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Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com

Overall, we are seeing some very odd deal talks that are supposedly a part of ending the war in Ukraine. But in fact evidence shows these deals are structured (in the most recent case secretly until now) to financially benefit Russia or business partners of the Trump and Witkoff families.

Adam Mockler@adammockler.com

🚨 BREAKING: Jesse tells the story of a sitting US Senator paying him for secret gay sex (1/12) | lindseyfiles.com swampwatch.co

Stephen Wolf@stephenwolf.bsky.social

North Carolina’s Democratic governor warns that the absentee ballot rejection rate is twice as high as in 2022 thanks to last-minute changes by Republicans. He recommends voting in person if you can (early voting is even better!) wcti12.com/news/local/g...

Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social

That Vivek Ramaswamy ad might end up being the worst own goal we've seen in a major race. Platforming the estranged mother of your opponent to attack her, only for everyone to discover that the mother protected the rapist of her 12-year-old daughter and stayed married to him, is beyond despicable.

Ashton Pittman@ashtonpittman.bsky.social

JUST IN: The police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office said on Monday. Her office will not charge the white officer who shot the child.

mississippifreepress.orgKohen Wiley Shooting ‘Was Justified,’ Mississippi AG SaysThe police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s…

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

SCOOP: 'Tommy' from the now-viral exchange with Abdul El-Sayed is Thomas Teepell, a former staffer for Republican Senator Josh Hawley with close ties to Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht. He's the son of a former Bobby Jindal staffer whose consultant work was instrumental in getting Hawley elected.

thehandbasket.co'Tommy' from viral El-Sayed video is former Sen. Hawley staffer with Christian nationalist tiesThomas Teepell is the son of a former long-time Bobby Jindal staffer who's close to Sean Feucht.

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social

New — Mike Huckabee's family company is offering $5800+ trips to Israel, so tourists can meet "top Israeli officials," even while he is the Ambassador to Israel. Plus: he promised his Huck PAC would go "dormant" if he became ambassador. That didn't happen. Over the past 2 years, it's raised $4.5M.

zeteo.com‘The Israel Experience with Mike Huckabee’: The Ambassador’s Family Sells Trips to IsraelMike Huckabee’s family is offering trips to Israel so tourists can ‘hear from top officials,’ even though he’s the ambassador. Meanwhile, he’s done little for U.S. victims of Israeli violence.

Katherine Allen@paleobluedot.bsky.social

“Today, the total climate-change driving emissions of plastics, from production to disposal, are estimated to be four times those of the global aviation industry.” I just read this sentence and checked the reference because — really? And it’s right. energyanalysis.lbl.gov/publications...

Euronews@euronews.com

Could Tesla’s flying car send sales and shares soaring?

l.euronews.comCould Tesla’s flying car send sales and shares soaring?Tesla revealed its next-generation Roadster on Thursday in Texas, with one of the three new versions performing a jaw-dropping kickflip and demonstrating flying capabilities. However, analysts contacted by Euronews Business do not expect the model to generate significant revenue.

Ohio Capital Journal@ohiocapitaljournal.com

President Donald Trump has formed a White House committee to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, escalating even further a lengthy feud with the Federal Reserve Board member. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/10/12/r...

ohiocapitaljournal.comTrump appoints committee to revive quest to remove Lisa Cook from Fed board • Ohio Capital JournalPresident Donald Trump has formed a White House committee to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, escalating even further a lengthy feud with the Federal Reserve Board member.

Laura Bassett@lebassett.bsky.social

How it’s going

World Central Kitchen@wck.org

World Central Kitchen’s Relief Team is serving meals to families impacted by Hurricane Isaias in the southeastern US. Locations are below and are updated daily: wck.org/news/free-me... #ChefsForAlabama #ChefsForFlorida

Brooke T. Sample@brookesample.bsky.social

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed in December. Just find myself muttering variations of "this can't be real" over and over again.

pmamtraveller.bsky.social@pmamtraveller.bsky.social

Love letter that opens into a small art gallery (1913)

Guardian US@us.theguardian.com

From Charli XCX and Rihanna to Victoria’s Secret and Prada catwalks, the fashion industry is keen to move on from the comfy, unwired bras popularized in lockdown

theguardian.comScoop! Underwire bras are back in fashion

public health guy@publichealthguy1.bsky.social

oh my GOD

phoenixnewtimes.comCongressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signsEmbarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social

Psycho. He’s an absolute psycho.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump and his gigantic wagon greets Ravens players Tyler Loop, Ryan Eckley, Nicholas Moore, and Marlon Humphrey (Win McNamee/Getty)

Timothy Snyder@timothysnyder.bsky.social

Post-human necropolitics by the numbers www.economist.com/graphic-deta...

economist.comIn MAGA-land people are dying faster than they are being bornOur analysis suggests Trump country is only growing because of migration

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

The shorter Angela Paxton: even though Ken is a lying, philandering sack of shit with no moral values, I will personally benefit from his being elected to the US Senate, so put your better judgment aside and please vote for him.

nytimes.comAs She Divorces Ken Paxton, His Wife Urges Texans to Vote for HimIn a new ad, Angela Paxton tells voters to focus on the “whole team,” not “individual players.”

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump on the midterms: "We have to turn this around"

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "The send people in. If I ran Venezuela, if I ran any country, I would exactly the same thing that Maduro did. He emptied his prisons. They emptied their mental institutions. They got rid of their drug dealers."