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Yes good news. But we need to consider how undecideds or those "others" will break, and of course, the accuracy of polls. We need wide margins. Fingers crossed.
Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.social · yesterdayNEW: Memo circulated by campaign of Adam Hamilton, who is running against Sen Roger Marshall (R-KS) "Five independent race raters have shifted this race multiple times towards Hamilton. In the last two weeks, two major pollsters show Hamilton leading... Marshall by 2 points"
“Are you an admitted child predator looking to get out of jail after just one day? Call Ken Paxton!” Genius!
Does she EVER stop smiling? Are we sure she's not Hassett's daughter?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayTrump #TravelsWithNatalie yesterday (USA Today Networks)
Directing DOJ to slow-walk politically damaging decisions until after people vote would be a major scandal under any normal administration. Here, it’s just Friday.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · yesterdayThe White House is coordinating with the Justice Department to hide its abortion agenda from voters until after they've voted in order to try to influence the results of the election.
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Democracy Docket@democracydocket.com · 2d agoPro-voting groups are preparing to combat potential hurdles in this year’s midterms. While the Trump administration is sowing doubts about elections, pro-voting groups are operating an election hotline that voters can use for expert assistance and factual information: https://demdock.com/3VH3ay7
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Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d agoNOTABLE: It appears, at least initally, that the justices have declined DOJ's invitation to take up a much broader constitutional question about the due process rights of ICE detainees. The ACLU had asked them to focus only on the statutory issue. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
If only we had a Supreme Court we could trust to make decisions based on the law, not on what their cult leader wants.
Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d agoBREAKING: The Supreme Court has agreed to rule on the legality of ICE's mandatory detention policy, weighing in on an issue that has been ovewhelmingly rejected by district and appeals courts but has nevertheless roiled the justice system nationwide. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
2/ I would think news of Renee Good's family suing the Trump administration over her murder would get a reaction. Not a "like" or a boost. Are people losing interest?
Keep 'em coming "The 2 lawsuits say Trump admin officials were negligent and violated the civil rights of Good and others in Minneapolis, demanding a jury trial and damages. They are among the first major civil actions taken against Trump for his unprecedented deportation sweeps in Minn"
Reuters Legal@legal.reuters.com · 2d agoThe family of Renee Good, one of two US citizens fatally shot by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis in January, sued US President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday over her killing during deportation sweeps.
“The researchers could not confirm that the agents were built by OpenAI, but said their behavior was similar to that of agents that have been confirmed as coming from the company. The attempted hack did not appear to be successful”
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 3d agoArtificial intelligence agents tried to hack into a Canadian government site, researchers said, adding to the growing list of incidents in which AI agents probed or hacked corporate and government computer systems without being told to do so.
👀 ”The lone woman on Tennessee’s death row was still alive after she was administered two lethal injections, her lawyer said in a motion seeking to halt her execution Wednesday night, a stunning development after the Supreme Court had stepped in to allow the state to put her to death.”
Tennessee inmate still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyer says
Christa Pike, 50, was 18 when she murdered a classmate. She would be the first woman the state has executed in more than 200 years.
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Yeah, Trump is known for his canned food recommendations. And who knew Goya was food w/o Trump letting us in on it? That aside, we'd prefer that Trump recommend FROM the can.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoTrump: "Bob owns Goya, which isssss -- food. Nice food."
"My wealth has zoomed like you wouldn't believe. I have the best wealth."
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoTrump: "We have the highest level of individual wealth -- meaning a person's wealth, individually, for the entire country -- the highest level that we've ever had"
"There could be a few people in the room who don't love that one, but what the hell."
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoTrump starts to brag about renaming the Gulf of Mexico but then remembers he's speaking to a Hispanic Heritage Month event
Despite Trump's claims, no laws broken. Tim "Scott accused Powell of having “spent billions on lavish renovations” that included “rooftop terraces, custom elevators that open into VIP dining rooms, white marble finishes and even a private art collection.” Powell denied Scott’s accusations."
Watchdog finds no criminality in Fed renovation that drew Trump’s scrutiny
The Federal Reserve’s inspector general did fault the central bank’s board for mismanaging costs. The DOJ previously launched its own probe that was blocked by a federal judge.
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"Not so fast. Read the fine print. Beginning with this release, the government CHANGED how it calculates its 3 PCE categories"
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 3d agoDiesel just hit an all-time high. The 30-year Treasury is back above 5.6%. Consumer sentiment is near record lows. And the Trump regime just pulled a trick behind the scenes to fudge the inflation numbers. We dive in...
"The far right -- which comprises roughly a third of parliament -- has threatened to impeach Dan if he does not call early elections once the conditions are met. Romania -- a member of the EU and NATO that borders Ukraine -- has not held snap elections since the fall of Communism in 1989."
AFP News Agency@en.afp.com · 3d agoRomania's parliament rejects pro-European liberal as prime minister, prolonging a political crisis seen as fuelling the rising far right in the EU member state. u.afp.com/S9Xy
The only ideological clown is speaking right here.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoHegseth: "The ideological clowns are out. The patriotic cowboys are in, with testosterone testing on top."