If voting didn't matter, why are Republicans trying to stop you?
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Subjecting someone to criminal process is a seizure. What part of the Fourth F*****g Amendment does the Trump DOJ not understand?
Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social · 2d agoDOJ: What we filed is superseding complaint. The way we read the rules -- I admit it's novel -- I had not done this before. Our reading is that to issue a superseding complaint, that does not require probable cause. If we were seeking an arrest warrant, it would.
NEW: The group behind Cornel West's 2024 ballot push was wholly funded through Elon Musk's dark money network, according to Sludge's review of tax documents. readsludge.com/2026/10/26/m...
Musk-Linked Dark Money Network Funded the Group Behind Cornel West’s Ballot Push
People Over Party raised $7.7 million in 2024, all of it from the nonprofit behind the Fair Election Fund, which in turn got every dollar from a Musk-funded dark money group.
readsludge.com
Straight out of the fascist playbook, Trump and MAGA make it clear they're attacking Americans.
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 4d agoRally speaker: "Mike Rogers is an American. Abdul has a birth certificate. The birth certificate says he's a citizen of America. You know what? a birth certificate doesn't make you an American."
The pedophile protection party’s president is laundering right-wing conspiracy theories through the most corrupt DOJ in American history. Whenever the news turns bad, this creep reaches for one name: mine. So let’s make it crystal clear. My name has always been Ilhan Omar.
They're all owned by the same oligarchs. "Democratic" strategist James Carville: "I would rather the Republicans keep the House by five than the Democrats to win by five because if that happens, they’re hostage to the DSA." www.mediaite.com/online/james...
James Carville Says He’d Rather GOP Win House by 5 Seats Than Dems Win by 5: They’d Be ‘Hostage to DSA’
Carville argued that the size of a Democratic victory in November could matter almost as much as winning control outright.
mediaite.com
Sharing this so that you can share this: ✖️Uber donated $1 million to Trump 🚙 Lyft donated $1 million to ACLU 🗳 preload the code VOTE26 into the Lyft app for 50% off (up to $10 off) on a ride to your polling place on election day!
Trump has spent billions of taxpayer $ on cocaine interdiction and things are actually worse. (That actually describes everything Trump does.)
Orin Kerr@orinkerr.bsky.social · 2w ago"Why U.S. Airstrikes Are Failing to Stop the Global Cocaine Boom," @WSJ has this interesting story on the increased availability—and decreased price—of cocaine. Gift link: www.wsj.com/world/americ...
International Space Station resupply rocket over Baltimore this morning
I just tried it. Eau de Chlorine with a hint of algae or mud...
Baltimore Banner@thebaltimorebanner.com · 3w agoBottoms up, Baltimore. We’re drinking Susquehanna River water now.
Trump is considering shackling humans in ships for long voyages. Has that ever been done before? Make Amerikkka Great Again. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
Trump Administration Considers Using Ships to Deport Immigrants
Journeys to destinations including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Officials cautioned that discussions are still preliminary.
nytimes.com
oil prices jumping this morning after several explosions were heard in the Saudi capital, including at Riyadh's airport... WTI up $4/bbl Brent up nearly $5/bbl, with gasoline and diesel futures also rising sharply
NEW: As Colorado’s Tina Peters reportedly meets with President Trump to discuss an election “plan,” her attorney says the plan involves seizing ballots nationwide and discusses strategy for a potential civil war
TODAY is the last day to register to vote in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas. The midterms are November 3. Register now at vote.org
Flamingos are not pink. They are born with grey feathers, which gradually turn pink in the wild because of a dye called canthaxanthin obtained from their diet of brine shrimp and blue-green algae. This is a baby flamingo. Original post
This will never stop blowing my mind. A 12-year sequence of real telescope images of a star 133 lightyears away. And around it, four planets slowly orbiting. Four real exoplanets, each more massive than Jupiter, imaged as they move around their host star.
The right to vote is one of the most fundamental parts of our democracy. Check your voter registration at IWillVote.com and make a plan to vote early or on Election Day on November 3.
One refinery loses power for a few hours and the price of gas jumps 35 cents. We're f**ked. (The transition to solar and batteries can't come soon enough at this point...)
Patrick De Haan@gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 2mo agoUPDATE: Great Lakes spot gasoline *just* jumped 35c/gal w/diesel prices up 22c/gal, reacting to the Joliet refinery losing power (which has been restored, but will take several days to fully resume). This will likely impact IN, OH, IL, WI (MI just hiked, so not immediate impact)
“This should be unthinkable for the son of the president. End of story.” A Russian oligarch close to Putin bankrolled Don Jr.’s wedding. www.propublica.org/article/dona...
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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So the GOP is celebrating a guy who created a darknet marketplace for heroin and meth, and put out multiple muder-for-hire contacts to conceal his crimes.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoLMAO this guy is being featured at Trumpapalooza because Trump pardoned him
Women's sports exist because men in general are much faster and stronger, and therefore separate women's sports exist to provide a fairer opportunity for women to participate and compete, which serves the interests of multiple constituents, including athletes, fans, organizers, and funders. 1/
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoTalarico: "I oppose trans athletes playing in girls' sports if it endangers safety or fairness"
Anthony Howe is a kinetic sculptor who creates wind-driven sculptures resembling pulsing, alien creatures and vortices. This one is in downtown Montreal. Original post
- The American kestrel (Falco sparverius) is the smallest and most common falcon in the Americas. - Photo courtesy of George Rosema.
