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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...

washingtonpost.comBob Woodward spills his ‘Secrets’In a new memoir, the legendary reporter names a parade of confidential sources who enabled monumental scoops in The Washington Post and his blockbuster books.

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...

nytimes.comTrump Administration Unlawfully Fired Maurene Comey, Judge RulesMs. Comey, the daughter of James B. Comey, was a trial lawyer for the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan, handling the prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Sean Combs.

“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...

theguardian.comMaurene Comey was illegally fired as federal prosecutor, judge rulesDaughter of ex-FBI director James Comey, a Trump foe, was dismissed in 2025 despite her work being widely praised

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...

newyorker.comThe State Officials Defending the Midterms from the PresidentDonald Trump has tried to purge voter rolls nationwide. Deidre Henderson, the Republican lieutenant governor of Utah, is among the chief election officers standing in his way.

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...

newyorker.comThe State Officials Defending the Midterms from the PresidentDonald Trump has tried to purge voter rolls nationwide. Deidre Henderson, the Republican lieutenant governor of Utah, is among the chief election officers standing in his way.

"Bash asked Blanche about whether Trump was laying the groundwork in Alaska or elsewhere to overturn the election and a result like the U.S. Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021...Blanche chided Bash, laughing, 'Oh stop it. You gotta stop it with that.'" Blanche is a lying piece of shit.

"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...

nytimes.comOpinion | The A.I. Boom Looks a Lot Like the Housing BubbleThere are signs the A.I. boom is going bust. If it does, the consequences could rival the 2008 financial crisis.

“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...

nytimes.comHow Trump Gave the Worst Polluters a Free PassThe president temporarily waived clean-air rules for industrial facilities that spew cancer-causing gases. Then his appointees worked to gut the regulations altogether.

Well, lookee here...Trump lifts sanctions on Russia and has Musk meddle with Ukraine's Starlink and Starshield operations, and Voila!, Russian intelligence agencies start their election mischief in the U.S. HE IS A RUSSIAN AGENT.

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/...

theatlantic.comVivek Ramaswamy’s Appalling Campaign AdThe Republican candidate for governor of Ohio has drawn condemnation from the right and the left for casually dismissing his opponent’s account of being raped as a child.

"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...

theguardian.com‘Man, I loved that’: Trump cheers South Carolina rally attender who hit protesterPresident was reportedly heckled at least nine times during campaign event for Darline Graham

In South Carolina, at a "rally" for Darline girl, Trump's " fans whooped, jeered and chanted 'U.S.A.'" A Trump supporter threw a punch at a protester, and "Trump did little to de-escalate the atmosphere." No one can ever call the MAGAs smart. The dummies chanted 'USA.'

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...

theguardian.comMan who heckled El-Sayed is son of Republican adviser who was paid for ‘influencer marketing’Timmy Teepell’s firm paid $250,000 by America Next, which has been trying to gin up ‘organic’ opposition to El-Sayed

In Kansas, Trump said Adam Hamilton "mocks Jesus." He called him a "pervert." He said Hamilton and Democrats favor riots, and looting. All this from a man who violates principles of the Gospels daily, who is a likely pedophile and obstructs the release of the Epstein files, and who did this:

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...

apnews.comMississippi AG says officer's force was justified during shoplifting call in which boy was killedMississippi’s attorney general says a Senatobia officer was justified in using force when he responded to a shoplifting call and fired at a moving vehicle that investigators said was driving toward po...

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...

forbes.comHow Trump Turned His Golf Empire Into A Billion-Dollar Tax ShelterFor decades, the president has claimed charitable deductions on golf courses he never gave away. Now he’s pushing the scheme further—and apparently using the presidency to get away with it.

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...

washingtonpost.comTehran seeks to punish Trump in midterms with oil price pain, Iranian officials say“They’re obsessed,” according to an Arab diplomat. “They think they can bring down a presidency.”