Ruth 😯🤯🍄

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social

NEWS --> Dems are planning novel ways to wield power of the purse against Trump's corrupt prosecutions of critics like Ilhan Omar if they win House. Reps Pramila Jayapal and Jamie Raskin tell me a range of aggressive tactics will be deployed. Details in my new piece: newrepublic.com/article/2171...

newrepublic.comTrump’s Vile Prosecution of Ilhan Omar Is About to Run Into a WallIf they retake the House, Democrats will have plenty of ways to act against Trump’s corrupt prosecutions. Pramila Jayapal and Jamie Raskin say they’re going to use them.

Dan Friedman@dfriedman.bsky.social

Serbian strongman Vucic conceded to the anti-corruption "Student List" opposition. www.haaretz.com/world-news/e.... Loss for the Trumpers. Vaguely similar to Orban's fall. The nationalism and Trump/Putin coddling is bad corruption seems to have been fatal electorally.

haaretz.comSerbian President and Netanyahu ally Vučić concedes defeat in electionThe snap elections, called by Vučić in September, came after almost ⁠two years of student-led demonstrations triggered by the ⁠deaths of 16 people in 2024

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

This is just pure racism. Republicans objectively are campaigning on little more than bigotry.

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social

Trump: And they came in, these three guys came in, handsome, big, strong guys, 4 stars, 4 stars, and 3 stars. I wanted to go out immediately and make a movie

Amy Feldman@amyfeldman7.bsky.social

*NEW* Colossal Biosciences’ Ben Lamm and Anduril’s Palmer Luckey team up on a new startup to genetically engineer war dogs for the military. Warhound comes out of stealth at $1.2B valuation For @forbes.com with @iainmartin.bsky.social and @mhunterhart.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/amyfel...

forbes.comBillionaires Palmer Luckey And Ben Lamm Spin Up Startup To Genetically Engineer Military DogsBen Lamm of de-extinction startup Colossal has teamed up with Palmer Luckey’s team at Anduril to create a dog that’s optimized for military use. The new “warhounds” will be cloned and gene edited.

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com

What’s happening here? Just Google search dementia random noises.

Mark Sumner 🌒@devilstower.bsky.social

The clear implication of this is that the U.S. military is also at the mercy of Musk’s whims. He cannot be allowed to keep control over Starlink. He has demonstrated that he can’t be trusted with this power.

arstechnica.comReport: Musk ordered Starlink slowdown in Ukraine, then blamed it on TrumpMusk and Trump both denied ordering Starlink slowdown. WSJ reports it was Musk.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump on Roy Cooper: "He's going to become your senator and it's crazy" RIP Michael Whatley

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

Three-byline alert: 🚨 “.. Last week, Musk capped the speeds at which Ukrainian hardware could stay connected to the satellite-based network .. .. One of the people also claimed Musk and Trump discussed the matter prior to the decision ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social

Trump: I don't know. The president always loses the midterms. They tend to lose the midterms

Politico@politico.com

Trump is promising farmers $8B. Republicans are praying it will save their campaigns. politi.co/4sgTBCb

politico.comTrump is promising farmers $8B. Republicans are praying it will save their campaigns. politi.co/4sgTBCbTrump is promising farmers $8B. Republicans are praying it will save their campaigns. politi.co/4sgTBCb

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump announces "fraud whistleblower incentive program" -- "Americans will now be able to go to fraud dot gov and report cases of corruption and theft of taxpayer dollars in their communities ... if you turn somebody in and you find $1 billion, we're giving a commission of 1%. That's a lot of money"

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com

“Trump and Putin have teamed up to murder Ukrainians” is a better headline. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

washingtonpost.comTrump administration holds up Patriot missiles for UkraineDelays in approving transfers from partner countries coincide with a worsening rupture between President Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social

Leaked audio: Michigan Republican Mike Rogers asking for officers at polling stations to intimidate voters "We called the RNC early and said hey... Let's put police officers, retired or off-duty police officers as our poll watchers in Detroit because go ahead, try to intimidate them. Please."

David Pakman@davidpakman.bsky.social

A terrified Mike Johnson said on Fox in the last few hours that if Republicans lose the midterms, Trump’s presidency is over. He said it like it would be a bad thing 😂😂

Roger Parloff@rparloff.bsky.social

At 10am Judge Ana Reyes will begin an evidentiary hearing in the golf course case at 10am. I'll try to live-blog from the US Courthouse media room for @lawfaremedia.org . This is a case to stop Trump from converting a historic public golf course, open to all, to a Trump style championship course.

ChaKongUla@kevdudeula.bsky.social

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: San Antonio, Texas: www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

the-independent.comHegseth blamed for airman who was killed during a college football stuntThe fall occurred during pregame ceremonies for the University of Texas at San Antonio’s annual military appreciation game against Navy, an event that traditionally includes rappelling demonstrations

Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social

Elon Musk’s Trump investment is paying off. “US warns of 'devastating' retaliation over EU plan to curb Starlink spectrum access” 10/18/26 … 1/ app.dealroom.co/news/note/us...

David Rothkopf@djrothkopf.bsky.social

If you don't think that Trump is expecting a major quid pro quo from Russia in thanks for his open betrayal of the US, our national security and our allies, think again. And it has nothing to do with peace with Ukraine. Almost certainly it is about two things: election interference and $$$$.

Ken Klippenstein@kenklippenstein.bsky.social

Pharma offshored so much generic drug manufacturing that the Pentagon considers it a national security threat. Now the Pentagon is loaning a biotech startup $80m in taxpayer money to bring it back.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

As inflation hits a 4-month high and the Iran war keeps driving up gas prices, Trump unveils his big plan with the midterms two weeks away: a "World Class Championship Golf Course" in D.C. Work starts Nov. 15, closing a public course for about 15 months, he says.

Leah Gremlinberg ❌👑@leahgreenberg.bsky.social

🚨🚨🚨 Meta just took down the No Kings instagram page with 3000 events happening around the country today

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Their wife likes them much more, or their husband. They get much more turned on by the fact the husband has a better job. They become almost violent in their love."

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social

Please indulge me while I post this once more for folks who may be too busy during the week and only peek at Bluesky on the weekend. The NY Times invited me to explain why I think they're failing in their duty to warn the public about the danger of a dictatorship. And they posted the video online.

nytimes.comVideo: A Reader on What He Thinks We Get Wrong About TrumpIn this first installment of “Sound Off,” Patrick Healy, assistant managing editor for The New York Times, speaks with Mark Jacob, former metro editor for The Chicago Tribune, who shares his criticism...

The Associated Press@apnews.com

BREAKING: President Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold, saying a waiver is in the U.S. national interest.

bit.lyTrump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold, saying waiver is in US national interestPresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order that puts on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause was in the national interest.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

This is awesome. If your vote didn’t matter Republicans wouldn’t be trying so hard to stop you.

Axios@axios.com

Democrats boasted a staggering 3rd quarter fundraising advantage in 9 closely watched Senate races. "Oh, my God! Holy crap," GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno said when informed of James Talarico's $64m haul in Texas. "I mean, that's a number that's mind-blowing." www.axios.com/2026/10/16/d...