RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 18mwww.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comIs There Anything Kash Patel Won’t Do for Trump Before the Midterms?“The president wants indictments. He wants people in handcuffs.” 010
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 9h🇵🇸🇮🇱 You can burn an olive tree in minutes... Growing one takes years. Hundreds of decades, old olive trees were set ablaze in the Palestinian village of Deir Sharaf, west of Nablus, and Israeli settlers were allegedly responsible. 👿 398
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 13hwww.smartnews.com/en-us/articl...smartnews.comJudge Cannon quickly strikes fired FBI agents' urgent plea for clarification from Mar-a-Lago docket (Law&Crime)Main: An aerial view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Aug. 31, 2022 (AP Photo/Steve Helber/File). Right inset: U.S.... 221
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 13hUS tells France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face US export ban, sources say - www.reuters.com/business/ene... The Mad King 👑 has spoken 🤨reuters.comEXCLUSIVE: US tells France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face US export ban, sources sayThe Trump administration has told Germany and France to draw down emergency diesel inventories to help ease soaring global fuel prices or face a potential US diesel export ban, according to three peo... 042
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 14hGlobal bond rout deepens, pushes US Treasury yields to 24-year peak - www.reuters.com/business/bon...reuters.comGlobal bond rout deepens, pushes US Treasury yields to 24-year peakGlobal bonds came under heavy selling pressure again on Thursday, sending borrowing costs from the United States to France and Japan to multi-decade highs and underscoring mounting concerns for polic... 042
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 14hwww.rawstory.com/bill-pulte-e...rawstory.comElizabeth Warren sparks Trump official meltdown after cornering him on watchdog purge: NYTSen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) blasted a top Trump official Thursday for gutting the watchdog that polices his agency, causing him to melt down.Bill Pulte, who leads the Federal Housing Finance Agency, ... 062
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 14hwww.rawstory.com/jared-kushne... Fucking Grifter 🤨👇🏼rawstory.comEx-Trump official flags disturbing aspect of Jared Kushner's 'volunteer' statusA former Trump White House press secretary says Jared Kushner's "volunteer" role with the current administration lets him avoid disclosing how much money he makes.During a Thursday interview with CNN ... 286
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 14hthedailybeast.com/trumps-doj-g... Why the fuck are we wasting resources on this?? 🤨👇🏼thedailybeast.comTrump’s DOJ Launches Crackpot Bid to Clear NixonTop officials are looking into whether Richard Nixon, who has been dead for 32 years, got a raw deal. 141
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 14hthedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...thedailybeast.comPentagon Pete Humiliated as Damning New Signalgate Screenshot EmergesThe bone-chilling notification top Trump officials received during the scandal has been revealed. 041
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 14hthedailybeast.com/jaw-dropping...thedailybeast.comJaw-Dropping Way Trump, 80, Got Talked Into a War Is LeakedA Trump insider has offered a jaw-dropping glimpse of the president’s decision-making. 012
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 14hthedailybeast.com/how-volatile...thedailybeast.comHow Volatile Trump’s Aides Are Forced to Speak in Code: AuthorTrump’s biographer has revealed the secret phrase aides use to quietly warn one another about the president’s temper. 010
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 14hwww.goodnewsnetwork.org/chinese-comm...goodnewsnetwork.orgChinese Commercial Reactor Achieves Nuclear Fusion with Clean Hydrogen-Boron FuelNuclear fusion is a potential new energy source with increasingly real potential to solve the West’s energy needs. 121
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 16hNew CNN Owner Has a Plan: Don’t Rock the Boat www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...nytimes.comDavid Ellison’s Vision for CNN: Same C.E.O and No Bari Weiss, for Now. (Gift Article)David Ellison is negotiating to keep CNN’s chief executive, Mark Thompson, in place without oversight from Bari Weiss, the CBS editor in chief, when the networks’ parent companies merge. 021
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 16hJohn Roberts and His Island www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...nytimes.comJohn Roberts Retreated to His Island. Supreme Court Critics Found Him. (Gift Article)After decades of potlucks and paddle-boarding on Maine’s midcoast, rising anger and protests have left the Supreme Court’s chief justice more isolated than ever. 111
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 16hThis Case Has Flown Under the Radar. It Won’t Stay There. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/o...nytimes.comOpinion | This Case Has Flown Under the Radar. It Won’t Stay There. (Gift Article)This case has flown under the radar, but it won’t stay there. 012
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 16hTrump’s Threat to Ban Diesel Exports Sets Off Global Alarms www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...nytimes.comTrump’s Threat to Ban Diesel Exports Sets Off Global Alarms (Gift Article)A reduction in refineries has already driven the price of diesel to record highs, threatening economies. An U.S. export ban would be “tremendous shock and blow.” 023
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 16hCornell Police Report Omitted Student’s Claim She Was Raped www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...nytimes.comStatement Written by Police in Cornell Assault Case Omitted Her Claim She Was Raped (Gift Article)Documents obtained by The New York Times show that the campus police at Cornell University sent a condensed statement to a prosecutor, who then declined to bring charges. 134
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 16hwww.smartnews.com/en-us/articl...smartnews.comTrump removes chairs for TSA agents, saying they ‘must meet fitness for duty requirements’ (Fortune)Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents checking passports and IDs in... 012
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 17hMost Americans say US-Israel war on Iran not worth fighting: Poll aje.news/93z6qbaje.newsMost Americans say US-Israel war on Iran not worth fighting: PollNearly 70 percent of Americans say the US-Israeli war is not worth fighting, marking a significant spike since July. 0115
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 17hProtesters halt game as calls grow on Ireland to boycott second Israel game aje.news/knuv56aje.newsProtesters halt game as calls grow on Ireland to boycott second Israel gameRepublic of Ireland's game halted by tennis balls thrown and invader with Palestine flags amid Israel boycott demand. 051
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 17hwww.politico.com/live-updates...politico.comBarrage of lawsuits targets Trump’s funding cancellationLawmakers are looking to the courts to help protect Congress’ funding power. 022
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 17hwww.politico.com/live-updates...politico.comTop Democratic appropriator wants White House to pay for airing 'propaganda'Sen. Patty Murray is proposing to dock the Office of Management and Budget for violations. 053
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 17hwww.politico.com/news/2026/10... Of course he does. He can do no wrong. He lives in an alternate reality, fed and supported by his bootlickerspolitico.comWith Republicans in trouble, Trump gives himself an A+ ‘on everything’The president's self-assessment comes as voters give him far lower marks on the economy and cost of living. 011
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 17hwww.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comRight-Wing Groups Are Making Money off John FettermanAfter losing his Democratic fundraisers, the Pennsylvania senator found a new firm with MAGA-world ties. 021
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 17hwww.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...theatlantic.comThe Baltic States Prepare for WarLithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are readying themselves to fend off a Russian attack—with the help of the United States, or without it. 195
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 18hwww.wsj.com/us-news/law/...wsj.comRenee Good’s Family Sues Trump Officials Over Fatal ICE ShootingGood’s death sparked protests in Minneapolis and other cities. 151
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 18hwww.wsj.com/world/europe...wsj.comUkraine Fires Hard-to-Stop Ballistic Missile for First TimeUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the focus now is to increase production of the Ukrainian-made weapon. 032
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 18hwww.wsj.com/politics/nat... WHY?? 🤨wsj.comU.S. Sending Third Aircraft Carrier, Up to 10,000 More Troops, to Middle EastThe deployments come as President Trump weighs resuming bombing Iran after the midterms. 233
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 18hwww.wsj.com/us-news/a-po...wsj.comA Political Backlash Is Rocking California’s Trumpiest Town CouncilThe “Surf City Four” is trying to dismantle MAGA control of Huntington Beach, where brawls and book bans have disrupted local politics. 172
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 19hwww.rawstory.com/jd-vance-byr...rawstory.comFox forced to cut away from JD Vance's speech as protesters repeatedly heckled himFox News sister network Live Now from Fox cut away from Vice President JD Vance after hecklers repeatedly interrupted his speech at a rally boosting Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) campaign for Florida gove... 043
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 19hwww.rawstory.com/trump-dictat...rawstory.comDisbelief as Trump White House unveils ‘appalling’ new display: ‘Pretty insane'Donald Trump’s latest White House decor drew swift backlash Thursday after a reporter spotted framed photos of the president posing alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi ... 012
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 19hwww.rawstory.com/dnc-lawsuit/rawstory.comTrump admin's last-minute election scheme shredded in new lawsuit: 'So desperate'The Democratic National Committee sued the Trump administration Thursday over a rushed change to the federal form overseas Americans use to request absentee ballots, accusing the Pentagon of quietly s... 122
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 19hthedailybeast.com/trump-explod...thedailybeast.comTrump Explodes in Foul-Mouthed Meltdown Over Telling QuestionThe president went into full tantrum mode during an interview. 001
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 19hthedailybeast.com/reflecting-p...thedailybeast.comReflecting Pool Judge Deals Humiliating Blow to Judge JeanineThe Obama-appointed judge described the administration’s bid to keep the case alive as “simply fanciful.” 031
Reposted by RAOKMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19h🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration illegally changed a form used by overseas voters to register and request mail ballots just weeks before the midterms, Democrats argue in a new lawsuit filed Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comTrump admin quietly changed overseas voter form at 11th hour to disenfranchise Democrats, lawsuit saysThe change is part of a Republican plan to make it more difficult to vote or outright disenfranchise a bloc of voters viewed as more inclined to vote Democratic, the DNC lawsuit argues. 9433871911
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 19hTrump's $500 Obamacare 'rebate' checks land in prime political battlegrounds - www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...reuters.comTrump's $500 Obamacare 'rebate' checks land in prime political battlegroundsPresident Donald Trump's administration is sending $500 payments to nearly 1 million Americans this week, in a move that strategists say could potentially influence races that may determine whether h... 001
Reposted by RAOKRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It's when a president illegally confiscates money appropriated by Congress for a specific purpose because he decides, after the appropriation becomes law, that he doesn't like it. The fact that the Republican Congress ignores that is another reason they should be voted out. bsky.app/profile/atru... 311230394
Reposted by RAOKAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026"He is not here to help. He’s distant, angry, a figure of nothing but venom & vengeance. He walks toward the viewer like a serial killer stalking his prey, his face a mask of contempt & barely-contained rage. His visage in this ad is glowering, almost a parody of a dictator trying to inspire terror"publicnotice.coScenes from a personality cultTrump’s taxpayer-funded agitprop is clearly illegal — and that’s the point. 1511922607
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 23hwww.rawstory.com/reflecting-p...rawstory.comHigh-profile reflecting pool prosecution of Olympian shot down for good as 'meritless'The Justice Department's prosecution of former Olympic canoeist David Hearn came to a permanent end on Thursday, with a dismissal that bars Donald Trump's administration from pursuing the case against... 061
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comTrump’s AI chatbot turns on its masterThe famously fact-averse president rolled out a new AI tool – but its answers don’t conform to his version of reality 050
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...theguardian.com‘Hitler was a lazy criminal who slept in until noon’: why most of what we think we know about the rise of the Nazis is wrongIn a new book, German artist and writer Philipp Ruch argues that viewing the ascent of Hitler’s NSDAP through the prism of the Third Reich has distorted our understanding of fascism’s electoral breakt... 024
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... These are Stephen Miller's toady judges now theguardian.comUS immigration judge allows cold war-era law to deport Wisconsin mosque’s presidentWhen one track failed, Trump administration rushed immigration case of Palestine rights advocate Salah Sarsour 032
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... The corruption is so thick you can taste it in the air🤨theguardian.comSenate blocks Republican bill restricting stock trades by US Congress membersDemocrats block measure they say didn’t go far enough – and was bundled with ‘poison pill’ voter ID rules 096
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o... It is genocide. It is a holocaust.theguardian.comNew Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in GazaSatellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire 065
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/... 😳😳theguardian.com‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five yearsAlpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution 055
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comHegseth confirms plan to cut 20% of US top military brass and rails at ‘beardos, weirdos and wimps’Amid latest extraordinary attack on diversity, US defense secretary also suggests military is retaining service personnel at ‘record’ rates 321
Reposted by RAOKRAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026DEMOCRACY if you can keep it is not a spectator sport 💙🇺🇸 021
RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026DEMOCRACY if you can keep it is not a spectator sport 💙🇺🇸 021