Diane Fourny

Diane Fourny

@dfourny.bsky.social

Retired public U prof (Enlightenment Studies, French) juggling these dark times with the rest of you. Dumped X for other sites, a slog to rebuild.

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WOW: Mississippi Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom says he went DIRECTLY to Trump's rally and spoke with people waiting in line. Some weren't even there to support Trump. One told him they were attending because there was “nothing else to do” — but planned to VOTE FOR COLOM.

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Q: You'll respect the election results whatever happens? TRUMP: If they're honest elections (That's a no!)

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POLITICO: ".. The documents show representatives from Google, OpenAI, Meta, Amazon Web Services and Nvidia were 'confirmed' to meet with Abbott’s team, joined by Texas’ head electricity regulator .. to discuss building out the state’s power grid." @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

politico.comTexas officials huddled with tech companies before grid blitzAs Republican Gov. Greg Abbott talks tough on data centers, records and interviews show how his office and appointees worked closely with the tech and power industries.

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Rep Randy Fine (R-FL) says he's absolutely open to striking the citizenship of Melania Trump (née Knavs) and Elon Musk if it turns out they secured their green cards and passports through fraud, as at first blush seems apparent. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

the-independent.comGOP Rep open to deporting Melania in call to review naturalized citizensFlorida Rep. Randy Fine says the same standard should apply to ‘anyone,’ even high-profile associates of the Trump administration

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PM of Norway & President of Finland spoke with Putin. Then they called Zelenskyy, who shared: I am grateful for detailed briefing and for support of our diplomacy and peace efforts. Alex & Jonas made it clear to Russian leader that real de-escalatory steps are needed reg our energy & infrastructure

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* BRAZIL SENATOR FLAVIO BOLSONARO MISSES SUPREME COURT DEADLINE TO HAND IN PASSPORT TO FEDERAL POLICE -- SOURCE * BRAZIL FEDERAL POLICE CANCEL SENATOR FLAVIO BOLSONARO'S PASSPORTS AFTER DEADLINE MISSED -- SOURCE @reuters.com $EWZ

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Q: Why shouldn't Alaskans find it insulting that the administration is suggesting they can't read the word 'incumbent' on their ballot and know to vote for Sen. Sullivan? JD VANCE: People are busy. People have lives. People have jobs.

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It's amazing how quickly and effectively one man destroyed the reputation of the ADL.

Sam@samd.bsky.social

the ADL is more mad about Zohran calling a neighborhood Eastern European than Elon giving a Nazi salute Zohran derangement syndrome is real

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Nobels: Literature - Naguib Mahfouz, Abdulrazak Gurnah Chemistry - Ahmed Zewail*, Omar Yaghi*, Elias James Corey*, Moungi Bawendi (*=also Wolf) Medicine: Peter Medawar Peace - Anwar Sadat, Yasser Arafat, Mohamed ElBaradei, Tawakkol Karman Fields: Michael Atiyah Booker: Jokha Alharthi

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

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VICTORY: A federal court just put the chainsaws down at East Potomac Park The plan was to turn a public park into a private tournament course for Trump & wealthy golfers. The trees stay while we fight it out in court @democracydefendersfund.org & partners are on the case 👇- TN

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Meanwhile, pro-democracy, pro-Europe protesters in Tbilisi, Georgia, are tonight nearing their 700th consecutive day of protest against the pro-Russian government. They haven't missed a single day in the last 23 months.

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Remember that DOJ wasn't sure they had the voting file at one point.

Rick Hasen@rickhasen.bsky.social

The DOJ lawyer could not answer Judge Sanchez's question as to how the list was made, and what third party sources were used.

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I’ll save you the hate click to note that the author is an interior designer with a podcast and a new book to sell, so just keep on walking

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I dont know if it's because they love republicans and want them to win but holy crap is this an embarrassment. the equivalent of reckless disregard in terms of journalism fuck ups. Just the simplest damn googling.

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Trump in Mississippi: "I'm here because Cindy is doing great" (He's there because Cindy is not doing great)

Vance announces more socialism for farmers, ranchers, and meatpacking plants!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance: "Today, the Dept of Agriculture is announcing millions of dollars in new grants toward 10 meatpacking facilities right here in the state of Kansas"

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I hate that this is in my hometown. 💔😢🙏

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Three detainees have died at ICE’s Camp East Montana, one in a death ruled a homicide. Federal auditors found evidence missing or destroyed, and inspectors documented 52 violations. ICE is now pursuing a $2.8 billion no-bid contract through 2028.

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Delighted for Harry Kane! A triumph for the hard-working, modest, team player and family man. The best footballer in the world is ruthlessly brilliant and creative, but he’s also the model professional

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Breaking news: Brazil’s leading right-wing politician, Flávio Bolsonaro, effectively conceded defeat to the incumbent left-wing president, after President Trump indicated he wouldn't intervene despite saying that the vote “looked like another rigged election.”

washingtonpost.comBolsonaro effectively concedes in Brazil after Trump suggests he won’t helpTrump says the presidential election looked “rigged” but did not say he planned to intervene on behalf of the right-wing politician.

This will not go down well in Kansas. You don’t tell anybody in Kansas they’re full of bullshit.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance's speech in Kansas is interrupted by a protester. Vance responds by saying "all the Democrats are selling is a fat load of bullshit"

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After defying projections, solar's dramatic growth means it is now overtaking nuclear as a global power source. Here are seven reasons for solar's success, and where it might go from here. For starter's it's offensively cheap. www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

bbc.co.uk'It's offensively cheap': How solar power is quietly becoming bigger than nuclearAfter defying projections, solar's dramatic growth means it is overtaking nuclear as a global power source. Here are seven reasons for solar's success, and where it might go from here.

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Before the Brazilian election where progressive Lula beat right-wing Bolsonaro, Meta is accused of disrupting Lula's Insta and WhatsApp accounts Meta blamed "technical difficulties" That would be more believable if similar incidents had not happened recently in the US Tech billionaires are evil

bloomberg.comMeta Unseats Musk as Tech Villain for Lula in Brazil’s ElectionA new villain is emerging in the closing stretch of Brazil’s bitterly contested presidential election: Meta Platforms Inc.

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I'm going to say this for probably the 20th time now .... Comey was an Original Classification Authority at the time he allegedly disseminated the national defense information at issue here. Assuming it was FBI information, he had the authority to declassify it at his discretion.

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There are only two explanations for the NYT's habit of presenting GOP operatives and donors as true swing voters: 1. Their reporters and editors are somehow incapable of running a simple Google searches, showing just a staggering level of journalistic incompetence 2. They want to the GOP to win

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Meta recently updated their terms of service to require any businesses that use their products to turn over their intellectual property in exchange for access to their platforms. I’m urging Meta to reverse this decision and compensate creators and publishers for their work.