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Millions are struck off India's voter rolls in largest disenfranchisement in history www.npr.org/2026/10/21/n...

Elon Musk aggressively pushes Twitter subscribers to switch from "chronological" to "algorithmic" feeds. Once this choice is made, the subscriber will find his account instantly flooded with right-wing political propaganda that reflects the thinking of Elon Musk, a Nature study has concluded. Musk's

Day 1707 of the war in Ukraine and here's the latest daily thread. It's one of those days when things are a little more awkward than usual, but I'll do my best to maintain the high standards you expect. Fact checked news & analysis , always delivered with humanity and humour.

Trump: "We took over Venezuela very successfully, and they've sent me as a gift a boatload of a million barrels of oil"

I think I am going to start posing this question on a regular basis, until I get a satisfactory answer: If Putin’s attacks on Europe do not come with a cost, why would he stop?

Når noen skal bygge et fokkings datasenter meier man ned en kvart million trær og har gravemaskinene i gang på tjue minuttter, men når noen ønsker seg bedre jernbane skal det planlegges og vurderes i minst tretti år før man gir opp og legger prosjektet i skuffen

“Sovereign citizens” think they can live beyond the reach of the state. Now the movement has influencers—and they’re selling all sorts of anarchist courses to expectant families.

“A Trump State Department official concedes that it sounds crazy at first. But Russia and China are believed to be supportive.” www.wsj.com/opinion/vikt...

We are starting the 244th week of Russia's all out war. Putin's "second army of the world" is more than 1,700 days behind schedule in reaching Kyiv. Ukraine stands proud, stays free on Day 1706 of the Kremlin's full scale invsion. Here's my daily🧵- gifts of coffee welcome!

This is so cool. IG: @jambottlecapart

Blanche on CBS says his suit against Alaska is "asking the court to step in where the Alaska Supreme Court didn't, which is to look at federal law and if necessary to allow a process for Alaska to decide who should be certified as the winner." (So, the voters won't get to decide. Got it.)

FT Exclusive: About 69% of registered voters, and almost 50% of those who voted for the president in 2024, said they were 'very' or 'somewhat' concerned about 'corruption, self-dealing or conflicts of interest' in the Trump administration. ft.trib.al/RH0M0R9

Writers Guild speaks out about tech platforms squashing the @alexgibneyfilm doc about Elon Musk: “A small handful of billionaires now own virtually every major media company, news outlet, social media platform and are demonstrating how this unchecked concentration threatens democratic discourse.”

This seems like a big deal

Hello again and thanks for joining me on Day 1705 of Russia's attempt to remove Ukraine from the map. Time for another daily thread, with all the fact-checked news of the war in one handy thread, updated throughout the day, every single day, without fail.

Artificial intelligence is capitalism’s final destination -- Arundhati Roy www.equator.org/articles/aru... 🧵

"Asking to be regulated is an attempt to graft the industry onto the state, to shut out every last chink of daylight between the government and these corporations. The oligarchs’ hope is that this regulatory embrace will give them the blank cheque they so badly need."

Doesn't the prospect of issuing "mass" blanket criminal pardons imply that a whole shitload of crimes have been committed? 🫤

I see this does not have ALT text. Not sure why/how I forgot, but I do have the reminder enabled nowadays (and have done for years; thread is from 2023) for it so I do not forget. I will redo it below...

“Palantir cofounder and CEO Alex Karp states ‘AI will undermine the influence of highly educated, often female voters and give it to working class men. We have feminine energy running our cities and our courts,’ he complained.”

The first photograph of Earth from outer space was taken OTD on 24 October 1946, with a DeVry 35-mm motion picture camera, from rocket V-2 No. 13 launched from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. More at fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/1174... #PlanetSci

There is the horrid and unnecessary loss of lives, but there is also damage to our supply chains and the environment. War is making peoples lives more expensive and the planet more polluted. Inflation and climate damage brought to you by Trump and Putin. #Sheshed www.cbc.ca/news/world/b...

"The former chief executive of a $25bn US gas export venture has accused Russian energy giant Novatek of secretly controlling the project, triggering a mass resignation of company leadership over fears it is violating US sanctions." www.ft.com/content/e9cf...

The blame game between Elon Musk and the White House is going into the next round. And all what the Ukrainian president did is just name it. Using Starlink respectively Starshield for political games is a political and economic own goal of epic proportions.

Poland’s Foreign Ministry Sikorski not only reminds Elon Musk that the USA haven’t been paying a cent to Ukraine in almost two years and in fact even benefited from the arms sales, but also schooled him that he is only damaging his brands when meddling in foreign countries.

The question is: Why did Trump derail peace talks?

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.

And Anton has separately written with Jim Tankersley our NYT colleague based in Berlin a piece about talks with Putin to push Europe to start buying Russian gas again--a proposal that would turn years of American energy policy upside-down www.nytimes.com/2026/10/17/u...

This new report today with my NYT colleague Anton Troianovski follows up on our earlier reporting this month on the Lukoil deal that would bring financial benefits to business partners of the Witkoff and Trump families. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...

JUST POSTED: A Russian energy giant has secretly moved to acquire a position in a massive Alaska gas project. Its part of talks between Witkoff/Kushner & Putin. But CEO of US company resigns after learning of Russian money in the project. A wowzer of a story. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

this is the first time I've believed he might be seriously ill

I don’t believe it’s fully erased. The fash are pushing against the progress and winning a lot of ground. We can push back - many already are - and I intend to do whatever I can to help defeat them.

bright spot for some, I'm sure www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

Ukraine confirms all restrictions seem to have been lifted on Starlink. Defence Min Yevhen Khmara says speeds of over 400kmh still maintain a connection.

Saturday 24 October 2026 Did you know today is United Nations Day? Ah, how I long for the day when the UN was a force for good and stability. It's now effectively held hostage by malign actors. It's one big reason Ukraine is still fighting for survival on Day 1704. Here's my daily🧵

Straight out of Moscow's mouth. As a Russian warblogger puts it: "The free-thinking Elon Musk, sympathetic to the Russian people, explained why the war in Ukraine is continuing." (t.me/apwagner/69842)

Trump Confesses to Ordering Brazen Election Rigging Plot in Alaska #BlueWave www.thedailybeast.com/trump-confes...

*Well, people made fun of Anthropic's Constitution, but it's actually written *for the sake of the AI as a participant* *What about *everybody else's* Constitution under those bizarre singularitarian circumstances www.anthropic.com/news/claude-...

"Russian fishing trawlers have made more than 500 suspicious movements above critical undersea communication cables connecting Britain with Europe and the US, potentially mapping infrastructure for future sabotage" @auonsson.bsky.social

If you're looking for my daily thread, there will be one, a little later with a summary of events. I've landed safely in Bangkok but now on a 2 hour transfer in a van filled with diesel fumes. Being on a screen is not a good idea! I'll be online again ASAP 🩵💛

literally this comic except he apparently lives in Czechia instead of Nebraska

Trump calls for Ilhan Omar to immediately resign & says, "please inform our great Speaker, James Michael Johnson that the Democrat Party has conceded her seat ... she will not be allowed to me a member of that body any longer" Trump's crowd in Iowa then starts chanting "Lock her up! Lock her up!"

We made a show! We made a show! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKDa...