If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas. Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check! And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️

'More internal meetings have been called for this week to discuss further details of the cuts, which aim to save £500m. Some staff already fear that further waves of cuts will follow soon after in the new year.' Sounding ominously like a university.

'Morale at the BBC has been severely dented by a gradual “bloodletting” that has seen plans to shed as many as 2,000 staff slowly announced over several weeks, members of the corporation’s staff have warned.'

BBC morale dented by gradual ‘bloodletting’ after weeks of job cuts

Plans to shed as many as 2,000 employees have been announced in stages, and staff fear further cuts in 2027

theguardian.com

If you see billionaire-owned media outlets huffing and puffing about politicians opposing NHS privatisation being “ideological”, remember that all politicians are ideological. But only a few oppose private company shareholders getting rich from delivering NHS patient care🚨💙

People really do not learn.

Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 22h ago

It's only the first round but I can't believe Brazil did everything right going after Jair Bolsanaro over his attempted coup only to be on the verge of electing his corrupt dipshit son.

a competitive texas is like a vicksburg level defeat for the GOP

TMZ says this 24-year-old is Trump's new press secretary. She reposted the story on Facebook, so I guess that's confirming it? This is a photo she posed for previously. Trump's malevolence and corruption are clearly more important. But the coarsening of the presidency makes me sick.

She looks like a hooker

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

First Lady Natalie Harp returns to the White House late last night after traveling all day with the president #TravelWithNatalie (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty)

Finally made it over to Skunk Cabbage Books to pick up my copy of @gilduran.com’s ‘The Nerd Reich’ ! I can’t wait to dive in to this

I couldn’t quite tell if that was a Heaps goal or if Sonis’s pass just ran through the clash of bodies but either way, 0-2 Denver Summit!! 🟢 🟢 #DSFC #CHIDEN

Sam@sodazen.cryptoanarchy.network · 24h ago

Sonis on the board in the 7th minute!!! 🟢 #DSFC #CHIDEN #UpTheSummit

DANGEROUS STUFF💥 "With hours left before the funding expires, the Trump administration is pushing to direct more than $175m of the state department’s flagship human rights fund to a slate of awards that includes a huge $40m grant for an anti-communism fund, support for a group advancing white.."

Trump administration diverts human rights funds to push far-right agenda abroad

Support such as for white Afrikaners and anti-communism reveals how US is redefining what qualifies as human rights

theguardian.com

More here. Mask mandates now in place.

Plague death triggers quarantine, mask mandates in Russia's Irkutsk region in Siberia

The measures come after Darya Shipilova, a lab technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Shelekhov, died after reportedly contracting plague on Oct. 2.

kyivindependent.com

Classy

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump: "We're gonna win big, and we've gonna shove it up their ass"

Slander is spoken; libel is written. But this isn't either of those. It's detailed reporting from a respected outlet with damning evidence. And "most consequential Commerce Secretary in modern history" is as impressive as "shortest NBA player from Luxembourg"

Chad Loder@chadloder.dev · yesterday

British banker who exposed Howard Lutnick's ties to Epstein has died, allegedly from suicide.

Ludicrous. You (well, not me, but my friends) pay for Amazon Prime and then you have to do PPV for the Nations League. Sorry, Snoops, no Florian Wirtz and Jurgen Klopp for us tonight...

Why am I seeing a Texas Senate campaign ad during the Bears/Jets game?

Plague outbreak in Russia from a lab. We MUST ban all commercial flights to and from Russia NOW

City 4-2 up. We remain above Arsenal going into the international break as it stands. And above Utd on goal difference. #lfcw #lfc #Redsky #YNWA

Oh good lord. Arsenal have collapsed. City 4 - 2 Arsenal.

At the 32-minute mark, professional opportunist Tucker Carlson questions why Great Britain fought in WWII. "I'm not defending Hitler," he says. But he is. By glibly dismissing Hitler's threat, Carlson most certainly is defending him. www.youtube.com/live/WDwKfFV...

“Prepare for War” - Tucker Confronts Britain’s Most Pro-War Advocate

YouTube video by Tucker Carlson

youtube.com

It's insane that the president is this incredibly stupid and, moreover, weirdly proud of it. "You know, I never knew what the hell was a circle was. Most people don't, you know. Well, a circle has three sides and three corners. I call the corners 'rutabagas' but Democrats won't tell you that."

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump: "When I see that Talafreako in Texas. So he's been a vaygan all his life. He's a vaygan vaygan, I didn't even know what the hell a veygan was. A veygan is vegetables. A vaygan is eating a piece of lettuce all day long."

Lauren Hemp equalises for the club who has been caught cheating on an industrial scale

Yes! Baum!! 1-0 to Arsenal. Can't have City win a game from here on out, men or (in this case) women.

🚨🚨Attention - if you live in Alaska, Rhode Island or South Carolina today 10/4 is the last day to register to vote

Ari Berman@ariberman.bsky.social · 4d ago

🚨Really important voter registration deadlines coming up: 10/4 - Alaska, Rhode Island & South Carolina 10/5 - Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas Make sure you're registered & spread the word

Hard to see how, unless they stop selling more tickets than the can accommodate @britishmuseum.bsky.social British Museum announces changes to ease Bayeux Tapestry queues www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

British Museum announces changes to ease Bayeux Tapestry queues

Measures include extended opening hours, as well as an audio guide and additional seating for visitors.

bbc.co.uk

TODAY (Sunday, Oct. 4) is the deadline for registering to vote or updating your registration for the midterms in: - ALASKA - RHODE ISLAND - SOUTH CAROLINA — online (10/5 mail) - U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — online More at npr.org/vote

How to register to vote and check your registration status

For the 2026 elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

npr.org

Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine in the alleged robbery and murder of a woman on Okinawa, officials said Sunday. n.pr/4zeRQrC

U.S. Marine arrested for alleged murder of a woman in Okinawa, Japan

Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine in the alleged robbery and murder of a woman on Okinawa, officials said Sunday.

n.pr

New at Strength In Numbers this morning: Despite claims from some pundits and Republican strategists of biased and "fake" polling data, the polls and fundamentals basically agree on the blue wave: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-10-04...

“Pundits seeking attention are highly incentivized to predict polling errors before they happen so they can claim ‘I called this!’ after the votes are counted.”

G Elliott Morris@gelliottmorris.com · yesterday

New at Strength In Numbers this morning: Despite claims from some pundits and Republican strategists of biased and "fake" polling data, the polls and fundamentals basically agree on the blue wave: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-10-04...

Utah Royals defender Kate Del Fava replaces the injured Naomi Girma on USWNT roster for two matches against Spain. She becomes the fifth uncapped player in camp.