Operative at center of ProPublica report is still a top outside money man for Susan Collins bangordailynews.com/2026/09/… via @bangordailynews

Is The Cheesecake Factory Really a Restaurant for Regular Americans? Here’s what the data show washingtonsun.com/policy/che…

RIP nytimes.com/2026/10/26/arts/…

Excellent reporting @EricLiptonNYT @maxinejoselow: How Trump Gave the Worst Polluters a Free Pass nytimes.com/2026/10/24/clima…

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Tom Skerritt delivered one of the most profound monologues in any movie. RIP

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RIP Tom Skerritt. Here he is getting blown up by a religious wacko in "Contact" (1997)

RIP #TomSkerritt (August 25, 1933 – October 21, 2026) A River Runs Through It, 1992, directed by Robert Redford. Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt and Tom Skerritt. “Fishing with Father” scene. “Everything we do in the movies is reduced to being able to tell a story well.” Tom Skerritt.

SIDEWAYS turns 22 today. Alexander Payne turned down interest from Nicolas Cage, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Edward Norton and John Cusack, choosing character actors Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church instead.

Some of you may remember that he was on Cheers

“He told us about Christ’s disciples being fishermen, and we were left to assume, as my brother and I did, that all first-class fishermen on the Sea of Galilee were fly fishermen and that John, the favorite, was a dry-fly fisherman” Rest in peace Tom Skerritt.

Tom Skerritt was pure class; every time he stepped in front of a camera, he delivered. Once described as a “character actor locked in a leading man’s body,” he made it all look effortless. Rest easy, Viper.

Guests are filing in to the historic State Theatre in Portland where @AOC is set to join @TroyJackson207 for a town hall hosted by @MPUniversityUS @MorePerfectUS less than two weeks before Election Day.

Consider this a story in global affairs. Early this year, there was an effort afoot to find Secretary Hegseth an iconic globe for his office suite. Historians could make the move. But his team did not appear to want to wait. washingtonpost.com/national-…

I know it’s not the most earth shattering news but please read the latest from me and @DanLamothe

It takes an inordinate amount of wit and charm to best Conan O’Brien in a riff-off. The most an average comedian or host can hope for is not to embarrass themselves trying, which is largely how Kareem Rahma fared in a recent episode of his popular social-media series, Subway Takes. But toward the end of the interview, Rahma and O’Brien were shown up by a stranger named Debbie Shields who just so happened to be commuting on their train. The 68-year old native New Yorker didn’t know what ‘SubwayTakes’ was, or that she was about to get pulled into a viral improvisational comedy bit. But thanks to a childhood spent performing in church and experience hosting comedy and karaoke nights, she says her instincts kicked in immediately. This 'SubwayTakes' appearance isn’t even the first time she has been put on the spot by someone with a huge comedy platform. Shields shares which comedian once pulled her onstage at Barclays Center, how she’s handling her virality, and whether she’d be interested in hosting a show of her own: nymag.visitlink.me/Tr0FRD

Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided Ukraine wsj.com/world/ukraine-starli… @WSJ

Bobby Charles turns unfounded claims about Hannah Pingree into a museum-style exhibit bangordailynews.com/2026/10/… via @bangordailynews