deported was himself removed from contention for elected office, along, it seems, with the entire ticket around him.

All that anti-trans money, and Republicans still got shellacked in Texas & everywhere else : politics
Dan Patrick crusaded against THC. Texas voters rolled him up and smoked him. : politics

Post by @acyn.bsky.social — Bluesky Maddow: It is Black women who won every single one of those races in Georgia for the Democrats—governor, secretary of state, attorney general, agriculture commissioner, insurance commissioner, school superintendent, labor commissioner and public service commissioner.

Billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy's millions and Greg Abbott's $106 million war chest couldn't stop Democrats from flipping Texas and Ohio : politics

Haley Stevens Destroyed Her Political Career for Absolutely Nothing : politics

Post by @djsoke.bsky.social - Bluesky This race is completely over at this point. "Senator Scott Colom (D-MS)" is just an insane concept goddamn

Post by @texastribune.org - Bluesky Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson says he won't sue out-of-state doctors who mail abortion pills to Texas.

Discover - Bluesky

Nancy Lacore, Admiral Fired by Pete Hegseth, Projected to Flip GOP Seat - Newsweek Democrat Nancy Lacore, a former Navy admiral fired by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, is projected to flip a Republican-held House seat in South Carolina, likely delivering Democrats a striking victory in a district President Donald Trump won comfortably just two years ago.
Nancy Lacore, Admiral Fired by Pete Hegseth, Projected to Flip GOP Seat : politics - Hegseth is the most unqualified Defense Secretary in history - a Fox News drunk who leaks war plans in a group chat - firing real warriors for not being MAGA enough. And voters just told him to go f himself. Admiral Lacore is a hero.

Dem expands lead in Mississippi Senate race amid Trump humiliation : politics
Mississippi Senate race still a toss-up, with margin of under 100 votes : politics
History in the making in Mississippi: Senate race could come down to a handful of votes : politics
Mississippi has an unexpectedly close Senate race but no recount procedure : politics
Democrat Scott Colom adds to lead in Mississippi Senate ballot counting : politics

Luigi Mangione's cousin elected in Baltimore : politics - Mangione, a staunch MAGA Republican whose grandfather was a multimillionaire real estate magnate, won the seat representing District 5 with 48.7 percent of the votes, beating Democrat Shawn McIntosh

Iowa Democrat who quit race wins seat anyway : politics

Montana Votes Overwhelmingly to Ban Corporate Cash From Political Campaigns : politics

Rep. Lauren Boebert trails Democratic challenger in Colorado's 4th Congressional District : politics

Chuck Grassley, 93, won't step down early after Democrat Rob Sand wins Iowa governorship : politics

Alabama elects first out trans lawmaker : politics
Transgender woman flips district Donald Trump won three times : politics

A blue tsunami led by Black voters washes over the South : NPR

Democratic socialist Nithya Raman defeats Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayor's race : news



Mark Cuban says Facebook knowingly runs AI deepfake scam ads as Meta docs reveal $16 billion in fraud-linked revenue : technology


Philomena Cunk has launched a brilliant Letterboxd account : movies
New York Times Enters Exclusive Talks to Buy Letterboxd for $330 Million : movies
Letterboxd - Social film discovery.



Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,268 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of John Weeks.



Neanderthals' flat feet was the consequence of a precise functional strategy to reduce impact stress under heavy loads and maximize stability on mountainous or rough terrain : science

Voters value long-term economic growth more than previously thought, study finds. Individuals are willing to endure poor initial conditions as long as they see things getting consistently better. The electorate is not as short-sighted as political analysts think. : science

Women don't find deeper-than-average voices more attractive when they can see the man. Findings also indicate that deeper voices subtly nudge viewers to guess that a man weighs slightly more, even when his body is visible. : science
Luciano Pavarotti sings "Nessun dorma" from Turandot (The Three Tenors in Concert 1994) - YouTube



Married men of Reddit, what's the hardest thing about being a husband? : AskReddit





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Approval of a cheap version of HIV-prevention shot lenacapavir raises hopes in low-income countries : worldnews


Indonesia Warns Russia Over Military Recruitment That Could Amount to Human Trafficking : worldnews


Kim Jong-un's sister rejects meeting with 'hostile' US : worldnews


China Confirms Talks With Russia, US on First Trilateral Meeting : worldnews



Russia Looks to Delay Defense Ministry Pay Amid Budget Gap : worldnews

Russian tankers carrying diesel have sharply changed course and are no longer heading to the United States : worldnews ... This was less than a days worth bei g brought in for show.

Post by @the-hedgehog.bsky.social - Bluesky The Defense Forces are breaking through to the industrial zone of the Ryazan Oil Refinery with attack UAVs.

Post by @mariadrutska.bsky.social - Bluesky Russian oil has averaged over $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014. Urals came in at $101.46 in October, almost double last year. Bloomberg estimates Russia earned $10.6 bn from oil exports in the last four weeks, the highest of the war.

neonpurplestar comments on /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1715, Part 1 (Thread #1862) some interesting news from the abomination which is commonly known as russia:


Shell profits double to $10.8bn as Iran war pushes up margin on oil | Shell : worldnews
Post by @leoskyview.bsky.social - Bluesky Brent oil price dropped almost $10/barrel today in response to the resounding Democratic victory in the midterms. $94.73/barrel now, after peaking over $117/barrel ~10 days ago.

Iran exempts ships from India, China, Iraq, Qatar from Hormuz restrictions : worldnews



Israel's president accepts certified election results in a blow to Netanyahu's claim of vote fraud : news
Israel's president accepts certified election results ahead of talks on forming of new government : worldnews
Ten days that could shake the world: democratic norms at stake in four pivotal elections - AOL



Pope Leo's envoy witnesses hunger in war-torn Ukraine : worldnews
Zelensky gives Melania Trump Ukraine's highest award after Oleshky ceasefire : worldnews
Zelensky doubts Musk 'acted alone' in Ukraine Starlink slowdown : worldnews

Russian strikes disrupt water and power in Kyiv as rescuers still search for survivors in the south : worldnews
One of biggest Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy sector ongoing, Ukrenergo reports : worldnews

National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine exposes Russian-linked drug syndicate with alleged SBU protection : worldnews

Ukraine Bonds Rise as Democrat Victory Boosts US Support Expectations : worldnews

Post by @noelreports.com - Bluesky Russian strikes on Ukraine's power grid could leave cities without running water, utilities expert Oleh Popenko warns. If attacks continue, scheduled water cuts may give way to tanker deliveries. Hundreds of thousands in Dnipro reportedly lost water last weekend.

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1715, Part 1 (Thread #1862) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of November 4, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on November 3, 2026: 2,180 personnel, 1,104 UAVs, and 39 artillery systems.



EU ambassador urges international media not to lose interest in covering war in Ukraine : worldnews

Europe-wide bomb threats disrupt air travel : worldnews



Hungary to phase out Russian gas by autumn 2027 : worldnews

Moldova outpaces Ukraine on new EU membership roadmap : worldnews

Serbian authorities have detained nine active police officers for ⁠allegedly using excessive force against individuals during anti-corruption protests last year with claims that the suspects tortured and intimidated protesters detained in garage of government compound, says interior ministry : worldnews

Armenia to apply for EU membership in 2027 or 2028, PM tells Euronews : worldnews

Hackers Hijacked French Blood Plasma Freezers, Changing Temperature Settings From −30 C to 110 C : worldnews
Mayor Ali Rabeh wants France to make promoting the "great replacement" theory a criminal offense : worldnews


Canada's Carney Says US Has Lowered Its Demands in Trade Talks : worldnews
Canada's trade surplus widens to more than four-year high in September : worldnews
Mother and daughter killed in grizzly bear attack, Canadian authorities confirm : news




Pentagon Pete Wakes Up to a Nightmare After Election Disaster : politics

[OC] See you at Nuremberg fuckers - 1/24/2026 - NYC : pics


Despite fears, voting ran smoothly across the country : politics

Blue Supernova: 'Landslide' Doesn't Even Begin To Describe The 2026 Midterms : politics
This Blue Wave Is the Beginning of the End for Trump : politics
GOP crushed in blue landslide : politics

Democrats Win Enough Seats Nationwide to End Electoral College : politics

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Donald Trump is now radioactive : politics - "The astonishing results of the 2026 midterm elections do not just represent a rebuke or a political setback for Donald Trump. Those neutral-sounding terms of art are not remotely adequate. This was a historic smackdown, a massive, crushing defeat on a scale suffered by no incumbent president in living memory. It represents this nation's collective awakening - admittedly rather late in the game - to this individual's uniquely poisonous effects on our public life and civil society."

Trump Is Melting Down In Real Time And Frantically Calling Reporters : politics - He achieved regime change in Texas before he could in Iran.
Trump Promises to Explain GOP Midterm Results, Gets Brutal Reality Check on His Own Truth Social: 'It's You. You F**ked Us!' : politics
White House blames bad GOP candidates as poor results come in for Republicans : politics
Trump Blames His Hand-Picked Candidates for Stunning Defeat : politics

Slurring Trump makes stunning admission on Fox News after devastating night of midterms losses: 'They finally got it' : politics
'Defeated at home, Trump will wreak havoc on the world stage' : politics
Trump has united America - against him : politics
Election Deniers Aren't Contesting Their Massive Losses : politics

'This is a disaster': Angry Republicans blame Trump for shattering defeat : politics ... "If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed... and we will deserve it." - Lindsey Graham, 2016
As blue wave sweeps country, Illinois Democrats want to unwind Trump policies 'as quickly as possible' : politics

Maps, charts, and county-level 2026 election results Democrats won big on Tuesday. These charts show by how much ... More than 2,000 counties swung toward Democrats in 2026 .. But by far the steepest gains for Democrats were seen in Texas, where 48 of the 100 counties with the largest shifts left could be found

Trump blames Fox News for election losses as Democrats win big - The Washington Post President Donald Trump attacked the network as Democrats' strong showing emerged. By the end of the night, he blamed Fox News outright.
Jesse Watters: 'I don't think we're getting our $5,000 checks' : politics

Democrats win control of the House of Representatives, with a vow to combat Trump : politics
Midterm election takeaways: Democrats rewrote the political map - Democrats will be running Congress, and the Trump era of politics is over. See five takeaways from a historic night.
What the NORC voter poll shows about who voted for whom in the midterms - The Washington Post A nationwide survey of voters by NORC examines how different demographic and political groups voted for Congress and in key Senate elections.
Voters punish Trump with historic swing to Democrats - The Washington Post Democrats win control of House and Senate in biggest Republican loss in half a century.
As Democrats take the House, Raskin contemplates a third Trump impeachment : politics

MAGA Panics Over Supreme Court Nightmare After Trump Rout : politics
MAGA Panics Over Supreme Court Nightmare After Trump Rout Top Republicans are freaking out about the future composition of the Supreme Court after the GOP's disastrous showing in midterm elections across the country.

Fox News Showed the Conservative Reaction to the Election in Real Time. Oof. : politics

Hillary Clinton warns Dems may squander midterm victory if they fail to stay focused after election | Clinton outlines healthcare costs, housing and fossil fuel pricing as top priorities for the party : politics

Progressive group calls for Senate Dems to replace Schumer as leader : politics

Say Goodnight, New Democrats. It's the Era of the New New Democrats. : politics
The twilight of boomer Republicanism : politics

There's got to be a morning after - Lawyers, Guns & Money Various random observations about a remarkable night in American political history: NBC is projecting an 81-seat Democratic majority in the House. It's easy to forget now that as of this January Democrats were given barely better than even money odds to take back the chamber at all. The Senate is likely to be 56-44, which is basically beyond a best-case scenario. Nine of the ten largest states will have Democratic governors, with Florida being the lone exception .. Another particularly delicious twist to the evening is that Cindy Hyde-Smith denied Scott Colom a federal district judgeship in 2023, because he wasn't cruel enough to trans people. Three years later she has apparently lost her senate seat to him. In Mississippi ... It may just be a coincidence, but it's striking that the partisan margin in the early voting - twelve percentage points - turned out to be just about exactly the margin in the quasi-national election for members to the House of Representatives.

Emergency Triad: MAGA Drowns Under a Blue Wave - 3) Lawyer up, bitches ... (8) Bad things happened to bad people ... It is the greatest human delicacy.And JD Vance? Let's talk about JD Vance. He's a rat in a trap. He's spent his entire life maneuvering in order to convince more powerful people to give him things. And now the one guy who can give him the Republican nomination is a poison pill.
Top House Oversight Democrat tells Trump to 'LAWYER UP' : politics


Elon Musk wasted nearly half a billion dollars on major midterms defeats : politics - Mind you, Elon spent more this election then evil super monster Dem George Soros has spent TOTAL across all elections. So, I don't want to fucking hear it from the right ever again.
Tesla and SpaceX Shares Drop After Elon Musk's Election Bet Backfires : politics
Elon Musk's record election bet backfired. The backlash may reach beyond one billionaire : politics
Elon Musk's Texas-sized midterms failure : politics
Elon Musk moved to Texas to escape Democrats -- now they're in charge : politics
You're Elon. You spent half a billion dollars to elect team R and moved to Texas to escape team D. How are you feeling this morning? : AskReddit


Post by @joshchafetz.bsky.social - Bluesky This is a huge win *nationwide* because of the massive influence that the Texas Board of Education has over K-12 textbook content.
Post by @giffyloop.bsky.social - Bluesky This affects education beyond the state of Texas. The Texas state Board of Education has deep influence on what goes into textbooks that are used nationwide.
Majority control of State Board of Education remains uncertain after Democratic gains Democrats and Republicans each hold seven seats on the 15-member board. The final matchup will determine which party gains majority control ... Now, only one seat among the 15-member group remains undecided. Democrat Dana Van de Walker leads Republican incumbent Audrey Young by fewer than 600 votes, with only 1% of the vote in the District 8 race unaccounted for, according to unofficial returns.


Blue wave has progressives at 'communist' cafe in Cambridge buzzing The blue tsunami has rocked the nation. At a so-called 'communist coffee shop' in Cambridge, people are ecstatic.


50 scientists demand MIT reevaluate Sabatini tenure decision

Matthew Farwell trial: Defense rests, challenges theory on Sandra Birchmore's manner of death



'Willing to lie': Federal judge strips ICE of presumption of honesty, orders agency to turn over arrest records and bodycam footage after agent fabricated report : politics



2026 Midterms News and Updates, November 4 (Thread 22) | Live Discussion : politics
Democrats seize House control from Republicans : politics
Democrats Win Majority in the US House | Live Megathread : politics
Democrats Win Majority in the US Senate | Live Megathread : politics
Democrats capture full control of Congress, NBC News projects, fueled by victories in deeply Republican states : politics

El-Sayed defeats Rogers to win Michigan Senate race : politics
Abdul El-Sayed Beats Mike Rogers, Becoming First Muslim Senator, Fox News Projects : politics

James Talarico Becomes First Democratic Senator in Texas in 33 Years : politics - GOP also looks to be getting creamed in all the major Texas elections atm ... Amazingly, this is the real story. This isn't just about Talarico being a great candidate (he is). Texas GOP has gerrymandered themselves to death and it has backfired spectacularly. All those narrow margins they created to steal seats did not pay of
Talarico turns Texas blue in historic win for Democrats : politics
The Dream of Blue Texas Is Here : politics
Democrat Talarico Wins Texas Senate Race, DDHQ Projects : politics

Democrat Gina Hinojosa takes down Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in stunning result : politics
Gina Hinojosa's Surprise Victory Changes Everything : politics
Democrat Wins Race for Texas Governor in Tectonic Upset : politics
Trump calls Abbott a 'RINO' after Texas governor's loss : politics

Republican Susan Collins loses seat, ending almost 30 years in the Senate : politics
Goodbye, Susan Collins : politics
Maine's Senate election results: Sen. Collins concedes race to Jackson : politics

Ilhan Omar wins Minnesota's 5th Congressional District race, CBS News projects : politics

Democrat Annie Andrews defeats GOP Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina, a major upset : politics
Annie Andrews wins South Carolina 2026 Senate election, flipping seat for Democrats : politics
Darline Graham falls to Democrat Annie Andrews in stunning Senate GOP defeat : politics - Wow, sister of a dead senator wasn't enough of of a qualification even for republicans. Color me shocked.

Democrat Amy Acton Defeats Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio Gubernatorial Race : politics
Goodbye, Vivek Ramaswamy : politics
Vivek Ramaswamy's Concession to Amy Acton Went to Voicemail : politics
Straight to voicemail - Lawyers, Guns & Money - the best part is that I'm sure Ramaswamy thought his pro-child-rape ads were strategic genius and he still doesn't understand why they failed.

Adam Hamilton flips Senate seat blue in Kansas : politics
Adam Hamilton wins in Kansas to become state's first Democrat in Senate since 1932 : politics
The Christian left is here: With James Talarico and Adam Hamilton's victories in Texas and Kansas, a movement to reclaim religion from the right has its first big wins. : politics

Georgia elects the nation's first Black female governor : politics
Keisha Lance Bottoms wins the Georgia governor's race, flipping the office for Democrats : politics
Georgia elects Keisha Lance Bottoms the nation's first Black female governor : NPR Keisha Lance Bottoms will be the first Black female governor elected in the country, after she won the Georgia governor's race, according to a race call by the Associated Press.

Chris Pappas makes history as the first out gay man elected to the U.S. Senate : politics

Democratic socialist Chris Rabb wins House seat in Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District : politics

Delaware voters send trailblazing transgender Congresswoman Sarah McBride back to the U.S. Congress : politics

Democrats flip Wisconsin Legislature, setting up single-party control : politics
Democrats win control of Wisconsin Legislature, cementing first Democratic trifecta in 16 years • Wisconsin Examiner : politics

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan holds a Minnesota Senate seat for Democrats : politics

Democrat Johnny Garcia wins redrawn TX-35 that GOP hoped to flip : politics

Democrat Bob Brooks flips Pennsylvania House seat : politics

Deb Haaland wins in New Mexico and will become first female Native American governor : politics - Lance Bottoms in Georgia, Haaland in NM, and Hinojosa in TX are fantastic wins.
Record number of female governors elected : politics

Blue wave: NC Democrats flip state House after 16 years of Republican control : politics

Queer Marine veteran JoAnna Mendoza flips Arizona House seat, defeating Republican Juan Ciscomani : politics

Democrat Brett Jones defeats 2-term sheriff to win Madison County post: ‘Very humbling' : politics

Democrats poised to take veto-proof majorities in New Hampshire House, Senate A First in Modern NH History : politics

Jon Rosenthal heads toward victory in Texas Railroad Commission race, the first Dem to hold the role in 32 years : politics

Kathy Castor holds on to Tampa-area seat after redistricting : politics

Mamdani allies Valdez, Avila Chevalier win House seats for New York : politics


In 'Wild Horse Nine,' John Malkovich does Oscar frontrunner work



Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,267 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of Clifford Brown.



1 in 4 teenagers worldwide is not active on any day of the week and girls are falling furthest behind, a major new study finds. : science

Study of nearly 27,000 men finds that wearing tight underwear is linked to poorer sperm quality, including more DNA damage, fewer motile sperm, and lower semen volume compared with loose-fitting boxers : science

"Food noise": US study finds that 18% frequently or constantly experience intrusive thoughts and cravings for food even when not hungry, while over 80% experience "food noise" at least occasionally, with women and younger adults reporting it more often. Only 17% never experiencing food noise : science

Swapping dairy milk, cheese and yoghurt for plant-based versions could leave you short on iodine, calcium, B2 and B12, a UK study of 3,500+ people finds. Swapping just one third cut iodine intake by up to 21%, with teen girls and women hit hardest. Almost no vegan cheese or yoghurt has added iodine. : science





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Russia's War Recruitment Cash Dries Up as St. Petersburg Slashes Military Bonuses Nearly Ninefold : worldnews

A few late headlines from the abomination which is commonly known as russia
neonpurplestar comments on /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1714, Part 1 (Thread #1861) some interesting news from the abomination which is commonly known as russia:



Indian Navy rescues hijacked fishing vessel off Somalia, frees all 20 crew members : worldnews



Von der Leyen: 'The closure of the Strait of Hormuz cost the EU an additional 127 billion' - News : worldnews ... The Americans voted for this shit show and deserve to pay for it. Their part of the damage is self inflicted. The damage done to the 192 other countries should be paid be them.

US struck Iran's Qeshm Island, Wall Street Journal reports : worldnews



Trump Says U.S. Will Halt $4 Billion in Aid to Israel : worldnews



Zelensky: Musk in Contact With Putin Since War's Start : worldnews
'Pressure Putin, Not Me' – Zelensky Urges Trump to Stand Firm Against Russia : worldnews
Zelensky: Russia Deliberately Targeted Ukraine's Energy Sector on US Election Day : worldnews

Russia Hits Kharkiv Hospital, Wounding 73, During 289-Drone and 59-Missile Barrage : worldnews - Withholding interceptors in this case. Trump is a Russian asset.
Russia Launches Massive Attack on Ukraine, Damaging Hospital and Energy Infrastructure
Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 38, injure 167, as Russia hits Dnipro hospitals in morning missile strike : worldnews

Ukraine's ombudsman, sanctioned Russian commissioner invited to Melania Trump's White House event, source says : worldnews

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1714, Part 1 (Thread #1861) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of November 3, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on November 2, 2026: 2,060 personnel, 1,413 UAVs, and 39 artillery systems.



Nine out of 10 crimes against journalists go unpunished, Unesco says : worldnews

Europe could face colder weather as polar vortex weakens | Environment : worldnews



Tusk Reports "Disturbing Movement" Near Kaliningrad Border as Poland Deploys Additional Forces : worldnews
Poland Launches Special Operation on Kaliningrad Border Amid Sabotage Threat : worldnews


Spanish transport minister resigns after two deadly train crashes in one year : worldnews

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he has seen no signs that Russia is serious about negotiating a ceasefire in Ukraine or seeking a truce, adding that the European Union must help shape any lasting peace and postwar security in the region : worldnews

First fridge hack reported in Greece by business owner : worldnews


Code cracked for Margam shipwreck padlock solving 400-year-old mystery : worldnews
Prince William says UK faces terrifying risk of more wildfires due to climate change : worldnews
Cyber attacks affect UK meat processing industry, top security official says : worldnews
Justice Department Bars Jack Smith from Testifying in Trump's BBC Lawsuit : politics


Trump Pushes Venezuela for Agreement Allowing U.S. Troops to Stay : worldnews

Trump says Europe gave Greenland to US as 'greatest gift' ever : worldnews




Even if US democracy can be salvaged from Trump, Europe is moving on | It will take decades to rebuild trust in a country that removed a tyrant once – and then reinstated him four years later : politics

'Deeply Alarming': Hours Before Midterm Elections, Trump Bombs Iran's Qeshm Island : politics
US struck Iran's Qeshm Island, Wall Street Journal reports : politics

Netanyahu is pressing Trump to attack Iran after the midterms, officials tell AP : politics
To Avoid 'Unconscionable Horror,' Trump Called to 'Unequivocally Rule Out' Nuclear Attack on Iran : politics - This is exactly what Netenyahu and Putin want once we do it they are up next. That he is even considering this should be an immediate 25th, but here we are no checks at all on him.

Trump Claims 99% Approval in Israel, Says He'd Move There and Become PM If US Gets Tired of Him : politics

Trump: US will halt $4 billion in aid to Israel : politics
Trump Scrambles to Halt Military Aid to Israel to Deprive El-Sayed of a Talking Point : politics

Trump Rambles About Killing 'Lots of People' in Deranged Closing Message : politics


'Trump will call in the guns': Voters fear fresh Capitol riots : politics - Insurrection. That was not a fucking riot. It was an attempt to overthrow the American government. Fuck the telegraph if they can't get that right.



Richie Lionell · President Trump is known to tell stories where he refers to folks addressing him as Sir. I got curious & set out on a Sir story hunt using speech & interview transcripts. The result is this searchable database of Trump's Sir stories.


Post by @robertscotthorton.bsky.social - Bluesky Donald Trump pardoned Cleveland Meredith for threatening to "put a bullet" in Nancy Pelosi's head. Yesterday, the FBI arrested Meredith on new charges for threatening to execute the judges who tried Jan. 6. cases.



The neoconfederate courts are on the ballot - Lawyers, Guns & Money Jesse Wegman observes that Elena Kagan recently spoke with rare candor about the contempt the Republican justices on the Supreme Court have for basic democratic values:

Post by @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social - Bluesky A defeated sounding, low energy, strung out Junior is complaining that FL Republicans "are being lazy and not showing up" and said they all moved to FL to get away from Democrats but now they could lose: "We can't blow these kinds of things."
Donald Trump Jr. Complains That Democrats 'Want to Make Ohio a State' : politics

I've spent years fact-checking Trump. Here are 5 election accusations he'll likely make. : politics

Things Are Going to Get Ugly : politics
Trump says he is prepared to use "tremendous powers" if Democrats take control : politics
What do you think Donald Trump's reaction will be if the Democrats win both the House and Senate tonight? : AskReddit
A Right-Wing Think Tank Has a Plan to Prevent Democrats From Being Seated in Congress : politics

Temporarily embarrassed fascists - Lawyers, Guns & Money John Ganz has a good piece on evaluating predictions, including his own, about the extent to which the Trumpism/MAGA can or should be understood as a fascist movement, both in the past and present and future.

The Trump era is over : politics
Finally, the Beginning of Trump's End : politics
Trump turned the thermostat hard - Lawyers, Guns & Money Particularly in an anti-incumbent era, I don't think there's anything Trump and his congressional allies could have done to save their House majority. The Senate is another matter, and Trump's closing messages ("look at my new pools" and "great ass!") show how detached he is from anything voters care about: The choices he actually made are disastrous for the country, but at least the signs would seem to indicate that he will actually pay for them, and 2026 may not be the last reckoning.

Leading House Democrat Reverses Position, Says Trump Should Be Impeached : politics
Subpoena siege awaits Donald Trump if Democrats seize Capitol Hill | If his party loses control of Congress in the midterm elections, the rest of Trump's time in office is likely to be consumed by Democratic-led investigations : politics
Ken Burns: We Face Our Nation's Fourth Great Crisis : politics - There have been three great crises in American history: the Civil War, perhaps the defining event in our history after the Revolution itself, the Great Depression and World War II. These events tested our republic and our resolve in fundamental ways, but the center always held - elections took place, there was a peaceful transfer of power and the judiciary was still independent. Our core democratic institutions remained fundamentally strong, respected by the public and our leaders alike. The guardrails of our democracy held and were even strengthened as we emerged from each. As we go to the polls today in this most consequential of midterm elections, we face our country's fourth great crisis.

‘Something Is Changing With Trump' : politics

Today Is About National Unity: for Democracy Over Fascism, and a Fair Economy : politics
It's Election Day. Control of Congress is on the line, and what else you need to know : politics

DOJ To Monitor Elections in All 50 States for First Time : politics

2026 Midterms News and Updates, November 3 (Thread 16) (Election Day Part 1) | Live Discussion : politics
We are six newsrooms covering the 2026 midterm elections. We'll be doing an AMA here tomorrow from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET. Ask us anything. You can get your questions in early on this post. : politics
Democrats Appear to Flip 1st Midterm Seat as Guam Drops Unofficial Results : politics

'Election Day Is Wednesday': FBI Gives Voters Wrong Date While Promising to Protect Midterms, Slammed for Misinformation : politics



Democrats lead all Senate races surveyed by 'most accurate pollster' : politics
Final Polls Reveal Democrats' Chances of Flipping the Senate : politics
Final Polls Reveal Democrats' Chances of Flipping the Senate  - Newsweek Silver Bulletin gave Democrats an 81.5 percent chance of control at 2 p.m. ET Monday, with an average projection of 53 Democratic seats to 47 Republican seats.

Sanders Calls for 'Fundamental and Immediate Reform' to Democratic Party If It Wins Elections : politics

Not Counting on Blue Tsunami Predictions, Progressives Go Big for Final 'Get Out the Vote' Push : politics


'I'd Do It': Trump Says He Would Preemptively Pardon Elon Musk and Aides if Democrats Take Congress : politics


Trump Administration Said to Plan Rolling Back Pregnancy-Related Job Protections : politics

Post by @nothoodlum.bsky.social - Bluesky Rafael Cruz: "You can call my wife ugly, but I think we can all come together and stop attacking pedophiles."


Post by @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social - Bluesky 'I VOTED' stickers are filling up the Alex Pretti & Renee Good Memorials in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Post by @headquartersnews.bsky.social - Bluesky Hundreds of Minnesotans are leaving their "I voted" stickers at the site where Alex Pretti was murdered by ICE agents.


Hairdresser Regrets Trump Vote, Says She Lost Her Home, Car and Clients: 'Only the Devil Governs That Way' : politics


Trump Unlocks Disaster Funds for Republican Districts in California and Minnesota : politics


It's No Wonder Young People Hate Everything About This World - Lawyers, Guns & Money This story on recent college graduates attempting to enter a workforce increasingly controlled by AI is extremely grim. I don't think we olds really have a grasp on just how horrible it is out there for young people ... I think we can see why socialism appeals to so many young people. Because capitalism is completely failing them, they know it, and there's no path ahead for them, not that they can see.


Post by @alyssacolelit.bsky.social - Bluesky The NYT cutting loose one of their most talented book reviewers over a *repost* that critiqued an article from another section of the paper is absurd and a wildly bad judgement call. Shameful and infuriating behavior.
Post by @smartbitches.bsky.social - Bluesky BREAKING: The New York Times has terminated their contract with romance columnist Olivia Waite after she reposted @markjacob.bsky.social 's repost of @marisakabas.bsky.social criticism of the Times' coverage of new rape allegations about Trump. That is a sentence I didn't think I'd type today.
The New York Times Terminates Contract with Romance Columnist Olivia Waite After Bluesky Repost - Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
NYT Fires Columnist Who Reposted Criticism of Their Trump Coverage - Lawyers, Guns & Money The rest of the post includes a statement by Waite, who discusses the irony of ending a column on romance, a genre that is often a site for exploration of issues of consent and sexual violence in a safely fictionalized environment, over objections to the minimization of coverage of real-life sexual violence

Post by @notalawyer.bsky.social - Bluesky it's crazy how washed the Times is. bunch of fucking Wordle merchants


17 Disney and Universal employees among 281 arrested in sex trafficking sting, sheriff says : news



US Doctor Calls Trump 'Satan', Claims He Sought Private Meetings Years After Allegedly Abusing Her From Age 8 | Larissa Portnoff alleges repeated invitations to meet Donald Trump and makes further claims involving Elon Musk in a new statement. : politics



Post by @gelliottmorris.com - Bluesky This is shaping up to be the biggest House popular vote victory for any party since 1974 This is a Watergate-level repudiation of the party in power
Post by @joekatz45.bsky.social Bluesky - Huge House majority
Post by @notdred.bsky.social - Bluesky Elon Musk paid half a billion for these results lollll
Post by @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social - Bluesky How utterly fantastic it is that we will soon no longer have to stomach hypocritical smug sanctimonious lying repulsive worm Mike Johnson as speaker.

Former Gov. Roy Cooper wins North Carolina's Senate race, flipping the seat for Democrats : politics
Longshot JD Ford elected first out gay member of Congress from Indiana, unseating GOP incumbent : politics
Democrat Juliana Stratton wins election to U.S. Senate from Illinois : politics
Post by @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social - Bluesky Decision Desk HQ projects Paige Cognetti wins the PA US House 8 General Election
Post by @profmmurray.bsky.social -- Bluesky nsanely close. Byron Donalds (R) wins Florida governor.
Post by @votehub.com - Bluesky VoteHub projects Ilhan Omar to win the Minnesota U.S. House District 5 election.
Post by @votehub.com - Bluesky VoteHub projects Rashida Tlaib to win the Michigan U.S. House District 12 election.
Post by @sylviaruthg.lpm.org - Bluesky Andy Barr (R) wins U.S. Senate race, from AP
Post by @nothoodlum.bsky.social - Bluesky Chris Pappas (Democrat), a four-term US representative, defeats John Sununu (Republican), a former US senator, in New Hampshire's Senate race.
Discover - Bluesky Pappas: I want to thank the guy next to me, my amazing husband. He's always been by my side. Win, lose or draw, I'm the luckiest guy because I'm married to a man that I love.
Post by @atrupar.com - Bluesky Brit Hume on Pappas winning New Hampshire:For us to be able to call that this early, and not a good one for the red team
Post by @the-downballot.com - Bluesky A HUGE call: Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms has won Georgia's governorship, NBC projects.
Post by @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social - Bluesky Decision Desk HQ projects Vicente Gonzalez wins the TX US House 34 General Election
Post by @ariberman.bsky.social - Bluesky Florida Republicans gerrymandered four US House districts to flip them red and look likely to lose all of them. Dems winning FL-09, 14, 22 & 25
Post by @thetnholler.bsky.social - Bluesky GEORGIA has the first Black woman governor in American history
Post by @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social - Bluesky Decision Desk HQ projects Zach Dembo wins the KY US House 6 General Election
Post by @nothoodlum.bsky.social - Bluesky Kathy Hochul, New York's first female governor, defeated Trump goon Bruce Blakeman.
Post by @therickydavila.bsky.social - Bluesky Governor JB Pritzker has officially won re-election.
Post by @gregsargent.bsky.social - Bluesky Dems just flipped North Carolina's 11th district.
Democrats Flip Seat in Deep-Red Western North Carolina – Mother Jones Farmer Jamie Ager turned North Carolina's 11th district blue for the first time in over a decade.
Post by @19thnews.org - Bluesky Democrat Jasmine Clark won her race in Georgia's 13th Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects. Clark, who received her doctorate in microbiology from Emory University, is set to be the first-ever Black woman Ph.D. scientist to serve in Congress.
Post by @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social - Bluesky Decision Desk HQ projects Robert Brooks wins the PA US House 7 General Election
Post by @phillewis.bsky.social - Bluesky Democrat Darializa Avila Chevalier wins election to U.S. House in New York's 13th Congressional District.
Post by @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social - Bluesky Decision Desk HQ projects Jared Moskowitz wins the FL US House 25 General Election

Post by @keithedwards.bsky.social - Bluesky BREAKING: Democrat Annie Andrews has defeated Republican Darlene Graham in South Carolina's Senate race.

Post by @angrystaffer.bsky.social - Bluesky NYT is giving Talarico an 89% chance to win Texas. Holy shit.
Democrat James Talarico wins U.S. Senate race in Texas : politics
Post by @magentab.bsky.social - Bluesky stop the count (real)

Ossoff wins reelection in battleground Georgia : politics

Post by @atrupar.com - Bluesky Kornacki unpacks that the early numbers out of Maine are looking concerning for Susan Collins

I'm Dr Abdul El-Sayed. This is why I want Michigan's vote for Senate : politics
Two Registered Foreign Agents for Israel Are Working on Republican Mike Rogers' Senate Campaign, Records Reveal : politics
Election worker told Democratic lawmaker he 'gladly cancelled' her vote for El-Sayed | The Macomb County employee has participated in recounts and works under GOP Clerk Anthony Forlini, who's running for secretary of state. : politics

House Democrats Want Stevens Out of Their Caucus After Her "Despicable Betrayal" : politics
Haley Stevens didn't just betray her party - she let down friends like me : politics
The Saga of Haley Stevens' Fiancé Keeps Getting Weirder : politics
'He would wind her up': Democratic anger at Haley Stevens' fiancé boils over after her endorsement reversal : politics ... He would do demeaning things to her like send her copies comments on the internet criticizing her looks etc, all so he could get her to self destruct so he could be the 'main character'

Texas polling site disrupted by fire alarms on Election Day : politics
Texas Election Day Updates: Over 100K ballots cast in Harris County so far today : politics
Post by @marcelias.bsky.social - Bluesky Voters in a critical Texas swing county voted undeterred Tuesday despite Republicans slashing a third of the polling places, causing long lines in some locations.
Texas Supreme Court halts questioning over who's behind fake trans advocacy mailers to families : politics
More on the Politics of Trans Rights - Lawyers, Guns & Money But in the Republican alternative universe, trans athletes are an omnipresent menace. Curiously, it's one that did not exist until Glenn Youngkin won a 2021 race to become governor of Virginia while heavily incorporating anti-trans messages into his campaign... Donald Trump's 2024 campaign set the tone with an ad accusing his Democratic rival Kamala Harris of being "for they/them" and claiming that "Donald Trump is for you." The Trump operation spent more money on the ad than on the topics of housing, immigration, and the economy combined

Election updates: Ballot scanner issues during voting in Westchester : politics


Post by @chadstanton.blacksky.app - Bluesky Moderates repeatedly crossing party lines to endorse and publicly vote for Republicans amidst the most racist and disastrous Republican administration in public memory ought to end the argument that's it's the left wing of the party that needs to prove it's loyalty to the Democratic base.
Post by @erininthemorning.com - Bluesky Josh Turek says he didn't vote for a Democratic ticket, and instead voted republican for several races. And yet trans people are vilified for doing the same to him?

Montana voters take on Citizens United with a ballot initiative to strip corporations and nonprofits of their political spending power : politics

Supreme Court prepared to rule that publicly funded religious schools can reject children of same-sex couples : politics

Supreme Court quickly rejects Trump effort to target alleged noncitizen voters in California : politics - "The court acted so quickly it did not even ask California for its views first, as it normally does in such cases."


A Sheriff Organized an Anti-Trans Protest at a Seattle Soccer Game. It Didn't Go Well : politics

Federal judge orders Iowa to allow Satanic Temple to hold holiday event in the State Capitol : politics



AI Was Supposed to Save You Time. Instead, Users Are Working 90 Minutes Longer a Day. : technology


The Great Tolkien Reread: The White Rider - Lawyers, Guns & Money

LGM Film Club, Part 581: The Lonedale Operator - Lawyers, Guns & Money



Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,266 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of Big Ed Johnson ... In any case, Big Ed Johnson was a huge asshole.



Dinosaur blood found in fossils for the first time : technology

Higher vitamin C intake during pregnancy linked to fewer negative emotions, fussiness and distress in infants at 6 months, potentially indicating a lower risk of future mental health disorders : science

ELI5: Is there a reason a good chunk of stimulants end with -ine? : explainlikeimfive

A survey of 50,000 people across 92 countries finds global mental health may be languishing, including in the wealthiest countries, and especially among young people, who in previous generations had comparatively higher levels of mental health. : science

Researchers have solved the mystery behind 60-second fluctuations in global power grids: unintended synchronization from large-scale battery storage and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems performing automated power checks at the exact start of every minute. : science

Scientists built a hand-cranked gadget the size of a TV remote that tells your blood type and checks for blood loss or anemia from a single drop of blood in about a minute. No electricity, no lab, no training needed. It could be a total game changer for paramedics and rescue teams in disaster zones. : science

Setting may shape psilocybin's effects on the brain. Participants who took psilocybin in a calm room with music, rather than inside an MRI scanner, reported more intense mystical-type experiences and showed larger changes in the marker. : science

A new quantum state of matter works at room temperature : science



What is by far the most blatant example of "weaponized incompetence" you have ever witnessed? : AskReddit





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Five people rescued off Kiribati after drifting at sea for almost three months : worldnews
Five people rescued off Kiribati after drifting at sea for almost three months - ABC News Two children and three adults have been found alive after drifting at sea for months. The group set off on the routine journey between islands in the Federated States of Micronesia on July 30 but were caught in a storm.


China not interested in US-Russia summit on Ukraine, German president claims : worldnews
China's Xi Jinping says Middle East should not become battleground for great power rivalry : worldnews



Drones hit major Samara oil station in Russia / The New Voice of Ukraine Drones reportedly struck Russia's massive Samara oil station near Prosvet overnight, igniting fresh blazes across its tank farm

Russia, accused of mass torture, withdraws from convention against torture : worldnews - And Witkoff says Putin is a 'humanitarian'.

Russians lured into joining the army with promises of free education at top university : worldnews ... 54k Russian casualties just in October ... That's Vietnam (10 year war btw) for the US in a fucking month ... Not quite. It's still bad but this is total casualties, not just deaths. The US was ~58k deaths and ~300k casualties.

neonpurplestar comments on /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1713, Part 1 (Thread #1860) there were a few late headlines from the abomination which is commonly known as russia:

Hackers claim to have stolen 23TB of data from Russian statistics body, including Ukraine war casualty figures - Russian Federal State Statistics Service admits its servers were hit by coordinated cyberattacks : technology



Tens of thousands protest against Narendra Modi regime in Delhi : worldnews


Oil drops 6% as Iran signals openness to peace talks : worldnews
Iranians have left Doha talks, draft proposal for US deal being circulated, official says : worldnews



Israel: Eisenkot set for 67 recommendations as Arab lists lean toward backing him : worldnews
Israeli officials say elections will stand after Netanyahu claimed Arabs stole vote : worldnews

Alongside Zini and AG, election chief stresses election 'conducted properly,' results won't change | The Times of Israel Sohlberg says suspicions of foreign interference do not undermine results; Likud: 'Dark cloud' hangs over results until probe done; Eisenkot: Likud trying to delegitimize results
Liberman to back Eisenkot for PM, but rules out minority government with Arab support | The Times of Israel Hawkish leader also supports Lapid for Knesset speaker; Joint List chief notes ‘historic moment,' says party won't join coalition but cites 'awful 4 years' as reason to help unseat Netanyahu

Nov. 1: Ex-IDF chief Halevi says Oct. 7 was preventable, but 'absolutely no internal betrayal' | The Times of Israel Police clash with Haredi rioters at illegal protest in Jerusalem over arrest of draft dodger - Trump confirms 'good talk' with Netanyahu, says they discussed Iran

Security forces clash with settlers during evacuation of illegal outpost in West Bank | The Times of Israel Yashar slams 'spirit emanating from Netanyahu's office' after protest at Eisenkot's home included slogan: 'You murdered your son' - 600 victims, survivors of Oct. 7 ask opposition to form government as soon as possible

Trump said weighing who to scapegoat for Iran war as he clashes with Netanyahu over renewed attack | The Times of Israel US president reportedly asking advisers about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and US military chief Dan Caine; Trump said to favor giving talks more time before new round of strikes



Zelenskyy: Ukraine will halt strikes on Russian refineries if US provides interceptors : worldnews
US again pushes for resuming Russian gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine : worldnews
Zelensky Ready to Meet Putin in Turkey but Rejects Donbas Handover and Crimea Recognition : worldnews - Russia demands the handover of Ukraine's strongest defence installations in the Donbas just to start negotiations about a ceasefire, so the war would go on... They also want Ukraine to reduce its military to only a few ten thousand soldiers. Then Putin would demand more and more because Ukraine would lose the ability to defend itself. The narrative that Ukraine is able to make peace with Russia is nonsense. Putin doesn't want some more land, he wants Ukraine to cease to exist.

US delivery of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine will span 3 years starting in 2030 : worldnews

Exceptionally horrific strike - Russian bombs strike school used as humanitarian aid center in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, killing 24 : worldnews

Ukraine, Russia Hit by Hacks Sending Fake Nuclear Attack Alerts : worldnews

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1713, Part 1 (Thread #1860) : worldnews


Russia Exploits Oleshky Humanitarian Ceasefire to Rearm and Reinforce Troops in Kherson : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of November 2, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on November 1, 2026: 2,500 personnel, 936 UAVs, and 46 artillery systems.
Post by @the-hedgehog.bsky.social - Bluesky New Record high losses. Russian losses reported on November 2 2026 Personnel: +2500

AccordingBread4389 comments on /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1713, Part 1 (Thread #1860) So we have the biggest russian personal losses in a month in October. Numbers also seem to pick up rather than to go down. Russia is estimated to recruit around 30k a month, most of those are not really prime soldiers material, while losing around 50k a month.



Hackers Raise Supermarket Freezers to 55C as Cyberattack Spreads Across Seven EU Countries : worldnews
Hackers target refrigerators in Ireland and European countries in new wave of cyber attacks : worldnews


Slovakia joins coalition for return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia : worldnews

Initial results suggest Iliana Yotova wins runoff to become Bulgaria's 1st elected female president : worldnews


French arrest 5 UK anti-migrant activists: French police arrested five British far-right activists as they were filming themselves harassing migrants near the northern Channel port of Dunkirk, the local prefecture announced on Saturday : worldnews

UK intercepts Russian spy ship monitoring NATO military exercises : worldnews


Greenland opens new international airport to lure tourists as it eyes future independence : worldnews

'Who picks a fight with Canada?' Trade war angers Alaskan businesses ahead of U.S. midterms : politics - The biggest asshole to ever sit in the Shitehouse.
Canadian government set to dismantle mandatory pesticide safety reviews : worldnews




The U.S. Is Bullying Europe Like Never Before - The Trump administration tries to micromanage the domestic politics of American allies. : politics

Trump Team Arranged Private Jet to Help Bolsonaro Flee Brazil : politics
Trump says Flavio Bolsonaro can stay in US as long as he wants : politics


Trump May Consider Iran Strike if Republicans Lose Midterms : politics
Netanyahu is pressing Trump to attack Iran after the midterms, officials tell AP : worldnews
Tucker Carlson Claims Netanyahu Is Pushing Trump Towards Nuclear Strike on Iran Within Days, Warns of World War 3 : politics - MAGA American evangelicals looking for the rapture and end of times are just as dangerous as jihadists looking for paradise from their self sacrifice
If Donald Trump orders a nuclear strike on Iran, do you think the U.S. military will refuse, and either way, what happens next? : AskReddit

Donald Trump Is Quietly Plotting an Escape to Friendly Foreign Dictatorships, Legal Expert Says : politics

Will a Republican loss make Trump more unpredictable? From the Black Sea to the U.S. midterm elections and Serbia's political future, Russia is attempting to reshape its trade routes while the West grapples with a growing number of challenges stemming from the war in Ukraine. : politics

Pentagon Pete Humiliated in Secret Standoff With His Own Party : politics - The Pentagon under Hegseth had been stalling on lawmakers' efforts to access materials related to the DOD's targeting of alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean, and lawmakers got so fed up that the Republican-led Senate Armed Services Committee issued a threat, The Washington Post reported. They demanded Hegseth either turn over the requested documents or face one of Trump's political nominees being blocked.
Pentagon Pete Busted Handing $400M to Fraud Firm : politics
Pete Hegseth Makes Over Half the Military Want to Quit Early : politics - The poll also found that 67 percent of active duty respondents felt that the recent policy decisions affecting America's military branches were being made for political gain rather than mission readiness.

Another Scenario - Lawyers, Guns & Money Large numbers of people and organizations are planning for fuckery by Trump and his supporters if the elections don't go his way. This is as it should be. Plan for the worst. As far as I can see, somebody has considered every possible ugly gambit and is preparing to protect the election.

Trump says he'll become 'Mr Veto' if midterm elections don't go his way : politics
Trump reveals he'll use preemptive pardons to protect staff, allies if Dems take Congress : politics
Trump vows to protect Musk, floats pre-emptive staff pardons : politics

'I could've won the Vietnam War in a week': Trump in Iowa : politics

'I Shouldn't Say This': Trump Goes Off On A Weird New Tangent About A Lawmaker's Body : politics

Letter: Yes, people lie. But there's no legitimate defense of a consummate liar like our president. : politics

How Trump destroyed his own dictatorial ambitions He burned down the government and self-immolated in the process.

How Tuesday's elections could lead to the president getting elected by popular vote : politics


Trump Officials Barred From Threatening Election Authorities After Judge Finds Likely Voting Law Breach : politics
DOJ Barred From Making Criminal Threats Against Election Workers : politics

As Midterms Near, Top Law Firms That Capitulated to Trump Are on the Sidelines - The New York Times None of the firms that struck deals to avoid crippling executive orders are publicly involved in the major legal efforts to check the Trump administration's attempts to meddle in the midterm elections, a review by The New York Times shows.

Trump Considers Plot to "Redo" Senate Election if Republican Loses : politics

Trump, 80, Goes on Insane Ramble as Republicans Fear Landslide : politics - "It's the golden age of America" he said. "We have a country that we can be proud of again. We were laughed at all over the world for four years. We were laughed at like we were stupid people."

Judge dismisses complaint against 2 ex-FBI officials accused of lying to Congress about Hunter Biden : news

Donald Trump Jr. mistakenly says Democrats would 'make Ohio a state' : politics

Trump unveils results of $14m reflecting pool makeover in final appeal before midterms : politics

Stephen Miller's Secret Plot for After Election Exposed : politics - "White House officials are drawing up a plan for Donald Trump to govern by decree if voters hand Congress to Democrats"

Post by @momo.thingsabout.xyz - Bluesky non binary god!!

Voters fear the America they've known is slipping away. On that, the left and right agree : politics

Nate Silver says GOP could be in for 'long night' as final polls drop : politics
Nate Silver: Latest preelection polling shows 'blue tsunami' on horizon : politics
2026 Midterms News and Updates, November 2 (Thread 15) | Live Discussion : politics

More than 43 million ballots cast so far in midterms early voting surge : politics
Volunteer Poll Monitors Are Hoping for a Smooth Election Day, But Training for Trouble : politics
The Final Polls Show a Blue Surge. Can We Trust Them? : politics
Who funded the midterms? Inside US elections' historic bipartisan spending : politics

Voting may help you live longer, first-of-its-kind research says : politics

Following a sudden GOP slide, a top data scientist's model gives Democrats 90% odds of taking the Senate as Kansas trends blue in major shock : politics
Map shows states where top Republicans are endorsing Democrats : politics
Republicans Are About to Find Out If Their Gerrymanders Backfired : politics

New York tallies 1.97 million early votes ahead of Election Day : politics

A lot of Republicans have held their tongues: Anger at Trump is growing: politics


10 Candidates Who Could Make History in the Midterms : politics

Ilhan Omar: "Trump Has an Unhealthy and Creepy Obsession With Me" : politics


Social Security and IRS Send Pro-Trump 'Propaganda' Emails Days Before Midterms, Raising Legal Concerns : politics
Social Security email praising Trump may violate Hatch Act : politics

U.S workers just took home their smallest share of capital since at least 1947 and the lowest ever recorded : politics


Fox News loses its grip on the culture wars : politics
Fox News ratings drop is due to 'viewer fatigue,' Murdoch says on eve of midterms : politics
Post by @pastpunditry.bsky.social - Bluesky fox news has an ideological, technological, and actuarial problem: they can't go as far right as podcasters and posters, they can't reach younger viewers who don't have cable or expensive live-tv streaming packages, and they have an audience that is dying off.

Why Did All the Fiscal Hawks Go Extinct? : politics


'I Would Not Even Think About It. I'd Do It': Trump Vows Preemptive Pardon for Elon Musk : politics
Trump vows to 'protect' Elon Musk if Dems take back Congress after midterms : politics
Trump Vows to Pardon Elon Musk : politics

Anti-Oligarchy Activists Plan to Dox Elon Musk and Hundreds of Billionaire-Linked Homes : politics



Video of Woman Accusing Trump of Sexual Abuse From Age 8 Goes Viral: 'You've Hurt So Many Children' : politics

Clinical Psychologist Claims She Was 'One of the Child Victims of Donald Trump' : politics ... It's absolutely wild to me, as a 90s kid, that we went from Blowjob Bill being impeached to a fucking pedophile in the White House, and half of this country doesn't give a shit.



She's an Epstein survivor who trusted Trump. Now she's urging voters to reject the 'BS.' : politics



ICE officer indicted on allegations he ran over undocumented Mexican immigrant released on bond : news

The Number Of Innocent People Being Accused of Shoplifting by Faulty AI-Facial Recognition Systems Is Alarming : technology

ICE rapidly re-arresting immigrants released after winning court petitions | Many are challenging their detention using habeas corpus filings only to be arrested again, in violation of court orders : politics



Troy Jackson leads Susan Collins by 6 points in final NYT/Press Herald/Siena poll : politics

Abdul El-Sayed stands up for trans people & their rights in "hostile" 60 Minutes interview. "The folks who want to make this a topic of conversation don't want to be talking about the real issues that we face in our lives," he said. : politics

El-Sayed: ‘I Actually Don't Think About Haley Stevens' : politics
Democrats Rally Behind Abdul El-Sayed After 'Despicable Betrayal' by Haley Stevens : politics
AIPAC-Backed Stevens Denounced as 'Traitor' After Endorsing Pro-Trump Rogers in Michigan Senate Race : politics
Three more details regarding the Haley Stevens fiasco - Lawyers, Guns & Money
"A manic apotheosis of mutual dorkdom:" the ballad of the flakiest ratfucker - Lawyers, Guns & Money

'Craziest S**t Ever': Viewers Can't Look Away From 'Train Wreck' Haley Stevens Interview : politics
Two Registered Agents for Israel Are Working on Mike Rogers's Campaign : politics
How Israel is at the heart of Haley Stevens's extraordinary reversal : politics - Also, Republicans bitch about Canada interfering when Canada doesn;t come anywhere close to the interference Isreal perpetrates. That's all because Republicans benefit from Israeli interference. Fuck Israel, and Fuck Republicans

Trump Invites Haley Stevens to Join GOP as Democrats Condemn Her 'Betrayal' : politics
Trump Invites Haley Stevens to Join GOP After Her Mike Rogers Endorsement : politics
Haley Stevens Runs Away After Being Called a Traitor to Her Face : politics
Haley Stevens' Fiancé Seems Dedicated to Ruining Her Career : politics

Turmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers : politics
Stevens defends endorsing Rogers during tense CNN interview : politics
Secret Chaos Before Dem Loser Haley Stevens' MAGA Endorsement Revealed : politics
Haley Stevens faces push for removal from House Dem caucus : politics
Abrams: Haley Stevens 'used Black people as a prop' : politics
Dingell says Stevens defending Rogers endorsement on CNN was 'one of the most painful interviews I've ever watched' : politics

James Talarico's chances of beating Ken Paxton -- what final Texas polls show : politics
James Talarico's chances of victory hit record high after best poll yet : politics


Senator Chris Murphy Is 'Awake and Alert' After Suffering a Stroke : politics

Democratic leader in Iowa won't support party's Senate candidate due to his anti-trans statements. She said she can't vote for someone vowing to make trans people's lives worse. : politics
Democratic leader in Iowa won't support party's Senate candidate due to his anti-trans statements - LGBTQ Nation Kathy Winter, chair of the Osceola County Democratic Party, released a statement slamming state Rep. Josh Turek's ad declaring that he was against trans inclusion in sports and against 'taxpayers paying for sex changes.'



In Sacha Baron Cohen satire, El Paso GOP chair kidnaps pregnant woman, abducts and drops newborn from drone to 'save the white race' : politics

Anonymous texts mislead Missouri voters about trans kids before Election Day, advocates warn : politics



I combined 5236 "greatest TV shows" lists to find what the critical consensus is : television



Erik Visits a (Latin) American Grave, Part 2,265 - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This is a mass grave of the victims of the Chilean dictatorship.



Eight weeks of mindfulness-based therapy altered brain responses to drug cues in people with opioid use disorder: a randomized clinical trial found reduced prefrontal cortical responses to drug-related images and longer periods of abstinence : science

Scientists asked 50 people who nearly died to sketch the spaces they saw. Four shapes kept showing up: tunnels, archways, gently curved spaces, and sphere-like bubbles. The strangest finding: Tunnels were almost always colorless (22 of 28), while archways were almost always full of color (27 of 31). : science

Scientists found what look like red blood cells inside a 115-million-year-old dinosaur leg bone from Brazil, plus traces of heme, the molecule that carries oxygen in blood. That's 35 million years older than any previous find, and it hints old museum fossils could still be hiding big discoveries too : science

Many new mothers struggle with birth-related trauma symptoms even without meeting criteria for PTSD. Study points to a widespread mental health burden after delivery and highlight the need for trauma-informed maternity care that routinely screens for and responds to birth-related trauma. : science

Newborn survival improves when families receive monetary support | Flint, Mich.'s neonatal mortality rate dropped from 10 deaths per 1,000 live births to 5 deaths per 1,000 live births in the year after a financial support program debuted : science

A study of for-profit hospices acquired by private equity firms found that Medicare spending rose by 5.9% per hospice stay after acquisition, compared with similar for-profit hospices that weren't acquired : science

A new scientific review highlights how birds possess cognitive abilities that rival or sometimes surpass those of primates, including tool use, numerical reasoning, memory and future planning. New research also shows that crows can make accurate visual decisions in just 235 milliseconds. : science

12-year study of 8,209 German adults found that conscientiousness was associated with lower BMI, while extraversion was associated with higher BMI : science

MIT engineers create nanoparticles for delivering personalized cancer vaccines: « The particles carry a customized dose of cancer antigens that can provoke a strong immune response against tumors. » : science

Using computer vision to analyze facial expressions during interviews with emergency healthcare workers, researchers identify expressivity patterns that distinguish resilient from at-risk workers, providing insight into novel digital biomarkers. : science

ELI5: What actually makes something alive? What is life, scientifically Speaking? : explainlikeimfive



How did your life change after you quit smoking weed? : AskReddit

What's the fastest you've seen a new coworker get fired? : AskReddit

ELI5: Do cars get their drivetrains destroyed during vehicle repossession? : explainlikeimfive

ELI5: why does plain Greek yogurt have more protein than traditional plain yogurt? : explainlikeimfive

What happened to the “bad kid” from your HS graduating class? : AskReddit

What is the best book you've ever read in your life? : AskReddit

Married men of Reddit, what's a piece of advice about marriage that single guys aren't ready to hear? : AskReddit

What's the craziest moral justification for an immoral act you've ever heard? : AskReddit

People who lost an entire group of friends, what happened? : AskReddit

What's the first body part you wash in the shower? : AskReddit

What would you consider to be the worst addiction imaginable? : AskReddit

What is the most disturbing confession you've seen on Reddit? : AskReddit

What's a hobby that looks boring from the outside but is actually really fun? : AskReddit

Eli5: Why do glasses of exactly same power still need a day or a two to adjust? : explainlikeimfive

To the people who literally never get sick: what is your secret? : AskReddit

What is something humanity has collectively agreed to ignore because acknowledging it would be too uncomfortable? : AskReddit

What's a subtle sign that someone is actually a terrible person? : AskReddit

Pet owners of Reddit, what's the funniest thing your pet has ever done? Tell us the story? : AskReddit

What's a small thing that instantly makes you lose respect for someone? : AskReddit


What made you choose to convert to Android after having an iPhone? : AskReddit

Surface Laptop Ultra-- Some things to try to improve the display : Surface





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Twice as many plants and animals sold in wildlife trade as previously thought, says report. More than 100,000 species are traded globally, whether illegally smuggled, sold as ornaments or in fisheries, timber and fashion industries, study finds. : worldnews


Post by @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social - Bluesky Matt Deakin captured this green sawfish swimming alongside a sea turtle in Western Australia. The photo, titled “Ethereal Encounter,” was recently named the 2026 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.


Japan Defense Ministry aims to build capability to rapidly launch rockets : worldnews
Chinese Ships Suspected of Surveying Undersea Cables Near Japan, Philippines : worldnews



Putin tells African leaders Moscow will not pursue 'neo-colonialism' : worldnews
'I don't know if negotiated peace is achievable,' Rubio says as uncertainty hangs over Russia-Ukraine talks : worldnews

Russia opens terrorism case over Ukraine oil refinery attack : worldnews

Russia's FSB Says Minor Detained Over Moscow Park Attack Threat After U.S. Tip-Off : worldnews

Russia Extends Diesel Export Ban to 2027 With Trump Carve-Out : worldnews

Russia's Baltic Exclave Goes Dark as Major Power Plant Failure Triggers Widespread Blackout : worldnews

Post by @the-hedgehog.bsky.social - Bluesky Here's the usual report on confirmed drone strikes targeting Russian military logistics in the rear areas of occupied regions. Unfortunately, there was a decline in October, with 537 confirmed strikes (-30%). This is likely due to a ~9-day disruption in Starlink/Starshield service

Post by @ukrainewarpod.bsky.social - Bluesky The Russian central bank has sold the most amount of gold since the 1998 financial crisis. Gold reserves prop up the ruble, and the central bank has been selling gold to inject cash into the flailing banking system. If too much gold is sold, the ruble will be devalued.

Post by @tendar.bsky.social - Bluesky The Lukoil refinery in Kstovo - one of the largest oil refineries in Russia - has been struck. What a sight.

Post by @dronebomber.bsky.social - Bluesky Approximate flight routes of Ukrainian UAVs:According to Russian monitoring sources, approximately 300 drones were reported.



Bangladesh sets up wage board as garment workers' unrest shuts factories : worldnews

Erdogan calls Black Sea ship attacks unacceptable after 'substantive' Zelensky talks : worldnews


Somali pirates seize Iranian fishing vessel, raising fears of attacks on cargo ships : worldnews

Two oil tankers explode after hitting mine in Hormuz Strait, IRGC spokesperson says : worldnews

Iran has 'no intention' to engage in peace talks with US as war looms : worldnews
Iran's Khamenei warns US and Israel against new attacks : worldnews
Iran's leader says response to attack would have no geographic limits : worldnews

Lebanon charges 13 Hezbollah members over explosive shipment amid push to curb Iran's influence : worldnews



Starlink Reportedly Tried to Upsell Ukraine on New Plan After Throttling Service : politics

Officials sound alarm over Ukraine's capacity for air defence amid U.S. supply delays : worldnews
Ukraine's air raid alert system hacked, Air Force says as false nuclear, chemical warnings sound : worldnews

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1712, Part 1 (Thread #1859) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of November 1, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 31, 2026: 2,100 personnel, 944 UAVs, and 16 artillery systems.

'We came back from hell', say Ukrainians after years in Russia-occupied front-line city : worldnews


Post by @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social - Bluesky A Russian drone struck a dormitory in the Vinnytsia region, killing at least ​2 people, and injuring two 5-year-old girls and a 16-year-old boy -- Bastards.



Bulgaria's 2026 presidential elections: Exit polls show a win for the pro-Russian candidate : worldnews

Latvia reports brief airspace intrusion near Russia, Belarus borders : worldnews


Rioters loot stores in Frankfurt as Gen Z-led protests in Germany turn violent : worldnews

Support for Kyiv costs me politically but I won't change stance - Meloni : worldnews
Remembering Mussolini - Lawyers, Guns & Money This LRB piece on the Cult of Mussolini in his home town is super fascinating, in terms of how someone like Mussolini is remembered, the state of Italy generally, and larger issues of historical memory. It's well worth your time, you have an extra hour today after all.



French economy 'headed for a wall' as GDP shrinks, finance minister warns : worldnews
French high school blockades to restart on Monday, student unions say : worldnews

Portugal: Police storm housing protest camps in Lisbon : worldnews

UK PM Burnham says 'open' to slavery apology but rules out financial reparations : worldnews
UK willing to spend lb 450m a year on EU students if it can join Made in Europe scheme : worldnews


Former Mossad agent assisted Flavio Bolsonaro's escape from Brazil via Argentina : worldnews


Canadian PM Mark Carney says he had a 'good conversation' with Donald Trump : worldnews
Ottawa to provide $2B in rebates for homeowners who install heat pumps : worldnews




Trump, 80, Shows Fresh Signs of Decline in Damning New Analysis : politics

U.S. plans to deport Afghans back to their home country through Pakistan, documents show : politics

Post by @angrystaffer.bsky.social - Bluesky This new report of the damage to US assets in the war in Iran is really bad. We're looking at hundreds of billions in lost capability, and we didn't actually gain anything ... Spending money without actually gaining anything seems to be a Trump superpower.



Hegseth digs in as confident Democrats plan to go on offense after midterms : politics

The US founders made a grave error in granting presidents pardon power : politics


Trump Throws Mar-a-Lago Drag and Caviar Party for Halloween : politics

Trump Floats Nicki Minaj for Press Secretary: Top Contenders for the Job : politics - Jesus fucking Christ. What a joke.

Threats, Gaffes and Men's Posteriors: Trump's Talk Gets Wilder : politics


Federal Judge Shuts Down Trump DOJ Threats to Prosecute Election Officials : politics
Judge orders Trump administration to stop threatening US election officials : politics

Supreme Court hears religious freedom case centered on universal pre-K program : politics
Supreme Court hears Colorado pre-K case on religious freedom : NPR On Tuesday, the Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that pits the Catholic Church against taxpayer funded school programs for all 4-year-olds in Colorado. At issue is whether religious schools may refuse to admit the children of gay and trans parents in violation of a state law that bars discrimination.



Trump Has Found the Attorney General of His Dreams : politics - Found? He didn't discover him in a cellar. It was his personal attorney he appointed to do his dirty deeds.


Virginia and D.C. sue over Trump's arch, adding to legal challenges as government wants work to begin : politics


Trump White House maps path to govern without Congress if Democrats win : politics


AMA: I'm John Della Volpe, Director of Polling at Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics : politics

Analysis: Republicans face a midterm reckoning of Trump's making : politics
The Trump Show is on the verge of cancellation : politics
The 'Blacklash' Is Here : politics

Preparing for MAGA's Worst on Election Day : politics

Are the US midterms going to see a blue wave of Democrats winning seats – or a blue flood? | US midterm elections 2026 : politics ... The anger over Trump's broken promises has been compounded by a whiff of corruption ... His personal fortune meanwhile has surged – from $2.3bn in 2024 to $6.5bn


Peter Thiel, the tech oligarch who believes in the Antichrist : technology

Young men and right-leaning podcasters helped Trump win in 2024. Both have soured on him : politics

James O'Keefe election sting ends in his own felony voter fraud charges : politics

'We Can Show Up In Numbers If We Need To': The Proud Boys Have Identified Their Next Target : politics


Learjet Plummets to Ground in Florida, Killing 9 - The New York Times Photos and video posted online showed the plane diving nose first to the ground and exploding. In radio call, the pilot said the plane was descending at a speed of 20,000 feet per minute.


Bayer wins Roundup cancer trial after Supreme Court ruling - The weedkiller Roundup has been accused of being carcinogenic to humans despite no warning on its label. Bayer is seeking to settle tens of thousands of further cases. : politics


Exponential Cruelty - Lawyers, Guns & Money Everything about this is horrifying. In the statement, which she dictated to her legal team, Ms. Pike said she had been prepared to die the morning of Sept. 30. She had said her goodbyes to her loved ones and supporters. She told the people in the death chamber she was leaving them "in loving kindness." But then she woke up alone, confused and in pain, according to the statement. She was the first person to survive after receiving a lethal dose of the drug pentobarbital.



She Was Arrested After Leaving Her Kids for Days. It Sparked a Debate. - The New York Times A Florida sheriff's office arrested a mother who had left her children home alone for days to go on a work trip, reigniting the debate over when parents act irresponsibly.


Opinion | I'm in 'You Can See Everything.' Here's My Side of the Story. - The New York Times


Massachusetts voters don't seem inclined to repeal marijuana legalization next week : politics



Judge dismisses Trump's $10 billion defamation suit over Jeffrey Epstein birthday card story : politics - Trump is a pedophile who wrote love letters to Jeffrey Epstein. The judge agrees ... And dismissed the case with prejudice, so trump can piss off and not refile the case or versions of it again.
Judge Tosses Trump Defamation Lawsuit Over Epstein Letter - The president demanded $10 billion. He's leaving with nothing but humiliation. : politics

Post by @mary1kathy.bsky.social - Bluesky ... HOw many time did Trump go to Pedo Island?

Judge Tosses Trump Defamation Lawsuit Over Epstein Letter - The president demanded $10 billion. He's leaving with nothing but humiliation. : politics
Judge dismisses Trump's $10 billion defamation suit over Jeffrey Epstein birthday card story : politics



US attorneys are freeing children from Trump's ‘deportation machine' with a new strategy : politics

Post by @propublica.org - Bluesky We've tallied and catalogued more than 500 cases of U.S. citizens reportedly detained by federal immigration agents. Search our database by the type of incident and the state where it happened to learn more.

Tables Turned: Entire Police Department Quits After Finding Out What It Feels Like to Be Tracked : technology



Attorneys for Alaska say 'meritless' Trump demand to set aside Senate ballots 'not even possible' : politics
Sen. Dan Sullivan says he will accept election results of Alaska Senate race : politics
Is The New York Times Helping Trump Steal an Alaska Senate Race? : politics
Democrats File Suit Over Closed Polling Places in Rural Alaska : politics

After Stevens' Latest Attack, El-Sayed Reiterates Focus on 'Beating Mike Rogers' in Final Weekend of Campaign : politics
El-Sayed drops Stevens from campaign event : politics
Centrist Democrats Would Rather Lose the Senate Than Win With El-Sayed : politics
Mike Rogers claims he's ahead by 7 percent on ballots returned so far 'by our models' : politics
Mike Rogers claims he's ahead by 7 percent over Abdul-El Sayed on ballots returned so far 'by our models' Michigan's Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers claimed he is ahead by almost seven percent on early-returned ballots, contrary to recent polls which lean in favor of his Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed.

AIPAC before all else! : PoliticalHumor
Rep. Haley Stevens is no longer a Michigan Democratic Party member, chair says : politics
Schumer calls Haley Stevens's endorsement of a Republican 'a despicable betrayal' : politics
Haley Stevens Nukes Own Political Career, Gets Trump Tweet as Consolation: In endorsing Republican Mike Rogers, Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens on Sunday not only tanked her own political career but also managed to unite the entire Democratic Party behind Abdul El-Sayed. : politics
Stevens staff resign over Rogers endorsement : politics
Dem Loser's Staff Resigns En Masse as She Joins MAGA : politics
El-Sayed raises $1.2M in wake of Haley Stephens endorsing his rival : politics

Kansas Senate polls show Democrat leading by up to 9 points : politics
Post by @taniel.bsky.social - Bluesky What an unusual situation: the NYT reports Marshall filmed the ad personally against the advice of his campaign team. Then his staff still refused to air it, so he personally sent it around to media folks to share it:To close his campaign, Roger Marshall is running a 60-second ad about a central theme of this campaign - how he treated patients. We had to keep the lights on, so we occasionally handed accounts over to collection agencies, he explains.

Texts promoting Green Party candidate appear to come from GOP campaign : politics - Wisconsin - The green party is 100% a tool of the right. It has been for years. Russia fed and trained ... See: Jill Stein

Top Democrats are fighting a billionaire tax in California. Their voters are on the other side : politics

Texas Republicans sweating over low turnout in early voting : politics
Texas Supreme Court blocks effort to uncover who is behind transgender mailers. An attorney for the Transgender Education Network of Texas called the mailers a “false flag operation by right-wing operatives.” : politics

Inside the Final Days of Darline Graham's Reluctant Senate Run : politics

CTV News went to Kentucky to see if Canada's bourbon bans are hurting them. Their response was blunt : politics


Oklahoma Consistently Fails to Punish Citation Oil & Gas - ProPublica - This Oil Company Is Linked to 1,000 Pollution Incidents and Other Violations. Oklahoma Never Punished It.

N.J. Supreme Court admonishes judge who wore Palestine hat to judicial conference : politics


Michael Mann Accidentally Shoots Himself in the Leg at Firing Range : movies



Scientists have found an enormous new dwarf planet beyond Pluto. And there could be many more : technology - "Enormous" ends up meaning half the size of Pluto, which is a weird choice of words.

How to see the planet from above and below | National Geographic By capturing the same thing from very different perspectives, a NASA astronaut and an intrepid photographer create a whole new way of seeing our world.

BE FAST to help someone survive a stroke : NPR

Teens whose rule-breaking and aggression persisted were roughly twice as likely to vote populist-right as adults, while teens with anxiety or depression tended to lean left and vote less, according to a new 28-year study that followed 2,215 Norwegians from age 15 all the way into their early forties : science

Research estimates that nearly 75% of all NFL players who died between 2008 and 2023 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) neuropathology. CTE is a neurodegenerative disease that has been diagnosed in individuals with substantial exposure to repetitive head impacts : science



What is a "common phrase" that makes your blood boil? : AskReddit





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At least 7.9 million punished in Xi's fight to keep party going : worldnews



U.S. Embassy Warns of Potential 'Mass Casualty Event' in Moscow : worldnews
Canada echoes U.S. 'mass casualty event' warning for Moscow - National : worldnews

Post by @rebel44cz.bsky.social -- Bluesky A new @WarFronts_YT video based on my script: Russia's Air Force is in Crisis - it focuses on the massive scale wear and tear related to the war in Ukraine is doing to it.

Post by @mina-hanse.bsky.social - Bluesky Ukrainian drones and Neptune cruise missiles targeted the Kamensky Factory, one of the largest chemical plants in Russia, in Rostov Oblast overnight on Oct. 31, the General Staff reported.

Russia Expands Practice of Rounding Up Men on Streets to Send Them to War : worldnews

Post by @delfoo.bsky.social - Bluesky Verstka has found out that the Russian Ministry of Defense is postponing the payments of salaries and other supplements for December to its staff that are not taking part in the war to January 2027. This is the first time such a postponement happens in the last 18 years.



The Bursting of the Tel Aviv Bubble : geopolitics
The Bursting of the Tel Aviv Bubble - The Atlantic The liberal, cosmopolitan side of Israel is facing a moment of truth ... I've heard the same refrain over and over this week. How could voters possibly elect Netanyahu again? After October 7. After the abandonment of the hostages. After the corruption ...


How Wikipedia Rewrote Zionism : Israel

How France betrayed the little Jewish girls in white dresses immortalized by Renoir | The Times of Israel New book 'The Renoir Girls' chronicles how the gilded existence of wealthy Belle Époque Parisian Jews ultimately ended in dark tragedy due to historical, ongoing antisemitism - She didn't seem to be particularly concerned about the fate of her eldest daughter Beatrice, her ex-husband Léon Reinach, and their young adult children Fanny and Bertrand, who were all murdered at Auschwitz.



Ukrainian arms manufacturer Fire Point claims to have overcome Starlink restrictions for long-range strikes : worldnews
The untold story of Ukraine's Starlink crisis - Asia Times Ukraine thought its 'whitelist' system kept Moscow off Starlink, until a Russian agent was found to have registered over 1,000 terminals

Post by @noelreports.com - Bluesky Canadian manufacturer Roshel says nearly 3,000 Senator armored vehicles have now gone to Ukraine, making the Senator one of the most numerous Western-supplied armored vehicles in Ukrainian service. They are used for troop transport, casualty evacuation, patrols and reconnaissance

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1711, Part 1 (Thread #1858) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 31, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 30, 2026: 1,670 personnel, 1,663 UAVs, and 19 artillery systems.




The Poland situation - Lawyers, Guns & Money


"Appeasing Dictators Brings Only Humiliation": Estonia's PM Rejects Softer Rhetoric Toward Russia : worldnews

Finnish president says Putin gave no history lectures during phone call : worldnews
Finland launches criminal investigation into Google's clearing of forest for datacentre site : worldnews


Mark Carney: Canada has 'learned we are overdependent on the US' : worldnews
Carney says he can wait out Trump for trade deal : politics
Ontario's measles outbreak hit 2,377 people over nearly a year, and 89% were not vaccinated. Most were kids and teens. 166 were hospitalized, 10 babies were infected before birth, and one infant died. This outbreak helped Canada lose its measles elimination status, which it had held ever since 1998. : science ... Measles needs around 95% coverage for herd immunity, so a few under-vaccinated pockets were enough to undo 27 years of elimination.




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Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread : politics

With or without Netanyahu, Israel will want American taxpayers to keep funding its wars : politics .. The three hundred billion the US has given to Israel over the decades is enough.

US cancels G20 'family photo' after Australia, UK and others refuse to appear with Russia : politics

Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a U.S. general election : politics


Trump plans to resume strikes on Iran day after midterm elections : politics
Post by @alexjungle.bsky.social - Bluesky Trump: We can't take care of daycare. We're fighting wars. It's not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these things.

Post by @nothoodlum.bsky.social - Bluesky Trump loves the military so much that he shut down a VA mortgage rescue program, forcing 10,000 veterans into foreclosure and putting 90,000 more at risk.

Federal debt surpassed GDP for fiscal 2026 : politics

While Americans Paid $148B Extra on Gas Amid War, Big Oil Made $130B in Profits : politics
Post by @robertscotthorton.bsky.social - Bluesky During the 2024 campaign, Trump walked into a room of oil executives assembled for a fundraiser in Florida. "Give me $1 billion, and you can have whatever you like," he said. And now, by launching an unprovoked war against Iran, that payback has occurred, 130 fold.

Surface-to-air missiles installed at Trump's Mar-a-Lago mansion : politics

Trump reverses course, reinstates cancelled campaign rallies : politics
Trump fumed at coverage of rally cancellations before ordering the events back on : politics

Trump defamation suit against Murdoch, WSJ over Epstein letter dismissed with prejudice : politics

White House Has Tight Grip Over FBI in Pursuing Trump Targets, Agent Says - The New York Times In court testimony, the agent outlined the willingness of Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, to take orders from President Trump to investigate his perceived enemies.

John Roberts' Bullshit - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Judge imposes sweeping emergency order halting DOJ pressure campaign on election officials : politics
Judge orders Trump administration to stop threatening election officials with criminal charges : politics

"Our Democracy Is in Danger" - Judge Rejects Trump's Bid to Segregate 20K Votes in California : politics
More than 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens not on California's voter rolls: analysis : politics

At noon today, DOJ must reveal which states it pressured : politics

DOJ Election Monitors Barred From Polling Places as Deployment Rolls Out : politics

Federal judge bars DoJ from threatening election workers to stop processing ballots : politics

Justice Department requests separating Alaska ballots that rank Dan J. Sullivan in Senate race : politics


Overweight Trump, 80, Doubles Down in Vile Attack on Reporter : politics

Trump Team's "Anti-Fraud" Announcement Gets Derailed With One Question | "Uh, yeah, I don't know anything about that," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent replied when asked about a strange purchase by the federal government. : politics

'Waste of our time' | Trump administration officials respond to KARE 11 investigation into prison sale : politics

Post by @jt-allen.bsky.social - Bluesky So if there are 30 million undocumented people in the US and Trump will pay 1 million to any person who turns one in, that would make how many billions of our money he spent?
JD Vance Criticizes Hospitals For... Helping Non-English Speakers : politics ... Jesus didn't speak English.
Vance is asked about affordability in America - and immediately starts talking about senator's a** : politics

Stephen Miller, Who Wants Immigrants Deported Over Paperwork, Has 'Glaring Inconsistencies' in His Disclosures : politics

How Trump Is Dismantling America's Scientific Research Machine : politics


An end to the MAGA nightmare is possible soon : politics


Led by Trump, Republicans Close Midterms With Ugly Personal Attacks : politics

The latest Times pro-Republican October Surprise - Lawyers, Guns & Money Is there any other kind of Times October surprise? ... Alaska uses ranked-choice voting, which means that any Alaskan who wants to vote for the Republican incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan but who is somehow confused about which Dan Sullivan he is on the ballot despite the fact that only one Dan Sullivan on the ballot is identified with the words "Republican" or "incumbent" can simply rank the two Dan Sullivans as first and second choices in either order and that vote will ultimately be counted for the Republican incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan.

The staggering $446m Elon Musk has spent on the US midterms - visualized : politics
Elon Musk Made Off With $16 Billion of Taxpayer Money : politics
Elon Musk and Devos family accused of illegal campaign contributions to buy Michigan governor's race : politics
Led by Elon Musk, 515 Superrich People Have Donated $4.2 Billion to Super PACs for 2026 Elections : politics

With Trump in Office, 'Corruption' Becomes Key Issue for Midterm Voters : politics
Jamie Raskin: Trump 'most corrupt' president in history : politics

World-Historic Levels Of Strategic Buffoonery: 285 Acts Of Idiocy Trump's Cronies Hope You've Forgotten : politics
'World-Historic Levels Of Strategic Buffoonery:' 285 Acts Of Idiocy Trump's Cronies Hope You've Forgotten | HuffPost Latest News Heres some of the dumbest stuff officials in the second Trump administration have gotten up to:

Cruz warns GOP could lose 8 Senate seats, get swept in Texas : politics
Longtime Texas Republican Says GOP Has Become a 'Cult' : politics


Trump-Voting Immigration Lawyer Couldn't Stop Cousin's Deportation: 'This Isn't What I Voted For' : politics


Tech stocks wipe out $1 trillion in value as concerns deepen about the AI boom : news


The impeachment debate - Lawyers, Guns & Money With Democrats essentially certain to take control of the House and more than likely the Senate as well, people are already debating whether they ought to impeach Donald Trump for a third time ... Kamala Harris represents what I suspect is the consensus view among the party.s current official and unofficial leadership: "get stuff done" ... But impeaching Trump again is absolutely a moral imperative, and the constitutional duty of a Congress that is supposed to actually embody the government of the United States, rather than Golf Cart Caligula and his band of total degenerates (a whole bunch of whom need to be impeached as well, starting with Tattooed Christian Warrior and the unfortunately not Dead Kennedy.)


Common clay of the west returning to the Democratic Party? - Lawyers, Guns & Money Another data point for "lying and/or allowing low-information voters to get an erroneous impression of what your presidency would be like" is a better strategy for campaigning than for governing:Democrats are getting a lot of support from people who don't usually vote.



With Question 3, how have top-two primary systems worked elsewhere?


Chat, you can buy a college campus right now in Cambridge : CambridgeMA Lesley Doble Campus,

The Lizard Lounge in Cambridge will close in May Greater Boston has lost several small-scale music venues in recent years.

Bostonhenge : boston



Rapist in Chief - Lawyers, Guns & Money Scott alluded to this earlier today, but it's amazing how the media is just ignoring the new Trump-Epstein rape stuff.
Why Is the Media Ignoring the Stunning New Trump-Epstein Allegations? | The Nation In this week' Elie v. U.S., our justice correspondent asks why the media is obsessing over Obama's Cheesecake Factory joke while largely ignoring allegations of Trump's sexual assaults. Plus: Republicans prepare to cry election fraud.

Post by @markjacob.bsky.social - Bluesky NY Times assistant managing editor Patrick Healy gives an unacceptable answer when Marisa Kabas asks him why the NYT's Epstein story this week omitted a new rape accusation against Trump. Healy admits the accuser's past allegations on Trump were deemed credible enough for the Times to print them

Ads accusing Republican candidates of protecting Epstein fill airwaves in final midterm push : politics



Detainee at Otay Mesa Detention Center is 29th to die in ICE custody this year : news



El-Sayed: I'll go through metal detector if Trump sits for lie detector : politics
El-Sayed Accuses Stevens of 'Relitigating' Primary After Calls for Apology on Israel : politics
El-Sayed campaign wants Stevens to stay away after day of back-and-forth sniping : politics
Why Are Moderate Dems Bashing Abdul El-Sayed Right Before Election? : politics
Haley Stevens Slammed for Statement Suggesting She's Willing to Sabotage Midterms to Halt Progressive Surge : politics - also learned that he's an AIPAC handler who has donated money to Republicans in the past.
Haley Stevens Slammed for Statement Suggesting She's Willing to Sabotage Midterms to Halt Progressive Surge | Common Dreams If a progressive candidate was actively trying to pin an establishment nominee days before the election the way Stevens is with Abdul right now, they'd be exiled from political life

Post by @mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social - Bluesky Pretty wild that ProPublica dropped an unbelievably damning article about pay-to-play corruption by Collins and the entire national political press conspired to make it go away.
Maine students choose Troy Jackson over Susan Collins in mock vote : politics

Must-Win MAGA Candidate Throws in Towel as Crowds Vanish - After acknowledging a crowd for a single clap, Ken Paxton has canceled three stops in his final push to save his Texas campaign
Must-Win MAGA Candidate Throws in Towel as Crowds Vanish : politics - Republican voters blame Democrats for the economic consequences caused by Republican policies and legislation ... Republican voters literally attribute the benefits of Democrat policies and legislation to Republicans who fought tooth and nail to block all of them

Boo-Hoo! California's Billionaire Snowflakes Are Scared of a One-Time, 5% Tax! : politics

New poll places Adam Hamilton as leader in race for U.S. Senate : politics
New poll places Adam Hamilton as leader in race for U.S. Senate WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - President Trump is visiting Salina to rally for Senator Roger Marshall as part of a senate race that's growing tighter. A new poll released by the Washington Post on Friday shows that Marshal's challenger, Adam Hamilton, is almost ten points ahead of Marshall. While most previous polls have shown the race to be close, the new one shows Hamilton clearly in the lead.



Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,263 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of Edward Murray East ... East wrote two of the most important books about eugenics in American history. In 1923, he published Mankind at the Crossroads and in 1927 came Heredity and Human Affairs. The books were racist and gross ... For a eugenicist focused on creating a master race through breeding, East himself was sickly his whole life. He died in 1938. He was 59 years old. Edward Murray East is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.



ELI5 Why do people take peptides? : explainlikeimfive ... The most common peptide people take is insulin. So clearly some peptides have very beneficial usage. But assuming that just because something is a peptide it had health benefits is like assuming because a bear is a mammal, it's going to behave like your pet dog.

Extreme liberals who rely on traditional news sources are most likely to overestimate their own science knowledge, revealing a gap between perceived and actual scientific understanding. : science

A study of 12 fruits and vegetables found that commonly discarded parts, including peels, skins and seeds, contained more dietary fibre than the portions typically eaten in 10 of 12 cases. Pineapple skin and core had over five times more fibre than the flesh, suggesting ways to reduce food waste. : science

Men lose 16% more healthy years than women worldwide, yet only a handful of countries have a men's health policy. A new Lancet series says much of it is preventable (poverty, jobs, masculinity norms) and warns that this policy vacuum is being filled by 'manosphere' influencers and companies instead. : science ... Conservatives in the 1920s called it "horse and sparrow" economics. As in: the horse eats and the sparrow gets to pick seeds out of the horseshit. Reagan just rebranded the same idea.

What we know about how alcohol contributes to breast cancer risk - The Washington Post Research consistently suggests there's no completely safe amount - but when, how and how much you drink can all affect the level of risk you're likely to sustain.

New study recommends broad approach to women's heart health



What's a scary 100% true fact? : AskReddit

Marriage therapists of Reddit, what's the biggest red flag in couples and the number one reason marriages fail? : AskReddit

Should churches be taxed in the United States? Why or why not? : AskReddit





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This October is on track to be the hottest ever recorded : worldnews


China's Xi calls on EU to work with China, says Beijing handles ties with sincerity, goodwill : worldnews



Putin shuts down Russia's last independent newspaper : worldnews
Russian society being 'systematically crushed' says Novaya Gazeta as newspaper announces closure : worldnews

Over 600 drones targeted Moscow and surrounding area : worldnews

neonpurplestar comments on /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1710, Part 1 (Thread #1857)

Russia Cracks Down on Dating Chatbot 'Exploited' by Ukrainian Intelligence : worldnews



India's Extreme Poverty Drops From 27.1 percent To 2.6 percent In 12 Years: World Bank : worldnews

Pakistan rights activist Imaan Mazari and husband jailed for 10 years : worldnews



Eisenkot vows to advance draft law, Oct. 7 inquiry despite slim coalition prospects | The Times of Israel
Netanyahu's party claims Israeli election 'stolen' as results show him losing majority : worldnews
Netanyahu isn't acting like he won the election. Here's what that could mean | The Times of Israel By claiming the election was ‘stolen, Netanyahu could be setting himself up for success in a repeat vote. But he might also recognize his days of majority government are ending

US military planes arrive in Israel from Texas amid Iran war preparations : politics

What are the election fraud allegations roiling Israel? Could they change the results? | The Times of Israel

Ultra-Orthodox protesters clash with police, block roads over arrest of draft evader | The Times of Israel Police reportedly use batons and stun grenades to disperse demonstrators; dozens of protesters and officers injured during demonstration

Haredim Must Take the First Step Towards Participation in Civic Life | Tikvah Ideas - Women work, keep house have and raise babies, while men study the Torah)

The Gangsters Who Helped Build Israel : Israel - One of these men was Meyer Lansky, among the most powerful figures in American organized crime.
Meyer Lansky - Wikipedia



Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Refinery, Ending Pause and Defying Trump : politics .. Blissfully ignoring The truth that Russia repeatedly violated the de facto expectation of mutual de-escalation that diplomatic mediators had sought is one of the reasons why wsj is simply not a trusted news source anymore for most people ... Then Rupert Murdoch bought it. And that, my friends, was that.


Russian jet drone hits Dnipro railway platform, killing 14 people next to a Zaporizhzhia-bound train - Euromaidan Press
Post by @anno1540.bsky.social - Bluesky Tetiana miraculously survived the Russian attack on a railway station in Dnipro. She was holding her phone next to her head, and it took the hit, saving her life.

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1710, Part 1 (Thread #1857) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 30, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 29, 2026: 1,590 personnel, 1,589 UAVs, and 21 artillery systems.



Dockworkers at more than 100 ports worldwide strike against arms shipments : worldnews
French dockworkers strike over budget measures and militarisation of ports : worldnews



Polish Constitutional Tribunal chief says 'constitutional coup' is under way : worldnews

Polish president turns back mid-flight amid court 'coup d'état' claims : worldnews

Joint Statement: Canada and the European Union building together an Alliance for the Future : worldnews
Carney says, unequivocally, Canada seeking to become the EU's 1st associate member : worldnews
Most of Canada is ending daylight saving clock changes and it will affect everyone else too : worldnews




U.S. ditches G20 group photo after diplomats threaten walkout over Russia inclusion : worldnews - I also like how it's set to be hosted at a Trump golf course. What a nice cash grab for him, just the usual
'Lavrov Should Not Be Allowed in US' - Russian Foreign Minister Arrives for G20 Amid Outcry : worldnews

Pentagon watchdog tells lawmakers it won't investigate Starlink slowdowns to Ukraine : politics

Pentagon tells Europeans to cool their rhetoric on Russia, sources say : politics ... Man, they're not even hiding any longer.
'Don't make noise': Pentagon tells European allies to tone down Russia rhetoric. Among the allies given the advice are Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia : politics

Pentagon Secretly Braces for Embarrassing Trump Defeat : politics
Pentagon Announces It Has Spent Almost All One Big Beautiful Bill Funding : politics

'Their Plan Is Insane': Senator Issues Grave Warning About Post-Election Assault on Iran : politics
"Their Plan Is Insane": Dem Senator Warns About Next Stage in Iran War : politics

US Army starts practicing digging mass battlefield graves : politics

Congress' 65-year defense bill streak could be in jeopardy : politics - At this point, what are you paying for? An illegal war started for the personal gratification of a mass murdering rapist? Weapon deliveries to a country actively engaged in a genocide? An army that your government threatens your former allies with? The guns that will be aimed at you once your government decides that, on second thought, they're not going to respect the outcome of the elections?

Democrats Are Ready to Run Hegseth 'Out of Town' : politics
Trump Warns Dems to Not Impeach Hegseth If They Win House. A Republican Is Already Planning to After the Midterms : politics
FFRF warns that Pentagon's Christian nationalist problem goes deeper than Hegseth : politics

Generational National Defense Opportunity - Lawyers, Guns & Money Oh sure ok ... A soaring triumphal arch that President Donald Trump wants to erect near Arlington National Cemetery would be a "generational defense opportunity" and not merely decorative, two of his Cabinet secretaries argued in court declarations Wednesday.

Trump's VA killed a home loan program. Thousands of veterans are paying the price : politics


Raskin targets Kushner over alleged foreign money ties | The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee is already staking out jurisdiction over Jared Kushner investigations if Democrats take back the House. : politics

Trump Erupted After Learning of Alina Habba's $50 Million Deal : politics - Angered at the size of Mrs. Mildons deal, Mr. Trump has told aides and allies that she should donate a portion of that money to his future presidential library or another Trump-related entity
Where Are The Trump Voters? - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Pope Leo makes history by voting in US midterms : politics
[ Removed by moderator ] : worldnews - Pope Leo XIV becomes first pontiff to vote in a U.S. election, casting mail-in ballot


FBI agents fear Trump team will order them to seize voting machines: report : politics


Trump vowed to reduce prices, but his policies have fueled US inflation : politics

Forecaster shifts 9 Senate races as Nate Silver touts Democratic polls : politics

2026 Midterms News and Updates, October 30 (Thread 12) | Live Discussion : politics
The Key Congressional Races to Watch on Election Night : politics
Democrats Show Strength in Final Days of Race for the Senate, New Polls Find : politics Democrats have gained ground in six of the seven states compared to their polls in September - Democratic candidates are more popular in every state except Maine, where its statistically tied. - No republican candidate has a positive approval rating - Democrats have lost ground in Alaska - and the poll was conducted before the current two Dan's controversy

Trump cancels 2 rallies days ahead of midterms : politics
Trump cancels weekend rallies in Iowa and Kansas in favor of holding numerous tele-rallies : politics
Trump, Vance scrap planned appearances in final stretch of midterm campaign : politics
The dead-eyed sociopath who would be president - Lawyers, Guns & Money
JD Vance cancels Minnesota visit to discuss fraud, officials say : politics
Trump Cancels Kansas Rally as New Poll Shows Republican Trailing Democrat : politics

Trump never thought he'd lose the Deep South. Polls have him worried : politics ... Not just the racism. They literally believe the dems are the devil. There is no changing their minds when you have a whole religion telling you that.

This Dark New TV Ad Calls Liberals 'Full Of Hate' - And The Reactions Are Shocking : politics

After Trump's looming midterm loss, how ugly will it get? : politics

Republicans' Final Pitch to Midterm Voters: Outright Christian Nationalism : politics

Trump, Sweating Profusely, Tells Reuters Reporter: 'You Look Like Hell' : politics

Trump Unravels After Protester's Epstein Plane Taunt : politics

Trump repeated transgender surgery lie in Dalton. It's wrong and it's harmful. Doctors, nurses and educators would never seek medical interventions on a child without parental consent. : politics

Trump Suggests Ilhan Omar, a US Citizen, Doesnt Have Constitutional Rights - "She goes, 'I have constitutional rights.' The arrogance," Trump said at a rally in Texas. : politics

What are early voting totals telling us? - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... This is going to be about 50% more early votes than were cast in the 2022 midterms (45.9 million).
Where Are The Trump Voters? - Lawyers, Guns & Money

A very abbreviated list of a few corruption scandals from the first half of Trump's second term - Lawyers, Guns & Money The following is merely a list of a few highlights, and omits many items:

Stephen A. Smith: Knicks players 'don't want to go' to White House : politics

'I feel like I got duped': The young men turning on Trump : politics

Sanders: Billionaires Fighting Prop 40 Would Rather Poor Kids With Cancer Die Than Pay a Little More in Taxes : politics


World's first psycho boss revealed: "A Dutch merchant left in charge of a shipwreck in 1629 exhibited all 10 characteristics of the corporate psychopath, study finds": economy


The Nerd Reich - Lawyers, Guns & Money Gil Durán's new book, The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy ... Two days before Trumps second inauguration, at a party at Thiel's D.C. redoubt, the incoming vice-president, Vance, greeted Yarvin with the hail-fellow-well-met salutation "Yarvin, you reactionary fascist." (Mencius Moldbug)
Government by Silicon Valley | Sue Halpern | The New York Review of Books In The Nerd Reich Gil Durán shows how Silicon Valley billionaires have pushed a fringe ideology-what is popularly called techno-fascism but is closer in aspiration to straight-up totalitarianism-into the affairs of state.

Whiteness as perpetual victimhood - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Republican Optimism - Lawyers, Guns & Money Some National Review guy wrote a Times op-ed about 10 days ago that said basically "sure, Democrats are going to do well in November, but long term, Republicans are gold." It's worth at least considering some of this.

The refusal to take Trumpism's fascist essence seriously - Lawyers, Guns & Money I keep seeing pundit musing about the end of the Trump era. Theres the one Erik discusses below from a right wing flak. Then theres this series of speculations from David Wallace-Wells, which tries to sum up the Trump era retrospectively, now that it's about to be all over


Even me know that not real money - Lawyers, Guns & Money Few things would make the schadenfreude flow like Bud Light at an Ohio State football game than for every single one of these crypto bros to end up broke: - Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, said on Thursday that it had halted withdrawals after it was attacked by hackers who made off with more than $6 billion in digital coins, in what could be the biggest crypto heist in history ... The attack appeared to be the work of "North Korea's elite hacking unit," according to TRM Labs, a crypto research firm..
The $6.3 Billion Binance Hack Was Pulled Off in Just 20 Minutes : technology


Six future Trump officials (Vance, Rubio, Gabbard, Hegseth, Patel, RFK Jr.) wrote books before taking office. Researchers counted 2,074 metaphors in them: about 91% were about threats, and war was the top theme by far. Fear showed up in about 95% of passages, while hope-themed ones made up under 10% : science

The Power of Nightmares - Wikipedia


Christa Pike says she's in constant pain and blames 'incompetence' for her failed execution : news



Judge Cannon quietly found 'good cause' to take Epstein victim's lawsuit off her plate, and the DOJ isn't thrilled : politics ... She's upset Trump is offering "her" Supreme Court seat to Ted Cruz...
DOJ Says it Won't Appoint Special Counsel to Investigate Epstein's Network : politics

Why Is the Media Ignoring the Stunning New Trump-Epstein Allegations? : politics



Private prison was on sale for $75 million; ICE paid $495 million : politics



Obamas mic toss after campaigning for El-Sayed goes viral : politics
We all are longing for the days of Obama. His latest mic toss proves it : politics
Trump's Cheesecake Factory fixation reveals his true weakness in the midterms homestretch | The Independent
Trump Bought Up To $175,000 Worth Of Shares In The Cheesecake Factory Last Year: Report : politics

Alaska governor casts doubt on certifying election if Peltola wins : politics ... Incase you were wondering... the Alaskan gov is an underdog against the Democrats too.
Trump Demands Mary Peltola Be Taken Off Alaska Senate Race Ballot After NYT Report : politics
Trump calls for Peltola to be criminally charged, removed from Alaska's U.S. Senate race : politics


Ramaswamy's Poll Numbers Drop 6 Points Following Ad Featuring Amy Acton's Mother : politics
Ramaswamy pulls ad featuring Acton's estranged mother following backlash, according to Acton campaign spokesperson : politics
'He Cannot Undo the Cruelty': Ramaswamy Stops Airing Vile Attack Ad After Over a Week of Outrage : politics
White House report card: Ohio poll shows Acton gained 10 points in wake of Ramaswamy ad debacle : politics

In Reversal, Former Primary Rival Will Campaign With El-Sayed : politics - Jason Turkish, the fiancé of former Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Haley Stevens, donated more than $24,000 in 2025 to Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine

Ohio's Jon Husted, object of Trump's leering, is just an empty pair of pants : politics

The GOP's final pitch before the midterms: "Democrats want to force your kids to transition" : politics

CNN poll shows Talarico leading Paxton by 6 points in Texas Senate race : politics
Talarico says Paxton canceling rallies because no-one coming: what photos show : politics
Ken Paxton cancels planned El Paso rally days before Election Day : politics

Texas Republicans sue to require hand count of every ballot : politics - Because they realize that if James Talarico shows that you can be a good Christian while not being a Republican, they won't be able to use religion to manipulate people into voting R anymore
Texas sues state's largest county for ads encouraging minority voters : politics
Elon Musk's Ties to Texas Republicans Go Much Deeper Than the Midterms : politics
GOP women's group behind fake transgender mailer campaign : politics
Mystery Texas transgender mailers linked to printing firm owned by major Trump donor : politics
Revealed: GOP Group Behind Mysterious Trans Student Messages : politics ... Republican Womens Caucus (RWC) Fund and a man named John Braun have been identified as the names behind controversial text messages sent to Texans earlier this month"

Beloved Georgia librarian fired for displaying trans-inclusive childrens book sues county, library system : politics - The county voted for Donald Trump 88.67 percent to Vice President Kamala Harriss 11.16 percent in the 2024 election. It must be challenging to be a librarian in a county that has so many profoundly stupid people.


GOP Candidate, 58, Calls Recent Unsolicited Nude Sexts 'Youthful Indiscretions'. Tennessee state Sen. Brent Taylor said his wife and God have forgiven him, "and I would consider everyone else doing the same." : politics

North Carolina ballot rejection rate up to 6% with time to fix errors running out : politics



OpenAI CEO says it's 'quite terrible' for your PC to have RAM : technology These people are the worst.
Peter Thiel - Wikipedia



Stewart - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Patrick Stewart RIP - Lawyers, Guns & Money < Patrick Stewart, 1940 – 2026 - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,262 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of John Armstrong.




Scientists Crack Solar Panels' 33% Efficiency Ceiling | "Their work may enable solar cells to reach efficiencies close to 43%" : science



Lawyers of Reddit, whats the most self-centered reason a client gave for initiating a divorce? : AskReddit

What is the single most successful piece of propaganda in human history? : AskReddit





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Post by @climatecasino.net Bluesky Your 'doom quote' for today: "The total ice extent in the Antarctic is continuing to track at extreme record low levels, with departures from the long-term average of more than three standard deviations...That is an extraordinary extreme event." (2023)
California could lose up to 75% of its beaches by 2100, new climate assessment finds : science


South Korean prosecutor seeks death penalty for ex-President Yoon over martial law debacle : worldnews


China Confirms Expulsion of 33 Officials, as Xi's Purge Deepens : worldnews ... "This is the biggest purge in history," Mr. Tsai said, referring to the numbers removed from the committee.



Putin Claims Re adiness for European War While Claiming It Seeks Avoidance : worldnews
Russia says 'battlefield situation' will determine when Ukraine peace talks begin : worldnews
Putin Calls Musk a 'Genius,' Claims Close Cooperation as Ukraine Faces Starlink Disruptions : worldnews
Russia says war 'must continue' after Ukraine's 'massive' drone attack on Moscow : worldnews ... We must defend ourselves from the people defending themselves from us attacking them. - Sergey Sobyanin, Mayor of the Upside Down
Putin Says Sanctions Make Moving Production to Africa Attractive : worldnews

Moscow faces over 600 Ukrainian drones overnights, flights grounded at major airports : worldnews

To cover the deficit of Putin's military budget, almost 4 trillion rubles were thrown from the accounts of the Savings Bank - Russian Service The Moscow Times
Post by @prune602.bsky.social - Bluesky

Seven Russian tankers shipping diesel to US identified, located : worldnews


UN reports a sharp rise in Afghanistan poppy cultivation despite a Taliban ban : worldnews


Ebola outbreak raises international travel concerns as cases surpass 10,000 : worldnews


Hezbollah explosives case continues to roil Lebanese politics as ministers boycott cabinet meeting : worldnews



Netanyahu, at risk of losing power, steps up attacks on Israel's Arab parties : worldnews

In big shift, ultra-Orthodox UTJ party considers supporting an Eisenkot-led minority government - report : worldnews - UTJ is reportedly considering the switch out of frustration with Netanyahu, who has not passed legislation it has long demanded enshrining military service exemptions for yeshiva students

Arab voter turnout surges as parties projected to nearly double their seats : worldnews



Zelenskiy: "We have information from intelligence about ⁠preparations by the Russians of new ​ballistic missile strikes and we need the means to ​be able to counter them" : worldnews
Head of President's Office: Russian defence industry facilities must burn for every victim in Ukraine : worldnews

Ukraine receives 12 Patriot missiles per month from US, Zelensky says : worldnews

Russian drone attack on Ukrainian train station kills at least 13, officials say : worldnews
Russian drone hits apartment building in Kremenchuk: 2 killed and 2 injured, including child : worldnews


/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1709, Part 1 (Thread #1856) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 29, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 28, 2026: 1,560 personnel, 1,614 UAVs, and 25 artillery systems.

Post by @wartranslated.bsky.social - Bluesky This is Vitalii, who six weeks ago escaped occupied Oleshky together with his wife Iryna, son Vlad, and their cat. The family endured a difficult journey from the occupied territory through Russia and Belarus to finally reach the Kyiv region

Post by @theukrainianreview.bsky.social - Bluesky A father screams in pain next to the body of his dead daughter. Two 15-year-old girls were killed in the Russian strike on Chernihiv.



DSA: Peace In Ukraine (anti-NATO)


Dutch minister urges Europe to step up for Ukraine: "There cannot be business as usual with Russia" : worldnews
Dutch PM Says Europe Won't Return to Russian Gas Amid US Peace Talks : worldnews


Trump warned 7.5 lb billion defamation lawsuit against BBC could be thrown out over missing documents : politics

Protests erupt in Spain after train crash kills dozens : worldnews

Trump and His Aides Helped Bolsonaro Flee Brazil and Enter U.S. : worldnews
Ride Like the Wind - Lawyers, Guns & Money Taking the Assad train! One family friend said "everyone was taken by surprise". They added that Jair Bolsonaro only became aware of his eldest son's missing status on Tuesday through media reports.
Trump says won't 'take sides' in Brazil election, but calls it a 'disgrace' : worldnews

Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, RIP - Lawyers, Guns & Money In 1988, Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, the son of Lazaro Cárdenas, who has been president of Mexico between 1934 and 1940 and was the farthest left president in Mexican history, decided to run for president himself -- RIP to this legend of Mexican democracy.

Trump's increasing support for Russia carries existential danger for Canada : politics
Ottawa vows to prepare for all contingencies, 'including war,' in national security plan : worldnews
Canada continues to oppose American embargo on Cuba at UN : worldnews




Official Price Tag of Iran War Jumps to $47 Billion as Trump Says It Will End 'Whenever I Want It To' : politics


Hegseth Fires a Top General : politics
Hegseth Fires Top General After Laura Loomer Targets Him : politics - Imagine spending your entire life in the Military, the commitment that requires, putting the work in, gaining the experience and qualifications to make it not only to General but at the very top of your entire countries command structure, only to be shit-canned by a former host of Fox and Friends because an internet troll told him to.
Trump, 80, Has No Clue Who Pete Hegseth Just Fired - Donald Trump couldn't even get the lieutenant general's gender right. : politics General ousted by Hegseth referred for possible criminal prosecution, officials say : politics

Hegseth fires the Pentagon's top military planner even as Trump considers new Iran strikes : politics

New book makes fiery claims about Jared Kushner's finances in Trump's first term : politics

Billionaire Trump Cabinet Secretary Spends $43,000 on New Furniture While Gutting Education Department : politics
Did the Department of Education Really Just Post Gender-Swapped Harry Potter "Malfoid" Fic? : politics

Top House Democrats Demand Trump Preserve Conversations with Grok : politics

MAGA lost it over 'elitist' Cheesecake Factory dig. But now they sit silent as Trump boasts about Mar-a-Lago food cost : politics

Why most journalists are tired of fact-checking Donald Trump : politics - As I look at a decade of coverage of the man who loves all things gold, I have to conclude that many journalists are suffering from Trump Exhaustion Syndrome.


Election-Denying Trump Judges Preside Over Nearly Every Battleground Midterm Race: Analysis | "We must vote in numbers so overwhelming that no Trump judge could deny the truth." : politics

Opinion | The Department of Justice is already trying to block votes

Trump Keeps Trying to Jail His Enemies. Grand Juries Keep Saying NO : politics

DOJ Says FBI, ICE Agents Wont Be Stationed at Polls Next Week : politics

FBI agents fear Trump will force them to throw Election Day into chaos: report

Why Trump's big claims of voter fraud have yielded so few prosecutions : politics

Why Wouldnt Google Tell Me Who Won the 2020 Election? : politics
Why Wouldn't Google Tell Me Who Won the 2020 Election? - The Atlantic The world's most popular AI tool dodged a consequential question.

2026 Midterms News and Updates, October 29 (Thread 11) | Live Discussion : politics

New polls suggest surprising Democratic gains in red-state Senate races : politics

Democrats Seek to Close the 'Elon Musk Loophole' in Campaign Spending : politics

Justice Dept. Declines to Unseal Warrant for Search of Ilhan Omar's Home : politics
List of Democrats who did not sign letter against Ilhan Omar investigation : politics ... Nancy fucking Pelosi.

Trump Officials May Start Fleeing After the Midterms : politics

Democrats in striking distance: New CNN polls in four states highlight partys path to Senate majority : politics
Democrats in striking distance: New CNN polls in four states highlight party's path to Senate majority | CNN Politics CNN polling across four key Senate races in the final days of the midterm campaign finds Democrats well-positioned in Michigan and Texas, with no clear leader in the races in Maine or Kansas.

Supreme Court wants to hear from Hillary Clinton before deciding on Trump's petition : politics This is the lawsuit that Trump is trying to keep going claiming that Clinton (and otherwise) committed an illegal conspiracy against Trump (in 2016) claiming he colluded with Russia. The lawsuit was dismissed by the lower court and so far all the lower appeals have upheld that dismissal. Now he wants SCOTUS to revive the lawsuit

Trump's plea – 'pretend I'm on the ballot' - deserves to backfire : politics

Senator Reveals Trump's 'Insane' Plan for After the Election : politics ... Sen. Chris Murphy said he couldn't give details of the Iran War blueprint, but he described it as "insane." ... In his last Weekly Show before the ballot, Jon Stewart predicted the president could pull another January 6 if Republicans lose to Democrats in a landslide.

The Trump Era Is Fading : politics

Corruption Catches Up to MAGA : politics

Americans forced to skip meals as grocery prices skyrocket, new poll finds : politics

Mike Johnson Says Christians Must Vote For The GOP To 'Make Sure That The Righteous Are Ruling' : politics ... Aaannnddd...there it is...they want to RULE not govern.


Elizabeth Warren eyes post-election Senate leadership move : politics

DSA Is Eyeing a 2028 AOC Presidential Run : politics - The only reason this is coming out right now is to scare republican voters to go out and vote. It makes zero sense whether this is true or not, for the democrats to leak this with less than a week before voting closes.

Trump Moves Natalie Harp Into Ultra-Private White House Hideaway : politics


Law Firm Linked to Elon Musk Started an 'Election Integrity' Organization : politics

Utah files 14 criminal charges against Kalshi and its founders, says the site breaks the state's gambling laws : politics

'We Cannot Let History Repeat Itself': Progressive US Lawmakers Oppose AI Bailouts : politics

Can Montana end Citizens United? : politics



RFK Jr. bypassess scientific testing to allow his personal quack remedies - Lawyers, Guns & Money In the Kennedy HHS, whether a medication will be approved for use is inversely proportional to whether it has been subject to rigorous testing: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Wednesday that he would allow widespread patient access to unapproved peptide injections made popular by internet influencers, sparking serious concern among drug safety experts.

To anyone whose family said you'd die from the COVID vaccine: It's been 5 years and you're still here. What are they saying now? : AskReddit

The social media dilemma - Lawyers, Guns & Money Meta internally set a goal to "get the academic community to disavow" and "turn against" professor Jonathan Haidt, who has linked social media use to mental health decline, as it in-house rebuffed internal efforts to study social media's impact on teen health, according to recently unredacted documents filed publicly Friday ... One Toke Under the Line:


Female student sues on Title IX grounds after being banned from playing male lead in school musical. When she declined to take a different role, the district canceled the entire production. : politics


What data show about campus assaults, wage gap, maternal health - Today, more women than men earn undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate degrees. Yet the wage gap has hovered at the same rate for more than a decade.



58-Year-Old Republican Blames Sending Unsolicited Nudes on 'Youthful Indiscretion' : politics


Post by @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social - Bluesky - Why libertarians are mostly men (bad logic)

DoorDash to buy Instacart for $17 billion in big consolidation for grocery delivery : news



Post by @normeisen.bsky.social - Bluesky Another big win for @katiephang.bsky.social - To get a pause, Blanches DOJ had to show the DC Circuit it was likely to win & would be irreparably harmed by starting the review - The court wasnt buying it -- Time to start translating - BIG WIN in my lawsuit against Todd Blanche for the unredacted Epstein Files!
Post by @katiephang.bsky.social - Bluesky The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit DENIES Blanches request to pause Judge Sullivans order directing him to begin reviewing foreign language documents for production.

Republicans have an Epstein problem : politics



Details of thousands of US immigration agents leaked in major hack : politics - The leak includes names, work addresses and phone numbers of DHS staff, including agents working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection, along with descriptions of the work they do for each agency. Wednesday's leak marks the third time in recent weeks that a government agency has been targeted by leaks or hacks.

Trump Voter Who Expected ICE to Target Criminals Now Regrets His Choice: 'Our Workers Are Not the Criminals' : politics - Guy runs a construction company in south Texas and thought deporting all the brown people wouldn't affect him personally.

Pretti family: DOJ refusing to turn over evidence : politics

A deported dads family said they missed him. ICE responded: 'Fake & Gay!' : politics

Trans woman says ICE agents released her after confirming she'd had bottom surgery : politics



Obama Blitzes Trump With Massive Crowd in Major Humiliation : politics
'They mobilized a whole government response to that joke': Obama laughs off Trump attacks in rally for Ossoff : politics
Barack Obama and Donald Trump's Georgia rally crowd sizes compared: Photos : politics - No picture comparison. Click bait. Newsweek sucks.

Georgia breaks early voting record; more than 2 million cast ballots in person : politics

Vivek Ramaswamy's Ad Somehow Gets Even Worse : politics
The Ramaswamy/Vance/Trump child rape apologia ad is tanking with Ohio voters - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Trump says Alaskas Democratic Senate candidate should be prosecuted over Dan Sullivan ballot dispute : politics
Alaska Governor Orders Criminal Investigation Into Peltola Campaign : politics

Tom Tiffany, GOP Candidate for WI Governor, Refuses to Sign Pro-Democracy Pledge - Among other items, the pledge asked candidates to "refrain from knowingly propagating falsehoods" about elections. : politics

James O'Keefe Charged With Identity Theft After Using Deceased Voters' Names in Hidden-Camera Election Video : politics
Conservative influencer James O'Keefe charged with unlawful voting and identity theft in Minnesota : politics
Right-Wing Provocateur James OKeefe Charged in Minnesota Voting Stunt : politics
Conservative influencers charged with unlawful voting after 'Muslim garb' election stunt : politics
Conservative influencers charged with voter fraud in Minnesota primary : politics
Conservatives on “Voter Fraud” Quest Get Charged With Identity Theft : politics James OKeefe and Cam Higby are charged with felonies after their failed attempt.
Minnesota officials surveilled activists urging closure of waste incinerator : politics

Minnesota Democrat leading Trump-backed Senate opponent by double digits, poll shows : politics

Trump-Vivek Ad Ploy Backfires as GOPers Leak Humiliating Private Poll : politics

How Laura Loomer and Trump allies amplified 'Muslim Brotherhood' lie dogging Abdul El-Sayed : politics

Democrat turnout exceeding GOP in early voting in West Virginia : politics

New Mexico megachurch endorses Republican candidates, testing federal ban : politics

Judge denies federal request to segregate California ballots, says it would 'wreak havoc' on voting : politics
Judge rebuffs Trump DoJ's bid to order California to set aside 20,000 ballots : politics

Anthropic's delay in reporting "rogue agent" Georgia vote hack alarms government officials : politics

Judge hands trans group an early victory in bizarre Texas mailers case. A Texas DA has also opened an investigation aimed at discovering who is behind the mailers. : politics

Fox News Power Rankings: South Carolina moves to toss-up : politics


What nonfiction books are 10/10 and actually worth reading? : AskReddit



Today is a sad day. Here's to the legend, Sir Patrick Stewart. : pics
Patrick Stewart Dies: 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' Actor Was 86 : news
Sir Patrick Stewart dead at 86. : movies
Patrick Stewart Dies at 86 : television
RIP Patrick Stewart, Dies at 86 who will you remember him as? : AskReddit
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,261 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of Paul Hornung.



Men who blend emotional openness and progressive gender attitudes into their sense of manhood appear to be less reactive when their masculinity is called into question. Findings suggest that how men react to challenges to their gender status depends in part on how they define manhood for themselves. : science

ELI5: During pregnancy, when the uterus grows, what happens to the other organs? : explainlikeimfive

People in interracial relationships tend to be more politically liberal, a US study of 12,600 young adults finds. They had 37% higher odds of liberal views. The link is stronger for women and unmarried people, but it's unclear if dating across races shifts politics or liberals just date more widely. : science

Your brain quietly gets rid of billions of faulty neurons around the time you are born: scientists studied over 2,300 brain cells and found over 1 in 4 neurons in fetuses had huge chunks of chromosomes missing or duplicated, but only about 6% did after birth, so only the healthiest ones get to stay. : science



Who is the most arrogant professional athlete of all time? : AskReddit


Reddit will force everyone to log in / Reddit is becoming a ‘logged-in-only experience, says CEO Steve Huffman. : technology






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Climate change must be declared a "global health emergency" to shape governments' policies after heat caused three million deaths between 2016 and 2023. By reducing worker productivity, warming has cost the global economy more than $1 trillion per year over the past three years : science
Oxfam: Richest 0.1% produce more carbon than poorest 3.5 billion : worldnews


Australia's giant spawning eel ball estimated to contain 2.8 million eels : worldnews


Children in Japan like reading but most read less than an hour a week, as per a survey conducted by the Hakuhodo Foundations Child Research Institute : books

South Korea births up 13% in August to mark 26th straight month of increase : worldnews



Putin lectured Nordic leaders on Russian history during latest call, FT reports : worldnews
Putin Says Russia Coordinates With ‘Genius Musk on Satellites : technology

A property giant attends a reception during a business trip, Moscow. Photo Igor Tabakov 05-Nov-1996 : pics

Russia Moves to Legalize Stolen Cars From Europe, Canada, and Ukraine : worldnews



India evacuates over 180,000 as Cyclone Arnab hits coast : worldnews

Pakistan Denies Entry to Taiwan Airlines Citing One-China Policy : worldnews


Russian Spy Satellites Helping Iran's Allies Target Sites in Saudi Arabia – AP : worldnews



Netanyahu set to remain caretaker after inconclusive Israeli election : worldnews
Israel Election 2026 | Netanyahu Bloc at 53, Opposition at 67 as Over 85% of Votes Counted - Israel Elections 2026 Israel Election 2026 Netanyahu Bloc at 53, Opposition at 67 as Over 85% of Votes Counted
Israel election results: Netanyahu bloc at 56 seats as nearly 60% of polling stations report : worldnews
Election of the Day: Israel - Lawyers, Guns & Money - For the first time in the post 10/7/23 era, Israel will elect a new Knesset
No clear winner in Israeli election, exit polls suggest

Election in Israel - Lawyers, Guns & Money


In Jerusalem neighborhoods where measles vaccine coverage had fallen to about 55%, the measles death rate in young children was about 160 times higher than in the rest of Israel (80.1 vs 0.5 deaths per 100,000). : science



Zelenskyy explains why Ukraine does not touch ships carrying Russian diesel to US : worldnews
Ukraine paused attacks on oil refineries for 3 days as Russia continued strikes on energy infrastructure, Zelensky says : worldnews

Zelensky pushes back against Musk, says Ukraine uses Starshield to defend itself : worldnews

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1708, Part 1 (Thread #1855) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 28, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 27, 2026: 1,510 personnel, 1,543 UAVs, and 21 artillery systems.



Denmark's Frederiksen criticizes Finland and Norway for calling Putin without coordinating with allies : worldnews


At least 30 dead and 80 injured in high-speed train crash in central Spain : worldnews
Spain train crash leaves at least 64 dead in second major collision this year : worldnews

French Senate passes bill to make protesters pay for unrest damage : worldnews

US Air Force officer accused of possessing child abuse images was flown out of the UK : news

Flavio Bolsonaro declares himself rightful president-elect of Brazil : worldnews
Brazil's Bolsonaro deletes letter calling himself 'president-elect,' changes wording to 'leader' : worldnews
Trump administration issues visas for Bolsonaro and family - Lawyers, Guns & Money - It used to be that the fascists escaped to Brazil rather than vice versa. Who will issue visas for the Trump family so they can escape prosecution in 2029?
Brazilian judge orders investigation into JD Vance donor network : politics

Trump says Venezuela sent him 1 million barrels of oil as a 'gift' : politics
Trump says oil-rich Venezuela could soon become America's 51st state during Ken Paxton rally in Texas : politics


El Salvador rushes 1,000 troops to Haiti after gang ambush, source says : worldnews

Hoekstra tells closed-door meeting Canada could be blamed if U.S. midterms go against Trump : politics
EU dropping associate membership title for its closer alliance with Canada: sources : worldnews




After the Midterms - Lawyers, Guns & Money In all likelihood the war resumes no matter what happens on November 3:

Trump says Iran war will end 'when I want it to' as costs reportedly balloon to $47 billion : politics

The Kleptocrats! - Lawyers, Guns & Money Some might call it a Bat Signal to Putin: "please, please muck with the midterm elections!" Paul Krugman argues that "political bankruptcy" empowers Trump "to be his worst self." The YOLO (You Only Loot Once) theory of corruption suggests that Trump has entered the “roving bandit” stage of his presidency. These all seem pretty plausible, but the New York Times headline writer has a different view: it "would be the latest U.S. concession to Moscow as President Trump pursues economic incentives he hopes will secure an end to war in Ukraine." ... There is no corner of the multiverse where unconditional sanctions relief makes an aggressor more inclined to stop doing the war. I can think of three reasons why an anonymous U.S. official would say this to a reporter:

Trump Explores Lifting Sanctions on Russia's Flagship Investment Fund - The New York Times The move would be the latest U.S. concession to Moscow as President Trump pursues economic incentives he hopes will secure an end to war in Ukraine.

Russia steps up efforts to boost Republicans as Election Day nears What do the last six U.S. election cycles have in common? Theyve featured Russian operations intended to help GOP candidates.

Jared Kushner Got Secretary of State Fired After Dictator Paid Him Off : politics ... Kushner got former Secretary Rex Tillerson fired after the UAE paid him millions-prompting another nation to also pay Kushner to ensure favors of their own ... In 2017, Tillerson, himself, famously described the president as "a fucking moron."

Trump jokes $5,000 would buy 'a hamburger and maybe a small dessert' at Mar-a-Lago as cost of living looms over midterms : politics

Grand jury declines to indict Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan. 6 testimony : politics

Trump has robbed victims of $119M in court-ordered restitution with his pardons of allies -- Convicted fraudsters and other criminals pardoned by the president over the last year thanks owed victims and the federal government more than $1 billion : politics ... At this point, who can deny that Trump and Republicans are all very pro-criminal?


What's up with Trump's increasingly homoerotic fantasies about other men? - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Trump says he is going to ban every one from using the phrase 'artificial intelligence' : politics

Trump says US voter fraud is 'rampant' - evidence suggests it is extremely rare : politics

Trump Declines to Unconditionally Accept Midterm Results : politics

2026 Midterms News and Updates, October 28 (Thread 10) | Live Discussion : politics
Democrats build 27-point advantage in early voting as GOP turnout drops sharply : politics

Nate Silver Has A Prediction About When The 'End Of The Trump Era' Is Coming : politics ... "I just need you to find me 4.7 million votes.."

Wave Goodbye to a Republican Congress : politics

Sabato' s Crystal Ball moves 16 House races toward Democrats : politics


Ex-FBI official weeps as she appears in court to face charges of lying to Congress about Hunter Biden laptop : politics - So let me get this one straight. They're trying to rake these two people over the coals for spreading what they account as an intentional lie? That misinformation was being spread by claiming Hunter Bidens Laptop was Russian disinformation?


Trump's Secret Stake in Cheesecake Factory Revealed : politics

"Shove That Ballroom Up Your Fat Ass": Trump Heckled at GOP Rally : politics

Joe Rogan's Microphone Goes Quieter on Trump : politics

'He Hates Them': Critics Say Trump Just Revealed How He Really Feels About His Voters : politics


A 28-Year-Old DOGE Operative Gutted USAID. HR Had No Record of Him Working There : politics

MAGA voters can't define communism after saying they're voting red to stop it. "That's a hard term." : politics

'Trump's a loser!': Former cop hauled off to jail for dissing the president and chanting about 'vtreasonous' Jan. 6 rioters during solo protest, lawsuit says… : politics


Robert F Kennedy Jr. says Arabs don't produce science or literature : politics - I mean, if you watch the video, he says Arabs do TWO things: (i) hatred, and (ii) war, and (iii) victimization. So math might not be his strong suit...among probably two other things


Consultant affinity fraud: not just for Republicans anymore - Lawyers, Guns & Money - how central separating vulnerable people from their money is to Republican politics was a critical precursor to Trump fully taking over the party ... These spam PACs are the groups that raise the bulk of their money by squeezing elderly donors with those high-pressure text messages.


Cory Doctorow's Enshittification -- the problem of our time (and some solutions) : books


Half of American voters say they would cast their ballot for a democratic socialist: Poll : politics


Hayden Panettiere's death ruled accidental by police in South Carolina : television
Hayden Panettiere death investigation closed by police in South Carolina : news



We Finally Know Why Trump Has Tried So Hard to Hide the Epstein Files : politics
Epstein files and Trump: A new report describes Donald Trump as an "active participant in Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse of young women."
Todd Blanche Basically Coached Ghislaine Maxwell in Epstein Interview - House Democrats' report revealed how much Blanche helped Maxwell during the interview. : politics ... Murc's Law - The widespread assumption that only Democrats have any agency or causal influence over American politics". It reflects a perceived journalistic double standard, where Democrats are held responsible for political outcomes regardless of context, whereas Republican obstruction or extremism is treated as a given


Trump accused of raping former Miss Switzerland in Democrats' Epstein report : politics
Beauty Queen Says Trump Told Her 'The Show Must Go On' After Alleged 'Brutal Rape Left Her Bleeding' : politics

Classified material missing from Epstein files, documents suggest : politics - Amazing that nobody is pounding on the table about this aspect of the Epstein affair: The CIA must have files on him. He was flying with former Presidents, hobnobbing with PMs of Israel, major bankers, and dating Ghislaine Maxwell (whose father they certainly knew). So...where are those files? What did the CIA know, and when did they know it?




ICE Is Running One of the Largest Anti-Left Surveillance Operations in US History : politics - ICE has held a mentally Ill U.S. citizen for 10 months on the basis of his delusional claim to being Lebanese Royalty born out of wedlock to the Jamaican Prime Minister. They are trying to deport him to Jamaica despite all records showing he was born here and Jamaica denying the existence of any records that he's even visited there. They are an out of control military force occupying our country to do Trump's bidding.

Massive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers -- Including Undercover ICE Agents : politics



Today in flagrant Republican racism - Lawyers, Guns & Money The elephant rots from the head down:
Post by @did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc - Bluesky Trump on El-Sayed: "I call him Muhammed. He goes by Abdul. Abdul Ramadan ... we can't have these people in the United States. With the guy up in Michigan, we're gonna have to do the metal detector test before he's allowed to sit every day." ... This might as well be a klan rally at this point ... Just an incredibly vile group of people who cannot be beaten badly enough next week.
Abdul El-Sayed widens lead over Mike Rogers to 7 points in newest Michigan Senate poll : politics
Senate candidate El-Sayed wants to 'grill' RFK Jr., calls him the 'most incompetent HHS secretary ever' : politics

Post by @did:plc:apmks46hzaskm7kte376jmis - Bluesky Modern conservatism in a nutshell tbh JD Vance says of the Middle East that it's "a region of the world made up of countries whose name I couldn't even pronounce" ... * His wife's name is Usha Bala Chilukuri.

James Talarico and Donald Trump's Texas rally crowd sizes compared: photos : politics
'I Love The Meat': Trump Freaks Everyone Out With A Truly Disturbing New Noise - The president's attempt to mock James Talarico quickly backfired. : politics

Vivek Ramaswamy attack ad backfires as Ohioans switch votes to Acton : politics
Vivek Ramaswamy's Own Aides Warned Him Not to Run That Vile Ad : politics

Democratic Candidate Says Meta Suspended Campaign Page During Key Rally : politics ... Fuckerberg is no better than Skum... filthy rich, greedy oligarchs.
Why Did Meta Take Down This Democratic Candidate's Instagram Page? : politics ... Cause Mark Suckerberg is an evil sociopathic monster.

GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski endorses Democratic candidate in Alaska governor's race : politics - Speaking of Murkowski, she won as a write-in candidate in 2010. She wasn't on the ballot, but more than 100,000 people wrote in her name. So don't tell me the good people of Alaska aren't savvy enough to tell the Dan Sullivans apart in this election

Republican candidate for Georgia House faces child molestation charge : politics - Why does it seem like the Republican Party is positively infested with sexual predators, creeps and criminals?

Republican Congressional Candidate Accused of Sending Unsolicited Nudes at Age 53 Says They Were ‘Youthful Indiscretions : politics
Republican Congressional Candidate Accused of Sending Unsolicited Nudes Tennessee State Sen. Brent Taylor said in an interview with WREG that reliving his "past indiscretions" does "nothing to help the people of Tennessee"

Susan Collins slammed for 'despicable' attack on Troy Jackson : politics

Fake transgender mailers tied to major Trump donor in Dallas : politics ... Kamala was blamed for "campaigning on identity politics" and talking too much about trans rights. The truth is, she barely mentioned trans rights, whereas three in four campaign ads for the GOP mentioned trans people. It's an obsession of theirs.
'Absolutely ridiculous': Dallas still hasnt received Republican midterm convention reimbursement : politics

Heavily Republican South Carolina's Senate Race Is a Tossup, Poll Finds : politics
The Senate Race in Heavily Republican South Carolina is a Tossup, Poll Finds - The New York Times Senator Darline Graham, the South Carolina Republican, is struggling to replicate her late brother's success. Republicans lead in the Florida Senate race and Democrats are up in Minnesota.

State of Alaska says DOJ lawsuit over Senate race 'has no legal basis' : politics

The Latest from KY-6 - Lawyers, Guns & Money Some polls say Trump's net approval has dropped more here in Kentucky than in any other state, to minus 12 points, so he is surely farther underwater in the 6th District, where party registration is virtually even and one in eight voters dont belong to a major party.

James O'Keefe charged after Minnesota polling station stunt : politics

Nearly 3,000 voters in key Georgia county haven't received mail ballots yet, dangerously close to Election Day deadline : politics

Billionaires shatter spending record to fight California wealth tax : politics



The Flop - Lawyers, Guns & Money The London Review of Books has a review of Tim Robey's Box Office Poison: Hollywood's Story in a Century of Flops. Some of the stories in here are wild. But I am more interested in the appeal of the bad movie, which the reviewer explores a bit.

The Doors of Perception - Lawyers, Guns & Money




Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,260 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the graveyard at the Carlisle Indian School ... Very little infuriates me more about this nation's history than the Indian schools, or at least the forced boarding schools like Carlisle, sites of mass death and genocide.



CTE research: 75 percent of ex-NFL players died with disease

A large study found that adults who experienced childhood trauma were significantly more likely to show biological, psychological, and social resilience if they had a close, warm emotional bond with a mother figure and lower amounts of sedentary screen time during adolescence. : science

Scientists identify a blood signature tied to Mediterranean-style eating is linked to 23% lower risk of death. Study suggests that specific patterns in the blood could help reveal biological factors linked to longer life and improved health. : science

Men and women report similar levels of "duty sex," and similar reasons behind it. People who worry their partner might cheat, who see their partner as a more desirable catch than themselves, or who experience higher levels of emotional instability tend to report having sex out of duty more often. : science

Chronic workplace stress may accelerate biological aging through inflammation, oxidative stress, changes in DNA, mitochondrial dysfunction and telomere shortening, potentially affecting long-term health. Paper sets out recommendations on how employers can promote the health of their staff : science

After 20+ years of decline, US colorectal cancer rates are rising again, and not just in young people. A new NEJM Evidence study finds rates climbing in every age group up to 65-69, even where screening is high. COVID doesn't explain it, so scientists are studying environmental chemicals as a cause. : science

ELI5: How did early civilizations create systems of measurement, and how did they develop reliable straight edges and alignment tools for building? : explainlikeimfive

Very religious Americans read the Bible's message on helping the poor differently depending on their income: those earning under $50k say it means building a fairer society, while those earning $100k+ say it means personal charity. Among less religious people, income made no real difference. : science



What are your thoughts on the statistic that an income of $100,000 today is the equivalent of $54,000 in the year 2000? : AskReddit

People who post their nudes for free, what do you get out of it? : AskReddit

Sex workers of Reddit, what is the creepiest experience youve ever had? : AskReddit


Microsoft Surface Laptop 13 2026 Review - Almost silent with Snapdragon X2 Plus : Surface






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I took 50,000 photos of the 2026 Hunter moon last night to greatly enhance the color [OC] : pics
Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other major greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached unprecedented highs in 2025, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). : worldnews
Greenhouse gas levels in the ​atmosphere reached unprecedented highs in 2025, potentially further warming the planet and leading to more ‌extreme climate events, the World Meteorological Organization said in a report on Tuesday. : worldnews
E.P.A. to Loosen Methane Rules for Oil Firms - The New York Times The Biden administration had sought to crack down on methane leaks, a big driver of climate change. Those rules are now being scaled back.
Satellites show some of the strongest evidence the AMOC is weakening : worldnews - Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Ocean circulation



Chinese markets lose trillions as race for AI supremacy with US takes its toll : worldnews



Moscow to Restrict Mobile Internet for 3 Days During Putin's Summits : worldnews



India Diesel Export Boom Set to Ease Global Diesel Crunch Next Year : worldnews


Congo's Ebola outbreak tops 10,000 cases as authorities race to slow the spread in African countries : worldnews


/r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Iran retaliates (Thread #22) : worldnews



Turnout hits historic high as Israel votes; election committee rejects multiple claims of foul play : worldnews
[ Removed by moderator ] : worldnews - Both Netanyahu and Eisenkot's blocs could fall short of a 61-seat majority, meaning another election could be held in the coming months with Netanyahu's government staying on as a caretaker.
Israeli exit polls: Eisenkot bloc eclipses Netanyahu's, but short of clear majority : worldnews
'We bear the consequences': Diaspora Jews fear fallout from Israel's election : worldnews
Netanyahu warns of Arab voter surge in Israel's election; Arab leaders call tactic racist : worldnews ... This time the campign to get the arabs to vpte has been the most effective in the history of israel. The campign being led by ben gvir and his racism.



Ukraine Holds Its Strongest Frontline Position in a Long Time, Zelensky Says : worldnews
"Ukrainian forces have successfully adapted underground advance tactics", Zelenskyy on Operation Veles : worldnews

Russia's assault on Ukraine's energy grid is a war crime, UN says : worldnews

Photos show Ukraine's Starlink was throttled during Russian strike that killed 5 in park : worldnews

Russian Missiles Hit Kyiv University : worldnews

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1707, Part 1 (Thread #1854) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 27, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 26, 2026: 1,400 personnel, 1,794 UAVs, and 21 artillery systems .. I think in about 4 months from now, Russia will have suffered more KIA then the US has from 1866 to the present.



Europe must prepare for a 3C warmer world, EU climate chief warns : worldnews

UK Defense Chief Calls on NATO to Brace for Potential Confrontation With Russia : worldnews
Russia's Hybrid Attacks in Europe Are Growing More Dangerous, 54 Incidents Identified in Six Months : worldnews


'Historic decision': Poland to host Patriot missile service center. PAC-3 missiles for the Patriot system are among the most in-demand air-defense munitions in the world. : worldnews


German Ambassador: Russia has at no time in the past four and a half years negotiated in a serious way : worldnews
Germany's Helsing Unveils Low-Cost Highspeed Drone Interceptors : worldnews

Pope says 'there is no such thing as a holy war' in message to religious leaders : worldnews


UK government to give 15m lbs to anti-misogyny fund amid 'manosphere' concerns : worldnews - UK parliamentary enquiries found that 72% of young Muslim men in the UK support Andrew Tate, with minority groups consistently showing far greater support than the native white British population.


Bolsonaro effectively concedes in Brazil after Trump suggests he won't help : worldnews
Flavio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for US with family days after losing election : worldnews
Flavio Bolsonaro Reportedly Flees Brazil After Passport Revocation : worldnews
Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro and family will get US visas after election loss, State Department says : worldnews

US military's drug boat strikes have now killed at least 240 people : worldnews


Canada's new relationship with EU will be 'closer to membership' than ever, senior officials say : worldnews
Canada, UAE sign trade deal as Carney seeks new trading partners : worldnews
Toronto re-elects Olivia Chow as mayor : worldnews




WWII Supreme Commander General and POTUS Eisenhower, in his final address to the nation, described the military industrial complex as the greatest threat to world peace in 1960. How do you feel about this now? : AskReddit


Pentagon Prepares for Potential War: US Military Bases Face Reported 90-Day Self-Sufficiency Requirement : politics

Pete Hegseth Reportedly Angling For Blackburn's Senate Seat To Avoid Impeachment : politics


Post by @muellershewrote.com - Bluesky Even with all the levers of power he has his hands on, and even with control of every mechanism in the federal government, Trump has been unable to find election fraud. So he's crowdsourcing it now. Aaron Rupar - Trump: "Anybody reporting Voter Fraud in the past Elections, or the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election, will be paid $1,000,000 upon the arrest and conviction of those that created the Fraud! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP"
Ron Johnson Now Admits He Was Part of the Fake-Elector Scheme | The Nation But the senator from Wisconsin says it's cool because he only participated in the seditious conspiracy for "a couple seconds."

Massive Groups of Volunteers Are Ready to Face Down ICE at the Polls : politics

Judge blocks Homeland Security from conducting election-related sweeps in 9 states : politics

Trump's National Guard Deployment in California Illegal, Federal Appeals Court Rules : politics


MAGA Rep Refuses to Rule Out Deporting Melania : politics
GOP Rep open to deporting Melania and Musk in call to review naturalized citizens : politics

Elon Musk Straight Up Admits He Shut Off Starlink to Ukraine : politics
Elon Musk is now a mega-donor unlike anyone this country has ever seen : politics
The Midterms Are a Referendum on Elon Musk : politics


Former Prosecutors Launch The Rule of Law Project - The Rule of Law Project

The survival of American democracy depends on taxing billionaires : politics

James Comey charged in national defense information leak case : politics
DOJ charges ex-FBI Director James Comey in new case : politics
It's like rain on your Election Day - Lawyers, Guns & Money The Trump administration is seeking to prosecute James Comey for information security crimes. Tha's both the joke and the reality: The fact that Donald Trump is pursuing a legal vendetta against the guy who systematically ignored department policy to become a but-for condition for Trump winning in 2016 should be a hint for elites wondering whether they should collaborate with Trump, but way too many will never get it.
Trump DOJ unlawfully fired Epstein prosecutor Maurene Comey, judge rules : politics


Trump Doesn't 'Give a Damn' About Iran War Price Hikes -- His Oil and Gas Holdings Are Up to $81.6 Million : politics

When It Comes to Trump's Corruption, You Haven't Seen It All : politics

In Trump's pardon economy, crime victims lost out on at least $119 million in restitution : politics - $119 million taken from crime victims and given back to the criminals. Tell me again about the party of law and order.

Trump Doesn't 'Give a Damn' About Iran War Price Hikes -- His Oil and Gas Holdings Are Up to $81.6 Million : politics

Trump's Oval Office outburst has social media questioning his mental state: 'A fairly textbook dementia symptom' : politics

Trump has made transactional promises in roughly half of states holding key Senate contests : politics

Sure Looks Like Obama's 'Cheesecake Factory' Diss Got Under Trump's Skin : politics


175 House Democrats Decry Omar Raid as Dangerous 'Attempt to Influence an Election' : politics


The quiet DOGE killer - Lawyers, Guns & Money It's not clear that the soldier in Elon Musk's incel army that was the point person in dismanting USAID, condemning untold numbers of people to death, had the legal authority to do so: ON MARCH 18, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio handed the reins of the US Agency for International Development to Jeremy Lewin, a 28-year-old graduate of Harvard Law School, former investment banker, and affiliate of Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency.

Trump's tariffs are politically toxic : politics

Post by @joshtpm.bsky.social - Bluesky I dont know if it's because they love republicans and want them to win but holy crap is this an embarrassment. the equivalent of reckless disregard in terms of journalism fuck ups. Just the simplest damn googling.Jolene Riessen, who NYT falsely presents as a regular voter because they love Republicans & want them to win, is president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association (has donated exclusively to Republicans since 2024) and Corn Sector Director at the US Grains & Bioproducts Council
Post by @kevinmkruse.bsky.social - Bluesky There are only two explanations for the NYT's habit of presenting GOP operatives and donors as true swing voters: 1. Their reporters and editors are somehow incapable of running a simple Google searches, showing just a staggering level of journalistic incompetence - 2. They want to the GOP to win

Post by @milesgrant.bsky.social - Bluesky The NYT does not do favors for Republicans *every single day* by accident & not sure why so many liberals expend so much energy trying to come up with other explanations ... The NYT story does not even include the word rape. Not once.

Post by @marisakabas.bsky.social - Bluesky The only reason I can think of for this news not being absolutely everywhere is that large media orgs dont want to be seen as putting their thumbs on the scales a week before election day. And that's cowardly as shit.


Map shows Trump approval rating in every state 1 week until midterms : politics


It's Patriotic to Steal Secrets - Lawyers, Guns & Money The administration is shifting US policy on industrial espionage:


Rocker Neil Young sues Trump for $10 million over use of his song : politics - Why doesn't Trump want to use songs from Kid Rock or Ted Nugent? Because their songs suck


Republican Candidate Who Pledged to Put 'Families First' Faces a $275,000 Claim From His Parents : politics

Woman in ad who said a Democrat endangers kids pleaded guilty to endangering kids : politics


Silicon Valley's Golden Age of Science - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Man Camps - Lawyers, Guns & Money High Country News had a powerful story in their July issue about the creation of "man camps' in rural Alaska, all-male spaces in extremely remote mining campus, and the enormous epidemic of sexual assault that results enacted upon Native communities. The communities themselves are organizing against both individual incidents and organized trafficking.


Post by @juliusgoat.bsky.social - Bluesky Threads is where the conversation is happening


Utah officials connect Ted Bundy to 1970s homicide Bundy has been dead since 1989, but the tally of his confirmed victims continues to grow due to advances in DNA testing. He killed at least 30 women and girls in multiple states in the 1970s, and many more escaped or survived with injuries.



Trump-Epstein ties covered up, House Democrats allege; want special counsel : politics
DOJ 'Appears to Be Covering Up' Trump-Epstein Connections, Dems Say in New Report : politics
Trump an 'active participant' in Epstein's abuse, cover-up: report : politics

Are Kamala Harris's white papers sufficiently detailed? The investigations continue - Lawyers, Guns & Money Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee issued a 53-page report Monday alleging that five women have accused President Donald Trump of rape or sexual assault while in the company of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, or shortly after meeting the men together, decades before his presidency.

How many more Epstein files could be released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act II? : politics
Trump Faces New Rape Allegation in Report on Epstein Files Cover-Up : politics
New Evidence Allegedly Ties Trump to 11 Sexual Assaults Related to Epstein : politics
House Democrats Call for Special Counsel to Scrutinize Trump's Ties to Epstein - The New York Times The request comes as Democrats are working to paint Republicans as corrupt and highlight their plans to investigate Trump should they win the midterm elections.

Former Miss Switzerland accuses Donald Trump of rape : politics
Former Miss Switzerland Beatrice Keul Alleges Donald Trump Raped Her at the Plaza Hotel in 1993 : politics



Alex Pretti's family say they have no answers nine months after federal agents killed him : politics

Documents support claim ICE has detained a mentally ill US citizen since January : politics - If ICE can detain a mentally ill U.S citizen for 10 months with no due process, then citizenship means nothing. This is exactly what due process is for.



The Most Important Midterm Race Is El-Sayed vs. Rogers in Michigan : politics
'I'll Be Senator Mohamed to You, Bro': El-Sayed Hits Back at Trump's Islamophobic Attacks : politics - "I get that the president takes personal offense to my first name," El-Sayed said at his own rally in Grand Rapids later that evening. "He doesn't mind as much when it's the Saudis who are funding his son-in-law's private equity. Doesnt seem to mind as much when it's the Qataris who are giving them a $400 million private jet. He just seems to have trouble pronouncing it when it's my name."
Democratic senator: Trump is 'laying the groundwork' to steal Minnesota election : politics

Ohio venues cancel Vivek Ramaswamy events as backlash grows : politics

What Texas early voting says about the Talarico vs. Paxton race : politics ... Was talking to my mail carrier when she pulled up at almost 6pm yesterday, they've got her station delivering crap from JULY now. They've been sitting on junk mail for months so they can flood the system right when ballots should go out and come back.
I'm Republican. I care about GOP values. That'a why I'm voting for Talarico. : politics
Members of the Bush family throw support behind James Talarico : politics - Fox News Entertainment: "The Bush Family are Sharia Law communist transgender aliens from Mars!"

Abbott's Elon Musk Records Can Be Seen by Election Opponent : politics

N.J. voters are ditching MAGA at a stunning rate - and Republicans are leading the retreat : politics

Dan J. Sullivan switches from Republican to 'undeclared' ahead of general election : politics - This is about Dan J. Sullivan, the one that the Republicans are angry about. Dan S. Sullivan is the Republican incumbent. This happened in August, not recently.

Gays for Trump founder defends letting GOP operatives vote using his Pennsylvania home address : politics



Lanterns, the HBO's New DC Sci-Fi Masterpiece Officially Holds the No. 1 Streaming Spot : television


Some people who can't picture things while awake still report seeing images in their dreams. A study of 205 adults found wide differences in how waking imagination and dream sensations lined up in people with aphantasia. : science

Melanoma vaccine: A Dana-Farber doctor on cancer vaccine news - the promising news
Tango reports 82% tumor response rate in trial of combo therapy for advanced pancreatic cancer



What was the exact moment you realized your relationship was completely over? : AskReddit

People with mild autism, of all the difficulties you face, which one is the worst? : AskReddit





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El Nino could lead to a doozy of a winter in the United States - The Washington Post



More Than 50 Air Defense Turrets Built Around Putin's Residence : worldnews

UN panel says Russia is committing crimes against humanity by targeting civilians in Ukraine : worldnews

Russia may seek NATO troop withdrawal from Poland in Ukraine talks: report : worldnews

Russian ministry recommends underground data centers following Ukrainian drone strikes : worldnews

'Still Just a Child': The Russian Teenagers Fighting and Dying in Ukraine - The Moscow Times



Regions allowed "under the knife" expenses for medicine due to "holes" in the budgets - Russian service The Moscow Times undefined


neonpurplestar comments on /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1706, Part 1 (Thread #1853) Archive is somewhat broken again. Nonetheless, here are a few interesting headlines from the abomination which is commonly known as russia:


Algeria is breaking a 53-year military taboo by officially preparing to send its army across its borders for the first time since 1973 : worldnews


After 27 Ship Attacks in October, Iranian Media Debate Hormuz Pressure and Talks : worldnews



Post by @mary1kathy.bsky.social - Bluesky In 3 days, Netanyahu will be history. He and his racist, fascist clowns will face the courts on their way to jail, and Israel will belong to its people again. The insanity ends here. Israel starts the shift to a brighter future, and the rest of the world must follow!

Israel: Demonstrators rally against government ahead of election : worldnews

Netanyahu reportedly pressured military to attack Iran in run-up to election : worldnews - The Israeli prime minister posted an AI-generated image of a nuclear mushroom cloud destroying Tel Aviv, telling Israeli voters to choose him or risk nuclear annihilation.

Netanyahu touts Trump endorsement on eve of vote, suggests they may restart war on Iran : worldnews



Zelensky: Ukraine Offered US 3 Ways to Stop Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries : worldnews
Zelensky Sets 3 Red Lines for Peace: 800,000-Troop Army, No Neutrality, No Limits on Its Forces : worldnews
Zelenskyy on peace talks: Ukraine will not accept limits on size of its armed forces : worldnews

US holding up air defense missiles for Ukraine for nearly a month, Zelensky says : worldnews


/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1706, Part 1 (Thread #1853) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 26, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 25, 2026: 1,990 personnel, 1,656 UAVs, and 18 artillery systems.



International Criminal Court wins EU's Sakharov human rights prize : worldnews



Elation across Serbia after veteran ruler Vucic concedes to student-led protest movement : worldnews
After Vucic defeat, Serbia waits to see how student-backed leaders will govern : worldnews


Norway joins the list of countries Trump has abused in vulgar terms : politics .. Trump said he doesn't want immigrants from Norway because they didn't give him the Nobel Peace Prize. The problem is, no sensible Norwegian wants to emigrate to America
Trump: I don't want Norwegians in US because I didn't win Nobel Peace Prize : politics
Norway Fires Back After Trump Calls It a "Shithouse" Country : worldnews


Brexit has not "played out" like it was promised to the public, has weakened the economy and the current deal is not good enough, says Andy Burnham : worldnews

Lula's Upset Is a Win for the Rule of Law and a Blow to Trump : politics
Bolsonaro refuses to concede, says he will seek annulment of Brazil vote : worldnews
Brazil: Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost the presidential election, ordered to surrender his passport : worldnews
Lula Vows to Regulate Social Media Giants : worldnews
Brazil markets crater, some stocks sink 50% after Lula victory : worldnews
Only 34,300 Votes Were Cast After Initial Voting Deadline in Brazil's Election; Lula Won by 4.43 Million - 26/10/2026 - Brazil - Folha
'Brazil is no one's backyard': Lula's jibe at US after winning fourth presidential term : worldnews


U.S. officials accuse Canada of midterm meddling -- but Trump has endorsed foreign candidates : politics




Post by @rob-reiner-fan.bsky.social - Bluesky Woody Harrelson has done an ad "for Exxon". Well worth watching

Trump Administration Unlawfully Fired Maurene Comey, Judge Rules - The New York Times Ms. Comey, the daughter of James Comey, the former director of the F.B.I., worked for the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan, handling the prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Sean Combs.


Gas under Trump 2.0 is now more expensive than it was under Biden : politics
Trump on high gas prices: 'We're making a freaking fortune' : politics

Putin seems to have Trump exactly where he wants him : politics
Coddling Putin Won't Bring Peace to Ukraine : politics

Secret Russian Funding Revealed in Trump-Putin Energy Scheme : politics
Sanctioned Russian energy giant secretly funded US gas project, NYT reports : politics

America for sale - Lawyers, Guns & Money Fintan OToole casts a cold eye on Jared Kushner's alleged sale of US foreign policy to the highest bidder: ... A fund through which Qatar invests some of its sovereign wealth helped bail the Kushner family out of a disastrous $1.8 billion investment in a New York skyscraper, 666 Fifth Avenue.
Trump Explores Lifting Sanctions on Russia's Flagship Investment Fund - The New York Times The move would be the latest U.S. concession to Moscow as President Trump pursues economic incentives he hopes will secure an end to war in Ukraine.

Grand Jury Declines to Bring Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson - The New York Times The rejection of the indictment was the latest extraordinary setback in President Trump's wide-ranging campaign to go after his political opponents.

As Atlanta FBI raid showed, Trump is raring to meddle in the 2026 midterms | The president and his allies' efforts to undermine election results know no bounds but will face an army of critics. : politics

Blanche declines to say if Trump ordered him to file Alaska election lawsuit : politics
Trump's AG Todd Blanche loses it when pressed about overturning elections results: 'That's crazy!' : politics
Blanche accuses 'Face the Nation' host of 'misleading' description of Alaska election lawsuit : politics
Preemptive election interference - Lawyers , Guns & Money Steve Vladeck has much more about the election theft lawsuits Trump ordered the DOJ to file, which Paul discussed last week. The more we learn about the Alaska suit in particular, the worse it looks:
Trump on Alaska ballot: 'A lot of people don't know what incumbent means' : politics

Trump appointees asked federal cybersecurity agency to secretly acquire a voting machine and hack it : politics

As it becomes clear Trump will lose his congressional majority, we must be vigilant about election interference : politics


Hassett: Economy is ‘best weve ever seen : politics Lies, lies, and more lies from the radical right Antichrist party.


Trump Sparks Fury With Confession His Advisers Tried to Stop : politics

Catholic bishops regret White House prayer photo with Trump : politics

Trump compliments Nicki Minaj's 'beautiful' butt in rally speech : politics
Nicki Minaj teased as new White House press secretary: Steven Cheung : politics

'Grossly Incompetent': Trump Loses It Over Obama, El-Sayed In Early Morning Meltdown : politics

Trump rails against Bill Maher in his longest Truth Social post ever : politics
Trump Calls Bill Maher a 'Complete and Total Loser' and Says Their Second White House Dinner Was a 'Waste of Time' : politics

The Republican Party & The Far Right: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) : television

Powerful executives cozied up to Trump. Now they fear a reckoning. : politics


Trump's Big Beautiful Bill is back to haunt GOP's midterms : politics

Republicans are spending millions and still may not win districts drawn to favor them : politics


Whitmer Pushes Back on Michelle Obama: America is Ready to Elect a Woman President : politics


Donald Trump has been a disaster for rural America | Steven Greenhouse : politics

How property taxes became the new battleground for boomers : politics

Trump is playing real estate developer with national treasures. This group is fighting back : politics


Public Colleges Are Passing the $50,000-a-Year Mark. For Locals. : politics

This Day in Labor History: October 27, 1969 - Lawyers, Guns & Money On October 27, 1969, workers at General Electric, organized mostly in the International Union of Electrical Workers, with smaller numbers in the United Electrical Workers, went on strike. Over the next 102 days, upwards of 164,000 workers per day broke GE's long history of aggressive bargaining and anti-unionism to win major concessions. This became one of the era's most important strikes.

Trump Voter Crashes Out After Giving Up His Car as Gas Prices Soar: 'I Got Duped and Feel Like a Dummy' : politics

Trump Voter Who 'Expected Deportations' Says 'I'll Never Vote for That Man Again' After Brother Is Detained : politics

An Extremely Detailed Ranking of the Most Gerrymandered States in America - The New York Times






U.S. measles cases more than double what they were last year as outbreak spreads : politics

Population-Wide Vaccination Hesitancy among the Amish: A County-Level Study of COVID-19 Vaccine Adoption and Implications for Public Health Policy and Practice - PMC

Barriers and enablers to vaccination in the ultra-orthodox Jewish population: a systematic review - PMC The Jewish Ultra-Orthodox (UO) population is an under-vaccinated minority group that has been disproportionally affected by outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD) such as measles and polio. Underlying reasons remain poorly characterized. We aimed to identify vaccination barriers and enablers in this population.


I'm Lauren Egan, a political reporter at The Bulwark covering the Democrats, the 2026 midterms, and the fight over the party's future. Election Day is just eight days away. AMA! : politics


Youve heard of quiet quitting. What about a quiet divorce? - The Washington Post

Alexander Brothers Sentenced to 30 Years Each for Sex Trafficking - The New York Times The three siblings used their wealth and influence to lure women and sexually assault for more than a decade. At least 11 of their victims spoke on Tuesday before they were sentenced. Three brothers who ran a yearslong conspiracy to traffic women and girls for sex were sentenced to decades in prison on Tuesday, capping a dramatic fall from the heights of Manhattan's wealthiest circles.

MAGA attacks on women voters are no joke: Even if they can't repeal the 19th Amendment, opponents of women's suffrage are gaining power in the GOP : politics



Trump Accused of Being 'Active Participant' in Epstein Abuse as Democrats Cite Five Women in 50-Page Report : politics
House Judiciary Democrats release 50-page report on Trump's alleged involvement in Epstein files : politics
Democrats Release 50-Page Report on Trump's Epstein Files Cover-Up | The report alleges Donald Trump was an "active participant" in Jeffrey Epstein's abuse. : politics
New Details of Rape Allegation Against Trump Revealed in House Democrats' Epstein Report : politics
The Case Against Donald Trump Emerging in the Epstein Files and DOJ's Desperate Efforts to Cover It Up. : politics

Woman Describes 'Brutal' Rape By Donald Trump In Interviews With Democrats : politics
(2) Donald Trump: I keep whining until I win (CNN interview with Chris Cuomo) - YouTube

Judiciary Democrats Report Details Mounting Evidence Linking Trump to Epstein's Criminal Activities and DOJ's Cover-Up; Specific Accounts Involving 11 Women Provide More Evidence of Potential Sex Crimes : politics



ICE plan to buy robot dogs spurs protest from hundreds of Boston Dynamics employees : technology



Trump demands metal detectors for Abdul El-Sayed at US capitol as he spew attacks at Democrat during rally : politics
El-Sayed: Trump has as much regard for Constitution as 'a piece of toilet paper' : politics
Trump calls El-Sayed a 'jihadist' as he escalates campaign rhetoric : politics - racist fear-mongering
Trump leans into Islamophobic rhetoric at Michigan rally : politics
Trump invokes 9/11 in urging Michigan voters to oppose Muslim Senate candidate El-Sayed : politics

Talarico and Paxton face off with dueling rallies in pivotal Texas county : politics

In Maine, a Toss-Up Senate Race Is About the Incumbent and Not Much Else : politics

Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family suffer minor injuries in car crash : politics

This House Democrat sees an opening to beat John Fetterman in 2028 : politics ... Primaries are one of the most undemocratic containment scams in American politics...

Data Center Industry Pushes for Darline Graham in South Carolina Senate Race : politics

Trump wants to strip California of coastal protections unless state yields to list of demands : politics

In a Newly Drawn District, Black Voters May Get a Representative Who Spent Years Undermining Their Interests : politics Taylor is favored to win because of redistricting by Tennessee Republicans after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in April made it harder to challenge gerrymandering that dilutes the Black vote. The Mississippi native, who lives in an antebellum-style mansion in a tiny and heavily white community east of Memphis, has loaned his congressional campaign $1.5 million. The candidate made millions after selling his funeral home businesses to a private equity firm.


Discontent with Trump buoys Democrats in Ohio: 'People are disgusted by the corruption' : politics
Ohio's biggest newspaper breaks endorsement policy to slam Vivek Ramaswamy : politics
Vivek Ramaswamy's Ohio gov bid in chaos as allies and venues drop him over Acton attack ad : politics

Pennsylvania Senate Republicans Stall Bill That Would Let Child Sex Abuse Survivors Sue Their Abusers : politics

Anthropic's Claude accessed Georgia state vote count data behind paywall : politics



Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,259 - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This is the grave of Richard Schweiker.
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 214 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of Frank Church.



A clinical trial found that a nasal spray made from a toad venom chemical can quickly ease severe depression for weeks, though some experts argue it isn't as fully effective as other treatments like ketamine. : science

People With Psychopathic Traits May Enjoy Fear Because They Experience Thrill and Excitement Rather Than Distress When Facing Frightening Situations, Offering Insights Into How Personality Traits Shape Emotional Responses to Fear : science

Today's Intersex Awareness Day. Intersex people of Reddit, what's something you wish people knew about you? : AskReddit

A simple liquid can stop cavities without drilling | Scientists have confirmed that silver diamine fluoride, an inexpensive liquid can stop tooth decay in seconds without drilling or anesthesia, potentially transforming cavity treatment for millions. : science



What surprised you the most about your own sexuality? : AskReddit

ELI5: What do people mean when they refer to certain places as "liminal spaces"? : explainlikeimfive - The original idea was to describe the effect of the limina, the doorstep/doorway, and its effect on perception and the sense of space. It comes from the Latin "Limen" meaning doorstep/entryway

What's the worst cheating story you've ever heard? : AskReddit





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Post by @atrupar.com - Bluesky Trump: "Look, if we had smart presidents, the Taiwan problem with China wouldn't exist. Nobody would care. They stole our chip business. All of it. 100 percent." ... It boils my blood that he bends over backwards for murderous dictators like XI, Putin, Kim jong-un and trashes our allies. He is a traitor. Literally.



Kremlin Says Preparations Underway for Putin, Trump, and Xi Summit : worldnews

For the first time in a decade, no major Russian military vessels plied the waters of the Mediterranean for several weeks earlier this year, according to a NATO official, a gap that could signal that Moscow's maritime forces are stretched : worldnews

Russia Turns Black Sea Into World's Deadliest Shipping Route as 570 Ships Are Hit : worldnews

Post by @wartranslated.bsky.social - Bluesky A large missile alert is on right now in Russia across Moscow, Smolensk, Kaluga, Tula, Ryazan, Bryansk, Oryol, Kursk, Voronezh, Lipetsk and Tambov regions. Drones are being tracked over Smolensk, Bryansk, Kursk, Voronezh and toward Rostov.

Post by @maks23.bsky.social - Bluesky Restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft have been introduced at Moscow's Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Zhukovsky airports, Rosaviatsia reported.

Post by @the-hedgehog.bsky.social - Bluesky Cruise missiles have just struck the Energia plant in Yelets, Lipetsk Oblast.

Post by @volberg.bsky.social - Bluesky Putins Valdai residence now has 50 airdefense positions. Half of that of Moscow. Dudes terrified.



Islamic State- linked militants kill at least 48 civilians in eastern Mali, sources say : worldnews



'We can start a different story': Masses in Tel Aviv demand Oct. 7 inquiry, days before election : worldnews
Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu ahead of vote : worldnews

Netanyahu presses Trump for more support ahead of tight Tuesday election : worldnews
Post by @vero1986.bsky.social - Bluesky Netanyahu's war? Analysts say Trump's Iran strikes benefit Israel, not US. Netanyahu, trump, Kushner and Witkoff should all go to prison for war crimes.
Post by @meidastouch.com - Bluesky Netanyahu is threatening renewed war with Iran just days before Israel's elections. Israel's military chief has reportedly warned that restarting the war this close to the vote could force an indefinite delay. That appears to be exactly what Netanyahu wants.
Israel Election 2026: Gadi Eisenkot leads Benjamin Netanyahu but Knesset deadlock looms | The Jerusalem Post
Israel is holding its most important election in years. Here's what's at stake | CNN - It is the first national vote since the Hamas-led attack of October 7, 2023, the deadliest security failure in Israel's history, and the wars that followed in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, which have mobilized much of the country and subsequently deepened Israel's international isolation.

Israeli soldiers raze neighbourhood in Hebron, driving families from homes : worldnews
Post by @english.lemonde.fr - Bluesky Israeli strike on Gaza university kills three

Ben-Gvir calls for Israeli takeover of Gaza, Palestinian emigration in rare foreign media interview : worldnews



Zelenskyy says China can force Putin to end Russia's war against Ukraine : worldnews

Musk Claims Ukraine Breached Starlink Terms, Kyiv Rebuts : worldnews
Musk Fears Russia Could Target Starlink Satellites With Anti-Satellite Weapons : worldnews
13 times Elon Musk meddled in politics – POLITICO The X owner and Donald Trump pick will never, ever stop posting - governments be damned.

Major Ukraine Retailer Says Russian Hits Destroyed Its Chain : worldnews


/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1705, Part 1 (Thread #1852) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 25, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 24, 2026: 1,850 personnel, 1 738 UAVs, and 49 artillery systems.



This summer's heat was Europe's deadliest on record, scientists say : worldnews

Donald Trump backs Orban for UN secretary-general with Russia, China support : worldnews
US to Nominate Viktor Orbán as UN Secretary General, WSJ Says : politics


Sikorski Says Russia Running Out of Resources if Ukraine Survives Winter : worldnews



Post by @ken10phd.bsky.social Bluesky - Norway will arrest Netanyahu if he enters the country, following ICC warrant


Serbia's Vucic concedes defeat to student led movement in parliamentary election : worldnews
High turnout in Serbia as student movement takes on Vucic at the polls : worldnews


Italy's Deputy PM Matteo Salvini says he will oppose further financial and military aid to Ukraine : worldnews

Germany in talks to buy Ukrainian jet-powered drones : worldnews

'The marches went well' -- French government on demonstrations a week after looting and violence : worldnews
French TV channels scramble to apologize after airing Albanian protests as Paris and Lyon : worldnews

Britain must be 'ready for war' by 2030 amid Russian aggression, UK defense secretary says : worldnews
Andy Burnham says he wants an \"honest discussion" with the British public about the possibility of a return to free movement between the UK and the EU as part of his plans for a new relationship with the bloc : worldnews

Maria Corina Machado back in Venezuela after 10 months in exile : worldnews
Machado Returns to Venezuela in Surprise Challenge to Rodríguez : worldnews

Post by @taniel.bsky.social - Bluesky Lula has been reelected president, Brazilian media has now called. An extraordinary comeback for the left-wing politician who trailed by 2 points in round 1 but managed to hold off Flávio Bolsonaro, the former president's son.
Post by @nothoodlum.bsky.social = Bluesky Congratulations Brazil, you didn't Trump yourselves.
Post by @bencollins.bsky.social - Bluesky Congrats to Lula on overcoming Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump to defeat Hospital Pervert Jr., even as his opposition literally blocked off roads and turned off bus service during election day. Fascists are scary but they are always, 100% of the time, ultimately gigantic fucking losers.
(2) Woody Guthrie~ All You Fascists Bound To Lose - YouTube

Brazil election: Voters to choose between Lula and Bolsonaro's son : worldnews
Brazil elections: Voting extended after transport complaints : worldnews


Priest in Ecuador Dies After Crucifix Falls on Him During Livestreamed Mass - The New York Times A priest in Ecuador died on Saturday after a large wooden crucifix fell from a wall and fatally struck him during a livestreamed Mass ... Minutes before the accident, he had reflected on mortality, saying during his sermon that people lose hours to scrolling on their phones or watching television but give too little time to God or to the people closest to them.

Britain will not join Canada's defence bank, source says : worldnews
B.C. Conservatives win majority government, return to power after nearly a century : worldnews




Week 92 - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... 116 more weeks to go

Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread : politics
Generic Trump speech - Daily Kos


Post by @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social - Bluesky Imagine a single week where Bolsonaro gets booted, Netanyahu gets dumped, and Republicans lose both the House and Senate. Here's to crushing fascism across the globe.


Iran in 'advanced stages' of plots to kill U.S. officials abroad, memo warns : politics


Rank-and-file military members are rejecting trans expulsion orders: "Not going to play that game". "Separation" boards are voting to keep their trans colleagues in. : politics


In Second Term, Trump's Justice Dept. Submits to His Election Demands : politics

Free to discriminate: How the Supreme Court unraveled the Voting Rights Act : politics - John Roberts has been targeting it since he worked for Reagan. He has seen the destruction of the VRA as the only path to save his beloved party of Greedy Old Pedos since the 1980s.

A Fact-Check on Trump's Election Claims - The New York Times The president has spread false claims about ranked-choice systems, voting machines, vote counting and past results to question the integrity of elections ... In his second term, President Trump has seldom let a day go by without repeating lies about election results or casting doubt on the country's voting system.

Fear of Trump challenging mail-in ballots appears to be flooding early voting sites - More than 22 million Americans have already voted. Did Trump's threats to voting by mail backfire? : politics

Obama on Trump White House: 'Like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory' : politics
Bill Clinton is not a fan of Trump's White House renovations : politics
While he's down - Lawyers, Guns & Money I'm glad that the previous party leadership is showing some urgency about the midterms:


Donald Trump says polls are fake and insists his approval rating is really at 60% : politics

Trump Says He Doesn't 'Give A Damn' About Gas Prices As US Making 'Fortune' : politics

Trump, 80, Gets Lost in Time With Baffling Blunder : politics

Trump, a critic of early voting, votes early in Florida : politics

Trump threatens to 'veto everything' during a Democratic Congress : politics

Trump presented with made-up 'Man of the Century Award' by Republican candidate at Iowa rally : politics


It's happening: From Alaska to California, the Trump administration is working to subvert the midterms : politics

Courts Reject Trump's Attempt at Deploying ICE to Intimidate Voters : politics


Voting groups urge high turnout amid fears of interference : politics

Post by @darren32359.bsky.social - Bluesky @guitarpicker10.bsky.social : @guitarpicker10.bsky.social - There are hundreds of reports from all across the country that voting machines are self-switching from Democrat to Republican. Don't leave the voting booth until you know your vote is safely registered


If the Democrats win the midterms, a lot of people are going to prison : politics


Jared Kushner Threatens Legal Action Over Vanity Fair Claims : politics

Post by @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social - Bluesky So let met get that straight: paying a wealth tax is impossible ("billionaires have no liquidity", "it would be taxing unrealized gains", “their wealth is virtual”) but one man paying half a billion to influence elections is possible. Did I understand well?


In defense of empathy - by Lisa Needham - Public Notice In a world of JD Vances, be a Pope Leo. - While two-thirds of Americans - including 84 percent of Democrats and 70 percent of independents - agree that "empathy is a foundational moral value that helps build a healthy society" (68 percent), only 54 percent of Republicans and 48 percent of white evangelical Protestants agree. Notably, a majority of white evangelical Protestants (54 percent) believe the opposite: that "empathy can become dangerous when it leads people away from building a society guided by God's truth." ,.. Like so many other bad things bedeviling us these days, Elon Musk bears significant responsibility for how we got here ... In late February 2025, Musk went on Joe Rogan's podcast to explain how he was going to save us from "civilizational suicidal empathy."

Musk says he was behind Starlink speed restriction after service in Ukraine is restored : politics
Republican Donor Elon Musk says he was behind Starlink's slowdown in Ukraine : politics
Musk Says He Was Behind Starlink Speed Restriction After Service in Ukraine Is Restored : politics
US military gives Elon Musk's SpaceX access to sensitive tracking data : politics


Tom the Dancing Bug: A Simpsonian look at Trump, Putin, and Musk - Daily Kos
Mike Luckovich by Mike Luckovich for October 21, 2026 | GoComics

Jeff Yass: The Billionaire GOP Mega-Donor Gaming the Tax System - ProPublica Susquehanna founder and TikTok investor Jeff Yass has avoided $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He's now pouring his money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election deniers.
Jeff Yass - Wikipedia Yass was born in 1958 in Queens, New York City, and grew up there in a middle-class Jewish family.


US inequality is getting worse in ways you might not expect : politics

Make Him Veto Medicare for All: Khanna Proposes Bold Agenda in Case of Dem Victory : politics

She voted for Trump every time. Then came cancer and the bills : politics ... She voted for Trump for affordability and stability? What a fucking dumbass

She Planned to Protest Trump. She Didn't Plan on Getting Punched. : politics
She Planned to Protest Trump. She Didn't Plan on Getting Punched. - The New York Times Blake Miley yelled “fascist" as President Trump spoke at a midterm campaign rally. The violence that followed "was not right," she said.



GOP lawmaker says he will move to expel Omar : politics



The Fox News Propaganda Universe - Lawyers, Guns & Money Fox News here is a synecdoche for the entire right wing media apparatus, which is a conspiracy in the precise legal meaning of the term to keep Republican voters sealed off in an epistemic bubble. I happened to see a few bits and pieces of Fox News over the last couple of days, and this is an exercise that I recommend undertaking at least occasionally, painful as it is, as a reminder of how the toxic sausage gets made .. The Fox focus was Ebola in 2014; migrant caravans in 2018; Hunter Biden's laptop in 2020; and "America's crime crisis" in 2022. The rioting and looting in France over the weekend that emerged from largely peaceful protests in that country seems poised to be this year's addition to that list ... Trump's genius, if he has one, would seem to be his ability to identify people who can be ripped off by his various schemes, the most spectacularly successful of which has been the Make America Great Again movement, which is essentially a culture-wide affinity fraud, designed to separate frightened old white people from their money. It's hardly a coincidence that this could be a word for word description of Rupert Murdoch's media empire as well.


Asshole even by the standards of pro sports owner outdoes itself - Lawyers, Guns & Money The Knicks assistants were told they would receive championship rings eventually, but many longtime employees at Madison Square Garden, including some who work in the Knicks' business operations, will not receive rings at all, team sources told The Athletic. Typically, most employees for NBA teams receive rings, even if they are not as fancy and expensive as the ones the players receive.



Epstein Haunts GOP in Midterms as Democrats Vow Fresh Probes : politics - Democrats are preparing to launch congressional investigations into the administration's handling of files related to the late, disgraced sex offender if they regain power after the Nov. 3 midterm elections. They say the administration botched the release of documents and are using the issue to hammer Trump and GOP lawmakers in key races.

Epstein scandal persists in attack ads as Democrats emphasize corruption : politics ...The attack refers to a proposed plea deal that would have required a single day in jail, which Paxton's office offered to a Waco attorney accused of child sex abuse. .., "When did holding sexual abusers accountable become controversial?" Talarico said when the Epstein files exhibit was in Dallas coinciding with the GOP midterm convention in September. "I am tired of seeing powerful people cover up abuse. I think we're all tired of it."



Obama unloads on Trump while stumping for Democrats ahead of midterms : politics

Obama Goes Scorched Earth on Trump at Packed Ohio Rally : politics

Obama rallies rapturous Michigan crowd for El-Sayed: 'He'll finish the job we started' : politics
Former President Barack Obama tells Detroit 'change is in the air' : politics

Obama endorses progressive insurgent Angie Nixon for Senate in Florida : politics

Post by @nothoodlum.bsky.social - Bluesky I knew Amy Acton's birth creature and pedo enthusiast looked familiar.

AI ad mocks Talarico as Bible-defacing radical. Democrats bet it will backfire. : politics

Black voters driving record early voting numbers in Harris County : politics
Black voters driving record early voting numbers in Harris County Voter turnout has nearly doubled in key voting areas in the Black community since last midterm election cycle


Fact check: Contrary to Trump's claim, no law required Roger Marshall to sue his patients : politics


Colorado may increase taxes on the rich. When Massachusetts did, the wealthy overwhelmingly stayed put. : politics


Ten Commandments Posters Mandatory in Alabama Public Schools From 2027 Amid Church and State Concerns : politics


California leader calls attack on alleged noncitizen voting 'weaponizing the law' : politics


Iowa's cancer problem is scrambling the midterms : politics
Iowa's cancer problem is scrambling the midterms | CN N Politics Two weeks later, Iowa's elevated cancer rates and their potential links to farm pollution came up again, at a debate in the competitive race for Senate. The subject would have been unimaginable just a few years ago in Iowa, the country's biggest corn and hog-producing state


First Responders Say Ruidoso Didn't Deploy Enough Flood Water Rescue Specialists - ProPublica Three people died in Ruidoso on July 8, 2025, after dangerous floods swept through the New Mexico town. First responders say they were understaffed and inadequately equipped to respond to the flooding.



Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,258 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of Eddie Kendrick, or Eddie Kendricks as he went by professionally. ... But Kendrick was not moving and he wasn't going back to Alabama. He was making something of a living anyway through singing. So he and Paul Williams, also a member of the Primes, joined with Al Bryant, Otis Williams, and Melvin Blue Franklin and started a new group: the Temptations.





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Report: 'Iran advancing sophisticated plots to assassinate senior US officials' : worldnews
Kash Patel gutted FBI counterintelligence team tasked with tracking Iranian threats days before US strikes, sources say | CNN Politics
Iran rebuilds drone production as 1,300 Chinese air shipments deliver dual-use components : worldnews



2,000 Missiles in 48 Hours for the Middle East, Just 24 in 90 Days for Ukraine, Zelenskyy Says : worldnews

Starlink Is Back at 400+ Km/h as Ukraine Breaks Through Speed Restrictions After High-Level Talks : worldnews
Starshield operations restored to normal speed, Zelensky confirms : worldnews
Sikorski: Musk Should Fly to Mars, Avoid Mixing Business and Politics : worldnews
US has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine, Middle East, sources say : worldnews


/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1704, Part 1 (Thread #1851) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 23, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 22, 2026: 1,830 personnel, 2,067 UAVs, and 54 artillery systems.

Russia has lost over 1.5 million troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022, as per a report by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine : worldnews


This Day in Labor History: October 24, 1975 - Lawyers, Guns & Money On October 24, 1975, women in Iceland went on a one-day strike to protest both the unequal pay conditions they faced in the country and men's refusal to recognize the reproductive labor they did at home. Possibly the largest protest in the history of Iceland, the strike was a major moment in the fight for gender equality in the workplace and home and received attention around the globe.



Hitler's Eagle's Nest (Kehlsteinhaus) in Germany destroyed by fire – October 24, 2026 : pics


Trump ordered to sit for deposition in his $14b BBC lawsuit : politics
BBC edits out pride pins of two contestants on 'University Challenge' quiz show : television
How an Online Forum for Moms Became a Toxic Hotbed of Transphobia - Mumsnet
Post by @leicestergazette.leicester.news - Bluesky Two University of Leicester students speak out over 'absurd' and 'Orwellian' decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge




Jared Kushner Threatens to Sue Over Bombshell Phone Hack Report - A damning report exposed Kushner's close financial ties to foreign governments. : politics

Iran in 'Advanced Stages' of Planning Attacks Against Americans, Officials Say : politics
The Enemy of My Enemy...... - Lawyers, Guns & Money For Iran's leadership, the next few weeks are a critical window. Anticipating that President Donald Trump will be less sensitive to high energy prices after the midterm elections, Tehran is scrambling to inflict maximum pain now by escalating attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian officials and diplomats in the region

Gas Price Surge Hits Midwest Battleground States Days Before Midterms : politics
US authorizes emergency release of up to 400,000 oil barrels from strategic reserve : politics

Gavin Newsom says military aid to Israel 'has to be conditioned' : politics

Pentagon designates Confucius Institutes in US a national security threat : politics ... The US Defense Department has designated Chinese-funded cultural centers on university campuses known ‌as Confucius Institutes as a threat to US national security, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said ​on Friday.
Pete Hegseth eyeing Senate seat as impeachment threat looms: report : politics
Massie says he will reintroduce impeachment articles against Hegseth after midterms : politics

Pete Hegseth wants trans troops gone. U.S. Navy & USMC review boards keep finding reasons to keep them : politics - Hegseth wants a military full of jacked dudes on testosterone supplements. The future of warfare is drones. A trans girl in a pair of cat ear headphones can pilot a drone just as well as a roided up 'warfighter.' Maybe even better. Steroids slow cognitive function.
Hegseth Barred Trans Troops. Military Boards Are Rejecting Those Orders. : politics


Trumpism and the future of American neo-fascism - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Fascism, by contrast, was a new invention created afresh for the era of mass politics. It sought to appeal mainly to the emotions by the use of ritual, carefully stage-managed ceremonies, and intensely charged rhetoric.

Trump's Oval Office outburst has social media questioning his mental state: 'A fairly textbook dementia symptom' : politics

MAGA is wrong. The unrest in France has nothing to do with immigration. : politics - NPR had a piece on this today. Roughly 1 in 37 comments in French about French riots mention immigration, but 1 in 5 English comments blame the situation on immigration, which is not what started this off in the first place. Russia has had a heavy hand in pumping out anti immigration spam into social media. Not just in in English, in many languages. Maga is just the target audience. In the USA.
Why Don't Americans Protest Like the French? : politics - Because we have no worker protections and our insurance is tied to our job ... And there's the real reason the GOP has been fighting against the healthcare for all movement for so many years now.

Trump Is Turning to an Old Tool of Authoritarian Repression : politics
Opinion | Trump Is Turning to an Old Tool of Authoritarian Repression - The New York Times The revocation of a political opponent's citizenship has long been a tool of authoritarian repression. - Last week, federal agents searched the Washington home of Representative Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat and a Somali immigrant, apparently as part of a federal investigation of her citizenship.

'My Name Has Always Been Ilhan Omar': Congresswoman Calls Out 'Creep' Trump : politics

Todd Blanche Won't Rule Out DOJ Disruption of States' Midterm Elections Certification : politics
Todd Blanche swears arrest of Virginia Democrat isn't "political payback" : politics ... You mean the same Todd Blanche whom Trump hired to defend him in the Stormy Daniels case? ... He's the Todd Blanche who interviewed Ghislane Maxwell and surprisingly she got better accommodations after the discussion about how little Trump knew about the stranger known as J Epstein ... No no no, it's the Todd Blanche that defended him when he took hundreds of classified documents and stashed them in his bathroom at his club.

Donald Trump moves to block certification of Alaska Senate result if Republican loses : politics
Facing an electoral wipeout, Trump goes after the system - The move by the Justice Department to try and preemptively block Alaska's Senate results if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses stunned officials in both parties. : politics
Trump boasts he ordered DOJ to sue Alaska in bid to get election result tossed out if Republican loses : politics
DOJ Demands Court Cancel Alaska Senate Race Because GOP Voters Too Stupid To Understand Ranked Choice Voting : politics
Trump Confesses to Ordering Brazen Election Rigging Plot : politics

DOJ orders some California counties to verify ballots in 48 hours : politics

Undelivered ballots found at Golden Gardens after apparent mail theft : politics

Trump-appointed judge delivers DOJ its 27th straight loss in voter roll crusade : politics

Appeals court rules Trump unlawfully deployed National Guard to California : politics - This is why Trump, or others like him, will always have the advantage. They can do something that they know perfectly well is illegal. But by the time the legal system finally catches up, the damage is long-since already done.

Putin is meddling in the midterms to help Trump by spreading false sex abuse claims : politics Spreading false rumors that democrats like James Talarico are pedophiles seems stupid to me. Given that a major plank of Republicans is to protect pedophiles, I would think an accusation of pedophilia against a Democrat would result in Republican voters being more inclined to vote for that Democrat

Watch: Trump defends Musk on Starlink disturbances, says he'll 'never do anything wrong' : politics

Trump Snaps at Reporter Asking If It's OK to Ignore Sexual Abuse : politics

White House Is Weighing Mass Pardons for Junior Staff : politics

DOJ brings criminal charges against FBI officials it believes hampered Biden corruption investigation : politics

Britt McHenry resigns from State Dept. after incident at Wizards game : politics - Only in this administration could you get a State Dept job with zero qualifications and lose it over something this stupid. You can't make this up.

No money for Camp Lejeune toxic water victims unless GOP wins midterms, Trump says : politics

Trump merchandise stores are shutting down across the country. 'He has peaked' : politics


Surging turnout, with Democrats voting more: key takeaways from early voting data : politics

Early voting surges in battleground states as Democrats outpace GOP gains : politics


Trump Asked Muslim Voters to Trust Him. Now Some Feel Used. : politics


Trump-Voting Pastor Says He 'Was Really Wrong' After ICE Deportations Devastate His Church, Force Him to Take Second Job : politics ... The Rev. Juan Carlos Calderon voted for Donald Trump in 2024 because he believed the president shared his Christian values

Gay dad won't face charges after punching anti-gay MAGA influencer who tricked him into an interview. The couple said they are "determined to turn this into something meaningful" and are working with lawmakers to hold rage-bait creators accountable. : politics

Conservative parent slams anti-trans ad blitz in Texas for teaching kids trans people exist. "My kids didn't even know what transgender meant until these ads started airing. Now they're hearing about it constantly." : politics

45-Year-Old Republican Candidate Sued by His Parents for Unpaid Rent : politics ... Donald Trump and the soulless void that is his VP are vile pieces of shit.


Florida college pays $250K to employee fired over Charlie Kirk posts : politics - So Florida had to pay $250k because they fired someone for exercising free speech, over a guy whose entire career was about "free speech"? You can't make this irony up. The free speech warriors always have the thinnest skin.


US officially doubles last year's measles numbers : politics


Woman in ad who said a Democrat endangers kids pleaded guilty to endangering kids : politics
Shellie Flockhart, who said a Democrat endangers kids, pleaded guilty to endangering kids - The Washington Post Shellie Flockhart, who called Iowa Democratic House candidate Sarah Trone Garriott "dangerous" for kids, pleaded guilty after authorities said she drove drunk with her children in the car in 2017.



Stevie Wonder Files Lawsuit to Evict Woman Living on His Property Rent-Free for 38 Years : Music

Mysterious "flying triangle" sighting leads new government release of UFO documents



Epstein files take back seat in midterms but experts say issue has not gone away : politics



Trump administration stopped sharing evidence in Good and Pretti killings, Minnesota officials say | PBS News

The Trump Administration May Have Just Lied to Judge About an ICE flight to Equatorial Guinea - The American Prospect An ICE agent told a judge a charter flight to Equatorial Guinea had been canceled. The plane landed there the next day.

Proton hosts map of 300,000 Flock devices amid legal threats : technology

ICE said a man jumped on the hood of their vehicle. Video - and police - say otherwise | CNN



Trump Calls Abdul El-Sayed A 'Vicious, Violent Jihadist' : politics - And who bombed a school? ... I wouldn't doubt he approved the target. He hates brown people and females. The fact it was an elementary school was probably what really gave him a hardon.

Vivek Ramaswamy Is Set for a Historic Flameout in Ohio. I Went to See How It All Went Wrong. : politics ... Old people saw him on TV where he played a boardroom assassin. In their eyes, that makes him qualified to be president
Opinion | Despicable Doesn't Begin to Cover It - The New York Times I've never seen a viler ad.
The Cruelty Is the Point - The Atlantic - President Trump and his supporters find community by rejoicing in the suffering of those they hate and fear.

Obama Issues Searing Attacks on Trump, Ramaswamy in Return to Campaign Trail : politics ... "He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory. Just gold everywhere."
Post by @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social - Bluesky Democratic U.S. - Senate candidate Sherrod Brown introduced former President Barack Obama to the stage to roaring crowds Saturday at Cleveland Public Auditorium, marking Obama's first visit to Ohio since 2018.
Trump Completely Dismisses Rape of 12-Year-Old Child, Calls Amy Acton's Mother a 'Smart Woman' : politics
Ohio Governor Race Shifts in Amy Acton's Favor Following Attack Ad : politics
Ohio Governor Race Shifts in Amy Acton's Favor Following Attack Ad : politics

Zuckerberg makes deal with Meta to help him pay billionaire tax if it passes : politics

Democrat James Talarico targets Elon Musk at rally: 'Texas is not for sale' : politics
Texas Senate race: New Talarico ad rips Elon Musk 'dark money' push : politics
Elon Musk Just Dumped Another $76 Million Into the Midterms : politics
Ken Paxton's Ties to Convicted Fraudster Exposed via Blind Trust : politics

Make Susan Collins Pay for Her Big Abortion Lie : politics
Trump suspends ruinous policies in desperate bid to save Susan Collins - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Buttigieg endorses independent candidate Seth Bodnar over Democratic nominee in Montana Senate race : politics ... The "Democrat" in the race attends a right-wing church, voted for John McCain, and published a book through one of those weird conservative publishing houses. She moved to Montana four years ago. Bodnar is an Angus King-style independent and former Green Beret.



Opinion | Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's ‘You Can See Everything' and the Role of the Watcher - The New York Times



Cambridge study finds UK GCSE science courses name 86 scientists and only one is a woman (Rosalind Franklin, in just one exam board). At A-level it's 3 out of 181. Researchers say this could help explain why so many girls drop physics and maths at 16, and suggest adding Marie Curie and Lise Meitner. : science

16 Years After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Deep-Sea Marine Life in the Gulf of Mexico Has Yet to Recover, With Populations of Fish, Crustaceans, Squid, and Octopuses Declining by Around 60% and Some Species Losing Genetic Diversity. : science

Researchers found that older adults who napped frequently-defined as most days or every day -- had a 48% higher risk of developing dementia compared to those who rarely or never napped, even after accounting for demographic factors, health conditions, and nighttime sleep characteristics : science

Sugar restriction in early life is linked to lower dementia risk and slightly slower brain aging decades later : science

About 90% of pancreatic cancers are driven by KRAS mutations. A new pancreatic cancer vaccine taught the immune system to attack these mutations in 89 of 90 patients, and those with the strongest immune response stayed cancer-free for longer. A larger phase 3 trial is now planned. : science

Research Finds That Breast Reduction Surgery Is Associated With Improved Sexual Function, Including Greater Sexual Satisfaction and Physical Comfort, Though Researchers Note That More High-Quality Studies Are Needed to Confirm the Benefits : science

ELI5 how benzene gas causes cancer? : explainlikeimfive

Suicide attempts, ideation spiked significantly among older U.S. adults after COVID-19 pandemic. Research found suicidal ideation increased 42.6%, suicide planning by 256.2% and suicide attempts by 263.3% : science

Ultra-processed foods have a 12% and 42% higher likelihood of digestive cancer in the cohort and case-controlled studies of a recent meta-analysis, respectively. Of the subcategories, ultra-processed meat/protein products have the greatest association with a 33% higher risk. : science

A virus that infected chimps (but not humans) 4 million years ago left DNA that switches off a gene helping young brain cells grow and connect. Turning it off in lab-grown human mini-brains stunted neurons, and using CRISPR to remove the viral DNA from chimp stem cells switched the gene back on. : science



Teachers of Reddit, has Gen Alpha really speedrun past reading, writing, and arithmetic straight into brainrot, or are we exaggerating? What's actually happening in classrooms? : AskReddit

What do you think never returned to normal post-Covid? : AskReddit

What's a 10/10 life experience you must have at least once in your life? : AskReddit

What is the biggest PR stunt in the history of the world? : AskReddit


Dentist Recommendations : CambridgeMA





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Post by @english.lemonde.fr - Bluesky Heat killed over 50,000 people in Europe in summer 2026, making it deadliest on record
Post by @vero1986.bsky.social - Bluesky The US west has lost nearly 300 glaciers since the 1960s. Climate crisis is drastically shrinking what's left. You were warned long ago, now it's too late. You've destroyed your own planet.
96% of coral reefs 'critically endangered,' at risk of collapse in 50 years : worldnews
Post by @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social - Bluesky Moon perfectly suspended in the rainbow.Captured during a rare clear morning over Scotland.
Post by @theplanetaryguy.com - Bluesky The Andromeda Galaxy, low in the sky over New South Wales, Australia.


South Korea's HD Hyundai tests autonomous warship in U.S. - UPI.com

North Korea prepares to restart propaganda loudspeakers as ties sour with South | North Korea : worldnews

Taiwan shuts down ahead of Typhoon Champi, nearly 1,000 flights cancelled : worldnews



All Four Moscow Airports Halt Flights Amid Reports of Drones Approaching the Capital : worldnews

Freed US citizen Stephen Hubbard was tortured in Russian jail, former Ukrainian prisoners say : worldnews

Tanker with 40,000 tons of Russian diesel is on its way to New York : worldnews
First Russian diesel from Putin-Trump deal heading for U.S., data shows. The identity of the buyer and seller were not immediately known. : worldnews

Russia's use of students to build war drones revealed. The work ranging from design to production is carried out by students from at least 40 institutions nationwide. : worldnews

Russia and Ukraine have swapped 270 prisoners of war each, Russian state media reports : worldnews

neonpurplestar comments on /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1703, Part 1 (Thread #1850) this person makes really really useful long thread about Ukrainian strikes on russian infrastructure, quote posting them here does not really do them justice:

neonpurplestar comments on /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1703, Part 1 (Thread #1850) some interesting news from the abomination which is commonly known as russia:



Post by @english.lemonde.fr - Bluesky 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Tibet kills at least 16

India slashes cost of cancer drugs after court rules mark-ups are 'extortion' : worldnews

Many feared trapped as a tall building collapses in Kenya : worldnews

At least seven killed in shooting at a church in Jordan's Karak : worldnews


Oil price rises above $115 a barrel amid fears US will renew strikes on Iran : worldnews

Iran has detailed plans to hit Gulf undersea communications cables if war resumes, officials say : worldnews
Iran Inflation at 83.8% as Trade and Shipping Costs Rise : worldnews



Israel orders army to prepare to fully close West Bank after attack : worldnews - They have an election in 4 days. Invasion as a campaign promise.
Netanyahu: Hebron neighborhood of gunmen in checkpoint attack to be 'destroyed' : worldnews - Turning to Israel's "heroic settlers" days before the general election, Netanyahu says they are "a model for the people of Israel; you are a model for the State of Israel." -- Utterly despicable.
Israel begins demolitions in West Bank city after two soldiers killed in shooting attack : worldnews
(4) Israeli forces demolish house of Hebron attack gunman | AFP - YouTube



Russia, Ukraine agree to ceasefire in Ukrainian city hit by food crisis, brokered by Melania Trump | Reuters

Ukraine says Starlink still restricted after Trump says limits lifted : politics
Musk's SpaceX is still restricting Starlink in Ukraine and the toll is rising : worldnews
Ukraine Still Recording Starshield Connectivity Losses at 161 Kph, Defense Ministry Source Says : worldnews
[ Removed by moderator ] : politics - Ukraine Says Starlink Isn't Working, Despite Trump's Promise to Restore It
Ukraine says Starlink still restricted after Trump says limits lifted : worldnews
Ukraine learns to fight without Starlink as Musk plays politics with satellites : politics

Deadly Russian missile strike on Kyiv used cluster warheads, hours after Putin-Witkoff meeting : worldnews


/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1703, Part 1 (Thread #1850) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 23, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 22, 2026: 1,830 personnel, 2,067 UAVs, and 54 artillery systems



Europe's heat claims 50,000 lives. Climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths : worldnews


Social Media Giants Are "Silent Allies" of Russian Bots and Kremlin Intelligence, Poland Warns : worldnews


Amid Starlink crisis, Finnish tech giants announce plan to help Ukraine build its own sovereign satellite system : worldnews


Germany is the target of "intensive" espionage activity, Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said after a Ukrainian national was arrested on suspicion of spying and collecting military-related intelligence for Russia : worldnews
Leaked trove reveals extent of far-right AfD's efforts to court Trump and Maga allies : politics

Deadly shooting west of Paris 'clearly terrorist' attack, interior minister says : worldnews

Britain expected to pay some of the highest energy costs in Europe this winter as its reliance on imports deepens : worldnews
UK tells public to keep three days' emergency supplies at home : worldnews
Judge insists Trump must be deposed in his $10B lawsuit against the BBC, warns it could be tossed in fight over records : politics

Carney 'disappointed' in U.S. ambassador's 'unsubstantiated' foreign interference accusations : politics - US ambassador just casually accusing an ally of foreign interference with zero evidence is wild. Carney has every right to be pissed, this is how you torch alliances
Carney 'disappointed' in Hoekstra's foreign interference allegations : worldnews
Canadian Officers Don't Want to Serve in the U.S. Anymore : worldnews




Special Immigrant Group Status - Lawyers, Guns & Money I have to admit that I wonder if the Trump administration giving Ukrainians the ability to stay in the country under the Temporary Protected Status claim as opposed to, say, Haitians and Venezuelans has to do with their skin color.

The Trump-Putin love story's next chapter: selling out Ukraine : politics

Jared Kushner Hit by Stunning Claim Russia Knows His Secrets : politics
Post by @nothoodlum.bsky.social - Bluesky Jared's father, Charles Kushner, pleaded guilty to 18 counts of tax evasion and witness tampering. He hired a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law, videotaped it, and mailed the tape to his sister. Trump pardoned him and made him Ambassador to France and Monaco.

Romney invokes Churchill and George Washington in rare second rebuke of Trump's Russia deal : politics

Why Is Pete Hegseth So Obsessed With Other Men's Bodies? : politics .. He's profoundly insecure. An alcoholic National Guardsman cosplaying as a military expert for Fox News found himself in charge of the largest bureaucracy in the world and desperately tried to prove that he knows what he's doing, but he has such a superficial understanding of the military that he can't focus on anything beyond appearances
Fights We Can Win - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is good. Not in the sense that it is good that these things are happening, but the successful resistance is definitely good: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a slur to proudly announce to an auditorium of Marines in September that he was ridding the military of all transgender troops.
What Are Democrats Prepared to Do if Trump Rigs the Election? : politics

What's up with Trump's unhinged rants on male candidates' bodies at rallies? : politics

Trump Makes A Truly Irrational New Claim About 2028 Run: 'One Thing Is Different' : politics ... The "one thing different" is him trying to rewrite the rules so he can run again ... Believe him when he says it And "the rules" are literally the Constitution.

Post by @steverattner.bsky.social - Bluesky Trump has made more stock trades in his second term than all 535 members of Congress combined.

Warnings sound: Trump ready to stage what amounts to a full-fledged coup : politics
Blanche won't rule out DOJ post-election action in a 'doomsday' scenario : politics
Trump Says He Has 'Right' to Run for Third Term: 'They Cheated Us' : politics
DOJ sues to block Alaska from certifying Senate race winner if Republican narrowly loses : politics
Trump orders DOJ to file suit to block any Senate outcome in Alaska other than a Republican victory - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Remember when Bill Clinton (fifteen years after he was president!) said hello to Loretta Lynch at an airport and it was a massive scandal?

Trump's gaffes at South Carolina rally raise new questions about his health : politics - "New Questions"? Jesus Christ, the sanewashing of even the left-leaning media is infuriating. The man is a swiss-cheese brained, dementia-addled moron with delusions of narcissitic grandure, with groveling sycophants enabling him to grift everything they can off of him before he croaks. Call it like it is ... My grandma passed from dementia last summer and pretty much up until hospice time she was more coherent than Trump

'Most Pathetic S**t Ever': Trump Mocked Over Absolutely Bonkers New Fake Award: 'Man of the WHAT?!?' : politics ... Donald Trump on Thursday was given one of his most over-the-top fake awards yet when a Republican candidate for Congress handed him a "Man of the Century" certificate. Joe Mitchell, who is running for a House seat in Iowa, called it a "disgrace" that Trump hasn't been given a Nobel Peace Prize .. It really has become a mass psychosis, hasn't it?

Trump Spends Entire Rally Speech Just Making Weird Noises : politics


Poll: Trump is mobilizing more Democrats against him than Republicans for him : politics

Trump's Approval Rating Flips With Rural Voters Before Midterms : politics

Democrats lead Republicans by 37 points among likely young voters: Survey : politics

Midterm panic turns Trump's GOP into "Lord of the Flies" : politics



Trump Officials Asked Election Security Agency to Secretly Obtain and Hack a Voting Machine, Report Finds : politics ... The appointees wanted it to procure the machine, examine it, and report back, according to two former administration officials with knowledge of the request. Staff were also told not to warn the manufacturer of any flaws they found, a break from standard practice.

Supreme Court rules NH can block voters from using student IDs : politics
Supreme Court allows New Hampshire to fully ban student IDs for voting in midterms : politics

Hillary Clinton joins growing chorus in support of Supreme Court expansion : politics


Judge Orders Trump to End Election Probe Given How Bad His Data Is - The Department of Homeland Security can't keep knocking on doors to find supposed noncitizen voters, a judge ruled. : politics

'They wanted to make a scene': the 72-year-old paraded in dramatic arrest for 'voter fraud' : politics



Social Security Administration pushes yet another Trump-centric message as elections approach : politics


Post by @newsjennifer.bsky.social - Bluesky One of the most dangerous people in the world now owns a huge chunk of CBS News and CNN...not to mention all of the other Skydance media companies. Don't forget that Musk is also the largest single donor to Trump's Republican party. Oligarchs should not have this much control of our media.
Musk warns Democrats over possible congressional probes : politics

Video by Left-Wing Group Claims Lindsey Graham Paid Men for Sex : politics



Trump tariffs on steel, aluminum a 'disaster' for the U.S., think tank says : politics
The Tariff! The Tariff! - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Anna Paulina Luna's husband owns 10 percent of drone startup that got $37 million in Pentagon deals : politics


Post by @gonebabygone.bsky.social - Bluesky Don't you live in a castle - Billionaire J.K. Rowling claims trans rights activism is "elitist to its core"

Biologist David Sabatini wins $6 million in defamation lawsuit : news

Woman spends three nights in jail and faces six years in prison over Cash App account she never opened : technology

How to place or lift a security freeze on your credit report | USAGov


Post by @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social -v Bluesky The bird even realized he had won

Local Wiki - Wikipedia, but only for things a half-hour walk away



White House Directly Intervened to Shut Down Epstein Files Probe : politics
Post by @muellershewrote.com - Bluesky Jan 2025: Trump shutters SDNY Epstein Probe - Mar: 1000+ FBI agents are trained to mark Trump's name for supervisory review - May: Bondi tells Donald he's in the files - June: White House, DoJ, FBI conspire to create "case closed" memo - July: Memo released - Aug: Maxwell moved/sex offender status waived
Post by @normeisen.bsky.social - Bluesky 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"

Franklin child prostitution ring allegations - Wikipedia The Franklin child prostitution ring allegations began in June 1988 in Omaha, Nebraska, when multiple prominent Nebraskan political and business figures were accused of involvement in a child sex trafficking ring.



Investigation finds hundreds of U.S. citizens detained by ICE : politics

Trump administration stopped sharing evidence in Good and Pretti killings, Minnesota officials say : politics

Post by @gelliottmorris.com - Bluesky Matthew Yglesias continues to say that talking about ICE and excessive force in immigration enforcement helps Republicans. He is obviously wrong about this and refuses to acknowledge the data. Way past time for everyone to update their priors on this
Post by @matthew.flux.community - Bluesky Matt Yglesias is one of the biggest reasons the Democratic Party leadership is so feckless, cowardly, and lazy. I'm not exaggerating. Yglesias is often a featured speaker at private Democratic Party events, despite almost always being wrong. Let's discuss..
Matthew Yglesias - Wikipedia - His maternal grandparents were also of Eastern European Jewish descent



Bernie Sanders Gives $1 Million to Bolster El-Sayed and Counter AIPAC in Michigan : politics
AIPAC gives $9 million to try to help Trump keep Senate - Lawyers, Guns & Money The country's leading pro-Israel lobby has quietly made a major last-minute donation to support Mike Rogers, the Republican candidate for Senate in Michigan. His opponent, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, is a vocal critic of Israel whom the group spent heavily to try to defeat in the Democratic primary .. Jews For Fascism in 2026 makes about much sense as the 2024 election's Hispanics For White Supremacy, but I guess America really is a land of contrasts.

James Talarico Could Be the First Democrat to Win a Texas Senate Seat in 33 Years. Elon Musk Is Trying to Stop Him. : politics - Elon Musk is a criminal illegal immigrant who violated student visa laws by starting his company ... Fraud of that nature can only be investigated if there is the slightest possible chance it was perpetrated by a teenage female refugee twenty years ago.
Talarico accuses Musk of buying his 'own personal U.S. Senator' : politics

Trump turns the GOP's Ramaswamy ad headache into a migraine : politics
Ramaswamy's ad exposes MAGA's obsession with parental estrangement : politics

Post by @thedailybeast.bsky.social - Bluesky The man behind Kristi Noem's infamous horseback commercial has been exposed as the creator of Vivek Ramaswamy's vile attack ad, a new report alleges.

A clerk tried to remove voters from the rolls. How her county - and the state of Michigan - stopped her. : politics - Victoria Bishop was the Republican clerk elected in Antrim County in 2024 on promises to clean up the county voter roll. For much of her term as county clerk, Bishop took steps to remove more than 1,600 of Antrim County's 21,000 registered voters, sometimes on inaccurate grounds. In several cases, she warned residents they were poised to lose their right to vote in the county because they had moved or stopped voting

Dolly Parton's sister claims voting machine flipped her ballot from Democrat to Republican : politics ... There are a LOT of reports of this from multiple voters in Tennessee.
Dolly Parton's sister claims Tennessee voting machine flipped her vote to Republican : politics ... The local news had multiple people describing how difficult it was to make the machine stop switching their vote to the GOP candidates.

GOP Congressman Has To Keep Explaining Why He Voted To Keep Child Marriage Legal. The 2024 state legislature vote by Rep. John McGuire (R-Va.) is now the subject of an ad by his Democratic challenger, Tom Perriello. : politics

The thermostat is a harsh mistress - Lawyers, Guns & Money One of the crucial indications that the 2016 election was going to be dicier than most of the summer's polling indicated was Barack Obama showing up to Ann Arbor in the campaign's final weekend. How are Republican internals looking in advance of the midterms?

Vermont and climate change: no longer a refuge



Retatrutide Once Weekly for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: retatrutide resulted in significantly greater decreases in OSA than placebo. : science


Moderna mRNA vaccine almost halves the risk of skin cancer returning | Nature Long-awaited results from phase III trial show huge benefits for treatment-resistant melanoma.



Who actually died doing what they loved? : AskReddit

Emergency responders of Reddit, what's the most common dangerous decision that people make? : AskReddit


Post by @somerville-theatre.bsky.social - Bluesky Hey Somerville... Guess what? WE BOUGHT THE BUILDING. The Somerville Theatre now belongs to the people who run it. Buying it was our leap of faith. Supporting it is where you come in.






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World On Track For 2.6 Degrees Celsius Warming This Century: UN : worldnews
Millions of hacking attempts as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flaws : worldnews ... basically because of ai there is now millions of hacking attempts currently happening on websites with php across the world.


Australian politician who was hit by car has lost both legs : worldnews
Australian politician Helen Haines, who was hit by a car, has lost both legs | AP News Doctors have amputated both of Australian federal lawmaker Helen Haines ' legs as she remains in critical condition after being repeatedly hit by a car in an apparent act of political violence, her husband said Wednesday.

Indonesia Haze: 1,104 Hotspots, Estimated 1,700 Deaths And Foreign Aid Rejected : worldnews ... Indonesia has the most corrupted and incompetent government ever, they are trying to find a scapegoat from their failure. MSCi just gave them a stern warning to downgrade them to standalone market by second half next year if things don't go better ... Indonesia is basically what it would be like if a tobacco company was a country.


Japan and the US kick off joint drills around islands as regional tensions rise : worldnews

U.S. Eighth Army Chief Signals Troops Could Deploy Beyond Korea : worldnews



China Stocks Set for Bear Market as $2.4 Trillion Vanishes : worldnews



Putin Proposes Restarting Russia-Ukraine-US Peace Talks in November, Russian Officials Say : worldnews

More Russians are settling in the EU with each year of war in Ukraine : worldnews

Russia reaffirms Iran economic pacts as Lavrov backs Tehran's fight against US | The Jerusalem Post : worldnews

'This effectively sets Russia far behind in the AI race': Ukraine is wiping out data centers across the border : technology


Controversial US-backed vaccine trial in African newborns halted : worldnews ... At a much higher cost than simply giving many more intants Hep B vaccines, these monsters devised a "study" that in comparison guarantees more infants would get infected with an avoidable, deadly disease. Nearly all people who are infected as infants suffer from lifelong chronic Hep B. About 1/4 of those people will eventually die of Hep B. This isn't "controversial". It's 2026 Dr. Mengele.



Post by @gregdelawie.bsky.social - Bluesky Truly horrible pictures of US bases in the Middle East that were attacked by Iran in retaliation for Trump's vanity war. So much destruction, deaths, and injuries that Republicans have been hiding from Americans. Support our soldiers and military families! Vote all Republican traitors out.
So Much Worse Than People Realize": Never-Before-Seen Images Reveal Damage at U.S. Bases as Troops Describe Being Abandoned - MeidasTouch Service members, contractors, and military families share photos, videos, and firsthand accounts of the Iran war that they say the Pentagon has kept from the American public

Drone strike on a market in disputed African region of Abyei kills at least 153 : worldnews

Houthis claim strikes on Saudi Defense Ministry, Aramco facility in Yanbu : worldnews
One killed, eight injured in attack on Saudi Arabia's King Fahd airport : worldnews
US orders embassy staff and families to leave Saudi Arabia : worldnews - Pretty solid sign some shit is about to go down


Brent crude tops $112 after Trump says no negotiations with Iran, something will happen 'fairly soon' : worldnews

Iran foreign minister says Russia, Iran have 'never' worked so closely : worldnews
'Get Back On Your Plane': Iran Snubs Asim Munir After Pakistan Army Chief Delivers Trump's Ultimatum : worldnews



Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds | OHCHR

Hamas threatens another Oct. 7-style attack on Israel in unprecedented warning : worldnews

Netanyahu says U.S. and Israel must topple Iranian regime - The Washington Post Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran posed an "existential threat" and that President Donald Trump had said he was “ready to finish the job.”

Israeli military detain US and UK volunteers in West Bank including Democratic NY politician Brad Lander | West Bank : worldnews
Behind the Settler Attack on Palestinians and a Washington Post Journalist | The New Yorker Jasper Nathaniel, an independent journalist who filmed the attack, describes the significant increase in West Bank violence on the eve of the Israeli election. By Isaac Chotiner

Tied up and tortured: Israel using US-made electroshock weapons on Palestinian detainees : worldnews

Is Zionism's Moral Crisis About Roads Not Taken-or Original Sin? | The New Yorker Where Benjamin Moser replaces one story of Jewish exceptionalism with another, Omer Bartov shows what's lost when polemic takes the place of history.
We Have Talked Enough About Ourselves • EQUATOR How the marriage of American exceptionalism and liberal Zionism led to genocide

What Life Is Actually Like in Gaza Today | The New Yorker Nearly a year after the ceasefire, the analyst Jaser AbuMousa explains the impediments to rebuilding, and the devastation of his own family.

Why Israeli Authorities Are Encouraging Settler Violence Against Palestinians | The New Yorker The retired I.D.F. colonel Doron Meiner, who was arrested while trying to protect a Palestinian community from settlers in the West Bank, discusses Israel's strategy in the run-up to October's election.



Russia Bombards Ukraine Hours After Donald Trump Says 'Closest We've Been' To Ending War : worldnews
Zelenskyy Says Trump Can Bring Putin to the Table "Very Easily" If He Pressures Moscow Like Kyiv : worldnews
Zelenskyy: "If the Russians attack us and we cannot retaliate, it is unfair. But if you cannot stop Putin, at least give us the interceptor missiles" : worldnews
Zelensky: 'I Didn't Think Russia Would Launch a Full-Scale Invasion' : worldnews

Ukraine's population had shrunk to 28.5 million by mid-2026 : worldnews

Kyiv denies reports that Trump, Musk have restored Starlink speeds in Ukraine : worldnews ... Millions of idiots in America believe there is no higher arbiter of truth than a noted rapist and pedophile who goes through wives like they're his diapers

ICEYE and Nokia partner with The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine to develop sovereign satcom capability

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1702, Part 1 (Thread #1849) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 22, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 21, 2026: 2,250 personnel, 1,750 UAVs, and 44 artillery systems.
Ukraine Reports Record Russian War Losses in a Day : worldnews - Ukraine said it has set a record for Russian troops killed or wounded on Oct. 21, 2026, with the country's General Staff claiming 2,250 Russian casualties within 24 hours, topping the previous record of 2,200 set in December 2024.

Surviving cat pulled from rubble five days after Russian strike on Sloviansk | Ukrainska Pravda



The International Criminal Court has been awarded the European Union's 2026 Sakharov Prize, the EU's top prize regarding human rights work : worldnews
ICC wins EU's top rights award as court faces sweeping US sanctions : worldnews


Polish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a suspected plot to set fire to a factory producing military drones for Ukraine, after a Russia-linked recruiter offered to pay $30,000 for an arson attack : worldnews



'Pure arrogance': anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre : worldnews

NATO member Denmark says it has agreed to buy its first ‌long-range precision missiles as the Nordic country seeks to bolster its security to deter Russian aggression in Europe adding that it would boost Denmark's capabilities and enable strikes behind enemy lines if attacked : worldnews
Two journalists reportedly struck by police at Copenhagen protests : worldnews




Italy runs short of mozzarella as truckers protest surging fuel costs : worldnews

Macron bans 'illegitimate' protests as France braces for more unrest : worldnews
Disappointed after meeting with the government, French unions call for 5 November action: The time has come to move the mobilisation up a gear; from that date, strike action must take over : worldnews
France reports first human case of livestock virus Shamonda after patient dies : worldnews

Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11 : news
UK Rejects Witkoff's Characterization of Putin as 'Humanitarian' : worldnews - It's difficult to imagine anything or anyone more damaging for the US than the people in charge right now. They're just taking a wrecking ball to absolutely everything they can. It's actually quite impressive how they manage to keep finding new lows. Americans sitting there like 'this is fine'

U.S. pledges up to $20B to Argentina; ties money to Milei's policies : politics ... But helping Ukraine was too much right?

Brazil's Lula challenges Flavio Bolsonaro to make financial records public ahead of election : worldnews
Lula accepts Bolsonaro's conditions on banking secrecy : worldnews
Brazil Prosecutor Seeks Fine on Meta : worldnews

El Salvador says Haiti gangs holding 4 force members hostage, announces new rescue mission : worldnews

Canada Bans Its Diplomats From Being Seen With US Candidates : worldnews
U.S. embassy accuses Canadian politicians of interfering in American elections : worldnews




Government websites go dark as software flaw sparks security scramble : worldnews

Post by @ebisback.bsky.social - Bluesky The Beatles knew : He's a real nowhere man Sitting in his nowhere land Making all his nowhere plans for nobody Doesn't have a point of view
Post by @sarahinitaly.bsky.social - Bluesky You forgot this line: "Nowhere Man, the world is at your command." That's why we're in all this trouble with Trump at the helm.
Nowhere Man (song) - Wikipedia

U.S. troops and diplomats evacuating Middle East posts, sources say : politics - We are about to see one of the most stupid decisions this country has ever made.
Report: U.S. and Israel Have Drawn up Plans for Iran Strikes After Midterms : politics

Peter Thiel breaks with Trump over Iran war: 'We should not have done it' : politics

Donald Trump has sold out Ukraine. He makes Chamberlain look like a man of iron principle : politics ... Chamberlain was stupid and naive, he was not a traitor actively working for Hitler.
Russia launched covert influence campaign to undermine US candidates supportive of Ukraine. Moscow is using AI to spread disinformation faster, sow distrust in US institutions and question voting-machine results. : worldnews

The Future of the Army - Lawyers, Guns & Money This week's Diplomat column builds a bit on some of the organizational thinking that I discussed yesterday, but with respect to the Army rather than the Navy:
Preparing U.S. Land Forces to Fight in an Era of Strategic and Technological Disruption Project on the Future of Land Power CSIS Working Paper

Majority of Swing State Voters Say Stop Sending US Bombs to Israel : politics
AIPAC to stop officially endorsing US political candidates following criticism : politics


Hegseth wanted Eisenhower's globe for his office. His staff broke it. - The Washington Post Photos obtained by The Post show a gash in the World War II-era artifact that resulted from a botched relocation attempt inside the Pentagon.

Trump Asked Google To Rename Atlantic Ocean 'Trump Ocean' : politics

Mathematically speaking. : PoliticalHumor



Trump Branded 'Barely Literate Imbecile' After Yet Another Demand For New Award: "'At this rate, the only prize he's winning is the participation trophy for Most Delusional Man Alive,' one commenter wrote on X." : politics

Trump Hits 80-Year Low as Republicans Face Wipeout Warning : politics
Trump Hits 80-Year Low as Republicans Face Wipeout Warning It's the weakest position a president has been in heading into midterms since Harry Truman.

Post by @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social - Bluesky CNN montage of creepy old perv Trump lusting after men on the campaign trail.

Trump kicks The Independent from Air Force One after Oval Office meltdown : politics

White House to Politico: Retract stories or face "consequences" : politics

White House Strips Access to Reporter It Called a Sick Slur : politics

Post by @did:plc:al474m2wxdgnvvlghhlwqehs - Bluesky Civilians applying for jobs in the Pentagon are also being vetted this way, but worse: asked if Trump won the 2020 election.
Regime Aligned Regime - Lawyers, Guns & Money The State Department has asked some foreign service officials up for promotion who they voted for in the 2016, 2020 and 2024 presidential elections, raising concerns the agency is violating a federal law that bars politicized personnel decisions within the nonpartisan ranks.

Post by @propublica.org - Bluesky NEW: A ProPublica data analysis shows that delays resulting from USPS' cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots mailed in rural areas. Counties that voted for Trump in 2024 have been most affected

Democrats sue to block Trump administration from usurping states' authority to administer elections : politics
Report: Trump DOJ considers suing more states to control ballot counting, before or after the midterms : politics
Democrats Sue Trump Administration Over 'Threats and Intimidation' Ahead of Election : politics

Millions of Amazon settlement checks credit Trump ahead of the midterms: Former FTC officials say crediting the president in such a fashion is unprecedented. : politics
'Unseemly and unfortunate': Trump's name brands millions of Amazon refund checks - POLITICO The checks, part of a $2.5 billion settlement Amazon agreed to in 2025 for allegedly deceiving customers into signing up for Prime subscriptions, mark the first time an FTC refund has attributed the payments to a specific president,

This Democrat's accountability plan has Trump fuming : politics 48 people in the Nixon administration were convicted of crimes, and 30 of them ended up spending time in prison. The corruption in the Trump administration is far greater than anything Nixon did.

Trump Approval Hits New Low Two Weeks Before Midterms, Poll Finds - The New York Times Likely voters favored Democratic candidates over Republicans by 11 percentage points in their congressional district, a New York Times/Siena poll found.

Post by @atrupar.com - Bluesky This is the story again and again as Trump tours the redder parts of the country: The venues are smaller, the crowds are less excited, and the man at the podium is weirder

I Could Be Wrong. Handing Him the Matches: How John Roberts Dismantled the Rule of Law


Post by @paulblumenthal.bsky.social - Bluesky There are bombshells and there's this
Post by @paulblumenthal.bsky.social - Bluesky Dutch intelligence obtained a Russian hack of Kushner's phone and then hacked it themselves to find:
Post by @paulblumenthal.bsky.social - Bluesky Staggering corruption
Not only worse than we know, worse than we can imagine - Lawyers, Guns & Money During the first Trump administration, the Netherlands Defense Intelligence and Security Service discovered a way to hack into Kushner's iPhone. Officials learned that he was secretly moving hundreds of thousands of dollars through a bank account at First Dubai Bank.
The Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner's Hacked Phone Revealed His Secret Negotiations-Including More Than $700 Million in Transfers | Vanity Fair An exclusive excerpt from Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed's Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East examines how bank accounts linked the president's son-in-law-and former senior adviser-to Israel, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia.
The Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner's Hacked Phone Revealed His Secret Negotiations- Including More Than $700 Million in Transfers : politics
The Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner's Hacked Phone Revealed His Secret Negotiations-Including More Than $700 Million in Transfers : technology

Trump Administration Sends Armed Federal Agents Door-to-Door to Ask Residents Whether They Voted : politics

JD Vance Is a Sociopath : politics

Ilhan Omar says US agents seized 17 items in raid designed to 'freak' her out : politics
Trump suggests Omar resign 'immediately' over 'fake name' : politics
Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, DC, home after federal search : politics
Post by @ilhanmn.bsky.social - Bluesky The pedophile protection party's president is laundering right-wing conspiracy theories through the most corrupt DOJ in American history. Whenever the news turns bad, this creep reaches for one name: mine. So let's make it crystal clear. My name has always been Ilhan Omar.
The Hunting of Ilhan Omar : politics
Man, We Are Not Freaked Out Enough By What The Feds Are Doing To Ilhan Omar It's hard to get it together to be as horrified as we should be. For most things, really.


Post by @robertscotthorton.bsky.social - Bluesky Threatening physical harm or injury against members of Congress because of their performance of their duties is a felony under US law, 18 USC § 351. Elon Musk could easily be prosecuted for what he has done. But he won't be. After all, the US government is in his pocket
Musk Brutally Mocked for Attempt to Scare Dems : politics
Report: Musk ordered Starlink slowdown in Ukraine, then blamed it on Trump : politics
Rubio, Hegseth point fingers at Musk in Starlink slowdown : politics
Elon's control of Starshield is untenable - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Responding to the latest WSJ reporting about Elon Musk's decision to throttle Ukraine's Starshield access to get Ukrainian civilian killed and advance the Russian war effort, Paul Krugman observes that no plutocrat should have unilateral control over American foreign policy:
It's Time to Take Starlink Away from Elon Musk Americans did not give him the right to make national security policy
Musk warns Dems he will retaliate if they use congressional power to probe him : politics
Elon Musk reportedly on top of Dems' list to investigate after midterms : politics

Elon Musk and AI rivals pledge to give away nearly $300 billion - The Washington Post OpenAI, Anthropic and Elon Musk have pledged an estimated $300 billion to philanthropic projects ... Since when is Musk a generous humanitarian?


Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain Rejected an Invite to Golf With Trump, Says He Should Be 'Put in Jail': 'I'm Not Amused by the Narcissism' : politics


Post by @woolsox.bsky.social - Bluesky Last summer, Scientific American's owners were stalking the site, making sure it wasn't being too critical of Trump. This summer, the magazine was sold and gutted. I wrote about it for The Nation
The Fall of "Scientific American" | The Nation When the beloved science publication got too political, its corporate owners stepped in. Now its future is uncertain ... But after the department published a particularly provocative column in May 2025 -- "Science Tells Us the U.S. Is Heading toward a Dictatorship"-management, in what one staffer would later call an “unprecedented” move, had told the department to "pause" publishing new articles until the new editor in chief started.


[ Removed by moderator ] : politics - A majority of Americans have low-quality jobs

The psychology of affordability and the valorization of labor for its own sake - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Labor is a subset of work: specifically, the work that is done out of economic necessity, which is what justifies the effort to the worker. It should be tautological that this sort of work should, to the extent possible, be eliminated, in favor of the kind of work that is motivated by other goals.
Opinion | Everything Feels So Expensive. Here's What's Really Going On. - The New York Times ... Americans are facing a financial crisis all right, but it's not just affordability. We're facing a crisis of economic security, and it's getting worse ... The path forward requires higher taxes for those who can afford it.


Poll of Arab American voters show shift to Democrats for midterms - The Washington Post Rising prices, the president's support for Israel and a perception that the GOP is "unfriendly" to Arab Americans have pushed the group toward Democrats.

Starting in 2027, low-income Americans on Medicaid must log 80 hours of work a month, and doctors will have to prove which patients are too sick to work. Experts writing in NEJM warn this means more paperwork, lower pay, struggling rural hospitals, and up to 10 million people losing health coverage. : science


Obama. Clinton. Bush. One of these things is not like the others. : AdviceAnimals


LACMA's David Geffen Galleries is a visually stunning train wreck - The Washington Post Decontextualization has made a mess of one of this country's great art collections.



This couple opened a rehab for raccoons. They've saved 800 so far. - The Washington Post "My mother has resigned herself to the fact that her grandchildren are mostly raccoons," said Sarah Bookbinder, 54.



Clavicular pleads not guilty to rape charges in Mass. court



Opinion | The most free states scored in Freedom in the 50 States report - The Washington Post The results don't track neatly along political lines ... The conversation explores the criticisms and skepticism surrounding the Cato Institute's ranking of states based on "freedom." Participants in this discussion express concerns about the criteria used, particularly the emphasis on economic freedom and deregulation, while seemingly neglecting issues like reproductive rights, gun safety, and civil liberties.



'Don't let them rig this' | Dolly Parton's sister claims she had to correct her ballot selection while voting in Tennessee : politics
Post by @altnps.bsky.social - Bluesky Some Republicans appear more interested in attacking Dolly Parton's sister, Stella Parton, than addressing the voting concerns she raised. Stella and other Tennessee voters say they had to correct their selections before casting their ballots ... Republicans know what they've done. They modified the voting machines, so they default to Republicans. Then if you attempt to change that vote it's apparent doing so takes more than one try. The machines have been programed. It will come out and they will say it was a simple error.
Tennessee responds to Dolly Parton sister's election "rigging" post : politics

Major Ken Paxton donor endorses James Talarico in Texas : politics
George W. Bush's brother Neil Bush says he voted for James Talarico in Texas Senate race : politics
James Talarico fires back at Elon Musk in Texas Senate race feud : politics
Covert Russian Group Injects Baseless Claim Into the Texas Senate Race : politics
Steven Crowder sues CNN, Jubilee over Talarico town hall : politics


Mark Zuckerberg threatened to leave California over billionaire tax : politics


Vivek Ramaswamy accused of using child rape as 'political talking point' : politics
Ramaswamy's bad political instincts strike again : politics
Trump adds his unequivocal support to the Ramaswamy/Vance pro-pedophilia ad - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... There's no question about what the Republican Party is, the only question is whether you support it:
Meet the Corporations Funding Ramaswamy's Vicious Attack Ad on Acton | Common Dreams Corporate PACs for Bank of America, Deloitte, Kroger, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and others have donated to the campaign fund running the ad, which has been criticized for exploiting Acton's history of sexual abuse.
Post by @did:plc:occa6kzqgepazfwcyzzfljbr - Bluesky Huge co-sign from Trump on Ramaswamy's shockingly vile ad just now. It has to feel amazing, if you're running as an abusive predator, to get this kind of endorsement from the number one abusive predator in the game.

Republican Governor denounces Ramaswamy ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton's estranged mother
Amy Acton's Stepfather Was Charged with Raping Her When She Was a Child. Now Her Ohio Election Opponent Is Using That Against Her : politics
'We Now Deserve to Lose': Ramaswamy Ad Deepens GOP Panic in Ohio : politics
Vance 'disgusted' by Republicans decrying Ramaswamy ad with Acton's mother : politics ... "Whether the ad was appropriate or not is not really my concern." Yeah, this guy is totally on brand.
Pritzker's wife donates $500K to Acton after Ramaswamy ad : politics - "Bad men gain power when we refuse to stand up and fight. Vivek Ramaswamy represents everything that is wrong with our politics today: arrogance, cruelty, dishonesty, and the belief that it's acceptable to say and do anything for power," Pritzker, the wife of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D), a possible 2028 presidential contender, said in a statement.

"You Protected Pedophiles!": Protester Interrupts JD Vance Speech | The crowd quickly erupted in chants of "USA! USA!" : politics ... Vance: That guy was pretending to MAGA. He took off his MAGA hat and threw it down. It was very obvious that he has not washed his hair in about 3 months. We all know that the people who haven't washed their hair in 3 months are Democrats.

Mississippi police officer who fatally shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley resigns: Mayor : news

Justice Dept. indicts Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas over alleged business sales - The Washington Post Lucas, the 82-year-old president pro tempore of the Virginia Senate, is one of the state's most powerful Democrats.

Rhode Island files lawsuit against Meta over false advertising, scams A complaint filed in Providence alleges the social media company made a substantial profit while promoting advertisements it knew peddled faulty products and financial scams



AI Is Changing Everything About Hacking. No One Knows What Happens Next



With 'Wildwood', Laika delivers its most stunning epic yet The eye-popping visuals elevate a fantasy that's not afraid to be dark

LGM Film Club, Part 578: Clean - Lawyers, Guns & Money



Moderna and Merck say their mRNA cancer vaccine cut death, recurrence by 42% - Ars Technica Markers released top-line results today after previously reporting the trial succeeded.

A remarkable new picture is emerging of how the air around us could alter the brain - The Washington Post Pollution has long been indirectly linked with dementia. Now scientists wonder whether it could be physically reshaping the brain ... Researchers from the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center and other institutions examined, in extraordinary detail, brain tissue from 11 people who died at ages 80 to 91. They discovered that some particles had penetrated deep into the brain, reaching the amygdala, a region that helps shape emotion and memory

Here's how an MS misdiagnosis can happen, according to experts - The Washington Post Christina Applegate made headlines this week after revealing that she does not have multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune condition she was diagnosed with in 2021.

Measles cases in kids under 5 jumped 40% worldwide after COVID, from 11.1 million in 2019 to 15.6 million in 2023. Researchers blame disrupted vaccine programs and rising misinformation, with US kindergarten MMR coverage falling from 95% to 92%. Australia and NZ still lead the world at 96% coverage. : science
CDC denies approval for high-volume measles test, citing ‘other priorities' : news ... Because you're treating the people in charge of CDC like people actually motivated in controlling the spread of diseases. They are not. They are political operatives in a fascist/wannabe-fascist movement that wants to cement its own power base and they see the best way of doing this is definitely not to piss off their rabidly conspiratorial base by being pro vax or enacting competent government policy.

When angry about the country, White men mostly campaign and donate, while Black women campaign the hardest and are the only group whose anger reliably leads to street protests. Black and White women turn anger into more kinds of political action than men do, new study of 6,600+ American adults finds : science

Was van Gogh's 'The Starry Night' a flight of fancy or a real sky?

A new study suggests that a child's aggressive behavior drives inconsistent parenting and discipline, rather than inconsistent discipline being the primary cause of the child's aggression. : science

A randomized study of 7,338 US adults found that describing biodiversity loss as the "extinction of plants and animals" generated more public concern and support for conservation policies than terms like "biodiversity crisis" or "extinction crisis", highlighting the importance of familiar language. : science

This is what the mysterious Denisovans looked like | Nature Archaeologists identified skull fragments from China as belonging to this group of ancient human relatives.



Men who's wives have lower libidos: how did you accept the fact that sex will not be something regular in relationship? : AskReddit

What's the most expensive mistake you've ever seen someone make in less than 10 seconds? : AskReddit

Which celebrity knew when to walk away and left their legacy intact? : AskReddit





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World must cut emissions by 18% in four years 'to find our way back', UN says | Climate crisis : worldnews
Giant ‘heat storms' are scorching Earth. The story of the biggest one. Supersized heat waves used to be rare. No longer. A Reuters data-driven examination of global temperatures reveals the emergence of what we call 'heat storms.' They now swarm the planet, upending life around the world from Texas to Ivory Coast to Poland.
Marine life dramatically declined in Gulf of Mexico in years after BP oil spill, study finds : worldnews


New Zealand High Court rules puberty blocker ban unlawful : worldnews

Philippine Senator Files Re solution Seeking Chinese Ambassador's Expulsion : worldnews

Kim Jong-un now part of the choir invisible? - Lawyers, Guns & Money - There are fears North Korea is about tell the world Kim Jong-un is dead. The 42-year-old despot is rumoured to have fallen into a coma after suffering a brain haemorrhage at the weekend

Taiwan charges five men over plot to run over comedian for his Xi Jinping jokes. : worldnews



Kremlin claims China is "already preparing" trilateral summit with US and Russia : worldnews
Putin Delays Sending Less Than 2 Hours of US Diesel Consumption by 1-2 Days : worldnews

Trump links Russia sanctions waiver to release of jailed American : worldnews - So the message for Russia is the more kidnapping they make, the more sanction relief they can obtain ... So a ransom. That makes Trump probably the first US President to appease a terrorist.
Russia frees 74-year-old US man after plea from Trump : worldnews ... Just a coincidence this happens 3 weeks before the elections.

neonpurplestar comments on /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1701, Part 1 (Thread #1848) Php vulnerabilities have taken down the "moscow times" newspaper, so I have to wait. In the meantime:

Russian satellite makes possibly unprecedented approach of another spacecraft without permission : worldnews



Global Hunger Index 2026: India ranks 100th out of 122 countries; child stunting nearly 30% : worldnews
Millions are struck off India's voter rolls in largest disenfranchisement in history : worldnews


Dozens of IAF jets, refueling aircraft flew 'as far as Iran border' in practice sortie - report : worldnews



Trump throws Netanyahu a last-minute lifeline. It may not be enough. - POLITICO The president's endorsement handed Israel's prime minister a campaign boost just days before next week's election. But polls suggest Netanyahu still faces an uphill battle.

Israel Detains U.S. Democratic Congressional Candidate Brad Lander in West Bank, Group Says : politics - Ben Gvirs stradegy is to make palestinians respond to the idf backed terror so he could justify ethnically cleansing the west bank Palestinians.

Israeli Prime Minister Tells Mossad, IDF, Military Intelligence "To Overthrow Islamic Republic" : worldnews

Heidi Levine recounts how Palestinian youths helped save her in settler attack : worldnews ... Indeed, it's such a harrowing story, that it's incomprehensible that nothing was done to protect her.



'Real way to end it': Zelensky open to freezing Ukraine-Russia front lines to end war : worldnews

Elon Musk ordered Starlink slowdown for Ukraine: Report : politics
Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided Ukraine : politics
When Starshield Cut Out, Ukrainian Drones Fell From the Skies : worldnews

Russian strikes kill elderly Ukrainians after Trump urges Kyiv to agree terms : worldnews


/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1701, Part 1 (Thread #1848) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 21, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 20, 2026: 1,820 personnel, 1,820 UAVs, and 44 artillery systems.



Merz Says Forcing Ukraine to Surrender Would Be a Defeat for All of Europe : worldnews
Germany's armed forces classified the threat of ​Russian sabotage against their own troops and facilities as "significant" for the first time : worldnews

Pope Leo needs no further cancer treatment, Vatican says : worldnews

Macron blasts ‘stupid' claims by Trump blaming Muslims migrants for French riots
France is Burning - Lawyers, Guns & Money I have never had an ounce of romanticism about youth politics and youth protest especially, so I struggle to have much sympathy or solidarity with the protestors. The demands do not seem to be readily answerable given France's economic and political situation, and in any case the reaction seems likely to guarantee the ascension of a far right government in Paris. It is not at all clear to me that the worst is over:

EU seeks to lobby Canada and U.K. to help plug Ukraine's 70 billion budget gap : worldnews
MAGA-Inspired shitheads get rinsed in November preview - Lawyers, Guns & Money As we await to get the midterm verdict on Trump 2.0, it's nice to see his northern allies get the utter thrashing they merit:




On Technology and Learning in War - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Trump And Putin - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trump administration 'clearly on the side of the Kremlin,' says ex-US army Europe chief. The former general invokes Poland's partitions in a warning against great-power dealmaking : politics

Steve Witkoff hails Putin as a 'humanitarian' : politics

Pentagon officials ready to 'spill their guts' to impeach Pete Hegseth : politics

Post by @chriso-wiki.bsky.social - Bluesky An important announcement from Washington Oblast. Thank you for your attention in this matter!

The Peace President's Endless War - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... The U.S. and Israeli militaries have developed specific plans for renewed strikes against Iran after the American midterm elections, according to U.S. officials and other people briefed on the deliberations ... Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel this week to discuss new strikes, U.S. officials said.

Populism for billionaires - Lawyers, Guns & Money Of all the pundit fantasies that have swirled around Donald Trump since the summer of 2015, when he announced what was widely assumed to be a publicity stunt presidential candidacy, perhaps the most remarkable is that Trump has some sort of interest in, let alone commitment to, populist wealth redistribution. Unless “the people” consist of quite literally the top 1%, and in particular the top .01%, this assumption is the precise inverse of reality:

Using the 25th amendment to reassert Congressional sovereignty via a quasi-no confidence vote - Lawyers, Guns & Money Linz points out that presidential systems are structurally prone to instability because of the dual sovereignty problem between the legislative and executive branches, and notes - the article was written more than 35 years ago - that the US has largely avoided this problem, subject to one notable exception, by having coalition-style political parties with diffuse ideologies and weak party discipline (whoops).

Gambling for resurrection and looting - Lawyers, Guns & Money Paul Krugman notes that after the midterms Donald Trump is going to be liberated from any political constraints imposed by future elections he might care about.In any event, Krugman notes that CEOs of companies that are about to go bankrupt often in engage in what's known as "gambling for resurrection," ... The first big test of any prediction model will be the period between Election Day, two weeks from tomorrow, and the seating of the new Congress two months later ... Which is to say that seasons twelve and thirteen of America's Got Fascism are likely to be unavoidably interesting, as much as an immediate cancellation would be preferable to our continuing involuntary viewership.


Trump, 80, Says Minnesota Now Has Fewer Lakes Thanks to Somalis -- Huh? : politics - Correction, President Piggy: The AI data centers you support are what's destroying lakes, not the immigrants you like to scapegoat.

Trump, 80, Wanders Off While Waving and Saluting to No One : politics
Trump, 80, Is Psychotic and It's Getting Worse, Says Cognitive Doctor : politics
don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows" - Google Search
Trump's Oval Office outburst has social media questioning his mental state: 'A fairly textbook dementia symptom' : politics

Trump Says He'll Lead Us Into A 'Time Of Christianity That No One Else Can Do' : politics (said the antichrist)

Post by @miaganga.bsky.social - Bluesky (Reagan destroyed America)

Opinion | Trump Can No Longer Mask His Real Agenda - The New York Times
Trump is the president of the plutocracy - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The nation's richest people have swung particularly hard for Trump, and it's for very good reason:


Alina Habba given $50 million imaginary job - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Justice Department watchdog declines to investigate handling of Reflecting Pool case, lawyers say : politics
An ad for dementia screenings is running on the C-SPAN website during Trump's speech in front of the Reflecting Pool : PoliticalHumor
Post by @meidastouch.com - Bluesky Trump delivers his big closing-message speech in front of the Reflecting Pool to a crowd of tens of people.


2026 Midterms News and Updates, October 19 - October 25 (Thread 7) | Live Discussion : politics ... The final NYT/Siena national poll of the cycle finds Democrats up 52-41 with likely voters, the largest margin so far and the largest since Democrats won by 11 points in 2008

Democrats Have a Wide Lead in Our New Poll as Trump Slides - The New York Times The map favors Republicans, but cracks in their base are leaving them vulnerable in defending House and Senate control.
Trump Approval Hits New Low Two Weeks Before Midterms, Poll Finds - The New York Times Likely voters favored Democratic candidates over Republicans by 11 percentage points in their congressional district, a New York Times/Siena poll found.

Opinion | In Six Decades of Public Life, I Never Thought I Would Write This Piece - The New York Times There is also the possibility that the election will be, like so much else over the past two years, chaotic at best and lawless at worst. From amplifying false claims of fraud and slashing defenses against foreign meddling in our elections to attempting to bully states into using an error-prone database to purge voter registrations, the Trump administration has already thrown up obstacles to fair and free midterm elections.

Democrats Have a Wide Lead in Our New Poll as Trump Slides : politics - The final New York Times/Siena University national poll of the 2026 midterm campaign finds Democrats leading nationally by 11 percentage points, 52 to 41 percent, when likely voters were asked about the specific candidates for the House in their district.

If Democrats Win Congress, Could the G.O.P. Refuse to Seat Them? : politics
'Go Vote': Poll Shows 70% of US Voters Doubt Trump Will Accept GOP Walloping in Midterms : politics
Majority of Americans don't believe Trump will accept midterm results : politics
Trump Warns America Will Burn if Republicans Lose This Election : politics

A Blue Wave Won't Wash Away Our Oligarchy Problem : politics

` Young Men Who Helped Get Trump Elected Are 'Blackpilling' Out of Politics : politics


Imaginary public drunkard originalism - Lawyers, Guns & Money Earlier this month, Justice Samuel Alito published So Ordered, a collection of selected speeches that he has delivered during his tenure on the Supreme Court. In the book, he reflects on his preferred approach to constitutional interpretation, originalism, which he defines as “the theory that constitutional provisions should be understood to mean what the public would have taken them to mean when they were adopted.”

Justice Elena Kagan accuses Supreme Court's conservative majority of undermining democracy : politics

Post by @anatosaurus.bsky.social - Bluesky The examples that blew up share something in common: Democrats didn't ignore or merely deflect they or surrogates punched back. The incredibly dumb echo-chamber approved shit is not new. What's changed, in my view, is response to it.
Post by @kevinmkruse.bsky.social - Bluesky The attack ad against Acton is another in a long list of right-wing gotchas that have blown up in their face -- Eric Schmitt's attack on Jack Smith, the conspiracy that Talarico was in rehab, Tommy's heckling of El-Sayed, etc etc. Their echo chambers keep convincing them to do incredibly dumb shit

Trump's obsession with Ilhan Omar has reached a dangerous new level: 'The administration seems intent on stripping the congresswoman of her US citizenship and deporting her. It's a terrible abuse of power' : politics


DOGE Unlawfully Accessed Government Personnel Data, Judge Rules : politics


Trump lost control and ordered me to be 'quiet' in the Oval Office. Then it got personal : politics
'You better be careful': Trump clashes with reporter during heated White House exchange : politics


New pro-Democrat ad praised as masterclass in skewering GOP's 'creepy fetish' for policing bathrooms. "Americans want their elected officials to lower gas prices and end the war in Iran, not follow them into the f**ing restroom," said the ad's creator. : politics


Can James Carville Please Just Be Quietly Wrong Somewhere Else? : politics



Do Techbros Have a Theory of Capitalism? - Lawyers, Guns & Money Do Musk/Thiel/Andreessen/etc have a theory of capitalism? My sense is that the answer is absolutely not


What to Do with Youthful Social Media Idiocy? - Lawyers, Guns & Money The same day the Portland Trail Blazers announced the hiring of television broadcaster Braiden Bell, the team has fired him because of past social media posts. KGW-TV reported the posts were made when Bell was a teenager in 2012 and 2013.


The End of the Eastern Hardwood Forest - Lawyers, Guns & Money The Times had a great, if depressing, piece yesterday about the horrors of what is happening to the eastern hardwood forests.
The Overlapping Plagues Quietly Devastating American Forests - The New York Times This grove of trees looks idyllic. But hiding in plain sight are threats that could lay waste to this peaceful scene, and upend forests far and wide.


The Return of White Supremacy Through One Politician's Life - Lawyers, Guns & Money Jeffrey Toobin took a break from bad behavior in Zoom meetings to write a great piece in the New York Review of Books looking at the rise and fall of civil rights and black political power through the life of Bennie Thompson, the Mississippi congressman.
Redrawing the South | Jeffrey Toobin | The New York Review of Books Bennie Thompson's trailblazing career came after the success of the Voting Rights Act and could end with its fall. (end of the VRA)

Walter Duranty - Wikipedia ... After completing his education, Duranty moved to Paris, where he met Aleister Crowley and participated in magic rituals with him. Duranty became involved in a relationship with Crowley's mistress, Jane Cheron, and eventually married her ... In the 1931 series of news reports for which he received the 1932 Pulitzer Prize for Correspondence, Duranty argued that the Russian people were "Asiatic", requiring autocratic government.[11] Failed attempts since the time of Peter the Great to apply Western ideals in Russia were a form of European colonialism, he wrote, that had been finally swept away by the 1917 Revolution
Statement on Walter Duranty | The Pulitzer Prizes
The Ukraine crisis revives doubts over the NYT's 1932 Pulitzer Prize : NPR ... "He is the personification of evil in journalism," says Oksana Piaseckyj, a Ukrainian-American activist who came to the U.S. as a child refugee in 1950. She is among the advocates for the return of the award. "We think he was like the originator of fake news." ... He is often credited with coining the term "Stalinism." ... He wrote glowing reports of an autocrat's harsh plans for Ukraine
The Adventures of Mr. Duranty; "I Write as I Please" Is the Story of One of the Largest Reporting Jobs Of Any Kind in Journalistic History I WRITE AS I PLEASE. By Walter Duranty. 349 pp. New York: Simon & Schuster. $3. Walter Duranty's Adventures - The New York Times Nov. 17, 1935
TIL about Walter Duranty, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who was the New York Times' Moscow bureau chief from 1922-1936. There have been multiple attempts to strip the prize due to his failure to report on the Soviet Famine of 1930-33. : todayilearned
I Didn't Know My Opinion of Walter Duranty Could Fall Any Lower | Cato at Liberty Blog But a new movie, Mr. Jones, which Kyle Smith approvingly calls "a vicious act of celluloid vivisection on Duranty," portrays him as thoroughly sinister, from his louche and lavish lifestyle to his denunciation of reporters who tried to report the truth.


R.I. bishop who oversaw priests accused of sexual abuse faces accusations The alleged victim, now 56, said he had not talked about his experience before. "Who's going to believe a 13-year-old?" he said.

Legal U.S. Resident Dies in ICE Detention : politics



Talarico Takes Direct Aim at Elon Musk as Early Voting Shatters Record in Key Texas County : politics
George W. Bush's brother trashes Paxton, says he voted for Talarico : politics
Post by @lastpositivist.bsky.social - Bluesky Just been such a revolution in my worldview to realise that people like Musk actually believe this, this isn't just the nonsense they feed the rubes so they can do coldly rational mercantile calculations in smokey rooms among themselves. No. It's rubes all the way down, they're that stupid.
Ahead of elections in hostile Texas, someone is impersonating trans advocates - by text and now by mail : politics
Texas Early Voting Breaks County Records in Warning Sign to Republicans : politics

Worst people in the world fund worst political ad - Lawyers, Guns & Money How low can Vivek Ramaswamy go? I'm not glad you asked:
Ramaswamy Takes Full Credit for Most 'Disgusting, Pathetic Ad Ever Created in the History of Political Ads' : politics
Criticism grows over Ramaswamy attack ad featuring Amy Acton's mother : politics
Court records back Acton's childhood abuse claims after mom calls her a liar in ad : politics
Vivek's closing argument: "I am a horrible person being bankrolled by equally horrible people" - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... But since Vivek Ramaswamy's whole persona is "biggest asshole in any room that doesn't contain Donald Trump or Elon Musk," he decided there was no reason not to take proud accountability for one of the most reprehensible negative campaign ads in recent political history:
Post by @did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc - Bluesky JD VANCE: Well, I'll be honest. Whether the ad was appropriate or not is not really my concern.
Ramaswamy Takes Full Credit for Most 'Disgusting, Pathetic Ad Ever Created in the History of Political Ads' : politics
Vivek Ramaswamy's election odds crash to new low amid Amy Acton ad backlash : politics
Dem's Odds Spike to All-Time High After MAGA Candidate's Disaster Ad : politics
Here are the right-wing media figures endorsing "despicable" ad from Ohio Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy | Media Matters for America

'Just a Flat-Out Lie': Collins Says She Couldn't Have Known Kavanaugh Would Vote to Overturn Roe v. Wade : politics



Colorado Marijuana Regulators Failed to Protect Consumers From Potential Contamination, Audit Finds - ProPublica Colorado's Marijuana Enforcement Division may have put consumers at increased risk of using unsafe cannabis products, according to a state audit. The findings echo a yearlong investigation into the agency by The Denver Gazette and ProPublica ... The audit found that unsafe products had remained on the market for as long as three years before the Marijuana Enforcement Division issued a public warning.



Post by @pkgw.bsky.social - Bluesky Likely the most important thing I've ever written - if you're an academic and the AI mania unsettles you, here's my best shot at presenting some intellectual tools that might help you articulate why ... If nothing else, two fun facts you might not already know: (1) The Tragedy of The Commons is a specific, essentially wrong paper by a guy who turns out to suck, and (2) exploitative scholarly publishing is basically traceable to one guy, Robert Maxwell, father of Ghislaine.


Is Zionism's Moral Crisis About Roads Not Taken-or Original Sin? | The New Yorker Where Benjamin Moser replaces one story of Jewish exceptionalism with another, Omer Bartov shows what's lost when polemic takes the place of history. By Isaac Chotiner
Amazon.com: Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History: 9780385551243: Moser, Benjamin: Books
Michael Oren accuses 'New Yorker' of anti-Semitism for questioning Jewish right to move from US to West Bank – Mondoweiss ... The short version is that Oren, Israel's former ambassador to the U.S. and deputy prime minister, just blew himself up ... "You are saying that wherever they are living, they [Palestinians] have less right to be there than you as a Jew born in New York."
Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker's interrogator out to trip up Israel supporters  Chotiner recently devoted six consecutive Q&A interviews with guests about Israel, many of them contentious and combative
Behind the Settler Attack on Palestinians and a Washington Post Journalist | The New Yorker Jasper Nathaniel, an independent journalist who filmed the attack, describes the significant increase in West Bank violence on the eve of the Israeli electi

Susan Sontag - Wikipedia
Susan Sontag
Annie Leibovitz - Wikipedia

You Can See AI - Lawyers, Guns & Money saw "You Can See Everything" this week and want to make a very quick point. Spoilers are likely in this post.
Post by @beijingpalmer.bsky.social - Bluesky Isaac Chotiner interview of Nathan Fielder, where Isaac arrives to find Nathan lives in an exact replica of Isaac's childhood home because "I wanted you to feel comfortable."
Post by @torturouslyokay.bsky.social - Bluesky Letting Nathan Fielder make a documentary about you is the alt comedy version of accepting an interview with Isaac Chotiner
You Can't Know Everything - by John Ganz - Unpopular Front Nathan Fielder and Psychoanalysis
Who Is Billy Evans, Elizabeth Holmes's Fiancé and the Antagonist of 'You Can See Everything'? - The New York Times The romantic partner of the disgraced Theranos founder emerges as a key figure in "You Can See Everything." Here's what we know about him.



Read Books - Lawyers, Guns & Money The saddest words in the English language are “I don't read fiction.” The second saddest words are "I used to read books but now I don't because of social media." These words are spoken too often. The second is almost more depressing. I don't see how I would have the slightest understanding of the world around me without engaging in fiction.

The Great Tolkien Reread: Treebeard - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Ent - Wikipedia Ents are giant humanoids in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world of Middle-earth who closely resemble trees; their leader is Treebeard of Fangorn forest. Their name is derived from an Old English word for "giant".
The Great Tolkien Reread: In the House of Tom Bombadil



Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,257 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of Arthur Walworth.



Websites taken down worldwide as critical PHP cyber-security update issued : worldnews This is probably the largest tech vulnerability in history. Like it's no joke at all. This basically allows code to be run on servers by bad actors and can allow them to get root/admin privileges on servers using any PHP version released in the last 10 years.... So basically 70% of all websites






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Japan launches unprecedented mission to bring back samples from Mars' moon Phobos : worldnews
'Once-in-a-lifetime chance': Japan launches historic mission to collect rocks from Mars's moon Phobos. : worldnews



Russia Claims Peace Deal Would Mean End of Zelensky's 'Regime' : worldnews

Russians Locked Out of Bank Accounts and Apartments as Ukraine Hits Data Centers : worldnews

Lavrov backs Iran after Trump says Russia doing 'little' for Tehran : worldnews



Saudi Arabia to execute man for being at protests and funerals when he was 15 : worldnews



TIME: Documents Reveal Mossad Directors Encouraged Nearly $2 Billion in Qatari Payments to Hamas-Controlled Gaza : worldnews ... Am I crazy, or isn't this pretty much the exact same information Times of Israel covered like a day after 10/7
New York Times report says Israel knew about Hamas attack over a year ago | AP News



Zelenskyy on Trump, Xi and Putin meeting: They have the right to meet, but not to discuss Ukraine without us : worldnews
Trump says someone other than Zelenskyy should negotiate peace for Ukraine : worldnews

Zelensky says US intelligence sharing 'works now' after talks with Trump envoy in Oslo : worldnews
Musk ordered Starlink slowdown for Ukraine: WSJ : worldnews - So he and Trump lied about hamstringing an ally in their war against Russia. Wtf is wrong with these people ... They're both owned by Putin.
Post by @wsj.com - Bluesky Elon Musk ordered the Starlink slowdown that blindsided Ukraine

Kallas Says US Negotiators Tried to Push Ukraine Into Surrender for 1.5 Years : worldnews

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1700, Part 1 (Thread #1847) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 20, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 19, 2026: 1,560 personnel, 1,578 UAVs, and 42 artillery systems.



France Protests Show Europe's Shift Away From Centrist Politics - The New York Times Europe's centrist parties are losing ground among young people and workers, who are increasingly tempted by populist promises of radical change ... Satisfaction with how democracy is working has been declining dramatically,

Nato is deploying additional military assets such as patrol aircraft, ​radar systems and drones to the Black Sea amid the recent deadly escalation of Russian attacks on merchant shipping : worldnews


UK, France, and Germany Gear Up for Ukraine Deployment With Major Military Drills in Poland : worldnews
Poland receives new ballistic missiles with range of nearly 300 km : worldnews

Hungary blocks next step in EU membership bids of Ukraine, Moldova, no explanation given : worldnews


Trump snubbed BBC lawyers to attend Mar-a-Lago fundraiser : politics


Meta Ignores Brazilian Court Order to End Bolsonaro Favoritism : worldnews


Alberta voters reject a move toward independence in referendum backing Canadian unity : worldnews




Yes, Congress Can Charge Donald Trump With Murder : politics

Trump's Push for Deals With Russia Powers His Frustration With Ukraine - The New York Times The series of recent steps by the president that seem to favor Vladimir Putin reflect his intensifying desire to normalize the relationship with Moscow even if it means further undercutting Ukraine.
The Traitor in Chief - Paul Krugman Trump and his allies hate America and what it stands for

The plot against Ukraine (and Europe) - by David R. Lurie We are now part of the axis of evil.

Post by @angrystaffer.bsky.social - Bluesky If this is accurate, Elon lied about not having control over Starshield, and he lied about the administration making the decision. More importantly, why is a private citizen even *able* to make decisions that could hinder US military operations?

US officials blindsided by Trump's endorsement of Netanyahu : politics
Hegseth meets Netanyahu on unannounced Israel visit : politics - Wow, Netanyahu doesn't trust Trump anymore that he just gives orders directly to Hegseth now ... An unannounced visit like this raises a lot of questions about what's happening behind closed doors.
Hegseth meets with Netanyahu in Israel ahead of elections and possible restart to Iran war : worldnews
JD Vance declines to endorse Netanyahu despite Trump' s strong backing : politics

Third US aircraft carrier, 10,000 troops head to Middle East : worldnews

What Russia's doing to Ukraine is 'fine,' Trump says : politics
Trump shrugs off Putin's bloodshed, saying Russia 'hasn't been doing much' in Ukraine. UN monitors say July 2026 was the worst month for civilian casualties since March 2022. : politics
Putin has Trump right where he wants him: The president's outright betrayal of Ukraine shows the U.S. is in a precarious position : politics
Trump excoriates Zelensky after Ukraine defies US president with major attack on Russia : AdviceAnimals

If Trump were a Russian asset, would we spot the difference? : politics
Donald Trump is not only coddling Vladimir Putin. He is becoming Vladimir Putin. : politics - Look at Marco Rubio. Look at Mike Johnson. Look at Mike Fetterman. Look at Devin Nunes. Look at Elon Musk. Look at their faces. See the blackmail etched into every line and pore. See the horror and dread burned into their vacant stares.

Johnson says he warned White House of 'unintended consequences' from Russia sanctions waiver : politics ... We're paying Russia for oil that we used to get from our Canadian allies, while Russia is aiding Iran in the war against us. …and maga claps for it while licking the boots of pedophiles!

White House blocks transfer of Patriot missiles to Ukraine : politics
'It's not political': Rubio denies US deliberately withholding missiles from Ukraine : politics

Trump's botched execution on Katie Zacharia speaks volumes about Susie Wiles' future : politics - The evidence for Wiles' tentative grip on her post had shown up at the White House days earlier in the form of Katie Zacharia, who Trump hired as his press secretary the previous Friday without informing Wiles, who had been working for weeks to secure CNN's resident MAGA voice Scott Jennings as Karoline Leavitt's replacement. The same Scott Jennings that spoke to Mitch for 20 minutes?

What a Democratic Congress would mean, in spite of Trump's veto pen : politics

The Trump team's disdain for judicial orders is blowing up in court. Accountability has been slow in coming : politics

Corruption is finally breaking through to voters this time : politics

Would Trump accept GOP midterm losses? 7 in 10 Americans doubt it. : politics

Seizing ballots would be an illegal attack on democracy. Trump might try anyway - Democracy Docket
Trump's Voter Raids Have Begun : politics ... 11 arrests of 28 people down from a list of 20,000. Their ballots wouldn't have been there when they checked in to try to vote anyway. What a waste of money.

Trump says construction to begin ‘immediately' on golf course despite judge's order : politics


Trump brings back his 2024 lie that schools are secretly sending kids to hospitals for gender surgery : politics

Ted Cruz rants about "transgender witches" in bizarre plea for "ordinary Americans" to vote. "They can't run on the economy, the deficit or no new wars. All they have left is transgender witches." : politics


Post by @politicalwire.com - Bluesky How Jill Biden Hid the President's Decline
How Jill Biden Hid the President's Decline



Mark Kelly climbs ranks of Democratic hopefuls, as he barnstorms country : politics



The Devil Is in the Details: Trump Student Loan Changes Raise Costs and Weaken Safety Net for Borrowers : politics
Trump Plans to Target Americans Behind on Student Loans : politics

Trump Announces $8B Relief Program for Farmers : politics - Trump's treated American farmers like children on Epstein's island - fucked every one of them as often as possible.And they chomp at the bit asking for more



Elon Musk's proposed SpaceX stock giveaway would go into 'Trump Accounts' | The White House said 60 million of the tax-advantaged accounts for kids were created automatically in October. : politics

Bari Weiss Exposed for Pushing CBS to Smear Democratic Candidates : politics

Post by @jeisinger.bsky.social - Bluesky NEW: Lindsay Graham and Jim Clyburn were under FBI investigation for bribery. Then Trump dismantled the DOJ & FBI public corruption units. The investigation died. We unearthed it:
FBI investigated whether Graham, Clyburn were involved in bribery scheme: Report : politics



RFK Jr's 'deities of vaccine research' raided by police in Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | The Guardian Police seize doses of hepatitis B vaccine from people at center of dispute over research on African newborns

Post by @apoorvanyt.bsky.social - Bluesky Ending routine vaccination for hepatitis B at birth, as health secretary RFK Jr. has proposed, would increase the number of chronic infections by as much as 83 percent.
Kennedy's Vaccine Plan Could Cause Surge in Hepatitis B, Study Finds - The New York Times Ending routine vaccination for hepatitis B at birth, as the health secretary has recommended, would increase the number of chronic infections by as much as 83 percent, a team of researchers reported.


Opinion | The backlash against autism comes from both sides From fears of overdiagnosis in Britain to Trump and RFK Jr.'s autism panic in the United States, a growing backlash threatens neurodiversity and the rights of autistic people


Post by @michaelhobbes.bsky.social Bluesky Another one. The premise: Young people are cutting off their parents for minor mistakes and misunderstandings. The lead anecdote: A woman severs ties with her family for refusing to get vaccinated before her wedding - to a man who *lost his mother and brother to COVID*

Opinion | How rape culture thrives Too many men accused of sexual violence move on with few repercussions - unlike survivors.
Opinion | What Makes Men in Groups Behave So Badly? - The New York Times



'Hands Off Our People!': Fury After ICE Agents Break US-Born Man's Arm in Long Beach : politics



We must tax the wealth of billionaires, not just income. California can lead the way : politics

Abdul El-Sayed had an easy response to 'Tommy's' viral gotcha moment: the U.S. Constitution | In a viral exchange, the Michigan Democrat demonstrated that the best rebuttal to Christian nationalists is the Constitution. : politics
Abdul El-Sayed Schools Heckler Who Questioned His Loyalty to the US : politics
Man who heckled Abdul El-Sayed is former Josh Hawley aide, records show : politics - Literally paid protesters from Republicans ... This also comes out of another scandal that showed that the main party was paying College Republicans in Michigan $200 per person to disrupt Abdul El-Sayed rallies.
Michigan heckler the son of Republican adviser paid for 'influencer marketing' against El-Sayed : politics
El-Sayed says a Netanyahu loss may not change his view of Israel : politics

Harris County shatters early voting record on Day 1 with at least 100,000 ballots cast : politics
Texas Democratic candidate for governor sues to review emails between Elon Musk and Greg Abbott : politics
Hinojosa sues to review confidential emails between Musk, Abbott : politics
Black MAGA Influencer Says She Was Thrown Out of Ken Paxton Rally | Thelma Louise says the Paxton campaign threw her out of the event after she drove hours to attend. : politics
Black Trump supporter kicked out of Ken Paxton rally -- "Beyond disrespectful" : politics

A Texan-Led Movement to Tear Down the Church-State Wall Is Going National : politics

Kansas Senate race on a knife edge as Democrats aim to end 94 years of Republican dominance : politics
In ruby-red Kansas, Trump contemplates the possibility of a Democratic win in the state : politics
Trump again uses antisemitic 'shylock' slur at Kansas rally : politics - Sues colleges for antisemitism. Is antisemitic.
Shylock - Wikipedia
Trump Drops Vile Slur to Defend Floundering MAGA Senator: The president casually dropped an antisemitic insult while defending a Republican who could suffer a historic defeat in November. : politics
Trump warns Kansans that US will 'burn' like France if Democrats win : politics

Collins says she does not regret voting in RFK Junior : politics

'Shame on Vivek': Amy Acton's Brother Blasts Ad Exploiting Her Childhood Abuse - MeidasTouch In a powerful new response ad, Phil Stearns recounts how his sister endured years of physical and sexual abuse while protecting him -- and condemns Ramaswamy for turning their childhood trauma into a campaign talking point.
Post by @pamkeithdc.bsky.social - Bluesky Vivek Ramaswamy comms director Connie Luck is a VILE and REPULSIVE human being! She green lit this ad, knowing that Amy Acton's stepfather was INDICTED FOR RAPING HER REPEATEDLY between the ages of 9 and 12!! The ONLY reason he wasn't convicted is because he fled!
Post by @meidastouch.com - Bluesky Amy Acton's brother fires back in a powerful new ad after Vivek Ramaswamy's allies amplified an attack featuring their estranged mother. He reveals how Amy endured years of physical and sexual abuse as a child to protect him from their stepfather.
Post by @marisakabas.bsky.social - Bluesky If you have any info about who made this despicable ad featuring Amy Acton's birth mother on Ramaswamy's behalf, reach out.
Post by @janecoaston.bsky.social - Bluesky the lady who interviewed Acton's mother did two years in prison for attempting to blow up an abortion clinic



Police Shooting of 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley ‘Was Justified,' Mississippi Attorney General Says : politics - From what I've read about the incident, the family also denies that they stole the diapers and say they have receipts to prove it. Not that it really matters, killing this child was monstrous either way, but it bugs me that it's not mentioned in most of the news stories I've seen on this.
Mississippi Says It Won't Bring Criminal Charges in Police Shooting of Toddler - The New York Times Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued a terse statement, months after officers, responding to a report of stolen diapers, surrounded a car, guns drawn. (like this one)



This is the grave of John Updike.



Study on ~2,000 US adults during the 2024 election found that political anger does not automatically translate to voting; instead, it depends on efficacy, or the belief people can influence a political outcome : science

Neutrophils manufacture schizophrenia-linked protein, Stanford Medicine researchers find : science ... It is also notable that no person born blind has ever been diagnosed with schizophrenia. There might be an autoimmune component, but the neurological aspect is most likely centra

People who scored higher on an intelligence test rated their own looks slightly lower, while optimistic, emotionally stable, and college-educated adults rated themselves better-looking. Researchers suggest smarter people may just be more realistic about their appearance (two studies, 1,000+ adults). : science



What made you go from average looking to attractive? : AskReddit
How do you become more attractive as a man? : AskReddit

What's the first question you ask on a first date when you want to know quickly if you are gonna vibe or not? : AskReddit
To men: Is it obvious when a woman has a crush on you (mainly talking about first-encounters), and if so what give it away? : AskReddit

What's a seemingly dumb lifehack that actually works? : AskReddit

What is the ultimate "mindfuck" movie that completely broke your brain and left you staring at a blank screen in shock? : AskReddit
xkcd: Movie Narrative Charts






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Australian MP attacked outside her office, says PM : worldnews
Australian MP critically injured after being hit by car in apparent attack : worldnews

Japan Projected to Rank 6th in 2027 GDP, behind India, U.K. : worldnews
Japan to launch world-first mission to collect samples from Martian moon : worldnews

President Lee says S.Korea capable of taking back wartime command of combined US forces : worldnews



Putin Floats a Summit With Trump and Xi to Decide Ukraine's Fate : politics ... The Global Grifters. What a sad time to occupy Earth.
Report: Putin wants to discuss Ukraine's future with Trump and Chinese president - without Zelensky : worldnews
Trump open to summit with Xi and Putin - to discuss denuclearization : worldnews
Russia-China-US meeting will only fuel Putin's self-aggrandisement, Ukraine's foreign minister says : worldnews

Flames, explosions reported amid large Ukrainian drone attack on St. Petersburg : worldnews - This is a direct attack on the source of the propaganda infecting western governments. It's as important as taking out the oil facilities.
Mass drone attack on St. Petersburg: Ozon warehouse attacked, thousands of Russians left without power : worldnews


Russian Satellite Kosmos-2612 Closes to Within 26 Meters of ICEYE-X36 During Pursuit : worldnews
Kessler syndrome - Wikipedia The Kessler syndrome, also known as the Kessler effect,[1][2] collisional cascading, or ablation cascade, is a scenario proposed by NASA scientists Donald J. Kessler and Burton G. Cour-Palais in 1978. It describes a situation in which the density of objects in low Earth orbit (LEO) becomes so high due to space pollution that collisions between these objects cascade, exponentially increasing the amount of space debris over time



Bessent's big reveal: 'I asked Europe to impose secondary tariffs on India, but they refused' : worldnews
India expands cancer drug price caps, slashing costs on 137 medicines by up to 70% from November 9. : worldnews


Measles outbreak in Bangladesh is a 'real warning' to other nations, experts say : worldnews


Russia Caught Shipping Weapons and Suspected Undercover Spies to Africa Aboard Civilian Vessels : worldnews

Kenyan cult leader found guilty over 190 children starved to death in the hope of 'meeting Jesus' : worldnews

Robert Kabera: Critic of Rwandan President Paul Kagame found beheaded in Uganda : worldnews

Drone attack near market kills 80 in Sudan : worldnews

Houthi attack on Yemeni government forces kills 53: officials | CBC News : worldnews


Iran's Real Per Capita Income Fell More Than 46% Since 2011 as Turkey's Rose About 70% : worldnews



Trump endorses Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for reelection ... Trump endorsed Netanyahu in past elections and in November he sent a letter to Israeli President Isaac Herzog asking him to pardon Netanyahu on corruption charges
Trump Endorses Netanyahu Ahead of Israeli Elections : politics
Trump endorses Netanyahu in Israeli election : worldnews
Netanyahu reportedly pressed Trump to renew Iran fighting before Israeli and US elections : worldnews
Post by @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social - Bluesky Funny how Donald just gave his complete and total endorsement to Benjamin Netanyahu, the man who tricked Trump into going to war with Iran, which sent fuel costs soaring and may cost Trump control of Congress. But Donald is smart like that.

Post by @leesaunders72.bsky.social - Bluesky I saw a video of a man with his head blown off by Israel in Gaza today a few hours ago. You probably won't hear about it on your news. Just another Israeli war crime during a 'ceasefire' Another murdered Palestinian - Israel is an evil racist terrorist state committing genocide & ethnic cleansing.

Israeli firm used online ads to run vast spy operation, researchers say : worldnews

Israeli police arrests 10 for attacks on European diplomats. The arrests were made in a pre-dawn raid involving military personnel and the Shin Bet domestic security service. : worldnews



Zelenskyy says Ukraine will not prevail if US officially sides with Russia : worldnews
Zelenskyy Says Washington's Latest Moves Suggest Pressure on Ukraine to Capitulate to Russia : worldnews
Zelenskyy Says Trump Is Pushing Ukraine to Capitulate to Russia : politics
Decisions taken by the United States on the war ​in Ukraine, including delays in arms shipments and restrictions on intelligence sharing are "hard to explain", says President Zelenskiy : worldnews
Rubio Denies US Paused Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine, Tells Zelensky to 'Focus' on Ending War : worldnews

US gave us no warning of Russian strikes on Kyiv power plants, Zelenskyy says | Ukraine : worldnews
Russia strikes 28 critical energy facilities across Ukraine in latest wave of attacks, Zelensky says : worldnews

How Zelensky Decided to Take the Risk and Publicly Confront Trump : politics ... Putin "is a real evil of today," Zelensky told the Financial Times. "How can Trump be friends with him? I think that it's a mistake. It's his choice again and again."
Trump Is On The Verge Of Making A 'Historic Mistake,' Zelenskyy Says : politics ... American voters made a historic mistake re-electing that fermented sack of shit, and are making a historic mistake letting him continue to fester in the White House.
US delaying Patriot missiles already paid for under NATO initiative, Zelensky says : worldnews
Post by @theatlantic.com - Bluesky The United States should stand unequivocally with Ukraine against Russia, David J. Kramer, John Herbst, and William Taylor argue.
Siding With Putin Is a Huge Mistake - The Atlantic The United States should stand unequivocally with Ukraine against Russia. By David J. Kramer, John Herbst, and William Taylor

Russian Drone Hits Park Full of Families in Kharkiv Region, Killing Infant and Two Women : worldnews - Russian drones are killing babies in parks while Trump criticises Zelensky and makes diesel deals with Putin. Absolutely sickening.
Russian attack kills six at park in Kharkiv region, including three children, Ukraine says | Reuters
What Russia's doing to Ukraine is 'fine,' Trump says : worldnews

Zelenskyy Says Starlink Restrictions Apply Only in Ukraine While SpaceX Ignores Kyiv's Inquiries : worldnews
Bessent warns Zelenskyy to 'be very careful' about claims U.S. is throttling Starlink : politics ... Rubio just admitted it on live tv fuck these liars
US Resumes Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine, Zelensky Says : worldnews

Ukraine has retaken more territory than Russia captured this fall, Zelensky says : worldnews

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1699, Part 1 (Thread #1846) : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1698, Part 1 (Thread #1845) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 19, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 18, 2026: 2,100, personnel 1,636 UAVs, and 24 artillery systems.
russian losses in Ukraine as of October 18, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 17, 2026: 2,090 personnel, 1,372 UAVs, and 27 artillery systems.

Post by @leoskyview.bsky.social - Bluesky Average russian casualties reported by Ukraine in October now at 1,646/day (31,290 by the 19th). Record full-month is Dec 2024 at 1,570/day (or 48,670 total). Claimed Russian losses in the next 12 days need to exceed 1,448/day on average to establish a new record.

Post by @volberg.bsky.social - Bluesky The road to Dobropillia is littered with russian KIAs. Welcome to Ukraine! Great work by the 1st Azov Corps. P.S russian high-command claimed the settlement captured few days ago. Look very captured

Ukraine brings home 23 children from Russian occupation Among the children returned to Ukrainian-controlled territory is 9-year-old Stefan, who was forced to undergo military training at a school under Russian occupation, including instruction in handling grenades and firearms, the statement said.



Why are people protesting across Europe? | Protest | The Guardian School conditions, unaffordable housing and the cost of living have brought demonstrators on to the streets in several countries

EU Rejects Reported US Push to Restore Russian Gas Imports Under Ukraine Peace Deal : worldnews
Post by @jeffrybazooka.bsky.social - Bluesky Elon Musk fucked himself out of a future in the European marketplace


The British and Polish governments have criticized U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, after he appeared to downplay the role fellow NATO members played in the Afghanistan war : worldnews

'Day of revenge': Bomb threats target over 70 schools in Hungary : worldnews

Romanian F-16s down two jet-powered drones after airspace incursion : worldnews

Lithuania says attempted Starlink arson was Russia-linked sabotage : worldnews


Swiss army rejected US tech firm Palantir on five occasions : worldnews

Merz: Russia Wants to Destabilize Europe's Entire Political Order, Not Just Ukraine : worldnews

Paris police report 1,800 arrests after violent clashes during protests - About 550,000 people took part in protests across France, according to authorities, while organizers put the figure at about 800,000. Demonstrators answered calls from a labor union, student organizations and activists hoping to revive the "yellow vest" movement, which emerged in 2018 to protest social injustice.
France's Macron vows to hold accountable those who 'sought to bring down the Republic' : worldnews

UK and EU agree to hold Brexit ‘reset' summit on Nov. 20 : worldnews
Russian man linked to deadly London hospitals hack arrested : worldnews
Post by @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social - Bluesky Trump is the one who filed this lawsuit. Now he refuses to participate in discovery while his sons and daughter duck discovery subpoenas ... "matters of national importance"
Trump Tries to Ban Jack Smith Testimony as BBC Lawsuit Implodes : politics

Lula Leads 51% to 49% in Vox Brasil Poll : worldnews

Catholic priest killed by falling cross during livestreamed Mass in Ecuador : news

Gangs in Haiti target foreign troops in the biggest attack since a new force began operations : worldnews

Mexican judge sentences three men to 158 years in prison for murders of Australian and US surfers : worldnews

Deaths confirmed in major fire at Canada military base : worldnews
Canada's prime minister says 'serious incident' caused a major fire at a military base in Alberta : worldnews
Alberta heads to polls to decide whether to hold vote on separation from Canada : worldnews - Have we learned nothing from Brexit? This whole separatism bs is just russian hybrid war and should be treated as such.
Quebec's reserves of maple syrup almost depleted, says new report : worldnews




Navi Pillay - Lawyers, Guns & Money This year, the right-wingers are furious because the choice was Navi Pillay, who seems like a pretty righteous choice to me at least:

Thousands of No Kings protests held for nationwide early voting 'day of action' : politics
'No Kings' Says Meta Cut Off Access to Instagram Account on Key Protest Day : politics
Outrage after Meta suspends No Kings Instagram account during protests - 'Meta owes us an explanation,' group says as organizers fear censorship after account goes dark for several hours : politics (Zuckerfucked)
Fears of Big Tech Censorship Grow After Meta Suspends No Kings Instagram Account : politics
Meta says it shut down No Kings Instagram account because it thought bots had been unleashed : politics - more billionaire bullshit
'Power Lies at the Hands of the People': Thousands of No Kings Events Rally Voters for 2026 Midterms | "Voting early is the first step in how we protect those rights. A vote cast today can't be lost to a long line or a closed polling place." : politics

Tax the Rich and Slash the Military Budget : politics

Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread : politics

Post by @charlieangus104.bsky.social - Bluesky We are witnessing the disgraceful attempt by the United States to make Ukraine break so that Vladimir Putin can declare victory in his disastrous war. Donald Trump is an open puppet of the Kremlin. The United States political, legal, military and media establishment are along for the ride
4 GOP senators join letter demanding Pentagon inspector general investigation of Ukraine's Starlink outage : politics
Rep. Turner calls for congressional probe into Starlink disruption in Ukraine: "Lives are at risk" : politics

Hegseth's future as Pentagon chief at center of lame-duck defense battle : politics

GOP Lawmaker Pronounces Trump Agenda 'Dead' Following Russia Sanctions Reversal : politics
Republicans warn that Pentagon funds will hinge on Trump getting tougher with Russia : politics
Trump's decision to waive Russian sanctions outrages Congress, but no quick counter seen : politics
Schumer: 'Trump just gave Putin the best birthday gift he'll get this year' : politics
For Putin, Trump is the gift that keeps on giving : politics
America Is Now an Ally of Russia : politics
'Putin is warring against us, we are sending him kisses': Former Ambassador on Trump's Russia Policy : politics

Russian bots push U.S. midterm disinformation, say analysts. The bots give disinformation posts inflated viewing figures to exaggerate their popularity. : politics

Post by @onestpress.onestnetwork.com - Bluesky Tuberville: Zelensky will play hardball, but you know what? He's not even a player in the game. Putin, President Trump, and the people on our side will make the final decision about Ukraine's future.

GOP rep warns that Trump's agenda is 'dead' unless he reverses course on Ukraine : politics ... As usual, a Republican grows a spine on the way out the door.

We Can't Ignore the Insanity of Trump's Threats to Annihilate Iran : politics
Man whose wife died in Iranian strike presses Vance on "fundamental failures" : politics

Don't let history repeat: The next Congress must end the Iran War : politics

America's $40 trillion debt is coming for your wallet : politics
Trump Official Hit With Instant Reality Check After Blaming Biden For Trump's Struggling Economy : politics


Obama's Legacy of Impunity for Torture - The Atlantic The 44th president's decision to "look forward" has enabled Donald Trump to look backward and appoint a torture backer to run the CIA.
Trump Says He Could Pardon Himself and Doesn't Want His Staff 'to Go Through Years of Nonsense' : politics


Trump says Google kisses his ass : politics ... Google does. Meta does. Apple does. Amazon does. He's not wrong. They forget that no one respects an ass kisser, even the person whose ass is being kissed.

Trump Has Largely Deprived the US Public of a Voice on Environmental Policy : politics

Trump's Everything Crisis Has Republicans in Panic Mode : politics

Trump mocks anti-trans WNBA player for being bad at basketball because she's a girl. Trump has positioned himself as a defender of women in sports, but this is what he actually thinks of them. : politics

Trump's new pitch for Republican candidates - they're really good looking : politics
‘I never did that with a man before': Trump fawns over Ohio Republican's body at Kentucky rally : politics

UPT - Lawyers, Guns & Money Unexpected Presidential Transitions (UPTs). There have been nine UPTs in American history, the first the death of William Henry Harrison in April 1841, and the latest the resignation of Richard Nixon in August 1974. Some factoids:

Trump's Round-the-Clock Medical Bubble Revealed | Donald Trump is never more than three minutes away from a personal doctor. : politics

Shame on me for being fooled by Donald Trump : politics - No matter how you twist and turn it, Trump's success as a politician relied on him being the worst human being imaginable. That's what his supporters wanted. They saw cruelty, criminality and ignorance as virtues, identified with someone because they thought he hated the same people, and approved of a policy platform that was, in its own terms, designed to hurt and kill other people

Trump plans to begin DC golf course renovation in defiance of judge's order : politics
Residents bash Trump's high-end golf plans for East Potomac Park : politics

Poll finds jump in Republicans who say Trump is enriching himself : politics

Gambling for resurrection and looting - Lawyers, Guns & Money Paul Krugman notes that after the midterms Donald Trump is going to be liberated from any political constraints imposed by future elections he might care about ... "gambling for resurrection" ... the "looting" model of bankruptcy. The looting model involves, unlike gambling for resurrection, no actual attempt to save the company ... This seems plausible enough, subject to the caveat that as Trump grows increasingly demented and emotionally unhinged all predictions about his future behavior get increasingly speculative, because it's inherently hard to predict what demented crazy people are going to do

Trump officials 'fleeing' doomed administration, claims sacked envoy : politics ... Rats fleeing from a sinking ship, they all need to be held accountable. They knew what they were doing and were profiting from the suffering of the masses. Human scum.

The IRS is hiding the impact of Trump's tax cuts for the wealthy : politics
Majority in US say Trump prioritises personal wealth over all else: Poll : politics


Trump invokes executive privilege in Kennedy Center court fight : politics

$86m in teen pregnancy prevention funds diverted to Trump-linked contractor : politics

Rep. Delia Ramirez Introduces Landmark Bill to Abolish DHS, ICE, and CBP | The Department of Homeland Security was established in 2002 as part of the Bush administration's "war on terror." : politics

It Took Republicans This Long to Realize That Trump Is a Cancer to Their Political Party? : politics

Todd Blanche must confirm DOJ won't seize ballots, senators demand : politics

Republican Tillis expects GOP 'bloodbath' in midterm elections : politics

Poll: Americans are anxious, pessimistic and deeply unhappy with Trump ahead of the midterms : politics
Letter: MAGA is on the ballot : politics
Trump approval hits record low, handing Democrats a clear midterm edge : politics

Farmers loyal to Donald Trump turn on him as midterm elections approach : politics
GOP Operatives 'Taken Aback' As Rural Voters Blame Billionaires for Economic Woes: Report : politics

Nate Silver revises Democrats' chances of winning the Senate : politics ... Polling guru Nate Silver has upgraded Democrats' chances of winning control of the U.S. Senate in November's midterm elections, with his forecast now giving the party a 75 percent probability of victory.

Decades-old GOP winning streaks are suddenly at risk : politics

Republicans can confirm a Supreme Court justice if Democrats take the Senate, but at what cost? : politics - The current bench is vastly out of touch with objective reality, operates with no functional ethics mandates, and has upended decades of settled precedent to serve the man who appointed a third of them. Court reform was overdue long before McConnell stole a seat in 2016.If they try to ram through a lame-duck nominee, there isn't a 'new cost', it's just more interest on a debt that should have been called years ago.

Rep. Ilhan Omar's lawyers say authorities ignored judge's restrictions on home search : politics
Ilhan Omar Is the Right Kind of American. Trump Is the Wrong Kind. - The president's crusade against the Minnesota congresswoman, and Somali Americans in general, is certainly racist. And it's arguably more than that. : politics .. You mean the guy who constantly mentions "Barack Hussein Obama" is trying to play into America's latent prejudices for his own gain? Impossible.
'This is So Appalling': Barack Obama Delivers Blistering Rebuke of Trump's Ilhan Omar Deportation Plot : politics ... And silence from Chuck "I serve Israel first" Schumer.
Obama says Trump officials' pursuit of Rep. Omar should 'outrage all Americans' : politics
Post by @axios.com - Bluesky Barack Obama has denounced the Trump administration's legal pursuit of Ilhan Omar, saying if "this becomes the new normal, there's no reason to believe it will stop with her."
Obama: Omar investigation should 'outrage all Americans' : politics
Trump DHS Is Building Deranged Case Against Ilhan Omar : politics


Why aren't Republicans constantly being asked to defend the incredibly vile views of their top donor? - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Opinion | Elon Musk Is Beyond the Pale - The New York Times - Jamelle Bouie ... "White people are a rapidly diminishing minority of the global population," Musk wrote in September 2025.

Free Speech for Me, Not for Thee - Lawyers, Guns & Money TikTok has suspended the Musk film advertising account, citing a repeated pattern of political content that violates its policies. The move, which comes just as Alex Gibney's investigation into Elon Musk expands to more than 470 screens across North America, raises concerns about Big Tech suppression that the very film seeks to expose.



Post by @thetnholler.bsky.social - Bluesky When the healthcare is run by investors, not physicians... Healthcare becomes wealthcare.


GOP ticket thrown into turmoil after candidate's late-night crash : politics


Theory of Change: Blogging and the Two Party System - Lawyers, Guns & Money Last week Scott and I appeared with Matthew Sheffield on his Theory of Change podcast to talk a bit about the history of blogging and the impact of the blogosphere on party politics in the aughts and the teens. If you didn't have a chance to watch then, watch now! Transcript is here.


The Federal Government Deregulated Gun Silencers. What Now? Everything you need to know about the federal deregulation of silencers and short-barreled rifles and shotguns.

O.J. Simpson, a Secret Informant and a Decades-Old Mystery - The New York Times An "extremely reliable" informant told authorities about the missing murder weapon, according to newly unsealed records. The informant's brother told The Times his sibling was at the crime scene.



Post by @invictusghost.bsky.social - Bluesky MASSIVE BOMBSHELL: DAN GOLDMAN UNLEASHES TRUTH! Congressman Goldman just went live with FBI 302 receipts. Evidence shows Trump unzipped his pants, forced a 13-year-old's head down, and when she bit his p*nis in self-defense, he punched her and called her a "B" We knew it was coming!
Post by @johnwthompson.bsky.social - Bluesky And Putin has the videos... Trump should not think that the video archive of his past immoralities is only in the hands of Mossad

Post by @sirbobofambler.bsky.social - Bluesky Rep Ted Lieu has also plainly stated that the files show trump had raped children. And yet, crickets from the accomplices in the republikkkan regime

Attorney General James Calls on Congress to Pass Second Epstein Files Transparency Act : politics
Epstein Files Transparency Act · Voteris Public Law 119-38 · became law Nov 19, 2025 ... Clay Higgins Republican · LA-3 only Nay of 433 votes



Post by @robertdownen.bsky.social - Bluesky A 56-year-old Mexican man held at a federal immigration facility in Laredo was found dead in his cell Saturday morning. His family says the center would not give him medicine for diabetes, high blood pressure and a heart condition. He is the 7th person to die in ICE custody in Texas this year.

Post by @maddow.bsky.social - Bluesky In Arizona, a Trump Administration immigration judge ordered a 1-year-old baby appearing without a lawyer to file an asylum application, according to court filings...



Mamdani Can No Longer Avoid the Issue of the NYPD : politics

Abdul El‑Sayed, the Democrats' riskiest bet for the midterms: 'We will have to hold Trump accountable for all the harm he has done' : politics
Post by @joshsternberg.com - Bluesky It's disheartening to see the largest publications in the nation not cite original reporting from independent/individual reporters. Not one mention of @marisakabas.bsky.social's work in ID'ing Tommy. Instead, the WSJ implies that Tommy came forward himself. Disingenuous, at best.
MAGA Operative Behind Muslim Brotherhood Question to Abdul El-Sayed : politics - A Republican plant posing as a Michigan voter accidentally gave Abdul El-Sayed his most viral campaign moment.
Abdul El-Sayed Shuts Down 'Muslim Brotherhood' Heckler With Lesson On The Constitution : politics .. "Tommy" has been identified as Thomas Teepell, a former Operations Director for U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO).... and the son of Republican strategist Timmy Teepell.
How to stay ahead at CBS News - Lawyers, Guns & Money Earlier today Paul discussed Abdul El-Sayed's superb response to a transparently racist question posed by Josh Hawley-affiliated white nationalist plant. Here's how CBS News's top legal correspondent responded ... "The masks have not just slipped but have come clean right off. Journalists should not be publicly taking political sides," a former CBS News senior staffer told me. "It goes against any journalistic standard and in this case it's fuelled by israel bias."
Abdul El-Sayed's fighting style terrifies MAGA: Republicans don't know how to handle this Michigan Democrat : politics
Abdul El-Sayed disavows Muslim Brotherhood and criticizes implications that he has 'dual loyalty' : politics
Trump's closing pitch to Michigan voters - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Post by @did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc - Bluesky Trump: This guy is a jihadist. Mohammed El-Sayed. He said 'my name is not Mohammed.' I said, "I'm the President of the United States. I can call you whatever the hell I want."

Why California is ground zero in Trump's bid to rig the midterms : politics
Billionaires Plow $300 Million Into Fight Against Wealth Tax : politics
California Is Home to 200 Billionaires. Organizers Say It's Time to Tax Them. : politics
Newsom backs California ballot measure that would cancel out billionaire tax proposal : politics - Newsom is a joke. He may have had his team post some funny tweets against Trump, but at the end of the day he's just another bought and paid for billionaire schill. F**k him ... The first guest on his podcast was Charlie Kirk. Shortly later he had Banon.

Texas Early Voting to Open With Record 19M Voters After State Missteps : politics .. "Missteps .. Glitches .. Bugs ... Accidentally Canceled Votes" Those are weasel-words that sanewash and hide the conscious intent behind voter suppression
With Ken Paxton's race faltering, GOP looks for someone to blame : politics


Michigan toddler hospitalized for 19 days after eating raw milk cheese, lawsuit alleges : news

Kansas driver who allegedly killed two and hurt 10 at soccer game is released from custody | Kansas : news

Maricopa County, Arizona, Is Again Ground Zero of Election Conspiracy Theories : politics
Maricopa County, Arizona, Is Again Ground Zero of Election Conspiracy Theories | WIRED In 2020, Maricopa County became the epicenter for Trump's claims the election was stolen. Six years, later the president and his allies are dusting off their "rigged" playbook ahead of the midterms.

Post by @brandonfriedman.bsky.social - Bluesky Cop murdered a baby over the shoplifting of diapers. Mississippi AG says there's no problem with that.
Officer's use of force was justified in shooting death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley at a Walmart, AG says : politics ... She didn't even steal the diapers, it seems, she hasn't been charged with anything and sources say she had a receipt for them. Not that it would make this justified even if she had.


Michigan county sues to seize family's cottage : politics

Trump says New Mexico should 'immediately' change to New America : politics

5 North Carolina police officers resign amid probe into alleged racist texts : news



One-quarter of the world's data centers are located in areas where water demand exceeds supply for at least one month each year. Unlike energy, which can come from far away, water for these facilities comes from nearby rivers, lakes, and aquifers whose levels vary seasonally or annually. : science



René Magritte - "The Blank Signature" (1965)

The untranslatable word that connects Wales A blend of homesickness, nostalgia and longing, "hiraeth" is a pull on the heart that conveys a distinct feeling of missing something irretrievably lost.
Hiraeth - Wikipedia

The Great Tolkien Reread: The Uruk-Hai - Lawyers, Guns & Money

The Diplomat Season 4: Now Actually About Diplomacy - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Since Elvis is the king of rock, and Michael Jackson is the king of pop, who are the kings of other music genres? : AskReddit

v LGM Film Club, Part 577: Christ Stopped at Eboli - Lawyers, Guns & Money

The curious case of the Table of Contents : books



Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,255 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of Daniel Huger.
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,254 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of Burnet Maybank.



We tested 5 top-rated GLP-1 supplements for 4 months. Which one is currently #1? | Health Insider

A single dose of psilocybin eased depression within days, but its edge over placebo faded within a year. The effects appeared as early as the second day after dosing and lasted for more than three months, although by one year the difference between groups had faded. : science

AI scans of 100,000+ people found those with 'brown fat' had less diabetes, heart disease, anxiety and depression. People on blood pressure pills were more likely to have it, and in mice, the common drug losartan switched brown fat on, making it burn more energy and heat. : science

More than half of people with early-onset type 2 diabetes (average age just 38) went into remission with no meds after a 24-week program: 12 weeks of 800–900 calories a day plus supervised strength and cardio workouts. They lost fat but kept their muscle, and even their hearts became healthier, too. : science

Exclusive breastfeeding for six months linked to fewer ADHD symptoms in children. Research indicates that this protective effect holds up even when accounting for a child's genetic predisposition to the condition. : science

ELI5 How exactly does a women's period affect her mood : explainlikeimfive

ELI5 how Gabriel's horn has finite volume but infinite surface area? : explainlikeimfive
Gabriel's horn - Wikipedia


A daily probiotic powder taken for six months improved memory and thinking scores in older adults with early memory problems, and lowered a blood marker linked to Alzheimer's, in a small placebo-controlled trial. Researchers say it's early, but it adds to evidence that gut health affects your brain. : science ... The probiotic given to participants has the code name KL-P301, and it consists of three bacterial strains, including subspecies of Bifidobacterium animalis, Limosilactobacillus fermentum, and Levilactobacillus brevis
Probiotics May Protect From Signs of Early Cognitive Decline, Clinical Trial Finds : ScienceAlert

New eye-tracking study finds men spend longer looking at attractive faces only if they're the sex they're attracted to, but women look longer at attractive faces of both men and women. And being in a long-term relationship didn't stop people from lingering on good-looking faces either. : science

A clinical trial has found that hydrodissection, injecting saline to separate a trapped nerve from surrounding tissue, provides carpal tunnel relief lasting up to 6 months, outperforming standard steroid injections. : science

A new study found that HSV-1, the virus that causes cold sores, can reprogram the brain's immune cells, potentially linking viral infection to chronic inflammation and increased vulnerability to Alzheimer's disease. : science

Researchers Analyzing Health Records Found That People With ADHD Who Received Prescription Medication Had a Lower Risk of All-Cause Mortality, Including Deaths From Unnatural Causes, Suggesting That Treatment May Offer Important Health Benefits Beyond Managing ADHD Symptoms. : science



ELI5: what's the difference btw existentialism and nihilism? : explainlikeimfive

What is one change you made in your life that improved your mental health? : AskReddit

What's a word people often use incorrectly? : AskReddit

What is the worst thing a guest has ever done in your home? : AskReddit

What are signs that a person genuinely is unintelligent? : AskReddit

What age did you realize you weren't young anymore? : AskReddit

What is a first name that is okay when someone is younger but becomes terrible when they get older? : AskReddit

What jobs do you think will completely disappear in the next 10 years? : AskReddit


The $2,599.99 Surface Laptop Ultra comes with Windows Home : Surface
Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra RTX Spark Review - The 2000-nits Mini-LED panel is a problem : Surface


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2026 State of the Climate Report Shows a Planet Reaching Its Limits -- Of the 16 climate indicators analyzed, seven showed record extremes. : worldnews
Bleached Coral Rebounded After Touching Healthy Coral, Study Finds : worldnews


China cuts US Treasury holdings to 18-year low in August as debt fears mount : worldnews



Putin Admits Moscow Failed to Anticipate Ukrainian Strikes on Major E-Commerce Hubs : worldnews

Russia and US May Announce Joint Data Center Projects, Kremlin Envoy Says : worldnews

Russia nears U.S. satellite, raising alarm about intent : worldnews



The Supreme Court of India declares that children of all ages should have the fundamental right to access and use the internet : worldnews - The Bench acknowledged that the internet, as it exists today, is far from safe for children. However, it held that keeping children away from the internet because of the failures of intermediaries to detect and remove harmful material would amount to mistaking the victim for the problem.


1 in 4 Ebola deaths are children in Democratic Republic of Congo's worst outbreak : worldnews

Kenya confirms four new Ebola cases, bringing total number to seven : worldnews


Iran Reportedly Sells Oil to Russia at 35%–42% Discount as New Caspian Route Emerges : worldnews ... U.S. is buying diesel from Russia, and they are buying oil from Iran, Iran is using that money to fight a war against the u.s.? Do I have this right?

Hormuz ship attacks hit record high as Iran escalates strikes with little U.S. response : politics


Trump and Netanyahu are putting the world at risk to stay in power : politics

Post by @pbsnews.org - Bluesky Masked settlers attacked a group of European diplomats during a visit to the occupied West Bank on Saturday, Belgium's foreign minister said, on a second day of high-profile assaults on Palestinians and others during the sensitive olive harvest
Masked settlers attack European diplomats in the occupied West Bank | PBS News
European diplomats attacked by Israeli settlers in West Bank : worldnews
Post by @huffpost.com - Bluesky Heidi Levine, a veteran photojournalist at The Washington Post, suffered four broken vertebrae, a broken rib and lacerations throughout her body.
Post by @english.lemonde.fr - Bluesky Pressure and violence against journalists intensify in Israel
Eschaton: Was She Hamas Was honestly curious if the Post would cover this at all. American journalists have shown little solidarity with journalists, even their own colleagues, in Israel/Gaza/West Bank.


Zelenskiy Smiles as Entire EU Summit Laughs at Trump : politics
Ukraine faces grim question of whether it can take on Russia without US backing : politics

Post by @volberg.bsky.social - Bluesky Milk so aged it could itself be a weapon. '94 President Clinton praises Ukraine's courageous decision to surrender its nuclear arsenal, pledging full US support for its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. He also considers it unlikely that russia would ever attempt to seize Crimea
Post by @volberg.bsky.social - Bluesky Never before has so rich and powerful state died by suicide. And pivot is 2,5 half weeks away. If November elections are not a total wipe of the maga-tehnco-fasist-loons and more importantly if we don't see clear and extrme consequences I would call the US experiment over for a generation.

Post by @realjakebroe.bsky.social - Bluesky Trump views Ukraine as Russia's Canada. Because Trump does not believe Canada has sovereignty and the right to be independent from The United States, Trump will always take Russia's side. Great video from Anders Puck Nielsen.

Zelensky: Starlink Capped at 161 km/h, Disabling Interceptors : worldnews
Musk approached Trump to slow down Starlink in Ukraine : politics
Elon Musk and Trump Were Both in on Ukraine Starlink Shut-Off : politics
Trump claims neither he nor Musk caused Ukraine Starlink outage : politics
Trump and Elon collaborated to sabotage the Ukrainian defense on behalf of Daddy Putin, Part II - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Ukraine FM says Russian-held town is a 'death trap' with starving residents, Zelensky says genocide : worldnews


/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1697, Part 1 (Thread #1844) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 17, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 16, 2026: 1,950 personnel, 1,396 UAVs, and 24 artillery systems.



The risk that Russia could erode Western support for Ukraine through hybrid attacks on critical infrastructure and defence industry companies in order to divide Western societies, along with sabotage and disinformation campaigns is a ​key concern, says Estonia's top diplomat : worldnews

Limburg named the world's "most intelligent region" : worldnews

Italy calls US weakening of Ukraine a "major mistake", says Putin cannot be stopped this way : worldnews

Pope Leo XIV leaves hospital following lung operation : worldnews
Pope leads first Mass since cancer surgery : worldnews

Nearly one in five children in Switzerland at risk of poverty : worldnews

Looting, blazes and clashes in France amid nationwide protests : worldnews
'I used to have great respect for the police, but now...': French young people's growing mistrust of law enforcement at protests One month after the start of the high school student movement, signs condemning police violence are now omnipresent in protest marches, as increasingly brutal law enforcement tactics leave a lasting impression on a generation of young people.

Bank of England governor walks out of IMF summit in protest against Russia | Andrew Bailey : worldnews

Meta employees said Lula's accounts were hindered during Brazil election, Folha reports : worldnews
Brazil's Lula wins electoral court challenge against Meta for alleged pro-Bolsonaro algorithm bias : worldnews
Brazil sees record fall in Amazon deforestation as key election looms : worldnews
Brazil: Amazon deforestation lowest in nearly 40 years : worldnews

Worsening water crisis sparks protests in Mexico's Guadalajara : worldnews
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Week 91 - No Kings! - Lawyers, Guns & Money

No Kings turns its focus to voting this weekend. Here's what we know : politics
Post by @clickmonics.bsky.social - Bluesky The scale of the "No Kings" protests in NYC is absolutely staggering. Aerial shots are pulling numbers that rivals historic march turnouts.
Post by @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social - Bluesky Meta just yanked No Kings Instagram accounts…on the day millions hit the streets to protest. Coincidence? You decide.
What's missing at No Kings? The Republicans who say they're fed up with Trump. : politics


Pentagon Intends to Hold Iran School Attack Report Past Midterms : politics


The real Russiagate is Putin ratfucking the 2016 elections to get a major ally in the White House - Lawyers, Guns & Money And the ROI remains unmatched:
Trump waives Russia-related sanctions before they even kick in as Ukraine ties worsen : politics
Trump Signs Order Exempting Russia From Sanctions Legislation : politics
Trump signs executive order waiving sanctions against Russia : politics
Trump suspends new Russia sanctions following deal to purchase diesel, citing 'national interests' : politics
Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold, saying waiver is in US national interest : politics - Oh look, something a Russian asset would do
Bipartisan senators demand Trump scrap Russia diesel deal, call it 'betrayal' of US allies : politics ... Yet fomenting an insurrection and then pardoning the culprits did nothing?! Fuck these motherfuckers

Post by @thetnholler.bsky.social - Bluesky FLASHBACK: "No puppet." Russia was never a hoax. Hillary warned us.

Rogan says Trump supporters feel betrayed by Iran war after Trump campaigned on 'no more wars' : politics

Trump Says Those Who Leak Military Plans Should Be Shot - The New York Times At a rally in Arizona, the president dramatically escalated his attacks on news gathering and those willing to speak to the press.



'I'm allowed to do a self-pardon': Trump opens the door to pardons for staff and himself : politics

Trump's Bubble Is About to Burst : politics

Trump Threatens Criminal Action Against Clinton, Obama, And Biden If Impeached Again : politics

Checking in on the candidate of cognitive fitness and youthful vigor - Lawyers, Guns & Money I'm getting a little concerned that Joe Biden no longer has his fastball:

Post by @leslieehrlich.bsky.social - Bluesky Trump's *personal* corruption way outstrips the Minnesota fraud he likes to talk about But about 10x. That's just him. Add in his family and it's 20x. We should be talking more about this.

Jared Kushner Has No Right To Be Playing Diplomat: 'If the president's son-in-law wants to have authority over U.S. foreign policy, he must face Congress. That's why we're suing to demand it.' : politics



Katie Zacharia 'transitioning out' of her role as White House press secretary : politics
"Excellent, excellent pick": Here are the right-wing media figures who praised the now-ousted White House press secretary Katie Zacharia | Media Matters for America
Scaramucci on Zacharia's reported firing: 'Records are made to be broken' : politics

On Deters-Rence - Lawyers, Guns & Money Kentucky businessman Eric Deters is suing former ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle for defamation, invasion of privacy, and breach of contract.


Whitewashing Tucker Carlson - Mother Jones - The New York Times and NPR recently failed to convey just how extreme the former Fox host's views have become ... A few days later, NPR named Carlson a "Newsmaker"-that is, one of the "most influential people of our time" -- and posted an hourlong interview with him conducted by host Steve Inskeep.


The Disconnect - Lawyers, Guns & Money One of President Trump's many false claims about the 2020 presidential election, which he has repeatedly, and falsely, claimed was rigged against him, was an assertion that there had been "thousands and thousands" of "crooked votes" cast in Wisconsin nursing homes.


Post by @kevinmkruse.bsky.social - Bluesky Decades ago they joked that there was no more dangerous place to stand in Washington DC than right between Chuck Schumer and a TV camera. But for some reason this schmuck can't work up a press release for a Democratic member of Congress being persecuted by the president.
Chuck Schumer Hasn't Said a Word About Trump's Attempt to Deport Ilhan Omar : politics

America when will you be angelic? - Lawyers, Guns & Money I'm a big fan of Michelle Goldberg's work, and I agree completely with the central point of this column, which is that the Republican party has become an explicitly fascistic and white supremacist project, but this right here is something that even the most clear-eyed liberals can't seem to help doing over and over again: ... 235 out of 235 is according to this Cray supercomputer over here exactly 100%, while four out of 197 is something like 2%, which means that 100% of House Democrats and two percent of House Republicans thought it was appropriate to condemn this particularly extreme manifestation of Donald Trump's extreme commitment to white supremacy. Feel the bipartisanship! ... Also too, three of those four Republican representatives were out of their seats within about fifteen minutes, via either being defeated in a primary by somebody outraged at their lack of commitment to white supremacy, or "retirements" brought about by the same ... And much as I admire Goldberg as a writer and activist, it's a bit much to have that kind of historical revisionism and amnesia fail to pierce the mists of time that divide the the present era and the year of our Trump 2019. The problem with Donald Trump is ultimately not Donald Trump, not really. The problem is America.
Opinion | Trump's Attempt to Deport Ilhan Omar Is Another Leap Toward the Abyss - The New York Times - Michelle Goldberg



Young Voters Say They Are Turning Their Backs on Trump and His Party : politics

Jim Crow Returns…One Congressional District at a Time - Because of the Supreme Court, majority-Black voting districts are disappearing across the South. What will that mean for November's election? : politics


Post by @pmamtraveller.bsky.social - Bluesky Pierre Ionica, Dante's Hell Under Mont Saint Michel




Trump's Most Devoted Fans Forgave Him Everything. Then Came Epstein. : politics



Texas voter suspense list grows to nearly 1.8 million. What to know : politics

'Billionaires Aren't Compatible With Democracy': Elon Musk Tries to Boost Ken Paxton With $158 Million Donation : politics
Elon Musk Is Almost Single-Handedly Funding the Republican Midterms Push : politics
Party of Elon - Lawyers, Guns & Money Over at Wired, Dell Cameron and Hugo Lowell report on Elon Musk's ginormous injection of funds into the Republican effort to avoid a midtermpocolypse.

After losing on-campus voting sites, NC A&T and UNCG students march to polls : politics


Trump threatens 'jail' in California midterm election fight : politics

Online forum controlled by Nevada GOP House candidate contains slurs and Nazi talk, AP review finds : politics

Alaska Is Becoming a Swing State : politics



LGM Night at the Movies: The Thing - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Elvis Presley's Jewish Roots | Aish - Elvis' maternal great-great grandmother, Nancy Burdine, was believed to be Jewish.



Erik Visits a (Latin) American Grave, Part 2,253 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of Jaime Guzman ... Nope, what Chile needed was fascism and the killing and torture of the leftists and workers who dared stand up for a better world. He would write of Franco, "Francisco Franco cannot be classified as a dictator, since his coming to power is more than legitimized by a people who rose up in arms for God, for Spain, and for Franco."
Francisco Franco - Wikipedia Spanish military general and the dictator of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975. He had led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939. This period in Spanish history, from the Nationalist victory to Franco's death, is commonly known as Francoist Spain ... During the Civil War and in the aftermath, a period known as the White Terror took place. This saw mass executions of Republican and other Nationalist enemies, standing in contrast to the wartime Red Terror. Historical analysis and investigations estimate the number of executions by the Franco regime during this time to be between 100,000 and 200,000 dead.



Brain scans of 8,783 healthy Canadians aged 35-69 found people eating the most ultra-processed food (chips, soda, sugary cereal, ready meals) were about 40% more likely to have hidden brain damage like silent mini-strokes, even though their memory scores were normal. The link was strongest in women. : science

Post by @atranscendedman.bsky.social - Bluesky Harvard researchers studied 106 people and found that Long COVID is linked to disrupted fat metabolism, increased inflammatory enzyme activity, and reduced molecules that help resolve inflammation.

James Webb reveals a strange bulge in an alien planet's atmosphere | ScienceDaily

Post by @standupforscience.net - Bluesky This is the story behind the viral weight-loss drug Ozempic, and how it came from lizard venom - Ozempic and its relatives seem to have appeared out of nowhere. Now more than 10% of American adults take them ... About 0.6% of Americans have type 1, while type 2 affects roughly 16% of US adults, and about a quarter of those need insulin.



What was the dumbest way somebody died that you personally knew? : AskReddit
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ELI5: How did Germany move away from Nazism after Hitler's death? : explainlikeimfive

What's the fastest you've seen someone go from first day to fired? : AskReddit

What urban myths simply refused to die despite mountains of evidence that they're untrue? : AskReddit


I am...quite underwhelmed by the Spark reviews... i was really hoping for it to stack up better : Surface





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Post by @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social - Bluesky Leonardo Sens photographed Christ the Redeemer seemingly holding the Moon on June 4, 2023. After three years of planning, he achieved the illusion through astronomical calculations, precise positioning, and careful alignment.
Astronomers say they've discovered the first green star : worldnews
Post by @physics.bsky.social - Bluesky The Fibonacci sequence isn't just a math trick-it's everywhere in nature. From sunflower seeds to galaxies, the universe has a secret love affair with spirals.


US president Donald Trump calls Ukraine's resumption of strikes on Russian oil refineries a 'disgrace' : worldnews

Post by @thesnarkyfarmer.bsky.social Bluesky - botpocopolypse: 5th Russian data center hit
Post by @maks23.bsky.social - Bluesky The first satellite images of the consequences of the attack on the data center in Vladimir, which was attacked on October 11, - Radio Liberty


Ukrainian drones force closure of all four Moscow airports overnight : worldnews

Post by @prune602.bsky.social - Bluesky Across Russia, 160 hospitals were closed in a year to save money for the warAnd they're still making Healthcare Budget cuts.

neonpurplestar comments on /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1696, Part 1 (Thread #1843) some interesting news from the abomination which is commonly known as russia:


Post by @english.lemonde.fr - Bluesky Israeli settlers attack US photojournalist covering West Bank violence
Israeli settlers attack olive farmers and Washington Post journalist in West Bank : worldnews - Attacking olive farmers who've been there for generations AND a journalist documenting it. The impunity is the point.
Israeli settlers burn olive trees, injure journalist in West Bank attack : worldnews - Terrorists, not settlers. They are extremists, terrorizing these people while wearing black masks.

China tells Israel to stop 'forced establishment' of West Bank settlements : worldnews



Zelensky Stresses Importance of Starlink Connectivity as Trump Calls Ukrainian Strikes on Russian Refineries a "Disgrace" : politics
Trump: Zelensky is destroying Ukraine : politics - The dumbest man alive said what? Zelensky is destroying Ukraine, not the guy who literally INVADED it? Trump is literally running Russian propaganda straight from the Kremlin. This is the same guy who said Putin was a "genius" for invading and now he's blaming the guy whose country got invaded for not rolling over. Trump sold out Ukraine to Putin on day one, stopped weapons shipments so Russia could advance, and now has the nerve to blame Zelensky. He's a Russian asset, always has been. MAGA doesn't love America, they love Putin
'I'm not a big fan of Zelensky,' Trump says as US-Ukraine tensions deepen : politics
Has Trump changed sides on Ukraine? : politics - He's been extremely consistent. Consistently supporting Russia
Post by @popovaprof.bsky.social - Bluesky Trump's complaints about Zelensky/Ukraine and his insistence that he wants peace make sense with reality ONLY if we accept that he defines "peace" the exact same way Putin does-- as Ukrainian capitulation to Russian control.

Joe Barnes on X: Elon Musk came to Donald Trump with the plan to throttle Ukraine's use of SpaceX's Starshield satellite internet network, sources have told the Telegraph. The tech billionaire made the proposal during the US President's row with Volodymyr Zelensky over strikes on refineries / X - 'The reality is that they were both in it,' a senior source said of Musk's and Trump's involvement ... So Elon Musk and Donald Trump together decided to engage in an action that directly led to the death of innocent civilians and put Americans at serious risk. And the President did this without alerting Congress, which he is required to do.
Trump says neither he nor Musk responsible for Ukraine loss of Starlink access : worldnews
Musk suggested Trump restrict Ukraine's Starlink service, Telegraph reports : worldnews
Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say : politics - Trump is actively trying to help Russia win this war and destabilize NATO. He is a traitor
Trump White House Made Horrific Decision to Cut Ukraine's Internet Ukraine said that its internet terminals abruptly stopped working, preventing it from fending off a Russian attack. : politics
Starlink access still not fully restored for Ukraine's military, says Zelenskyy : worldnews
'We Pay for It': Germany Demands Starlink Restrictions in Ukraine Be Lifted : worldnews


/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1696, Part 1 (Thread #1843) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 16, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 15, 2026: 1,790 personnel, 693 UAVs, and 9 artillery systems.
Post by @leoskyview.bsky.social - Bluesky Ukraine claims 25.15k Russian casualties in 15 days of October. If maintained, this rate would break the monthly record.



Pope Leo spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin from hospital on Friday, just days after his lung cancer surgery, and expressed his concern about the "grave humanitarian situation" in a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city. : worldnews



Trump should fear the BBC. Instead he's picked a fight -- and he seems to be losing : politics
Nurse who stole lb 750,000 from vulnerable 99-year-old struck off : worldnews




GOP senators press Pentagon over Ukraine's loss of Starshield data : politics
Post by @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social - Bluesky He absolutely should be impeached and tried for treason, along with his many enablers in the White House and Congress. It's unfuckingreal that it hasn't happened yet.

Pentagon Plans to Withhold Report on US Massacre of Iranian Kids Until After Midterms : politics - So the military is censoring the truth not for military reasons but purely for partisan politics reasons?
Post by @nothoodlum.bsky.social - Bluesky Elon Musk approached Trump to slow down Starlink in Ukraine.

Russia Is Using an Army of Bots to Push Fake US Election Videos : politics


Trump wants more Afrikaner refugees while others are stuck due to his 'cruel' policies : politics

Trump Uses Nuclear Option to Hide Kennedy Center Docs From Judge : politics - President Trump is fighting attempts to make him testify and produce documents related to his takeover of the Kennedy Center by asserting executive privilege.

Post by @christopherterry.bsky.social - Bluesky Remember when Howard Dean was considered too nuts to be president? Aaron Rupar: Trump claims he has already talked to Google about changing the name of the Atlantic Ocean to the "Trump Ocean"

Trump's Greed and Moral Squalor Delivers a Despicable Era for the United States : politics
Trump: 'I will be the last Republican president' if Democrats win Congress, White House : politics - ...if American voters didn't have the memory of a goldfish, so that Trump could actually be the last Republican president for maybe at least a decade this time? Nixon resigns to Ronald Reagan wins = 6 years W Bush presidency ends in the "Great Recession" to Trump wins = 8 years Trump loses reelection to Trump wins = 4 years
'Let Them Eat Cake': How Trump Family Pocketed Nearly $3 Billion While Millions of Americans Lost Food Aid : politics

Most U.S. Voters Want 'Total Upheaval' In The Way The Country is Run, Poll Shows : politics

Secret documents reveal donors behind $330 million for Trump's ballroom : politics
Nvidia, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta gave Trump a combined $92 million for his ballroom : politics - the two biggest donors are Nvidia and Apple, which each gave $25 million to the project.

FBI agents and analysts fired for roles in Trump classified files probe sue to get their jobs back : politics

Trump approval sinks to new low in Fox News poll : politics ... 36% approva

The White House won't even try to explain Trump's fictional inflation numbers : politics
'They Are Hiding Stuff': Trump Administration Delays Data on Impact of GOP Tax Cuts : politics

0 for 26: The Trump Administration's Astonishing Losing Record : politics
Post by @walshfreedom.bsky.social - Bluesky Trump lied. Again.

Trump is Reportedly Looking to Replace Susie Wiles: ‘She's Burned a Lot of People' : politics

Katie Zacharia, Trump's New Press Secretary, Is Fired After 5 Days : politics
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is leaving the job
Katie Zacharia confirms she didn't pass the bar exam : politics
Post by @nothoodlum.bsky.social - Bluesky Here are 22 times Katie Zacharia blatantly lied about being a lawyer. She's perfect for the Trump administration. She's pathological.
The new White House press secretary failed the bar exam. She shared posts calling her an attorney anyway. : politics
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia confirms she never passed bar exam after saying she's a lawyer : politics
Zacharia says she misheard question on where she took bar exam : politics
Katie Zacharia says failing the bar exam was 'inconsequential' : politics
Trump's new press secretary Katie Zacharia says China lacks 'proper toilets' : politics
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Was an Affiliate Marketer for a Fitness MLM : politics
Trump Team's Brutal Texts Trashing New Mouthpiece Leaked : politics

Noem out of Shield of America's role, State Department confirms : politics - Fired from a fake job, that's rough.

Donor Kimberly Guilfoyle begged for money files defamation suit that he says could 'bring down entire Trump administration' : politics

Power Struggle Erupts in Trump's 'Wild, Wild West' Wing : politics
Power struggle erupts in Trump's White House as midterm losses loom : politics

Trump mocks heckler punched at Ohio rally : politics

US Families Have Spent an Extra $4,700 Each Due to Trump Policies-Including $100 Billion on Gas : politics

Secret and 'Illegal' Trump Plan to Spin Off Federal Student Aid Office Sparks Outrage : politics

Vance says "selling access to the White House" is "disgusting and despicable" : politics

Avalanche of G.O.P. Cash Keeps the Party Competitive Despite Its Problems : politics
$137 Million in A.I.-Generated Ads Flood the Midterms : politics

GOP senator: Cancel Thanksgiving recess if we lose : politics

Too big to rig: No Kings movement heads to the polls to boost early voting : politics

Why some Gen Z voters who backed Trump now regret their decision : politics

Post by @marcelias.bsky.social - Bluesky The number of voting and election cases Democracy Docket is tracking has hit a record high for the cycle:

Suddenly, Wall Street is worried that the U.S. economy is more 'vulnerable' than it looks : politics


Suspicious materials sent to Schumer, other members of Congress, authorities say : politics - Federal law enforcement officials told lawmakers Thursday that mail containing "suspicious substances" had been sent to some Capitol Hill offices, including those of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) and Alex Padilla (D-California) ... "Right wing terrorist attempts to murder Democrats"


Trump's MAGA allies openly discuss martial law : politics

Trump's Sick Plan for Ilhan Omar Exposed : politics
Trump's Attempt to Deport Ilhan Omar Is Another Leap Toward the Abyss : politics - Testing the legal boundaries of citizenship and targeted deportation against elected officials is a massive escalation. It completely changes the playbook of what can be normalized in national politics.
US probes Omar's decades-old immigration paperwork with eye toward deportation, sources say : politics
It Won't Stop With Ilhan Omar : politics
Post by @paulmarvin.bsky.social - Bluesky Illegal lying immigrant Melanias
Illinois Rep. Ramirez introduces bill to abolish ICE one day after feds raid Omar's home in D.C. : politics


Elon Musk Settles Suit Over $1 Million Giveaway to 2024 Voters : politics
Don't Let the Billionaires and Elon Musk Buy Our Elections and Destroy Our Democracy : politics
Elon Musk Hopes His New Factory Will Help AI Supplant Life on Earth | The GOP's biggest donor sounds fine with humans dying off -- after we get "super intelligence to the stars." : politics


RFK Jr. and his allies are standing by Russell Brand as the comedian's rape trial begins : politics



Trump's desperate war on 'socialism' is failing within his own party | As the president and fellow Republicans lob accusations against liberals, a new poll suggests that a fairly large contingent of the GOP actually seems to like socialism. : politics ... When Biden was president we didn't get 50 articles a day about what he says and does. This is insanely pandering to Trump's ego ... No, we had 50 articles a day about how Biden was going to destroy the economy, how he was out of touch and everything was his fault


Jury rules in favor of oust Cambridge scientist David Sabatini, with $6 million in damages to be awarded


NYC Mayor Mamdani calls on private parking lot owners to bar ICE from their property : politics

He Joined the Military. They Reported His Wife to ICE. : politics



Texas sued after glitch delays almost 600,000 voter registrations | Voting registration organizations accuse Texas officials of failing to ensure eligible voters can register properly : politics - Stop calling it a glitch, a glitch is an unavoidable error, this is the Texas state government being its regular shit self
Republicans are "freaking out" over Texas possibly going blue, GOP lawmaker divulges : politics

Texas Republicans despise free speech - Lawyers, Guns & Money At the height of opposition to WOKE ONE, the Texas legislature passed a law protecting free speech on campus. They then realized that it would protect students who say things they disagree with, and quickly dispensed with it in 2025. Which leads us to the current status quo, which would make Joe McCarthy proud:
The Fallout of a Charlie Kirk Campus Scandal | The New Yorker Students and faculty across the country were punished for their reactions to the conservative activist's murder. A recent graduate of Texas Tech's law school is still trying to clear her name ... Texas Tech, which is based in Lubbock, ranks among the most politically conservative public campuses in the nation

Trump says 'if Ken Paxton loses' Texas Senate race, blame Cornyn and Karl Rove : politics
Most of Ken Paxton's Money Can Be Traced to One Man: Elon Musk : politics
Elon Musk pours $168 million into Texas in late-stage effort to boost Ken Paxton : politics
In leaked audio, Ken Paxton says 'Abbott is struggling,' predicts GOP losses : politics
Paxton Partied in Dubai With Fugitives Charged With Fraud, Lawsuit Says : politics
Barbara Bush donated to super PAC supporting James Talarico for U.S. Senate : politics
A viral Talarico hoax drowned out Paxton's corruption story : politics - The “independent” sources treat the story as real. The mainstream sources run with the premise and "investigate." Bannon and Breitbart pioneered this tactic with the Pizzagate hoax. It was VERY successful. Qanon and Hunter's laptop were the next major stories. The tactic has been run a hundred times since
A viral Talarico hoax drowned out Paxton's corruption story - Salon.com Then right-wing influencers invented a story that Talarico had secretly checked into an Ohio psychiatric facility, and the search traffic around the Democrat exploded. The lie collapsed with almost embarrassing speed, and the people who spread it now face potential legal exposure.

James Talarico Utterly Dismantled a Republican's Religious Ambush (w/ George Conway) : politics - Mike Johnson sure sounds afraid of what might come out when the House-under Democratic control-actually does its job and investigates the corruption of this administration. Democrats should start with the families of Trump officialdom who've been making bank since Inauguration Day. And as the Guilfoyle firing shows, everyone in Trumpland is expendable. Plus: Republicans have got nothing to offer voters but bribery and bigotry, Talarico shows the right way to disarm MAGA lies, the Elon-Putin-Trump Axis of Evil is together again, and George-in his first week back with The Bulwark -- passed a cognitive test just like our president. George Conway joins Tim Miller on The Bulwark Daily.

Trump looms as tensions flare in final Maine Senate debate : politics
Some Maine veterans file FEC complaint against Sen. Susan Collins : politics - Classic Susan Collins. Deeply concerned about everything, does nothing about anything. Veterans have to file an FEC complaint because she can't even follow basic campaign finance law. Time to retire, Sue.
Troy Jackson tells Susan Collins to 'shut up' during heated Maine Senate debate : politics
'It's time for a change': Susan Collins split-ticketers seem to move on : politics
FBI Eyed Susan Collins Over Defense Contractor's Donations - ProPublica - The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins - Until Trump Got in the Way

The ultra-rich are spending one million dollars a day fighting California's proposed billionaire tax : politics

America's reddest state is no longer considered safe for Republicans : politics
America's Reddest State No Longer Considered Safe For GOP - Newsweek Inside Elections moved Wyoming's at-large congressional district from "Solid Republican" to "Likely Republican" in its latest House ratings, published Thursday.

Lisa Demuth says she voted to cap insulin prices. She voted against it at least twice. : politics

Mike Rogers' Wife Hands Out $10 Gas Cards, Begging Michiganders to Vote for Her Husband : politics
AOC and JD Vance's Michigan rally crowd sizes compared: Photos : politics

Kansas Senate race: Women's stories of medical debt challenge Roger Marshall's campaign Democrat Adam Hamilton is focusing his campaign on the experiences of women sued over unpaid medical bills by his opponent, Republican Sen. Roger Marshall, when he was an OBGYN.


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A new set of remains found in modern-day Iraq suggests that one Neandertal probably suffered a devastating blow to the face before dying at the point of a spear many years later | Surviving this injury indicates that Neandertals may have helped each other in times of need : science


ELI5: Why do women have discharge? : explainlikeimfive



What hobby can slowly destroy a relationship without either person realizing it until it's too late? : AskReddit


Driver pleads guilty in fatal Cambridge cyclist crash - Bike advocates say jail time in Cambridge cyclist death is overdue accountability for drivers






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Post by @wartranslated.bsky.social - Bluesky According to Baird Maritime, Russia has resumed diesel shipments from the Baltic port of Primorsk following an agreement with Washington to supply fuel to global markets.

Post by @prune602.bsky.social - Bluesky The electronic budget system shows a 6.31 trillion ruble deficit as of 14 October 2026

Post by @prune602.bsky.social - Bluesky Russia: In Russia, the phrase "I am against the party of crooks and thieves" has been deemed "extremist."

Post by @delfoo.bsky.social - Bluesky Long thread on all the regions that had major fuel shortage news last week. I want to point out that in places Diesel sales were limited and in some places gas stations were completely out of all fuel.



2-year old Maryam Ghanem from Gaza. She watched her mother burn alive in an Israeli airstrike today : pics

Netanyahu reveals direct call with Syrian President Sharaa, claims he stopped Druze massacres : worldnews

Netanyahu adviser says Israel 'very close' to creating conditions for Iran regime change : worldnews

Obama: Israel 'took the land' from Palestinians, 'ceded moral ground' in Gaza : politics


Palestine book by Alana Hadid and Jenan Matari pulled from Random House before release : books



EU leaders are preparing to urge Zelenskyy to rein in criticism of Trump : worldnews -- what a pathetic timeline we are living in
'Time for Zelensky to go': Elon Musk calls for Ukrainian president to step down amid Starlink dispute : worldnews - The guy who did the Nazi salute after helping to elect the corrupt pedophile President? That guy?
Zelensky Pushes Back at Trump's Call for New Leader, Says Any Successor Would Defend Ukraine : worldnews
Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Is Done Holding Back on Russian Oil Refineries : worldnews
Post by @noelreports.com - Bluesky Zelensky says Ukraine was directly ordered not to strike Russian oil refineries, with problems and the blocking of US intelligence threatened. He also says he told Trump that opening Starlink over Russia would allow Ukraine to destroy Russian ballistic missile launchers.
Ukraine runs out of Patriot interceptor missiles as Zelensky and Trump clash over war : worldnews
UK Sends Ukraine More Storm Shadow Missiles to Hit Russian Sites : worldnews

"This is a Serious Mistake": Zelenskyy Slams Starlink Restrictions : worldnews
White House Denies Restricting Starlink in Ukraine, Says SpaceX Is Beyond Its Control : worldnews - Musk says its the whitehouse - Whitehouse says its musk - Weaponised incompetence or plain evil.. maybe a mix
Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say : worldnews - Just bottom line it, it came from inside the Kremlin

Military Starlink Service Restored in Ukraine, Defense Sources Say : worldnews
Ukraine Seeks 450 Kph Starlink Limit to Counter Jet Drones : worldnews - Elon musk working overtime to make sure Russia wins
Ukraine's Military and Elon Musk's Starlink Slowdown – Explained : worldnews
Eutelsat stock surges 23% as is rumored to be a possible star link replacement for Ukraine : worldnews


/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1695, Part 1 (Thread #1842) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 15, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 14, 2026: 1,880 personnel , 1,308 UAVs, and 38 artillery systems.


Russian soldier who killed five Ukrainian troops 'while dressed as civilian' arrested : worldnews



Europe must accelerate the production of weapons to match Russia's pace and adopt a "war-mode" mentality in its defence sector, warning that failure to do so would negatively impact Europe, says Polish Defence Minister : worldnews

Europe shuts US out of Russian assets conversation : worldnews


Amsterdam server seized at request of U.S. authorities after antifa allegations : worldnews - It's fucking insane that being against checks notes, fascism makes you a terrorist. We are officially a fascist country now.


It is crucial to give Ukraine all the means it needs ​to defend and protect ​its civilian population and its ⁠infrastructure, says France's President Macron : worldnews
19 injured after Channel Tunnel collision between bus and train on French side : worldnews
Best picture EVER.

Sally Rooney says she is being forced to withdraw her books from the UK and is no longer able to recieve royalties because of her support for Palestine Action : books
Sally Rooney Refuses to Sell in England Because of the Palestine Action Ban - Lawyers, Guns & Money Whatever you might think about either Israel or Gaza, the British law here is an absolute travesty and needs to be overturned yesterday. Rooney's action could actually matter in this.

As Americans play ‘power game,' draft document shows Canada-EU response : worldnews




US floats unfreezing some Russian assets to restart Ukraine peace talks, FT reports : worldnews
Russia Was Losing. Enter President Trump. : politics

Malicious Russian disinformation bot traffic barely flinches after Ukraine strikes Yandex data centers and auto-migration kicks in - Cloudflare tracks 170 million automated attacks shifting to alternate cloud hosts : technology

How Trump Just Exposed Himself as America's True Enemy Within : politics
Trump's Affection for Russia Is No Mystery | The best explanation is the least complicated one : politics - Explaining the depth of Trump's identification with Putin may require looking at a possibility that conservatives have been dismissing out of hand for a decade: manipulation and corruption.
Elon Musk and Trump are throwing Ukraine to the wolves : politics
X purges 13,000 accounts linked to suspected meddling ahead of US midterms : technology Elon Musk dumped about $4,000,000 into helping Republican candidates in Texas last week alone. He is far and away the single largest donor to the Republican party in the entire world.



Anti-War Protestors Interrupt Hegseth, Call Him a "Coward" | "The world fucking hates you!" said one protester. "We fucking hate you! You're a fucking war criminal, you're a Nazi! You should be ashamed of yourself!" : politics
Pete Hegseth may have to testify under oath about his anti-trans slurs. A federal judge put the DOJ on notice : politics - If you spend a day watching Fox News they will mention trans people during every single hour, usually multiple times with segments dedicated to discussing the community
DOJ Begs Judge to Ignore Hegseth as She Considers Making Him Testify : politics



Inflation Numbers Show Just How Badly Trump Wrecked the Economy : politics

IRS Hides Report on How Trump's Tax Cuts Have Ruined America | The IRS is refusing to publish a report on the real impacts of Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill." : politics


Considerably more than one thousand words - Lawyers, Guns & Money A perfect image of how Trump maintains his psychotic alternate reality. He now has a 360-degree Ivanka-shaped bubble to seal him in a warm bath of praise - and to protect him from narcissistic injury - This increasingly seems like some sort of horror movie.

Erev Trümpentod update - Lawyers, Guns & Money Come on you doctors and those who play one on TV. What the hell is going on he

The great MAGA circle jerk - Lawyers, Guns & Money A list obtained by The Washington Post reveals all the major donors to President Donald Trump's White House ballroom project, including previously undisclosed contributors who have benefited from regulatory decisions, government contracts and, in one case, a pardon for a family member.


Total Depravity; Unconditional Midterm Election - Lawyers, Guns & Money Donald Trump continues to make claims, in public speeches that are recorded by contemporary information technology and therefore viewable after the fact, that schoolchildren are being subjected to surgical procedures to alter their genders, without parental permission or knowledge. He has been making these claims at least since the fall of 2024, when he did so while campaigning for re-election to the presidency of the United States, and he made them again yesterday at a midterm elections rally in Arizona. Here is my verbatim transcript: Mutilate your children, they want to cut your children. It's unbelievable, what they do. Six states, they can do whatever they want, and they do. Your son leaves as Jimmy, and comes back home in three days as Janet. And they don't even ask you. Most people don't believe that, you know, they think it's like an exaggeration - it's not. They can take your child out of school and do whatever the hell they want. These people are sick. Minnesota is one of those states that can do that ... And that is why there are no news stories about Donald Trump's deranged claims about transgender surgeries yesterday. Because the fact -- and it is very much an undeniable fact to any rational observer -- that Donald Trump himself is a deranged delusional liar, who is losing touch with reality and is almost out of blow, is NOT NEWS. It's just how he is, and the way things are now, and we had better get used to ie, because there's nothing to be done about it for twenty-seven more months (minimum unless Captain Willard gets a real choice mission), because that's the way God planned it, that's the way God wants it to be.

“Lost his goddamn mind”: Trump claims Minnesota is kidnapping kids & forcing them to transition. People are wondering if he knows he's lying while others are suggesting invoking the 25th Amendment. : politics


There's now a rumor that recently fired MAGA Kim Guilfoyle kept a written record of the illegal deeds she witnessed from her years as a Trump insider. : AdviceAnimals
'Spiraling' Kimberley Guilfoyle's Post-Firing Meltdown Revealed : politics
No administration for women - Lawyers, Guns & Money Ms. Guilfoyle was the latest high-ranking woman to leave this year. In the spring, four of Mr. Trump's eight female cabinet-level officials resigned or were fired in just three months: Attorney General Pam Bondi; Lori Chavez-DeRemer, the labor secretary; Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem; and Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence. All were replaced by men. -- Quite a coincidence! Also important context is that by far the two worst members of the administration - RFK Jr. and Pete Hegseth - would appear to be completely untouchable

Family of Man Mauled by Tiger Begs Trump to Stop Mocking Him : politics

Post by @nothoodlum.bsky.social - Bluesky Treasury counselor admits there's no plan to fund Trump's $5,000 checks to 245 million Americans.


Judge rules Elon Musk, Kristi Noem spread false info to fire FEMA official : politics
Judge says Elon Musk 'clearly intended' to make a DHS official 'afraid' when he accused her of a crime : politics


Ilhan Omar Investigation Aims to Build Case for Stripping Her Citizenship : politics ... Absolute bullshit they are pulling this crap so close to her election. Unbelievable ... Her district is D+32. Not a chance. Trump's goons are such complete morons ... Not to mention what a message that sends to legal immigrants: "Hey, you thought your citizen status was good? Well guess what: we can strip you of it if there was a tiny mistake on your forms when you were a child" Why would any immigrant vote Republican after that? Ilhan Omar's phone seized and relatives subpoenaed in criminal inquiry : politics - And a pre-dawn raid on the home of an elected congresswoman, on the basis of questions around the immigration of her father
Find the woman and I'll find the crime - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The intersection of racism and authoritarianism is dangerous indeed. And I think the effort to denaturalize Omar is absolutely dead serious, and is a constitutional crisis.
Trump Is Targeting Ilhan Omar. Where's the Elite Media Outrage? : politics


Fox News is now predicting Democrats will take control of the House in November midterms : politics

Trump's $90 checks to seniors look a lot like vote buying : politics

Justice Dept. demands California prove citizenship for lists of voters or withhold ballots : politics - Giving a 48-hour ultimatum to verify voter rolls right before an election is a blatant, transparent voter suppression tactic.

Ahead of the Midterms, Meta Has Paid at Least 29 Anti-LGBTQ Accounts for Their Posts : technology

If Democrats Win the Senate, They Cannot Mess Around : politics
Opinion | If Democrats Win the Senate, They Cannot Mess Around - The New York Times Jamelle Bouie - In all the years that he has been in office, Trump has never actually faced a unified Democratic Congress ... A Democratic Congress, should it materialize, will be a lifeline for American democracy. It will not save it, but it may begin to stem the bleeding -- an emergency tourniquet for a patient on the verge of bleeding out ... Should Democrats win Congress, what they will have won is the chance to do the work that must be done. Anything less would be a failure and betrayal.



Trump's Reflecting Pool liner failed in a whopping 85 places, inspection finds : politics


Keeping the American right wing respectable - Lawyers, Guns & Money apocalyptic Calvinism on meth (2020 +Cass Sunstein)


Ex-fiancé of Rep. Nancy Mace and 2 others charged with sex crimes she described in House speech : news


Post by @nothoodlum.bsky.social - Bluesky Ex-Congressman Matt Gaetz is accused of sex trafficking.
Former U.S. congressman Matt Gaetz accused of sex trafficking in lawsuit : news
Matt Gaetz accused in suit of sex trafficking two women in Florida : politics - Now consider that Trump nominated him for Attorney General.


Department of Grifting Efficiency - Lawyers, Guns & Money I hate to disillusion you, but it turns out that Elon Musk setting a bunch of incels loose to destroy the administrative state was not about a principled commitment to efficient management and fiscal discipline:


Online ads weaponised to deliver 'zero-click' spyware, researchers say : worldnews
Online ads weaponised to deliver 'zero-click' spyware, researchers say | Hacking | The Guardian An Israeli advertising agency has been serving millions of online adverts that allow "zero-click" spyware to be used against targets, researchers at a Canadian university have said ... Reuters has reported that billions of dollars' worth of Meta's ad revenue comes from ads for scams, illegal gambling, pornography and other banned content. In the US, ICE and other government agencies have bought software that uses ad tech data to track people's movements.



Title IX: What to know about the law that's triggered culture wars on college campuses

Coerced sex or a jealous ex? Jury weighs dueling accounts of star scientist David Sabatini's downfall. Jury mulling cases over Cambridge scientist's workplace relationship


Report of active shooter at Silver Rail Elementary : news Oregon, for anyone wondering.

Which actor is currently going towards their downfall?? : AskReddit

Joni Mitchell, 82, takes aim at Trump with new project: 'This is not fake news!' : Music




'Senator Collins Paid for the Bullets,' Troy Jackson Says of ICE Killing in Maine : politics - The Big Beautiful Bill is what created this ICE monstrosity that is resulting in multiple homicides by lightly trained officers that have no business being in law enforcement.

Glitch Delays 600,000 Voter Registrations in Texas as Early Voting Looms : politics
James Talarico fires back at conspiracy theories during CNN town hall : politics
JD Vance makes middle school gay joke about James Talarico. Vance also accused Talarico of being a pedophile. : politics
'Just not resonating': Texas Republican says party's anti-trans ads are a bust : politics

New Texas poll shows Democrats leading nearly all statewide races : politics ... Texas is currently being sued for not processing at least 500.000 voter registrations. and removing hundreds of voting locations.

Vivek Ramaswamy Features Sex Offender in Campaign Ad : politics

Republican Scolds Crowd for Laughing at Him Over High Diesel Prices Comment - "You are rude," Representative Andy Harris told a debate audience in Cambridge, Maryland, after his comments prompted laughter. : politics

"Demonic Stuff": Kansas GOP Accuses Democrat of Being a Witch : politics - I guess the communism scaremongering and trans panic weren't working so they are going back to the real classics.



406 scientists demand AI models be cut off from the internet immediately : technology

Opinion | Sherry Turkle says, with AI, we've entered 'a state of emergency' Renowned psychologist Sherry Turkle has been studying tech's effect on the human psyche for decades. With AI, she says, we've entered 'a state of emergency.' The MIT professor's new book examines the hazards of 'pretend empathy.'
Opinion | Is It a Relationship if No One's on the Other Side? - The New York Times undefined


Will AI make your job obsolete? Try being an MIT math PhD student. Doctoral students in mathematics are questioning their career paths and considering leaving the field altogether


[ Removed by moderator ] : AskReddit - What are some examples of a good movie that you can only watch once, and then never again because it was so traumatizing



Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,252 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of George Rogers Clark.



New Study Finds Gendered Messaging Can Backfire: Messages that reference gender when highlighting women's success in an activity actually made kids and adults of both genders see girls and women as less capable, and also made everyone less interested in trying the activity themselves. : science

Nearly half of people who started GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic or Wegovy say they now drink less alcohol, and among heavier drinkers it was over half (54%), according to a new national US survey of 2,000+ adults published in JAMA Psychiatry. The drugs may act on the brain's craving and reward pathways. : science
A brain reward circuit inhibited by next-generation weight-loss drugs in mice | Nature

Nine in ten research papers disputing definition of ultraprocessed foods have industry ties. : science

A study of over 12,000 Norwegian families found that by age eight, a child's ADHD traits come mainly from their own genes, not from how their parents' genes shape the home. Researchers found no firm evidence that parenting style or the home environment tied to parents' DNA drives ADHD in their kids. : science



What's something you realized is not worth anymore after your thirties? : AskReddit - "I don't care about your boo's I've seen what you cheer"






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Climate scientists issue a sobering diagnosis about Earth's 'vital signs' : worldnews
Solar surpasses nuclear power globally for first time : worldnews


China's September exports soar, putting $1 trillion trade surplus in sight : worldnews



Russia's internet shutdowns push state firms back to landlines : worldnews

Post by @antongerashchenko.bsky.social - Bluesky A missile attack is reported on Borisoglebsk airfield in Russia.



20 of 30 Bangladeshis 'sent to Russia for jobs killed in war', SRB says : worldnews - They thought they would be working in construction. That is some evil shit.


Turkey police raid opposition TV, halting live broadcasts. : worldnews

World's oldest shipwreck found off coast of Turkey : worldnews ... Damn that's old. Egypt was just beginning to build pyramids, Gilgamesh was king of Uruk according to Sumerian Kings lists, they were installing the major stones at Stonehenge. The Harappan civilization was flourishing . The time of the Xia Dynasty in China. A few hundred years after the start date of the Mayan long calendar. A thousand years before the Olmecs or the Shang Dynasty. Wow!
World's oldest shipwreck found off coast of Turkey | CNN Archaeologists working off the coast of Turkey have found a shipwreck dating back around 4,700 years, making it the oldest in the world



Trump says he promised to stop killing more Iranian leaders : worldnews
Iran says it's 'counting the moments' until it can strike U.S. warships; Saudi Aramco facilities attacked : worldnews
Iran Reportedly Sells Oil to Russia at 35 Discount as New Caspian Route Emerges : worldnews
Iran moves to criminalize 'insulting' the Islamic Republic flag : worldnews



Israel blocks construction of key Gaza base created by Trump peace board for a military outpost for 150 international troops that would be the vanguard of an international stabilization force : worldnews



Zelensky: I feel betrayed by Trump : politics
Zelensky says he feels betrayed over Trump-Russia deal : worldnews
'Blatant Disrespect Toward America': Zelensky Slams Russia's Strike on Ukraine's Energy Sector : worldnews

Musk Says US Military and Trump Decide Starshield Limits as Zelensky Accuses Russia of Exploiting Outage : worldnews - And it was the Pentagon that did two things in a single day: restricted intelligence sharing and changed the parmeters of Starshield accounts. This was a decision by the head of the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth. Clearly on Trump's orders...
Starlink restrictions affecting Ukraine's front line operations, Kyiv says : worldnews
Ukrainian soldiers in combat have access to Starlink satellite internet restricted : worldnews
Ukraine accuses SpaceX of crippling drone missions as ties with US worsen : worldnews - In the interview, Zelenskiy also dismissed Trump's comment that Ukraine needed ⁠a new leader. "It is a decision of our people," Zelenskiy said. "No Trump, no Musk, not anyone in the world can choose the president or elect in other countries."
Ukraine says new Starlink restrictions disrupt military as it reels from intel gaps and Trump clash : worldnews

Zelenskyy confirms US threatened to cut intelligence-sharing over Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries : worldnews
Russia claims new Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries, Zelenskyy's office calls it a fake : worldnews - so now the US have an excuse to finally shutdown the last remaining support of ukraine and soon Americans will fight on the side of russia to "defend" cheap oil.
U.S. may have withheld warnings to Ukraine of Russian strikes that killed 6, cut power to 600,000, sources say : worldnews - Lifts sanctions on Russian fuel exports. Withholds incoming missile strike information. Throttles/cuts off internet access for Ukrainian soldiers. JFC
Zelenskyy: US Threatened Ukrainian Generals With Intelligence Cutoff Without Informing Him : worldnews - They didn't tell Zelenskyy because Trump wanted the Generals to depose him. The cut off is punishment for not doing so. They've started openly calling for his removal and that's not a coincidence
Zelenskyy says partner nations not warning Ukraine about incoming ballistic missiles : worldnews


/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1694, Part 1 (Thread #1841) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 14, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 13, 2026: 1,650 personnel, 1,827 UAVs, and 54 artillery systems.



Russia responsible for Starlink sabotage, says Poland : worldnews
'We Are Watching You': Poland Warns Musk Over Starlink : worldnews


Estonian defence minister: 'Russia could attack NATO. I'm not sure if we can deter the mad person' : worldnews
Finland, Estonia urge EU to suspend tourist visas for Russians. Several EU member states, including Italy and France, continue to issue tourist visas to Russians. : worldnews

Bulgarian PM says investigation into arson of Starlink antennas near Sofia underway - The Sofia Globe Bulgarian PM says investigation into arson of Starlink antennas near Sofia underway


Trump's diesel deal 'legitimizes Moscow' while it bombs Ukraine, Italy's Meloni says : worldnews



French minister accuses Elon Musk of 'online harassment campaigns' against European leaders : worldnews
French Far-Right Leader Marine Le Pen Threatens to Cut Support for Ukraine if Elected : worldnews

The eyes have it: Reform politician's 'smart glasses' prompt calls for ban in Westminster : worldnews
BBC claims Trump being dragged 'kicking and screaming' to testify : politics
BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition as part of his $10bn lawsuit : politics



U.S. ambassador warns Canadian politicians: 'Keep your nose out of American politics' : worldnews ... While the US keep their noses in everyone's else countries. Because that is what Americans do, since decades...




Stealth, Secrecy, and Democracy - Lawyers, Guns & Money As I've become more interested in the collision between the constitutional democratic order and the national security state, I have come to find accounts like this history of the B-2 Spirit awfully fascinating:


Free and Fair Elections Are For Losers - Lawyers, Guns & Money Nearly 1,000 armed guards have descended on the United States Postal Service, deploying to at least 55 facilities across the country ahead of Election Day. The security officers were contracted through multinational private security company Prosegur, according to a Raw Story investigation. One postal contractor that spoke with the digital outlet said she was "alarmed" that the armed security guards were predominantly confined to "deep blue states or swing states."

Trump rejects international election monitors, breaking 2-decade tradition : politics

Administration delays release of IRS data showing impact of GOP tax cuts : politics



Making corruption matter - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... the ads of a House candidate in Nevada were linking Trump's corruption and self-aggrandizement to his broken promises on the economyDemocrats may be discovering the political power of calling something rigged ... new research suggests that linking corruption to Americans' economic struggles can boost Democrats into the home stretch.

Most Americans Think Trump Is Profiting From the Presidency Illegally or Unethically, Poll Finds : politics


Trump press secretary Katie Zacharia says she passed bar exam in China, raising eyebrows : politics
Katie Zacharia presented herself as a lawyer. She's not : politics
Katie Zacharia did not pass the bar exam, senior administration official says : politics



Ilhan Omar Investigation Aims to Build Case for Stripping Her Citizenship : politics



New Poll: Four in Five Voters Fear Their Rights Are Being Taken Away. They' e Also Determined to Vote. : politics


2026 Midterms News and Updates, October 12 - October 18 (Thread 6) | Live Discussion : politics




When crazy people make crazy claims on the internet - Lawyers, Guns & Money Here's a fascinating story about a history professor who became the obsessive focus of a woman who seems to have sincerely believed that her psychic powers had allowed her to identify the professor as the perpetrator of the infamous murder of four University of Idaho students in 2022 ... "It is my understanding that I do not have to hold facts or documents to exercise speech" should be translated into Latin, so it can become the official motto of MAGA, MAHA, and/or the University of Austin. As to what to do about the Grifter Lunatic Industrial Complex, aka Social Media, suggestions are welcome.
Jury awards $10M to professor in Moscow, ID defamation case | Idaho Statesman - Tarot TikToker must pay $10M to professor she accused in Moscow murders, jury says


Palatine man, 19, plotted mass shooting at Hindu place of worship, police say - Chicago Sun-Times In a manifesto, Alexandros Paporakis, 19, of Palatine, wrote statements expressing white supremacist and extremist ideologies, including references to violence being committed against people of South Asian heritage, particularly those of Indian descent, according to police.


Creative Evolution (book) - Wikipedia 1907 book by French philosopher Henri Bergson. Its English translation appeared in 1911 - According to the translator's note, Harvard philosopher William James intended to write the introduction to the book's English translation, but died in 1910 prior to the completion of the English edition in 1911.
Henri Bergson - Wikipedia Bergson is known for his arguments that processes of immediate experience and intuition are more significant than abstract rationalism and science for understanding reality
The Project Gutenberg eBook of Creative Evolution, by Henri Bergson.



2026 Georgia US Senate Debate | Live Discussion : politics
Post by @headquartersnews.bsky.social - Bluesky Sen. Ossoff to a confused Mike Collins: "You are getting Medicaid and the ACA mixed up despite reading from your notes."


'So Desperate': JD Vance Bashed For Hurling Homophobic Taunt At James Talarico : politics

Judge denies request to reinstate 92 Tarrant County election polling sites : politics ... Tarrant County Election Administrator Clint Ludwig acknowledged that he did not consider how the cuts would affect Black, Hispanic and low-income voters ... Yes he did
Judge denies request to reinstate Tarrant County election sites Tarrant County will not be required to restore nearly 100 polling places that county officials cut, a judge ruled Tuesday, dealing a setback to voting rights advocates and minority groups weeks before a high-stakes midterm election.


Republican Rep. Gets Mad as Crowd Laughs at Him in Middle of Debate : politics Representative Andy Harris even tried to get a journalist arrested after the disastrous debate.
Rep. Andy Harris falsely tells journalist that recording him is illegal : politics
Republican Tries to Get Journalist Arrested After Disastrous Debate | The New Republic Republican Representative Andy Harris couldn't handle a debate audience laughing at his explanation for high gas prices. On Tuesday night, during a debate in Cambridge, Maryland, with his Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz, both candidates were asked about President Trump's recent deal with Russia for diesel fuel.
Meet the Congressman Who Is Viktor Orban's Biggest Fanboy | The New Republic Maryland's Andy Harris loves the Hungarian strongman. Maybe what his father did during WWII helps explain some things.



What death had the biggest impact on world history? : AskReddit






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El Nino breaks Pacific temperature record as weather pattern intensifies : worldnews
September 2026 was the second warmest September ever recorded and marked the second consecutive month in 2026 with global temperatures exceeding 1.5C : worldnews
The scientific evidence for human-caused global warming is stronger than ever, according to a major new review - despite a United States government report questioning the science. : science
The scientific evidence for human-caused global warming is stronger than ever, according to a major new review - despite a United States government report questioning the science. : science


Korean container ship completes first round trip via Arctic Route : worldnews
[ Removed by moderator ] : worldnews - S.Korea's Per Capita GDP to Near $50,000 Next Year on Chip Boom


China sanctions Paraguay and Belize officials over ties with Taiwan : worldnews



Russia funnels nearly half its budget into war as social funds shrink : worldnews
Kremlin Rejects Zelenskyy's 60-Day Ceasefire Proposal for Elections, Stays Silent on Energy Truce : worldnews
Zelenskyy: Ukraine has not struck Russian oil refineries for two days, but Kremlin did not listen to Trump : worldnews

Post by @chriso-wiki.bsky.social - Bluesky / Why are Russia's air defences repeatedly found wanting during Ukrainian drone attacks? Russian warbloggers put the blame on hidebound military commanders, risk aversion, and a system where personal enrichment comes before effectiveness.

neonpurplestar comments on /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1692, Part 1 (Thread #1839) some more interesting news from the abomination that people commonly call russia:


Post by @prune602.bsky.social - Bluesky Here is the OFZ forecast as of today


neonpurplestar comments on /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1693, Part 1 (Thread #1840) some interesting news from the abomination that is commonly known as russia:



Dengue death toll tops 300 mark in Bangladesh as infections near 100,000 : worldnews


Air strikes kill at least 200 at gold mine near Sudan-Egypt border, survivors say : worldnews


Netanyahu seeks Saudi approval for Israeli strikes on Houthis in Yemen - report : worldnews



Netanyahu seeks probe into Israeli whistleblowers featured in Gaza war documentary The Israeli PM has called for a probe into 24 Israeli military and intelligence personnel who testify anonymously in the documentary NAZA, which examines the army's use of AI-powered targeting in Gaza and its toll on civilians.

Post by @selene226.bsky.social - Bluesky You need to read this superb FREE AND [RARELY] UNLOCKED report on American/Israeli treason in Gaza and the war on Iran. Absolutely smoking from an exceptional journalist and prosecutor. Here's the truth, fully sourced: Trump agents working for Israel are covering up murders of Americans-and Trump refuses to stop this wartime Treason.

NAZA: Netanyahu orders identification and prosecution of film's interviewees : worldnews



Post by @mariadrutska.bsky.social - Bluesky With Trump's actions, it's terrifying to think what may have happened in February 2022 if he was US President. Joe Biden, thank you very very much. Ukraine owes you a debt which can never be repaid. Pictured: Biden in Kyiv, a place Trump would never have the balls to visit.
Post by @ashokkt.bsky.social - Bluesky Congressional Republicans repeatedly delayed or blocked major tranches of Ukraine aid during the presidency of Joe Biden, most notably holding up a $95 billion national security supplemental package for six months in late 2023 and early 2024. Otherwise Biden would have done much more.

Post by @jimmyrushton.bsky.social - Bluesky NEW: Trump administration figures are threatening key Ukrainian officials, including Commander in Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi, as the farce over Trump's non-existent "energy truce" enters its second day.
Zelensky Offers Elections if Russia Agrees to 60-Day Truce : worldnews
Zelenskyy accuses Russia of violating Trump's energy ceasefire as drone attacks continue : worldnews
Post by @phillipspobrien.bsky.social - Bluesky Free weekend out. The big story is that Donald Trump is now free to be what he always was--strong supporter of Vladimir Putin and an agent pushing for Russian victory. He no longer has to pretend he cares at all about Ukrainian dead or Russian War crime
Post by @suezw.bsky.social - Bluesky Best line, imo: "Donald Trump has been serially disloyal and unfaithful to every person in his life, except for Vladimir Putin."
Trump threatens to cut off weapons for Ukraine : worldnews
'Let's Sign a Diesel Deal': Zelensky Challenges Trump : worldnews

Russian missile strikes Kyiv residential building as Lytvyn says no early warning received from allies for second consecutive day : worldnews

Post by @the-hedgehog.bsky.social - Bluesky Following the Ukrainian Armed Forces' strike on the bridge in Rostov, the Russian military has stopped shelling bridges, according to [Russian] pro-war correspondent Romanov.

Ukraine's foreign minister: In less than two years, we've gone from "You don't have the cards" to "Don't play your cards" : worldnews

Post by @monstars.bsky.social - Bluesky Ballistic missiles without air raid sirens. Seems like the US has left Ukraine without intelligence
Post by @volberg.bsky.social - Bluesky Senior U.S. intelligence official said there has been *no* cut-off in intel sharing. Even Ukraine's Foreign Minister has said things are status quo. Kushner and Witkoff are threatening this, but the authority does not rest with them. Could this happen?
Russia Hit Kyiv With 5 Ballistic Missiles-Ukraine Says Allied Warning Never Came : worldnews

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1693, Part 1 (Thread #1840) : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1692, Part 1 (Thread #1839) : worldnews

Total russian military losses on October 12, 2026: 1,390 personnel, 1,889 UAVs, and 51 artillery systems.
russian losses in Ukraine as of October 12, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 11, 2026: 1,470 personnel, 1,416 UAVs, and 51 artillery systems.


Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia kills master teacher who lost grandson in war | Ukrainska Pravda
Russian forces strike Cherkaske in Donetsk Oblast with Smerch rocket artillery system, killing family | Ukrainska Pravda

Post by @antongerashchenko.bsky.social - Bluesky Russia continues attacking Kyiv to make civilian live harder here. Tonight, a Russian drone hit a residential complex. Two people were killed, seven more injured. At least 12 vehicles burned down. A Monday night in Kyiv...



NATO's top commander warns Russia that ‌his forces would destroy "anything and everything" involved in any attack if Moscow was "foolish enough"to launch an assault on alliance territory : worldnews
EU votes through largest ever Russia sanctions list : worldnews


Post by @antongerashchenko.bsky.social - Bluesky Polish PM Donald Tusk: Russia wants to dominate Ukraine, and we know it will not stop there. Russia wants to destroy the existing security architecture in Europe so that Russian dominance can return to what it was before 1989.
Post by @noelreports.com - Bluesky Anyone who, through betrayal, stupidity or for money, seeks to weaken Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression is acting directly against their own people, their country's security and its sovereignty,Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.


'Absolutely unacceptable' - 11 crew members lost at sea after commercial ships hit by drones near Bulgaria's Black Sea coast : worldnews
Post by @hanstino.bsky.social - Bluesky Today's two Russian attacks on vessels just outside Bulgarian territorial waters and following last week's attack near Romanian TTW mark a dangerous Russian escalation track that may lead to direct involvement of the two countries & NATO. This may well be the Russian game plan to test this.


Finland pushes to all but eliminate Russian travel in EU : worldnews


Germany's Wadephul calls new EU sanctions 'unprecedented' blow to Russia : worldnews

Oldest covered market in Paris 'completely destroyed' in overnight fire : worldnews
French supermarket chains say cyberattack forced refrigerator shutdown : worldnews
Hackers force French supermarket fridges to heat up to 50C in ‘unprecedented' cyber-attack : worldnews

PM believes Brexit vote was legitimate despite Russia interference claims, No 10 says : worldnews
Judge warns jurors as Russell Brand prepares for rape trial in London : news
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Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer and had lower lobe of lung removed, Vatican says : worldnews


Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause : worldnews
Canada's PM Carney Slams US–Russia Diesel Deal, Warns It Could Help Fund War Against Ukraine. : worldnews




Putin Immediately Humiliates Trump After Breakthrough Boast | Russia attacked Ukraine hours after Trump claimed to have secured an "energy ceasefire." : politics
US threatens to cut intel sharing, arms shipments to Ukraine in push to protect Russian oil refineries, sources confirm : politics
Republican senator says Trump diesel agreement with Russia may be illegal : politics
Trump's greed is destroying America's global prestige The primary cause of rising energy costs is the president's war against Iran, not Ukraine. American voters will punish him

Mullin says livestreaming Hasan execution is part of ‘restoring American values' : politics
Admiral McRaven: Public Execution Is Shameless and Ignoble: A government livestream of Nidal Hasan's killing would put America in extremely poor company. : politics
If the Nidal Hasan Execution Is Livestreamed, We Are a Barbaric Nation - The only countries to carry out public executions in 2025? Iran and Afghanistan. That's the company Pete Hegseth wants America to keep. : politics

Air Force Major Who Called for Trump's Impeachment is in Solitary Confinement 24 Hours a Day: Attorney : politics


Federal judge orders pro-Trump TV ads funded by taxpayers off air immediately : politics - Trump does illegal thing, knowing it's illegal, just to hurt somebody, cause a delay, or distract from an issue that hurts him, it goes through the courts, the courts say hey that's illegal dummy anybody with two brain cells would understand that, and then he just moves on to the next illegal plan. So we are basically saying the president can do literally anything he wants with zero consequences.



Alito's denial of judicial bias is a joke on the American people : politics
Supreme Court Recusals in Spotlight as Alito Drops From Oil Case : politics


Trump has made a catastrophic miscalculation : politics - 6 months ago, 30% of America was believing Trumps obvious bullshit. Now it's about 21% who seem to still believe what Trump tells them.


It Has a Name: Fascism : politics

Trump could face a new threat in January: A Democratic Senate - Republicans predict that Democrats will not confirm Supreme Court and Cabinet nominees if they retake the Senate in the midterm elections. : politics

Dems' blue wave isn't nearly as in the bag as some think, so says pollsters : politics

'Trump is dragging the party down': GOP scrambles to stop steep midterm losses : politics

Elon Musk Flooded Republican Groups With $276 Million in Rescue Mission for G.O.P. : politics - Elon Musk has quietly funneled more than $276 million into Republican groups and his super PAC since the start of July, building a huge turnout operation to help the party battle headwinds in the midterm elections.
Elon Musk's 'Absolutely Insane' $276 Million Midterm Spending Exposed in New Report : politics
Elon Musk quietly becomes biggest known donor in midterm contests as he tries to save Republicans : politics

The Senate races most likely to flip less than a month from Election Day : politics
These are the Senate races most likely to flip after midterm elections 


Trump tells fans he could say the stupidest things and they would cheer. They agree. : politics

Kimberly Guilfoyle Reportedly Hiding Secret Burn Book on Trump Family - "Kimberly knows where the bodies are buried," one source said. : politics
Kimberly Guilfoyle melted down over Trump snub, leaked audio reveals : politics
Trump and Rubio weigh firing Kimberly Guilfoyle after reports of improper conduct : politics - She committed the cardinal sin of getting caught.

Bannon: Election denial is 'the core belief of the MAGA movement' : politics

Far-Right Election Groups Are Now Targeting Nursing Homes : politics

If Republicans get crushed in the midterms, what's their plan B? | Opinion : politics
After midterm elections, Republicans may need a backup plan | Opinion A drubbing on Nov. 3 would be a crisis for Republicans. It would also be a real opportunity for JD Vance to step out of Donald Trump's shadow and lay out his own vision for the country.

Post by @nothoodlum.bsky.social - Bluesky Hang it in the Louvre.

Post by @nothoodlum.bsky.social - Bluesky Trump's making up endorsements because his rubes are too stupid to use Google. SNOPES: ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News, MS NOW, NBC News, Newsmax, and NewsNation found no reporting or evidence that Denzel Washington ever publicly spoke favorably of Trump.

Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford receive Nobel prize in economics The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded Monday to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford, two American professors, for research that has helped guide policies aimed at reducing economic volatility.
Americans Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford awarded the Nobel Prize in economics : worldnews


Far-right bot accounts 'fall silent' as Ukraine strikes cripple Russian data centres : technology
Reform figures see social media engagement drop as bot accounts fall silent : technology
The Russian bot farms are in bad shape today : AdviceAnimals

US launches immigration raid of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar's home, Fox News reports : politics
ICE Raid on Ilhan Omar Shows How Dangerous Two Years of Flailing Trump Could Get : politics - So ICE was supposed to be for drug smugglers and criminals and now they are INSIDE THE HOUSE of a member of the House of representatives - who so happens to be a democrat, female and not-white - meanwhile, we are governed by mostly people on the Epstein list - pedos are calling the shots
Post by @demcast.com - Bluesky He didn't send agents after a criminal. He sent them after a Congresswoman who talks back. On the eve of an election. That's not law enforcement - that's an abuse of power with a badge. We stand with Ilhan Omar.
Rep. Ilhan Omar's home raided by DHS in fraud probe of immigration paperwork: Report : politics ... I'd be surprised if this isn't somehow illegal so close to an election that Rep Omar is running in. And, I'm sure the investigation is baseless.
Immigration enforcement officials search Ilhan Omar's home in pre-dawn raid : politics
Something fishy - Lawyers, Guns & Money Oh come on, it's still just sparkling authoritarianism: Federal agents searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar's home on Monday as part of a criminal investigation, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Post by @andycraig.bsky.social - Bluesky It matters that she's a member of Congress. This is an extreme escalation. He is attacking a member of the one body with the constitutional power to hold him accountable and check his crimes. And he's doing so trying to gin up a fake basis to strip her of her eligibility to be in Congress ... Additionally, it's an attempt to usurp the power to judge the qualifications of members of the House, which the Constitution vests solely in the House itself ... This is a significant worsening of our current state of constitutional collapse. I know it feels like there are so many, and there are, but in terms of crossing the Rubicon moments this one's up there.


Fetterman more popular with Pennsylvania Republicans than Democrats: Poll : politics


MTG roasts Trump: 'You are the deep state, the Epstein class, and America last' : politics


SpaceX calls for better coordination in orbit after near-misses with Starlink - Ars Technica These led to conjunctions of tens of meters to hundreds of meters. Way too close to comfort.

A sixth measles-related death is reported in Pennsylvania : news

Another Major US River Running Dry Leaving Millions Facing Water Crisis : politics Concerns over the Colorado river in recent months


Mark Zuckerberg's new toy is a parasite. Please don't fall into his latest trap. : technology
Zuckerberg's new toy is a parasite. Please don't fall for it. a new personal artificial intelligence assistant called Muse, and its creator, Meta, wants you to know that millions of people have integrated it into their day-to-day lives, quietly suggesting that you should too.

Diddy Rushed Out of Prison After Medical Emergency : Music



Cornell bans frat parties in wake of gang rape allegation : news



DSA to Mamdani: Fire NYPD commissioner if ICE doesn't leave NYC : politics
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AIPAC couldn't stop Michigan's El-Sayed in the primary. Now it's trying again. : politics

Post by @meidastouch.com - Bluesky Elon Musk and MAGA influencers tried to push a "BOMBSHELL" to destroy James Talarico. Then their smear fell apart under the most basic scrutiny. Now THEIR tactics are raising serious legal questions-and one admitted “public humiliation” was the goal. This backfired spectacularly
MAGA's Talarico Mental Breakdown Conspiracy Implodes-Instantly : politics
Post by @judgechucky.bsky.social - Bluesky Do you notice how Mitch vanished for 3 months, returns in a vegetative (stroke like) state and the GOP say squat.....James takes a week and a half off for the flu and they are all up in arms?!? The hypocrisy from the GOP on EVERY issue is out of control.
Post by @wsj.com - Bluesky More damaging revelations about Ken Paxton: A previously unreported New Year's Eve 2024 celebration where Paxton partied in Dubai with two fugitives from U.S. justice and a woman who wasn't his wife
Most Texas Republicans ignore Democratic calls to debate in statewide races : politics

All the Things You're Not Allowed to Say In Texas | The state now controls what professors can teach : politics - In the name of fighting propaganda and indoctrination, Texan politicians have established strict state controls on what can be taught, researched, and even discussed in the classroom. However bad left-wing censoriousness is or was, the Republican response in Texas has been to ensure that what is taught in the state's universities is itself propaganda and indoctrination.

Post by @carlquintanilla.bsky.social - Bluesky In Maine, the cost to fill a standard heating-oil tank as of Wednesday was $1,650, up roughly 80 percent from a year earlier ..
In Maine Senate Race, Spiking Heating Oil Costs Put Susan Collins on Defensive - The New York Times Half of homes in Maine rely on heating oil. Rising costs driven up by President Trump's war with Iran have become central to the state's Senate race.

Kansas may surprise the nation and elect a Democrat to the US Senate. MAGA politics reshaped state. : politics - The R candidate for Michigan is from Florida too. I think they're making these guys in the basement at Mar-A-Lago and shipping them around the country.

Early voting figures suggest Democratic gains in Ohio's most Trump-friendly counties : politics

Senator Debt Prison (R-KS) stiffed a small bakery - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Remember Roger Marshall, the Republican senator who had patients who couldn't afford to pay their bills thrown in prison? Well, very Trump thing about that:

Visitor dies after accident on Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia : news

Pro-Collins ads target wrong Portland in GOP super PAC mix-up : politics

Georgia early voting exceeds 148,000 ballots : politics



AI is less regulated than milk, says Microsoft president : politics

Billionaires love Trump's AI rebrand : politics

Anthropic warns of self-replicating AI worm threat that doesn't need data centers to self-improve and spread : technology


Strange Fruit Meaning: The Powerful Story Behind Billie Holiday's Most Haunting Song - Recorded in 1939, the song confronted something that most of the United States preferred not to talk about: the lynching of Black Americans in the South ... The lyrics were written by Abel Meeropol, a Jewish schoolteacher from New York. Meeropol had seen a photograph of a lynching: two Black men hanging from a tree while a white crowd stood below them. The image haunted him. He wrote a poem titled Bitter Fruit, which later became Strange Fruit. When Billie Holiday encountered it, she immediately understood its power.



Erik Visits a (Latin) American Grave, Part 2,251 - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This is the grave of Pedro Montt.
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,250 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of Muhammad Ali.



Menopause isn't a slow fade, it's a sudden switch: a study of 300 million lab tests from over one million women found bones, liver, kidneys, and blood fats all change abruptly at the final period. Men of the same age show no such jump, and hormone shifts that predict it start up to 15 years earlier. : science

A cross-cultural study indicates that physical fighting between co-wives is common in polygynous marriages, demonstrating that women resort to direct confrontation over high-stakes resources and partner attention. : science

People who watched a dull 25-minute video of a man folding laundry punched a punching bag more often and harder than people who watched a fun one. In another test, bored Americans, both liberal and conservative, backed military strikes more. Boredom makes us crave thrills, and that can turn hostile. : science

Post by @silverarticfox.bsky.social - Bluesky Did you know? Doctors are rolling out suzetrigine, the first opioid-free drug for severe pain. Instead of targeting the brain like highly addictive narcotics, it chemically blocks pain signals at the nerve source, completely stopping intense pain without any risk of addiction.

Women more likely to be told autoimmune conditions are psychological. Cambridge University study suggests stark gender divide in misdiagnosis, with women also waiting longer for treatment. : science

People who watched a dull 25-minute video of a man folding laundry punched a punching bag more often and harder than people who watched a fun one. In another test, bored Americans, both liberal and conservative, backed military strikes more. Boredom makes us crave thrills, and that can turn hostile. : science

Americans interpret major political events through a deeply polarized lens. Republicans prioritize social order/ conformity and view protests that disrupt social order as threatening. Democrats place higher value on individual rights/ inclusion and view protests by marginalized groups as necessary. : science

Creatine, the cheap gym supplement, protected the brain from gut inflammation in rats with chronic colitis. It blocked brain inflammation, neuron loss and faulty electrical signals in the brain's memory center (hippocampus). Male rats were hit much harder than females. It's not yet tested in humans. : science
Creatine supplementation is crucial as we age. Creatine is for everyone not only for athletes. Creatine builds stronger bones, improves cardiovascular health, develops better lean muscle and it's amazing for the brain. Here is how to use it and scientific evidence. : Creatine

Strength training may start changing your fat before you lose any weight. In obese mice, just 7 days of lifting (climbing stairs with weights on their tails) shrank fat cells, reduced belly fat, toned down fat-making signals and boosted fat-burning ones, all before the scale had moved even a little. : science



A girl born with a congenital limb difference showed what her fingers are capable of : WTF

What's the male equivalent of a woman wearing sexy underwear expecting them to be seen by her date? : AskReddit


Developer who vibe-coded free Adobe clones reveals apps to take down Microsoft Office next - and says 'there is no reason to save broken software' | TechRadar : technology






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A 73% average decline in wildlife populations: an overview of the 2026 Living Planet Index report : worldnews
Post by @extremetemps.bsky.social - Bluesky Here we are again...Another exceptional warm week is looming n Europe with temperatures up to 35C in Spain. Only the central Mediterranean will have pretty normal conditions.
Post by @republicofcascadia.bsky.social - Bluesky : Global Temperature


Post by @delfoo.bsky.social - Bluesky YandexPay which is the preferred method of handling money for a lot of Russians had to come out with a statement that savings are safe but the heart of their infrastructure was attacked and they are desperately working on restoring things. Yandex Bank is also non responsive.

Wagner chief admits to founding Russian troll farm sanctioned for meddling in US elections | CNN



Pakistan PM says Riyadh attack a 'red line,' vows Islamabad will cooperate with Riyadh 'in every possible way' : worldnews




109 dead after ship capsizes off coast of Djibouti, UN agency says : worldnews
At least 139 dead and 84 missing after boat capsizes off coast of Djibouti, UN agency says | World News | Sky News At least 15 children are among the dead, according to the International Organisation for Migration.

Rights group says paramilitary drone strike in Sudan killed 41 near Ethiopian border : worldnews



US destroys 10 tankers worth billions of dollars linked to Iran : worldnews - since July 10th when the blockade restarted. This all didnt happen last night.


Iran flogs more than 10 oil workers over labor protests : worldnews



'Netanyahu's diatribes against antisemitism aim above all to silence his critics' sraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu uses the fight against antisemitism to legitimize his alliances with Jewish supremacists and the European far right, writes historian Jean-Pierre Filiu in his column for Le Monde.

France urges Palestinian authorities to reverse election delay : worldnews



Europeans back Zelenskyy after Trump calls for new Ukrainian leader : worldnews
Britain stands behind Volodymyr Zelenskyy, says defence secretary , after Donald Trump called for the Ukrainian president to be replaced and the US announced a controversial agreement to buy Russian diesel : worldnews - We are in no doubt that the aggressor here was Vladimir Putin. He is the person who chose to start this war. He is the person who could end this war tomorrow, and he chooses not to. So, we stand with Ukraine. We stand with President Zelenskyy

Ukraine will hold elections if Russia agrees to 60-day ceasefire, Zelensky says : worldnews
Ukraine Ready to Halt Refinery Strikes for Energy Truce, Zelensky Says : worldnews

Zelenskyy: Russia thanked US for easing sanctions by bombing Zaporizhzhia : worldnews
October 10 Attack on Zaporizhzhya - Death Toll Rises to 23, Including Four Children / The New Voice of Ukraine
Trump claims Ukraine, Russia agreed to energy ceasefire - Kyiv has no information about it : worldnews
Trump claims Russia and Ukraine agree to energy ceasefire, but Zelenskyy says this is 'news for me' : politics

US threatens to stop the procurement system that ​provides Ukraine with weapons in order to press ‌Kyiv to halt its deep strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, FT reports : worldnews - Single worst president in American History ... The best thing that's ever happened to Russia and China.
Post by @newseye.bsky.social - Bluesky This is how you write a headline.
Post by @leoskyview.bsky.social - Bluesky Today's Republicans would have tried to force us to surrender to Nazi Germany. Denial of this reality is extremely dangerous for any democracy.

Russia Strikes Ukrainian Power Plant After Trump Claims Energy Ceasefire : worldnews - Donald meant a ceasefire for Ukraine only, Russia is still allowed to attack ... Putin has the entire Epstein dossier + other KGB dossier. same for Israel. Orange has a leash on his balls

Post by @wartranslated.bsky.social - Bluesky The Trump administration is threatening to halt the PURL weapons procurement program and cut intelligence sharing to force Ukraine to stop striking Russian oil refineries, FT reports.

Russian disinformation bot traffic nearly eliminated overnight after Ukraine drone strikes cripple multiple of 'Russia's Google' data centers : technology
Ukraine blows up bot data centers in russia and suddenly select coworkers get unusually quiet. : PoliticalHumor
Post by @angrystaffer.bsky.social - Bluesky We've been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic.
Post by @volberg.bsky.social - Bluesky Again, none of its true. People are looking at graphs they don't understand and inventing stuff. Note the grifter language, "if confirmed" "its reported" No meta data! These graphs do not show russian propaganda bot disappearance, only normal internet information tool collapse.
Post by @volberg.bsky.social - Bluesky Its worth pointing out that Cloud Fare bot data is not about hostile actors that we call bots but actual mechanical bots that all search engines use for indexing, web crawlers and API access. Its good that its down but it has nothing to do with propaganda as such

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/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1691, Part 1 (Thread #1838) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 11, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 10, 2026: 1,930 personnel, 1,531 UAVs, and 39 artillery systems.
socialistrob comments on /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1691, Part 1 (Thread #1838) Russia has taken more casualties in Ukraine than the US took in WWI, WWII and the Korean War combined.

Post by @leoskyview.bsky.social - Bluesky Recent Bloomberg reporting gives different casualty numbers than other sources. An unnamed NATO official supposedly claims: "Russia had more than 50,000 casualties in Ukraine last month, with as many as 28,000 personnel killed...Ukrainian forces suffered about 5,000 casualties in the same period"

Post by @militarynewsua.bsky.social - Bluesky Ukraine has hundreds of large-caliber turrets in its air defense system for intercepting jet-powered drones, as stated by Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara. The turrets have already demonstrated effectiveness against Russian jet-powered UAVs,



Russia Launches Manhunt for Europe's Top Defense Executives, FT Reports : worldnews


Poland detains suspect in alleged assassination attempt on prime minister The Polish interior ministry said Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz may have been targets of assassination attempts.
Polish PM 'target of assassination plot' : worldnews


Estonia's PM urges EU to help 'smash Russian oil refineries to smithereens' : worldnews



PM says it is 'clear' Russia interfered with Brexit referendum
Russia behind Britain's Brexit vote, UK prime minister admits for first time : worldnews
Foundations of Geopolitics - Wikipedia
Trump Tries to Get Out of Deposition as His BBC Lawsuit Backfires : politics


Meta faces election interference accusations from Brazil's Lula da Silva; court gives company 48 hours to clarify : worldnews


France's envoy says Carney admired for response to 'extremely radical' U.S. : worldnews




The Red Carpet : PoliticalHumor


Trump backstabs Zelensky for five minutes of midterm relief : politics
Trump says Zelenskyy 'better damn well stop' attacks on Russian oil refineries, calls for new Ukrainian leader : politics
US warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharing : politics
Putin sees Trump as the gift that keeps on giving : politics
Trump Is an Easy Mark for Putin : politics
Trump Scrambles to Defend Putin and Xi After Damning Revelations : politics - Russia has been importing diesel from Iran to fill the gap. Russia is highly likely to then be reselling this excess Iranian diesel to the United States, effectively laundering its origin.
Trump Calls On Ukraine to Stop Hitting Russian Refineries-and Replace Zelensky - WSJ The clash marks a new low point in White House relations with Kyiv as Russia escalates its bombing of Ukrainian cities
Don't Need a Weatherman - Lawyers, Guns & Money President Trump called on Ukraine to replace Volodymyr Zelensky as its leader and piled pressure on Kyiv to stop airstrikes against Russian oil refineries, a day after the U.S. leader announced a deal to boost Moscow's diesel exports ... May you be blessed with incompetent fascists, I suppose.

Trump gets richer while gas prices soar : politics
12 U.S. senators, including 6 Republicans, tell Trump to drop diesel deal with Russia : politics
US Lawmakers Draft Bill to Block Russian Oil Purchases : politics
House Republican, invoking Reagan, moves to block Trump's Russia oil deal : politics
Republicans turn on Trump over Putin deal : politics
Six senators call for Trump to reverse course on Russia diesel plan


Pentagon raises official toll of troops who died during war with Iran to 21 : politics

Military source reveals some soldiers 'morally objecting' to being part of Hegseth's firing squad : politics
Pentagon Officials Make Secret Admission on Hegseth's Livestream Order : politics

The Case for Impeachment: A staggering litany of lawlessness : politics
To impeach or not to impeach? The Trump question facing Democrats : politics

Donald Trump Posts Videos of Deadly Tiger Attack and Lions Mauling People : politics

Trump says he could be 'last Republican president' : politics

Trump suggests 'Ocean of Americas' as new name for Atlantic or Pacific : politics
Trump suggests renaming the Atlantic or Pacific to "Trump Ocean" : politics

Woman in yellow jacket fires middle fingers as she's tossed from Trump's Syracuse rally (video) : politics
Trump to his supporters: "I could say the stupidest things and you'd clap." Crowd starts cheering louder... : videos
Trump jokes supporters would clap for "stupidest things" amid poll warnings : politics

Post by @kevinmkruse.bsky.social - Bluesky If Democrats retake the Senate, Warren will surely become chair of the Senate Banking Committee and, as such, in a position to investigate, humiliate and ultimately destroy Scott Bessent.

Justice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage : politics

Kalshi investigating suspicious bets tied to White house press secretary pick: Report : politics
Trump's New Mouthpiece's Deleted MAGA Rants Exposed - Katie Zacharia's attempts to scrub her social media history have only brought more attention to it : politics
Men act; women appear - Lawyers, Guns & Money - White House press secretary Katie Zacharia's debut was so poor it made Karoline Leavitt look like Cicero.
Katie Zacharia calls herself a lawyer. Legal experts aren't sure. : politics
Did Trump's New Press Secretary Lie About Being a Lawyer? : politics
Trump's New Press Secretary Holds Train-Wreck Debut Briefing : politics
Katie Zacharia's first White House press briefing was a disaster of her own making : politics
New White House press secretary has a history of conspiracy-laced social media posts : politics
'She Can Barely Read': New Trump Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Faceplants in First Briefing : politics
Post by @laurachapin.bsky.social - Bluesky When the Auschwitz Memorial has to fact check the new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia for being a nut.
Post by @atrupar.com - Bluesky Between Natalie Harp and now Zacharia, Trump is surrounding himself with women who believe some very strange things. If a friend told you Democrats are a bunch of "sick pedo cannibals," you've back away slowly and seek professional help for her


Trump Urges Sen. John Fetterman to Switch Parties and Become a Republican : politics - "I'd love to see him as a Republican," Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews on Saturday as he returned to Washington from a rally in Tennessee. "He does better as a Republican than he does as a Democrat."


There's a reason billionaires keep bending the knee to Trump : politics



America's Elected Officials Are Living in Fear : politics
Threats of Political Violence Have America's Elected Officials Living in Fear - The New York Times A Times investigation has found that violent threats have become a new normal among public officials, reshaped private lives, cost millions in security and pushed people out of office.


Bracing for the midterms, Trump says he will be blamed if Republicans lose : politics - Slowly but surely, American voters are coming to recognize the colossal incompetence, the corruption, the fascism and the thick wall of lies of the Republican party
GOP sees House prospects grow bleaker as districts shift to blue : politics

The possibility that Trump will cost the GOP the Senate is coming into focus : politics
The possibility that Trump will cost the GOP the Senate is coming into focus | CNN Politics The big one: Texas - Trump said this week that he had "no regrets" about backing state attorney general Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn in their May runoff. But the same probably can't be said for many in his party.

Easy like Sunday morning - Lawyers, Guns & Money Twenty-three days until the midterm results roll in ... We can have debates about values, which can't be resolved empirically, but the American right wing now needs to reject huge swaths of empirical reality simply in order to maintain its fundamental world view. This in turn leads to a more virulent brand of anti-intellectualism than that found in traditional genteel conservative complaints about the cluelessness of the Harvard faculty, the arrogance of smarty-pants professors, and so forth.

Warning Signs Are Flashing Red for American Democracy : politics

Elon Musk's America PAC Is Quietly Funding November's Most Consequential Elections | WIRED America PAC's approach has been unusual: for every dollar it has spent supporting GOP Senate candidates, it has spent almost three dollars attacking Democrats.

'Musk' Documentary Suggests DOGE's Real Purpose Was Something Else Entirely : politics
'Musk' Director Alex Gibney Confirms Universal Wavered in Planning Overseas Release, Says He Tried to Interview Elon Musk : movies
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney's 'Musk' (Exclusive) | YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing "political" content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. : technology
Amnesty report finds Facebook amplified hate ahead of Rohingya massacre in Myanmar | PBS News (2022)

Republicans face midterm backlash from factory workers squeezed out of jobs by Trump's tariffs : politics


US maternity wards face wave of closures as Medicaid cuts kick in : politics

The Border Wall and the Tribes - Lawyers, Guns & Money Donald Trump, among his other horrible qualities, has been awful to the tribes. In terms of Native issues, he's not quite the monster of Jackson, Van Buren, the Gilded Age presidents, or Eisenhower, but he's doing what he can.


Post by @michaelwarburton.bsky.social - Bluesky ANGELA LANSBURY - who left us 4yrs ago today, aged 96 - once told how her daughter fell under the spell of a Hollywood deadbeat who'd pick her up from school & get her to steal money & food from her parents. Worried, Lansbury moved the entire family to Ireland. The 'deadbeat' was Charles Manson.

He murdered a woman. A court overturned his conviction because the victim was trans. : politics

A Remote Employee Refused 160 Webcam Photos a Day. Her Employer Fired Her : technology
What renowned company treats their employees like sh*t? : AskReddit



Video – Epstein scandal: How Jeffrey Epstein used Woody Allen to expand his network The millions of documents released by the US Department of Justice reveal that Jeffrey Epstein invested significant amounts of money and energy in building his friendship with filmmaker Woody Allen. Le Monde traced nine years of correspondence between the two men, from their first meeting to Epstein's death in 2019.
Post by @english.lemonde.fr - Bluesky Video - Epstein scandal: How Jeffrey Epstein used Woody Allen to expand his network - Woody writes extensively about his affairs with underage women. Nobody noticed it.
Woody Allen - Wikipedia Allen was born Allan Stewart Konigsberg[26] at Mount Eden Hospital in the Bronx, New York City, on November 30, 1935 - His grandparents were Jewish immigrants to the U.S. from Austria and Panevėžys,Lithuania.



'Deeply concerning': Democratic congressional candidate rebukes ICE's presence in New York : politics

DHS Backs Its Agents in Marble Hill - But the NYPD's Own Surveillance Footage Tells a Different Story : politics

Man hospitalized after being struck by vehicle driven by ICE agent during chase : news



Republicans want Abdul El- Sayed to be the main character of the midterms. He's happy to oblige : politics
AIPAC's super PAC wades into Michigan Senate race | United Democracy Project spent nearly $100,000 on direct-mail advertisements against El-Sayed : politics ... AIPAC is the foreign influence genocide lobby ... United States of Israel
Abdul El-Sayed says Democrats must 'win by massive numbers' to fend off GOP election denial : politics

Gavin Newsom doubles down on opposition to California's billionaire tax : politics
The Story of the Gavin Newsom, Kimberly Guilfoyle Rug Photo early and often 'How Many Politicians Curl Up With Their Wife on the Floor?' Twenty years after he posed on a rug, Gavin Newsom can't shake the image
How Corrupt Do You Have to Be to Get Fired by this Administration? - Lawyers, Guns & Money The White House has asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as U.S. ambassador to Greece, after The Wall Street Journal reported that she had solicited $100,000 from a Trump donor in the run-up to her confirmation hearing last year.

Watch Live: Graham set to debate Senate challengers Andrews, Whitener in South Carolina : politics

James Talarico edges out Ken Paxton in poll as he returns to campaign trail : politics
Kari Lake turns James Talarico's flu recovery into a ridiculous 'bottom surgery' conspiracy theory : politics
Willie Nelson, Yo La Tengo Endorse James Talarico : Music
Who really controls Greg Abbott? The Texas governor's war on public schools is bankrolled by donors who want a Christian state : politics

Trump administration denies Illinois' request for disaster relief - again : politics

Ohio Democrats lose two transgender Pride Caucus members who say the party won't let them speak. The resignations came within 24 hours of each other and amidst allegations of censorship by their own party. : politics

In Pennsylvania, residents turn down $10,000 each to back a data center: 'It's like bribery' : technology




[ Removed by moderator ] : politics - Anthropic's Claude AI submits a false tip on a Philadelphia unsolved homicide case
Anthropic AI model sends false tip to Philadelphia police in unsolved case | AP News In September, another AI company, OpenAI, disclosed six reports of "unexpected or concerning" behavior in artificial-intelligence models.

AI Is Not 'Super Intelligence.' Why No One Should Use Trump's Term | Words evolve based on public use and technical precision, not because a president orders people to adopt them. : politics



No More Child Actors - Lawyers, Guns & Money Breaking Bad would not have worked without Walter White Jr. As played by RJ Mitte, Walter Jr. (or, as he sometimes preferred to be called, Flynn) was not the heart of the show, as innocent characters whose lives are shattered by the horrible acts of the charismatic antihero are sometimes described. But he was a necessary counterweight to those acts.

"The Bell Jar" (Sylvia Plath): Review and Discussion : books

LGM Film Club, Part 574: The Cost of Carelessness - Lawyers, Guns & Money 1913 film The Cost of Carelessness,



Erik Visits a (Latin) American Grave, Part 2,249 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of Orlando Letelier ... The Chilean Navy, led by the fascist Augusto Pinochet and with active support from Kissinger and the CIA, overthrew Allende on September 11, 1973, killing him. The era of torture began ... They placed a bomb in Letelier's car. On September 21, 1976, it exploded while he was in Sheridan Circle in Washington; there's a sign on the spot today. It killed both Letelier and his American colleague Ronni Karpen Moffitt. Pinochet personally ordered the assassination.



The global burden of premenopausal breast cancer is increasing, with a diet high in red meat contributing the greatest proportion of burden (11.2%) among the seven assessed risk factors. Smoking tobacco contributed the least (1.1%), while a high Body Mass Index (BMI) had a protective effect (-3.8%). : science

Women who use hormonal contraceptives tend to evaluate their own romantic and social qualities more favorably than women who do not use them. Synthetic hormones in birth control might inadvertently boost how women perceive their desirability to potential partners. : science

A new study says that the vast majority of long-term single adults maintain high and stable life satisfaction over time, despite experiencing wide variations in sexual fulfillment and their desire for a romantic partner. : science

Post by @silverarticfox.bsky.social - Bluesky Black Hole Time Warp: Gravity distorts time. Because a black hole's gravity is so intense, it creates extreme gravitational time dilation. If you spent just one hour orbiting near a supermassive black hole, thousands of years would pass back on Earth. A one-way time machine into the future.

ELI5 Why cant we test for rabies when the person/animal is alive? : explainlikeimfive
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Scientists fed people two 300-calorie meals with nearly identical carbs, fat, protein and salt. One was ultra-processed (deli turkey, instant mash, cookie, cereal), the other wasn't (egg, banana, cheese). The ultra-processed meal spiked insulin much higher for 2 hours. Processing itself may matter. : science

Tongue bacteria may be linked to how fast you think. In a study of 60 healthy UK and Belgian adults, more Prevotella histicola meant faster test responses. Possible reason: mouth bacteria help turn nitrate from foods like beetroot into nitric oxide, which opens blood vessels. Cause isn't proven yet. : science

A study of 154 archival documents found the U.S. cattle industry's leading trade association knew about livestock's contribution to global warming by 1989 but focused on downplaying methane emissions, challenging climate science and opposing efforts to reduce beef consumption. : science



ELI5 what is sleep paralysis : explainlikeimfive

What's a canon event that almost every man goes through but nobody warns you about? : AskReddit

What great person ruined their legacy the most? : AskReddit
John Edwards - Wikipedia

What's something people only understand after they've been through it themselves? : AskReddit

What is the best cover of a song you've ever heard? : AskReddit
(1) Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (Official Music Video) [HD] - YouTube
(1) Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (Official 4K Video) - YouTube

What profession has the most unearned arrogance? : AskReddit

ELI5: How did they discover antidepressants and antipsychotics without knowing what causes mood disorders? : explainlikeimfive

Men of Reddit, what outfit do you find most attractive on a woman? : AskReddit


Finally, Surface 12th/8th Editions are reasonable now : Surface
Creator of free Adobe clones unveils open-source Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint, and Word replications - Autodesk tools and other subscription-based services may come next : technology

Street Takeover : CambridgeMA

City Sunset : boston
Is it my imagination or are rents in Boston proper actually starting to come down? : boston






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Japan builds spy agency 'with the utmost urgency' as tensions with China escalate : worldnews


North Korea appears to have installed a fence south of the military demarcation line for the first time. As fears grow that its accelerating fortification work could eventually lead to armed clashes between the two Koreas : worldnews

Taiwan to boost military spending to 'deter war' with China : worldnews
China militia boat spotted for first time off Taiwan's east coast, patrol finds : worldnews



Putin Rejects Peace Talks in Trump Call, Vows to Press War : worldnews
Neither Putin nor Trump wanted to hang up first, Kremlin aide says after 'very friendly' call : worldnews - " hope the US president will not take offence if I quote his words that he is ready to continue talking with Vladimir Putin this evening, at night and the following day," Ushakov said.

Putin Reportedly Unable to Land in Moscow as Drones Paralyze Russia's Capital : worldnews

Putin Reportedly Unable to Land in Moscow as Drones Paralyze Russia's Capital : worldnews


Post by @volberg.bsky.social - Bluesky The first russian diesel shipment for the US is arriving on the east coast less than 24 hours after a deal securing the product was announced. Now the fun part? The MINERVA ZEN left St. Petersburg, russia on September 22nd and appears to have been heading for the US East Coast all along.



UN Human Rights expresses concern over mass detentions during Delhi, Mumbai protests; calls for release of detainees : worldnews
Internet services to be suspended from tonight in Central Delhi for 24 hours amid CJP's October 10 Jantar Mantar protest call : worldnews


At least 12 killed and hundreds injured in Saudi Arabia airport missile strikes : politics - I've been saying it for years now but it's truly deeply sad to see the loss of life and peace for an entire region because a bunch of people lured by trumps racism elected him, and he tore up the Obama nuclear deal. 80,000 people voting different could have prevented what will ultimately be hundreds of billions if not trillions lost on this war.


Iranian security forces face wave of deadly attacks in restive southeast : worldnews



Palestinian postpone their first elections in 20 years : worldnews

Israeli settlers plant dozens of ​Israeli flags at the streetside entrance of Palestinian shop : pics - This really is not very different from the KKK putting a burning cross on a Black family's lawn, except that the US military didn't stand around guarding KKK members while they set up to do such things.



Zelenskyy furious as Trump announces deal to buy Russian diesel : worldnews
Trump says Ukraine should get a new president as he blames Zelenskyy for US diesel prices : worldnews
Ukraine Vows to Keep Striking Russian Refineries Despite Trump Deal – FT : worldnews
US threatened to cut intelligence sharing with Ukraine over strikes on Russian oil refineries : worldnews
Ukraine hit by deadly Russian strikes as 'thanks for Trump diesel deal, Zelenskyy says : politics - As if that wasn't obvious in 2008 when Bush did fuck all to help Georgia. Or 2014 when Russian invasion of Crimea and Donbas kicked off under Obama. Or when Trump pulled out of Iraq and sold Kurds out like he does. It's mind boggling when you look at American history and realize how the only thing that's been constant through centuries is its selfish nature.. Money does have short memory tho

Russian glide bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia kills at least 15 people : worldnews - All for what? A days worth of diesel? That's what betraying Ukraine is worth to Trump.

Russian attacks plunge Kyiv into near-total darkness, disrupt power, metro, water supply : worldnews


/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1690, Part 1 (Thread #1837) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 10, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 9, 2026: 1,420 personnel, 1,591 UAVs, and 50 artillery systems.



EU calls US sanctions on International Criminal Court 'regrettable' and says it is "ready to take any necessary measures to enable the court to carry out its work" : worldnews


Denmark set to allow return of 'physical force' to maintain order in schools : worldnews

Former Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof says the Trump administration's shifting approach to Russia and Ukraine left European countries struggling to keep up : worldnews


Brazilian prosecutors on Friday filed an unprecedented lawsuit against oil giant Shell's subsidiary in the country, demanding $108 million in compensation over deadly 2024 floods : worldnews

Panama struck by 2 powerful earthquakes, U.S. Geological Survey says : worldnews
Earthquake in Panama 7.7 magnitude : WTF

Trump wants to dismantle the ICC. These jurists want Canada to intervene : politics




Week 90 - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread : politics
The nation's cartoonists on the week in politics - POLITICO
Tom the Dancing Bug: Mark Zuckerberg presents 'AI and U!' - Daily Kos
A modest proposal by Tom Tomorrow - Daily Kos


Post by @nothoodlum.bsky.social - Bluesky Nailed it. (Oil deal w/Putin)
Putin Cons Trump Into Making Massive Oil Deal With Russia : politics
Trump says Ukraine should get a new president, blames Zelenskyy for U.S. diesel prices : politics
Trump Strikes 'Deal With the Devil' for Russian Diesel as High Prices Hinder GOP in Midterms : politics - Just a reminder that the US consumes more than 17 million tons of diesel fuel in a month. 3 million tons over three months won't put a dent in our fuel prices. But the billions of dollars flowing to Russia now will certainly put a dent in Ukraine
Zelensky decries US-Russia diesel deal: 'Gifts to Putin will not bring peace' : politics
Donald Trump's dirty deal with Vladimir Putin will damage him : politics
Trump strikes deal with Putin to supply Russian diesel to U.S. and global markets : politics - So you pass a law that raises 100% tariffs on any country that buys oil from Russia, then you turn around and buy oil from Russia
Trump's diesel agreement with Putin accused of contradicting Russia sanctions law : politics
Trump promised to end the Russia-Ukraine war in a day. Now he's funding it : politics

A stain on the country - Lawyers, Guns & Money The big news yesterday is that Donald Trump, who started a war against Iran that drove up diesel fuel prices a lot, is committing the US government to buying billions of dollars of diesel fuel from Russia, a country that: (a) Is actively aiding Iran in its war with the US; and (b) Also, like the US, currently attacking another country in a wholly illegal manner, and, like the US, committing many war crimes in the process.
Trump funds Putin's war - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Bipartisan bill barring U.S. purchase of Russian oil on the horizon: Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick

Post by @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social - Bluesky So Ukrainians are now monsters. What's next, they will sanction us? help Russia bomb Ukraine?
Post by @kevinmkruse.bsky.social - Bluesky Weird that Donald Trump's message is that people who are being assaulted can stop it all by giving up and submitting to the aggressor, so weird, so so weird
Post by @sholahoon.bsky.social - Bluesky "Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And that process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped." G. Orwell, "1984"
Post by @atrupar.com - Bluesky Rachel Campos-Duffy claims Ukraine has killed "a million kids on the Russian side" ... Rachel Campos-Duffy has nine biological children with her husband, Sean Duffy

Trump: I 'should have won' Nobel Peace Prize, award is 'forever discredited' : politics
Trump Says He Should Have Won 8 Nobels After Being Snubbed for the Prize : politics
Despite starting the Iran war, Trump still thinks he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize and complains the winner is someone 'who nobody has ever heard of' : politics
Trump's Nobel Grudge Explodes in 590-Word Midnight Rant - The president has made a truly delusional case for why he should have won the award despite breaking a key campaign promise. : politics
Trump fumes over Nobel peace prize snub and criticizes Norway : politics
Trump says Norway has 'indelible stain' for not awarding him Nobel Peace Prize : worldnews


Army caught off guard by Hegseth's order to make firing squad execution public : politics
Kelly calls to remove Hegseth 'immediately' over public execution plan : politics
Soldiers Are Already Looking for a Way Out of Hegseth's Livestreamed Firing Squad : politics
Pete Hegseth branded 'deeply unwell' as GOP and Dem critics pile on over livestream execution: 'Obscene medieval spectacle' : politics
America is sliding into a dystopia - complete with TV executions : politics
Trump, asked if he approved live-streaming execution, says 'absolutely' : politics
Hegseth's public execution plan meets the age of viral violence : politics
Fear mongering vs Republicans real sharia laws : PoliticalHumor
Pope Leo declares death penalty 'inadmissible' as his native US plans to livestream execution : worldnews
'Barbaric': Catholic Leader Condemns Hegseth's Plan for Public Execution : politics
GOP lawmakers push back on Hegseth decision to livestream execution : politics

The Case for Impeachment: Trump's contempt for the rule of law subverts democracy : politics
Trump Is Begging to Be Impeached : politics

Trump asks Supreme Court to revive 2016 election lawsuit against Hillary Clinton : politics
Post by @nothoodlum.bsky.social - Bluesky After a federal judge dismissed the case as frivolous, knowingly false, and abusive, Trump and Alina Habba were hit with nearly $1 million in sanctions. Now he's back at it again, just in time for the midterms.


Why Is Kash Patel Planning to Visit Russia? : politics

Trump donor accuses Kimberly Guilfoyle of asking him to pay her $100K credit card bill: 'It was all quid pro quo' : politics
Read Guilfoyle's texts to GOP donor Deters: 'You'll literally cost me my ambassadorship' : politics

Katie Miller Throws Wild House Parties After Fleeing to Military Base : politics

Lauren Boebert's Beetlejuice Scandal Comes Back to Haunt Her : politics

JD Vance says socialism is when trans kids play sports. He might want to look in a dictionary or a history book. : politics ... Elon Musk makes 8 million dollars a day from grants and contracts with the United States government ... Musk is literally, legally, and quantifiably the biggest welfare queen in the entire history of the world. I can only roll my eyes when these grifting greedy hypocrites smarm about 'socialism' as if they weren't the biggest parasites on the plane
Post by @terribletowelie.bsky.social - Bluesky - JD Vance is just John Wayne Gacy with eyeliner

Trump's DOJ Is Hiring Only the Best MAGA Wing Nuts : politics ... The next dem administration is going to have to remove EVERY maga creature slithering through the federal government. Starting with the DOJ.

Want to Avoid Another Jan. 6? Defeat These Republicans. : politics


What will happen to the Trump administration if they lose in the midterms? : AskReddit
The Final Battle for America's Democracy | The New Republic Forget November 3. It's January 3 when Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans might bury our democracy once and for all. Here's how.

Elon Musk's PAC is spreading inaccurate voting information, election officials say : politics

Post by @meidastouch.com - Bluesky Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA): At this point in time in 2022, a little over 200,000 Virginians had voted. At this point in time in 2026, approximately 450,000 Virginians have voted early.


Kamala Harris's Husband Privately Says He Doesn't Want Her to Run for President Again : politics


Troops loitering near D.C. ballot box were not guarding it, National Guard says : politics - U.S. law prohibits the positioning of "any troops or armed men at any place where a general or special election is held"



MAHA loyalists accuse Trump administration of 'broken promises' | A scorecard from MAHA activists suggests the Trump administration has broken most of its promises to the movement. The "burn feels especially raw," one prominent activist said. : politics



How Is Child Marriage Still Legal in the U.S.? : politics - An entire political party supports and protects a pedophile president, you do the math.


Up to 12 Million Americans Have Lost Health Coverage During Trump's Second Term: Analysis : politics

FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmed : politics


9 dead after shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, governor says; suspected shooter also dead : news Family annihilation? I guess it's that time of year. Fuck.
Familicide: Domestic Abusers Killing Multiple Family Members | Psychology Today Three U.S. women die each day, killed by current or former boyfriends or husbands.
Familicide: When Domestic Abusers Kill Their Families and Sometimes, Themselves Abusers only rarely kill their partner and children, but just the idea is terrifying

Christa Pike discharged from hospital and returned to prison, her lawyers say : news


John Sedgwick, who wrote of storied family's history, dies at 72
John Sedgwick (author) - Wikipedia
Sedgwick family - Wikipedia
Edie Sedgwick - Wikipedia
Andy Warhol - Wikipedia


Post by @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social - Bluesky When one voice speaks up, it can create a chain…. A community of survivors comfortable enough to just ask for help.
The dads who are speaking up about the Cornell rape case - The Washington Post On social media, fathers are modeling age-appropriate conversations they're having with their kids about consent.



Democrats begin leaking names from redacted Epstein files : politics
Democrats start leaking names from redacted Epstein files Leon Botstein, who resigned from college post, believed to be the first person mentioned on a list of many associates of late paedophile - Leon Botstein, a former president of Bard College in New York, resigned from his remaining academic posts on Wednesday after Jamie Raskin, a Democrat and senior member of the House judiciary committee, wrote a letter to the university linking him to several emails in the tranche of documents relating to the Epstein investigation.
Jeffrey Epstein seduced the classical music world. But why? Emails expose the paedophile financier's calculated pursuit of maestros and institutions as he sought cultural cachet
Leon Botstein - Wikipedia Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein



Critical state races - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Troy Jackson has 4-point lead over Susan Collins in Washington Post poll : politics

Ossoff Wipes the Floor With Mike Collins as He Cites Third Reich Hires : politics The guy hired a Nazi sympathizer, a Holocaust denier, and an antisemite. Ossoff read every name into the record. Collins had nothing.

CNN poll shows trouble for GOP in key Ohio races, voters souring on Trump : politics

'Darline is not Lindsey': Could a Graham really lose South Carolina for the GOP? : politics

Tennessee court overturns killer's conviction because jury wasn't told that the victim was transgender : politics
Tennessee Court Rules Killing of Woman May Have Been Justifiable Because She Was Trans. The ruling, the first of its kind in Tennessee history, revives elements of the infamous 'trans panic' defense. : politics

Florida execution called off after DeSantis withdraws death warrant for first time : politics - Turns out the convict's victim was an underage girl. For the GOP that's only a misdemeanor.

Gavin Newsom backs measure to kill the billionaire tax and ban future wealth taxes : politics - And he was married to Kimberly Guilfoyle the 'ambassador' to Greece who just got exposed to begging GOP donors to wire her money, they're all crooks ... His father also negotiated the hostage release in the 1970s for the grandson of the world's richest man. Bill Newsom traveled to Rome with $2.8 million to have John Paul Getty III released. Getty's grandfather haggled and negotiated the ransom when he was one of only a handful of global billionaires at that point.

Trump wants Talarico and Paxton to debate. Talarico couldn't be happier | PBS News

Montana Democrat who refuses to drop out may spoil party's Senate hopes : politics - She's a "former" republican who's supported by Republican PACs.
Montana Democrat who refuses to drop out may spoil party's Senate hopes - The Washington Post Candidate Alani Bankhead vigorously denies claims she is a Republican plant running to take votes away from a more popular independent.



Anthropic cites new AI misbehavior, some on government sites : worldnews

AI will make Americans dumber and poorer : politics

Researchers from UC Berkeley recently found that spending just 10 minutes relying on an AI tool significantly impairs the user's ability to focus and persist with difficult tasks. : science


LGM Film Club, Part 573: Thief - Lawyers, Guns & Money



Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,248 - Lawyers, Guns & Money



People who got diagnosed with adhd or autism as adults, what is something that started to make sense about yourself? : AskReddit

Moms who vacuumed, aired out futons and used anti-mite covers more often while pregnant had toddlers less likely to show signs of developmental delays at 18 months to 3 years, in a Japanese study of over 81,000 mother-child pairs. The more often they cleaned, the lower the odds. : science

Prize-winning image which sparked backlash was AI-generated, Nikon rules : worldnews Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare, inherited disorder. It affects cilia, tiny hairlike structures that help your body clear mucus. PCD leads to repeat respiratory infections that are often severe. It can also affect organ placement in a developing fetus. Adults and children with this diagnosis need ongoing treatments and monitoring.

Swiss gene therapy for blindness makes further encouraging progress : worldnews

Children who received more warmth and encouragement at age 3 showed stronger reward-related brain responses from ages 9 to 18, while harsh or intrusive parenting was linked to weaker responses and potentially higher depression risk : science

Cannabis may not actually help you sleep better: a 35-year study of 1,266 U.S. adults found long-term and recent users slept worse when tracked by wrist monitors (more waking up, more broken sleep), yet they didn't notice it themselves and rated their sleep just as good as nonusers did. : science

A natural protein that's up to 2,000 times sweeter than sugar from a West African fruit cut blood sugar spikes from ice cream by about half in a trial of 101 adults with fatty liver disease, with even bigger drops in people with type 2 diabetes and no serious side effects were reported in the study. : science - the fruit is the Oubli fruit.



Doctors of Reddit, what are some things you keep to yourself that you wish you could tell people/patients? : AskReddit

ELI5: How does the Gambler's Fallacy and the Law of Large Numbers NOT contradict each other? : explainlikeimfive

What slang totally gives your age away? : AskReddit "Cool" has aged remarkably well.


New Surface Laptop - Any Recommendations? : Surface






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A giant Taiwan ‌flag has been suspended under a US-made helicopter and flown over Taipei in a move meant to defy Beijing's objections to the country's independence : worldnews



Trump says Russia agreed to supply millions of tons of diesel to US, global markets : worldnews - So...we are now funding Russias war effort.?
U.S. lifts sanctions on sale of Russian diesel in global markets until April 7 next year : worldnews
Zelenskiy says letting Russia sell diesel to US is 'investment in war' : worldnews

Russian search engine Yandex struggles after Ukrainian strikes on data centres : worldnews


EU Parliament rejects Russia's 'fake election' results. The parliament decried the “destruction of any remnants of democracy in Russia.” : worldnews

neonpurplestar comments on /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1689, Part 1 (Thread #1836) some interesting news from the abomination which people usually call russia:



India Cancels Trains, Floods Capital with Police to Block Protests : worldnews



The Trump plan changed nothing: One year later, Gaza still lives in ruins, under bombs

Israel Denounces the Decision to Award the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay : worldnews
Israel Denounces the Decision to Award the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay - The New York Times Ms. Pillay, a human rights lawyer, was drawn into the international spotlight last year as chair of a commission that found that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza.



Zelensky says Trump is unwilling to help Ukraine and this call may prove it : politics


/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1689, Part 1 (Thread #1836) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 9, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 8, 2026 1,710 personnel, 1,757 UAVs, and 67 artillery systems.



Greece moves to end cash on courier deliveries : worldnews

Merz criticises former chancellor Schröder's visit and celebration of Putin's birthday "absolutely immoral" : worldnews
German Chancellor Merz condemns Gerhard Schröder's visit to Moscow for Putin's birthday | Ukrainska Pravda German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has sharply criticised former chancellor Gerhard Schröder for visiting Russian leader Vladimir Putin to celebrate Putin's birthday.

Two paintings stolen from Renoir Museum in France are recovered : worldnews Two paintings by Auguste Renoir stolen a month ago from a museum in the south of France have been recovered, the local town hall has said.



Brazilian judge issues arrest warrant for Eduardo Bolsonaro, brother of a presidential candidate : worldnews

Powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake hits Panama and triggers tsunami warnings : worldnews
Powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Panama and triggers panic in capital | Panama | The Guardian The quake caused buildings and roads to collapse but the country appeared to escape widespread destruction or deaths
7.7 magnitude earthquake shakes Panama, sparking tsunami threat in region : worldnews

Post by @sunkissedpeaks.bsky.social - Bluesky Huh. I guess having a convicted sexual assaulter and all around piece of shit as a president has consequences.

Prison riot in Mexico's Sinaloa state kills 10 and leaves 16 injured : worldnews

Canadian economy lost 68,000 jobs in September : worldnews





Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay roasts Trump after winning award: 'If you clap more I might share it with him' : politics
Former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize as Trump loses again : politics

Trump Administration Hits International Criminal Court With Severe Sanctions - The New York Times U.S. officials announced the new, sweeping punishments just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize committee gave its annual honor to a former court judge.
US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize : worldnews
Russia requests ICC leaders' extradition, draws Japan protest : worldnews


US has lost or sustained damage to 81 military aircraft worth up to $3.3 billion in Iran war, congressional report says : politics - $3.3 BILLION. In one war we didn't need to be in. That's 81 aircraft gone because this administration wanted to play tough guy with Iran. Imagine what $3.3 billion could do for healthcare, schools, housing , but no, we burned it in the desert. And they want to talk about fiscal responsibility?


US Embassy Aide Suppressed Report on Israeli Killings of Americans in West Bank | David Milstein, top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee, has wielded enormous power in US-Israel policy decisions. : politics ... An American aide covering up the killing of AMERICANS by a foreign government. Let that sink in. If any other country did this we'd have sanctions by morning. But because it's Israel, we suppress the report. America First was always a lie.
David Milstein (advisor) - Wikipedia On September 21, 2026, Politico published an investigation into Milstein, reporting he had solicited cash gifts from Israeli citizens to celebrate his wedding.
Does America First Really Mean Israel First? | The Nation Mike Huckabee's aide shows how an extremist agenda dominates Trump's Middle East policy.

'Medieval' and 'disturbing': US plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnation | US justice system | The Guardian
What to know about public executions, and why they stopped in the U.S. - The Washington Post Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Fort Hood shooter's execution would be livestreamed, which would make it the first public execution in the U.S. in decades
Execution TV? Pete Hegseth has taken the once 'greatest democracy' to a horrific new low : politics
Hegseth says Hasan execution will be public : politics - Conservatives: kids shouldn't see LGBTQ people on tv. Also conservatives: SHOW THIS EXECUTION ON TV.
Hegseth faces bipartisan backlash over public execution for Fort Hood shooter - POLITICO Both Republican and Democratic critics said the plan was beneath the United States.
America: where we can watch a firing squad, but we can't watch Stephen Colbert. : PoliticalHumor

Trump's performance of gender - Lawyers, Guns & Money A comment from Karen, Cassandra of Texas, regarding Pete "Dead Butch" Hegseth's sadistic fantasies: The Right has made expertise and learning something 'girly' and weak, and thus being a brute is now an essential element of manliness. = Trump and Hegseth see thinking and learning as effeminate, and thus inferior. The original 20th C fascists thought the same thing ... How is it, then, that Trump is worshiped as the very pinnacle of (straight) Manhood by his cult? The answer, it would seem, is that Trump's purported masculinity, like his purported charisma, is something that is wholly projected onto him by those who need these things to exist -- and the fact that to those outside the cult these things are not merely completely invisible, but the opposite of the observed facts, is merely more evidence to those within the cult that they understand the true essence of the Leader, in a way that's inaccessible to outsiders/enemies.
Pete Hegseth Wants to Livestream a Snuff Film – Mother Jones The defense secretary plans to telecast the military's first firing squad execution since 1945.
US Archbishop Coakley: Livestreaming execution promotes a 'culture of death' - Vatican News
Catholic, evangelical leaders condemn public execution plan of Fort Hood gunman The public execution even of one who has done grave harm will only further undermine the moral fabric of our nation and be a blight on the conscience of its people,' Archbishop Paul S. Coakley said in a statement.
Post by @macrogers.bsky.social - Bluesky Okay so we have a number now: the Onion is officially 6 months ahead of reality. The Onion @theonion.com · From The Archive: DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment


Post by @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social - Bluesky I doubt Russia has tons of diesel to export. They're in a fuel shortage crisis. It'd be illegal, violating sanctions. And awful strategy while Russia is attacking Ukraine, menacing NATO allies, and helping Iran target Americans. But looks like Trump trying to jawbone markets before the midterms.

Trump escalates effort to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook - The Washington Post A commission that will report to the president will assess the mortgage fraud allegations against her and consider evidence from a hearing next month.

Post by @atrupar.com - Bluesky Trump tries to start a race war: "The once Great State of Minnesota is being taken over by Somali Immigrants ... The Somalians should not be allowed to get away with what they are doing. They view you as weak and stupid people. Fight back Minnesota, fight back!"
Post by @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social - Bluesky This is so dangerous! President Trump is deliberately inciting race hatred against an ethnic minority, calling on the people of Minnesota to "fight back" against "Somali immigrants." This must be a terrifying moment for the Somali community (who are overwhelmingly US citizens).

Hunter Biden painting sale update - Lawyers, Guns & Money Remember when Jimmy Carter had to put his peanut farm in a blind trust? - President Donald Trump disclosed more than 500 securities transactions in August, including a purchase of up to $25 million in Meta stock and an investment of as much as $5 million in SpaceX debt two days before he signed a sweeping policy aimed at expanding U.S. commercial space transportation, according to a newly released financial disclosure.
Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy : politics
Trump purchased up to $5 million of SpaceX bonds days before major space order : politics

How Trump's Revenge Campaign Descended Into Turmoil - The New York Times The president's allies have sought to prove a "grand conspiracy" through a sprawling Justice Department inquiry. It has buckled under staffing shake-ups, internal disputes and trouble finding evidence.

More of this please - Lawyers, Guns & Money Jamie Raskin gets it: President Donald Trump may get a show at the Smithsonian, though not as he might have hoped. On October 6, representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland introduced a bill directing officials from the Smithsonian Institution to collect and preserve "artifacts related to the President's narcissistic self-worship." ... "The Preserving and Remembering the History of Trump and other Tyrants Act" is, in part, a response to July's executive order 14416, which was titled "Restoring Trust in the Smithsonian Institution."

Another Member of Trump's Inner Circle Works for Russian-Linked Group : politics
Photo shows top Trump aide's daughter with pro-Russia politician in Bosnia : politics

'It Was All Quid Pro Quo': GOP Donor Goes on the Record to Accuse Kimberly Guilfoyle of Corruption : politics

Trump keeps changing who gets his $5,000 dividend, and only 21% of voters believe he'll actually pay it : politics

Trump immigrant purge could cut social security for Americans by $2,000 a year : politics

'Using the presidency to line his pockets': could claims of corruption fuel backlash against Trump? : politics

The DOJ Is Weighing Perjury Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson | WIRED The Justice Department is considering a perjury and obstruction-of-justice case against Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide who testified against Donald Trump to the January 6 committee.

Post by @thetnholler.bsky.social - Bluesky "Prices would've DECLINED without the tariffs" The Trump Tax is real

Trump's New Press Secretary Says Abortion Pill Came From Nazi Germany : politics

Expressing multiple emotions at one time : pics - Susan Dell

The Greatest Unionbuster of Them All - Lawyers, Guns & Money Donald Trump makes Ronald Reagan look like Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

If and when it rains, she takes the credit - Lawyers, Guns & Money Here's someone in the Trump orbit who really gets it: Kimberly Guilfoyle was preparing for her congressional hearing to become U.S. ambassador to Greece when she reached out to a Trump donor with an urgent request: She needed $100,000 that she said she owed American Express-in a way that wouldn't leave a paper trail.

The man who always put others first - Lawyers, Guns & Money The level of sheer delusion on display here, which remains absolutely endemic among MAGA voters, is still difficult to comprehend:Clemens, who pitched for the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, and Houston Astros throughout his career, winning two World Series championships with the Yankees, served as the introductory speaker for Trump ahead of his speech on Wednesday night.

Republicans don't have a clear boogeyman for this year's midterms : politics

Trump's approval rating sinks to new second-term low, Pew poll shows : politics
Trump's approval sinks to 30 percent in new Pew survey


Early vote tracker - Lawyers, Guns & Money The Florida Election Lab is tracking the early vote in the midterms. As I've mentioned it's hard for somebody born in the 50s (h/t Sting) to adjust to the fact that “the election” is now a several week thing, and Election Day is just the end of that process.

Forecast Moves 18 Races Towards Democrats Weeks Before Elections : politics
Cook Political Report moves 18 House races toward Democrats
House Republicans are bracing for catastrophe in once safe red seats - POLITICO GOP internal polling revealed key House seats that Trump won comfortably in 2024 are now competitive.


Transphobia won't save the GOP in 2026. It probably never did. : politics

Latino Turnout - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Watch JD Vance Try to Define Socialism - The vice president made up his own bizarre definition when asked what he thinks socialism means. : politics ... "I think in reality what it actually means in the American context is that you wanna replace American workers with foreign workers and you want boys to play in girls' sports. That's what unites the socialists that I see running across the United States of America today."


Post by @rbreich.bsky.social - Bluesky Trump has denied disaster relief for Illinois following severe storms in August. Trump approved a request from Indiana for damage resulting from the same storms. One is a "blue state." The other is a "red state." No other president has politicized natural disasters the way that Trump has.


Patel's FBI wants to give UFC exclusive contract to train agents CEO Dana White has long been an ally of President Donald Trump and his administration. Agents would be trained in hand-to-hand combat.


Opinion | Tucker Carlson tried to defend Hitler. Jacob Rees-Mogg knew better. - The Washington Post In a conversation with Jacob Rees-Mogg, the commentator played fast and loose with the historical record.


COVID in Mass.: Experts highlight endemic status and low severity Experts say it poses less and less of a threat


Ryan Hanafin: Son argued with mom before Reading shooting, report says An argument over cats, a graphic Snapchat message, and 19 guns found in home: The latest allegations in fatal Reading shooting



NYC Mayor calls Trump, says ICE shot a man in car with a child : politics
ICE agent shoots man in New York City with five-year-old reportedly in car : politics
ICE Agent on Scene of NYC Shooting Was Posing as Construction Worker, Eyewitness Says : politics
Crust News (@crustnews): "A person has been shot by ICE in the Bronx, New York. The person is understood to be injured. While we are unsure of the shooter at this time, we can confirm ICE agent Brenden Cuni was at the scene. Cuni has been seen acting in a supervisor role, and could have been running th…" A person has been shot by ICE in the Bronx, New York. The person is understood to be injured. While we are unsure of the shooter at this time, we can confirm ICE agent Brenden Cuni was at the scene. Cuni has been seen acting in a supervisor role, and could have been running the ICE operation.
ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests : politics

Stephen Miller Wants ICE Facilities to Be Intentionally Inhumane : politics

'Go After Anybody': ICE Gets Terrifying Marching Orders in California | ICE has launched a new crackdown just weeks before the midterms. : politics

Who Signs Up for the Fascist Strike Force? - Lawyers, Guns & Money When you are looking to find the worst Americans in the world to round up undocumented people and engage in ethnic cleansing, you are really getting the best of our people:



'There Must Be Room to Mourn Every Single Life,' Mamdani Says of Oct. 7 Attack and Genocide That Followed : politics

Democrat in Maine leading Republican Susan Collins, poll shows : politics

In Senate Debate, Abdul El-Sayed Rips Mike Rogers as 'Weak,' 'Cowardly,' and 'Bought Off' : politics
'He Thinks We Don't Know Any Better,' Says El-Sayed After Latest Hateful Trump Attack : politics
FBI post featuring El-Sayed runs afoul of Hatch Act, experts say : politics

Trump calls for Paxton-Talarico debate as Texas Senate race heats up : politics
In attacking Talarico for campaign absence, Trump calls for debate that Paxton has avoided - The Democrat, off the trail with the flu, quickly accepted the president's call to "immediately report to a Debate Stage" with Ken Paxton. : politics
Talarico faces the Texas turnout test that thwarted Beto O'Rourke : politics
Texas' glitchy voter registration system makes it harder to clear backlog, election officials say – Houston Public Media Frustrated officials say 'unacceptable' technology glitches with Texas' TEAM system are impeding work to resolve a backlog of hundreds of thousands of records.
Ken Paxton wants to cut your healthcare and social security - Lawyers, Guns & Money
'He Thinks Working People Are a Joke': Ken Paxton Floats Social Security Cuts in Leaked Audio : politics
Ken Paxton took nearly 1,000 trips with state-funded security : politics - 1,000 trips, $3.3 million of taxpayer money, and only 138 were actually for state business. So 862 personal vacations on the taxpayer dime. That's not an Attorney General, that's a grifter with a badge. And Texas Republicans will still vote for him.

No One Was Paying Attention to Gina Hinojosa a Month Ago. Now Republicans Are Worried. : politics - Texas Republicans spent 30 years turning Texas into Gilead. Now they're finding out Texans actually hate being ruled by corrupt, cruel, Trump-worshiping clowns. Too late.
Opinion | 'You've Lied to Me Enough.' In Texas, MAGA Voters Are Breaking Ranks. - The New York Times



The Math Dump - Lawyers, Guns & Money Every post about the unfitness of the AI community to advise us on a path forward should begin with the observation that nobody else wants a world of data centers.


Maybe Vaccines Are Good..... - Lawyers, Guns & Money I can't wait to die of pancreatic cancer someday because RFK Jr wanted Americans to have purity of essence:

Research shows doctors' prescribing habits are heavily influenced by payments, gifts, and free meals from pharmaceutical companies, leading to more expensive, less appropriate and more drugs being prescribed. : science

Research shows that the invisible mental load of planning and organizing household life predicts women's relationship and sexual satisfaction more strongly than the division of physical chores like cooking or cleaning. : science


The surprising origins of Hawaii's settlement - The Washington Post New study suggests that settlement of the Pacific occurred in a migration process with what the authors call a series of nested genetic bottlenecks.

Women Are More Likely to Be Interested in Jobs Where Most Employees Are Women. Researchers Suggest Workplace Gender Representation May Influence Career Interest and Help Explain Why Some Professions Remain Male or Female Dominated. : science



Parents, what is a moment of a sudden overwhelming instinct that something was wrong with your child (who was near or far) and you were right? : AskReddit

Emotional blunting is common in depression and bipolar disorder, even after symptoms ease. It covers experiences such as apathy, loss of motivation, anhedonia (a reduced ability to feel pleasure), emotional numbness, and diminished empathy. It is also a known side effect of some antidepressants. : science


Julia Child's Former Cambridge Home Lists For $6.475 Million : CambridgeMA
Julia Child's Former Boston-Area Home Lists for $6.5 Million
Chef Julia Child's Former Home - 103 Irving Street, Cambridge, MA - YouTube
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Super El Nino: Latest on phenomenon intensity as Pacific heats up The equatorial Pacific continues to heat up at unprecedented levels, putting this year's phenomenon on track to smash all records
There has been a 73% decline in the average population sizes of monitored vertebrates -- mammals, fish, birds and amphibians -- over 52 years between 1970 and 2022, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) biennial Living Planet Report, 2026. : worldnews


Russian diplomatic car involved in Tokyo crash, four injured : worldnews



Russia Denies Report of Second Case of Illness in Siberia : worldnews

Ukraine Strikes Yandex Data Center, Russian Oil Refinery Overnight : worldnews

neonpurplestar comments on /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1688, Part 1 (Thread #1835) A small amount of interesting news from the abomination which people usually call russia:

Post by @the-hedgehog.bsky.social - Bluesky A series of strikes against mobile fire groups of the Russian Federation.

Post by @leoskyview.bsky.social - Bluesky Interesting Mediazona article on some Russian recruitment: Last week, we learned that St. Petersburg resident Vitaly Smidovich had died in Ukraine. The man, who suffered from epileptic seizures, was lured with an offer to repair houses damaged by drones, recruited, and sent to the front. 1/4



Cancer drug prices in India may fall as margins to be capped at 30% : worldnews



Seychelles giant tortoise numbers hit record 180,000 in conservation triumph : worldnews


"They hit us bad." Newly obtained footage, witness accounts detail Iran attack - and U.S. retreat - at major post in Kuwait : politics


Tanker attacked off Qatar with multiple casualties as Iran says all routes for transporting oil through the Strait of Hormuz will be 'closed' : worldnews

Trump says he is not keen on a deal with Iran as U.S. reportedly prepares for 'massive bombing' : worldnews undefined
Iranian operatives used AI to plant fake stories in multiple US media outlets : worldnews
Iran Will Neither Halt Enrichment Nor Surrender Stockpile, Says Nuclear Chief : worldnews - But for 80,000 votes spread across three states, we'd still have the JCPOA today.




Israeli settlers beat AFP photographer in occupied West Bank : worldnews - They are not settlers. They are terrorists.



Zelenskyy responds to Rubio: You cannot negotiate with Russia and talk about a diplomatic stalemate at the same time : worldnews
'War Is His Nature': Zelensky Says Putin's Birthday 'Gift' Killed 28 Ukrainians. : worldnews

US, Russia confirm Trump' s latest Ukraine peace push is falling apart : worldnews
Trump 'Can And Should' Do More: Zelensky Slams US-Russia Business Talks : worldnews
Zelensky sends delegation to meet Trump envoys as he hints at secret US-Russia economic talks : worldnews

Russian strike on buses kills 30 in frontline Ukrainian city : worldnews

Post by @christopherjm.ft.com - Bluesky The combined death toll from Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities over the past day and a half rose to at least 64 people.

Ukraine Disrupts Russia's Donetsk Offensive | ISW

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1688, Part 1 (Thread #1835) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 8, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 7, 2026: 1,830 personnel, 1,702 UAVs, and 47 artillery systems.


Polish SIM cards found in Russian drones downed in Poland : worldnews

The Netherlands now views Russia as an enemy, not an aggressor, says Defense Min. : worldnews


Gruesome injuries throw spotlight on France's policing of high school protests : worldnews
France Successfully Launches New M51.3 Ballistic Missile from a Submarine : worldnews

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the UK was open to ‌Germany joining a partnership between Britain, Italy and Japan to build a new fighter jet : worldnews
Judge says search warrants used to seize property form Prince Andrew were illegal
The Retreat - Lawyers, Guns & Money There's a LOT going on with respect to the redeployment of the B-1B force out of Great Britain ... But to anyone watching the deployment of American power around the globe in the seven months since Mr. Trump decided to attack Iran, it was another glaring example of how, time after time, Mr. Trump and his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, have been forced into retreat, pulling back military forces that had been deployed to the Middle East and Britain as a deterrent.


Thousands protest Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, fearing far-right return : worldnews

New US indictment charges former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with torture : worldnews

Future presidents and governors in Mexico now barred from holding dual citizenship : worldnews




Four astronauts return after eight months in space


How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel : politics
How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel - The New York Times A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.

UPS Worker Missed Security Email, Letting China Get F-35 Parts : politics

Some chaplains fear Hegseth's new Religious Affairs office will push 'one flavor' of Christianity : politics

Fort Hood shooter's execution will be live-streamed, Defense Dept. says - The Washington Post "We'll make sure that people are able to watch it," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday about the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan - The execution is scheduled for Dec. 3.
Hegseth Wants Public to Watch First Firing Squad Execution Since WWII : politics
Pentagon: Execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed
Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed : news
DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment - The Onion Published: April 27, 2026

The world has passed peak Trump : politics

Inflation on many everyday items was entirely due to tariffs, NY Fed says : politics - Pity the stupid fuckwits who voted for Trump after an open letter signed by 16 Nobel prize winning economists saying this is exactly what would happen, won't believe the NY Fed as well.a>
Jason Selvig says MAGA supporters use 'any excuse possible' to avoid blaming Trump for economy : politics

Election Denier's Lawyer Reveals Trump's Secret Plan Ahead of Midterms : politics

Trump Wakes Up From Oval Office Nap to Discuss Putin's Birthday | The 80-year-old president fell asleep during his own White House event. : politics

Trump doubles down on California comments: 'Let them hit San Diego, let them hit Los Angeles' : politics - Maga spent all week claiming he didn't say that so of course he doubles down. a>
Trump again invokes missiles hitting LA and San Diego: 'You want to see problems?' : politics
Trump swats away female journalist after she asks him to explain 'take out' LA and San Diego comment : politics

Trump declares anyone who uses the term Artificial Intelligence to be 'The Enemy!' : politics

Trump Plot for Stunning Election-Day Surprise : politics
Trump Blocks International Board From Conducting Oversight of Midterm Elections : politics

The Case for Impeachment: If Trump's misconduct is not impeachable, nothing is : politics

If Trump Steals an Election, Here's What to Do | The New Republic Nonviolent rebellion has proven again and again to be the most effective way of ousting even a determined autocrat.
If Trump Steals an Election, Here's What to Do : politics
I'm the attorney general of Washington state. Here's how we're protecting the midterm elections : politics

"Cheat like hell": can Trump actually rig the 2026 midterms? : politics
ICE is already showing up near voting sites, bolstering lawsuit against armed agents at polls : politics

Donald Trump's Texas rally rocked by repeated protests : politics

Trump Says He Wanted to Privatize Social Security 'So Badly' During First Term : politics

This Is What Trump Panic Looks Like : politics - His rally sizes were smaller in 2024 too that didn't mean much
Boasting Trump Shamed by Camera Showing Empty Seats - The president's big moment was given a reality check, thanks to C-SPAN. : politics

Natalie Harp's Role in Trump's Humiliation of MAGA Aides Revealed : politics

Trump Is Still Airing Campaign Ads With Your Money by the Way - The president hasn't stopped those taxpayer-funded advertisements, despite promising he would. : politics
Counterproductive authoritarianism - Lawyers, Guns & Money Donald Trump narrowly winning two presidential elections in conditions highly favorable to the out party may suggest the conclusion that playing dirty is always good politics, but I don't think that this is true. Trump's illegal taxpayer-funded campaign ads are very bad, but I continue to think that to the extent that the matter they will be a net negative for Republicans:

'Head on a guillotine': ABC says Trump's threats are already swaying coverage | A lawyer for the network told a federal judge it's already changing political coverage decisions out of fear of retribution. : politics

Kimberly Guilfoyle's Demand for Cash Off the Books Exposed : politics - "Stop writing shit down and leaving a fucking paper trail" is TRULY something that only the most honest, reliable people on Earth say out loud.
If and when it rains, she takes the credit - Lawyers, Guns & Money Kimberly Guilfoyle was preparing for her congressional hearing to become U.S. ambassador to Greece when she reached out to a Trump donor with an urgent request: She needed $100,000 that she said she owed American Express-in a way that wouldn't leave a paper trail.

Melania calls Trump 'sir'? President's rambling at Texas rally sees odd admission about his marriage of 21 years : politics

Companies Backed by Trump Sons Have Scored Over $6 Billion in Pentagon Contracts: Analysis : politics

Whistle-Blower Says I.R.S. Leaked His Tax Records in Retaliation : politics

Justice Alito doth protest too much | The conservative justice told The Associated Press that being called MAGA is "offensive" to him. His rulings say otherwise. : politics


Democrats will block Trump's judge picks if they flip Senate, Schumer says : politics

Is a midterm election blue wave for Democrats becoming a blue tsunami? : politics
Is a midterm election blue wave for Democrats becoming a blue tsunami? But one month before the Nov. 3 election, Democrats are increasingly playing offense in historically Republican states and districts as the battleground map expands into even redder parts of the country: Alaska, Kansas, Nebraska, and even South Carolina.

Mike Johnson hints he could step down if Democrats win House : politics
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Babylon is nothing but an infinite game of chance - Lawyers, Guns & Money - We are living through a kind of postpandemic gamified speculative-trading apocalypse of which traditional gambling is only one horseman ... Gambling, in other words, is not simply paying for the culture. It is the culture.
How Everything Became Gambling - The New York Times It's not just DraftKings and Polymarket - the logic of gambling undergirds everything coming out of Silicon Valley.


Why is Elon Musk so very very rich? - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trump to award National Medal of Science to Elon Musk : politics

SpaceX Used Tourist Video to Track Explosion Debris, Report Shows - ProPublica


Cornell's Jane Doe is 'terrified' after police swarmed her home in a swatting incident, her lawyer says : news
Cornell's Jane Doe is 'terrified' after death threats and a swatting incident, her lawyer says | CNN
Cornell accuser 'misled' about criminal investigation, lawyer says - Even as she took her allegations about a 2024 gang rape at the Chi Phi fraternity house through Cornell's internal disciplinary process, the university's police department gave her the impression that a criminal investigation was continuing,

Lawmakers Probe Amateur Athletic Union Over Child Sex Abuse Allegations - ProPublica Bipartisan leadership of a powerful House committee demanded answers from the Amateur Athletic Union after a ProPublica and Washington Post investigation found that the massive youth sports organization has failed to protect kids from sexual abuse.


Bill Harris, one of Patty Hearst's kidnappers, has died - The Boston Globe

Arizona congressional candidate says she was raped trying to repair campaign sign : politics

Ohio man jailed for texting Shrek's penis to a state senator. Your questions about Shrexting, answered. | The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
Ohio man jailed for texting Shrek's penis to a state senator. Your questions about Shrexting, answered. : technology


Number of teens who identify themselves as gay or bisexual is in 'free fall' - The Washington Post - In 2021, 30 percent of ninth-grade girls identified as lesbian or bisexual. Last year, 17 percent did ... The rate of boys who identify as gay or bisexual has remained roughly the same over the past decade. But a few years ago, after the pandemic shutdowns, the CDC data showed big upticks in the percentage of high school girls identifying as lesbian or bisexual ... While 26 percent of ninth-grade girls identified as bisexual in 2021, only 13 percent - half as many - did in 2025.


Ranking Member Raskin, Rep. Dean Demand DOJ Investigate Former Bard College President After Uncovering His Email Asking Whether Young Woman Was "for Me" or Epstein Himself, Reveal History of Sex Abuse Coverup at Bard : politics



Judge says warrantless Flock search violated driver's Fourth Amendment rights : politics
Judge says warrantless Flock search violated Fourth Amendment The automated license plate reader system is "a type of indiscriminate mass surveillance," says a federal judge.



Barack Obama endorses Maine's Senate hopeful Troy Jackson : politics
Susan Collins Couldn't Answer One Simple Question About Trump : politics -- 'I voted against it but when the final vote was taken, I had to vote for it.' Sounds like typical gop fascist double speak.

Mamdani marks first Oct. 7 anniversary as mayor with statement blasting Israel's war in Gaza as genocide : politics


MAGA Candidate Brags About Physically Abusing His Wife : politics - JFC, why is it always these conservative preacher types.
MAGA Candidate Brags He Physically Abused His Wife | The New Republic Victor Marx said it was to teach her a lesson, and that she was "fake crying" afterwards.Colorado minister and Republican gubernatorial nominee Victor Marx has declared that he shoved his wife in the past-and he'd do it again.

Florida Isn't Red. Democrats Just Stopped Showing Up. : politics ... They didn't just "stop showing up". They have been the victim of a massive voter suppression effort. Getting rid of polling locations, purging voters rolls, gerrymandering.


Opinion | 'Look past the hate': These five states are underrated - The Washington Post From New Mexico to New Jersey, these states deserve your consideration.



Hackers obtain counterfeit TLS certificates for Google and other large services | Compromise of 3 domain registries allows hackers to walk off with unauthorized certs. : technology


Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Anne Carson Awarded The Nobel Prize in Literature 2026 : books

Opinion | Televangelist Jim Bakker's shrunken-down version of God - The Washington Post The writer Annie Dillard understood what the disgraced TV preacher never would.
Annie Dillard, Pulitzer-winning author, dies at 81 - The Washington Post- Her 1974 book 'Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,' made Ms. Dillard a cultural phenomenon. She was hailed as a 20th-century Thoreau, a visionary whose shimmering prose offered glimpses of the eternal.

Alice Cooper redefines what it means to be shocking in new autobiography, 'Devil on My Shoulder' Alice Cooper's new autobiography, "Devil on My Shoulder," is out now.



He left the NFL for mathematics -- and just made a big breakthrough - The Washington Post After retiring from the Baltimore Ravens, John Urschel said he looked forward to being known as "that mathematician who used to play football."

The surprising new idea that is reshaping how we think about ADHD - The Washington Post Scientists are starting to uncover the links between being a night owl and some neuropsychiatric conditions --But now researchers are looking at the possibility that the relationship might run in reverse: that disruptions to circadian rhythms - the biological machinery governing when we sleep and wake - might be a cause ... Research points to these night owls as those associated more with ADHD

Adults with ADHD often struggle with choices that require weighing potential rewards against negative consequences. A new experiment reveals that a common stimulant medication improves these choices specifically by helping individuals pay more attention to the potential costs of their actions. : science - methylphenidate (Ritalin) is the drug alluded to in the headline/title

Autism and ADHD traits appear to follow different social paths to mental health problems. Autistic traits were linked to peer difficulties, internalizing problems, but not to academic struggles. ADHD traits were linked to externalizing problems and higher levels of academic difficulties. : science

People who favor group-based inequality tend to have less gray matter in an empathy-linked brain region : science


Nordic Diet Linked to Longer Life in Large Study - People Who Closely Followed a Diet Rich in Berries, Root Vegetables, Whole Grains, Fish, and Rapeseed Oil Had Lower Mortality Risk and Better Long-Term Health Outcomes Compared With Those Who Followed It Less Closely : science



Who is your favorite example of positive masculinity? : AskReddit

What's the deepest rabbit hole that you found on the internet? : AskReddit

Cambridge De-Prioritizes Arrests for Sex Work! : CambridgeMA

Cambridge gets more pizza love than anywhere else : CambridgeMA
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The World Has Nearly Burned Through Its Oil Stockpile Buffer, Executives Say : worldnews


South Korea denies Ukrainian report that it eased Russia's fuel crisis : worldnews



Zelenskyy: Russia marks Putin's birthday with one of its most vile attacks, killing 11 Ukrainians : worldnews
Post by @atrupar.com - Bluesky Trump says he has a call set up today with Putin for his birthday
Russia killed twenty Ukrainians in overnight bombings last night; Trump calls Putin today to wish him a happy birthday - Lawyers, Guns & Money

US formally demands Russia explain plague outbreak : politics ... Meanwhile Trump dissolved the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) under the CDC in 2025 ... Don't forget withdrawing from WHO ... Don't forget putting a deranged heroin user in charge
Russian Plague Scare: WHO Seeks Details About Reported Second Illness As Trump Plans Putin Call : worldnews undefined

Russia plague did not escape from test tube, says dead scientist's mother : worldnews ... "Woman dies of unknown disease after getting off work at the Russian plague disease factory"


Rosstat recorded the strongest after the increase in VAT inflation due to the sharp increase in tariffs - Russian Service The Moscow Times
Post by @leoskyview.bsky.social - Bluesky Subject to the additional financing needs associated with the federal budget deficit in 2026. Are they going to do some later-year shenanigans?

Post by @did:plc:tac5c6r63jw7n2uq4yb4yjl4 - Bluesky Russia's large real estate developers lack the funds to finish 59% of their projects. 55% of the buildings they are constructing don't have enough money to even cover the construction of the building's foundations


neonpurplestar comments on /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1687, Part 1 (Thread #1834) some interesting news from the abomination that usually people call russia:



Musk Attacks Unnamed Indian 'Oligarchs' for Locking Out Starlink from India : worldnews


Eritrea Has Officially Invaded Ethiopia : worldnews


Houthis attack Aden airport as fighting intensifies in Yemen : worldnews


/r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Iran retaliates (Thread #22) : worldnews ... Trump is considering a plan to strike Iran before the Midterms.Trump wants a win before the midterms to attempt to boost his approval

Hezbollah receives $200 million cash infusion from Iran to support families tied to terror group : worldnews



All 32 NATO Members Send Military Representatives to Kyiv in First Such Visit in Eight Years : worldnews

Russia launches heavy strikes at Ukraine, killing at least 20 : worldnews ... They always acting like this through out all the history. I think russia literally can be amazing country to live in. But no. They just want to always destroy and occupy

New Wars, New Wounds - Lawyers, Guns & Money The legacy of Putin's invasion of Ukraine will be written in the bodies of Ukrainians and Russians for a very long time:

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1687, Part 1 (Thread #1834) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 7, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 6, 2026: 1,690 personell 1,890 UAVs, and 51 artillery systems.

Fire burns Nyushanik bird shelter near Kyiv / The New Voice of Ukraine

'King of Injustice': Golden naked Trump statue installed at European Parliament : politics
Golden naked Trump statue unveiled at European Parliament : worldnews
Naked Trump statue goes on display in Strasbourg : politics


Armed, masked intruders enter Latvia from Belarus and carry out sabotage : worldnews

Russia has begun sabotage operations against Danish companies supplying Ukraine after broader disruption efforts failed to curb Western military support for the ​country, says Danish intelligence official : worldnews


Rubio calls for "unapologetic pursuit of national power," invoking ancient Greece in Acropolis speech : worldnews

Germany's AfD calls for end to support for Ukraine in joint motion with the small far-left party BSW : worldnews ... Reminder that AfD also campaigned on making Russian the primary foreign language taught in German schools
Saxony-Anhalt parliament: AfD and BSW draft resolution on ending Ukraine aid and lifting Russia sanctions | Ukrainska Pravda

Fashy French artists have a huge erection for Elon - Lawyers, Guns & Money The headline says it all, but if you must know more: A bunch of French artists who dress alike and are deeply concerned about The West and outraged by the removal Confederate statues in the U.S. have deposited a statue of Prometheus several miles from Suck's company town.



Nicolas Maduro and his wife expected to face new charges over alleged torture of Americans : worldnews

'No': Moe shuts down Elon Musk's calls for Saskatchewan to separate : worldnews
Canada suspends plans to expand assisted dying to people with mental illness : worldnews
Boots sold in lb 7bn deal to Canadian billionaire family : worldnews




Senator Says Hegseth Barred Him From Gulf Base to 'Cover Up the True Cost' of Iran War : politics
Pete Hegseth's holy war on “weirdos” targets most Americans : politics


Newsom calls for 25th Amendment after Trump's remarks on California : politics


Trump Ominously Says 'Project 2025' Author Has 'Big Surprises' In The Next Few Weeks: 'What could he be cooking up?' : politics
Donald Trump Vows 'Big Surprises' With Project 2025 Author Before Midterms : politics

Trump is already preparing 'excuse' for midterm loss, Republicans warn : politics

Trump: I 'could have done very bad things' to Hillary, Obama and Biden : politics

In a few weird moments, Trump revealed more than he intended in the Oval Office : politics

USPS Hires Shady Armed Security Service Weeks Before Midterms : politics

Veteran conservative lawyer quits Trump's interior department and warns of 'assault on the rule of law' : politics

If Trump Steals an Election, Here's What to Do : politics



Trump sons' investments have won billions in Pentagon contracts since his election : politics
Hunter Biden laptop update - Lawyers, Guns & Money Some updates about the anti-family-corruption candidate:


The Tariffs Don't Seem to be Working: Trade Deficit Soars in August : politics


Most Americans support switch to Medicare for all health insurance : politics - Federalize all the health insurance companies. Fire all the executives. Hire all the claims processors and support staff to expand Medicare to cover all US legal residents .
Medicare for All support soars to 66 percent in 6 years: KFF poll : politics
'People Are Sick of a Broken Healthcare System': Poll Shows New High of 66% Support Medicare for All : politics
'People Are Sick of a Broken Healthcare System': Poll Shows New High of 66% Support Medicare for All : politics
Poll Shows Progressives Are Winning America's Healthcare Debate : politics


Trump sons' investments have won billions in Pentagon contracts since his election : politics

Trump Cancels Enforcement Against Corporate Criminals : politics

Why is Elon Musk so very very rich? - Lawyers, Guns & Money



Cornell rape case reignites outrage after #MeToo


Opinion | Botched execution of Christa Pike won't end the death penalty Botched executions rarely change Americans' minds about capital punishment. But Pike's story could help expose the deeper failures of the system.



ICE amassed millions of voter records in sweeping fraud hunt, documents reveal : politics

ICE probes voting groups, infiltrates anti-ICE crews in election crackdown : politics

"You Kidnapped My Son": ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation's interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” : politics - Every single person who voted for Trump in 2024 should be ostracised from civil society

ICE shared voter data with Peter Thiel's Palantir, new documents show : politics

'Should Concern All Americans': Records Show ICE Has Gathered 50 Million Voter Records Ahead of Midterms : politics


'We Can't Eat Road Salt': Susan Collins Crashes and Burns in Debate - The incumbent Maine senator gave a dumpster-fire performance. : politics
In Senate Debate, Troy Jackson Calls Susan Collins an 'Arsonist' Who Brings a 'Cup of Water' to the Fire : politics

Texas voters get 'Are you white?' political texts targeting James Talarico : politics


Oklahoma: 44th in education, 49th in healthcare, 50th in test scores. But at least they own the libs. : PoliticalHumor ... Massachusetts #1 ... The Oklahoma panhandle used to be a part of Texas, but Texas gave it up because it would have meant that the state was above the Missouri Compromise latitude line - meaning Texas would have to outlaw slavery. So, it's not that Texas didn't want that land - it's that they wanted slaves more.

Texas voters get 'Are you white?' political texts targeting James Talarico : politics
Gina Hinojosa chance of beating Greg Abbott flips with pollsters : politics

Lindsey Graham's Sister Was Supposed to be a Lock. Now the GOP Is Scrambling : politics


Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs : news
Congressional candidate is raped repairing her campaign signs Embarrassed, she initially didn't want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff's Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs | Embarrassed, she initially didn't want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff's Office's investigation is ongoing. : politics
Democratic Candidate Reports Being Raped Near Her Campaign Sign : politics



OpenAI unleashes hundreds more math results upon a field already in shock : technology

One of America's Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data Center : technology



So fun reading the NYT new readers' poll that contrasts the critics' poll for 100 best shows of the 21st Century : television



Texas library study shows economic benefits of spending : books - Every dollar spent by a Texas library puts almost $5 back into the economy, study shows


Nobel Prize in physics awarded to Francis Halzen for his work detecting 'ghostly' cosmic particles : worldnews

Parents of transgender youth faced declining mental health after the 2025 US presidential inauguration. Executive orders sought to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors, penalize schools that support transgender students, and restrict transgender girls from competing on gender-aligned teams. : science - The Trump-appointed Republican head of our OMB (and also an architect of Project 2025) Russell Vought was quoted, in reference to epa staff, saying "We want to put them in trauma." I imagine this sentiment extends to other Americans. How anyone with a heart ever voted for this disturbs me.a>

A 30-minute soak in a 40C (104F) hot bath lowered blood pressure more than 30 minutes of moderate cycling in a small study of 25 adults aged 45–70 with overweight or obesity, and increased blood flow in tiny skin vessels, which may help people who can't exercise get similar blood vessel benefits. : science

Poor sleep can cause employees to clash with their supervisors and other higher-ranking colleagues. A U.S study showed that soldiers' sleep problems predicted more conflict with everyone, but, surprisingly, the uptick was most distinct for conflict with higher-rank individuals : science

Physically intense work and health. People who have held more physically demanding jobs over the course of their careers are more frequently diagnosed with heart attacks, strokes, and chronic lung diseases. Diabetes and hypertension also tend to be diagnosed at a younger age : science

Believing science benefits people was most consistently linked to rating measles-mumps-rubella, flu and COVID shots favorably, a poll of 1,763 Americans finds. Republicans rated vaccines lower than Democrats, especially COVID. The measles shot ranked safest and most effective, COVID the least. : science

Research shows that a sudden lottery windfall increases marriage and fertility for men, but temporarily raises short-term divorce risks for women. : science

Conservatives describe themselves as more rigid thinkers than liberals, but across 4 studies of 4,800+ Americans they were mostly no more likely to back a policy just because their party did. One sample did show conservatives following party cues more, and highly authoritarian people did in another. : science

ADHD is associated with > 4x higher risk for late-life cognitive impairment. : science

In a new study, scientists unlock the longevity secrets of 194-year-old Jonathan the giant tortoise. They found that, compared with other Aldabra tortoises, Jonathan has unique variants in 287 genes, some involved in DNA repair. : science


What is a skill that takes less than 10 minutes to learn, but saves you hours in the long run? : AskReddit

What's the closest to death you've ever been? : AskReddit

what was ruined for everyone else by one person? : AskReddit

Man discovers his parents' coffee machine used 1TB of data in 10 days : technology

How Microsoft built its MacBook Pro competitor : Surface
Microsoft finally confirms Surface Laptop Ultra pricing and release date : Surface
Surface Laptop Ultra and Dev box prices released : Surface





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The world has nearly burned through its oil stockpile buffer, executives say : worldnews


Yamato vs. Enterprise - Lawyers, Guns & Money Awfully interesting essay on how wartime memory in Japan and the United States manifested in the Space Battleship Yamato and the USS Enterprise:

South Korea accused by Ukraine of aiding Russia with 176,000 tons of fuel amidst critical shortage : worldnews



Moscow comes under large-scale drone attack : worldnews

Russian Media Report Second Death Amid Suspected Plague Outbreak in Siberia : worldnews
Hundreds Quarantined in Russia After Suspected Pneumonic Plague Death : worldnews
Russia says no plague found in contacts of Siberian lab worker who died : worldnews
Russian Media Report Second Death Amid Suspected Plague Outbreak in Siberia : worldnews
Trump: U.S. willing to help Russia with potential pneumonic plague outbreak : politics
That Russian Pneumonia Case - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Pneumonic plague: What to know about the deadly infection slug | CNN


Post by @leoskyview.bsky.social - Bluesky I still can't find Russia's financing plan for the 2026 deficit. The more info that comes out, the more it seems like there's an unexplained financing gap that I currently estimate at around 3.3tr rub.



neonpurplestar comments on /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1686, Part 1 (Thread #1833) Posting some early interesting news from the abomination that is commonly known as russia. Will come back later for the rest.

droglytot comments on /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1686, Part 1 (Thread #1833) Two cases of forced conscription in Russia: A court in Abakan has upheld a conscript's contract with the Ministry of Defense, even though a forensic examination determined the signature on it was forged, ASTRA has learned.



India Cut 130 Million From Voter Roll, Fueling Protests Against Modi : worldnews



Israeli settlers beat press photographer as soldiers watch in West Bank : news

Israel denies entry to 33 Chinese nationals using fake Japanese passports at Allenby Crossing : worldnews



Zelenskiy: "There is updated intelligence indicating that Russia is preparing a massive attack on Ukraine" : worldnews
Russia Behind Drone Strikes on Ships Off Bulgaria, Zelensky Says, as Radev Rules Out Invoking NATO Articles : worldnews


/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1686, Part 1 (Thread #1833) : worldnews



Ukraine demines over 1,300 hectares in September. Now, it has new plan to tackle 132,000 km sq - Euromaidan Press Ukraine's Defense Ministry demined 1,347 hectares of liberated land in September, a fraction of the territory that makes it the world's most mined country.

Fallen MiG-29 fighter pilot Marat Mambetov posthumously awarded title of Hero of Ukraine | Ukrainska Pravda


russian losses in Ukraine as of October 6, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 5, 2026: 1,540 personnel, 1,891 UAVs, and 52 artillery systems.



Post by @ukbastard.bsky.social - Bluesky The Russian intelligence agencies wreaking havoc in Europe - So far, only luck has prevented widespread tragedy. But Putin's 'special services' are escalating their campaign of sabotage and terror



'No more Viktor Orban': EU plans 15-year probation period for new member states | European Union : worldnews

Russian Drones Sink Civilian Corn Ship Inside Romania's Exclusive Economic Zone : worldnews

Kremlin threatens Lithuania over plans to allow stationing nuclear weapons : worldnews



Germany: Ex-spy chief arrested for espionage : worldnews - Here's a story that is rocking Germany this morning: The man who once led Germany's spy service is now accused of betraying state secrets. August Hanning, former head of the BND foreign intelligence agency, has been arrested on suspicion of espionage. Hanning served as the agency's chief between 1998 and 2005>


Brazil elects third transgender person to national Congress : worldnews




600 pounds of gold bars and $2 million seized from home of CIA officer : pics

Trump Suggests Letting Iran "Take Out" Los Angeles and San Diego - California leaders are furious after the president suggested that losing the two cities is a "small price to pay." : politics
Trump on war in Iran: 'Let 'em take out Los Angeles, let 'em take out San Diego' : politics
Fury in California After Trump Suggests Iran Could 'Take Out' L.A. or San Diego : politics
In Nebraska speech, Trump says Iran can 'take out a city,' mentions Los Angeles and San Diego : politics
Trump suggests Iran could take out" Los Angeles and San Diego - Gov. Gavin Newsom called the president's remarks "deranged and dangerous." : politics
More thoughts from the mental acuity and youthful vigor candidate - Lawyers, Guns & Money U.S. President Donald Trump seemingly discussed the idea of foreign powers taking out California's most populated cities while delivering a speech at a Republican rally at the Pinnacle Bank Expo in Grand Island, Nebraska Monday evening.
White House Aide Insists Trump Did Not Call For Attacks On US Cities : politics

The chaos inside Hegseth's defense department as Trump 'concerned' by scale of purge : politics

Marco Rubio demands Moscow disclose its plague leak : politics - That's rich coming from the administration who's downplaying its own measles outbreak ... And also from what we know, has killed more people.

Trump ordered the first US military execution by firing squad since 1945 : politics
Trump ordered the first US military execution by firing squad since 1945 - here's why The President's decision comes amid renewed controversy over lethal injections after the botched execution of Christa Pik - In November 2009, major Nidal Hasan, an American-born Muslim of Palestinian descent, shredded his birth certificate, drove to Fort Hood army base wearing his fatigues and name tag, shouted "Allahu Akbar" and opened fire with his laser-sighted handgun, leaving 13 dead and 32 wounded in one of the deadliest mass shootings at an American military base.


The federal government ran up a $2 trillion deficit in 2026 : politics

Every Active Federal Judge in Nashville Recuses From Jack Smith Case : politics


Post by @nothoodlum.bsky.social - Bluesky After the White House barred Politico from Trump's trip to Nebraska, other news outlets refused to take its place.

Trump Calls Natalie Harp Onto Rally Stage And Things Quickly Got Very Weird : politics

Trump says journalists should be 'arrested' for reporting on empty seats at rally : politics


Alito says Supreme Court can't stem emergency appeals and voices concern over Trump's rhetoric : politics - "We couldn't refuse Daddy, so we hid our decision from Americans in a shadow docket"
Samuel Alito blames marriage equality for America's 'decisive' turn 'against religious liberty' : politics
Fox News's Book of Martyrs, Sam Alito edition - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Kavanaugh breaks with conservatives as Alito sits out Supreme Court case : politics

Sotomayor starts term by speaking out in capital case where 'life hangs in the balance' : politics


The Democrats Are Finally Growing a Spine | Democrats will block Trump's Supreme Court nominees if the Senate flips. : politics

At Ohio Campaign Rally, Trump Threatens to Withhold Aid If Democrats Get Elected : politics

Swapping One Illegal Scheme for Another, Trump Says Super PAC Cash Will Now Fund His Propaganda Ads : politics

Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades : politics

DOJ sued for records on 'unprecedented' plan to deploy 1,000 election monitors in midterms : politics


2026 Midterms News and Updates, October 5 - October 11 (Thread 5) | Live Discussion : politics
Democrats' advantage is clear with less than a month to go in the midterm elections : politics
GOP is at risk of significant state legislative losses, Post analysis finds : politics
New polling shows Dems ahead in Trump-won Alaska, Ohio and Texas : politics

Voters are now turning to ChatGPT to help them pick who to choose in November : politics

Democrats May Flip Longest-Held GOP Senate Seat for First Time in 107 Years : politics
Democrats May Flip Longest-Held GOP Senate Seat for First Time in 107 Years - Newsweek Democrats have their eyes on a potential upset in Kansas, where recent polls show the U.S. Senate race in a dead heat and the Cook Political Report rates the contest Lean Republican with roughly four weeks until Election Day.

A Detransitioner Stars in a New GOP Ad. Surprise! It's Full of Lies : politics



Senator's 'Zombie' Campaign Committee Shuts Down 13 Years After His Death : politics
Senator's 'Zombie' Campaign Committee Shuts Down 13 Years After His Death - The Washington Sun Sen. Frank Lautenberg died in 2013, but his campaign apparatus lived on.


Republican Caller Goes Scorched-Earth On His Own Party Live On C-SPAN : politics



New York expands free SUNY and CUNY tuition to those with college degrees : politics


Whey up: Protein powder prices soar as global demand grows : worldnews
The Truth About Protein: High Prices, Amino Spiking & More - YouTube



Retailers are pulling back from self-checkout after years of theft, errors, and questionable time savings : technology


Megyn Kelly on Cornell's Jane Doe: "I'm just going to be honest, she's not the most attractive gal. She's extremely beefy in her arms and her legs." | Media Matters for America


Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after Tennessee failed execution, her attorneys say : news


Jim Bakker, who lost his 'PTL Club' televangelism empire in sex and money scandals, has died - The Boston Globe
A Cancer on the Body of Christ: The Ballad of Jim Bakker - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Andrea Shaw Says Vaccines Killed Her Twins. Authorities Say She Suffocated Them. - The New York Times



More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump's Immigration Crackdown : politics
506 citizens have been detained by ICE during the second Trump administration - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Trump Administration Mounts 'Largest Denaturalization Effort in Modern History' : politics

Chicago woman shot 5 times by CBP officer files federal lawsuit : news

Eschaton: Kavanaugh Stops We know because we have once again done what the government hasn't: We have tallied and cataloged every case we can find of an immigration agent holding a citizen during the current administration. More than 500 cases.


Mamdani's Surprisingly Persuasive Solution to a World on Fire : politics
Mayor Mamdani to Deliver Free Child Care to More Than 10,000 Low-Income Children : politics
Opinion | Zohran Mamdani Is Showing the World How It's Done - The New York Times Racing across the city last week, he seemed to be offering an antidote to globe-spanning distemper. To restore faith in institutions, you must begin from the bottom up, starting with things as simple as potholes. Politics, as he put it, “has to translate to the pavement.”



Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children - The New York Times : politics


Utah will become first state to let AI examine patients and prescribe medication without direct human oversight : technology



Eva Marie Saint, RIP - Lawyers, Guns & Money What can a man do without his pants for 20 minutes? Truly the dialogue and chemistry between Saint and Grant in North by Northwest is some of the best ever filmed, despite their age difference. Not to mention her work in On the Waterfront and a lot of other great films of that era. 102, not bad.
Eva Marie Saint, Oscar Winner for 'On the Waterfront,' Is Dead at 102 - The New York Times A luminous beauty with dramatic depth, she brought a layered intensity to harrowing roles and seduced Cary Grant in the romantic thriller "North by Northwest."


The Great Tolkien Reread: The Uruk-Hai - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Jessica Chastain Stands By Criticizing Apple for Delaying 'The Savant' After Charlie Kirk's Assassination: 'I Had to Go on Record That I Thought It Was a Mistake' : television
Erika Kirk Doesn't Really Want to Talk Politics. So How's She Going to Lead Turning Point USA? | Vanity Fair - The Widow's PeakThe Widow's Peak



Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,247 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of Gary Becker.



A fungus resistant to all 4 types of antifungal drugs has been found in a hospital patient in Kenya, only the 2nd case ever recorded worldwide after New York in 2022. The superbug, Candida (Candidozyma) auris, infected a 28-year-old's surgical wound, and scientists warn the global threat is growing. : science

Study finds elevated levels of toxicants in teeth of children with autism. The research suggests that children are being "chronically and repeatedly exposed" to a wider range of developmental toxicants than previously identified in short-term exposure studies : science

Eli5: Despite having Knowledge of how RAM can be made why there are very few Countries and Companies making it even though it is one of the most sought after item. : explainlikeimfive

As the Dead Sea Shrinks Due to Human Water Diversions, a Self-Reinforcing Feedback Loop Is Emerging: Less Water Leads to More Warming, Which Accelerates Evaporation and Further Water Loss, Potentially Creating Its Own Extreme Local Climate : science

Young men who fret about not being muscular enough are more likely to struggle in bed: a study of 1,116 sexually active guys aged 15–35 in the US and Canada found muscle dysmorphia symptoms were linked to 7 of 8 sexual problems, with body image worries closely tied to feeling anxious during sex. : science

Parents of transgender youth faced declining mental health after the 2025 US presidential inauguration. Executive orders sought to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors, penalize schools that support transgender students, and restrict transgender girls from competing on gender-aligned teams. : science



10 States with the Worst Drivers - Daily Passport

What is the scariest story you know is 100% true? : AskReddit

Girls of Reddit, what are some non-obvious things you do when you find a guy attractive that most guys are completely clueless about? : AskReddit





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What is a Super El Niño? 3 charts that explain it : NPR - What's so super about it?
Research from Harvard Kennedy School professors reveals that taxing the world's biggest polluting industries could cut emissions while generating nearly $200 billion a year in public revenue : science


China shuts hundreds of banks as Beijing moves to shore up its financial system : worldnews



EU monitors 'very closely' suspected outbreak of pneumonic plague in Russia | Euronews



Russian drones attack Turkish vessel, captain killed : worldnews


UAE shared details about FlyDubai flight with Israel -- UAE had shared details about FlyDubai flight with Israel, including pilots' names and nationalities

​Mecca Alliance (Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey) activates mutual defense agreement and orders rapid force deployment to Saudi Arabia : worldnews ... Honestly, the polycrisis has so much insane stuff happening these days that you'd never believe all of it at the start of one movie.

Saudi Arabia sends 100 fighter jets into Yemen as Houthi war erupts again : worldnews
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces expel the Houthis from several areas around key strait, officials say : worldnews
TRT World - Yemeni forces recapture key Red Sea port of Mokha from Houthis : worldnews
Yemeni government forces advance to Bab el-Mandeb Strait : worldnews
Interactive map of Yemen war - Yemen news live map- yemen.liveuamap.com



Iran says Hormuz to remain closed until US meets conditions : politics



CIA Report Warns Israel Could Head Toward Civil War, Total Collapse U.S. intelligence raises fears of civil unrest and state breakdown in Israel ahead of October 27 elections - CIA experts pointed to a volatile mix of pressures converging ahead of Israel's elections on October 27: economic crisis and soaring military spending; heavily armed veterans returning from prolonged combat, many carrying serious psychological trauma; growing fury over ultra-Orthodox men who are exempt from military service


Russian strikes nearly deplete Ukraine's train reserve : worldnews

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1685, Part 1 (Thread #1832) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 5, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 4, 2026: 2,020 personnel, 1,855 UAVs, and 47 artillery systems.


The pogroms in Ukraine, 1918-19 : prelude to the Holocaust | Library of Congress
20 years before the Holocaust, pogroms killed 100,000 Jews - then were forgotten | The Times of Israel 'In the Midst of Civilized Europe' by Jeffrey Veidlinger revisits the brutal violence in 1918-1921 that portended a genocide of Europe's Jews, and was soon overshadowed by it
In the Midst of Civilized Europe: The Pogroms of 1918-1921 and the onset of the Holocaust | The Lionel Gelber Prize - The Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy



NATO Drafts Plan to Defeat a Russian Attack With Drones and AI : worldnews


Norway to propose temporary ban on AI glasses in some public places : worldnews

Two dead, 11 rescued after suspected drone hits cargo ship near Romania. The ship was reportedly a grain transporter which docked in Ukraine just weeks ago. : worldnews

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni applied to trademark her voice, seeking protection against AI-generated clones and deepfakes : worldnews

Switzerland becomes first country to ban fur imports and sales : worldnews

Germany is at risk of entering ‌a violent conflict as Moscow steps up an increasingly aggressive "shadow war" against European democracies, head of foreign chief says : worldnews

Germany's AfD weighs shift from anti-EU roots, strategy paper shows : worldnews
Student, 15, has hand blown off during French school protests, local press reports : worldnews

In a Tit-for-tat move, the UK has threatened to expel one Israeli diplomat for every British diplomat forced to leave Israel as a result of Israel's decision to close the UK consulate in East Jerusalem : worldnews
(1) Post by @nytimes.com -- Bluesky Breaking News: The U.S. rushed to withdraw its B-1 bombers from an air base in England after commanders received new threats about an Iran-backed plot against the installation, officials said.
(1) Post by @angrystaffer.bsky.social --- Bluesky For the folks who are still in my mentions telling me this was a hoax: The military doesn't move strategic bombers for funsies. There was clearly specific intelligence that necessitated emptying Fairford of B-1s.
US removes all Air Force bombers from UK base following new threat : worldnews

Photos show colorful teams building human towers in Spain's Catalonia | AP News

Brazil's presidential race heads to Lula–Bolsonaro run-off as right gains ground : worldnews


Alberta separatists' talks with GOP spark outcry, call for legislative change : politics
Trump Claims Canada Has Been Imposing Secret Tariffs on the US: 'Nobody Knew' Except Me : worldnews




Week 89 - Lawyers, Guns & Money - 119 more weeks to go.


Who Moved my Goalposts? - Lawyers, Guns & Money Peter Baker of The New York Times provides a solid comparison of corruption during Trump 1.0 and Trump 2.0. He offers three reasons for why the malfeasance of the first term looks, in retrospect, relatively tame when compared to the rampant kleptocracy of the second term: To win in 2024, he had to overcome two impeachments, four criminal indictments and a jury trial conviction on 34 felonies tied to hush money paid to an adult film actress, making him the first convicted felon ever to serve in the Oval Office.

Facing Backlash, Trump Says His Super PAC Will Pay for Taxpayer-Funded Ads - The New York Times The president said that his PAC, MAGA, Inc., would pay for TV ads promoting him that had been paid for with taxpayer money.
Are people getting worse and to what extent is this Donald Trump's fault? - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Can Trump's corruption be made to matter? - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Countless unprecedented scandals later, it remains a struggle for Democrats to find any issue that can get remotely the attention that some trivial nonsense about Hillary Clinton did 10 years ago.

Bill Would Block Navy From Replacing Carrier's Doris Miller Name for Trump's : politics

Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed them : politics

GOP senators, blindsided by Hegseth, demand notice, transparency : politics - they're voicing concerns about the lack of consultation with Congress and the possibility that qualified senior officers were sacked for political or ideological reasons. What did they think they were getting when they confirmed a professional loudmouth drunk?
Pete HegsethWs Air Force Academy speech backdrop draws scrutiny: 'Accidental Nazi is just not a thing' : politics
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The Manliest TSA Force We Can Muster - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Transportation Security Administration officers who check passengers' documents can no longer sit down on the job ... This has a strong feeling of violating workplace safety norms too, but then under Trump there is no workplace safety norms, so forget about that too.
GOP Sen. Tillis calls vote for Hegseth 'biggest regret of my career' : politics - Tillis also assured Hegseth's former SIL that if she signed testimony that Hegseth had a history of alcoholism and domestic assault it would turn the GOP against him. She complied and then Tillis was the deciding vote for Hegseth after he caved to pressure from Trump.>

This may sound crazy, but they said Crippen was crazy, too - Lawyers, Guns & Money (1) Donald Trump was not eligible to be elected president in 2024. This is because he was very obviously an insurrectionist and rebel, as per the third section of the 14th amendment, and was therefore ineligible to hold federal office, absent a rehabilitating act by Congress. The only reasons anyone would contest this reality are some combination of partisan bias and and an overwhelming will to psychological denial, born of an unwillingness to look this horrifying fact in the face, given the outcome of the 2024 election ... (5) Assuming a Democratic administration as of January, 2029, all pardons issued by Donald Trump during his second term should be treated as null and void by the Department of Justice, by Congress, and by the federal courts

Supreme Court Justice Alito said he's 'thought about' retirement as Senate control hangs in balance : politics


Trump takes extraordinary steps to target midterms, alarming critics : politics

Mark Kelly Says Trump Is 'Trying to Buy Votes' With $5,000 Checks : politics

Trump & other hateful leaders treat dehumanizing vulnerable people like a literal game : politics

Trump says voting in America is 'corrupt' in late-night election rant : politics

Transcript: Fox Drops Brutal Poll on Trump as GOP Panics: "Wake Up!"+ : politics
Trump Flips Out On Fox News Over Reporting On Rallies : politics
Trump demands Fox cover more Trump : politics
Trump Truth Social Post Mistakes Brazil for India : politics

Trump Says He Knows More Than Anyone In The World, With 1 Exception (But Not Really) : politics - "For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" - H L Mencken

Trump aide Natalie Harp played major role to ensure he was properly glorified in taxpayer-funded ads: report | The taxpayer-funded ads that have aired across networks have cost roughly $20 million : politics

Karoline Leavitt, Trump's 'Machine Gun,' Has a New Gig at Fox News : politics
Karoline Leavitt's 2022 Congressional Campaign Is Still More than $300K in Debt After Spending Illegal Donations : politics

White House Defends New Press Aide Who Posed with Rifle in 'Fuck Joe Biden' Shirt : politics - But 8645/47 will get you arrested and charged by a grand jury.

Senate Republican on Trump posting Cotton's number: 'From zero to a-hole in about 3 seconds' : politics


The Unmanly Truth About Trump's Jobs Record: 'There is a yawning gap between what the president promised and what he has delivered -- especially for young men who hoped he would improve their lives.' : politics

Pathetic Republicans "Trans"-ition to Their Vile Closing Argument : politics
MAGA candidate claims frogs are "changing sexes" because of chemicals in the water. The claim is often used in conspiracy theories about transgender people. : politics

Jack Smith attends anti-Trump concert wearing 'No Kings' shirt after Senate hearing : politics


House Dems Target Six New Seats - That Trump Carried by an Average of 16 Points : politics

Democrats Lead Governor Races Deep in Republican Territory, Polls Show : politics


When we were cruel - Lawyers, Guns & Money Republicans had a cynical plan to delay their draconian healthcare cuts until after the midterms, but while things will indeed get worse after November things are already plenty bad because they couldn't help themselves:


Dennis Hastert, powerful House speaker disgraced by child sexual abuse, has died Dennis Hastert, a once-obscure Illinois member of Congress who rose to become the longest-serving Republican speaker of the House before falling from grace in a sex abuse scandal that came to light after he left government, has died. He was 84.
Dennis Hastert - Lawyers, Guns & Money
CBS News on X: "Dennis Hastert, the disgraced former GOP Speaker of the House, died earlier today at 84. A prior version of this post stated that Hastert was jailed for violating banking laws. That post missed the mark. Hastert was jailed on charges related to his concealment of hush money" / X Dennis Hastert, the disgraced former GOP Speaker of the House, died earlier today at 84. A prior version of this post stated that Hastert was jailed for violating banking laws. That post missed the mark. Hastert was jailed on charges related to his concealment of hush money payments made to cover up sexual abuse.


Supreme Court declines First Amendment case of students forced to remove 'Let's Go Brandon' sweatshirts : politics
Supreme Court declines First Amendment case of students forced to remove 'Let's Go Brandon' sweatshirts | CNN Politics The phrase "Let's Go Brandon" became right-wing code for "F**k Joe Biden." It began at a NASCAR race in 2021 as a crowd chanted the more vulgar phrase but a reporter, interviewing a driver named Brandon Brown, suggested the crowd was instead cheering him on.


A looming 'tsunami'+ of church closings is poised to remake America | CNN -- Experts project an estimated 100,000 churches in the US will close or be repurposed over the next decade. Many churches will be unable to escape this "tsunami" of closings - a grim trajectory one pastor described as, "Every year the pews are getting emptier and the collection plates getting lighter."
Christianity at a Crossroads: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes
Christianity at a Crossroads | PBS


Trump 2.0 jobs: Why women are getting 90 percent of the new jobs - Trump is focused on men's work.



Harvard Trump federal funding cuts appeal case Boston The First Circuit US Court of Appeals in Boston is the latest battleground for the legal fight between the administration and university.


America's interstellar ambitions are now at the mercy of Elon Musk's ego : politics Stupid headline. No human is doing Interstellar anything in our lifetimes, and that's not what any of the competing visions of America's space program are about. If you're going to raise awareness about a subject at least learn something about it while you're dreaming up your next clickbait headline.
The extra blind side - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- Michael Lewis has a new book about Elon Musk and DOGE and it sounds like a doozy:


Missouri Man Discovers Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers Is His Biological Father - The New York Times Michael Goessling's first phone call with his biological father brought a shock: He was speaking to Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers.



Family of Epstein Victim Appears in Ad Targeting Republican : politics



ICE Is Everywhere and Acting with Impunity : politics

Schumer Demands Flock Delete Personal Data, Disclose Its Use : politics



Susan Collins's Committee Bought Trucks the Army Didn't Want. Then Campaign Donations Poured In. : politics

Ken Paxton Admits Team Trump Controls His Campaign in Leaked Audio - Paxton complained he can't change anything about his own campaign. : politics
Campaign 'all coming from DC,' Paxton says : politics


Trump;s Appearance in Ohio Underscores All the Reasons the GOP Is Unpopular : politics - Ehhh, nah. Republicans have been trash for quite a while. George W Bush had disastrous tenure, as well. Heck, most of our debt, crumbling social benefits, and windfall for the rich can be attributed to Reagan. And you can thank Nixon for the southern strategy

Dem Candidate Sends "Cease and Desist" Order to Republican Over Deepfake Ads : politics This week, Rebecca Cooke, the Democratic candidate for a House of Representatives race in western Wisconsin, sent a “cease and desist” order to her Republican opponent, Rep. Derrick Van Orden, due to his constant use of artificial intelligence (AI) generated 'deepfakes' featuring her likeness.


Oregon Policing Charging Local News Outlet $2.5M for One Cop's Records A Eugene-based publication requested records about a cop accused of misconduct. The city slapped it with a prohibitive fee.




The US saw almost 12,000 book bans in public schools during the 2025-2026 school year, the highest number in a single year, according to a report by the free-expression non-profit organisation PEN America : books


Jeffrey Archer, Novelist Whose Real Life Rivaled His Thrillers, Dies at 86 - The New York Times In a life of achievement and disgrace, he wrote best-selling novels with themes he knew intimately: ambition, self-promotion, misbehavior and scandal. - His publisher, HarperCollins, announced his death in a statement. His final novel, "Adam and Eve," about the intertwined destinies of the highborn and the humble, was scheduled ``for publication on Tuesday ... Those charges came to trial in September 2000, and in July 2001, he was given a four-year jail term for perjury and perverting the course of justice. After two years in a variety of correctional institutions, he was released, resuming his career as a prolific writer. He kept his title and retired from the House of Lords in 2024.



Erik Visits a (Non) American Grave, Part 2,246 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of Salvador Allende. - So all of this led to the Chilean Navy, led by the fascist Augusto Pinochet, working with the CIA to overthrow Allende on September 11, 1973, when they used air power to bomb the presidential palace. This led to Allende either being shot or killing himself.
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,245 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of John McKinley.



Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to three scientists for their work 'concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics' : worldnews

(1) Post by @terre-strial.bsky.social - Bluesky Medical science has long treated Parkinson's purely as a brain disorder. Nagoya University researchers discovered gut microbiome damage from lack of bacterial genes that create vitamins B2 and B7; this damages intestinal barriers, & toxins cause neuroinflammation.
Treating the gut-brain connection with B vitamins to treat Parkinson's Disease | News & Events | Nagoya University - The researchers found a reduction in the gut bacteria of genes responsible for synthesizing the essential B vitamins B2 and B7.
From Molecules to Populations: Is There a Role for Vitamin B6 in Parkinson's Disease? - Lizarraga - 2026 - Movement Disorders - Wiley Online Library From Molecules to Populations: Is There a Role for Vitamin B6 in Parkinson's Disease?

Women with the same medical condition as men are less likely to be offered treatment such as surgery, a stent or a strong painkiller, research has found published in PLOS One. : science undefined



Should You Rinse After Brushing Your Teeth? - Better Report

What's the point of beards? | Popular Science Women don't necessarily think men with beards are more attractive.

Tobacco companies knew smoking was dangerous, and oil companies knew fossil fuels were warming the planet, while publicly denying it. What do you think corporations today know about their products that we'll only find out years from now? : AskReddit

Massachusetts Ranked Second Safest State In the US : boston

Welcome to the City of Cambridge






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Post by @extremetemps.bsky.social - Bluesky EXTRAORDINARY WORLD CLIMATIC HISTORY REWRITTEN - The most extreme event the world has ever seen - Thousands of records brutalized with absurde margins in Saudi Arabia,Iran,Iraq,Kuwait,Bahrain,Oman,Emirates,Qatar,Pakistan,India,Turkmenistan,Uzbekistan,Bangladesh
Post by @abilutangwa.bsky.social - Bluesky This is not a dying planet. This is a planet being killed. There is a difference. And there are killers
Post by @ghostpanther.bsky.social - Bluesky If LeBron or Taylor Swift posted this most recent El Niño historical temperature graph (current one in red) 500 million people would be in the streets.


Tokyo's record rainfall streak ends after 37 days (the previous record was 33 consecutive days of rain in 2019) : worldnews
Japan's Takaichi protests to US after Marine accused of murder in Okinawa : worldnews

South Korea's Lee strips power from prosecutors who indicted him : worldnews - South Korea has had 14 Presidents. Of which , 1 killed himself, 1 was assassinated, 9 were arrested/exiled/house arrested. Odds are not good for peaceful retirement.a>


Taiwan reckons with the prospect of fending for itself as Trump pivots on China : worldnews



Russia to intensify strikes on Ukraine after Zelenskiy interview : worldnews

Medvedev warned Armenia against becoming a "new Ukraine" : worldnews

Researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of 'unknown' infection : worldnews
5 hospitals have been closed for quarantines in Siberia due to a possible plague outbreak. : worldnews

Russian Orthodox Church Denies That Troops Lost Medieval Warrior Prince's Relics in Ukraine : worldnews

Post by @beefeaterfella.bsky.social - Bluesky For fair elections! Down the king! We want freedom! In the center of Moscow, an agreed(!) rally of the Communist Party was held, which did not go according to plan. At first, the party leaders spoke there, but after that, protests began. 65 people were detained.
Post by @antongerashchenko.bsky.social - Bluesky Moscow police detained dozens of participants at a Communist Party rally. When participants in the march started chanting "We want freedom," "Down with Roskomnadzor," "No to political repression," "Freedom for political prisoners," and "Down with the Party of Crooks and Thieves," police interfered.

Post by @the-hedgehog.bsky.social - Bluesky Samara, a strategically important facility for the Russians, is one of the largest tank farms in Europe. There is still a great deal of work to be done here, considering the scale of the facility and the number of tanks..

Post by @journalistfacts.bsky.social - Bluesky Today Rubio and Trump gave ANOTHER 1 month period until October 22, 2026 for Lukoil to divest of assets outside russia (like the 9th extension given)



3 Women Journalists Allege Cops Sexually Harassed Them During Delhi Protest : worldnews

Imran Khan supporters to march on Islamabad to demand his release : worldnews

Egyptian journalist faces terrorism charges after entire newsroom detained : worldnews


Yemeni government launches offensive to seize all areas from Iran-backed Houthis : worldnews


Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until conditions are met : worldnews

Tehran Students Protest Compulsory Hijab, Demand Release Of Jailed Classmates : worldnews



Israeli Opposition Accuses Netanyahu Of Being Too "Pro-Palestine". : worldnews



Zelenskyy says Ukraine is developing satellite system similar to Starlink : worldnews
Ukraine believes Russia shared jet-drone technology with North Korea, says Zelenskiy after South ​Korea and Western countries have previously voiced concerns that Pyongyang may be getting help with weapons development from Moscow in return for its help in ‌Ukraine : worldnews

At least 15,000 civilian casualties documented in Ukraine in 2026, UN report finds : worldnews


/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1684, Part 1 (Thread #1831) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 4, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 3, 2026: 1,750 personnel , 1,742 UAVs, and 49 artillery systems.



Latvia's PM on track to lead pro-Ukraine coalition after parliamentary election victory : worldnews



Germany announces $1.46 billion in aid for Ukraine, including interceptor drones : worldnews

More than 400 schools in France to be closed on Monday as more protests planned | France : worldnews

US Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack : worldnews


Polls close in first round of Brazil's high-stakes presidential election : worldnews
Flavio Bolsonaro leads Lula in partial Brazil poll results : worldnews




Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread : politics


Pentagon Pete's Wild Meltdown Over 'Gift' Revealed - The secretary of defense reportedly "blew up" when offered an olive branch by a potential ally. : politics

Air Force Major Arrested for Protesting Trump Could Face Court-Martial Over 'Contemptuous' Words : politics

Post by @madgreek2024.bsky.social - Bluesky Names like Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez, Dave Grohl, Dave Matthew, Tom Morello and others joined together to sing and uncensored version of "This Land is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie to cap Power to The People Fest yesterday. Ohh btw, that was Jack Smith in the audience.

Trump shares meme labeling Obama, not Nixon, as 'most corrupt president' : politics - Here's the thing, Nixon's corruption doesn't hold a candle to Trumps.
The dark reasons behind all the Richard Nixon worship : politics - FOX News was invented by Nixon's allies to prevent it from happening again.


The Long and Extremely Urgent To-Do List if Democrats Take the House - If House Democrats don't use every tool at their disposal to name names, kick ass, and stop further destruction, there will be hell to pay with the base. : politics


Post by @drugsn0thugs.bsky.social - Bluesky The president of the united states has committed - Unfortunately, I'll never forgive the Biden administration for not putting that fucking criminal behind bars!

Trump Admits He Takes Medicine for Psychological Reason : politics

Trump backtracks and begs Republicans to vote by mail as Democrats' odds of taking Congress improve : politics

Trump vows GOP midterm victory: 'We're going to shove it up their a–' : politics
Trump, campaigning in Ohio, says the midterms will bring a 'big surprise' : politics
In crude Ohio rally speech, Trump says he may not help if Democrats win : politics

Trump, 80, Rages About Being Ignored in Wild Morning Tirade : politics

Republican Senator Says Trump Goes 'Zero To A-Hole In 3 Seconds' : politics

New Poll Shows Trump's Approval at 27% Among Latino Voters : politics

GOP Saving the Unpopular Stuff for After the Election : politics

Can America Recover From Trump-World? : politics


Supreme Court expansion is 'a concerted effort to intimidate the court,' Justice Alito says : politics


Post by @rightardia.bsky.social - Bluesky Politico cartoon - Senator Schmitt's Smoking Gun


Like it or not, the first-ever AI election is underway - The Boston Globe


How Cornell punished the 7 men accused of sexual assault



Whistleblower Who Exposed Trump Goon's Ties to Epstein Found Dead : politics
Simon Andriesz cause of death: Whistleblower who exposed Howard Lutnick's Epstein links dies mysteriously | World News Simon Andriesz, British banker who exposed US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's links to Jeffrey Epstein, has died. His cause of death has not been confirmed.



Judge rules Flock cameras violate the Fourth Amendment : politics

California Just Made History Taxing ICE Detention Centers : politics




Zohran Mamdani says 'you have to luck out in some big way' to achieve the American Dream now -- and many people see better odds of winning the lottery : politics

Opinion | The FBI didn't investigate corruption allegations against Susan Collins. The case is part of a troubling pattern. A probe into the Maine senator was dropped after President Trump gutted the departments that investigate public corruption.

Shasta County election chief lost, then he locked up the ballots - The Washington Post Shasta County, California, where election doubts run so deep that some don't trust results even when their choice prevails, offers a glimpse of what happens when distrust in voting systems takes root
An election chief lost. Then he padlocked the ballots and called the FBI. : politics - Clint Curtis thinks something doesn't smell right in Shasta County. Literally.
Shasta supervisors censure election official Clint Curtis, citing misconduct against staff – Shasta Scout Curtis was formally rebuked by the board for substantiated findings of retaliation against staff, along with verbal abuse and threats of violence. He responded to the censure by sharing new claims against elections staff.

Florida weighs ditching property taxes and sticking Canadians with the bill : politics

Texas wins case forcing Galveston school district to display Ten Commandments posters in classrooms : politics - Y'all Qaeda - Howdy Arabia - Texganistan - Yeehawdists - Talibangelists - Yokel Haram - Vanilla ISIS - Hicksbollah - Walmartyr - Cult 45

As She Divorces Ken Paxton, His Wife Urges Texans to Vote for Him : politics



The early universe wasn't nearly as pristine as scientists thought | ScienceDaily JWST reveals that some of the universe's first galaxies were already spreading the ingredients for planets and life across the cosmos just 500 million years after the Big Bang. JWST has revealed that galaxies were spreading carbon, oxygen, and other heavy elements through space just 500 million years after the Big Bang. The surprising discovery suggests the young universe became chemically enriched much earlier than expected, potentially erasing traces of its very first stars.





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Modelling shows a 2C warmer world makes it far more likely that major farming regions fail at the same time, pushing world crop prices into sudden spikes. : science ... "increasing the number of people who starve."


Anthropic claims popular Chinese AI model has Mythos-class hacking abilities - frontier red teaming report details weak safeguards on open-weight AI : worldnews
A 17-year-old student spent 40 nights looking for a snake and discovered a new species: "I never thought I'd give up" - The vast majority of animals that inhabit the Earth remain unknown to date. It is estimated that today there are between 8.7 and 10 million species worldwide, although just over a million have been described scientifically.



Russia's spending plans show Putin preparing for years of war : worldnews
grandadmiralstrife comments on /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1683, Part 1 (Thread #1830) Cheetolini, Shitler, Emperor Pedo Palpatine

US and Russia are negotiating multibillion-dollar deal on Lukoil assets, says NYT : worldnews
U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies : worldnews - Trump is and will be the biggest traitor to the USA in history.
Post by @nothoodlum.bsky.social - Bluesky The corruption is so blatant. US-Russia discussions now include a multibillion-dollar purchase of Russian energy giant Lukoil's global assets, to enrich Mid East businesses with ties to Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, who are leading the negotiations.

(2) Post by @volberg.bsky.social - Bluesky Ukrainian destruction of russian air defense systems over the past several months, showing a clear increase in the pace of russian AD degradation.

Post by @swissdataguy.bsky.social - Bluesky Russia's oil product & chemical exports have sunk to a record low: 4.1 Mt in both Aug and Sep, the weakest months in CREA's series (since Jan 2022). Sep 2025: 7.9 Mt (-48%). Revenue: €2.5bn vs €3.8bn (-34%). Volume to Türkiye -70%, India -67% y/y. Source: CREA


neonpurplestar comments on /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1683, Part 1 (Thread #1830) Some interesting news from the abomination that people know as russia:


Almost 200 people hospitalized in the Irkutsk region with suspicion of plague - Russian service The Moscow Times Almost 200 people were hospitalized in the Irkutsk region with suspicion of plague

Post by @antongerashchenko.bsky.social - Bluesky nformation appeared that Russian war criminal Roman Syromyatnikov was killed in Russia's Tula region. Yesterday morning, an explosive device detonated under a car in Novomoskovsk. The driver, reportedly Syromyatnikov, was killed

Post by @wartranslated.bsky.social - Bluesky Zelensky says an Iskander-M tactical missile unit, possibly its launcher, was hit in Russia's Bryansk region


Lukashenko Calls Himself, Putin 'Co-Aggressors' in Ukraine : worldnews



'Most comprehensive plan': Ukraine confirms India playing role in mediating energy truce in Black Sea : worldnews



An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000 : worldnews - A senior U.N. official said an Ebola-hit displacement camp housing a transit center for infected patients was burned by soldiers earlier this week as they were looking for weapons in Kigonze, on the outskirts of Bunia, forcing 19,000 people in the camp to flee. Please stop saying that 'these people don't want to help themselves '. The treatment center was a casualty of the war and politics engulfing the region.

Fighting in Ethiopia threatens to spill into conflicts in Horn of Africa and beyond : worldnews


Axe-wielding FlyDubai co-pilot had been flagged over extremism concerns : news

Saudi Arabia launched more than 90 attacks in Yemen in 24 hours, Houthis claim - report : worldnews
Fire Seen Near Aramco Facility in Riyadh as Houthi Attacks Escalate : worldnews



Israel's Supreme Court unanimously overturns election panel's ban on Arab parties : worldnews

Ben Gvir says entire West Bank belongs to Israel : worldnews



Ukraine will step up strikes on Russian refineries in response to Moscow's aerial terror, Zelenskyy says : worldnews
Up to 140 sq km already liberated in Operation Vivaldi, Zelenskyy says : worldnews
Zelenskyy: FP-9 ballistic missile capable of reaching Moscow will be ready this autumn : worldnews

Post by @chriso-wiki.bsky.social - Bluesky Ukraine's A1 Artificial Intelligence Centre has developed, with UK support, a new AI platform called SPECTR AI to greatly reduce the time taken to detect and engage Russian targets. A Russian analysis highlights its capabilities and the threat it poses to Russian forces
(2) Post by @chriso-wiki.bsky.social - Bluesky 2/ The Russian KTsPN analytical centre has published a report summarising what is known about SPECTR AI. As KTsPN notes, "Modern warfare is no longer merely a clash of weaponry; it is a battle of data."


/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1683, Part 1 (Thread #1830) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 3, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 2, 2026: 1,560 personnel, 1,645 UAVs, and 45 artillery systems



Rebeca Grynspan pulls ahead in race to lead United Nations : worldnews Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan appeared to be pulling ahead in the race to lead the United Nations after the fourth round of informal polling on Tuesday, a diplomat said.


The Netherlands is building its own Linux OS to break free from Microsoft : technology

Meta Smart Glasses Face Privacy Backlash as Dutch Retailers Pull Sales : technology



Post by @antongerashchenko.bsky.social - Bluesky Oleg Levushkin is behind the attempt to plant explosives at Leipzig airport - joint investigation by The Telegraph and Welt Am Sonntag. Evidence analyzed by these media suggests that there are clear similarities between the attacks in Leipzig


No apology but King Charles will not shy away from slavery issue during Caribbean tour, Buckingham Palace says : worldnews
U.K. police accuse 2 Iranian men of planning terror attack on Manchester's Jewish community : worldnews

Spain: Massive protests after housing bills voted down : worldnews - Portugal is the currently the worse country regarding housing price vs salary in Europe but Spain is not far behind. It's insane that you need to pay more than the average salary to rent a house with 2 bedrooms in the capital Madrid.

Brazil's Federal Police and ABIN warn of possible US Coup : worldnews



Separatists Are Poised to Win Quebec's Election. Independence Is Still a Hard Sell. (Gift Article) : worldnews
Separatists Are Poised to Win Quebec's Election. Independence Is Still a Hard Sell. - The New York Times The Parti Quebecois has vowed to hold a referendum on independence, three decades after Quebec voted “no.” Voters want change, but maybe not that much.
Quebec Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime admits to using AI to write book : books




U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies : politics
Democrats to Trump: Show Us the Venezuela Oil Deal - or Face Subpoenas : politics


Trump Comes Up With Bonkers New Excuse for His War - "They were doing drugs, but they were doing the nuclear," according to Trump. : politics

Hegseth announces all US troops will get 1 day off to vote in October : politics

Musk-led war commission triggers alarms in Pentagon : politics


Trump just soft-launched higher inflation as the new solution for rebalancing the $40 trillion U.S. national debt : politics

Trump's DOJ Launches Crackpot Bid to Clear Nixon : politics

Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement. : politics - Those internal polls must be dogshit. They are losing the Senate and they know it. They are going to jam in some sleezebag rightwing judge post election and before the new congress comes in January.

Post by @blueheartedly1.bsky.social - Bluesky Nailed it

Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency : politics
Trump administration shifts funds from human rights to supporting far-right causes : politics


The leaked recording that shows why Republicans are done with Trump : politics

New Fox Poll -- a Disaster for Trump -- Rattles Fox Anchors: "Wake Up!" : politics

Vile Image Emerges of New White House Press Aide Beni Rae Harmony The president's newest mouthpiece, 24, has posed with a rifle while wearing a shirt with a nasty message about a Trump rival.
Vile Image Emerges of New White House Press Aide : politics
Trump Taps Right-Wing TV Host for White House Press Role | "Glamorous" Charlie Kirk admirer, 24, plans to push "America First," she announces. : politics - 54% of all US adults that read BELOW 6th grade level, so making the ultra safe assumption that republicans make up a heavy majority of that 54%, that would mean that 6th grade level is their peak.

A Wealthy Russian Businessman Is Helping Fund Trump's Stupid Ballroom. Nothing Sketchy About That, Right? : politics


Justice Department asks court to let Trump reinstate White House press ban : politics

Trump White House Told DOJ to Wait Until After Midterms to Push for Abortion Pill Ban : politics

Trump says US to send one-time $90 payment to 20 million seniors enrolled in Medicare : politics ... Double the cost, then give a $90 discount. We have a genius businessman in White House.
Trump promises 'nearly $100' to 20M seniors in latest cash giveaway: The president said the money is to help cover medical costs. It's unclear whether he has the authority to send out the money. : politics - Similar to a gallon of milk, this clown has no idea what healthcare costs.

Trump boasts about his mobility at rally: 'I can go ramp, I can go stair' : politics



Forget Trump Derangement Syndrome: Trump Fatigue is real, and I've got it : politics


Vance tells Americans not to 'gripe about all the little things' as cost of living soars : politics
Vance Says People Are Too Focused on "Little Things" Ahead of Midterms | You know, like being able to afford gas and groceries. : politics



Eric Schmitt's a Joke. The Assaults on Jack Smith Are Anything But. : politics


Democrats Are Underfunding the Races That Could Remake the Map : politics

State of the Senate Races - Lawyers, Guns & Money But then you have Minnesota, Michigan, New Hampshire, and Maine. None of these states are acting like a wave election should for Dems. All are extremely close Democrats are probably favored in the first three, but all just barely.

The close game fallacy - Lawyers, Guns & Money And what happened is that after Trump won one of the closest presidential elections in US history two years ago, every establishment Democrat decided it was because the kids on college campuses are out of control and #MeToo and BLM Went Too Far and also that trans Ivy League swimmer. Krugman talks to a couple of election/polling experts, Elliott Morris and David Nir, and this comes up in a big way: ... Trump and his minions have been shrieking non-stop since November of 2024 about how they won in a landslide, to the point where in his surreal Time interview this week Trump claimed to have won 86% of the popular vote, instead of 49.8%, which is the real world number, and according to Super Intelligence not an actual majority of the votes cast.


Americans often fail to notice when Democrats and Republicans are moving in the same direction. New research suggests that people frequently fail to notice how much support for certain social issues has grown within both parties. : science - Over the past 25 years, public opinion has shifted significantly on a number of issues. For instance, support for gay marriage has increased by 44% (McCarthy, 2022), support for legalizing marijuana has increased by 45% (Saad, 2024), and support for the death penalty has decreased by 23% (Gallup, 2023



US Coast Guard searching for air ambulance, carrying 6, after it vanished on route to Boston - 'You're coming in blind?' Medical plane flying to Boston from Bermuda declares emergency before going missing.


Opinion | How many more Jane Does before Cornell acts on sexual assault? The university knew this was a problem, yet did nothing but the bare minimum.
Cornell rape case: The Snapchat messages say it all More horrific rape allegations, more outrage. Maybe this time it will last.

Trump Expresses Sympathy for Accused Cornell Seven Rapists - The president says he feels "badly" for the seven men accused of drugging and raping their Ivy League classmate. : politics
Trump says 'Cornell 7' frat boys 'won't get a fair shake' if Letitia James is involved in gang rape probe : politics
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says Jane Doe in Cornell case was 'failed' by the system | The Democratic governor signed an executive order appointing New York Attorney General Letitia James to oversee the case. : politics

Abuse victim who outed Father James Porter praises AG's report A victim of Father Frank Porter, Fitzpatrick helped to uncover countless cases of abuse. This week's state report was validation.

US road rage killer's sentence quashed because AI video of victim was shown in court : technology
US road rage killer's sentence quashed because AI video of victim was shown in court An Arizona road rage killer will be resentenced after an appeals court ruled that an AI-generated video message from his dead victim was improperly aired in court.

Prison chief in Christa Pike case oversaw five 'botched' executions, lawyers say : news
Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike, governor says : news

Family of FSU shooting victim files lawsuit alleging ChatGPT helped shooter plan attack : news

Zach Bryan defies Robert Kraft wears 'Free Palestine' T-shirt for concert at Robert Kraft's Gillette



ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database : politics

'It's a mess': New Bedford businesses reel as ICE detentions escalate

Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was 'Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance' and Unconstitutional / Flock's nationwide network is quickly "approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice" and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote. : technology
Bernie Sanders introduces bill to ban the federal government from using Flock : technology
Federal judge calls Flock search unconstitutional, as AOC and Bernie Sanders introduce bill to ban license plate readers : technology

Flock regulations prove thorny as MA weighs surveillance tech The public is increasingly livid about Flock. But many police chiefs don't want to give it up.



Mayor Mamdani holds hands with onetime rival Curtis Sliwa to get flu shot in Fort Greene : politics

Problems in Maine - Lawyers, Guns & Money It's pretty clear that Susan Collins has a 50/50 shot of returning to the Senate ... But parachuting Troy Jackson into that race really hasn't worked. He's a populist type, sure, but not a charistmatic guy. We are at the point where we probably have a better chance of winning the Senate seat in Texas than Maine, which is crazy ... They could win Kansas while losing Maine. It's kinda wild out there. It's a Dem wave, but it's a regional Dem wave and not being reflected in the northern tier from Minnesota east.

Woman accusing Sherrod Brown of forcing transgender surgeries isn't from Ohio, didn't have procedure as minor : politics
Fact check: Woman in anti-Brown trans ad wasn't from Ohio, had surgery as adult Well, as it turns out, Aldaco received surgery without parental consent because she was 19. Records show she lived and received her treatments in Texas, not Ohio.

A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally : politics
'Trump? I Think He's a Disaster': Ohio Voters Aggrieved as President Prepares to Visit : politics


/ Trump heads back to Texas on Wednesday as GOP fights to keep state red : politics
Rove says if Paxton doesn't debate Talarico, 'he loses' : politics

Democratic mayors in red states launch new group to counter MAGA and far-left extremes : politics

Senate Republicans move cash from purple North Carolina to red Kansas as battle for majority shifts : politics
Republicans Quit Battleground Senate Seat in Telling Move : politics
Republicans Quit Battleground Senate Seat in Telling Move -- A top Republican group is shifting money out of the North Carolina Senate race as President Donald Trump's handpicked candidate Michael Whatley struggles in the pollsInstead, the PAC will be spending more money in Kansas, a state Trump won by 16 points less than two years ago, to help shore up support for Republican Senator Roger Marshall

Georgia Peanut Commission chair is latest Republican to back Jon Ossoff : politics


Alabama lawmaker and Satsuma school board president arrested on charges of human trafficking : politics



When a Street Stops Being a Street | Fifteen Minutes Magazine : CambridgeMA Affectionately dubbed “LoBo,” lower Bow Street is a one-block section extending from Plympton to DeWolfe Street.



The Dead Internet Theory May Be Coming True, Pew Research Findings Show | More of what you're reading online could be written by an AI bot : technology

OpenAI Gets Sued Over the Hugging Face Hack : technology


Connie Hawkins v. Paul Simon - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al (Official Video) - YouTube

Phil Collins reignites Paul McCartney feud after 'Tomorrow Never Knows' cover "taken out" of Beatles doc: "Maybe he didn't like it" : Music

What is your favorite ultra long song? I really like "This is the End" by the Doors! : Music
The Doors : The End - Google Search


Do you buy books from Barnes & Noble? : books



Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,244 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of Roman Jakobson. Roman Jakobson is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.



People who recovered from COVID-19 infection or were vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 are more likely to have immunity to other closely related bat coronaviruses that could have the potential to threaten future human health. : science

Young adults whose bedrooms were too bright, hot, or noisy slept just as long but slept worse, a Penn State study of 372 people tracked for 14 days found. Bright rooms meant falling asleep later and waking more. Researchers said cheap, simple fixes like earplugs and blackout curtains can help a lot. : science

Singapore physicists build the world's most accurate optical atomic clock using a single lutetium ion, measuring time precision to 19 decimal places. : science

How were the tectonic plates mapped? : askscience

How does the same plague bacteria cause different forms of the plague with very different symptoms? : askscience

Music therapy helped reduce drug and alcohol cravings by altering brain activity linked to emotional regulation in a pilot study of 16 adults, suggesting it may help people manage negative emotions and support addiction recovery : science



What's the most unhealthiest or sick you've ever been in your life? : AskReddit

What's is the Most expensive thing you currently own, not counting house or car? : AskReddit

What celebrity death in your lifetime that hit you the hardest? : AskReddit

Women who didn't grow up with guys around, what genuinely surprised you about living with a man? : AskReddit - The amount a young man can eat.

Who do you think is the most naturally, effortlessly attractive person? : AskReddit






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Heat-trapping gas once frozen in Arctic ground is slowly leaking and warming the planet : news



Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano spawns two new islands after eruption. : worldnews

Seoul warns of 'further measures' if Kyiv refuses public apology : worldnews
South Korea warns of 'further measures' if Ukraine refuses public apology over POW transfer disclosure | Euronews South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said on Friday that Seoul would take "further measures" if Ukraine refuses to publicly apologise over what he called its unilateral disclosure of North Korean prisoners of war being sent to South Korea.


Ukrainian forces strike oil facilities in Russia's Volgograd, Samara regions, General Staff says : worldnews

Russia prepared to use 'all weapons' to protect Kaliningrad, Putin warns West : worldnews

Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague : worldnews

Russia planned to assassinate opposition figures Kasparov and Ponomarev in US : worldnews



US sending 9,000 troops aboard ships to Middle East : worldnews

Saudi Arabia plans 100,000-troop Yemen offensive to retake Bab el-Mandeb from Houthis : worldnews

Suspect in FlyDubai incident was previously identified as security risk: Officials : news



Israel's top court allows Arab parties to run in election : worldnews

IDF documents terror affiliations of 170 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza war : worldnews



Zelenskyy says Putin ordered Russian army to abandon rules of war : worldnews
Putin Ordered Russian Military to Abandon Any Restraints on Airstrikes, Zelenskyy Tells FT : worldnews

Ukraine aims to produce up to 400 interceptor drones as Russian jet-powered drone use grows, Zelensky says : worldnews


/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1682, Part 1 (Thread #1829) : worldnews

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 2, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on October 1, 2026: 1,520 personnel, 1,470 UAVs, and 37 artillery systems.

Russia's Offensive Goes Backward as Ukraine Regains Nearly 300 Square Kilometers Since March - UNITED24 Media



G7 members will release 100 million barrels of diesel after US threatens export ban : worldnews - "American farmers, truckers, and businesses should not be left carrying the burden of a global diesel shortage," he wrote. they voted for it and their gov caused it so... yes. yes they should.
EU 'fully rejects' US threat to ban diesel exports unless bloc releases more fuel stocks : worldnews


Hungary's reckoning with Orban's corrupt system picks up speed with high-profile arrests : worldnews


(3) Post by @carlquintanilla.bsky.social - Bluesky GERMAN CHANCELLOR MERZ: WE ARE PREPARING FOR MAJOR HYBRID ATTACKS BY RUSSIA, WE WOULD RESPOND QUICKLY AND VERY CLEARLY

France's Far Right Leader : "All banks are owned by Jews" : worldnews
Eiffel Tower probe clears BAPS, finds 'no explicit request' from delegation to remove female staff : worldnews
Police and high school students clash across France in protests over underfunded education : worldnews
Hundreds of French schools to stay closed after violent student protests : worldnews


Brazil's attorney general has said foreign meddling in his country's institutions and democracy "cannot be tolerated" after a Guardian report revealed how the Trump administration was pushing to direct funds to a campaign against the Brazilian supreme court : worldnews

Musk's AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela's president : politics

Judge rejects Trump administration arguments for withholding boat strike justification memo : politics


European Union and Canada plan to link next-gen payment systems, easing transactions : worldnews
It's the biggest Alberta separatist account on the internet. It has links to a movement leader : worldnews




Jaw-Dropping Way Trump Got Talked Into a War Is Leaked : politics

Trump 'diverts Ukraine aid for Nato countries to Latin American allies' : politics

U.S. Sending Third Aircraft Carrier, Up to 10,000 More Troops, to Middle East : politics

Trump says Iranian nuclear sites hit in Midnight Hammer were 'drug factories' : politics
U.S. urges Europe to 'immediately' lease diesel reserves as Iran war fuels record prices : politics

Macho man Pete Hegseth turns 'State of the Force' address into a spectacle of slurs and self-congratulation : politics
Pete Hegseth: I'll purge army of fatties, beardos and weirdos : politics ... Poor J.D. is 0-3
Senators give cold shoulder to Hegseth plan to cut admirals, generals : politics
Hegseth blasted for 'Christian nationalist' Pentagon move: 'We are NOT a theocracy' : politics
FFRF investigates Hegseth's new religious office at Pentagon : politics
Hegseth puts the future of warfare in the hands of major Maga donors : politics

Take These Broken Wings and Learn to Fly - Lawyers, Guns & Money

How Jared Kushner's firm's investment in an Israeli company could be a major conflict of interest : politics

'Despicable': Donald Trump's White House Display Of Authoritarian Leaders Draws Outrage : politics

Checking in with the cognitive ability and youthful energy candidate - Lawyers, Guns & Money

New Cornell study: Trump has taken more control of federal spending than any president in modern history by freezing funds Congress approved and imposing tariffs on his own, yet Congress whose job it is to control the money, has done almost nothing to stop it, even though most Americans oppose this. : science

GOP lawmaker: Nixon was couped out of office, framed during Watergate : politics
DoJ reviews whether 'deep state' targeted Nixon over Watergate : politics
Instead of Doing Anything Valuable, the DOJ Is Trying to Recast Richard Nixon as the Victim of Watergate : politics - Exactly. Nixon was already in an incredibly strong position politically, which makes the whole Watergate mess even more pointless. All that effort to gain an advantage he probably didn't even need is pretty wild.

Why Trump might invoke the Insurrection Act before, during, or after the midterms : politics

Trump doesn't rule out declaring state of emergency before midterm elections : politics
Trump not ruling out invoking Insurrection Act around midterms : politics

John Roberts learns the reputational consequences of buying high on Trump - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Trump Kicks Out CNN Again Despite Judge's Order : politics

Trump admin quietly changed overseas voter form at 11th hour to disenfranchise Democrats, lawsuit says : politics
Trump's $500 Obamacare 'rebate' checks land in prime political battlegrounds : politics

'He said Make America Great Again. And I have not seen him do that': Only 17% of Americans approve of Trump's handling of cost of living : politics



The irony of Eric Schmitt's faceplant is impossible to miss : politics - He got Schmitt-faced ... He definitely schmitted the bed.
Eric Schmitt Deserves to Be Mocked Forever : politics

Eric Schmitt's failed Jack Smith gotcha exposes GOP propaganda : politics - I think the failed gotcha is overshadowing the far darker fact that Schmitt was trying to engineer a conspiracy between Smith and Willis. He was implying they had some sort of plot to take down Trump, merely by the fact thay were in the same city. This could have opened the door to all sorts of pointless investigations merely to punish those that rightly went after Trump for his crimes.
Smith's game-day texts reviewed by Schmitt never referenced basketball team names : politics - Yes, it;s your job to ask the questions. It's not your job to accuse him of perjury and call him a dirtbag because your incompetent staff gave you the wrong information.
Senator in botched Jack Smith gotcha moment was warned his facts were 'unvetted': report : politics - I guess actually verifying information or claims before acting upon them is apparently "woke" nowadays.


Trump '28: A question from the audience - Lawyers, Guns & Money


'Should Terrify Us All': Critics Malign Elon Musk's Return To Trump Administration : politics

Who's the Shadow President? | Under the second Trump administration, the White House has often ignored Congress to carry out its agenda. Entire agencies, like USAID, have been gutted. ICE has grown explosively. Behind it all is one man you may not have heard of: Russell Vought. : politics - It's the Project 2025 guy. I would hope everyone knows who he is.
The Trump method: Lead with lies, spread them, get caught, keep lying anyway : politics

Trump goes off on his three Supreme Court picks, says at least Obama and Biden judges stay loyal : politics
Trump says he regrets nominating Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett : politics

Trump Insists He Has the 'Highest of IQs' and It's Something He Got From His Uncle Who Taught at MIT : politics

Trump says Secret Service wants him to 'take down' Oval Office | The president also said he is looking into designating the White House room as a "federal landmark," potentially preserving his changes. : politics
Trump says he rejected Secret Service plan to tear down Oval Office : politics

Trump's motorcade neared 100 mph en route to Oklahoma after helicopter, airplane ruled out : politics

The polling that shows Trump faces disaster in the midterms : politics
Election Deniers Think the GOP's Terrible Midterm Polling Is a 'Psyop' : politics

New Jersey GOP operative, pardoned by Trump, accused of scheming to purge Democratic voters ahead of midterms : politics


What do you think about Mitch McConnell who can barely speak nowadays still being a senator? : AskReddit


Trump is Now Less Popular Than Biden On The Economy, a New Poll Shows : politics

Who uses a lot of $6 diesel? Farmers, Truckers, Trump Voters : politics

Trump says AI can self-regulate. Even some top Republicans don't trust that : politics

US job growth slows sharply in September; unemployment rate rises to 4.2% : politics

"Brazenly Corrupt': Firm Behind Trump Meme Coin Plans 'Most Exclusive Dinner' for Top Buyers“: The most exclusive dinner in the world with the most corrupt president in American history," said one congressional Democrat. : politics

Everyone Hates Private Equity. Trump Is Bailing It Out. : politics

Post by @nothoodlum.bsky.social - Bluesky Bari Weiss torpedoed '60 Minutes', and now her own CBS future could be on the line. Following the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, the "anti-woke" editor is blamed for the program's low ratings and turmoil after sweeping staffing and editorial changes.

Is Trump to blame for Americans getting explosive diarrhea? : politics

A.I. Is 'Better Informed' Than Doctors, Kennedy Tells Industry-Backed MAHA Summit : politics



Trump calls Cornell 'a fine school' as he breaks silence on alleged gang rape case : politics
NY governor appoints special prosecutor to oversee investigation of alleged gang rape at Cornell : politics

Dem Candidate Sends "Cease and Desist" Order to Republican Over Deepfake Ads : technology

Public Radio Station Forced to Call Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” : politics



Trump says 'I feel badly' for accused Cornell gang rapists because his nemesis is investigating them : politics


Opinion | A lively time at the death cafe For about two hours at Mount Auburn's Story Chapel, people dared to ask the big questions.

An outlier in Massachusetts, Worcester Diocese continues to withhold abuse records - The Boston Globe


Trans teen fights back after principal bans her from running for homecoming queen. "People are behind me and people support me for who I am," the high schooler said. : politics


Christa Pike is in 'critical condition' after failed execution, her lawyers say : politics ... US Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn, who is running for Tennessee governor, described the situation as "tragic". "While there should be a thorough review of what happened and why the process failed, the answer is simple: bring back the electric chair," Blackburn said.


Residential noise levels : CambridgeMA Does anyone else live near the Chabad house on Banks St (currently a paved lot with tents) and is frustrated with the noise?



Renee Good's family sues Trump administration over Minneapolis shooting : politics

I'm an American and was pulled over by ICE. Now I carry my birth certificate : politics

ICE Deleted Reviews for Deaths in Custody That Cited Shoddy Medical Care : politics



Map shows which state economies are growing and shrinking ahead of midterms : politics


This Is How Bad Things Are For Republicans - The GOP is starting to worry about Kansas and ... Mississippi. : politics

Susan Collins Faced An FBI Investigation Over Dark Money. It's Still Flowing To Her Reelection Campaign. : politics

GOP-controlled Georgia election board asks DOJ to declare state's voting machines illegal : politics - The GOP gave up trying to win legitimately decades ago. Their whole strategy is find new ways to cheat.

In Lakeland Visit, JD Vance Says Angie Nixon 'Doesn't Belong in America' : politics

Andrew Cuomo Buys $10 Million Hamptons Home After Mayoral Loss : politics

Gender: The Unanswered Question - Lawyers, Guns & Money Abigail did a nice piece on Ted Lasso and gender. The question is more specific, about something I don't know well – Texas. But let me try to come at the broader question of Republican gender fears and fantasies from Cornell's rape problem.

Inside Ken Paxton's jet-setting lifestyle: California wineries, European hot spots and ski resorts : politics
GOP unleashes $131M emergency spending push to save Ken Paxton : politics


California bans child marriage, a practice still legal in 32 US states : politics

Jasmine Crockett Quietly Yanks Offer of Lobbying Services From Website : politics

Trump won Kansas by 16 points. Now voters say he's too toxic : politics


Ex-Okaloosa deputy found not guilty of manslaughter in killing of Airman Roger Fortson : news



Bill Gates warns Al global framework talks harder than Cold War-era nuclear negotiations : worldnews


Cybertruck sales in free fall as Tesla reports mediocre sales for Q3 | Tesla met analysts expectations as it sold fewer cars in Q3 2026 than Q3 2025. : technology


What Does Ted Lasso Know About Women? - Lawyers, Guns & Money



Vaccines not only directly protect vaccinated individuals but also contribute to protecting the entire population via indirect herd-immunity benefits. Half of averted COVID-19 infections and 1/4 of hospitalizations and deaths were attributable to indirect protection of unvaccinated by vaccinated. : science

The complicated nature of disentangling autism, ADHD and complex trauma | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core : science

A new study indicates that adults with depression or anxiety who experienced childhood trauma face significantly higher odds of recent suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts. : science

Primordial black holes might be five-dimensional-and formed by cosmic strings. An unexplained high-energy neutrino detected three years ago could be linked to a primordial black hole, perhaps one more even unusual than previously thought : science


Owning a smartphone at age 12 was associated with a 103% higher risk of tying self-worth to weight, 67% higher risk of binge eating and 49% higher risk of any eating disorder symptoms by age 14, according to a study of 8,957 adolescents : science

Unsafe sleep factors found in nearly 75% of sudden unexpected infant deaths, CDC says : science

Tirzepatide cuts fat mass by 35% while preserving skeletal muscle : technology

ELI5: How do babies even learn language? : explainlikeimfive



For those who married porn actresses or sex workers, how was your marriage in general? : AskReddit

What is a riddle that sounds incredibly simple, but absolutely ruins people's brains when they try to solve it? : AskReddit

ELI5: On a record player, why doesn't music slow down as the needle moves closer to the centre of the disc? : explainlikeimfive

Supposing the ankle of an unmarried lady in a gentlemans company become inadvertently exposed whilst alighting from a carriage, what course does propriety require of him? : AskReddit Victorian etiquette was basically a highly organized system of pretending nothing happened.

What is the most badass threat you've ever heard? : AskReddit

Veterans of Reddit, what's the most unbelievable thing you witnessed during your service that civilians would think you made up? : AskReddit

Who is the greatest athlete ever regardless of sport in your opinion? : AskReddit


Whats something 100% true that everyone believes is false? : AskReddit

ELI5: Why do dogs respond better/react more to high pitched voices/noises? : explainlikeimfive

What song can you not listen to anymore after a bad experience/relationship? : AskReddit
What song is far deeper than people realize? : AskReddit
What is a song that everyone has heard of but few people can name? : AskReddit
J.S. Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 - YouTube

Has anyone swallowed a marble, if so what happened? : AskReddit

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Japan forms first national intelligence agency, eyes its own CIA : worldnews
Japan Has Provided Ukraine With $20 Billion In Aid Since Start Of War - Zelenskyy : worldnews
Japan Raises Residency Fees 2,000 Percent Amid 'Anxiety' Over Foreigners (Gift Article) : worldnews

Korea Disputes Trump's Claim It Agreed to Invest in AK LNG : worldnews

'He's a friend of mine': Trump explains why North Korea has nukes but Iran can't : worldnews


Oil prices rise 2% as China suspends fuel exports : worldnews



Russia Lost Record 46,230 Troops in September as Moscow Prepares 120,000 Conscripts for Fall : worldnews

Russia expels Hungarian diplomats as Budapest breaks with Orban era : worldnews


neonpurplestar comments on /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1681, Part 1 (Thread #1828) some interesting headlines from the hellscape that is commonly known as russia:

russian losses in Ukraine as of October 1, 2026 | MoD News Total russian military losses on September 30, 2026: 1,900 personnel, 1,288 UAVs, and 36 artillery systems.



Botswana condemned for slaughtering elephants for independence celebrations : worldnews


US sends 2,000 Marines, carrier strike group to Mideast in Iran buildup : worldnews


Amnesty urges Iran to halt flogging of female singer Parastoo Ahmadi : worldnews



'Distorted, misleading, and disingenuous': IDF publishes full response to 'NAZA' film : worldnews



Zelenskyy addresses defenders from the front line: We must defeat Russia and achieve peace : worldnews



Ukraine uses FP-7 ballistic missile in combat for first time : worldnews

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1681, Part 1 (Thread #1828) : worldnews



"I Don't Take This Seriously": NATO Chief Rutte Dismisses Russia's Nuclear Threat Over Kaliningrad : worldnews
NATO Secretary General: Europe is not at peace today : worldnews


'Catastrophic': Swiss glaciers lose fifth of mass in five years : worldnews

US tells France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face US export ban, sources say : worldnews

Teacher doused in petrol as students set fire to schools in protests raging across France : worldnews

Minimum alcohol price rises by 30% in Wales : worldnews
Dual UK-Iranian national arrested over RAF Fairford incident : worldnews


Alarm Grows Over 'Clearly Illegal' Trump-Rubio Election Meddling in Brazil : politics
Brazil attorney general says meddling 'cannot be tolerated' after Trump funding plans revealed : worldnews
European Union and Canada plan new undersea cables and fuel shipments as part of “Alliance for the Future” to counterbalance the US and China : worldnews
Carney Invokes New Powers to Fast-Track West Coast Oil Pipeline : worldnews




Trump take tourism - Lawyers, Guns & Money Overseas visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year, with even the FIFA Men's World Cup failing to arrest the decline in tourism.

Trump's Horrific, Illegal Iran War Has 'Costs Us Billions While Making Us Less Safe' : politics

Deep-Dive Investigation Examines Minab School Bombing: 'One of the Worst US War Crimes Since Vietnam' : politics ... Hey remember when Chelsea Manning got sent to prison for exposing war crimes. It's like Americas favorite thing to do.
Deep-Dive Investigation Examines Minab School Bombing: 'One of the Worst US War Crimes Since Vietnam' | Common Dreams "There was no school left," said the father of a 6-year-old girl killed in the attack. "I thought I was asleep and having a nightmare."



Hegseth Tells Troops Reporting on Iran Is a 'National Betrayal' : politics
"No Beardos, No Weirdos": Hegseth Goes on Bizarre Rant to Silent Crowd : politics
Hegseth Unveils 6 Major US Military Changes in 'State of the Force' Address : politics
In latest religion push, Hegseth unveils Office of Religious Affairs : politics
Pentagon launches Office of Religious Affairs, will report directly to Hegseth : news
Pete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare : politics
Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich to help Pentagon with warfare initiative, Hegseth says : politics ... Someone needs to clarify which enemy they're preparing to fight ... The American voter.
Elon Musk returns to US government for Pentagon war study : politics

White House misspelled United States in ' super intelligence' accord : politics ... Superstupidity on the part of the Antichrist ... You know, when I think of the antichrist, another thing I didn't picture was an Antichrist who wears diapers

Trump approval slips to historic low in Wall Street Journal survey : politics
The White House Is Starting to Panic Over the Midterms : politics
Trump officials abandon effort to investigate election threats, experts warn : politics

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Video Shows Jack Smith At Iowa Hawkeyes Game In Maryland - More evidence of an epic blunder by Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.). : politics ... Republican protector of women's sports completely forgets that women's college basketball exists.
MeidasTouch on X: Here's footage of Jack Smith at the Iowa vs. Maryland game on February 3rd, 2024 btw https://t.co/yItxkEbbTz" / X
Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway. | As Republicans on Capitol Hill try to figure out how Eric Schmitt's bombshell fell apart so embarrassingly, it turns out he was warned that the texts were unvetted. : politics

Trump Reprograms Government AI Chatbot to Stop Fact-Checking His Lies : politics

Read the letter Trump is sending along with $500 checks to nearly 1 million Americans for ACA 'refunds' : politics

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reports more than $250 million in income last year : politics

FCC head says government-funded Trump ads are 'normal' and 'don't raise any red flags' : politics


Appeals court backs finding Trump colluded with IRS, Treasury : politics

If the Voice of Voters Is Muffled This Year, Blame the Roberts Court : politics

DOJ Prepares to Investigate Nearly Every Federal Judge in Blue State : politics ... The Justice Department has filed a misconduct complaint against almost every district judge in Minnesota.
Schumer: Democratic US Senate may block Trump nominees for Supreme Court, lower courts : politics

New Details Show Trump Is Running the Kennedy Center Into the Ground | Donald Trump's handpicked board has spent all the money the prestigious institution has. : politics
The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed. : politics

Trump's Name Can't Be Carved Into Institute of Peace, Court Says : politics

Trump says 'only a Hispanic could survive' fall from White House ballroom : politics

Trump TV Ads Backfire as New Poll Shows He's Shockingly Toxic for GOP : politics

Marjorie Taylor Greene says "MAGA is dead" calls it a cult : politics

Trump says he would consider pardoning administration members : politics

Trump loses favor with crypto fans who call him out for cashing in : politics

Trump Busted Telling One Of His 'Most Ludicrous Lies' Of All Time : politics "California's a very crooked election system, and if we had an honest election, Republicans would win. I would have won," he said. "I got millions of votes, but I would have won California if that were an honest system, I would have won."


Most Americans blame Trump for high prices as midterms approach, a new AP-NORC poll finds : politics

Decline in tourism hits US economy : politics

SCOTUSBLOG: the regime-aligned years - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Trump Won't Rule Out Declaring State Of Emergency Before Midterms | HuffPost Latest News "I could use it. A lot of people think I should use it sometimes," Trump said of invoking the Insurrection Act.
Trump Won't Rule Out Declaring State Of Emergency Before Midterms : politics
Rachel Maddow Lays Out A Worrying Trump Succession Scenario | HuffPost Latest News

Andy Beshear has a message for Democrats backing away from trans rights: 'That is not the party that we are' : politics

Supreme Court sanctions Tennessee torture - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Earlier today, the Supreme Court without a word of reasoning vacated a 6th Circuit stay and permitted the attempted execution of Christa Pike to go forward, about which I will have more to say tomorrow. This is the foreseeable result of its order:
Christa Pike in critical condition after botched execution: attorneys

Trump Explodes on Reporter: 'You Haven't Asked Me One F-cking Positive Question' : politics


Senate adjourns until November with Republicans fearful of losing majority : politics

Mike Johnson: Anti-God Marxist Democrats Seek to 'Take Over Everything' in Two or Three Election Cycles : politics


Fetterman's Secret MAGA Cash Grab Exposed in Leaked Message : politics
John Fetterman Helps GOP Block Probe Into Israeli Murders of Americans : politics


'Stand With the People': Progressive Caucus Leader Calls on All Democrats to Reject AI Billionaire Cash : politics


Trump's red-state tour raises eyebrows and anxiety among Republicans : politics



Trump Officials Revise How Title IX Sex Discrimination Rules Are Enforced - The New York Times The change follows a court ruling barring Title IX from protecting L.G.B.T.Q. people and has angered advocates for sexual assault survivors.



September Reading List - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case - The New York Times Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed the New York State attorney general to investigate allegations by a former Cornell University student that several men sexually assaulted her.
The Cornell rape case - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Cornell University's Jane Doe rape case sparks collective rage
How a Cornell Student Went From Shame to Action - The New York Times The woman known as "Jane Doe" was initially embarrassed about what happened at a fraternity party in 2024, but soon concluded: "I was assaulted."
(3) Post by @omoraa.bsky.social - Bluesky Don't make legends out of them by calling them the Cornell 7. Call them what they are: the Cornell rapists.
The three most chilling words in the Cornell rape case texts - The Washington Post She's not a "shop." She's a person.
What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now By Kate Manne, a professor of philosophy at Cornell University.



AG probe finds abuses in Catholic dioceses across Massachusetts 'It validates our stories.' Sprawling new report unearths hundreds of priest sex abuse cases across Mass.Seven-year investigation probes priest sex abuse in dioceses of Fall River, Springfield, and Worcester
Here;s why the Mass. AG didn't prosecute hundreds of priests

Thoughts on Parking Changes? : CambridgeMA



El-Sayed Hits Highest Polling Lead Against Rogers Since Campaign Began : politics

Republicans Spending Over $7M Per Day to Try and Save Ken Paxton in Texas : politics
Ken Paxton questioned for "1 day" plea deal for child predator. He had the worst possible answer. "He's openly bragging about how he set a child predator free after 2 months? This guy is stupid and insane." : politics
Ken Paxton Caught Privately Trashing Trump in Leaked Audio : politics

2026 California Gubernatorial General Election Debate | Live Discussion : politics



'Platner on steroids': Max Miller abuse claims have Republicans silently sweating - POLITICO The Ohio lawmaker denies the allegations as an Aug. 5 deadline to drop off the ballot approaches.


Tennessee Fails to Execute Woman After 2 Doses of Lethal Injection : politics

Child rape suspect set to become chief of police in Louisiana : politics



Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,243 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of Matthew Henson.



What made you gain a significant amount of weight? : AskReddit

Born With No Limbs: I Didn't Want To Be Their Poster Child! Briel Adams-Wheatley - YouTube