Mike Johnson shuts down the House before the Epstein Files release and refuses an ACA subsidy vote; a new damning exposé on the Trump-Epstein relationship; Trump's sketchy inflation report; and more. Watch the MeidasTouch Podcast at 8p ET/5p PT!

Surprise! The “peace plan” is really just a plan for Trump, Witkoff, Don Junior and their friends to get rich. Everything is a grift. (And the Hunter hunters are silent) www.wsj.com/world/russia...

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Oh look, they’re finally making it official what they’ve been doing with our data. Not that we didn’t already know that, and know that it was not only unethical, immoral, against our own historical policies, procedures, and ethics, but also illegal. But. Nice of y’all to finally say it out loud. 🤬🤬🤬

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LA: “They took a US citizen father out and left a toddler in the backseat. Two heavily armed border patrol agents got in that car and drove the child and the vehicle away.” What are we doing?

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week. @wired.com #ICE www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...

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When are we not crafting? 😆 But it's Autumn. Fall. The best time of year for crafting. So grab a project and join in.

Some states are passing new laws requiring artificial intelligence to be clearly labeled, especially in regulated industries or on high-stakes documents such as police reports. The labels are crucial for people who'd rather not use AI at all. n.pr/3JAjrzh

NEWS: Trump's allies inside and outside the government work to takeover elections, Trump says he decides if he gets the $230 million taxpayer payout from DOJ, ICE hires those charged with robbery, and more. An urgent morning news update: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

$40 billion and counting to prop up a failed TV troll in Argentina. Governing is harder than it looks, Javier, no? DOGE we found the waste, fraud and abuse for you 👇 @juddlegum.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/populari...

This feels relevant as we consider why the fat guy is pressuring President Zelenskyy to give in to Putin's territorial demands. #Ukraine - graphic from @progressivepolicy.org 1/2

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christ almighty what is this guy doing www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Insane.

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

Oh wow

My feelings, exactly.

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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It’s weird how the “young” Republicans are actually full-grown men and JD Vance treats them as children who shouldn’t face consequences for their racism, misogyny, or xenophobia. But pregnant 12-year-old little girls are treated as adults and must literally bear the consequences of rape and incest.

We got $20 billion for Argentina though.

That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January

we need to abolish this shit

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This strikes me as pretty bad

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

This from @govpritzker.illinois.gov on @cnn.com

Call it what it is

“There’s a baby!” Guns drawn. Windows smashed. With a 1 month old in the car. (They did this as he was coming home from an immigration court appointment— which is illegal in Colorado: coloradosun.com/2025/10/01/i...)

Easily, his most elaborate and destructive distraction from #TheEPSEIN_Files... yet.

MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals? J: I didn't see it D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.

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Trump is a billionaire who is trying to take your health care away by pitting you against brown people who are not even eligible for ACA subsidies. He wants vulnerable white people fighting vulnerable brown people, so that no one pays attention to the billionaire trying to consolidate power.

Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband. Today they attacked two journalists. We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.

⚠️ CDC quietly updated its webpage to caution pregnant people about acetaminophen (Tylenol). Sneaky changes driven by politics instead of science erode public trust and put lives at risk. As scientists who once shaped CDC's webpages, this is heartbreaking. 💔 www.cdc.gov/medicine-and...

Trump releases video of a 3rd boat blown up in international waters. He again claims it was a drug boat and the 3 killed were gang members. And again we’ll all just have to take his word for it. taskandpurpose.com/news/us-thir...

MUST WATCH: This is happening in the suburbs of Chicago. U.S. military units are being deployed against American citizens. No, this isn’t a foreign conflict. This is happening in your backyard.

Ex-Trump White House Attorney Ty Cobb: “Trump is waging war on people who offend him… I think it will take at least a generation for 🇺🇸 to regain the freedoms we enjoyed 9 months ago.”

Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc

The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”

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