"The 22-year-old son of a crypto-friendly senator plans to launch his own exchange for a type of derivative popularized by digital asset traders. Theodore Gillibrand, whose mother is Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), has drummed up $30 million in a fundraise" finance.yahoo.com/markets/opti...

Exclusive: Son of pro-crypto New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand raises $30 million to launch a derivatives exchange

Lux Capital led the investment, which values the Stanford graduate’s exchange at $300 million.

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Shame on any Democrat who votes for the abominable pro-crypto CLARITY Act. Call your senators and tell them to vote NO when it comes up for a crucial procedural vote tomorrow: (202) 224-3121.

NO to Crypto

ALL Senate Democrats should reject the so-called “Clarity Act” when it comes up for a vote tomorrow

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Trump nominates wife of ‘God Bless the USA’ singer Lee Greenwood to serve as US ambassador. Yeah…REALLY. Seven sovereign nations. One ambassador. The résumé? 18 years running beauty pageants for the boss. Her husband sings his walk-on music. Nobody in Grenada voted for this.

That's Houston in the distance, across miles of refineries--the city in which Trump admin announced its new pollution policy of "anything goes"; a toxic city already nearly drowned once, by Harvey, the condensation of such policies; a city doomed if this becomes law of the land.

A DHS whistleblower says agents were trained to pose as YOU…to pry open your voter file. 12 minutes per person. Bad data. Then a federal record with your name on it. Naturalized citizens INCLUDED.

🚨BREAKING: A whistleblower is alleging that immigration agency USCIS directed officers to misrepresent themselves to access state voter records, then label people "unlawful voters" — including U.S. citizens — using unreliable data. Story to come.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump dismisses idea of new AI guardrails, says there is a 'SICK conspiracy' against AI and data centers.

Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.

I missed FAMU honoring Dolly Parton at Miami Friday night.

TRUMP’S BANKRUPTCIES LISTED: ➡️ Trump Taj Mahal — 1991 ➡️ Trump Castle Hotel & Casino — 1992 ➡️ Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino — 1992 ➡️ Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts — 2004 ➡️ Trump Entertainment Resorts — 2009 ⬇️ COING SOON…

Kennedy Center could close as early as Tuesday, warns of bankruptcy, documents show

Officials said the center is facing “certain financial collapse” within weeks, insist that adding President Donald Trump’s name may be the only way to avoid bankruptcy.

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Well, it’s happening. Darline Graham FINALLY agreed to debate Annie Andrews on October 11. Watch this and tell me who looks ready. Annie sounds prepared, informed and connected to South Carolina voters. Darline looks completely out of her depth. This debate could be over before it starts 🔥

Who knew that defacing the building, tearing up its trees, removing its sculptures, replacing the Board with political cronies, giving the finger to every performer who isn’t a Trump voter, and talking down its facilities daily would cause a revenue drop?

Kennedy Center could close as early as Tuesday, warns of bankruptcy, documents show

Officials said the center is facing “certain fiscal collapse” within weeks, insist that adding President Donald Trump’s name may be the only way to avoid bankruptcy.

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Vice Admiral Nancy Lacore is running for Congress to restore integrity, lower housing and living costs, and bring clean energy and flooding solutions to the South Carolina coast. Early voting starts October 19, elect proven Navy leader @nancylacore.bsky.social 💙 #PostcardsToVoters

Ossoff: "Under the failed President Donald J. Trump, food, diesel, and healthcare all just hit their all-time highs…They made you pay more for everything, lied us into war, and spent most of the past year covering up for the world's most famous pedophile."

Honestly, the warnings coming from people actually building AI are getting harder and harder to ignore. We’re talking about warnings of human extinction, losing control of advanced AI, biological weapons becoming easier to create, massive cyberattacks,

NOAA just announced that this summer was the hottest on record in the United States.

Mary Peltola: "I'm the only candidate on stage who is an Alaskan fisherman…Alaskans know the difference between a senator who fights for fish and one who fishes for donations."

Wyoming native Gavin Lobmeyer is running for State House because he wants to create a future where young people stay to deliver healthcare and learn trades. He supports local business, cutting costs, and affordable housing. #PostcardsToVoters 💙

Mary Peltola: "One of the top issues for our fishermen across every sector, across every region, is the high cost of fuel. The war in Iran is driving up gas and diesel prices. Dan Sullivan has voted for the war in Iran 10 times — 10 times to jack up your prices."

“SHAME ON YOU!” KANSAS Republican Senator Roger Marshall ripped by the crowd after the news he was suing poor OB-GYN patients and having them arrested after they faced outstanding bills from pregnancies. A broken system. #MedicareForAllNOW

Reminder: Mitch McConnell hasn’t been seen in 3 months.

An Iran-Oman agreement on new shipping arrangements would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz, IRGC-linked Tasnim reported citing a source close to Iran’s negotiating team. It said the strait will remain closed until Washington meets seven conditions set by Tehran.-Iran Intl

Have a listen to @mrglobaltoo.bsky.social Then really think about what he is saying. Think about how the world sees us. Think about how the world will see us after this failure. They won't be wrong either. We need to prepare for anything at this point. #SheShed #ViVaHerAlliance

Just like Mike Rogers in Michigan and Tommy Tuberville in Alabama, Roger Marshall is a Florida Man who doesn’t even live in the state he represents.

Yikes! That ballroom isn’t going to complement the White House. It’s going to overpower it. Look at the scale of this thing. The people’s house is being swallowed by one man’s monument to himself.

Not so sure Ireland is the biggest fan of Donald Trump (REUTERS/Natalia Campos)

Correct. And he's also lying about what these three good men have said and believe in order to try to get them harmed. They have committed no offense against him or anyone other than being Democrats. We are living in an extremely scary time in which one of the two major political parties is insane.

David Corn@davidcorn.bsky.social · 3d ago

This is stochastic terrorism. Ted Cruz is an extremist encouraging violence.

This says a lot. Fox is now leaving Medicare for All out of their fearmongering scroll. Because they know people seeing doctors when they get sick without going broke is popular. #MedicareForAllNOW

#PostcardsToVoters peeps…. Sooooo many choices for the weekend!! I hope you’ll join me in writing!!