David's not kidding, the coverage of "I VOTED" stickers at the Pretti/Good street memorial is amazing.
David Brauer@dbrauer.net · 11h agoPut mine on today and had to find a tall comrade to do it on the lightpole
Mina
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American woman with wide-ranging interests.
David Brauer@dbrauer.net · 11h ago
Initiative 86, which bans the force-feeding of birds and the sale of foie gras in Washington, won 73% of votes cast in Tuesday’s election. Olivia Gray, a pet duck turned mascot for the measure, toured the city to collect signatures. Restaurateurs and chefs are preparing for a fight. nyti.ms/4k5mWha
If true, sounds like Trump got the DOJ to call a corporate leader, threatened them with jail, and then called off the DOJ when they adjusted their behavior. Crimes unspecified. No due process or transparency.
Ed Zitron@edzitron.com · 5h agoDonald Trump appears to be saying that the leader of a major AI company is going to jail, saying they should “kiss their wife and kids goodnight” and “asking if they like the color orange,” because “tomorrow morning you’re going to jail”
His job was created by Congress. The Constitution doesn’t mention it.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 19h agoBASH: Do you see it as your job as attorney general to represent anyone in the administration being investigated by Congress? BLANCHE: Wait, do I see it as my job? The Constitution sees it as my job! BASH: So if Hegseth faces impeachment, would you represent him? BLANCHE: Well, yeah
The Huang scandal, in brief: *had an affair with someone suspected of being a Chinese spy *Trump was warned in May *Trump insisted on keeping Huang as a trusted AI advisor *Huang persuaded Trump to let him sell his chips to China after $25M ballroom donation www.nytimes.com/2026/11/08/u...
Rubio Warned Officials About Nvidia Chief’s Entanglement With Chinese Spy (Gift Article)
The secretary of state’s role in drafting a secret memo highlights how top officials were concerned by this past spring about Jensen Huang’s relationship with a woman tied to Chinese intelligence.
nytimes.com
It is really funny Trump offered everyone 5000 bucks if they voted for Republicans and everyone was like no
There's a decent chance that the next few years are going to catalyze some fundamental shifts of power (back) to the legislative branch
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 17h agoNow that Trump just ordered Todd Blanche to investigate Dems in Congress and Blanche has signaled assent, it's even more important that Jamie Raskin, incoming Judiciary Committee chairs, told me Dems will look at defunding corrupt investigations/prosecutions:
“I do not regret my vote to confirm Brett Kavanagh.” —Susan Collins. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Supreme Court vote shadows Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her first race after abortion rights decision
The Nov. 3 election will be the first time Collins is on the ballot since the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, resulting in abortion being banned in much of the United States.
pbs.org
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 14h agoSusan Collins on criticisms that she hasn’t stood up to Trump: “Everybody ignores the fact that I voted to convict him in the second impeachment trial… What bigger break could there be? It is never enough. I want results and they want angry rhetoric.” www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/u...
just speaking for myself here, but if I were forced to admit in a company-wide email that I got honeypotted by a Chinese spy I don’t think they’d wait for the results of an internal investigation to fire me
Axios@axios.com · 13h agoBREAKING: Jensen Huang admits affair as Nvidia launches independent investigation into CEO
Trump is a major Nvidia investor/booster. There’s no reason this investigation should stop with Nvidia. Another priority for the new Congress. Transparency. Oversight. Accountability. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/nvid...
Nvidia’s Board to Investigate Reports That Jensen Huang Was Spying Target
The chip maker’s board said it doesn’t believe company’s secrets or national security were compromised.
wsj.com
An espionage story involving your president in four images
A reporter asked Trump what it's like to be a loser. Trump turned away and walked off.
The Attorney General represents in the United States of America. Not individual cabinet officials. Not the president. This refusal to do his job is grounds for his own impeachment. 
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 19h agoBASH: Do you see it as your job as attorney general to represent anyone in the administration being investigated by Congress? BLANCHE: Wait, do I see it as my job? The Constitution sees it as my job! BASH: So if Hegseth faces impeachment, would you represent him? BLANCHE: Well, yeah
The Dana White thing is the top story on NPR this morning which reinforces my sense that this is really just intended to to grab the narrative from Dems and reinstall Trump as the main character. Expect more and more desperate stunts like this - but we can ignore them!
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump: “I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States. I have requested that he bring with him assistants … Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other. Dana, please take the job!”
I think its absolutely the case that Trump advisers are making policy for corrupt reasons and that Trump is clearly responsible even if he is not aware of every instance. He took the guardrails off and sets the tone by enriching himself more than anyone else.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 17h agoCALLEY MEANS: I think he had severe poor advice from people who treated him like a baby BRENNAN: The president's staff treats him like a baby? MEANS: Of course!
The New York Times would have seen the midterms coming if they talked to these guys instead of focus group buffoons
Rudbeckia@rudbeckia.bsky.social · 11mo agoI love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
Here's the full 2 minute clip where Trump says he met today with a top Putin crony, adds that a Russia-Ukraine deal will involve "all of Europe," admits he didn't meet with the Ukrainian delegation, then downplays Russia's ongoing atrocities in Ukraine, claiming "Russia is losing civilians also"
A 25-year-old Polish citizen who killed six people in an attack in Krakow is believed to have been inspired by "far-right ideologies", Poland's interior minister says www.bbc.com/news/live/cq...
Krakow shooting updates: Gunman who killed six believed to have been inspired by far-right ideology, minister says
Poland's interior minister says 16 people were injured in the attack, including two police officers and five foreign nationals.
bbc.com
It’s funny that DeSantis thinks nearly losing the state to a DSA candidate and an ex-Republican loathed by MAGA is a raging success from which to launch his 2028 campaign. “Vote DeSantis. He barely held on!”
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 2d agoGov. Ron DeSantis is preparing to run for the GOP’s 2028 presidential nomination, according to people briefed on his plans, after his home state of Florida was one of the few conservative bastions to survive the Democrats’ sweeping midterm victory.
Eduardo Bolsonaro leaving Texas as he fears being prosecuted by Texas’s newly elected Democratic Attorney General www.nytimes.com/2026/11/05/w...
How Did Flávio Bolsonaro Flee Brazil? ‘I’ll Take That to the Grave,’ He Says
From Miami, Flávio Bolsonaro is making unfounded claims of a stolen election and plotting to sway his nation’s politics from afar, even though his party is not challenging the results.
nytimes.com
Days after losing both chambers, Trump just ordered the DOJ to investigate Democrats for threatening to hold his regime accountable. Oversight isn’t extortion. It’s the Constitution. Siccing federal prosecutors on Congress to stop it? Add it to the list of impeachable offenses.
The cover of next week's The New Yorker: "Sea Change" by Barry Blitt. It features James Talarico, Abdul El-Sayed, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Amy Acton, Troy Jackson, and Gina Hinojosa.
re: bluesky calling everything right-- don't mess with people who still read books
It's time to let generative AI companies go bankrupt, rip them out of our systems, and absorb any financial blow now rather than worse, in all ways, later. Saving jobs and the environment is good for the economy. Also, it's stupid shit created by theft.
