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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says 'true' election results due in one or two days.

According to exit polls and the vote count so far, neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his rivals are on course to win an absolute majority in Israel's election — signalling a potential deadlock. What happens next? ft.trib.al/DrSh8Rr

It's no longer left versus right, liberals versus conservatives or even Democrat versus Republican. It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong. Know the stakes. The midterms are here.

holy shit -- it's a cult

Conservative Media Rallies Behind The Cheesecake Factory After Obama Serves Up Diss

It's simple: Trump has broken every promise to America. No wars, Epstein, prices, gas. Now, Republicans are running from him in record numbers.

The Epstein files are a sledgehammer for the US midterms | Katie Phang

"Solar is now the engine of the power transition."

NEW: The DOGE operative who gutted USAID -- firing thousands of employees and canceling lifesaving programs -- never actually signed the paperwork that's legally required for him to be employed by the agency.

Talarico: I know that we're not the only show in town tonight, and I appreciate all 4,000 of you that showed up here this evening. That's a lot of Talafreakos in one room. Tonight, Lubbock showed up for change.

Lubbock voted for Trump by over 40 points. Here’s how they welcomed James Talarico tonight.

Cornell West has always been shady! We tried to warn you.

Losing an election is not grounds for asylum. apnews.com/article/braz...

WHOA, TEXAS‼️ More than 5 MILLION Texans have already voted early. Now we don’t know whether these are Democrats or Republicans but we do know this is some major voter enthusiasm. Which party is more energized? And the numbers coming out of the heavily Hispanic Rio Grande Valley are 🔥

One disillusioned Trump voter called the president a “tyrant.”

CNN’s Erin Burnett says Donald Trump is already looking for a way out of the 2026 midterm results.

Musk Claims Ukraine Violated Starlink Terms of Service https://gizmodo.com/musk-claims-ukraine-violated-starlink-terms-of-service-2000831354

Trump start trying to brag about gas prices but then catches himself: "Gasoline prices are dropping to levels belo--- by the way, with all of this we're doing ... "

High turnout in vote widely described as the most consequential in Israel's history.

I still can’t believe Susan Collins put out an ad in Maine demeaning loggers. Who’s next, lobstermen? Lighthouse keepers? Blueberry farmers? Maple syrup makers?

The whole world is rising up against authoritarianism! Author Peter MacLeod and I discuss on tonight’s OShow youtu.be/t19wj-eEFcE?si…

Scoop: Fox News will finish October with its worst ratings in years, an ominous sign for Republicans ahead of the midterms. Compared to last October, Fox News is DOWN 27% in total viewers and 32% in the 25-54 demo. MS NOW and CNN are up. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/fox-news-r...

NEWS: The U.S. State Department says it will give U.S. visas to defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family who have fled Brazil after Bolsonaro's loss

Trump on El-Sayed: "I call him Muhammed. He goes by Abdul. Abdul Ramadan ... we can't have these people in the United States. With the guy up in Michigan, we're gonna have to do the metal detector test before he's allowed to sit every day."

"This reveals the DNA of Bolsonarism," said one critic. "Bolsonarism is made of cowardice."

US says it killed five people in strike on alleged drug boat https://aje.news/kcpzf2

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⚡️ Russian authorities monitor 12.5 million social media accounts daily, flagging nearly half for anti-war posts. Moscow is using mass digital surveillance to silence any criticism of the war. united24media.com/world/russia...

"Well, Donald Trump sure looks like he’s woken a sleeping giant here in our politics." trib.al/OUE73Yg

Wherever you see Russian fingerprints undermining democracy in Canada, Mexico, Latin America, and Europe, you'll find Israeli hand prints too. Once you see it, it's difficult to pretend it's not a singular operation. Trump was installed by them, they attacked you.

Anthropic's IPO filing yesterday revealed at least* $550bn in off-balance sheet debt, for a company with $16B in annual revenue. Paying its bills will require Anthropic to sustain implausible revenue growth given the pressures that are squeezing their--and the whole AI ecosystem's--margins. A 🧵

Ukraine war latest: Zelensky reveals details of 'Operation Veles' • Zelensky reports over 100 Russian troops 'eliminate' in Ukraine's underground pipeline operation • Oleshky ceasefire 'expanded within Kherson Oblast,' Melania Trump says kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-...

NEW: The Mark Carney government today signed an MOU expanding military cooperation with the United Arab Emirates, which is widely accused of backing mass-killings by the RSF paramilitary forces in Sudan. www.readthemaple.com/canada-signs...

Alaska’s ranked choice voting is on the ballot this year. Republicans want it gone. politi.co/4jLGHKn

Canada & Brazil are moving toward closer cooperation, with Mexico potentially joining a broader regional partnership. Together, the three will strengthen economic independence, promote fair trade, reinforce the law, and reduce malicious US influence over the Western Hemisphere.

Raskin: "When historians look back on this miserable period of our history, they might say that the first problem was disregarding all those women who told us back in 2016 that they had been sexually harassed or assaulted by Donald Trump."

Trump calls Ken Paxton on stage. He speaks for a total of under 20 seconds.

I don't know, man. I'm not a math genius but this is 2026. And he's talking about the Declaration of Independence in 1776. I think 2026 minus 1776 is a larger number than 200.

More rape allegations against Donald Trump in the Epstein files. When is this man going to be charged? www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Israel's election ended Tuesday with no clear winner, exit polls indicate, likely setting off weeks of jockeying before a leader is declared. https://to.pbs.org/4eW4CmW

Harry Enten: “The data to me says that if anything the issue of Israel is helpful to El-Sayed in Michigan. He does better among voters who say it's extremely important to their vote than overall. Most Michigan voters & indies want military aid ended or reduced to Israel. AIPAC is deeply unpopular.”

"The lawsuits the administration has brought against California and Alaska are straight-up election interference, pure and simple. We’re in genuinely uncharted territory here as we’ve never had a federal govt go all in on trying to take over elections, Constitution be damned." — @snipy.bsky.social

Flávio Bolsonaro flees from Brazil for the USA after missing a passport deadline in a money-laundering case. Brazil’s Supreme Court separately ordered a probe into foreign campaign financing and support, paid posts and hidden mineral interests.

The concert garnered rave reviews, with The Guardian calling it a five-star "triumph," and The Irish Times praising the “courage of Macklemore's convictions.”

A new House Judiciary Democratic staff report concludes Trump participated in Epstein’s network, citing accounts involving 11 women, including five alleging rape or sexual assault by the US President. #OpDeathEaters

🔴 “The more we are prepared to stand up to Russia and defend every inch of NATO territory, the less likely we are to find ourselves in such a scenario,” UK Defense Secretary Wes Streeting stated. united24media.com/world/uk-def...

⚡️ Norway will provide $45.5 million to secure Ukraine’s energy infrastructure before winter. united24media.com/world/norway...

After a shock election loss, Flavio Bolsonaro has defied a Supreme Court order to hand over his passports and left Brazil for the U.S., sources say.