New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854

This is how you write a headline.

Trump is pivoting hard toward Russia in the run-up to the midterms, urging the removal of a democratically elected head of state in Ukraine while helping the dictator who launched an unprovoked invasion.

Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 15h ago

1. Russia is not winning on the battlefield and had to reform the entire budget in favor of the continuous war against sovereign Ukraine. 2. Zelenskyy has reacted favorably to any suggestion of a peaceful deal that would stop Russian aggression. Each attempt of such was declined by Kremlin.

Every article like this is crammed with the most jaw-dropping corruption imaginable, then a third of the way through they have to throw in "The White House said 'Corrupty McGrifty's integrity is an example to all Americans, who are ennobled by her inspiring service.'" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Exclusive | At Davos, Kimberly Guilfoyle Boasted of Private Jet Trips, Luxury Stays

A recording captured the U.S. ambassador saying that Greek businessmen were paying for her travels and pleading for an invitation to an event with Eric Trump.

wsj.com

So we are warring with Iran And Russia is supplying weaponry to Iran. And we are paying Russia to send us diesel fuel. Because we are warring with Iran the ships with the diesel can't get to us. So we are buying it from Russia, which... Yeah, this is some three-dimensional chess right here.

Legislation is to be introduced in the US to stop Trump's Dirty Diesel Deal. Rep Brian Fitzpatrick posted this on X, but I don't think it can be achieved quickly enough to stop the boats, and Trump/Putin knew that, which is why the shady agreement was kept secret for a fortnight.

If you praise the Confederacy, everyone knows what you're doing. If you praise Rhodesia, though, you still get that little frisson of naughtiness, the little tingle of rebelliousness that can power you through the drudgery of your eight-hour shift at your dad's car dealership.

How a defunct white supremacist state became a cult favorite on the Right

From battleground candidates to Elon Musk, Republicans can't stop posting wistfully about Rhodesia.

motherjones.com

Even the bots want to get the hell out of here.

kate conger@kateconger.com · yesterday

Anthropic is the latest lab to report 'rogue' agent activity, which sources said included applying for visas with the State Department www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/t...

Signs you’re a war criminal: You attack the court that goes after war criminals

Crazy... I can't figure out whether it's gone by incredibly fast or very slow. Somehow, both.

So, the reason we mock horrible fascists is not to make fascists change their minds. It is to show they are mockable. It breaks the veneer of respectability and power. It gives others social permission to mock them. Satire is poisonous to power because it makes opposition both fun and collaborative.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17h ago

You know, friend, I don't think I'll be following you back.

Since Republicans are fans of both Nazism and camps I presume this is an endorsement ... no? Hm. How strange.

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 2d ago

WH Press Sec Katie Zacharia: The abortion pill has the same chemicals that they used in the extermination camps in Nazi Germany

The term everyone is dancing around is "secret police", a hallmark of totalitarian regimes.

Jared@jaredmcclain.bsky.social · 3d ago

Things got more insane just about as soon as I posted this last night. DHS is now arguing that we cannot even put the names of ICE officers in our lawsuit against those officers. Their position is that, if a defendant works for DHS, they cannot be named in a lawsuit. Never seen anything like it.

There are a lot of details in here about Zuck releasing a half-baked product, but one thing that really stands out is just how weird these folks are. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/t...

Zelensky take sausage

Stanimir Dobrev@delfoo.bsky.social · 3h ago

Russia's state veterinary inspection system used by RosSelKhozNadzor which oversees food inspections is down because it was operating on Yandex infrastructure. Meat inspections depend on it.

Amen! Fight on. Slava Ukraine!!!

𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐉.𝐒. 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐚 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 ¬1𝜄 = 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗂𝗈𝗍𝖺@ajsdecepida.bsky.social · 5h ago

Trump eases sanctions to get Russian diesel flowing before the midterms. Hours later, Ukrainian drones set a Russian oil-export terminal ablaze in Rostov. Kyiv has no obligation to safeguard Putin’s fuel revenues for Trump’s political convenience. 🇺🇦 W00t Україна! ➷ www.rawstory.com/trump-putin-...

So, happy 89th anniversary of the day Oswald Mosley tried to sell fascism to Liverpudlians—and someone concussed him with a brick

Our long national nightmare of minimizing toxic chemicals in our food is finally over. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmed

Regulator looks to expand loophole to allow dangerous compounds in food as long as they’re not carcinogenic

theguardian.com

While testifying to state regulators I did the back-of-envelope math on what it takes for a 100 MW data center to keep its diesel backup generators online in an emergency and ~2 trucks an hour is standard there. Really underappreciated piece of the overall impact picture.

Ketan Joshi@ketanjoshi.co · 15h ago

Oracle is sending 30 TRUCKS OF GAS A DAY to one of its data centres due to delayed gas pipeline 🩻 still waiting for AI to solve climate change🩻 www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...

Really perfect economic combo where interest rates are increasing fast enough that homeowners are facing declining home values *and* homebuyers are facing increasing monthly payments. Just pure pain for everyone involved in buying or selling a home right now.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19h ago

PARCL LABS: “.. 43.3% of all US homes for sale are now undergoing price cuts. This is up 93 basis points since Wednesday. This is up 20% since April.”

All Trump’s overseas assets should be frozen. Hotels. Golf courses. Offshore accounts. Should not be permitted to enter the territories of the countries that are parties to ICC.

Bronwyn Hayward@bmhayward.bsky.social · 15h ago

The USA sanctions on #icc judges are punitive & far reaching, isolating them & their families, disrupting/blocking credit cards/banking services/email/ insurance/travel etc The attack on judges is an attack on a moral International order by USA- where does NZ stand? www.icc-cpi.int/news/icc-str...

Russia has not only provided intelligence support to Iran but, as it turns out, has also supplied missiles to the Iranians. (Bloomberg News) Americans were killed by Iranian attacks using these weapons. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Iran able to replenish its missiles and drones, getting arms from Russia, officials tell Bloomberg

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timesofisrael.com

Will anyone ask Trump or @MarshaBlackburn or @BrentTaylorTN about this today? Seems like a clarksville type Q 🤷🏼

Plus de 30 ans que je vote et à chaque fois c'est pire que la précédente. C'est épuisant.

That time someone dumped a toy house on the cemetery wall and, when I crouched a bit, some ✨ Hollywood Magic ✨ occurred.

This is so sick. So a Russian blood diesel vessel is on its way to NC set to arrive tomorrow. It left St Petersburg on Sept 22nd. This Trump-Putin plan has been in the works for weeks can’t picture what allies America will have left after this

I understand this view but I think we should consider the implications of preemptively giving up charging a criminal with crimes because the jury may not convict

Brent Crude@brentcrude.bsky.social · 15h ago

After all, two impeachments were so effective last time

AI Bubble Teetering on the Brink as OpenAI Admits to Massive Financial Failure in Leaked Documents Financial Times reveals that OpenAI’s annualized revenue is roughly $20 billion lower than previously expected: https://futurism.com/future-society/ai-financial-bubble-openai-billions-failure