Kathryn Ruud

Yes, yes, yes.

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.

Judge extends block on Trump plans to renovate Washington golf course reut.rs/3W80cTJ

[Since 201]"Paxton has taken about 350 trips outside Texas with a taxpayer-funded security detail, including 25 to foreign countries such as South Africa, India and Aruba, according to a New York Times analysis of data from the Texas Department of Public Safety." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/u...

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 reut.rs/4ipsW1P

Lula’s win is the first good news for the planet in a while! I bet it shaves a tenth of a degree off how hot our earth eventually gets, which will save millions of lives Thank you Brazil!

"Why can't we take just white, blonde, blue-eyed people? You know, the ideal Hitler tried to force on the world??"

Criminal Prez thinks vicious, demeaning ridicule is "funny" (and so does MAGA, apparently). Obama knows humor and delivers it with finesse.

Look at the size of this enormous march today in Brazil for Lula! Brazil’s election on Sunday is central to the major battles of our time: stopping the far-right, defending social progress and fighting climate change. The world needs Lula!✊🌹

How Big Tech affects the 99%...

This is very significant book. The chaos (including vast unemployment) is the plan, so is the destruction of U.S. sovereignty. The techbroligarchs see themselves future kings of a patchwork of regional corporate states. The future they're pushing to bring on is technofascist.

🚨🇨🇦 CANADIAN DOLLARS ARE SUPPORTING CANADIAN WORKERS! Air Canada couldn’t help but cut 5 U.S. routes as Canadians completely boycotted travels and cut $3.3 bn travelling south, while domestic tourism spending jumped 8.7%

Oh, yeah, right, let's all go Dixie and hate on our black neighbors, friends, family members. 😡 The 3 linguistic strategies of deep propaganda, used ad infinitum by demagogues and dictators: stereotyping, scapegoating and dehumanization.

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For American readers: "blue" in Canada is the color used by the conservatives. BRAVO, ALBERTA!! (p.s. to the U.S. -- Don't mess with Canadian unity.)

It's a monstrosity, a vandalism of the People's White House.

#JeffreyKoterba

More than 76,000 people voted in Dallas County on the first day of early voting. That's the most ever for a first day, and about 20,000 more than the first day in 2024, according to County Judge Clay Jenkins.

Be wary. This goes for poll monitoring, too. Sleazy MAGA content creators may try to trick you into looking culpable of some wrongdoing. Just stay calm & 😎, like Abdul ❤️ ! (Best to simply walk away, say "no comment" if you are anywhere near a polling site.)

@bsky.app

#NoKings

#NoKings

I'm so proud of all of you that got out and about in the No Kings rally today. I attended the San Jose rally and it was a great turnout with some great speakers. So let's get out the vote we must win the midterms vote 💙 all the way down your tickets

I voted. The early voter gets the worm. 🐛

seriously, y'all

NO KINGS, DENVER

Seen today at the No Kings Vote Early event in Montrose, Colorado.

Because Meta suspended The-No Kings account on Instagram, please go there, search for and share No Kings videos to amplify another way.

San Diego No Kings rally today. #NoKings

Hundreds of protesters form a human banner spelling “VOTE!” at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach during the fourth No Kings day of action on Saturday. 📽️: Courtesy of Inti Fernandez and David Creech

He is either a natural writer or someone brilliant is writing his speeches. "And what fills us with dread is the massive weakness of our politics in the face of the crushing stakes of our times."

Not often mentioned: all schoolchildren in America fear being shot. Children with disabilities are even more vulnerable. The child hospitalized "has a genetic disorder, usually uses a wheelchair and is non-verbal, but 'she doesn’t even need words to connect with people,' he said."

"...despite Musk’s power and actual, material impact on American elections, hardly anyone seems interested enough to ask Republicans to comment on the views and preoccupations of their largest, most important donor." Jamelle Bouie re the criticism of H.Piker vs. Musk's extremism ignored.

Trump picks his next spokesperson. /s

Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers on Friday, setting olive groves on fire and slinging rocks. Caught in the attack was Post photographer Heidi Levine. “They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times,” Levine said. https://wapo.st/4yt6dHY

The "good guy" reputation of the U.S. is toast.

Trump is claiming that the US is running low on Tomahawk missiles because "Biden gave them all to Ukraine." The US has never given any Tomahawk missles to Ukraine. Not even one. Not ever.

He lands verbal punch after punch after punch (quick, fast). Ossoff is a GREAT communicator (tone, vocab, clarity, conviction, comportment).

Just like back in the day, there are gradations: the 100% diehard enthusiasts, those who unthinkingly "go along," those who are simply passive and/or too fearful to resist in any measure. Fascism can happen anywhere. Democratic nation-states are vulnerable because a majority can be gullible.

Portland always delivers 🔥 👏 ✊

In all 50 states and around the world, people took to the streets today with one message: No Kings. Next up, we're going to protect the election and enforce the results. Because democracy is worth defending, and We the People are ready. RSVP to learn more: http://bit.ly/whatsn.... #NoKings ❌👑

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