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Just going to pin these 2 graphs until the Republican Party reconciles itself with democracy. I know, I’m going to wait for a long while

AIPAC polling at -25% in Michigan among overall voters—not just Democrats—is something. Reducing or end military aid to Israel polling at 54% among all voters in Michigan—& 61% among independents—is even more of a something. If I were an Israeli official, these numbers would keep me up at night.

What is the likelihood that if this report was authored by The Republican Judiciary about a Democratic president, it’d have been on the @nytimes.com front page? My answer: 100%. But bc it’s about Trump, it’s nowhere on the NYT from page. I scrolled all the way down, & not a damn word about it.

GE in Israel: honestly, we aren’t sure how this election will shape up. Only thing we sure of now is that with a turnout projected to be round 80%, Arab-Israelis are turning out, & this is shaping up to be a referendum on Netanyahu/his coalition. Follow @avishaybsg.bsky.social for better updates

I agree with @avishaybsg.bsky.social here: this—with all the caveats needed—could be a positive sign for the change vote/bloc.

If I am reading this correctly, this means that turnout among Arab Israelis is very high. And if my deduction is correct, some parties might not cross the threshold. The bigger implication of that is still too early to tell

Good morning! In the news today: a former Miss Switzerland, Beatrice Keul, accused Trump of raping her at the Plaza Hotel in 1993. Have a nice day

Good thread for those looking for a quick explanation of the election. Who are the major players/blocks? What are their objectives? Etc.

See, everywhere you go, voting is easy. In our country, the hurdles are so damn high that voting is turning into an obstacle course. The demobilization theory in action

The @nytimes.com is at it again. Never seen a news organization so scared of a president like the NYT is scared of Trump. I mean, he’s good business for them.

"It is a war so bizarre in design, so flawed in execution, so blissfully unencumbered by strategic foresight, that all previous American misadventures in the region appear vaguely commendable by comparison." @radchenko.bsky.social on the Iran war.

25 different women? 25!!! Holy hell 😱

He’s always been this racist. This is not new. Having said that, Arabs don’t produce literature? Really? I mean, seriously, REALLY? And FWIW, Omar Yaghi, Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2025, is literally the son of Palestinian refugees.

Turnout in Israel has been over 6% per hour so far, with 15 total hours of voting - could turnout reach 90% by the end? Oh, and in Brazil, voter turnout in the second round was 81%. In Hungary, 80%. In Serbia, 69%. Meanwhile, in the US, will turnout for the midterms even hit 45%? WTF, America?

Not the 1st time he did that. Last time, it worked for him. Why not try it again.

I am glad he said it

Every game of these #WNBA finals has been fire. Very enjoyable finals.

Amazing that after 10 years he is still pulling the same con and people are still falling for it

God damn, all those APSAs in DC we were just lucky not to be killed, folks

“Radical Islams” 🤷‍♂️

I know there's a lot going on but I feel it should probably be more of an above-the-fold story that members of Congress released a thoroughly documented report directly accusing the president of the United States of being a serial rapist.

This was lost in the shuffle today. Top security officials of Mecca Pact, KSA, Turkey & Pakistan, met in Tehran today. www.cnn.com/2026/10/26/m...

His rallies are making Nuremberg rallies look pale by comparison

The speed with which so many execs cozied up to this authoritarian says more about their revealed preferences than long term strategic thinking. They saw a chance for what they saw as a "business friendly" autocrat and oligarchic consolidation and jumped at it.

Oh really? If someone said this at a Talarico’s or Sherod’s rally, the @nytimes.com would have it in bold on the front page.

Oh boy… Apparently, Vivek thought this is an efficient way of making himself look less of a douche

“The director won’t protect even our most respected analysts when they tell hard truths, so they stopped telling them & learned to avoid topics the White House didn’t want to hear… Ratcliffe isn’t protecting the CIA from politicization; he’s leading it” And that’s the death of the CIA

@iansociologo.bsky.social’s fed is all in Portuguese tonight And rightly so!

Looooove to see it!

This! 100% this 👇 If you don’t punish coup perpetrators & plotters, you are begging for them to succeed next time around.

The Two-Round electoral system is a pretty good one It’s also an old system dating back to France’s July Monarchy of 1832. Later on, Michel included it in the constitution of the V Republic. The aim? Eliminate small/radical parties/candidates.

A historic power shift in Serbia promises to make it more democratic, less pro-Putin. Question is, will gangster-allied Serbian nationalism become less virulent? Will Serbs accept the rule of law — and guarantee press freedom — so EU membership is finally possible? apnews.com/article/serb...

Oh it’s official 🎉 Hungary. Serbia Brazil … Soon “us”

Can we say Lula? Or is it too early?

Gather round children and I'll tell you of a time when it was unthinkable the US would cut off vital weapons systems to an ally fighting a Russian invasion and a week later it remained an open question whether the president or a ketamine-addled oligarch gave the order. Sounds crazy, but it's true.

I did *not* expect this from Gary King.

Just to clarify something to those who aren’t familiar with Algeria: there will unlikely be any explanation or clarification about this deployment or the nature or scope of the deployment from the Algerian government and/or military. It’s total omertà, as usual.

Literally unprecedented. Algeria to deployment military troops/units to Niger. From what I’m hearing, it’s an open deployment. The official line is to protect investments in the oil sectors (construction of the Nigeria-Niger-Algeria pipeline & facilities). Unofficially, it’s an open mission.

Why does he have to go DEFCON 1 in every damn thing he writes? I read the title, rolled my eyes, & closed the app

The soaring costs of public universities is a political decision. When these schools predominantly served white students, they tended to be free (UC, CCNY, etc.) But as the number of students of color has increased, funding for the public universities has decreased. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/b...

@gabrielzucman.bsky.social: So let met get that straight: paying a wealth tax is impossible (“billionaires have no liquidity”, “it would be taxing unrealized gains”, “their wealth is virtual”) but one man paying half a billion to influence elections is possible. Did I understand well?

The Cheesecake Factory line has cut deep

This is surprising, & I’m happy it is surprising.

A Gaza, au Liban et en Syrie, comment Israël utilise les « zones tampons » pour étendre sa domination régionale

Since we are bragging, let me tout my own horn a bit: I single-handedly brokered a ceasefire between the Romulans and the Cardassians

This is pretty good line as well