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Huge headlines around the world. In major US corporate media, complete silence. Something fishy here.

“Racism is a sin that constitutes a serious offense against God.” #SaintJohnPaulII

The Miami Herald also reported it as a top headline. Everywhere else? Crickets.

I applaud @lwvma.bsky.social for implementing a new policy that will prevent candidates from making personal attacks during forums. Voters need to hear about the issues. It’s awful to have to stand there while an opponent lies about you. Enough already. Thank you, LWV. lwvma.org/lwvma-statem...

I voted early and I feel so good! #mapoli #voteearly

“You’d much rather have Obama campaigning for you than Trump” 👀🤷🏼 (H/T @atrupar.com )

Lula: "We had to overcome foreign interference through digital platforms, which we will have to regulate. A crime in the digital world must be treated the same as a crime in the real world. We cannot have monstrous companies earning millions... not paying taxes... wanting to steer elections."

Mainers keep this in mind when you vote - Collins backed GOP policies & legislation that kill rural hospitals youtube.com/shorts/Gj4Ak...

Kansas Dem Sen. nominee Adam Hamilton on trans rights: “I don’t think we should take a small group of people and bully them, pick on them, and hurt them. I understand one thing really clearly when it comes to transgender people, and that is Jesus told me I was to love my neighbor as I love myself”

“It’s really stunning to see the level of opposition we’ve been seeing to data centers. It really has dramatically changed,” McKenzie Wilson, strategist at Blue Rose Research, told Politico. “It’s very rare in public opinion polling to see voters move so negatively on an issue so quickly.” #AI

The size of the 'blue wave' isn't just about how far Dems get in the. U.S. House. There are hundreds of local offices that could flip if Dems have a great night—attorneys general, county governments, utility commissions, school boards. Lots to peruse on my guide to 670 items to watch on Nov. 3!

Pete Hegseth is the Secretary of War Crimes. He’s got to go.

In all seriousness, my question is this: is there anyone in this circle who is reasonably posessed of sanity, judgement, responsibility, or good character?

NEW: Elon Musk invests about $1 billion in Skydance that owns CBS news and CNN. The goal of course is for Musk to have domination of the social media and legacy media. Musk must be stopped. He's a threat to our nation and the world. www.cnbc.com/2026/10/22/e...

Gun safety’s on the line. Vote YES on question 9. Visit yesforasafema.com for more information. #SaferMassachusetts #YESon9 #YesForaSafeMassachusetts #Yeson9ForaSafeMassachusetts

Black voters aren’t just in the big cities. Don’t overlook rural Florida. ✊🏾 From North Florida’s rural counties to communities across the state, investing in local organizers, faith leaders, and grassroots groups is how we build lasting civic power. #BlackVoters #Florida #Midterms

“He’s got the White House looking like Saddam opened up a Cheesecake Factory" Obama just spoke to an ELECTRIC audience in Ohio, skewering Trump & Hegseth and making the case that while we may be stuck with the same POTUS until 2029, we are not stuck with a spineless do-nothing Congress Highlights:

Growing up in the St. John Valley, French heritage was all around me. But so was a long history of animosity toward French people and the French language...

Ballot Question Palm Card from @progressivemass.bsky.social

“It’s not only unlawful, but it’s not in the U.S. interest to have Russian technology controlling the commercialization of Arctic gas in the North Slope,” Joel Riddle, who resigned as CEO of Polar LNG after learning Russians were behind the deal, told The Times. #Treachery #Corruption

ICYMI. To paraphrase Tony Soprano, 'out there it's 2026, but in the Yes on 3 Campaign, it's 1954.' The wealthy donors to Q3 are a Pete Hegseth High-T dream--nearly all male. mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/its-a-man-... #mapoli

Atlas never shrugs, but sometimes they weep. And then they get stronger.

Tubing mascara is a minor miracle.

"If its proponents’ objectives include empowering marginalized voices and minor parties, then increasing the costs while reducing the time to organize and campaign seems particularly unwise." commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/all-...

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

When they go low, they go lower.

Woah - boards of service in the Marines and the Navy are ignoring Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth's order to purge transgender troops from the military. "Navy and Marine Corps boards have voted to retain trans members in nine of 12 cases." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

Who paid for Vivek Ramaswamy's pro-pedophile ad campaign? Here they are

Shoulder pads! Bring it!!!!! thedailybeast.com/michelle-oba...

ICYMI: This is U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS). #Mississippi

Top story on People Magazine dot com right now: people.com/amy-acton-st...

"Troy spent most of his life working along the Canadian border, so he knows how important this relationship is to Maine’s economy, and he sees Trump’s tariffs for what they are: a tax on Maine families and small businesses,” spokeswoman Maggie Amjad, told CNBC. #SusieTheEnabler

There goes 6250 tonnes of CO₂ removal every year…

The wealthiest country in the world y'all www.cbsnews.com/news/electri...

Such an honor and a pleasure to speak with Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court Serge Georges after he testified in support of District Court nominee Mike Callanan. Governor’s Councillors Tamisha Civil, Eunice Ziegler and I were happy to get this pic! #mapoli

An old 1978 commercial produced by the I.L.G.W.U. (International Ladies Garment Workers' Union).

U.S. Senator and confederacy supporter Cindy Hyde-Smith has Trump coming to Mississippi to campaign for her.

Another week, another Susan Collins pay-for-play scandal. Susan Collins owes Maine taxpayers an apology. But more than that, we deserve a change November 3rd.

Hey you can read my letter on question 7 in the @lexobserver.bsky.social

JD IS TOAST

Honored to chair the hearing for District Court nominee Kristen Tyson of Concord. A public defender who has also prosecuted sexual assault cases, she has the insight, experience, and knowledge of the law we need in our courts. #mapoli

Every time he lies, my head hurts. Let's face it, the only way to cure our national headache is not popping aspirin until we get a gastric bleed. It's putting up the guardrails by electing Democrats. #VoteBlue

Opening the door to vouchers is bad for public schools and corrosive to democracy. www.propublica.org/article/west...

If I was advising the VP I would tell him to stop calling Trump's economy the Titantic but what do I know.

🚨 VILE: Vivek Ramaswamy’s new attack ad against Amy Acton features her estranged mother, who stayed married to the man who sexually abused her daughter at age 12, even after his arrest. Now even conservatives are calling the ad disgusting. The horrifying story behind Vivek’s attack:

Huge follow-up reporting to my scoop: The Guardian confirmed America Next—the conservative nonprofit founded by Bobby Jindal that was offering students $ to disrupt El-Sayed events—paid a firm registered to Tommy Teepell’s dad Timmy $250k for “canvassing and influencer marketing” against El-Sayed.

Team Paxton appears to have sent out fake mailers to Texas voters impersonating a trans student group and claiming to want to help kids secretly transition. The actual group said they had nothing to do with it, despite the mailers copying their aesthetic, and the address traces to a random UPS box.

Leaked audio: Michigan Republican Mike Rogers asking for officers at polling stations to intimidate voters "We called the RNC early and said hey... Let's put police officers, retired or off-duty police officers as our poll watchers in Detroit because go ahead, try to intimidate them. Please."

Poll: 66% say Trump is using the presidency to enrich himself. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

And who sorta happened it??