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Brendan Nyhan
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Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

Beyond disgusted by even more rape allegations against the President of the United States. "In total, more than 25 different women...have independently accused Donald Trump of rape, sexual assault, or other sexual misconduct." Report w/ new details: democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

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Radley Balko
@radleybalko.bsky.social

It's really damning. The accusations are numerous and well-supported. But I was really struck by the descriptions of Trump's behavior -- the name dropping, strong-arming, and attempts to buy off silence. His gross rivalry with Epstein. It's all so familiar. It's shit he's been doing his entire life.

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

Beyond disgusted by even more rape allegations against the President of the United States. "In total, more than 25 different women...have independently accused Donald Trump of rape, sexual assault, or other sexual misconduct." Report w/ new details: democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

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Carl Quintanilla
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

GOLDMAN: “.. we are starting to see clearer signs that the AI impact is spreading beyond the technology sector. .. the share of US firms that have adopted AI in regular business functions now shows a statistically significant negative correlation with employment growth ..”

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@glennso.bsky.social

FOMC week. The FOMC claims there is an inflation problem and says nothing about its employment mandate in its statement. In the minutes, the labor market is characterized as close to maximum employment, and below the SEP median long run rate. The FOMC is sanguine about the labor market.

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glennso.bsky.social
@glennso.bsky.social

More importantly for the American people, the FOMC is misjudging the strength of the labor market. The labor market is now below maximum employment. That is why wage growth is weak. Besides weak wage growth, the unemployment rate is high--not low, as assumed by the FOMC.

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glennso.bsky.social
@glennso.bsky.social

High inflation is not from a tight labor market. So the FOMC has a difficult trade off, owing to Trumpian supply-side distortions. They have to sacrifice workers to get inflation down.

glennso.bsky.social
@glennso.bsky.social

FOMC week. The FOMC claims there is an inflation problem and says nothing about its employment mandate in its statement. In the minutes, the labor market is characterized as close to maximum employment, and below the SEP median long run rate. The FOMC is sanguine about the labor market.

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glennso.bsky.social
@glennso.bsky.social

More importantly for the American people, the FOMC is misjudging the strength of the labor market. The labor market is now below maximum employment. That is why wage growth is weak. Besides weak wage growth, the unemployment rate is high--not low, as assumed by the FOMC.

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glennso.bsky.social
@glennso.bsky.social

I would note that since 2015 ex the 2020-mid 21 pandemic period, the unemployment rate has been 4.3% or lower for 75% of the time. So the current rate is not low, its a bit worse than typical.

glennso.bsky.social
@glennso.bsky.social

FOMC week. The FOMC claims there is an inflation problem and says nothing about its employment mandate in its statement. In the minutes, the labor market is characterized as close to maximum employment, and below the SEP median long run rate. The FOMC is sanguine about the labor market.

glennso.bsky.social
@glennso.bsky.social

The FOMC characterization makes policy easy--raise rates as inflation is too high. This is hard for the new Chair, as his master is Trump, not the American people. Expect some dissent on Wednesday.

glennso.bsky.social
@glennso.bsky.social

Drezner has labeled 2026 as Trump's year of retreat on u.s. foreign policy, noting how the Iran's response to our war has led us to withdraw from bases and embassies in the Middle East. This aspect of the loss to Iran seems under appreciated.

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Kevin M. Kruse
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

This was like his 3rd glitch during the speech where he just randomly stops mid-sentence and makes a weird noise or, in this case, just opens his mouth and freezes for 3 seconds while saying nothing, then continues. Pretty sad that TV networks refuse to cover this situation.

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Boston Tom Levenson
@tomlevenson.bsky.social

Impeach, remove, then take Hegseth to criminal court. (The Signal chat fiasco alone is felony stupidity.)

Laleh Khalili@lalehkhalili.bsky.social

Man, Hegseth's Department of War is even more buffoonish than everything else. Kinda amazed how the US military didn't just have some basic war plans they could activate. Their lack of preparedness is astonishing. meidasnews.com/news/so-much...

meidasnews.com“So Much Worse Than People Realize”: Never-Before-Seen Images Reveal Damage at U.S. Bases as Troops Describe Being AbandonedService members, contractors, and military families share photos, videos, and firsthand accounts of the Iran war that they say the Pentagon has kept from the American public
glennso.bsky.social
@glennso.bsky.social

Hijacked the fraud line is the wrong characterization. People took advantage of the site to report Trumps fraud

Dean Baker@deanbaker13.bsky.social

Of course, Trump and his family and friends are by far the most visible frauds anywhere. Why wouldn't people report them?

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G Elliott Morris
@gelliottmorris.com

Join us as we cover the midterm results in the most chaotic, engaging, informative way you've ever seen: live spreadsheets and screen shares from my basement. Election-night coverage that's For Sickos, By Sickos. Bookmark this page: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

The Downballot@the-downballot.com

Yet another reason why you should instead tune into The Downballot/Strength In Numbers election night livestream! If you're a real Sicko, you can even bookmark it now: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

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@glennso.bsky.social

Looks like we are retreating, not winning.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

(NBC News) - The U.S. military has quietly been scaling back its troop presence at bases across the Middle East in recent days, and the State Department is ordering a further reduction in staff at multiple diplomatic posts in the region .. @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

TRUMP: We gave nothing in exchange for Stephen. We never give anything in exchange for hostages. TRUMP LITERALLY MOMENTS LATER: If I implemented sanctions on Russia, Steven wouldn't be coming out right now.

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Radley Balko
@radleybalko.bsky.social

To the cable news producers and hosts who follow me here: Find time to book Whitney on your show. No need to mention me or my podcast. But she deserves to be heard. And Texas voters need to be reminded of what Gregg Abbott did.

Radley Balko@radleybalko.bsky.social

Today we launch the first episode of my podcast. I interviewed Whitney Mitchell, whose fiancé and caretaker Garrett Foster was murdered at a BLM protest in 2020. Foster's killer was convicted by a jury and given a 25-year sentence. Then Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardoned him.

radleybalko.substack.comHer fiancé and caretaker was murdered by a far-right extremist. Then Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardoned the killer. My interview with Whitney Mitchell.For my new podcast, The Watch With Radley Balko, Mitchell and I discuss Abbott, the coming election, and the legacy of Garrett Foster, her late fiancé

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News
@froomkin.bsky.social

“Raises questions”?? In this Kavanaugh Stop, ICE agents swerve to hit a US citizen, knock him off his bike breaking his arm, tase him, cuff him as he screams in pain, blame him, lie about everything, threaten to charge him for damage to their SUV. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/u...

nytimes.comICE Says It Didn’t Hit a Biker With a Car. Video Raises Questions. (Gift Article)Video footage shows the moment in Long Beach, Calif., when a vehicle swerves toward an oncoming cyclist. The mayor has called for an investigation into ICE agents’ treatment of the rider.
glennso.bsky.social
@glennso.bsky.social

Wow. The Trump Inc. corruption never ceases to amaze me

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

“.. They offered her $10 million a year for four years along with a range of bonuses. .. At the time, Ms. Habba was also a senior adviser to Attorney General Pam Bondi, overseeing U.S. attorneys.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/u...

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David Corn
@davidcorn.bsky.social

Trump says it's too bad that Putin's army did not make it into Kiev and take over the country. Ukraine is an ally of the United States. Or was. Trump is on Putin's side. He wants Putin to win. And I explain this in my new book. Check out HowRussiaWon.com.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump laments that Russia's generals were too incompetent to end Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine on the first day

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Michael Derby
@michaelsderby.bsky.social

WashPost reports on how Trump and his associates are aiding Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s civilians: “Since the summer, Ukraine has been running critically low on Patriot missiles, leaving its population exposed to Russia’s near-daily ballistic attacks.”

washingtonpost.comTrump administration holds up Patriot missiles for UkraineDelays in approving transfers from partner countries coincide with a worsening rupture between President Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Kevin M. Kruse
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

SOON

Whyzayker@whyzayker.bsky.social

So Maralago Fats totally misses the Beast and instead goes for a dementia stroll while the secret service scurries around him to redirect him back to the car. He’s basically little more than a barely walking , talking Trump steak.

glennso.bsky.social
@glennso.bsky.social

A murderous regime led by musk, Hegseth, Rubio and of course Trump

Sean Casten@seancasten.bsky.social

There are estimated to be 70 million people alive today because of USAID. "Thousands" doesn't begin to describe the needless death that Musk, DOGE, Trump, Vought & Co will ultimately be responsible for.

glennso.bsky.social
@glennso.bsky.social

Ironic that Trump did mortgage fraud, but Cook did not.

ProPublica@propublica.org

In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence. In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home. (Published Dec. 2025)

propublica.orgTrump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records RevealThe Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...

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ProPublica
@propublica.org

In case you missed it, read our reporting here:

projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
Eric Umansky@ericumansky.bsky.social

Last week: We revealed that Trump immigration agents have detained more than 500 citizens This week: House members introduced the Justice for Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE Act The bill's sponsor, @fernandez.house.gov, says our reporting was "the genesis" fernandez.house.gov/news/documen...

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Michael Derby
@michaelsderby.bsky.social

Trump White House behind Musk's move to limit Ukraine's ability to use Starlink in combat, which helped Russia's military efforts: "The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not specify who in the White House made the decision or who was responsible for implementing the order."

reuters.comEXCLUSIVE: Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources sayThe order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine ​for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefe...

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Dean Baker
@deanbaker13.bsky.social

Someone should start running Trump devastation tours of DC. They can show the reflecting pool, the East Wing, the Kennedy Center, the golf course, and the statues he has defaced with fake gold covering.

David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social

The Kennedy Center is on the verge of destruction; the members of its board, filled with foreign policy grifters and billionaire wives, serve as a kind of cheat code for understanding the crimes of Trump 2.0. A great taxonomy to the staging behind the scenes: prospect.org/2026/10/13/k...

prospect.orgThe KC Mafia - The American ProspectBehind Trump’s private equity–style bust-out of the Kennedy Center, a pack of billionaires and MAGA grifters have planned bigger heists, from Hollywood to Western Sahara.

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Judd Legum
@juddlegum.bsky.social

Seems relevant to me that the new White House press secretary, who supposed to convey accurate information, believes that elites in the Democratic Party and Hollywood are sexually trafficking kids and eating people. 24 hours later, it hasn’t made it into mainstream coverage of Zacharia.

popular.infoNew White House press secretary is a Pizzagate conspiracy theoristKatie Zacharia, who was appointed White House press secretary by President Trump on Friday, repeatedly promoted the debunked Pizzagate conspiracy on social media, accusing elites from the Democratic P...

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Aaron Sojourner
@aaronsojourner.org

Sick Warsh burn

David Wessel@davidmwessel.bsky.social

Calling in to the presentation ceremony, Woodford said his work aimed to make clear that policy should not simply be about “pulling levers to control the economy” but should allow governments “to talk to the public about what they are doing”. (FT)

glennso.bsky.social
@glennso.bsky.social

Hoping the lawyers for the government get hail time and disbarred after the judge hauls their lying asses into court.

Roger Parloff@rparloff.bsky.social

Judge Reyes has ordered cessation of all tree removal at the golf course until at least tomorrow. Also provides remote call-in number for hearing on temporary restraining order. She wants to know, inter alia, who ordered tree removal & how long govt attys have known of this plan.

glennso.bsky.social
@glennso.bsky.social

The Courts have been complicit in allowing the Administration to violate the law by trusting them rather than jailing them.

Josh Gerstein@joshgerstein.bsky.social

JUST IN: After 500 trees were cut over the weekend at DC's East Potomac golf course, opponents of Trump's revamp plan file for temporary restraining order immediately halting more tree removals. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

storage.courtlistener.comMemorandum in Support – #76, Att. #1 in DC PRESERVATION LEAGUE v. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-00477) – CourtListener.comEmergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order or, Alternatively, For a 14-Day Stay Under Section 705 of the Administrative Procedure Act by DC PRESERVATION LEAGUE, ALEX DICKSON, DAVE ROBERTS. (Atta...

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ProPublica
@propublica.org

As the Trump administration has relentlessly pursued immigrants, federal agents have run roughshod over the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens. We’re showing you every incident we’ve confirmed — along with the receipts: https://propub.li/3TBuddL

glennso.bsky.social
@glennso.bsky.social

A costly war, in lives and money. For nothing

The New York Times@nytimes.com

The Pentagon has again quietly raised the number of U.S. casualties during operations related to the Iran war. The military now is reporting that 21 U.S. service members have been killed, up from 18, and 865 have been wounded, up by 98 since August.

nyti.msPentagon Again Increases Number of U.S. Casualties in Iran WarIn an unannounced change, the Defense Department is now acknowledging troops who died or were wounded in support roles.

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Kevin M. Kruse
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

ICE has to be dismantled, with every single incident like this investigated and prosecuted.

Eric Umansky@ericumansky.bsky.social

Watch an ICE agent run down and then run over a man. The man was was then writhing on the ground, saying "You broke my leg! You broke my leg!" Agents didn't help him. And btw, the man wasn't the target of their operation.