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If Brazil can reject Trump, the Broligarchs and right-wing authoritarianism, so can we.

House Judiciary Democrats have just released a 50-page report that pulls together years of assault allegations against Trump and his reported connections to Jeffrey Epstein. The report calls for a special counsel to investigate Trump's ties to Epstein.

New rape allegation in Dem's Trump/Epstein report: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwT4...

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

NEW: Trump is a Russian asset. And the UK government is finally waking from its decade-long slumber Read this. And order a wind-up radio. broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-dark-t...

Political power is meant to be used to fight for the people you serve, not to line your own pockets and sell out millions of our tax dollars for a quick check.

Anna Paulina Luna’s husband owns 10 percent of a drone startup that got $37 million in Pentagon deals.

Robert Rubin presents the business case for the rule of law and fair elections. The more we know, the higher the political cost for Trump to sabotage the vote. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/o...

🇺🇦💔 Zelensky: Bucha. This is genocide, recognized by everyone. They buried hundreds of people, tortured them. We found a grave where there were about five hundred people. When we deoccupied these towns around Kyiv, hatred for “Russians” appeared. It was at this moment.

Glad she noticed.

From this article: www.thetimes.com/world/russia...

💛💙 The political situation in the world, in a nutshell… #USA #Ukraine #Russia #Politics

New story: In 2025, the FBI was examining the actions of Sen Lindsey Graham, Rep. Jim Clyburn, and Rep. Joe Wilson as part of a sweeping bribery probe. Then Trump’s campaign of retribution demolished public corruption investigations. www.propublica.org/article/nava...

Accepting Putin’s invitation to Shenzhen is not diplomacy; it is the formalization of American defeat. We are no longer watching a president negotiate a peace; we are watching a president manage a surrender, scripted entirely from the Kremlin. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Unacceptable. Meta took down the No Kings Instagram today and kept it offline for well over an hour. Censoring free speech to appease Donald Trump? We the people deserve answers, but regardless, we will not be silenced.

My latest piece on Substack: The Bill Is Coming Due for those feckless Big Law law firms that bent the knee to Convicted Felon Donald Trump substack.com/@katiephang/...

www.theguardian.com/business/202... The Bank of England governor has taken part in a walkout of finance leaders who left an International Monetary Fund meeting in protest against Russian involvement. Bailey joined counterparts from France, Germany and a number of Scandinavian and Baltic countries.

I mean, come the hell on here

I always have mixed feelings about these images. Yes, it's inspiring to see these college students committed to democracy, but the fact that they have to do anything remotely difficult to exercise their voting rights is enraging. Taking part in a democracy should be as easy as possible.

Mike Rogers’ wife is handing out $10 gas cards in Michigan while asking people to vote for her husband. Republicans made gas unaffordable. Now they’re offering $10 to keep them in power. #BlueWaveIn20Days

When you’re applying for the job of U.S. Senator, you should show up for the job interview. Ken Paxton showed up in London on the 4th of July to party with the British. He showed up in Dubai to party with fugitives. He’ll show up anywhere but a debate stage in Texas.

Perfidy

It’s all hands on deck to win this tight election and take back the Senate for working families. Glad to have Sen. Warnock out on the campaign trail with me.

So in the past few days Trump has taken sanctions off Russia’s energy, asked to buy diesel from Russia, restricted SpaceX Starlink, stopped sharing intel on incoming missiles, & asked Europe to unfreeze Russian assets to give to Russia. Hope Americans aren’t confused on who he works for

Watchdog group @citizensforethics.org files legal challenge, asking court to block Jared Kushner from serving as Trump envoy They allege he's “breaking the law by acting as one of the country’s top diplomats without undergoing Senate confirmation or filing financial disclosures.”

RFKJr and JD Vance's poster boy for MAHA: Russell Brand was a “ruthless, calculated and manipulative sexual predator” who bragged about wanting to sleep with 5,000 women in his lifetime, a court has heard. The actor and comedian allegedly made advances towards women within minutes of meeting them.

Cartoon by Siegfried Woldhek

No one should have this kind of power. He needs to be neutered.

“Neofascism can be beaten. Its advance relies on our acquiescence. And our acquiescence comes from not having taken its measure. And the response to their delusions can’t be delusions of our own. We’re in a new reality now. And we have to face it head on.” www.liberalcurrents.com/fascists-rea...

Musk is a menace to you and the health of the planet. He’s an unreconstructed Nazi with delusions of remaking society to match his juvenile fantasies

Maybe the last train was running late

26 years ago, we eradicated measles. Now, this year alone, there have been over 4,000 cases, 40+ outbreaks, and people have died. RFK Jr.'s anti-vax rhetoric & conspiracy theories have consequences. He must resign NOW. Vaccines are safe & effective. Period.

Illustration by Badiucao

me, an immigrant, watching people who said immigrants are corrupting america engage in actual corrupt behavior

Looks like US-made textiles and clothing have gotten more expensive since Trump imposed tariffs in April 2025.

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👇In a nutshell.

TOMORROW: ABC TV goes to court here in DC asking a judge to intervene and halt the Trump Administration's onerous review of ABC TV stations FCC claims review is over diversity hiring at ABC Trump Admin critics accuse FCC of political retribution because of late night jokes

Just when we think it can’t get worse … it does.

“Access journalism” and Sanewashing at the White House Won’t Save Corporate Media macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/access-jou...

Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...