All the Trump/Vance/MAGA LOSSES -- another BIGLY thread
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The only reported arrest at a No Kings protests across America was a 53yo woman wearing an inflatable penis costume in Fairhope, AL with a sign reading “No dick-tator.” It took 3 officers to wrestle the penis to the ground to handcuff the “lewd” inflatable phallus.
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So it's ok for Republican boys to make jokes but not late middle aged ladies? |
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Bank of America, BNY Sued Over Jeffrey Epstein Ties.
“New class-action lawsuits say banks failed to report suspicious activities until after Epstein’s death.” https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/bank-of-america-sued-over-jeffrey-epstein-ties-f39eefe2 Prince Andrew Forced to Give Up Royal Titles Over Epstein Ties. “At least one of Jeffrey Epstein’s buddies is finally facing some consequences.” https://newrepublic.com/post/201966/prince-andrew-give-up-royal-titles-epstein Trump’s DEI bans undermine anti-human trafficking law, lawsuit alleges. “A lawsuit by a national coalition of more than 50 organizations that fight human trafficking charges that the Trump administration’s bans on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts amount to unlawful censorship and undermine the US’s landmark anti-trafficking law. The lawsuit alleges that two anti-DEI executive orders issued by Trump in January harm the ability of anti-trafficking groups to “zealously advocate for survivors” and violate the intent of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), a quarter-century-old law designed to eradicate sexual slavery and forced labor.” https://apple.news/Au7tAiP1HRpqWaq4A4DKcyw Arizona attorney general drafting lawsuit against Speaker Johnson. “Mayes told CNN on Thursday night that her team was already preparing litigation against the Republican speaker, claiming he is violating the law by denying a duly elected lawmaker the right to be sworn into office. Instead, Mayes argued that Johnson was delaying her swearing-in because Grijalva has committed to sign a discharge petition that would force a vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files in full.” https://apple.news/A81l3rPbDRIyCRBQti8w18w Vermont Lawmaker Resigns Over Racist Messages in Republican Group Chat. “Vermont state Senator Samuel Douglass, a Republican, has resigned from his office after his involvement in a controversial group text with dozens of young Republicans came to light. Douglass, 26, is the only elected official to have participated in the group chat, although some others worked for lawmakers or held government positions, according to the New York Times.” https://www.newsweek.com/vermont-lawmaker-resigns-racist-messages-republican-group-chat-10900654 ‘Meanest people I have ever met’: Chat leak resurfaces internal fights among Young Republicans. “Young Republicans chapters across the country were divided on how to respond to the texts — with some groups staying silent and others immediately denouncing the Telegram group chat revealed by POLITICO that contained racist, homophobic and antisemitic epithets. … “These are the meanest people I have ever met in my life,” the person said of their Young Republicans colleagues. “I love this organization so much, and it meant so much to me in my early- and mid-20s, and it is just different. These kids are not the same. I think they’ve grown up in politics only seeing how Trump treats people and they think that’s how you treat people.” https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/meanest-people-ever-met-chat-160000108.html Chamber of Commerce sues Trump administration over H-1B visa fee. “It also argues that the executive order is unlawful because it "blatantly contravenes the fees Congress has set for the H-1B program." The lawsuit pits the business association against Trump, who has fashioned himself as a pro-business president.” https://apple.news/ASLmabjFETpONV2NoQ5wEjg Hackers Dox Hundreds of Trump’s Masked ICE Agents. “The hack was orchestrated by a group known as The Com, responsible for various political data leaks and high-level crimes. This most recent leak allegedly released the personal information of 680 DHS employees, personal information of over 190 Justice Department officials, and the emails of 170 FBI employees. 404 Media was able to confirm that the hack included officials’ names, office locations, and sometimes home addresses.” https://newrepublic.com/post/201926/hackers-dox-ice-dhs-doj?utm_source=Threads&utm_campaign=SF_TNR&utm_medium=social Fox News employees expressed concerns network was intentionally aiding Trump, legal filings reveal. “Fox News employees expressed concerns about the network’s editorial standards and the conduct of top hosts in an internal survey conducted in the summer and fall of 2020, with one going as far as to wonder if they had sold their “soul to the devil”, according to legal filings. The employees’ statements were excerpted in a 771-page filing released last week, made public as part of a defamation lawsuit filed against the network by voting technology company Smartmatic.” https://apple.news/AGZw7w0nNT9i6Q6MkSx2iVQ Three labor unions represented by the Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the Trump administration on Thursday over a program that is searching the social media posts of visa holders, arguing that the practice violates the First Amendment rights of people legally in the United States. https://apple.news/AZdIizVexQY2wqFOqUHUyoA Federal Courts Are Flooded With Lawsuits Against Trump. That’s Not An Accident. “President Donald Trump’s White House has pushed to redefine legal precedent in the president’s favor. Outside legal groups were coordinating months before Trump was even elected to prepare for what they anticipated was to come. There have been over 450 legal challenges to the president’s policies in the first nine months of Trump’s second administration, and more than 140 cases have led to rulings at least in part blocking them, according to analysis by the law and policy journal Just Security. … The avalanche of litigation is a result of months-long, and in some cases years-long, planning from different groups who worked in tandem to meet the moment.” https://apple.news/A12DqHow5TAWySWhmKDDWvQ White House’s Bluesky Debut Epically Backfires With Immediate Trolling. “Users mercilessly ridiculed the account’s debut posts with memes about Jeffrey Epstein, Vice President JD Vance, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s alleged enthusiasm for a drink.” https://apple.news/AzATst_M9S22IDqnU_uKm_A Artillery shell exploded prematurely over California freeway during marines celebration—raining on vehicles parked on Interstate 5 including highway patrol and JD Vance’s detail. “An officer described hearing something that sounded like pebbles hit his motorcycle and the area around him, according to the patrol report. Others saw a 2in (5cm) piece of shrapnel hit the hood of a patrol vehicle and leave a small dent. The report says shrapnel was also found on the road near the motorcycle.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/19/california-marines-explosion-freeway-jd-vance Warnings Issued Over Contamination Caused by US Military Bases. “As a result, in 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Biden administration designated two types of PFAS chemicals, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). … The department initially set a deadline of October 2025 to complete the cleanup and to stop the use of AFFF at the bases. The deadline for nearly 140 military installations across the country has now been delayed by the DOD, according to The New York Times.” https://www.newsweek.com/warnings-issued-contamination-caused-by-us-military-bases-10875351 Democratic governors form a public health alliance in rebuke of Trump administration. “The Governors Public Health Alliance bills itself as a “nonpartisan coordinating hub,” but the initial members are all Democrats — the governors of 14 states plus Guam. … Dr. Mandy Cohen, who was CDC director under former President Joe Biden and before that the head of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, is part of a bipartisan group of advisers to the alliance.” https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/democratic-governors-public-health-alliance/?tbref=hp Mmmkay: Trump says ceasefire ‘still in place’ after Israel and Hamas exchange fire. https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/5563190-dems-trump-ai-video-outage-aws-gaza/ With no takers yet, White House meets with colleges still weighing an agreement with Trump. “The White House has faced a flurry of rejections after inviting nine universities to become “initial signatories” of the so-called compact, which asked colleges to make commitments aligned with Trump’s political priorities in exchange for favorable access to research funding. It was the latest effort by Trump’s administration to bring to heel prestigious universities that conservatives describe as hotbeds of liberalism.” https://apnews.com/article/trump-higher-education-compact-colleges-e509133146c540b8a3d4df403a2c69f5 The Trump administration’s immigration policies could shrink the U.S. labor force, a new study warns. “The report projects steep declines in both the U.S. labor force and economic output over the next decade, warning that restrictive immigration measures could slow growth and widen federal deficits. If the projections hold, the policies could not only shrink the U.S. labor force by millions but also slow economic growth and increase federal debt, potentially affecting job availability, wages, and living standards across the country.” https://apple.news/AuxX24wq7Qp-RDULzHKbbcg TACO time: The U.S. Is Tiptoeing Away From Many of Trump’s Signature Tariffs—On Items Not Produced in US. “The Trump administration is quietly watering down some of the tariffs that underpin the president’s signature economic policy. President Trump in recent weeks has exempted dozens of products from his so-called reciprocal tariffs and offered to carve out hundreds more goods from farm products to airplane parts when countries strike trade deals with the U.S.” https://apple.news/AqKeCpPTNRA2a91oas_uI6w A-listers and investors didn’t like it when Salesforce CEO told Trump he should send the National Guard to San Francisco, so he apologized. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/17/benioff-trump-national-guard-sf.html Car prices top $50K for first time in US—Tariffs and pricier vehicles catering to wealthier buyers are driving the new-vehicle market higher. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sticker-shock-car-prices-top-50k-for-first-time-in-us-kelley-blue-book-says-142036091.html Just over one third of Americans, 36 percent, approve of President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy, according to new AP-NORC poll released on Sunday. “Trump's approval on the economy is a slight slip from the last month's poll at 37 percent, and a further dip from a similar late August poll where 43 percent of participants approved of his handling of the economy.” https://www.newsweek.com/one-third-of-americans-approve-of-trumps-handling-of-economy-poll-10903100 Trump’s approval on immigration drops among AAPI adults. “About 7 in 10 AAPI adults nationwide disapprove of Trump’s approach on immigration, according to the survey from AAPI Data and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, an increase from 58% in March.“ https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/donald-trump-immigration-aapi-survey/ Conservative watchdog organization acknowledged that its report did not find evidence that the network of liberal billionaire George Soros had broken the law. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/us/politics/george-soros-justice-dept.html US Falls Out of Top 10 Most Powerful Passports. “The American passport is no longer among the top 10 most powerful in the world, according to new rankings. The Henley Passport Index, produced by the London-based investment migration consultancy Henley & Partners, found that the U.S. passport is now the joint 12th most powerful.” https://www.newsweek.com/us-falls-out-top-10-most-powerful-passports-10882587?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Stephen Miller flees Virginia mansion after menacing chalk messages left for him. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15199949/Stephen-Miller-Virginia-mansion-messages.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email |
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[quote=Anonymous]The only reported arrest at a No Kings protests across America was a 53yo woman wearing an inflatable penis costume in Fairhope, AL with a sign reading “No dick-tator.” It took 3 officers to wrestle the penis to the ground to handcuff the “lewd” inflatable phallus.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xxp3xlud3xwwpuy4aw37hkjh/post/3m3ioncwhfc2e[/quote] lol |
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[quote=Anonymous]The only reported arrest at a No Kings protests across America was a 53yo woman wearing an inflatable penis costume in Fairhope, AL with a sign reading “No dick-tator.” It took 3 officers to wrestle the penis to the ground to handcuff the “lewd” inflatable phallus.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xxp3xlud3xwwpuy4aw37hkjh/post/3m3ioncwhfc2e[/quote] those cops had to grab a pen(s that was protesting against the pu$$y grabber. |
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US is opening the country for exports of both argentinian and Austrailian beef. The american beef growers are, not pleased. |
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Well, looky loo...
Vulnerable House Republicans press Johnson on Obamacare subsidies. “Thirteen vulnerable Republicans are urging Speaker Mike Johnson to “immediately turn our focus” to extending Obamacare subsidies after the government reopens. The group, led by GOP Reps. Jen Kiggans of Virginia and Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, laid out its case Tuesday in a new letter to Johnson, reminding him that millions of Americans face skyrocketing health insurance premiums as a result of the expiration of the subsidies at the end of the year.” https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/10/21/congress/vulnerable-house-republicans-press-johnson-on-obamacare-subsidies-00616702 Trump DOJ Prosecutor Lindsey Halligan Sent Journalist Dozens of Texts — Then Tried to Claim ‘Off the Record’. “Halligan, President Donald Trump’s former attorney before he appointed her as U.S. Attorney, was annoyed about tweets Bower had posted regarding the prosecution of New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump nemesis for the civil judgment her office obtained against the president and his company last year. The massive financial penalty was tossed out by a New York appeals court a few months ago, but the ruling seemed to do little to calm the president’s ire towards James.” https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-doj-prosecutor-sent-journalist-010232418.html Karoline Leavitt Blasts Reporter by Posting Screenshot of His Private Texts. Now Her Bizarre Reply “Your mom” Is Going Viral. https://apple.news/Af9EZTEnUQNK7buiMy8_JxQ Trump nominee says MLK Jr. holiday belongs in ‘hell’ and that he has ‘Nazi streak,’ according to texts—shared by whistleblower. “Paul Ingrassia, President Donald Trump’s embattled nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, told a group of fellow Republicans in a text chain the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be “tossed into the seventh circle of hell” and said he has “a Nazi streak,” according to a text chat viewed by POLITICO.” https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/20/paul-ingrassia-racist-text-messages-nazi-00613608?_sp_pass_consent=true Appeals court panel appears skeptical of Trump admin’s maneuvers to keep Alina Habba in place. “A panel of federal appeals court judges appeared skeptical Monday of President Donald Trump’s use of unconventional methods to install loyalists as top prosecutors without Senate confirmation. A trio of judges from the Philadelphia-based 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals spent over an hour questioning the multistep process the Trump administration used to designate his former personal attorney Alina Habba the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey and keep her there even after district judges sought to replace her.” https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/20/alina-habba-us-attorney-case-arguments-00615489 ‘Put America first’: GOP senators fume at Trump’s idea to import Argentinian beef. “Several farm-state GOP senators were completely blindsided by the president’s announcement Sunday night that he was looking into a deal with one of American ranchers’ biggest competitors, according to three people with direct knowledge of the conversations who were granted anonymity to share private details.” https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/10/21/congress/republican-senators-trump-argentina-beef-imports-00616712 Kenny Loggins Wants ‘Danger Zone’ Removed From AI ‘King Trump’ Diarrhea Truth Social Video. “I can’t imagine why anybody would want their music used or associated with something created with the sole purpose of dividing us,” the singer says.” https://www.thewrap.com/kenny-loggins-danger-zone-king-trump-ai-video-response/ Shocking photo shows severe White House demolition despite Trump's pledge to contrary. “When Trump signed the executive order approving the construction of the new ballroom, which is set to be significantly larger than the entire current White House, he told reporters, “It won’t interfere with the current building. It won’t be. It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of. It’s my favorite. It’s my favorite place. I love it.” https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/4303002543450-shocking-photo-shows-severe-white-house-demolition-despite-trump-s-pledge-to-contrary …And, because those ballroom photos went viral, the Treasury Department has now instructed staff not to leak additional photos, per WSJ. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/treasury-tells-employees-not-to-share-photos-of-white-house-ballroom-construction-1d4f2c49?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqcfVaiBxVxgTPHMZdnkgInjbR5TNYgpCRklsq7h1kGqCYBJKwg2D9_P&gaa_ts=68f79860&gaa_sig=UMZessBkWQW1NUDHsnODiIyLrdLAAUjcPHAkbkkYCHuZ-xD8OL5GKJAzg6hgNfxhGYoS3Us6xuL8DqiKHnSfPA%3D%3D Pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries at NYC event this week. “A pardoned Capitol rioter was arrested last weekend for allegedly threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Court documents obtained by CBS News said Christopher Moynihan was arrested Sunday after saying in text messages that he planned to "eliminate" Jeffries when the top House Democrat spoke at an event in New York City on Monday.” https://apple.news/AiPwiCdOsRyys4UuJtn7HDw Bipartisan senators to force vote blocking ‘unauthorized war’ in Venezuela. “A group of bipartisan senators will force a vote on a War Powers Resolution to block the use of force by American troops within or against Venezuela after President Trump raised the possibility of attacks against Nicolás Maduro’s regime.” https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5560531-war-powers-resolution-venezuela/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=67e55d22bf212455f609ecb1 The head of the U.S. military's Southern Command will retire later this year, a high-profile departure that comes as the Trump administration strikes alleged drug-carrying boats in the Caribbean and puts pressure on the Venezuelan government. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/military-commander-alvin-holsey-to-retire-strikes-drug-boats-caribbean/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=67e55d22bf212455f609ecb1 Nine cities and counties file joint DHS lawsuit over new grant requirements that officials say unlawfully tie emergency management funding to political and ideological compliance. https://apple.news/AHQsZ0FzUQ0GZGFhlmZROgw ICE is hiring dozens of health workers as lawsuits, deaths in custody mount—Nearly as many migrants have died in detention so far this year than over the four years of the Biden administration. “The push by the Department of Homeland Security to hire more than 40 doctors, nurses, psychiatrists, pharmacists and health administrators follows the revelation that nearly as many immigrants have died in custody so far this year than over the course of the Biden administration, according to government records.” https://apple.news/AaLMrPxIoSDuZyG58dTWL4w The Power Struggle Over Who Will Run NASA Is Turning Ugly. “Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who is NASA’s acting administrator, has told people that he wants to lead the space agency, according to people familiar with the conversations. So does Jared Isaacman—the billionaire entrepreneur who was the nominee earlier this year before President Trump withdrew his support.” https://apple.news/AtqKs7LBQTUmAw7IKoKWgjw University of Arizona becomes seventh US college to reject Trump’s ‘compact’. https://apple.news/A2OpheIZORuus29OeL8XVDg The top 10 percent of U.S. households now account for nearly half of all spending, Moody’s Analytics recently estimated, the highest share since the late 1980s. ”Data show a resilient economy. But that largely reflects spending by the rich, while others pull back amid high prices and a weakening labor market.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/business/economic-divide-spending-inflation-jobs.html Judge orders Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino to answer questions on agents' use of force in Chicago. “A federal judge on Monday said the top Border Patrol agent in the ongoing immigration crackdown in the Chicago area must sit down to answer questions about agents' use of force during those operations, despite her order to use discretion when using chemical agents on protesters and journalists.” https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/judge-orders-greg-bovino-deposition-border-patrol-use-of-force-chicago/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email DC Woman Accused Of Assaulting Agent During ICE Encounter Found Not Guilty. “Prosecutor Jeanine Pirro failed to secure a felony indictment against the woman three times, then lost a jury trial on a misdemeanor charge. Ouch.” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sidney-lori-reid-not-guilty_n_68f154a8e4b017d85b748cf0?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email LOL DEI: ICE’s ‘Athletically Allergic’ recruits—More than a third failed the already-lowered requirements. “To pass, recruits must do 15 push-ups and 32 sit-ups, and run 1.5 miles in 14 minutes. “It’s pathetic,” one career ICE official told me, adding that before now, a typical class of 40 recruits had only a couple of candidates fail, because the screening process was more rigorous.” https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/10/ice-recruits-fitness-test-trump/684625/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Trump judicial nominee "indefinitely" stalled by criminal probe. “The White House paused the judicial nomination of former Florida Deputy Attorney General John Guard due to his involvement with a charity linked to Gov. Ron DeSantis that's under criminal investigation, sources tell Axios.” https://www.axios.com/2025/10/21/john-guard-trump-judge-nomination?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email IRS files tax lien against Republican Senator Jim Justice. “One of the documents from the IRS — obtained by POLITICO — lists Justice and his wife, Cathy, as having a total balance of more than $8 million in unpaid assessments. The documents represent the only instance of the IRS filing a lien against Justice personally, according to a public Greenbrier County database that goes back decades.” https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/18/irs-files-tax-lien-against-senator-jim-justice-00614690 A second major proxy firm told investors to reject Elon Musk's $1 trillion Tesla pay deal. “A second influential proxy-advisory firm is urging Tesla shareholders to vote against Elon Musk's proposed $1 trillion compensation deal, warning that it would hand the billionaire CEO an "unprecedented" payout while shrinking other investors' stakes.” https://www.businessinsider.com/glass-lewis-tells-tesla-investors-reject-elon-musks-1t-pay-2025-10 Republicans Handed Two Troubling Polls Before Midterms. “According to a Center Square Voter's Voice poll, 34 percent of independents would vote for a Democratic candidate if congressional elections were held today, while 25 percent would choose a Republican candidate. A further 31 percent were unsure. Noble Predictive Insights conducted a poll of 2,565 registered voters between October 2 and 6, with a margin of error of +/2 percentage points.” https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-handed-two-troubling-polls-before-midterms-10912155 |
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Judge orders banned books about race and gender to be returned to school libraries on some military bases
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/21/nx-s1-5580738/judge-banned-books-returned-to-military-school-libraries |
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This obviously MAGA woman lost her cushy lawyer job after yelling “call ICE” to a brewers fan who happened to be a veteran and US citizen. It looks like she also took a swing at him or his phone.
https://abovethelaw.com/2025/10/in-house-counsel-fired-after-racist-rant-goes-viral/ |
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| To the poster who summarizes all Trump's losses, thank you for the daily synopsis. I don't have time to keep up with all his losses, so I really appreciate your posts. |
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Ditto. It’s really helpful. Thank you. |
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Thanks pps -- I appreciate it because it's motivating!
U.S. debt tops $38 trillion for the first time, worsened by government shutdown. “"If it seems like we are adding debt faster than ever, that's because we are. We passed $37 trillion just two months ago, and the pace we're on is twice as fast as the rate of growth since 2000," he added.” https://apple.news/AS4lkCbDiSoOdccMvXz7xoQ TACO Time: President Donald Trump said Thursday he is backing off a plan to send a surge of federal agents into San Francisco after a conversation with the city’s mayor. https://www.newsweek.com/trump-san-francisco-national-guard-lurie-california-10929429 Top House Democrats launch investigation into Trump's $230 million settlement demand. “Top House Democrats asked President Donald Trump on Thursday to provide documents -- including correspondence between his lawyers and his Justice Department -- as they investigate his demand for the DOJ to pay roughly $230 million as a settlement for investigations he faced during the Biden administration and in his first term in office. Reps. Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia, the ranking members on the House Judiciary and Oversight committees, respectively, sent a letter directly to Trump requesting that he provide documents and information to their committees.” https://apple.news/Auoc6szRYTCqAeurTRcUopQ Eric Adams Makes ‘Stunning’ Endorsement for New York City Mayor—Says Thursday He Will Endorse Mamdani. https://www.newsweek.com/eric-adams-endorsement-nyc-mayoral-election-mamdani-cuomo-10927844 Trump Admits Americans Didn’t Vote for His Military Crackdowns. “I campaigned on crime, but I never thought we’d go into every city . . . and make them safe,” Trump confessed during an Oval Office exchange with reporters last Wednesday. “I did get elected for crime, but I didn’t get elected for what we’re doing. This is many, many steps above.” https://apple.news/AVdlNapOMQDuLU2zMxL9Zvw The majority of Americans (56%) agree President Trump is a "dangerous dictator whose power should be limited before he destroys American democracy," according to data published the Public Religion Research Institute on Tuesday. https://apple.news/AbrGGVt-7TRWdsZso5GDisQ Americans’ Trust in Republicans to Make US Prosperous Drops to 10 Year Low. “The Gallup poll found that 43 percent of Americans believe Republicans will do a better job of keeping the country prosperous, while 47 percent believe that Democrats will do a better job.” https://www.newsweek.com/americans-trust-republicans-to-us-prosperous-drops-10-year-low-10915031 Cattle ranchers push back against Trump comment to 'get their prices down’. “President Donald Trump said in a social media post Wednesday that American cattle ranchers "have to get their prices down," and that the tariffs he's enacted are "the only reason they are doing so well, for the first time in decades." … “Scott Thomsen, a fourth-generation cattle, corn and soybean farmer, told ABC News Live he opposes Trump's proposal to import beef from Argentina to address rising meat prices. "We need to reduce imports. We need to grow our herd," said Thompsen, who said he is a Trump supporter. "We need to grow domestic beef in this country. We have the means to do it, and I think we should not be looking for new markets to bring beef in here." https://apple.news/AOottsd5dQl6t7RSJGyK90A Ohio hardwood industry asks Trump to include them in farmer tariff relief package. “The hardwood industry that crafts much of our homes' interiors says it's suffering under the Trump administration's trade war and wants the same relief promised to the country's farmers. Over 450 loggers, manufacturers and distrubutors of hardwood, including 54 from Ohio, are asking for inclusion of the U.S. hardwood sector in any tariff relief programs. The industry, they argue in an Oct. 14 letter to the Trump administration, plays a "critical role" in rural economies and communities and has lost billions since the first trade war between the U.S. and China in 2018.” https://apple.news/AttrfZwWORE6MWcAG-WmU8Q State websites blame Republicans for food stamp cuts as shutdown drags on. “Some Democratic-led states are copying the Trump administration, posting banners to government websites blaming Republicans for gaps in SNAP benefitsstarting Nov. 1.” https://www.axios.com/2025/10/21/snap-benefits-trump-democrats Government shutdown: NATO ally offers to pay salaries of 11,000 employees. “Germany said it would step in and temporarily cover the salaries of 11,000 local employees of the U.S. Armed Forces working inside the NATO ally amid the ongoing federal government shutdown in the U.S.” https://apple.news/ALbUi-nKmT_-z0O-2bstmVQ Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting—some have criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers. https://apple.news/AkEFFtHoeR7iGOQvO4TR68Q Indiana state Senate Republicans don't have the votes to push gerrymandering, yet. https://ca.news.yahoo.com/indiana-state-senate-republicans-dont-010257361.html Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Sometimes Hates Republican Party. “Discussing the GOP on Tucker’s show on Tuesday Greene said: “Americans got to the point where electing Donald Trump was a referendum on the Republican Party. And I very much feel that, because many times I hate my own party, and I blame Republicans for many of the problems that we have today.” She continued: “I blame them for being so America last to the point where they are literally slaves to all the big industries in Washington, the military industrial complex, big pharma, health insurance industries, you name it. They are literally slaves to them, and they love foreign war so much.” Greene also took aim at prominent Republican politicians commenting: “These people are so fake.” https://www.newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-says-she-sometimes-hates-republican-party-10924805 Judge orders UC to release Trump UCLA settlement offer at the center of private negotiations. “A state court on Wednesday ordered the University of California to release the $1.2-billion UCLA settlement proposal from the Department of Justice, handing a victory to faculty members who are pushing UC for more transparency in its negotiations with the Trump administration.” https://apple.news/Axcyib8YiSa6phDlg2fldIQ Ousted Justice Dept. attorneys who prosecuted Trump open new law firm targeting corruption. “Gaston and Cooney, among the most accomplished corruption prosecutors in the Justice Department, would lose their jobs once Mr. Trump took office in January. They were fired in a Trump administration purge of prosecutors associated with Smith and staff from the Justice Department's Public Integrity section, which has specialized in corruption cases in the 50 years since Watergate. The pair of former prosecutors have now embarked on a new chapter, opening a new private law firm, which they hope will fill a void left by the purge.” https://apple.news/A5iBZjyFYRvSETC2PiPO6cw Billion-dollar disaster data returns, but this time it's not being run by the federal government. “In May, the Trump administration announced it was shutting down the website that hosted the dataset. That made it difficult for the public and experts to track the impact of major disasters, as the program used a combination of private and public data, some of which was not available to organizations outside the government. However, Climate Central, a nonprofit research organization comprised of scientists and communicators, announced on Monday it brought the billion-dollar disaster dataset back to life. And, it's being run by the very scientist, Adam Smith, who once managed it at NOAA and who is now Climate Central's Senior Climate Impacts Scientist.” https://abcnews.go.com/US/billion-dollar-disaster-data-returns-time-run-federal/story?id=126763532 Author Michael Wolff sues Melania Trump, saying she threatened $1B suit over Epstein-related claims. “Through his lawsuit, Wolff announced his intention to use the legal action to put the president and his wife under oath to answer questions about Epstein. Wolff has published a dozen books, including four bestsellers about the president.” https://thehill.com/homenews/media/michael-wolff-sues-melania-trump/?tbref=hp Melania Trump’s meme coin architects accused of pump-and-dump fraud in lawsuit. “First lady not named in suit in which investors allege Meteora executives created coin they knew would plummet.” https://apple.news/AJe2z7ht0Qamt0rbeYCw90A Minnesota Supreme Court Hands Legal Win to Transgender Athletes. “The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that USA Powerlifting discriminated against transgender athlete JayCee Cooper by barring her from competing in the women’s division.” https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-transgender-athletes-minnesota-powerlifting-jaycee-cooper-10920924 Trump admin port tariffs leaves US shipping firm slapped with $34M in fees—warning that the steep fees could force it to halt all of its US-linked business. https://apple.news/AA7IXzLZcSB-wlzj2sJ6TSg Tennessee economy among 'most vulnerable' to tariff problems: Report. “Tennessee is among the manufacturing-heavy states "most vulnerable" to U.S. import tariffs levied against China and other trade partners, according to a new report by Pew Charitable Trusts this month. The report revealed that states with large manufacturing industries, like Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan, could be more susceptible to negative fiscal impacts from changing trade policies. Tariffs impacting Chinese imports specifically could affect Tennessee manufacturing, the report said, because businesses rely on those materials and because goods from China are subject to some of the steepest duties.” https://apple.news/AVPbTosJgSXOkN0Plc12sgw Mattel faces sharp decline in Barbie sales from Trump tariffs ahead of holiday season. “Mattel released its third-quarter financial reports showing that the toymaker's sales and revenue declined for the first time in three quarters. This news comes after Trump threatened 100% tariff on Chinese imports.” https://www.themirror.com/lifestyle/shopping/mattel-barbie-trump-tariffs-sales-1460280 Beer maker Molson Coors to slash 9% of its North American workforce—claims its a restructuring plan, but aluminum tariffs a factor. “The mass layoffs across the region, which includes the US, Canada and Latin America, come as the Chicago-based brewing company announced in August that it expected net sales to tumble between 3% and 4% this year — blaming weaker beer demand and “indirect tariff impacts” on aluminum.: https://nypost.com/2025/10/21/business/beer-maker-molson-coors-to-slash-9-of-its-american-workforce-in-restructuring-plan/ Meta to lay off roughly 600 employees within AI unit (Note: Trump’s pet project is AI). “Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has announced plans to lay off around 600 employees within its artificial intelligence (AI) unit. The layoffs, as first reported by Axios, will remove the roughly 600 roles from within Meta’s Superintelligence Labs division.” https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5568655-meta-layoffs-ai-division/ Arnold Schwarzenegger Defies Trump With Plan To Save Democracy. “On Friday night’s episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, Schwarzenegger said he had a three-pronged approach to saving democracy, which includes making Election Day a national holiday, having independent redistricting commissions in each state, and introducing voter ID laws.” https://www.newsweek.com/arnold-schwarzenegger-defies-trump-with-plan-to-save-democracy-10899669 Christian musician, who sang the national anthem for Trump at 2022 rally, is facing felony child pornography charges. https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/jon-paul-sheptock-church-musician-arrested-b2849918.html |
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Some of these are from last week -- I'm a bit behind.
Senate votes against Trump’s 50 percent tariff on Brazil—5 GOP Senators go against Trump. https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/10/28/congress/senate-votes-against-trumps-50-percent-tariff-on-brazil-00626437 Trumps’s shutdown is now the second longest in history, right behind the Trump shutdown in his first term. (This is a Fox article that has a picture of Clinton in the header 🙄) https://apple.news/A32tOYHfPT3avn4nNT69Bjg Trump said today he received MRI at Walter Reed earlier this month. What health conditions has he been diagnosed with? https://apple.news/AO6hE5nrfR0iznIyv8Yop0Q Melania Trump privately raised concerns about tearing down East Wing: Report. “First lady Melania Trump privately raised concerns about demolishing the East Wing for President Trump’s new ballroom, according to The Wall Street Journal. The outlet also reported that the first lady distanced herself from the move, telling associates it was not her project.” https://apple.news/AldOd6GP8S1CGR2je75Xp9w The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is threatening to withhold billions of dollars in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contingency funding for 40 million Americans—which Congress has already allocated for emergency scenarios. https://apple.news/AvCkLKa7PTG2BsvdcaeoJBw Letitia James’ Lawyers Hit Lindsey Halligan for ‘Unusual’ Texts to a Reporter—They also signaled that they plan to challenge the legality of Halligan’s appointment. “James’ defense lawyers on Thursday asked a federal judge to reprimand Halligan for texting a reporter earlier this month — only to have the journalist expose the conversation — a move they called “an unusual and improper occurrence” that violated strict court and Justice Department rules against revealing details about criminal cases.” … “ But James and her lawyers are cranking up the heat even further, telling the judge in a separate filing that they’re also going to call into question Halligan’s appointment as U.S. Attorney on Friday — thus adopting the same legal tactic as the former FBI director recently did in his criminal case.” https://apple.news/AkCDf7bTtSGie7yzq2qshUg Judge intensifies oversight of agents in Trump's Chicago immigration crackdown—top official required to appear in court daily. “A U.S. judge on Tuesday intensified her monitoring of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in Chicago, requiring a top official to appear daily in court and ordering his agency to detail the use of force by its agents including firing tear gas at protesters and bystanders and to hand over body-camera video. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis during a hearing chastised Border Patrol commander-at-large Gregory Bovino over his agency's actions in the third-largest U.S. city and told him to get a body camera to wear himself. Ellis had summoned him to appear at the hearing after he was seen on video last week tossing a tear gas canister at protesters during an enforcement action in a neighborhood with many immigrants from Mexico.” https://apple.news/ANhUQOq5uTwy_U_IpmmaAZw Chicagoans band together against ICE, using tamales and whistles. “An MMA gym, pet shelters and volunteer grocery patrols are part of the community effort to thwart a federal crackdown on undocumented immigrants.” https://apple.news/AcM2RuhymSOerbCL-aYF_Pg Mea Culpa: Republican Gov. Brian Kemp visits South Korea following ICE arrests at Hyundai plant in Georgia. https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/gov-brian-kemp-visits-south-korea-following-ice-arrests-at-hyundai-plant-in-georgia/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Prosecutor told DOJ there’s not enough evidence to indict Trump foe Sen. Adam Schiff: MSNBC https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/trump-adam-schiff-mortgage-doj-hayes-maryland.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email New book details infighting behind Trump’s ‘obviously unqualified’ cabinet picks. “Retribution, by Jonathan Karl, describes backroom squabbling over Kristi Noem and Sean Duffy appointments.” https://apple.news/A_4RXQld7S4usdTDj00KrDQ ...and the biggest loser: Donald Trump’s phone screensaver is a photo of him in a MAGA hat grinning at himself with a thumbs up. —from Johnathan Karl’s forthcoming book, Retribution DC man who played Darth Vader theme at national guard troops sues over arrest. “Sam O’Hara, represented by an American Civil Liberties Union attorney, filed the complaint against four local police officers, a member of the Ohio national guard and the District of Columbia. O’Hara was protesting against the Trump administration’s deployment of national guard troops by walking behind them and playing The Imperial March, the song used in Star Wars as a theme for Darth Vader and other figures of the hated Galactic Empire.” https://apple.news/AxwqIBKf6TiSek-0Az0URww Target announces plan to eliminate 1,800 corporate jobs. “The cuts will impact managers at about 3 times the rate of other employees.” https://apple.news/ARepBxd89Rv6At7dSqCkSZw Donald Trump tried to call Pete Buttigieg dumb. It backfired immediately—“Our president is a complete f**king moron." “Donald Trump ranted about wiring allegedly installed by former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in an attempt to make Buttigieg sound dumb, but instead, everyone pointed out how ignorant Trump’s accusations were.” … “On X, people mocked Trump for his claim that copper and fiber optic lines can’t interface.” (Note: all the tweets imbedded and are hilarious) https://apple.news/AN9kIkcrjSSamGxoVfpuiqA Toddler time: Trump terminates Canada trade talks again after Ontario runs ad featuring Reagan. “The ad, which Ontario's premier, Doug Ford, posted on X, begins with Reagan saying, "When someone says, 'Let’s impose tariffs on foreign imports,' it looks like they’re doing the patriotic thing by protecting American products and jobs, and sometimes for a short while it works, but only for a short time." "But over the long run, such trade barriers hurt every American worker and consumer," he continues in the ad. "Then the worst happens, markets shrink and collapse, businesses and industries shut down, and millions of people lose their jobs," Reagan says in the 1987 radio address delivered from Camp David, Maryland.” https://apple.news/AXCXJfyfRRT6tV1ijdUfc_Q Elon Musk rages against Pete Buttigieg’s replacement Sean Duffy & posts homophobic jokes. “…his latest target is Transportation Secretary and acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy, who has reopened a government contract to lead a return-to-the-moon competition, a contract SpaceX once secured.” … “Musk didn’t stop with that meme and continued to insult Duffy. He called Duffy “Sean Dummy” and said he is trying to end NASA, referring to reports that Duffy is quietly lobbying to have NASA become a part of the Department of Transportation (DOT). It is currently an independent federal agency.” https://apple.news/AWf4xEGduTpuHiWIK5bktIQ Average Obamacare premiums are set to rise 30 percent, documents show. “The price increases — affecting up to 17 million Americans who buy coverage on the federal marketplace — are by far the largest annual premium increases in recent years.” https://apple.news/AmaQgAJBdRMSRWjtneFQ-Og Consumer prices in September rise to a pace not seen since January. “Though the 3 percent pace was slightly below economists’ expectations, Friday’s report is the latest to demonstrate that inflation hasn’t gone away and remains stubbornly above fed norms. The long stretch of above-average increases has left the cost of everyday goods and services about 25 percent higher than before the pandemic.” https://apple.news/APQiAF5JTQJCDVkoYxOS30w Here’s a heartwarming ending for those of you who have Apple News… Viral moment from No Kings protest in Sioux Falls, SD unites community. https://apple.news/AWWI0z2hBRH2vscqtyPk2-g |
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Judge tells faux-tough-guy Border Patrol chief not to tear-gas trick-or-treaters.
“If you’d like a gauge of how far basic human decency has fallen under the Trump administration, consider this quote from a federal judge addressing the guy spearheading a violent crackdown on immigrants in Chicago. “Kids dressed in Halloween costumes walking to a parade do not pose an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer,” U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis said to Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino during an Oct. 28 hearing. “They just don’t. And you can’t use riot-control weapons against them.” That seems correct. I don’t think there are too many Americans out there who would be in favor of masked federal agents/goons using riot-control weapons on trick-or-treaters. You’ve got to really hate Halloween ‒ and children ‒ to pull that kind of crap.” https://apple.news/Afh8c8DpcQ4iPUAfipHdb_g Project 2025 Has Stalled: Tracker “According to the tracker, the rate at which the objectives outlined in the document have been implemented is now in decline. As per information provided by the tracker, between January and July, 13 objectives were completed on average per month. But since August, an average of one policy objective per month has been implemented. Overall, Trump has enacted almost half of Project 2025 (48 percent) including budget cuts at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).” https://www.newsweek.com/project-2025-has-stalled-tracker-10932443 Donald Trump Confuses Dementia Screening for 'Very Hard' IQ Test as He Brags About Results—A tiger, an elephant, a giraffe! https://people.com/donald-trump-mistakes-dementia-screening-for-iq-test-11837935?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Republican Senators Strongly Rebuke Trump’s NATO Troop Withdrawal. “Senior Republican lawmakers sharply criticized the Trump administration Wednesday for its decision to scale back U.S. troop deployments in Eastern Europe, calling it a dangerous signal to Moscow. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi and Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama, who chair the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, said they “strongly oppose” ending the Army’s rotational brigade in Romania.” https://www.newsweek.com/trump-europe-us-troop-withdrawal-ukraine-wicker-rogers-10961230 Trump Nixing of Dem State Disaster Aid Backfires, Screwing MAGA Voters. “In recent days, President Trump has approved federal disaster aid for the red states of Nebraska, North Dakota, Missouri, and Alaska while denying it to the blue states of Maryland, Vermont, and Illinois. The White House has not offered meaningful explanations for the discrepancies, which just happen to punish states that didn’t support him in 2024. But we noticed something interesting about this whole saga: In Maryland, the disasters and damage in question severely afflicted the state’s westernmost counties. Allegany and Garrett counties are in Appalachia, deep in Trump country: Both voted for Trump by at least 40 points.” https://newrepublic.com/article/202263/trump-nixing-dem-state-disaster-aid-backfires-screwing-maga-voters RFK Jr. Admits He Doesn’t Have “Sufficient” Proof for Tylenol Claims. ““The causative association between Tylenol given in pregnancy and perinatal periods is not sufficient to say it definitely causes autism, but it is very suggestive,” Kennedy said. Kennedy’s comment came just one day after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Kenvue, Tylenol’s parent company, alleging that it failed to alert consumers that using its product during pregnancy posed a “significantly increased risk of autism” and ADHD. But that claim isn’t true by Kennedy’s own admission.” https://newrepublic.com/post/202435/robert-f-kennedy-jr-sufficient-proof-tylenol Walmart Set To Lose Billions From SNAP Benefits Stopping in November. https://www.newsweek.com/walmart-set-to-lose-billions-from-snap-benefits-stopping-in-november-10945862 UPS Mass Layoffs as 48,000 Jobs Cut. “United Parcel Service (UPS) on Tuesday said it had cut 48,000 positions in the first nine months of 2025. The Atlanta-based company said the reductions comprised 14,000 roles primarily in management, alongside around 34,000 cuts within its “operational workforce”—employees involved in its day-to-day logistics and delivery services.” https://www.newsweek.com/ups-mass-layoffs-as-48000-jobs-cut-10951313 Melania Trump’s Halloween Display Gives Critics The Creeps As Millions Face Real-Life Horror. (Uses a hundred or more pumpkins in a display besides being plain ugly.) https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/melania-trump-halloween-display-gives-072523002.html Lindsey Graham Caught Calling Fox News’ Sean Hannity From the Senate Floor in Siri Faux Pas. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lindsey-graham-caught-calling-fox-231523921.html Retailers Exploiting US-China Trade War for Price Increases: Report. “A new study has found that price increases implemented by companies during tit-for-tat trade escalation between the U.S. and China far exceeded the levels that the duties themselves would have justified. The report from researchers at the marketing services agency Growth Bite found that prices rose significantly during the six-week period in April and May when both tensions and tariffs peaked—“weeks before any tariffed goods could reach store shelves.” https://www.newsweek.com/retailers-exploiting-us-china-trade-war-price-increases-10959307 Americans in ‘Crisis Mode’ as Consumer Stress Hits Five-Year High. “The report says that bankruptcy inquiries surged 17 percent in the third quarter of the year, continuing an upward trend that began in late 2021. This helped to push the Consumer Stress Legal Index up 4.4 percent between June and September, capping off seven consecutive months of increases and reaching its highest level since March 2020.” https://www.newsweek.com/americans-crisis-mode-consumer-stress-bankruptcy-10943041?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Consumer prices rose 0.3% in September, which drove the annual rate of inflation from 2.9% to 3%, the highest it’s been since January, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday. https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/economy/us-cpi-consumer-prices-inflation-september ‘We Deeply Regret These Errors’: DOJ Walks Back Key Evidence In Defense of Trump’s Portland Deployment. In a letter to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Andrew Bernie, a DOJ attorney, said the Trump administration made several “errors” in describing how many special law enforcement officers it sent to Portland in response to protests outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in the city. The disclosure, which came in Portland and Oregon’s lawsuit against the deployment, marks a rare walkback from the DOJ that may damage its legal defense of Trump’s military intervention in the City of Roses.” https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/justice-department-corrects-evidence-trump-portland-deployment/ Voters Challenge New York Congressional Map, Targeting GOP Seat. “A group of Staten Island voters* filed a lawsuit in state court Monday arguing New York’s 2024 congressional map dilutes the voting power of Black and Latino residents in violation of state law. They’re seeking a redraw of New York’s Congressional District 11, which includes all of Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn, and is currently held by Republicans. If successful, the legal effort could give Democrats an additional seat in Congress — helping to counter a slew of recent pro-Republican gerrymanders in GOP-controlled states.” https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/voters-challenge-new-york-congressional-map-targeting-gop-seat/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Judge Rejects GOP’s Emergency Bid to Halt Virginia Redistricting. “A Virginia judge Wednesday rejected a Republican request to immediately block Democrats from advancing a constitutional amendment that could let the state redraw its congressional map — a win, for now, for Democrats and voting rights advocates.” https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/judge-rejects-gops-emergency-bid-to-halt-virginia-redistricting/ California to Monitor Trump’s DOJ Poll Watchers Amid Concerns of Voter Intimidation, Election Interference. “California is preparing to send its own state observers to watch over federal monitors from President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice. The move underscores a growing standoff between state election officials and a federal government many voting rights advocates say is weaponizing oversight to interfere in elections.” https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/california-to-monitor-trumps-doj-poll-watchers-amid-concerns-of-voter-intimidation-and-election-interference/ Another Trump-Appointed U.S. Attorney Found to be Serving Unlawfully, Federal Judge Rules. “A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Bill Essayli, the Trump-appointed Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, has been serving unlawfully in the nation’s largest federal district — the third such finding against a prosecutor installed by President Donald Trump in recent months.” https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/another-trump-appointed-u-s-attorney-found-to-be-serving-unlawfully-federal-judge-rules/ Judge Looks Set to Weaken Virginia Felony Disenfranchisement Law. ““We are encouraged by how the hearing went and are optimistic for a favorable ruling,” said Agraharkar. “A victory for the plaintiffs would strike down a lingering relic of Jim Crow in Virginia and would prove it’s never too late to right a wrong. More importantly, it would restore the right to vote to our plaintiffs and hundreds of thousands of additional eligible voters—including about 1 in 10 Black adults—who never should have been disenfranchised.” https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/judge-looks-set-to-weaken-virginia-felony-disenfranchisement-law/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email DC police officer says he was ordered to omit federal agent shooting at a driver in traffic stop report. “MPD officer said in court he was told by ‘team leader’ not to disclose details of a federal agent firing at a man in his car.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/28/dc-police-officer-traffic-stop-report LOL: Nearly half of new ICE of recruits failed an open-book test. “Nearly half of new recruits who’ve arrived for training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center over the past three months were later sent home because they couldn’t pass the written exam, according to the data. The academic requirement includes an exam in which officers are allowed to consult their textbooks and notes at the end of a legal course https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/ice-recruits-agents-standards-rcna239417?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Senator Warren and other Democrats question NPS and its non-partisan Trust for the National Mall about accepting the YouTube extortion money and demand to know the quid pro quo nature of ballroom donations. https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/ballroom_letter_to_the_trust_on_the_national_mall_and_the_national_parks_service.pdf Nearly two-thirds of Americans disapprove of Trump’s White House ballroom plan: Poll. “In the Yahoo/YouGov poll, 61 percent of respondents said they did not support Trump’s plan to add a ballroom, while 25 percent backed the move.” https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/nearly-two-thirds-americans-disapprove-210136071.html Delaware’s Wilmington City Council's lone Republican flips party registration to Democrat. “He was elected as a Republican in 2020 and was reelected in 2024.” https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/07/wilmington-city-council-lone-republican-james-spadola-flips-to-democrat/86565248007/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email LOL: FBI employees ordered to dig for Jimmy Hoffa-related documents, sources say. “The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, two law enforcement sources told CNN. The directive, which comes nearly a month into the federal government shutdown, is the latest in a series of highly unusual demands in recent months directing FBI employees to conduct priority searches for any files they may have on decades-old mysteries.” https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/27/politics/fbi-search-for-jimmy-hoffa-documents?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email |