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New in PN: Living in the long, stupid shadow of the Big Lie "Elections where Trump — or any other Republican — wins are fine, but elections where Republicans lose are corrupt. The only solution, of course, is to let the DOJ intervene both before and after any elections that Trump has fixated on."

At this point, the case that Pete Hegseth is a Russian stooge is pretty strong. And there's no shortage of folks in upper echelons in the Pentagon who are persuaded of that, too.

🍁 Another reason to love my Governor JB and First Lady MK Pritzker. 🍂 They always go all out for Halloween It would be fun to see that in the White House once again.🎃🐈‍⬛👻

Warsh has made a point of saying less. His Fed colleagues are speaking as much as they were a year ago “It’s probably the worst of all possible outcomes,” says @claudia-sahm.bsky.social. “Nobody can force him to talk for the committee. And frankly, he can’t force other committee members to shut up"

Metaphor alert:

Rachel Maddow observes that Trump has become more overt in his support for Putin, including at the expense of ostensible American ally, Ukraine, and talks with Sen Mark Warner about concerns that Trump will use the excuse of "foreign interference" to invalidate the results of the midterm elections.

Elon Musk has spent more money on politics in the last 2 years than George Soros has spent in his entire lifetime.

Yesterday we blew past 43,000 letters telling Congress to impeach John Roberts. Today we’re going to 43,500. He refused to testify to the Senate about Supreme Court ethics. Fine. He can read. 186 to go: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

(Reuters) - Americans have paid more for their gasoline and diesel at the pump on average during President Donald Trump's second term than they did under his Democratic predecessor, Joe ​Biden, according to the AAA. ⛽️ @reuters.com www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

The original affidavit charging Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides relied on undisclosed hearsay and made some inaccurate claims about the Hunter Biden investigation. So FBI rolled out a new charge--obstruction!!--to try to clean that up. emptywheel.net/2026/10/27/f...

American workers' piece of the economic pie is shrinking. By one official measure, their slice is the smallest in almost 80 years. www.cnn.com/2026/10/27/e...

Judge Reyes wrote that much of what she had been told in court stood at odds with Mr. Trump’s public pronouncements about the golf course, which came even as officials were insisting that no long-term plan was settled. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/u...

No wonder he doesn't "give a damn" if you're paying more at the pump. HE is making a fortune.

A party of performative morons disinterested in policy.

A hunting trip to Mongolia furnishes cover for meetings between TrumpJr and Putin sidekick Umar Kremlëv. TrumpJr stood on stage with a wide smile as an auctioneer sold off the chance to join him on a week-long hunting trip in western Mongolia. “Will you beat $225,000? I’m giving you a bargain,” the

WATCH: A defense contractor CEO and his close associates donated nearly $900,000 to dozens of politicians and got over $40 million a year in government funding. He told the FBI that Sen. Susan Collins was his most important patron. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyiFFB7Kjg

BREAKING: We're asking the Office of Special Counsel & State Dept IG to investigate reports that diplomats' promotions hinge on how they vote & who they donate to If true, that's a political loyalty test & the law bars it @democracydefendersfund.org complaint 👇

Well played

What Marco Rubio’s sidestepping of New Delhi says about the US’s stance on India Rubio’s decision not to meet Narendra Modi last week was seen by some as a snub – but by focusing on business leaders and oil, the secretary of state made American priorities clear. Plus: the artist bringing a female pe

Huge headlines around the world. In major US corporate media, complete silence. Something fishy here.

Medicare for all. NOW.

CEO of scandal-ridden Deloitte gets 45% pay rise to £7.1m, 1,360 jobs cut. CEO pay = 93 times median employee pay. Firm doesn't pay employer NIC on profits shared by partners, worth £150,000 for £1m profit shared. £899m shared. 108 govt contracts in 2026, worth £650m. Friends in high places.

Fintan O'Toole: Kushner’s political and financial relationship with the UAE’s president, Mohammed bin Zayed ...constitutes what must surely be the worst case of US foreign policy being conducted outside the law and democratic oversight since the Iran-contra scandal...

Under Bari Weiss' direction, CBS News falsifies Angie Nixon's response to a simple question about Cuba. It's not the old CBS News.

Iran president arrives in Russia, will meet putin

Wow! I was not expecting that.

You have to really, really, really fucking suck for your 8th grade teacher to come out and shame you like this. Damn.

TX judge has ordered Abbott to let his political opponent (Hinojosa) inspect more than 1,000 pgs of UNREDACTED communications between Abbott & Elon Musk. Abbott's offc previously sought to shield these from public scrutiny, describing portions as too “intimate & embarrassing.”

Epstein's lawyer asked Deutsche Bank, over and over, how to pull cash without the government finding out. The bank finally cut Epstein off. A state attorney general just picked up where the bank left off: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-foug...

Seeing how little coverage that house report that added another rape accusation to Trump's tally got today, I looked back on just the front page Benghazi stories (there were many, many more inside over these months).

Did brain worm just rat on no brain?

Part of Trump's ego's self-image is that he's a builder of great buildings with classy taste. He doesn't care about the Saddam comparison, but implying his decor is tacky really hurts.

Netanyahu is likely to dismiss IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir if he forms the next government, Israel ‘s Channel 12 reports, amid reports of a deepening rift over the premier’s demand for military preparations related to Iran ahead of tomorrow’s election. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

🚨 CAUGHT ON CAMERA Israeli settler: “Go back to Jordan... It's not your land.” Suri Crowe's group: “But why can't they harvest their trees?” The settler then threatens to call the police and have members of the group taken away. Suri Crowe reports from the ground in the West Bank.

Beatrice Keul, testified that she was introduced by Jeffrey Epstein to Donald J Trump, who then brutally raped her in a hotel room in Atlantic City, NJ, and her claims were deemed credible by a panel of the House Judiciary Committee today. The NYT has decided that this is not reportable news.

Trump claims the billion+ dollars he's spending on White House renovations is "peanuts"

VICTORY: A federal court just put the chainsaws down at East Potomac Park The plan was to turn a public park into a private tournament course for Trump & wealthy golfers. The trees stay while we fight it out in court @democracydefendersfund.org & partners are on the case 👇- TN