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In honor of the best show in television and the almost end of a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week ..... time to decompress y'all

The OBBBA was designed so that Medicare cuts “wouldn’t take effect until after the midterm elections. .. .. But for many, it has already arrived.” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

SEN. MURPHY: “I am just a Justin Pearson fanboy” Kudos to Sen. @chrismurphyct for campaigning in the South to the raise the profile of candidates like @angieforfl and our own @justinjpearson in #TN9

NEW: Elon Musk approached Trump to slow down Starlink in Ukraine. kyivindependent.com/musk-asked-t...

This is pathetic. Ukraine tested Starlink speed restrictions in Europe and had no issues - the restrictions only exist in Ukraine. The Trump administration is actively helping Russia kill Ukrainians - and risking the lives of US and NATO advisors in Ukraine.

Fuckerberg

Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers on Friday, setting olive groves on fire and slinging rocks. Caught in the attack was Post photographer Heidi Levine. “They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times,” Levine said. https://wapo.st/4yt6dHY

I saw this because I read @carlquintanilla.bsky.social

Truth 👇

(Reuters) - The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter. @reuters.com 🇺🇦 www.reuters.com/world/europe...

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It’s not a real estate deal that needs to be negotiated. Don’t expect Trump, Vance, Witkoff or Kushner to even acknowledge this, much less condemn it.

Makes Hunter Biden look like kindergarten

PRO PUBLICA: “Don JR’s wedding secretly bankrolled by Russian oligarch close to Putin” 🤔 So weird how this keeps happening 🤷🏼 www.propublica.org/article/dona...

Or just unhinged. We've got to start talking about the mental health of not just Trump, but anyone that would support him at this point.

Perfect response in its entirety - but especially the highlighted part.

How it’s playing in Tehran — where “cart” and “truck” may get lost in translation. 🙄

A moving and thoughtful piece from a brave reporter and Marine trying to make sense of his time in Afghanistan. I wish him well.

Been there done that on behalf of my adult disabled son. I work in finance, went to college and live in fear of the redeterminations for these programs. You can be cut by mistake or if you forgot one thing and no one can help fix it. There is no room for error when your budget is in this range

He is twisting himself into a pretzel trying to stand up to his question

He is absolutely out of control

Sad to watch this regime purge anyone who puts the country before this president. (And make Us all Less Safe in the Process)

The Trump Administration has made clear that it wishes to purge America of some of its undesirables. But for those he can’t expel, he hopes to simply hide away.

Everything about him says you are welcome here

That’s not at all true @SpeakerJohnson. That’s a lie. You’re lying. Why would a self-proclaimed good, faithful Christian like you lie like this?

One year ago.

The Trump Administration has made it clear they are willing to purge demographics they don't like. But what does the administration do with those he can't expel? @crampell.bsky.social's latest "Receipts" looks into the recent DOJ memo, institutionalizing more people with disabilities.

The Iranian consulate in Hyderabad says that $12B in frozen Iranian assets have been released following the U.S. and Iran's latest talks in Switzerland.

In my latest Substack essay, I revisit the time I spent working as part of President Barack Obama’s team and what it was that made him such a fantastic leader: michaelmcfaul.substack.com/p/why-obama-...

Wow! Iran left a thank you note in their locker room thanking LA for its hospitality during the World Cup. Be sure you read the last line: “May peace, respect, and friendship prevail among all nations.” (Source: Reuters)

No better way to close things out than Alicia Keys performing “Empire State of Mind” 💙🧡 #nyknicks

He's lying. You know why we know? WE HAVE THE AGREEMENT HE SIGNED!!!! Here's the operative language: "The U.S. undertakes, together with regional partners, a comprehensive plan...for the rehabilitation and economic development of Iran...of at least $300 billion."

📌The President of the United States smiled when a former First Lady was insulted on public property with one of this country’s most sickening racist tropes, and all on taxpayers’ dime ... Where is the outrage? Are we going to just accept this bigotry? My God, I curse this grotesque, inhumane GOP.

The Obamacare ‘Phantom’ Menace open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa... Anyone interested in any of the government healthcare programs (ACA, Medicare, Medicaid) or healthcare in general would do well to subscribe to Jonathan Cohn at the Bulwark (it is free) ❤️

Trump’s Incredibly Misleading, Downright Outrageous Case for Medicaid Cuts open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa... This is such a warning bell. Somehow this administration has convinced themselves that they are helping people by adding more hurdles to get healthcare

The clip in this video is the perfect distillation of Trumpism -- a vile little shitweasel like Stephen Miller telling insane lies about government programs as JD Vance sits there nodding along like it's bold truth telling.

Corruption in plain sight. It will take a decade to fix this debacle. #TrumpCorruption

Jesus Christ people wtf!?

MeidasTouch: What do you make of this $1.776 billion fund— Gavin Newsom: It’s a criminal enterprise. It’s not just corruption, it’s not just graft, it’s a full-on criminal enterprise and it needs to be shut down.

EVERCORE: Some states are witnessing “pronounced declines in [SNAP] enrollment, including nearly 600,000 in Georgia (-33%), 433,000 in Arizona (-49%), and 300,000 in Florida (-11%) .. an incremental headwind for low-income consumers amidst rising gas prices ..”

But they didn't come for me.... until now

There are so many things to be upset about, but how is this not a both sides issue?