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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was driving his construction crew to work when an ICE officer shot and killed him in Houston. He wasn’t even the person ICE was looking for. Now Texas voters are leaving their “I Voted” stickers at his memorial. #BlueWaveIn10Days

Right-wing billionaires now own the Washington Post, the LA Times, CNN, CBS News, virtually every local TV station, virtually every news radio station, most local newspapers, X, Facebook, Threads, and TikTok. (Did I miss any?) They own almost the entire information environment.

Meta took down the No Kings organizing page today - the biggest day of protest this fall. They provided zero explanation. It stayed down for the entire afternoon until most of the protests were done. Outrageous. Put this on the January investigation list.

Good: Abolish ICE Even better:

Daniel Goris

They have been dealing secretly with Putin for weeks over this. Impeach. Impeach. Impeach.

Ivan Turgenev's "Execution of Troppmann" is a short essay, published in 1870, that gives a first-hand account of the writer attending a public execution in Paris. Turgenev's details how the drunk, unruly crowd turned a somber moment into a carnival. A deeply moving essay; I encourage you to read it.

From The Archive: DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment

As budget director, Russell Vought has often ignored Congress by … not signing the checks. At other times, he’s been able to take money Congress intended for one thing and use it for something else by justifying it as a “national emergency.” Listen to our latest episode:

Cannabis can be relaxing—or it can cause anxiety and paranoia. Scientists have long wondered why weed can have these effects, and new research hints that something may be happening to the amygdala—the brain's emotional center. Here's what to know.

Quoted in The Atlantic on the Russian "plague" case. A 200-person watch list doesn't fit how pneumonic plague spreads. A real lab exposure means immediate antibiotics, and none have been reported. Russia's opacity is driving the speculation www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

Update on the Siberian Pneumonia Death (10/6/2026)

De Niro: When that coward, that fucking piece of shit, Donald Trump, tries to take our voice and power away, what do we tell him? Keep your fucking hands off our vote.

I’m back…with a column focused on the one thing on which Democrats (and everyone) must focus should we win in November…or should we ever have any hope of undoing the damage of Trump and the past half century of democratic decay in America. davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/one-priori...

One of AI’s fiercest critics believes the doom talk is about founders making money, not saving humanity.

Former managing director at BGC Group/British banker-turned-whistleblower Simon Andriesz, the man who told the FBI about Lutnick/BGC’s “financial irregularities,” fraudulent 9/11 charity, and revealed Howard Lutnick’s secret business partnership with Epstein in Adfin, has been found dead.

The Complete Sharpless Catalog—313 Nebulas: What does it take to image hundreds of nebulas? Today’s image contains the entire Sharpless Catalog of H II Regions, totaling 313 objects. Zoom in and explore! You may spot fan favorites like the Eagle (Sh2-49), Heart (Sh2-190), and Orion (Sh2-281) Nebulas

A studio promising “art so epic it will raise the birthrate” gifted a huge bronze Prometheus to Musk’s Starbase.

Also, plenty of effort to launch a revolution by white men, including McVeigh bombing in Oklahoma City and the Bundy Ranch and Malheur Wildlife Refuge. Plus Charlottesville. It’s not a lack of trying. I did a whole podcast about this: longshadowpodcast.com/podcasts/ris...

My newest book arrived today, Disappearing Futures: Education Against the Politics of Disposability. Wonderful surprise.

There should be no ambiguity as to who Trump thinks his friends are.

Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (since it knew about it in advance)?

Techno-fascist Vought wants to cut NIH by 40%, In the immediate crosshairs is research supporting minority, gay, and transgender communities, as well as funding for women's health. arstechnica.com/science/2026...

An absolute disaster brought to you by California Democrats who expect to be the future leaders of the country. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Gruesome Newsom strikes again

Breaking, Axios: AGs cut a deal with Ellisons, scumbags keep CNN You can depend on democracy's guardrails - they'll always let you down

You’re right—that plane shouldn’t have gone there. That’s my fault, and I should have made sure there wasn’t a terminal in the landing path. Would you like me to call emergency services, or assist with lining up takeoffs?

Today’s Congress is supine. The court invalidates its laws, and lawmakers do nothing about it. But, experts argue, Congress can take power back from the court.

Meet one of the guiding lights of the MAGA GOP, Charles Haywood, deep inside his own private Führerbunker. Courtesy of Erick Erickson

Jessica Schumer’s hiring by OpenAI offers a glimpse into the government influence industry, which relies upon political staff revolving out of public service and the scions of political dynasties renting out access to their inside information.

Trump administration deploys Marines to exfiltrate US diplomat pedophile caught with child pornography who faced arrest and charges from British authorities. www.thesun.co.uk/news/4035872...

One month after 9/11, Rolling Stone published a special issue with stories from David Foster Wallace, Jonathan Lethem, Kurt Loder, and more. Many are online for the first time today to mark the 25th anniversary of the attack. Read: www.rollingstone.com/p/9-11-remem...

Republicans spent the first five hours of their midterm convention in Dallas warning about socialism. Then President Trump used the sixth hour to roll out a trillion-dollar proposal to redistribute wealth, while defending his support for the government to take controlling stakes in major companies.

Great idea for FOIAs!

THE NEWEST EVIDENCE THAT TRUMP IS NOT LOYAL TO THE UNITED STATES: Am I the only one who saw it? In him sending Kushner and Witkoff to be Putin's messenger boys? To once again prioritize Russia over America? NEW COUNTDOWN PODCAST DROPS AT MIDNIGHT and the new, all-video version hits YouTube early AM

On Organized Money today: we talk to Abdul El-Sayed, the "main character" in this year's midterm elections. We discuss breaking up Big Medicine, surveillance pricing, agriculture, AI, how to overcome cynicism with politics, and more. www.organizedmoney.fm/p/a-conversa...

DJT has gone the full Stalin in DC with his face posted everywhere and the censorship and rewriting of history ala every communist regime ever. Trump went to Soviet Moscow in 1987, and upon return coincidentally wrote an anti NATO oped in the NYT, WAPO and Boston globe. Who’s the f*%king communist?

"How does Trump get to dictate Postal Service meddling in partisan politics? One reason is that the last two Democratic presidents, Biden and Obama, have been asleep at the switch."

US satellite imagery restrictions leave journalists in the dark on Iran and Gaza www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-sate...

Majority Black Gary, Indiana lost electricity for 2 weeks. @sarahlazare.bsky.social visited the city, finding buildings reeking of rotten food, elderly residents trapped in their homes, & mass chaos. This is what happens when climate disaster meets institutional neglect: prospect.org/2026/08/28/g...

Gavin Newsom is trying to cap liability for utility companies that cause wildfires. A front group called "Wildfire Victims First" pushing for the bailout has "victim" members who get payouts from the industry and is run by Newsom's former comms director. Story by @jamesjbaratta.bsky.social.

This morning in Danbury, ICE was arresting parents at school bus stops. But it’s more sinister. ICE waited until the kids were on the bus so when they are dropped off at the end of the day, they are alone, scared to death they can’t find their parents. I’m heading to Danbury.

This isn’t doomerism. In fact I know we can win and try world can be better. But it will not happen clutching onto delusional fairytales or grasping at corrupted institutions and purchased faux-opposition. The situation is pretty obvious at this point. We just have to see it with clarity.

"Even with tonight’s [Supreme Court] stay, section 3 [of the Executive Order on mail-in ballots] remains blocked; the USPS Final Rule remains frozen." Always grateful for the clear-eyed and lightening fast analysis by @stevevladeck.bsky.social. www.stevevladeck.com/p/246-making...

Hasan Piker said something that’s not really controversial at all: Zionists who have repeatedly conflated Israel with Judaism/Jewishness are putting Jews in danger. The usual Democratic suspects are spinning this as a call for violence against Jews. So tired of their bad faith bullshit.