this is the killer tweeting

Obama in Georgia extensively riffing on Cheesecake Factorygate: Trump "wasn’t even mad about the Saddam Hussein comparison. That part didn’t bother him. But he was very upset about the Cheesecake Factory comments." "They mobilized a whole-of-government response to that joke — not to inflation, but to that joke."

Under “dictator” Mao, life expectancy in China increased by 30 years, literacy rates went from 20% to 70%, steel output grew from 1 million to 23 million tons, 47 million hectares of land was taken from landlords and given to peasants, and China was unified under a strong central state and got nuclear weapons. Despite his failures, it does not take a rocket scientist to understand why Mao is revered in China.

“Republicans are bad” can't be what Democrats run on. We need Democrats with a real vision for healthcare, childcare, and housing.

I see this has gotten picked up by people who love to be mad and hate to actually read the piece. The literacy crisis is really something. 🤷‍♀️

Nate Silver thinks this election could mark "the end of the Trump era." Out on the podcast tomorrow.

NEW: The group behind Cornel West's 2024 ballot push was wholly funded through Elon Musk's dark money network, according to Sludge's review of tax documents. readsludge.com/2026/10/26/mu…

The replies from Democrat loyalists are showing why trans people need to leave the Democrats en masse, organize, & form an independent political bloc.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration sues to block Alaska Senate race certification if Republican loses, citing candidate name confusion.

If you encounter ICE, here's what every New Yorker should know.

Trump: "If you don't want communists controlling the US Senate, which is between JAIIIIIIT"

Most polls are useless now. The vast majority are communications products, and the few rigorous public polls are so flawed as to be useful only in tracking big shifts and registering strong consensus. Not the ideal way to confirm that, but a good reality check nonetheless.

THEY RAN AWAY?! I Just showed up at Mahoning County’s title department for an in-person records inspection under the statute — the records tied to the Acton case. Clerk of Court bounced me: “We don’t do microfilm anymore. Go to the title department.” Walk in. Deputy tells me the woman who runs records left the building three or four minutes before I got there and said they’re closed the rest of the day. If the case is locked tight and airtight… why are people running? I’m not going anywhere. If you think you’ll hide from me till the end of this election you’re going to lose that bet.