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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump on DC: "Nobody wanted to eat out. They were afraid. Even if you were in the restaurant, people would walk in and like the Wild West, 'Hold it up!' Everybody is standing there. Can you imagine? A fancy restaurant. They were robbing the whole restaurant. It's crazy."

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump is BIG MAD about Obama saying the White House now looks like Saddam opened a Cheesecake Factory: "He's not a smart guy. He's not smart at all ... for you to say it's a Cheesecake Factory, that just shows why you were a lousy president"

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

Trump is CRASHING OUT over Obama on the campaign trail

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

😳 WOMAN REPORTER: Do sexual abuse allegations mean nothing to you, sir? TRUMP: Wait. Wait! Wait wait wait. Slow down. Who are you with? REPORTER: NBC, sir. But they are very serious sex abuse allegations TRUMP: Quiet! Isn't she a fresh person? You're a horrible little reporter, aren't you?

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

NEW: Vivek Ramaswamy says Amy Acton being a victim of childhood sexual abuse makes her “flawed” while defending his ad featuring her estranged mother. “In politics sometimes it's a tough sport.”

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

😳 here's pictures taken today of Trump's right and left hands. Both are looking really bad, and he's using makeup on each of them to try to mask it (note how the left one is now looking just as nasty as the right one -- that's new) (Aaron Schwartz/Getty)

KetAnthropic JoshAI@ketanjoshi.co

The first genuinely honest ad for generative AI I've ever seen, from Microsoft / CoPilot A mediocre white guy sees his non-white colleague getting praised for good work, he asks AI to *literally copy it*, and then he gets all the praise instead: www.ispot.tv/ad/SoDi/micr...

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Minnesota congressional candidate Eric Pratt’s campaign appeared to accidentally have clear instructions for its website, which featured the line: “The President is not popular, so all messaging should be focused on local politics and needs.”

washingtonpost.comDirective to keep Trump out of messaging appeared on GOP candidate’s site“The President is not popular, so all messaging should be focused on local politics and needs,” said the note, which was accidentally published to Minnesota Republican Eric Pratt's campaign website.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

Something is off with Trump tonight. The gaffes, the glitches, the confusion are well beyond his usual. "They gave the wonderful peace prize, right? Does anybody know the name of that peace prize? They gave the Pulitzer Prize to a young lady."

CNN@cnn.com

Tennessee Titans coach Robert Saleh confirmed Wednesday that defensive tackle Jordan Elliott was released after pulling a gun in the parking lot of the team facility but said it was a "terrible lapse in judgment that I recognize as a call for help more than a criminal act." https://cnn.it/4yDQ6HQ

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

oh my goodness -- Trump's entrance music in North Carolina is that cult ad they've played at the last two RNCs about how "God made Trump"

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

😳 Trump snaps at another reporter: "Hey! I don't know who the hell you are but you better be careful"

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Peter Navarro uses the White House as a prop while making a deranged sales pitch for his book: "Buy one for a friend, and I'm asking you to do this because it's the only way we're gonna put Fauci in prison. If we sell a million of them to change the thinking ... "

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

move over Jesus -- Trump says he'll "lead us to a period of time in Christianity that nobody else can do"

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "The absolute mutilization of your children, where your son Timmy comes up five days later as Sarah, and you don't even know about it. Nobody can believe that's this country."

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com

Okay what's up with the thigh tapping? (I know there are more important things. I'm not distracted. I can wonder many things at once. I am medically curious.)

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

nobody: not a soul: Trump:

The New York Times@nytimes.com

“There’s just a lot of frustration.” For a decade, farmers and ranchers have been a core part of President Trump’s coalition. But as the impact of his tariffs and the war in Iran fuel discontent in agricultural communities, economic anxieties are testing the loyalty of rural voters to the GOP.

nyti.msAcross Farm Country, Economic Discontent Strains Republican CoalitionFarmers and ranchers have supported President Trump for a decade. But the war in Iran, tariffs and other administration policies have soured some on the G.O.P.

Aaron HM@aaronhm.bsky.social

“The internet is a store but it used to be a library” hits me like a slug to the chest

Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Hunters on some public lands in Alaska will be allowed to bait bears with doughnuts soaked in bacon grease before shooting them at close range, under a rule the Trump administration released Friday. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/c...

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Several elected officials condemned the attack on Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine, who was beaten and injured by masked Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Levine was treated for broken vertebrae, a broken rib and lacerations throughout her body.

washingtonpost.comCongress members condemn Israeli settler attack on Washington Post photographerSome lawmakers called for an investigation into the attack on veteran photojournalist Heidi Levine as she was reporting in the West Bank.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Tesla demonstrated its long-awaited Roadster at a SpaceX facility, using four rocket thrusters to propel the car through the air. The demonstration marked a milestone for the supercar, which has been in development for nearly a decade. https://wapo.st/4Bac9YR

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers on Friday, setting olive groves on fire and slinging rocks. Caught in the attack was Post photographer Heidi Levine. “They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times,” Levine said. https://wapo.st/4yt6dHY

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Kid Rock on Fox & Friends: "It appears that El-Sayed is assimilated ... and I would like to make the point that there have been other people who have assimilated to this country. The Fort Hood shooter. Those extremists that became pilots and crashed into our World Trade Center."

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump what he's thinking about dropping on Iran: "This is an extremely large bomb. It's like a tiny nuclear bomb."

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com

Good gawd, Andy Harris is a piece of work. He’s about to lay the bullshit on REAL THICK about why diesel prices are through the roof, and his town hall audience can’t control their laughter. People know the truth. Even his own constituents are calling him out. #BlueWaveIn20Days

Will McKinley@willmckinley.bsky.social

"Winnie the Pooh" by A.A. Milne was published #OTD in 1926. This is the edition my father read to me in the '70s. I gave it to a girlfriend in 1998 in hopes of delaying our inevitable breakup, and felt weird about asking for it back. I hope she shared it w/ her kids, if she had any. #BookSky

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "If Iran had a nuclear weapon, within 24 hours they would use it ... they'll start hitting us on the west coast ... so this is a very small price people pay. I thought it would go up much higher."

The New York Times@nytimes.com

A SpudCell can grow, copy its DNA, divide in two, and start its cell cycle all over again. But this cell is made by people, created from lifeless ingredients. They may one day produce new medicines and materials. But first scientists have to improve them — and make sure they aren’t misused.

nyti.msThey Created a Cell That’s Almost Alive. What to Do With It Now?SpudCells may one day produce new medicines and materials. But first scientists have to improve them — and make sure they aren’t misused.

Baltimore Banner@thebaltimorebanner.com

Republican Rep. Andy Harris incorrectly told a reporter they were breaking the law as the reporter and others recorded an exchange with him last night. Harris had just wrapped up a debate with Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

did Trump ... did he really not know Nidal Hasan is paralyzed until AFTER he approved the livestreaming of his execution by firing squad?

John Bleasdale@www.johnbleasdale.com

AI perhaps offers us a really great opportunity if we choose to take it. The one thing it produces is cliche. In order to resist it, we must declare a war on cliche. We must make our language and remake it. Our visual imagination should be shaken up and strive for the shock of the new.

Ant@agramuglia.bsky.social

So Danny Trejo was manipulated and tricked into being in Ben Shapiro's newest film. Holy shit.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia held her first briefing on Oct. 13. Zacharia replaces Karoline Leavitt, who left the role on Aug. 27. Zacharia is an attorney and mother of four who was previously a commentator on Fox News and Newsmax. https://wapo.st/4jg3opO

Politico@politico.com

'They will sell your mother into white slavery with a smile on their face to become a minister. They'll do a deal.' politi.co/4zyZXQ0

politico.com'They will sell your mother into white slavery with a smile on their face to become a minister. They'll do a deal.' politi.co/4zyZXQ0'They will sell your mother into white slavery with a smile on their face to become a minister. They'll do a deal.' politi.co/4zyZXQ0

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

😬 Katie Zacharia's first press briefing was brutally bad 😬 Trump managed to find a press secretary who can barely read, but she does have the number one qualification -- looking like Ivanka Here's a supercut from Zacharia's first briefing, which made Karoline Leavitt seem like Ronald Reagan

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump on Jon Husted: "I don't do this with men very often. I started examining his body, because I didn't know he was a great athlete ... I looked at his ass"

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Wow — listen to these new comments from Trump. Thanking Putin, trashing Zelenskyy, characterizing Russia as eager for peace and Ukraine as intransigent. The mask is totally off.

Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social

Harris County TX. He's hospitalized: "ICE claimed the man ran in front of the agents' vehicle and was struck. However, the surveillance video appears to show the SUV veering left through empty parking spaces before running the man over..." abc7.com/story/ice-ru...

abc7.comICE agent strikes man with car during pursuit in Texas, authorities say: VIDEOSurveillance video shows the moment an unmarked SUV carrying ICE agents ran over a man during a pursuit at a shopping center in Texas.

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com

DHS claims the man ran in front of their SUV. You be the judge.