MeterMaid

MeterMaid

@kikarella.bsky.social

Dogs, books, rainy days

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Anna Bower
@annabower.bsky.social

Yesterday’s hearing was such a wild ride that at one point, a colleague in the media room threw up his hands and exclaimed, “What else could happen??” We’ll find out soon. The hearing resumes at 9 a.m. ET. I’ll be covering it all for @lawfaremedia.org. Follow along! 🧵🧵🧵⬇️👇

Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social

COMING UP: Preliminary hearing before magistrate judge Faruqui in the criminal case of former FBI agents charged with false statements to Congress and obstruction. Things could get very interesting... I'm here in the media room for @lawfaremedia.org. Follow along!

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Kai Ryssdal
@kairyssdal.bsky.social

Once again, I’m obliged to remind you that the Secretary of Defense is a dangerous idiot

Dan Diamond@ddiamond.bsky.social

Inbox: Trump officials file their arguments as a federal judge weighs whether to halt Triumphal Arch. Several senior officials argue that Trump's planned arch is essential for national security. PETE HEGSETH: "The Arch is a generational national defense opportunity."

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The Associated Press
@apnews.com

Germany, Italy and Latvia are among the countries to abstain for the first time in 34 years — after a Trump administration push — in an annual U.N. vote to condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba.

bit.lyUN condemns US economic embargo of Cuba though some nations sit out after Trump administration pushThe U.N. General Assembly has decided to overwhelmingly condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for the 34th year even as Washington’s campaign to influence the outcome led to a number of countries voting against the resolution or sitting out the vote for the first time.

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WIRED
@wired.com

Attorneys for 15 Minnesota residents facing federal conspiracy charges have obtained evidence of a sweeping, possibly unconstitutional spying operation carried out by ICE against left-wing social movements in Minnesota and beyond.

wired.comICE Is Running One of the Largest Anti-Left Surveillance Operations in US HistoryICE’s Homeland Security Investigations is engaged in far-reaching spying against left-wing activists that rivals the FBI and CIA crackdowns on the Civil Rights and anti-war movements.

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emptywheel
@emptywheel.bsky.social

Jeremy Lewin killed hundreds of thousands without a signed employment agreement.

WIRED@wired.com

Despite the agency's human resources department saying he hadn’t even been onboarded, Jeremy Lewin oversaw the destruction of USAID. It’s not clear he had the legal authority to do so.

buff.lyA 28-Year-Old DOGE Operative Gutted USAID. HR Had No Record of Him Working ThereDespite the agency's human resources department saying he hadn’t even been onboarded, Jeremy Lewin oversaw the destruction of USAID. It’s not clear he had the legal authority to do so.

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Astronaut Terry Virts
@astroterry.bsky.social

How do you turn a DOJ gig into a $50M deal and a presidential pardon? On this episode of @thesteadystate.org's Daily Swamp, we break down Alina Habba’s massive payout from a Venezuelan banker's family and the cozy pardon that followed. Like, share, and follow - see you tomorrow! 🐊

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Anna Bower
@annabower.bsky.social

COMING UP: Preliminary hearing before magistrate judge Faruqui in the criminal case of former FBI agents charged with false statements to Congress and obstruction. Things could get very interesting... I'm here in the media room for @lawfaremedia.org. Follow along!

Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social

While you were sleeping: DOJ files superseding complaint, adds obstruction counts in case against former FBI agents Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides Preliminary hearing set for today at 11 am. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Scott Horton
@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

A Haaretz survey shows that Israeli broadcast media are completely dominated by Netanyahu and Likud, platforming him 3 times more often than Eisenkot, who leads in the polls. Channel 14 is the Rupert Murdoch News feed, offering all Bibi, all the time. Netanyahu rules the airwaves in Israel.

haaretz.co.ilהאלגוריתם שמנהל את כולנו כבר בחר. בנתניהותחקיר "הארץ" מראה כיצד הרשתות המליצו על נתניהו פי שלושה מאשר על איזנקוט, נתנו ליריביו הפוליטיים לעשות בשבילו את העבודה, ואפשרו לקבוצת התקשורת של ערוץ 14 לתת לו דחיפה נוספת ■ כתבה רביעית בסדרה

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scarylawyerguy.bsky.social
@scarylawyerguy.bsky.social

Much easier for the media to lock in on faux Cheesecake Factory outrage than a House Dem report indicating Todd Blanche basically told Ghislaine Maxwell "stop talking" when she was about to discuss a girl that could more closely tie Trump to Epstein

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AmplifyUkraine 🔱🇺🇦
@amplifyukraine.eu

Romania uncovers Russian-led sabotage network targeting defense sites in Europe #Ukraine

uawire.orgRomania uncovers Russian-led sabotage network targeting defense sites in EuropeRomania has uncovered a sabotage network that it says was coordinated directly by Russian intelligence services, the country's domestic intelligence agency SRI announced on Monday, October 26. According to the agency, the network attempted to set fire to the Carfil weapons factory in the city of Brașov on September 14. Reuters quoted the agency as saying: "Coordinators from the Russian Federation provided the group with an extensive list of targets in the region: state and private arms manufacturers, as well as other sites of military and industrial interest." The agency was unable to reach the Russian embassy in Bucharest for comment but noted that Moscow has repeatedly denied such allegations. The suspects include two Belarusian citizens and one Ukrainian citizen. Two of them were detained in Germany while allegedly preparing similar acts of sabotage, while the third is wanted in Poland, according to the Romanian TV channel Știri. Bucharest is seeking their extradition to Romania. A year ago, Poland and Romania detained eight people suspected of being involved in a Russian plan to send parcels containing explosives to Ukraine. Romania, a member of the European Union and NATO, shares a land border with Ukraine of more than 600 kilometers. President Nicușor Dan has previously stated that Romania is targeted in a hybrid war waged by Russia to destabilize countries supporting Ukraine in its defense against Russian military aggression. Romanian Foreign Minister Dan Nicolaescu told AFP that the Brașov fire was "part of a broader sabotage campaign across Europe" targeting defense production. The SRI said that for such acts of sabotage, recruits are usually found via social media, initially being offered money for "seemingly harmless tasks" such as "monitoring or photographing certain facilities." Its statement added, "The tasks then become more serious and may include acts of vandalism, arson, or even murder." Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered an escalation of sabotage operations against NATO countries, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on October 20, citing three European officials familiar with US intelligence findings. According to the report, a failed drone attack at the German airport in Leipzig on August 4 was one of the first actions in this new sabotage campaign. After the Leipzig incident, Russian representatives used an informal communications channel to warn the German government that Leipzig would not be the last target, according to sources familiar with the conversation. The uptick in covert operations reportedly coincided with Russia's lack of major battlefield successes in Ukraine and increased Ukrainian strikes deep inside Russian territory. That incident was followed by a series of new events across Europe. In August, drone-manufacturing plants in Estonia and Poland were set on fire. Slovakian authorities reported that arson at a similar facility had been prevented during the same period. Poland, Lithuania, and Bulgaria have reported acts of sabotage targeting ground stations of the Starlink satellite system. Western officials say the sabotage campaign is being organized by the Department of Special Tasks of the Russian General Staff's Main Directorate, a unit established after the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The unit is led by Colonel General Andrey Averyanov. Western intelligence services have also identified Colonel Denis Smolyaninov, one of the unit's leaders, as being involved in the Leipzig operation, according to the WSJ.

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Tristan Lee
@tristanl.ee

My contribution to Cheesecake Factory discourse: Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang members assaulted a mixed-race family. I identified one of them because he worked at a Cheesecake Factory and their Instagram page posted pictures of him. He has a back tattoo with SS bolts and phrase "Aryan Soldier"

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mtsw
@mtsw.bsky.social

Politico wrote up Zohran playing basketball with the uncovering-a-big-scandal tone the same day the NYTimes wrote up "credible allegation that The President of the United States raped a woman" as a political strategy story. Broken media in a nutshell

Chris Sommerfeldt@c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social

New: Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a group of his friends have been secretly using the NYPD Police Academy’s gymnasium in Queens to play pickup basketball — scrambling some operations at the facility. w/ @grahamrayman.bsky.social & Joe Anuta www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

politico.comMamdani is using NYPD gym to host pickup basketball games with friendsThe choice of location has scrambled NYPD training operations, angering a police union and a Republican lawmaker.

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Sherrod Brown
@sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social

Jon Husted voted against the release of the Epstein files just weeks after receiving a maximum campaign contribution from an Epstein co-conspirator. Ohioans deserve strong leaders in Washington, not pedophile protectors.

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Oisín McGann
@oisinmcgann.bsky.social

#SpeirGorm

Oisín McGann@oisinmcgann.bsky.social

A story that explores all the themes of Halloween: mythology, local history, the celebration of trickery, spiritualism and belief, the importance of food and farming, and harking back to a time when winter represented a thinning of the veil between life and death. #Halloween #Samhain

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Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

House Judiciary Democrats have just released a 50-page report that pulls together years of assault allegations against Trump and his reported connections to Jeffrey Epstein. The report calls for a special counsel to investigate Trump's ties to Epstein.

ms.nowHouse Judiciary Democrats release 50-page report on Trump’s alleged involvement in Epstein filesThe report — issued just eight days before the election — makes multiple, uncorroborated allegations against the president while also detailing discrepancies in his statements about Epstein.

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Thomas Zimmer
@thomaszimmer.bsky.social

Let us find the balance: Alarmed and vigilant but not panicked; determined, not despairing; insisting on analyzing the situation as it actually is - instead of bowing to the assertion that reality does not apply to these dangerous clowns.

Thomas Zimmer@thomaszimmer.bsky.social

The Right’s Fascistic Fever Dreams Are a Sign of Weakness MAGA wants us to believe that Trump can simply declare “martial law” and wipe away the system - but it’s just not true. A threat assessment before the midterms. Some thoughts from my new piece: 🧵

steady.pageThe Right’s Fascistic Fever Dreams Are a Sign of WeaknessMAGA wants us to believe that Trump can simply declare “martial law” and wipe away the system - but it’s just not true. A threat assessment before the midterms.

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Bylines Network
@bylinesnetwork.co.uk

Nobody is telling you the truth about immigration. Not the Left. Not the Right Britain cannot have a serious debate about immigration while its politicians are using the issue rather than addressing it northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...

northeastbylines.co.ukNobody is telling you the truth about immigration. Not the Left. Not the RightBritain cannot have a serious debate about immigration while its politicians are using the issue rather than addressing it

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The Associated Press
@apnews.com

The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, has conceded defeat in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government.

bit.lySerbia’s strongman leader Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement in seismic political shiftThe long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, has conceded defeat in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government.

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Laura Bassett
@lebassett.bsky.social

Bolsonaro-friendly mayors appear to be sabotaging public transport on Election Day. Buses aren’t running in Lula-friendly areas, flights and ferries mysteriously canceled. Traffic lights have gone out and people’s power cut in Salvador, indigenous people’s travel restricted

Rafa Sales Ross@rafiews.com

We are watching a coup d’état attempt unfold in real time in Brazil. I’m consumed by desperation.

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David Simon
@audacityofdespair.bsky.social

If still debating whether Donald Trump or Elon Musk willfully crippled Ukraine's missile defense, helping to slay innocent civilians, you are a rube. If the U.S. President had no role, then an oligarch governs national security. If not, the U.S. President serves Russia. Both answers are mortifying.

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The New Republic
@newrepublic.com

Donald Trump instigated a war against America’s democracy on January 6, 2021. He and his Republican allies would have crippled America’s democracy that day had his own vice president not refused to commit gravest constitutional offense a president can. trib.al/gH9UsX1

trib.alThe Final Battle for America’s DemocracyForget November 3. It’s January 3 when Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans might bury our democracy once and for all. Here’s how.

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Democracy Docket
@democracydocket.com

🚨BREAKING: A Trump-appointed judge just dismissed DOJ’s lawsuit seeking Utah’s unredacted voter roll, with prejudice. The ruling drops the administration to 0-27 in its nationwide crusade for sensitive voter data.

democracydocket.comTrump-appointed judge delivers DOJ its 27th straight loss in voter roll crusadeBarlow, whom Trump nominated to the federal bench in 2019, ruled that Utah’s statewide voter registration list falls outside the scope of Title III of the Civil Rights Act of 1960 — the law DOJ has…

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shauna
@goldengateblond.bsky.social

all of this has always been about getting back at the uppity women who wouldn’t fuck them

@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.

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Anne Applebaum
@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu

A wild story: the CEO of a US energy company whose plans were discussed during the Witkoff-Kushner-Putin negotiations resigns. Why? He learned that his company's main investor is a sanctioned Russian company, not the UAE www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

nytimes.comIn U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges (Gift Article)Interviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.

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Timothy Snyder
@timothysnyder.bsky.social

The same US president who treats our friend Canada as an enemy is trying to give Alaska to Russia, a country whose absolutely overt foreign policy is to destroy us. This superpower suicide has to be stopped. www.ft.com/content/e9cf...

ft.comUS executives quit $25bn gas venture over claims of secret Russian controlFormer CEO of Polar Train LNG tells FT that energy giant Novatek financed and held reins of strategic Alaska project without Washington’s approval

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BlackskyNews 🗞️
@blackskynews.blacksky.app

A Black couple about to tour a Queens, NY apartment got a message from the real estate agent as they approached: "Ugh. They are black." "She mistakenly sent it to us. But it was supposed to go to the owner," Olaso said. They are suing. | Greg Cergol www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/d... #BlackskyNews

nbcnewyork.com‘Ugh, they're black': Couple snubbed in mis-text sues for housing discriminationThe woman’s employer, real estate firm Douglas Elliman, says the agent is no longer with the company. The couple, meanwhile, found a spot on Long Island and plans to marry next year.

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Bylines Network
@bylinesnetwork.co.uk

Jason Arday and the press that learned nothing from Leveson The relentless reporting on Jason Arday brought it home – parts of the mainstream media care more about clicks than fair, proportionate coverage | Gemma Gould @gemmagould.bsky.social

centralbylines.co.ukJason Arday and the press that learned nothing from LevesonThe relentless reporting on Jason Arday brought it home – parts of the mainstream media care more about clicks than fair, proportionate coverage

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Eric Lipton NYT
@ericlipton.nytimes.com

JUST POSTED: Today at The NYT we are publishing a major investigation into how President Trump used his executive powers to expose millions of Americans to greater cancer risks. A six month-long investigation built on more than 10,000 pages of FOIA records. Read it www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...

nytimes.comHow Trump Gave the Worst Polluters a Free Pass (Gift Article)The president temporarily waived clean-air rules for industrial facilities that spew cancer-causing gases. Then his appointees worked to gut the regulations altogether.

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Anne Applebaum
@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu

"After fighting Chavistas and their Russian, Iranian, and Cuban allies for so long, nobody in Venezuela’s historically pro-American democratic opposition ever expected a U.S. administration to stand in their way. But if it does, they are preparing to fight that obstacle too."

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com

The Trump administration and the Venezuelan government have struck a deal to exploit Venezuela’s oil—but their partnership is good for the rich and no one else, @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu reports. theatln.tc/PANSlDZN

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Anne Applebaum
@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu

The question is: Why did Trump derail peace talks?

POLITICO Europe@politico.eu

Czech President Petr Pavel says a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine was “quite close” – until Donald Trump lifted sanctions on Russian diesel. 🔗 vist.ly/5pjp8

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Charles Ornstein
@charlesornstein.bsky.social

MAJOR SCOOP: Ken Paxton Says He’s Tough on Crime. His Trust Invested $600,000 in a Convicted Fraudster’s Company. w/ @texastribune.org

propublica.orgKen Paxton’s Trust Gave a $600,000 Infusion to a Convicted Fraudster’s CompanyThe blind trust’s investment in Wildcatter offers a new, unreported look at the attorney general’s financial ties with the very type of business executives whose prosecutions he typically celebrates.

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Marc Elias
@marcelias.bsky.social

🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an unprecedented lawsuit Thursday, effectively calling for Alaska’s Division of Elections to set aside the results of the Senate race if anyone other than incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) wins www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

democracydocket.comDOJ preemptively challenges Alaska election results if Democrat wins Senate race"An election result may be impacted by voter confusion if: (1) Senator Sullivan does not win the election," the DOJ filing argues.

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The Guardian
@theguardian.com

‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre

theguardian.com‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentreCompany ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms’ latest push Behind a wire fence lies a vast gaping wound of earth. Before Google’s arrival a few months ago, an estimated quarter of a million trees occupied the 330 hectares (815 acres) of forest near the town of Muhos in rural northern Finland. Now they are all gone. After the tech company illegally stripped the entire area to build a datacentre – taking even the top soil with it – all that remains is a vast expanse of mud indented with the trail marks of machinery, puddles and mounds of earth, roots and branches. Residents say that brown water flowing off the site is going into a stream that feeds the Oulujoki River. Continue reading...

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Shawn Burgess
@burgesslab.bsky.social

I'm an NIH scientist, I'm not anonymous, and RFK Jr is destroying NIH.

Mark Histed@markhisted.org

This week, NIH advisors rebuked RFK for harming #NIH and US science. Sheryl Gay Stolberg reported it. Then RFK posted calling her sources anonymous or corrupt. I'll say this hoping it does good: I'm an NIH scientist, I'm not anonymous, and RFK Jr is destroying NIH. More in attachment: