Because it was egregiously wrong. Thank you, Sam Alito, for the terminology.

@billkittle.bsky.social · 2d ago

And yet, our current POTUS, for unclear reasons a Putin lapdog, just a week or two ago: Russia is fine🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ From Russia, a Warning www.nytimes.com/2026/11/08/o...

Opinion | Putin Just Killed Russia’s Last Independent Newspaper

Novaya Gazeta’s closure offers a valuable lesson for any publication working in a climate of tyranny.

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Sound familiar? “Peña was elected by promising to restore a “great Paraguay”…” “A series of internal central bank reports pointing to irregularities…were revealed by local media…but Peña dismissed them as a “false media campaign” against his government.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/n...

‘Very strange, very sad’: Paraguay bank collapse fells a presidency and leaves millions broke

Santiago Peña’s links to Ueno Bank scrutinized after crisis led to his house arrest and froze millions of bank accounts

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Please ignore the last minute avalanche of ads for GOP candidates. Political ads are generally bullshit, and these for the GOP candidates are largely paid for by the obscenely wealthy oligarchs who want to have the power as well as the money.

Great. Everyone should keep that in mind!

Helen Kennedy@helenkennedy.com · last wk.

"His agenda, without any question, is on the ballot."

Love the blue sign: “That may not be an easy sell. An image circulating on Bluesky shows a Maine “Stop Fraud: Vote Republican” sign. Next to it, a handmade blue sign with a big white arrow pointing to it reads: “HILARIOUS.”” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

October 30, 2026

Not much from me tonight, but I do want to call out the political signs reading “Stop Fraud: Vote Republican” I saw today as I left Maine.

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I already like JJ McCarthy so much more than Jaxson Dart. It’s not so much that he’s looking good as a QB, which he is, but more that he never introduced Trump at an event.

By this measure, life must be illegal, too.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2w ago

Every 5 year old has tried this one 🙃

I second this opinion. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

It’s Time to Take Starlink Away from Elon Musk

Americans did not give him the right to make national security policy

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Living in NJ-07 district, we have all been bombarded with flyers and TV ads from Tom Kean Jr. about his opponent’s association with health care companies that supposedly denied coverage. Rich coming from GOP guy who voted for OBBB, results described herein. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Trump is Destroying Americans’ Healthcare

Twelve million have lost coverage — and it’s getting worse

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Damn that President Biden. Have to vote him out of office next chance we get! Headline in this morning’s CNBC app: Wholesale prices jumped 6.3% annually in September, biggest gain since 2022

So totally clear now whose side he’s on! The article: (The Trump administration views the cease-fire as covering only strikes on oil refineries, even though Ukraine has none that are operational.) Sudden Starlink Restrictions Hamper Ukraine Just as Russia Escalates www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/w...

Sudden Starlink Restrictions Hamper Ukraine Just as Russia Escalates

Kyiv has found itself increasingly vulnerable. A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people there, and a Pentagon-funded satellite program appeared to be curbed without warning.

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Calling all procrastinators, you have till tomorrow at 8 am PST to get the kindle version of this highly readable novel (ok, I admit to a little bias here) for just $0.99. Get it together, people, for after that it’ll go back up to the bust-out retail price of $4.99. www.amazon.com/Adoration-An...

Adoration & Animus

Amazon.com: Adoration & Animus eBook : Levine, Richard: Kindle Store

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Yes, Amazon Prime Days are now kaput, and you may have missed out on its offered bargains, but this bargain is still available for the next 5 days, and it’s one that could help you try to reason with this election season (h/t to Jimmy Buffett for that borrowed rhyme). www.amazon.com/Adoration-An...

Adoration & Animus

Amazon.com: Adoration & Animus eBook : Levine, Richard: Kindle Store

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Collins in the debate last nite as per NYT: “Do you really want to abolish an agency that is responsible for deporting violent criminals?” Does anyone think that this administration would ever limit or largely limit ICE to the deportation of violent criminals? They are who they are, will not change

I think it’s rich that Susan Collins, who first ran for the Senate committing to serve no more than two terms, is extolling the value of seniority now that she’s seeking her sixth term.

In about a half-hour, this will go on sale for $0.99. I know, it’s tough, 4 weeks to go, you’re wrestling with, trying to reason with, election season, and you feel this will help, calm you down, maybe make you laugh, but just wait and save yourself a few bucks. www.amazon.com/Adoration-An...

Adoration & Animus

Amazon.com: Adoration & Animus eBook : Levine, Richard: Kindle Store

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Last four paragraphs contain a wonderful quote from FDR in March 1941. 85 years later, if only we had a POTUS who believed in the ideas expressed in that quote. Sadly, we don’t; we have gone so far off course. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

October 5, 2026

Last night, on October 4, U.S.

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It seems that the famous Rod Blagojevich quote has become the raison d’etre of the Trump presidency: “I've got this thing and it's fucking golden, and, uh, uh, I'm just not giving it up for fuckin' nothing. I'm not gonna do it. And, and I can always use it.” open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

The Trump Administration is a Cesspit of Corruption

And fighting it should be at the heart of the Democratic agenda

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In his mind, absolute 100% fealty to the cult leader is a must. Anything less is not enough.

Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof@evanbernick.bsky.social · last mo.

(They do not, in fact, vote against him often)

I bet Caitlin Clark, preparing for Game 2 in her team’s WNBA playoff series tonight, was royally surprised, maybe even shocked, to hear her name come up in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today.

Gift article, anyone can read. On point essay. Most importantly, I hope Mainers read it, in particular any Mainer considering voting to return Collins to the Senate for the 6th time. Susan Collins Delivered Maine Up to Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/o...

Opinion | Susan Collins’s Luck May Be Running Out (Gift Article)

The independence and moderation of Maine’s Republican senator hardly matters anymore.

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Free access to this important essay: Humanity Has Avoided Apocalypse Before. Let’s Do It Again. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/o...

Opinion | Humanity Has Avoided Apocalypse Before. Let’s Do It Again. (Gift Article)

It is up to all of us, through our government, to shape what A.I. becomes.

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Dems are talking abundance while Trump and his MAGA regime are delivering scarcity. CNBC: Costco hikes motor oil prices and puts limits on how much members can buy

Big Brotherism in Moscow. Sounds like they’re just a few AI and microchip developments away from requiring that everyone get a brain chip implant so Big Brother can read everyone’s thoughts. The New Moscow: A Digital Utopia Doubling as a Surveillance Trap www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/w...

The New Moscow: A Digital Utopia Doubling as a Surveillance Trap

Cutting-edge technologies have reshaped the Russian capital, making it safer, more convenient — and more closely watched.

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Biden’s Executive Order 14401 was “titled ‘Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.’” “Trump revoked Executive Order 14401 on Jan. 20, 2025” Instead of doing all the things he promised to do on Day 1, Trump did that. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

The MAGA Plot(s) to Destroy Humanity

On AI and climate, it’s the same story of mass destruction

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Unity only when your favored candidate wins🤦‍♂️: “Her primary win so shocked some Democratic leaders that a unity rally, planned on the assumption that her rival would win, was scrapped.” She’s Been Fighting for 20 Years. Has Angie Nixon’s Moment Come? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...

Angie Nixon, Candidate for Senate, Takes Florida by Storm

The Democratic nominee for Senate faces strong headwinds in a decidedly Republican-leaning state. She has been a fighter, and an underdog, for years.

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As Lou Grant might say, she’s got spunk, but I think the more correct term for her is moxie. And unlike Lou, I like spunk, and moxie even more so. Go, Angie!! Is Florida Ready for Angie Nixon? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...

Angie Nixon, Candidate for Senate, Takes Florida by Storm

The Democratic nominee for Senate faces strong headwinds in a decidedly Republican-leaning state. She has been a fighter, and an underdog, for years.

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🚨 5.4 MILLION views. And counting. Trump doesn’t want you watching this interview. So naturally, we should get it to 10 MILLION. Let’s make sure Trump sees just how many people are watching. 10 million views. One Texas Senate seat. Let's fucking go Texas. Let’s fucking go, Texas.

Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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Shocking to learn we’ve been lied to again by our lying POTUS. And to try to send people to jail based on that lie is, what was that word Hillary Clinton used a decade ago—right, deplorable. Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Reflecting Pool Failure www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/c...

Reflecting Pool Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Damage

The contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.

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