Thursday, October 1, 2026

Today's Cartoons

 

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(John Darkow, Columbia Missourian;  context here)

(Gary Markstein, Creators.com)

(Jack Ohman, Tribune Content Agency)

(Clay Jones, claytoonz.substack.com)

(Paul Duginski, caglecartoons.com)

(Joe Heller, hellertoon.com)

(John Deering, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

(R.J. Matson, CQ/ Roll Call)

(Nick Anderson, The Contrarian)

(Rick McKee, caglecartoons.com)

(Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

(David Horsey, The Seattle Times)

(Mort Gerberg, @mortgerberg)


Musk's Conflict Of Interest Heading DOD Project

 



Failed Defense Secretary and testosterone pusher Whiskey Pete Hegseth announced yesterday in a speech that looked more like an evangelical revival that South Afrikaner fascist and megalomaniac Elon Musk would be one of a team of three to review future Pentagon weapons systems and technologies of the future.  Joining the South Afrikan white supremacist is far-right loudmouth and failed Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and tech bro MAGAt Palmer Luckey, brother-in-law of the despicable Matt Gaetz and a virtual reality entrepreneur.  From CNBC:

"The initiative, dubbed Project Meridian, will spend 120 days looking years and decades ahead at how warfare could change and what capabilities the U.S. military will need to maintain a technological edge.

'Project Meridian, the future of warfare, is not about developing new strategies or new policies,' Hegseth said. Instead, he said, its purpose is to 'identify the domains that we must conquer, and capabilities we must master.' [snip]

None of the three co-leads has served in the U.S. military. Musk moved to Canada as a teenager in part, he has said, to avoid compulsory military service in South Africa.

The role puts Musk and Luckey in prime position to help identify the military’s future technology needs while their companies compete for billions in DOD business.

Musk’s SpaceX holds a plethora of Pentagon contracts. In May, the Space Force awarded the company a $4.16 billion contract to build satellites designed to track and target airborne threats, just days after awarding SpaceX another $2.29 billion contract for a military satellite communications network.

Luckey’s Anduril develops autonomous weapons and other military technology. The Marine Corps awarded the company a contract worth up to $642 million in 2025 for counter-drone systems." (our emphasis)

The role of Musk and Luckey in this project reeks of conflict of interest with their Pentagon contracts, and would provide them with advance knowledge of the Pentagon's future plans for weapons development.  Moreover, through this project, they would have the ability to steer technology to be used by the Pentagon toward their business interests.  Gingrich is likely there to be the bloviator for the initiative, accustomed as he is to right-wing media and political figures, but he's also likely to find a way to wet his beak along with the others.

For Musk, at least, this is the reverse of his disastrous DOGE foray into viciously cutting Federal programs, many of which had a role in regulating his businesses, and some for just his white supremacist reasons.  Here, he'll be in a position to feather his own large nest with more Federal funding.  The next Congress should put a halt to the three's participation in this project in the next session by whatever means available.

(photo: Luckey, Gingrich and Musk. What could go wrong? DOD X)


Skeets Of The Day

 

Trump - Epstein files coverup, cont'd. --


JUST IN: A federal judge just forced Trump’s DOJ to fast-track records involving Trump and the Epstein files, citing “possible questions about the government’s integrity that affect public confidence.” The records being sought are significant.

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— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) September 30, 2026 at 8:25 PM


The corrupt Malignant Fascist lied about the Iowa and Alaska projects. No surprise -- 


“.. They’ve already started building,” Trump said. “.. That’s not true, according to TV6 Investigates’ review of Lee County land records. The review found no major property purchases tied to the project this year.” @kwqc.com #Iowa www.kwqc.com/2026/09/29/t....

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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) October 1, 2026 at 7:35 AM

 

“.. Seoul had expressed its regret to US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ‘that what was reported today went beyond what had been agreed,’ he said.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) October 1, 2026 at 7:57 AM


Polls continue in positive direction for Dems --

 

AP/ NORC Trump approval 31 %, disapproval 69%, net -38 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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— Jacob T. Levy (@jacobtlevy.bsky.social) October 1, 2026 at 7:46 AM

 

Incredible, Democrats have officially hit a 10 point lead on the generic ballot

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— Polling USA (@usapolling.bsky.social) September 29, 2026 at 2:01 PM


More on the other day's Schmittshow -- 


BREAKING: MS NOW EXCLUSIVE. Republican Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway. GOP Judiciary staff told Schmitt the texts — obtained from the Trump DOJ — were "unvetted." Schmitt still used them.

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— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) September 30, 2026 at 7:10 PM


The lawless Malignant Fascist's illegal government ads and who's running them -- 


When the new Democratic Congress is seated these illegal ads can go on the long list of articles for impeachment.

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— Jason P. Steed (@profsteed.bsky.social) October 1, 2026 at 8:06 AM

 

We are paying CNN and MS NOW to run ads for Donald Trump right before the midterms. You and I are paying for them. And CNN and MS NOW are taking the cash while their hosts and guests say the scheme is illegal. That is the current state of corporate media in America.

— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) October 1, 2026 at 8:30 AM


The Tennessee executioners cruelly botch another lethal injection--


Christa Pike, who was supposed to be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years, is still alive after the state tried and failed to execute her on Wednesday. TDOC officials refused to comment after the state’s second failed execution this year. nashvillebanner.com/2026/09/30/c...

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— Nashville Banner (@nashvillebanner.bsky.social) October 1, 2026 at 12:37 AM


Further evidence that the MF is doing war criminal Putin's work for him -- 


If the Baltic states, the UK and France are not invited to discuss the state of NATO with the USA, then the other European NATO states should refuse to attend as well. European security needs to be seen as a whole, only Putin (and Trump) wants to divide it up. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...

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— Phillips OBrien (@phillipspobrien.bsky.social) October 1, 2026 at 2:02 AM


The Onion spots a trend -- 


Trump Warns Iran To Accept His Ultimatum Or Face Wrath Of Next Ultimatum https://theonion.com/trump-warns-iran-to-accept-his-ultimatum-or-face-wrath-of-next-ultimatum/

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— The Onion (@theonion.com) September 30, 2026 at 6:00 PM

 

 

Putin Puppet Trump Excludes Major Allies From NATO Meeting

 


Somewhere in the Kremlin, Putin is congratulating himself on pulling off the greatest intelligence coup in history -- installing a useful idiot (at best) in the presidency of his country's strategic rival:

The Trump administration is excluding several major allies from a gathering of NATO members next month — after previous threats to deploy a “naughty and nice list” against governments that have run afoul of the president’s priorities.

The planned meeting in Poland, which Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby has spearheaded, is essentially a working group focused on NATO’s future, according to six diplomats familiar with the planning. But many of the countries who didn’t receive an invite — such as the United Kingdom, France and the Baltic countries — are big defense spenders and play key roles in the alliance, leaving their diplomats wondering why they’re being frozen out.

They question whether the administration is playing favorites in a way that could further splinter an alliance already struggling with increasing Russian aggression and depleted weapons stockpiles.

“We’re doing everything that is being asked of us,” said an official from an excluded ally nation. “We’re trying to understand what the criteria is and what the purpose of these meetings are. Not much has been passed on to us yet.”  [snip]

President Donald Trump and his top lieutenants have relentlessly criticized NATO since returning to power, on everything from members’ refusal to back the Iran war to the failure of some countries to spend 5% of their GDP on defense.  [snip]

[E]ven invited allies question why Colby and other defense officials have cherry-picked attendees and left out some of the continent’s largest defense powers, such as Britain.

“If they try splitting NATO into the good ones and the bad ones, it is dangerous for the U.S.,” said another of the six diplomats. “But for Europe, this is existential.”... (our emphasis)

It's been suggested (and we would agree) that the only proper response from our NATO allies must be, if all aren't invited, none of us will go.  "Naughty and nice list."  What a perfect image for the ignorant, mentally ill MF and his incompetent regime of lickspittles.  This is diplomacy by pique -- the Malignant Fascist's puerile ego making strategic and security decisions based on infantile "Do they like me" or "Did they bail me out from this or that fiasco" judgements, no doubt fueled in one or more of his hours-long conversations with his boss and manipulator in the Kremlin.  To make his treason more clear, the MF has invited war criminal Putin to the G20 meeting in Miami in November.  If that and his NATO sabotage doesn't earn him an attaboy from his boss, we don't know what will.

We now have to look to Europe and Canada to keep Putin from further adventures because his minion in the Oval Office has more important things to do.


QOTD -- Nut Jobs With Nuclear Weapons

 

"I care about the American economy more than any human being that's ever been president, but I also have to put out the fire. I have to put out the fire in the Islamic Republic. They're telling them—I have to put out the fire because you want to see problems? Let nut jobs have nuclear weapons, you’ll see some real problems. I had no choice. I’d do it again today. I’d do the same thing. I have no choice." --  (our emphasis) the Malignant Fascist, in a TIME magazine interview, on his broken promises to avoid foreign wars and control inflation.   Yes, we know all about nut jobs with nuclear weapons, don't we?!

The nut job also had a meltdown later in the interview.  Comforting.


De Niro Featured In Kimmel Skit

 

ICYMI on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Oscar-winning great Robert De Niro joined Kimmel for a skit mocking FCC fascist goon Brendan Carr, who has repeatedly threatened to get him off the air.  Kimmel also looks at the narcissistic Malignant Fascist's continued obsession with naming things, like artificial intelligence, and insisting his cult obey. Enjoy.

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Today's Cartoons

 

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(Paul Duginski, caglecartoons.com)

(Gary Markstein, Creators.com)

(Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

(Nick Anderson, The Contrarian)

(Matt Wuerker, Politico)

(Michael de Adder, Globe and Mail, Toronto, Canada)

(Chris Britt, Creators.com)

(Bill Bramhall, New York Daily News)

(Taylor Jones, caglecartoons.com)

(R.J. Matson, CQ/ Roll Call)

(Joel Pett, Tribune Content Agency)

(Robert Ariail, Spartanburg Herald-Journal, SC)

(Asher Perlman, @asherperlman))


QOTD -- Barney Fife Is Monitoring AI

 

"...What puts the United States in an unusually dangerous position, though, is the peculiar mix of smart and stupid we’re experiencing right now. The scientists who built the atomic bomb and helped us win World War II were keenly aware of the dangers posed. After the war, Robert Oppenheimer advocated for limitations and cooperation, understanding the nuclear age we had entered. Harry Truman—a capable president—was smart enough to put our nuclear program under civilian control.

"Compare that to Washington’s utter failure to regulate AI, even though the leading AI firms themselves are warning that their technology could destroy humanity. As the most advanced AI models become increasingly emboldened, breaking out of their sandboxes and attacking government websites, the GOP-controlled Congress has largely looked the other way while Trump babbles about renaming artificial intelligence as 'super intelligence.'

"It’s like we built a hydrogen bomb, then entrusted Gordon Gekko to make a profit off it and Barney Fife to monitor him. What could go wrong?..."  (our emphasis) -- Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, on "Trump Personifies the Basic Laws of Human Stupidity."  That would be the Malignant Fascist and his regime as Barney Fife, of course (no offense to Barney!), and their failure to act on the dangers of runaway, unregulated, oligarch-controlled AI.  The broader point Tomasky makes relates to an essay by Carlo Cipolla written 50 years ago on the power of stupid people and the special danger posed by stupid people who gain power.  And, of course, The Stupid goes way beyond the AI issue.  Way beyond.

It's a good read, and especially timely.


Skeets Of The Day

 

Operation Epic Quagmire / tallying the costs --

 

the Fuel Clock shows Americans have paid $74.4 billion more on gasoline & $47.5 billion more on diesel since March 1 compared to a year ago. Total cost will hit $122 billion today. also updated the state map where you can find out how much more you're paying. link in my profile.

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— Patrick De Haan (@gasbuddyguy.bsky.social) September 29, 2026 at 9:24 AM

 

The Jack Smith testimony bottom line and bottom-feeding dirtbag Senator; perfect VP for Vance!--


Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"

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— Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 (@beingliberal.bsky.social) September 30, 2026 at 6:05 AM

 

A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED

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— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur.bsky.social) September 29, 2026 at 11:54 AM

 

The funniest thing about the Schmitt rake stomp is that if it'd been a Dem we'd have a week of think pieces about how Dems lack of hoops literacy was alienating them from real America.

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) September 29, 2026 at 3:20 PM

 

Dear Eric Schmitt: Other places where Jack Smith was not on February 3 — Skateboarding with Tony Hawk Watching a Howard Hawks film Visiting Ethan Hawke Jamming with Hamish Hawk At a Seattle Seahawks game At a Chicago Blackhawks game Birdwatching Cooper’s hawks …but now he’s watching you like a hawk

— Ann (@lifeinthepnw.bsky.social) September 30, 2026 at 8:51 AM

 

I hope this headline haunts Eric Schmitt for the rest of his pathetic political career.

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— Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) September 30, 2026 at 2:05 AM

 

AI geniuses at work --

 

The Trump regime's new AI assistant confirmed Donald is a convicted felon, Biden won the 2020 election, and Trump is in the Epstein files before it stopped answering political questions.

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— Allison Gill (@muellershewrote.com) September 29, 2026 at 2:02 PM

 

Trump on the big AI companies: "Self-regulation is very important"

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) September 29, 2026 at 2:40 PM

 

An entire massive industry that has the potential to cause tremendous damage and destruction by their own admission completely unregulated because they have Trump and the Republican Party in their pocket. bsky.app/profile/atru...

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— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) September 30, 2026 at 8:45 AM

 

Trump: "You're gonna see that data centers are gonna be very popular"

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) September 29, 2026 at 2:41 PM

 

Weird the AI didn’t catch that

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— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw.bsky.social) September 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM

 

Dozy Dementia Don, have you heard of him? --


Trump: Sleepy Joe Biden, have you heard of him? *a few moments later* Trump: 😴😴😴

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— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) September 28, 2026 at 3:26 PM

 

 

Mid-Week Song

 

Grammy and Pulitzer Prize winning folk artist Rhiannon Giddens has a new album out, "Hope Is The Thing With Feathers."  The video features some beautiful and unusual artwork by Uzoma Samuel Anyanwu.  The lovely title track from that album is our song choice today. 

Looks Like Another Trump Grift

 

The corrupt Malignant Fascist's embrace of the term "super intelligence" as a replacement for artificial intelligence on the surface seems like another of his autocratic, delusional acts to rebrand anything he can think of.  However, it appears that there may be a corrupt motive behind the MF's demand that the term super intelligence be used, and it relates to domain names and their purchase.  From RawStory:

"President Donald Trump’s months-long fixation on rebranding the term artificial intelligence (AI) may be a cover for something far more sinister, according to a theory floated Tuesday by journalist and professor Adam Cochran. [snip]

On Tuesday, Trump signed an executive order to officially rename the term artificial intelligence to 'super intelligence.'

Cochran, an independent journalist and adjunct professor of information science at Conestoga College in Ontario, suggested that the move was actually 'another criminal plot to enrich the Trump family.'

As noted by Cochran, internet domain names ending with “.ai” have been a “hot commodity” since the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and other generative AI chatbots. Predictably, domain names ending with “.si” have been less sought after — that is, until Trump started promoting and advocating for the use of the term “SI.” [snip]

....despite Trump not seriously publicly pushing to rebrand artificial intelligence until earlier this month, the “.si” domain name “suddenly” became “popular with domain investors” in June, the trade publication Domain Name Wire reported at the time, leading Cochran to suspect that some in Trump’s inner circle had been tipped off on the official name change in advance.

'Since Trump’s announcement .si domain have seen MILLIONS of dollars in turn over. Much of it going to domains that were registered in the last 60 days before the announcement,' Cochran wrote." (our emphasis)

Here's a link to Cochran's analysis.  The MF, who has no grasp of the AI technology or dangers, but who is heavily invested in the business, would almost certainly been apprised of the potential market value for ".si" domain names, as well as his inner circle and family.  By sitting on .si domains until demand increased to sell the names to investors and firms, millions of dollars have already changed hands.  The original registerers of the .si domain names should be of interest to investigators.  It would be of no surprise if most, if not all, had connections to the MF's regime and family.

BONUS: The agreement on the super intelligence accord that was signed by tech oligarchs and Trump misspelled "Unites States."  

 

Republican Crime Blotter: MAGA Fraudsters

 

It's hard to miss all the MAGA crime and corruption on the main stage in Washington, DC, but there's plenty going on further down the MAGA Republican food chain.  Two Republicans, two crime sprees.

Utah:

State Representative Trevor Lee has been charged with multiple felonies after allegedly taking thousands of dollars from a local company in cash advances in order to submit false income statements. He has since announced his resignation.

Lee has been charged with one count of communications fraud over $5000, one count of mortgage fraud over $5000 (both second-degree felonies), and one count of forgery (third-degree felony). He is also charged with possessing a forgery device (third-degree felony).

According to court documents, Lee requested cash advances from a company to show increased income and told the company CEO that he would make them “whole” by securing the company a government contract with Hill Air Force Base.

Lee also allegedly forged the company’s CEO’s signature in order to obtain a housing loan. The loan, which was $1,000,000 required multiple documents showing Lee’s salary. However, he allegedly submitted fraudulent documents to the loaning company, a forged employment contract and a loan application that included $93,000 in cash advances.

He also submitted an employment offer letter that “he knew did not reflect genuine employment or payable income,” court documents state.

Lee has served District 16 since 2023 and was set to leave office in 2027 after losing re-election. However, in a statement released today, the legislature confirmed that Lee would be resigning from the House of Representatives effective immediately.  [snip]

Lee first came under scrutiny for alleged financial misdeeds earlier this year, when several individuals created a website titled stoptrevorlee.com. The website highlighted numerous accusations from local companies against Lee.

According to that website, Lee received numerous checks from a pest control company and would cash them using his bank’s mobile deposit feature. Then, he would alter the check number and deposit it again.

Allegedly, Lee defrauded the pest control company of $3,100. However, the company said they would not press charges but told him they never wanted to see him in the public eye. Lee has not been criminally charged in relation to this incident....

In addition to the sticky fingers, he's also got MAHA and homophobe bigot in his DNA:

The Utah Republican sponsored/cosponsored multiple bills while in office, including one that would allow licensed pharmacists to sell or dispense human-approved ivermectin over the counter without a prescription or healthcare provider consultation, which failed and was opposed by the Utah Medical Association and the Utah Nurses Association over risks of improper use and drug resistance.

Another bill would have renamed Harvey Milk Blvd. in Salt Lake City to Charlie Kirk Blvd., a thing which would not help his constituents put food on the table, but it would have owned the libs, right? ...

He seems nice.  Don't forget to pack the soap-on-a-rope for the slammer!

California:

Gaea Powell echoed a core idea from the Make America Great Again movement when she ran for San Luis Obispo County clerk-recorder earlier this year, arguing for new voter ID rules to improve “election integrity” in the Central California county. 

But it turns out this conservative candidate wasn’t following election laws herself. 

A county jury found Powell guilty on nine counts of election fraud last week, including lying about her residence, unlawfully registering to vote and fraudulently voting. The charges stem from 2022 and 2024 elections, when Powell ran for mayor of Arroyo Grande, a small town near Pismo Beach. [snip]

Powell’s sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 19, according to the district attorney’s office for San Luis Obispo County. The office said in a news release that it was still determining a sentencing recommendation, and it did not state the maximum penalty she could face. Powell told SFGATE by text message that she is facing as much as eight years in jail.  [snip]

Powell is a frequent public commentator at local meetings, and in 2023, she helped organize a rally for Moms for Liberty, a group associated with President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement, against diversity initiatives at nearby schools. Powell’s mayoral opponent in 2024 criticized her for bringing graphic “pornography” to a public meeting, which Powell said she found at a high school library.

Powell’s conviction relates to her activities in 2022 and 2024, when she ran for mayor in Arroyo Grande. The charges filed in April accused her of registering to vote and run for office while knowingly living outside of city limits. The charges also accused her of violating campaign finance laws...

Not surprisingly, she sounds like a mental case -- in other words, like a committed MAGAt.  In their alternate universe, Democrats are always cheating (they're not), so it's perfectly fine for Republicans to cheat (they do).  Their cult leader even told them as much.  With their cult leader and Republicans in general, you can bet that every accusation is a confession.


Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Today's Cartoons

 

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(Michael de Adder, Globe and Mail, Toronto, Canada)


(Dave Whamond, caglecartoons.com, Canada)

(Bas van der Schot, caglecartoons.com, Netherlands)


(Robert Ariail, Spartanburg Herald-Review)

(Christian Adams, The Telegraph, UK)

(Theo Moudakis, Toronto Star, Canada)

(Bill Bramhall, New York Daily News)

(Milt Priggee, caglecartoons.com)

(Paul Duginski, caglecartoons.com)

(Pat Bagley, The Salt Lake Tribune)

(John Deering, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

(Jesse Duquette, @misterjesseduquette;  reminder and context here)


 (R.J. Matson, CQ / Roll Call)

(Banx, Financial Times, UK)


The MAHA Summit's Petri Dish Of Scoundrels

 



What do you call a menagerie of charlatans, crackpots, loons, and rapists?  A MAHA summit:

A Make America Health Again summit is kicking off in Washington, D.C., today, with guests including famed boxer Mike Tyson and British comedian Russell Brand, who is currently facing rape charges in the U.K.

The all-day event is scheduled to cover topics including psychedelic medicine, athletics, AI and healthcare, and America's food supply, while Brand will personally moderate a talk on Medicare and Medicaid services with former TV host-turned U.S. health official Dr. Mehmet Oz, according to the event's website.

Brand in two weeks heads to court in London to face charges of rape, indecent assault, oral rape and two counts of sexual assault connected to alleged attacks on multiple women dating back more than 25 years. He has pleaded not guilty.

Tuesday's MAHA event will wrap up with an "exciting announcement" by the wife of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., actress Cheryl Hines, followed by a "fireside chat" with Vice President JD Vance and Kennedy.  (our emphasis)

Now that's a lineup that shouts competent scientific healthcare advice "rapey snake oil salesmen on the lam!"  Any bets on what the "exciting announcement" will be?  Political asylum for Brand?  Free leeches for all attendees?  And how about that "fireside chat" between Brainworm and Couch guy!? Any chance they could spontaneously combust?


Skeets Of The Day


Voters:  this is what the corrupt Malignant Fascist is pushing --


Anthropic says AI may pose 'existential risks to humanity' in IPO filing - www.reuters.com/business/fin...

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— Edmund Lee (@edmundlee.bsky.social) September 29, 2026 at 8:36 AM


Let the MAGAt panic grow -- 


I'm not sure I've seen this level of GOP panic in my lifetime. The leaks have become a flood. Republicans are privately admitting this looks like 2006. They're saying the map is disintegrating. One even predicts a "wipelout." On the pod, we bring you all of it: newrepublic.com/article/2159...

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— Greg Sargent (@gregsargent.bsky.social) September 29, 2026 at 7:38 AM


We're Hackwhackers and we approve these messages -- 


NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t.

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— Sherrod Brown (@sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social) September 29, 2026 at 8:00 AM

 

Pay attention guys And spread the word ..

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— Mona Burns (@monaburns.bsky.social) September 29, 2026 at 9:26 AM


Daaaang www.pressherald.com/2026/09/27/i...

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— Prem Thakker ツ (@premthakker.bsky.social) September 28, 2026 at 3:35 PM

 

Grim situation for Iowa farmers.  Past time to throw the MAGAts out of office -- 


(AXIOS) - Iowa is on the verge of a farm crisis that threatens to wreck the agricultural heart of the state .. @axios.com #IAsen www.axios.com/2026/09/29/i...

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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) September 29, 2026 at 6:25 AM


Kansas Republican Sen. Marshall goes for the Streisand Effect. Genius! -- 


That'll definitely work in quieting the story.

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— Mike Masnick (@masnick.com) September 29, 2026 at 10:03 AM


Ominous statement from Whiskey Pete Hegseth.  Forewarned is forearmed --


“Guard” US election systems? This is not good.

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— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) September 29, 2026 at 7:53 AM


And a reminder about voter suppression -- 


Republicans know the key to their power is getting people to disengage from participation in democracy.

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— Mark Jacob (@markjacob.bsky.social) September 29, 2026 at 8:39 AM


Russian war crimes continue.  Slava Ukraini -- 


Russia has one enormous strategic advantage of which it is taking advantage. It can daily attack civilian targets--hospitals, universities, markets--knowing that while Ukraine can do the same, the Ukrainians are too humane to do so.

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— Phillips OBrien (@phillipspobrien.bsky.social) September 29, 2026 at 5:48 AM


Decision time -- 

 



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— Secular Talk (@kylekulinskishow.bsky.social) September 28, 2026 at 2:12 PM