If you want to know about Matryoshka, the Russian disinformation operation targeting Dems in the midterms, read my piece in The Contrarian. If you want to know more than this, check out my new book, "HOW RUSSIA WON: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the FIght for America" at www.HowRussiaWon.com

Putin Revives His War on American Elections

The Kremlin’s meddling has been most intense during presidential contests, but it has been aimed at off-year elections. This year is no exception.

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Buried the lede- ICE can feed a photo into a facial recognition app called Mobile Fortify, monitor with SocialNet, and look at location data without a warrant. Penlink’s Webloc pulls geolocation data for entire neighborhoods to locate individuals. Penlink advertises one of its sources as Tinder.

we need a total and complete shutdown on massive green orbs until we figure out what the hell is going on

Elle@elleisanisland.bsky.social · 3d ago

Pope Leo XIV has been gifted a massive green orb and honestly not now massive green orb

A reporter must ask him (on camera), "Secretary Kennedy, can you please give the American people a succinct summary of the scientific method?" (5th grade science).

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

RFK Jr: "We care about every child who dies from measles. They get headlines. We should care about the children who are dying or suffering or being injured by vaccine injuries."

Update:

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

footage is making the rounds on Facebook of a canvasser wearing a Stronger Maine shirt (a super PAC that supports Susan Collins) stealing a package yesterday

I’m sure Trump’s “joke” that he will continue to withhold disaster aid to NC unless they vote Republican in the midterms will go over well there. Can he please come to Maine and tell some jokes for Susan Collins?

The pro-crypto CLARITY Act failed to advance in the Senate after every single Democrat (and four Republicans) voted it down. Reminder: crypto is a giant Ponzi scheme. Its only practical uses are for fraud, speculation, and crime. Glad to see Congress wake up to reality.

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed making Canada the EU’s first associate member opening the door to trillions of dollars in deeper integration across trade, technology, defence, energy, the Arctic and critical minerals. #cdnpoli

Canada invited to become the EU's first associate member

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed making Canada the EU’s first “associate member,” opening the door to potentially trillions of dollars in deeper integration across trade, technolo...

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Smart move by both El-Sayed and Harris. Looking forward to seeing how Democratic "Centrists" attack him now. apnews.com/article/elsa...

Kamala Harris is to campaign in Michigan with Abdul El-Sayed

Former Vice President Kamala Harris plans to visit Michigan next week to campaign with Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate.

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Dems in array: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/u...

Democrats Put Aside Rifts With El-Sayed, Uniting to Win in Michigan (Gift Article)

Despite disagreements on Israel, more than a dozen Democratic senators met in Washington with the Michigan Senate nominee and emerged sounding optimistic.

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The logical endpoint of "do more with less" is that you can do everything with no-one. It's nonsense.

GovExec@govexec.bsky.social · 4d ago

Mullin says FEMA can do more with fewer people. A federal judge says DHS overstepped in ordering a 50% cut. Jory Heckman gets into what’s behind the clash. buff.ly/04NiGpd

KAEPERNICK: The part that I hope people take away in this moment is what Robert Kraft and what they’re saying by denying Macklemore is they are openly colluding. They also want people to know that if you take an action that they don’t agree with, they will come for you.

*researches robert kraft oh that tracks

this them? youtu.be/xmowdX1dYdA

Beoga 'Blackbirds & Thrushes' (Elaine Mai Remix)

YouTube video by beogamusic

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The Irish musicians, Beoga, who play alongside Ed Sheeran, have withdrawn from Sheeran’s tour. This is the statement they published on Instagram:

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Paul Waldman@paulwaldman.bsky.social · 6d ago

So this AI company made a chatbot of me? What the actual frak? Does anyone know what the hell the deal with Shapes Inc is?

They have no right to do so without your consent. It appears that it's a US company with a legal address. II can put you in touch with a legal team that operates under conditional fee agreement. I use them to go after copyright infringers, and they are highly effective. Message me if needed.

Ossoff: "But Donald Trump basically says, 'we're going to sit on our hands and hope for the best.' And remember, he's conflicted. 1789 Capital -- I mentioned that venture firm that Don Jr is a partner in. They've invested heavily in AI labs ... the president is compromised."

Ossoff: "We are witnessing people drunk with power who are utterly reckless, utterly corrupt, and obviously believe that they live with impunity. They believe they're untouchable. They believe they're invincible. Let's prove them wrong."

Imagine a Vice President of the United States getting a fact-check Community Note that the heckler was right and you are lying. These people just can’t stop lying.

All of this thread, but especially this:

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 5d ago

Trump is a world-historical villain who's putting us all in extreme danger, so put him at the center of this story. Dems can highlight how Trump is actively using DOJ and EPA to help AI data centers steamroll communities, and vow that a Dem majority will stop it. 2/ newrepublic.com/article/2154...

lol musk’s screeching about this and suing everyone involved accomplished nothing except an earlier drop date

David Daniel@daviddaniel.bsky.social · 6d ago

Bleecker Street announces it's moving up the initial theatrical release of Alex Gibney's documentary MUSK one week, to October 9.

PabloReports: Donald Trump keeps saying we are in a golden age. Do you agree? Massie: You need gold to buy diesel now, so maybe it is the golden age.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court has DENIED Trump's bid to continue with his USPS vote by mail restrictions! HUGE WIN.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham: I think Americans have absolutely had it. And I think their question, certainly mine, is, why the people around him don’t take his crayons and markers away like you do for toddlers right before bedtime or naps.

Buttigieg: "Even Speaker Johnson can't endorse what President Trump has been saying about everyone getting $5k. That tells you everything you need to know -- it's not just not going to happen. The tragic thing about it is extra cash would mean a lot to a lot of families hurting in the Trump economy"

BIG: This week Missouri's Supreme Court unanimously blocked Trump's gerrymandered House map. SCOTUS refused to step in. The old map holds for November! Stay informed: demdock.com/4w6emld

Abdul El-Sayed: "The barbarian is in the White House, and we're seeing the consequences of that"

Abdul El-Sayed: "They want to make this about a streamer in California. I want to make this about affordability in Michigan, and they can't talk about it because it's their policies that are driving [prices] up"

under-appreciated dynamic is elite pundits "flat out just find the left interpersonally irritating in a way they do not find the right a lot of the talk of a vibe shift was wish-casting their irritants away. willing to acquiesce to democracy's being dismantled as a result bsky.app/profile/last...

NYTimes: affirmative action for mediocre editors angry at MeToo@originalist.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"This is also part of the school of thought that every single leftist online is responsible for message discipline and not being annoying, while no Republican is ever responsible for their words or deeds It’s deeply insane" bsky.app/profile/poor...