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@mls14 I seem to recall from when I was little that somewhere I lived had election day as a holiday. It makes so much sense.

@AlliFlowers They could at least make it on a Sunday. I think Sweden is day-of only but Sunday is a much better day.

Or make it a holiday for people to get out of work at least!

#Ukraine suffered 10 times fewer casualties than russia in Vivaldi counteroffensive, veteran says. Ukraine’s innovations in drone and ground robot tactics are changing frontline warfare

🖊️ Benjamin Murdoch

Ukrainian forces combined assaults with drones and ground robots to reclaim territory in Donetsk Oblast while limiting their exposure to russian fire.

euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/09

#MikeDitka, the quintessential #Chicago Bear, dies at 86

Nicknamed “Iron Mike” as a player, Ditka helped revolutionize the tight-end position, then moved to the sidelines & took over as Chicago’s coach. His 1985 team featured one of the game’s most dominant defenses ever. It also had enough outsized personalities to record a rap video, “The Super Bowl Shuffle,” & back up their boasting in the championship game three months later.

#ChicagoBears
apnews.com/article/mike-ditka-

If video games desensitize children to violence and murder, just think what watching public executions will do.

The Trump administration has transformed the agency into an instrument of financial sector chicanery. https://trib.al/YIS6VzA

In Alabama, voting early means showing up before the polls open on election day.

NHC: ...CENTER OF ISAIAS EXPECTED TO REACH THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST THIS EVENING... ...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE AND DEVASTATING WINDS LIKELY ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND ALABAMA COASTS...

#HurricaneIsaias #hurricane #TropicalWx #LAwx #ALwx #FLwx #MSwx

So Mr. Peter "pussy" Hegseth is going to livestream the death by firing squad of this Hassan guy. What's not reported is Hassan will be in a wheel chair. ffs, the Dark Ages are back -- plague, public executions and gold bling, what millenium is it anyway??

#EAS #WEA for Inland Bay: National Weather Service: A HURRICANE WARNING is in effect for this area for dangerous and damaging winds. This warning is issued up to 36 hours before hazardous conditions begin. Urgently complete efforts to protect life and property. Have food, water, cash, fuel, and medications for 3+ days. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS. Source: NWS Tallahassee FL

** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

here's today's post: "What kind of shithole country livestreams executions? Our kind." — Cruelty, as always, is the point.
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"The catch-22 facing nonwhite immigrants: If you are poor, you are a moocher, and if you are gainfully employed, you are taking a job from a hardworking American. The only way to be a good immigrant is to be white and Christian": theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/

#NaviPillay, the South African jurist who won the #NobelPeacePrize Friday for her work in international criminal justice, served as a judge on the #ICC's ​Appeals Chamber from 2003-2008. In its citation, the prize cmte said it had sought to "issue a reminder" at a time when "judges & institutions of #InternationalLaw are under political attack".

#law #Trump #felon47 #MafiaState

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Florida Wants to Be First State to Repeal All Vaccine Mandates - Republicans will be responsible for the infectious disease outbreak that are coming to Florida. dianeravitch.net/2026/10/09/fl via @dianeravitch #Politics

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