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BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Fox News' Chief Political Analyst Brit Hume just UNLOADED on Donald Trump for turning his back on Ukraine and towards Vladimir Putin. This is a must watch.
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Unearthed records show that Vivek Ramaswamy listed an Ohio residence to register as an Ohio voter and a New York residence to register as an attorney in New York. Ramaswamy may be committing class 5 felony voter fraud if he is voting in a district where he does not live.
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Fifty neighbors in North Long Beach rushed out of their homes to stop ICE agents from detaining Ricardo Gonzalez, a US citizen who was riding a bike when an agent jumped out of an unmarked car, tackled him, tased him twice, and broke his arm. The ICE agent later accused Gonzalez of throwing something at their car.
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I guess Trump only likes the kinds of doctors who have their patients arrested for medical debt.
Trump: Abdul Mohammed El-Sayed. He's a fake doctor. By the way, if he were using those credentials as a Republican, he would have been run out of the country by now.
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“Talarico brings a new brand of optimism in the form of a youthful former public school teacher who wears his Christian faith on his sleeve without feeling compelled to wipe it on others.” bit.ly/4i9YBEm
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BREAKING: The Dallas Morning News just announced they are endorsing James Talarico over Ken Paxton. The Dallas Morning News had previously endorsed Senator John Cornyn in every race he ever ran. This is amazing.
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Ashley Hinson claims Josh Turek supports "allowing kids to change their gender at school and not tell the parents about it" (This literally has never happened! Not once!)
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This year, Adam Smith’s ‘Wealth of Nations’ turns 250. @BostonCollege will gather scholars Oct. 22-23 to discuss Smith’s vision of economic life in an age of growing economic inequality, marginalization of the poor, and the rise of economic nationalism. bc.edu/bc-web/academics/site…
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This is Jan Crawford. She is the legal correspondent for CBS News and a devout Christian. She tweeted praise of a young Christian nationalist who had asked Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed to denounce the Muslim Brotherhood, despite the lack of any evidence linking El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood. Crawford deleted the tweet later that day, and admitted that it had violated CBS News standards. She should be fired as a non credible legal voice on TV.
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PS I’ve met Putin many times and listened in on calls with him as well. I also speak Russian. Yes he is soft spoken, deliberate, and measured. So what? He’s still a killer. He still launched a barbaric invasion of Ukraine, that has produced tragic loss of life not seen on this scale in Europe since WWII.
Vance: "I've never met Putin in person. I've spoken to him on the phone. He was calmer than you might expect. The American media has a stereotype of him. He's very deliberate and measured in his words. I think, at his core, he's someone who cares about Russia's interests as he sees them. One reason he respects the President is that he recognizes the President cares about the interests of the American people."
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I spoke with Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex and wished His Holiness a full and speedy recovery following his surgery. We are grateful that even during this difficult time for him personally, His Holiness remembers Ukraine and prays for our people. I briefed him in detail on the situation with Russian escalation and Russia’s constant strikes on Ukrainian cities and communities. We also discussed the humanitarian catastrophe in temporarily occupied Oleshky. We are working to help our people there. We are preparing decisions. His Holiness informed me about contacts with the Russian side on this matter. Of course, we also discussed all the current security challenges and threats, including the periodic lack of warnings from our partners about Russian ballistic missile attacks – something that has happened three times recently. I thank His Holiness for his support and all his efforts to achieve a dignified peace.
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🚨AWKWARD MOMENT FOR MIKE JOHNSON! Johnson complains about how quiet Congress has been for days. Margaret Brennan immediately reminds him that he sent lawmakers back to their districts. A brutal reality check on live television.
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I had to read this twice to make sure of a cringeworthy fact; this Washington Post story on the el-Sayed exchange w “Tommy“ does not even mention that Tommy is a paid right wing political operative, a staffer for Josh Hawley. Journalistic malpractice. washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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The WSJ editorial board states outright: “…there needs to be a bipartisan reckoning for Mr. Trump’s budding alliance with the Kremlin against Ukraine, Europe and American interests.” wsj.com/opinion/to-russia-wi…
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Well, at least he passed the bar even if he misled Ohio voters…
Vivek Ramaswamy registered as an attorney in New York and as a voter in Ohio at different addresses, which would mean he either violated New York State Bar registration laws or Ohio voter registration laws.
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Trump's profiteering is changing the conception of what the office of presidency even is. No longer a public servant, its current occupant is a salesman, focused on enriching himself and his family. That is—and has to be–unacceptable. msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opin…
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