In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes. (Published September)

The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way

After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...

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Top Ten Fun Facts about what climate change is doing to Florida’s home insurance market: Fact #1 is that it’s already the most expensive in the country, and predicted to double or triple in years ahead. 🧵

what is a satisfying purchase as an adult for me it was realizing i could just buy candy at any time

Mike@hermanator.bsky.social · 13h ago

There is no adult purchase less satisfying than new tires.

guys I slept in a snorlax onesie the other night, they really needed the full power of the department of justice to stop that from being in the halls of congress lmao

I’ve now experienced AI fucking up TWO medical things for me in the past month. 1. Sent me the wrong summary of a bad blood test result via patient portal that scared the shit out of me 2. An AI agent (who I did not know was an AI agent) called me today to schedule a test my doctor did not order

#AUSTRALIA — @getup.org.au did it again 🫡

Dan Ilic@danilic.bsky.social · 10h ago

ctrl + alt + bye bye www.capitalbrief.com/article/west...

chat is it good when the judge talks to you like this

Jason Meisner@jmetr22b.bsky.social · 13h ago

///BREAKING/// U.S. District Judge April Perry has now ordered US Attorney Andrew Boutros and several others to appear for testimony under oath in the "Broadview Six" case.

Aucha Kameroff is on a mission. This year, the 65-year-old Yup'ik grandmother traveled hundreds of miles by snowmachine and boat, all to remind people in some of Alaska's most remote communities that their votes matter.

Traveling by boat and snowmachine, this Yup'ik grandmother promotes voting in remote Alaska villages

Aucha Kameroff is on a mission to remind people in some of Alaska's most remote communities that their votes matter.

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Everything about this latest misadventure in imperialism is the mad flailings of a power hungry tyrant given free rein by those who swore an oath to oppose anything like this happening. If you want to change it, vote every single one of these fuckers out, regardless of party.

Jesspooka Kant 🎃@jessdkant.bsky.social · 9h ago

STOP IT. You can’t defensively bomb someone else’s home. That’s not a thing. That’s like me driving a backhoe through my neighbor’s yard, torching their back porch, and then calling it a renovation.

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"Stevens, in joining Rogers, has allied herself with this odious culture war, one that is itself tied to a very real war. The campaign of hate, of which El-Sayed is the latest victim, has a simple goal: to render Muslims and Arabs more killable." www.vanityfair.com/story/ta-neh...

Ta-Nehisi Coates on Haley Stevens and a “Violent, Chauvinist Power”

Stevens’s defection from the Democratic vote isn’t a story about party intrigue. It is a story about Stevens waking up and choosing violence. In supporting Mike Rogers, she has allied herself with an ...

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The results are finally in: Here are the winners (all tied for first place) in the contest for Best Halloween Costume of 2026!

Friends in CA, if you haven't voted yet, vote "Yes" on 40. And vote "No" on 41 & 42. Also, if you need a voter guide, check out Knock LA: knock-la.com/knock-la-los...

Just deleted a couple terabytes of ai slop 😌

Honored to speak at the @jamestalarico.bsky.social & @ginafortexas.bsky.social rally Despite what Trump tells you, we CAN have it all We can lower the cost of gas by ending the war We can fund Medicare & Medicaid by stopping Trump's handouts to billionaires Vote for what we CAN and WILL have

Tomorrow is Election Day and we need to make sure every eligible voter knows who to call if there's any issues at the polls. Share this post and save the number to your phone now.

if you're a slopper you're complicit in this shit futurism.com/artificial-i...

New Data Centers in the US Set to Wipe Out 15 Years of Greenhouse Gas Reductions

If the AI industry has its way, US carbon emissions will rise 42 percent by 2030, a new Sierra Club analysis found.

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If you’re in Florida and have been thinking your vote won’t matter and it is hopeless, you should rethink that because it might this year!

To vanquish the incumbent, Scott Colom will not only need massive Black turnout. He’ll have to convince the tens of thousands of disillusioned traditional white conservatives who don’t stay home to shed their tribal loyalties. buff.ly/ZpXOiGB

Mississippi’s October Surprise - The American Prospect

The Democratic Party has finally discovered the existence of Scott Colom.

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CORRECT and the reason I know is that if you saw some of the overexcited messages I got after THE SIEGE OF BURNING GRASS came out -- from people who were on the 'side' of Qhudur, a literal fascist torturer -- your toes would curl

michael lutz@ztul.bsky.social · 21h ago

Sometimes people basically "understand" Star Wars or Lord of the Rings or whatever but they choose to favor the bad guys anyway, because they have bad values and the bad guys embody those things. It's not always a problem of literacy! In fact it's arguably a type of very successful reading!

tl,dr vote.org

Greg Pak@gregpak.net · 9h ago

Hey, tomorrow's Election Day, and here are some candidates I'll be THRILLED to see win! Wherever you are, I hope you'll get out and vote to put these folks into office AND to put a hell of a lot more progressives in office to back 'em up! First, @ginafortexas.bsky.social for Texas governor!

I am so f****** fed up with people believing their vote doesn't matter. Like they wouldn't be trying to steal it from you if it didn't matter. It always matters. I don't know how many f****** times we can say that it matters. Stop believing the propaganda.

Ms. Magazine@msmagazine.com · 9h ago

Eighty-nine percent of youth are willing to vote—but 44 percent are unsure whether their vote matters or do not believe that it does, posing a risk for voter turnout. #MsReads via @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social

What's more impactful? 3 people protesting or 100 people protesting? Both matter, but the more that turnout the louder the message.

Eighty-nine percent of youth are willing to vote—but 44 percent are unsure whether their vote matters or do not believe that it does, posing a risk for voter turnout. #MsReads via @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social

89% of young people are willing to vote. 44% aren’t sure it matters. The fix starts long before Election Day.

Nearly 50 million young people ages 18-29 will be eligible to vote this November, including an estimated eight million who have become newly eligible since the 2024 election. The conversation about…

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Have you voted yet?

Progressive candidates across the country are fueled by the understanding that holding one-on-one conversations with as many people as possible can outweighs the heaps of money right-wingers are pouring into their districts to defeat them. buff.ly/Bl52fWx

How Field Organizing Beats Big Money - The American Prospect

In Michigan’s Seventh Congressional District, Democrat Will Lawrence’s campaign has knocked on over 200,000 doors, canvassing voters of all political persuasions.

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As he reminds us here, the margin in a lot of these Senate races is pretty close, which means that just a slight shift one way or the other nationally could mean the difference between Republicans narrowly keeping the Senate and Democrats taking control with a sizable majority

Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 10h ago

ELECTION EVE: How Democrats can win (and lose) the Senate. The “blue tsunami” and “red wall” scenarios.

Are you a Californian who wants to stick it to Big Money? Vote YES on Proposition 4, the California Fair Elections Act.

Everyone: Go vote. GO VOTE. G O V O T E. bsky.app/profile/ohno...

The Volatile Mermaid@ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 11h ago

I cannot stress this enough, I will never feel confident about an election again. 2016 beat my confidence nearly to death and 2024 finished the job.

The first presidential election that I could vote in was 2000 Bush v. Gore (the Hanging Chad election, if you’re hip), so I will join in on the never feeling confident about an election club

The Volatile Mermaid@ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 11h ago

I cannot stress this enough, I will never feel confident about an election again. 2016 beat my confidence nearly to death and 2024 finished the job.