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MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

NEWS: The U.S. State Department says it will give U.S. visas to defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family who have fled Brazil after Bolsonaro's loss

RoseMarie@rosesbloom24.bsky.social

The Alexander brothers were each sentenced to 30 years in prison months after they were convicted of sex trafficking. Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander were found guilty of sex trafficking following a high-profile federal trial in New York City, which concluded in March. people.com/alexander-br...?

people.comAlexander Brothers Get Decades in Prison for Sex Trafficking After One Bizarrely Tries to Blame Howard SternTal, Oren and Alon Alexander were each sentenced to 30 years in federal prison following their sex trafficking convictions in March.

Raw Story@rawstory.com

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s senior adviser for religious issues has a years-long trail of racist, homophobic and conspiratorial posts online, according to a CNN investigation. The little-known aide has become central to the Pentagon chief’s turn toward Christian nationalist rhetoric.

bit.ly‘Killing and raping our white women’: Disturbing posts from Hegseth aide come to lightA little-known Pentagon aide who has helped shape some of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s most inflammatory speeches has a years-long trail of racist, homophobic and conspiratorial posts online, according to a CNN investigation.Ryan Higgins, Hegseth’s senior adviser for religious issues, has become...

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idiot plutocrats who paid big bucks for anti-trans mailers in Texas might end up needing defense attorneys sheesh! so many journeys I'm loving lately. via @tizzyent.bsky.social 🧢 @whodat35.bsky.social

Miaganga@miaganga.bsky.social

What we will burden the next generations with. Not great future educations, safety or secure Jobs.

ProPublica@propublica.org

The Paxtons’ blind trust invested $600K in a convicted fraudster’s new company. Experts say the trust wasn’t truly blind as the Paxtons reported losses from it on their taxes. Angela Paxton also sat on an affiliate’s advisory board for several years. with @texastribune.org

propublica.orgKen Paxton's Trust Gave a $600,000 Infusion to a Convicted Fraudster's CompanyThe blind trust's investment in Wildcatter offers a new, unreported look at the attorney general's financial ties with the very type of business executives whose prosecutions he typically celebrates.

Thistle Hill@feathersonthewind.bsky.social

Nathan Johnson is running for Texas AG against this dumb bigot. Texas, you know what to do

Katie Drummond@katie-drummond.bsky.social

NEW: The DOGE operative who gutted USAID -- firing thousands of employees and canceling lifesaving programs -- never actually signed the paperwork that's legally required for him to be employed by the agency.

wired.comA 28-Year-Old DOGE Operative Gutted USAID. HR Had No Record of Him Working ThereDespite the agency's human resources department saying he hadn’t even been onboarded, Jeremy Lewin oversaw the destruction of USAID. It’s not clear he had the legal authority to do so.

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

Kushner took a $50 mn bribe from the Emiratis to orchestrate the firing of Rex Tillerson as secretary of state, according to Matt Cole's new book, Princes and Thieves, out today. To be clear, this is a serious felony, if true.

K🤦‍♀️𝘝@kv417.bsky.social

OpenAI Dots: Always-On ChatGPT Agents Keep Working but Fail 1 in 5 Long Tasks Source: Tech Times share.newsbreak.com/jyvha4wb?s=i16

share.newsbreak.comOpenAI Dots: Always-On ChatGPT Agents Keep Working but Fail 1 in 5 Long Tasks - NewsBreakStarting tomorrow, October 26, OpenAI will stop accepting new Custom GPTs — the 4-million-strong community of specialized chatbots that developers have spe

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

A group of former federal prosecutors and human rights lawyers is coming together to investigate political corruption and law enforcement violence that it says is being ignored by the Trump DOJ. "The rule of law is on life support, but it's all of our responsibility to make sure it doesn't die."

ms.nowFormer DOJ prosecutors form new group to take on cases they say the current DOJ won’tA new private group says it will investigate political corruption and excessive force by federal officials, then present the evidence to state and local prosecutors.

The Defence Blog@defence-blog.com

German defense company Helsing has unveiled an air defense system that uses AI to track and engage hundreds or thousands of drones and missiles at once, plus two new missiles it says will cost far less than today’s interceptors. defence-blog.com/german-firm-...

defence-blog.comGerman firm develops low-cost interceptor to stop mass drone attacksGerman defense AI company Helsing on Oct. 26 unveiled Contra, an autonomous, AI-controlled air defense system designed to protect countries against large-scale drone and missile attacks, along with tw...

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

House Judiciary Democrats have just released a 50-page report that pulls together years of assault allegations against Trump and his reported connections to Jeffrey Epstein. The report calls for a special counsel to investigate Trump's ties to Epstein.

ms.nowHouse Judiciary Democrats release 50-page report on Trump’s alleged involvement in Epstein filesThe report — issued just eight days before the election — makes multiple, uncorroborated allegations against the president while also detailing discrepancies in his statements about Epstein.

Climate, Ecology, War & More: Dr. Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai@bigearthdata.ai

AI companies are barreling toward huge Wall Street debuts. A look at the biggest players ->Boston 25 News | More info at BigEarthData.ai | #AI

boston25news.comAI companies are barreling toward huge Wall Street debuts. A look at the biggest playersSome of the leading artificial intelligence companies are moving toward initial public offerings at eye-popping valuations. Anthropic and OpenAI are looking to go public to access more capital in the race to shape the technology's future. The enormous sums involved in building and maintaining artificial intelligence models, the pursuit of artificial general intelligence, which can surpass humans at many tasks, and widespread AI adoption all have led to an air of excitement around the technology that has helped propel stock market gains. “These companies are now burning through cash to win the AI race, and public equity is the cheapest source available, particularly in a rising interest rate environment,” said Michael Field, chief equity analyst at Morningstar. But amid the billions — even trillions — at stake, worries about an AI bubble are looming in the background along with concerns about keeping the technology under human control. Some experts fear tech companies and venture capitalists are pouring too much money into a still-nascent technology. Here's a look at some of the biggest AI-focused companies. Anthropic Anthropic, which filed paperwork Monday for an initial stock offering on Wall Street, was formed in 2021 by former OpenAI leaders. The maker of the...

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

From Zelenskyy. Patriot interceptors that could save innocent lives are sitting in European countries for weeks, which they paid for, unable to be transferred to Ukraine because Hegseth refuses to sign off.

Eedeedee@edyieeiyde.bsky.social

Thom Tillis ignored his constituents. He's another f'er trying to rehab his reputation, pretending he's a statesman rather than Trump's lackie. He voted to confirm Trump's Cabinet members 22 of 22 times: Hegseth, Patel, Noem, Kennedy, Vought, Mullin....EVERY SINGLE ONE. F you Thom Tillis!

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

A stunning defeat for a Trump-aligned right-wing leader in Europe. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, whose government cultivated close ties with Donald Trump and his family, has conceded defeat to a student-led opposition movement in a historic parliamentary election.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Exclusive Senior Advisor to First Lady Melania Trump Marc Beckman: "As a result of her participation, I guess she caught the attention of the pope, which is great. And a few days she stepped in and supported her efforts, which is very nice. But ultimately it was the First Lady ... "

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸@patriottakes.bsky.social

MAGA pastors don’t mind supporting candidates like Ken Paxton

Katy Padilla Stout@katy4congress.bsky.social

Truly an honor to receive an endorsement from one of South Texas' very own trailblazers, a champion of public education, lifelong hija de Del Rio, Presidential Appointee AND THE FIRST female Mayor of Del Rio - Dora Alcala! 🙌🏼 #delriotx #southtexas #TX23

GA@gulliaz.bsky.social

But here we are. 🤷‍♀️

Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗@madisonkittay.bsky.social

I agree with her.

Dean Obeidallah@deanobeidallah.bsky.social

Elon Musk has now reportedly spent nearly $500 million to buy Congress in this midterm election. Musk is the poster child for the oligarchy that wants to control us. To the oligarchs we are servants. All patriotic Americans regardless of party should oppose this. We need Big $ out of politics!

Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social

Ukraine reported Starlink problems Friday, losing drones and limiting strikes on Russia. Thursday, Trump claimed Musk had restored service. Friday, he admitted he hadn’t even spoken to Musk.