Jenny DeMilo

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social

BREAKING: Judge Reyes issues a preliminary injunction in the East Potomac Golf Course case, blocking more tree removal and requiring 10-day notice "before making any irreparable modification to any forms or features" of the park. Background: www.lawdork.com/p/golf-argum...

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social

You really need to work hard to be the most obsequious member of Trump’s cabinet — by, for instance, eating lunch at Cheesecake Factory and alerting Fox Business, so they can interview you in defense of Obama’s joke about the White House decor. Well done Secretary Bessent! Your move, Doug Burgum!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "We'll never be a manufacturing c**t, company -- uh -- country again"

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance: "Today, the Dept of Agriculture is announcing millions of dollars in new grants toward 10 meatpacking facilities right here in the state of Kansas"

Sludge@sludge.bsky.social

NEW: The group behind Cornel West's 2024 ballot push was wholly funded through Elon Musk's dark money network, according to Sludge's review of tax documents. readsludge.com/2026/10/26/m...

readsludge.comMusk-Linked Dark Money Network Funded the Group Behind Cornel West’s Ballot PushPeople Over Party raised $7.7 million in 2024, all of it from the nonprofit behind the Fair Election Fund, which in turn got every dollar from a Musk-funded dark money group.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance: "We're self-confident men in the Trump/Vance administration. The president has been noticing a lot about the physiques of everybody lately"

The Daily Beast@thedailybeast.bsky.social

California tech moguls are scrambling to reposition themselves on the Democrats’ good side as the midterms approach.

thedailybeast.comExecutives Who Sucked Up to Trump Panic as Disaster LoomsThe world’s richest are preparing for life after a widely forecasted blue wave.

The Daily Beast@thedailybeast.bsky.social

Prediction markets are showing a strange frontrunner for Trump’s next press secretary.

thedailybeast.comMAGA Rapper Emerges as Bizarre Bet for Trump’s Next Press SecretaryNicki Minaj is surging in the prediction markets to become Trump’s next White House press secretary.

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social

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.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Vivek Ramaswamy and his hair were on Fox & Friends this morning defending his vile attack ad

Chris Ingraham@cingraham.bsky.social

Kavanaugh stops in action: ICE tackled a non-verbal kid near his school, left him with injuries requiring surgery, and then left the scene when they realized he wasn't the person they were looking for www.independent.com/2026/10/23/i...

independent.comICE Detains Special Needs Student, U.S. Citizen Near Santa Maria High SchoolRapid Response volunteers witnessed the student being tackled and left with injuries requiring surgery.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

AG Todd Blanche suggests Corey Lewandowski may not be under investigation after all

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social

Q: Amy Acton's stepfather was indicted for rape. Now that you know all that, sir, do you change your mind about the ad? Trump: No. I don't care

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Larry Kudlow, interviewing Trump, claims that Californians "hate cars"

Lora Kolodny@lorak.bsky.social

Musk said he restricted Starlink in Ukraine- causing fast moving drones to lose connectivity - and that he had every right to do so because of some terms of service or contract that he didn't show us. (He didn't address suddenly doing this with no warning to Kyiv.) www.cnbc.com/2026/10/24/u...

cnbc.comAfter SpaceX restores high-speed service, Musk claims Ukraine violated Starlink agreementUkraine says restrictions on Starlink and Starshield have been lifted, restoring connectivity to fast-moving military systems after disruptions.

Stephanie Lamy@stephlamy.bsky.social

So here we have far-right militia attacking protestors and when the protestors defend themselves, the police charges them... Montpellier. These images are crazy and show where France is at regarding its fascist turn.

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

New — I wrote about Vivek Ramaswamy’s weaponization of Amy Acton’s childhood sexual abuse and how it’s only the latest symptom of a Republican party flush with rape apologists, led by an adjudicated rapist:

thehandbasket.coVivek Ramaswamy and the Grand Old Rape PartyAs Election Day closes in, the party's values have never been more clear.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "My uncle invented radar! Can you believe it?"

The Washington Sun@washingtonsun.com

New: White House attorneys are evaluating whether to issue mass pardons to junior staffers. https://www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/white-house-weighing-mass-pardons-for-junior-staff

washingtonsun.comWhite House Is Weighing Mass Pardons for Junior StaffConservative groups influential with the Trump administration have pressed for the preemptive acts of clemency.

Joshua J. Friedman@joshuajfriedman.com

SW friends, OnlyFans and Fansly profile links should work now! Refresh or force-quit and reopen your app a couple times so you get the update

All In with Chris Hayes@allinwithchris.bsky.social

As the press asked Trump about the details of Amy Acton’s abusive childhood, the president exploded at NBC News’ Monica Alba, calling her a “horrible little reporter.”

youtube.com‘I don’t know anything’: Trump UNLOADS on reporter over Ohio attack ad questionYouTube video by MS NOW

Norm Eisen@normeisen.bsky.social

East Potomac Park has 3 golf courses, mini golf, a playground, picnic spots & a road locals run & bike on Trump's plan could swap most of that for a single 18-hole course @democracydefendersfund.org & partners are in court to keep it public More @nytimes.com👇 -TN

nytimes.comWhat Trump’s Golf Course Plan Takes Away From D.C. ResidentsPresident Trump’s proposed overhaul of a Washington golf course and park could sacrifice features long popular with locals.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

BREAKING: The Trump DOJ just sent letters to local election officials across California — every county in the state — demanding they identify potential noncitizens on their voter rolls and set aside their ballots. Local officials would "risk significant federal scrutiny" if they failed to comply.

Jamie Gangel@jamiegangel.bsky.social

Ukraine says satellite access still restricted despite Trump saying otherwise
The president said SpaceX CEO Elon Musk lifted restrictions on Ukraine’s access to Starshield, but Ukrainian soldiers said the service was still disrupted Friday. wapo.st/3UeuOlS Gift article

wapo.stUkraine says satellite access still restricted despite Trump saying otherwiseThe president said SpaceX CEO Elon Musk lifted restrictions on Ukraine’s access to Starshield, but Ukrainian soldiers said the service was still disrupted Friday.

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer.online

hang on, so Bleecker Street was sold to a Pierre Omidyar-backed group that also happens to back Tosca Musk's Passionflix... and now "MUSK" is disappearing from theaters?

@amybisinthewoods.bsky.social 🍄🍄‍🟫@amybdogsandfungi.bsky.social

“Palantir cofounder and CEO Alex Karp states ‘AI will undermine the influence of highly educated, often female voters and give it to working class men. We have feminine energy running our cities and our courts,’ he complained.”

futurism.comCEO of Palantir Says AI Will Seize Power Away From College-Educated WomenPalantir CEO Alex Karp said AI would disrupt "humanities trained" and "Democratic voters" who are largely women.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

😳 WOMAN REPORTER: Do sexual abuse allegations mean nothing to you, sir? TRUMP: Wait. Wait! Wait wait wait. Slow down. Who are you with? REPORTER: NBC, sir. But they are very serious sex abuse allegations TRUMP: Quiet! Isn't she a fresh person? You're a horrible little reporter, aren't you?

The Washington Sun@washingtonsun.com

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is warning soldiers that they are prohibited from using “nonpublic information” to place bets on online prediction markets, warning that any violation of the rule may result in administrative punishment or even criminal prosecution.

washingtonsun.comHegseth Issues Directive to Stop Soldiers From Betting on Prediction MarketsAt least one member of the U.S. military has already been charged for allegedly placing such a wager.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Exclusive Senior Adviser to First Lady Melania Trump Marc Beckman claims Melania has "a direct line" to Russian leadership

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Exclusive Senior Adviser to First Lady Melania Trump Marc Beckman claims Russian kids are being kidnapped too #BothSides

Joyce White Vance@joycewhitevance.bsky.social

Lion…Snake…Giraffe…Bear

ProPublica@propublica.org

NEW: A bird flu outbreak has been raging uncontrolled on a Utah mink farm for two months. Flu experts fear it could spark a devastating human pandemic. But officials haven’t acted — instead prioritizing the financial interests of the fur trade.

propublica.orgBird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm. It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won’t Act.Federal officials brushed off the issue as Utah prioritized the fur industry’s interests. Little has been done to stop the spread of the virus and ensure it can’t spread to humans, a failure that expe...

VoteHub@votehub.com

NEWS — The Trump administration sued Alaska over Dan J. Sullivan’s Senate candidacy, arguing voter confusion could affect the race between Sen. Dan S. Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola, per Courthouse News.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "I actually called up Sundar. I sent him a picture of the Atlantic Ocean called the American Ocean. And he said, 'Sir, this has to stop.'"

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Allowing one unelected man to have control over crucial aspects of the US military, allied militaries, the US space program, and so many other aspects of human life is absolutely insane. We were stupid to allow this to happen and it must be fixed ASAP.

Raider@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social

ICE assaulted a US citizen, dragging him from his vehicle in front of his family and one-year-old daughter who were also inside the car in Donna Texas on Thursday morning.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

😳 here's pictures taken today of Trump's right and left hands. Both are looking really bad, and he's using makeup on each of them to try to mask it (note how the left one is now looking just as nasty as the right one -- that's new) (Aaron Schwartz/Getty)

Defector@defector.com

Vivek Ramaswamy is going after the abusive parent vote: defector.com/vivek-ramasw...

defector.comVivek Ramaswamy Is Going After The Abusive Parent Vote | DefectorThis is not to discredit the existence of some underlying tactical or strategic calculations, and it is absolutely not extending credit to the shockingly vile creatures doing it, but when you see a…

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Joe Mitchell: "Thank God you're building the ballroom. Thank God you're getting rid of those awful bike lanes. We don't ride bicycles in Iowa."

Mike Nellis@mikenellis.bsky.social

NEWS: Jared Kushner reportedly had a secret Dubai bank account holding hundreds of millions of dollars from Azerbaijan, and he allegedly used it as a slush fund to pay a warlord, a mercenary, and a former hit man. There is no end to the corruption and depravity of these people.

Amy Feldman@amyfeldman7.bsky.social

*NEW* Colossal Biosciences’ Ben Lamm and Anduril’s Palmer Luckey team up on a new startup to genetically engineer war dogs for the military. Warhound comes out of stealth at $1.2B valuation For @forbes.com with @iainmartin.bsky.social and @mhunterhart.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/amyfel...

forbes.comBillionaires Palmer Luckey And Ben Lamm Spin Up Startup To Genetically Engineer Military DogsBen Lamm of de-extinction startup Colossal has teamed up with Palmer Luckey’s team at Anduril to create a dog that’s optimized for military use. The new “warhounds” will be cloned and gene edited.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "What's happened is the press has ganged up on a woman making a horrible statement about her daughter, and I don't why she should be shielded. She said she was a dirty liar ... I say she's fair game."

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: Amy Acton's mother has not cared for her in about 50 years after her step dad was indicted for raping her. Why should anymore listen to what the mother says? TRUMP: Well, I know nothing about it. All I know is the mother said very bad things about Acton. I think you have to take that seriously.

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