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“This is an absolute outrage. I’m not sure I want to live in a world where a wealthy older white man who is a convicted felon and was found liable for sexual abuse [tRump] can’t successfully demand the same honor previously bestowed upon people like Martin Luther King…” apple.news/AcqEl-TQ_RC-...

Everything Trump touches dies.

Right up until the minute Trump’s business ventures like Trump Shuttle, Trump Atlantic City casinos, Trump Steaks, Trump University, etc, etc, went bankrupt, Trump was claiming they were a huge success with big things right around the corner. Just like now with the economy.

CDC battered by government shutdown firings, while some are rescinded — STAT WASHINGTON — The White House’s mass firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chron...

Trump “is using the shutdown as cover for an intentional and targeted dismantling of leadership across the agency…Calling this a budget issue is a lie. It’s an abuse of power — unethical, unlawful, and profoundly dangerous.” apple.news/AUqMNcYnpRo2...

Opinion | Pity poor Trump, whose Nobel hopes were dashed by common sense — Guardian US Maga supporters are upset the president didn’t receive the peace prize. One thing’s for sure: it’s all about him

Pity poor Trump: “…his grievances are focused almost exclusively on himself and his own personal gripes. Indicting his enemies, trying to get late-night talkshows canceled, and whinging about an award that apparently has no value – it all starts to get rather tiresome,…” apple.news/Aa0G7ajgfSiu...

Trump issues a Columbus Day proclamation to 'reclaim' the explorer's legacy President Trump said "left-wing radicals" have tried to tarnish Columbus' legacy, and the proclamation is a way to preserve it. Some experts say it's a way to erase the heritage of Native Americans.

Christopher Columbus did not discover N. America just like Trump will never be a leader. #WorstPresidentEver Who voted for this racist?

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“The post was a riff on Kirk's own words about an attack on Paul, husband of House Speaker Pelosi, after a man entered their home in SF and attacked Paul with a hammer shortly before the 2022 midterms.” She was fired for posting about Charlie Kirk’s death… www.npr.org/2025/10/11/n... Kirk’s post:

Republicans are the reason for the shutdown: maga minions led by tRump-the-Chump, a faux leader…

Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

In an unusual acknowledgement, the Trump administration said that its immigration crackdown is hurting farmers and risking higher food prices for Americans by cutting off agriculture’s labor supply.

This guy is an idiot and a terrible person. Who would vote for such a coward?

Opinion | Why is this Fox News host speculating about AOC’s sex life? — Guardian US Even his colleague has dubbed Jesse Watters’s claim about Ocasio-Cortez and Stephen Miller ‘creepy’

“Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff for policy and US homeland security adviser, is one of the most influential people in the Trump administration. He is also such a hate-filled little man that members of his own family are publicly rebuking him.” #weird apple.news/Ac68296UbTBe...

‘We’re fighting for you!’ Podcaster Ben Meiselas on taking on the Maga media – and winning the ratings battle — Guardian US His channel, MeidasTouch, puts out 15 videos a day exposing Republican failings – and it is getting bigger audiences than Joe Rogan’s. Is this the champion the American left has been waiting for?

In his view, it’s other media outlets that are not meeting the moment. “We’re beyond a constitutional crisis. America’s living in a dictatorship right now. And the question is, how will an opposition respond to a dictatorship?” apple.news/ATyFt4gUgSnS...

“As Trump grows increasingly incoherent and emotionally labile, Miller grows more and more influential. He is the president’s brain, his discipline. Where Trump has no guiding principles, Miller is a resolute ideologue of white, western supremacy….“ apple.news/AmIakJdeYTPy...

Trump FCC Is Making It Easier For Your Broadband ISP To Rip You Off With Bogus Fees

When FCC boss Brendan Carr isn't failing embarrassingly to censor comedians who make the President sad, he's taking a hatchet to corporate oversight and consumer protection. From weakening robocall enforcement to…

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader who has become a symbol of democratic resistance against an increasingly authoritarian regime, even as she has been forced into hiding and barred from holding public office. https://wapo.st/42AcHaX

Which ‘seven wars’ did Trump end? His claims fact-checked Has Trump ended seven wars? Which wars did Donald Trump end?

Which ‘seven wars’ did Trump end? His claims fact-checked.

He may have missed out on the Nobel peace prize, but the US president claims to have solved multiple conflicts ⬇️

Ugly laws: The blueprint for Trump’s anti-homeless crusade DC’s crackdown is just the latest in a long war on being poor and disabled in public.

Ugly laws: The blueprint for Trump’s anti-homeless crusade

How federal workers became a bargaining chip in the government shutdown The government may fire thousands of federal workers during the shutdown, advancing the long-term goals of influential conservatives in Washington.

How federal workers became a bargaining chip in the government shutdown

Capitol agenda: No deal as the shutdown marches toward Week Three Republicans plan to shift their CR vote strategy once the Senate returns next week.

It's Day 10 of the government shutdown, and we still have no deal marching toward Week 3.

Republicans plan to shift their CR vote strategy once the Senate returns next week.

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Trump Got His Fraud Case Against Letitia James. Winning It Is a Different Question. Former prosecutors say the U.S. government doesn’t normally bring mortgage-fraud allegations like those against New York’s attorney general.

Former prosecutors say the U.S. government normally doesn’t bring mortgage-fraud allegations like those against New York Attorney General Letitia James.

White House Accuses Nobel Committee Of ‘Politics Over Peace’ After Trump Campaign For Peace Prize The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.

Machado’s Peace Prize Is Latest Nobel Honor for Female Democracy Campaigners Women in Iran, Liberia, Yemen and Myanmar have been recognized for their activism, occasionally while they were in prison and faced serious personal risk.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee’s decision to award the Peace Prize to María Corina Machado is the latest honor given to a female democracy campaigner in recent years. Here's what to know.

“Now it remains to be seen how this prize plays out in the geopolitics of the region — and what the fallout on Norway will be from Trump’s expected disappointment.” Thank you for not feeding the monster Trump‘s fragile ego. #2025 #Nobel #Peace #Prize

Eric Swalwell Declares ‘Epstein Bomb Is About To Drop’ — HuffPost The House Democrat got specific about the impact of the so-called “Epstein Bomb.”

“It’s coming to an end guys. I’ve spoken to a lot of House Republicans this week and they’ve confided that Trump’s movement/support is fading. As one told me, ‘this Epstein bomb is about to drop and no want wants to defend a #pedo-protector [Trump].’” apple.news/Ab98IC1S7SfK...

Stephen King posts a chilling warning about Trump on X — Mashable

"Troops in major cities," King wrote on X. "Next may come Trump explaining the national climate is 'just too dangerous' to vote in 2026. That's how the authoritarian takeover works. Step by step." Get ready to fight for our freedom, America 🇺🇸 apple.news/ATTNtfM7WSN2...

Seth Meyers Answers Trump's New NBC Threat With A Savage Reminder — HuffPost The

According to The Washington Post, at least two of Trump’s (SIX) bankruptcies happened while he hosted the Apprentice, which began in 2004. Trump’s final year with the reality franchise was 2015. apple.news/Ae70g4lqLT9m...

🔊 Listen Now: Remembering Ashleigh Brilliant, a man of 10,000 witticisms All Things Considered on NPR One | 3:40

“My life is a performance for which I was given no chance to rehearse.

#AshleighBrilliant: seventeen words or less #witticisms

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What I Learned By Watching Every Pam Bondi Speech — POLITICO The Trump loyalist is a new kind of attorney general.

Another loser: “The up-is-down logic was notable but not surprising coming from Bondi — an attorney general who, over the course of eight long months, has made very clear that her loyalties lie first and foremost with Trump and his Republican supporters.” apple.news/ATI8ytov4T1W...

“It’s not my signature (Trump’s birthday card to Epstein) and it’s not the way I speak,” Trump said last month. “And anybody that’s covered me for a long time know that’s not my language. It’s nonsense.” Watch Trump reveal himself to be a LYING PIG: 🐽🐷🐖 apple.news/AQBThtNj1QuS...

Jimmy Kimmel Torches Trump's Jeffrey Epstein Denial With Damning Supercut Video — HuffPost The late night host said it's clear that Trump doesn't want Americans to see what's in the Epstein files.

…a very unusual non-denial from “AG” Pam Bondi on Tuesday when she was asked about photos of Trump with Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted sex offender who was Trump’s close friend.  apple.news/AQBThtNj1QuS...