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“Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense.” ― Carl Sagan

NEW: A federal judge has now ruled that former SDNY prosecutor, Maurene Comey, was UNLAWFULLY fired by the Trump DOJ. He orders her retroactive reinstatement and back pay. Comey alleged in her lawsuit that she was fired for politically motivated reasons. www.cnbc.com/2026/10/26/m...

Elon Musk has spent more money on American elections in the last two years than George Soros has in his entire life.

what gets me is that every time the assholes lose, their lives aren’t actually worse off in any meaningful way. they get to be grumpy about stuff that doesn’t concern them, but they don’t lose any rights and they still own everything. but when they win, everyone who’s not them suffers.

Despite illegal US intervention, manipulation of Meta’s algorithms to favor Bolsonaro Jr., opposition from Brazil’s largest television network, and the politicization of Brazil’s electoral court, the impossible happened. LULA, PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL! 🇧🇷 Against all odds, democracy prevailed.

“.. a stunning comeback, sealed late as voters in Lula’s northeastern stronghold rallied behind one of Latin America’s most prominent opponents of Trumpism.” @bloomberg.com 🇧🇷 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Congratulations Brazil, you didn’t Trump yourselves. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...

Nothing screams America First more than Trump partnering with Russia and China to try to install failed Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán as head of the United Nations. These people are nuts.

So how did Lula come from behind to defeat Bolsonaro? In short, turnout. Bolsonaro's vote share barely moved. But Lula banked millions of votes from those who didn't vote in the first round & won eliminated candidates' votes. A remarkable mobilisation. Second round turnout is usually below first.

Brazil to Trump: Drop Dead

Watching “All the President’s Men” on TCM. Haven’t seen in 30+ years (yeah, I was very young 😅). Fantastic movie. Apropos to our moment. Sounds cliche. Watch it anyway

The unfathomable corruption

What President Trump has seen as an American–Iranian war is becoming connected with the Yemeni civil war, the Horn of Africa, the Nile dispute, and the security of the Red Sea. Wars grow. ICYMI @markhertling.bsky.social:

OBAMA: When I was president, all these Republicans are all deficits, deficits, debt, debt. You got to do something about it. And now—$40 trillion—Crickets. Somehow deficits only matter when a Democratic president is in office

Freshly back from Ukraine, historian @timothysnyder.bsky.social joins Bill Kristol and Tom Joscelyn to explain why Russia is losing on the battlefield, and why that makes Donald Trump Vladimir Putin’s best hope. Watch the conversation on the latest episode of It's Happening Here!

Obama comments on Trump’s White House

Pro-ICE conservative blogger Samuel Sey, a prominent figure on the evangelical right, has himself been arrested and held for potential ICE deportation.

Anne Applebaum, one of the best voices about the #coup in the U.S., and the tyrannical crusade by #Putin and techno #fascist bro #oligarchs, against freedom, #democracy, and humanity. @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu youtu.be/_t-8qel69PY?... @financialtimes.com #technobroligarchy

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...

Red alert 🚨 🚨

BREAKING: A former FBI official who briefed Congress on 2020 foreign election interference is charged by the Justice Department, her lawyers say.

The allegations are so numerous and so specific, and the denials so broad, that they are startling to read. If even a fraction of the allegations have a significant factual basis, this will be a scandal for the ages.

In 2020, Jared Kushner was senior advisor to the president of the United States, a full-time employee of the United States government, and was subject to numerous disclosure requirements and ethical restrictions under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.

I'm old enough to remember when Jared Kushner thought it was a good idea to use the Russian embassy to conduct secure communications during an American presidential transition

The same people who insist on policing public bathrooms in order to protect girls from sexual predators are now calling a child rape victim, whose mother lost custody due to that abuse, a liar. loathsome

Opinion | Low-character Vivek Ramaswamy has no business being governor of Ohio. He must drop out and return to his DOGE job cutting off aid to starving children.

After exploiting a young woman's rape for his personal gain, Vivek Ramaswamy must write an essay and submit it to Cornell.

NEW: New Mexico AG, @nmdoj.bsky.social, just announces that a judge has issued a judgment in the amount of $25 BILLION against Meta for lying to consumers and users about how Meta collected, protected, shared, and used their personal information.

NEW: George Bush’s brother voted for Talarico. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Where are all the “it’s only rape if there’s a conviction in a court of law” apologists? They seem pretty quiet on this one.

It seems there’s no low Vivek Ramaswamy won’t stoop to. We’re proud to stand with @amyactonoh.bsky.social, who has put the needs of Ohio families first since day 1.

Quite the departure from the charade he put on shortly before taking office in 2017 with the sham press conference to announce his separation from his companies.

On the right wing side of things, they use the word “cuck” quite frequently. I have never seen a better figurative example of this idea than our current Congress. Even the “strongly written letter“ crowd. This lovefest with Russia is the cherry on the cake.

ICE lose their minds over a legal, hardworking, taxpaying immigrant helping to build America. ICE are predators. ICE are illegal. Fuck ICE! Help fight back with PAXIS.app. Equip every immigrant and American with knowledge of their legal and constitutional rights. Keep it free: GoFundMe.com/PAXIS

“I told you once that I was searching for the nature of evil. I think I’ve come close to defining it: a lack of empathy.... Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy.” — Dr. Gustave Gilbert, U.S. Military Chief Psychologist in the Nuremberg Trials, Nuremberg Diary

I just went to the website to report election fraud. I encourage all of you to do the same. Glory!

Police shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley “was justified,” Mississippi attorney general says - Mississippi Free Press “The old, they were driving their car at us, trick”

"There have been times over the past year and a half when a Trump pro-Ukraine 'pivot' seemed possible....If so, now would have been the perfect time for that decisive pivot." He did pivot, kind of, but the wrong way.

A good summary here of how much Meta is in the tank for Trump. And a reminder that the authoritarian threat comes not just from within the Trump administration but from its oligarchic allies. Oligarchic power is now a clear and present threat to our democracy. open.substack.com/pub/populari...

Poland’s foreign minister says US has contributed nothing to Ukraine’s defence since January 2025. EU now pays for US weapons, enriching US defence manufacturers, while Trump threatens to cut off supplies unless Ukraine stops striking Russian refineries.

Hear us out: The richest person in the world should not be allowed to dump hundreds of millions to affect the midterm elections. This is not a radical idea. We need campaign finance reform.

The documented grift exceeds $2.9 billion. But "the corrupt exploitation of our government by Trump, his family & his cronies is likely far larger & more egregious than we know—hidden in secret offshore accounts & reliant on corrupt intermediaries around the world." open.substack.com/pub/america/...

youtu.be/Q69XdinIqxs?... RFK Jr. recommends AI to replace medical experts. AI disagrees.

❗❗❗Mark Zuckerberg's meta just suspended the No Kings Instagram account. I just rushed back from my local No Kings to jump on this. Bottom line, would be helpful for all pro-No Kings folks to elevate the issue and help us get the word out about No Kings today. The Nerd Reich strikes again.

Meta "made a bad call?" How does that happen? We know what #NoKings is doing. They are organizing protests and encouraging people to vote. How does Meta make a "bad call" here?