Tom Ward

You have to really, really, really fucking suck for your 8th grade teacher to come out and shame you like this. Damn.

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This midterm electorate is likely going to be the most diverse midterm electorate in U.S. history

Oil Spike Fuels Democratic Ads https://politicalwire.com/2026/10/26/oil-spike-fuels-democratic-ads/?ap=b

Trump’s presidency is a wealth transfer from the bottom to the top

Despite the sturm und drang, the margins in both races are the same. Maybe El-Sayed's Muslim faith is not much of a factor?

One of those moments I'll never forget.

Targoz is a Republican-leaning pollster. It was R +4.8 in the last midterms (2022). Enuf said.

Loser! www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

“covert surveillance inside houses of worship… “interrogations of churches’ staff… “ICE agents hauled off a nun who was wearing her habit and walking down the sidewalk en route to Sunday Mass… “suing a Catholic diocese in New Mexico to seize 14 acres of their land…” www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

“Sickening racism and vulgar politics” is on-point summation of the Susan Collins 2026 campaign. Kudos to Stevens Collins (no relation) for abandoning his long-time deference to the Senator and describing how far she has fallen.

El-Sayed on Trump's cognitive tests: "I went to medical school...In my neurology unit, I would have to give that MoCA exam...The only people that you give a MoCA test to are people who you worry may have cognitive deficits. By definition, if you're taking one of those tests, something's wrong."

The president's creepy obsession with other men's bodies is now a punch line for the vice president.

New Details of Trump Rape Allegation Revealed https://politicalwire.com/2026/10/26/new-details-of-trump-rape-allegation-revealed/?ap=b

When we say “Trump owns this war,” we don’t just mean politically. He’s literally profiting off it—to the tune of tens of millions of dollars. The next time he says high gas prices are “a small price to pay," remember: 🟢 Trump’s not paying for it 🟢 The longer it drags on, the more money he makes

He is so close to getting it

BREAKING: Another immigrant has died in ICE custody, the 28th death in ICE detention in 2026.

Another example of how articulate and inspiring Mamdani is. Give this a listen (it's in English after the Portuguese greeting).

A little boy dressed up as James Talarico 💙

Former Republican governors in Kansas and now in South Carolina are not just endorsing Democratic candidates for Senate but also appearing in TV ads for them.

From the letter: “The most consequential thing Susan Collins does in the U.S. Senate is enable Donald Trump. She paints herself as a moderate while voting with Trump 96% of the time. Her occasional breaks mean little when Republicans already have the votes they need.”

Professor McDonald reported that just over 112 million people voted in the last mid-terms. With just over 30 million having voted with 8.5 days left in this election, we're at 28% turnout.

NEW: "Donald Trump was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of young women during the mid-to-late 1990s," per new House Judiciary Dem report. Report has new allegation that Trump raped a 24-year-old and then promised the victim a visa & NYU admission, demanding she stay quiet.

AOC: "They call people communists, they call them this or that. But really what it is is they're afraid of a waitress in the House and a logger in the Senate"

I met Matt when we were both dealing with matters for the Episcopal Church in Maine. He did a great job with the Committee on Indian Relations. Matt is articulate and fundamentally decent. I can’t imagine a better person to be my Congressman.

Life was already hard enough before Donald Trump lied us into war, before his tariffs made everything more expensive, and before he doubled your health insurance premiums and slashed Medicaid.

The Ramaswamy ad has pushed the largest newspaper in Ohio, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, to reverse its position on endorsements. "A candidate who uses childhood sexual abuse as a weapon against the person who endured it has crossed a line that Ohioans should defend, whatever their party."

Russia is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity by intentionally attacking civilian infrastructure – including vital energy systems – in Ukraine, an independent UN investigations panel said on Monday. https://cnn.it/4zcHNnm

“The Department of Justice is putting its formidable thumb on next week’s elections in a way that seems clearly intended to call into question the legitimacy of any result that is especially unfavorable to Republicans—before those results have even come in.” Me on DOJ’s California and Alaska suits:

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.

"The same people who insist on policing public bathrooms to protect little girls from sexual predators are also smearing an actual child rape survivor." And not just that. The latest edition of Receipts from @crampell.bsky.social:

Trump’s Oil and Gas Stocks Soared During Iran War https://politicalwire.com/2026/10/26/trumps-oil-and-gas-stocks-soared-during-iran-war/?ap=b

We can feel what Brazil and Serbia are feeling. It’s in our hands.

Susan Collins has had essentially unlimited $$ support from her billionaire donors...so attending a fundraiser NINE DAYS before Election Day -- instead of being out knocking doors etc etc -- sort of gives the game way: It's a money-for-access trade. And we all know why they want access. #MEpolitics

Thank you, Brazil. Thank you, Serbia. Reminding us of the power and undying promise of democracy. Are you listening, America?

By November 3rd: Vote !! It’s our turn.

"Big arenas" seat more than 300 people. Johnson is attracting very small crowds.

A great pledge. The full, redacted Epstein files need to be made public - however it may be for the President and other powerful men.

Stunning Lula victory in Brazil is another sign of how easily we all let ourselves get psy-op-ed by the right's expressions of confidence into, you know, believing them. We really have to get over that habit!

In his acceptance speech, Lula says he will work to regulate digital platforms in Brazil. “Digital crimes must be dealt with like real-life crimes.” This comes after Meta directly interfered with the Brazilian elections, favouring Flávio Bolsonaro.

Wow. Hungary with Serbia demonstrating solidarity forever.

That’s the way we like it #Talarico4TX

Still thinking about this which was about as close to an "emperor has no clothes" moment as you'll get in an American political debate. #MEpolitics

"The picture of defeat" strikes me 2 ways: 1. Brazil differs from the U.S. in that nepo-authoritarians get tight with their homies when watching election returns versus retreating to luxury suites and sky boxes. 2. That's a COVID superspreader event.

I just want to name that people overcame this. Even against a stacked deck, the good fight is worth it. Win or lose, it's worth it. And sometimes the good guys win.