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Grab a FREE costume at the County Solid Waste Bureau (4300 29th St S) during regular operating hours 7am-4pm, Monday-Friday. (Bring candy but no leftover Dum-Dums from last year.) www.arlingtonva.us/Government/P...

Brazil’s results tonight are a big endorsement for the idea that every country should have a second “are you you sure about that” election a couple weeks after the first one for the important stuff

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.

Legal experts pan DOJ’s “hot garbage” Alaska suit: www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

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

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...

Additional 178 cases of measles reported by US health authorities amid outbreak

Revelations about WH's involvement in Epstein memo in files pried loose by @democracydefendersfund.org lawsuit Trump was briefed his name was in the files--Weeks later his deputy chief of staff was editing the DOJ-FBI memo that declared the matter closed Patel sent the draft: "Here you go"👇 -TN

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...

Allegations of sexual misconduct against AAU coaches are handled by a board whose names are not made public. Asked about written guidelines for when to ban coaches, a former board member said the group “just decided on our feelings.” (Published August w/ @washingtonpost.com)

Douglas Park Trail if Terror is October 24 #southarlington

NEW: A high-ranking Republican tried to curb the unchecked growth of West Virginia’s school voucher program. Then three PACs — bankrolled by pro-school choice billionaires like the Koch family and Jeffrey Yass — worked to take him down. with @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social

Masked settlers attack European diplomats in occupied West Bank

This is pathetic. Ukraine tested Starlink speed restrictions in Europe and had no issues - the restrictions only exist in Ukraine. The Trump administration is actively helping Russia kill Ukrainians - and risking the lives of US and NATO advisors in Ukraine.

Just remember what even 10 extra minutes with your dog can do for them. Have that extra walk. Cancel that plan to spend time with them. Let them sniff on the walk a little longer. Big Hank the Tank sums it all up with this welcome every single day ❤️

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From @mehdirhasan.bsky.social on ‘NAZA’: Abraham asks a soldier a remarkably blunt question: “Do you think it’s a genocide?” “Yes,” the IDF soldier replies. “Completely.” He points to the “intentional” killing of Palestinian civilians, including children. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

My gosh. The Palestinian Farmers Union says that Israeli "settlers" committed 2450 violations just in the month of September: —Costing $6 million+ of damages —Maiming over 5600 trees that were 100+ years old —Killing at least 3 Palestinians and injuring another 165

Democrats don’t just need to win, they need to win by margins that make Republican ratfucking ineffective and pundits‘ efforts to downplay a mandate laughable. Pour it on. Do not let up.

Students from North Carolina A&T can be seen marching back to their HBCU after voting on the first day of early voting in the state. The Guilford County Board of Elections voted to remove the school’s on-campus polling site. (video via Todd Simmons) greensboro.com/news/local/g...

Given the news that Meta throttled Lula in Brazil and stories like this one below every Dem state legislature should open an investigation into whether the platforms have attempted to influence elections in their states.

In case you forgot what a U.S. president beloved by the world looks like. 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Live in Manchester: An Evening with President Barack Obama. The arena holds up to 23,500 people with standing room, and the event was SOLD OUT.

In a buried report, oil regulators pinpointed nearly 600 wells operating illegally, threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water. Then there were 1,400+ wells that had operated for decades without any limits at all — grandfathered in from an earlier era. (Published March w/ @readfrontier.bsky.social)

Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.

Noerr-Pennington, anyone? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/b...

A masked man seen on camera stealing trays of mail from the postal truck in Sacramento, CA. There is a 100K reward if you know who he is. #Pinks

I'm not a lawyer, so I'm just spitballing here, but it'd sure be interesting if the Dems made it clear that anyone who touches the Russian oil being imported will be prosecuted to the fullest extent the law allows as soon as they get the chance.

The first Russian diesel cargo heading for the US left St Petersburg on September 22, two weeks *before* Trump announced the deal with Putin, Windward reports. The Greek-flagged tanker Minerva Zen carrying 275,000 barrels of diesel/gasoil is due at the US East Coast around 11–12 October.

Less than a week after Mesabi said it would build a steel mill in Iowa, state legislators gave it a $1.4 billion tax break.

REPORTER: “Why does Mike Rogers have to answer for Trump and you don’t have to answer for Hasan Piker?” 🤡 @abdulelsayed.bsky.social : “Is that a serious question? Donald Trump is the president of the United States.”

When I started writing about Supreme Court expansion, you couldn’t get the question *asked* in a poll. The first time I saw it actually polled, it was 8%. Now, we here.

“It won’t happen,” they quietly chanted to themselves, as it did, in fact, happen. “It won’t happen again,” they chanted, as it happened again. And again. And again.

Why is 🇺🇸 media not reporting on this 128 day Albanian protest of Kushner and Ivanka’s insane corruption?

The faster he runs the funnier 🤣Halloween Pet Costume 👻

Bruce Springsteen and Dave Matthews performed Fortunate Son (Creedence Clearwater cover) at the Power to the People concert in Columbia, Maryland (October 3, 2026).

Fire season isn’t over and they’re still taking apart the agency that shows up. Ask yours why that’s fine while donor projects get the fast track. One minute.

Picture the trail you actually hike with a logging road cut through it. That’s the 45 million acres. Not a metaphor. Send the letter so your member has to answer for it.

Johnson canceled Thursday and sent them home so they wouldn’t have to vote. Massie called it the Hegseth holiday. A poll had 51% ready to impeach him for a war Congress never approved. Make yours own the dodge. Letter’s ready.

Roberts wrote that official acts can’t be prosecuted. The Court then treated a cash thank-you after a favor like it wasn’t a bribe. Articles are filed. Ask your representative why their name still isn’t on them. The letter is already written.

Capitol agenda: Dems split on probing Trump corporate allies politi.co/4hHGV2q

Your member is home campaigning. The swap is still alive. Put the Yosemite letter on their desk anyway. Takes a minute.