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Ballotmania: Inside the flurry of measures upending Massachusetts politics

The record-tying number of initiatives on the ballot next week put Beacon Hill on the defensive, and it's resurfaced thorny questions about the powers and pitfalls of lawmaking by statewide vote.

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Oct 28 • 10:00 AM EDT • Politics • commonwealthbeacon.org
Today on Texas Standard: What changed for women in Texas politics after Ann Richards

Texas has had just two women serve as governor: Miriam “Ma” Ferguson and Ann Richards. If Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeats Greg Abbott, she would become the third — and the first since Richards left office in 1995.

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Oct 28 • 9:49 AM EDT • Politics • texasstandard.org
The Democratic Politics of Prison Abolition | Events & Calendars | The Democratic Politics of Prison Abolition

Anna Terwiel (Trinity College) discusses prison abolition. While dismissed as naïve or idealistic—even by "penal minimalists" who defend state punishment—abolition enacts vital democratic citizenship. She highlights abolitionists' vigilance against the carceral state, trust in collective power to build egalitarian justice, and accountability for political imperfections.This event is free and open to the public.

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Oct 28 • 9:31 AM EDT • Politics • amherst.edu
2819 Church pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell on politics, race and the Black church

Sources: AJC | 2819 Church | Atlanta Black Star | Getty Images | Mark Burns | Right Side Broadcasting Network | Assorted YouTube, TikTok and Instagram creators

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Oct 28 • 9:15 AM EDT • Politics • ajc.com
Politicians are afraid to fix taxes. So 100 citizens tried.

Connecticut’s property tax system has been broken for decades and the politicians have failed to fix the problem. So now, they’re trying something new: a citizens assembly. (Citizens assemblies are also old. They go back to Ancient Greece, when lawmakers were chosen not through elections, but through random lotteries.) Today on the show, Connecticut’s citizens assembly. It's like jury duty, but for taxes. About hundred random people from all around Connecticut come together to try to solve the state’s property tax problem. They wrestle with whether they should raise taxes, cut spending, find efficiencies, or a mix of everything. Will this alternative attempt to solve the unsolvable succeed, or will it be politics as usual?It’s a modern case study of what happens when politicians step aside to let citizens decide what’s best. Come along as we talk to the professor who helped put this assembly together, learn from the citizens involved how this experiment changed them, and meet the politician who agreed to take their proposals to the state legislature. Planet Money will be at Kilkenomics Festival 2026. Tickets here.Read: - Our book: Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life - Our weekly longform Planet Money newsletter- Our weekly Indicator round-up newsletterFollow: - Instagram- TikTok- YouTube- FacebookSupport public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.This episode of Planet Money was hosted by Erika Beras and Jeff Guo. It was produced by James Sneed with reporting help from Áine Pennello. It was edited by Jess Jiang, Sierra Juarez is our fact-checker, and Jimmy Keeley & Travis Hagen engineered the show. Alex Goldmark is the executive producer of Planet Money..

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Oct 28 • 8:57 AM EDT • Politics • npr.org
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The Latest: Trump pushing to keep red-state Senate seats in GOP hands

President Donald Trump told Texans they’d better accept data centers in their communities and floated making Venezuela the 51st state as he stumped for Republican Ken Paxton, while Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico said a “corruption crisis” plagues U.S. politics

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Oct 28 • 8:49 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
The Latest: Trump pushing to keep red-state Senate seats in GOP hands

President Donald Trump told Texans they’d better accept data centers in their communities and floated making Venezuela the 51st state as he stumped for Republican Ken Paxton, while Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico said a “corruption crisis” plagues U.S. politics.

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Oct 28 • 8:42 AM EDT • Politics • ksat.com
The Latest: Trump Pushing to Keep Red-State Senate Seats in GOP Hands

President Donald Trump told Texans they'd better accept data centers in their communities and floated making Venezuela the 51st state as he stumped for Republican Ken Paxton, while Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico said a “corruption crisis” plagues U.S. politics. Social media videos ...

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Oct 28 • 8:42 AM EDT • Politics • usnews.com
I On Politics

AG JAMES ANNOUNCES ELECTION HOTLINE: New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) will make its Election Protection Hotline available for the November 3, 2026 general election and during New York’s early voting period, which runs from Saturday, October 24 through Sunday, November 1. The hotline

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Oct 28 • 8:26 AM EDT • Politics • qgazette.com
Cheesecake Factory’s longtime designer calls Obama jab ‘pettiness of politics’

Cheesecake Factory’s former vice president of design, Rick McCormack, criticized former President Barack Obama’s comparison of the White House’s gold decor to the restaurant’s, calling it “the pettiness of politics.” McCormack told CNN he f…

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Oct 28 • 8:17 AM EDT • Politics • baltimoresun.com
Blue wave or blue blip? How national politics forecasters see Arizona

With the election just a week away, politicos are in the midterm home stretch. Most prognosticating and predicting what will happen on Nov. 3 is just about wrapped up, but the northeastern Arizona District 2 is getting some eleventh-hour buzz.

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Oct 28 • 8:02 AM EDT • Politics • mercedsunstar.com
Blue wave or blue blip? How national politics forecasters see Arizona

With the election just a week away, politicos are in the midterm home stretch. Most prognosticating and predicting what will happen on Nov. 3 is just about wrapped up, but the northeastern Arizona District 2 is getting some eleventh-hour buzz.

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Oct 28 • 8:02 AM EDT • Politics • modbee.com
Winner-Take-All: How Electoral Design Shapes American Politics

“You have a civic duty to your country to vote” is the most common phrase this time of year. Yet nobody really asks whether the current voting system is actually a disservice to the United States of America. The Netherlands has more than a dozen parties in its parliament, Switzerland has four major parties, but...

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Oct 28 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • villanovan.com
This Week in Politics: Lead-up To Midterm Elections

With the 2026 midterm elections next week on Tuesday, Nov. 3, tensions are rising as Democratic candidates seek to flip key Republican-held seats while President Trump and his party fight to defend their majorities in both chambers of Congress. Democrats need a net gain of three seats to secure a majority in the House of...

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Oct 28 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • villanovan.com
Letter: Politics are like chemical reactions. So is your vote.

Letter: Politics are like chemical reactions. So is your vote.

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Oct 28 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • sltrib.com
Purplish: Israel-Gaza violence rattles Colorado Democratic politics, will protests and primary wins prompt policy change?

Israel’s military actions in Gaza have motivated a portion of the Democratic base to demand a policy shift. Some worry the focus on Israel drowns out other priorities and fuels antisemitism.

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Oct 28 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • kunc.org
Gallery of Unearthing the Ground: Architecture and the Politics of Water - 3

Image 3 of 16 from gallery of Unearthing the Ground: Architecture and the Politics of Water. © Hugh Llewelyn via Flickr under CC BY-SA 2.0

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Oct 28 • 7:42 AM EDT • Politics • archdaily.com
Gallery of Unearthing the Ground: Architecture and the Politics of Water - 5

Image 5 of 16 from gallery of Unearthing the Ground: Architecture and the Politics of Water. The Three Gorges Dam. Image via Wikipedia under CC BY 2.0

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Oct 28 • 7:42 AM EDT • Politics • archdaily.com
Gallery of Unearthing the Ground: Architecture and the Politics of Water - 1

Image 1 of 16 from gallery of Unearthing the Ground: Architecture and the Politics of Water. NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. Image via Wikipedia under Public Domain

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Gallery of Unearthing the Ground: Architecture and the Politics of Water - 4

Image 4 of 16 from gallery of Unearthing the Ground: Architecture and the Politics of Water. via Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 3.0

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Oct 28 • 7:42 AM EDT • Politics • archdaily.com
Gallery of Unearthing the Ground: Architecture and the Politics of Water - 2

Image 2 of 16 from gallery of Unearthing the Ground: Architecture and the Politics of Water. Theewaterskloof Dam at approximately 12% on 10 February 2018. Image via Wikipedia under CC BY 2.0

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Oct 28 • 7:42 AM EDT • Politics • archdaily.com
Politics is medicine on a large scale

In February 1848, a 26-year-old doctor named Rudolf Virchow arrived in Upper Silesia, a poor, rural corner of Prussia that’s now part of Poland. A typhus epidemic was killing thousands, and the Berlin government wanted a doctor to assess how to contain this pathogen, advise local authorities, and propose a plan. Virchow spent a few weeks going from villa…

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Oct 28 • 7:40 AM EDT • Politics • yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com
Amendment 3, the $250,000 homestead exemption, needs 60% to pass. It is at 44%, and the ballots already cast say no.

Voters who have already cast ballots oppose Amendment 3 45% to 40%.

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Oct 28 • 7:15 AM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
Final St. Pete Polls: James Uthmeier 49%, José Javier Rodríguez 44%; Blaise Ingoglia 47%, Annette Taddeo 43%

Undecided has fallen to 7% in the Attorney General race and 9% for CFO.

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Oct 28 • 7:10 AM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
Genta Koja’s victory might not turn the tide in Okinawan politics

Genta Koja’s election victory marks a conservative shift in Okinawan politics, but longstanding tensions with Tokyo remain far from resolved.

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Oct 28 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • eastasiaforum.org
Sci-fi horror collides with small-town politics in John Scalzi’s Monsters of Ohio

Scientific American talks to author John Scalzi about his tentacle-filled 20th novel, its balance of hope and cynicism—and the possibility of a Chappell Roan crossover

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Oct 28 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • scientificamerican.com
Early voting numbers in New York so far

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Welcome to PIX on Politics Daily with Dan Mannarino — where we break down the day’s political news, top headlines, and the issues that matter most to you through thoughtful, in-dept...

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Oct 28 • 6:10 AM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Big Money Continues To Flow In Hawaiʻi Politics As Election Nears

Gov. Josh Green is spending big, according to the latest campaign reports. On Kauaʻi and Maui, money is also flowing in mayoral contests.

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Oct 28 • 6:01 AM EDT • Politics • civilbeat.org
What does an elected school board mean for Chicago? More politics, experts say.

The Chicago school board campaign has become typical rough-and-tumble politics and candidates are throwing punches.

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Oct 28 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • chicagotribune.com
The politics of Texas’ suburbs, explained in six charts

The state’s fast-growing suburban counties have gotten bigger, more diverse and bluer over time.

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Oct 28 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • texastribune.org
More voters are leaving party labels behind, as national politics reshape in WV

A growing number of West Virginia residents choosing to register without a political party, a shift that comes as the state’s political identity continues to change. Interviews with voters and political observers suggest that, for some, leaving a party is less about abandoning politics and more about feeling that neither major party fully represents their beliefs.

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Oct 28 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • wvgazettemail.com
What does an elected school board mean for Chicago? More politics, experts say.

Chicago’s push for a fully elected school board promised more community voice. Days out from the historic vote, the race also has become a new venue for the city’s infamously rough-and-tumble politics...

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Oct 28 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Germany Politics

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul walks towards the cabinet meeting room at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

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Oct 28 • 5:57 AM EDT • Politics • postregister.com
Germany Politics

German Minister for Labour and Social Affairs Alexander Schweitzer attends the cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

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Oct 28 • 5:57 AM EDT • Politics • postregister.com
Germany Politics

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius attends the cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

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Oct 28 • 5:51 AM EDT • Politics • postregister.com
Ahead of Election Day, control of Daviess County Public Library stays at forefront of politics

In 2024, challenges to books in Kentucky public libraries jumped by 1,061%. The majority of those challenges took place in Daviess County, where the Daviess County Public Library has withstood a firestorm.

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Oct 28 • 5:30 AM EDT • Politics • kentuckylantern.com
How data centers came to dominate politics in Maryland’s purplest county

Today, Frederick is home to Maryland’s only large-scale data center development, and its leaders are learning the hard way about the hazards of navigating the charged and changing politics of the industry, which critics decry for devouring energy, water and land.

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Oct 28 • 5:30 AM EDT • Politics • thebanner.com
Annual Kansas Speaks survey shows distrust in politics but support for Gov. Laura Kelly

Gov. Laura Kelly answers a reporter’s questions during a Feb. 24, 2026, interview in her

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Oct 28 • 5:15 AM EDT • Politics • hayspost.com
Two Blocks in Pennsylvania Show Why It’s So Hard for Campaigns to Reach Voters

In a competitive House district, residents get their election news from under-the-radar sources — or no sources at all.

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Oct 28 • 5:05 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
How James Talarico’s Years Teaching Middle School Prepared Him for Politics

Former students and teachers at the San Antonio school where he spent two years with Teach for America recalled a conscientious educator, though there are questions about how big his classes were.

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Oct 28 • 5:03 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
New teachers union president wants to steer educators away from partisan politics

NEA President Princess Moss wants to move her organization, the nation's largest labor union, toward issue-based advocacy — and away from party politics.

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Oct 28 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • npr.org
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NC among top 5 most gerrymandered states + Averting a State Health Plan deficit

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Oct 28 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • newsobserver.com
Lula’s Victory in Brazil: A Historic Win, Limited Power

Lula introduced voter-friendly economic promises: exempting gasoline from federal taxes and debt forgiveness for microbusiness owners.

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Oct 28 • 4:58 AM EDT • Politics • politicstoday.org
New teachers union president wants to steer educators away from partisan politics

The new president, Princess Moss, of the largest labor union in the country talks about the challenges facing educators this back to school season and the next steps for NEA.

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Oct 28 • 4:47 AM EDT • Politics • ctpublic.org
New teachers union president wants to steer educators away from partisan politics

The new president, Princess Moss, of the largest labor union in the country talks about the challenges facing educators this back to school season and the next steps for NEA.

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Oct 28 • 4:47 AM EDT • Politics • npr.org
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Is AIPAC losing its grip on US politics?
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Oct 28 • 4:29 AM EDT • Politics • aljazeera.com
Commentary: Bookman: This midterm election could reshape Georgia politics

New commentary from opinion writer Jay Bookman: This midterm election could reshape Georgia politics

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Oct 28 • 4:00 AM EDT • Politics • georgiarecorder.com
Australia must ‘re-win the argument for democratic politics’ in wake of Haines incident, Alastair Campbell says

Tony Blair’s former spokesperson says attacks on UK MPs did not bring about lasting cultural change and overheated rhetoric quickly returned to politics

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Oct 28 • 2:24 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Mahmoud Khalil credits Palestinian activism for reshaping US politics

Khalil returned to Columbia University to discuss his memoir detailing his arrest and detention by US immigration agents

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Oct 28 • 12:13 AM EDT • Politics • aljazeera.com
Paula Kaufman: The politics of vilifying Rep. Ilhan Omar (Opinion)

President Donald Trump, the lord of the flies, calls U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., “garbage.”

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Oct 28 • 12:00 AM EDT • Politics • wvgazettemail.com
Is Politics the New Casino? Predictions Markets with David Sirota and Michael Auerbach
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Oct 27 • 10:30 PM EDT • Politics • sirota.substack.com
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Palestinian protest leader says movement reshaping US politics

Mahmoud Khalil, who became the face of resistance to President Donald Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian student activism, believes the movement has succeeded by shifting public perception and encouraging…

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Oct 27 • 9:38 PM EDT • Politics • france24.com
Palestinian protest leader says movement reshaping US politics

Mahmoud Khalil, who became the face of resistance to President Donald Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian student activism, believes the movement has succeeded by shifting public perception and encou...

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Oct 27 • 9:33 PM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Israeli UN ambassador to Gov Kathy Hochul: I'd advise focusing on US politics

Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon discusses Vice President JD Vance's comments on U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and reacts to N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul's comments on Israel's prime ministerial election on 'The Evening Edit.'

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Oct 27 • 6:21 PM EDT • Politics • foxbusiness.com
Animals Starves while the Kardashians Miss the Charts Again

(Welcome to my weekly streaming ratings report, the single best guide to what’s popular in streaming TV and what isn’t. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. If you were forwarded this email, please subscribe to get these insights each week.) Before we get going, I’d like to offer congratulations to Jonathan Funke, whose suggestion “midflicks” won the poll for what I should call straight-to-streaming films which aren’t big or cinematic enough to go to theaters but seem too expensive for a TV movie. It’s so useful a term, I just used it last week! Now I just need to add this term to my data dictionary! Okay, on to this week’s issue. We’re starting out looking at Netflix/Ben Affleck’s latest crime thriller, Animals. I’ll also look at Disclosure Day heading to Peacock (it did better than you’d remember in theaters...) and a new movie based on toys. Plus, a long-time streaming flop returns for its eighth season...will it finally chart? (No.) Will anyone at Disney care? Probably not. All that, plus another look at new shows landing on streaming on 1-Oct from Reelgood, what streamer hasn’t had a film make the Luminate charts since August, Reacher’s long run on the charts, M_onster: The Lizzie Borden Story’s_ short run, the top shows in 2026 according to Samba TV, all the flops, bombs and misses, and a whole lot more. And I mean that last part: putting this week’s issue together, I assembled OVER 25 images, most of which are bespoke looks I made just for this report. Really, publishing articles like this takes the work of writing two articles: one is the narrative and the other is making charts/graphs. Let’s dive right in! (Reminder: The streaming ratings report focuses on the U.S. market and compiles data from Nielsen’s weekly top ten viewership ranks, Luminate’s Top Ten Data, JustWatch and Reelgood interest data, Samba TV household viewership, company datecdotes, Netflix hours viewed data, Google Trends, and IMDb to determine the most popular content. While most data points are current, Nielsen’s data covers the week of October 5th to October 11th, 2026. You can find a link to my terminology here.) Subscribe Film - Netflix’s Latest Star-Studded Thriller Goes For Glory The tempting angle for anyone writing about streaming film this month, like yours truly, is to ask, “Is this why Dan Lin lost his job at Netflix?” Take Animals, the Ben Affleck-starring-and-directing, Artists Equity-produced crime thriller that opened on 9-Oct. (Kerry Washington and Gillian Anderson are also in it.) If it did really well, then one could argue that Lin has another success on his resume. If it underperformed, then it’s another example of a Netflix underperformance this year. So where did Animals fall? Kinda in the middle, but that means it’s more “not a hit” than “big hit”. On Nielsen, it opened to 12.0 million hours, and here’s how that stacks up for 2026 films so far this year: Obviously, that’s not great. It’s both under my 15 million opening bar for “fine” for a Netflix film and 20 million bar for “great” opening. It did a bit better on Samba TV, getting to first place. That’s very, very good, though again, looking at the Nielsen data, it probably means that it was a light week overall. Luminate’s data is a bit closer to Samba TV’s, tied for 17th all time for single weeks since May of 2024: To top it off, no one seemed to like it. It has a 33 on Metacritic and only a 5.7 on IMDb. Both of these numbers could have been impacted by the stories about Affleck’s comments about using AI to make the film. Given the controversy, the film might not have been as bad as the ratings suggest, but it’s also not a bullish sign. All to say…yeah, on net this film isn’t a point in Dan Lin’s favor. At this point, Netflix’s slide has been long enough—going on since February—that I’m almost tempted to lower the bar for what a “hit” is on streaming. Post-February of 2026 or so, it seems like straight-to-streaming films just haven’t hit the same heights as they did from 2022 to 2025. Before we head onto the “Quick Hits” for film, I want to shout out a fellow newsletter whose articles I’ve been loving this year, LA Material, a new LA-based news outlet. For just a highlight of my favorite articles since July... I loved this article on Ghost Town, a group on Venice that clears homeless encampments. As a Los Angeleno, obviously I adore their articles on LA parking issues. Their article on illegal parking tickets got the City Council to address the issue! Also check out their article on people parking in medians. Check out their deep dive on what went wrong with the LA Jazz Festival and how it fell apart, or what’s wrong with USC’s finances. Finally, they wrote up a voter guide on voter guides for the LA General Election. So meta! In search of a city? L.A. Material is an independent news outlet covering the people, politics, culture and glorious chaos shaping Los Angeles. L.A. Material brings you intel on the city you can’t get anywhere else. From exploring how Reddit short stories became Hollywood’s hottest commodity to reporting on the survival jobs keeping entertainment workers afloat. And answering, once and for all, why the AMC Burbank escalator is always broken. Through their newsletters, podcast, videos, events, and member community, L.A. Material is designed to help Angelenos connect to Los Angeles and each other. Sign up now for the free weekday newsletter. Quick Notes on Film Steven Spielberg’s latest film, Disclosure Day, came to Peacock on 9-Oct, and I’ll admit that, after pulling its stats, I did a pinch of a double take. As I wrote throughout my deep, deep, deep dive on summer box office/Obsession/Backrooms/IP/superheroes, oftentimes the film media discusses films as “flops” or “misses” or “hits” without clarifying what they specifically mean. Since Disclosure Day didn’t make $250 million in the US or $500 million globally, it was definitely a disappointment by Spielbergian standards, who is the highest-grossing director of all time, and arguably even more ahead in adjusted grosses. But it did make $245 million globally on a $115 million budget, so it isn’t as big of a miss as I remember. That’s still probably not enough to break even in the theatrical window, when you factor in marketing costs…but it’s close. And it grossed a lot more even in the US than some titles with about ten times more coverage. Anyways, lots of preamble to say this one only did 4.5 million hours according to Nielsen, so it did make the charts, but on the low end. Here’s how it stacks up to other Peacock titles: Apple TV (née +) followed up their “success for them” Mayday with Matchbox The Movie. This one doesn’t look like a success even for them, but at least it’s not a miss. Apple/Skydance clearly tried to take advantage of the success of Barbie at the box office—let’s greenlight all the toy properties!!!—but of course, this didn’t make it to theaters. And it stars John Cena, who, as I argued earlier this summer, NEEDS to get his movies back in theaters. Anyways, this one has mixed-to-bad numbers. It missed the Samba TV and Nielsen charts in its first week, but did make Luminate with 7.1 million hours. That’s just enough to not be an outright miss, and about half what Mayday did earlier this summer. Speaking of Apple Studio’s Mayday, it ended up lasting five weeks on Luminate, which isn’t bad for Apple TV. On Nielsen, it had a three-week run, racking up 13.5 million hours total. Again, like Matchbox, the issue is the budget; I doubt that this viewership earned enough to justify that budget. Also, to be clear, neither of these films are “midflicks”; both should have gone to theaters. Toy Story 5 is not hanging around on the streaming charts on Disney+, so it’s not as leggy as either Zootopia 2 or Moana 2, and definitely not in the same class as Encanto. (It did make all the money at the box office, so Disney is going to be fine…) The Breadwinner on Netflix (from Sony) is down to 3.9 million hours in its third week. It only lasted for one week on the Samba TV charts. Netflix’s Doing Life had a smaller-than-normal binge release curve bounce, only going to 7.1 million hours from 6.0 to start, but it made Samba TV at fifth place in its second week. The Netflix documentary, The Widower: Til’ Death Do Us Part, also had a small binge release curve bounce to 6.5 million hours, but did make a second week on Samba TV. Meanwhile, Netflix’s Unabomber fell off after two weeks on Nielsen—which is not great at all—and Demon Slayer fell off after just one week. Over on Luminate, the two smaller titles The Swan: Behind the Mirror and Kill. Bury. Print both fell out of the Luminate top ten charts. The story of library film at the first of the month is the arrival of the Ice Age films on Netflix. Now, here’s a small example of optimizing your library that even Netflix could do better. Say you want to rent/license a new film series from Disney**.** A streamer could pay a big paycheck and then drop each Ice Age film on the exact same day of the month, the fourth of October. That’s one choice. In contrast, the streamer could have released each film one week apart, and make each one a mini-event for folks watching Ice Age films. Or even roll them out monthly. Netflix opted for the former strategy, and as a result, only three of the films made the Nielsen charts this week. The “Miss of the Week” goes to Tubi’s YA-ish horror film_, R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead 2_, which didn’t even make the Luminate charts like Tubi films usually do, or, should I say, “used to”? Tubi films, most of which are straight-to-streaming, used to reliably make the Luminate film charts (which only covers straight-to-streaming films), but a Tubi film hasn’t made it since August. The first Pumpkinhead got 1.4 million hours last year according to Luminate. As I wrote about this film before, it seems to be a bit muddled in terms of age: too scary for young kids but probably not scary enough for older kids. Speaking of Luminate, Netflix’s latest doc about a comic (expect more docs about comedians all month), Who Is Martin Mull?, flopped, getting just 200K and 700K hours according to Luminate. Three other film/special misses belonged to Hulu, including a standup special, Jamie Foxx: Take Care of Yourself, Neon’s latest horror film, Hokum, which made $17 million in the US, and a Family Guy Halloween special. (That last one was only 22 minutes, so it’s not a surprise it missed.) Finally, another Netflix standup special missed the charts, Mojo Brookzz: I Know You Lying missed too. I can confirm last week’s misses, most notably Paramount+’s Jackass: Best and Last, MUBI’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma and HBO Max’s Evil Dead Burn. Television - I Can’t Visualize Nothing: The Kardashians Story Normally, in the mini-dive essays that open the Streaming Ratings Report, I focus on shows that do well or, at the very least, make the charts. Why? Because as I’ve said time and again, I can’t visualize nothing like, say, the Kardashians’ TV shows. Here’s the TV debuts chart for this week with a missing spot for The Kardashians, whose eighth season just landed on Hulu:

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Oct 27 • 6:17 PM EDT • Entertainment • entertainment.substack.com
How religion collided with race and politics in Brazil’s presidential election

Religion has become an important factor in Brazilian politics. But to see the whole picture, you need to analyze diversity within churches, a political scientist writes.

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Oct 27 • 6:12 PM EDT • Politics • theconversation.com
Nursing home industry group publicly cited 'travel' for advisory panel no-show. Privately, it cited ‘politics’

After a nursing home industry group was a no-show for a presentation before a panel on nursing home oversight, the group blamed its absence on "travel complications." Texts reveal a different reason.

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Oct 27 • 6:10 PM EDT • Politics • wtvr.com
The Fed says it ignores politics. Its rate moves tell a more complicated story

Independence from elected officials isn’t just something Federal Reserve officials preach – it’s engrained in the central bank’s bylaws.

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Oct 27 • 5:26 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Wes Moore’s other 2026 battle: From the Politics Desk

Plus, a green wave spreads across the country.

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Oct 27 • 5:25 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Why Crypto Still Has Little Power in Latin American’s Politics and Elections

Millions use crypto across Latin America, yet the industry struggles to influence elections and policy. Why hasn't adoption translated into political power?

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Oct 27 • 5:03 PM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
A Brief History of Democrats Flipping Southern US Senate Seats

Democrats could flip U.S. Senate seats in two southern states for just the second time since the mid-1980s.

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Oct 27 • 4:26 PM EDT • Politics • smartpolitics.lib.umn.edu
How NDAs are reshaping Louisiana politics and could determine the Nov. 3 midterms

NDAs have become a flashpoint in Louisiana politics, drawing criticism from voters on both the left and right. Will they play a role in the Nov. 3 election?

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Oct 27 • 4:00 PM EDT • Politics • wwno.org
Far right’s breakthrough year in Germany

Panelists at the Center for European Studies weigh what AfD’s rise means for German politics

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Oct 27 • 3:48 PM EDT • Politics • news.harvard.edu
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Kansas megachurch pastor rejects anti-trans politics

Democrat Adam Hamilton, who is challenging Sen. Roger Marshall, says his faith calls him to love transgender neighbors — and rejects turning them into campaign targets.

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Oct 27 • 3:31 PM EDT • Politics • advocate.com
In Texas, ‘everything is bigger, including politics’

In Texas, ‘everything is bigger, including politics’ - Uncategorized

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Oct 27 • 3:16 PM EDT • Politics • rollcall.com
Congressional Democrats and candidates rush to condemn Cuba after Angie Nixon remarks

Florida lawmakers from both sides of the aisle readily condemned the socialist regime.

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Oct 27 • 2:55 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
Chamber Forum: Trust should trump speed as businesses consider AI solutions

Bigger, better, faster, more is tempting, but sloppy implementation carries serious risk.

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Oct 27 • 2:45 PM EDT • Business • floridapolitics.com
Cheesecake Factory's longtime designer calls Obama White House jab 'pettiness of politics'

Trump fired back on Monday, defending his renovations and design choices while accusing Obama of failing to properly care for the historic residence.

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Oct 27 • 2:36 PM EDT • Politics • wpde.com
Cheesecake Factory's longtime designer calls Obama White House jab 'pettiness of politics'

Trump fired back on Monday, defending his renovations and design choices while accusing Obama of failing to properly care for the historic residence.

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Oct 27 • 2:36 PM EDT • Politics • wlos.com
Cheesecake Factory's longtime designer calls Obama White House jab 'pettiness of politics'

Trump fired back on Monday, defending his renovations and design choices while accusing Obama of failing to properly care for the historic residence.

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Oct 27 • 2:36 PM EDT • Politics • katu.com
Cooper stresses affordability, 'people ... before politics' in Charlotte campaign stop

With Election Day just one week away, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Roy Cooper is making his final push to reach voters.

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Oct 27 • 2:34 PM EDT • Politics • whqr.org
Sabato's Crystal Ball moves Senate race, CD 13 in Democrats' direction

All ratings sites have shifted a substantial number of races in Democrats’ direction as the Nov. 3 election nears.

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Oct 27 • 2:25 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
Goldberg: The good reasons and bad politics surrounding a third Trump impeachment

If Jan. 6 wasn't enough, what's the point of trying again?

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Oct 27 • 1:00 PM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
‘Traumatized: The New Politics of Public Suffering’ explores commodification of trauma under capitalism

Trauma is real and needs ongoing medical care and collective attention. However, what author Catherine Liu calls a generalized “trauma culture,” shaped by a public “trauma script,” has deliberately weakened people’s ability to join together in solidarity-based political struggles.

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Oct 27 • 12:50 PM EDT • Politics • peoplesworld.org
Big Fix: Money in Politics

We discuss how dark money shapes policy, how to curb pay-to-play corruption, and how to limit the influence of billionaire donors.

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Oct 27 • 12:00 PM EDT • Politics • whyy.org
Is Save the Garden violating its tax-exempt status by getting too political? Documents suggest so

Federal rules bar 501(c)(4) groups from making political campaigning their primary activity.

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Oct 27 • 11:53 AM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
IAM Union at the Center of Politics and Power in the Hawkeye State

Iowa’s working-class champions gathered just outside Des Moines, in the town of Altoona, to court IAM voters ahead of the political midterms. Speakers ranged from established state politicians to surging candidates for U.S. Congress and Senate.

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Oct 27 • 11:14 AM EDT • Politics • goiam.org
COLUMN: The De-evolution of Local Politics

“Disagreement does not justify personal abuse” An OPINION by Jonathan Enzinna, Town of Cuba NY Councilman As some readers may or may not know, I have been fortunate to serve […]

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Oct 27 • 10:58 AM EDT • Politics • wellsvillesun.com
View from Brazil: Enter the age of cybernetic anything-goes politics

A court ruling on deep fakes in election campaigning opens a dangerous can of worms, warns Leonardo Sakamoto.

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Oct 27 • 10:07 AM EDT • Politics • newint.org
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Actress Sophia Bush talks new book, political activism and career

Unbiased Politics News

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Oct 27 • 9:57 AM EDT • Politics • thehill.com
These measures could shake up local politics in Western WA

In this year's election, voters could evict the sheriff from office in Pierce County and make Snohomish County Council seats nonpartisan.

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Oct 27 • 9:00 AM EDT • Politics • seattletimes.com
Washington DC - More than Politics and Monuments

Barely a day goes by without images of Washington, D.C. being in the media. The US capital is the nation's political heart, and its iconic landmarks exude a sense of history.

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Oct 27 • 8:57 AM EDT • Politics • dw.com
Polls indicate the importance of name recognition in South Dakota politics

Dakota Political Junkies David Wiltse and Lisa Hager look at recent polling data and offer analysis on a dominant Republican Party.

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Oct 27 • 8:30 AM EDT • Politics • sdpb.org
Can we restore morality to world politics?

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is challenging Trump’s transactional world view with a vision of politics rooted in values

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Oct 27 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • ft.com
Police politics infuse LA mayor’s race

Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell stands in the middle of a debate between incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and her challenger City Councilmember Nithya…

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Oct 27 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • laist.com
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Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham, center, and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Angela Rayner, left, host Muslim community leaders during a roundtable at Downing Street in

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Oct 27 • 7:22 AM EDT • Politics • postregister.com
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Inside the new donor class shaping San Francisco politics

Billionaires, AI companies and a new donor class are pouring millions into San Francisco’s election, from Mayor Lurie’s charter push to the race for Pelosi’s seat.

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Oct 27 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • kalw.org
Factbox-The Ultra-Wealthy Crypto Executives Who Are Spending Big on the Midterms

Oct 27 (Reuters) - A clutch of ultra-wealthy executives who made fortunes in and around the ⁠cryptocurrency ⁠business have become influential players in US politics, ⁠collectively spending more than $56 million during the current election cycle so far, according to a Reuters analysis of federal ...

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Oct 27 • 6:07 AM EDT • Politics • usnews.com
How bipartisan politics keeps the Brewers in Milwaukee through 2050

In 2023, bipartisan negotiations resulted in a $500 million deal to help repair American Family Field. But critics doubt the Brewers would have left.

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Oct 27 • 6:03 AM EDT • Politics • jsonline.com
Partisan politics split urban and rural communities

[Kaitlyn Hughes | editor-in-chief] Greenawalt farm has retired from selling eggs and has swtiched to selling plants, canned goods and other produce. Kaitlyn Hughes | editor-in-chief Bryan Greenawal…

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Oct 27 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • duquesneduke.org
Where to Draw—and Not Draw—the Line in Politics

Students discuss the areas in which Christians should agree, and are free to disagree.

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Oct 27 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • christianitytoday.com
My Turn | Reflections on a life in politics

"I did jump into politics and a career-long public life, and — God forgive me, because the voters won’t — I loved it," Mike Carroll writes.

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Oct 27 • 5:30 AM EDT • Politics • news-gazette.com
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The Social Impact of War in Iran: Fracture and Uncertainty

For regime supporters in Iran, defending attacks by the US and Israel, is an unforgivable act of treason regardless of the justification

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Oct 27 • 4:54 AM EDT • Politics • politicstoday.org
High power bills, blackouts land Michigan utilities on the ballot

A ballot measure could test the limits of how states can curb corporate influence in politics.

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Oct 27 • 4:45 AM EDT • Politics • grist.org
The case for 'Climate Popularism’: A new politics for an age of ecological crisis

Climate resilience and adaptation remain largely neglected in UK politics, a glaring omission our proposal aims to address.

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Oct 27 • 4:00 AM EDT • Politics • resilience.org
Georgia Republicans are trying to court Latino voters. National politics are complicating things.

In a battleground state with tightening margins, Georgia’s Latino voters have the potential to affect the outcome of the governor’s race in November.

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Oct 27 • 4:00 AM EDT • Politics • georgiarecorder.com
Tech Tuesday: Deepfake images increasing in politics with rise of AI

AI is making an impact in many sections of life including politics.

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Oct 27 • 1:00 AM EDT • Politics • wosu.org
Economy, 'political homelessness' is top of mind for Ohio voters

Morning Edition Host Amy Eddings is back with another installment of the Ideastream election series that interviews voters from the Mahoning Valley ahead of the midterms.

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Oct 27 • 1:00 AM EDT • Politics • ideastream.org
Lebanon business, civic leader T.A Bryan dies at 91

Longtime Lebanon business and civic leader Thomas Allen “T.A.” Bryan died Oct. 23 after a lifetime of dedication to providing for his family and improving the lives of those he encountered. Bryan, 91, was known for his dealings in local politics, involvement with business ventures and support for charitable causes throughout Lebanon and Wilson County.

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Oct 26 • 11:36 PM EDT • Business • mainstreetmediatn.com
Here's why data center campaign contributions to Nevada politics are rising

Political contributions from companies with a data center footprint in Nevada are on the rise ahead of a legislative session where the industry is likely to face unprecedented scrutiny.

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Oct 26 • 10:00 PM EDT • Politics • thenevadaindependent.com