Republicans are eager to campaign on Trump's big "beautiful" 2025 bill But these headlines on the front pages in battleground Ohio aren't helping the cause .....
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Meet the Researchers Leaving the US Because of Trump’s Funding Cuts & Politicization of Science | More than half of American states [including Pennsylvania] have lost scientists to recruitment programs in other countries, according to a report from the Business for Federal Research Funding Coalition
Meet the Researchers Leaving the US Because of Trump's Funding Cuts and Politicization of Science - Bucks County Beacon
More than half of American states [including Pennsylvania] have lost scientists to recruitment programs in other countries, according to a report from the Business for Federal Research Funding Coaliti...
buckscountybeacon.com
A decade ago, Florida stripped a teacher of her license for sexually abusing a 16-year-old. Last year, she opened a private school there with ease. As private schools fueled by taxpayer dollars proliferate, states are choosing not to closely regulate who runs them or what they teach. (Pub. July)
Barns, Go-Karts and Strip Malls: The Wild West of Private Schools That Collect Taxpayer Dollars
As private schools proliferate, states are choosing a hands-off approach to regulating them. The backgrounds of school founders — sometimes with criminal histories — often don’t matter
propublica.org
Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson—running to flip a key midterm seat—will be locked out of a meeting that could pause new xAI data centers in Memphis.
He wanted a data center ban. He got banned from city council.
Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson—running to flip a key midterm seat—will be locked out of a meeting that could pause new xAI data centers in Memphis.
motherjones.com
More than 100,000 Ukrainian immigrants are bracing for the possibility they’ll lose their humanitarian protections by Monday ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/10/16/r...
Immigrants from Ukraine, Sudan could soon lose protected status • Ohio Capital Journal
More than 100,000 Ukrainians and roughly 2,000 Sudanese immigrants are bracing for the possibility they’ll lose their humanitarian protections by Monday.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
Meta has suspend the No Kings account on its protest day. Meta had also suspended Lula accounts in Brazil ahead of the election. Tiktok has suspended the account of the Musk documentary ahead of its release. We are living in censorship dictated by the oligarchs.
Note: TikTok - 15% owned by Musk pal Larry Ellison - permanently banned our "Musk" the movie account on the platform. www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...
TikTok “Permanently Suspends” the ‘Musk’ Film Ad Account, Raising Suppression Fears (Exclusive)
Move comes just as Alex Gibney doc film expands to nearly 500 screens. Distributor Bleecker Street says it is appealing.
hollywoodreporter.com
Pennsylvanians: "In-person on-demand voting" is your way to vote early, & it's already open in many areas. Check your county here: www.pa.gov/agencies/vot.... And check bluevoterguide.org to help guide your ballot choices. And then GO VOTE!!! It's NEVER been as important to make your voice heard!
BlueVoterGuide.org@bluevoterguide.bsky.social · 2d ago📢PA Voters, Early Voting is starting in some areas. Contact your local office for details. 🪪Reg to vote by 10/19. 📫Get your absentee ballot request in by 10/27 at 5pm. ➡See what orgs have endorsed your candidates at BlueVoterGuide.org 🔷Vote blue, vote down the ballot and vote early! #BlueVoterGuide
Wisconsin folks: it's almost time to vote!! Request a ballot until 10/29 or vote early starting this Tuesday. BlueVoterGuide.org can help guide your choices. Go vote!!! It's NEVER been as important to make your voice heard. Vote like your future depends on it... because it does!
BlueVoterGuide.org@bluevoterguide.bsky.social · 3d ago🗣️WI Voters, are you ready for the General? 🪪Voter Reg in person by 10/30 at 5pm 🗳️Same Day Reg & Vote 10/20-10/30 & 11/3 📫Absentee Ballot Req by 10/29 🗳️In-person Absentee Voting 10/20-11/1 🔷Vote early, vote the entire ballot and vote blue! BlueVoterGuide.org has all your ballot info #BlueVoterGuide
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BlueVoterGuide.org@bluevoterguide.bsky.social · 4d ago🚨 Nevada voters don't miss these ! 🪪 Register to vote online by 11/3 🗳️ Early Voting Dates/Same Day Register and Vote 10/17-10/30 📫 Absentee Ballot Request Deadline 10/20 🔷 Vote Early, Vote the entire ballot and Vote blue! 👉 Find your ballot ifo at BlueVoterGuide.org #BlueVoterGuide #October2026
Trump admits to stealing hundreds of billions of dollars from *another* country.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump: "You know how much money we're taking out of Venezuela? Hundreds of billions of dollars we're taking out of Venezuela"
❗❗❗Mark Zuckerberg's meta just suspended the No Kings Instagram account. I just rushed back from my local No Kings to jump on this. Bottom line, would be helpful for all pro-No Kings folks to elevate the issue and help us get the word out about No Kings today. The Nerd Reich strikes again.
Ohio had the steepest decline in homeownership affordability between 2020 to 2025, according to new reporting from the National Housing Conference ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/10/16/o...
Ohio saw the biggest decline in homeownership affordability, new report shows • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio had the steepest decline in homeownership affordability between 2020 to 2025, according to new reporting from the National Housing Conference.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
A report from congressional Democrats found that President Donald Trump's pharmaceutical stock holdings grew from a maximum reported value of $1.7 million in 2024 to as much as $56.2 million at the end of 2025. https://to.pbs.org/4hSpEoz
Democrats say Trump increased investments in drugmakers that were given Medicare exemptions
The report from congressional Democrats found that Trump’s pharmaceutical stock holdings grew from a maximum reported value of $1.7 million in 2024 to as much as $56.2 million at the end of 2025.
to.pbs.org
I voted and I followed the President's advice: I pretended he was on the ballot. 👍 😡
Billions of dollars’ worth of contracts predicting oil would fall and the S&P 500 would rise were placed about 15 minutes before Trump announced a U-turn on Iran in a post on Truth Social. CFTC staff began to investigate...then were told to lay off. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades
Chairman’s adviser intervened to take over examination of lucrative bets that were made around Trump reversal on Iran power plant attack.
bloomberg.com
Six days after ICE shot him in the Bronx, Oscar Belgal remains in MDC Brooklyn, and still hasn’t gotten surgery to remove the bullet in his neck. “He has experienced a loss of sensation in half of his face, as well as hearing loss in his left ear.” Gift link: www.nydailynews.com/2026/10/14/l...
ICE never identified themselves during NYC shooting of Oscar Belgal, who still has bullet in neck: lawyers
The Legal Aid Society, which now represents the 28-year-old father, filed a habeas corpus petition in Brooklyn Federal Court Wednesday, seeking his “immediate release on reasonable conditions.”
nydailynews.com
So much going on here—but one thing that must be pointed out is the relentless assaults against any Muslim person in public life.
Parents, if you have dropped off a kid named Jimmy in the morning and picked up a kid named Janet at the end of the school day, please return to the school: You've driven off with some other family's child.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoTrump: "They want to cut your children. It's unbelievable what they do. Your son leaves as Jimmy and comes home in three days as Janet, and they don't even ask you. They can take your child out of school and do whatever the hell they want. Minnesota is one of those states."
This is illegal and (a) it’s not even close to defensible and (b) shouldn’t be tolerated.
Brad Johnson@climatebrad.hillheat.com · 5d agoMilitary patrolling the Columbia Heights ballot box at 6:44 pm "It's a public sidewalk" the lead soldier said when reminded of the law. Photo by self
Same-day registration is available in some states but not all. Check your state's deadline (Illinois' is 10/14!) &, if you think you're already registered, double-check anyway to be sure! Don't let anything get in the way of your voting!! It's NEVER been more important to make your voice heard!!!!
BlueVoterGuide.org@bluevoterguide.bsky.social · 5d ago🤔Live in one of these states? 📢 Check your voter reg by: ➡️ 10/18 IL (online) ➡️ 10/19- CA (Same day 10/5-11/3), AL, IA (same 10/14-11/3), MI (same 9/24-11/2), PA, SD, WY (same 10/6-11/2; 11/3) ➡️ 10/21- NH in-person (same 11/3) BlueVoterGuide.org has your ballot info #BlueVoterGuide
Four days after Musk wrote, “Zelensky has gone too far.” @financialtimes.com #ukraine www.ft.com/content/3708...
Excessive force. Beatings. Arbitrary detentions. Harassment of journalists. Indian authorities have not let up their assault on peaceful protesters, who are denouncing a voter list revision process that deleted over 130 million names.
Mike Collins says he opposes federal background checks for private firearms sales, and proposes instead putting metal detectors at the entrances of schools
1/ Cutting disability questions from the National Health Interview Survey means making millions of disabled people invisible. Without accurate data, health disparities are obscured & funding and services are put at risk. You can’t meet needs you choose not to measure. 😒 #DisabilityRights
CDC Plans To Drop Disability Questions From Federal Health Survey
A proposed revamp of a key federal survey could lead to a drastic undercount of Americans with developmental disabilities, advocates warn.
disabilityscoop.com
"The Pentagon has named one of its own public affairs officials to run the publication Stars & Stripes, and he will keep his Pentagon job while doing it. This places a single official inside both the office that shapes the military's message, and the newsroom charged with covering it independently"
Pentagon PR Official Takes Over Stars and Stripes Months After Editor, Publisher Kicked Out
Christian Devine, an executive director and principal adviser in the Pentagon's public affairs office, was appointed weeks after terminations.
military.com
Puzzling over ballot measures that lawmakers deliberately made confusing?? BlueVoterGuide.org can help, with clear explanations & information on how groups you trust are advising you to vote. Some of the measures are vitally important to your rights, so make sure you understand them. And then VOTE!!
BlueVoterGuide.org@bluevoterguide.bsky.social · 6d ago🚨 Statewide ballot measures are up for a vote in 40 states. 🤔 Often written in confusing language, does yes really mean yes? Does no really mean no? 👀 Find a quick summary with endorsements from trusted organizations at BlueVoterGuide.org 🔷 Vote early, vote down ballot & vote blue. #BlueVoterGuide
WOW. Kristi Noem and Elon Musk, among others, "chose to turn the power of the federal government against a singular employee with an impeccable record of public service. ... The attacks against Ms. Comans were based entirely on false information" and many officials "knew [they] were untrue."
Josh Gerstein@joshgerstein.bsky.social · 6d agoJUST IN: Mag. judge in EDVA clears former FEMA CFO Mary Comans of claims she directed tens of millions in payments for housing undocumented immigrants in NYC. Judge: Statements by Musk & others were 'little more than state-sanctioned intimidation.' Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...