Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece. It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out. 1/2

Make America Great Again… GTF Out!

Warning in Order Commit to No Kings on 10/18, please! open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Nothing worse than learning the truth … Google appears to have blocked AI search results for the query “does Trump show signs of dementia” as well as other questions about his mental acuity, even though it will show AI results for similar searches about other presidents, The Verge reports.

Elise Stefanik wants to “Make New York State Great Again”. She wants to be our governor. This is Elise Stefanik … youtu.be/QqgA2s247KA

Real Men of ICE …

It’s up to every one of us … bsky.app/profile/jame...

Kimmel's show put together a montage of Trump insisting dozens of times yesterday to "DON'T TAKE TYLENOL." Complete insanity.

No way MAGA buys this … A UN official said the UN understands that someone from the president’s party who ran ahead of him inadvertently triggered the stop mechanism on the escalator. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the White House was operating the teleprompter for Trump.

Charlie Sykes: “Not since Uganda’s Idi Amin, festooned in a gold embroidered dark green uniform, ranted from the podium has the United Nations seen anything quite as weird and embarrassing as Wednesday’s performance by the American president.”

News you can use Police in Sweetwater TX were called to a local motel by a delivery service worker who became suspicious over certain items that he delivered to a room – among other things – the delivery included trash bags, zip ties, bleach and a hatchet.

Warning! Trump’s economy is on us (and we’re prohibited from talking about his hellscape) The Two-Speed Economy Is Back as Low-Income Americans Give Up Gains: High-earners and older Americans are faring better than ever, while fortunes are sliding again for low-wage and young workers. - WSJ report

In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.

The DOJ is closing its investigation into Border Czar Tom Homan. When the FBI was engaged in an investigation not targeting him, undercover agents ended up giving Homan $50,000 in cash in a grocery bag in exchange for Homan direct ing border security contracts to the agents posing as businessmen.

TIME TO WAKE! “The First Amendment right to engage in speech that others consider to be hurtful apparently does not extend to poor little Crybaby Trump, who says that the FCC should cancel the licenses of networks that make fun of him because ‘They’re not allowed to do that.’” - R. Hubbell

Tim Walz: "I'll tell you what doesn't make people feel safe -- a tank next to Chipotle. It's stupid and it's for the cameras ... where are the 'don't tread on me' people?"

Smart people … A poll shows Charlie Kirk was almost universally known among college students: 94% had heard of him, a remarkable level of name I.D. However, most students were not fans. A combined 70% either “strongly disagree” or “somewhat disagree” with Kirk’s views. Only 30% said they agreed.

“Trump has begun a major escalation in his efforts to stifle political opposition, using the assassination of Charlie Kirk to make the baseless argument that Democratic organizations and protesters are part of a violent conspiracy against conservative values and the American way of life.” - NY Times

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121.

Charlie Kirk’s Toxic Legacy of Hatred and Division www.commondreams.org/opinion/char...

Sadly, who reserves outrage only when Republicans are targeted (vs. near-silence re arson of PA Gov. Shapiro’s home, MN Ds assassinated, or mocking Paul Pelosi attack)? Political violence has no place in a democracy. Nor does selective outrage or scapegoating for violent attacks. - credit J. Rubin

Trump in an address from the Oval Office blamed “the radical left” for the Charlie Kirk shooting and listed incidents of what he called “radical left political violence.” Absent from his list was violence against Democrats, including the murder in June of a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband.

Donnie Bone Spurs gets heckled. “There are hundreds of troops on the street and somehow they let a 34-time convicted felon just waltz into a restaurant,” Jimmy Kimmel said.

Donnie Bone Spurs gets a fly in his soup! 💕😂💕

Boooooooo … “The United States Tennis Association asked broadcasters of the U.S. Open to censor any protests or reaction to President Donald Trump’s appearance at the men’s singles final Sunday,” The Athletic reports.

The better question is whether working people can exist in the city they built.

Read on friends … open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

NY mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani challenged Trump to face off in a televised debate — calling out Trump getting involved in the heated race, the NY Post reports. Said Mamdani: “Let’s cut out the middle man. Why should I debate Donald Trump’s puppet when I could debate Donald Trump himself?”

Why do whites vote against policies making them richer, healthier, and safer? LBJ said: “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.” - K Ealy

Labor Day 2025 … ahead of the fall Unemployment remains historically low at 4.2%. Yet Black workers are living in a different reality: Unemployment for Black Americans has surged to 7.2%, the highest level since October 2021, when the job market was still recovering from the pandemic. - WSJ

The Air Force is giving full honors to Ashli Babbitt. …Babbitt was the trashy terrorist who was shot and killed while attacking Congress. Trump is a big fan. … Between this and confederate statues, Trump sure does love loser traitors. Babbitt is not expected to attend the ceremony. -A. Parkhomenko

Thank God! (For saving Uncle Herschel!)

Stephen Miller: The “Democrat Party does not fight for, care about, or represent … citizens. It is … devoted … to the defense of hardened criminals, gangbangers, and illegal, alien killers and terrorists. The Democrat Party … is a domestic extremist organization…. The Democrat Party … disgusts me.”

So much cruelty …

Thank you!

Per Rep. Ro Khanna, Only 3% of the documents given to the Oversight Committee are new. The rest are already in the public domain. Less than 1% of files have been released. DOJ is stonewalling. The partial production of public documents screams cover-up. What is Trump hiding? - R. Hubble

For the Fuhrer!

Winning by losing with Donnie Bone Spurs and General Robert E. Lee open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...

This is what democracy looks like under Donnie Bone Spurs. Don’t think for a moment we all are asleep.

Oh My! Trump couldn’t recognize Finland’s President Stubb, across the table. “President Stubb of Finland,” Trump said, “and he’s uh, somebody that, where are we here? Huh? Where? Where?” Stubb said, “I’m right here.” Trump said, “Oh. You look better than I’ve ever seen you look.” - HC Richardson

Dopey Don: Former VA Rep. Barbara Comstock: “Putin plays Trump for the dope he is and Trump repeated false Putin talking points about mail in ballots. Trump’s staff sat there ignorant of Russia’s mail in ballot policy and didn’t correct Putin or Trump before Trump repeated embarrassing falsehoods.

What’s not to like about Trump’s History of America?

Dial It Up!

YES IT IS! League of Women Voters CEO Celina Stewart responded to Trump's vow to end mail-in ballots and voting machines: “Free, fair, and accessible elections are the cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Trump’s call to eliminate vote-by-mail is a direct attack on Americans’ freedom to vote.”

Donnie Bone Spurs: Fail! Recall George Shultz: “Negotiations are a euphemism for capitulation if the shadow of power is not cast across the bargaining table.” The US isn’t casting its shadow (eg, sanctions and arms). Putin’s shadow isn’t as big as he’d like us to believe. - Int’nl Intrigue

European Commission president von der Leyen called for Ukraine to become “a steel porcupine, indigestible for potential invaders.” France’s Macron said that Ukraine’s borders must be honored and that “if we show weakness today in front of Russia, we are laying the ground for future conflict.” - HCR

Tacos Every Day for Ukraine! Trump told Fox’s Hannity, “Because of what happened today, I think I don’t have to think about [further sanctions on Russia] now. I may have to think about it in two weeks or three weeks or something, but we don’t have to think about that right now.” - HC Richardson

New York Times: “President Trump, himself a felon, has shown particular leniency to criminals he seems to identify with — people who are white or wealthy, or who rioted in his name on Jan. 6, 2021.” Thank goodness, sanity has returned!

In his warm embrace of Putin—in stark contrast to his appallingly abusive treatment of President Zelensky in the Oval Office in February—Trump once again betrayed our democracy and our nation’s commitment to democracy around the world. - S. Beschloss