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After 2 years of unchecked power, Trump faces a tough new reality. He issued far-reaching edicts on trade, immigration and the economy, launched foreign wars, steamrolled an ineffectual Congress and even bulldozed the East Wing. Then on Tuesday night his coalition collapsed, and angry Republicans are now discussing Hegseth’s ouster after the Iran war drove up fuel prices. @GovChristie says to expect “two of the most difficult years of his life.” For a president with little interest in compromise, the bill has come due. #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky #press #Trump #Midterms2026 #Hegseth #Iran #Congress #ChrisChristie

Democrats take Congress and the Dow adds 1,570 points, a 3% surge and its best day since April 2025. The S&P 500 gained 1.5% and the Nasdaq 1.4%. Oil prices, meanwhile, plunged more than 7% to about $88.60 a barrel after JD Vance issued a statement on X blaming the Republican defeats on the Iran war. Voters weren’t the only ones ready for a change in Washington. #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky #press #Midterms2026 #StockMarket #Economy #Democrats #Dow #OilPrices

RT @cnnbrk: Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson tells staff he's not running for minority leader, sources say, after Democrats sweep to power. Follow live updates:

A Christian, a Jew and a Muslim walk into the Senate. And take their seats.— r/t John Sutherland.

Voters just said NO to the data center boom. In at least 38 jurisdictions, they passed bans or restrictions on Tuesday. In Texas, where a quarter of new data centers are planned, per industry estimates, Gina Hinojosa’s win over Gov. Greg Abbott rattled the industry and its investors. She champions a moratorium on new projects. As Nick Owens put it, developers will have to “come to the table and build them right.” The AI industry’s free ride is over. #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky #press #DataCenters #AI #Midterms2026 #Texas #Energy #Environment

RT @HQNewsNow: Governor-elect @AmyActonOH: I know what it's like when people look the other way when you're struggling. As a child, I experienced abuse and neglect. I could have never imagined going from homeless to being a doctor, let alone that I would be standing here, the next governor of Ohio.

Democrats win big, and Trump’s answer is to melt down online. He insisted he “wasn’t on the Ballot” and would have won IN A LANDSLIDE, called Fox host Jessica Tarlov “DUMB AS A ROCK” after she cited the highest gas prices on any Election Day, then blamed a 27% ratings drop on “Trump Deranged Dumocrats.” Tarlov said it best: “reality is a tricky thing and he should get better at dealing with it.” Funny how it’s everyone’s fault but his. #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky #press #Trump #FoxNews #ElectionNight #Democrats #GasPrices #Midterms

KABOOM💥 "In sweeping and decisive victories, the American people ​have rebuked the depravity, corruption and incompetence of ​the man named President Donald J. ⁠Trump," Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff told supporters at a victory party. 💥

"Holy moly, America! It is 4.25 am in Denmark and I just woke up and opened Threads. It looks like you pulled it off 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 I literally have tears in my eyes and my heart feels lighter 🌊" --@Katja1976 dk Thank you!! We feel the same. Lighter hearts on both sides of the ocean.

And more! Finland here 🇫🇮 💙🙋🏻 we have been up partying whole night and cheering for the🌊. We are smiling so much that it hurts.-- vili.vepsalainen Same in Estonia, scrolling threads and wiping tears of happiness --Küllike Heide It's 6.18 am in Finland 🇫🇮. It's my birthday today . Thank you guys for making it a lot better 💙💙💙💙 BLUE ALL THE WAY !!!! Love from FINLAND !!! TODAY IS THE DAY FOR THE CELEBRATION !!!!!-- paivinieminen16 I am in South Africa, its 6h15, and i too am celebrating.Well done USA -- Brigitte.laurent I am also awake in Switzerland and read all the good news! 🫶🏼--ibingobo Second generation Danish-American in Texas. I can’t stop crying or laughing. Thank you!! --junecovington

TEXAS. James Talarico has defeated Ken Paxton, FIRST DEMOCRAT TO WIN A SENATE SEAT IN TEXAS SINCE 1988. THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS. Trump’s state, Trump’s pick, and Texans said they were DONE!!! #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky #press #Texas #TXSEN #Talarico #Midterms2026 #BlueWave #ElectionNight

Trump told voters “pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot.” Tonight they took him up on it, and it was a DEMOCRATIC WAVE🌊. Democrats are projected to win the House AND Senate, ending the GOP’s grip on Washington. Sionara. 👋 #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky #press #Midterms2026 #ElectionNight #Trump #Congress #Democracy #BlueWave

“STUNNING UPSETS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN NATIONAL REBUKE TO TRUMP.” That’s the @nytimes front page tonight. Texas, Ohio and both Carolinas flipped, and Democrats are on track to take the House AND the Senate. The Trump era is OVER. #press #Midterms2026 #ElectionNight #Democracy

Let’s go!!

“They’re trying to manufacture evidence and they’re failing.” Hundreds of DHS agents combed tens of thousands of voter records and knocked on doors, and DOJ even tried to intervene in the election. The haul is around 236 charges out of 158 million ballots, or 0.00015%. Mullin claimed 250,000 noncitizens, with no evidence. #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky #press #Midterms2026 #VotingRights #ElectionIntegrity #DHS #DOJ #Democracy

He’s so bad! Trump is already calling himself “Mr. Veto” and preparing to bypass Congress with executive orders if Democrats win. Instead of working with elected reps, he’s threatening gridlock. The presidency is supposed to serve the American people, not be a one-man show. #Trump #Congress #Accountability #Democracy

They are projecting this in Las Vegas right now. Let’s go!- r/t NJlongo

Trump’s dangerous Halloween flyover sent his Qatar-gifted 747 just 400 feet over D.C., violating FAA minimum safe-altitude rules. The stunt startled residents, prompted 911 calls, forced a group stop at Reagan National & caused over 200 flights delays. A serious president would focus on bringing costs down—not showing off his toys, putting on full display how wildly out of touch he is with the needs of Americans. It's a disgraceful dereliction of duty on taxpayers’ dime.

Tech promised to lead on climate. Now it’s building supersized gas plants for AI that could lock in hundreds of millions of tons of climate pollution for decades. Some anticipate the sector’s share of global emissions rising up to FIVEFOLD by 2030, more than half of what aviation or shipping produce. Meta’s Louisiana campus will use as much electricity as THREE cities the size of New Orleans, and its gas plants would emit more than all of Meta’s current emissions. Google’s Wyoming project would use FIVE TIMES the electricity of every household in the state. Amazon’s footprint hit 80.85M tons, 58% larger than when Bezos pledged to shrink it. Two of its gas projects alone would out-pollute America’s dirtiest coal plant. Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic are signing on too. “It is a disaster from a climate perspective,” says Thomas Day of the New Climate Institute. “We are seeing more and more of them, with no end in sight.” Allianz warns tech’s emissions threaten about $164B in annual climate damages. #press #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #AI #DataCenters #NetZero #BigTech

Trump spent his final in-person address before the midterms on drain pipes, topsoil and granite, then drifted into his chryselephantine fantasies of ballrooms, arches and Corinthian columns. Voters want lower gas and grocery prices and an end to a new war. He told them the helipad “was desperately needed.” #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky #press #Midterms2026 #Trump #Election2026 #Politics #CostOfLiving #ReflectingPool