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691 words about Cheesecake. 434 words about rape.

How badly has once-untouchable @heinrich.senate.gov screwed up with #BAAJA? @thenewmexican.bsky.social called him out in an editorial. Extraordinary. "The changes to bedrock environmental laws are what have many past allies of the senator fuming. Tribal nations across the US are uniformly opposed"

That 2-second speech was the most campaigning Cindy High Prices has done all year. 😂

I know there's a lot going on but I feel it should probably be more of an above-the-fold story that members of Congress released a thoroughly documented report directly accusing the president of the United States of being a serial rapist.

*puts on pedantic hat* California High-Speed Rail review period was about 18 years and now that the reviews are complete, now the barrier to building is PG&E lollygagging instead of moving its stuff out of the way like they were paid to do Sign the petition! actionnetwork.org/petitions/bu...

People Magazine has it! people.com/former-miss-...

Homepage of the @miamiherald.com with story by @jkbjournalist.bsky.social that mentions rape in the first paragraph. See, it's not so fucking hard. www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

The NYT story does not even include the word rape. Not once.

One thing that perplexes me about the Senate permitting deal: What exactly did Ds get from Rs in BAAJA? Sure, Rs have historically resisted transmission reforms, but that’s changing. And data centers ratepayer protections seem like apple pie everyone wants. So I ask again: what did Ds get?

St.X is a big deal in Cincinnati, especially with white conservative voters. The petition is being covered by the local news.

in ohio this is basically like being shunned

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!

Brazil was of two huge election results today—alongside the defeat of the nationalist, authoritarian leader of Serbia: "the slate of candidates selected by protesting students had won at least 135 seats in Serbia’s 250-member legislature" www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/w...

Lula has been reelected president, Brazilian media has now called. An extraordinary comeback for the left-wing politician who trailed by 2 points in round 1 but managed to hold off Flávio Bolsonaro, the former president's son.

The Amazon is so close to a tipping point. It’s not that much of an understatement to say that our children’s future hinges on this election.

This seems like a big deal

Startling stat — a police officer in a small Texas town handed arrested and handed over immigrants to ICE at such volume that the total number is the equivalent of 10% of his town's population. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/m...

🚨BREAKING: DOJ urged a federal appeals court to reject California’s motion to dismiss the federal government’s dangerous lawsuit to stop state officials from counting ballots from tens of thousands of people the Trump administration claims may be noncitizens. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

"The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, conceded defeat on Sunday 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." apnews.com/article/serb...

It's pure chaos because some states are straight-up refusing to obey the order, arguing it's impossible to reopen the polling stations.

Just to be clear... Prop 40 is a ONE-TIME retroactive tax. It applies ONLY to billionaires and would tax just 5% of their wealth — which grew 30% in 2025. California's billionaires would still be worth $2T+ AFTER the tax. The revenue will fund healthcare for millions of Californians. Vote YES.

The election has been extended two hours to 7 pm

The governor of Bahia calls out the election sabotage, which has been reported in at least 10 states now, and demands extended voting hours. This is a shit show

If it’s good for Kansas, I’m all in.

Squeals of “socialism!” aside, we know how to do this and have done it before, repeatedly. This time it’s not just about saving our banks or fighting a war: this time, it’s about saving the world… hartmannreport.com/p/is-it-time...

Bill Clinton: "I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace's bathroom"

According to a YouGov/UMass Lowell poll released today, 58% of people would support a law banning online or app-based sports gambling and prediction markets (Kalshi/Polymarket was a listed example).

OUR VIEW: Sen. Martin Heinrich, senior Democratic senator for New Mexico, is going to have some explaining to do to voters next election. If, that is, he actually wants another term in the Senate or other elected office. sfnm.co/4dWVGgS

Man, We Are Not Freaked Out Enough By What The Feds Are Doing To Ilhan Omar www.wonkette.com/p/man-we-are... By Robyn Pennacchia @robynelyse.bsky.social

HOLY SHIT. In a sworn statement yesterday, an ICE agent told a federal judge that an ICE flight to Equatorial Guinea had been cancelled and so couldn't be used to bring Ahmed Soliman back to the United States. The plane just landed in Equatorial Guinea. prospect.org/2026/10/23/t...

Your Friday water-cooler fun fact: The global mean surface temperature on Wednesday, October 21st was 1.89°C above pre-industrial, setting a new daily record dating back to 1940, and likely the warmest October 21st (one month past the Fall equinox) in the last 120,000 years.

This is one of the most holy sh*t stories I’ve ever read in my life. www.vanityfair.com/story/jared-...

So, the real question: will HBO (part of Skydance) still stream Alex Gibney's "Musk" documentary, now that Musk is an investor in Skydance...

One of the most dangerous people in the world now owns a huge chunk of CBS News and CNN...not to mention all of the other Skydance media companies. Don't forget that Musk is also the largest single donor to Trump's Republican party. Oligarchs should not have this much control of our media.

New SEC filings show that Mark Zuckerberg is preparing to pay California’s billionaire tax without losing control of Meta. So billionaires can afford to pay the tax? And they won't lose control of their companies or flee the state? Don’t fall for billionaires’ propaganda. Vote YES on Prop 40.

Another prominent Kansas Republican backing Hamilton

Solemn crowd. A community member said that Lamour's three year old child runs to the door everytime the bell rings thinking it could be her father coming home. Fuck ICE. Get them the hell out of NYC.

18. In America, among the Democrats, there’s growing apprehension about Musk’s "stunning assumption of power." “If it’s one man, Elon Musk, who is dictating our foreign policy, then he puts the United States at enormous risk,” US Senator Elizabeth Warren, of Massachusetts, said today.

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'This is how you blow up a permitting deal': Sen. Whitehouse slams Trump over offshore wind politi.co/4jyd3bx

Elon Musk boosted the lie that James Talarico stayed at a mental hospital. Meta suspended No Kings’ Instagram account during nationwide actions. Staff at the Ellison-owned CBS News were reportedly told to tie Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood and 9/11. Democracy dies in billionaire hands.

THEY ARE NOT POWERLESS TO STOP HIM! Go back to Washington, stand on the steps of the Capitol and demand Johnson and Thune recall the House and Senate, and impeach him. THIS IS HOW IT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK! THERE IS LITERALLY AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL! (It's called the Constitution.)

Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff to Vladimir Putin today: “You talk so much about Trump being a humanitarian, you are a humanitarian also, sir. And I salute that. I commend you.”