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We should refer to @mashagessen's Rules for #SurvivingAutocracy daily, especially now that Trump is worse than Putin. Journalists are failing to pay attention. They downplay, buy the normality, say "we're not shocked," "someone will stop him." No one is coming to save us but us.
๐ฆฌ Dr Red Bison, PhD @redbison.bsky โ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ป retweeted
Huge victory for wildlife in Lebanon! ๐จ
Our teams have dismantled over 63,000 mยฒ of illegal bird nets this autumn, saving an estimated 60,000 migratory birds as a result.
200+ birds rescued + 165 mist-nets dismantled on our latest mission alone!
Huge thanks to @LebISF ๐ซก ๐๏ธ
๐ฆฌ Dr Red Bison, PhD @redbison.bsky โ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ป retweeted
Aside from the shocking substance of this story, what's amazing is how it was unearthed by Cole. The short version: The Russians were able to penetrate Jared Kushner's iPhone and extract screenshots and data. Then, a Russian intel official was captured by Dutch intelligence (!) and flipped. The Dutch believed Kushner may have been acting on behalf of Russia, so pursued him as an intel target and were able to get into his phone.
They did not find any evidence of Russian collusion, instead they watched him moving hundreds of millions of dollars from slush funds created by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, one of them housed in Israel's central bank.
Incredible reporting, and if Democrats have any sense, they will pull on these threads and learn a lot more about this money.
Explosive story many years in the making, now out in Vanity Fair by Matthew Cole (who will be on Breaking Points next week, and publishing soon in @DropSiteNews):
Saudi Arabia and the UAE set up multi-billion slush funds for Jared Kushner to use.
Iran-Contra 2 here (except with Iran-Contra, at least the US got some hostages released. Not clear what we got out of this one.)
๐ฆฌ Dr Red Bison, PhD @redbison.bsky โ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ป retweeted
If this death toll was the result of a terrorist attack, the world would be up in arms
And remember, this is not the new normal
From the perspective of 2100, or even 2050, the summer of 2026 will be one of the coolest
theguardian.com/environment/โฆ
๐ฆฌ Dr Red Bison, PhD @redbison.bsky โ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ป retweeted
Breaking News!
Code UFB!!!
It takes 2 weeks to confirm ocean sea surface temperatures and the long wait is finally over. The first day in recorded history with Nino 3.4 SST at or above 30.0ยฐC is now officially on the record.
October 7, 2026: 30.000ยฐC.
climatereanalyzer.org/clim/sโฆ
The Trump DOJ today asked a federal court to block certification of the Alaska Senate election if the GOP incumbent loses. The highly unusual move heightens concerns from election officials and Democrats about Trumpโs efforts to undermine the midterms.
nytimes.com/live/2026/10/23/โฆ
๐ฆฌ Dr Red Bison, PhD @redbison.bsky โ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ป retweeted
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay has called for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stand trial for genocide in Gaza. trib.al/YAT9y9I
๐ฆฌ Dr Red Bison, PhD @redbison.bsky โ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ป retweeted
I see a heart created by frosted leaves next to this Black-capped Chickadee.
๐ฆฌ Dr Red Bison, PhD @redbison.bsky โ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ป retweeted
Itโs inconceivable that this thing is the president. Heโs half a vegetable. He perseverates about his cognitive test because he feels his brain deteriorating every day.
Heโs about to attack Iran again. This๐
Fuck.
๐ฆฌ Dr Red Bison, PhD @redbison.bsky โ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ป retweeted
Kushner also failed to disclose himself as an agent of a foreign government, having been paid nearly $2 billion in total by foreign leaders. trib.al/OTkGEv6
As Trump screams invective at journalists daily, illegally spies on them, sues MSM, extorts $ from MSM, lets techbro friends buy up every news source, Bari Weiss in charge of CBS, the Ellisons in control of CNN, etc., #64 ๐บ๐ธ edged out Panama and Belize in press freedom! ๐ฝ๐ฅน๐ซ
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The World Press Freedom Index, an annual ranking of 180 countries compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
rsf.org/en/index
๐ฆฌ Dr Red Bison, PhD @redbison.bsky โ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ป retweeted
What is it with billionaires and taxes? What change in his lifestyle would these taxes cause? Would the guy even notice? What, he doesnโt have enough money already?
politico.com/news/2026/10/21โฆ
๐ฆฌ Dr Red Bison, PhD @redbison.bsky โ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ป retweeted
talaricos ads have been some of the best iโve seen this cycle. clear, concise and very effective.
NEW AD: Have you seen these anti-Talarico attack ads?
Elon Musk paid for nearly all of them.
The world's first trillionaire knows if he drags the most corrupt politician in Texas across the finish line, Ken Paxton will owe him everything.
@ElonMusk: Texas is not for sale.
๐ฆฌ Dr Red Bison, PhD @redbison.bsky โ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ป retweeted
Ramaswamy has produced an attack ad weaponizing the rape of his opponent, Amy Acton, when she was 12 years old. It features Actonโs mother, who abandoned Acton after she was raped by her step-father, fleeing the state with her husband.
Here is the corporate money helping fund that ad.
๐ฆฌ Dr Red Bison, PhD @redbison.bsky โ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ป retweeted
Bad time to be maga.
Hope you all enjoyed it.
โThe ride is coming to an end. please keep your hands inside the vehicleโ
the-sun.com/money/17190828/
๐ฆฌ Dr Red Bison, PhD @redbison.bsky โ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ป retweeted
BREAKING: Brent crude rises to $114, the highest since May.