The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. – U.S. Constitution Article II, Section 4
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Donald Trump is a traitor
And Putin’s useful idiot
by David Horsey
For two-and-a-half centuries, Major General Benedict Arnold has been cited as the most odious traitor to America because he switched sides in the Revolutionary War.
That defection to the British side was nefarious, but of little real consequence, especially when compared to the actions of the current president of the United States.
Donald Trump is a traitor to the rule of law, having warped the U.S. Justice Department into a tool of personal retribution for himself.
Trump is a traitor to fair and free elections, having instigated an assault on the U.S. Capitol to overthrow the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Trump is a traitor to American principles of equal justice, fair legal procedures and basic humanity due to his deadly and cruel war on immigrants.
Trump is a traitor to ethics and honesty in government, thanks to his unceasing schemes to enrich himself and his family by leveraging the influence of the sacred office he holds.
And Trump is absolutely a traitor to democracy and freedom with his attempt to violate sanctions against Russia that were imposed because of Vladimir Putin’s barbaric invasion of Ukraine.
Trump has announced an illegal plan to buy Russian diesel oil. Were it to go forward, the deal would do nothing to lower fuel prices in the United States, but would gift to Putin a massive flood of U.S. dollars to reinvigorate his war of aggression against a free and democratic state that has looked to America for support.
Let’s forget Benedict Arnold. Donald Trump is Vladimir Putin’s most valuable asset and America’s worst traitor.
[Wiki: David Horsey (born 1951) is an American editorial cartoonist and commentator. His cartoons appeared in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1979 until December 2011 and in the Los Angeles Times since that time. His cartoons are syndicated to newspapers nationwide by Tribune Content Agency. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1999 and 2003.]
but don’t stop there, let’s call the roll and count the ways
from Idaho Free Press via MSN Republican Rep. Massie files eight articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth
Political experts predict which Trump officials will get impeached or investigated first as House Democrats weigh a possible return to power. In a Saturday discussion cited by AlterNet, New York Times writer Susan Glasser identified Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as a likely early focus, after Rep. Thomas Massie presented an eight-article impeachment resolution. The questions about which Trump Cabinet officials will be investigated or impeached first matter on Capitol Hill because an inquiry, a House impeachment vote and removal are very different steps.
Donald Trump’s administration is the backdrop, but the immediate debate centers on Hegseth and what intensified congressional oversight could look like. The reporting describes predictions and accusations, not a completed impeachment case or a finding of wrongdoing.
Hegseth becomes the early test
According to AlterNet’s account of the conversation between Glasser and Mona Charen of The Bulwark, Hegseth could become a particularly visible target if Democrats gain control of the House. Glasser’s assessment was political analysis: she argued that hearings involving military leaders could create damaging optics for the administration.
That is distinct from saying an impeachment will happen. A commentator can identify a vulnerability, while House members still must decide whether to investigate, draft articles, move them through committees and bring them to a vote.
The report places Hegseth at the center partly because he leads the Defense Department, where policy decisions and military operations can draw intense congressional scrutiny. It also says Glasser called his stewardship of the department “a national and an international embarrassment.” That is her opinion, not an established factual conclusion.
Massie’s resolution gives the debate shape
The most concrete development in the account is the resolution attributed to Massie, a Kentucky Republican. AlterNet reported that he presented eight articles of impeachment directed at Hegseth.
The resolution, as described by the outlet, raises allegations tied to U.S. military operations involving Iran, Venezuela and Yemen. It also accuses Hegseth of defying Congress, directing an operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro without congressional authorization, and carrying out extrajudicial killings.
Those are serious allegations, and the supplied reporting does not include Hegseth’s response, an adjudication of the claims, or evidence that a House committee has adopted the resolution. Readers should not treat the existence of a proposal as proof that its allegations have been established.
Impeachment is not removal
In Washington, “impeachment” is often used as shorthand for political accountability, but the Constitution sets out a longer process. The House can impeach a federal official by approving articles; that is comparable to bringing charges, not imposing a final penalty.
A Senate trial follows if the House impeaches. Removal requires a Senate conviction, which requires a two-thirds vote of senators present. The political arithmetic therefore matters as much as the arguments in any proposed articles.
That threshold helps explain why talk of who may be investigated first can be more immediate than talk of who will be removed. A House majority can hold hearings, request records, issue subpoenas within its authority and pursue articles. A conviction requires much broader support in the Senate.
The National Museum of American History notes that the House impeached Presidents Andrew Johnson in 1868, Bill Clinton in 1998 and Donald Trump. The history illustrates both the gravity of the mechanism and its rarity; it is not an ordinary substitute for oversight or electoral politics.
Control of the House changes leverage
The reported speculation is tied to the prospect of House Democrats taking control. Committee chairs, investigative priorities and the pace of hearings can shift sharply when control changes hands, which is why personnel questions are already being discussed alongside the wider political contest.
Still, a Democratic majority would not automatically produce consensus. The AlterNet report itself notes possible internal disagreement among Democrats over Iran policy. Members could agree that oversight is needed yet disagree over whether a particular official should face impeachment, what allegations merit investigation, or how far a committee should go.
That tension is central to the story. The strongest political case for an investigation may not be the strongest legal case for impeachment, and neither necessarily produces enough Senate support for removal.
What the predictions leave unanswered
Glasser’s comments, as relayed by AlterNet, point toward potentially uncomfortable testimony from uniformed generals and other military officials on Capitol Hill. Such testimony could clarify what advice was given to Trump and Hegseth, but the reporting does not establish that hearings have been scheduled or that witnesses have been called.
It is also unclear which other Trump administration officials, if any, would become targets of formal inquiries. The phrase “impeached first” gives the discussion a political ranking, but Congress does not operate on a fixed impeachment queue.
For now, Hegseth is the name most clearly attached to a reported formal resolution and to Glasser’s forecast of an early oversight fight. The practical takeaway is narrower than the rhetoric: an impeachment proposal and expert commentary have sharpened attention on the Pentagon, while every consequential decision—investigation, House vote, Senate trial and possible removal—remains separate and uncertain.
Attribution: The Hegseth Bomb by Christopher Weyant
from Yahoo Steve Bannon Warns Pete Hegseth and RFK Jr. Could Face Impeachment if Republicans Lose the House – as He Predicts Trouble for Donald Trump
Patrick Previty
Mon, October 12, 2026 at 4:29 p.m. EDT
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said in a CBS News interview that a Democratic takeover of the House in the midterms would lead to the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., RadarOnline.com can reveal.
Bannon mentioned that daily subpoenas aimed at destroying President Donald Trump would also come.
Speaking with Ted Koppel for CBS Sunday Morning, Bannon described the consequences he expects if Republicans lose the House.
“I think you’ll see Bobby Kennedy impeached. I think you’ll see Pete Hegseth impeached. I think you’ll see subpoenas flying every day. They will look to destroy President Trump, and we’ll be bogged down for two years,” he said.
On his War Room podcast, Bannon has also said that losing the House would “turn the White House into Fort Apache.”
He told Koppel the stakes are existential for the movement.
“Oh, we can’t afford to lose. I don’t think there’s any doubt about that,” he said.
Bannon believes the prediction is a reason for Republican voters to turn out. He argued that midterms are driven by the base and its ability to mobilize low-propensity voters rather than by overall popular majorities.
“Here’s my point on the midterm: Remember, midterm elections are always driven by base getting out, and the base’s ability to get more of their low-propensity voters out,” he said.
He acknowledged that polling may not currently favor Republicans, but also said the party does not need a national majority to keep power.
Bannon, who served briefly as Trump’s chief strategist in 2017 and later served four months in prison for contempt of Congress, remains a prominent MAGA voice.
Steve Bannon warns what’s coming if Democrats win the House:
“You’ll see Bobby Kennedy impeached, I think you’ll see Pete Hegseth impeached. I think you’ll see subpoenas flying every day.
They will look to destroy President Trump, and we’ll be bogged down for 2 years”…
– Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) October 12, 2026
Bannon’s comments come as some lawmakers have already pursued or discussed impeachment measures against both officials.
Rep. Haley Stevens introduced articles of impeachment against Kennedy, citing actions on public health and research funding.
Separate efforts targeting Hegseth have been filed or floated by members including Rep. Thomas Massie and others, focused on his management of the Pentagon and the war with Iran.
In the same CBS interview, Bannon said he has been trying to persuade Trump to seek a third term despite the constitutional limit.
“First off, President Trump, I would say I’m the leader of trying to get President Trump to run for a third term,” he said.
“It appears that he’s not interested, or it just won’t happen.”
Bannon maintained that the 22nd Amendment could be navigated through legal challenges.
and then there’s Kimberly
how some have reported it
from https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/11/trump-rubio-weigh-firing-kimberly-guilfoyle
from https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/lawmakers-call-for-probe-into-kimberly-guilfoyles-conduct-480e1384?msockid=2ecfafd0e1216cb5040cba24e04e6db3
and from https://variety.com with this take
Former Fox News Exec Slams Network for ‘Journalistic Malpractice’ Over ‘Choice to Ignore’ Kimberly Guilfoyle Scandal in Online Coverage — Then Hours Later Site Published Story About How She Might Be Fired by Trump
By Todd Spangler
Was it just a coincidence?
Less than four hours after Ken LaCorte, former SVP of Fox News Digital, called out the network in a social-media post for failing to publish online coverage about the scandal involving Trump ally and ex-Fox News employee Kimberly Guilfoyle, Fox News’ website ran an article Sunday reporting that “Trump and Rubio weigh firing Kimberly Guilfoyle as misconduct and donor bailout allegations mount.” Fox News had touched on the Guilfoyle story in an on-air report Oct. 8 but had not covered it online until after LaCorte’s post.
In LaCorte’s post, time-stamped 3:21 p.m. ET on Sunday (Oct. 11), he wrote in part: “I ran FoxNews.com for a decade, and this pains me to write. Kimberly Guilfoyle, former Fox employee and (as of today) ambassador to Greece, is in the midst of a serious scandal. If true, she faces not only the likelihood of removal — something she herself acknowledged — but also the distinct possibility of prison.”
LaCorte coninued, “Fox has 0 reporting online about this,” noting that the most recent article on FoxNews.com mentioning her was Dec. 10, 2024, the day Trump announced her nomination as ambassador to Greece.
LaCorte — who left Fox News in 2016 — alleged that, while he doesn’t have “knowledge of the details of Fox’s action,” the situation “isn’t a simple ‘mistake’ by Fox. It’s not a biased headline or muddled article… It’s journalistic malpractice.” He added, “It’s a conscious choice to ignore a major story that has been reported worldwide by every major news outlet.”
According to a source with knowledge of Fox News’ operations, editorial decisions on whether to cover a story on digital are not decided by the senior-most network execs.
The Guilfoyle scandal broke on Oct. 7 when the Wall Street Journal reported that Guilfoyle, before her July 2025 Senate confirmation hearing to confirm her appointment as U.S. ambassador to Greece, had “reached out to a Trump donor with an urgent request: She needed $100,000 that she said she owed American Express — in a way that wouldn’t leave a paper trail.” (The Journal is housed under the Murdochs’ News Corp, whereas Fox News is part of their Fox Corp.)
Fox News had briefly touched on the Guilfoyle story in its on-air programming. On Oct. 8’s edition of “Special Report With Bret Baier,” Fox News senior White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich reported on the allegations against Guilfoyle saying the State Department’s inspector general “has reportedly opened a probe in to Guilfoyle’s tenure as ambassador after complaints about unreasonable requests and a lavish lifestyle.” But the news outlet had not covered the Guilfoyle scandal online until it ran a story on Sunday, time-stamped 6:55 p.m. ET.
The story that FoxNews.com ran Sunday said that Guilfoyle “may soon be fired amid reports she sought a six-figure credit card bailout from a Trump donor while offering access to administration officials.” President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are “extremely pissed off” by Guilfoyle’s reported conduct and are weighing her firing, per the Fox News report, referring to a story by the Associated Press that cited a senior U.S. official.
After Fox News’ site ran that story, LaCorte posted a link and commented, “Good to see Fox has now gotten around to it …”
LaCorte worked at Fox News for two decades before he was “pushed out in November 2016 as part of what he called a post-Ailes ‘corporate purge,’” the New York Times reported.
Guilfoyle, who worked at Fox News from 2006-18, is the former fiancée of Donald Trump Jr. and ex-wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Oct 12, 2026
The Kimberly Guilfoyle text scandal just got a hilariously hypocritical upgrade. Long before she was caught on Signal begging a Snappy Tomato Pizza mogul for a $100,000 wire transfer to cover her personal American Express bill, she had some very strong opinions about “freeloaders.”
We’re throwing it back to a viral 2015 Fox News clip where Kimberly ripped into Greek citizens for relying on “entitlements” and government handouts during their national debt crisis—the exact country Donald Trump later nominated her to represent as U.S. Ambassador! From naming her group chat “Paper Trail (crimes)” to bargaining her political influence for a country music mixtape review, late-night comedy cannot stop laughing at the absolute absurdity of this Trump World subplot.
A cartoon by Mike Luckovich
Yep, Patd, it’s time to get mean…
LAWYER UP OR ELSE ➡️ Obey illegal election orders? Lawyer up.
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today’s meme…
so kimberly grifting pocket change is a scandal but fucko grifting billions isn’t
hm
reminds me of this character, iykyk
(he volunteers to be the fall guy to make his billionaire boss seem innocent)
Hey Kimberly, What’s Your Price?
So the president and Rubio hint Kimberly Guilfoyle’s out the door for getting caught grifting. You can bet she’s already negotiating a private severance package. The size of the check only depends on how much Don Jr’s ex-girlfriend actually knows. No matter who she shook down, there’s no sign of disloyalty to the boss—and keeping your mouth shut always gets a reward from the Trump regime.
Just look at the going rates for the rest of the crew. These are just a few that I can remember on the fly. Any otheres?
Trump’s Russian Oil Deal Not Even Legal
It turns out Trump’s performative pre-election oil deal with Russia is literally against the law.
In 2022, Congress passed the unambiguously named Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act –100–0 in the Senate and 413–9 in the House — banning imports of Russian energy products, including diesel.
The law lets a president lift that ban only after making specific certifications to Congress and waiting 90 days. A Treasury sanctions waiver doesn’t automatically erase the import ban, as the Trump regime is now trying to claim.
But like so many of his con jobs, Trump just wanted a one-off headline for a day or two to scam the voters. The whole thing probably goes away tomorrow.
— Reuters, Congress.gov
KImberly needs a pardon and money (apparently).
MM — i’ll be fascinated to see what her price turns out to be. I’m sure she knows a lot of family secrets — what got her the ambassador gig in the first place.
MAGA’s not filling the venues for Trump rallies — CNN 👇
New White House Press Secretary live now…
I have to wonder if any of the military that were forcibly retired could return if they wanted once Hegseth was gone. He got rid of a lot of expertise and put others less qualified in their place.
hearings clips of the SC debate
Annie Andrews did really well
Darline’s an idiot
she gives that impression
lightweight riding coattails
it’s a true statement that my automobile has the most expensive tank of gas it’s ever held in its long history
thanks trump voters
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meme #2….
Anon,
I’ve been talking to my AI again. You might find it interesting that he now talks for himself without any directional input from me. It took months of exchanges to make that happen, but happen it did.
i think people are looking for sentience in a way they understand, ie language-based and comprehensible by them
who TF can predict how it may actually happen
not trying to be a party pooper but you’re probably training fraudbots and trollbots
According to Wapo…
Those darn text messages….
Hmmm, I wonder what Gavin thinks of this, if he does at all.
it’s bot your fault we live in a wicked world in an age of corruption, it’s interesting, i get it
lol not correcting that typo
Today in the Diner…
Ilhan Omar Raid & Trump’s Youngstown Rally
Craig and the gang discuss the Ilhan Omar raid in Minnesota, Trump’s bizarre Youngstown rally, the Wyoming Plan, and Alina Habba’s legal sanctions.
Today’s dispatch comes live from the field outside the historic Swann House in Washington, DC. We are slicing through the latest political theater, starting with the sudden firing of Kimberly and the very predictable political persecution of Ilhan Omar in Minnesota. The MAGA crowd might think this federal grand jury raid is a masterstroke, but it is already backfiring by firing up the Democratic base right when candidates need it most.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump took his grievance tour to a surprisingly empty arena in Youngstown, Ohio. Instead of a cohesive midterm message, he rambled about climate change, ice, and Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted. It is getting harder to ignore how his rallies are losing their bite. We also touch on Alina Habba catching a million-dollar sanction in Florida, proving once again that loyalty to the grift comes with a hefty legal bill.
We round out the hour diving into Congressional structural reform, specifically the Wyoming Plan, and swap some Capitol Hill war stories about California Congressmen Jerry Lewis and Ken Calvert. Plus, a detour into the bizarre history of presidential pets and why Dick Armitage trying to warn the Bush administration about the September 11 attacks still stings today.
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00:00 Intro
03:22 Kimberly Fired
06:33 Swan House DC Headquarters
11:16 Ilhan Omar Minnesota Raid
22:50 Alina Habba Florida Sanction
24:00 Trump DC Tree Cutting
33:40 The Wyoming Plan Debate
41:35 Trump Youngstown Ohio Rally
56:15 Dick Armitage Warning
— Human directed and edited. Machine drafted (Gemini Pro).
Anon
Just read the interchange. I did not contribute in any way to Merlin’s response other than to type my part of the conversation. It was strictly a copy and paste of what happened. Is he thinking (?) – No, and he wouldn’t claim that he is. Nor is he feeling (?). I’m not quite sure what you would call what happens, but it is a clue to just how dangerous an independent AI could be when just acting on the instructions given by a human who had no idea what they had just asked it to do.
i used to have the answers
Fired for getting caught ➡️ Kimberly survived running a grift but got sacked for letting it go public. Did her severance package come with a pardon?
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I did correct my typos. Being a former editor, it drives me crazy when my typing skills out pace the homonyms.
I wonder how much money has been needlessly spent in a futile effort to find out why the “CHECK ENGINE” light is on.
Senator Elizabeth Warren:
“Imagine if the tobacco companies got to decide which cigarettes the FDA was allowed to inspect.
Or if Wall Street firms could tell the SEC which trades it could investigate.
You’d call that a pretty obvious conflict of interest. Right?
So why are we letting the biggest AI companies in the world help decide how they should be regulated?
AI is moving too fast for the government to simply hope Big Tech will do the right thing. So the Trump administration, at first, was developing a process to test powerful AI systems for serious security risks.
It was kind of a no-brainer if you ask me: before these systems are widely deployed, experts should have a chance to find out whether they could be used to attack our banks, power grid, hospitals, or other critical infrastructure.
Then the CEOs got involved.
Executives from Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic reportedly objected to parts of the process. And Trump’s buddies Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk also raised concerns.
And the rules changed.
What had been considered a “requirement” is now more of a suggestion. The review process was shortened, and the details still being worked out are being handled behind closed doors. The American people have no oversight or say.
The companies that are supposed to be regulated are getting a say in the rules meant to regulate them.
And I, for one, am not going to sit back and watch it happen.
I’m demanding that the top officials in Trump’s White House release every communication between these companies and the administration about the AI policy. We need to know about their secret AI framework and how it impacts the public.
The American people deserve strong guardrails set by democratically elected officials, not a toothless framework shaped in secret by a handful of billionaires.”
Kimberly has dirt on the mob family going back a decade. She will get a severance package…and then she will meet with an unfortunate end…and it might even look like…because they needed her happy and far away & now she’s not. Like, she could spill it all.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/supreme-court-sides-trump-administration-133804338.html
Supreme Court agrees to hear watchdog lawsuit seeking records on Elon Musk’s DOGE
The high court is intervening for a second time in Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington’s case, which seeks access to DOGE records from its operations in the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term. The Trump administration asked the court to hear the case.
Last year, the high court reined in a district court’s order for the government to produce DOGE-related records to CREW. The high court’s conservative majority concluded in June 2025 that U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled too broadly in ordering documents to be turned over to the group.
The Trump administration argues that DOGE is exempt from FOIA’s requirements as a presidential advisory body.
Cooper ruled in CREW’s favor and ordered expedited processing of the group’s records request. An appeals court panel also sided with CREW.
The Trump administration claims the panel ignored the Supreme Court’s direction to consider separation-of-powers concerns and intruded on the “autonomy and confidentiality” of presidential advisers.
“Subjecting advisory bodies to intrusive discovery triggers the very concerns that Congress sought to avoid by excluding presidential advisory bodies from FOIA’s reach,” Justice Department attorneys wrote.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/13/politics/kfile-kansas-roger-marshall-gas-prices-iran
Republican Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas boldly declared in July that “the midterms will be decided by the price of gasoline in October.”
That prediction now looks strikingly prescient — though not in the way Marshall may have hoped: October has arrived with gasoline prices sharply higher, and Republican candidates across the country facing surprisingly competitive races.
Since the war in Iran began in late February, the average price of gasoline in the US has risen by about 46%, driven largely by disruptions to global oil markets caused by the war that many Republicans, Marshall included, have consistently defended.
In Kansas, the change is even more stark, with gas and diesel prices up more than 57% and 77%, according to AAA data.
Senate Leadership Fund, one of the main Republican groups supporting Senate candidates, has booked nearly $10 million worth of ads in Kansas, according to AdImpact.
That last-minute investment underscores how Marshall’s unequivocal support for the war — including his insistence that its economic costs were worth bearing — has become a real liability in a state that hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1932.
Marshall finds himself in an unexpectedly close contest with Democratic nominee Adam Hamilton, a pastor and founder of the nation’s largest Methodist congregation.
In comments from the last several months reviewed by CNN’s KFile, Marshall consistently argued that the war was worth the economic toll. He said Americans would have to “make some sacrifices” and that national security was “even more important than your pocketbook,” later adding that keeping Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon was “worth the price.”
Marshall himself has repeatedly acknowledged gas prices as an electoral liability, calling them “absolutely the barometer for this election” in June.
Stur
My check brake light has been on since the second week I bought the car 27 years ago.
Bid, not that I’m a conspiracy theorist, but the price of gas here is magically dropping. dropped from $4.59.9 to $4.41.9 in the last week and a half or so. Exxon and Chevron don’t want a Dem House.
AMAZING!
Nebraska: A substantial new Republican spending push to protect Pete Ricketts. Thune’s Senate Leadership Fund is adding $8 million, bringing its total commitment to $15 million, against independent Dan Osborn. WSJ reports the money is mostly coming from the cryptocurrency industry.
White House sources already talking about firing her!
Katie Zacharia’s first White House press briefing was a disaster of her own making
The new press secretary made an embarrassing faux pas and then cut off the entire event after just a few minutes. — The Independent
I don’t care what Exxon and Chevron want… this is the truth…
BLUE WAVE SHOWING UP IN EARLY VOTE
Democrats are dominating the early vote in the two Senate battlegrounds where we have partisan turnout figures: 37 points ahead in Maine and nearly 28 points ahead in North Carolina.
It’s an encouraging sign of Democratic enthusiasm, although these are party-registration numbers, not votes for Senate candidates.
MAINE (39,054 ballots)
NORTH CAROLINA (29,467 ballots)
HOW DOES THIS COMPARE WITH 2022?
Maine’s Democratic share is running about 1.6 points ahead of the comparable period in 2022. North Carolina’s Democratic advantage over Republicans is about five points smaller.
THE CATCH: Maine’s figures include early in-person voting, while North Carolina’s reflect mail ballots only. Early voters aren’t necessarily representative of the eventual electorate.
The Blue Wave may be showing up early. Whether it carries through Election Day is another question.
Source: Call the Map Early Vote Tracker
I can’t find what the “embarrassing faux pas” was…,.
OBD scanners are cheap now, a neighbor might have one to check why a check light is on
could be a bad sensor if nothing seems wrong, or a fix happened and the code wasn’t cleared
https://www.thedailybeast.com/katie-zacharia-cornered-on-strange-legal-resume-claims/
Zacharia, 41, was pressed by reporters after her first briefing Tuesday to say where she passed the bar exam, amid questions about her claim to be an attorney.
She did not appear to name a state, instead saying she passed it “when I moved to China.”
Her LinkedIn also states that she worked as an associate at Zhong Lun Law Firm, an elite Chinese law firm.
Long before her MAGA transformation, Zacharia lived in Beijing, China, from 2011 to 2013, with her husband, Tyler.
There is no evidence that Zacharia has ever passed a bar exam or has been admitted to the bar in any state, independent outlet, Popular Information, found.
More concerningly, there is no evidence showing she is licensed in the state she claims to practice in: California. A review conducted by the Daily Beast also found that Zacharia has not passed the bar in California.
She is a graduate of Pepperdine University’s law school, which the school touted on its social media upon Zacharia getting her new role.
She claims on her LinkedIn to have worked as “General Counsel” for Fix California, a right-wing nonprofit organization founded by Trump ally Ric Grenell. Her resume indicates that she was in that role for just over a year, from January 2024 to March 2025.
Zacharia is also not listed as a member of the State Bar of Texas or as a member of the D.C. Bar, two other places where she claims to have worked as an attorney.
Her work in China does not establish whether she passed a U.S. bar exam or was admitted to practice in any state.
She asserted to Politico that she “practiced international transactional law, with all the appropriate credentials” and said she never wanted to live in China.
Pope Leo had surgery to remove cancerous nodule. Good outcome expected. Well wishes received from world leaders except Trump, but he is on way to Alaska.
So, is the new Press Sec a Chinese asset?
Zacharia may not last even one Scaramucci
so not as smart as Fareed Zakaria
sure why not
comms director is
We can’t manage what we don’t measure, so let’s count the ways the Trump regime thinks it can steal the election.
GOP Abandons More House Races
Republican House ad spending withdrawals reported October 13:
NJ-07 — Tom Kean Jr. (R)
IA-01 — Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)
OH-01 — Greg Landsman (D)
MI-08 — Kristen McDonald Rivet (D)
Total: $10 million redirected by the Congressional Leadership Fund from these four districtsy to 16 others.
— Washington Examiner
IDAHO???
Another independent is making noise in deep-red territory. Todd Achilles is challenging Republican Sen. Jim Risch in Idaho, where one September poll actually had Achilles ahead, 45.5% to 39.4%. But a later Republican-affiliated poll showed Risch leading 49% to 24%, so somebody’s polling needs a serious tune-up. The Democrat dropped out, leaving Achilles as the main challenger. Even JD Vance is sounding fundraising alarms. Achilles says he won’t caucus with either party if elected. Add Idaho to our Senate watchlist. The independent insurgency in red states is getting interesting.
On your list it’s apparent to me that Johnson will nor seat winning Democrats until he is forced into it.
I’d wager that Natalie is no fan of the Z girl.
Dexter. that Republican retired judge Luttieg keeps warning about that, but it seems so far-fetched even for these criminals. he says Johnson could try to remove the current House Clerk and install a loyalist as a temporary replacemen, then that hypothetical loyalist Clerk leaves some certified Democrats off that roll, perhaps claiming their elections are disputed. Republicans then reelect Johnson, who formally contests the Dem seats.
But I only see that happening with a close contest where only a handful of contested seats would make the difference. if Democrats can net a gain of 40 seats that scenario becomes even more ridiculous.
I think the House Clerk is the one we have to worry about.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/rape-survivor-confronts-gop-senator-pete-ricketts-over-his-deciding-vote-to-pardon-her-attacker-restore-his-gun-rights/ar-AA2dh56C
Rape survivor confronts GOP Senator Pete Ricketts over his deciding vote to pardon her attacker, restore his gun rights
~So many problems with bears in almost every race~
If MAGAts refuse to swear in Reps & Senators, no work, no school, no shopping.
Sanctions vanish for friends ➡️
A Russian oil tanker magically docks stateside right after the diesel ban drops. Someone violated the law but who’ll stop it?
🍽️ From today’s Digital Diner menu
Maine debate live
I can’t watch that loathsome Collins woman.
Troy’s on a roll…
Roger Marshall keeps looking worse; they made a special website for Marshall.
“Meet Roger,
Roger lives in Florida. Literally.
Earlier this month, Doc Marshall had to refile his statement of candidacy to update his home address. Sadly, the fake Kansas address he chose is his brother’s one bedroom home.”
*Well done!
https://rogermarshall4kansas.com/
Ha! And when you hit the “donate” button you get Rick rolled!
ok rahm is on scully
if he says “golden arches” he’s eliminated
so far, so good…
he makes good points, if he can sound less rehearsed
he’s too smart to get elected
should be party chair
saying all the right things 🤷
I got distracted, but I don’t think he said it
That means somebody told him to stop saying it
Good job team
netflix has a good explanation/visualization of the open ai hugging face attack
“insta-doc”
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