Brains and Eggs: Ignorance isn't bliss

We put together a cartoon collection about Elon Musk's 'awkward gesture': https://t.co/e5Us1QKaNz

This one is by Oliver Ploux.#ElonMusk #nazisalute pic.twitter.com/u8KrtiIxZ6
— Cartoon Movement (@cartoonmovement) January 22, 2025

The future of the next generation is being stolen due to the misconception of endless growth on our finite planet. The Earth is a closed system for materials. "We are stealing the future, selling it in the present, and calling it GDP" - Paul Hawkenhttps://t.co/DLIGn4uJnd
— Peter Dynes (@PGDynes) January 12, 2024

Medicare for All#SocialistSunday pic.twitter.com/AbBHq010MV
— screamschildrenremoved (@PDiddie) April 13, 2025

This cartoon was drawn in 2009. pic.twitter.com/nwDtBVjU2M
— Friendly Neighborhood Comrade (@SpiritofLenin) July 27, 2024

most of what we fight over is made up... pic.twitter.com/T6UubOBNJ6
— వంశీ చెల్లెపాటి (@Vamshi_C13) November 29, 2025

The Bullock Museum completed a five-year project in December to make all 16,000 years of Texas history encapsulated within its walls available to visitors in both English and Spanish.https://t.co/hGF86uGJx9
— KUT Austin (@KUT) February 8, 2024

If you zoom in on this 1873 map of Houston, you'll see all sorts of interesting stuff, including the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou, which, because it formed a natural turning basin for boats to turn around, was the primary reason the Allen Brothers, John Kirby… pic.twitter.com/yEZ8x47u7r
— Traces of Texas (@TracesofTexas) February 6, 2025

Houston, Texas, and US blog roll

Raw Story

Stunning upset in deep red South Carolina as Darline Graham falls to Annie Andrews - Democrat Annie Andrews won South Carolina’s Senate race Tuesday, defeating Republican Sen. Darline Graham in a major upset, NBC News and Decision Desk HQ...
Wolf Street

Multifamily CRE Meltdown Keeps Getting Uglier - The US government holds half of all multifamily mortgages. The rest is spread around.
Alternet

Photo of poll worker enraging MAGA is a hoax — and she's a Republican - Mediate reports that the image of a Minnesota poll worker that inflamed MAGA Republicans and “spread like wildfire on social media for invoking the assas...
Al Jazeera English

Seven flights across Europe targeted by suspected bomb threats - Seven flights across Europe were targeted by suspected bomb threats.
See You In 2020

AI upheaval, Dugin’s vindication, and the new form that left-wing politics will need to take - Civilization is seeing a shift that vindicates Alexander Dugin, and all others who’ve been vilified for recognizing where civilization is headed. Dugin—...
Political Wire

9 p.m. – The Midwest and New York - Another large wave arrives, alongside the final poll closings in Michigan, Kansas and Texas. Iowa Senate: Ashley Hinson (R) vs. Josh Turek (D). Iowa Govern...
Mother Jones

Democrats Flip Seat in Deep-Red Western North Carolina - With all eyes on North Carolina’s pivotal Senate race, Democrat Jamie Ager quietly cruised to victory Tuesday night in North Carolina’s 11th congressional ...
Axios

Democrat Roy Cooper flips North Carolina Senate seat - Democrat Roy Cooper has defeated President Trump's handpicked candidate, Michael Whatley, flipping one of North Carolina's two GOP-held U.S. Senate seats...
The Verge

AMD rides data center riches to ‘largest and most profitable’ quarter in history - AMD CEO Lisa Su said in the company's quarterly earnings call on Tuesday that Q3 2026 was "was the largest and most profitable in our history." AMD reporte...
The Greanville Post

Trump and Lula Are Two Sides of the Same Coin - GG—Greenwald argues that across modern democracies, being perceived as representative of the status quo or institutional authority is the single biggest po...
memeorandum

Republicans fight to hold on to the Senate as Democrats seek gains in traditionally red states (Henry J. Gomez/NBC News) - Henry J. Gomez / NBC News: *Republicans fight to hold on to the Senate as Democrats seek gains in traditionally red states* — Democrats need a net gain...
The Guardian (U.S. news)

Democrats aim to retake Senate from Republicans as Americans go to polls - Party hopes disapproval with Trump’s presidency gives them advantage as Republicans defend slim majority Republicans are defending their majority in the ...
San Antonio Report

Bexar County voters turn out in strong numbers on Election Day after record early voting - More than 108,000 residents voted by 5 p.m. Tuesday, following record early turnout. Bexar County was picked for federal election monitoring. --------------...
The Hill

Iran speaker: Ball in Trump administration court to prevent renewed war - Iran’s chief negotiator says it’s on the United States to stop a return to all-out war after Tehran gave Washington a “firm and rational response” to its d...
The Progressive Wing

11/3 Midterms 2026 Election Night - my man Bernie Sanders https://t.co/OYxTcuwWeI — Kimberly 🌎 (@kimdallas07) November 3, 2026 And away we go…
Courthouse News

South Dakota voter wins order allowing ‘Natives Vote’ T-shirt at polling site - Yankton Sioux tribe member Lonnie Provost sued Monday, claiming a First Amendment violation after he was turned away from a South Dakota polling place for ...
Texas Standard

LIVE RESULTS: 2026 Texas midterms - Check here for the latest results for statewide races including U.S. Senate, Texas governor, lieutenant governor and more.
Houston Public Media

Election Results 2026: Texas, Harris County and regionwide general election - Follow live 2026 Texas general election results for statewide and Harris County races, including the U.S. Senate contest between James Talarico and Ken Pax...
San Antonio Current

Prediction markets show a tightened race for Texas governor - Although Gov. Greg Abbott still has greater odds of staying in power, both Kalshi and Polymarket show challenger Gina Hinojosa's chances took a rapid cl...
Deadline Politics

Midterm Elections: Piers Morgan & Rashida Jones On How ‘Uncensored’s Going Into Uncharted Territory Tonight, The Trump Wild Card - EXCLUSIVE: “If the Republicans lose both the House and the Senate, I think it will be, in my estimation, entirely down to that decision to attack Iran and ...
Slate

We Already Know How America Voted in One Important Contest. Unfortunately, the Wrong Woman Lost. - Watching an actress I loved as a teenager gain confidence through dancing sounds like a cliché.
The Week

6 homes with glass walls - Featuring an award-winning house looking out over the Green Mountains of Vermont and a New York City brownstone with a private garden
Eschaton

THE SUPERBOWL IS STARTING SOON - Let's goooooooo
Crooked Media

Finally! Midterm Election Day - The post Finally! Midterm Election Day appeared first on Crooked Media.
Mediaite

‘The Scheme Is Working!’ Furious GOP Senator Claims Voters ‘Apologized’ to Him for Backing Wrong Dan Sullivan - Sullivan told Fox News local voters are apologizing to him after worrying they mistakenly voted for the rival candidate with the same name. The post ‘The...
naked capitalism

Live Thread: US 2026 Midterms Election Night Live Thread - Join the discussion of the 2026 US midterm election results. We'll be covering the US Senate, House of Representatives and Gubernatorial races and any atte...
Vox

What a blue wave could actually do - This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. This...
CultureMap Houston

Southwest’s checked-wine program lands at Houston's Hobby Airport - Lovers of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Pinot Noir may want to raise a glass for *Southwest Airlines*.
Futurism

US Space Force Declares Far Side of the Moon a “Warfighting Domain,” Weighs Launch of Five Military Lunar Satellites - "This isn't a four- or five-year science project. This is about getting capability out soon." The post US Space Force Declares Far Side of the Moon a “Wa...
The NM Political Report

New Mexico midterm election turnout continues to surge - [image: Voters hit the polls at Bandelier Elementary on Election Day. (Rodd Cayton)] By Kevin Hendricks, Jesse Jones, Rodd Cayton and Pat Davis, The Paper...
The Daily Poster

The Left’s Election Day With Hasan Piker - Hasan Piker joins David Sirota to break down the progressive insurgency reshaping the midterms — and what comes after Election Day.
SCOTUSblog

Court seems poised to side with Catholic preschools in religious discrimination dispute - The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to hold that the exclusion of Catholic preschools in Colorado from the state’s universal preschool program vi...
slacktivist

A Psalm for Election Day - What would it mean to read Psalm 72 through the lens of the Gettysburg Address?
Novara Media

Global War Closer Than Ever - Speculation is growing that Donald Trump could launch a nuclear strike against Iran imminently. Plus: European troops rehearse deployment to Ukraine as tal...
Election Law Blog

Divided En Banc Ninth Circuit Panel (Again) Blocks District Court Order That Would Have Prevented DOJ from Demanding That California Officials Segregate Ballots from Alleged Noncitizens - Following up on the wild night of election litigation chronicled by Rick P., a divided Ninth Circuit has issued this opinion, lifting the TRO. The major...
Alas, a Blog

Turek & Stevens - Just a quick one, dashed off in response to some of this week’s news. As folks here know, I usually do cartoons intended to be about lasting issues, and th...
WhoWhatWhy

California Tech Tycoon Spent Big Bucks to Keep AZ Legislature in GOP Control - [image: Construction, PHX065 hyperscale data center, Mesa, AZ] Arizona’s state Legislature might flip toward the Democrats for the first time in decades. A...
Popular Resistance

Tehran Pursues Regional Security Framework ‘Free Of Foreign Influence’ - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced on 3 November that Tehran is pursuing a regional security framework built by West Asian countries, free...
Ian Welsh

US 2026 Midterms Open Thread - Use this thread to talk about the American elections. If you want to talk about other things, use Saturday’s thread instead.
Mondoweiss

Israel’s election exposes the limits of liberal Zionism - Netanyahu’s strong showing in the Israeli elections is a blow to liberal Zionists and their effort to continue to deny Israeli apartheid.
IVN

Oklahoma Supreme Court Grills Secretary of State over Rejected Top Two Signatures - The court wanted to know why Secretary of State Benjamin M. Lepak did not explain why he rejected nearly 58,000 signatures in support of nonpartisan open p...
Salon.com

MAGA panics as post-midterm investigation season looms - Elon Musk, Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller have a lot to worry about — as does Trump himself
Progress in Political Economy (PPE)

Winner of the 2026 Australian International Political Economy Network (AIPEN) Richard Higgott Journal Article Prize - The prize committee is pleased to announce that Maria Tanyag’s article, ‘Who cares for the carers? Patriarchal contradictions and the reinvention of the ...
Consortium News

Campaign Cash Before & After Citizens United - With corporate spending on U.S. elections soaring since an infamous 2010 Supreme Court ruling, Brett Wilkins reports on a constitutional effort to close th...
Sludge

The Corporations and Billionaires Bankrolling the GOP’s Fight for the Senate - Outside groups backing Republicans have spent more than $1 billion in 11 races that will decide control of the Senate, led by donations from Elon Musk, dar...
World Socialist Web Site

Paul Greengrass’ *The Uprising*: Revolt against intolerable conditions in the past—and present - Pandemic, war, economic crisis, the machinations of the ruling class, revolt—these are timely matters. To find a film echoing them is significant.
Church and State

A shrinking population might actually be a good thing - Birth rates in much of the world have fallen below replacement levels, portending gradual population shrinkage in many advanced economies.
Undernews

Israel - *The Hill -* President Trump said on Tuesday that he has reached a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that will end U.S. aid to Israel ...
Common Dreams

Global fossil fuel roadmap leaves governments with “no excuse not to act,” says 350.org - 350.org has welcomed the publication of the global roadmap for Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Energy Systems, in a just, orderly and equitable m...
Bonddad

Thoughts on today’s midterm elections - - *by New Deal democrat* My thoughts on how today’s midterm elections might shake out are expressed pretty well by this thread by MTSW on Bluesky: ...
Earthworks

Nickel Workers Call for Reforms as Deaths and Injuries Add Up - Workers at Indonesian nickel plants power the renewable energy industry. But the costs are steep. Along the coast of Sulawesi … The post Nickel Workers ...
The Root

Who Approved This? The Biggest Misses at the 2026 CFDA Awards - From Naomi Osaka to Shaboozey, these Black stars just didn't hit the fashion mark at the 2026 CFDA Awards. Let's take a look! Read more...
Daily Howler

SELF GOVERNMENT: "The Texas Senate race is cooked!" - *TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026* *Morning Joe, sanguine assessments:* We Americans no longer vote on Election Day. We've made it easier (and better) than that...
Glasstire

Letter from the Publisher: The Long View: Legacy, Lineage & Lasting Impact - Individual people can make disproportionally significant impacts on their local art scenes. This doesn’t make sense when seen from afar — how would one p...
Independent Political Report

Wisconsin Green Party Secretary of State Candidate Charges Republican Impersonated Him in Text Message - *This article was originally published by Wisconsin Examiner on November 2, 2026. It is republished here under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Any views expre...
OpEd News

War and Pacifism: Riding on the back of the alligator - "To work for peace is to uproot war from ourselves and from the hearts of men and women . . ."
Scheerpost.com

‘Deeply Alarming’: Hours Before Midterm Elections, Trump Bombs Iran’s Qeshm Island - Jake Johnson Common Dreams “There is still a chance to prevent another catastrophe, but that window may be closing. We cannot afford to let this war escala...
Democracy Now!

Latino Voters Swing Away from Trump for "Terrorizing Our Communities": Marisa Franco of Mijente - In 2024, Donald Trump won the presidency with the support of 44% of Hispanic voters, suggesting that a major realignment in party preferences might be unde...
TalkLeft

Midterms Election Day: We Get the Government We Elect - I don't know if there will be a blue wave, a blue tsunami or we'll be singing the blues tonight. I know I don't trust the polls or the pundits pounding sta...
First Draft

Election Day Overview: Thanks, Donald - It's election day. Tick tock, motherfuckers.
ArcaMax

Time for a Reset: The New Congress Should Renew American Support for Ukraine - After former President John F. Kennedy's assassination, the new president, Lyndon Johnson, was being urged by Democrats to name Attorney General Robert F. ...
Mediagazer

Thomson Reuters reports Q3 revenue up 10% YoY to $1.83B and news unit revenue up 12% to $232M, boosted by a surge in licensing revenue from generative AI (Kenneth Li/Reuters) - Kenneth Li / Reuters: *Thomson Reuters reports Q3 revenue up 10% YoY to $1.83B and news unit revenue up 12% to $232M, boosted by a surge in licensing rev...
Space City Weather

It is absurdly warm this morning, but I think this is finally the end of steamy sunrises - In brief: In today’s post we discuss a shift from very warm temperatures this morning to something decidedly nicer over the next 10 days. Also, it’s probab...
El Paso Matters

El Paso election results: Follow live results with El Paso Matters - Check back with El Paso Matters starting at 7 p.m. for live results, interviews and in-depth coverage of key races, including City Council, county judge...
Rallblog

Midterm Mayhem | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas - Live at 9 AM Eastern & Streaming 24-7 Thereafter: • Finally—it’s Election Day in the US Midterm Elections. Most Americans have already voted early, and a...
Angry Bear

A Candidate Scorned - Knowledge Is Better Than Ignorance, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar‘s Take on the news. I lived in Michigan for over 21 years. Michigan’s Senate Race Turns Even Ugli...
Dorf on Law

Why I Vote in Person on Election Day But Shouldn't Have To - Today is Election Day. If I lived in a state in which elections are conducted primarily by mail, I almost certainly would have mailed in my ballot rather...
The Smirking Chimp

Trump’s ‘Loser’ Move Suggests White House ‘Lost Control of the President’ -
Crooked Timber

An open letter to JK Rowling from Sophie Grace Chappell - An open letter to J K Rowling (November 2026) Dear Ms Rowling I see you have published an update on your June 2020 essay on transgender issues. As you prob...
Off The Kuff

Today is Election Day 2026 - From the inbox: Election Day for the Tuesday, November 3, 2026, General and Special Elections is [today]. Harris County voters will cast ballots in federal...
ProPublica

How We’re Covering the Midterms — and the Aftermath - The post How We’re Covering the Midterms — and the Aftermath appeared first on ProPublica.
Two Party Opera

Activity Page: Voting Edition - Read More
Daily Cartoonist

CSotD: It’s Now or Never - Chappatte offers a concise description of the day: This is the point at which we declare what and who we are. We can get off the road to autocracy, or we c...
Grist

Electric aviation is taking off in unexpected ways - Electric aircraft may one day usher in low-carbon travel, but for now they are finding a foothold with paramedics and climate researchers.
High Country News

‘Work, patience, repair’ - #iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region. The post ‘Work, patience, repair’ appeared first on High Country News.
The AltWorld

The US’ Claims Of Canadian Meddling Are Interesting & Ironic - They’re interesting because few could have predicted that Canada of all cout6nries would one day meddle in […] The post The US’ Claims Of Canadian Meddli...
Portside

How Field Organizing Beats Big Money - How Field Organizing Beats Big Money Mark Brody Tue, 11/03/2026 - 02:25
Informed Comment

With Rumors of Nuclear War, the New Congress must end the Iran conflict to avoid a U.S. Catastrophe - The US electorate needs to bring this conflict to a negotiated end before it literally blows up in their faces.
Techdirt.

American Measles Cases Have More Than Doubled Last Year’s Record Totals - As I continue to say, you may be done with the measles, but the measles is not done with you, nor the entire country. Coinciding with the profane installme...
Brad Blog

Last Call(s) Before Election Day!: ‘BradCast’ 11/2/2026 - Yup, it’s our last call-in BradCast before Election Day tomorrow. But we’ve also got a whole bunch of related news to go along with our, let’s say, eclecti...
Krebs on Security

Tech Firms Dismantle Botnet That Turned 1.3M TV Boxes Into Proxies - Google said today it worked with industry partners to dismantle a botnet made up of more than 1.3 million Android TV set-top boxes that ship with malicious...
Workers World

Global port workers action: ‘We won’t work for war’ - [image: Global port workers action: ‘We won’t work for war’] The global port workers strike on Oct. 30, with themes such as “We won’t work for war” and “Po...
Ballot Access News

South Dakota Supreme Court Agrees with Lower Court that Candidate Should Remain on Ballot Even Though Her Address on her Petition Doesn’t Match Her Address on Her Registration Record - On Octdober 29, the South Dakota Supreme Court issued an order in Kathol v Johnson. It will issue a full opinion later. The issue is the petition validity ...
Progressive.org

On the House - One Connecticut child care provider has an innovative fix for a broken system: housing its workers for free.
Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters

'MAGA reduced to pushing misleading clip of El-Sayed about trans athletes' & other Mon/Tues news briefs - *Editor's note - Tuesday is election day and the LGBTQ community simply have to show up. A lot of us do weeping and hand wringing about the attacks on o...
Antiwar.com

Soviet Dictators Used War and Famine To Create Ukraine - The Russian Empire entered the First World War in 1914 as one of Europe’s great powers, yet four years of catastrophic military defeats, economic dislocati...
Greg Palast

Federal Agent Sues to Block Trump from Sending Deputies to Texas Polls - US Special Agent Nicolas Little’s job is to protect America’s foreign embassies from terrorist attacks. He sports a heavy bulletproof vest, a lawman’s badg...
Liberation News

Only people power can transform society: Lessons from the Minnesota Socialism Summit - ...we have to realize that we can have a socialist system in our lifetime, only if we are willing to fight for it!
Claytoonz

Hoax Wave - Read the Blog and subscribe to my Substack. There is 1 day until the midterms. Support your local cartoonist: If you want to support the cartoonist, please...
Polygraph (global fact-check)

Iran’s Supreme Court upholds death sentence for a fruit seller arrested in connection with nationwide protests - Marefati was convicted in March 2026 by an Islamic revolutionary court in Tehran on charges alleging participation in activities against national security,...
Speak Freely (ACLU)

A Conversation with an Election Expert: Breaking Down This Year’s Election Process - Loyola Law School professor Justin Levitt has worked on elections for 25 years in the government, nonprofits, and academia. He addresses common voter quest...
NPR's Health Shots

This woman defied lethal cancer. Can mRNA vaccines make that possible for others? - Researchers have been chasing the dream of a cancer vaccine for decades. Some recent successes with mRNA technology are garnering excitement from patients,...
Dissent Magazine

A Turnaround in Brazil - Lula’s victory interrupted the far right’s advance at the presidential level. Can the left use his final term to build a political alternative for the fu...
Project Censored

What’s Happening to the US Economy? - On this episode of the Project Censored Show, co-host Eleanor Goldfield sits down with journalist and political economist Ben Norton to discuss the economy...
Edinburg Politics

With almost 12,000 Blacks in the Rio Grande Valley, new board members for Village in the Valley (ViVa) continue to promote positive changes for all residents of deep South Texans - FEATURED: Village in the Valley (ViVa), a McAllen-based organization whose stated mission is elevating and uniting the Black community while connecting cul...
Capital & Main

Remembering Dolores Huerta, Who Taught Farmworkers to Stand Up - Friends and admirers recall the enduring legacy of the labor icon, 96, who spent her life organizing and fighting for workers and civil rights. The post ...
Bracing Views

Resisting Dystopia - Keep on thinking free BILL ASTORE NOV 01, 2026 When I was a teenager in the 1970s, three dystopic novels were pretty much required reading: Orwell’s “1984,...
Debunking Christianity

My Christian Conversion and Deconversion, by John W. Loftus - * As I announced earlier, I've decided to publish whole chapters from my books. I may eventually publish them all, certainly a bunch of them. The go...
The Conversation

Disaster aid has become a political lottery – libraries, schools and places of worship are stepping into the breach - Libraries, synagogues, parks and local businesses are becoming the real front line of recovery.
Texas Observer

Could Socialism Come to Texas? - A few months back, Governor Greg Abbott wailed about the threats coming from “socialist cities like Austin, Houston, and Dallas.” Whether or not you shar...
Rewire

These 10 Midterms Ballot Measures Will Affect Reproductive Justice - Rewire News Group is tracking referenda on abortion access, trans kids in sports, and marriage equality in the 2026 midterms.
Consent Factory, Inc.

An Advertisement for The Rise of the New Normal Reich, including a Stupid Anti-Nazi Disclaimer for the German Authorities - Here we go again. The second edition of The Rise of the New Normal Reich: Consent Factory Essays, Vol. III (2020-2021), published by Tucker Carlson Books, ...
Infidel753

Truths and inspirations for 2 November 2026 - Normally there would be a non-political image round-up this week, but (a) the election would be too much of a distraction, and (b) I've got too many of the...
Seeing the Forest

AI Sells The Public’s Work Back To Us - AI was developed using the government-developed Internet to vacuum up all of humanity’s knowledge. It sucked up all of humanity’s science, literature, art,...
Duck of Minerva

The Curse of Elon - As part of my interest in electric vehicles, I have listened to 7 or 8 audiobooks on Elon Musk, EVs, and Tesla (Vance, Isaacson, Niedermayer, McKenzie, Slo...
Socialist Alternative

Federal Agents Raid Ilhan Omar’s Home—Fight Back Against Political Repression & Attacks On Immigrants! - On the morning of October 12, federal agents raided a house in one of Washington DC’s northeast neighborhoods. They were collecting evidence. Was it the re...
The Texas Signal

A Record Early Vote In Texas - Over 7.7 million Texans cast their ballot in-person or via mail. That amounts to a little over 40 percent of registered voters, a threshold that passes 2018.
Dispatches From A Collapsing State | Jared Yates Sexton

Haley Stevens Endorses Mike Rogers: Dispatches Mailbag - A recording from Jared Yates Sexton's live video
Trivial Knot

Origami: Western Pond Turtle - This is one of the designs in Origami Design Secrets, in a chapter on pattern grafting. The hexagonal pattern on the turtle’s pack is folded first, then y...
Progressives Chat

2026 U.S. Midterm Elections Predictions - The time has arrived. Tuesday, November 3, 2026 is Election Day and Election Night. I will likely be a guest on *Due Dissidence* with a focus on the elec...
jobsanger

Taking A Break - Like most other bloggers, pollsters, and pundits, I seem to just be repeating myself - and it's pointless. I think most voters have either already voted...
Educational Equity, Politics & Policy in Texas

From Demographic Change to Democratic Change: Is a New #ChangeWave Rising in Texas and Across America? by Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D. Oct. 31, 2026 - *From Demographic Change to Democratic Change: Is a New #ChangeWave Rising in Texas **and Across * *America?* *by* *Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D.* *October 31,...
Field Negro

Midterm fears. - November third is almost here, and the talking heads and political junkies at news outlets like CNN, MSNBC, and FOX are losing their minds. This is the...
Avedon's Sideshow

Just like a ghost, you've been a-hauntin' my dreams - This image was swiped from Snoogums' flickr feed. Look, if you were hoping Netanyahu would lose and it would make everything okay, no, that was not going ...
Non-violent grassroots reform and democracy

Count Folke Bernadotte & History of Isreli Assassinations - Israel has an incredibly long history of carrying out Assassinations, one of the most important ones was Count Folke Bernadotte when they were just esta...
Lowering the Bar

Assorted Stupidity #176 - [image: LTB logo]In this edition: Anthropic tells potential investors its product might kill them (and the rest of humanity); some guys fail to steal 13 to...
MintPress News

Iran Downs US Aircraft As Israel Prepares ‘Unprecedented Strikes’ Amidst Election Turmoil - Iranian air defences downed three US drones and opened fire on a fighter jet, amidst ongoing military preparations by the United States to carry out anot...
Discourse

The Truth Behind Trump’s Ass Obsession (w/Jack Crosbie) - Plus: Fiery Taylor Swift wedding reporting, Obama shit-stirring about the Cheesecake Factory, and our Midterms predictions
The Militant

Vote Socialist Workers Party! Join the SWP campaigning, now and after the elections! - Vote for the Socialist Workers Party candidates Nov. 3! Join with the SWP and build the one party that speaks loudly and clearly for the class interests of...
DeSmogBlog

Ohio Denies Evidence of Fracking Waste in Drinking Water. Its Own Records Show Otherwise. - This story was co-published with Rolling Stone. In Ohio’s rural southeastern corner, Marietta College geology professor David Jeffrey was among the resid...
The Grayzone

Facing subpoenas, pro-Palestine activists refuse to testify in Fergie fishing expedition - A pair of activists subpoenaed by Trump’s Justice Department have announced their refusal to cooperate with investigators on an apparent legal fishing ex...
Black Agenda Report

Memphis Communities Fight Elon Musk's Data Center - Memphis Communities Fight Elon Musk's Data Center Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 10/30/2026 - 01:28 KeShaun Pearson of...
NORML

Marijuana Midterms Alert: Double Your Impact Before Election Day - [image: four raised fists of varying skin tones display round "VOTE" stickers against a background of legal cannabis plants][image: four raised fists of ...
Idavox

Next on the – Ahem – ‘Far Right’ James O’Keefe & Cam Higby - We really not big on using the “far right” moniker in this case, and prefer... The post Next on the – Ahem – ‘Far Right’ James O’Keefe & Cam Higby appea...
Environment Texas

Environment Texas endorses Austin Proposition A to protect parks, pools and trails - $260 million bond measure would improve Austin’s parks, pools, trails and recreational facilities. The post Environment Texas endorses Austin Proposition...
Ecosophia

October 2026 Open Post - This week’s Ecosophian offering is the monthly open post to field questions and encourage discussion among my readers. All the standard rules apply (no pro...
Texas Freedom Network

Thomas Ray Garcia por de la Junta de Educación Estatal (SBOE) - Anuncio político pagado por Texas Freedom Network. Read in English Este otoño, los votantes desde South Padre hasta la Bahía de Matagorda tienen un super...
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball

Despite a Blocked Gerrymander, Virginia Democrats Aim for House Gains Anyway - Jeff Schapiro on Virginia's 2026 elections The post Despite a Blocked Gerrymander, Virginia Democrats Aim for House Gains Anyway appeared first on Sabato...
Land Destroyer

US Project Meridian” - A Symptom of American Decline, Not a Solution - *October 12, 2026 *(NEO - Brian Berletic) - US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth recently announced the creation of the 120 day task force, “Project Meri...
Campaign for America's Future

Will You Save Democracy? - Everyone who has the right to vote must vote. We must send a clear message to authoritarians that we reject their plan, and reject division. We stand toget...
alicublog

FRIDAY 'ROUND-THE-HORN: DADDY ISSUES EDITION. - *I forgot they were good right to the end.* Getting close to zero hour, so Tubby and his goons are trying to fuck with the election. For example, he was ...
LareDOS

Avowed racist Bo French running for Texas Railroad Commissioner - His xenophobic sentiments evidence a lack of character
Mike Flugennock: Political Cartoons

EU Flag, Revised, no. 2 - 11 x 17 inch high-res color .jpg image, 1.5mb …Governments do not launch wars simply because they confront domestic unrest. The fundamental causes of imper...
Earth 911

Sustainability In Your Ear: XPRIZE’s David Babson on Why Climate Grand Challenges Need Buyers, Too - Buyers contracted nearly 30 million tons of durable carbon removal in 2025, more than triple... The post Sustainability In Your Ear: XPRIZE’s David Babso...
nonsite.org

Introduction to Capitalism 1996–2026 - If, we take seriously, as the contributors to this issue argue we must, the idea that capital has reached the point where it can no longer afford to (and s...
Web of Debt

Dollar Reset 2.0: Stablecoins, Treasury Bills and the Case for Public Banks - The Digital Dollar Drain, image by ScheerPost Washington’s stablecoin strategy could shore up the dollar by making U.S. Treasury bills the backing for a ne...
Media Lens

Has Andy Burnham Ever Heard Of The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation? - Last week, Andy Burnham, the new Labour leader and UK Prime Minister, addressed the Labour party conference in Liverpool: ‘All Together Now. That’s my rall...
Unlimited Hangout

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Counterpunch

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Brains and Eggs

Friday, June 18, 2010

Ignorance isn't bliss

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