MoonWinds

Republicans, they're not like us.

I think this observation is correct and is a good time-saver for people agonizing over whether Dems are "reaching" young people: you'll know they are if their ideas win an audience. Little of the "manosphere" is ideological - these guys mostly just want an audience ymrp.substack.com/p/is-joe-rog...

Flávio Bolsonaro had his passport confiscated by the Brazilian fed police as his brother Eduardo told him to flee to the US. He is tied to paramilitary gangs, is being investigated & lost his legislative immunity when he left the Senate to run for president. paydayreport.com/brazilian-fe...

No obvious legal authority supports a pre-emptive effort to block the certification of Alaska’s Senate election if the Republican incumbent narrowly loses. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

Map: Income inequality by metro area in the US Highest: Iowa City, IA, where upper-income households earn 9.7x what lower-income households earn ($239,300 vs. $24,600) Lowest: Canton, OH, where the ratio is 5.7 ($235,000 vs. $41,200) Full analysis: www.pewresearch.org/social-trend...

"A lot of A.I. music can sound vaguely familiar, like a song you think you know but can’t quite place, because the models that are often used to generate these tracks were trained on large libraries of existing hit songs." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

"A rising public backlash against A.I. and growing anxiety over mass surveillance have left some communities with an uncomfortable question: Is the potential loss of privacy worth it?" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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...

Late on election night, we'll publish a new comprehensive portrait of how each of the key demographic groups in the country voted. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/u...

Next week's elections could give Arizona Democrats something they haven't had in 60 years: control of the governorship and both chambers of the legislature.

NEW: The group behind Cornel West's 2024 ballot push was wholly funded through Elon Musk's dark money network, according to Sludge's review of tax documents. readsludge.com/2026/10/26/m...

Former Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, Tom Phillips, will vote for Talarico www.beaumontenterprise.com/opinions/art...

#BreakingUpdate Utah Democratic voters just crushed their weekly record (+1,817) by adding +1,907 new active voters Oct 19-26 🔵D +1,907 🔴R -1,769 🟣U -644 YTD 🔵D +16,282 (+6.8%) 🔴R -9,362 (-1.0%) 🟣U +18,640 (+3.8%) Dems had *never* outgained Reps in any prior election year this decade (see table)

Banger

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s strongman leader Aleksandar Vucic has conceded defeat to a student-led movement in a seismic political shift.

We’re in a weird intermediate state where my AI agent, pretending to be human, calls a business and their AI agent, also pretending to be human, answers. Then they have a weird uncanny valley conversation. Eventually this will just be a bunch of API calls instead of this inefficient rigmarole.

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BREAKING: Democrats announce they are also sending poll watchers to polling stations throughout rural areas. Critics fear of voter intimidation

I spy three promising trends here... Tell me what you see... Utah Co. is 57% R, 8% D, 35% U/O by registration. Data as of Oct 24 (votes tabulated by Utah Co. Clerk thru Oct 23).

Pete Buttigieg endorsed an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Montana over their Democratic opponent. https://www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/pete-buttigieg-endorses-montana-independent-over-democrat-opponent-seth-bodnar

Surprised no one saw this, the majority of people in... South Dakota disapprove of Trump according to an Emerson poll.

Cook Political Report just released 3 polls: —Iowa: GOV: Sand up 53/43 SEN: Turek up 46-44. Libertarian at 8. —Ohio GOV: Acton up 48/43 SEN: Brown up 49/43, with 2 others at 7. —Texas GOV: Abbott up 48/46 SEN: Talarico up 49/44. Libertarian at 4 All LV. www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/sur...

@purrtah.bsky.social GOP nominee for SC-GOV released an internal with himself up 10 and the Gen Ballot in the state at +6 Conspicuously didn’t poll or didn’t release results for the Senate race….

“Worst GOP Senate candidate this cycle” has surprisingly a lot of contenders!

Pritzker sends $1 million to Georgia governor’s race politi.co/4dSrl2V

Joe Manchin held enormous power in the Democratic party. When he said he was leaving politics, the last Democratic president showered him with praise. Why is he campaigning for a Republican?

Lol what?

National Democrats are making a million-dollar bet on David Jolly, the Democratic nominee for governor of Florida, as they hope to put back in play the once crucial swing state. on.wsj.com/4isHqyZ

DGA investing $1m into the Florida Governors Race

FYI: I will be removing all Wedgewood polls following this revelation

Ruth - Less? waow.

Big thank you to Jon Stewart, Ezra Klein, J-Mart, Wes Moore, McKay Coppins gassing Spencer Cox up as a noble non-partisan trying to bring down the temperature

Why people call Wagner a witch etc?

Rancho Cucamonga, CA (37% Hispanic, 34% White, 17% Asian, 11% Black) 2026 current ballot returns: 🔵44% 🔴37% 2024 this day ballot returns: 🔵41% 🔴40% 2022 this day ballot returns: 🔵44% 🔴36% This is one of my favorite competitive cities in Southern California

this is the old lady that sent a heavy reply to a 10 year old who wrote to her talking about some issue...

Wow Virginia Foxx in NC05(R+18) is now up with ads

Wellman can do this secure.actblue.com/donate/fw26_...

It was a GOP aligned PAC that sent mailers comparing AOC to Danielle Ford a nonpartisan candidate for Governor. The Spokesperson for AOC clarified she never endorsed Danielle, and said that her supporters should vote for the Democratic Candidate Aaron Ford. thenevadaindependent.com/article/pac-...

Dems leading every district in NC atm NC01 49.0-23.1 NC02 50.8-10.4 NC03 50.6-23.0 NC04 54.1-7.5 NC05 39.7-28.3 NC06 38.8-28.5 NC07 40.5-25.1 NC08 38.6-25.2 NC09 42.4-26.1 NC10 37.8-27.6 NC11 38.6-20.7 NC12 59.4-8.1 NC13 42.3-23.2 NC14 39.3-24.7 election.lab.ufl.edu/early-vote/2...

huh Ohio Supreme Court races really aren't that bad, Dem incumbent is leading and the challenger for the other seat isn't lagging that bad

FINAL 2026 BERKELEY IGS POLL IN PROGRESS🚨🚨🚨 This is the best pollster in CA, and the margin for the governor’s race is definitely worth a watch. My current CA gov prediction: Becerra +28

@the-downballot.com has you covered! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

NRO obtained court records showing Acton did in fact face abuse and her mother and Vivek are just straight up lying www.nationalreview.com/news/amy-act...

I love her

Pretty interesting btw that the GOP money is really going all in on the Senate, the House is basically even This also wouldn’t take into the nuances of PAC money not going as far either

Via @baylisswagner.bsky.social Republicans Barely Mention Trump in Political Ads Ahead of the Midterms (Gift Article) www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/u...

RIP Richard Riehle. Thanks for the memories. #startrek

Breaking news: The Trump administration has not approved the transfer of interceptor missiles to Ukraine that are needed to protect the country from Russian attacks, officials said, a delay that comes as President Trump has embraced Russia in recent weeks.

"just throw it in the average" the average: