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Economics isn’t necessarily a zero-sum game. But power is zero-sum. The more at the top, the less anywhere else. The fact is, wealth can’t be separated from power. Power begets wealth and wealth begets power. To understand the system, we need to understand the cycle.

The only reason I can think of for this news not being absolutely everywhere is that large media orgs don’t want to be seen as putting their thumbs on the scales a week before election day. And that’s cowardly as shit.

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...

Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press

The report alleges Donald Trump was an “active participant” in Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse. trib.al/r158uvt

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“Musk is trying to buy the midterms” by Ann Telnaes on Bluesky and Open Windows. “Elon Musk is funneling over $276 million into the Republican Party” Please support Editorial Cartoonists, whenever possible directly, whose work is shown on Bluesky. This #EditorialCartoon was found on Open Windows.

Reagan cut the top tax rate from 70% to 28%. RAND estimates $80 trillion shifted from the bottom 90% to the top 1%. After 42 years, millions still wait for it to trickle down, like Linus waiting for the Great Pumpkin. Pathetic #politicalart #editorialcartoon #news #thegreatpumpkin #economics

Cartoonist: Pedro Molina

A new survey of 1,000 American adults found that the strongest supporters of transgender sports bans are not the people who admire women most: they are the people who hold the most hostile views about women. www.helenwebberley.com/news/transge...

❗️Ukrainian sources say Kyiv has received no update from Pete Hegseth or the Pentagon on approvals for Patriot and NASAMS missiles, with no movement reported. Zelensky said Ukraine has been waiting nearly a month for Hegseth’s sign-off and instructed his team to raise the issue again. #Ukraine

“SHOVE THAT BALLROOM UP YOUR FAT ASS!”

If only there were a Nobel Prize for heckling

The remote rendezvous in August highlights the remarkable relationship between a son of the US president and a businessman with ties to the Kremlin. ft.trib.al/9g7wnme

Another story impossible to imagine in any other administration: the president's son goes hunting with a Russian criminal who is part of Putin's security entourage

uhhhhhhhh

What government by billionaire gets you.

Gas prices are “temporarily” high, says the president. That’s because Republicans are temporarily in power. Vote.

Sad but true

This is DEACTIVIST "A.i." bullshit designed to make you STOP DOING THINGS. Always remember: "A.i." is a tool for lies and fraud, which makes it a tool of fascism.

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Jake Tapper, perhaps, summed it up best: “Trump’s closing argument is akin to, ‘we stand by those who stand by child rapists’.” Indeed, how much more on-brand could it be for the aging Epstein associate to side with the abuser and smear his victim. charliesykes.substack.com/p/we-stand-w...

Ukraine’s frontline drones still lost their satellite link above 161 km/h on 23 October, Kyiv said. That came after US President Donald Trump said Musk had “put it back.”

Metaphor police!

Please enjoy my cartoon for Friday's Toronto Star

Other democracies and their elections he’s messed with will have to take a number

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The gene therapy Zolgensma helped children born with a fatal disease grow up to run and play. But the cost was stunning: $2M per dose. While taxpayers and charities funded the drug’s early development, execs, venture-capital backers and a pharma giant have reaped the profits. (Pub. Feb. 2025)

Letter: Tribal nations finally had a seat at the table, and with the stroke of his Sharpie, Trump did away with years of work and promises.

Evidence mounts that the tech bros in collusion with Trump and his MAGA movement are working hard to rig the Brazilian elections for the benefit of Flávio Bolsonaro, all a part of Trump's plan overseen by Brad Parscale to install Trump-loyal leaders all across the Americas.

State Department employees are being told they are ineligible for promotion unless they can prove they voted for Trump for president in 2016, 2020 and 2024. www.washingtonsun.com/administrati...

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This cartoon of mine is shortlisted for the European Cartoon Award. I'm pretty happy with that. Not sure quite what the cartoons were judged on, but the fact it seems to be relevant EVERY SINGLE DAY must help.

Again: Why does Musk have operational control over any *military grade* version of anything. That’s not how DOD contracts work.

The fact that the president's doctors are giving him the dementia test over and over again -- tracking his decline, most likely -- and that the president keeps bragging about having to take that test should be a five-alarm fire.

Kind of funny how we have come from Drain the Swamp to Swamp the Vote 🧐

In 2012, Robin Williams warned us about Trump’s ownership of pageants like Miss America and Miss Universe, comparing it to Michael Vick owning pet stores: “It’s a catch-and-release program.” We should have listened to Robin.

Seen this story all day today. Every headline says "27 year old Minnesota man..." I have yet to see one with the headline that the man was Somalian. The most maligned and denigrated group in Minnesota www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/2...

After Median Strategies' fake polls and Wedgewood Polls rumors, I started collecting data to study how "real" versus "fake" polls affect election-market prices on Polymarket. Was hoping to have until after the election to finish the preprint...but some preliminary analysis:

Worth watching this emerging story: Wedgewood Polls alleged to be fake; has been picked up & amplified/integrated by established sources & other pollsters; may be tied to prediction market trading; is likely to throw doubt upon current poll numbers (which will feed "rigged election" rumors later).