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King of Wessex. Friend to Mercia. Starting my substack at https://substack.com/@iamdarkink. I will post about the 3 things I know, technology, economics, and sometimes politics.
Today in Politics, Bulletin 491. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Today in Politics, Bulletin 491. 10/29/26
… A star is born, as a hero showed up at the Trump rally in SC today and scored a live interview on Fox from the floor of the venue.
open.substack.com
I expect them to use every excuse, from this to hacking to foreign interference to non-citizen voters. This could wind its way through the DoJ and courts. The antidote is to show up at the polls in such numbers that they realize their frauds are hopeless. So go vote. Vote early or day-of.
Norm Eisen@normeisen.bsky.social · 1h agoA 2nd Dan Sullivan on Alaska's ballot is politics not criminality, & Alaska's Supreme Court already said he could stay on Last week Trump's DOJ sued to stop AK from certifying the result, & now it's making a fed case 5 days before the election -TN
A 2nd Dan Sullivan on Alaska's ballot is politics not criminality, & Alaska's Supreme Court already said he could stay on Last week Trump's DOJ sued to stop AK from certifying the result, & now it's making a fed case 5 days before the election -TN
Justice Department issues new subpoenas over Alaska spoiler candidate controversy, AP source says
The Justice Department is escalating a criminal investigation over an Alaska Senate candidate who shares a name with the Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan.
apnews.com
Stewart was raised by an abusive father but became best known for playing kind, paternal leaders who united families of misfits. n.pr/4zhn29Y
Patrick Stewart, a perceptive patriarch in 'Star Trek' and 'X-Men,' dies at 86
Stewart was raised by an abusive father but became best known for playing kind, paternal leaders who united families of misfits.
n.pr
In 2023 Sir Patrick Stewart revealed he was “very anxious” about the current state of the world due to the deterioration of the environment and ongoing conflicts. Today the world lost a great actor and an enlightened thinker.
Patrick Stewart: I am anxious about environment and conflicts around world
The veteran actor said he feels society needs a new Star Trek to remind people where the planet could go in the future.
independent.co.uk
European governments that don't have the courage to stand up to the US State Dept will be the ones Russia corrupts the most.
Here we go. Texas Republicans are already trying to throw out the entire election -- every ballot in every county. Democrats are going to have to win twice: once at the polls and again in court. (There is, by the way, no evidence whatsoever of hacking.) www.chron.com/news/article...
Republican lawsuit threatens to halt Texas election results over hacking fears
They claim AI and hacking fears make Texas election laws unconstitutional.
chron.com
I am heartbroken. From Shakespeare to Star Trek, such a commanding actor. www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
Patrick Stewart, Star Trek actor and acclaimed thespian, dies aged 86
Star Trek: the Next Generation and X-Men actor died at his home after ‘a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia’
theguardian.com
The very thing our Founders feared, the very thing our Founders declared their independence from, now sits in the White House. The very thing. Get off your ass and VOTE.
Our federal government is killing innocent people. Should never happen in this country.
Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸@judiciarydems.senate.gov · yesterdayBREAKING: A 43-year-old has died in ICE custody, marking 29 deaths in detention this year.
Four weeks after giving birth, Adela Nohemy Castellanos was torn from her newborn son and family. Today, she and her daughter Sofia are still locked away at the Dilley Trailer Prison. I’m going to Dilley this week to see Adela and Sofia, and push for their release.
Let me translate: "We collectively lack the balls to do anything about Trump, so we're just going to repeat some delusional talking points and hope that you won't believe your lying eyes."
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayVan Orden on Trump's Iran war: "If this means that we have a tough time maintaining the House and Senate, so be it"
US media: "Bolsonaro has traveled to the US after the election." US right-wing media: "Bolsonaro has escaped political prosecution" ✍️Actual journalists: “Bolsonaro has fled Brazil as he faces multiple criminal investigations, including into money laundering.”
There are reasons I believe the Blue Wave will not be as big as people hoped. But it doesn't happen at all unless you vote. We've seen good early voting turnout, but it's not over and (if you haven't voted already) go vote. Vote in person. Vote the day of. But just vote and prove me wrong!
Adam Kinzinger@adamkinzinger.substack.com · yesterdayRussia obtained enough servo drives for 139,000 glide bombs in 2025 while key suppliers escaped Western sanctions. Separately Russian institutes kept supplying China's Norinco with aircraft test data after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Russia secured parts for 139,000 glide bombs in 2025, tested aircraft models for China’s Norinco during war
Russia obtained enough servo drives for 139,000 glide bombs in 2025 while key suppliers escaped Western sanctions. Separate research shows Russian institutes kept supplying China's Norinco with aircra...
yacnews.com
Remember the South Park episode where they stopped refugees from time traveling back to South Park by creating a better present? That’s exactly how building the future works.
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net · 3d agoToday's threads (a thread) Inside: History is something you do; and more! Archived at: pluralistic.net/2026/10/27/t... #Pluralistic
The point is not a successful prosecution, but to let people know they will face the stress and cost (attorneys fees) associated with the process. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/u...
Grand Jury Declines to Bring Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson
The rejection of the indictment was the latest extraordinary setback in President Trump’s wide-ranging campaign to go after his political opponents.
nytimes.com
Natalie Harp is sitting right next to Trump as his car rolls up to his Qatari bribe jet #TravelWithNatalie
What's my take away from the draft S1? There are numbers I think they should have supplied, related to spending commitments. I think the revenue growth will still be large, but may be slowing. Which is why they wanted to get this filed before the tokenmaxxing bump evaporates. 1/3
Bombshell: Greg Abbott’s senior team met secretly with Big Tech two days before the state made it easier and faster for data centers to connect to Texas’s electrical grid. In Greg Abbott’s Texas, billionaires come first and Texans come last.
Blocking the Wayback Machine won’t stop AI scraping, writes Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle in The Atlantic. But it can undermine a vital resource for journalists and researchers. Learn more 👇 www.theatlantic.com/technology/2... #NotAllBots #ProtectTheWayback
Take it to the ballot box, everyone. Go vote. Go in person or go early (if you can't on Tuesday itself). I am not confident in the Blue Wave because of statistical reasons and the psychology of Trump's voters. Please, please, please go vote and prove me wrong.
Joe Walsh@walshfreedom.bsky.social · 2d agoAmericans right now are righteously angry & full of fear at what Trump is doing to this country. Anger & fear are great motivators. And what I heard this past weekend in Omaha confirmed to me that a big old blue wave is coming. Today’s piece.👇 socialcontractwithjoewalsh.substack.com/p/notes-from...