This tracks. RFK Jr says he wants to remove Black kids from their families & "reparent them" in rural camps. He rages against immigrants, falsely blaming them for being disease vectors. He says "only sick kids should die of measles" (in fact NO kid should die of measles). Racism & eugenics. Ugh.
#Auspol, if you want to hear truthful, kind, informed, and up-to-date commentary on what is unfolding daily in the USA, I strongly recommend David Rothkopf as a trusted source, whether it be directly or via @thedsrnetwork.bsky.social. My household listens to them every day.
American capitalism killed American democracy. Fail to admit that and it doesn't matter what election results may bring because we won't be able to fix the real issues that are hurting us as a country.
davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/america-is...
BREAKING: The 9th Circuit rules 2-1 to dismiss DOJ's effort to force California to remove 20,000 purported noncitizens from the voter rolls based on data CA officials view as faulty.
Majority:
Bennett (Trump)
Sanchez (Biden)
Minority:
Bumatay (Trump)
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“The nonprofit that helped get Cornel West on presidential ballots in 2024 received all of its funding that year through a conservative political network that has been bankrolled by Elon Musk, tax records reviewed by Sludge show.”
readsludge.com/2026/10/26/m...
Three moments broke Trump 2.0:
1) Kimmel and other attempted censorship after Charlie Kirk. Made public see the attack on speech.
2) Minnesota anti-ICE protests, Goode and Pretti killings. Made public see the attack on rights.
3) Iran war. Made public see bad foreign policy affects them directly.
I do think when historians look back the period the exact moment where it flipped and started going the other way won’t be anything any politician did but my Minneapolis neighbors weathering the worst of the regime in the streets, rallying together, fighting back, and winning
Any politician who’s willing to throw away one group’s rights is willing to throw away everyone’s rights. It’s that simple.
Every single consultant, pundit and candidate who’s shown a willingness to abandon trans rights needs to be shunned from the party forever
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”
Lula winning is great for the planet, great for Brazil, and great for people who aren't revanchist assholes everywhere in the world, but let's not forget that it's also going to make some of the worst people on Earth extremely sad and mad. We should enjoy that, as a little treat.
After spending all week accusing Canada of election meddling, U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra now claims he was "taken out of context" and hasn't actually concluded we interfered. Funny how fast a bully changes their tune when Canada refuses to back down. 🇨🇦
FO Petey 🖕🤬
~ Canadian Outlook
I don't know that there is a template or a "secret sauce" or a clear-cut lesson to take from this. But if there is one it's the idea of treating social media as the hostile territory that it is, of actually acting like you are a participant in propaganda warfare and not like a consumer.
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.
El-Sayed: This is like the 3rd campaign stop where Donald Trump can't help but mention somebody's ass. When I get to DC, I'm just gonna make sure that I never let him see mine…
Rally speaker: "Mike Rogers is an American. Abdul has a birth certificate. The birth certificate says he's a citizen of America. You know what? a birth certificate doesn't make you an American."
Hey, Nazis!
Got white friends with freckles?
They are the little packets of melanin that all humans had when they left Africa.Dark skin is God's sun screen against rays that hurt you & your reproduction. Now thank your God for His protection’
A new documentary reveals corrupt immoral parasite Lindsey Graham paid for sex with male escorts, one of three men saying he was a 17 year old boy at the time.
GOPer Lindsey Graham spent his wretched life and career being anti-gay. The most hateful bigots are always the most closeted hypocrites.
Despicable, contemptible, laughable liars. Melania Trump has achieved nothing in her life...not a single thing of note other than going along for a ride that cost her whatever she may have had of a soul. It would take an irredeemable rube to fall for this bullshit.
Exclusive Senior Advisor to First Lady Melania Trump Marc Beckman: "As a result of her participation, I guess she caught the attention of the pope, which is great. And a few days she stepped in and supported her efforts, which is very nice. But ultimately it was the First Lady ... "
The plain fact of it is thus: the Trump administration wants to re-segregate higher education. It is a racist project straight-up-no-chaser. Accommodating any of this puts you on the wrong side of history, makes you a collaborator in this project. ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
This is the most depressing thing you’ll read today. They’ve dropped out of the workforce because being unemployed isn’t so bad if you can just stay high and play games and watch porn.
Millions of American men have dropped out of the workforce—and it’s not because of the job market, Keith Humphreys and Brent Orrell write. theatln.tc/IV1eo6Nn
A reminder also that this office has no U.S. Attorney, and the guy running the office — as first assistant — was ruled to have improperly served too long as the appointed U.S. Attorney.
NEW, NYT: More action from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Middle District of California that is not based in law and runs counter to DOJ policy.
DOJ is threatening local elections officials in CA after DOJ did not get what they wanted from their BS lawsuit.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...
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.
1) Netanyahu announces a lockdown (and Gaza-style ethnic cleansing in the West Bank) in response to what they claim was an attack on IDF troops (ahead of the elections)
2) says Iran is planning attacks to influence the elections against him. (Translation: he wants more war to try to save himself)
I don’t know at what point taking bribes from foreign powers while acting in your official capacity as someone who has sworn an oath to the Constitution becomes a hanging offense but it’s significantly below $700m
This is 👀
“Kushner’s counsel, however, said Kushner did not make any agreements or arrangements with leaders or officials in foreign countries that were not agreed to by the President of the United States and in the best interests of the United States.”
The messages May well be spread by bots, but it could also be trolls or paid thugs. Even an implied threat is nothing to be laughed off or ignored. I'm just so angry that Dr. Hotez has to put up with this. I'm angry that anyone has to put up with this.
Enormous news. A melanoma vaccine, one of the most deadly cancers out there. Science is good and helpful and there should be more of it.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
From @theathletic.com:
The worst owner in sports; the worst owner in the history of NY sports, Fat Jim Dolan, sent emails to Knicks employees promising them championship rings
It was a lie; a test to see who would click on the link. All they got was a cyber class
Dolan is scum