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this may come as a huge shock to some of you, be sure you are seated before you read on: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/w...
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When Donald Trump launched his campaign, he was caught hiring paid actors to pad the audience. (I also happened to be the one that busted him doing so). www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...
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“Filing a placeholder charge the defendant can’t be tried on, on the last possible day, under seal, in the third case against the same man, is not routine or ‘widely recognized.’ It is exactly what it appears to be: vindictive.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Hey, check this out! I'll have something about it somewhere, soon. Stay tuned.
JUST IN: 6 news consumers, including @kenroth.bsky.social @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org @froomkin.bsky.social, sue Trump over his "ban" on news outlets, including @politico.com. Suit argues Trump is burdening their ability to get quality WH reporting www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Judge bars Trump admin from further tree-felling, closures, at golf course politi.co/4zbAsEz
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JUST IN: Judge Gleason in Alaska sounds deeply skeptical of DOJ's 11th hour lawsuit there to halt certification if Sen. Dan Sullivan loses. She grants Dems' motion for expedited consideration and notes DOJ waited four months to sue over the ballot. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Appeals court rejects Trump DOJ demand to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots www.cnn.com/2026/10/26/p...
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Facing severe political attacks and threats, Muslim civil-liberties activists in Texas are urging their communities to vote. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Another story impossible to imagine in any other administration: the president's son goes hunting with a Russian criminal who is part of Putin's security entourage
The remote rendezvous in August highlights the remarkable relationship between a son of the US president and a businessman with ties to the Kremlin. ft.trib.al/9g7wnme
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* HASSETT: THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS IS A MYTH @bloomberg.com
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When the next US Congress investigates corruption, Trump's oil-deal-of-the-century with Alejandro Betancourt, the face of Venezuelan corruption, should be top of its list. Two kleptocracies working together. Brilliant essay by @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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So back on October 5, DOJ charged Jim Comey via information for information about a FISA story that Jim Baker tried to correct. They didn't get an indictment before the statute of limitations expired. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Good news: Maurene Comey is back at SDNY after a judge ruled her firing unlawful Who trusts a case if the prosecutor’s job hangs on pleasing the president? Rules keep the answer simple, & today they protected more than one person -TN
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"If there is one thing that Zach Lahn, the Republican nominee for governor of Iowa, definitely does not want to talk about, it’s his connection to the Koch family." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/us/politics/zach-lahn-iowa-governor-kansas-kochs.html
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Microsoft will offer buyouts to about 60,000 workers, part of the company’s efforts to trim costs and retool its workforce for the AI era. Read more: bloom.bg/3TX8U6D 📷: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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Court rules firing of Maureen Comey without cause or due process violated the law. The president’s duty is to execute the law “faithfully.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Maurene Comey must be REINSTATED to her federal prosecutor job with backpay, a federal judge has ruled. He adds that accepting Trump DOJ's position would "unsettle the very equilibrium established by this Nation’s constitutional system." Doc buff.ly/CDtADgH
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📊 A new poll reveals voters overwhelmingly reject Trump’s election-meddling tactics. Voters were given potential scenarios outlining how federal or state officials might respond to the 2026 election process. Overwhelming majorities disapproved of every tactic: https://demdock.com/4yIGP19
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This isn't hyperbole or a joke. Parents actually called the cops and got the black boy and his family removed and the league claimed they were trespassing because he was "putting on a show" and wasn't playing "fair."
They called the cops on this 3-year-old Black boy because he was kickin the white kids' ass on the soccer field.
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If we can solve our disagreements within the bounds of liberal democratic governance, then you're my ally in the fight against authoritarianism both in America and overseas.
Lula is to my left. Magyar is to my right. And I don’t care in the slightest, because they are the candidates of democracy against autocracy.
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Chickens for Colonel Sanders, learning the hard way. www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-in...
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Please post and share this video of @hallieshoffner.bsky.social who's running for the US Senate against Tom Cotton in Arkansas. Hallie has a deep connection to the people, the land, the history, and the future of Arkansas. In Arkansas? Vote for Hallie! @hcrichardson.bsky.social @jbf1755.bsky.social
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Fear is contagious, but so is HOPE! Grateful to spend time discussing the upcoming midterm election with @hcrichardson.bsky.social and the need for everyone to exercise their constitutional right to vote!
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Trump has exempted 202 facilities in 39 states and Puerto Rico from clean-air regulations that were going into effect, including some of the worst industrial polluters. About 3.3 million people live near such a facility. Eric Lipton @maxinejoselow.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...