dan-mcd.bsky.social

I think what’s going on here is that Trump is sending lists of names that sound immigranty to state election officials and claiming - with no evidence - they’re non-citizens as a pretext to seize ballots.

I can't really believe it but it seems to be the case that the Times has not covered a credible accusation of rape against the President of the United States, but has two solid stories on Obama's cheesecake factory quip.

BREAKING: A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered a police investigation into alleged ties between a donor network co-founded by Vice President JD Vance and the presidential campaign of Flávio Bolsonaro in the run-up to Sunday’s election, per WaPo

The president of the United States on Tuesday unveiled his closing campaign message.

From Britain to Asia, the Trump rape story is headline news, but not at either the NY Times or the Washington Post

Any town that agrees to host a Trump convention or rally that doesn't ask this notorious deadbeat for money in advance is ridiculously incompetent. Trump has stiffed MANY cities. It's a lesson he learned when he didn't pay his subcontractors during construction of buildings.

Scoop: Fox News will finish October with its worst ratings in years, an ominous sign for Republicans ahead of the midterms. Compared to last October, Fox News is DOWN 27% in total viewers and 32% in the 25-54 demo. MS NOW and CNN are up. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/fox-news-r...

Sarah Matthews, a deputy WH press secretary in Trump's first admin, said that first lady Melania Trump's "weird random press conference" earlier this year is the "most convincing piece of evidence" that the House Judiciary Committee Democrats' report is "probably accurate."

Dem's report includes a new allegation that Trump raped a 24-year-old woman, then promised her a visa and admission to NYU while demanding silence, lied about kicking Epstein out of Mar-a-Lago and "strongly suggests that Epstein introduced Trump to his wife Melania." www.rawstory.com/melania-trum...

Flávio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the U.S. amid a money-laundering probe, as Washington agrees to issue visas to him and his family. n.pr/4zpBn48

How do we put a stop to blatant political lying without destroying the 1st amendment? This is not healthy for voters to be constantly lied to.

Four-byline alert: 🚨 (WSJ) - The U.S. has told several Gulf Arab countries to be prepared for a short, intense military campaign after the U.S. midterm elections, people briefed on the conversations said. @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Brazil rejects fascism, so their fascists come running to the USA for refuge.

Historians will study this closing strategy.

Trump: The fake news only covered the ass part. They said 'what the hell was Trump doing talking about a man's anatomy? He was talking about his ass.' I studied his ass to see where the power came from

If Trump hadn't invaded Minnesota and Iran, we probably wouldn't be talking about the Senate being in play. But there would always be something. His nature is to lie and screw up. Perfect for campaigning and a nightmare for governing.

Locking up the bigots' votes here. 🙄 It's always disappointing to be reminded how hateful many people are. "Vote for me! I'm the biggest a**hole, and I'll be mean to the people you hate!" He's running for Ken Paxton's job, so he'll fit right in in Texas.

Two former Governors of South Carolina - one from each party - have endorsed Democrat Annie Andrews who is running against Sen. Darline Graham R-SC

Well, this will certainly be news to the Aldi’s frosted mini wheats I’m having for dinner.

El-Sayed on Trump's cognitive tests: "I went to medical school...In my neurology unit, I would have to give that MoCA exam...The only people that you give a MoCA test to are people who you worry may have cognitive deficits. By definition, if you're taking one of those tests, something's wrong."

cool, cool

Scoop: White House lawyers are weighing preemptive mass pardons for junior staff, sources says Under discussion: Pardoning everyone involved in deportation, war, or trade policy www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/w...

He needs his bubble popped more often.

Trump is interrupted by a protester in Mississippi: "Shove that ballroom up your ass!"

BREAKING: Judge Reyes has issued a preliminary injunction over the golf course and begins with this: "Rarely, if ever, has the United States Department of Justice urged a federal court not to believe the sitting President." ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

Here's the excerpt I think @kyledcheney.bsky.social meant to append:

@jordanklepper.bsky.social finds out that Texans have more in common with James Talarico than they'd like to admit. Jordan's new special, Red Flags, premieres tonight after The Daily Show at 11:30pm ET on Comedy Central

Trump's closing midterms message? Gas and ass. Good luck, America.

Republicans being even more Islamophobic than they were after 9/11 while the Republican president is literally in business with Saudi Arabia really is the worst of all possible worlds.

Vivek is so unwanted that his own campaign stops are ghosting him. Zeteo reports: Businesses are canceling campaign stops to avoid angry calls, bad publicity & customer backlash. A planned church visit in Westerville and a Trumbull County rally location have disappeared from campaign itineraries.

Jesse Ventura: “If Donald Trump would have gone in the military, he would have been the guy that wet his bed, cried for his mom, went hysterical, and would be carted out in the middle of the night. The man’s a coward. He’s a bully. All bullies are cowards. That’s why they’re bullies”

Abdul punches back and doesn't take shit. He isn't a weak centrist nothing. People want fighters.

EL-SAYED: I get that the President takes personal offense to my first name. He doesn't mind as much when it's the Saudis who are funding his son-in-law's private equity. Doesn't seem to mind as much when it's the Qataris who are giving them a $400 million private jet.

This is a man who knowingly took up Nazi rhetoric to gin up the hatred behind an ongoing ethnic cleansing of Haitian refugees from his own state.

Trump says he doesn’t want immigrants from Norway because he didn’t get the Nobel Peace Prize. “Norway sucks. Norway has become a shithouse country.”

A weak, hoarse, and low energy Trump can barely pronounce "congressional district": "Congrishional destract"

This a paraphrase but a correct one. It should be widely understood that America isn’t a consolidated fascist state. But Trump is governing as much like a fascist as he can.

Trump Unleashes Racist Tirade That should be the headline in every newspaper.

asked if Trump directed him to sue Alaska, Blanche says "I will not talk about communications I have with the president" (So, yes, Trump did)

Trump wants a “little” war with Iran. But Iran gets a vote, too. With oil at $117, missile defenses depleted, and Iran threatening massive retaliation, Brett Erickson explains why this could spiral out of control.

Melania taking credit for something the Pope did? I’m shocked.

Saw Wildwood today. Besides being a good story, this movie is STUNNING visually. I mean, absolutely, shockingly beautiful. Emotional movie too. Pretty dark themes actually. But so many cool Oregon references and Easter eggs! HIGHLY recommend it, even if you’re not an animated movie person.

Trump: "While oil prices are temporarily high ... the United States oil and gas business is making hundreds of billions of dollars"

REPORTER: "Amy Acton's stepfather was indicted for rape. Now that you know all that, sir, do you change your mind about the ad?" TRUMP: "No. I don't care."

Elon has spent half a billion, as far as we know, and it's mostly to save Texas and the Senate, since he's spent $200 million propping up Paxton alone. If he loses Texas, it threatens everything for him. And the same for us, if he wins.

NEW AD: Have you seen these anti-Talarico attack ads? Elon Musk paid for nearly all of them. The world's first trillionaire knows if he drags the most corrupt politician in Texas across the finish line, Ken Paxton will owe him everything. Elon Musk: Texas is not for sale.

State Department employees are being told they are ineligible for promotion unless they can prove they voted for Trump for president in 2016, 2020 and 2024. www.washingtonsun.com/administrati...

If this isn't illegal it absolutely should be.