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06 Oct 14:03 • Conover Kennard

Trump Has A Truly Deranged Message About Iran Destroying U.S. Cities

Donald J. Trump suggested during a campaign rally in Nebraska that allowing Iran to “take out” Los Angeles or San Diego would be an acceptable cost of the ongoing war. While discussing the conflict, Trump described its economic impact as a “small price to pay” to keep the c...

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06 Oct 13:15 • David Edwards

Judge Unearths Elaborate ICE Agent Hoax: 'Some Things Simply Strain The Imagination'

U.S. District Judge Gary R. Brown found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents gave similar false testimony and falsified official records to conceal the illegal arrest of a Bronx man through deceptive actions that he said "strain the imagination." Brown made ...

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06 Oct 11:51 • Andrea Thompson

Local GOP Refuses To Turn Its Back On Child Molester Candidate

The local Palm Beach County Republican Party has flat-out refused to distance itself from a child molester who has refused to remove himself from the impending election. Palm Beach County's Mike Caruso -- who was hand-picked and appointed as Clerk of Courts by right-wing e...

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06 Oct 11:12 • Heather

Gaslighting Vance Pretends Trump's Taxpayer-Paid Ads Aren't Partisan

These liars really do believe we're all stupid. VP JD Vance spoke to reporters as he was arriving at Joint Base Andrews ahead of yet another midterm rally in Alaska this Monday, and was asked about the so-called PSAs his administration has been running on our dime that even...

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06 Oct 10:06 • David Edwards

Jack Smith's 'No Kings' Shirt Triggers Fox News Tantrum: 'Pretty Rich For That Guy'

Fox News personalities lashed out at former special counsel Jack Smith for wearing a "No Kings" shirt, with one guest falsely claiming the move was "pretty rich" because Smith had tried to overturn an election. Fox News host Harris Faulkner brought up the shirt during ...

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06 Oct 09:36 • Steve in Manhattan

Mike's Blog Roundup

It's the anniversary of Justice Kegstand's confirmation!

Annie Asks You - the carefully-engineered conservative majority and its darkly comfy Shadow Docket;

Bark Bark Woof Woof - Charlie Pierce on Hegseth's oh-so-gay Christian nationalism;

Diane Ravitch's Blog - Hegseth and Gingrich and Musk! OH MY!

Law Dork - did you miss the first Monday in October?

The Mahablog - money can't buy him love.

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06 Oct 09:36 • Chris capper Liebenthal

Ron Johnson Is Still Complaining About COVID Precautions

Sen. Ron Johnson apparently feels that he has milked his conspiracy theory about the COVID vaccine as far as he could and has moved on to decrying the medical response to the COVID pandemic. You know, things like universal precautions, distancing, and trying to keep people ...

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06 Oct 03:12 • John Amato

The Large Hadron Collider Undergoing An Upgrade

Since 2023, after my car accident, I've been studying theoretical physics on my own and it's been incredible. I have no math skills, but I do have a basic understanding of Newtonian physics, General Relativity, quantum mechanics, and the standard model. On my bucket list w...

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05 Oct 23:36 • David Edwards

Usha Vance Nearly Falls With Newborn In Scary Stumble Off VP Helicopter

Second Lady Usha Vance nearly fell down the steps of the vice presidential helicopter while carrying her infant son. C-SPAN shared footage of the Vances exiting the helicopter on Monday, after network staffer Howard Mortman flagged it. The family was at Joint Base Andr...

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05 Oct 23:36 • Ed Scarce

Russia Hiding Suspected Plague Outbreak

The pneumonic plague is more serious and less common than the bubonic plague. If left untreated, it's nearly 100% fatal, and expiration (death) can occur in as little as 24 hours after symptoms are detected. Some hypothesize that the pneumonic form of the plague was mainly ...

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05 Oct 21:06 • Alabama Reflector

Alabama State Rep, School Board Member Caught In Prostitution Ring Sting

by Andrea Tinker, Alabama Reflector October 5, 2026 An Alabama state representative and the former president of the Satsuma City Schools Board of Education were arrested Friday on charges of attempted human trafficking. According to court documents filed Monday mornin...

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05 Oct 21:06 • Andrea Thompson

Scandal-Plagued Ken Paxton Busted In Leaked Audio... Again

Embattled and scandal-plagued Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton has been busted in unflattering leaked audio yet again, this time whining and complaining that he has virtually no control over his own campaign anymore: "It's all... coming from D.C." This round of...

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05 Oct 19:21 • David Edwards

'Make Better Decisions': Fox's Weinstein Lawyer Blames 'Debaucherous' Cornell Victim

A Fox News legal contributor who once defended convicted movie mogul Harvey Weinstein said the woman accusing seven Cornell fraternity members of gang rape must take responsibility for her choices. Donna Rotunno, who also hosts a Fox News crime podcast, made the remark...

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05 Oct 19:21 • David Edwards

'Heil Hitler': Nazis Attack 'White Supremacist' Jan. 6 Rioter During His Anti-Muslim Stunt

A small group of self-described Nazis attacked pardoned Jan. 6 rioter Jake Lang as a "Jew" during his anti-Muslim march near Chicago, with at least one member shouting "Heil Hitler" repeatedly. The confrontation took place Sunday outside Palestine Fest in Bridgeview, I...

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05 Oct 17:03 • Andrea Thompson

Quelle Surprise: Karoline Leavitt Is Joining Fox News As Network Infuriates Trump

In a move that comes as a shocking surprise to precisely no one, the New York Times has confirmed that former Trump White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is slated to join Fox News as an on-air contributor. According to the report, Leavitt is expected to start with t...

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05 Oct 16:00 • John Amato

CBS News Whiffs On Chris Wright's Lies About High Diesel Costs

Ignoring the Trump led war against Iran, Energy Sec. Chris Wright made believe the reason diesel fuel costs have skyrocketed was because of the Russia conflict against Ukraine as well as blaming Gavin Newsom for supposedly closing two refineries which was a bald-faced lie. ...

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05 Oct 14:54 • Andrea Thompson

Kristi Noem Is Melting Down Over Damning NYT Exposé On Shady DHS Contract

It seems now-ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was, unsurprisingly, up to some shady business during her final days as DHS head, and she really does not want the New York Times to talk about it. NYT recently released a bombshell new report revealing that, as N...

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05 Oct 13:48 • John Amato

Trump's Voting Pitch: Even If You Hate Republicans, Vote For Them

During a Republican midterm campaign rally with GOP candidates in a high school gym in Vandalia, Ohio, Trump gave a truly bizarre endorsement for two of their candidates since they are behind in the current polling data and aren't the most well liked people around. Sherrod ...

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05 Oct 13:39 • Chris capper Liebenthal

Trump Boasts Of High IQ Because He Can Add One To A Number

While stumping for - and probably dooming - fellow Republicans in Ohio before the midterm elections, Trump told one of his fractured fairy tales about how smart he is. Trump was talking about his "warrior dividend," one of the few times he kept a promise to dole out some mo...

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05 Oct 13:06 • Conover Kennard

Jake Tapper Grills Hassett On Trump's Bizarre ‘Best Economy Ever’ Claims

CNN's Jake Tapper gave White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett a rather inconvenient reality check when he asked him to explain Donald J. Trump’s boast that the country is enjoying “the best economic numbers ever.” The problem? The actual numbers don't seem particularly ...

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05 Oct 11:45 • RedStateRachel

Kansas Democrats Surge In Polls: GOP Attack Ads Are Deranged

Republicans put money into Kansas Senate and Gubernatorial races, and new GOP attack ads against Kansas Democrats are deranged. MAGA Sen. Roger Marshall and Gubernatorial Trumper candidate Ty Masterson created attack ads that reach a new low! I think even Donald might be em...

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05 Oct 11:45 • Tengrain

AI, The Trillion Dollar Hammer

The Fancy Autocomplete cheerleaders at The Mouth of Sauron, er, Axios have four out of eight items in Sunday morning’s email thingie (if you count this breaking news above the lede):

? Bulletin: President Trump announced that his Super Intelligence Force will be led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton — a former SEC chair and U.S. attorney in Manhattan who’s expected to be AI czar — along with FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson, Pentagon CTO Emil Michael and Scott Kupor, director of the Office of Personnel Management.

Quite a star-studded cast.

The Fancy Autocomplete cheerleaders at The Mouth of Sauron, er, Axios have four out of eight items in Sunday morning’s email thingie (if you count this breaking news above the lede):

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05 Oct 11:45 • Steve in Manhattan

Mike's Blog Roundup

It's Banned Books Week, so go ahead and read something forbidden!

Crooked Timber - The Office: why some American sitcoms are the way they are;

Dispatches From a Collapsing State - AI and the flattened future;

Off Message - Democrats need to be the uncompromising ones now (via Obsidian Wings);

The Rectification of Names - will the real dirtbag please stand up?

The Rude Pundit - Trump blames Biden for things Biden had nothing to do with ....

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05 Oct 11:45 • Cliff Schecter

29,000 Jobs. One Man Did This.

The September jobs report came in at just 29,000 jobs, with July revised down to a loss. Joe, a former Republican congressman, started with a confession: for decades both parties have given presidents too much credit for good economies and too much blame for bad ones. But ...

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05 Oct 02:45 • John Amato

SNL Cold Open: Republicans Film Ads For Midterms

What a pathetic crew.

Saturday Night Live: President Trump (James Austin Johnson), Vice President JD Vance (Jeremy Culhane), Pete Hegseth (Colin Jost), Marco Rubio (Marcello Hernández) and Mitch McConnell (Mikey Day) film ads to encourage Republicans to vote in the midterm elections.

Open thread.

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04 Oct 22:12 • Chris capper Liebenthal

Vance Tells Voters To Quit Griping About The 'Little Things'

J. Divan Vance gave Fox viewers his best pitch for why they should vote for Republicans in the midterm elections. "There are obviously, I think, every single person who voted for us in 2024 could find something where they wish maybe congressional Republicans had gone furthe...

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04 Oct 22:12 • Ed Scarce

Will Trump's Tariffs On Tomatoes Cost Republicans Texas?

With tomatoes now going for around $80 a box, free chips and salsa may soon be on their way out at all Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants. With the cost of living crisis, the fuel crisis, and everything else, this might be too much for Texans. Source: Houston Public Media Fre...

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04 Oct 20:51 • Chris capper Liebenthal

GOP Rep's Campaign Is Quietly Imploding Over Stock Trade Ban

Rep. Bryan Steil made his lead on banning congressional stock trading the main platform of his reelection bid. It turns out to have been a very poor choice. Steil is running a rather cynical and hypocritical ad boasting about his bill to ban congressional stock trading. Bef...

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04 Oct 18:33 • Heather

Golfer-in-Chief Takes Aim At Daylight Saving Time

Welp, we found out why Trump doxxed Tom Cotton when he didn't want to go along with him on making daylight saving time permanent. It's all about him, of course. From Raw Story on the doxxing: Trump sends his fans after GOP senator — and gives them his phone number: Preside...

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04 Oct 16:36 • John Amato

Todd Blanche Defends DOJ Sending Federal Agents To Polling Stations

Responding to critics of the DOJ sending a thousand "election monitors" to polling stations during the midterms," Atty. Gen. Todd Blanche claimed the DOJ has been doing it since the 60s and Senators should instead thank God they are doing it. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is, "introd...