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Another phenomenal shot of Sunday night's Hunter's Moon seen over Conway. Thanks so much to Becca Keith for sharing this picture. #ARwx #ARStormTeam

The Social Security Administration has already run the math on fixing Social Security. Raising the payroll tax to 17% closes the 75-year gap — but leaves the program still running a deficit at the end of those 75 years. The options are numerous. None of them are small. bureaucracy.news

It's very hard to fool insurance companies and actuaries.

This tracks with reports that US exports are increasing despite the crisis and is totally consistent with an industry whose history is defined by profit at all cost, no matter the cost. An export ban *might* solve this immediate problem, at the cost of making oil more expensive globally. #EconSky

Buyout bonanza: 60,000 Microsoft employees #econsky

Debt interest outguns defense spending. #econsky

Human neural stem cells are highly vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2, including Omicron. Researchers found blocking one entry pathway cut viral entry by 75–85%. Maternal infection may disrupt fetal brain development, risking long-term cognitive or behavioural issues. Monitoring exposed kids is critical.

SPANISH PM PEDRO SANCHEZ: “We are going to do the same thing Lula did in Brazil. Do you know why they all come to Spain in procession? Why does the far right look to Spain? Why does Milei come here? Why does Trump tweet? Why does Meloni come to Spain to support Abascal? Why does the

Big news- I am a winner this year for the Wendy and Eric Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications! More here: www.nationalacademies.org/news/nationa... 🔭🧪🎢

NEW: Trump’s metastasizing “Alabama problem” youtu.be/eR0GHR2muws?...

“Parliament had turned over its constitutional authority to Hitler and thereby committed suicide, though its body lingered on in an embalmed state.” Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (p. 331)

For the last month, I've been posting examples of Trump's authoritarianism that I call "Dictator Move of the Day." If you search that phrase, you'll see that the fascist president is constantly trying to undermine our democracy. I'm going to keep doing these posts. We've got to stop him.

#ResistanceRoots Mahalia Jackson was born on this day in 1911 in New Orleans. For Jackson, her faith, her music and her business ventures were all intertwined with her untiring activism. She used them to uplift the Black community and provide a powerful voice for the Civil Rights Movement. /1

Just over 40,000 people have received basic incomes in over 200 pilots across the U.S. since 2017. This is 50% more people than that, from one company, and still no UBI in sight.

🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration asked Washington to set aside ballots from around 400 registered voters it claims may be noncitizens. The alarming request comes amid the DOJ's legal effort to compel California to do the same to 20k voters.

Ding ding fucking ding.

Wow Ghana has reduced malaria related mortality by 98% Vaccines, nets, educations - throwing everything at it consistently is helping www.gavi.org/vaccineswork... #malaria #idsky

Thousands of Israelites protest against the fascist, racist, genocidal maniac. youtube.com/watch?v=C-xt...

If Brazil can reject Trump, the Broligarchs and right-wing authoritarianism, so can we.

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Good news: Maurene Comey is back at SDNY after a judge ruled her firing unlawful Who trusts a case if the prosecutor’s job hangs on pleasing the president? Rules keep the answer simple, & today they protected more than one person -TN

“Tech giant Meta said on Tuesday it has complied with an order of Brazil's electoral court for it to give equal treatment in its platforms to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and….Flávio Bolsonaro ahead of the Oct. 25 runoff for the nation's top job.” (IT TOOK A COURT ORDER.) 10/20/26 … 1/

NAACP president about the rhetoric being used to target Abdul El-Sayed: "The blatantly racist attacks surrounding the Michigan Senate race are unacceptable and disgusting. It’s the same ugly, divisive tactics we’ve seen used during the darkest chapters of the South’s history"

This is important to know.

Get This Obama: "The guy has become billions of dollars wealthier in office. Nobody disputes this! It's just -- how do you do that when you're supposed to be looking out for you? And the worst part of it not a single Republican in Congress has done anything to stop it." bsky.app/profile/true...

BREAKING: 174 bipartisan former judges are calling on the 8th Circuit to toss DOJ’s misconduct complaint against the Minnesota judges DOJ wants them investigated & some barred from DHS cases, all for saying ICE violated 210 court orders @democracydefendersfund.org is proud to stand w/ them👇 -TN

Lovell Birge Harrison (USA 1854-1929) Fifth Avenue at Twilight (c. 1910) oil on canvas

Trump has only allowed the transfer of 24 patriot missiles to Ukraine over the last 3 months. That is only 2 interceptors a week. Rather than ending patriot deliveries, Trump is sending a tiny amount so people can't complain he stopped while 95% of Russia's missiles still get to hit their targets.

I live in a rural town and, like, I don't know how to tell you this, but the girls play on the boys team and vice versa all the time because otherwise we don't have enough players for a game and it's literally always fine so stop being weirdos about kids sports and just let trans kids play.

Life was already hard enough before Donald Trump lied us into war, before his tariffs made everything more expensive, and before he doubled your health insurance premiums and slashed Medicaid.

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

'It’s The Best-Studied Vaccine In Human History': Former CDC Adviser Busts Common Myths About COVID Vaccines • Why Are People Still Getting COVID After Vaccination? • COVID Vaccine’s Side Effects • How Long Were mRNA COVID Vaccines Tested? • Do Benefits Of COVID Vaccines Still Outweigh The Risks?

Victory for Lula, who has already reduced Amazon deforestation by 70% since 2022, means there is now a chance of ending deforestation of the rainforest entirely I’m weeping with joy for Brazil, for the Indigenous peoples of the Amazon, and for life on Earth 🇧🇷🌳🌎 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

Maurene Comey must be REINSTATED to her federal prosecutor job with backpay, a federal judge has ruled. He adds that accepting Trump DOJ's position would "unsettle the very equilibrium established by this Nation’s constitutional system." Doc buff.ly/CDtADgH

🙄 “Bolsonaro refused to concede defeat, calling the move to extend voting hours unprecedented — though BOTH HE and Lula made the request…” (Emphasis added.) share.google/qD6fuXschfo1...

This emoluments lawsuit includes a citation to an article I wrote at @forbes.com —

ALERT: Federal judge finds Maureen Comey was unlawfully fired and must be reinstated with backpay to her position in Justice Dept Judge: "Comey’s removal was not authorized by any statute; to the contrary, it violated (civil service law)" Here's the ruling: www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/defaul...

Powerus, drone company partly owned by Don Jr. and Eric Trump, hired Leah Lunger as chief accounting officer. As Red Cat CFO, she certified a 10-K that shareholders allege misled. Their 2025 suit says she made ~$5M selling stock while price was inflated. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Brazil just reminded the world that fascists can be defeated at the ballot box. Our turn comes November 3. Let’s make it fucking hurt.

Repeat after me: Hand sanitizer will not stop you from catching an airborne virus.

Nearly 1 Million Chickens Slaughtered at Second-Largest Egg-Producing Farm in the U.S. amid Bird Flu Outbreak sg.news.yahoo.com/nearly-1-mil...

Folks, if you hate authoritarianism, you should be feeling good this morning. In Serbia, a student-led movement just ousted a longtime strongman, peacefully. And we Americans should be paying attention, because we have a chance in November to send a similar message. (link below)

As a former teacher, I never scrubbed in for a gender reassignment surgery, but I did instruct the kids on how to get the window screens off in case of an active shooter…

Doesn't sound mild. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

US Weekly COVID update: Oct 26, 2026 🔸1 in 60 Actively Infectious 🔸822,000 Daily Infections 🔸5,890,000 Infections In The Past Week 🔸160,000,000 Infections in 2026 🔸295,000 to 1,180,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases 🔸1,400 to 2,500 Weekly Excess Deaths Source: pmc19.com

10 years ago today, Trump’s DC hotel opened. It taught him people will pay a sitting president, and there will be no repercussions. Want to understand the second term’s corruption? Start with the hotel: