Trump Flounders While Kimmel Surges, Kennedy Slammed By Surgeons General, Bondi Implodes In Senate, and Loomer Loses Like It’s Her Full-Time JobWhile Trump’s shutdown backfires, our movement acceleratesWhile Trump escalates his authoritarian tactics—from weaponizing his government shutdown to invading US cities—I’m glad to have good news for you today. I hope these stories of resistance give you a bit of relief from the chaos, and show that our movement is gaining serious momentum. But we need all hands on deck to keep building the resistance and pushing back. If you haven’t yet, please support our work by becoming a paid subscriber today: SOUNDING THE ALARM AGAIN
Medical professionals are once again sounding the alarm on failing HHS Secretary Bob Kennedy. This time, six former Surgeons General penned a scathing op-ed, titled: “It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK, Jr.” They call out Bob for “endangering the health of the nation,” saying he “has rejected science, misled the public, and compromised the health of Americans. The nation deserves a Health and Human Services secretary who is committed to scientific integrity and can restore morale and trust in our public health agencies.” They’re absolutely right. Bob Kennedy needs to resign or be fired immediately. KIMMEL WINS BY A LANDSLIDE
We should always take polls with a grain of salt, but this one was too good not to share. A new survey from Economist/YouGov shows that Jimmy Kimmel’s net favorability rating is 16 points higher than Trump’s. During his show, Jimmy Kimmel had some advice for Trump: “If he’s looking to improve his approval numbers, I have an idea: release the Epstein files.” LOOMER LOSES
The Supreme Court refused to hear Laura Loomer’s appeal in her bogus case over being banned from some social media sites—where she constantly posted hate speech and lies. Loomer is one of the worst maga conspiracy theorists out there, and no one should be giving her a platform. BONDI IMPLODES
Pam Bondi ranted in front of the Senate yesterday, in one of the most embarrassing displays by a Trump regime member I’ve ever seen. And that’s a tall order. It was like watching a Twitter troll testify, as Bondi replied to every Dem Senators’ questions with low blows and unhinged tirades. The highly scripted fake outrage from Republicans only made it worse. I truly felt that after every sentence, they were going to say: “And, scene!” Nothing Bondi said is worth repeating. She failed to answer serious questions about rampant corruption, Tom Homan’s $50,000 cash payment, and the prosecution of Trump’s enemies. One thing is clear: Once the Trump regime is gone, the members of this DOJ will be investigated for years to come. VIRGINIA
Speaking of someone who refuses to answer real questions, GOP nominee for Virginia governor Winsome Earle-Sears was recently asked what Trump policies she disagrees with. But she refused to go against her dear leader, and couldn’t name one. How embarrassing—especially since Trump has so far declined to endorse Earle-Sears. The image above tells a tale of two very different campaigns for governor. On the left, Dem Rep. Abigail Spanberger stands before a packed room of cheering supporters. On the right, an Earle-Sears bus tour stop in the very same city, looked like a ghost town. Still, I hope Spanberger’s folks work like they’re behind, and sprint through the finish. A TEXT-ONLY INTERVIEW? WHAT?
CNN’s Jake Tapper had an “exclusive interview” with Trump—via text message. Wait, what? It was pathetic. We have no idea who was answering any of these softball questions, nor do we know what was asked and left unanswered. If former President Joe Biden did this, corporate media would obsess over it for weeks. Instead, they’re acting like this is totally normal. Where are the constant demands for in-person interviews? We’ll never get that from corporate media, because they have totally failed us. That’s why our revolution in independent journalism is so important. And we are at the forefront, delivering one of the most-read news briefs in the world every day. I believe we have a duty to use our massive platform for good—and to fight back. That’s why we also run our enormous Contact Congress effort, and the biggest social media organizing campaign against Trump ever. And we do it all with no billionaires or ads, because everything we do is 100% funded by our subscribers on Substack. So if you’re able, help us keep up the fight by joining us as a paid subscriber today: Onward! Scott Help this news break through the noise—like this post and re-stack using the ♻️ button below! I have two questions for you today. What’s your reaction to Jake Tapper doing a text-only “interview” with “Trump”? What do you make of Bondi’s trainwreck of a Senate hearing yesterday? Here is my interview with James Talarico: https://tinyurl.com/mmu4eydj Tell Congress Campaigns NEW: Cancel GOP healthcare cuts and end Trump’s shutdown: https://tinyurl.com/2z8s7hdh Demand Brendan Carr Resign: https://tinyurl.com/35xjx8dj Demand Tom Homan Resign: https://tinyurl.com/3e5ku3um Pass the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act: https://tinyurl.com/3yfw2m7a Demand answers about Trump’s visibly deteriorating health: https://tinyurl.com/sk9xm38v Protect our use of voting by mail: https://tinyurl.com/bde676xm Push back on Trump’s DC takeover: https://tinyurl.com/2jpp94yk Support law to unmask ICE: https://tinyurl.com/bp8cau82 Investigate the Jeffrey Epstein trafficking case: https://tinyurl.com/4pfh2p4f Links to everything we are doing: https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/how-were-fighting-trump COMMENTS: Jake Tapper is just a rediculous goon looking for attention. How far he has fallen. Who else is ready to hold this unhinged whole administration accountable when we take back Congress next year? We now know what DT thinks of Jake Tapper. Bondi was in contempt. Adam Schiff call out of all unanswered questions was great Tapper is a journalistic joke. She is rather pathetic. A little hard looking Wow--if ever Jake Tapper wanted to seal the deal that he is just a puppet journalist for the regime, this is it. Yep. No reason to watch him anymore Jake is still being the impotent Jake that he is. Bondi is an embarrassment to the office and to herself. But the stories you tell of the Democrats are great. Thanks, Scott! The Bondi spectacle was embarrassing…especially when a sharp photographer grabbed shots of her notes. One line she had in her folder was: "Kiss the bosses ass. Cover mine.” These people are vile. 🤦♀️ I thought Bondi sounded familiar yesterday. Now I know it was just like all of those angry messages I get from Twitter bots. 😂 Scott's response "and scene" is the funniest I hope SNL picks this up if they do a Bondi's fake responses (need her binder too)!! Bondi is a puppet, incompetent, and an embarrassment to our country. You go Jimmy! Keep nailing Trump in your monologues. America is behind you. Sorry Trump, NOT SORRY! Text interviews are ridiculous. Bondi is simply not credible but I am glad she was tested so people can see this for themselves. A text only interview should be ignored. Anyone who could read & write could be doing it especially as we know rump is illiterate and demented. Bondi is the bottom of the barrel attorney no one else would hire so her magat responses, or lack thereof, is no surprise. Nothing she is doing is legal or her actual job. Dear Scott, My friends and I out here in Colorado, are writing postcards through the Center for Common Grounds to turn Virginia blue . We’ve hand written almost 2,500 cards and we’re still writing like it’s a sprint. Not letting up. We’ll write until our arthritic fingers fall off. And WE LOVE YOU, Scott. You’re helping us keep our hope alive! Thank you!!! Tapper, seems like WH staff covering up dementia. And Tapper, well forget about him. Bondi, any educated person would be disgusted, but I bet the MAGA fans will love it, since they flunked Civics, if their school even had that course. ⬆️It was like watching a Twitter troll testify, as Bondi replied to every Dem Senators’ questions with low blows and unhinged tirades. The highly scripted fake outrage from Republicans only made it worse. Be sure and check out this article from the New Republic: Schiff Lists Every Question Pam Bondi Ignored as She Melts Down https://newrepublic.com/post/201437/adam-schiff-questions-pam-bondi-ignored Scott, Jake Tapper is pathetic and already sold his integrity with the Biden book. Lawrence O’Donnell did a great job detailing his Trump interview by text Monday night. However, kudos to Kaitlin Collins. She seems to be the only television correspondent with the guts to ask the tough questions of the Trump disaster. As for Bondi, she really looks tough. I’m not surprised with her classless performance yesterday because she showed her dark side as Florida AG when she took the Trump $25,000 bribe in the Trump University case. If we survive Trump, Miller, Hegseth, Kennedy, etc, we need to put the pressure on the state bar associations to disbar the attorneys in this administration. They all took an oath! ⬆️ On the right, an Earle-Sears bus tour stop in the very same city, looked like a ghost town. Not to mention that she has been skipping stops on her bus tour: Well I can only speak for myself. I am desperate for good news. All my husband and I have had for the last 3 yrs has been bad news. Now with the Trump Regime destroying the US from the top down, our stress levels are over the top. When we retired, we felt finally, we can rest. We worked our whole lives. He is a disabled veteran, I am a disabled Registered Nurse of 40 yrs. My job destroyed my back. So we want to travel, and it is difficult to do, especially when you have no help. So please get rid of this regime and his party. They are all traitors, include his Supreme Court buddies in that. Lock them all up and throw away the key. Please share this post widely. We need to hold ICE accountable! From Lincoln Square: https://substack.com/@lincolnsquare/note/c-164079159?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=1aiy5t In MASSACHUSETTS, the MASS GOP continues to embrace MAGA MAGGOTS with no condemnation or even a highlight of the impending DISASTERS that will leave many UNINSURED, as the Commonwealth scambles to ensure FOOD to pantries & schools. There are still a few WEALTHY TRUMPERS running for office who ignore the FAILURES, PAUL KRUGMAN wrote that what TRUMP destroys cannot be re-built. MASSACHUSETTS & other states depends in BRILLIANT RESEARCHERS to do innovative research into scientific issues...BRAIN DEAD DOGSH*T & MAGA MAGGOTS have slashed funding, made HARVARD (& others) the villains based on LIES. As a consequence. other nations are soliciting those researchers: THE US BRAIN DRAIN! FOREIGN STUDENTS who contribute to the economy & spend BILLIONS have been targeted. Little noticed was DAFFY DDON's initial MUSLIM BAN that blocked researchers, scientists & practicing clinicians from coming to the US TEACHING HOSPITALS to study what the US was accomplishing. Isn't that the purpose of sharing RESEARCH? WE enjoyed speaking with many of the 'FELLOWS' who traveled to BOSTON to LEARN! When you're STUPID & UNINFORMED that's what the ORANGE TURD accomplished! Thank you to all who share your great comments & insights! I circulate (without identification in most cases) to provide understanding & insights - maybe ENLIGHTEN a few MAGA BRAIN DEAD! |
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Trump Flounders While Kimmel Surges, Kennedy Slammed By Surgeons General, Bondi Implodes In Senate, and Loomer Loses Like It’s Her Full-Time Job
The World Turns to Wind and Sun - While Trump Bets on Coal
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The World Turns to Wind and Sun - While Trump Bets on Coal
Renewables just surpassed coal on the global grid, as Trump doubles down on fossil fuel.
Something remarkable happened this year, and you probably didn’t see it splashed across cable news. For the first time in history, the world’s wind and solar farms generated more electricity than coal. It’s a quiet revolution, but one that may define the century ahead.
According to new data from the climate think tank Ember, renewable energy has finally outpaced fossil fuels in meeting the world’s growing appetite for power. In the first half of 2025, solar production jumped by nearly a third compared to last year, while wind generation rose more than 7%. Together, renewables supplied 83 percent of the increase in global electricity demand, enough to cause a small but historic decline in coal and gas use.
Contrary to Donald Trump’s claims, much of this progress has been driven by Asia’s two largest economies. China added more renewable capacity than the rest of the world combined, cutting its fossil fuel use by 2 percent in just six months. India grew its renewables more than three times faster than its electricity demand, reducing coal and gas use by 3.1 and 34 percent, respectively.
The International Energy Agency projects that this trend will only accelerate. By 2030, global renewable power could more than double, with solar energy alone making up 80 percent of that growth. Solar will dominate the expansion, but wind, hydropower, and bioenergy will all play supporting roles. Solar is also set to surge in economies like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and across Southeast Asia.
While much of the world races toward renewables, Trump, a climate change denier, is moving in the opposite direction. Electricity demand at home has outpaced the growth of clean energy, forcing a 17 percent increase in coal generation in the first half of this year. Then came another blow: on August 29, the Trump regime canceled twelve Biden-era transportation grants tied to offshore wind projects, diverting $679 million in funds to “other priorities.” The grants had been awarded under the Federal Highway Administration’s INFRA program and the Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Program, both designed to modernize ports and enable large-scale wind infrastructure.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy defended the move, falsely claiming, “We are prioritizing real infrastructure improvements over fantasy wind projects that cost much and offer little.” The decision fits neatly into Trump’s broader energy playbook: revive coal, dismantle clean energy initiatives, and undermine international climate cooperation. It’s a vision rooted not in innovation but in nostalgia - for an economy and energy system that no longer exists.
While some leaders retreat to old habits, others are learning the hard truth that there are no shortcuts to decarbonization. Carbon offset programs, once hailed as a market-friendly solution to climate change, have largely failed. Research found that most offset projects either exaggerated their impact or credited emissions reductions that never truly happened. Some funded wind farms that would have been built anyway; others claimed forest protection while logging simply moved next door.
The implication is clear: you can’t outsource your way to a stable climate. The renewables surge, by contrast, is tangible. Wind turbines spin. Solar panels hum. The electricity flows. This is not an accounting trick or a line item on a balance sheet - it’s physical progress, measurable and immediate. And once the infrastructure is in place, energy prices will come down. Any negative headlines about climate initiatives, electric vehicles etc have been planted by the fossil fuel industry - they’ve been at this for years.
For the first time, clean energy is not a niche story or a promise for the future. It’s the backbone of the world’s power system, displacing fossil fuels in real time. And it’s happening despite political resistance, not because of it. If the past year marks the moment renewables overtook coal, it may also mark the moment political will fell behind technological reality. The world is racing toward clean power, but America, under Trump, is set to be left far behind.
Today in Politics, Bulletin 224. 10/7/25
Today in Politics, Bulletin 224. 10/7/25… AG Pam Bondi had a heated and contentious hearing today before the Senate Judiciary Committee where she refused to answer questions, made personal attacks against Democratic senators, and got extremely defensive and angry whenever the subject of Jeffrey Epstein came up. … Last night, Bondi released records on former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation of Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election, which gave Republicans on the committee their talking point for the day so right-wing media could refuse to cover the substance of the hearing. … Ranking Member Dick Durbin’s opening remarks to Bondi: “You disbanded the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force and the National cryptocurrency enforcement team, despite the growing threat of foreign election interference and the drastic rise in cryptocurrency crimes. You forced out almost 75% of the Civil Rights Div’s career attorneys while hate crimes are on the rise. You fired more than 100 immigration judges. While the immigration case backlog is more than 3 million. You cut the public integrity section from 30 prosecutors to two, while political corruption skyrocket.” … “Last year, Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, was allegedly recorded accepting a $50,000 bag of cash in exchange for promising immigration enforcement related contracts. Under your leadership, the investigation into Homan was dropped after Trump pardoned nearly 1600 J6 insurrectionists, including more than 600 charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement. DOJ is arguing in court that these pardons provide immunity for wholly unrelated crimes in multiple cases.” … “Jared Weiss was filmed on J6, encouraging his fellow rioters to attack the Metro PD officers, and he said, ‘f them, kill him.’ What happened to Weiss? He’s been hired by you as a senior adviser. In Feb, you said the Epstein client list was, quote, ‘sitting on my desk right now for review.’ 8 months later, you still haven’t produced these files. And a credible whistleblower told my office that FBI agents were directed to flag any records in which President Trump was mentioned.” … “Although you’ve been a registered foreign agent for Qatar, you didn’t recuse yourself from signing off on Trump’s solicitation of a free jet from the royal family, even though this gift was clearly illegal. Connections to Bondi seem to yield more favorable outcomes for defendants.” … Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI): “There has been reporting that Jeffrey Epstein showed people photos of Trump with half-naked young women. Do you know if the FBI found those photos? Have you seen them? Bondi: You sit here and try to slander President Trump left and right.” (She never answered the question). … Mehdi Hasan: “Notice her non-answer. This is explosive. Should be explosive. The US AG who said she had the Epstein files on her desk cannot say whether or not the FBI has pix of Trump with half-naked women, which one witness who knew Epstein has said he has seen.”
… Whitehouse: “What became of the $50,000 in cash that the FBI gave to Homan? Bondi: The investigation of Homan was subjected to a full review. They found no evidence of wrongdoing. Whitehouse: What became of the $50,000? Did the FBI get it back? Bondi: You’re welcome to talk to the FBI. Whitehouse: They report to you. Can’t you answer this? Did Homan keep the $50,000?” Bondi refused to answer. … Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): “Her contempt is extraordinary. Trump thinks he’s a king. He believes he’s accountable to no one. Not Congress. Not the American people. And so when his people testify before the Senate, they act like they are bound by no rules and no laws.” … Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) seemed to be the only Republican genuinely concerned about getting to the bottom of Epstein. He asked about Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s interview where he gave new details: “Have you interviewed Lutnick? Bondi: No, senator. Kennedy: Do you plan to? Bondi: If he wants to talk to the FBI. Kennedy: Don’t you think you ought to talk to him after that interview? (No response from Bondi). Maybe we ought to get Lutnick in here then.” … Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT): “There’s a tape, right, with Homan. Is there a tape with audio and video of the transfer of $50k? Bondi: You would have to talk to Director Patel about that. Welch: I’m talking to you. Bondi: I don’t know the answer. Welch: You do know. Bondi: Don’t call me a liar! And you’re not gonna sit here and slander Tom Homan.” … Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA): Was it true when the WH press secretary denied that Homan took the money? Bondi: I was not in office, I was not confirmed when that was handled. Schiff: Did he take the money? Bondi: That happened prior to my confirmation. Karoline Leavitt is one of the most trustworthy human beings I know. And if you worked for me, you would’ve been fired because you were censured by Congress.” … Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA): “Do you believe govt officials are obligated to follow court orders whether they agree with them or not? Bondi: I wish you loved your state of California as much as you hate President Trump. Padilla: I asked a simple yes or no question.” … Schiff complained repeatedly that Bondi refused to answer any questions from senators: “This is supposed to be an oversight hearing. Dozens of prosecutors have been fired simply because they worked on cases investigating the former president. Bondi: What about the fires in California? What about the riots in LA?” … Schiff: “I think it’s valuable that the American people get a sense of what you have refused to answer today. So these are just some of the questions you refuse to answer, but or have answered with personal attacks on members of this committee:
… Republicans were yelling in the hearing and on Fox about the report released by Bondi last night before this hearing showing that Jack Smith subpoenaed phone data of 8 Republican senators who were contacted by Trump right before J6. Sen. Lindsey Graham was yelling in the hearing: “Can you tell me why my phone records were sought by the Jack Smith agents? Why did they ask to know who I called and what I was doing from January 4th to the 7th? Can you tell me that?” … Glenn Greenwald: “Lindsey has spent his whole career defending mass warrantless surveillance on Americans. Now that he is a surveillance target, he’s enraged.” … Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) on Fox: “The Biden DOJ specifically targeted a group of us. They asked for our call records so they could see who we talked to, who called us. I believe also track our location over a period of days. This is outrageous. I mean, this is really unbelievable. It’s blatantly unconstitutional. It’s a violation of the First Amendment. It’s the violation of separation of powers. And it also goes to show you the extent to which the Biden admin was so corrupt using the FBI to target their political enemies.” … MSNBC’s justice correspondent Ken Dilanian: “Hawley just suggested that ‘weaponization’ under the FBI as run by Trump appointee Christopher Wray was worse than the J. Edgar Hoover-era abuses. He said without basis that senators had been ‘wiretapped.’ His remarks were completely untethered from reality.” … Politico’s Kyle Cheney: “Hawley falsely claiming that the FBI ‘tapped’ his and other senators’ phones. The documents show a pull of non-content phone records from Jan. 4-7, 2021 – with some key details (like the limitations built into the order) still unknown.” … Media Matters’ Matthew Gertz: “Ron Johnson - RON JOHNSON - corrected a Newsmax host who said this last night, pointing out that the FBI only obtained metadata.” … Kyle Cheney: “It actually seems sort of obvious that if you’re investigating a former president for trying to subvert an election, you’d probe some of contacts he and alleged co-conspirators had with people he was trying to enlist/pressure to overturn the results. In other words, if you start from the premise that the entire probe was political, then seeking lawmakers’ toll records would be inherently bad. But if you view the probe as righteous or justified, then it’s not hard to see why those records would be pertinent.” … Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA): “The Biden FBI spied on 8 of my Republican Senate colleagues during its Arctic Frost investigation into ‘election conspiracy’. Arctic Frost later became Jack Smith’s elector case against Trump. WORSE THAN WATERGATE.” … Jamie Dupree: “Let’s start with the top name on this GOP list. Why would the FBI have tracked Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) about J6? Because his office was involved in Trump’s fake electors effort to overturn Biden’s victory. We know from the J6 tapes - released by House Republicans - that there is video of two Trump allies handing off fake elector documents from WI and MI to aides of Kelly on Jan. 5. The tapes also have video of an aide to Kelly trying to get those same fake elector documents to Sen. Ron Johnson on J6 - with a handoff right in front of the Supreme Court.” … Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Fox: “I expected that countries like China and North Korea would go after me when I got to the Senate. But I never expected it would be my own country under Joe Biden tapping my phone. The Biden FBI spied on US Senators. They came after President Trump. They came after me. They will come after you, too. We don’t need more investigations. People need to go to JAIL.” … Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) on Fox: “Quite honestly, by now it should be obvious to every American that it’s not the Republicans that are a threat to our democracy. It’s President Obama, it’s President Biden.” … Spencer Kuvin, who represents Epstein survivors, to Meidas: “We now know from the photographs police took during the search warrant inspection that there were computer monitors with little Post-its on them saying, ‘Don’t take this.’ Well, the computer unit that contained all the data, information, and video—was gone. We also know that when he was under threat of prosecution, he took all this info, hid it away, and likely moved it off-site to the US Virgin Islands, thinking it would be safe there.” … “But eventually, the FBI confiscated all of it. So, we know the FBI has it. We have to assume they reviewed it—and that some agent, or multiple agents, have created internal memos identifying who appears on those videos. And that’s what we need: the internal FBI memos showing who they’ve identified on the recordings.” … LOONEY Laura Loomer: “I strongly advise AGAINST anyone lobbying the Trump admin and the DOJ to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell. Do not do it. I repeat. Do not do it. There will be no coming back from that. I repeat again. For the love of God. Do Not Do It.” … MSNBC: “A top prosecutor in VA has informed colleagues she plans to decline to seek charges against NY AG Letitia James, resisting intense pressure from President Trump. Elizabeth Yusi, who oversees major criminal prosecutions in the Norfolk office of the E. District of VA, has confided to co-workers that she sees no probable cause to believe James engaged in mortgage fraud. Yusi plans to present her conclusion to the president’s new interim US attorney, Lindsey Halligan, in the coming weeks.” … “Prosecutors in the District are now bracing for Yusi to be fired for her own resistance to try a case that many lawyers have said lacks sufficient evidence. Trump has publicly called on DOJ to criminally prosecute James, despite the conclusion of career prosecutors that they cannot prove she lied or intended to lie on a mortgage application for her niece’s home.” … “Career prosecutors in the District also fear their colleagues will be pressured to seek an indictment against James, or risk being fired. Halligan has been closely monitoring progress on the case.” … MSNBC: “Trump’s new acting US Attorney Lindsey Halligan has recruited prosecutors from outside her office to take James Comey to trial, after being unable to find any federal prosecutors in her own office willing to pursue the charges.” … Rep. Marge Greene (R-GA) just broke away from Republican leadership on the shutdown: “I’m going to go against everyone on this issue because when the tax credits expire this year my own adult children’s insurance premiums for 2026 are going to DOUBLE, along with all the wonderful families and hard-working people in my district.” … “No, I’m not towing the party line on this, or playing loyalty games. I’m carving my own lane. And I’m absolutely disgusted that health insurance premiums will DOUBLE if the tax credits expire this year. Not a single Republican in leadership talked to us about this or has given us a plan to help Americans deal with their health insurance premiums DOUBLING!!!” Reminder no Bulletin tomorrow but there will be my weekly podcast Uncovered where we do a deep dive of the biggest stories of the day. There is no Ask the Editor show tomorrow though because this is the day we are going on our one day fall foliage tour since things are at their peak. We are heading up through Maine into northern NH and into the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. Hopefully some good pics. Next Bulletin out Thursday. If you missed yesterday’s, you can find it here. … Mike Johnson was asked about Greene’s comments: Q - “Greene specifically said that Republicans do not have a plan to deal with healthcare. Johnson: Congresswoman Greene does not serve on the committees of jurisdiction that deal with those specialized issues. She’s probably not read in. Not everyone knows everything.” … Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) used another one of Greene’s posts in his press conference today: “As Marjorie Taylor Greene herself has acknowledged, tens of millions will see an increase in their health care. A growing number of Republicans are adopting the enlightened Democratic position that this fight is about health care.”
… Q - “There’s some polling out there that does suggests the public is blaming Republicans. Johnson: Well, I’m not surprised by some of the polls, because the mainstream and legacy media is completely on the side of the Democrats. The facts are on our side.” … Johnson: “President Trump wants to be the healthcare president. And he’s going to do it. We have lots of ideas.” … Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA): “Trump and Republicans’ actions on health care: Biggest Medicaid cut ever: $1 trillion. Passing a law that will kick 15 million off coverage. Cutting rural hospital funding; 3 already closed in VA. Refusing to protect Americans from huge premium hikes.” … Sen. Bernie Sanders on CNN: “I am not going to go back to VT and tell 45,000 people that they no longer have health care. And to tell many, many thousands of others who can’t afford it, can’t afford it, that their premiums are going to double. Republicans understand that they are losing this battle, and I think they’re going to begin to understand they have to come to the table and negotiate a reasonable agreement.” … Sanders also addressed Susan Collins: “You’re running for reelection in Maine? Go back to Maine and tell people you supported a doubling of health care premiums. Good luck to you.” … Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA): “Trump airlines? Shut down. Trump casinos? Shut down. Trump steaks? Shut down. Trump vodka? Shut down. Trump university? Shut down. Donald Trump has kept his promise to run our govt like he ran his companies: shut down, with unpaid workers and blaming everyone but himself.” … Mike Johnson ran away from reporters at the end of his press conference this morning when he was FINALLY asked why Adelita Grijalva wasn’t sworn in yet. He has been ducking the question and reporters have been doing him a favor by not asking him about it. I blew up about it on social media (knowing many of the reporters in that room follow me) because it should have been the first question asked. … CNN’s Manu Raju (who follows me) asked Johnson later in the day at his press gaggle with Sen Maj Leader John Thune: “We will swear her in when everybody gets back. Raju: Why not now? Johnson: Uh - we’ll schedule it, I guess, as soon as she wants.” … She has been wanting. Every single day for two weeks. … Sen. Chris Murphy: “When Democrats controlled the White House, Senate and House there were no shutdowns because we acted like adults and negotiated with Republicans. Now Republicans control everything and they’re refusing to even show up for work. Because they think the chaos of a shutdown is fun.” … Trump made a post last night that suggests he has seen the poll numbers are not great for Republicans on the shutdown: “This has sadly affected so many programs, services, and other elements of Society that Americans rely on - And it should not have happened. I am happy to work with the Democrats on their Failed Healthcare Policies, or anything else, but first they must allow our Government to re-open. In fact, they should open our Government tonight!” …CNN: “Air Traffic Controllers are considered essential workers, so they must work during the shutdown, but are not being paid. 12 FAA facilities saw staffing shortages Mon night. The control towers in Burbank, Phoenix and Denver had so called ‘staffing triggers’ reported in the public FAA operations plan. Other facilities that handle air traffic around airports in Newark, Jacksonville, Chicago, DC, and Indianapolis also were short staffed.” … “Perhaps the most dramatic impact was at the Burbank airport where the control tower was entirely shut down around 4:15 PM Monday afternoon. Flights could take off and land but had to follow procedures typically used at small airports without control towers. Delays of more than two and a half hours were reported at one point.” … “Denver Intl and Newark Liberty airports saw ground delays where flights were prohibited from taking off until controllers were able to handle them. Both airports are major hubs for United Airlines. The number of controllers calling out sick has increased since the start of the shutdown, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a news conference Monday after talking with controllers in the tower at Newark.” … Duffy: “So now what they think about as they’re controlling our airspace, is, ‘How am I going to pay my mortgage? How do I make my car payment?’ Do I think they’re more stressed right now in our towers? Yes. Is our airspace unsafe? No. If we have additional sick calls, we will reduce the flow consistent with a rate that’s safe for the American people.” … Trump on Newsmax: Q - “The NFL just chose the Bad Bunny Rabbit or whatever his name, this guy who hates ICE, he doesn’t like you. Do you think maybe we should just blow off the NFL, like a boycott? Trump: I think it’s absolutely ridiculous, and while we’re at it I’d like them to change the kickoff rule.” … Host Greg Kelly asked him if he will invoke the Insurrection Act as Stephen Miller suggested if judges keep ruling against him on sending troops into cities: “The Insurrection Act, is that going to be formally invoked? Trump: If you take a look at what’s been going on in Portland, it’s been going on for a long time, that’s insurrection.” … Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL): “We have the Insurrection Act for a reason - but it’s not so a President with 34 felonies can ignore court orders and punish cities he doesn’t like with military intimidation. Especially not when the courts are telling him his claims of insurrection are ‘untethered to the facts.’” … CNN’s Daniel Dale: “President Trump talking about Washington DC minutes ago: ‘Nobody is being shot.”’ Washington Post headline this morning: ‘Three people found fatally shot in D.C. in three days.’” … WSJ: “A federal team in El Paso that once pursued child traffickers has been disbanded. A Kansas task force focused on stemming the flow of fentanyl has been redirected. Highway checkpoints near the southwest border—some on roads long identified as major drug-trafficking routes—have gone unstaffed. The shift reflects a broader realignment in fed law enforcement. Thousands of federal agents once tasked with investigating drug smuggling, sexual exploitation and organized crime have been redirected to immigration enforcement under Trump’s second-term push to accelerate deportations.” … “The admin has set a goal of removing 3,000 migrants a day who are in the country illegally. To help meet that number, HSI agents, Customs and Border Protection officers, FBI officials and even the Postal Service have been pulled from their traditional duties to help track, detain and deport undocumented immigrants. The change is reverberating across the federal law-enforcement system, especially in HSI, an agency in DHS that has long had a focus on transnational gangs.” … “Federal referrals for prosecution are falling across agencies. The DEA referred 10% fewer cases between May and June. The US Marshals reported a nearly 13% drop; ATF saw a 14% decline.” … Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani endorsed Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa for mayor last night, calling him “a hero for New York from the time almost since he was born.” … WH Chief of Protocol Monica Crowley on Fox: “What a difference a presidency makes. We are now totally over that destructive, stupid era of toxic masculinity, and now we’re in an era of real masculinity thanks to the bold muscular leadership of President Trump and our Secretary of War Pete Hegseth!” … Fox host Laura Ingraham played a video for Stephen Miller which was posted by AOC on Instagram where she mocked him for being a clown and angry all the time because he’s short and puny. Ingraham then asked Miller for his reaction: “We knew her brain didn’t work now we know their eyes don’t work. She’s a mess, she’s a train wreck. Every time she’s on TV, Republican approval ratings go up. I’m 5’10.” … It was an IG video to her followers, not TV. And everything with them is projection - Miller as the face of the Republican party is killing them right now in the polls. But he loves to rant and rave in the spotlight. … AOC responded: “I cannot believe they aired this and made him listen to it live. I am crying!” … A very twitchy Don Jr, speaking a mile a minute, went on Newsmax to complain about Fox: “They want to show both sides, they allow Democrats to spew their narrative. They want to be loved. They just want the power. They’re just about clickbait. I don’t watch it anymore because they try so hard to be unbiased that they’re actually biased towards conservatives. I’m barely even on anymore.” … MAGA instigators continue to show up at protests in Portland and Illinois trying to provoke peaceful protestors into violent acts that the Trump admin can use to justify sending in troops. This was one of the representatives of the master race at work yesterday. Thankfully, protesters just laughed at him, filmed his antics, and made him famous on social media.
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$415k
$415,000.
👆That’s how much money Andrew Cuomo has already reserved in TV ads in the NYC mayor’s race — and that doesn’t even include the millions that his super PACs will drop. 😬
This could shape up to be another David vs. Goliath fight, and we need BIG resources if we’re going to beat the giant spenders and elect Zohran as mayor.
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