Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU

Kindness.

Anand Giridharadas to Andrew Cuomo: "First of all, governor, it's 'Mamdani.' This is a very big, diverse city you want to lead. We should get the names right."

Giridharadas to Andrew Cuomo: "It's been 8 years since the peak of the Me Too movement ... I'm wondering if you pursued any changes in yourself that would allow you to come back to City Hall and tell voters you'd be different when it comes to dealing with women?"

“By 2035, data centers globally are projected to use about as much electricity as India…according to the International Energy Agency. A single data center can also use more than 500,000 gallons of water a day, nearly as much as an Olympic-size swimming pool.”

🎁:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/t...

“How much did you make last year?”
“$37 MILLION.”
“How much did you pay in taxes.”
“2-3 MILLION. Don’t blame me, change the tax code.”
“Go @ZohranKMamdani !”
“If he wins I’ll leave.”🤔

PSA: It’s not “social media” souring young people on capitalism. It’s greed.

The DHS Twitter has been tagging and calling out a local journalist writing on immigration in Chicago. Local journalists covering what’s happening need continual support especially as they write these important stories.

Stephen Miller being driven out of Arlington is something I’d like to have a time machine to go back and visit teen me, growing up in Arlington, so as to explain. (Also that house is fugly) www.arlnow.com/2025/10/15/t...

The Santos commutation is a prelude to a Ghislaine Maxwell pardon.

Mark my words.

Has anyone in BK had any success finding a pharmacy with Novavax in stock? I’ve called 4 pharmacies this morning

LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Prince Andrew to stop using titles and honors, including the Duke of York.

Rep. Mike Rogers: "The group that manages our nuclear stockpile -- the carryover funding they've been using is about to run out. They will have to layoff 80% of their employees. These are not employees that you want to go home."

Johnson: "Grijalva should be working for her constituents right now. I don't know what she's doing. I keep seeing their political stunt videos. She should be in her office. She should be working or in the district for her constituents" (Grijalva is not in fact a Rep. b/c Johnson refuses to seat her)

Patrick Kroon (1862-1941),
‘Death comes with Anti-Vaccination’, 1920-30
www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collectio...