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(Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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(Bill Day, caglecartoons.com)
(Jeff Koterba, caglecartoons.com)
(Chris Britt, Creators.com)
(Rick McKee, caglecartoons.com)
(Pat Bagley, The Salt Lake Tribune; context here)
(David Rowe, Financial Review, Australia)
(John Cole, The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA)
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(Paul Noth, The New Yorker)
Former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance, is sounding the alarm over evidence that the corrupt felonious Malignant Fascist is plotting with his election denier cultists to disrupt the mid-term elections. Read the entire article in her Substack column:
"Trump is calling in the election-denier faithful to meet with him in advance of the midterm elections. We know this in part because people like Ed Martin have said so. He announced that Tina Peters, the Colorado elections clerk who went to prison for election crimes and was recently pardoned, met with Trump in the Oval Office to discuss election integrity and 'the plans' for the upcoming midterm elections.
According to a local Colorado reporter, Peters’ attorney said the plan involved 'seizing ballots nationwide' and a 'strategy for a potential civil war,' although there’s no word on whether those topics were actually discussed and what the President’s views on them are.
That meeting isn’t an isolated occurrence. Trump seems to be preparing to try and salvage a potential electoral loss in ways that are all too familiar for those of us who lived through January 6. We understand the concept. And like always, Trump says the quiet part out loud.
Trump: 'We have some big surprises coming up in a few weeks, right Russ? He's gonna be one of the important people in the history of our country.' [OMB Director Russ] Vought is, of course, the architect of Project 2025. The idea that Trump is touting 'big surprises' in the next 'few weeks'—the period of time up to and including the election—and that as a result, Vought will be one of the important people in the history of our country,” should be a wake-up call for anyone who is still asleep." (our emphasis)
The MF is delusional and arrogant enough to publicly announce his plans to tilt the elections in his favor by employing tactics of the likes of Ed Martin and Tina Peters, the latter of whom was granted clemency by a spineless Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado, nominally a Dem. As we keep saying, forewarned is forearmed.
Operation Epic Quagmire / attack or no attack / winning! --
Hours later, Trump posts that the US has just had “productive talks” with Iran and announced the US will not attack Iran before the midterms.
— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) October 8, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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The United States and Israel are planning to resume the war against Iran before Israel’s election scheduled for 27th October, Israel’s Channel 12 reported on Thursday, contradicting statements by US President Donald Trump. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261009-isr...
— Middle East Monitor (@middleeastmonitor.bsky.social) October 9, 2026 at 6:51 AM
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So much winning 🙄 #Trump #Iran #Hegseth
— Gary Robertson (@robertson1970.bsky.social) October 9, 2026 at 8:37 AM
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Trump's election playbook -- forewarned is forearmed --
Trump is desperately trying to incite a riot before the election so he can declare an emergency
— Laura Bassett (@lebassett.bsky.social) October 8, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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Another day, another Trump scam --
Of course the Trump Savings Accounts for kids turns out to be scam. In effect, "our president is helping rich donors offload overvalued stocks onto children, who are forced to hold the stocks for five years whether they want to or not." www.rawstory.com/trump-accoun...
— Khashoggi's Ghost (@urocklive1.bsky.social) October 8, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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Whiskey Pete Hegseth's firing squad livestream: brutality is the point --
UN says Pentagon plan to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter would amount to torture – US politics live
— The Guardian (@theguardian.com) October 9, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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Now THIS is how you write a story. Devastating.
— Eric Levai (@ericlevai.bsky.social) October 9, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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Is there anything that says 'the country is in the hands of fascists' quite so much as a public execution?
— Kathy O'Donnell (@kathyodonnell.bsky.social) October 9, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Morning America. We'd just like to let you know that if (as is by no means certain) you get rid of your current leader and his cronies in 2028, your application for readmission to civilization will probably be given sympathetic consideration. Yours, the human race. ❤️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
— Adrian Littlejohn (@yorksfella59.bsky.social) October 9, 2026 at 5:57 AM
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Incitement / abolish ICE, then start the prosecutions --
“His words are dangerous and incite hostility” seems like it’d more applicable to Trump calling on Minnesotans to “fight back” against their Somali-American neighbors.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) October 9, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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“They’re kids! They’re kids!” Monstrous. Abolish ICE.
— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) October 8, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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A member of Congress at the scene confirmed to The Intercept that there was a child in victim's car when ICE agents shot at it.
— The Intercept (@theintercept.com) October 8, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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And the Nobel Peace Prize goes to... not Trump, who retaliates --
Not happening, Donald! Just days after claiming it would be a “great discredit” if he didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize, the prize went to South African anti-apartheid lawyer and human rights judge Navi Pillay.
— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) October 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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EXCLUSIVE: US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize reut.rs/4zoCXDd
— Reuters (@reuters.com) October 9, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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Today would have been John Lennon's 86th birthday. Assassinated on December 8, 1980, Lennon's impact on music beyond that awful day will forever remain unknown. Rather than rehash his many musical contributions with The Beatles, as a solo artist, and with The Plastic Ono Band, let's just remember him today with a small selection of his music.
Lennon cited "Strawberry Fields Forever" as his finest work with the Beatles, so we'll start with that.
"I Should Have Known Better," from The Beatles early days (1964), was featured in their film, "A Hard Day's Night."
Finally, what else but his signature 1971 anthem, "Imagine."
(Happy Birthday to Silver Spring Bureau Chief Brian, too!)
The right-wing Make America Healthy Again movement, known for opposition to vaccines and for boosting pseudoscience quackery, is reportedly up in arms against what they see as a betrayal of their movement. Many are threatening to sit the mid-terms out or to vote for either the independent or Dem alternative. From The Hill:
"Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) activists are growing frustrated with Republican leaders following a series of what many see are serious betrayals of the movement.
The growing divide between the two comes just ahead of the midterm elections, where the GOP is already facing headwinds.
The latest setback is the farm bill, supported by Republicans purporting to be MAHA sympathizers. Activists are pushing back on the inclusion of a provision to delay a deadline for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pesticide safety reviews. They’re also raising concerns about cuts to certain conservation programs.
Meanwhile, Trump administration officials hobnobbing with key industries and little activist presence at a recent MAHA summit is also exacerbating tensions.
Voters in this bloc are characterized by their support for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as well as distrust of vaccine mandates and chemical and agriculture corporations. Activist Zen Honeycutt, founder of Moms Across America, warned that MAHA-aligned voters could sit out the midterms — meaning the potential loss of a key pocket of support for Republicans." (our emphasis)
Read the rest of the linked article to get a sense of the complaints from MAHA proponents about the lying Malignant Fascist's regime's broken promises. We hope their frustration and anger at them plays out at the ballot box on November 3.
(photo: HHS Secretary "Bobby Brainworm" having a problem with MAHAts)
As of today, it looks like Sen. Jon Ossoff will win his race in Georgia and former Gov. Roy Cooper will win his race in North Carolina (you need to show up to make that happen!). Other races are essentially no contests in either blue or red states. These are the most contested Senate races that would be worthy of a donation:
Mary Peltola (Alaska)
Josh Turek (Iowa)
Adam Hamilton (Kansas)
Troy Jackson (Maine)
Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan)
Peggy Flanagan (Minnesota)
Sherrod Brown (Ohio)
James Talarico (Texas)
A few stretches we need to add:
Jamie Davis (Louisiana)
Scott Colom (Mississippi)
If you should decide to make a donation, this is the map at Electoral-vote.com, with the polling key, that may help you decide (as much as polls can tell us) where it might be the most strategically helpful (the "barely Dem" and "tied" being the most obvious). Click to enlarge.
Time, as they say, is of the essence, as the MAGAt party/ cult's Epstein class oligarch donors are kicking in megabucks to try to turn the Democratic tide in the last few weeks of campaigning. We're next to certain that won't happen, particularly if we make an effort to get the financial playing field a little more level. Please help if you can.
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(Rick McKee, caglecartoons.com)
(Gary Markstein, Creators.com)
(Robert Ariail, Spartanburg Herald-Journal, SC)
(David Horsey, The Seattle Times)
(Nick Anderson, Raw Story)
(Michael de Adder, caglecartoons.com, Canada)
(Jeff Koterba, caglecartoons.com)
(Drew Sheneman, Tribune Content Agency)
(Joe Heller, hellertoon.com)
(Bill Bramhall, New York Daily News)
(Jack Ohman, Tribune Content Agency)
(Peter Steiner, @plsteiner)
Attention! The Stable Genius Cadet Bone Spurs has locked on to a new ENEMY in his focus on things that matter to the American people:
Artificial Intelligence! Artificial Intelligence! Artificial Intelligence! Artificial Intelligence!
Pass it on!
We seriously wonder if he's secretly taken out a copyright or trademark on "Super Intelligence," or is it just because he thinks he invented the term? He's a giant among morons and a laughingstock of the world.
Meanwhile, let's keep track of who bends the knee to this twaddle.
Trump - Epstein files coverup: deaths of Epstein class whistleblowers --
NEW: Maybe it's time to take a good look at all these deaths in the Epstein-Trump orbit. jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/dead-men-t...
— Julie K. Brown (@jkbjournalist.bsky.social) October 7, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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Operation Epic Quagmire: crude oil up, Saudis down, Trump saber rattling --
“.. Preliminary data showed just 4mn barrels transiting the strait on Tuesday.” @financialtimes.com ⛽️ www.ft.com/content/ec86...
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) October 8, 2026 at 7:14 AM
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BLASTS RATTLE RIYADH, SAUDIS HIT BY DEADLIEST HOUTHI ATTACKS SO FAR - NYT
— FinTwitter (@fintwitter.bsky.social) October 8, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Old: Iran pulls an October Surprise on Trump by attacking before the midterms New: Trump pulls an October Surprise on himself by attacking before the midterms www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
— Brian Finucane (@bcfinucane.bsky.social) October 7, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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The corruption of the Malignant Fascist's regime continues on and on --
Despicable!! www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
— Susan McPherson (@susanmcp.bsky.social) October 7, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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Who could’ve have foreseen Kim Guilfoyle would go on a grifting and crime spree after Trump named her as Ambassador to Greece to get her out of the country after Junior hooked up with a younger woman?
— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) October 7, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Update on early voting trends --
#earlyvote evening update 10/7: at least 2,072,005 people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳 election.lab.ufl.edu/early-vote/2...
— Michael McDonald (@electproject.bsky.social) October 7, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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Most significant early vote trend we are seeing so far (yes it is early) is heightened performance among people of color. Here's this morning's national early vote tally from #TargetEarly broken out demographically:
— Simon Rosenberg (@simonwdc.bsky.social) October 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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Iowa and Ohio polls --
New CNN/SSRS polls of Ohio and Iowa (9/29-10/5, online and phone) Iowa (MoE ±4.2%) Senate: Hinson 45% - Turek 43% Governor: Sand 51% - Lahn 42% Ohio (MoE ±4.5%) Senate: Brown 49% - Husted 43% Governor: Acton 50% - Ramaswamy 42% Jon Husted hasn't led in any poll since June.
— James Downie (@jamescdownie.bsky.social) October 8, 2026 at 6:51 AM
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The MF's health care plan coming right up, suckers! --
This promise has been two weeks away for the past 10 years. Maybe his massive health care plan is what Natalie has been hauling around in her giant diaper bag.
— Sanho Tree (@sanho.bsky.social) October 8, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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Bezos delivers subtle message to spouse --
somewhere his wife is like “wait what”
— shauna (@goldengateblond.bsky.social) October 7, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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Realism in art --
If you've seen the giant golden naked Trump statue that was just unveiled this morning inside the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France - well, I fixed it, by by making it just a tad more realistic. #DonaldTrump
— Paulley Ticks (@tomadelsbach.bsky.social) October 7, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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"Donald Trump narrowly winning two presidential elections in conditions highly favorable to the out party may suggest the conclusion that playing dirty is always good politics, but I don’t think that this is true. Trump’s illegal taxpayer-funded campaign ads are very bad, but I continue to think that to the extent that they matter they will be a net negative for Republicans [snip]
"The thing about this is that Trump has dark money coming out of his ass — there’s absolutely no reason his Riefenstahl-for-even-bigger-morons ads couldn’t have been self-funded. The looting of the public fisc was an end in itself. But it’s not a great idea to remind people of your endless corrupt self-dealing during the football game while it costs $110 to fill up their truck." -- Scott Lemieux, LGM, on "Counterproductive Authoritarianism." The American public sees what's going on and is overwhelmingly against the Malignant Fascist's taxpayer-funded political ads. After near universal condemnation, it caused an extremely rare walk-back from the MF, who claims those ads will be funded by one of his PACs going forward. (The Democratic Party is suing him to have the government reimbursed for the ads already run that the MF still wants taxpayers to pay for.) In the meantime, the ads have served the purpose of reminding voters of the MF's heavy-handed authoritarianism (ad content and style) and his corruption (ads method of funding), it sends a strong (though unintended) message of a crooked, out-of-touch politician willing to spend millions of tax dollars on self-promoting projects (see also, the Golden Ballroom/bunker, the Triumphal Arch/sniper tower, and various building re-namings).
When you watch Dem candidate for Senate in Michigan Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, you're blown away by his calm, articulate command of issues, and his zest in undercutting MAGAt talking points. He's more than willing to engage the biased and hypocritical hosts of Rupert Murdoch's propaganda network, and as Sophia Tesfaye notes in Salon.com, he manages to dominate them:
"For years, I believed there was no particularly good reason for a serious progressive to go on Fox News. The network touts its 'fair and balanced' tagline, but it is not a neutral venue and it does not deserve to be treated like one. Its business model is grievance. A Democrat on Fox is a prop. The network invites them into the studio so its audience can watch them lose. Why submit to the bad faith interruptions and the inevitable social media clip engineered to make the left look elitist or insane?
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed has made me reconsider that.
The Michigan Democratic Senate candidate has emerged as an anomalous fixture on the conservative network, dominating segments with a cool composure that leaves hosts alternating between hostility and reluctant infatuation. El-Sayed is not merely surviving Fox News hits. He is dominating them, and the hosts know it — and Donald Trump definitely knows it." (our emphasis)
Tesfaye's article notes that engaging directly in an informed and confident manner with the Fuxers also worked with Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who didn't back down when confronted by lies and misrepresentations by the hosts. She concludes by saying:
"When a candidate like El-Sayed — just like Sanders and Buttigieg before him — speaks directly to economic class struggles without patronizing rhetoric, a significant percentage of non-ideological working-class viewers listen. And they recognize the fundamental truth in the critique."
Penetrating the right-wing MAGA disinformation bubble with doses of reality needs to be done, and El-Sayed is a master at doing it. Please consider supporting his campaign by going here.
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It might be coming down to a written "pledge" like this to assure that there will be a transition of power when the Democrats take over at least one house of Congress in January:
A handful of House Republicans are teaming with Democrats to get their colleagues to vow they won't block midterm winners from taking their seats.
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) and Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) are seeking signatures on a public letter committing House members to honor the results of the November 3 election, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The push comes as Democrats and Republicans critical of President Donald Trump grow uneasy that the outgoing GOP-led Congress might try to keep Democrats from taking power in January, following months of Trump casting doubt on how some states run their elections.
Signers pledge to oppose "any attempt to refuse or delay the seating of any Member-elect" who arrives with a valid certificate from their state. The pair hope to collect enough names to make the very idea of procedural games by the current House a nonstarter.
Gottheimer pointed to his own experience during the Capitol riot. "I was in the House chamber on January 6, when the doors were barricaded," he told The Journal, adding that recent events made the extra step worthwhile.
Bacon, who is retiring at the end of his term, recalled a near-fight several years ago when some Democrats weighed challenging an Iowa Republican whose race was decided by six votes. "We've seen before how this norm can come under strain," he said.
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) have also signed on, their offices told The Journal. Both are fighting tight reelection races, and their support would likely give the effort a majority if every House Democrat joins.
The worry isn't coming out of nowhere. Earlier this year, a Heritage Foundation fellow, Scott Yenor, argued in a commentary that GOP leaders don't have to accept state results right away if they doubt them, leaning on the constitutional clause that lets each chamber judge its own members' elections.
"Congress could deny representation to states without voter identification laws," Yenor wrote. Heritage did not comment to The Journal.
The letter is addressed to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)...
Whether a letter will preempt the Malignant Fascist and his fascist lickspittles from another coup attempt is open to question. But an overwhelming, undeniable Democratic wave will go even further in making these fascist plotters think twice about going up against the will of tens of millions of Americans, in red states and blue states alike.
"President Trump had trouble fighting to stay awake Wednesday while surrounded by members of his administration and the press in the Oval Office.
"While his 'Trump Accounts' for American children were receiving praise from venture capitalist Brad Gerstner, the president struggled to keep his head from drooping, waking up when he was told “thank you.”
"Trump later perked up when a reporter asked him if had spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding a plague outbreak in Siberia, and the president happily pointed out that Wednesday is Putin’s birthday.
“'I have a call set up. Today is his
birthday. Today is Vladimir Putin’s birthday, I’m sure you’re gonna
celebrate it. Are you gonna celebrate his birthday? No, I have a call
set up,' Trump smirked, his voice sounding hoarse..." -- Hafiz Rashid, The New Republic, in a news article, "Trump Wakes Up From Oval Office Nap to Discuss Putin’s Birthday." It's like a Saturday Night Live skit, only the senile sociopath in this vignette has the nuclear codes at his finger tips.
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(Nick Anderson, The Contrarian)
(Joe Heller, helltertoon.com)
(Michael de Adder, caglecartoons.com, Canada)
(Bill Day, caglecartoons.com)
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Vote early! --
PS -IF YOU CAN, VOTE EARLY There *will* be post-election madness; the more votes banked early, the harder it will be to mess with the results. -IF IT'S AT ALL POSSIBLE, *PLEASE* VOTE/DROP OFF YOUR BALLOT IN PERSON It'll be harder to mess with in-person results. chart via @bittersouth.bsky.social
— Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 (@emilylhauser.bsky.social) October 6, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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Susan Collins's scam exposed --
who knows if jackson can win this thing but i am glad that he is making clear that susan collins's whole scam is to do everything she can to make life worse for mainers and then take credit for mitigating it in the slightest way possible
— jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) October 6, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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Eight years ago today, Susan Collins voted to put Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court. Maine women begged her not to. She did it anyway. He helped overturn Roe, and she says she has no regrets.
— Troy Jackson (@troyjackson207.bsky.social) October 6, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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SUSAN COLLINS: I was successful in getting road salt removed from the Canada tariff list TROY JACKSON: What about everything else? We can't eat road salt
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) October 6, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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Abolish ICE (then prosecute), part infinity --
🚨BREAKING: ICE collected tens of millions of voter records, explored undercover investigations against voter registration groups and considered feeding election data into a system used to locate people for deportation as part of an effort to find voter fraud. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
— Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) October 7, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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Squeaker "Moses Mike" Johnson finds a home --
It looks like Mike Johnson finally just crawled up in there and nested.
— John Fugelsang (@johnfugelsang.bsky.social) October 6, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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"They don't laugh at us anymore!" --
Danish artist Jens Galschiøt unveiled a sculpture depicting a naked US President Donald Trump surrounded by golf equipment. It was unveiled on the grounds of the European Parliament building in Strasbourg.
— CNN (@cnn.com) October 7, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Spelling error --
Trump fundraising email: “Hi, I'm about to pray!”
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes.bsky.social) October 6, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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Misspelled "prey"
— Ross (@rossengineer.bsky.social) October 6, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Trump Crime Family's corruption, cont. --
“.. defense companies backed by the president's sons, including Anduril, have now raked in more than $6 billion dollars in active or promised government contracts since those investments were made, according to the government's official contract reporting. abcnews.com/Politics/tru...
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) October 7, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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WAPO: “.. The plan calls for a parcel of the private club to be designated a permanent, official sanctuary for foreign leaders and future U.S. presidents, designed to host international summits and house presidents when they take vacations in Florida ..” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) October 7, 2026 at 7:11 AM
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R.I.P. Eva Marie Saint --
Eva Marie Saint, the Oscar- and Emmy-winning star best known for “On the Waterfront” and “North by Northwest,” has died. She was 102.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) October 7, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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90 years ago, a real American President --
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” ~President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936. Image: Universal History Archive/Getty Images.
— Dr. Todd Arrington (@btarrington.bsky.social) October 6, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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