Margaret Larson
@margaretlarson.bsky.social
Former journalist, nature lover, po’d citizen trying to make it better. (Let’s skip the DMs)
Hard to wrap my mind around the fact that the Wall Street Journal is leading in this story on Musk aiding the Russians **with US military assets*" against Ukraine. But here we are. www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...
Exclusive | Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided Ukraine
The SpaceX founder authorized the move and has been discussing Ukraine with Trump, but the president has denied ordering the restrictions.
wsj.com
Just 10 people have already poured over $1 BILLION into this year’s midterm elections. 90% has gone to Republicans. In the entire 2008 presidential cycle, the last election before Citizens United, total billionaire spending was $16 million. We need to get Big Money out of our democracy.
Government by threat.
Steve Benen@stevebenen.com · 21h agoThe E15 policy might seem obscure, but let’s not miss the forest for the trees: At his latest campaign rally, Trump told Kansans he’s prepared to hurt the state on purpose if he dislikes how they vote in the Senate race. How is this not a scandal? www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Finally! A front-page story about the “growing sense of alarm that Trump will harm American democracy by undermining the integrity of the vote to keep the Republican Party in power.” I was just going to write about the media ignoring this. Maybe I still will. wapo.st/4z2uENE
U.S. officials privately advise states fearing Trump election meddling
Their discreet efforts have reached governors, election stewards and lawmakers from both parties who are increasingly alarmed that the administration may interfere in the midterms.
wapo.st
Trump reversing all the policies laid out in the bill named for Lindsey Graham seems like the final inevitable betrayal. Hoping his enablers get the lesson but not holding my breath.
Giving Russia a free pass is in our “national interest”? Trump signed this law less than 30 days ago, and has now exempted every single new sanction meant to stop Putin’s war machine. Every. Single. One. 🧵
Trump Signs Order Waiving New Russia Sanctions
The sanctions were part of a measure that was named after Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who died in July.
nytimes.com
She knows perfectly well that it’s offensive. She means it to be. www.ms.now/opinion/mars...
Opinion | Marsha Blackburn votes against Black interests — then borrows our culture for a campaign ad
Darryl Robertson: Tennessee's Republican gubernatorial candidate needs to be reminded that she's 'not like us'
ms.now
He’s giving support to Russia while they give intelligence to Iran to kill Americans and attack our ally in Europe. There’s a word for that. Trump’s Deal With Russia Inflames War He Vowed to Swiftly End www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/u...
Trump’s Deal With Russia Inflames Ukraine War He Vowed to End (Gift Article)
The Ukrainian president’s defiant decision to continue attacking Russian refineries underscores President Trump’s inability to end a war he had promised to resolve.
nytimes.com
Dan Levy Slams Shane Gillis’ ‘SNL’ Monologue: “Speechless That Something Like That Can Exist On Live National Television” deadline.com/2026/10/dan-...
Dan Levy Slams Shane Gillis' 'SNL' Monologue: "I'm Speechless"
Dan Levy is not holding back his thoughts on Shane Gillis' Saturday Night Live monologue.
deadline.com
Ketchup will be launched. Human Rights Lawyer Navi Pillay Is Awarded Nobel Peace Prize www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...
Nobel Peace Prize Live Updates: Navi Pillay, Human Rights Lawyer, Wins (Gift Article)
Ms. Pillay has served as a judge in her native South Africa and on international courts investigating war crimes. She led a U.N. panel that determined that Israel had committed genocide against Palest...
nytimes.com
I’m probably too old to get this mad when my team commits stupid, stupid penalties. And yet…
“This is not a dark chapter in Cornell’s history, it’s a morbid pattern” Editorial Board at The Cornell Sun absolutely fucking your shit UP www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
NEW: The Tompkins County DA is re-opening the criminal investigation into the Cornell 7. abcnews.com/US/district-...
District attorney reopens case of alleged Cornell University 'gang rape'
Prosecutors in central New York say they are reopening the case of alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity.
abcnews.com
I think it’s fair to say that the student journalists at Cornell are braver than the news networks who just gave up on their WH pool ban even though CNN is still being denied access. www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
cornellsun.com
I’ve got an idea. What if we didn’t let ‘reclusive billionaires’ run our country or our lives? A Reclusive G.O.P. Billionaire Pulls Back His Money From Senate Republicans www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
Timothy Mellon, a G.O.P. Billionaire, Pulls Back His Money From Senate Republicans (Gift Article)
Timothy Mellon, one of the party’s biggest donors in 2024, has so far withheld his midterm donations for Republican senators because he is unhappy about the failure to pass a key Trump priority.
nytimes.com
Disastrous. Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...
Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms (Gift Article)
Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
nytimes.com
Prove it. I don’t believe a word he says. Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/h...
Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud (Gift Article)
Vice President JD Vance said the measure would save the government $2.2 billion.
nytimes.com
The tragedy has been so knowable. This from seven years ago — and we’re still paying for so many Americans letting it happen.
That’s it. Work TOGETHER! Live Updates: Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After CNN Is Barred www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
Trump Live Updates: White House TV Pool Suspends Trump Coverage After CNN Ban
CNN, MS NOW and Politico said they would sue to regain access to the White House. They argued in a joint statement that President Trump’s decision to block them violates the First Amendment.
nytimes.com
Dems should demand that Trump end the war and restore shipping routes on his own since he started the war by himself. Do not let him just pass this mess on to the next president, who he will then blame. No way. Make him wear this and the consequences every single day.
