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Freedom to speak. Freedom to vote. Freedom to live. These basic liberties were blatantly violated by irresponsible and self-centered tech billionaires this month. snyder.substack.com/p/our-americ...

A Michigan bus driver handed children Christian goodie bags, was told to stop, and kept doing it anyway. Then she sued after getting fired. A judge just dismissed the case. Good. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...

OK Gramps, let's get your meds and get you down for your nap. You're babbling.

NEW: The federal prosecutor leading the Trump admin’s effort to force California to block people on a list of alleged noncitizens from voting was disqualified from his post by a judge. Judge Matthew Seabright found the prosecutor is “unlawfully serving as a ‘de facto’ United States Attorney.”

Ansari: "The irony I want to point out is you have Trump speaking with the govt of Qatar and getting a multibillion jet. You have his son in law as well as his sons making billion dollar deals with the Saudis. But then here in the US, the way they talk about Muslim Americans & Arabs is disgusting."

1/ Last month, I obtained details of a plan by Trump's EPA to weaken restrictions on methane pollution from oil and gas wells. Last night the EPA largely confirmed what I had seen. Here’s what it means for the climate — and who stands to benefit:

NEA President Princess Moss wants to move her organization, the nation's largest labor union, toward issue-based advocacy — and away from party politics. n.pr/3UMqGtz

Here’s the “youthful indiscretion“ guy, for folks who missed it.

American institutions (and individuals) have more often than not punished Indigenous children and Black and Brown children— actual children— as adults, while excusing the behavior of white men. But hearing a white man calling his actions at 53 a "youthful indiscretion" really takes the cake.

And here is an interactive map. You can look in your state/see where these sources of air toxics are located. Do you live near one? See link here for online version of the map with data built in re name/etc for each pollution source given Trump waiver: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...

Iran War Cost Rises to $47.1 Billion, Pentagon Told Lawmakers The estimate through Oct. 16 shows that bombs, missiles and other munitions accounted for more than 60 percent of expenses. By Eric Schmitt Reporting from Washington www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/u...

A federal judge on Tuesday scolded the Justice Department for its unorthodox handling of a criminal case against two former FBI officials accused of making false statements to Congress about their participation in and knowledge of investigations involving Hunter Biden. https://to.pbs.org/3Uh1qLR

Trump’s DOJ has no business in California’s election & the 9th Circuit told them so yesterday Ballots are going out. A junk list from Washington doesn’t change who runs the vote @democracydefendersfund.org & partners make that case in court today & @ms.now got the preview -TN

Flanagan is beating Tafoya in every poll and has been in the lead throughout this race. It's closer than we'd like to see, but a Flanagan win would be the expected outcome, not an upset.

Trump: "We will be officially BANNING the term, 'AI/Artificial Intelligence,' in all relevant documents, and everything else, due to its inaccuracy. Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP"

Mayes Middleton: "I authored the law that kicks perverted men out of women’s restrooms and locker rooms"

Two more facts to remember as the election nears: 1) US average gas prices under Trump are now higher than under Biden. 2) Under Biden, the spike in prices was caused by actions outside the control of the US--Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Under Trump, the spike was 100% caused by Trump's actions.

The only reason I can think of for this news not being absolutely everywhere is that large media orgs don’t want to be seen as putting their thumbs on the scales a week before election day. And that’s cowardly as shit.

If Kennedy’s larger point is that some political cultures are associated with an unfriendly attitude to knowledge that might be slightly more persuasive if he was not a MAGA anti-vax ideologue who is undermining the largest US research center (NIH) as part of a broader assault on higher education

A 2025 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, Omar Yaghi is the son of Palestinian refugees who grew up in Jordan. He just left the US to move to China after raising concerns about rising anti-immigrant sentiment, like the kind shown here. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/china-than...

“When the press critic Mark Jacob was invited recently to air his complaints about the Times in an interview with assistant managing editor Patrick Healy, he masterfully explained the problem.” @sulliview.bsky.social writes. @markjacob.bsky.social margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/countdown-...

“Every unhappy nation is unique. But the mood overlap between countries such as Hungary and Serbia, both of which have recently thrown out rightwing populists in corruption-dominated elections, and today’s America is striking.” My column as.ft.com/r/c8ced69e-f...

Gratified to see widely respected journalist Margaret Sullivan endorse my view that major media must depict Trump’s abuse of power as a “five-alarm fire” – because it is.

"...As long as the Greek system exists, gender-based coercion and sometimes deadly hazing will continue to thrive there. These aren’t fixable flaws in an otherwise benign social structure. They are outcomes embedded in this structure from the start." wbur.fm/4ieOu11

Trump’s bid to steal a DC public park and turn it into an elitist golf course has been blocked. When many institutions kowtow to the dictator, federal district courts are holding the line.

I don’t think we should get used to a man this wealthy, this full of hate and this willing to demonize a small minority having so much power in our economy and in our politics. To defend democracy, we must defeat the oligarchs.

BREAKING: Judge Reyes issues a preliminary injunction in the East Potomac Golf Course case, blocking more tree removal and requiring 10-day notice "before making any irreparable modification to any forms or features" of the park. Background: www.lawdork.com/p/golf-argum...

Colorado and Washington are reliably Democratic states where elected officials have rejected moves to ban transgender women and girls from female sports competitions. Now activists have gone around lawmakers to put proposed bans on both states' ballots. https://to.pbs.org/4BsciqH

Ah yes, countries where the criminal element in politics gets investigated and consequences happen. Wonder what that must be like. Good job, Brazil. And great reporting from Mike, as always.

Besides the whole saving the knowledge of antiquity and the numerals and the science and the exquisite art, it's pretty easy to google Arab Nobel prize winners

Beyond disgusted by even more rape allegations against the President of the United States. "In total, more than 25 different women...have independently accused Donald Trump of rape, sexual assault, or other sexual misconduct." Report w/ new details: democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

BREAKING: We're asking the Office of Special Counsel & State Dept IG to investigate reports that diplomats' promotions hinge on how they vote & who they donate to If true, that's a political loyalty test & the law bars it @democracydefendersfund.org complaint 👇

These documents were collected as part of our reporting on the Clean Air Act rollbacks in Trump's 2nd term We have been working on this story since March. Collecting documents, going out into the field & pushing each week for more info. @maxinejoselow.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...

Black turnout is key. In early-voting across the country, it is highest in Louisiana, where the US Senate race is making history. Despite no national attention nor party funding, Jamie Davis outraises his MAGA opponent, & is neck & neck in the polls.. #BlueWaveIn10Days #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

NEW: Brent Taylor is the front-runner for one of Memphis’ congressional districts, recently redrawn from majority Black to majority white. As state senator, he repeatedly used his power to supersede local officials — and the will of the city’s voters. with @mlk50.com

I live in a rural town and, like, I don't know how to tell you this, but the girls play on the boys team and vice versa all the time because otherwise we don't have enough players for a game and it's literally always fine so stop being weirdos about kids sports and just let trans kids play.

Any talks/negotiations about a post-war security arrangement for Europe need to start from the indisputable fact that Russia’s neighbours have an acute need of protection from Russia whereas Russia has no demonstrable need for protection (and it already has nukes for that).

New in PN: Ramaswamy discovers that voters have their limits "This is the nature of today’s right-wing bubble, whose residents are not only acculturated to a particular political style — cruel, often hateful — but become convinced it’s the only effective way to do politics, & any other way is weak"

Early voting has already defeated Trump's voter suppression

Repeat after me: Russia has no legitimate security concerns; only its neighbours do. Russia has been the only one invading others.

As the article points out, this moves Musk into the position of being the de-facto gatekeeper for satellite launches and positioning. In other words, the man who launches satellites now gets to decide who can complete with him.

As Trump proclaims that he is happy oil prices are high, adding "I don't give a damn, I'm gonna say it: We're making a frickin fortune," remember that the 'we' refers to Trump, his family, and his donors. 99% of American people are suffering, the Trump only cares about himself and his donors.

I keep seeing posts from Republicans pretending to be insulted by Barack Obama's Cheesecake Factory quip because most Americans supposedly think it serves haute cuisine. First, it does not. And you know that. Second, his remark wasn't about the food. It was about the over-the-top golden decor.

A week after ProPublica published an investigation that found $470 million in SNAP benefits were stolen from Americans last year alone, the Trump administration announced a new rule to add microchips, which are more secure, to EBT cards.

Trump administration has pushed off 13% of Americans enrolled in food stamps

FUN FACT: Making a big, showy spectacle of praying in public is one of American Evangelicals' "Top 10 Favorite Ways to Ignore Jesus." See, e.g., Matthew 6:5-6.

“People are suffering at the pump. I don’t give a damn. Were making a frickin’ fortune.”