my latest: i spent weeks investigating how frustrations about data centers were about to swallow american politics… …and then the 2025 election happened, proving the electoral impacts are already here. read and share my deep dive on the bipartisan AI techlash shaping our elections before our eyes!

80% of the time it works every time... "Scheuerman said the new reporting system worked about 80% of the time, adding he, Moriarty and Board of Elections staff will review what happened."

"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week." This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.

"Delete the app" -More Perfect Union

Trump declares that Republicans have lost the shutdown. Absolutely zero reason for Dems to cave at this point

Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.

The Illinois legislature had passed the “Illinois Bivens Act,” allowing people to sue ICE agents in state court. Just waiting for Pritzker’s signature. dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/03/c...

What we know, final edition of the night: [Now in 3 parts] —Prop 50 wins —VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG —Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS —Dems defend NJ-Gov —Dems win NJ+VA trifectas —Mamdani wins —PA Dems win state supreme court —ME anti-mail voting measure loses —GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices

Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.

Feel like some reporter should ask, "sir, how is it that you believe you can competently do your job when you repeatedly fail to hear, read, or see major political events that everybody's least media literate facebook uncle knows about?"

O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao? TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him. TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it

O'Donnell: "And to people that say they're struggling with the cost of living expenses, what could you do about that?" Trump: "Well, let me just say, cashless bail is a disaster. It's gotta be changed. Sanctuary cities really have to be changed."

This is just what they are doing to CITIZENS...

“60 Minutes paid me a lot of money” In an edited-out part of the Trump interview Trump brags about extorting CBS for millions for… editing out a part of Kamala’s interview. (He also makes it clear new CBS chief Bari Weiss is in his pocket) #RIPCBS

Q: Why did you pardon the Binance founder Changpeng Zhao? Trump: I don't know who he is.

What do the models look like when we factor in voter suppression?

It's been 39 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress. Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.

If I see as much as a single video edit I’m suing for $10 billion. Your move, CBS.

“.. This is more than a crisis,” said the Rev. John Udo-Okon, who runs a food pantry in the Bronx. “Right now, you can see the desperation, you can feel the frustration that the people are going through.” @apnews.com apnews.com/article/food...

My students were kind of shocked when I told them the minimum wage when I worked as a dishwasher in 1994 was $4.25/hr. It hasn't increased since 2009. Absolutely inexcusable.

“Some may ask why we’re reducing roles when the company is performing well,” Galetti wrote. “This generation of AI is the most transformative technology we’ve seen since the Internet... " "We’re convicted that we need to be organized more leanly.”

Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”

Brava!

I have never been a supporter of Donald Trump, but if Democrats don't end the shutdown, I will have no choice but to vote for him for the fourth time.

“Tell your children who the cowards were.”

And I would like to challenge this person to get a real job

Support your local food banks!!! Long Island Cares Harry Chapin Food Bank licares.org

How do you do, fellow farmers?

❤️ Elephants 🐘 ❤️

If you can’t find hope...be hope. Someone’s watching you for permission to keep going.

RAJU: You said yesterday you were still trying to get the details of this $230m Trump wants from the DOJ. Now that you've had some time, are you ok with taxpayers potentially being on the hook for that kind of money? MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not trying to dodge. I haven't had time to get the details

"Some cybersecurity experts have warned for years about the potentially ugly consequences of allowing a handful of big tech companies to dominate key internet operations."

The argument is that the National Guard is needed, over the objections of the Mayor and Governor, to manage the dangerous protests at a single federal building. The protests:

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#NoKings Talkeetna, Alaska : population, 1,000. Attendance - 111 !!! ❤️

Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents. I did it because the government isn’t. This is what I found.

I am chosing to skip the NFL today in favor of consuming as much #nokings coverage as possible (not because the New Orleans Saints are not so good)

USA Today, I feel like you might be burying the lede on this one?

I'll leave you from Portland with one last video of the @unpresidentedbrass.bsky.social, the unofficial house band of #NoKings

ZERO arrests at No Kings in NYC. (And the NYPD isn’t notorious for being sympathetic with people anti-Trump.) This proves what shameless liars Speaker Mike Johnson & Karoline Leavitt are to slander the participants as violent anarchists.

A 60 second summary of some of the biggest and best sights from #NoKings Day. Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏 History.

Hey Mike Johnson, let’s see who showed up for what you called the “Hate America” rally.

Incredible photo from yesterday's #nokings protests by Olga Fedorova for AP

The antifa terrorist marxists are out

1. Washington DC #NoKings 👑

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Outnumbered #nokings @indivisibleli.bsky.social

Pissed Off Grandma > pAiD PrOtEsTeR