Good to have Ambassador Todd Robinson confirmed as Assistant Secretary for @StateINL. Ambassador Robinson will surely continue the bureau’s mission to keep Americans safe from crime, illegal drugs, and instability abroad.

No asylum for people fleeing war in Sudan or conflict in Haiti, but Rubio is rolling out the red carpet for Bolsonaro. Apparently, fleeing violence doesn’t qualify. Denying election results does.

Putin satser på, at Ukraine kan knækkes. Trump gør hans opgave lettere. Europas svar må være det modsatte: Flere våben, hårdere sanktioner og en klar vej til EU-medlemskab for Ukraine. Halvhjertede løsninger og støtteerklæringer er ikke nok. jyllands-posten.dk/debat/int…

When politicians convince you that a tiny minority is a greater threat than poverty, homelessness, and unaffordable healthcare, you’re not witnessing leadership. You’re witnessing manipulation.

It’s unfortunate that Zelenskyy and Ukraine has to simultaneously fight a two-front war against Russian barbarians and the greedy gangsters running the US government.

Trump admitted he blocked energy funding to punish blue states he lost in 2024, including $586 million for Illinois. Courts ruled it illegal. He's still blocking the money. Bipartisan permitting reform won't work if Trump ignores the law. He must reinstate the grants first.

Todo mi cariño, respeto y solidaridad con Miguel Ángel Gálvez, un hombre íntegro obligado al exilio por defender la justicia. Su valentía nos inspira, querido Miguel Ángel, reciba un abrazo fraterno y todo mi respaldo.

BREAKING: A hacker is attempting to breach the US Federal Election Commission's systems and that agency has had to 'temporarily shut down' its web-facing services as a result, according to an email seen by Reuters reut.rs/4imQyUu

Defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has left Brazil for the United States following a stunning loss to incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Sunday's election, according to multiple media reports. to.pbs.org/4BvUrPG

MCM’s stature is in part the product of elections brought about by the Biden administration. Her latest shot at toppling the dictatorship is in part the product of a political opening engineered by the Trump administration. This should always be a bipartisan cause.

The Trump administration has drained CISA, a federal agency tasked with protecting election systems, of its staff and resources. Some state authorities said they no longer trusted the administration enough to share information with the agency. propublica.org/article/cisa-…

Noche de reencuentro en nuestra Caracas. Por el reencuentro de cada familia, por la Libertad de cada preso político, por la Libertad de Venezuela.

This is quite something ! Serbian RTV channel starts yesterday's bulletin by apologizing to viewers👇 "For years, we failed to fulfill our duty. We kept silent, turned a blind eye, reported events one-sidedly and failed to ask necessary questions. We owe our viewers an apology”

Deservedly scathing op-ed by the NYT: “If Democrats retake both houses of Congress, and more state governments than they now control, it will tell the world that Mr. Trump does not represent most Americans. It will demonstrate that a country that starts to slide toward autocracy can move back to normalcy, as happened in Hungary this spring. Most important, it will create a desperately needed check on Mr. Trump during his final two years in office. … In a 21-month span, he has done more harm to democracy and the rule of law than any other president in the modern era and perhaps longer than that. He has broken his oath to defend the Constitution by trying to rewrite it on his own. He has refused to honor Congress’s power of the purse and misused national security laws for political ends. He has defied federal court orders on Medicaid funding, deportation orders and more. He has dismantled the Justice Department’s legacy as an impartial enforcer of federal law, turning it into an instrument of retribution against his adversaries while canceling investigations into his allies. He has appointed inept sycophants to oversee crucial government functions, including law enforcement, national defense and public health. He has sought to disenfranchise large numbers of voters, claiming fraud that cannot be found, and championed an extreme new approach to partisan gerrymandering. He has physically besmirched the White House by demolishing the East Wing and financing a garish renovation with donations from wealthy allies.” nytimes.com/2026/10/27/opini…

The trip highlights the remarkable relationship between a son of the US president and a tycoon with a criminal record who has close ties to Vladimir Putin’s personal security service. Intelligence experts say such connections are ripe for manipulation. ft.trib.al/p0LBRYI

So much losing for DoJ on election stuff.

Venezuela’s ruling troika, facing mass opposition, announce…a concert on Nov 1!! Oh, and Christmas is on the way. Meanwhile, Venezuelans are seething over blackouts, 400% inflation, and the economy.

MacCallum: The Cheesecake Factory comment goes exactly to why Democrats lost the middle class, why they lost blue-collar voters. Because it's kind of a guns and religion clinging kind of comment and it turns a lot of people in this country off

"The Cuban regime has stifled any viable domestic opposition. But the withering of the state—a process that has been under way for decades—has accelerated, and is shocking to see up close" From Robert Worth, @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/magazine/202…

Elon Musk has spent more money on American elections in the last two years than George Soros has in his entire life.

US voters worried about corruption under Trump — FT poll ft.trib.al/kgErEai