#NoKings4 Vote the Republican enablers out
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 5h agoFolks, I know it’s easy to get excited about all the polls showing Democrats ahead and feel like this election is a done deal. But we can’t take anything for granted. That’s why I’m urging you to take part in a No Kings early voting event today where you live. https://www.nokings.org/
Shocker: Elon Musk played a key role in promoting the lie. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
MAGA’s anti-Talarico smear blows up in their faces
Far-right media figures circulated a fake story about Texas Senate candidate James Talarico over the weekend, only to have the enterprise quickly blow up in their faces. Racist billionaire Elon Musk…
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In 2026, the Supreme Court essentially gutted the Voting Rights Act, giving Republican-controlled legislatures a green light to redraw congressional districts ahead of the midterms. This week on Reveal, come with us to Louisiana to hear what this means for the state and the rest of the South.
“Using an advanced surveillance capability such as a cell-site simulator against members of the free press for reporting stories that are unfavorable to the president is an appalling attack on the First Amendment...” www.wired.com/story/feds-g...
Feds Got Warrants to Use Fake Cell Towers to Hunt Down Don Lemon’s Producer
Investigators also sought permission to use an invasive surveillance tool called a cell-site simulators against journalist Georgia Fort and a Minnesota state Senate candidate.
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"Saturday’s demonstrations will be different, focusing on voter-participation drives..." www.latimes.com/california/s...
How this Saturday's ‘No Kings Day’ protests will be different
Thousands of 'No Kings' rallies are scheduled to take place Saturday aimed at getting people to vote in the November midterm elections.
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TRUTH SOCIAL IS LOSING ITS AUDIENCE Daily users have dropped from 420,000 to just 260,000, a whopping 38% decline from its peak. Trump spends half his life screaming into that platform, but fewer people are sticking around to listen ☠️ Reminder Tomorrow: N🚫 Kings #VoteEarlyOnNoKings
“It looks dangerously like the construction of an internal spying agency...” "It’s also a weapon that the government will likely use against not only undocumented immigrants, but everyone else, too. That includes political enemies, intelligence experts said... prospect.org/2026/10/14/i...
ICE Planning $100 Million ‘Nightmare’ Domestic Spy Program - The American Prospect
Under ERO ONE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to hire 142 intelligence contractors with top secret clearances and deploy them in cities across the country.
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Carmelo McClinton should be 6 today. He was shot & killed by his father in 2024 when he was just 3. Each day in the US, 12 children are shot & killed, & 32 more are shot & injured.
😡😡😡 “Meta employees acknowledged in internal communications that the Instagram accounts of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva were hindered by restrictions during [Brazil’s] election” & that Meta “recommended the profile of challenger…Flavio Bolsonaro” & “his WhatsApp channel…” 1/
When you’re applying for the job of U.S. Senator, you should show up for the job interview. Ken Paxton showed up in London on the 4th of July to party with the British. He showed up in Dubai to party with fugitives. He’ll show up anywhere but a debate stage in Texas.
The Supreme Court is losing respect in the eyes of the people because of its naked partisanship. We need reform - and now is the time.
This is awesome. If your vote didn’t matter Republicans wouldn’t be trying so hard to stop you.
JD VANCE CALLING ABDUL EL-SAYED A WEASEL IS RICH THE REINVENTION TOUR 🤡 Born James Donald Bowman, changed his name twice 🤡 Compared Trump to Hitler, then became his VP 🤡 Called Trump a “moral disaster,” now kisses his ass 🤡 Admitted he was willing to “create stories” to get media attention
I know America. I know that, in America, we believe in a country big enough for all of us. So, JD Vance, don't you dare come from Ohio to lecture me. You don't know a damn thing about America.
Today, October 16th, is the birthday of Amethyst Silva. She died at 11 in a 2023 celebratory gunfire incident in Corpus Christi, Texas. An affectionate girl with a heart of gold, Amethyst was eager to begin junior high.
Trump wants to make sure it’s as easy as possible for his friend Putin to bomb apartment buildings and kill children. He’s not just the worst president in history, he’s the most evil person to ever serve at the highest level of government. Vote out his weak Republican enablers.
BREAKING: The FBI made a video trashing Democrats & hyping Kash Patel, then posted it during early voting Spending your tax dollars to campaign or to hype the director is illegal -- This video did BOTH We want watchdogs to find out who signed off Our @democracydefendersfund.org letter👇 -TN
Does arresting the wife of an enlisted man and mother of four US citizen children, a person who’s been here since she was 6 years old, make our country great again?
Nick Miroff@nickmiroff.bsky.social · yesterdayNEW: ICE is trying to deport a mother of 4 while her husband is at Fort Benning in Army basic training. When she went to pick up the family's military IDs, Navy personnel turned her over to ICE. She's been in the US since age six. With @nancyayoussef.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Republican politicians are *obsessed* with schoolchildren coming home a different gender because of pro-trans teachers, WHICH NEVER HAPPENS. But they are completely indifferent to schoolchildren not coming home *at all* because of guns, WHICH HAPPENS ALL THE TIME!
AI shouldn't be able to fire you, fire a weapon, or deny you healthcare.
Friends — It's time to defund Elon Musk. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/defund-musk
Defund Musk!
Friends,
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huh. what could this posssssssssibly mean. the US media willful professed ignorance on this stuff is increasingly embarrassing. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Waives Most Russia Sanctions Passed by Congress
The president signed an executive order to exempt Russia from parts of a law he signed last month.
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Lynda McCain should be 82 today. She was shot and killed at 78, one of six victims of a 2023 Arkabutla, Mississippi domestic-related mass shooting. #redflaglaws save lives
Shocker: Financial criminal president is kneecapping enforcement of financial crimes
The many ways Trump is kneecapping white-collar crime enforcement
"Are we blowing a big bubble of potential corporate fraud that will come to harm us all?”
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1,000 years from now, teachers will struggle to explain to their students how at this time in history, we found literally the most despicable human being in America and made him the most powerful person in the world
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 19h agoTrump on El-Sayed: "His name is actually Abduladadalalalala. It's Adulbabababababa Mohammed Al-Sayed. So his middle name is Mohammed. So I was right. He's a jihadist."
When you put it THAT way, it looks like *we're* stupid enough to pay Russia to sell Iran missiles to hit us with. This is the stupidest timeline.
