A recent story claimed the U.S. govt has spent ~$47B on the war. And it appears the citizens have spent a good deal more.
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h agoWhen Trump says “WE” are making a lot of money this is who he means
Pablo (he/him)
@oversizedhobbit.bsky.social
Dad, leftist, Portlander, volunteer, bookworm. Abortion is healthcare. Protect trans kids. Abolish ICE. You know, the basics.
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h ago
as of today 10/29, Unity PAC spent $336k+ in support of Kellie Torres. Multiple transactions reported last night to ORESTAR. screenshot is the most recent expenditure to Elevated Campaigns/Compass Media
"We Need to Nationalize the AI Companies" A weapon of mass destruction like artificial intelligence can't be left in the hands of oligarchs while your job, your freedom, and maybe even your life lie in the balance.
We Need to Nationalize the AI Companies
A weapon of mass destruction like artificial intelligence can't be left in the hands of oligarchs while your job, your freedom, and maybe even your life lie in the balance.
zeteo.com
Cat’s head nebula with Hubble and JWST 🔭 - happy Halloween 🎃 🐈⬛
Space Telescope Science Institute@stsci.edu · 2d agoCat got your tongue? That’s how we feel when looking at new images of the Cat’s Head Nebula by Hubble and #NASAWebb. With its glowing eye—likely a star buried by gas and dust—this nebula has arrived in time for Halloween: https://news.stsci.edu/4sq4Los 🔭
"People won't listen to you or take you seriously unless you're an old white man. Well, I'm an old white man, and I'm going to use that to help the people who need it."
Andromeda Yelton@thatandromeda.bsky.social · yesterdayFor all that I made sure I never missed a single episode of TNG growing up, this is the image that stuck the most with me
ICE is not about immigration. Think about the difference between an arrest and a kidnapping. ICE is about normalizing a paramilitary force on our streets.
I believe in Obama I believe he can make the Republicans’ closing message in their worst election in two decades “how dare you insult the Cheesecake Factory” man’s still got it
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoObama 🔥: "The president wasn't even mad about the Saddam Hussein comparison! That part didn't bother him. But he was very upset about the Cheesecake Factory comments. He took great umbrage. The mobilized a whole of government response to that joke!"
The records were published by @ddosecrets.org and cybersecurity researcher and journalist @crimew.gay, which they obtained from a group calling itself the Department of Peace.
WIRED@wired.com · 2d agoThe leaked records include the locations of ICE and CBP facilities, workers' cellphone numbers, and the members of groups tied to wiretap programs, Palantir software, and xAI’s Grok chatbot.
After we published this @mollykraskin.bsky.social story, I heard from several readers to the effect of “Why does this matter? Obviously these people don’t care if what they do is legal.” This is understandable, but the premise is wrong. They care a lot, which is one of the story’s main findings.
A 28-Year-Old DOGE Operative Gutted USAID. HR Had No Record of Him Working There
Despite the agency's human resources department saying he hadn’t even been onboarded, Jeremy Lewin oversaw the destruction of USAID. It’s not clear he had the legal authority to do so.
wired.com
1. I am going to tell you why I think the Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee released on Monday a 53-page report presenting new evidence of Donald Trump’s involvement in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-crime syndicate. But before I do, let me quote the report directly.
Here’s what the media isn’t telling you about the governor’s race… If elected, Christine Drazan will get to appoint judges to the Supreme Court and the Circut Courts! That would mean a rightward shift in the judicial branch.
Brazilian judge orders investigation into JD Vance illegally financing Bolsonaro's campaign in Brasil www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/1...
Brazilian judge orders investigation into JD Vance donor network
A presidential candidate in Brazil alleged that Vance’s Rockbridge Network discussed potential aid to the campaign of Flávio Bolsonaro. Rockbridge denies involvement.
washingtonpost.com
me, reading the headline: well, he’s a public figure and actual malice is a hard standard to reach me, reading the article: ohhhhhhh
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3d agoHasan Piker filed a defamation lawsuit against CNN commentator Scott Jennings in federal court and wants more than $72 million in damages
Jimmy Carr sorry for killing joke Will Smith sorry for smash mouth Louis CK sorry for the strokes Defective peroxide sorry for 4 non blondes Daylight savings sorry for taking back sunday Misogynists sorry for everything but the girl UK beef industry sorry for madness US government sorry for megadeth
Losing an election is not grounds for asylum. apnews.com/article/braz...
Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro and family will get US visas after election loss, State Department says
A senior State Department official says Flávio Bolsonaro and his family will be granted U.S. visas after his weekend loss to incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a hotly contested race tha...
apnews.com
It’s vastly underated that one of the main reasons the far right hate Zelenskyy so much is he stayed & fought for what he believes in while they go from posting like this to fleeing the country within 48 hours
George Pearkes@peark.es · 4d agoAw nuts *BOLSONARO EN ROUTE TO THE US, FOLHA REPORTS CITING ALLIES
Jezebel’s new owner is reportedly deleting old blogs that aren’t “brand safe,” which means that this very timely investigation I did into a sketchy reality TV producer pushing a rape lawsuit against Trump is seemingly just gone. When I click the link it just goes to their homepage
I kinda like that the ballot measure to give the public have a say in 2% of the general fund is understood by the cops to mean that the public will want to give less money to the cops. It's like they, better than anyone, know the public wants alternatives to cops and prisons but they'll don't care.
Seems kinda important for voters to know
Portland Mercury@portlandmercury.com · 3d agoDistrict 4 City Council candidate and Portland police officer Eli Arnold is ranked among the top police officers for incidents in which force was used against a person, according to Portland Police Bureau (PPB) data.
Records show Arnold does not apply force equally. Arnold disproportionately used force against homeless Portlanders and Black Portlanders, according to the data.
"The votes aren't there" is cowardice masked as savviness. There has to be accountability for their crimes. The House has a duty to make the case here and if some GOP senators want to weasel out, make them own that vote. Don't let pundits and "strategists" talk you out of doing your damn job.
Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 3d agoKamala Harris: I think that going in the direction of impeachment is not a good idea. I was in the Senate for the last go-round, and the votes aren’t there. I think after the election, we all have to just also agree that our attitude has to be to get stuff done…
It’s disturbing how unprepared Democrats seem to be to meet the moment. Milquetoast, status-quo, back-to-normal politics is literally killing us.
Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 3d agoKamala Harris: I think that going in the direction of impeachment is not a good idea. I was in the Senate for the last go-round, and the votes aren’t there. I think after the election, we all have to just also agree that our attitude has to be to get stuff done…
If you've seen the ugliest vehicle ever made, that was Elon. Those videos showing obscene data center pollution? Also Elon. If you've seen starving African kids being turned away from shuttered aid distribution centers, that was Elon. A car burning on the side of the road? You guessed it
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d agoTalarico: "If you've seen an attack ad on your TV, that was Elon. If you've gotten lies in your mailbox, that was Elon. If you've received a text message saying scary things about me with scary black and white photos. That was Elon too."
there are people serving life sentences right now on thinner evidence than we have for "donald trump was jeffrey epstein's partner in serial rape" democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center...
Judiciary Democrats’ Report Details Mounting Evidence Linking Trump to Epstein’s Criminal Activities and DOJ’s Cover-Up; Specific Accounts Involving 11 Women Provide More Evidence of Potential Sex Cri...
Washington, D.C. (October 26, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released a sweeping new Committee staff report, “‘We Have Certain Things in Common, Jeffr...
democrats-judiciary.house.gov
Some context around this, from a markets person. Historically in LatAm, leftist victories have led to sharp losses over the ~3 months after an election where the left wins. Stocks also typically underperformed into those victories. But 3y post-election, returns for leftists have been *higher*.
Lewis Wade 🗃️@wadehistory.bsky.social · 4d agoIt's very, very telling, I think, that the markets are so concerned about the pro-democracy incumbent winning
You can't expect the New York Times to give any attention to a story about the president being credibly accused of violent rape when the story breaks so close to an election. It's not like we're talking about something *really* important, like email security protocols.