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It's officially election week, so if you don't have a question for the Ask Me Anything feature in the Will Bunch Newsletter that drops later today, you probably never will What can I answer for you today? Fire away with your questions

Doesn't the NFL already have "99 Problems"?

Seeing how little coverage that house report that added another rape accusation to Trump's tally got today, I looked back on just the front page Benghazi stories (there were many, many more inside over these months).

The only reason I can think of for this news not being absolutely everywhere is that large media orgs don’t want to be seen as putting their thumbs on the scales a week before election day. And that’s cowardly as shit.

WATCH: Yesterday, Lula won a stunning comeback victory to defeat Flavio Bolsonaro. Brazilians took to the streets to celebrate, their parties reflecting the joy of the mobilizations that propelled his win! All over Brasil last night, you heard people singing “Ole ole olaaaa, Lulaaaaa, Luuula".

This week’s installment of my Stop the Presses newsletter recalls the Republicans’ history of cheating in elections. They’ve often gotten away with it. Let’s make sure cheaters don’t prosper this time.

Everyone should read these threads I did about industry lobbyists and the EPA and understand them. Take the time to see the unambiguous evidence of what's happening now at this moment inside the EPA. Please retweet them. Please read them. Each one of the threads. It's happening in slow motion.

Today we (@propublica.org) published this map of every location with an active 287(g) agreement with ICE. (with the help of @tituslegaldesign.com's initial data analysis). Read the story: "The Small-Town Cop Who Helped ICE Deport His Ingram, Texas, Neighbors" www.propublica.org/article/depo...

Datafolha projects that Lula has defeated Flávio Bolsonaro and won an unprecedented fourth term in the Brazilian presidential runoff. With 75.87% of votes counted, Lula leads 51.11% to 48.89%, and Datafolha says Bolsonaro can no longer catch up.

This administration is just a Mad Libs filled in by the dumbest human beings on the planet. www.wsj.com/opinion/vikt...

Rep. @chrisrabb.com , a socialist from Philadelphia, traveled down to Brasil to show solidarity with Brazilians as they faced massive election interference from Meta. “Brazilians need to see that Americans are not happy with the “bro-oligrachs" says Rabb.

EXCLUSIVE: GOP candidates could have stopped Wall Street from driving up gas prices with speculative trading. Instead, some of them said they KNEW the oil markets had been compromised ... but did nothing about it. Here are the details...

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s strongman leader Aleksandar Vucic has conceded defeat to a student-led movement in a seismic political shift.

A Brazilian union member complains that Meta blocked her union's account for supporting Lula (Subtitles)

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Harvard is a bank and a brand that uses its education wing as cover for their corporate operation. Investing in SpaceX is investing in Grok, which is investing in extremism.

A must-read. We all need to talk more about 287(g), including people in places that don't participate. What's happening in my state is what's freeing up more ICE agents to invade yours.

Jared went to them

Read this thread

jan 6th energy ... gift link www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

This is who we've become. We're not celebrating our immigrant heritage. We're watching it being forced to disappear: Asbury Park, NJ, cancels its Day of the Dead celebration because of fears of ICE action. www.nj.com/news/2026/10...

How do we build power in the current polycrisis while autocracy is growing and efforts to limit the climate crisis have failed? I reflect on where we are and where we need to go (and how the world has changed since I delivered my TED Talk 2 years ago this week) danarfisher.com/2026/10/25/b...

No, he called them shitHOLE countries. He doesn't remember what he (famously) called them, because his brain is Swiss cheese

Another coup for Trump www.wptv.com/news/palm-be...

It's not to late to get Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson for Game 6, if necessary

The latest must-read column from @willbunch.bsky.social! #datacenters

Lula's comeback fight in Brasil has been driven by a Carnaval-like atmosphere with people partying in the street. My look at how the happiness of these rallies is driving Lula's comeback fight paydayreport.com/watch-lulas-...

There's something very big missing in the media coverage of the Trump-Putin story. I reveal what that is in the new issue of my OUR LAND newsletter: link.motherjones.com/public/48076... Get a free trial subscription at davidcorn.com. And check out HowRussiaWon.com

I think this is the first funny thing he's ever said?

Now that’s a headline

I guess this is one way to keep young people interested in working for Republicans. "So, yeah, benefits include 401k, FSA, a full pardon, and dental."

Exhausted by stupidity: Melania negotiated a 'ceasefire' while Trump bleated like a sheep. A THREAD.

The movie Elon Musk doesn’t want you to see. I’m glad I got the chance to learn more about the drugged-out, unbalanced man who has unchecked power. He affects your life. You should find a way to see it. www.imdb.com/title/tt2704... @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social

1) Assume we meant discreet here And 2) Just for kicks, the State Dept might want to Google “CIA” and “Track Record of Overthrowing Cuban Government”

In Philly, we cherish our recent past...but paint over it when it's convenient www.inquirer.com/sixers/lebro...

Detainees at ICE's Folkston detention center in Georgia say a Mexican national has taken his own life. Detainees heard the man screaming in pain while being held in solitary confinement. Then, the screams stopped. He is the 60th person to die in ICE custody under Trump. More to come...

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...

I wish the real Lightning and Thunder from "Song Sung Blue" were here to sing the Star Spangled Banner in Milwaukee

They made these robot dogs. And Boston Dynamics employers are demanding the company stop its delivery of the weaponized robots to ICE. “We cannot be proud of working at BD when that work is being used by a government agency that brutalizes civilians.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/23/b...

"Amateur athletics"

I've been able to confirm from more than one source that there has been another ICE detention death this week, this time in Georgia. More coming tomorrow, I know very little right now. If you have more information, DMs are open.

Two women in Chicago have been separated from their husbands for nearly a year after they were detained by ICE, and their husbands have gone on hunger strikes, fearing they have no other choice.

Soccer is popular in the United States

Understatement of the year

I was robbed while reporting on the Brazilian Election. Im trying to hire a veteran Brazilian reporter full time to help out on security and film in last few days. Pass the hat & help out if you can!

Good piece here by @willbunch.bsky.social on freakin' Jared Kushner, who may well wind up being the evilest of them all. www.inquirer.com/opinion/hype...

“A 79-year-old CO pastor who lost 35 pounds and the strength to walk after 13 months in immigration detention has been released by order of a federal magistrate judge. The government ignored requests for a wheelchair. Instead, 3 other detainees carried Rev. Edward Nalwamba to a waiting vehicle.”