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⚡️Ukrainian forces reportedly strike energy infrastructure in occupied Donetsk Oblast, blackouts in Crimea. Ukrainian forces struck energy infrastructure in the city of Chystiakove in Donetsk Oblast, and blackouts were reported in Crimea amid drone fire, monitoring channels reported late on Oct. 20.

NATO will increase its military presence in the Black Sea, deploying additional maritime patrol aircraft, radar systems, and drones following a series of deadly attacks on commercial vessels in the region.

⚡NATO to bolster Black Sea presence with patrol aircraft, drones after attacks on commercial ships. kyivindependent.com/nato-to-bols...

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Thanks for the great plan, @benwikler.bsky.social!

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Does this look familiar?

Yes we the, 75% all agree!

Impeach his ass 👇

That expression you have while witnessing spectacular incompetence.

Hey- Boys & Girls👋! Can you guess his SECRET WORD? (Could it be: Ballroom, Helipad, Fake, News, Giant, Arch, Tremendous, Communist, Quiet, Piggy, Rigged, Putin, Illegal, Alien, Tariffs, Yuge, Natalie, Far, Left, Lunatic, Barack, Hussein, Obama, Sleepy, Joe, Crooked, Hillary, Pinky, Herman?)

“Women have a special opportunity to live the revolution. By refusing to play their traditional role, they upset and displace the social structure around them…” — Gloria Steinem 1934-2026

Big news out of MO: Rs gerrymandered D US Rep. Cleaver out of his seat. Cleaver ran anyway in a new R district. He had no chance… UNTIL the MO Supreme Court allowed a referendum on the gerrymandered maps. MO now reverts to old maps. Cleaver will win by a landslide AND Ds are up 1 House seat!

Excellent conversation with Abdul El-Sayed. I especially liked his explanation of public goods like infrastructure and healthcare and why the market won't support them.

I think this is true. I also think its something that free-market-advocates-formerly-known-as-conservatives should NOT be happy about.

Dolly Parton logged a combined total of 115 years of union membership. Throughout her working life, the “9 to 5” singer/songwriter carried the union cards of two major unions: The American Federation of Musicians Local 257 in Nashville — for 58 years. SAG-AFTRA — for 57 years. HAPPY LABOR DAY!

Most of my Michigan cousins will be voting for him.

Angie Nixon is amazing! When Ron DeSantis and his cronies started coming up with schemes to ban books, Nixon opened a bookstore that puts the banned books on display up front. The store places an emphasis on Black History and telling the whole story of America. Nixon fights for the right to read!

On a 10-point scale of democratic erosion, the NYT meekly gives the US a 4. @kimlanelaw.bsky.social and I give it a 7. presswatchers.org/2026/09/new-...

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Political insiders and media pundits keep claiming Abdul El-Sayed has all these political liabilities. Yet, he’s led in six of eight major polls conducted in Michigan since Democratic primary voters nominated him. One recent poll has him over 50%. Another has him +7 over hapless GOPer Mike Rogers.

“Running on a tough-on-crime platform, Solis was elected Kenosha County's district attorney in Nov. 2024, becoming THE COUNTY’S FIRST REPUBLICAN DA IN MORE THAN A CENTURY.” AND… Solis’ law license has now been suspended for failing to cooperate with ongoing investigations into alleged misconduct.

Speaker Johnson plans to gavel the House of Representatives out of session until November—with no real action on AI threats. That’s irresponsible, anti-democratic and dangerous. Congress should stay in session until it implements robust AI oversight—and approves strong regulation of the industry.

The president’s moves to mess with the 2026 election represent “a desperate attempt to maintain power at a time when the American people clearly don’t like what they’re seeing from the Trump administration,” says Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov @vanhollenformd.bsky.social

Enten: "Trump is breaking records. Yesterday the Marquette Law School poll came out -- Trump's worst net approval rating on inflation. Minus 61! That's the worst Trump has ever polled on inflation, & not only that, it's the worst any president EVER has polled on inflation. Worse than Jimmy Carter!"

The whole country is focused on the need for AI regulation and accountability. Except Congress. Speaker Mike Johnson gaveled the people’s House out of session to avoid Epstein/Hegseth votes. Johnson’s move blocks necessary action on AI safety/oversight. That’s wildly irresponsible—and dangerous

No argument here. Mike Johnson Is the Most Dangerous House Speaker in American History by @nicholsuprising.bsky.social @thenation.com His decision to shut the House down at a moment of crisis around AI is the act of a reckless charlatan. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Trump Took Over the Kennedy Center. Artists Fled, Revenue Fell, and Its Main Building Is Closed. After Trump remade the Kennedy Center’s board, artists withdrew, revenue fell, legal fights mounted and the main building closed. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-took...

Q: Would you say that Trump's media ban is a textbook case of viewpoint discrimination, banning people who criticize him from covering the White House? A: "He explicitly acknowledges it." John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4y5ZN24

As the Republican nominee for governor of Wisconsin, US Rep. Tom Tiffany says he wants the war with Iran to end. But, the Journal Sentinel reports, “Tiffany voted against 5 US House resolutions directing President Trump to remove US forces from hostilities Iran.” Is Tiffany lying? 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍

Even before her state botched another execution, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerri Green was telling Tennesseans “the death penalty has always been inhumane, expensive, and biased.” Green is running a smart, courageous campaign that brings realism and moral clarity to Tennessee politics.

@nicholsuprising.bsky.social Thank you so much for the inspiring evening at the OAP Open Mic. Sharing to one and all!

BonesSpurs McDraftDodger had the unmitigated gall to post this image & I just threw up in my mouth a little. At long last, sir, have you no sense of decency? #StolenValor

The Bible never says that God has a penis. But in fairness, Ken Paxton, you missed *a lot* of verses in the Bible, you adulterous liar.

LMAO -- Mike Johnson claims of Trumpapalooza that "every seat all the way to the rafters is full" as the camera pans out and shows gobs of empty seats

I’ve been hesitant to go this far - because I think party division will only hurt us in November - but seriously, fuck Fetterman.

We know it never stopped, 1st term. 👉 Jeffrey Epstein partied with Trump's closest advisers including Wilbur Ross, Rudy Giuliani, and Steve Mnunchin at dinner hosted by David Koch just TWO MONTHS after his release from prison (2019) www.dailymail.com/news/article...

And just like that, the most damning Epstein files completely VANISHED from the media. A sitting congressman, Ted Lieu, said on the record the Epstein files are being blocked because they show Trump raped and threatened to kill children. Lets make this viral again 👇

Sen. Ossoff is urging Georgians to share their stories of insurance companies denying or delaying needed health care at Ossoff.Senate.Gov/HealthStory.

1/ Clifford Wright 💯 "If that is true, this shows us a clear overlap between modeling agents/scouts in Russia (Daniel Siad and Clifford Wright), Jeffrey Epstein, Jean-Luc Brunel, and international human trafficking." bekahdayyy.substack.com/p/the-epstei...

Why should they???

Everyone questioning whether Darline Graham is smart enough to be in the Senate is making me smile. You mean in comparison to the intellectual powerhouses already there? Like Tommy Tuberville? Marsha Blackburn? Ron Johnson? John Fetterman?

Let’s go, Canucks! 💪🇨🇦

😢cruel irony of krasnov’s fascism/racism is just as Blacks were the first humans, Browns were the first Americans🇺🇸