It’s 21 days until the US midterms: This is How We Win
My latest for The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/09/its-21-days-until-the-us-midterms-this-is-how-we-win
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@ronfilipkowski.bsky.socialReposted by @uglydook.bsky.socialTrump has cut off intelligence to Ukraine so that Putin can more easily bomb civilians including children.
@chicago.suntimes.comReposted by @uglydook.bsky.socialMayor Brandon Johnson released a “budget engagement report” that he believes strengthens his hand in the political battle for a pre-election budget with an already emboldened City Council. According to the report, 88% of those surveyed want the city to raise taxes on large corporations.
@wired.comReposted by @uglydook.bsky.socialChatbot prompts reveal the engineer’s alleged efforts to set up a covert listening device days before one was found in a meeting room used by high-level executives.
buff.lyAn OpenAI Employee Allegedly Used a Chatbot to Help Plant a Recording Device at the OfficeChatbot prompts reveal the engineer’s alleged efforts to set up a covert listening device days before one was found in a meeting room used by high-level executives.
@uglydook.bsky.socialTrump is a wannabe dictator and aspiring predator.
@npr.orgReposted by @uglydook.bsky.socialSix Democratic and six Republican senators wrote a letter calling on President Trump to withdraw from his recent deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin. n.pr/4yYzOKg
n.prBipartisan group of senators call on Trump to rescind Russian diesel dealSix Democratic and six Republican senators wrote a letter calling on President Trump to withdraw from his recent deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
@reuters.comReposted by @uglydook.bsky.socialOpenAI hit with proposed class action over collection of children’s data reut.rs/4zwgd4i
@chicagoreader.comReposted by @uglydook.bsky.socialClaudio Velez, aka the Tamale Guy, as seen by the musicians, club owners, bar staff, and regulars sustained by the contents of his magical red cooler https://bit.ly/4yXnSbR
@propublica.orgReposted by @uglydook.bsky.socialFor a quarter-century, a border tribe has staved off plans for a wall on their land by allowing DHS to use it as a testing ground for border security. But the Trump administration has cast off any pretense of cooperation with the Nation.
propublica.orgAs Trump’s Wall Closes in, DHS Intimidates a Border Tribe With Surveillance, Masked Agents and DronesFor decades, the Tohono O’odham Nation collaborated with DHS to stave off a border wall. Despite their cooperation, the Trump administration is barreling forward with a project that would divide their...
@uglydook.bsky.socialOn attempt number three to learn not to use Kingsbury St as a shortcut to Southport after coming off the 606 to Cortland Bridge. Every attempt ends in me eating pavement bc my bike tire fits perfectly in those old rail divots.
@uglydook.bsky.socialHe wouldn't know. He didn't even go to Don Jr's wedding for the woman he dumped Kimberly for, only that KGB oligarch that paid for it did...
@chicago.suntimes.comReposted by @uglydook.bsky.socialMonday, the high at O'Hare Airport reached 88 degrees — four degrees higher than the previous record high set in 2008, according to the National Weather Service.
@motherjones.comReposted by @uglydook.bsky.socialA Mother Jones video team filmed the Students for Life leader trying to order pills by mail.
@motherjones.comReposted by @uglydook.bsky.socialSeven people detained previously by ICE filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the agency, accusing it of illegally refusing to return their personal documents and belongings months after they were released from custody.
@theguardian.comReposted by @uglydook.bsky.socialBBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition as part of his $10bn lawsuit
theguardian.comBBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition as part of his $10bn lawsuitBBC asks US federal judge to compel Trump’s lawyers to schedule deposition after his team canceled initial session
The BBC is asking a federal judge in Florida to force Donald Trump to sit for a deposition as part of the president’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against the British broadcaster.
According to a Tuesday filing, the BBC and Trump’s legal team had agreed for him to be deposed on Friday. The BBC’s lawyers wrote to the judge that they have spent months trying to secure a location for the deposition from Trump’s team. Continue reading...
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@apnews.comReposted by @uglydook.bsky.socialGrocery store chain Kroger says it will lay off 3,000 corporate employees over the next three years as it ramps up its use of artificial intelligence to streamline operations.
bit.lyKroger to lay off 3,000 corporate employees over 3 years as it leans into artificial intelligenceGrocery store chain Kroger says it will lay off 3,000 corporate employees over the next three years as it ramps up its use of artificial intelligence to streamline operations.
@schooley.bsky.socialReposted by @uglydook.bsky.socialI appreciate that Trump is posting snuff videos while his VP has made, “I wouldn’t want to see his search history” one of his favorite zingers.
@nothoodlum.bsky.socialReposted by @uglydook.bsky.socialNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a new military museum showcasing long-range weapons capable of striking the US mainland. Trump has floated the prospect of meeting with Kim, but his good friend is ignoring him.
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