As we already discussed here, Trump's pathetic attempt to bribe his way out of a blue wave already backfired spectacularly. Now he's doubling down on the $5K bribe, and has promised a new one to boot: Trump promises another round of checks before the midterms: President Do...

Donald Trump spoke to rows of empty seats on Friday during his “big rally” in Mobile, Alabama. MS Now’s Jen Psaki noted that the venue, not even half full, holds 10,000 people. “For context,” she added, “when Trump kicked off his presidential campaign in 2015, he was able t...

Former special prosecutor Jack Smith was interrogated at a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing yesterday. If you know what happened, you know this ended as a massive embarrassment for Republicans -- and for one in particular -- but if you don't, here's a brief summary: Tru...

Sen. Ron Wyden, the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, has been working diligently to investigate the finances of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation. In August, he published a report with evidence that JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, and Bank of America...

Above, Eurythmics perform, Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This). Be vigilant my fellow crooks and liars: remember that Hillary Clinton was the overwhelming favorite to win in 2016, based on polling. Make a plan to vote. Make a back-up plan, just in case. There is no end to the e...

Welp, it's the end of a wild week and the beginning of another. What new fresh hells will be opened this week?

All I can say is...VOTE.

- Karoli

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The Hives have been telling people they’re the best band in the world for 33 years. That seems hard to prove, but it’s undeniable they’re a helluva band. Especially live. Formed in Sweden by brothers Pelle and Niklas Almqvist and their friends, who shared a love of AC/DC, t...

The courts have, yet again, stepped in to stop Donald Trump from doing something that he really wanted to do. In this case, a federal judge in Washington state ruled that Trump cannot fire U.S. attorneys appointed by the courts. CNN is reporting that Trump fired Roger Rogof...

In today's edition of "Not A Drag Queen": Best-selling Christian authors Seth Day and Heather Thompson Day of Texas were arrested following reports that they physically assaulted their high school-aged daughter. Seth Day allegedly physically assaulted their child while Heat...

The White House has responded to the explosive text messages that Sen. Thom Tillis sent to Donald Trump earlier this year, and the response is almost as remarkable as the messages themselves. But it's predictable for the Trump White House. As we noted on Friday, Tillis tol...

Clearly, Sean Hannity was hoping Vice President J.D. Vance would have some memeable defense for the Trump administration’s ongoing cover-up of the Epstein files. What he got was memeable alright, but for a whole ‘nother reason. Hannity tried to raise the matter gently durin...

During a press gaggle, Trump told the media he always keeps Turkish President Erdogan happy. Turkey was sanctioned by the US for its multibillion purchase of Russian S-400 missile systems in 2020 by the Trump administration. A Turkish reporter asked if Trump will lift the ...

Above, Paula West performs, When that man is dead and gone. No reason for this song. No, really.

Paul Krugman asks us about the economy, “Who You Gonna Believe?”

Michael in Norfolk asserts that The Felon is repeating a Biden mistake on the economy.

Hackwhackers says the economy is working... only for the orange clown's crime family and the Epstein Class oligarchs.

And speaking of oligarchs, The Verge tells us that Amazon wrote a scary, threatening letter warning communities not to block data centers.

Bonus Track: It's time to take a Magazine Break! Not gonna lie, this was a rabbit hole for me.

Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors. You can follow Tengrain on the Fediverse, or on BlueSky. Send tips, requests, and suggestions to mbru@crooksandliars.com (with For MBRU in the subject line).

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Donald J. Trump is once again making himself part of a disturbing story—and once again, his sympathy appears to be directed somewhere other than toward the alleged victim. Trump said Friday that he feels “badly” for the seven men accused of gang-raping a woman at Cornell Un...

JD Vance gave us a preview of this back in June. Now it appears Todd Blanche at Trump's corrupt DOJ is going to follow through on it. As MS Now's Ali Velshi explained: VELSHI: It seems as though President Trump's attempt to rewrite the history of the January 6th insurrect...

Three weeks ago, Republican super PACs began dumping tens of millions into Texas’ Senate contest, unleashing an ad blitz they hoped would hurt Democratic nominee James Talarico and boost Republican Ken Paxton.

Yet Fox News dropped a poll Thursday evening that showed the money is not working, with Paxton trailing Talarico 49% to 51% among likely voters.

Oddly, the poll found Talarico’s lead grows among the universe of all registered voters, with 53% choosing Talarico and 46% choosing Paxton. That 7-point spread among the electorate as a whole is even larger than Fox News’ pollsters found in July, before President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune began pouring money into the state.

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CNBC analyst Rick Santelli, one of the creators of the Tea Party craze, was not thrilled with the September jobs report because jobs created by the Trump administration severely underperformed and hourly wages declined. "A bit of a disappointment, expecting $90,000 comes in...

Arend Feenstra took his wife and eight kids to Russia last year, mostly to get away from the gays and other aspects of modern life he finds undesirable. (I'm not sure how much of a problem that is in rural Saskatchewan, but whatever). Turns out, though, that if he wants to ...

It's Friday night and hot in Los Angeles.

Enjoy a laugh or two...

Open thread.

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The Trump administration has been insisting to the courts—and everyone else—that the only way the Kennedy Center can stay open is if President Donald Trump’s name can be slapped on it, because those people who raced to donate because Trump’s name was on it would take their money back if Trump’s name isn’t on it.

It turns out that pretty much the opposite is true. Basically, once Trump befouled the place, donations went through the floor.

And it turns out that despite Trump repeatedly decrying how the Kennedy Center was insolvent, crumbling, and so on, it was solvent—until Trump took over.

Wow. Who could have predicted that the guy who managed to have his companies go bankrupt six times would not be a good steward of money?

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During Donald Trump’s visit to Texas on Thursday, he paused from boasting about his floundering economy to brag about his own physical magnificence. All in whatever is left of his own mind, of course.

“Who’s the healthiest of all the presidents? Who would you rate the most physically fit?” asked the 80-year-old, obviously obese Trump. That's the same Trump who tries to hide his disturbingly-purple hands with make-up and can’t stay awake during his own White House events.

“President Trump, President Bush, or President Barack Hussein Obama?” Trump “asked.” As if anyone had a doubt which one he’d pick.

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During a speech yesterday, Trump renewed his ignorance about how healthcare plans work and revived one of his bigger lies, claiming he was ready to pass his own healthcare plan, which is ridiculous since he's been saying that since 2017. In his first term, the late Sen. Joh...

Director of the White House National Economic Council Kevin Hassett was confronted with September's awful jobs report by Fox News's Bill Hemmer, and Hassett somehow said, "It's proving that Trumponomics is really working." Hemmer started with the obvious problem: the Septem...

The losses keep growing for DC Attorney General, Jeanine "Winebox" Pirro...and it is glorious. Remember the Reflecting Pool debacle? You know, the multi-million dollar, horrific, moldy, algae covered paint job project that was given to one of Trump's buddies in a no-bid co...

North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis apparently had quite a bit to say to Donald Trump behind the scenes. Newly revealed text messages show Tillis pushing back forcefully against the president during their increasingly bitter political feud. In one message, Tillis tol...

Just days after Donald Trump was forced to lift his White House ban on CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO, the president is now floating the notion of jailing reporters over leaks. On September 18, Trump announced that he was banning the trio of media outlets for "their constant 'r...

Toxic windbag Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth doubled down on Trump's attack on the free press by claiming if their reporting isn't jingoistic enough for him, they should be executed for treason.

HEGSETH: A free press is, of course, important, but partisan activism that intentionally smears the troops and the historic mission that they're undertaking is fundamentally anti-American.

It's sick.

It's a national betrayal.

It's treason, actually.

I mean, I hate to have to say it, but it has to be said.

What's with that stupid back drop?

By Hegseth's logic he should be tried for treason since he attacked and undermined the US government under President Obama and Biden as a media pundit for Fox News for over ten years.

The man is getting more deranged by the day.

He's our modern day Brig. General Jack D. Ripper.

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Despite the fact that he claims to want people to vote for him, Donald Trump seems to have quite a thing for publicly insulting Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton. Just recently, at his Dallas "Trumpapalooza" midterm convention, Trump stood o...

Sen. Eric Schmitt's response to being humiliated during Jack Smith's hearing by Sen. Klobuchar was to lie and lie again when confronted by the media. Chris Hayes did a beautiful segment highlighting the train wreck of the one true dirtbag, Sen. Schmitt. Trying to laugh it...

Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed responded to Republicans who can't seem to keep his name out of their mouths while they run around trying to energize their base in red states across the country. El-Sayed made an appearance on this Thursday's The Beat wit...