The Lawsuits Just Keep Coming 4.26.25 Ally Sammarco Apr 26 Happy Saturday, readers! It’s the weekend, so no matter the chaos in the world, there’s a reason for celebration. Welcome back to Common Sense, your source for news and analysis on the circus that is American politics and entertainment. The Trump Administration’s surrender in his war on international students, explained… Politico reports, “It took more than 100 lawsuits and 50 restraining orders from dozens of federal judges. But after 20 days of court losses, the Trump administration capitulated, reversing a decision that threatened the legal status of thousands of foreign students in the United States. The Trump administration’s abrupt move, announced by a Justice Department lawyer in court Friday, tacitly acknowledged what judges in two dozen states had been saying since early April: Terminating university students’ immigration records from a federal database — a step which appeared to jeopardize their legal authorization to remain in the country — was almost certainly illegal. And it was implemented so ham-handedly that judges felt compelled to intervene.” Trump’s longform TIME interview, simplified… CNN has a 9-things rundown of Trump’s in-depth interview with TIME. “Trump sat for a wide-ranging interview with TIME on April 22, touching on tariffs, peace efforts between Ukraine and Russia, the Iran nuclear deal, wanting Canada to become a US state and more. The sitdown included Trump saying he would sign a ban on members of Congress trading stocks, that he doesn’t want to use ‘loopholes’ to run for a third term and that he has not asked El Salvador to return a mistakenly deported undocumented immigrant. He rejected the idea that he is expanding the powers of the presidency, saying he is using the office, ‘as it was meant to be used’ in his second term. ‘What I’m doing is exactly what I’ve campaigned on,’ he said.” Common Sense with Ally Sammarco is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his job, begging… NBC news reports, “Pete Hegseth wants Donald Trump to see him as a fighter amid the negative stories swirling around the defense secretary, two U.S. officials told NBC News, and has been focusing more on public and television appearances — including on his old network, Fox News — in which he can speak directly to the president. Trump had told Hegseth during a recent phone call that he did not approve of his texting information about airstrikes in Yemen to a Signal group that included Hegseth’s wife, his brother and his personal attorney, describing what the defense secretary had done as childish, one U.S. official and another person familiar with the conversation said. The call ended with Trump telling Hegseth to keep fighting, however. As he battles to keep his job amid a flood of reports about his behavior and infighting in his Pentagon, Hegseth’s behavior has become '‘erratic,’ and he seems increasingly ‘insecure’ about his job…” Donald Trump on the number of countries with which he has made trade deals, miscounting… Trump has made trade deals with 200 countries. But there are only 193 countries. Unless he’s counting the ‘countries’ that only have penguins. ABC News reports, “President Donald Trump, in a wide-ranging interview with Time magazine published Friday, claimed he's already "made 200 deals" on tariffs and said he's spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping. In the cover story, in which Trump's discussed his first 100 days in office, the president was asked about White House trade adviser Peter Navarro’s prediction of ‘90 deals in 90 days.’ ‘I’ve made 200 deals,’ Trump said. When asked to confirm that number, Trump said ‘100%.’” LOL. Today’s Furry Friend Dallas Cowboys defensive end Solomon Thomas trains Banksy to get drafted into a forever home… Today’s Buzz Another lion, witch, and wardrobe movie? YES PLEASE! The Hollywood Reporter writes, “The White Witch has been found. British actress Emma Mackey has nabbed the coveted role of the evil spellcaster in Narnia, Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia fantasy novels. Netflix is backing the adaptation of the books, with Gerwig’s feature reportedly tackling the sixth novel of the series, The Magician’s Nephew. Gerwig wrote the script and is directing. The casting marks a reunion between Gerwig and Mackey; the latter appeared in the filmmaker’s billion dollar grossing Barbie… In a rare move for Netflix, the streamer is giving Narnia a two-week theatrical Imax run in late 2026, something Gerwig fought for.” Thank you for reading and enjoy your weekend! Check back in on Monday for the next edition of Common Sense. Common Sense with Ally Sammarco is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

Trump’s Mad at “Loser” Jimmy Kimmel Again, Holds a DOOZY of a Town Hall & Attacks Kamala’s Health

 

+ 11,400 COMMENTS! 

TRUMP SWAYS TO MUSIC FOR 39 MINUTES AT A RALLY????

THE CULT!  

THANK YOU JIMMY KIMMEL! 

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Election Day is exactly three weeks from today, Donald Trump just did a podcast with the Nelk Boys where he once again turned the conversation towards Jimmy, last night he held a doozy of a town hall moderated by noted puppy assassin Kristi Noem, Trump danced on stage for a full 39 minutes, many are now questioning whether Trump is healthy enough to be running for President and spent his night attacking Kamala’s medical records, he found time this morning to launch his own cryptocurrency, and Guillermo has a message for Trump after he suggested that he wants to tax imported goods, including alcohol, by 20%. SUBSCRIBE to get the latest #Kimmel: http://bit.ly/JKLSubscribe Follow Jimmy Kimmel on Instagram: https://bit.ly/KimmelInstagram Follow Jimmy Kimmel Live on Instagram: http://bit.ly/JKLInstagram Follow Jimmy Kimmel Live on TikTok: https://bit.ly/JKLTikTok Like Jimmy Kimmel on Facebook: http://bit.ly/KimmelFB Like Jimmy Kimmel Live on Facebook: http://bit.ly/JKLFacebook Visit the Jimmy Kimmel Live Website : http://bit.ly/JKLWebsite About Jimmy Kimmel Live: Jimmy Kimmel serves as host and executive producer of Emmy® nominated “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” ABC’s late-night talk show. “Jimmy Kimmel Live” is well known for its viral video successes, with over 16 billion views and more than 19 million subscribers on the show’s YouTube channel. Some of Kimmel’s most popular comedy bits include Celebrities Read Mean Tweets, Lie Witness News, Halloween Candy YouTube Challenge, Jimmy and Cousin Sal pranking Aunt Chippy and music stars like Rihanna and Dua Lipa surprising Jimmy in the middle of the night.

Lawrence: The media is trying (and failing) to cure themselves of 'sane-washing' Trump NYT HAS NO CREDIBILITY!

ARTICLE FROM SEPTEMBER 9, 2024, PRIOR TO THE DEBATE! 

ECONOMIC CLUB OF NY APPLAUDED TRUMP'S IDIOCY! 

NYT - TARIFFS ARE IMPOSED & CONSUMERS PAY THOSE TARIFFS! 

WHO WROTE THAT ARTICLE? SOME DIM WIT? 

NYT IS LOSING ITS CREDIBILITY!

IT SHOULD NOT BE KAMALA HARRIS WHO IS FORCED TO EXPLAIN 

NYT FAILURES! 

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What The New York Times calls a “disputable policy assumption,” MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains that that is just the Times “sane-washing” Donald Trump’s tariff lies. Lawrence explains why the media’s “sane-washing” of Donald Trump means that Vice President Harris won’t just be debating Trump in the first presidential debate, she will also be debating the news media reviewers of the debate. » Subscribe to MSNBC:    / msnbc   Download our new MSNBC app for the latest breaking news and daily headlines at a glance: https://www.msnbc.com/information/dow... Follow MSNBC Show Blogs MaddowBlog: https://www.msnbc.com/maddowblog ReidOut Blog: https://www.msnbc.com/reidoutblog MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of politics headlines, as well as commentary and informed perspectives. Find video clips and segments from The Rachel Maddow Show, Morning Joe, The Beat with Ari Melber, Deadline: White House, The ReidOut, All In, Last Word, 11th Hour, and Alex Wagner who brings her breadth of reporting experience to MSNBC primetime. Watch “Alex Wagner Tonight” Tuesday through Friday at 9pm Eastern. Connect with MSNBC Online Visit msnbc.com: https://www.msnbc.com/ Subscribe to the MSNBC Daily Newsletter: https://link.msnbc.com/join/5ck/msnbc... Find MSNBC on Facebook:   / msnbc   Follow MSNBC on Twitter:   / msnbc   Follow MSNBC on Instagram:   / msnbc   #DonaldTrump #KamalaHarris #2024election