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Megyn Kelly called out by ex Fox News pal for 'disgusting' attack on Christina Applegate www.rawstory.com/megyn-kelly-...

Trump loses AGAIN! One week out from the midterms and Trump is at an all time low approval with --- WAIT FOR IT -- Republicans! And a judge says Trump illegally fired James Comey's daugher from SDNY U.S. Attorney's office and she must be reinstated. And more Elon garbage...

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Thousands protesting journalist arrests in Türkiye highlight a fundamental democratic concern: when independent media face detention and shutdowns, the public's right to reliable information is at risk. #PressFreedom #Turkiye www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...

Brexit ended free movement, but not Britain's debate over Europe. PM Andy Burnham's call for an honest discussion signals a possible rethink of UK-EU mobility, even as major barriers to closer integration remain. #Brexit #Europe #UK www.euronews.com/2026/10/25/u...

Russia continues its war against Ukraine, yet the IWF has awarded Moscow the 2030 World Championships. A disgrace to Ukrainian victims and a dangerous message to aggressors: international rewards can follow invasion. #Ukraine #Russia #IWF www.kyivpost.com/post/88127

MEP Reinier van Lanschot challenges Europe to match its promises to Ukraine with action. Condemning Putin means little while Russian energy purchases continue. Europe's credibility depends on its choices. #Ukraine #EU #Putin #Trump #Musk @reiniervanlanschot.volteuropa.org

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I'm neither alone nor first to flag this issue. In a statement, @denniskelleher.bsky.social of @bettermarkets.bsky.social told me his group's been rebuffed by both parties when it's tried to get the CFTC to regulate Wall Street speculation out of commodity markets.

Even Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA), who's not on the Ag Committee, said once -- but not since -- that it's Wall Street to blame for high gas prices. He said this on Fox. No one followed up.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), now running for governor, admitted even more than that. In his questions for 2022 CFTC nominees, Tuberville admitted that the markets were "increasingly dominated" by "speculators." He asked nominees to curb speculation ... but hasn't backed regulations to do that.

Sen. Roger Marshall also skipped some hearings. But just last year he revealed that he knows the futures markets aren't working properly... ...because Kansas residents got screwed on natural-gas bills. But he's got no fix for them. Because that would be regulations.

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) chairs the CFTC subcommittee. She skipped the hearings for: Trump's 2019 CFTC nominee Biden's 2021 CFTC nominee Multiple CFTC nominees in 2022. At last year's hearing for Trump's new chair, Hyde-Smith asked one question and submitted three. None about oil.

The CFTC is the lead agency on commodity futures trading. Rep. @rokhanna.bsky.social has flagged this issue. But GOP senators with CFTC oversight ignored encroaching Wall Street domination of futures markets, which exist to keep prices calm and help buyers/sellers hedge against price volatility.

EXCLUSIVE: GOP candidates could have stopped Wall Street from driving up gas prices with speculative trading. Instead, some of them said they KNEW the oil markets had been compromised ... but did nothing about it. Here are the details...

Gorgeous day in Saint Michaels, Maryland!

I've been saying this all along.

Ooh, good point. I should get a 2nd bottle

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26. Enterprising Democrats like Jon Ossoff and Abdul El-Sayed are now attempting to shear off the “maga” in maga-style populism.

25. The first Red Scare was like that. So was the second. Americans just got tired of being tired of the stupidity.

24. As powerful and enduring as it may seem initially, it is more like mushrooms in American history. It springs up all of a sudden and seems to be everywhere at once. Then it dies back, nearly as suddenly.

23. Jingoism, barbarism, conspiracism, hate – it’s not only that maga-style populism should not be part of the prevailing discourse. It’s that it can’t be for long.

22. Donald Trump is exhausting us with stupidity, but fortunately, there are signs that his moment is exhausting itself. Two years in and no president has been more unpopular than he is. Another two years and it might be virtually taboo to admit voting for him.

21. He thinks good behavior is weakness, bad behavior is strength. He treats women like real estate. No one has seen more corruption than his. Everyone hates him, especially his kids. But go on. Tell me he’s manly. www.editorialboard.com/take-comfort...

20. He accuses LaBron James of being “a total disgrace” for warming up during the national anthem but cannot win a war that he has said he won more than 100 times (as of August). www.facebook.com/firstpostin/...

19. We are told the president has ushered in a new era of manly virtue, despite that he applies spray tanning, dyes his hair, wears heel lifts to make himself look taller, falls asleep during Cabinet meetings, and is perhaps the vainest man who has ever lived.

18. Worse is the suggestion that he's the second coming of Christ. At a rally, before Trump's entrance, a soundtrack played: “God gave us Trump … shepherd to all mankind.” If I remember right, the New Testament has a lot to say about something called the Antichrist. bsky.app/profile/atru...

17. Many of his followers are idolaters. “I want to see two people: Trump and Jesus," one said. bsky.app/profile/atru...

16. We are told the president is a Christian man, then he says things that are shockingly blasphemous. This week, he said he will "lead us to a period of Christianity that nobody else can do.” bsky.app/profile/atru...

15. That was before toadying up to a Chinese imperialist who is also helping Iran kill Americans. Last time I checked, "patriotic" did not mean "treasonous." www.cnn.com/2026/09/25/p...

14. The stupidity is endless. We are told the president is a patriotic American, then he sucks up to America's enemies. Worse, last week, he switched sides, joining a Russian imperialist who is helping Iran kill Americans. www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-...

13. We deserve to know what they are with sustained coverage in granular detail, but there is nary a peep from the press corps. The AP is willing to repeat word-for-word that Melania Trump negotiated "a localized ceasefire," but not report why Donald Trump is bleating like a sheep.

12. No one knows exactly what is going on with the president. However, everyone can plainly see that *something is definitely going on*. No one makes noises like that. No one makes faces like that. No one does either unless there are things we do not know about that are very bad.

11. And finally this:

10. And this:

9. The White House isn’t alone. The Washington press corps is also guilty. We are often treated as if we have no authority to arbitrate reality. If the news media does not tell us something happened, it apparently did not happen. To illustrate my point, I ask you to consider this:

8. She embodies the idea of privatized gain and socialized losses. The truth is transparently obvious, yet the White House keeps asking me to be stupid.

7. It’s clear what Melania Trump really cares about – her public image. She wants Americans to see her as a woman who cares about children without having to take the responsibility of actually caring for them.

6. Even if true, am I to believe she cares about kids in need? This is the same woman who visited a migrant detention center in 2018, where there were 55 children, wearing a jacket on the back of which was written “I really don’t care. Do U?” www.bbc.com/news/world-u...

5. Am I to believe Melania Trump has the capacity to broker a ceasefire when her husband does not? Am I to believe Vladimir Putin cares about what she thinks? (He’s got the president wrapped around his pinky.)

4. I am told she “initiated the discussions.” I am told “helping children in conflict [has been] one of her signature issues.” I am also told that neither Russia nor Ukraine knows what the WH is talking about. The AP: “There was no immediate comment from the Ukrainian or the Russian gov'ts.”

3. It’s hard to pick just one example. Luckily, the AP sent one. This morning, the White House wants me to believe First Lady Melania Trump “brokered an upcoming ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the war-ravaged city of Oleshky.” apnews.com/article/russ...

2. But despite the fact that I do this for a living, and have developed a high tolerance as a result, I am nonetheless exhausted. Endless stupidity wears a man out.

1. I am very tired of being asked to be stupid. I know that is not the most important thing right now. There are many more serious consequences to electing a criminal president who is burning up the economy.