Gary Chun

The brothers, more accustomed to moving around in powerful and wealthy circles in New York and Miami, must now wait to see which federal prison they are sent to. They have also taken steps to try and secure a pardon. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/n...

From @tedgioia.bsky.social: Is the Music Business Collapsing? open.substack.com/pub/tedgioia...

The NCAA tells us effectively ZERO trans student-athletes are now competing in women's sports. Why does 15% of America think there are tens of thousands? Politics are winning on the back of fiction: youtu.be/dDSf3Sqnl-w?...

Thread. #SmellsLikeTeenSpirit

“covert surveillance inside houses of worship… “interrogations of churches’ staff… “ICE agents hauled off a nun who was wearing her habit and walking down the sidewalk en route to Sunday Mass… “suing a Catholic diocese in New Mexico to seize 14 acres of their land…” www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

I spoke to the mom of the 3-year-old soccer star who was left "thinking he did something wrong" after a league official called police "due to a disturbance between parents" The youth sports league said they launched a review and reached out to the family

This post should say a “disturbance between league officials and the parents of a player.” This is clarified in the story

Actor Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov, the youthful Russian navigator on the " Star Trek " television series and several movies, has died. He was 90. https://to.pbs.org/4ePcBCf

A section of border wall that the federal government planned to build along a South Texas wildlife refuge could end up cutting through the refuge instead. The proposed change attempts to resolve a legal dispute in which government contractors are accused of trespassing on property near the refuge.

🚨 Hell the F no. War criminal Pete Hegseth, after causing death & destruction w/Trump in Iran, & blowing up fishing boats w/ humans aboard for shiz & giggles, wants to try to escape into the Senate. Thomas Massie says he will force an impeachment process vote right after midterms. 🧾 trib.al/JGAOk2i

Lula’s reelection for a fourth term in a consequential dispute where the future of the Amazon was at stake throws cold water on the MAGA world’s hopes of a win for the oldest son of Jair Bolsonaro.

Ecologist Jonathan Lundgren launched the 1,000 Farms Initiative to compare regenerative and conventional farming. In a Q&A with Civil Eats, Lundgren discusses the project’s findings and what they mean for the future of farming on a warming planet.

BREAKING NEWS: The 9th circuit has ruled to DISMISS the DOJ’s effort to remove 20,000 ballots from California’s voter rolls. The decision was 2-1. This win sends a message to the DOJ: In America, leaders don’t get to pick their voters. Voters pick our leaders.

First Alert Weather Days: Beginning Tuesday heavy rain will spread across Hawaii #HNN #HINEWS #HawaiiNews

The apps are taking off at a time when about 67% of adults have reported social-emotional loneliness, in part because they did not feel part of a meaningful group.. About 45% of lonely adults said they “don’t really know how to develop close friendships.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/b...

NEW: "Donald Trump was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of young women during the mid-to-late 1990s," per new House Judiciary Dem report. Report has new allegation that Trump raped a 24-year-old and then promised the victim a visa & NYU admission, demanding she stay quiet.

"They've done nothing basically to try to remedy the situation."

El Niño 2026-27 is already reshaping life routines for millions. (Drought + ag fires are a classic El Niño outcome in Indonesia: www.csis.org/blogs/latest...)

Honor the memory of the great Looney Tunes voice actor Eric Bauza, who just passed away much too soon at the age of 46, by listening to @pablo.show and marvel at his talent. Rest in power. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmyH...

“In summary, next week looks to be a very unusual weather pattern setting up for Hawaii." Read more: https://www.khon2.com/weather-blog/hawaii-monsoon-heavy-rain-outlook/ 

oh boy -- Natalie must've showed Trump clips from Obama's speeches

I’ve already come up with a half dozen conspiracies after seeing this.

“Midterms Watch” by Ann Telnaes on Bluesky and Open Windows. “Highlighting Trump’s efforts to rig the midterm elections” Please support Editorial Cartoonists, whenever possible directly, whose work is shown on Bluesky. This #EditorialCartoon was found on Open Windows.

Trump's closer: let's build all those data centers that I and my sons have heavily invested in. bsky.app/profile/atru...

bring back shame

😬 Trump sounds like hell during bizarre pre-rally gaggle 😬 Trump could barely speak, but what he said was nutso. He claimed his uncle invented radar, said he could "violate" Prizker and send troops into Chicago, and had a weirdly contradictory answer when asked who he golfed with today. Supercut:

This admission alone is an impeachable offense

Bad Brains! 📽 @tinyconcert on IG #BadBrains #AfroPunk

Independent journalist @marisakabas.bsky.social shares what she learned about “Tommy” — the heckler featured in Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s viral video — and his ties to the GOP, Republican Missouri Senator Josh Hawley, and prominent Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht.

@paranoiacs.bsky.social You got a favorite in the World Series?

Also, I feel like he’s taken the concept of having a bagman a bit too literally.

Relationship goals 🤣

Patreon.com/mannequinonthemoon

One. Hundred. Percent.

"It’s another reminder that Maher isn’t a journalist and refuses to challenge the conservative guests on his show. He’s just happy for them to be there.” variety.com/2026/tv/news...

Honestly huge kudos to @mehdirhasan.bsky.social for getting Yglesias to spell this horrifying logic out so clearly

@pablo.show PTFO SURGE! TAKE MY MONEY, PLEASE!!

Good morning. Here's the new sequel to our Life Surge investigation. It involves Tim Tebow, internal financial documents, and now Sage Steele: youtu.be/3PUGjIKtD00?...

It remains astonishing to me that James Dolan was able to stay out of the way *just* long enough for the Knicks to end a 53-year championship drought. Everything he's done from the second the team won seems like he's determined to remind you what a colossal asshole he is.

Russian operatives used AI-generated videos to falsely accuse Texas Senate candidate James Talarico of sexual assaulting a former student. A smear campaign was led by Storm-1516.

Still waiting for a legacy journalist to slap back and say they’re not going to take any more abuse from this sick and disgusting man.

$25 billion is a lot even for Randi McGinn

cc: @violetblue.bsky.social

Shame is dead. So is the Republican Party as a legitimate participant in our self-governance.

How is this brand of political engagement and advocacy entitled to any non-profit tax-exempt status? How is this is any difference than the messaging from a political organization or PAC? How the fuck how?

cc: @violetblue.bsky.social

———————— Two days in a row. It can appear uncertain if Trump’s confused or just pretending that he’s waving to a welcoming crowd. In the NC video below it seems pretty clear that it’s the latter. Monday: Wanders Off While Waving and Saluting to No One newrepublic.com/post/216839/...