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NEW YORK TIMES: “A commission of United Nations human rights experts said Monday Israel was committing genocidal acts against Palestinian civilians in Gaza despite a cease-fire agreement, and carrying out crimes against humanity in the West Bank.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/w...

When first reported, 2025’s jobs reports added up to 1.2 million new jobs. After revisions, the economy added just 116,000 — 90% less.

Hegseth’s team breaking Eisenhower’s globe is perfection (From Wash post)

Hegseth’s team breaking Eisenhower’s globe is perfection (From Wash post)

Prime Minister Netanyahu must immediately release all of the peaceful American and Israeli rabbis and activists who were detained during todays seasonal olive harvest in the West Bank.

Oh dear 😂

This is a hostage video

the “russia hoax” was never a hoax

Tech billionaires have added $845 billion to their fortunes this year — more than three times the gains of every other industry combined.

My likely too niche reference:

The @pbsnews.org Hour interviewed the Republican donor who Kimberly Guilfoyle allegedly asked him to pay $100,000 credit card bill. This is worth a watch. youtu.be/kX2ReJ6Icuw?...

Trump's plan to lower diesel prices:⁣ ⁣ Take diesel from farmers.⁣ ⁣ Give it to truckers.⁣ ⁣ Make farmers pay more.⁣ ⁣ Declare victory in the midterms https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/america-doesnt-have-a-shortage-of

Jon Ossoff:

America’s disease detectives overseas are starting to close up shop politi.co/47CNhvn

Evil finds safety in numbers. This is an important observation.

One of The Best People in America is @petebuttigieg.bsky.social. Check out his interview with @nicollewallace.bsky.social and listen to his solutions & vision of what the next generation of leaders can do for cleanup on Aisle 47. Enjoy!

This breathtaking NYT story about Trump's Russian entanglements includes three people who've been part of the operation to cultivate Trump since 2015: Bryan Lanza, Sheikh Tahoon, and Kirill Dmitriev. This is literally the culmination of the original plan. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...

An imbecile. Trump might fire him to deprive us of the joy of impeaching him.

Republican senator's gotcha moment of confrontation against Jack Smith involving a basketball game backfires when it turns out the senator got the wrong game, wrong league and wrong state. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...

Sen. Dick Durbin, top-ranking Judiciary Democrat, reacts to Eric Schmitt's moment, calling it "so embarrassing" for the institution. "We want to get the facts straight. I'm sorry the senator said that." Durbin, a 30-year incumbent, says he's never seen an error like that before.

In Trump’s defense the reflecting pool has never more accurately reflected the state the country is in

He destroys everything.

Since Elon Musk seems to hate this documentary about him from one of my favorite non-fiction filmmakers, Alex Gibney, figured it was my duty to spread a link to the trailer so you can see it for yourself. ENJOY: https://loom.ly/oA2_-p8

Today, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow Trump's voter suppression database to move forward. It then ruled 9-0 to reject the GOP's gerrymander scheme in Missouri. I created Democracy Docket for times like this. Help support it by subscribing now. demdock.com/4w6emld

That's a headline for you cmarmitage.substack.com/p/big-balls-...

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A quick refresher on correlation vs. causation (something some people clearly need a refresher on right now) https://youtu.be/PXf0iEBhUaw

A federal judge just ordered CNN, MS NOW and Politico back into the White House. But the war on the press is far from over. Peru is a good case study. https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/what-economists-know-about-kicking

'Sundowning' Trump prepping to 'punish the nation': Nobel Prize winner www.rawstory.com/trump-sundow...

The absolute greatest on the 100th anniversary of his birth. www.youtube.com/watch?v=saN1...

Embarrassment on the world stage

When no one's writing it down, there's less incentive to show up. That's the simple case why the press is good https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/what-economists-know-about-kicking

Another of my periodic posts about how Maggie Haberman writes herself as a character in her own coverage. emptywheel.net/2026/09/22/a...

The US national average gas price was $3.82 on the day Trump posted this tweet. It is $4.47 today.

The Kennedy Center crowd is singing America The Beautiful. This is what democracy looks like.

If you want to buy a copy—on paper, as an ebook, or as an audiobook (which Sarah and JVL read themselves)—here's where to go: static.macmillan.com/static/smp/h...

... and here's another excerpt, via @briantylercohen.bsky.social. plus.briantylercohen.com/p/exposing-t...

I couldn't be more proud of @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social, my brilliant colleague and our publisher at The Bulwark. Her book 'How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time' debuted on the NYT Best Seller list. Here's one excerpt you can read... www.thebulwark.com/p/how-maga-b...

What about Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, the Easter Bunny, and the Abominable Snowman? Can we look into them too? bsky.app/profile/atru...

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Not every “Secretary Pete” is the same.

Turns out I've been hammering on this exact points for months in a row now. Here's my attempt: bsky.app/profile/just...

I fear that people might be getting sick of hearing my views on the world. So this time, an open thread for econ faculty to grade this submission on the meaning of a trade deficit.

Great @donmoyn.bsky.social on Trump Making China Great Again by wrecking US institutions like higher ed/science: "Precisely because of Trump, China sees an opportunity to become a global leader in higher education, reaping the economic benefits that follow." donmoynihan.substack.com/p/china-than...