Beth Augustine

Beth Augustine

@scoutbeth.bsky.social

💙 Recovering optimist. Boy Mom. Local elected official. Producer. Lover of cheese🧀. Secular Humanist ☮️. EV enthusiast. Chicagoan. 🥃 Still gigantically dismayed about…you know. She/Her 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ally 🇺🇦🇨🇦 ally.

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Beth Augustine
@scoutbeth.bsky.social

Well done @cleveland.com

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

The Ramaswamy ad has pushed the largest newspaper in Ohio, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, to reverse its position on endorsements. "A candidate who uses childhood sexual abuse as a weapon against the person who endured it has crossed a line that Ohioans should defend, whatever their party."

cleveland.comPlain Dealer/cleveland.com endorses Amy Acton for Ohio governorThe Plain Dealer editorial board endorses Democrat Amy Acton for Ohio governor, citing her preparedness and community engagement, while condemning opponent Vivek Ramaswamy's weaponizing of Acton's chi...

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Jim Chen
@chenx064.bsky.social

‘You don’t do this to a fellow human being’: The decision to produce the video was evidence voters should consider when assessing Vivek Ramaswamy’s fitness to govern. He could have challenged Acton on policy. Instead, he chose to exploit a painful family history. www.cleveland.com/open/2026/10...

cleveland.com'You don't do this to a fellow human being': Ramaswamy ad condemnedToday in Ohio hosts condemned Vivek Ramaswamy's attack ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother, calling it cruel exploitation of a childhood rape case that could cost him the governor's race.
Beth Augustine
@scoutbeth.bsky.social

Absolute bravery. What an amazing kid.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

MINNESOTA: “I don’t think about myself. The youth are the most innocent. Anything you can do to save them is worth it.” ♥️ Endless stories attack the MN Somali-American community— but Ebro Ahmed🦸🏽‍♂️saves a bus 🚌 full of kids and stories mostly leave out that he’s Somali? 🤔

Beth Augustine
@scoutbeth.bsky.social

EXCELLENT spot. He’s running a next level campaign. He’ll be very good for this country.

Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social

“He's gunna go up to the Upper Peninsula and get a pretty cold welcome.” And the UP said…

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The Liberal BoJack
@thelibbojack.bsky.social

My generation grew up knowing that Europe and the US stood together to defeat Hitler. Future generations will grow up knowing that Europe stood with Ukraine, while the White House sided with the Hitler of our time.

Beth Augustine
@scoutbeth.bsky.social

This.

jamelle@jamellebouie.net

1) vance has this weird preoccupation with demanding that people show him gratitude 2) this is just another expression of the idea that some americans don’t count and at most should be seen and not heard

Beth Augustine
@scoutbeth.bsky.social

Looking forward to reading it. #PremiumSubscriber

Ed Zitron@edzitron.com

Today's newsletter is about how the AI bubble is inflated on the basis of made-up numbers that don't tell us anything, but serve to distract from the the fact that we have no actual information about the industry's financials. www.wheresyoured.at/annualized-e...

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Allison Gill
@muellershewrote.com

I’m confused by Christians who support the death penalty.

Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.social

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Trump Admin's plan for live-streamed execution of Fort Hood attcker "Yes that person deserves to die" .... but staging a public execution is "sick and cruel"

Beth Augustine
@scoutbeth.bsky.social

Agree.

Adam Kinzinger@adamkinzinger.substack.com

Yesterday, JD Vance, a Yale Law grad, couldn't define what "socialism" means. Instead of defining it, Vance talked about boys in girls sports. This admin has devalued its words, and would be admitting to supporting the same policies they attack others for if they told the truth. Link below ⬇️

Beth Augustine
@scoutbeth.bsky.social

If that's true, why did he and his audience laugh about it?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "The Fake and Artificial News is out there trying to say that I’m inviting the enemy to bomb San Diego and LA when what I was talking about was that a temporary increase in the price of Gasoline is a small price to pay for Iran not having a Nuclear Weapon &, if you want to see a big price..."

Beth Augustine
@scoutbeth.bsky.social

Another world class A-hole.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: How do you define socialism personally? JD VANCE: I think in reality what it actually means in the American context is you want to replace American workers with foreigners workers, and you want boys to play in girls' sports

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The Tennessee Holler
@thetnholler.bsky.social

JON STEWART: “So in the FUTURE we WILL use A.I. to cure diseases… but right now it’s mostly murder, surveillance, and surge pricing for the McRib — What a trade! I’m getting the sense you guys might be full of shit.”

Beth Augustine
@scoutbeth.bsky.social

I love this.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Sliwa getting a flu shot: This could be very embarrassing. I’m supposed to be a tough guy, right? Mamdani: I can hold your hand. Sliwa: What happens if I faint? Mamdani: I got you. Doctor: You’re in great hands, literally. New Yorkers can find free flu shots and locations at nyc.gov/healthmap

Beth Augustine
@scoutbeth.bsky.social

WTF?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Hegseth: "Today, at my direction, I'm establishing the Office of Religious Affairs. It will report straight to the top -- a direct line to the secretary ... as Psalm 33:12 extolls us, blessed is the nation in which God is the Lord"

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Ed Zitron
@edzitron.com

This is now a sycophancy test. Joking about it I’ll accept, barely, but anyone who even remotely indulges this is a coward

Justin Hendrix@justinhendrix.bsky.social

United States President Donald Trump issues executive order instructing federal government agencies to "use the terms 'Super Intelligence' and 'SI' in place of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' and will not acknowledge the usage of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' in any applicable setting."

whitehouse.govInaugurating The Era Of Super IntelligenceBy the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home where they ...
Beth Augustine
@scoutbeth.bsky.social

Our first example of what is likely an SI generated document, aka SI slop.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

Trump White House misspells “United” on the official “super intelligence” document with AI executives. Instead of “President of the United States,” it reads: “President of the Unites States.” Nothing says “super intelligence” quite like misspelling the name of the country.

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Go Green
@ecowarriorss.bsky.social

The Human Cost Of Data Center Pollution Air pollution from data centers could contribute to roughly 600,000 asthma symptom cases, 1,300 premature deaths, and more than $20 billion in annual public health costs by 2028 Ban them now cleantechnica.com/2026/09/28/t...

cleantechnica.comThe Human Cost Of Data Center Pollution - CleanTechnicaAs more data centers come online, more pollution gets added to the atmosphere and puts human health at risk.
Beth Augustine
@scoutbeth.bsky.social

Not too conspiratorial at all. Right on the money.

HELL Kennedy@helenkennedy.com

Is it too conspiratorial to wonder if there was some kind of link between this story appearing just before Schmitt pulled what he thought was going to be a big splashy gotcha moment that would elevate him to a national profile?

Beth Augustine
@scoutbeth.bsky.social

Well said @adamschiff.com.

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com

Schiff is up. Apologizes to Jack Smith. “My colleagues have attacked you, but NONE of them have tried to deny what happened on January 6th. They attack you because they don’t want to address the facts. The Barr DoJ sought toll records without a peep from my colleagues.” 1/

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Joe Walsh
@walshfreedom.bsky.social

This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇

Beth Augustine
@scoutbeth.bsky.social

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Ed Zitron@edzitron.com

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Ed Zitron
@edzitron.com

Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff www.reuters.com/business/fin...

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

Do you know how much the pay of CEOs at major companies has skyrocketed since 1978? 50%? 100%? 500%? Try 1,316% Meanwhile, the typical workers’ compensation increased only 28%. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

Elizabeth Warren: "It's gonna look like whatever Xi Jinping wants it to look like. Donald Trump loves to bully when he's talking to the press. He loves to bully when he's front of a big crowd. But face to face is there any evidence that he has ever been tough with another dictator?"