Justin Wilkins

[Ben Meiselas @meiselasb]

Pay attention to what Duffy and Mullin just admitted. Their explanation is MORE embarrassing than a cyberattack and potentially even more dangerous.

The Trump administration BROKE IT. They plugged new technology into an older system that was working, overwhelmed it, and caused the shutdown.

Then they acknowledged it could happen AGAIN.

How is anyone supposed to feel reassured about flying after that? An absolutely disastrous press conference.

[Annie @AnnieForTruth]

Great question! Why?? 🤔

[Anticommie @QueenAnticommie]

Dear hackers,

Erase our debts. Do something good for once.

Sincerely,

Everyone

[Danny Manus @DannyManus]

You're tellin me in 24 hrs, the NVidia CEO steps down in a spy scandal, all of Microsoft & Outlook goes down globally, a building collapses in NYC, a Tanker sinks a River cruise ship in New Orleans and now the FAA has grounded ALL flights across the country?! WTF is going on??

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

Worth noting: The President, who goes on unhinged posting sprees at all hours of the day and night about the most petty, hateful, trivial nonsense, has somehow found nothing to say about a frightening nationwide aviation ground stop that has stranded Americans for hours. Not a single word of reassurance, or a word of concern. Nothing. You’d think he could spare 30 seconds between grievances to reassure the American people.

[HealthRanger @HealthRanger]

An increasingly popular take on what's happening right now:

[Jordan Crowder @digijordan]

Obama’s movie ‘Leave the world behind’ is the doomsday gift that keeps on giving…

Today a huge tanker rammed a bunch of tourists in New Orleans…

See any similarities in the ship and circumstances…?

I don’t even wanna talk about the airplanes part…

#thanksobama

[That Gay Guy 💬 @gayguycandleco]

“I shared a Xanax with a new friend.”

This woman stranded at Newark really just said this on CNN. 😂

[Giɴ @Demeter_Erinia]

BREAKING: Literally everything

[The Associated Press @AP]

Microsoft struggles to restore services after a global outage hit companies and governments, leaving users without access to tools including Outlook, Teams and AI assistant Copilot. https://t.co/K0E1DEQn5g

[Michael Brice-Saddler @TheArtist_MBS]

NEW: I interviewed Matt Lambert repeatedly last year as his bitter condo dispute escalated. He repeatedly criticized building manager James Stuart, whom he killed Thursday.

On the conflict that preceded the Logan Circle shooting: https://t.co/laKhjjHPW9

[City Cast DC @CityCast_DC]

Mike Wilkinson, a group fitness instructor, was teaching a strength class at VIDA fitness this morning when he noticed something wasn't right.

He told @EmmaUber7 and @tristanespinoz what he remembers from the shooting.

[Tucker Carlson @TuckerCarlson]

Under pressure from Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Trump administration may be within days of launching a nuclear strike on Iran. The target would be Pickax Mountain in central Iran, where Israeli intelligence claims the Iranian government has restarted its nuclear enrichment program. No conventional weapon in the American arsenal can penetrate 300 feet of solid granite to destroy the tunnels where enrichment is supposedly taking place. The only military option is a nuclear strike. Netanyahu has been pushing hard for one. “Bibi calls Trump about it every day,” says an informed observer.

Netanyahu is cornered and desperate. After last week’s election results, he can’t form a government unless Trump intervenes directly in Israeli politics and brokers a deal with other parties that gives Netanyahu 61 seats in the Knesset. Otherwise, he is out as prime minister and on his way to ignominy, investigations and possibly jail. Netanyahu must stay close to Trump. He needs this war.

To that end, he’s applied maximum pressure to his closest allies in the administration, including Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper. Both oppose a negotiated settlement to the war they’ve so grievously mismanaged; both are pushing to restart major combat operations. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA director John Ratcliffe are also following Netanyahu’s lead, as are leaders of the Democratic Party. In a recent meeting on the subject, former president Barack Obama said he opposes the current Iran peace deal being drafted in Doha.

The rest of America’s longtime allies in the Middle East are terrified by the prospect of more war. On September 27th, Netanyahu flew secretly to Abu Dhabi to enlist the UAE in his lobbying effort for a final attack on Iran. The Emiratis refused. After eight months of conflict, Gulf economies are teetering. So are global energy and fertilizer markets. They won’t recover soon. Globally, there are a total of about 850 supertankers used to transport oil from producers to the rest of the world. In October alone, 11 of them were badly damaged in Hormuz. At this pace, a global depression is imminent. A nuclear strike would radically accelerate the destruction. Fallout from a ground explosion at Pickax Mountain would contaminate the Persian Gulf, poisoning the water supply for 100 million people.

And those are just some of the immediate consequences for the region. The rest of the world is every bit as exposed. No country other than the United States has ever used a nuclear weapon in war. Some would like to. An American nuclear attack on Iran would set a new precedent. The Russians have already told at least two other governments that an American nuclear strike on Iran would free them to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine. Pakistan and India would be tempted to do the same against each other, as would North Korea against Seoul. After the first nuclear strike, World War Three is inevitable. That war would be short and final.

We’ve been sleepwalking toward this moment for months. Since February, the administration has quietly rewritten America’s nuclear doctrine to make first use of so-called “battlefield nukes” easier and therefore more likely. No one in Washington in either party seems bothered by this. Now we’re on the brink of it.

Close observers say Trump is likely to decide by next weekend whether or not to use nuclear weapons. That would be November 7, six days from now. To his credit, he’s hesitating. At the moment, Trump is listening to his vice president, JD Vance, and to his envoy and friend Steve Witkoff, both of whom argue a deal with Iran can be made.

They’re right, though it won’t be simple. The Iranians are famously frustrating to negotiate with under any circumstances, and elements of that government have become more radical since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family were killed in February. After decades of isolation, even relatively moderate Iranian leaders seem confused by how decisions are made in the West. (There is a widespread belief in Tehran, for example, that the United States government controls Israel.) But overall, people who have spoken to decision-makers in Iran say there is consensus there that more war is bad for everyone and a deal is worth making.

One group that hasn’t been consulted so far is the global population — the hundreds of millions of people who will be killed along with their children if Trump is pushed by Netanyahu into launching a nuclear strike next week. Now would be the time for them to speak up.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

The level of misinformation in all directions at this moment is incredibly high, especially on this platform.

If you see a claim, photo, or video that triggers a strong emotional reaction, take a moment to pause and check for veracity/confirmation from multiple sources.

[Torchy's Tacos @torchystacos]

FUCK HATE

[Evil MoPac @EvilMopacATX]

ATTN: ACL attendees considering a move to Austin on this gorgeous, perfect day

We welcome all y'all with open arms!

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

Republican firsts:

First president in 28 years to not serve a second term.

First president in 45 years not to release any of his tax returns.

First president in 89 years to lose the presidency, the House and the Senate in a single term.

First president in 102 years to allow more than 120,000 Americans to die in a single virus outbreak.

First president in 129 years to lose the popular vote twice.

First president in 152 years to boycott his successors inauguration.

First president ever to fail to hit a 50% approval rating at any point during their presidency.

First president ever to be elected with the help of a foreign nation.

First president ever to be impeached twice.

First president ever to have a member of their own party vote for conviction in an impeachment trial.

First president ever to have an arrest warrant issued against him by a foreign nation.

First president ever to refuse to concede defeat.

First president to be banned from social media.

First president to refuse to ensure the peaceful transfer of power.

First president to have their home searched for official national security documents.

First former president found liable of sexual abuse, defamation & business fraud.

First former president criminally indicted (also the second, third and fourth).

First former president with a mugshot.

First House Speaker elected on the 15th vote, the most since before the Civil War.

First Speaker (see: 15 vote guy) removed by a U.S. House vote.

So many firsts in so little time.

[Evil MoPac @EvilMopacATX]

If zombies feed on brains, they'll die off really quickly in Texas