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Indeed. "'As I saw it, Bezos was now directly compromising public trust in The Washington Post’s aggressive and independent journalism — a reputation and legacy reporters and editors had tirelessly forged with readers over a half century,' Woodward writes..." www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
In this instance, the third time is clearly NOT the charm. "The Justice Department has again charged James B. Comey, the third time the Trump administration has mounted a criminal case against the former FBI director..." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump’s DOJ broke the law. Again. Multiple times. Sanctions? “Judge Jesse M. Furman wrote that the Justice Department had violated the separation of powers, federal administrative law and Ms. Comey’s due process when it fired her in July 2025.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/n...
“Judge Jesse Furman said that Comey, an assistant US attorney, was illegally fired in July 2025 despite her work on some of the nation’s highest-profile cases and consistently receiving ‘the highest accolades from supervisors and peers alike’.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Is there are any honest Republican left in America? There's at least one. ‘It looks like they’re trying to take over control of elections to make sure only people they want to vote are voting. To me, as an American and a Republican, it’s offensive.' www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Trump and MAGA are traitors. Thank you, Ms. Henderson. "Deidre Henderson has refused to allow the Trump Administration to obtain state voter rolls...For that resistance, election conspiracists have deluged her with threats of sexual violence and murder." www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
"Artificial intelligence is becoming the largest investment in U.S. history...companies are resurrecting bad old habits eerily reminiscent of the shenanigans deployed in the run-up to the financial crisis…There are signs that much of this investment may go bad." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...
Is anyone who's paying attention surprised by the vileness, the cruelty?" "Trump took to Truth Social and said: 'Who wouldn’t use such an Ad? I would, it’s called, hitting pay dirt. …I only wish I could have had an ad like that against somebody,’ he said." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...
"As their numbers have swelled over the decades, heat storms and heat waves have not only caused individual catastrophes. They have also helped drive lasting, systemic effects..." www.reuters.com/investigates...
He is a fucking traitor. “Hours after the [Alaska] papers were filed, Trump abandoned any pretext that department officials had acted without his say-so, telling reporters, I’m the one that said do it.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/u...
“since taking office again, Trump exempted 202 facilities in 39 states and Puerto Rico from clean-air regulations that were going into effect. Some were among the country’s worst industrial polluters…” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...
As the elections get closer, just remember, Republicans are ALL enmeshed in this. Every damn one. www.usatoday.com/picture-gall...
My my my... "Flockhart pleaded guilty to charges related to child endangerment and driving under the influence after authorities said she drove drunk with two of her children in the car in 2017." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
More their fucking election chicanery: “The Justice Department has moved to preemptively block certification of the results of Alaska’s Senate race if Republican incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan loses…” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Like this asshole couldn't afford to pay any tax on his own... apnews.com/article/zuck...
He is -- like daddy-in-law -- a fucking traitor. "Because he had access to classified government secrets, Kushner was required to disclose any bank account to which he had signatory—or beneficiary—access." www.vanityfair.com/story/jared-...
I’m willing to bet the charges get dropped…but here’s another case of Trump going after a Black woman and political opponent. PS: I detest Blanche and Patel. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Ya think? Only some sick people will vote for this very sick boy. "'We’ve lost the plot,' says one Republican strategist. 'We had a real good chance and then we do this two weeks out.' Adds a second: 'We now deserve to lose this race.'" time.com/article/2026...
Thanks, Trump, Thanks, Republicans. Thanks, MAGA. Inflation at 3.7% annually has risen under Trump…GDP growth has been averaging 2%…Job growth has slowed…Borrowing costs have risen…Inequality is widening..." apnews.com/article/fact...
Balanced budgets? Trump? Mister Bankruptcy? Hah! "The budget deficit for the fiscal year that ended on September 30 is $2 trillion…Next year’s deficit is likely to be even bigger…On the current trajectory, total debt could reach $45 trillion by 2028." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
This is who they are. "For years, MAGA insisted that a conspiracy of pedophiles was running the government ...Now some of them treat pedophilia as no big deal...Trump has tried to downplay the case of Jeffrey Epstein..." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
"Multiple protesters were removed from Trump’s rally at South Carolina’s Clemson University on Wednesday, including one who was punched by a rally attender..." “'That was great, man. Wow. Man, I loved that. I watched that,' Trump said." What a fucking asshole! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Old news by now, but, "The man who attempted to ambush Abdul El-Sayed with a question about his supposed allegiance to the Muslim Brotherhood – is the son of a political operator who received $250,000 for 'canvassing and influencer marketing' against El-Sayed" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
"he claimed to be the savior of working-class America. Those claims, however, mask his real agenda: to protect and enhance the wealth and income of the superrich — most importantly himself — while leaving driblets behind for the struggling working class." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/o...
Lynn Fitch should be fired for this. "Mississippi’s attorney general [Lynn Fitch] says a Senatobia officer was justified in using force when he responded to a shoplifting call and fired at a moving vehicle...killing a 1-year-old boy who was inside the car." apnews.com/article/miss...
This is too bad...Susie is a major rat and a BIG part of the problem...but I bet she does bail. "The wheels are coming off the Trump White House bus...But in all likelihood, Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief, isn’t going anywhere." www.vanityfair.com/story/susie-...
Trump went to Kansas to “rescue” that rascal, Roger Marshall. Trump called him “fantastic” and “one of the best.” Only stupid Kansans will believe him. I hope the sensible ones make this Roger Marshall’s departure theme song: youtu.be/hNp6y7aYa-s?...
Remember…they fucked up…badly. “the Colorado Supreme Court got it exactly right in its decision explaining why [Trump] was ineligible to ‘hold any office, civil or military, under the United States,’ including the presidency…” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
There ARE birds on golf courses. He wasn't going to develop it. He only wanted to stiff taxpayers. "Trump donated the right to further develop [his golf course] to an environmental nonprofit—without giving up ownership of the golf club itself." www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
reflecting on Trump's open abandonment of democracy in aiding Putin and his war against Ukraine...theme song for the day: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZCB...
Thanks, Trump, Republicans & MAGA...you own this. "Anticipating that Trump will be less sensitive to high energy prices after the midterm elections, Tehran is scrambling to inflict maximum pain now by escalating attacks in the Strait of Hormuz..." www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/1...