Timothy Snyder: We have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. Aside from the naked injustice of this, there are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous

Live your life so you’re not the only living president and vice president not to be invited to a former vice president’s funeral

They are lying about INFLATION. They are lying about JOBS. They are lying about LAYOFFS. They are lying about HIRING. They are lying about FOREIGN INVESTMENT. They are lying about DEPORTATIONS. They are lying about KILLING NONCOMBATANTS. They are lying about EVERYTHING.

Jeffries: I think Rick Scott has some history with medicaid fraud in the state of Florida. So he's no expert on health care. We ain't going to be lectured by Rick Scott about anything, but certainly not affordable health care.

When Trump was asked about the release of the Epstein files, he called one reporter "piggy" and said another was "being insubordinate." When Trump saw a video calling on the military to follow the constitution, he called for the death of the Democrats who made the video. He's a tyrant.

We are currently at the "It is treasonous to encourage people to not perform illegal acts" phase of Fascism.

U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA) responds to Donald Trump calling for him and other Democrats to be hanged and executed. "This is a moment where Republicans and others should be coming together to condemn the president's call for violence against me and other members of Congress."

The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution. In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:

Leavitt: Why aren't you talking about what these members of congress are doing to encourage violence…. They're literally saying to 1.3 million active duty service members not to follow lawful orders Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.

JD Vance on the same morning Trump calls for execution of elected Democrats: "He's not a violent person:"

They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.

Nvidia, whose shares rose earlier by more than 3.5% after the chipmaker’s quarterly earnings beat Wall Street’s estimates, declined by 2.5%, adding to losses from Intel (2.8%), AMD (6%), Palantir (5.2%), Qualcomm (3.1%), Amazon (1.8%), Microsoft (1.5%), Meta (1.1%) and Tesla (1.5%), Forbes reported.

When a sitting president calls for death to lawmakers, it’s not a warning sign, it’s the emergency siren. He is talking like a dictator and telling you exactly how he plans to use his power. This is how democracies fall and how dictatorships begin.

TEN MONTHS IN: The national debt is higher. The trade deficit is wider. The inflation rate has worsened. The unemployment rate is up.

also we now have a “whites only” refugee policy. they aren’t trying to hide the white supremacy anymore. it’s overt and mainstream.

Drifting toward fascism

In Trump’s America, “struggling” billionaires need a giant tax cut, but working people don’t deserve support to keep their health care premiums from going up.  We have to keep fighting to give Americans relief from rising costs, because they’re not going to get it from Trump.

Sens. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.,and John Curtis, R-Utah, want to hold social media companies accountable for the negative impacts their algorithms have on people. They spoke to NPR about their bill. n.pr/3JZlY6o

He’s inciting violence once again. BREAKING: Senator Elissa Slotkin, Senator Mark Kelly, Congressman Jason Crow, Congresswoman Mary Peltola Goodlander, Congressman Chris Deluzio, and Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan issue joint statement after Trump's death threats against them.

The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted. If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.

So much hype around Nvidia, which is selling a lot of AI chips and server space to big name tech companies that aren't turning a profit with their AI products. Big Tech has decided to get mobbed up with Trump, at odds again with a chunk of MAGA world. Gravity has a permanent grip on Trump now.

So let me get this straight: The same Trump DOJ that labeled this woman a “domestic terrorist,” shot her five times, and smeared her across national security briefings… is now quietly trying to wipe the whole thing clean?

Trump is a global issue, because the economy, the environment and peace are global issues. We Canadians cannot afford to ignore what our friends below the 49th are going through.

This is really happening. Right now.

He is calling us stupid.

“This draft executive order isn’t about interstate commerce or American competitiveness,” said advocate Alejandra Montoya-Boyer “It’s about giving the administration’s tech billionaire buddies and corporations a free pass rather than protecting the people it’s meant to serve.”

Inflation has picked up in recent months while hiring has slowed, posing a risk of an economic double-whammy known as "stagflation," ABC News reported.

Mark Epstein: "You know, they used to fly in each other's planes. ... They say Donald was on Jeff's plane like seven times, but... have they checked Donald's flight logs from those days to see how many times Jeffrey was on [Donald Trump's] plane? ...

ESQUIRE: “ICE is hiring literally anybody, and it’s terrifying… people who flunk the exam, criminal records… yet they’re allowed to tear children from their beds at night.” www.esquire.com/news-politic...

John Major labels Brexit an ‘act of collective folly’ 'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.' www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...

Mike Johnson wanted the senate to be the scapegoats for protecting Epstein and his pals and avoid accountability. And they said no.

"One U.K. diplomat indicated London had not been briefed on the proposals, despite national security adviser Jonathan Powell’s close relationship to Witkoff. A second British official sought to downplay how seriously the plan should be taken," Politico reported.

Numbers from Singapore haven't been this closely watched since 1942. on.ft.com/3JMIM9r

Nvidia sent a strong signal on AI infrastructure — but is it a bubble barometer?

Page One in Iowa.

How *dare* you take this as a sign that Trump and Musk and Thiel are planning to steal state and national elections using AI tech

"The newly signed law compels the Justice Department to release information in its possession within 30 days, though it’s unclear how much new information the department will actually make public and when it may do so," Politico reported. #Epstein

About twice as many say Trump, rather than Biden, is responsible for the current economy. And three times as many say Trump’s economic policies have hurt them (they said the same about Biden’s last year). Plus, approval of how Trump is handling the economy hit a new low, a Fox News poll shows.

"That bubble still exists, however," writes Chris Taylor. "OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, and almost every other business in the space have so far failed to show any revenue growth from all the AI services that rely on NVIDIA chips."

"Trump wanted House Republicans to vote against releasing the Epstein files this week, but as many as 100 of them were prepared to defy the president, the biggest act of disobedience Trump has faced in his second term," writes Adam Gabbatt.

EXCLUSIVE: A lawyer at U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela, disagreed with the Trump administration’s position that the operations are lawful and was overruled, according to six sources.

Pro tip: With Chief Judge Boasberg moving full steam ahead on finding which US officials were responsible for ordering defiance of his order... And whistleblower most likely to testify... Here's where this is heading in significant part: www.justsecurity.org/116777/bove-...

Q: Why wait for Congress to release the Epstein files? Why not just do it now? TRUMP: It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you're a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions. You start off with a man who's highly respected asking him an insubordinate question

In an unhinged dissent in our Texas redistricting victory, a GOP appointed judge seems to believe that George Soros and I did...well, I'm not sure what...but he is very mad. Bigly.

We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community. The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution. Don’t give up the ship.

So here’s what apparently happened: they tried to indict Comey on the last day of the statute with a three-count indictment. The grand jury rejected one. Rather than cross it out or indicate on the indictment that only two of the three counts were voted upon, Halligan creates…/1

🚨BREAKING: Federal prosecutors admitted Wednesday that the grand jury handling the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey never reviewed or voted on the final indictment used to charge him — a virtually unprecedented revelation that could topple the entire case.

Breaking News: President Trump’s sweeping tariffs sent trade plummeting in August, with imports dropping 5.1%, new data shows.