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White evangelical Christians have been among President Trump’s most loyal supporters for more than a decade. But signs of slippage are emerging ahead of the midterms. https://to.pbs.org/4zZ91xL

When people talk of shared US-Israeli values, I often wonder of what exact values they are referring to and who exactly shares them. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...

Israel faces another period of political uncertainty — here are the scenarios politi.co/4zSgm20

There is truly nothing you could do to make fun of the NYT covering the Obama Cheesecake Factory quip instead of Trump being accused of rape. It’s completely beyond parody.

“.. the latest setback in the Justice Department’s efforts to charge perceived adversaries of the Republican president.” @apnews.com apnews.com/article/cass...

In a sign of the decline of our country and the rape culture that defines the Trump era, these men have already paid Epstein client Alan Dershowitz $1 million in search of a Trump pardon. Facts. I hate it here. We can do better.

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...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's senior adviser for religious issues has shared scores of racist, sexist and homophobic posts, spread conspiracy theories, and repeatedly denigrated Islam and immigrants. CNN's Senior Investigative reporter Allison Gordon reports. Read more: https://cnn.it/4yGjGwl

The FEC compiles campaign finance data. It plays zero role in administering elections

BREAKING: A hacker is attempting to breach the US Federal Election Commission's systems and that agency has had to 'temporarily shut down' its web-facing services as a result, according to an email seen by Reuters reut.rs/4zY7fwQ

www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/u...

Trump detests the free enterprise system. He believes in a Soviet-style command economy with total government control. He favors foreign trade based on bribery. He opposes competition. That's why, when a foreign country like Taiwan manufactures a product, Trump says they're "stealing" our business.

How much is the drop in USAID spending contributing to the Ebola outbreak? Seriously asking…

Despite 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.

Russia's oil receipts are at record-highs, but this is not great news for Moscow • Besides high oil prices, huge exports of crude reflect lack of domestic refining capacity amid Ukrainian drone strikes • China and India absorb >90% of Russia's seaborne oil exports www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"So, in Alaska, if Peltola wins, her victory is inherently suspect and must be investigated. And in Minnesota, if Flanagan bests Tafoya, her victory is inherently suspect b/c Trump has declared that Tafoya can’t lose, period, unless Dems cheat. This is the long, stupid shadow of the 2020 election."

Almost like the DoJ just wanted headlines before an election.

From this report on Donald Trump Jr's Mongolian shooting trip with a Kremlin-linked oligarch. "Federal records show the US embassy in Ulaanbaatar paid $18,715 in hotel rooms for an unspecified Secret Service 'visit' from August 23 to September 6." as.ft.com/r/701b15e0-3...

Warsh has made a point of saying less. His Fed colleagues are speaking as much as they were a year ago “It’s probably the worst of all possible outcomes,” says @claudia-sahm.bsky.social. “Nobody can force him to talk for the committee. And frankly, he can’t force other committee members to shut up"

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European #natgas fresh highs back to late 2022 Nearing 100 eur/MWhr

This week’s main story is about how more and more white nationalists, antisemites, and Nazi sympathizers seem to be integrating into the Republican Party, how some of them are currently running for office, and how old you can be for JD Vance to consider you “a very young boy.”

Trump accused of ‘manipulating’ Catholic bishops for political gain ft.trib.al/T4pQtKh

Based on WSJ sources, Trump administration officials are reportedly floating former Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán for UN secretary-general, potentially backed by the US, Russia and China.

Per Telegraph, Putin and Trump admin are discussing the “need” for NATO withdrawal back to its 1997 borders as part of the “peace plan”. That means withdrawal of NATO forces from Poland, Baltics and Finland.

"Whatever dark power Trump has that has enabled him to become president twice while being quite literally one of the most morally despicable human beings on Earth, it’s not easily duplicated by your average Republican candidate for Senate, House, or governor." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social

In case facts still matter

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.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pulled off a dramatic comeback that hands him a fourth term in office with a narrow victory over rightwing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro, dealing a blow to Donald Trump’s aim of greater US influence in Latin America. ft.trib.al/qJm00OD

President Donald Trump's administration is withholding records documenting the scope of his influence over management of the Kennedy Center, according to attorneys for a Democratic lawmaker challenging the Republican president's plan to close the performing arts center. https://to.pbs.org/4keEOWG

Trump Unleashes Racist Tirade That should be the headline in every newspaper.

A recent poll conducted for The Economist has revealed a gap in AI-optimism between the West and the rest. We explain the factors behind these contrasting perspectives

They did something similar with the BLM protestors in 2020. Fox News talking heads going live on air and saying "This is what will happen if you elect Biden!" Of course the flaw in their plan was this was all happening right now for them while Trump was president.

In his second term, President Trump has seldom let a day go by without repeating lies about election results or casting doubt on the U.S. voting system. Here’s a fact-check.

Incredible if predictable betrayal of public trust: you have industry lobbyists become appointees, exploit unitary executive theory to undermine environmental laws and ride roughshod over staff.

The Justice Department's last-second letters about noncitizen voting contain people with no history of voting whatsoever, and they're moving so fast they sloppily sent one county the wrong list of names.

JUST POSTED: Today at The NYT we are publishing a major investigation into how President Trump used his executive powers to expose millions of Americans to greater cancer risks. A six month-long investigation built on more than 10,000 pages of FOIA records. Read it www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...

"We need to invade Greenland because the Greenlanders might let Russians have a stake in Arctic Infrastructure which is why we are letting the Russians have a large stake in Alaskan gas Infrastructure"

Scoop: White House lawyers are weighing preemptive mass pardons for junior staff, sources says Under discussion: Pardoning everyone involved in deportation, war, or trade policy www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/w...

JUST POSTED: A Russian energy giant has secretly moved to acquire a position in a massive Alaska gas project. Its part of talks between Witkoff/Kushner & Putin. But CEO of US company resigns after learning of Russian money in the project. A wowzer of a story. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

Voters are now more concerned about government corruption than any other issue, including high grocery and gas prices, according to the final CNBC All-America Economic Survey before the Nov. 3 midterm election. Find more survey results: cnb.cx/4jyr6ha

“.. The world’s richest man poured $446 million of his own money into this year’s midterm elections, mostly aimed at preserving the Republican Party’s control of Congress, recent election filings show.” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/elections/in...

In the last presidential election, Democrats’ support among young voters was their lowest in two decades. Two years later, polls show that 18-to-29-year-old voters are returning to the party in large numbers. nyti.ms/4zR2FQV

Hey everyone, gather around! Elon Musk, the trillionaire defense contractor currently spending >$400m on political campaigns to prop up the party of a deeply unpopular president who launched the Iran War has some thoughts about Ukraine, elites, and money in politics.

Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum levied 50% tariffs on imports of Chinese cars and other goods amid pressure from Donald Trump. But after an initial dip, the cars are still coming. ft.trib.al/NmMNDje

Trump's executive order targets mortgage insurance, refinance costs. What it means for borrowers

😳 WOMAN REPORTER: Do sexual abuse allegations mean nothing to you, sir? TRUMP: Wait. Wait! Wait wait wait. Slow down. Who are you with? REPORTER: NBC, sir. But they are very serious sex abuse allegations TRUMP: Quiet! Isn't she a fresh person? You're a horrible little reporter, aren't you?

US nuclear revival faces scrutiny after incidents at flagship plant: worker falls into reactor cavity, tilted fuel rods, failed exams and staff hesitant to speak up on safety as.ft.com/r/7039148c-8... @financialtimes.com

The Starlink system used by Ukraine’s military was suffering from low speeds limits early on Friday, despite President Trump saying that SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk had restored the service.

Diesel deals and throttled satellite speeds send only one message: The US is pressuring the wrong side in Ukraine