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NOELREPORTS@noelreports.com

❗️Ukrainian sources say Kyiv has received no update from Pete Hegseth or the Pentagon on approvals for Patriot and NASAMS missiles, with no movement reported. Zelensky said Ukraine has been waiting nearly a month for Hegseth’s sign-off and instructed his team to raise the issue again. #Ukraine

Center for Climate Integrity@climateintegrity.org

🚨"Internal memos among company scientists and executives obtained by The Times reveal that for at least half a century, the plastics industry has been aware of and concerned about the potential for microplastic contamination in the human body."

latimes.comIndustry executives knew for decades that microplastics were infiltrating the human bodyDecades before microplastics were found in human hearts and brains, industry executives privately knew about tiny plastic particles crossing the gut lining, documents from the 1970s and 1980s show.

The Lever@levernews.com

You asked AI for the cheapest flight. It dug through your emails, decided you could afford more, and suggested a ticket costing $100–$200 extra. Lindsay Owens explains ⬇️

Morgan J Freeman@mjfree.bsky.social

REPORTER: "Amy Acton's stepfather was indicted for rape. Now that you know all that, sir, do you change your mind about the ad?" TRUMP: "No. I don't care."

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Homeland Security agents "have reportedly fanned out across the country to go to people’s homes to ask about their immigration status, voter registration, and past voting. This isn’t ICE at the polls on Election Day. It’s DHS on doorsteps now."

lnk.thebulwark.comTrump Is Already Building His Excuse for Losing the MidtermsDramatic arrests and last-minute lawsuits are advancing a familiar lie with the power of the federal government behind it.

Fortune @fortune.com

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) breached federal law by sharing sensitive government data with the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), according to a federal judge. https://bit.ly/3WJ8Gkf

bit.lyJudge: Federal government lawyers ‘barely defend’ giving Elon Musk’s DOGE illegal access to government data | FortuneThe Office of Personnel Management infringed on the Privacy Act by allowing access to millions of people’s information, according to a federal judge.

Wisconsin Examiner@wisconsinexaminer.com

Analysis: Trump deportations near 1M, but few are criminals, an analysis of the data shows. Via @tim-henderson.bsky.social buff.ly/J7HcdBc

buff.lyAnalysis: Trump deportations near 1M, but few are criminals • Wisconsin ExaminerThe Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts claims to have expelled nearly a million people through July

Charles Ornstein@charlesornstein.bsky.social

MAJOR SCOOP: Ken Paxton Says He’s Tough on Crime. His Trust Invested $600,000 in a Convicted Fraudster’s Company. w/ @texastribune.org

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy does a promo for Tesla: "What's so cool is that Elon Musk and Tesla are innovating the way they are. I thought it was an AI video! This is unbelievable."

Mother Jones@motherjones.com

Private contractors are set to cash in as millions of Americans lose health care

motherjones.comPrivate contractors are set to cash in as millions of Americans lose health careImplementing Trump’s "big, beautiful" Medicaid cuts will be a windfall for firms like Deloitte.

Katie Phang@katiephang.bsky.social

NEW: New Mexico AG, @nmdoj.bsky.social, just announces that a judge has issued a judgment in the amount of $25 BILLION against Meta for lying to consumers and users about how Meta collected, protected, shared, and used their personal information.

Anonymous@youranoncentral.bsky.social

Steve Witkoff, US special envoy representing the Trump administration, told Russian President Vladimir Putin: “You talk so much about my president, President Trump, being a humanitarian. You are a humanitarian also, sir, and I salute that, I commend you, and I thank you again.”

EU Electricity@eu-electricity.eurosky.social

EU Electricity Generation - October 20, 2026 46.09% of EU electricity generation was renewable, 62.73% low-emission. Wind: 22.48% Nuclear: 20.24% Hydro: 9.92% Gas: 17.79% Solar: 9.68% Coal: 12.61% eu-electricity.eu #EU #Renewables #Electricity #EnergySky #ClimateSky

Mike Nellis@mikenellis.bsky.social

Source www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/u...

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

BREAKING: Trump's head of FEMA just told states to prepare to handle disasters on their own. The Trump admin's disaster chief told state officials they must increase their financial reserves and emergency capabilities to handle most disasters on their own — without federal help.

politico.comFEMA tells states to handle disasters on their ownThe Trump administration plans to cut disaster aid in as few as six months and shift responsibility to states, FEMA's administrator said in remarks obtained by POLITICO.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

The Trump regime is arresting green card holders who have no recollection of registering to vote and accusing them of fraudulently registering to vote to create the illusion of non-citizens voting being a real problem. www.latimes.com/california/s...

The 51st@51st.news

When D.C. struck a deal with the Commanders for a new stadium, officials said it would be the "most sustainable" football facility in the country. But early plans have already thrown that claim into question. 51st.news/commanders-r...

51st.newsEnergy plans at the Commanders' RFK stadium raise alarmsThe team plans to ask for an exemption to the city's climate law that would allow it to add a natural gas-burning plant, which is worrying environmentalists and lawmakers.

The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com

⚡️Poland has no Patriot missiles left for Ukraine, Sikorski says. Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said that the shortage of missiles had worsened after the attacks on Iran.

kyivindependent.comPoland has no Patriot missiles left for Ukraine, Sikorski saysSikorski said that the shortage of missiles had worsened after the attacks on Iran.

Public Schools First NC@publicschoolsfirstnc.org

Large corps and wealthy individuals gain the most if the constitutional amendments pass & the average North Carolinian will shoulder more of the tax burden. Higher sales taxes, service fees, & cuts to services like schools, firefighters & sheriffs will result. Vote AGAINST! #nced #ncpublicschools

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

BARR: We want people to graduate out of Medicaid bc they can get better health insurance through work. Work is a blessing, not a punishment. BOOKER: If Andy Barr knew anything about work, he would be working in DC right now to bring down costs, protect your healthcare, but instead he's slashing

Tim Carvell@timcarvell.bsky.social

The thing about Jan Crawford’s “diatribe” and CNN’s “heated” is, we all could see the whole exchange with our own eyes, but it suggests they’ve fucked up a lot of coverage of things we couldn’t see.

Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social

The US military fired roughly 19 years’ worth of Patriot interceptor purchases in just seven months of Trump’s Iran War, the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates.

Alan Ohnsman@aohnsman.bsky.social

This would be a massive scandal in normal times: Trump’s stock portfolio benefited from investing in pharmaceutical companies that got Medicare exemptions from Republicans to avoid negotiating lower drug prices apnews.com/article/trum...

apnews.comTrump increased investments in drugmakers that benefited from Medicare exemptions, Democrats sayPresident Donald Trump's investments in pharmaceutical companies have significantly increased after his return to the White House.

By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net

No matter where you shop, you're getting screwed by Amazon. Amazon has found a way to make everything you buy - at Target, at a mom-and-pop shop, even direct from the manufacturer - more expensive. And they're not the only one: Expedia's done the same thing, but for hotel rooms.

Newsweek@newsweek.com

Vice President JD Vance defended data centers at a town hall as Michigan residents raise concerns over their impact ahead of the midterms.

newsweek.comJD Vance says data centers have to be ‘good citizens’ as he touts benefits

The Lever@levernews.com

Maia Segal grew up drinking this water. At 15, she learned it was full of “forever chemicals.” A decade later, Lever reporter Maia Siegel traced where corporations like Chemours take that waste next — a trail stretching from North Carolina to Texas, Italy to India.

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social

New from me: Michael Lewis provides a timely reminder that even the heroic federal employees who tried to block DOGE grifters could only do so much. If DOGE could not be stopped at the time, accountability must be on the agenda for the future. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/blockers-a...

donmoynihan.substack.comBlockers and GriftersWhat Michael Lewis Reveals About DOGE’s War on Civil Servants

Ezra Levin ❌👑@ezralevin.bsky.social

Update: about 4 hours later and we still don't have admin access so we still can't post to the No Kings instagram account. This isn't slowing down the the 3,000+ early vote events today. We will drive the biggest early vote in history. But this should be a flashing alarm about what's to come.