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CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades

Career staff at the CFTC were investigating suspiciously timed trades surrounding Trump’s announcement that the U.S. would not bomb Iranian power plants. Then a senior adviser to Trump’s CFTC commissioner told them to back off. Could this administration get any more corrupt?

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Chairman’s adviser intervened to take over examination of lucrative bets that were made around Trump reversal on Iran power plant attack.

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Discovery+, Now Owned by Skydance, Hikes Prices Effective Immediately

Discovery+, one of the streamers now owned by David Ellison’s media monopoly Skydance, hiked its prices exactly one week after the merger officially closed. Employees have already been told to expect layoffs — while top executives received pay bumps. Monopolies are only good for the monopolists.

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Discovery+ is raising prices for U.S. customers, coming one week after Paramount closed its megamerger with Warner Bros.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

The most powerful force in American politics today is anti-establishment fury at a rigged economic system. To counter Trump’s culture wars and fake populism, progressives must mount a real battle against economic elites who have rigged the game — and shafted millions of working class people.

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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

oh huh, another school shooting. seems like a good time as any to repost this piece I wrote three and a half years ago, because nothing ever changes.

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Republicans don't give a fuck about children

oopsies!

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Only 19 Days until THIS:

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Trump says you should vote for Republicans in the midterms to put "America First." He doesn't have a clue what that phrase ACTUALLY means. Let me explain.

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Kroger plans largest layoffs in its nearly 150-year history

Kroger just announced the largest layoffs in its history, with plans to cut 3,000 employees as it ramps up use of AI. Reminder that Kroger has spent $12.3B on stock buybacks since 2019 and paid its CEO $14M last year — 417x its median worker's pay. AI is turbo-charging corporate greed.

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The company's CEO said it was committed to "simplifying" operations and "deploying more resources where they matter most

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/10/2026

Trump says if Talarico beats Paxton, it's John Cornyn and Karl Rove's fault

Sadly, and very stupidly, John Cornyn, and his Liddle’ Buddy, Super RINO, Karl Rove, are doing everything possible to make it hard for Ken Paxton, the Greatest Attorney General in the History of Texas, and one of the Best in the United States, to win the upcoming Midterm Election against a Radical Left Lunatic, James TalaFREAKO, who is the ANTITHESIS of Texas Values. John Cornyn who, after my Endorsement, lost the Primary to Ken by a very wide margin, and Karl Rove, who shouldn’t be allowed to spew his jealousy on FoxNews, should be ashamed of themselves. They are hurting Texas and, more importantly, hurting the United States of America! If Ken Paxton loses, it will be because of WEAK and INEFFECTIVE Political Hacks like John Cornyn and Karl Rove, who have ineffectively opposed me for my entire political career. As your ALL TIME WINNER in the History of Texas, “Trump won 96% of the Counties in Texas, 242 of 254. Harris won only 12 counties (FoxNews),” and by MILLIONS of Popular Votes, the Highest in the History of Texas, your favorite President (ME!) is asking all of those who supported Senator John Cornyn to UNITE, and immediately switch your support to Ken Paxton. He will be a Great Senator, just like he is a Great Attorney General. We cannot take a chance on having a FREAKO, sometimes referred to as James TalaFREAKO, as our man in Washington, D.C., representing the magnificent people of the Great State of Texas! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

What do all these corporations have in common? Nvidia Apple Google Lockheed Martin Microsoft Palantir They all donated at least $10 million to Trump’s vanity ballroom — and they all stand to benefit from his policies. Is this Trump’s most corrupt grift yet?

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This Brian Flores document is some one the most racist dogwhistle shit *put in writing* I've seen in an employment discrimination suit. frontofficesports.com/article/bria...

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Controversial Search Firm Memo on Brian Flores Unsealed by Court

The memo says Flores is “Polished and a good presenter despite growing up in Brownsville, Brooklyn.”

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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

here's Thursday's post: "It’s Wheel of Moron Thursday: Ordinary tales of perfectly normal dumbfuckery" — The stupid is off the charts. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —

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It’s Wheel of Moron Thursday: Ordinary tales of perfectly normal dumbfuckery

The stupid is off the charts

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The goal of sane people must be to defund Elon Musk and get him as far away from politics as possible. robertreich.substack.com/p/defund-m…

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October 17 is a nationwide NO KINGS day of action ahead of the midterms. There are rallies taking place all over the country to promote early voting and make sure every eligible voter has a plan, knows their options, and is ready to make their voice count. Find an event: www.nokings.org

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Do we owe each other anything as members of the same society? This is the first question we have to ask ourselves if we want to understand inequality.

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Obviously, a person who has broken immigration laws should not be allowed to obtain government contracts, right?

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Trump Is Insane The stark reality, for the thousandth time, in the all-new Countdown Podcast: tinyurl.com/4cxtwz6k And the Videocast: youtu.be/jYwVU_rY0j4?...

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

TRUMP IS INSANE. I know, not breaking news, but we need to acknowledge it every time he gets worse. And posting snuff films of men being killed by lions and tigers is insane. Plus doing ANOTHER treason over pique is insane. On the all-new Thursday Countdown Podcast dropping at midnight

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Community Note Smacks Down Ashley Hinson’s Epstein Files Claim

OUCH: A Community Note just exposed GOP Senate candidate Ashley Hinson’s attempt to rewrite her record on the Epstein files.

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GOP candidate fails to mention attacking Thomas Massie’s discharge petition.

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The Secret Behind High Electricity Bills

There's a secret reason your electric bill is going up — and not enough people are talking about it. Here's what you should know about investor-owned utility companies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U98f...

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YouTube video by Robert Reich

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Wishing a speedy recovery to Pope Leo XIV. He continues to serve the world as a much needed source of moral authority when many leaders, at home and abroad, are abdicating their responsibilities.

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Sen. Angus King says he sat down and made a list of everything Putin could possibly want from an American president. His conclusion about Trump? “This guy, this president, is doing almost all of them.” King then goes through the list. WATCH.

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Psychiatrist Dr. Bandy Lee issues a stark warning about the upcoming midterms: “This is probably going to be the most dangerous period in American history.” Speaking with Anthony Davis, she explains what she fears could happen if the midterm results go against Trump.

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W. Kamau Bell @wkamaubell.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Inflation eating up worker pay. Household debt and student loan defaults at a record high. 8 million people have lost healthcare the past year. 5 million people have lost food stamps — including 2 million children. Trump says, "Pretend I'm on the ballot" ahead of the midterms. Please do.

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So excited to share this convo with @kaepernick7.bsky.social on my podcast WHO’S WITH ME? We talked about Jay-Z, transracial adoption, Macklemore & Ed Sheeran, Black hair, being a dad, & his support for justice for Nolan Wells’ family. Get it on YouTube, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage. And we certainly wouldn't have public executions. The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.” It's about cruelty.

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Netflix is laying off 1,000 workers — its largest layoff ever. In 2025, Netflix had a net income of $11 billion (up 26%). Its CEO was paid $53M (255x more than the median employee). And it just raised prices for the second time in just over a year. Corporate greed in a nutshell.

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Super PACs & dark money groups have spent $2B+ on this year's elections — the most ever for a midterm cycle. That includes hundreds of millions in misleading ads from AIPAC, crypto, AI, and Elon Musk's political machine. But organized people can still defeat organized money.

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