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I regret not believing all those people abroad in 2002, when as a wide-eyed young adult, they all told me America’s defining characteristic is racism. #SCOTUS #VRA

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Russia struck Kharkiv with banderol drones just minutes ago‼️ At least 1 person confirmed killed, at least 6 others are injured. Rescuers are searching the area.

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND TO USE HALF ITS DEFENCE BUDGET ON RADARS The country is spending a record €1.5 billion on defence. It’s a militarily neutral country not in NATO. The four mobile radars from Thales are designed to give Ireland the capacity for the first time, to see all of its airspace out to

Jack Smith at last night’s Power to the People concert, wearing a Springsteen/No Kings shirt.

Federal immigration goons use their vehicles to confront a crowd of demonstrators protesting ICE in Tacoma, in what eyewitnesses say was an attempt by the suspected Feds to intimidate them. You can see the crowd stand their ground, and the goons drive off.

What’s up? GAS PRICES! #Midterms #2026Election #Rapeublicans #IranWar #TrumpCrimeFamily #RepublicansAreTheProblem #GOP #Fascist

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.

Putin has seriously twisted his panties lately over Kaliningrad. He has no ground access to Kaliningrad. He has no good air access to Kaliningrad, and a shortage of air cargo transports. He can only reach Kaliningrad through the Baltic Sea. He knows if he attacks NATO, he will lose Kaliningrad.

Drone attacks have again damaged power facilities in Russian-controlled Crimea. Entire districts have been left without electricity, with unscheduled power cuts and strict restrictions imposed in response, Krym.Realii reported. 1/6

⚡️⚡️⚡A Russian Su-35 fighter jet shot down its own Mi-8 helicopter in the Voronezh region, mistaking it for a drone, according to Russian telegram channels. Three people were killed.

Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! They are here! Well they been here all summer, but mostly in Seattle. Now they are branching out to the suburbs! Fuck! These fuckers are kidnapping folks in my neighborhood! Good folks, hard working folks. Folks need to get organized. Seattle, you know what to do. #ICEoutofSEATTLE

The attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, was not conducted mainly by extremists or fringe militia groups. It was, according to the data, the work of normal Americans.

Russia's bond market is collapsing. Government debt is being issued at 17% now and corporate debt has reached 44%. Global investors are all pricing in an economic collapse of Russia.

This is the most heartbreaking stories I’ve heard in a long time. ICE detained 2-year-old Orlin Hernandez Reyes’ mother. She begged to be reunited with him before deportation. ICE refused. What happened next is horrific. No matter how you feel about immigration, normal people don’t like cruelty.

1/4 Russian forces are accused of using civilians as cover while retreating near Kupiansk. Ukrainian drones reportedly recorded children, elderly people and a person on crutches alongside men believed to be Russian soldiers in civilian clothes. kyivindependent.com/russian-troo...

New Mexico Dem governor nominee Haaland announces data center moratorium executive order if elected ictnews.org/news/new-mex...

Please go vote for the best candidate, unless you think it’s one of these assholes. #Midterms #GOTV #GOP #RepublicansAreTheProblem #MAGAlomaniacs #FilthyLiars #Rapeublicans #VoteOrDie

🚫 Russian Lie “Russian troops have captured the village of Maryine in the Sumy region.” This was stated by the Russian Ministry of Defense. ✅ Reality: *Maryine is under the full control of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.*

JUST IN: ⚡️⚡️Estonias defence minister has said Russian special forces are actively carrying out sabotage acts.

❗️South Korea’s presidential office demanded an apology from Ukraine over disclosure of the transfer of North Korean POWs to Seoul, Reuters and AFP report. It accused Kyiv of violating a confidentiality agreement and later falsely denying that such an agreement existed. #Ukraine

The Kremlin promised the Russian people they would not be raising taxes anymore. But as soon as the State Duma Elections were over they announced they are raising taxes again. Putin lied again...

NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:

Ukrainian forces appear to be shifting their counteroffensive tactics toward systematically targeting Russian efforts to reinforce initial Russian infiltrations rather than focusing on clearing the infiltrators immediately in various sectors of the frontline.

The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.

Huh.

“Judges simply don’t believe the representations that are being made by United States attorneys, assistant United States attorneys and the like,” a former federal judge said. “I don’t think...in the history of jurisprudence in the United States, we’ve ever seen anything close to this.” (Pub. July)

South Korea's President is furious at Zelensky for publicly revealing that captured North Korea soldiers chose to defect to the South. I can explain why...

Experienced FBI counterterrorism experts were punished for refusing to investigate something that, at most, warranted the attention of the DC Metro police.

This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.

A reported wave of 338 drones approached Moscow on September 20. The report said two people were killed and 20 injured, including three children; temporary restrictions were imposed at Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports. 1/6

🇩🇪 German investigators suspect Russian military intelligence was behind the Sep 3 arson near Rohde & Schwarz and Helsing in Munich, FAZ reports. Two Bulgarian suspects were arrested. Man, what a plot twist.

Russian companies face temporary state control if they fail to protect facilities from Ukrainian drones. Poland-based Rochan Consulting says Ukrainian drones have struck Russian oil refineries about 200 times since March and hit at least 36 logistics centers. 1/6

Drone attack reportedly hits Russia's Ilsky oil refinery, sparks fire A drone attack reportedly targeted the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai overnight on Sept. 26, with footage and local reports shared online indicating a large fire at the facility.

Some nearby residents worry that the fine, a drop in the bucket for a company with several billion dollars in capital, will do little to deter similar behavior in the future.

❗️Ukrainian long-range drones struck the Ilsky Oil Refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, with fires reported at the facility. The refinery can process roughly 6.6 million tons of crude annually and produces diesel, gasoline, fuel oil and bitumen from six primary refining units. #Russia

“My mother and sister-in-law were killed. The strike hit the kitchen. The child and my brother survived because they were in another part of the house,” says Tetyana from Zaporizhzhia. Rescuers recovered the bodies of Liudmyla, 60, and Vasylina Doronina, 42, following this morning's shelling.

1/4 🇷🇺 Drone attack reported in Azov, Rostov region. Governor Yuri Slyusar confirmed the attack and reported casualties. Local reports say the Azov Optical-Mechanical Plant may have been targeted. Source: caliber.az/post/guberna...

⚡US senators push Trump to rescind Putin's invitation to G20 summit A bipartisan group of U.S. senators are urging President Donald Trump to withdraw an invitation extended to Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the upcoming G20 summit in Miami.

Pope Leo XIV has warned that a "paradise of machines" could undermine humanity. He raises concerns about artificial intelligence, nuclear arms, and human rights during his visit to France. n.pr/3ViczvW

"We're told some of the attendees were shocked the former Republican governor would host Raman, a democratic socialist. But after hearing her pitch for tackling L.A.'s problems, some who came in skeptical walked away impressed." www.tmz.com/2026/09/25/a...

750,000 Texas Voters Disenfranchised Up to 750,000 Texans registered through the DPS online portal are missing from County Voting Rolls. Talarico “the government failed to do its job.” Registration deadline: Oct. 5. 🧵 www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

CBS: The Army is requesting military planning aimed for Cuba. Is the US preparing for military action? STATE DEPT SPOX TOMMY PIGOTT: We're always going to guided by the national interest of the US. The president has a wide array of options (Not a no!)

AI is being used to... -Facilitate online scams -Process health insurance claims, leading to wrongful denials -Price gouge customers via surveillance pricing -Set higher car insurance premiums using personal data The dangers of AI aren’t in some far-off future. They're already here.

I kid around a lot on BSKY but these are the top 6 Senate candidates where even a $5 donation will have an outsized impact.