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The only reason I can think of for this news not being absolutely everywhere is that large media orgs don’t want to be seen as putting their thumbs on the scales a week before election day. And that’s cowardly as shit.

If Kennedy’s larger point is that some political cultures are associated with an unfriendly attitude to knowledge that might be slightly more persuasive if he was not a MAGA anti-vax ideologue who is undermining the largest US research center (NIH) as part of a broader assault on higher education

A 2025 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, Omar Yaghi is the son of Palestinian refugees who grew up in Jordan. He just left the US to move to China after raising concerns about rising anti-immigrant sentiment, like the kind shown here. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/china-than...

“When the press critic Mark Jacob was invited recently to air his complaints about the Times in an interview with assistant managing editor Patrick Healy, he masterfully explained the problem.” @sulliview.bsky.social writes. @markjacob.bsky.social margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/countdown-...

“Every unhappy nation is unique. But the mood overlap between countries such as Hungary and Serbia, both of which have recently thrown out rightwing populists in corruption-dominated elections, and today’s America is striking.” My column as.ft.com/r/c8ced69e-f...

Gratified to see widely respected journalist Margaret Sullivan endorse my view that major media must depict Trump’s abuse of power as a “five-alarm fire” – because it is.

"...As long as the Greek system exists, gender-based coercion and sometimes deadly hazing will continue to thrive there. These aren’t fixable flaws in an otherwise benign social structure. They are outcomes embedded in this structure from the start." wbur.fm/4ieOu11

Trump’s bid to steal a DC public park and turn it into an elitist golf course has been blocked. When many institutions kowtow to the dictator, federal district courts are holding the line.

I don’t think we should get used to a man this wealthy, this full of hate and this willing to demonize a small minority having so much power in our economy and in our politics. To defend democracy, we must defeat the oligarchs.

BREAKING: Judge Reyes issues a preliminary injunction in the East Potomac Golf Course case, blocking more tree removal and requiring 10-day notice "before making any irreparable modification to any forms or features" of the park. Background: www.lawdork.com/p/golf-argum...

Colorado and Washington are reliably Democratic states where elected officials have rejected moves to ban transgender women and girls from female sports competitions. Now activists have gone around lawmakers to put proposed bans on both states' ballots. https://to.pbs.org/4BsciqH

Ah yes, countries where the criminal element in politics gets investigated and consequences happen. Wonder what that must be like. Good job, Brazil. And great reporting from Mike, as always.

Besides the whole saving the knowledge of antiquity and the numerals and the science and the exquisite art, it's pretty easy to google Arab Nobel prize winners

Beyond disgusted by even more rape allegations against the President of the United States. "In total, more than 25 different women...have independently accused Donald Trump of rape, sexual assault, or other sexual misconduct." Report w/ new details: democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

BREAKING: We're asking the Office of Special Counsel & State Dept IG to investigate reports that diplomats' promotions hinge on how they vote & who they donate to If true, that's a political loyalty test & the law bars it @democracydefendersfund.org complaint 👇

These documents were collected as part of our reporting on the Clean Air Act rollbacks in Trump's 2nd term We have been working on this story since March. Collecting documents, going out into the field & pushing each week for more info. @maxinejoselow.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...

Black turnout is key. In early-voting across the country, it is highest in Louisiana, where the US Senate race is making history. Despite no national attention nor party funding, Jamie Davis outraises his MAGA opponent, & is neck & neck in the polls.. #BlueWaveIn10Days #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

NEW: Brent Taylor is the front-runner for one of Memphis’ congressional districts, recently redrawn from majority Black to majority white. As state senator, he repeatedly used his power to supersede local officials — and the will of the city’s voters. with @mlk50.com

I live in a rural town and, like, I don't know how to tell you this, but the girls play on the boys team and vice versa all the time because otherwise we don't have enough players for a game and it's literally always fine so stop being weirdos about kids sports and just let trans kids play.

Any talks/negotiations about a post-war security arrangement for Europe need to start from the indisputable fact that Russia’s neighbours have an acute need of protection from Russia whereas Russia has no demonstrable need for protection (and it already has nukes for that).

New in PN: Ramaswamy discovers that voters have their limits "This is the nature of today’s right-wing bubble, whose residents are not only acculturated to a particular political style — cruel, often hateful — but become convinced it’s the only effective way to do politics, & any other way is weak"

Early voting has already defeated Trump's voter suppression

Repeat after me: Russia has no legitimate security concerns; only its neighbours do. Russia has been the only one invading others.

As the article points out, this moves Musk into the position of being the de-facto gatekeeper for satellite launches and positioning. In other words, the man who launches satellites now gets to decide who can complete with him.

As Trump proclaims that he is happy oil prices are high, adding "I don't give a damn, I'm gonna say it: We're making a frickin fortune," remember that the 'we' refers to Trump, his family, and his donors. 99% of American people are suffering, the Trump only cares about himself and his donors.

I keep seeing posts from Republicans pretending to be insulted by Barack Obama's Cheesecake Factory quip because most Americans supposedly think it serves haute cuisine. First, it does not. And you know that. Second, his remark wasn't about the food. It was about the over-the-top golden decor.

A week after ProPublica published an investigation that found $470 million in SNAP benefits were stolen from Americans last year alone, the Trump administration announced a new rule to add microchips, which are more secure, to EBT cards.

Trump administration has pushed off 13% of Americans enrolled in food stamps

FUN FACT: Making a big, showy spectacle of praying in public is one of American Evangelicals' "Top 10 Favorite Ways to Ignore Jesus." See, e.g., Matthew 6:5-6.

“People are suffering at the pump. I don’t give a damn. Were making a frickin’ fortune.”

This supercut is likely to make Trump VERY upset. The difference between Trump and Obama is on full display, and the contrast is absolutely devastating. Watch until the end...

Makes your heart soar

Obama: "A Venezuelan billionaire wanted a pardon, so he paid one of Trump's personal lawyers $50 million... and lo and behold, the pardon falls out of the sky... We have never seen a president excel in straight-up grifting on your dime like this."🇺🇸

Oh, honey . . . your own mother shipped you off to a reform school (with cute little military costumes) after you were caught throwing rocks into a baby carriage and she realized you were too twisted to deal with.

Obama: Folks say, 'Well, Abdul didn't like some of the things you did as president.' We are not gonna agree on every detail of every issue. You know who else didn't agree with everything I did? Michelle Obama. I'd say about 5 times a day she's like, 'You knucklehead! Why you do that?'

Obama argues that we won’t fix our political problems unless we rediscover our moral compass first

A lot of dictatorships try to make these kind of arrangements when things go south. Important to remember there are other kinds of criminal, civil and reputational accountability pardons can’t touch. And if you’re pardoned you have no 5th amendment rights.

The toxicity that @ericlipton.nytimes.com and his colleagues have uncovered is everywhere but if you live in Texas, Louisiana, or Alabama pay special attention

Trump has a rally later tonight and he can barely talk right now

“He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened up a Cheesecake Factory” — Obama

"It's great to have the pope's support" -- Melania pretends that she, and not the Vatican, negotiated a limited ceasefire in Ukraine "She's doing better than the professionals," Trump says

Trump: "This is a disgrace. The mother said that Amy Acton is a liar and she's no good. And you know what? I don't think you can get a better reference than that."

Weird exchange about Trump's "golfing" here 👇 Q: Who did you play golf with today? TRUMP: Ahh, just a couple of professionals Q: Which pros? TRUMP: I didn't play. I just hit balls for an hour. I wasn't in the mood to play. Q: Why not? TRUMP: Because I'm too busy

Trump: "My uncle invented radar! Can you believe it?"

🚨BREAKING: On behalf of Mary Peltola’s campaign and the DSCC, Elias Law Group is fighting the Department of Justice’s sham lawsuit to preemptively block certification of Alaska’s U.S. Senate race if anyone other than the Republican incumbent wins. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...