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If you need another reason to get you to go out and vote in a Blue Congress: theconversation.com/congress-is-...

Since "The Brasilian election 'was rigged,'" here is your guide to rigged-election claims. We can expect to see them all crop up in the midterms and in Bibi's run in Israel. www.cip.uw.edu/2026/10/26/s...

Fasten your seatbelts folks, it's likely to be a bumpy ride. If ROI is zero and cost is not, why will businesses be spending money with the AI companies that have committed trillions to building new data centers right, left and in between? slashdot.org/story/26/10/...

For those of us who are not satisfied with the oligarchy's version of the runup to midterms, here are a couple of more reliable sources: www.cip.uw.edu firewatchdesk.com Be forewarned, though: there is enough meat here to use up a bunch of your time.

The current state of rumor and conspiracy theory around the midterms. www.cip.uw.edu

A different, and certainly more accurate, account of what is behind the rioting in Western Europe. www.thelocal.fr/20261021/unr...

More reasons to get out and vote. www.cip.uw.edu/2026/10/20/e...

I didn't read The Art of the Deal. Was it about double-dealing, or is that a more recent development?

Things have been getting worse, and they will continue to get worse before they get better. November may give us a chance for them to get better. But no guarantees. theconversation.com/us-inequalit...

The lowdown on the Trump Administration's FUD campaign about the midterms. www.cip.uw.edu/2026/10/19/v...

Two articles triggered (pun intended) by the Bend school shooting. reason.com/2026/10/19/h... reason.com/volokh/2026/... Showing, inter alia, that it's not always just "the guns." Statistically, those with a concealed-carry license are less likely than sworn officers to commit a firearms offense.

For those of us working to get out the vote, this gives some idea on where to concentrate our efforts. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

This may just be how the economy falls apart when the AI/data-center bubble collapses. www.wsj.com/finance/inve...

www.cip.uw.edu/2026/10/13/e...

So, trickle-down theory doesn't work any better in ecology than it does in economics. theconversation.com/wolves-did-n...

More evidence of the ascendance of the Kleptocracy A golden age of corporate profits www.axios.com/2026/10/13/e...

To paraphrase something I saw online: We live in Trump's Golden Age. It's great -- if you have enough gold.

To help prepare for the midterms: www.cip.uw.edu/2026/10/06/f...

It's an old adage that statesmen and generals never change history as much as historians. But Trump's defenders and spin doctors are making a real attempt over the "let ’em, let ’em take Los Angeles, let ’em take out San Diego" remarks.

Why am I reminded of King Canute? www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-ord...

Is there a reason we don't refer to the occupant of the Oval Office as "Agent Orange"? Toxic, spread by broadcast, destroys everything green and leaves behind a wasteland. Seems like a good match to the original.

It is a common theme on the Right to decry Left-wing violence. A team at UC Davis has looked into it. Support for political violence is "generally more common among Republicans and conservatives than Democrats and liberals." doi.org/10.1371/jour...

The ultimate irony here would be if they used Flock tracking to identify and stop him. www.techdirt.com/2026/09/22/i...

There is frequent talk about "25th Amendment now." Congress does not initiate action under the 25th, that is a Cabinet function. constitution.congress.gov/constitution...

Much has been said about Trump's authoritarianism. He seems to be abandoning it now, transitioning to pure totalitarianism.

"Trump Says His Son Repaid Putin-Linked Oligarch Who Spent Hundreds of Thousands on Wedding Parties" I'm sure he did. And he may even have reimbursed some of the monies spent, too.

HTSB will come to a conclusion as to what caused the news helicopter crash in Chatsworth. Until then, may we speculate that some local might have been flying a drone to get footage of the SUV-Bus crash so they could sell it to the networks, and they tried to occupy the same space at the same time.

A useful reminder. If you miss any, it's time to go back and look at where you have been getting your information. www.pewresearch.org/journalism/q...

Is there a specific reason that the Right refer to last week's midterm convention as the "Trump-Papa-loser" event, or did I miss something?

A message for Elon and the rest of the GOP

In the context of AI Doom pronouncements and the corresponding arguments pro and con: reason.com/volokh/2026/...

An analysis a bit more nuanced than what was available on the MSM today: reason.com/2026/09/10/a...

"Condoleezza Rice: ‘Sept. 11 tested us, but it did not break us’" She's right, you know, it did not break us. We did that to ourselves, using 9/11 as an excuse.

This sounds to me like the definition of the tradwife that the Right are all so hot on. www.vice.com/en/article/g...

One good thing to come out of this administration: they demonstrate the clear difference between high status in the power structure and leadership. One can hope that we can learn from their example.

This certainly appears to be a clearcut case of Stolen Valor, as modified in 2013, though he could claim that he did not receive any "tangible benefit." Perhaps not a High Crime, but certainly a misdemeanor. www.afba.com/military-lif...

I have studied sex and sexuality for a long time and I can confidently state:

An apt onomatopoeia.

Is it just a coincidence that we have been hearing about AI agents breaking out of their sandboxes and attacking other AI agents and that the major AI players were all down at the same time that ChatGPT-6 Astra was introduced?

A nicely nuanced approach to the 2A issues. From The Guardian; you aren't likely to see this in American MSM. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

119th Congress in a nutshell -- pun intended. www.notus.org/perspectives...

A more nuanced look at the data-center arguments than I have seen in most of the media. Is this the future of America? www.theverge.com/cs/features/...

The next level of escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. It will be interesting to see what impact this will have on the Russian economy. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

"Two people, separated by a common language." The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn - for August 29, 2026 COPYRIGHT 2026 Andrews McMeel Syndication

Why we need to get back to basics. As the US turns 250, a forgotten founding influence helps explain its current unease theconversation.com/as-the-us-tu...

More from the oligarchy. I've never been a fan of Thiel, and Elon, well.... ATC has been chronically understaffed and undersupported since Reagan decertified their union and fired everyone. www.theverge.com/transportati...

As if we needed another reason to despise DOGE, Musk, and the regime that sponsored them. www.techdirt.com/2026/08/20/d...

Pastis tells it like it is:

This is much of what powers the so-called Deep State. wapo.st/4qnsYdU