David Mastio

Is Elon Musk putting pressure on his Democratic leaning minions to stop their donations? Here's what Federal Election Commission records say: www.nysun.com/article/excl...

They’re having a special tryout here in Toronto for actors who fall into the “old and fat” version of 007

This is going to be devastating to Lindsey Graham’s political prospects. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/u...

@davidrlurie.com: "Trump’s open effort to join nations like Iran, North Korea, and China in aiding Putin’s murderous assault on Ukraine is nothing short of disastrous, and it will leave a lasting moral stain on the US." Now that denial is impossible, will Europe mobilize? Will the GOP finally stir?

This is true.

University faculty and staff are giving at record levels to Democrats in an effort to fight off the Trump administration attacks. Harvard leads the way, but they are way overmatched: www.nysun.com/article/harv...

Majority of Americans have half a clue. Let us hope they follow through on election day.

Problem 1% solved or is that 0.1% solved?

A return to pre-9/11 rules at airports around the country has been rolled back shortly after launching, according to airports and news reports.

I did a little Nebraska reporting about University of Nebraska students and professors using ActBlue and WinRed to get involved in politics. plains-sentinel.com/p/the-strang...

Harvard's Revenge: Here's what top universities led by Harvard's faculty, admins and staff are doing to strip Trump of his lapdog Senate: www.nysun.com/article/harv...

All I said was that really well-off Americans should not be collecting Social Security and people interpreted that to mean that I want to take it away from widows and orphans As usual, Bluesky is exhausting

Fact check = True

Having some more database fun this morning ... What states are the top source of $1,000 plus donations funding Nebraska senate campaigns and the congress-hopefuls in the blue dot? So far there's been lotsa coverage that Ricketts gets the bulk of his cash from himself and dad, Nebraskans both.

Inflation grew to a 3.7% annual rate in September, according to an Oct. 14 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, up from 3.4% in August. From Stateline buff.ly/HSrzwf4

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, a Republican, and his reelection challenger, former Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Brasher, a Democrat, make closing arguments in their case to be Nebraska's chief law enforcement officer. From Erin Bamer buff.ly/Dw9Ihm4

In a joint World-Herald op-ed, three former state senators and one current state senator make the case against Democrat Lynne Walz for governor.

New: KCK sues the state of Kansas, arguing that state rules overseeing a proposed Chiefs stadium violate the state Constitution. #ksleg www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

New Colorado newspaper founded by political consultants, one of whom is a city council member, reports @coreyhutchins.bsky.social. coloradomedia.substack.com/p/new-colora...

This is posted as if I haven't been doing this since 2015. I realize that if you're new here, or new to politics, or new to this solar system, you might think this is my first midterm with Trump in power, but this is just, um, stupid

Why the @nytimes.com lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft is the "Super Bowl" of AI copyright infringement cases. www.inma.org/blogs/produc...

I'd be crazed if I were still an op-ed editor and had to examine all incoming pieces to discern if they were by human experts or AI imposters. 🤷‍♀️ My husband deals with this daily and it's nervewracking. Good analysis here from @columjournreview.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/analysis/fak... 🤷‍♀️

Nebraska farmers and trucking organizations say they are cautious about the use and impact of the temporary tax break. From Cindy Gonzalez buff.ly/mqcyB7t

Brier Dudley writes that changes to a bill that would provide assistance for local news in Washington State threaten the neutral, objective criteria needed to ensure independence. www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/anot...

Sometimes, there are posts too stupid to argue with. This is one of them.

In the 1980s, Jim Bakker did incalculable damage to the cause of organized religion, and his methods have been transferred to modern politics by another 80s icon. Bakker preached the prosperity gospel. America now practices prosperity politics: link.nationalreview.com/click/6ac7a9...

"I found even more newspaper columns, legislative notes, speeches, and arguments written about the girls by the adults around them. Once I began looking, newsgirls seemed to shout at me from everywhere. Extra! Extra! is the result."

Nearly all of the U.S. senators elected this year will be in office when Congress debates how to restructure Social Security to prevent an automatic drop-off in retirement benefits in 2032. buff.ly/5SimzaL

In the United Nations "Year of the Rangelands" Nebraska tourism will be powered by $19 million in government boodle that will help tourist see the mating of prairie chickens. You can't make this stuff up.

A nearly $19 million financial boost is coming to help rescue Nebraska grasslands. From Cindy Gonzalez buff.ly/35kLLXz

I can announce I am finally ready to move on with my life

I think the Los Angeles thing was just a garbled stupid thing that came out differently than he intended, but Jill is right in general that his jokes are not really jokes

The Supreme Court wrote that Trump's plan for reviving the firing squad is better than being embowelled alive, beheaded, quartered, publicly dissected or burned alive, so what the hell., why not? www.nysun.com/article/trum...

This on Trump plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon was fun to write: www.nysun.com/article/nasa...

Get ready for Grand Island's day in the spotlight Monday with the United States president in town. The route hasn't been publicized, but streets may be closed suddenly without notice.

I have a somewhat different take than the NYTs on the dangers of nuclear power in space www.nysun.com/article/nasa...

The old Huskers would have crushed Maryland 50-0.

totally nerding out working on a story about the history of nuclear power in space.

What’s the evidence on rent control? I charted the findings from 112 studies: Great for rent-controlled tenants ✅ But: Pushes up rents for other people ❌ Pushes down new housing construction ❌ Pushes down building quality ❌

That seems little lite.

WTH? eh, now that I think about BlueSky ... never change. I love you just the way you are.

WTH

Leslie Lynch King Jr. was born to Leslie and Dorothy King of Omaha in 1913, setting off events leading to their divorce following the "mother-in-law injunction" regarding Gerald Ford's grandparents.

ICYMI: My latest -- www.nysun.com/article/trum...

Donald Trump has been talking to chatbots. What could go wrong? From today's "To the Contrary" Podcast.

The public will have a shot at buying pieces of unclaimed property ranging from a diamond ring, a 1961 Topps No. 2 Roger Maris baseball card and a 1934 $500 Federal Reserve note. From Cindy Gonzalez buff.ly/CwclhaA

New data show a predicted Trump-era targeting of trans people failed to materialize, even as LGBTQ leaders warned of an ‘epidemic’ of ‘danger,’ ‘violence,’ ‘murder’ and even ‘terrorism.’ www.nysun.com/article/trum...

Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: GOP pumps $8 million into Kansas to prop up flailing Roger Marshall. We have a race on our hands. #ksleg