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Anderson Cooper: “Husted’s ass may be hard, but his polling is soft.” 😬🤷🏼

MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: Military families abandoned by Pete Hegseth describe the hasty and traumatic evacuation from Naval Support Activity Bahrain in March. @nicollewallace.bsky.social is joined by Priya Sridhar, bylined on this story, for the latest.

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Poland has been one of Ukraine’s staunchest supporters since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion. But many of its people are slowly turning against the one million Ukrainian refugees given sanctuary over the past four years. https://to.pbs.org/4sgvWSl

"The candidate no longer labels herself “ULTRA MAGA” on social media. She removed a “Trump Endorsed” banner from her website and took down a photo of herself and Trump. Her yard signs no longer proclaim Trump’s endorsement or mention her party affiliation..." www.texastribune.org/2026/10/14/t...

Tom Nichols about Trump letting Kimberly Guilfoyle go: “This is exactly the story that you don’t need two weeks before the election while a woman in Georgia is counting her pennies buying cans of green beans.” @radiofreetom.bsky.social youtu.be/bmId6GkMQQQ

“Videos of the attack, verified by The Times, show that the photographer, Heidi Levine, 63, who was wearing body armor with large press tags, was trapped behind the settlers. They began to beat her with bats and sticks, kicking her as she was prostrate on the ground” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/w...

‘The grid wasn’t designed to accommodate the large loads of data centers. Connecting one to the system can require hundreds of millions worth of new infrastructure. Traditionally, the cost of upgrades has been recovered from all users, adding to everyone’s bills.’ www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social: "I think it's his dark vision of America is really driving most of this Trump regime's policies. It's really stunning how many thousands of lives  that his hate has impacted, from here on American soil to the high seas of the Caribbean."

Missouri Republicans thought a gerrymandered congressional map was a lock.

Talked to @justinwolfers.bsky.social youtu.be/uaPJO76DAgo?...

Just five giant conglomerates now control 90 percent of the media. The reason this is so dangerous might not be what you think.

Samuel Alito has recused himself from a Supreme Court climate case, after ethics watchdogs uncovered his fossil fuel stockholdings. Instead of relying on the justices to occasionally do the right thing, we need Congress to enact real SCOTUS reform.

Acosta today! Always rocks it! @jimacosta.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=oShL...

Russian authorities are keeping a tight lid on information about last week's suspicious death of a lab worker in Siberia that has been surrounded by secrecy and claims that it could have been caused by pneumonic plague. https://to.pbs.org/4y3M7nl

Thom Tillis with the least reassuring answer we've ever seen regarding the future of America's law and order.

Biden-era changes to the Clean Air Act would have tightened regulations for industrial sites, but the Trump administration has given exemptions to hundreds of facilities. People living near the sites are concerned about air quality and their well-being.

$6 BILLION. Of taxpayer money. While the Hunter Biden hunters stay silent. Obscene.

Democrats have a good shot at taking control of the House and perhaps even the Senate, Trump’s approval ratings are among the lowest of any president on record, and the 80-year-old president is looking and acting ever more demented. So how long will he last? Let me know your thoughts.

And if you say this is wrong @MarshaBlackburn calls you a communist

We didn’t learn anything from Covid. People are already confidently calling the plague a nothingburger. Sure, we have cipro and doxycycline. The obvious concern here is that this strain was modified to be antibiotic resistant or spread more easily. We simply don’t know yet.

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says in a new book that his deciding vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is the "biggest regret of my career" and that he also "should've stopped" RFK Jr. from becoming Health and Human Services secretary. https://to.pbs.org/4i4JblK

Cartoon by @slyngstad.bsky.social

This year’s Kennedy Center Honors will take place at Washington, D.C.’s Capital One Arena rather than at the famous arts venue. Officials provided no official reason for the change, but it comes amid a legal battle over adding President Donald Trump’s name to the building.

Cartoon by @davewhamond.bsky.social

I don’t remember anyone giving Jerome Powell a check for $100 million. Who gave it to Kevin Warsh, days before he was confirmed and why?

Ossoff: The money that they took from you when they slashed Medicaid and defunded hospitals and nursing homes—They’re taking that money to buy corrupt, taxpayer-funded political ads on national television to try to promote the failed and broken president…

McDonald's is now reportedly pressuring franchisees to use AI to price food. Its CEO raked in $20.6M last year, over 1,000x the median McDonald's worker pay of $19,020. And they remain one of the largest employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients. I'm not lovin' it.

Going on the road with @protectourcare.org on a nationwide bus tour, starting next week! Because we're sick of the attacks on our health care, and it's time to hold elected officials accountable for it. Join us: www.sickofitcampaign.com#tour

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Immigration has been a major influence on population growth in the U.S. For the first time in a long, long time, it's nearly stagnant. https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/technically-were-fine

NEW by me -- Christa Pike survived lethal injection. How your state carries out executions

If prosecutors really believed Comey had threatened to kill the president, would they agree to postpone the trial for eight months while he's free on bail? | Andrew C. McCarthy https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/trump-doj-voices-no-objection-to-another-long-postponement-of-comey-trial/

President Donald Trump is hitting the campaign trail to support Republican candidates in toss-up races that will determine which party controls Congress for the final two years of his presidency. (via @politifact.bsky.social) https://to.pbs.org/4s24mbL

Efforts to reshape the military include modernizing the technology soldiers will use on the battlefield and the further integration of AI. Some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley are working with the Pentagon and cashing in. https://to.pbs.org/3TkXjhn

The Trump administration's scare tactics ahead of the midterms have hit a usual refrain: "migrant caravan." In reality, it's about 600 people (mostly families) who are 1,000 miles from the border. Just when gas prices keep climbing, Trump world is looking for a distraction. This is their attempt.

CSPAN: “We should mention that Senator Schmitt was supposed to appear on this program with Sen. Coons but he pulled out the day after that hearing.”

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) was warned that texts he used to accuse former special counsel Jack Smith of perjury were unvetted.

It’s difficult to overstate how dangerous such a declaration would be for American democracy. It would mean a president is attempting to sidestep the Constitution, which empowers states to run elections, in order to prevent his party from losing. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

SCOOP: Trump warms to Jay Clayton as AI czar

Malls and other physical third spaces have been on the decline for years. We’re finally beginning to understand the implications for today’s youth.

We must “recognize the evil that is being carried out in our name and fight it…We must recognize that in abandoning the words of Deuteronomy and the Statue of Liberty, we are losing our soul as a nation.” — Cardinal Robert McElroy, archbishop of Washington open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...

A Nursing Home Owner Stole Workers' Social Security and Medicare Money He was sentenced to 18 months and $4.4M restitution. His mother bought a Pardon at Mar-a-Lago. Trump is selling pardons for $1 Million. Congress won't stop him. VOTE Out All Republicans #TrumpsCorruptCongress

Breaking News: The White House barred CNN from accompanying President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee.

This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.

The other reality (which I discuss) is that the Trump Administration has embraced policies that have moved people into high-deductible health plans. Trump Admin: We’ll make insurance unaffordable so folks enroll in plans with $7-10k deductibles. Oz: People aren’t using their plans — must be fraud!

MS NOW: "Breaking as we speak -- MS NOW and CNN have just been blocked from attending yet another White House event ... I was told to reach out to Steven Cheung"

A pro-Trump ad that said it was paid for by the U.S. government aired on Fox News in major TV markets. Ethics experts said it could violate federal law. on.wsj.com/4hm6XYW