Eric. No, not that one. Or that one.

Eric. No, not that one. Or that one.

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Eric. No, not that one. Or that one. reposted

I think we underestimate the appeal of antigambling politics because every problem gambler is surrounded by 3-10 people who are absolutely sick of their shit.

David Brauer@dbrauer.net

Lula won in part by banning online gambling

Eric. No, not that one. Or that one. reposted

Jeremy Lewin killed hundreds of thousands without a signed employment agreement.

WIRED@wired.com

Despite the agency's human resources department saying he hadn’t even been onboarded, Jeremy Lewin oversaw the destruction of USAID. It’s not clear he had the legal authority to do so.

Eric. No, not that one. Or that one. reposted

So hard to pick a favorite part of this article. Pretending that sending unsolicited dick pics at 53 was a “youthful indiscretion” is good, but don’t sleep on the argument that his wife forgave him for subjecting other women to unwanted nude photos so everyone else should too

Eric. No, not that one. Or that one. reposted

This is a profoundly salacious story about the 21st century’s most notorious pedophile and this is the NBC headline, where the subhead is Trump’s denial

Eric. No, not that one. Or that one. reposted

Real screencaps from Don Jr's "hunting trip" in Mongolia with his new Kremlin handler, Umar Kremlev. Taxpayers paid $18,715 to put up his Secret Service details for 14 days, but if they were in hotel rooms, I guess they didn't get to hunt? www.ft.com/content/f41f...

Eric. No, not that one. Or that one. reposted

Insane. Actually insane. Let’s make his money this year a waste, shall we?

Mike Nellis@mikenellis.bsky.social

Elon Musk has spent more money on American elections in the last two years than George Soros has in his entire life.

Eric. No, not that one. Or that one. reposted

Note: In 2016 Trump won with the help of coordinated messaging amplified by bots. He still relies on that coordinated messaging, tho the Epstein schism undermined that some. But this SEEMS to say you don't stay off Xitter and Facebook--you coordinate to game it.

Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social

Pro-Lula Brazilians doing en masse digital organizing against the platforms is interesting. Basically took website/influencer growth hacking techniques—eg everyone go like/comment/share this, get the algorithm to pick it up—and applied them to electoral politics at a grand scale. Thread:

Eric. No, not that one. Or that one. reposted

Very funny that Jones is mad about a vote drop that decreased Lula's margin because he doesn't understand that in most of the rest of the world the right wing party is blue and the left wing party is red.

Brandy Zadrozny@brandyzadrozny.bsky.social

Quelle surprise 🇧🇷

Eric. No, not that one. Or that one. reposted

A new survey of 1,000 American adults found that the strongest supporters of transgender sports bans are not the people who admire women most: they are the people who hold the most hostile views about women. www.helenwebberley.com/news/transge...

helenwebberley.comAre transgender sports bans really about protecting women? | Dr Helen WebberleyThe data says no. Those most hostile to women are most in favour of banning trans athletes.

Eric. No, not that one. Or that one. reposted

FINALLY THE END OF POST YUGOSLAVIAS NATIONALIST RIGHT WING GOVERNMENTS This is a big moment in Europe. Old style post Yugoslavia Serbia has finally been broken. Celebrations in Serbia after veteran ruler Vučić loses election to student-led protest movement www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.ukSerbia's veteran ruler Vučić concedes election to student-led protest movementThe populist right-wing leader of 12 years says it is "clear" his party has lost the vote billed as a referendum on the country's future.

Eric. No, not that one. Or that one. reposted

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.

Eric. No, not that one. Or that one. reposted

🚨 BREAKING: Lula is projected to WIN reelection as president of Brazil, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and an ally of Donald Trump. The projection comes just ONE DAY after Reuters exposed a Trump administration effort to help return the Bolsonaro family to power.

Eric. No, not that one. Or that one. reposted

“Lula supporters are starting to gather…at the heart of São Paulo, in anticipation of a Lula victory. The mood is upbeat but tense, amid suspicions that there has been a deliberate pro-Bolsonaro campaign to sabotage public transport systems to stop Lula voters reaching polling stations...” 10/25/26

share.googleBrazil runoff live updates: voting time extended as Bolsonaro narrowly leads Lula in race for presidencySunday’s election is a test for incumbent Lula: can he can rally enough support to overturn Bolsonaro’s lead?

Eric. No, not that one. Or that one. reposted

Bolsonaro-friendly mayors appear to be sabotaging public transport on Election Day. Buses aren’t running in Lula-friendly areas, flights and ferries mysteriously canceled. Traffic lights have gone out and people’s power cut in Salvador, indigenous people’s travel restricted

Rafa Sales Ross@rafiews.com

We are watching a coup d’état attempt unfold in real time in Brazil. I’m consumed by desperation.

Eric. No, not that one. Or that one. reposted

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Cristiano Zanin ordered a nationwide two-hour extension of voting in today’s presidential runoff, moving the close of polls from 5pm to 7 pm Brasília time.

Eric. No, not that one. Or that one. reposted

Q: Amy Acton's stepfather was indicted for rape. Now that you know all that, sir, do you change your mind about the ad? Trump: No. I don't care

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Eric. No, not that one. Or that one. reposted

🧊 THEY LIED TO THE COURT ‼️ The Eastern 767 (N703KW) flight to Equatorial Guinea that ICE claimed in court was canceled – in order to avoid returning a wrongfully deported man – just landed in Malabo 👀

Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com

BREAKING: Officials in the Ahmed Soliman case tell the court the government can’t return him to the US on the ICE flight I reported was scheduled to land there tomorrow because it has been canceled. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Eric. No, not that one. Or that one. reposted

Still covering Elon Musk as a business mogul and not foregrounding his murderous white nationalist politics is like doing a piece on only the clown career of John Wayne Gacy.

Eric. No, not that one. Or that one. reposted

The next time a Republican “accidentally“ refers to “the Democrat Party” I’d like to see the Democrat “accidentally” refer to “the Rapist Party”

Eric. No, not that one. Or that one. reposted

Exclusive Senior Adviser to First Lady Melania Trump Marc Beckman claims Melania has "a direct line" to Russian leadership

Eric. No, not that one. Or that one. reposted

i really do think that a successful impeachment and removal of hegseth is a live possibility if dems win the senate. he is a genuine disaster.

Laleh Khalili@lalehkhalili.bsky.social

Man, Hegseth's Department of War is even more buffoonish than everything else. Kinda amazed how the US military didn't just have some basic war plans they could activate. Their lack of preparedness is astonishing. meidasnews.com/news/so-much...

Eric. No, not that one. Or that one. reposted

70 percent of the internet was vulnerable yesterday to very bad security flaws inside a coding language. Turns out, *one volunteer* is mostly responsible for maintaining that code & helping push updates. Yesterday Ondřej Surý saved the internet. So I called him up www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

theatlantic.comThe Man Who Saved the Internet YesterdayOndřej Surý was a relatively anonymous volunteer working on PHP security. Then the internet exploded.

Eric. No, not that one. Or that one. reposted

Big news here in Brazil: Joice Hasselman, a top former ally of the Bolsonaro family and right wing congresswoman, gave an interview today endorsing Lula and calling Flavio Bolsonaro a corrupt gangster who tried to kill her www.brasil247.com/entrevistas/...

brasil247.comJoice Hasselmann declara voto em Lula e explica o motivo: “Bolsonaro tentou me matar”Ex-deputada concedeu entrevista exclusiva ao jornalista Leonardo Attuch, que vai ao ar hoje às 20h na TV 247