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The courts—and the news media—are the two institutions keeping him accountable.
Under-appreciated: Trump is—by far—the most ruled-against president by judges in U.S. history. In his second term, courts have ruled against his admin in more than 700 cases or motions, mostly about immigration, civil liberties, and fed funding. Another: nytimes.com/2026/10/26/us/po…
Absolutely incredible that some extremely smart people were able to build and launch a vehicle, send it into outer space, land it on the surface of Mars—and then get it to send back a picture of it looking at us back here.
Huh? Isn’t the point of Obama’s crack that CF’s are kinda gaudy and that if Saddam Hussein opened one it would be *ridiculously* gaudy and that’s what Obama is saying Trump has done to the WH? Not about affordability; it’s about bad taste.
Stewart does something I’ve never seen a talk-show host do to a book author: He expresses doubts about the premise and logic of the book.
Under-appreciated: Trump is—by far—the most ruled-against president by judges in U.S. history. In his second term, courts have ruled against his admin in more than 700 cases or motions, mostly about immigration, civil liberties, and fed funding. Another: nytimes.com/2026/10/26/us/po…
The latest Comey revenge filing has “close to zero” chance of surviving procedural issues and statute of limitations, says @eliehonig on CNN.
BREAKING: The Trump administration is attempting to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey again, newly unsealed court documents show. apnews.com/article/comey-tru…
And…this completes the Cheesecake Factory insult cycle. Please drive home safely.
🚨Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on President Obama mocking the Cheesecake Factory:
“This is the man who built the museum and it looks like Darth Vader’s tomb.”
Bessent also told @FoxBusiness' @FBNNicoleMac he frequents the Cheesecake Factory and always orders the French dip cheeseburger — and suggested the “Martha’s Vineyard set” should “give it a try.”
Slow-building controversy here. Were the bishops duped? Should they have known?
A 4th bishop...
+Naumann: “The bishops were assured that no photographs would be made public. They came to have a discussion on important policy matters. As Catholic bishops, they pray with everyone, but do not endorse candidates or political parties.”
time.com/article/2026/10/26/…
Brutal John Oliver takedown of creeping antisemitism, white supremacy and general bigotry. youtube.com/watch?v=SnsBI4Yx…
War and peace? Nah.
The midterm elections a week away? Nah.
The economy, foreign affairs, the budget, the cost of living, housing, healthcare? Nah.
1,300-plus words on his feelings about…um…what…who?…Bill Maher? Yeah.
New: @washingtonpost has the first write-up of Bob Woodward’s forthcoming memoir, “Secrets.” An authorized release of a copy of the book or (irony alert!) a leak? Story doesn’t say. washingtonpost.com/investiga…
Anti-corruption groundswell. Major change. Срећно, Србијо!
🚨 BREAKING: Aleksandar Vučić announced the end of his 12-year reign as the most powerful man in Serbia today following a pivotal election that swept the Student List protest movement to victory.
Full story: vist.ly/5pxap
Conscripts? Putin’s war-crimes army is almost all volunteers: soldiers from poor parts of Russia lured w/ cash bonuses; prisoners from penal colonies offered pardons or shortened sentences; foreign workers, migrants, and mercenaries promised high pay and/or Russian citizenship.
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🧵Saw most of the new Musk documentary. You should see it. It is frightening. The woman he was seeing at the time of the 2024 elections with whom he had a child suggests that he suggested he may have done something with Starlink in the US 2024 elections, (beyond bribing people).
He knows nothing about the opposition leader his State Dept. has discouraged from returning because she is likely to demand elections and undermine the U.S.-backed regime?
🚨“No sé nada sobre ello”, respondió Donald Trump al ser cuestionado sobre el regreso de María Corina Machado a Venezuela.
El presidente de Estados Unidos expresó su deseo de que la líder opositora, ganadora del Premio Nobel de la Paz 2025, se encuentre a salvo.
“Es una mujer muy agradable. Me dio su Premio Nobel, así que ¿cómo puedo decir otra cosa? Espero que esté a salvo”, declaró.
Machado reapareció este domingo en Venezuela, donde fue recibida por simpatizantes tras permanecer casi un año fuera del país.
DoJ now in the business of filing against *potential* future violations? Does it have an elite “pre-cog” unit?
Why deny access to *any* reporter? Campaign won’t get more favorable coverage and it will just make a pol look petty, thin-skinned and anti-democratic.
🧵I report for @NewHampJournal, New Hampshire's only right-of-center political news publication. I've covered @AndyBeshearKY, @ReverendWarnock, @MikieSherrill and @GavinNewsom, who happily answered my question.
And here's what it's like covering @KamalaHarris in New Hampshire