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The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

WSJ: "How far along are you on a possible attack on Iran?" Trump: "You really think I'd tell you that? Can anybody from the Wall Street Journal ask a question so stupid…If I'm going to do it, and there's a possibility I will. There's also a possibility we will have an agreement."

Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com

JUST POSTED: A Russian energy giant has secretly moved to acquire a position in a massive Alaska gas project. Its part of talks between Witkoff/Kushner & Putin. But CEO of US company resigns after learning of Russian money in the project. A wowzer of a story. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

nytimes.comIn U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project EmergesInterviews 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.

Jonathan Lemire@jonlemire.bsky.social

NEW: The White House believes its economic pressure campaign on Iran is working But it is moving too slowly for President Trump’s liking. And with a push from Netanyahu, Trump is considering military strikes again - and maybe soon www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

theatlantic.comTrump’s Gamble to End the Iran WarThe president is considering another escalation in the Middle East.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

The corruption is just staggering. Dozens of dozens of pardons being given out to wealthy criminals paying millions for them. The US government is for sale to the highest bidders & DOJ operates as Trump’s consigliere. Have you had enough of this yet America? I know the world has.

Tom Joscelyn@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social

The right’s smear campaign against Abdul El-Sayed is nothing new. The right ran the same playbook against Huma Abedin, falsely accusing the Hillary Clinton confidante of being a secret Muslim Brotherhood plant during the Obama years. Back then, some Rs stood up for her. Not now. It’s all smears.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

The husband of a U.S. soldier killed in Trump's Iran war confronts JD Vance over alleged military leadership failures that led to the deaths of his wife and five other service members. JOEY AMOR: “There's a failure in the leadership.” VANCE: “This is literally the first time I've heard of this.”

Rob Fardon@robfardon.bsky.social

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Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

Before he was appointed, Kash Patel was flagged by FBI counterintelligence agents as being deeply enmeshed in influence operations run by the Russians and Chinese. After he took over, Patel began systematically eliminating all Russian and Chinese counterintelligence capacity. What to make of that?

npr.orgAs Trump focuses the FBI on immigration, counterintelligence is falling behindThe cuts come as a consequence of President Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel's focus on violent crime and immigration, leaving other priorities understaffed.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

“.. It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express,” she wrote on Signal, according to messages reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. “Please.” @wsj.com 🇬🇷 www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social

This is being passed around as a total misrepresentation of what he said. Trump was saying - as he often does - that costs for Americans are a small price to pay for preventing Iran from getting nuclear missiles. He was saying ‘let them take out LA or SD’ as an example of what could happen then…

Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social

I don’t care if the kids think we’re creepy old people slobbering on each other. We’ve earned it.

Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social

If you’re in the New York subway and a street musician is playing your song and your wife is there, you have to dance with her. I did.

Barney Marsh@mattresd.bsky.social

This is why herd immunity is important, not everyone who wants to be vaccinated can be.

Garrett M. Graff@vermontgmg.bsky.social

The funniest thing about this is every Special Forces operator of the last generation — the exact kind of “warfighter” Hegseth purports to idolize — has the world’s most massive beard. That’s entirely the look of today’s supersoldiers.

Joe Walsh@walshfreedom.bsky.social

58 deaths. Outrageous. Should never happen in America.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social

Actually you did vote for this, dipshit

George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸@gtconway.bsky.social

I can tell you what Xi thinks of the Orange Chicken here

McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net

No nation can call itself a democracy until its leader has dismissed the entire press corps and replaced them with state-run media. Now, instead of Americans depending on the lying mainstream news, they’ll be able to get their information straight from the ultimate beacon of truth. buff.ly/53Rahyu

buff.lyToday’s Programming Lineup on Trump TV“No nation can truly call itself a democracy until its leader has dismissed the entire press corps and replaced them with state-run media. Now, instead of Am...

Tom Joscelyn@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social

Should Dems win control of the House (and possibly the Senate) in November, they have to doggedly investigate Stephen Miller. They should hold hearings on him each week. See this report on Miller’s role in the Office of Remigration - a white nationalist project.

washingtonpost.comHow Trump turned a refugee bureau into a $410 million deportation operationInside the secret deals powering the president’s push to deport migrants to countries not their own.

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly@rtodkelly.bsky.social

Please know that this is one of my few legitimate areas of actual, high-level professional expertise: Kicking the healthiest people off of a health insurance program will bankrupt it. Not 'could;' not 'might,' not 'probably," but absolutely will, with mathematical certainty.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Trump: I want Mamdani to be a great mayor and he certainly has great potential.

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com

“If, as it has begun to do, the White House gives preference to Trump-friendly outlets, it will restrict the ability of fair, independent journalists to hold some of the most powerful people on the planet to account,” @JonLemire.bsky.social wrote in 2025:

bit.lyWhy It Matters Who Asks the QuestionsWhen the White House handpicks reporters to cover the president, the American public suffers.

The Associated Press@apnews.com

Technical problems are resolved and operations resume after hundreds of Northeast U.S. flight disruptions, Transportation Secretary says.

bit.lyFlights are disrupted across US Northeast because of technical problems at a key air traffic centerHundreds of flights were canceled in the U.S. Northeast on Monday due to technical problems at a key regional air traffic control center.

Eric Schmitt@erschm.bsky.social

NEW: Trump opposed helping Saudi attack the Houthis, then told the Pentagon to plan for U.S. strikes, then at the last minute reversed himself www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...

nytimes.comTrump Gets Caught in a Dilemma Over a Saudi Plea for Military HelpThe president vacillated but decided on Sunday not to join Saudi Arabia, for now, in joint strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. But he also needs the kingdom’s cooperation in his war against Iran.

Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social

32% approval overall. 9% drop among Republicans from the same Reuters poll one week before www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

reuters.comEXCLUSIVE: Trump approval falls to record low of 32% as high costs bite, Reuters/Ipsos poll findsPresident Donald Trump's approval rating fell to 32% - the lowest ‌of his political career - as his fellow Republicans soured on his handling of the cost of living amid the unpopular Iran war, a new R...

Scott Nover@scottnover.bsky.social

Trump is now assailing U.S. District Judge Tim Kelly, who he appointed but who granted a TRO in Jim Acosta's favor in 2018. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Sheila Scarborough@theseafarer.bsky.social

"Had the German people voted in March 1933 the way the Hungarians voted last spring, there would not have been a Third Reich. There would not have been a Holocaust. And Hitler would have been out of office within weeks." By @stossel.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/0...

theatlantic.comHitler Could Have Been StoppedTimothy W. Ryback explains the contemporary lessons of Hitler’s rise.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

President Trump pushed back against a Republican critic, calling Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Florida) weak on border security. “She obviously doesn’t have a very strong feeling for the border, but I do,” he said.

washingtonpost.comTrump criticizes Florida Republican who said he’s losing Latino support because of immigration enforcementRep. María Elvira Salazar (R) is running in a Latino-heavy district in Florida.

Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social

My high school staged "The Diary of Anne Frank," and we were all kids, goofing around and laughing. The drama teacher came in the next day with a book of pictures from the Holocaust, threw it at us, and said: "THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE AFRAID OF." and walked out It changed us, and our performances.

Governor JB Pritzker@govpritzker.illinois.gov

Malört is a staple of our history and our heritage — a rite of passage if you want to prove you’re tough enough to be a Chicagoan. When I look back on my time as Governor, I will think of the taste of Malört and all of you who joined in the joy of it.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Child: It’s the mayor. Mamdani: *laughs* Child: What? You are the mayor. You could become the king. Mamdani: I’m happy as the mayor. Jalen Brunson is the king.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

I wonder if the dementia-ravaged president keeps calling things "America" because he can't remember the real names

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com

The CIA director’s brief and unannounced trip to Moscow was anything but routine—and might be a sign that Vladimir Putin is getting more dangerous, Thomas Wright argues. theatln.tc/chjYqXzh 📸: Will Oliver / EPA / Bloomberg / Getty

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Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social

As you can tell from this short thread, Korte is a pro, and some national MSM outlet ought to pick her up and get her back in print, pronto. You'd get a lot of great stories, and you'd drive Hegseth bananas.

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li@sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com

you can write a lot of thinkpieces about the structural problems with american governance but also "don't elect grandpa cheesebrain"

Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social

Because people on television ask me questions that are a lot less stupid than the things people say here. If you read my last book, nothing I say here would surprise you.

Secretary of Defense Rock@sodrock.bsky.social

Miller helped carry wounded sailors to safety aboard the West Virginia. He then hopped on a AA gun and despite no training at all shot down at least one plane despite being under constant attack. He was later killed action aboard the USS Liscome Bay during Operation Galvanic