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For more than 40 years, the U.S. Arctic Research Commission has advised Congress and the president on what to study in the far north. Trump appointed a venture capitalist and MAGA influencer with no formal science background — and ties to Russia — as its chair.

Bigots keep accusing Abdul El-Sayed and Zohran Mamdani of wanting to impose their religion as US law. These people are confused. Abdul and Zohran are Muslims--not Republicans. It's the GOP that has banned abortion in 13 states by imposing their religion as law. Say no to GOP Sharia law!

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Foucault wrote about this. It's meant to terrify and control the public. It's a spectacle for domination. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...

I don't mean to make waves or anything, but as a journalist, I am definitely opposed to the president talking about arresting journalists.

Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social

Even Navatek’s executives were surprised at how far their money went in D.C. “It was eye-opening for me, frankly. ‘Oh my God, all of it is for sale. It’s all for sale,’” said one.

Trump is more of a communist than anyone in the Democratic party.

⚡️JUST NOW: MASS UN WALKOUT ON NETANYAHU

When a dog is rescued by a woman who loves crocheting: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...

“Keep America Great” by dressing like the clearance rack at a fascism-themed truck stop.

When we stop talking about climate change like it’s a political issue and start talking about it as a shared challenge that we all need to work together to solve, that’s when we’ll finally be able to start talking about saving ourselves. That is our conclusion here!

MSNOW, CNN, and Politico have announced they will file a lawsuit today against Trump for banning them from the White House in violation of their First Amendment and due process rights. If the prediction markets offer this one, take the plaintiffs for the win.

This is a good one.

The Kennedy Center is closed as of today because Donald Trump is a sad and pathetic man desperate for credit he does not deserve.

At this rate Ed Sheeran is gonna be the house band for 60 Minutes

Today is pub day for my book, "HOW RUSSIA WON: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America." Please watch this video and pass it on. It's time to reclaim the Trump-Russia narrative and recognize Putin is continuing his years-long war on America and Trump is complicit. HowRussiaWon.com

NEW: Trump’s pick for a tiny federal agency that advises Congress and the president on Arctic research policy is a MAGA venture capitalist with no science background. The job put him on a global stage, where he’s pushed for closer ties with Russia. www.propublica.org/article/thom...

The SCOTUS ruling today prevents the USPS from not delivering ballots based on directives from the Trump admin. BUT, the late postmarks issue remains. To make sure your ballot gets counted, return it early and, even better if you can, drop it off in an official ballot dropbox to ensure it’s on time.

Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.

They are in so deep they don't know what's true. They are begging us to stop them.

🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨 While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC.

"People are really mad and however mad you are, it’s not enough. Because there is something so profound about no longer believing in the future, about seeing no value in our shared home, in the natural world. They’re traitors to creation.” www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...

“Trump is a bully and a braggart, a self-confessed sexual predator and a purveyor of racial slurs... Most people would not welcome such a man into their home, and the majority of Irish people will not welcome this visit.” Irish Times editorial on Trump in Ireland.

Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...

Many tech billionaires who grew up on science fiction are intent on building dystopian technology, @galbeckerman.bsky.social argues. He writes about a new book by Jill Lepore that explores how they took the wrong lessons from their favorite novels:

Thank you to the USPS whistleblower. May your courage be contagious.

We love you Canada 🇨🇦

I'll never understand the arrogance & sheer cruelty required to believe that certain humans are superior to others. Wake up, America. The good in you is there — it's just been temporarily hijacked, & I look forward to the day when decency & honor drive our decision making. @hcrichardson.bsky.social

I hope it’s clear to everyone who cares about the survival of our democracy that we need massive turnout and landslide margins to counteract the lies and cries of fraud that are coming after the midterm vote.

Costco runs it's own rigorous food inspection program. And they didn't bend the knee on DEI. Plus, they dropped Callaway Golf after their horrific ad depicting violence against women. And they are refusing to carry trump meat. So that's where I'll be shopping.

I think most of the world really is frightened of America, but it’s in the same way that you’d be frightened of a baboon that found a loaded machine gun

Make it so!!!!

In a world full of the destructive kookiness of people like RFK Jr, strive to fill it with a little of the restorative kindness of Dolly Parton.

Republicans have spent the last year trying to defund Dolly Parton

To be more precise, Dolly’s Imagination Library did not just distribute “millions” of books to children, but more than 332 million in the last three decades. America—and all of us—are better because of that…and her.

Here's what to expect after the Supreme Court's ruling yesterday related to the Trump administration's plan to try to restrict mail voting in the midterms. Efforts to either block the plan or implement it before November will now progress rapidly, sources tell @propublica.org 🧵

Costco refused to fold on DEI. Shareholders crushed the pressure campaign with more than 98% of the vote. Standing firm cost them nothing.

Is Mitch McConnell still dead?

A frequent question to ask when Trump does something super weird is: Does this benefit anyone other than Putin?

Turns out doing the right thing is right. By which I mean correct. Kudos @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social for the critical work cited here. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

This story is a bit wild. After Elon Musk's DOGE erased decades of USAID data, it was assumed to be lost. But a Canadian college student had previously downloaded much of it in high school for a project. 4,000 PDFs. Thanks again, Canada. Yet again. www.aiddata.org/blog/before-...

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Some sayings aren't harmless, they're leftovers from a time when women were expected to be smaller, quieter and easier to control. It's time to question the "advice" we inherited and leave these outdated phrases where they belong: in the past.

Richard Gere just said what millions are feeling. At the 2026 Oslo Freedom Forum, Gere choked up and called this “the darkest moment of my life,” warning that America’s democratic norms and human rights are under unprecedented strain. #USDemocracy #Pinks