Andrews will crush Graham, but I don't know how much the debate matters in SC.

PBS News@pbsnews.org · 6h ago

South Carolina Republican Sen. Darline Graham will face off in a debate Sunday against Democratic challenger Dr. Annie Andrews and Libertarian candidate Kasie Whitener. https://to.pbs.org/4yK74VM

Can't believe this is ruby-red Kansas. The raucous audience is like that of our deep-blue state. Hamilton speaks eloquently. substantively, and graciously.

2026 U.S. Senatorial Debate - Part 1

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Huawei's H1 profit dropped by 37% officially. The real situation is certainly much worse. Its H1 cash flow -$6B.

Michael Kovrig@kovrig.bsky.social · 13h ago

Eight years after Meng Wanzhou’s arrest triggered a diplomatic crisis and the abduction of the Two Michaels, Huawei is finally on trial in Brooklyn. 1/3

🙏this will hold. Both have strong incentives to hold this primarily because Ukraine has caused real pains for Rashists by striking their refineries.

Republicans Against Trumpism@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 11h ago

JUST IN: Trump announces an immediate “Energy Ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine, claiming “both parties have agreed.” (He said the same thing a month ago.)

Mt. Kearsarge, NH, on Double Ten Day (yesterday) #folage 1/2

Foreigners in Taiwan 🇹🇼 外國人在台灣@foreignersintw.bsky.social · 3d ago

Happy Double Ten Day weekend! Double Ten Day is an important holiday in Taiwan when people celebrate the founding of the Republic of China, the government of Taiwan. In this blog, we will explain the history of the holiday and how it is celebrated now. taiwantravelblog.com/taiwan-doubl...

It is a relief to see James back on the trail. His recovery from flu is quick. Flu/COVID shots should be essential for campaigners who interact with many people daily.

James Talarico@jamestalarico.bsky.social · 11h ago

Thank you for having me last night, Kacey Musgraves !

Is all of this about ICC's indictment of Bibi and Putin, both of whom are Trump's buddies.

SlavaUkraini033@slavaukraini033.bsky.social · 2d ago

Marco Rubio: Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC. And we expect our allies, many of whom are part of the ICC, and that rely on American service members for their defense, to rein in this rogue court.

300,000 tons this month, less than US consumption in one day, or global consumption in two hours. One million tons after November will still be equivalent to the global consumption in a few hours.

CNBC@cnbc.com · 2d ago

President Donald Trump said Friday that Russia will supply millions of tons of diesel to the global market under a deal he struck with President Vladimir Putin. Read more: cnb.cx/4jf6WZw

Look at Moldova w/ a KGB thug approval rating of over 40%. This is why I keep saying that Moldova would fall in weeks, at most a few months if Ukraine fell. Even now, Rashist soldiers are stationed in Transnistria, Moldova's version of Donbas. You will feel the RU influence once you enter Moldova.

Jake Broe@realjakebroe.bsky.social · 4d ago

Putin's net approval rating in Europe

Healey is doing what Trump wants: making this race as if Trump were on the ballot. I was really surprised to hear that Minogue donated $1M to Trump. He kept talking about God, family, integrity, humility for over 2 decades. He gave me the impression he walked his talk. Trump has none of these.

WBUR@wbur.org · 3d ago

Gov. Maura Healey repeatedly tied challenger Mike Minogue to Trump and argued the president's tariffs, war and program cuts are making life more expensive. Minogue argued that Healey has had four years, a Democratic Legislature and record-high budgets to address costs — and has fallen short.

"Talarico is being outspent by more than 2 to 1" Trump was outspent by more than 2 to 1 in 2024 too, and he won. I did my share for Harris' spending. I was disappointed by Harris' loss, but it is good that the power of money is still limited in American elections. Hope TX will show this soon.

US Political Politics News 💙🌈🦋The Fighting Liberal@us-political-news.bsky.social · 6d ago

Texas Senate race shatters state's campaign spending record Combined spending on advertising by Democratic state Rep. James Talarico, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, and super PACs supporting each of them has already topped $240 million. https://www.npr.org/2026/10/05/nx-s1-5985910-e1/texas-

The oppression of homoxesual people in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), labeled as capitalist bourgeois, was among the severest (prison, gulag). China was similar during its socialist era before opening up. Trans was unthinkable, let alone trans people playing sports.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

Q: How do you define socialism personally? JD VANCE: I think in reality what it actually means in the American context is you want to replace American workers with foreigners workers, and you want boys to play in girls' sports

This map from ISW sums up the situation in Ukraine well. The tide is turning against Rashits gradually.

Check out the 1k+ comments on this video to see if you have the luck to spot a single positive one about Collins. Collins is better than most GOP senators in terms of servitude to Trump, but it is apparently not enough. Trump is right that this midterm is about him, so he will bring down many. 1/2

FULL: Maine Sen. Susan Collins and Troy Jackson face off in U.S. Senate debate ahead of Election Day

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Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5d ago

Troy Jackson clearly won tonight’s first Maine Senate debate, repeatedly putting Susan Collins on the defensive over Trump, Kavanaugh and her record in Washington. Collins leaned heavily on seniority and what she’s delivered for Maine — but Jackson landed the sharper punches by far.

"The U.S. accounts for 27 of the 40 cities with the highest GDP per person, led by major technology hub"

@visualcap.bsky.social · 6d ago

Ranked: The World’s 40 Richest Cities by GDP Per Person 💰 https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-worlds-40-richest-cities-by-gdp-per-person/

Again, EV adoption is inevitable NOT because of environmental concerns, but because of unstoppable economic force. Even without fuel price rise, owning EVs will be cheaper and more convenient than comparable ICE cars. Trump's effort to boost ICE cars will be futile and laughable.

Justin Mikulka@justinmikulka.bsky.social · 7d ago

"Gasoline-only cars fell below 50% of global new vehicle sales for the first time, as the Hormuz crisis and record fuel prices accelerated the shift toward EVs."

Healey fought against Algonquin gas pipeline. Now, one month from her reelection, she wants Trump to expedite its expansion. We would pay a lot less for energy and buy much less dirty foreign fossil fuels if radicals like RFK Jr. and Healey had not stopped pipelines for AMERICAN gas!

Reuters Legal@legal.reuters.com · last wk.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey called on the Trump administration to expedite the review of a natural gas pipeline that a unit of Canadian energy firm Enbridge is developing in New England.

Talk by @zhoufengsuo.bsky.social at Dartmouth.

In other words: I am a puppet of Trump.

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social · 6d ago

Ken Paxton: “I’ve never been in a race where I felt less control over the campaign and what issues are going to matter because it’s all coming from D.C. I don’t control the message or what we’re doing. I don’t have ability to change anything. I have to live with whatever I’ve got. It’s a challenge.”

I would have a lot of sympathy for this Fed Reserve senior advisor if this had happened more than 10 years ago. The events took place in 2019, when the PRC's espionage or quasi-espionage had been exposed extensively. He went to the PRC and impregnated a married woman, then...

Inside Man: How Chinese Spies Used Lies, Romance And Betrayal To Target The Federal Reserve

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“I’ve loved him more than life itself" - Zilis I would think it is rare to see a woman so devoted to a perpetual womanizer who dumped her. She treats Musk as her god and a child who needed her care at the same time.

#TuckFrump@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · last wk.

Shivon Zilis, la mère de 4 des (au moins) 14 enfants d’Elon Musk, annonce leur rupture «sans avertissement» sur X #VanityFair

The PRC has found a successor to Europe's #1 Sinophile, Viktor Orban, who was crushed in the last election and likely won't have a chance to recover. The PRC captured another NATO country, Greece, a long time ago. They own Greece's largest port, the Port of Piraeus.

Michael Kovrig@kovrig.bsky.social · last wk.

Each individual Spanish step has seemed defensible. The cumulative effect is that Spain now supplies China with legitimacy, discourse wins, a tariff-circumvention beachhead and a technological soft underbelly on NATO’s southern flank. 2/11

Oceanfront campus of UMass Boston. Like a nice park.

He has been taking a high-dose blood thinner for 35 years, despite not being sure if it works.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Trump: "We've gonna shove it up their ass ... They are a bunch of dumb son of a bitches" Remember when presidents had dignity? Here's a lowlight supercut from Trump's rally tonight in Ohio:

If you are familiar with the Chinese model, you will notice that Trump is modeling his administration after it in terms of corruption, media control, political cleansing. His middle school dropout idol does not take bribes directly, but his extended family is incredibly rich through deals like👇

Journalist Facts@journalistfacts.bsky.social · last wk.

Now we know why the Trump Admin keeps delaying Lukoil sanctions, blatant corruption and self dealing. From article in following post:

I suspect he will lose by a even wider margin if he debates Talarico. Without debate, he can demonize Talarico in whatever way he wants to the MGAA cult without worrying about them hearing rebuttals. The cult believes every lie spewed out of his mouth and Trump's mouth.

Republicans Against Trumpism@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · last wk.

Longtime Republican strategist Karl Rove predicts Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton will lose if he doesn’t debate Democratic nominee James Talarico. Paxton has so far refused to debate Talarico.

Good report, providing a lot of context. Jane Doe intoxicated herself with alcohol at the age of 20 in NY, where drinking age is 21. She seemed to be OK with sex at his friend's frat house initially. However, she was later treated as a sex toy advertised on a Snapchat group to allow strangers... 1/2

CBS News@cbsnews.com · last wk.

New details are emerging in the case of a former Cornell University student who claims she was drugged and gang-raped for multiple hours inside a fraternity house in October 2024.

"Ken Paxton's home county", GOP stronghold. This looks like a presidential campaign rally. Obama became president before finishing his first Senate term.

Team Talarico@teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · last wk.

Over 4,000 Texans showed up for James Talarico in Ken Paxton's home county 👀

Featured photo of PRC's propaganda to show how Trump admires their middle school dropout leader and listens to his lecture attentively and obediently.

Hong Zhang@hz-udhr.bsky.social · 2w ago

“Together we will defeat communism" - Trump. The brutal leader of the largest communist party in history arrived in the White House, and Trump received him with incredible subservience.

Troy is a college graduate. If you watch his videos, he comes across as a typical down-to-earth, nice, working-class guy. I suspect he will win quite some votes from disillusioned MAGA guys.

Troy Jackson@troyjackson207.bsky.social · 2w ago

**sips boba tea 🧋👀**