Sassy AF

Joan of Arcadia - "Evil is charming and beautiful. It makes you doubt yourself. It asks for one small compromise after another until it whittles you down. And it functions best when no one believes in it."

Momentum.

⚪️ The other Daniel Sullivan has no party designation or incumbent status Alaska uses ranked-choice voting, so voters can rank both Sullivans. And Alaska Supreme Court already ruled the other Sullivan could remain on the ballot. #BlueWaveIn10Days

Trump ordered the DOJ to challenge certification of Alaska’s election if the Democrat wins. Voter confusion is his reason. Here’s why that’s bullshit. 🔴Dan Sullivan is clearly identified on the ballot as the Republican incumbent 🔵Mary Peltola is listed as the Democrat #BlueWaveIn10Days 🧵

The fuck?

Trump just called Libya, Yemen, Haiti, and Somalia "shithouse" and "shitass" countries.

“People are suffering at the pump. I don’t give a damn. Were making a frickin’ fortune.”

Trump's rally in Georgia is over. If you're already a subscriber to PN and/or would just like to buy me a drink, you can do so here: buymeacoffee.com/atrupar Your support is appreciated.

Three days after the August primary, election workers in one Washington county went to check for late mail-in ballots. They expected no more than a few dozen. Instead, there were more than 500 — each a vote that wouldn’t count.

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Here's a supercut of notable moments from Trump's rally tonight in Georgia, including a lot of gutter racism, blasphemy, and reveling in the suffering of Americans who are struggling with high prices:

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Trump went from packing arenas to being the punchline at intimate gatherings. I love this for him. Obama, no notes. 🔥

We are making the oil oligarchs rich. We are making Trump and his cronies rich. It is literally at our expense every day. There’s no trickling down happening. And Trump is bragging about it knowing nobody in the Republican Party will stand up to him and say enough.

I’ve already come up with a half dozen conspiracies after seeing this.

Melania taking credit for something the Pope did? I’m shocked.

Political appointees at the Department of Homeland Security wanted CISA, an agency that protects election systems, to acquire and hack a voting machine, which shocked staffers. “This goes against everything CISA represents,” a former official said.

Bernie Sanders: "If you believe as I do that Donald Trump is the most dangerous president in the history of the United States, we need to get rid of that rubber stamp Republican leadership in the House and Senate."

I ha e some shocking news. You can, in fact, “let your body rest.” It’s a real thing you actually can do.

“Honey, you have to put those eggs back — we have to set those $7 aside for killing Palestinians.” 🔥 pro- @abdulelsayed.bsky.social ad rips Mike Rogers for being for “they/them (🇮🇱) while Abdul is for you (🇺🇸)” Israel gets billions of 🇺🇸 taxpayer dollars, universal health care, etc…

Vivek just released a new ad with Acton’s estranged mother that cut out the part where she claimed Acton lied about living in a tent after proof came out that she did live in a tent, so basically the bitter old hag is now just saying Acton lied at 12 about being sexually abused.

Man of the people.

Funny how the Vatican made the calls, but the White House left the Pope out of the story. Give credit where credit is due!

THE POPE, MELANIA TRUMP, AND THE UKRAINE CEASEFIRE 🕊️ Oct. 16: Pope Leo calls Putin. Pushes for a ceasefire 🕊️ Oct. 19: Pope Leo calls Zelenskyy. Same mission 😈 Oct. 23: Melania announces the ceasefire. The White House calls her the “exclusive intermediary” The Pope wasn’t even mentioned.

Using the Presidency to manufacture himself billions in tax breaks through golf courses. Scam artist doesn’t even begin to describe this President. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

oh boy -- Natalie must've showed Trump clips from Obama's speeches

⚡️️️️️️️Almost 283,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation. Since Mediazona last updated the figures in early October, the names of 6,880 Russian soldiers were added to the list of those killed.

This brutal Obama-Trump supercut side by side from @meidastouch.com helps explain why Trump is losing it tonight 👇🏽

Please remember that Congress can’t indict people.

Please vote early! #BlueWaveIn10Days Use a dropbox & track your vote if possible. If you know young people, ask them to vote, too. My daughter made a video. Do you think young people in your family would be willing to post one?

The U.S. Postal Service has reduced mail pickup at some local facilities, which could affect when your ballot is postmarked. To find out whether your ZIP code is affected, use our lookup tool: www.propublica.org/article/mail...

Coming from a man who doesn’t pay his own bills. How many contractors, subcontractors, small business owners, construction workers, attorneys, and cities has he stiffed over the years?

I don’t understand why farmers need an endless series of welfare payments from the rest of us since Trump took office. Aren’t his policies working for you? You need us to pay you so you will keep voting for the guy who is failing you? Don’t you believe in free market capitalism?

JUST FILED: Millions of $$ flood to Wisconsin Congressional race, as Dems smell red-to-blue flip Investigation into who slowed Starlink vs Ukraine Two weeks out, a new Midwest battleground emerges. Can a calculus teacher pull the upset? DAY AHEAD: macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/day-ahead-...

NEW: An FBI anti-corruption team launched an investigation into whether South Carolina’s most powerful members of Congress were involved in a bribery scheme, ProPublica found. After Trump gutted the FBI and DOJ, the investigation went dark.

⚡️Zelensky's trust rating surges amid Trump's pressure campaign, poll finds. U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized Zelensky, saying Ukraine should consider finding someone else to negotiate on its behalf.

⚡️At least 14 killed, 71 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over past day as Russian drone kills 2 children in park. On the night of Oct. 20, Russia attacked Ukraine with 165 Shahed-type and other drones, 105 of them jet-powered, Ukraine's Air Force said.

Q: Has anyone mapped the cities where Greg Abbott delayed registrations and how does that compare to Dallas' turnout yesterday? That is, would ALL cities have been like Dallas if not for Abbott's delay?

⚡️Hungary blocks next step in EU membership bids of Ukraine, Moldova, no explanation given. Colleagues asked their Hungarian counterparts to explain their position, but they did not, one diplomat said.

We’re back with our second story about how Trump’s purge of the FBI killed a sweeping bribery probe in D.C. This time, we take you to South Carolina, where two powerful politicians escaped scrutiny: Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep. James Clyburn. THREAD 👇

Money well spent! open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

Vice President JD Vance likes to cite food stamp recipients who he says drive Lamborghinis. But the White House ignores a far more prevalent form of fraud: transnational gangs stealing money from SNAP recipients.

META “sincerely apologizes” for disabling the @No_Kings Instagram account at exactly the perfect time 🤔 @ezralevin.bsky.social : “This is strikingly reminiscent of what we saw in Brazil… We're not gonna stop organizing against this regime and collaborators on the outside.”

“You believe Elon’s racist?” “Yeah.” “We just show his tweets. People can judge for themselves when they see the film. They’re outrageously racist.” @ashleystclair.bsky.social & @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social tell Don Lemon the ‘MUSK’ doc shows Elon is very clearly racist. (H/T @marco.foster)

“I hope this fuels people’s internal fire to get out the early vote.” I chat with @ezralevin.bsky.social about META taking down the No Kings Instagram account. This demands an investigation. Listen to our whole conversation here: open.substack.com/pub/muellers...

LOOK AT TEXAS! 🔥🔥🔥

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Oct. 18, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

⚡ Update: Ukrainian drone attack hits St. Petersburg oil facilities, damages homes and kills 1, governor says. One person was killed and five others injured, while 12 apartment buildings and two houses were damaged in the attack, St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov said.

⚡️ Zelensky tells Trump Russia keeps violating his energy ceasefire. Russia has attacked Ukrainian energy and oil and gas facilities 76 times since U.S. President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Washington Post has released series of new polling this morning Perhaps this is the most striking finding:

This weekend, Oakland is celebrating the Black Panther Party, founded in 1966 by Huey P Newton and Bobby Seale.