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Empty seats are seen as Trump speaks in Mississippi tonight (Chip Somodevilla/Getty)

Today It's Bibi's Turn.......

Karma sculpture by Do Ho Suh

🚨BREAKING: Democrats asked a federal judge Monday night for a restraining order and temporary injunction to halt President Donald Trump and his administration from interfering in the upcoming midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Zelenskyy calls out monthlong wait for Hegseth to sign off on Patriot missiles

Billionaire Jeff Yass has been in the business of subverting our democracy for years. Read the 2023 report from our sister org @truenorthresearch.bsky.social about how he tried to capture Pennsylvania courts truenorthresearch.org/2023/10/a-ba...

🚨 NEWS: A federal judge has ruled that the Trump DOJ ILLEGALLY fired prosecutor Maurene Comey, ordering retroactive reinstatement and backpay. The judge ripped the DOJ’s defense as bordering on “frivolous” and rejected its sweeping claims of executive power.

Need a break from election stories? Here’s a podcast ep. about the Kansas accent (yes, it exists), and how Kansans and outsiders perceive Kansas speech. Researchers unpack the stereotypes that inform the way Kansans are perceived and why it matters to study them. kansasreflector.com/podcasts/wha...

These guys are being pretty cavalier with their 501(c)3 status for people who keep having to declare bankruptcy because they’re ordered to pay out so many child molestation settlements.

President Trump says he brought in $21 trillion in new investment, but according to the White House he's off by about $11T⁣ ⁣ That gap could pay every American's grocery bill for a decade. https://youtu.be/ODOd4JOVk64

Thousands rally against Netanyahu in Tel Aviv ahead of Israeli elections – video www.theguardian.com/world/video/...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly seeking an intervention from U.S. President Donald Trump as he faces a challenging reelection campaign, raising eyebrows among political insiders who view this move as indicative of desperation....

The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, has conceded defeat in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government.

🔴 Meta is accused of election interference in Brazil after restricting Lula's Instagram while recommending Bolsonaro's. 1,613 foreign-funded political ads were uncovered generating 171M impressions. Brazil says Meta must explain. Meta also blocked the No Kings account on the day of their big event

This… Im overwhelmed with emotions… Fuck Vučić and all nationalists and mafia! Students won!

Bolsonaro-friendly mayors appear to be sabotaging public transport on Election Day. Buses aren’t running in Lula-friendly areas, flights and ferries mysteriously canceled. Traffic lights have gone out and people’s power cut in Salvador, indigenous people’s travel restricted

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“I don’t give a damn, I’m going to say it: We’re making a freaking fortune,” the president said at a rally in Georgia. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-o...

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“Georgia Without Ivanishvili!” Thousands have gathered in Tbilisi to protest Ivanishvili’s one-party rule and the ban on opposition parties. Day 697 of uninterrupted protests in Georgia. #GeorgiaProtests ✊🇬🇪🇪🇺 📹 Mo Se

This is the woman of the week. Virginia Dillard, age 105, got herself all pretty to go vote in Texas. 💙

Just to be clear... Prop 40 is a ONE-TIME retroactive tax. It applies ONLY to billionaires and would tax just 5% of their wealth — which grew 30% in 2025. California's billionaires would still be worth $2T+ AFTER the tax. The revenue will fund healthcare for millions of Californians. Vote YES.

Trump is straight up saying during speeches that he wants white people coming to the country but not black. I don’t know what else people need to see.

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Israel is just 2 days away from a critical election, and thousands of protesters are filling the streets of Tel Aviv demanding Netanyahu’s removal! They’re demanding accountability for October 7 security failures and an independent commission of inquiry.

I find it curious that he talks about a uncle but not his grandfather Frederick, the guy who came from Germany made his fortune running whore houses in the Yukon & Seattle,if it weren't for Fred selling his business before the government shut him down and jailed him this fat slob would be penniless

Big Oil used to pretend climate change wasn’t real – then they pretended they were part of the solution. 🧵

The president is considering mass pardons for his enablers. But they’d be foolish to assume the next administration will honor them. www.lawyeroyer.com/p/buyer-bewa...

NEW: Ingram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of the town. with @nytimes.com

A slice of voters who helped put President Donald Trump back in the White House have turned on him, and some of them say Republicans will pay for it in November. www.rawstory.com/i-fell-for-i...

Elon Musk's audacious campaign to keep Alex Gibney's Musk out of theaters and social media shows the fantastic power Musk wields in America today, especially the power to squelch his critics. www.status.news/p/elon-musk-...

Alaska Senate Democratic nominee Mary Peltola and national Democrats have filed a legal motion to fight the Trump DOJ's lawsuit over the Alaska Senate race — asking a judge to grant a motion to intervene and ultimately dismiss the case.