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Musk said he restricted Starlink in Ukraine- causing fast moving drones to lose connectivity - and that he had every right to do so because of some terms of service or contract that he didn't show us. (He didn't address suddenly doing this with no warning to Kyiv.) www.cnbc.com/2026/10/24/u...

Today we (@propublica.org) published this map of every location with an active 287(g) agreement with ICE. (with the help of @tituslegaldesign.com's initial data analysis). Read the story: "The Small-Town Cop Who Helped ICE Deport His Ingram, Texas, Neighbors" www.propublica.org/article/depo...

Kudos to NBC New York for saying it without equivocation: "The US is to blame for the world falling behind in the fight against climate change."

She chronicled her struggle with cancer. Her husband said it was all made up.

Here is a video overview of the NYT investigation @maxinejoselow.bsky.social and I did that examines how President Trump moved first to grant pollution passes to chemical plants. Then former petrochemical lobbyists he appointed moved to make these waivers permanent www.nytimes.com/video/climat...

When first reported, 2025’s jobs reports added up to 1.2 million new jobs. After revisions, the economy added just 116,000 — 90% less.

This is the kind of deal the Democrats need to investigate immediately if they take Congress. An oil deal in Alaska which actually might be a gift to the Russians with Trump involvement. www.ft.com/content/e9cf...

James Talarico: Before I was ever a candidate, I was a public school teacher. I taught 6th grade language arts at Rhodes Middle School on the west side of San Antonio — one of the poorest zip codes in Texas.

Featured story: Dee Azadian's work refocuses history through the lens of its ordinary participants rather than its leading men. And interviewing octogenarians in the 1970s brings us voices and historical material from the post-Civil War era. www.texasobserver.org/earth-has-no...

Emma Cook, 12, was last seen Wednesday morning in the 200 block of North Grosenbacher Road.

Has mail service been reduced in your ZIP code? Use our lookup tool to find out: propub.li/3WGrpwP

Since resigning this spring amid scandal, former U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales has sent tens of thousands of campaign dollars to companies recently created by his wife and that don’t appear to have any physical or online presence. bit.ly/4yXWaf7

Here's who I want to see interviewed: 3-time Democrat voters who knew the danger of Trump and tried to warn the rest of the country and are now heartbroken but un-fucking-daunted and will vote again.

Given the news that Meta throttled Lula in Brazil and stories like this one below every Dem state legislature should open an investigation into whether the platforms have attempted to influence elections in their states.

Texas has a new backlog of voter address updates due to another state error. Some local election officials must now process thousands of voter address updates before early voting starts Monday. www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/1...

From 2024: A massive theft of artifacts from Texas Christian University revealed troubling issues about how the artifacts were obtained, the security of collections like these, and Texans role in the illicit trade of artifacts.

Ken Paxton is selling off Texas — our land, our water, our communities. Data centers bankroll Paxton, they get tax breaks, and you get stuck with the bill. We can’t afford Ken Paxton’s corruption. (This ad was made by humans — not AI.)

In the last 24 hours, Elon added $5,423,645.66. New totals include: $13,131,789.48 vs @jamestalarico.bsky.social $6,308,848.86 vs @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social $5,117,111.82 vs @abdulelsayed.bsky.social $1,991,872.98 vs @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social $1,176,301.42 vs @troyjackson207.bsky.social

One of the first features I ever wrote was for the Mizzou football game program. It was a big deal as a student worker in sports info to get to write it. Who is being robbed of this opportunity by this nonsense?

NEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions? This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one. We founded two. Here’s how.

The most Republican thing ever is to claim you suddenly care about affordability by giving a speech at a yacht club.

By the way this is all happening amid this crazy lawsuit, if you haven’t read about it. Extraordinary work by @burness.bsky.social reporting all this, be sure to follow him. boltsmag.org/readmission-...

Despite having zero experience, ProPublica founded two private schools this year. You probably could, too! Take our quiz to find out just how easy it can be, then share your results with us by tagging @propublica.org.

Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass

www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/art...

The 1989 Texas Supreme Court case that found the state’s school funding system unconstitutional centered on Alamo Heights and Edgewood ISDs. But new disparities have emerged outside that system — in the education foundations that nearly every S.A. school district partners with. bit.ly/46YSOw1

ICE just kidnapped a woman at LAX airport Saturday Oct 3, 12:50AM. A community member was able to record when several ICE goons who refused to identify themselves grabbed the woman, put her into a van and then drove off.

NEW: It's that time of year: time to launch my annual guide to November's elections! I guide you through over *650* interesting elections, & why they matter. Judges, AGs, govs, mayors, lawmakers, AGs, county & school boards—plus many (many) ballot measures. Oh, & Congress. Explore & bookmark!

Incredible reporting by @tinavasquez.bsky.social here. A story about how the people who put food on American tables are denied water or even the ability to carry it with them or meaningfully ask for it to be provided, lest they lose their jobs working in oppressive heat.

Data center construction has migrated to places of low resistance: poor, often Black areas where corrupt deals are commonplace and the harms to residents invisible. Lowndes County, Alabama, in the heart of the Black Belt, is one of those places. 🧵 prospect.org/2026/10/01/d...

".. Groceries are just like kind of out of control," said Bethany Lnenicka, 41, who operates a small farm in Fairfax, Iowa. "It's just one thing and the next week it's another thing. It's just insane. And of course your income doesn't go up." @apnews.com apnews.com/article/trum...

30-year fixed at 7.60% www.mortgagenewsdaily.com

The Pentagon is notifying millions of current and former U.S. military servicemembers and staff that hackers stole their *unencrypted* personal information during a months-long data breach. The agency that had the breach also handles ID and login/credential access to U.S. military systems and bases.

Attorney General Ken Paxton said the Trump-led GOP convention in Dallas “dropped our numbers,” according to a recent audio recording published by The New York Times.

Holy shit, this ad! I cannot imagine the impetus for pardoning this guy. But I’m not even sure it matters. Kind of along the lines of that Roger Marshall ad. If you’re explaining you’re losing.

HOW TO BECOME THE LEAST POPULAR GOVERNOR IN AMERICA Jim Pillen and the great Nebraska bankruptcy It took grit & hard work for a GOP governor endorsed by Trump in a +20 MAGA state to become the least popular governor in America, but Jim pulled it off. medium.com/thought-thin...

5 suicides in 5 weeks. What’s going on at Cyber Command at Fort Meade?

I'm still thinking about how Don Jr.'s wedding weekend was funded by the Russian oligarch who's working with Vladimir Putin to fund the anti-trans sports movement. Discussed @propublica.org's reporting with @katienolan.bsky.social + @cruzkayne.bsky.social on the new PTFO: youtu.be/E5F9NuLxZfw?...

Unnerving @washingtonpost.com exclusive: US and Russia worked in secret to remove "a range of provisions designed to safeguard the use of artificial intelligence in weapons." For instance, leave targeting to AI, no human review required. Gift link 🎁 wapo.st/4yWadkR

Tim Tebow announced he is “pausing” his relationship with Life Surge following our investigation with @kieraevebutler.bsky.social @motherjones.com. More to come:

Seconded and posted. Everyone else get aboard and let it fly.

For those of us who've been following PRECISELY this issue for decades, it's like the regularity of bird migrations. Obviously bogus claims (migrating north), fully & categorically debunked (migrating south) a month later. In the old days it was John Fund at WSJ oped page. Now it's DHS/DOJ.

7.37% mortgage rates

Hinojosa never directly voted to “make your property taxes go even higher.” The state legislature does not levy property taxes – counties and school districts do.

Read this.