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If still debating whether Donald Trump or Elon Musk willfully crippled Ukraine's missile defense, helping to slay innocent civilians, you are a rube. If the U.S. President had no role, then an oligarch governs national security. If not, the U.S. President serves Russia. Both answers are mortifying.

Trump was never sending Kushner and Witkoff to broker peace. He was having those two crooks sell our Alaskan public land and our Alaskan natural resources to the fucking Russians as if it were his. t.co/uM4zdlAjQq

This is literally the end of the rule of law. If a President can pardon people committing crimes on his behalf - and the Supreme Court says he himself can't be prosecuted for crimes committed as part of his job - then the government becomes a lawless entity able to violate our rights without limit.

Ah, the auto influencers have explained that this carbon fiber-wrapped ball, which sits right behind the driver's head, holds about 100kg of nitrogen pressurized to about 10,000 psi. Let me just go review the tolerances people found in their Cyber Trucks

Overall, we are seeing some very odd deal talks that are supposedly a part of ending the war in Ukraine. But in fact evidence shows these deals are structured (in the most recent case secretly until now) to financially benefit Russia or business partners of the Trump and Witkoff families.

Caleb on the Electrolit?

There are bombshells and there's this www.vanityfair.com/story/jared-...

CARTOON OF THE DAY H/T @sketchyrepublic.bsky.social

So we’re already at the “rich individual unilaterally dictates the course of wars between nations” stage of oligarchy, how much farther do we want to take this?

We’re back with our second story about how Trump’s purge of the FBI killed a sweeping bribery probe in D.C. This time, we take you to South Carolina, where two powerful politicians escaped scrutiny: Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep. James Clyburn. THREAD 👇

Excuse me sir do you denounce the Doobie Brotherhood?

“Kit, engage evasive maneuver barrel roll.” Kit explodes, driver dies in lithium fire.

Time for a Nix turnover.

Still trying to understand how Napster got shut down, but Anthropic is going public and still hasn’t paid us authors yet after stealing our work.

If you're wondering why Flock leaves cameras up after a contract end, part of their business model and marketing strategy is being able to advertise that their customers can access data from cameras all over the country. You may have canceled your contract, but the cameras still fuel the system.

President Trump and the Republicans had a two year romp through every political fantasy nourished in their heart since The John Birch Society and Richard Nixon, and you know what: it turns out their ideas were bad and are tanking the economy.

Shiyazh Pete, the first member of the Navajo Nation to play in the NFL, received a hero’s welcome Monday in Albuquerque, where he signed footballs and jerseys and posed with fans for photos on Indigenous Peoples Day. sfnm.co/3TVuPek

Perfect

Praise him.

Seahawks injury report for their Week 5 game vs the 49ers: Out Zach Charbonnet Irv Charles Julian Neal Chazz Surratt Questionable George Holani (knee, ribs) No game status for Leonard Williams so he’s good to go.

Translation: Sociopath elitist tech fascists who think they’re creating God and believe democracy is the enemy want us to finance our own demise to let them take over the world. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

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The degree to which @sarahkendzior.bsky.social has been telling us this would happen for over ten years is truly remarkable

"[T]he top 0.1[%] of richest U.S. households have gained 8,000 times more wealth on average than households in the bottom 50[%] since 2024. ... [T]he wealth gap is at its largest point ever, with the top 1[%] owning nearly 32[%] of all U.S. wealth as of the third quarter of 2025."

Hasn’t really broken containment yet but this Cerimedo scandal and the Trump admin’s involvement is ongoing and should be getting headlines. mexicosolidarity.com/us-cerimedo-...

New story: John Schneider is arguably the best architect in America’s most popular sport. His secret sauce goes beyond knowing which players to acquire. The #Seahawks GM’s journey to the NFL mountaintop is about trust, companionship & having 1 more round at Dino’s Pub www.nytimes.com/athletic/763...

the Fuel Clock shows Americans have paid $74.4 billion more on gasoline & $47.5 billion more on diesel since March 1 compared to a year ago. Total cost will hit $122 billion today. also updated the state map where you can find out how much more you're paying. link in my profile.

Some names from Case Keenum’s recruiting class: Percy Harvin, Myron Rolle, Mitch Mustain, DeMarco Murray, Tim Tebow, Jake Locker, Knowshon Moreno, Ricky Stanzi, Todd Reesing

"[Navatek CEO Martin] Kao and his close associates had donated nearly $900,000 to dozens of politicians, allowing Navatek to establish operations in half a dozen states with over $40 million a year in government funding. ... Taxpayers funded Navatek's entire political operation, Kao said."

As Trump and his Republican minions revive the language of the "Red Scare" and "threat of communism" in the elections, Trump is actively supporting the world's largest communist dictatorship, including by offering to sell them American weapons. Insanity is too mild a word.

Diesel at record high prices and why no trucker convoy in DC?

Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.

"Unfortunately the sideline report presented by Chat GPT led to an agentic bot swarm that has currently disabled the Jets' headsets"

💚No Sam Darnold. No Problem.💙 #SamHowelliban #neverforget #Seahawks #MrPutOnForHisCity

CHICAGO (AP) - US diesel prices hit a record high of $5.85 on average as the Iran war disrupts the flow of fuel worldwide. @apnews.com

You cannot understate the incompetence of or long term fiscal damage being done by the Trump admin / Bessent Treasury Dept. UST are the water that lubricates the global financial system and they are making people not want them. www.ft.com/content/ecc1...

The Trump administration is repurposing large chunks of federal land to host enormous data centers and the power plants needed to run them as officials seek to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence and overcome growing local opposition to the facilities. nyti.ms/4pIX8ba