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Trump is bragging about $21 trillion in foreign investment but also concerned about trade deficits. I don't get it. https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/how-to-spot-a-fake-trillion

BASH: What's the crime? AG TODD BLANCHE: What's the crime? Well it depends. There *could* be a crime. But the real wrong here is that Alaskans are gonna be confused. BASH: The Alaskan Supreme Court ruled 4 months ago on this matter

Talarico: This is the last play of the last drive. This is the moment we leave it all on the field. We are the underdogs. It’s David versus Goliath. It’s the powers that be versus the powers that ought to be, and it’s time for us to start flipping over some tables.

Pope Leo: “Without love, our faith would be deprived of its essence, our good works would be reduced to mere moralism, and our hope would be in vain. Dear friends, we cannot truly love God unless this love overflows into love for our brothers and sisters.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

Pope Leo brokered this deal from his hospital bed last week.

NEW: Melania Trump is taking credit for a temporary ceasefire in Oleshky, Ukraine, that Pope Leo XIV asked Vladimir Putin for from his hospital bed.

Meanwhile in Brazil, Catholics bishops say they "cannot remain neutral" if they are to ensure that "conscience or history will not condemn" them in the future. #PrayForBrazil #PrayForDemocracy www.ncronline.org/news/brazili...

Donald Trump hasn't even gotten to Election Day and his administration is already trying to stop a state from certifying a result. I don't want to jump to conclusions about where this ends. But this could be the beginning of the admin's effort to meddle in the midterms and we need to pay attention.

Whether the issue is migration or climate change, calls to regulate artificial intelligence or criticism of the excessive concentration of wealth in the hands of a privileged few, Pope Leo’s positions are diametrically opposed to those of Trump and Trumpism. www.repubblica.it/en/europe/ne...

"Let us have charity and humility; and let us give alms because almsgiving washes the soul of its sinful filth." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi

"The most difficult character in comedy is that of the fool, and he must be no simpleton that plays the part." #Cervantes

Do not lay hands on others too hastily or you may find yourself regarded as an accomplice in the sins of others (1 Timothy 5:22). #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/news/ahead-e...

“As his children cling to him." #PrayForAmerica www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/21/m...

I pray you mar no more trees

NEW: On Wednesday, JD Vance, the most prominent Catholic in American politics, defended a $4 million ad that calls a survivor of childhood sexual abuse a liar. He told Republicans to “stop whining” about it.

May the intercession of Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi bring us closer to Christ, closer to the Church, and closer to each other. May their prayers comfort us, empower us, and protect us as we strive to live the Gospel, share God’s love, and rebuild our Church. Amen. assisiproject.com/prayer

Again: Why does Musk have operational control over any *military grade* version of anything. That’s not how DOD contracts work.

Once again, a reminder that the Secretary of Defense is a dangerous idiot

"Justice Elena Kagan told an audience at Catholic University's law school on Tuesday that the conservative majority's rulings on campaign finance, partisan maps and voting rights have deepened the nation's divisions." You think? 🤷‍♀️ www.rawstory.com/elena-kagan-...

Yes. Exactly this.

"It is time now to elect a Congress that will rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement...It is time to elect a Congress that puts an end to this war that should have never been started...It is time to elect a Congress that defends democracy." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...

NEW: Pope Leo XIV’s newly appointed archbishop of Denver has benched Fr. Chad Ripperger, a celebrity exorcist who wrote a prayer to help “Stop the Steal” after the 2020 election and once said men should have told women to “shut your yap.”

Pope Leo is already back and led the prayer at the Vatican following his discharge from the hospital. His voice is needed more than ever. It was an honor to meet with him last fall with Ukrainian children who been abducted by Russians and the Church helped return them to their families. 🙏

If this is accurate, Elon lied about not having control over Starshield, and he lied about the administration making the decision. More importantly, why is a private citizen even *able* to make decisions that could hinder US military operations?

That Vivek Ramaswamy ad might end up being the worst own goal we've seen in a major race. Platforming the estranged mother of your opponent to attack her, only for everyone to discover that the mother protected the rapist of her 12-year-old daughter and stayed married to him, is beyond despicable.

"It is not enough for a Christian to condemn evil, cowardice, lies, violence, hatred, and oppression. He must always be a witness and defender of justice, goodness, truth, freedom, and love. He must never tire of claiming these values as a right both for himself and for others." #JerzyPopieluszko

Definitely gonna bring inflation down...definitely.

In a telephone conversation with the Ukrainian President, Pope Leo XIV expresses his hope for cooperation to allow food and medical aid to reach civilians in Oleshky, in the Kherson region, and for their safe evacuation. www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

Excuse me sir do you denounce the Doobie Brotherhood?

A Texas Republican wants a billboard featuring Trump's endorsement to come down. A lawyer for Eric Flores, who's running in a competitive House district, sent a cease and desist over a billboard it argues could "cause voter confusion."

omg The Chicks just brought out James Talarico on stage 👀

NBC News poll: 71% of U.S. adults think the country is on the wrong track. For the first time in Trump's second term, 'right track' has sunk into the 20s. Trump's approval is just 76% with Republican adults. His approval is 21% with independents.

It’s the cowardice that gets me. Every damn time.

Mike Johnson is trying to figure out how the poll found 800 voters and somehow missed all his supporters.

Washington Post has released series of new polling this morning Perhaps this is the most striking finding:

Pope Leo at Angelus: “Dear friends, this is precisely what it means to ‘give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s:’ to be truthful, free from servile fear or hypocrisy, free to do good.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

If you’re advising POTUS to declare martial law, or use other executive powers in an attempt to interfere with a lawful election that you’re expecting to lose, you’re a piece of shit human and an even worse American. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

"Russia has been helping Iran the entire time....And Donald Trump’s response is to beg Putin to accept American money in exchange for a few thousand barrels of diesel....This is the most stunning display of submission and weakness from an American president ever."

DOWD: “.. It is a snapshot of Trump’s hunger for adulation that has dragged us to this fraught moment in America.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/10/17/o...

This is a hostage video

“Dwayne McDavitt, a founder of Bikers for Trump Pennsylvania…said with disdain that the Democrats had only one message this year. What they’re running on is hating Trump.” To be fair, there is awful lot to hate. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/17/u...

If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink (Proverbs 25:31). #PrayForPeace #PrayForUkraine www.ncronline.org/news/pope-le...

Pope speaks w/ Putin: “During the call, Pope expressed deep concern about the grave humanitarian situation in the city of Oleshky, in the Kherson region, and called for a ceasefire to allow the delivery of food and medical assistance, and the voluntary and safe evacuation of the civilian population”

Yikes. An embarrassing moment for Sen. Dan Sullivan. Sullivan falsely accuses Mary Peltola of getting debate questions beforehand because she is doing a better job than him. Peltola then drops the hammer: “I’m prepared!”

A Republican PAC spent nearly $25,000 running ads to help Sen. Susan Collins in Portland. Wrong Portland. They’re inept at everything. Portland, Oregon, that is. Not Portland, Maine. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

Talarico: I've heard credible reports that Ken Paxton has a serious medical condition that causes clinical levels of cowardice. People are concerned. He has asked for proof of life from me. I'm asking for proof of spine from him.

Profile in courage. #SlavaUkraini