Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday that trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration have picked up slightly, but any progress is because Washington is moving closer to Canada’s demands.
In interviews with Democratic staff on the House Judiciary Committee, Beatrice Keul said Trump raped her in “brutal” fashion in a hotel room at Trump’s Plaza Hotel in Atlantic City in 1993, after the pair spent time with Jeffrey Epstein.
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I call Musk bullshit: A Ukrainian defense technology adviser disputed Elon Musk’s claim that the military violated Starlink’s terms, saying geographic and speed limits made the alleged strike physically impossible.
🇺🇸🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: I wanted the US envoys in Kyiv to visit Bucha. To see the horrific aftermath of Russian occupation and compare it with what Bucha looks like today. I wanted them to see how Ukraine is fighting for life and rebuilding. They didn't find the time.
wow -- a squirming Mike Rogers gets flustered as Kristen Welker points out that while he attacks El-Sayed over the Muslim Brotherhood, *Rogers himself* defended the Muslim Brotherhood during the same period of time that El-Sayed did!
BRENNAN: The DOJ lawsuit demands the Alaska result not be certified if voters are confused. The confusion is defined as Sen. Sullivan not winning.
BLANCHE: That's not what it says
BRENNAN: I'm quoting from it. You are telling them not to certify it. What right does the federal govt have?
The pro-russian German neo-Nazi party has been hacked by a Ukrainian living in America. It does not really come as a surprise that the email correspondence clearly shows that AfD members have apparently been paid by the russians.
(source: Die Zeit, and mdEP Erik Marquardt)
Meta is accused of election interference in Brazil after restricting Lula's Instagram while recommending Bolsonaro's accounts. 1,613 foreign-funded political ads were uncovered generating 171M impressions. Brazil has ordered Meta to explain its conduct.
Omsk is on fire! 🔥
A Russian city 3,000 kilometers away from Ukraine is under attack again. Something that was unthinkable only a year ago is a repeating reality now.
The Omsk Caoutchouc (Synthetic Rubber) plant is on fire. The local Ozon warehouse is reportedly too.
🇺🇸🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: I really want our relations – between Ukraine and America, and with all our other partners – to be strong, truly friendly, and without misunderstandings. Because without a strong America that cares about what happens in the world, the world would definitely be a worse place.
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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?
JUST POSTED: A Russian energy giant has secretly moved to acquire a position in a massive Alaska gas project. Its part of talks between Witkoff/Kushner & Putin. But CEO of US company resigns after learning of Russian money in the project. A wowzer of a story.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...
🇺🇦Zelenskyy: The speed limits on Starlink and Starshield are still there. The speed has not been restored. And the delivery of interceptors to protect us against Russian ballistic missiles is still delayed. We’re waiting for interceptors that were already agreed on. But they are still not coming.
Canada just struck a HUGE new deal with Türkiye, with plans to expand trade to $10 BILLION & more cooperation on energy and defence. Free trade talks begin next month. While Trump keeps throwing up trade barriers, Canada keeps opening new doors. That's how you build an economy. 🇨🇦 ~ Canadian Outlook
Justice Dept. Moves to Block Certification of Alaska Senate Race Results if Republican Loses
The Justice Department, in a highly unusual court filing, argued that confusion over candidates with similar names could taint the election result.
MINNESOTA: “I don’t think about myself. The youth are the most innocent. Anything you can do to save them is worth it.” ♥️
Endless stories attack the MN Somali-American community— but Ebro Ahmed🦸🏽♂️saves a bus 🚌 full of kids and stories mostly leave out that he’s Somali? 🤔
🇺🇦 Ukraine to purchase military equipment through NATO agency, - FT
NATO will allow Ukraine to purchase weapons, ammunition, and military equipment through its centralized procurement agency, allowing it to obtain defense supplies more quickly and affordably.
$1 million worth of Ukrainian drones fell out of the sky the night Starlink was restricted, according to a senior Ukrainian commander cited by The New York Times.
Russia has hit Kyiv, Ukraine, with at least 6 ballistic missiles within the last 30 minutes, targeting 3 million civilians and infrastructure, after meeting with Trump's lapdog Witkoff, who praised Putin as a humanitarian and saluted him on behalf of the rogue United States.
Among the children murdered by Russians yesterday due to the White House having cut Ukraine's ability to take down Russia's jet drones, 11-year-old Arina Koval.
Her mother Lilia and brother Artem were also targeted in a public park in Kharkiv, but survived, now fighting for their lives in hospital
Kagan diagnoses American democracy with a Supreme Court problem
“The court has kind of blinded itself to the very deleterious effect of their rulings on how the political system works, and has created a democracy that does not work as well as it should” www.courthousenews.com/kagan-diagno...
Bill Clinton: “I’m tired of the way we treat our allies like dirt. And just last week, President Trump finally did what he threatened to do when he first ran, which is to abandon Ukraine and embrace Vladimir Putin all over again.”
I hope the American people are also tired of it
A Republican congressman just called for an investigation into Musk and said he wants him under oath. A bombshell report found Musk ordered a slowdown of the military satellite system 🇺🇦 depends on, leaving its drones grounded. Musk thought his money put him above the rules. Nobody is above the law.
The fact that Amy Acton was removed from her mother’s care and went on to obtain an MD and flourish in public health makes her even more of a hero in my eyes.
This type of trauma never really goes away. Yet when there was a fork in the road, she chose the one where she helps others.
Hero.