Reposted by Kilgore TroutNewsweek @newsweek.com · 9hIt comes as socialism is gaining popularity in the U.S.newsweek.comMore socialists just registered to vote than Republicans in New Jersey 4268
Kilgore Trout @williamharrisfrank.bsky.social · 8hEXCLUSIVE: Close Trump ally admits he doesn't read — as only his opinion matters www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...rawstory.comEXCLUSIVE: Close Trump ally admits he doesn't read — as only his opinion mattersWASHINGTON — The Republican candidate to be Alabama’s next governor admitted Thursday he actively avoids reading anything — because only his opinion matters to him."No, I read very little," Sen. Tommy... 020
Kilgore Trout @williamharrisfrank.bsky.social · 8hJames Carville flags 'deep trouble' for GOP senator in race 'you don't even know' about www.rawstory.com/james-carvil...rawstory.comJames Carville flags 'deep trouble' for GOP senator in race 'you don't even know' aboutLegendary Democratic veteran strategist James Carville told the Politicon podcast that everyone is sleeping on a Senate race that no one saw as possibly a candidate to be competitive.All across the co... 100
Reposted by Kilgore TroutNewsweek @newsweek.com · 8hMap Shows Governor Races That May Flip for Democrats Month Before Midtermnewsweek.comMap Shows Governor Races That May Flip for Democrats Month Before Midterm 168
Reposted by Kilgore TroutNewsweek @newsweek.com · 15hPresident’s 82 percent disapproval rating is also higher than George W. Bush’s rating on the economy during the financial crisis.newsweek.comTrump’s cost-of-living disapproval rating exceeds Bush’s on Iraq War 2298
Reposted by Kilgore TroutThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 19hDonald Trump is totally detached from the reality of how his war is viewed by Americans. trib.al/rquL7Xstrib.alTrump Makes Delusional Claim About Iran War’s Effect on MidtermsDonald Trump is totally detached from the reality of how his war is viewed by Americans. 83613
Kilgore Trout @williamharrisfrank.bsky.social · 19hHumiliated Republican pulls plug on interview as embarrassing new details trickle out www.rawstory.com/schmitt-jack...rawstory.comHumiliated Republican pulls plug on interview as embarrassing new details trickle outSen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO), who went from obscurity to late-night punchline after his "gotcha" attack on former special counsel Jack Smith collapsed, has pulled out of a scheduled TV appearance as embar... 000
Reposted by Kilgore TroutDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/10/2026Rep. Mike Collins, a GOP U.S. Senate candidate, recently said he was “fine” with the idea of Trump sending federal troops to voting sites. “It may be fine with you,” Marc Elias says, “but it’s not fine with federal law.” Keep watch on the people rewriting the rules: demdock.com/3T3Owjg 18908292
Reposted by Kilgore TroutThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 02/10/2026A federal judge ordered the Justice Department to provisionally reinstate the judicially appointed U.S. attorney in Seattle, who was fired this summer amid a larger dispute over the president’s authority to fill key prosecutorial posts with loyalists of his choosing.washingtonpost.comTrump illegally fired Seattle’s U.S. attorney, judge rulesThe ruling is the latest in a string of decisions finding that the administration bent federal law to keep loyalists in key prosecutorial posts. 28623
Kilgore Trout @williamharrisfrank.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If You Think Rising Oil Prices Are Bad, Just Wait for the Inevitable Crash www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/o...nytimes.comOpinion | If You Think Rising Oil Prices Are Bad, Just Wait for the Inevitable Crash (Gift Article)An oil bust is on the horizon. 011
Reposted by Kilgore TroutC-SPAN @c-span.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Former Special Counsel Jack Smith testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee – LIVE on C-SPAN youtube.com/live/FdAjPKq...youtube.comFmr. Special Counsel Jack Smith Testifies on Allegations of Targeting GOP LawmakersYouTube video by C-SPAN 256835
Kilgore Trout @williamharrisfrank.bsky.social · 30/09/2026'Dumb beyond belief': Trump insider predicts onslaught of subpoenas over new scandal www.rawstory.com/trump-ad-inv...rawstory.com'Dumb beyond belief': Trump insider predicts onslaught of subpoenas over new scandalA massive investigation into a "dumb" expenditure by President Donald Trump's White House is being planned that could put more than a handful of administration staffers under oath.Trump "personally dr... 000
Reposted by Kilgore TroutFT Edit @ftedit.ft.com · 29/09/2026How much? The realities of rising home renovation costs ft.trib.al/w0tFxcJ #FTEditft.trib.alHow much? The realities of rising home renovation costsA 44 per cent jump in overall prices since before the pandemic is painful. But it means shifts, not stops 033
Kilgore Trout @williamharrisfrank.bsky.social · 30/09/2026As Jack Smith Testifies, a Senator’s Accusation of Perjury Falls Apart www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...nytimes.comJack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falls Apart (Gift Article)A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts. 061
Reposted by Kilgore TroutPopular Information @popular.info · 29/09/2026“But it’s clear the White House app covertly collects excessive user data and shares it with third-party trackers while sidestepping federal security rules, according to cybersecurity experts and an independent risk assessment conducted by The Washington Sun.”washingtonsun.comWhite House Drove Users to Official App Fraught With TrackersThe White House app became the App Store’s most downloaded news app after the president barred three news outlets. 11112
Reposted by Kilgore TroutForbes @forbes.com · 29/09/2026Researchers are testing whether AI can identify voice patterns associated with type 2 diabetes. forbes.comAI Voice Test Could Screen For Type 2 Diabetes, Research FindsResearchers are testing whether AI can identify voice patterns associated with type 2 diabetes. 393
Kilgore Trout @williamharrisfrank.bsky.social · 30/09/2026'Hell of a closing message': Mike Johnson's live TV promise leaves onlookers aghast www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson...rawstory.com'Hell of a closing message': Mike Johnson's live TV promise leaves onlookers aghastHouse Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) left onlookers aghast Tuesday as he promised more of the same if Republicans keep their congressional majority.The Louisiana Republican is about to embark on a six-we... 000
Kilgore Trout @williamharrisfrank.bsky.social · 30/09/2026www.politico.eu/article/le-p...politico.euLe Pen faces fallout after Bardella accused of antisemitic remarksThe National Rally president vigorously denies the allegations, which are rattling Le Pen’s presidential campaign. 100
Kilgore Trout @williamharrisfrank.bsky.social · 30/09/2026From bottom to top, using a very scientific formula, here are every team to make baseball's postseason, ranked. 000
Kilgore Trout @williamharrisfrank.bsky.social · 30/09/20266 Takeaways From Ezra Klein’s Interview With Bill Gates www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | 6 Takeaways From Ezra Klein’s Interview With Bill Gates (Gift Article)The technologist and philanthropist offers a blunt warning on A.I. risks. 000
Kilgore Trout @williamharrisfrank.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The Trump Brand Has Tanked. The G.O.P. May Pay the Price. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Trump Brand Has Tanked. The G.O.P. May Pay the Price. (Gift Article)He went from outsider businessman to disappointing politician. 110
Kilgore Trout @williamharrisfrank.bsky.social · 30/09/2026As Jack Smith Testifies, a Senator’s Accusation of Perjury Falls Apart www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...nytimes.comJack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim FaltersA Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts. 023
Reposted by Kilgore TroutDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 27/09/2026This Supreme Court’s rulings come down to one question: Does Trump want this? “The Supreme Court could just close up shop and put out a sign that says, ‘The government always wins,’ and save us all the time,” Marc Elias says. Help us fight back: demdock.com/3T3Owjg 25594233
Reposted by Kilgore TroutThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 25/09/2026A leaked document exposed Belgium’s warning. trib.al/1xeczoEtrib.alU.S. Ally Warns It Can No Longer Trust Trump’s AmericaA leaked document exposed Belgium’s warning. 912044
Reposted by Kilgore TroutThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 25/09/2026President Trump is deeply unpopular and trapped in an unwon war of his own choosing. A reckoning—one far harsher than was expected, even a few months ago—seems imminent, Susan B. Glasser writes. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...newyorker.comThe Week Republicans Finally Panicked About TrumpPresident Trump is deeply unpopular and trapped in an unwon war of his own choosing. A reckoning—one far harsher than was expected, even a few months ago—seems imminent, Susan B. Glasser writes. 26540124
Reposted by Kilgore TroutPBS News @pbsnews.org · 25/09/2026U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other agencies have wasted tens of millions of dollars pursuing ill-conceived plans to rapidly increase detention capacity, and the total will likely rise due to ongoing mismanagement, congressional investigators warned. to.pbs.org/4xELMY9pbs.orgICE has wasted tens of millions of dollars with 'uninformed' detention plans, GAO findsAmong the misspending was nearly $3 million to erect tents at Guantanamo Bay that were never used, $20 million to maintain purchased warehouses that are now being sold without having housed a single d... 14263130
Kilgore Trout @williamharrisfrank.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A Powerful East Coast Storm Is Taking Shape. Here’s How It Could Affect You. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/w...nytimes.comA Powerful Nor’easter Is Taking Shape. How It Could Affect Your Forecast. (Gift Article)The forecast for this weekend became a lot clearer on Wednesday, but meteorologists warned that the storm’s exact path was still uncertain. 011
Reposted by Kilgore TroutThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/09/2026In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “It is now apparent that many Americans — probably enough Americans — are determined to live within the truth rather than the lie, to fight for their civic and political self-respect,” Jonathan Rauch and Peter Wehner write.nyti.msOpinion | Trump Has Finally Lost the PlotIt is now apparent that many Americans — probably enough Americans — are determined to live within the truth rather than the lie. 2112630
Kilgore Trout @williamharrisfrank.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Stammers and dodges as squirming Republicans try to defend Trump's new White House plan www.rawstory.com/trump-white-...rawstory.comStammers and dodges as squirming Republicans try to defend Trump's new White House planRepublicans struggled to excuse President Donald Trump's controversial new plans for the White House on Sunday.House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz and Sen.... 011
Kilgore Trout @williamharrisfrank.bsky.social · 20/09/2026JD Vance Has a Twisted Idea of What It Means to Be American www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/o...nytimes.comOpinion | JD Vance Has a Twisted Idea of What It Means to Be American (Gift Article)I am a “heritage American,” too. How should that guide my life? 000
Reposted by Kilgore TroutThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 19/09/2026Donald Trump plans to spend thousands of dollars installing signs that accuse the museum of bias. trib.al/s6lP4OStrib.alTrump Wants to Try Publicly Shaming the Smithsonian Into Caving to HimDonald Trump plans to spend thousands of dollars installing signs that accuse the museum of bias. 157132
Reposted by Kilgore TroutThe Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 19/09/2026"When our pollsters asked likely voters which party they think the word “elitist” describes, 43 percent of them said Republicans and 33 percent said Democrats." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...nytimes.comRepublicans Are Now the ‘Elitist’ Party, Voters Say 3116
Kilgore Trout @williamharrisfrank.bsky.social · 19/09/2026'Hang tough': MS NOW vows war as White House slams door in reporter's face www.rawstory.com/ms-now-white...rawstory.com'Hang tough': MS NOW vows war as White House slams door in reporter's faceThe liberal cable news network MS NOW is readying for war against the White House after security refused entry to its journalists.Reporter Akayla Gardner and an MS NOW photographer were both ordered t... 010
Reposted by Kilgore TroutThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19/09/2026Exclusive: Russell Vought, the White House’s budget chief, criticized the National Institutes of Health, accusing it of funding “woke” initiatives that went against President Trump, including his order barring “equity-related” grants and contracts.washingtonpost.comVought pushes for scrutiny of NIH grants in Oval Office clashA heated debate took place in the Oval Office on Friday, with some Trump officials accusing the National Institutes of Health of funding grants that conflict with the president’s agenda. 143617
Reposted by Kilgore TroutThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 19/09/2026Breaking News: CNN and MS NOW journalists were denied access to the White House after President Trump announced a ban on three news outlets because of reporting he disliked.nyti.msCNN and MS NOW Reporters Barred From White House After Trump Announces BanThe prohibition on certain journalists was a stark escalation in President Trump’s war on the media, and will probably face a legal challenge. 5311254
Kilgore Trout @williamharrisfrank.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Creating a Kill Switch to Shut Down a Rogue A.I. Is Harder Than It Sounds www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/s...nytimes.comCreating a Kill Switch to Shut Down a Rogue A.I. Is Harder Than It Sounds (Gift Article)A bipartisan group in Congress and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California have floated ideas for building a mechanism that would instantly power down an A.I. system. Only no one really knows how. 045
Reposted by Kilgore TroutThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 19/09/2026MS Now and CNN say their reporters were denied access to White House after Trump media bantheguardian.comMS Now and CNN say their reporters were denied access to White House after Trump media banPresident said he was banning MS Now, CNN and Politico journalists, saying of their coverage: ‘You get sick of it.’ 258843
Kilgore Trout @williamharrisfrank.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Lutnick accused of faking Kennedy Center ceiling collapse as critics spot damning detail www.rawstory.com/rs-exclusive...rawstory.comLutnick accused of faking Kennedy Center ceiling collapse as critics spot damning detailOnline critics are accusing Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick of posting a fake video of supposed pieces of the Kennedy Center ceiling collapsing.Lutnick posted the video on his official X account as ... 242
Kilgore Trout @williamharrisfrank.bsky.social · 19/09/2026'Knock it off! Kash Patel hearing derails as Republican furiously gavels down his attacks www.rawstory.com/rs-exclusive...rawstory.com'Knock it off! Kash Patel hearing derails as Republican furiously gavels down his attacksFBI Director Kash Patel derailed a Senate oversight hearing with personal attacks on a Democratic senator until the Republican presiding over it banged his gavel and ordered him to stop.The clash came... 011
Kilgore Trout @williamharrisfrank.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Humiliation as 'nut job' MAGA congressman's attack ad boomerangs: 'Weird flex' www.rawstory.com/brandon-gill...rawstory.comHumiliation as 'nut job' MAGA congressman's attack ad boomerangs: 'Weird flex'This Republican wants the world to know he stands with child predators — or at least, that's what his new attack ad mistakenly suggests. U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) ran into trouble this weekend as ... 001
Kilgore Trout @williamharrisfrank.bsky.social · 19/09/2026How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/u...nytimes.comHow Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle SpeechPresident Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects. 000
Kilgore Trout @williamharrisfrank.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This Is Why So Many Voters Hate Both Parties www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comOpinion | This Is Why So Many Voters Hate Both Parties (Gift Article)Most voters have messier views than their partisan labels would suggest. 022
Reposted by Kilgore TroutThe Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 14/09/2026The yield on U.S. 10-year Treasurys touched 5% for the first time since 2023. It is a mark that threatens to push borrowing costs higher across the economy.wsj.comStock Market Today: Dow Slip; Oil Prices Surge; Nvdia Stock Down — Live UpdatesLive updates on markets and the top finance, economics and business stories. Plus the latest on bonds, oil prices, the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq. 22212
Reposted by Kilgore TroutMother Jones @motherjones.com · 14/09/2026Former EPA officials: Trump is letting data centers make people sick motherjones.comFormer EPA officials: Trump is letting data centers make you sick“Families shouldn’t have to pay for the AI boom with their health.” 5213106
Reposted by Kilgore TroutDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 13/09/2026Trump doesn’t care about the economy. Or policy. Or tariffs. Or gas prices. Or Iran. “The only thing Donald Trump really cares about is Donald Trump,” Marc Elias says. Help us fight back against his incessant clinging to power: demdock.com/3T3Owjg 14724214
Reposted by Kilgore TroutThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/09/2026In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “With impressive, if unintentional, drive,” Michelle Cottle writes, President Trump has fostered the conditions in Georgia that transformed Jon Ossoff “from a charmingly nerdy, vaguely awkward, low-key freshman lawmaker into a political star.”nyti.msOpinion | Trump Catastrophically Miscalculated in GeorgiaThe president incubated the career of one of his greatest critics. 1325957
Reposted by Kilgore TroutProPublica @propublica.org · 12/09/2026Current and former officials involved in the talks on civilian harm reduction called the Trump administration's absence “humiliating” and “dangerous,” pointing to reports of rising civilian casualties in Iran following strikes on schools and homes.propublica.orgEmpty Seat: U.S. Absent as Western Powers Meet on Wartime Protections for CiviliansA multinational group meets this week at NATO headquarters in Belgium to discuss protections for civilians during combat. Even though the U.S. co-founded this effort, no American delegation will be in... 961485755
Reposted by Kilgore TroutBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 11/09/2026How a prominent Washington influence firm developed ties to two sanctioned oil kingpins whom Western authorities say are behind shadow networks supporting Iran and Russia.bloom.bgTop US Lobby Firm Had Hidden Ties to Iran, Russia Oil TycoonsQorvis worked for companies that authorities say are overseen by sanctioned kingpins. The firm says it doesn’t take sanctioned money. 13419
