Joe Biden was too old to be president. Trump is the same age as Biden was when he was president. And it’s obvious that Trump is less mentally healthy than Biden was. So when will the media report that the president’s brain is broken? If the answer is “never,” that means the media are broken too.

⚡️ Germany announces $1.46 billion in aid for Ukraine, including interceptor drones. The package was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at a joint press conference in Kyiv.

Germany announces $1.46 billion in aid for Ukraine, including interceptor drones

The package was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at a joint press conference in Kyiv.

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Trump keeps saying that a 1929-style Great Depression is likely during the second half of his term. Quite the midterm message.

Prosecutors wanted to drop the case against Davey Hearn but keep the right to charge him again In this admin the process is the punishment, & we weren't having it Dismissed W/ prejudice! @democracydefendersfund.org, WLG & Steptoe stood w/ him from day one More @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social👇 -TN

Here's your reminder that border czar Tom Homan, who is terrorizing hard-working immigrants, took $50,000 in an FBI bribery sting. The Trump regime killed the probe, and there’s no indication that Homan paid the money back to the taxpayers – or even paid taxes on the "income."

Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.

The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.

ms.now

👇👇👇 Vote EARLY & BLUE! Up & down the ballot! 🌊 #nokings

Have you heard of 1789 Capital? The venture capital firm founded by Don Jr? They obtained a stake in a small company named Vulcan Elements-and quickly got a $620 million deal from the Pentagon Why? “The call came from the White House: We have to get this done” #PaytoPlayPresident

Ukrainian children unlawfully taken from occupied Ukraine. Forcibly transferred to Russia. Separated from their country and identity. ‘Rescue’ is the Kremlin’s word. War crime is the legal category.

who is believed to be the chief Russian planner of bomb attacks on Europe (according to a Lithuanian investigation, Smolyaninov led the "Ukraine department" at GRU the Russian foreign military intelligence service.)

Congratulations to everyone in the education and mainstream press who validated and platformed this guy, well done

Christopher Mathias@letsgomathias.bsky.social · 3d ago

New: Chris Rufo & his co-host devoted a podcast to "The Indian Question," framing Desi people as a problem to be solved. Their "solution?" Mass expulsion. For those allowed to remain: an “assimilation hazing process” w/ instances of “vulgar, defamatory racism" talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...

🇫🇮 Unknown people are breaking into the homes of Finnish MPs en masse, the Prime Minister suggests the involvement of a "foreign state". Up to 20 MPs from different parties have been suffered during the year. The police found no signs of a break-in or theft of property.

When job growth was 5-10x this per month under Joe Biden, we were having a nonstop National Conversation™️ about the imminent recession & being told that only the unemployed cared about jobs, but everyone cared about inflation.

Brian Tyler Cohen@briantylercohen.bsky.social · 3d ago

Breaking News: The US only added 29,000 jobs in September. They were expecting 84,000. Unemployment is also up. www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.

Oriana González@oriana.bsky.social · 3d ago

SCOOP: White House officials, led by Susie Wiles, have told DOJ to delay any abortion-related action until after the midterms Wiles suggested to Todd Blanche that an aggressive approach on abortion would be negative for the GOP in November @washingtonsun.com www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...

I can believe that OLC's 'Murder Memo' for the boat strikes may have been tightly held (at least initially) within the executive branch—including because it couldn't withstand scrutiny. But the notion that it exists in hard copy only? Did OLC compose it on a classified typewriter?

One pattern I see repeatedly in my research into complicity is the conflict of interest involved between the public and private sector in many contexts. I have to wonder if there is such an issue with regard to the Tompkins Cty prosecutor’s office and Cornell 1/

🇺🇸🚫 AP: The US, following Russia and Belarus, has withdrawn from the Group of States Against Corruption, a Council of Europe body created to monitor compliance with anti-corruption standards.

A big day for Finland and for Finnish-Swedish defence cooperation: ”The Gulf of Finland is now guarded by Swedes”

Suomenlahtea vartioi nyt Ruotsin sotalaiva täydessä aselastissa

Suomi pyysi Ruotsia tukemaan alueidensa valvontaa. Yle pääsi seuraamaan ruotsalaisten tehtävää Suomenlahdella.

yle.fi

Swedish Air Force advertised its intent to strike deep into Russia in the event of a war. This was stated in an interview in Swedish Aftonbladet a few days ago. Now it has reached Russian language press. www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/Ex...

Segerplanen i luftkriget – slå till inne i Ryssland

Om Ryssland anfaller kan Putin inte längre räkna med att vi bara försöker parera hans slag. Flygvapnets nya plan för att avgöra luftkriget är att gå på offensiven – och slå ut mål långt inne i Rysslan...

aftonbladet.se

🇱🇻☢️ The President of Latvia declared the country's readiness to deploy nuclear weapons as per NATO's decision "If the need arises and the appropriate collective NATO decision is taken, nuclear weapons will be placed in Latvia," he said.

Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) spoke to me about the 2026 election. She urged people to check their voter registration now in case GOP purged you. Plus she made it clear: Don't trust the US mail with your ballot. Drop it off in person! youtu.be/ykiVrUyFC00?...

Rep. Becca Balint: Don't trust the US mail with your ballot. Drop it off in person!

YouTube video by The Dean Obeidallah Show

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This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇

After Eric Schmitt lied and was corrected at the Jack Smith hearing, the NY Times called it a “misunderstanding.” This might be fair if Schmitt had a record of honesty (he doesn’t) and if Schmitt didn’t repeat the same lie after the hearing (he did). What the hell is the NY Times doing?

Republican election deniers had such high hopes for the Justice Department’s “grand conspiracy” investigation. But as its top prosecutors resign, the absurd crusade appears to be falling apart. It won’t be missed. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

Justice Department’s ‘grand conspiracy’ investigation loses another key prosecutor

The administration’s sprawling inquiry into Donald Trump’s election conspiracy theories appears to be falling apart quickly.

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Holy sh*t. Sen Schmitt just accused Jack Smith of going to an Atlanta Hawks bball game with the implication that he must of also met with then prosecutor Fani Willis BUT Smith went to an Iowa HAWKEYES game in Maryland instead. This GOP clown show is a disgrace.

The press wear “kick me” signs and wonder why Trump kicks them. If they had more self-respect, they’d get less disrespect. My Stop the Presses newsletter.

The press wear ‘kick me’ signs and wonder why Trump kicks them

The White House is emboldened to disrespect journalists because journalists disrespect themselves

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You were promised the Epstein files and no Iran war. How did that go? www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-SA...

NEW LINCOLN PROJECT AD: Two Broken Promises

YouTube video by The Lincoln Project

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Election deniers are running for attorney general in states around the country—and major corporations like Microsoft, General Motors, Home Depot and others are backing them financially.

Corporations are backing election deniers running for attorney general - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Major corporations have donated to multiple attorney general candidates with a record of election denialism.

citizensforethics.org

‘Facts: the first time Netanyahu issued a warning that Iran attaining nukes was imminent, Tupac Shakur was still alive. Bibi is a fear-monger. “Two weeks away” is his tagline, like Bart Simpson’s “Don’t have a cow.” He’s been on about this for 30 years. There was no need to attack Iran now.’

Bibi Bitches and Moans

In an empty assembly room at the U.N., Netanyahu nurses his personal grievances, avoids responsibility, and revels in his delusions.

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Worth reading this @erwoods.bsky.social for ridl.io in full if you want the military math instead of the usual “next they come for us” framing. ridl.io/why-russia-w... 4/4

Why Russia Will Not Attack NATO – Riddle Russia

Eric Woods on why Russia can punish NATO—but cannot afford to fight it

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The more likely tools are the ones already in use: sabotage, hired reconnaissance, ship incidents, pressure on officials. Those can raise costs for Europe. They do not change the fact that Russia still cannot achieve its minimum goals in Ukraine. 3/4