“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” – Mae West My favorite 100+ photographs from 2025: I now find myself in a somewhat familiar place, still believing the best photographs of my life have yet to be made. bobkarpphotography.com/2025-…

Brazil’s Lula campaign reported similar restrictions on its Instagram content and problems boosting posts while employees acknowledged that his accounts were disadvantaged relative to his opponent’s. Meta blamed technical failures and denied political bias.

AMERICANS, DO YOU KNOW WHO DONALD TRUMP IS WELCOMING INTO YOUR COUNTRY? I am a Brazilian journalist, and I have been closely following the criminal investigations involving Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Reuters reported on October 27 that Flávio left Brazil for the United States after losing the presidential election, despite a Brazilian Supreme Court order requiring him to surrender his passports. Now I have a question: Will American taxpayers be forced to pay for the protection of a Brazilian politician facing serious criminal investigations? Before anyone screams “political persecution,” here are the actual case numbers. You can look them up yourselves. 1. BANCO MASTER, DARK HORSE AND SUSPECTED MONEY LAUNDERING Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) Case: INQ 5,070 Full docket: 0181367-57.2026.1.00.0000 Related proceedings: PET 16,369 and INQ 5,026. Federal investigators are examining suspected money laundering, corruption and illegal international financial transactions involving the financing of Dark Horse, a film about Jair Bolsonaro. The investigation involves financial dealings with Daniel Vorcaro, the former controller of Banco Master. 2. SUSPECTED FINANCIAL LINKS TO THE PCC DRUG-TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION Brazilian Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Case: AIJE 0603371-06.2026.6.00.0000 Filed October 23, 2026. This electoral lawsuit questions whether millions of dollars transferred through companies and investment funds linked to the Dark Horse financing network indirectly benefited Flávio Bolsonaro’s presidential campaign. One company involved in the financial transactions was also identified in investigations concerning suspected money laundering connected to the PCC (Primeiro Comando da Capital), one of Brazil’s largest criminal organizations. The lawsuit seeks the annulment of Bolsonaro’s candidacy or election certification and an eight-year disqualification. To be absolutely clear: the alleged connection between the money and the PCC is under investigation. It has not been judicially established that the PCC financed the film or his campaign. 3. WILLER TOMAZ AND ONLINE GAMBLING A separate investigation before Brazil’s Supreme Court, overseen by Justice Alexandre de Moraes, examines suspected money laundering involving attorney Willer Tomaz, a close friend of Flávio Bolsonaro. Investigators are examining financial transactions involving gambling companies, payment platforms and businesses connected to Tomaz. The exact court docket number has not been publicly verified. 4. THE RACHADINHA CORRUPTION CASE Rio de Janeiro State Court (TJ-RJ) Case: 0072696-34.2020.8.19.0000 Prosecutors formally accused Flávio Bolsonaro of crimes including embezzlement, money laundering and participation in a criminal organization involving alleged diversion of public employees’ salaries. The charges were dismissed in 2022 after evidence was ruled inadmissible. There was no conviction, but there was also no trial determining whether the alleged conduct occurred. 5. RODRIGO BACELLAR AND COMANDO VERMELHO Brazilian Supreme Court Case: PET 14,959 Full docket: 0123047-48.2025.1.00.0000 Rodrigo Bacellar, a political ally of Flávio Bolsonaro, was arrested and later became a criminal defendant in proceedings concerning alleged obstruction of a police operation targeting Comando Vermelho, another major Brazilian drug-trafficking organization. 6. MÁRCIO CANELLA AND ORGANIZED CRIME Electoral case: RO-El 0601451-66.2026.6.19.0000 Another political ally supported by Flávio Bolsonaro, Márcio Canella, was arrested during an investigation into suspected organized-crime-related money laundering involving fuel businesses. Brazilian electoral prosecutors have also questioned his candidacy over alleged connections to militias and Comando Vermelho. These are separate proceedings involving Bolsonaro’s allies, not criminal charges against Flávio himself. 🧵

🫩US media: "Bolsonaro has traveled to the US after the election." 🫪US right-wing media: "Bolsonaro has escaped political prosecution" ✍️Actual journalists: “Bolsonaro has fled Brazil as he faces multiple criminal investigations, including into money laundering.”

Agradeço muito pelas palavras, presidente @EmmanuelMacron. Esta vitória reafirma a força do povo para lutar pela democracia e por mais justiça social. Seguiremos trabalhando por um mundo mais justo, com mais direitos, oportunidades e proteção ambiental. Viva a amizade entre o Brasil e a França.

RT @IlhanMN: The pedophile protection party’s president is laundering right-wing conspiracy theories through the most corrupt DOJ in Americ…

Don't panic. Organize.

During the January 6th attack on the nation's Capitol, Daniel Rodriguez drove a stun gun into the neck of Officer Mike Fanone. He was knocked unconscious, had a heart attack and suffered a traumatic brain injury. It ended his career. Rodriguez got over 12 years in prison for his assault on police. On day one, Donald Trump gave him a "full, complete and unconditional pardon" and sent him home. This is far and away the most corrupt White House in American history.

There are 500 million Kennedys in the world. And yet only one became America’s health secretary while spreading vaccine misinformation, promoting debunked claims about vaccines and autism & mislead Congress over his Samoa trip before a measles outbreak that killed 83 people.

#FelizAniversarioPresidente 🇧🇷

It's simple math Tom: 51.79% > 48.21%

All them fascists bound to lose! Congrats Brazil!!

With my $5,000 “Trump Dividend,” $2,000 tariff-dividend check, $5,000 DOGE dividend, $500 Obamacare refund, $90 Medicare payment, and now $1 million each for voter fraud… This is shaping up to be a pretty good year for a guy whose dad thought he’d never amount to anything! 🇺🇸

Só 34,3 mil votos foram registrados após as 17h; Lula venceu Flávio por 4,43 milhões folha.uol.com.br/poder/2026/…

Trump just claimed that Brazil's election looked rigged. Trump is a national disgrace. There is no doubt he will claim our election is rigged too if Republicans lose. REPORTER: "Well, Bolsonaro's lost in Brazil. Any comment on that? Do you think the election was fair?" TRUMP: "Well, it looked terrible to me. I thought it was a terrible look. I didn't take sides, but it looked like another rigged election, frankly."

One last photo from Saturday’s Lula rally in Copacabana! I shot this with my GoPro to give an idea of the sheer size of the crowd, estimated at over 1 million people. This was just the beginning of the rally, as the caravan had only just started Historic in every sense!

Lula’s victory may be a turning point for Latin America — #AJOpinion by Guillaume Long. 🔗: aje.news/u28t6e

Fox News is putting Nicki Minaj up telling people to vote red. Let’s break that down. Can Nicki Minaj vote? No. She’s not a U.S. citizen. Can Nicki Minaj’s husband vote? No, he’s a registered sex offender. Can Nicki Minaj’s brother vote? No, he’s serving 25 years to life for child sexual assault. She seems like the perfect spokesperson for MAGA republicans.

In keeping with their platform, Minaj’s husband is classified as a Level 2 sex offender in New York, a designation associated with a moderate risk of reoffending. GO GOP!!

A 3 year old named Nevada was kicked out of his i9 Sports soccer league in Winter Park, Florida, and police escorted his family off the field. His parents say the opposing team's parents complained that none of their 5 year olds could take the ball from him and accused him of "trying to put on a show." "They really called the police on a 3 year old because he had the ball too much," his dad said. The family says they got a refund, and neither the league nor police have commented. balleralert.com/ph2g

A 3-year-old was allegedly removed from a youth soccer league because he was too good. His family says police arrived, I9 Sports issued a trespass notice, and refunded their registration. If this child was punished for excelling, what message does that send to every young athlete?! 🎥: @Nevadaney10