I’ve been thinking a lot about a new kind of polling I’d like to see. We have polling that measures public opinion, which is obviously important, but I’d love to see a little more empirical work on public knowledge: what do voters know about politics and policy?

Here's another shot I took last week on my final Milky Way trip of the season. I still have tons of MW stuff to edit and/or re-edit from my 14 trips to the desert this year but I'm already looking forward to next season! #photography

One of the best cartoonists of our era, Peter Kuper has drawn a fantastic new book about the perils of the climate crisis — Wish We Weren’t Here. Check it out!

As millions of Americans lose food assistance in this shutdown, the president could act — but won’t. Why? Because he wants the pain. This isn’t governing. It’s moral decay. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

Pillars and Sky - From Bill (ridingrobots.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2n14X2W

The “ president “ plans to send federal monitors to CA polling places. I’m worried this could intimidate Black, Brown, and marginalized voters. Unfortunately it’s likely he will be sending ICE to those communities polling places. 866‑OUR‑VOTE. Report intimidation to your local elections office.

Dumbest member of the senate, undefeated

We’ve reached the opposite pole of the post-Covid scramble for workers. “.. Nearly two million people in the U.S. have been without a job for 27 weeks or more ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

"When pressed on why he had indicated that he liked a social media post that compared Jews to 'monkeys'..." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...

Israel has violated the Gaza ceasefire multiple times since day one, however, it has chosen to escalate its attacks and launched a major airstrike targeting a hospital.

The Trump USDA said on Sept 30 that its contingency funds could be used for pay for SNAP benefits during the shutdown. Then they changed their mind and said the cupboard is bare. 42 million Americans potentially impacted.

What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible. Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.

Nothing to see here, folks 🤫🤔

The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.

"The judge then ordered Mr. Bovino to appear at the federal courthouse at the end of every weekday to personally provide her with a report on the day’s arrests and incidents..." !! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...

Trumpism is all about a rapist’s mindset, which sees trickery and force as SUPERIOR to getting what it wants by mutual agreement, creepily eroticizing things that theoretically have nothing to do with sex

In comments to reporters Monday, President Donald Trump did not rule out running for a third term — something the Constitution explicitly prohibits. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The disappearance of America’s leadership class at a time like this means that the rest of us have to be leaders. We can no longer wait to be led by those with the power and authority to lead. You must lead, I must lead, all of us must lead. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.

Anonymous has gotten access to the Kremlin’s legislation networks and surveillance cameras, amongst other things. #OpRussia

Walmart broke my Canadian home town and sucked all the profits back to their US shithole. It was already struggling, but they broke the small businesses.

The moon and stars

The Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs Director is hereby made a permanent member of the Governor’s executive cabinet. As part of my executive cabinet, Tim Reynon will continue his great work to support strong relationships and meaningful engagement with Tribal Nations.

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP. Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP. The people who need help are not the problem. It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

Abandoned church #art

" All three cite the same thing for this sour economic outlook — President Donald Trump’s policies, which have reduced federal employment and increased tariffs, both of which have hit Virginia uniquely hard..." cardinalnews.org/2025/10/21/v...

Venezuela claims to have dismantled a CIA-financed cell plotting a false-flag attack on a US warship deployed to the southern Caribbean, as Washington steps up pressure on Caracas by flying bombers nearby u.afp.com/Seo3

BREAKING: A Department of Homeland Security officer shot at an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in DC, and the DC police officer said he was told by superiors not to mention the shooting in his incident report. 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

So my friends. Do you finally see what is happening? Do you see the fascism on the streets? Do you see the greedy grotesque gargoyle destroying everything, even the White House. Do you finally see these fragile baby men. The Dicktims (be a dick and then act a victim). Do you

AI-generated fakes proliferate as Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica. AFP found dozens of fakes -- most bearing watermarks for OpenAI's text-to-video model Sora u.afp.com/SeoJ

Trump sycophants and ICE official Tom Homan got caught taking a $50,000 bribe but is being protected by the Trump regime and the corrupt DOJ. He is now threatening to flood New York City with ICE thugs in an effort to intimidate New Yorkers from voting for Zohran Mamdani.

I wonder what happened in January? Anyone anyone

Tech giants Meta and TikTok say they will obey Australia's under-16 social media ban but warn the landmark laws could prove difficult to enforce. There is keen interest in whether Australia's ban can work, as regulators around the globe wrestle with the dangers of social media u.afp.com/Seo5

It is time to talk about what comes after Jamaica. Jamaica isn't very big but still passage over its complex terrain will take its toll on Melissa. Nevertheless all of NOAAs hurricane models predict that she will make landfall in E Cuba at or very near Major Hurricane intensity.

I have a very bad feeling about this...

Gonna wear a suit, tie and glasses for Halloween and tell everyone I’m dressed as a soybean farmer / treasury secretary.

Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you — one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.

who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.

“The Republican Party has really become an extremist movement," says former party strategist Stuart Stevens, now an adviser to the anti-Trump Lincoln Project.

His plan to go after the midterms is clear

'Our love is the same': Thousands celebrate Pride in Taiwan. Around 130,000 people attended the 23rd Taiwan Pride Parade in Taipei. This year's theme, "Super Connection: Overcoming Labels, Embracing Differences," aimed to highlight the importance of diversity and inclusion