A lot of people say JD Vance is a power-hungry shapeshifter who serially finds a power source and latches on to him. But I’m inclined to believe that the current iteration represents his true beliefs.

Based on analysis of years of revenues, losses and funding, since 2023, OpenAI has taken in $28.6bn in cash and had $13.7bn in losses. However, reports say OpenAI ended 1H 2025 with $9.6bn in cash - suggesting OpenAI's losses are billions higher than reported. www.wheresyoured.at/where-is-ope...

Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market. This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.

“Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin confirmed the exchanges were carrying Trump wines in a statement to Forbes, saying, ‘The brave men and women of the USCG are pleased to be able to buy Trump wine and cider tax free.’”

A reminder that in 2018 Elon Musk, when he was a mere babe in the billionaire woods, paid $0 federal income tax. Obviously that'll change as he goes from obscenely rich to unfathomably wealthy, right?

Cults can last longer than you can stay solvent

“They didn’t just walk in chasing one person, they went into multiple rooms asking and looking for teachers while children were present,” Ramirez said. “This is an agency that has gone rogue and it an agency that believes that as long as they can cover their face, they can get away with anything.”

oh my god they actually did it lmao

The ADL has decided to treat fascists as allies and progressives as enemies. For a group that is tasked with protecting American Jews, that is a world historic fuck up. I will never forgive these people for their moral decrepitude.

Universal swing in action: "What we saw last night was a directional shift toward Democrats in 99.8% of counties that held partisan elections." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...

Just wrote an upbeat (!) Morning Shots. I mean, if not today, when? We should relish this moment. For a few hours. Because we should realize that these results are going to make the Trump administration even more aggressive about tilting the 2026 playing field, and we need to be ready for that.

Page One in Kentucky. @kentucky.com #SNAP

The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent, as JMK said. Given that so many think it’s a massive bubble (including me), I fear that it has a lot longer to run up. Which means it’ll be that much worse on the downside.

The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground. "That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks. "It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.

Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching

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

Indiana University admin backs down, allows actual news in the student newspaper. Editors: "We do intend to keep administrators to their word. Thus far, that’s been hard to trust." www.idsnews.com/article/2025... 1/2

Leopards eating faces, Democratic Party edition

The Trump Administration is basically claiming the right to kill anyone anywhere for any reason or for no reason, with no evidence provided or accountability to Congress or the American people.

Damn.

Omg this game

Jeff Bezos’ wealth grew by $24 billion *yesterday.* Meanwhile, the VA now is asking for donations so veterans can *eat.* www.va.gov/northern-ind...

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He's my president.

(Miami Herald) - The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald .. @miamiherald.com www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

The financial crisis these guys building towards is going to make 2008 look like a lawn party with the Queen Mum. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

A person in Alabama was arrested with a suitcase full of ammunition, body armor, and other items, intending to attack synagogues across the US South. www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/u...

over the past 9 months, the Trump admin has used just about every lever available to pressure universities to follow his vision for higher ed... how it's going, so far>> my lastest miniseries w/ @bostonglobe.com & @onthemedia.bsky.social pls listen & share! www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

NEW: About 100 male veterans a year get diagnosed w/ breast cancer. It’s usually due to a toxic exposure. Now the Trump Admin is making it harder for them to get their treatment covered. The reason? Basically: Real men don’t get it. www.propublica.org/article/vete...

SCOOP The admin is making it harder for male vets w/ breast cancer to get their care covered The admin cites Trump order: “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government” I got the memo laying it all out www.propublica.org/article/vete...

3 times in the past 2 weeks, a WashPost editorial "has taken on matters in which Bezos has a financial or corporate interest without noting his stake. In each case, the Post's editorial line landed in sync with its owner's interests" Via @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...

“.. In the first half of this year, the Trump Organization’s income soared 17-fold to $864 million .. “.. more than 90% .. came from Trump crypto ventures, including sales of World Liberty tokens.” @reuters.com $WLFI www.reuters.com/investigatio...

When Trump denied disaster aid to Maryland, he apparently thought he was punishing a blue state. But the afflicted areas are Garrett and Allegany counties. Western Maryland is Appalachia. Those counties are deep in Trump country. Details on pod w/ @stevebenen.com: newrepublic.com/article/2022...

And now a 5th person has died while running from ICE. abcnews.go.com/Politics/dhs...

“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.” www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...

Interesting shutdown politics thread by health policy expert and former OMB official Topher Spiro.

A great passage from a great novel. The Oppermanns, 1933.

Walking argument for taxing the rich www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...

New: "Trump Crypto Partner Suspends CEO With No Explanation After Stock Falls 74%" me, for @forbes.com 1/

Meanwhile..

The Importance/Coverage ratio of this ongoing story has to be one of the highest all-time.

Right out of the textbooks. Whether it will succeed or not remains to be seen, but there is nothing complicated about what's happening here.

Fraud is legal

I’m here too. It’s obscene.

Siri: Why are so many bankers fine with incipient fascism? Answer: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Collapses of Michigan-based car parts supplier First Brands and Texas-based subprime car lender Tricolor could be a sign of wider problems in the financial system and “alarm bells” are ringing, says Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey.

The WSJ editorial page is exerting greater scrutiny of Trump’s investment deals with foreign countries than a lot of MSM Washington correspondents Strongly urge that you read this one. Link should be 🎁. www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...

this is kind of peak incel. by day, race war and fascism; when nom gets in trouble, mom calls the principal

You kinda have to tip your cap at having this even occur to him. This guy is grifting on a level never seen before. World historical.

Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X