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Jim Bourg retweeted
I'll be honest: Trump's closing midterm argument features a lot more of Jon Husted's ass than I would have previously thought possible as little as two weeks ago.
Tina Husted... watch your six, sister.
Trump on Jon Husted: "I'm studying his body. I've never studied the body of a man before. It's not my thing. Nothing wrong with it, of course. But it's never been my thing. But I looked at his ass. I said, 'His ass, shit, it's like a pile of muscle.' Then I looked at his legs and I said, 'Man, his feet are big.'"
Jim Bourg retweeted
NEW:
A major Russian propaganda campaign has waded into the US midterms, seeding a fake video that purports to show a former student of James Talarico accusing him of sexual assault. The group spread near-identical disinformation about Tim Walz in 2024
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.co…
Jim Bourg retweeted
My take: Putin gave up nothing by releasing a 74-year-old American held as a pawn for this type of moment. Putin is not a humanitarian, despite how Mr Witkoff addressed him. And whereas President Trump says he gave up nothing for Stephen Hubbard's release, you will hear all the experts correctly say that he did: busting his own sanctions for a diesel deal with Putin that could put $4 billion into his war chest; inviting Putin to the G20; and dumping Putin's victim, Ukraine, face down in the mud, as it tries to defend its sovereignty and its freedom. You’ve heard the historians call all this appeasement, going against America's own democratic values.
nytimes.com/2026/10/21/us/po…
Jim Bourg retweeted
A group dispatched by Hegseth's team in February attempted to move the historic globe, said to be used by Eisenhower during World War II.
They lifted it from its home in an Army office in the Pentagon ... and dropped it.
Jim Bourg retweeted
New in PN: The end of the Trump rally
"Even for the diehards who still come to see him, Trump’s rallies have become a slog as a sleepy president rambles pointlessly from one subject to another, like a musical act whose hit-making days are decades in the past, playing the old songs with little of the verve that made them popular in the first place to an audience that has to work hard to convince themselves they’re having a good time" publicnotice.co/p/trump-rall…
Jim Bourg retweeted
Trump: We were in the midst of negotiating and a lot of stupid people said why aren’t you putting Russian sanctions—
Collins: But you said you didn’t give anything for his release
Trump: If I didn’t do that, you wouldn’t have him coming back.
Collins: So you did give something.
Trump: You don’t know anything. You’re fake news CNN.
Collins: You’re saying you lifted the sanctions in exchange for his release?
Trump: You don’t know what you’re talking about. You’re a low IQ person. You’re a dummy.
Jim Bourg retweeted
President Trump has discussed the possibility of moving the White House press corps to another building, according to two people close to the president — a move that could escalate Trump's clashes with news organizations over coverage and access. cbsn.ws/486OoDP
Jim Bourg retweeted
NEW: Evicting reporters from the Brady briefing room is very much on the table still for President Trump, as he and his administration have escalated their aggressive moves against the press. @jonathanvswan me nytimes.com/2026/10/20/us/po…
Jim Bourg retweeted
Tillis on Patriot Missiles: I want to know who in the government is saying no to those transfers. This is not even taking it from our inventories. This is allowing it to be transferred from other European nations. Whoever that person is has the blood on their hands every bit as much as Vladimir Putin.
Jim Bourg retweeted
Tillis: Putin is playing President Trump like a fiddle. And history is not going to look good on an America that failed to rise up and defend the western world if Putin actually gets his way. And I believe that a summit with XI and Vladimir Putin is absurd.
Jim Bourg retweeted
Hume: The president has been out campaigning vigorously, but I'm not sure it's making any difference and what difference it would make I'm not sure is helping.
In Texas, he is calling James Talarico “Tala-freak-o.” He is not a freak. You see him. He seems mild mannered and pleasant and not an unattractive candidate.
This cuddling up to Vladimir Putin at this moment… I don’t think that plays well. The American public can’t stand Putin.
And this fiasco with the press secretary…
Jim Bourg retweeted
Mr. Vice President, if you’re going to insult me at least have the guts to tag my account.
Jim Bourg retweeted
ICE cause father to crash car during traffic stop—with 2 little kids sitting in back seat.
Turns out he wasn't even guy they were looking for.
Traumatize his 2 toddlers for no reason.
Agents grab at kids' legs trying to pry them out of their dad's arms.
Video clearly shows severe damage to the front of the man's car—with the driver side wheel completely off.
Then agents threaten U.S. citizen with pepper spray—just for filming on public sidewalk.
After running the man's picture through facial recognition—agents had to admit they got the wrong guy.
Incident occurred in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island.
Og_Cempoalli doesn't have an account on this platform—so posting first full length, English translated, and credited video here to help raise awareness.