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The powerful executives who cozied up to Trump didn't oops accidentally forget about pendulum swings. They either: 1) Like the fascism 2) Calculated it was here to stay, so going along was savvy 3) Saw no real downside, no consequences when the pendulum swung Crucial to show them 3 was a mistake

Trump's DOJ told a judge how to rule. Then it pulled her from court. Karen Donoso Stevens' allegations, which she's sharing publicly because of her deep concern for the court's integrity, were corroborated by contemporaneous notes as well as colleagues, family and attorneys interviewed by WaPo.

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Protest works. Organization is decisive. Draw your own conclusions. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

“C.D.C. has lost about 30% of its staff since last year, including many members of the rabies team, which no longer has the capacity to advise state officials after hours…The agency also temporarily suspended rabies testing this spring, a pause that lasted for months.”

#inktober day 21, 2026

When a worker wears an Amazon vest, drives an Amazon van and delivers on an Amazon-controlled route, but Amazon denies they work for the company — that's exploitation.

If you encounter ICE, here's what every New Yorker should know.

Absolutely disgusting, but what can we expect from an adjudicated rapist and a congenital liar?

"Trump’s BBC lawsuit has now become about the central questions that would have determined his fate had Jack Smith’s January 6 prosecution gone to trial." My latest: https://harrylitman.substack.com/p/trump-hoist-by-his-own-petard

Trump’s DOJ is indicting and arresting his political enemies. His DHS raided the home of a sitting Congresswoman. His armed ICE thugs are going door to door harassing people under the pretext of finding non-citizen voting. If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it?

Controversial “Musk” @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social Documentary Pulled From Almost Every One of 472 Theaters After One Week by Newly Sold Bleecker Street Films www.showbiz411.com/2026/10/23/c...

The upward redistribution of wealth over the past 50 years has shifted $80 trillion from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1%. That’s $80 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of the working class. The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.

This is crazy. @gillianbrockell.com found out about an ICE flight headed to Equatorial Guinea, where an immigrant who a federal judge has ordered to be returned home is currently imprisoned. ICE told the judge the Guinean leg was canceled. Flight data shows it wasn't. prospect.org/2026/10/23/t...

In six of Caleb Williams' seven 300-yard passing games, he's thrown no interceptions. His only 300-yard day with an interception came in the third game of his career (9/22/24), when he threw for 363 yards, 2 TDs, and 2 INTs. #Bears

There are bombshells and there's this www.vanityfair.com/story/jared-...

New: The feds warned cops to expect "emotional confrontations" at Flock city council meetings which "may present public safety risks." Came immediately before a series of people were illegally arrested while speaking against Flock at city council meetings www.404media.co/cops-warned-...

Lander says dozens remain in Israeli custody after being detained while helping Palestinian farmers harvest olives.

Al Jazeera exposes Turning Point UK, a far-right British group to criminal underworld, including member of the Ulster Volunteer Force https://aje.news/2dia2s

I guess we’re just okay with the president offering explicit bribes for votes. As with the $5K “dividend,” he and/or the Congress he controls could have done this at any point in the last 20 months. He could still do it if the Democrats win control. He hasn’t, and won’t. Because it’s a bribe.

The IDF just detained the man who’s about to be elected US Congressman for NY’s 10th district, per his social media.

As one of the candidates featured in these polls - the infamous one in late June that showed me plummeting into single digits (which was at odds with our internals) - here's the impact of this "experiment"

My brain cannot process this level of corruption. She was being paid $50 million to engineer a pardon from Trump *while working at the Justice Department* as a "Special Government Employee." And it worked. He got the pardon, and she got the money. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/u...

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 loses it and SNAPS at a string of reporters, says Ilhan Omar might "go to jail," calls Somalia "a shit house," and boasts that thanks to a new program he announced today Americans "will make millions of dollars by turning others in" during absolutely deranged Oval Office event Supercut:

Tuberville: "Zelensky will play hardball, but you know what? He's not even a player in the game. Putin, President Trump, and the people on our side will make the final decision about Ukraine's future."

Trump: "Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine."

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

#ChicagoBears Football Time! 💙🐻🏈🧡

How's that for Caleb Williams' return? 6-of-6 passing for 64 yards and a touchdown on the opening drive. Colston Loveland had 3 catches for 36 yards and a score. Roschon Johnson with 3 touches for 29 yards. Bears 7, Falcons 0

Q: Will you disavow the Muslim Brotherhood? El-Sayed: Yes. Why are you asking the question? Do you assume that I wouldn’t? Q: Yes, because I have not heard you disavow them yet. El-Sayed: Have you disavowed them? I have not heard you disavow them yet.

This was a choice. Remember this.

No Kings response to Meta: “In the 24 hours before our account was shut down, we posted only a handful of times and livestreamed to thousands. Meta's "high-frequency" excuse doesn't add up…We need answers about why this happened & immediate action to ensure it never happens again.”

Caleb Williams returns. Bears vs Falcons. Week 6. @BearsRTB roundtable.io/sports/nfl/b...

The last time Trump criticized Putin was July 31st 2025, 443 days ago. The last time Trump criticized Zelenskyy is measured in hours, not days. The US taking the side of the aggressor is a truly terrible global strategic signal, and will destabilize the world for years to come.

Truth 👇

NEW: Chicagoland cops worked with HSI agents to surveil Minnesota-based activists, according to a document reviewed by @wired.com, which shows the limits of sanctuary laws that are meant to prevent local cops for helping ICE. @awinston.bsky.social w/ the scoop:

NEW: ICE is trying to deport a mother of 4 while her husband is at Fort Benning in Army basic training. When she went to pick up the family's military IDs, Navy personnel turned her over to ICE. She's been in the US since age six. With @nancyayoussef.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

My latest: Nobody wants to admit to crippling Ukraine's communications... and that's telling. "The fact that nobody in Washington wants to own up to helping Russia kill Ukrainians shows how politically toxic this decision was," Michael Weiss told us. kyivindependent.com/no-ones-owni...

Kroger just announced the largest layoffs in its history, with plans to cut 3,000 employees as it ramps up use of AI. Reminder that Kroger has spent $12.3B on stock buybacks since 2019 and paid its CEO $14M last year — 417x its median worker's pay. AI is turbo-charging corporate greed.

WSJ: 'The Trump administration’s investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar is aimed at building a case to strip her of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her, according to U.S. officials and other people familiar with the probe'

Ossoff: "In my view, based upon the evidence I've seen thus far, the president's misconduct, abuse of power, and corruption, already exceed any prior standard for impeachment."

Ukraine accuses Elon Musk’s SpaceX of throttling Starlink terminals https://aje.news/g2m54z