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@exactlysorta.bsky.social

Just me, desperately trying to keep a lid on the cynical panic I've been in since the After Days began (circa 2016). Name's Emily. Nice to meet you

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Sweep the leg, Brazil

Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social

“Flávio has given up. He’s terrified. He is worried his father will die in jail, that he himself will be jailed this week and that he may have a long prison term ahead.”

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🚨SENATE ALERT: Democrats are closing in. Silver Bulletin gives Dems a 76% chance to win the Senate—with strong leads in NC, GA and NH, and competitive races across OH, ME, MI, MN, AK and TX. But Republicans are flooding the airwaves with money to stop the blue wave. Vote early. Finish the job. 🔵

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This took three people? Truly embarrassing shit.

Chris Sommerfeldt@c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social

New: Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a group of his friends have been secretly using the NYPD Police Academy’s gymnasium in Queens to play pickup basketball — scrambling some operations at the facility. w/ @grahamrayman.bsky.social & Joe Anuta www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

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Per a new report from House Democrats, Trump's DOJ is withholding evidence of his ties to Epstein and slow-walking the complete release of the Epstein files. It's time to end the cover-up and expose the truth. Remember this when you cast your ballot. www.ms.now/news/house-j...

ms.nowHouse Judiciary Democrats release 50-page report on Trump’s alleged involvement in Epstein filesThe report — issued just eight days before the election — makes multiple, uncorroborated allegations against the president while also detailing discrepancies in his statements about Epstein.

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Trump and Republicans are restarting their voter fraud misinformation machine ahead of the midterms. When I checked, Republican candidates were implicated in voter fraud at up to 38,000x the public’s rate. If they were actually worried about voter fraud, they’d start with their own candidates.

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🚨Illinois Governor JB Pritzker calls for Trump to be REMOVED via the 25th Amendment: "There is something genuinely wrong with this man..." The calls to remove Trump are growing LOUDER.

Not even remotely religious, but it's down to predators vs pray, so let the Lord's light shine down amen

BeshearStan@beshearstan.bsky.social

Kansas Dem Sen. nominee Adam Hamilton on trans rights: “I don’t think we should take a small group of people and bully them, pick on them, and hurt them. I understand one thing really clearly when it comes to transgender people, and that is Jesus told me I was to love my neighbor as I love myself”

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wow -- a squirming Mike Rogers gets flustered as Kristen Welker points out that while he attacks El-Sayed over the Muslim Brotherhood, *Rogers himself* defended the Muslim Brotherhood during the same period of time that El-Sayed did!

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NEW POLL: Overwhelming majorities of voters oppose possible efforts to disrupt or deny the midterms. The takeaway? Be ready to speak out against efforts to delay election certification or block official results — you won't be alone. Dive into the full analysis here: https://protdem.org/3UkxKgP

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Trump says Alaska’s ballot is illegal because people don’t know what “incumbent” means

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this is total gobbledygook? the process to decide who should be certified as the winner is the election, and there is no federal law that says the courts get to decide who that is.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Blanche on CBS says his suit against Alaska is "asking the court to step in where the Alaska Supreme Court didn't, which is to look at federal law and if necessary to allow a process for Alaska to decide who should be certified as the winner." (So, the voters won't get to decide. Got it.)

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Republicans spent years investigating the dick pics found on Hunter Biden's laptop but are refusing to do anything about the treason found on Jared Kushner's phone.

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NEW: Ingram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of the town. with @nytimes.com

propublica.orgThe Small-Town Cop Who Helped ICE Deport His NeighborsIngram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of t...

So wrong, it can only be Right

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social

The evolution of JD Vance’s political mindset, in 4 steps: 1. This guy Trump seems like Hitler. 2. He sure is popular. 3. I want to be popular too. 4. I want to be Hitler too.

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In 2010, John Roberts joined the 5-4 ruling that let billionaires spend unlimited money on our elections. In 2024, Elon Musk spent more than $250 million helping Trump. Republicans call that free speech. Musk got the keys to the federal government out of it.

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Wow: «Elon Musk said Ukraine violated Starlink’s terms of service by using the civilian satellite internet system for offensive drone strikes, which justified the speed restrictions SpaceX imposed on Ukraine’s military-grade Starshield terminals.» #AwarenessMatters apnews.com/article/russ...

apnews.comMusk says he was behind Starlink speed restriction after service in Ukraine is restoredUkraine's access to Starlink and Starshield satellite links has been restored to previous speeds, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
yarkot.bsky.social@yarkot.bsky.social

«No private individual should… have the capability to make national security policy. Slowing down Starlink … helped Russia, our long-time adversary, and hobbled Ukraine, during a very critical time in this war. … Capitalism is not an excuse for treason.» paulkrugman.substack.com/p/its-time-t...

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OBAMA: “They will use lies, and maybe your name or your faith to somehow suggest you are dangerous and less American than they are. We have seen this movie before. I starred in it! I've got a long-form birth certificate to prove it.

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Trump: "Libya, Hemen, Haiti, Somalia -- remember what I called them? Shit house countries."

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@gabrielzucman.bsky.social: So let met get that straight: paying a wealth tax is impossible (“billionaires have no liquidity”, “it would be taxing unrealized gains”, “their wealth is virtual”) but one man paying half a billion to influence elections is possible. Did I understand well?

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[Jiminy Glick voice] He's a nice man, but they'll never vote for him

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Obama: "That well-known evil empire Canada. That historical adversary of ours. Canada! *laughs* It's your neighbor. It's a few minutes' drive over the bridge! These are the people who gave us Martin Short and maple syrup. They are the nicest people! And someone we've gotten them so mad."

More projection than an IMAX

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

WSJ: "Polls show that government corruption has shot to the top of voters' concerns." Trump: "Democrats are corrupt…Who do you write for? You guys are worse than anybody…You ought to look at the real corruption, it's Democrat corruption. And that includes Jeffrey Epstein—all Democrats involved."

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WSJ: "Polls show that government corruption has shot to the top of voters' concerns." Trump: "Democrats are corrupt…Who do you write for? You guys are worse than anybody…You ought to look at the real corruption, it's Democrat corruption. And that includes Jeffrey Epstein—all Democrats involved."

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Q: Poll show corruption has shot to the top of voter concerns. Why do you think that is? TRUMP: Because the Democrats are very corrupt. We are straight and we are solid. You ought to look at the real corruption - Dem corruption. And that includes Epstein (Note how terrible Trump sounds today 😬)

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🚨BREAKING: On behalf of Mary Peltola’s campaign and the DSCC, Elias Law Group is fighting the Department of Justice’s sham lawsuit to preemptively block certification of Alaska’s U.S. Senate race if anyone other than the Republican incumbent wins. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

democracydocket.comDemocrats fight DOJ bid to block Alaska election if GOP losesMary Peltola’s campaign and the Democratic Party want to fight the Trump administration’s attempt to interfere in Alaska's Senate results, calling it “extraordinary assault” on democracy and “insultin...

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Barack Obama just endorsed Angie Nixon for U.S. Senate! She may not have the full backing of the Democratic establishment, but she’s building support from the biggest names in the party. LFG! 🔥

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⚡️Ukrainian forces reportedly strike Russian targets 2,500 kilometers from border. Ukraine struck several targets, including a petrochemical plant and a warehouse in Siberia around 2,500 kilometers away from the border on Oct. 24, monitoring channels reported.

kyivindependent.comUkrainian forces reportedly strike Russian targets 2,500 kilometers from borderUkraine struck several targets, including a petrochemical plant and a warehouse in Siberia around 2,500 kilometers away from the border on Oct. 24, monitoring channels reported.

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If Amy Acton was a good daughter, she would have teamed up with her mother to get rich off an Alzheimer’s drug they knew wouldn’t work. by Vivek and Geetha Ramaswamy

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Mark Carney on Elon Musk crippling Ukraine’s Starlink: “I search for the right adjective to describe whoever took this decision… against a country that is literally fighting for the lives of its citizens against naked aggression."

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BREAKING: The Trump DOJ just sent letters to local election officials across California — every county in the state — demanding they identify potential noncitizens on their voter rolls and set aside their ballots. Local officials would "risk significant federal scrutiny" if they failed to comply.