That could have gone better.
Liberal/Progressive Democrat; will continue to fight against GQP's War on Us; didn't attend the National Grammar Rodeo in Canada. Part-time muckraker; Part-time Ruck Maker #Finance
Stunning Lula victory in Brazil is another sign of how easily we all let ourselves get psy-op-ed by the right's expressions of confidence into, you know, believing them. We really have to get over that habit!
So how did Lula come from behind to defeat Bolsonaro?
In short, turnout.
Bolsonaro's vote share barely moved. But Lula banked millions of votes from those who didn't vote in the first round & won eliminated candidates' votes.
A remarkable mobilisation. Second round turnout is usually below first.
Jesse Ventura: “If Donald Trump would have gone in the military, he would have been the guy that wet his bed, cried for his mom, went hysterical, and would be carted out in the middle of the night. The man’s a coward. He’s a bully. All bullies are cowards. That’s why they’re bullies”
The owners of Elvis Presley’s music sued Anthropic, saying it trained its AI models on more than 200 of Presley’s songs without permission, accusing it of copyright infringement.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/a...
the number of “yes on 42, no on 40” ads I’m seeing here in LA is depressing
remember: yes on the billionaire tax (40), no on the ones canceling the billionaire tax (41 and 42)
Lula’s win is the first good news for the planet in a while!
I bet it shaves a tenth of a degree off how hot our earth eventually gets, which will save millions of lives
Thank you Brazil!
Congrats to Lula on overcoming Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump to defeat Hospital Pervert Jr., even as his opposition literally blocked off roads and turned off bus service during election day.
Fascists are scary but they are always, 100% of the time, ultimately gigantic fucking losers.
Florida is worth fighting for. I know it and you do too.
Down here on the ground, we know something the pundits and donor class seem unable to see: Floridians are ready for change and we are the heroes we've been waiting for to see us through.
#AngieforFlorida
“.. a stunning comeback, sealed late as voters in Lula’s northeastern stronghold rallied behind one of Latin America’s most prominent opponents of Trumpism.”
@bloomberg.com 🇧🇷
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
EL-SAYED: I get that the President takes personal offense to my first name. He doesn't mind as much when it's the Saudis who are funding his son-in-law's private equity. Doesn't seem to mind as much when it's the Qataris who are giving them a $400 million private jet…
Lula has been reelected president, Brazilian media has now called.
An extraordinary comeback for the left-wing politician who trailed by 2 points in round 1 but managed to hold off Flávio Bolsonaro, the former president's son.
Jack: Ashley Moody’s trying to brand you as a radical…
Nixon: Her views are definitely radical because she voted to end health care for over 440,000 people here in the state alone, and millions across the country. She’s also radical because she stole $10 million from sick kids…
NEW: DOJ just admitted in court that their lawsuit against California is not about outcome determinative issues, it's simply saying that a single non-citizen voting causes the government irreparable harm. That's bananapants.
I can't help but think of The Simpsons episode where Homer hires a PI to get info on Lisa because he knows nothing about her. Then she finds out and it doesn't go well.
Ohioans are ready for change, they’re demanding a Senator who fights for Ohio – in just 9 days, that’s what we’re going to get.
Thank you Emilia Sykes, I'm proud to fight alongside you for hardworking folks in Akron.
Separately, it's reported São Paulo is operating just 60% of its required bus fleet during Brazil's presidential runoff, despite a court order mandating full weekday service.
Cuts are hitting lower-income neighbourhoods hardest, disrupting voters from reaching polling stations.
A Brazilian electoral court ordered the arrest of Salvador transport chief Pablo Souza for obstructing voting by keeping 75 buses off the streets during the presidential runoff, potentially preventing thousands of voters from reaching polling stations.
Racism-a-go-go at Trump’s Michigan rally tonight:
“If Abdul and the Democrats win, they will open the floodgates and invite hordes of jihadists to our shores, creating a nightmare of violence and terror until you cannot even have a Christmas.”
There’s a reason my opponent won’t debate me. There’s a reason she won’t go on TV to answer questions.
Ashley Moody is hiding from Florida voters. So we’re taking this campaign straight to them.
Thank you to all the folks who came to our Disney Town Hall.
#AngieForFlorida
beautiful moment in Wawa today…
older dude, probably 70-75, wearing a sharp tan suit with a crisp colorful button-up underneath, waiting in line with a coffee
young guy, probably 20-25, walks up and taps him on the shoulder
“yo, you look fresh as hell, man”
old dude might still be beaming
beautiful moment in Wawa today…
older dude, probably 70-75, wearing a sharp tan suit with a crisp colorful button-up underneath, waiting in line with a coffee
young guy, probably 20-25, walks up and taps him on the shoulder
“yo, you look fresh as hell, man”
old dude might still be beaming
North Mississippi, I hope y’all are ready because we’re going all the way to Election Day! Had a great time in Horn Lake with Cliff Johnson and Jaime Harrison. Thank you for believing in Mississippi and knowing what’s possible here.
The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, has conceded defeat in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government.
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
FEDWATCH: “.. the AI trade bubble is evident across the entire AI infrastructure stack. .. Names such as Teradyne, Lam Research, GE Vernova, Vertiv, Bloom Energy, .. have fallen 30% to 35% from their late-June highs, while their investment-grade spreads have widened 40 to 60 basis points ..”
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”
‘October 2026 marks the lowest number of confirmed, undisclosed SEC investigations we have ever tracked in our 26-year history.‘ www.disclosureinsight.com/since-trumps...
SUPER cool map that shows which party is getting small donor funds, broken down by county. There are tabs for the big Senate races too.
votehub.com/2026/10/24/2...
Not to ruin anyone’s Sunday afternoon, but Brazilians are voting for president today. We’ll start getting returns at 4pm ET, and, based on the results of the first round it’d be a clear surprise if Lula survives against Bolsonaro — even if polls have tightened in the last two weeks.