A. Xtedt

A. Xtedt

@xtedt.bsky.social

Christian, Father of 3, Health Physicist, Reader, Runner

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Here's a supercut of notable moments from Trump's rally tonight in Georgia, including a lot of gutter racism, blasphemy, and reveling in the suffering of Americans who are struggling with high prices:

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When more than $20 million of defense contractor Navatek’s priorities made its way into the defense budget, CEO Martin Kao seemed to thank Susan Collins for making it happen. And it appeared he was keen to return the favor. Listen to this excerpt ⤵️

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Ramaswamy has produced an attack ad weaponizing the rape of his opponent, Amy Acton, when she was 12 years old. It features Acton’s mother, who abandoned Acton after she was raped by her step-father, fleeing the state with her husband. Here is the corporate money helping fund that ad.

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This is a simply astonishing video. Americans should watch it for decades as they try to understand this historical period.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

😳 Trump loses it and SNAPS at a string of reporters, says Ilhan Omar might "go to jail," calls Somalia "a shit house," and boasts that thanks to a new program he announced today Americans "will make millions of dollars by turning others in" during absolutely deranged Oval Office event Supercut:

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“I told you once that I was searching for the nature of evil. I think I’ve come close to defining it: a lack of empathy.... Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy.” — Dr. Gustave Gilbert, U.S. Military Chief Psychologist in the Nuremberg Trials, Nuremberg Diary

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ironically, a program seemingly designed to just give money to the regime's friends and allies is textbook fraud

Ana Marie Cox@anamariecox.com

Incentivizing Trump voters to call in their suspicions about about black and brown people? What's the worst that could happen?

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Jan Crawford is making a play for White House press secretary.

Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social

Hearing from my sources that this "over the top" tweet from Jan Crawford is being discussed internally at CBS. At the same time, as those same sources noted, "Jan is protected by Bari" and has been a very vocal acolyte of Weiss. "She just can't help herself," one network insider said.

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Democrats don’t just need to win, they need to win by margins that make Republican ratfucking ineffective and pundits‘ efforts to downplay a mandate laughable. Pour it on. Do not let up.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

Folks, I know it’s easy to get excited about all the polls showing Democrats ahead and feel like this election is a done deal. But we can’t take anything for granted. That’s why I’m urging you to take part in a No Kings early voting event today where you live. https://www.nokings.org/

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omg she's already done, quick someone calc the Scaramuccis *ZACHARIA IS “TRANSITIONING OUT” OF POSITION: FOX NEWS

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Q: Was it you or was it Elon Musk who decided to temporarily pause Starlink access for the Ukrainian military? TRUMP: I don't know if it was anybody, because it wasn't me, and I don't think it was Elon

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Trump wants to make sure it’s as easy as possible for his friend Putin to bomb apartment buildings and kill children. He’s not just the worst president in history, he’s the most evil person to ever serve at the highest level of government. Vote out his weak Republican enablers.

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$BAC completes strong set of consumer reports from Big 4 US banks. Debit+credit spend accelerated 100bp to +8% & charge-offs best in 3 years. Delinquencies down. Yes these are prime card portfolios but $BAC as #1 deposit holder has insight across demos. $JPM $C $WFC $XLF $XLY

Rahul Sharma@retailguru.bsky.social

Like $JPM & $WFC, $C posts strong credit quality, with chargeoffs & delinquencies down. Q3 branded card spend accelerated 100bp to +13% & vs only +6% in Q1 2026! These portfolios skew prime of course, but others like $COF likely to mirror these trends. 💪 $BAC $XLF $XLY $AXP

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Florida Congress candidate Mark Davis confronted MAGA face-to-face and said all the things we wish we could say.

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Real America's Voice interviewed a guy at the Trump rally in Ohio who blasted Trump for peddling "lies and garbage." He went so hard on Trump and JD Vance that they cut the interview short.

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Zelenskyy: "If President Trump really wants to have elections, tell Putin give us two months, 60 days of total ceasefire -- 60 days -- and we will organize elections. Of course, we will be ready for any choice of our people."

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(waggling my eyebrows sexily at Washington State and California)

Jake Grumbach@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854

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Here's a nearly 10-minute supercut of Troy Jackson taking it to Susan Collins during their debate tonight, including Jackson telling her "you can't eat road salt" and "Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out"

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Like it or not this what Maine Guys actually sound like. Might sound like shit to you, but this is a Meryl Streep-level performance for guys from Maine with this voice and personality.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

SUSAN COLLINS: I was successful in getting road salt removed from the Canada tariff list TROY JACKSON: What about everything else? We can't eat road salt

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who knows if jackson can win this thing but i am glad that he is making clear that susan collins's whole scam is to do everything she can to make life worse for mainers and then take credit for mitigating it in the slightest way possible

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Troy Jackson after Collins takes credit for rural healthcare cuts in big beautiful bill not being as bad as they could've been even though she voted to advance the bill: "Sen. Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out"

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"What will it take for you to admit you are ever wrong?" -- Troy Jackson nails Susan Collins on her vote to confirm Kavanaugh, 8 years to the day after Collins cast the vote that doomed Roe v Wade

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Ed Martin says that Tina Peters met with Trump in the Oval Office today to discuss election integrity and “the plans” for the upcoming midterms elections.

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At a marathon runtime of four hours, Alex Gibney's new documentary 'Musk' strains to cover the sweep of the oligarch's business empire and its capture of U.S. government. But the interviews with first wife Justine Wilson and latest ex Ashley St. Clair about his vindictive nature hit hardest.

wired.comElon Musk’s Exes Are the Most Damning Part of a Massive New DocumentaryInterviews with Justine Wilson and Ashley St. Clair in the nearly four-hour-long “Musk” paint the world’s richest man as capricious and cruel even toward those closest to him.

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America today is a country where regulators won't allow private companies to air interviews of the opposition on TV, but declare that taxpayer funded propaganda is fine.

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SCOTUS looked at the harm of people being dumped in foreign lands, and the harm of the government not being able to disappear people… and sided with the government.

Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com

SCOTUS’s shadow docket strikes again. Third-country removals are back on, using a policy that two federal courts have now ruled is unlawful.

What good is “major abundance” without care for the vulnerable?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Elon Musk corrects himself: "I think it's worth highlighting the positive benefits of AI -- SI, pardon me. I think by far the most likely outcome is major abundance."

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Elon Musk corrects himself: "I think it's worth highlighting the positive benefits of AI -- SI, pardon me. I think by far the most likely outcome is major abundance."