Independent reporting and commentary on a diverse range of social justice issues. Support our work: truthout.org/donate Get our daily email: truthout.org/subscribe Follow us: go.bsky.app/9WsnfPThttps://bsky.app/profile/truthout.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mx5w2qjhco2jICE is arresting a record number of pregnant women and teenagers who cannot access the medical care they need, according to the reporting. At the same time, the agency appears to have lost count of how many people had miscarriages after October 2025. https://buff.ly/t2iLq3i05 Oct 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5w2qjhco2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mx5ul654fk27On Sunday, the United Kingdom’s Green Party passed a motion defining Zionism as a form of racism. Within hours of the vote, Israel’s foreign ministry responded, slamming the motion and barring Green Party leader Zack Polanski from entering Israel. https://truthout.org/articles/israel-bans-polanski-after-uks-green-party-votes-to-classify-zionism-as-racism/05 Oct 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5ul654fk27https://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mx5spis2gc2iTrump’s boat-bombing spree continued on Sunday despite condemnation from around the world, claiming four more lives and bringing the death toll from the 13-month campaign to at least 238. https://buff.ly/nGIcU0M05 Oct 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5spis2gc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mx5ropkhju2yVice President JD Vance told reporters that he sees no problem with the campaign-style TV ads featuring Trump that are being produced using taxpayer dollars and airing ahead of the midterm elections. “They are not partisan; it’s not like we’re advocating for a particular candidate.” https://truthout.org/articles/vance-sees-nothing-unusual-in-taxpayer-funded-ads-promoting-trump/05 Oct 2026 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5ropkhju2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mx5rbezzjt2yCuba has announced that 158 new economic and social measures are being implemented in what has been described as “the most profound economic reform programme … since the 1959 revolution.” https://truthout.org/articles/cubans-see-hope-in-reforms-but-worry-over-how-the-us-may-thwart-them/05 Oct 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5rbezzjt2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mx5nu2oxul2yIn a campaign speech in Vandalia, Ohio, on Saturday, President Donald Trump suggested he would withhold federal funds from the state if voters elect Democratic politicians in this year’s midterm races. https://truthout.org/articles/at-ohio-campaign-rally-trump-threatens-to-withhold-aid-if-democrats-get-elected/05 Oct 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5nu2oxul2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mx5kayxzql2yA high-stakes legal showdown over climate change is taking place today at the U.S. Supreme Court, where attorneys representing two Colorado local governments will ask justices to allow Boulder’s lawsuit seeking monetary damages from Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil to proceed in state court. https://truthout.org/articles/case-at-supreme-court-could-have-profound-consequences-for-other-climate-suits/05 Oct 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5kayxzql2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mx5iztppu32yOn August 18, Trump’s USDA officially proposed eliminating the national Roadless Rule. If finalized, the repeal would strip protections from 44.7 million acres of wild intact forest. The rule protects forests from road building, logging, fossil fuel extraction, and other development. https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-repeal-of-roadless-rule-would-declare-open-season-on-protected-forests/05 Oct 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5iztppu32yhttps://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mx5ino2tx32yBrazil’s presidential election is headed to a runoff between leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and far-right Senator Flávio Bolsonaro after neither candidate cleared 50%. Bolsonaro received 47% of the vote compared to Lula’s 45%. The second round of voting is on October 25. https://truthout.org/video/far-right-makes-gains-in-brazil-in-first-round-of-presidential-race/05 Oct 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5ino2tx32yhttps://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mx5dtogng32y“It should help,” Trump said of the war on Iran. The president then blamed supposed media spin for Americans’ negative views of the war, admitting it could hurt Republicans in the midterms. https://truthout.org/articles/trump-says-iran-war-should-help-republicans-in-midterms/05 Oct 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5dtogng32yhttps://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mx2uuqxwc62pAdvocates say the case is an alarming example of the prevalence of unsubstantiated forensic science. https://buff.ly/WduW3js04 Oct 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2uuqxwc62phttps://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mx2rj773d72bAs mergers concentrate outlets in the hands of a few billionaires, the right’s grip on mainstream media grows tighter. https://buff.ly/9z92PNF04 Oct 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2rj773d72bhttps://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mx2o632m7a2bWilber Rafael Garcés Pérez appeared in court in a wheelchair Wednesday, the bullet still lodged in his spine. https://buff.ly/P72uy1d04 Oct 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2o632m7a2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mx2kses6s62yOrganizer Chris Dixon discusses how we can sustain our collective efforts over years of social and political struggle. https://buff.ly/d9PgveQ04 Oct 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2kses6s62yhttps://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mx2hhiayrm25A Zinn Education Project survey reveals how collective struggle helps educators resist political intimidation. https://buff.ly/N5oVZIK04 Oct 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2hhiayrm25https://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mwyl33mpdj25A landmark settlement confronts decades of pollution — but the corporate system keeps moving the toxic waste elsewhere. https://buff.ly/OcBD42r03 Oct 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwyl33mpdj25https://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mwyhpxio5z2vThe movement against voter disenfranchisement follows a wave of youth protests that swept India this summer. https://buff.ly/bbEp2cD03 Oct 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwyhpxio5z2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mwyeehs33u25The US has been heavily intervening on behalf of right wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro ahead of Sunday’s elections. https://buff.ly/suHjfVa03 Oct 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwyeehs33u25https://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mwyaze2h7i2nThe US Commerce Secretary is bullying California with an audit that could strip the state of control over its own coast. https://buff.ly/8yItvuX03 Oct 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwyaze2h7i2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mwy5a2knrt2fActivists are pressuring Buffalo corporations to kick ICE out of the office building where it is imprisoning children. https://buff.ly/ASXtcwr03 Oct 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwy5a2knrt2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mwwbd475v42uTrump was reportedly encouraged by Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, to carry out his illegal invasion of Venezuela during an hourslong session with the chatbot just weeks before the attack this January. https://buff.ly/hS3ygbz02 Oct 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwbd475v42uhttps://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mww5zf3uwm2jHalf of the population of Doral, Florida is from Venezuela, yet the city voluntarily signed an agreement with ICE. Now that the mayor and other politicians are receiving backlash for signing the agreement, they are trying to falsely claim the state of Florida obligated the city to sign on. https://buff.ly/rnrtYnl02 Oct 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mww5zf3uwm2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mww4bpatkn2fThis week, Rebecca Cooke, a Democratic congressional candidate in Wisconsin, sent a “cease and desist” order to her Republican opponent due to his constant use of AI generated “deepfakes” featuring her likeness. “He’s been using AI to put words in my mouth because he has nothing else to run on.” https://buff.ly/XmH1fcT02 Oct 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mww4bpatkn2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mww2m44yd52pTrump’s Justice Department has entertained the idea of reframing former President Richard Nixon as a victim of “deep state” persecution in the Watergate scandal, with allies likening Nixon to Trump as an unfairly maligned figure. https://buff.ly/LOsonpy02 Oct 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mww2m44yd52phttps://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mwvywf7vbj26At a campaign rally in Florida, JD Vance said democratic socialist Angie Nixon was un-American, “When Angie Nixon calls herself a socialist, I think the right response is, ‘Get the hell out of here,'” Vance said during the rally. “You don’t belong in America, if those are your views.” https://buff.ly/GYV0nYW02 Oct 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvywf7vbj26https://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mwvxcdocr32nOn Friday, Sami Abu Shehadeh, head of the Balad party, withdrew from Israel’s upcoming elections, in a maneuver that will likely cost the left-wing party its relevancy in the Israeli parliament after Israel’s Supreme Court advised him to withdraw. https://buff.ly/WhuOIPT02 Oct 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvxcdocr32nhttps://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mwvvuav27m26Amid allegations of insider trading, bets on military operations, and deceptive marketing practices, some states are seeking to sue or ban prediction markets. But the federal government is suing states that seek to enforce their gambling laws against them. https://truthout.org/articles/kalshi-is-lobbying-states-to-fight-off-regulations-for-prediction-markets/02 Oct 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvvuav27m26https://bsky.app/profile/truthout.org/post/3mwvp3bwo4j22The company behind Trump’s meme coin has launched a competition giving participants an opportunity to attend “the most exclusive dinner in the world” — all they have to do is buy a digital token with no inherent value that has lost investors billions of dollars while further enriching the president. https://truthout.org/articles/trump-meme-coin-contest-over-dinner-with-the-president-raises-ethics-concerns/02 Oct 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:whmdtfaoue7x2xxgl4cch3dm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvp3bwo4j22