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As in every election cycle, the corrupt and mentally unstable Malignant Fascist claims when Dems win elections, those elections are "rigged" or "stolen." He's the one doing the rigging, of course, with his gerrymandered districts, suits against state governments for their voter rolls, offering bribes to voters to vote Republican, and so forth. From Alan J. Lichtman, distinguished professor of history at American University, writing in today's Salon.com about the MF's "legacy" of damage to our democracy:
"Every president leaves a signature accomplishment. Abraham Lincoln preserved the Union. Franklin Roosevelt rescued capitalism from itself. Donald Trump’s will be something no predecessor ever attempted: He has done more than any American in history to convince his fellow citizens that their votes are not counted honestly. That dubious achievement belongs in the first line of his obituary. [snip]
Richard Nixon, a Republican, and Al Gore, a Democrat, swallowed razor-thin defeats in 1960 and 2000 rather than tear at the nation’s faith in its elections. Both graciously conceded despite having some basis for challenging results. Presidents have complained about the press, the courts and Congress. None of them made the American voter’s ballot the enemy — until Trump.
That is the damage he has caused. Democracy rests on a simple bargain: The loser accepts the result because both sides trust the count. Each time a president claims, contrary to the evidence, that the count cannot be trusted, he weakens that bargain. He also hands his supporters a ready excuse to reject any outcome they dislike, including the coming midterms. Americans should hold elections to the highest standard and fix what is genuinely broken, starting with how congressional districts are drawn. But they should not mistake a president’s endless repetition of baseless claims for proof of fraud. The evidence shows that America’s votes are counted honestly. The untrustworthy voice comes from the one who keeps telling them otherwise." (our emphasis)
We'd suggest some other first lines that would include his felony convictions, sexual abuse / rape of women, staggering corruption in grifting billions as President, two impeachments (and perhaps more) and so on. But for now, Professor Lichman's opening line will do.
The Epstein-Trump files coverup / House Democrats' report ICYMI --
This is Raskins report on the evidence of Trump raping children. The news media is burying this. Post it EVERYWHERE…. It’s up to US. democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center...
— Grace Tinsen (@rdpanda.bsky.social) October 28, 2026 at 6:50 AM
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Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein 'Argued Over Who Would Take 13-Year-Old Girl's Virginity,' Per Explosive House Report. radaronline.com/p/donald-tru... -
— Jeff Rudd 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 (@jeffrudd.bsky.social) October 27, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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Operation Epic Quagmire /stay away! / ballooning cost --
The US military said vessels that have no need to move between ports in the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz should stay away, as tensions ratchet up in the region.
— Shipwreck (@shipwreck75.bsky.social) October 28, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Trump says Iran war will end 'when I want it to' as costs reportedly balloon to $47 billion
— CNBC (@cnbc.com) October 27, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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Trump's affordability closing message: "You clowns couldn't afford Mar-a-Lardo" --
Trump's affordability message: "You could even come to Mar-a-Lago. You'll be my guest. The problem is that for $5,000 the most you'll be able to buy is a hamburger and maybe a small dessert. I'm not even sure you could buy that! No, don't go there. It's not a good place if you're price conscious."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) October 27, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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But 24/7 for the last 3 days straight Fox has been saying Obama’s Cheesecake Factory joke was “elitist.”
— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) October 27, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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Trump has met the enemy, and it is him --
Trump: We will win the war on corruption and fraud. The corruption is so pervasive, who would've thought?
— Headquarters (@headquartersnews.bsky.social) October 27, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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The Trump regime and the global fascist movement --
🚨 A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ordered an investigation into JD Vance’s billionaire donor network over alleged efforts to assist Flávio Bolsonaro’s failed presidential campaign. The Rockbridge Network has ties to Peter Thiel, Rebekah Mercer, and other powerful MAGA donors.
— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) October 28, 2026 at 9:03 AM
BREAKING: The U.S. government is granting visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and his family following his defeat in Brazil's presidential election.
— Axios (@axios.com) October 27, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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Brazil rejects fascism, so their fascists come running to the USA for refuge.
— God (@thegodshow.com) October 27, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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"How do you do, fellow kids; hey, check out my unsolicited dick pic!" --
58 year old Tennessee GOP House candidate dismisses unsolicited dick pic he sent as a 53 year old as "youthful indiscretion" www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) October 27, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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The United Farm Workers union mourns the passing and celebrates the life of UFW cofounder Dolores Huerta. The greatest possible tribute to her life is for her work of organizing to continue. 1/
— United Farm Workers (@ufw.bsky.social) October 28, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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“Shove that ballroom up your fat ass” 😂🤣☠️
— Valerie Bertinelli (@wolfiesmom.bsky.social) October 28, 2026 at 12:00 AM
The great Canadian singer/songwriter and record producer Bryan Adams released a new song this morning, "Lake Ontario," which provides a strong middle finger to the delusions of the criminal megalomaniac Malignant Fascist. If you think Bryan will pull his punches, think again: he sings that this "renaming" is a distraction from the MF's disastrous war on Iran and his panic to cover up the Trump-Epstein files. All done with great, melodic force. Enjoy. share widely (and thank you Canada).
ICYMI, Jimmy Kimmel had a great take on the "shove it" heckler at one of the Malignant Fascist's rallies (at about the 8 minute point), the MF's glitching and weird sounds, as well as commentary on Don Jr.'s continued bromance with a Russian oligarch in Putin's inner circle, and more humorous observations on events of the day. Watch.
The Malignant Fascist's weaponized "Justice" Department had another of its sham vindictive prosecutions nipped in the bud, at least for now:
Justice Department prosecutors on Tuesday tried and failed to secure a grand jury indictment of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson over her testimony about President Donald Trump’s role in the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Hutchison was a key witness for the special House committee that investigated the events of January 6, 2021. Her explosive 2022 testimony implicated the president in the violence of the day, saying that Trump was aware of the potential for violence on January 6, but still chose to move ahead with his speech directing them to the Capitol building.
Attorneys for Hutchinson didn’t respond to requests for comment.
The long-running case has become a point of controversy between lawmakers and employees of the Justice Department, sources familiar with the matter have told CNN. Some inside the department believed that there was not enough evidence to bring a viable criminal case against her, and worried that it would be seen as a problematic way to target another of Trump’s perceived enemies.
Lawmakers across the aisle have also called on the department to abandon their investigation, including Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, who called the matter an act of “lawfare” directed by the president.
Hutchinson, a former aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, told the committee that Trump grew angry upon hearing supporters that day were seen with weapons including guns and knives and had been stopped at security check points. Hutchinson said she heard Trump say something similar to, “I don’t effing care that they have weapons. They’re not here to hurt me. Take the effing mags away. Let my people in.”
She also detailed what she heard were Trump’s efforts to force his motorcade toward the Capitol — an account that has been disputed by others who were with the president that day.
Former special counsel Jack Smith, who investigated the January 6 attack, told members of Congress in a closed-door interview earlier this year that Hutchinson wasn’t a powerful witness in the investigation, in part because many of her stories were secondhand.
Hutchinson also claimed then-White House deputy chief of staff Tony Ornato told her Trump lunged at a Secret Service member when he was told he couldn’t go to the Capitol following his speech that day.
Ornato and others have denied this account. [Ed.: lickspittles stick together!]
Always good for the public to be reminded of the events of January 6 a week before the mid-term elections! As with the investigations and attempted prosecutions of David Hearn, the Olympian falsely accused of Reflecting Pool vandalism, former FBI Director James Comey, and others, of course the point is not necessarily to get a conviction (difficult without evidence of wrongdoing!); it's to make the targets spend time and money defending themselves, while sullying their reputation as much as possible.
In the meantime, the utterly corrupt / convicted felon / rapist / Russian stooge / insurrection leader sits in the Oval Office directing his corrupt minions to go after anyone who tried to bring him to justice while he gets richer off the presidency. Sic transit gloria America.
BONUS:
Fear is contagious, but so is courage. Cassidy Hutchinson bravely testified under oath about the January 6th insurrection. And today’s grand jury showed true courage in rejecting Trump’s abuses of power. Everyday citizens are standing up and holding this reckless President accountable.
— Rep. Jason Crow (@crow.house.gov) October 27, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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The HuffPost has a story about an Hispanic restaurant owner in Las Vegas who supported the corrupt and racist Hispanic-demeaning Malignant Fascist in 2024, and has since experienced a decline in his business:
"A Las Vegas restaurant owner who proudly welcomed Donald Trump to his eatery during the 2024 campaign has admitted, just days before the 2026 midterm elections, that he may now have to shut down amid the affordability crisis.
'We go backwards, everything is worse,' Javier Barajas, owner of Il Toro E La Capra, said in a segment that aired Monday on CNN’s 'OutFront.'
Barajas said rising costs and gas prices, driven in part by Trump’s war on Iran, could force him to sell his Mexican-Italian fusion restaurant or close it entirely.
'We hoping every day that the war ends,' he said."
As if ending the war the MF started will be the end of your problems. If only it were the dope Barajas that was the victim of his own stupidity for buying the MF's lies. His staff had to suffer, too:
"The segment also highlighted the financial strain facing staff at Barajas’ venue, which is one of several he owns in the city.
One worker said he had been forced to sell his car and now commutes 40 minutes to work on an electric scooter, while another said he had taken a second job and was working 100 hours a week.
'Every single one of us, we feel like, one way or another, we feel the pain,' said chef Fernando Perez."
Well, F...k Around and Find Out has consequences. Supporting a delusional white nationalist / racist candidate in the MF, who thinks the affordability crisis is a hoax, was a bad choice for you, amigo.
(photo: a little bitter, correcta? / Jeff Scheid, The Nevada Independent)
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Trump - Epstein files coverup: reactions to House report, legacy media yawns --
This report is genuinely overwhelming, in terms of the evidence both against Trump and of a ham-fisted cover-up. Including one instance in which Ghislaine Maxwell was actually about to mention one of Trump's young accusers and Todd Blanche told her to stop talking. The media response is "yawn."
— Amanda Marcotte (@amandamarcotte.bsky.social) October 26, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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This report has a lot more information than that one less-than-credible accusations against Trump. If people read (I know, it's an impossible ask), you'll see there are three more I would deem extremely well-evidenced and credible.
— Amanda Marcotte (@amandamarcotte.bsky.social) October 26, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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Beyond disgusted by even more rape allegations against the President of the United States. "In total, more than 25 different women...have independently accused Donald Trump of rape, sexual assault, or other sexual misconduct." Report w/ new details: democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
— Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) October 26, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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A serial rapist was elected twice as President, a fact we don't reckon with nearly enough. Now one of two major political parties has been molded in his image, run for and by violent sexual abusers who hate women.
— Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) October 26, 2026 at 4:32 PM
The start of the Executive Summary of the House Democrats Trump-Epstein Report: And... "The actual evidence we have seen indicates that Trump abused, assaulted, and even raped numerous women alongside... the most infamous sex trafficker in history." democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
— Bob Geiger (@bobgeiger.bsky.social) October 26, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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The Malignant Fascist's growing corruption problem --
Any way you slice or dice the productive output of the Trump White House and its Republican Party enablers, what you find is a heaving portion of deceit, double-dealing, and self-enrichment. trib.al/yLXNZkC
— The New Republic (@newrepublic.com) October 27, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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Kushner took a $50 mn bribe from the Emiratis to orchestrate the firing of Rex Tillerson as secretary of state, according to Matt Cole's new book, Princes and Thieves, out today. To be clear, this is a serious felony, if true.
— Scott Horton (@robertscotthorton.bsky.social) October 27, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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Israel goes to the polls --
God willing, today is the day enough Israeli voters send Benjamin Netanyahu packing. More than 100,000 Israelis living overseas have traveled back, the vast majority of them specifically to vote against Netanyahu. Let's all hope for the best.
— Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer.bsky.social) October 27, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Amy Acton's pedophile rapist step father had a history of sexual predation --
NEW: I obtained the full Trumbull County file for Amy Acton's stepfather's 1974 charge which shows that he was indicted for incest involving his 16-year-old biological daughter in 1973./
— Jacqueline Sweet (@jsweetli.bsky.social) October 27, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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Mike Rogers will shield South Afrikaner fascist Elon Musk in the Senate. Desperate. --
Interesting approach by Mike Rogers to make his loyalty to Elon Musk & the oligarchy an explicit part of his campaign earlier this year. “When you stand with my Senate campaign today, you are directly shielding Elon Musk,” Rogers wrote. www.metrotimes.com/news/mike-ro...
— Tom Joscelyn (@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social) October 26, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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This is one of the two signature in-state polls. 51-45 for El-Sayed. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) October 27, 2026 at 8:42 AM
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Corrupt Don Jr. and his Russian oligarch pal go hunting --
Another story impossible to imagine in any other administration: the president's son goes hunting with a Russian criminal who is part of Putin's security entourage
— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu) October 27, 2026 at 5:12 AM
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Even though she's not the MF's type --
Every rally he goes to he talks about the candidate’s ass, so she probably wanted to get out of there quick before he began his evaluation.
— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) October 27, 2026 at 6:27 AM
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Too bad more humans aren't like this --
Dog tells his owner his blind friend deserves a treat first.. 🥺 Dogs are the best.. 😊
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden.bsky.social) October 23, 2026 at 5:20 AM
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"Shove that ballroom up your fat ass!" -- unidentified (bald, white, patriotic) heckler in Mississippi (!!) last night at a Malignant Fascist clan gathering. This may be the shortest Quote of the Day yet, but it's prime, and succinctly expresses the feelings of your editors here and of most Americans. The fact that the MF has to campaign in deep red Mississippi to save a Senate seat (support Democrat Scott Colom!) is something in itself, and demonstrates the broad opposition to the MF and his rotted-out party/ cult in every corner of America.
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Elections are underway today in Israel to determine whether the far-right government of corrupt Likudnik and accused war criminal Bibi "Bomb Bomb" Netanyahu will be replaced. Polls suggest that the race between Netanyahu and his challenger, former military chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot, is tight. Turnout thus far has been heavy, with the issues of national security, West Bank settlements and accountability for the attack on October 7, 2023, which reports indicate that Netanyahu was forewarned about by officials in Egypt and the UAE.
Neither Netanyahu nor Eisenkot are expected to win an outright majority, which will require forming a coalition government, a situation that could take weeks of negotiations and bargaining. Nevertheless, the defeat of Netanyahu would be the third defeat of a far-right leader in the past few days, after Serbia's Vucic and Brazil's Bolsonaro. Fingers crossed. Stay tuned.
UPDATE: The Israeli far-right is worried about Israeli Arab votes, naturally.
(photo: Eisenkot and Netanyahu. Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart covered the Malignant Fascist's ass obsession, his focused closing argument, his Islamophobic slurs, his extortionist voting demands, the smarmy Ramaswamy pedo-enabling ad, President Obama's jibes that got under the MF's skin, and more. Another great 20 minutes.
"...The Trump administration is a laboratory for a 21st century authoritarian politics of plunder: extreme environmental destruction, protection of sex traffickers who use and discard women, the privatization of foreign and other state policy, integrating oligarchs into governance, massive corruption, and the ruination of public health, accurate information, and other areas vital to human thriving.
"This is why Trump and MAGA will be defeated. Dictatorships are not built to navigate a future in which survival of climate-change, disasters, resource scarcity, a shrinking labor force, and armed conflict will require fact-based communications, community, care, altruism, and other things such states work hard to suppress. We who resist dictatorship, wherever we are located in the world, are the wave of the future." -- Ruth Ben-Ghiat, in her "Lucid" Substack on how "Strongmen Fall When Corruption Is On The Ballot." Following the defeat of right-wing autocrats Aleksandar Vučić in Serbia and Flavio Bolonsaro in Brazil, Ben-Ghiat makes the case that the Malignant Fascist's fellow autocrats' corruption was a key to bringing them down, and Democrats are wisely tying the MF's unprecedented corruption ("plunder") to the struggles of everyday Americans. Fortunately for Democrats, they're not alone in making the case: the moron MF is helping make the case for them with his billion-dollar-plus, over-the-top vanity projects and bragging about how Epstein class oligarchs are getting rich off of high oil prices. And, yes, the corruption of concealing the MF and his cronies' coverup of the Epstein sex trafficking files. So, please proceed!
Former South Carolina governors David Beasley (R) and Jim Hodges (D) joined in endorsing Democratic Senate candidate Dr. Annie Andrews over cluelesss and incompetent nepo MAGAt Darline Graham for SC Senate position. It's a close race with Andrews having the slightest lead within the margin of error, but Graham is still the favorite.
South Carolina voters you have 8 days to do the right thing and contribute to Dr. Andrews's campaign. Vote and reject the rubber stamp Graham.
Operation Epic Quagmire / no relief, more war --
the relief isn’t coming before election day. gas holding at $4.24/gal, diesel at $6.34/gal — Great Lakes spiking on a refinery issue, Hormuz at a fraction of normal traffic, and every policy lever has been pulled. weekly update is live!
— Patrick De Haan (@gasbuddyguy.bsky.social) October 26, 2026 at 9:48 AM
US forces in the Middle East are prepared to launch new, potentially major, military operations against Iran "within 96 hours of receiving" an order from President Donald Trump, according to two US officials. https://cnn.it/4dViptJ
— CNN (@cnn.com) October 26, 2026 at 4:01 AM
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Republican politics defined, Ramaswamy edition --
Rightwing politics is a smash and grab operation. Crude, violent rhetoric to get attention. Grandiose promises. Chest-pounding to convey energy. Menacing the polls. Once elected, bullying and defiance of all restraint in order to hold power. People are sick of it.
— Roy Edroso (@edroso.bsky.social) October 26, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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The Trump-Bolsonaro playbook? --
Nobody's shocked that Jason Miller is the one posting Bolsonaro's refusal to concede. Trumpworld isn't just watching Brazil, they're coordinating. Same playbook, same people, different country. The authoritarian network is global, and it's poison.
— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) October 25, 2026 at 11:04 PM
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Birds of a feather --
Bibi ad in Israel. “We have one chance to win”
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) October 25, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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LOL Rogers / Trump can call El-Sayed "Senator" after November! --
WELKER: Is a vote for you a vote for the Trump agenda? MIKE ROGERS: Um, I'm apologizing. I'm having some difficultly in my earpiece. But is a vote for you? I'm not sure. I'll tell you what a vote for me is. It's a great day for the state of Michigan
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) October 25, 2026 at 9:38 AM
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EL-SAYED: I get that the President takes personal offense to my first name. He doesn't mind as much when it's the Saudis who are funding his son-in-law's private equity. Doesn't seem to mind as much when it's the Qataris who are giving them a $400 million private jet…
— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) October 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Ass recognizes ass (and Nicki Minaj is a perfect MAGA spokesperson) --
When you realize she brought herself to this all b/c Megan and Cardi got invited to Kamala's rally it becomes that much more pathetic.
— Louis M. Cypher (@lou-m-cypher.bsky.social) October 26, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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Nicki Minaj seems like the perfect spokesperson for MAGA Republicans….
— Dutchy Patrick (@dutchiepatrick.bsky.social) October 26, 2026 at 1:04 AM
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Trump focused on Americans' needs (spoiler alert: it's a screed about Bill Maher) --
The latest Truth Social post from the president of the United States.
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yasharali.bsky.social) October 25, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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Trump's closing argument 😁 --
Trump says if Republicans lose the election it is voters’ fault
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) October 25, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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So Trump’s closing argument is that high gas prices are good because his donors who run oil companies are making bank, Jon Husted has a nice ass but not quite as good as Nicki Minaj’s ass, after 7 months the Reflecting Pool is almost done, and we get a ballroom, arch and helipad.
— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) October 25, 2026 at 8:22 PM
