JUST IN: The White House has begun DEMOLISHING portions of the East Wing of the White House to build Trump’s $250 million ballroom — despite earlier claiming it wouldn’t “interfere” with the existing White House structure. (Washington Post)

Best NO KINGS DAY sign so far Chattanooga, Tennessee

For the love of country, get out and march. #NoKings #Oct18 #FirstAmendment Country over party. 🇺🇸

It's so hard to tell if they're awful or idiots.

Why are we here, you ask? This. This exchange, between these two men - in which the Speaker of the House is systematically not held to account for serially lying, violating his oath of office, & not respecting the results of democratic elections - illustrates exactly why we are here:

Solidarity is the only way

The “average Russian”…in Switzerland

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

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The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces. This is truly terrifying.

Tahate veel kettasse minna?

Ajakirjandusele etteheide: “viitab” on siinkohal pehmendav. Ta konkreetselt ju ütles niimoodi, ja täitsa ise.

Issand kui kõrini mul TI tööriistadest on 🤦‍♀️

Jah, see võib olla parim valimisreklaam. Jüri Ratas Tallinna kohal lendamas on uus tase.

Hey Microsoft, before you transform humanity with artificial general intelligence, can you just get the search to work on Outlook?

On Russian telegram: Russians masquerading as Georgian police are very worried - and so they should be. In Tbilisi, a "peaceful overthrow of power" is underway. The streets are filled with protesters, and the courtyard of the Georgian president's residence has been seized. 1/2

Give them hell 🇬🇪! #GeorgiaProtests

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There have been 6 mass shootings in the USA over the past 24 hours. The casualty count stands at 41. Here’s the President of the United States of America.

Google has deleted its political ad archive for the EU, thus the last 7 years of ads, of political spending, of messaging, of targeting - on YouTube, on Search and for display ads for countless elections across 27 countries are gone www.thebriefing.ie/google-just-...

Honestly, just look at this. It is ridiculous. On their knees. At their workplace. Talking to the invisible man. Da fuque???

Moldova 🇲🇩 👍

This wasn’t bad for Trump. It was bad for America.

If you haven’t read 107 Days, spoiler incoming * * * * Chapter 103 Days If people don’t read any other part of her book, they should read this chapter & understand what she was up against.

Russia is planning a major destabilization of Moldova after elections next weekend understandingwar.org/research/rus...

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

As I was saying…

A few months ago in Brussels, I heard a former Estonian Chief of the General Staff say: “Last time Russia attacked us, we didn’t fight and came under occupation. As a result, we lost 10%‼️ of our population. Next time Russia attacks us, we WILL fight, whether any of you support us or not.” 👊🇪🇪🔥

And a GOP-appointed Florida judge at that.

With an autocrat you cannot give an inch.

Good moment to remember that US foreign policy is also being reoriented to enable foreign censors and authoritarian propaganda around the world www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Get off it ASAP.

Corporations are clearly making the calculation that temporarily obeying Trump is the better option because they won’t face any punishment from future Democratic Governments. Democrats need to make it clear their calculus is wrong.

Ma tunnen end nagu konspiratsiooniteoreetik, sest need sõnumid, mida Kirki tulistaja väidetavalt kirjutas, need ei loe üldse nagu 22aastase krooniliselt online’is oleva shitposteri tekstid. Pigem nagu 45aastase naise omad. Fooliumist mütsi voolima vasakule ära.

There is a darker side to Italy that needs to be addressed too. The number of Schengen visas issued by Italy to Russian citizens: 2023 - 134,141 2024 - 152,254 1/2

Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party

Charlie Kirk was a champion of free speech and anyone who says otherwise will be fired

"I don't care that he's dead." "He's not a hero." "He's a scumbag." "He shouldn't be celebrated." No, no. I'm not saying that about Charlie Kirk. Charlie Kirk said that about George Floyd. Just in case anyone's interested in what he thought was fair to say about someone who was killed on camera.

Grok is being sent to the reeducation camp

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

NEW: Take a moment with me to enjoy some light comedy and read about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently planning to speak at a fringe health conference in Estonia, and then pulling out because local politicians called him "a quack" and "cuckoo in the head." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

guys, we have a tone shift

In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll cover the agenda-setting and flood of disinformation that spread on X and other platforms right after Charlie Kirk’s assassination. It’s far from the first or last time a tragedy has been weaponized for political purposes. 1/18

Deeply disturbing rhetoric is spreading from influential MAGA figures (including the President of the United States and the owner of that other website). They have no idea who the shooter is, and many of these same people mocked Democrats when they were victims of political violence in the past. 1/

Welp www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirk...