Ed Armstrong

Ed Armstrong

@armst-ed.bsky.social

Communications professional. Loves to learn and share knowledge. #Environment #SocialJustice #Writer. Call me Ed https://medium.com/@edward.armstrong21 https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-armstrong-armstronganalytics/ https://www.instagram.com/edarmst1/

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Ed Armstrong
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Why we #Vote Do it. #VoteEarly #VoteBlue 🌊💙☑️🙏

Outspoken™️@out5p0ken.bsky.social

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was driving his construction crew to work when an ICE officer shot and killed him in Houston. He wasn’t even the person ICE was looking for. Now Texas voters are leaving their “I Voted” stickers at his memorial. #BlueWaveIn10Days

Ed Armstrong
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It would be very annoying to a certain manic #POTUS if this news got spread widely just days before the #midterms. More #PainAtThePump coming your way courtesy of the #Trump war with #Iran #VoteBlue

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Oil hits five-month high amid fears US will renew strikes on Iran

theguardian.comOil hits five-month high amid fears US will renew strikes on IranBrent crude rises to $114.72 a barrel after Tehran threatens retaliatory attacks on Gulf oil and tech facilities * Business live – latest updates Oil has hit its highest level in more than five months as fears of fresh escalation in the Middle East conflict grip the energy markets. Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil, rose by 1% on Friday morning to $114.72 a barrel – its highest level since May. Continue reading...
Ed Armstrong
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Amen. Get out and crush the #Midterms! Be the #BlueWave 🌊🌊🌊! #VoteEarly #VoteBlue

Andrea Devon@andreadevon.sheshed.rocks

This👇🏽 Don’t get comfortable. VOTE. 🗳️ #VivaHerAlliance #VoteBlue

Ed Armstrong
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The ONLY positive you can take from these 5 key economic metrics is this slop's all on #Trump. #Inflation up, #Hiring down. #Wages losing ground, #GasPrices through the roof, #InterestRates going up! Recipe for #Midterms wipeout. Let's cook! #VoteEarly #VoteBlue #NoKings 🌊 tinyurl.com/yrtt2bcm

tinyurl.comThe US economy before the 2026 midterms, in five chartsInflation is back at 3.7%, pay is falling behind prices and hiring has nearly stalled. Five charts of official data show the economy voters face on 3 November.
Ed Armstrong
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Bizarre and Beautiful Bloom Seen on morning walk: October's early-morning sun provides the perfect illumination for the starburst-like bloom of Miscanthus sinensis, aka, Chinese silver grass. 📷 #NaturePhotography #Nature #photography #plants #botany www.instagram.com/edarmst1/

Ed Armstrong
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#Hegseth isn't soldier enough to shine Eisenhower's shoes, so no surprise he broke the treasured globe the general used during #WWII. Idiots gonna idiot. #VoteBlue for proper oversight of the feckless #DoD secretary.

Barb McQuade@barbmcquade.bsky.social

A sad but perfect metaphor for the Trump Administration. wapo.st/3WF2YQo

wapo.stHegseth wanted Eisenhower’s globe for his office. His staff broke it.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.
Ed Armstrong
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Your handy mid-week Photo Gallery right here: The #Wildlife #Photographer of the Year 2026 Winners 👇 This shot blew me away. The color, stop action, composition, depth of focus...bravo. The "Tiny Dancers” capillitium pic in the link is a jaw-dropper too. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography 📷

thisiscolossal.comThe Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 Winners Showcase Nature's Power and Vulnerability"This year's winning photographs demonstrate the extraordinary power of wildlife photography to help us see nature differently," says Dr. Doug Gurr, Director of the Natural History Museum.
Ed Armstrong
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This guy lays waste to the notion that economists are boring. Enjoy his spots on @ms.now greatly. Give him a show! #taxes #budget #Congress #Trumponomics @stephruhle.bsky.social

Justin Wolfers@justinwolfers.bsky.social

Washington has discovered a brilliant financial strategy. Cut benefits for people who need them, cut taxes for people who don't, and borrow the difference from people who aren't old enough to vote.

Ed Armstrong
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First single is trending. Cool. A case of parallel delayed déjà vu (made up term). Petula Clark's "Downtown" randomly wandered out of my memory vault couple days ago and I reminisced about the song and the times. Big hit, 1964. Pretty sure it was my first 45 record purchase, 6-YO. #MusicSky

Ed Armstrong
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New twist on time-honored tradition: leave it to #Trump A "Friday-afternoon news dump" is when you put out the bad news to minimize its visibility to a distracted press corps. Trump used the news dump to dump his brand-new Press Secretary. #KatieZacharia #incompetent #PressSecretary

apnews.comLive updates: Trump signals his embattled press secretary is on the way outPresident Donald Trump signals that new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is on the way out after just a week on the job as he plans to rally Georgia Republicans.
Ed Armstrong
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What? The #Trump team has otherwise been so forthright and credible. #VoteBlue 🌊

Judd Legum@juddlegum.bsky.social

As I first reported on Monday, Katie Zacharia is not a lawyer and has never been licensed to practice law. The WSJ reports that she took the California Bar Exam but failed. Nevertheless, Zacharia appeared on media programs for YEARS and repeatedly called herself a lawyer. Here's a super cut:

Ed Armstrong
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If his campaign isn't running ads against her concerning heating oil prices (up 15%) and her blind support for #Trump policies that cause them...they're missing a hell of a chance to link #SusanColling & Trump & #Inflation. Note to #DSCC, DM me for where to send the check.

Big Tent Democrat@manmtmike.bsky.social

Why is Jackson only up 1.2% against “let women die” Susan Collins?

Ed Armstrong
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Pure Keystone Cops. The same day the #Trump Admin announced plans to block the path to permanent residency for highly skilled #immigrants... It honored 6 Americans with tech & science medals, 5 of whom had come to the US as immigrants. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #immigration #voteblue

politico.comMicrosoft’s president warns the White HouseMicrosoft's Brad Smith said in an interview that discouraging skilled immigrants could undermine the “wealth and standard of living” of all Americans.
Ed Armstrong
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Destroys the #Trump myth prices are coming down. And assures the #FED will hike rates this month. On a human level: "Fuel oil, which millions of Americans...use to heat their homes was another pain point, spiraling 15.3% from August just before the cold months set in." #inflation #Midterms 🌊

finance.yahoo.comHigh gas prices pushed CPI inflation to 3.7% in SeptemberAnnual inflation jumped to 3.7%, accelerating from 3.4% in August and outpacing economists' expected 3.6% jump.
Ed Armstrong
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Poll: "Medicare for All" support surges 2/3 of respondents — and 1/2 of Republicans — say government should spend more to lower #healthcare costs. Trust in #Trump fell to 20%, #RFKJr 25% "findings suggest a path for swing-state candidates who embrace socialized medicine." #VoteBlue #Midterms 🌊

axios.comAxios-Ipsos poll: "Medicare for All" support surgesTwo-thirds of respondents said the government should be willing to spend more tax dollars to lower health care costs.
Ed Armstrong
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If the #TroyJackson campaign and #DSCC don't have a field day with this it will be political malpractice. What a f'up! #VoteBlue #Vote #Midterms #SusanCollins #Portland 💙🌊💙

Ben McAdams (The Resurrection Arc)@purrtah.bsky.social

A Susan Collins PAC bought ads in the wrong Portland and has been airing them in Oregon theintercept.com/2026/10/12/s...

theintercept.comSusan Collins-Aligned Super PAC Buys Attack Ads in Portland... OregonThe group Defending Main Street, long associated with Susan Collins, spent thousands attacking Troy Jackson in the wrong state.
Ed Armstrong
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Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social

A federal judge’s ruling may have just thrown President Donald Trump’s scheme to assert control over state voter rolls into turmoil. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

democracydocket.comThis week at Democracy Docket: Trump’s voter roll scheme hits a major roadblock, and ICE’s role in voting crackdown revealedA federal judge’s ruling may have just thrown President Donald Trump’s scheme to assert control over state voter rolls into turmoil.
Ed Armstrong
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Good #SaturdayMorning. Here's some cheer for you with a weekend #PhotoGallery! Finalists for the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards. Gotta love those critters. I favor the squirrel launching at a startled great horned owl. You? #WildlifePhotography #wildlife #nature #photography

livescience.com'Sexy Mantis,' obscene orangutan and prancing sparrowhawk feature in Nikon Comedy Wildlife AwardsThe Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards has unveiled its finalists for 2026, so let's all have a good laugh at nature.
Ed Armstrong
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The #execution will be televised. As the #Midterms approach, give some thought to the notion of giving these people another 2 years of unchecked power. The #GOPCongress has shown they'll do next to nothing to bring them to heel. #VoteBlue #Trump #Hegseth #FiringSquad

bbc.comFort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon saysPete Hegseth says the execution will be public, but a legal expert says the "unprecedented" decision is on "uncertain legal terrain".
Ed Armstrong
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This guy's underwater so much he's going to have to start wearing a scuba-diving suit to his rallies. (Maybe that would fill a few more of the empty seats.) #Trump #polll #midterms 🌊

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Chalian: "Look at Donald Trump's approval rating in the Buckeye State. He is down to 36%, 28 points underwater."

Ed Armstrong
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Tuesday morning #photo gallery. The most unique I've seen in a long time. A closeup gallery of Spanish flamenco singers caught mid-“Aaayyy!” They've even added audio clips to make it a #multimedia presentation. #Bravo @apnews.com 👏 #photography #portrait #MusicSky #photogallery #photograph

apnews.comPHOTO ESSAY: Flamenco's heart-wrenching wail captured in imagesSEVILLE, Spain (AP) — It was almost midnight and much of Seville was heading to bed. Yet a crowd had gathered in front of a stage on the bank of the Guadalquivir River, beside the bridge connecting th...
Ed Armstrong
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Latest read. A must for #Writers. In Valis, Dick manages a shifting perspective between 1st & 3rd person chronicling the mental breakdown of main character Horselover Fat, often in the same sentence! Should be messy. It's not. #BookSky #books #reading #SciFi #TheologicalFiction #WritingCommunity

Ed Armstrong
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New NYT Siena Poll Senate numbers hard not to like. #Midterms #Senate #Poll #Trump #Republicans #House #VoteBlue #Election 💙🌊💙🌊💙🌊💙

Ed Armstrong
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Huge news: #HouseDemocrats’ chief outside groups — raised a staggering $230 million in Q3 in their best quarter ever. Via Punchbowl News #VoteBlue #VoteEarly #Midterms #HappyOctober 😀🌊💙👏

Ed Armstrong
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They're going full-on frantic as the election approaches. Don't even take the time to proof an EO as all this crap comes flying at the wall. Pathetic. Buckle-up resisters, going to be a wild 35 days. #Trump #midterms #AI

emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social

In the "Unites States" of "Super Intelligence," "Issues Are Remediated" emptywheel.net/2026/09/30/i...

emptywheel.netIn the "Unites States" of "Super Intelligence," "Issues Are Remediated" - emptywheelOnce you realize Trump's morally binding AI code doesn't even spell "United States" properly, the whole sham looks even more ominous.
Ed Armstrong
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For the #PoliticalJunkie. TY NYT for this neat dataset. States with crucial #House & #Senate races primary turnout by party. Will it translate to the #Midterms? Won't go there, but it's an indicator of party intensity and organization. Like #Texas, #Georgia, 💙 #Michigan #VoteEarly #VoteBlue 🌊

Ed Armstrong
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"Food banks across the country have two fundamental, destabilizing problems that are getting worse: 1. The food is getting more expensive 2. The diesel to deliver the food is getting more expensive" #eonomy #hunger #inflation #TrumpEconomy

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:

meidasnews.com“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banksWeeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states
Ed Armstrong
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#FourthEstate boycott solidarity could/should have started with the rescheduled #WHCD. He big-footed them into allowing him to take control of their event so he could berate them. (Alas, but the press couldn't miss a night of dress-up with the stars.)

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social

Network solidarity against Trump's attack on the 1st Amendment lasted less than one week. Pathetic. On the bright side for CNN, moving forward Bari Weiss can make changes to ensure there is no more friction with the White House. Support independent media. demdock.com/4w6emld

Ed Armstrong
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#Trump "evidence" of noncitizen voting falls apart under scrutiny in Nevada. "...officials could not identify a single noncitizen on a list [of accused noncitizen voters] DHS sent them..." “You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise.” #Register and #VoteBlue in the #midterms.

huffpost.comTrump's Claims Of Widespread Noncitizen Voting Dealt Major Blow After Bombshell ReportThe claims in Nevada are part of Trump's broader accusations of widespread noncitizen voting.
Ed Armstrong
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Latest read. Loved the suspense hanging over its 372 pages. Great story, maybe over-ambitious. Def loaded with layperson-confounding technospeak. But an important book in the #SciFi genre. #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Space #God #Universe #Astronomy #SETI #spaceexploration