Release the Epstein files. Release Friday's inflation report. Release the Tom Homan bribery tapes. Most transparent administration in history, my ass.

Good fucking morning to everybody, except MAGA influencers bending over backwards to defend Tom Homan for taking a $50,000 bribe from an undercover FBI agent. It’s not your fault he took the bribe, but it’s your responsibility to call out and investigate corruption in your own party.

Melissa Hortman was murdered by a man who had been registered as a Republican and kept a hit list of dozens of Democratic lawmakers and abortion-rights advocates. MAGA influencers lying about it are no better than the few people on the left celebrating Kirk’s murder.

Got pissed on NewsNation this morning when another MAGA influencer lied and blamed Democrats for Melissa Hortman’s murder. They can’t face reality or own the political violence Trump and Vance are fueling across the country.

Wild how MAGA influencers only care about due process once it’s Tom Homan accused of a crime—not immigrants.

MAGA world's defenses for Tom Homan getting caught on tape taking bribes: → The deep state made him do it → We hate immigrants, so who cares → He wasn’t in office *yet* Pathetic.

Good fucking morning to everybody except Tom Homan, who was too corrupt and stupid to realize the FBI was recording him when he accepted a $50,000 bribe to help private businesses get government contracts. Trump, Bondi, and Kash may be covering it up—but we know the truth.

Ed Elson perfectly lays out how Trump has betrayed the young people Charlie Kirk convinced to vote for him—saddling them with trillions in debt, sky-high living costs, soaring housing prices, and using them to prop up sham crypto schemes while everyday people go broke.

I'm pretty sure Obama was still president when this Notre Dame game started. We’re entering the 6th hour now...

Oklahoma has the worst schools in America, and a Republican state senator just introduced a bill that would force every public university in the state to build a “Charlie Kirk Memorial Plaza.” Make it make sense.

Clever of Tom Homan to get caught taking bribes to distract from the Epstein coverup.

THE DEEP STATE MADE ME TAKE THOSE BRIBES

Conservatives are going to blame the "deep state" for the FBI catching Tom Homan taking bribes. It’s not the deep state’s fault Homan was too greedy and too stupid to realize he was being recorded by undercover FBI agents.

Congress should haul in Pam Bondi and Kash Patel this week to explain why the FBI caught Tom Homan taking bribes—and why Trump’s DOJ killed the case. That’s corruption, plain and simple.

You don’t say.

ICE attacked peaceful protesters in Chicago yesterday—and this is the shameless press release Homeland Security had the audacity to send out. Deeply unserious, dangerous people at every level of this government.

This is why they’re panicking and trying to rig the midterms with extreme gerrymandering in Republican states.

I was told celebrating political violence is wrong—yet here’s a Fox News host celebrating violence against a Democratic congressional candidate.

Talked to NewsNation last night about why Kamala Harris was right—Trump is a fascist. What happened to Charlie Kirk is tragic, but it doesn't change that fact.

Good fucking morning to everybody except whoever commissioned that ugly-ass golden statue of Trump holding a bitcoin. That shit’s weird as hell and I can’t unsee it.

They’re refusing to release the Epstein files—you think they won’t cook the books or just outright stop reporting inflation statistics?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics just postponed a key inflation report with no explanation. How bad must those numbers have been for Trump to bury them like this?

Not giving Cruz any credit for calling out Trump and Carr. He was cheering them on when they abused the FCC to suspend Kimmel. Now he’s just sensing the tide turning and flip-flopping like the weasel he is.

The backlash to Kimmel’s suspension is so intense, even Ted Cruz admitted Trump’s FCC move against ABC was “dangerous as hell.” He just made every MAGA influencer look like a jackass for defending Carr's comments.

Masked ICE agents are tear-gassing peaceful protesters who are standing up for immigrants being unfairly detained just outside of Chicago. And they say Democrats should tone it down and stop fighting? Fuck that.

Charlie Kirk’s murder was a tragedy—but it’s not a reason to stop telling the truth about Donald Trump. He’s a fascist, and I’m not going to let the right use this moment to silence anyone who says so. My latest on Endless Urgency ⬇️ endlessurgency.com/p/why-im-not...

Kudos to this Missouri farmer who confronted GOP Rep. Alford at a town hall, calling out how tariffs are crushing farmers nationwide: "When are you going to stand up for us instead of kissing Trump's ass on these trade deals?"

Thomas Massie says the FBI has 20 names in the Epstein files they refuse to investigate. Kash Patel acted like he had no idea what Massie was talking about. Beyond Trump, who are they protecting?

ABC News says Trump’s about to fire the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia after his office couldn’t find enough to charge NY AG Letitia James with mortgage fraud. Sends a pretty loud message to the DOJ.

Today would be a good day for Trump to release the Epstein files like he promised. Don’t you agree?

ICE fired some sort of chemical munition at protesters and media outside the Broadview Detention Facility near Chicago this morning. I've seen a few videos, and they got pretty physical with them too. This is fucked up.

Good fucking morning to everybody except conservatives lecturing Democrats about using the word fascist. Maybe if Trump stopped threatening to invade Democratic cities or abusing government power to go after his enemies, we’d rethink our word choices.

Pleasantly surprised to see comedians like Tim Dillon speaking out about what Trump and the FCC did to Kimmel.

Bari Weiss with a powerful warning to conservatives celebrating what happened to Jimmy Kimmel: "Remember that Democrats will wield this power again."

Pete Buttigieg was 100% correct here: "Americans will have more rights and freedoms under a Harris-Walz Administration."

Murdering people over politics is wrong. Celebrating someone's death because you disliked them is wrong. Using murder to justify more violence is wrong. Using the government to silence comedians you don't like is wrong. These are not controversial opinions.

Ask any American who manages a household budget if prices are down, and they'll tell you Trump is completely full of shit here. He's so disconnected from the reality of people’s lives that he can't even acknowledge how many are hurting in this economy.

Those Netanyahu videos about Charlie Kirk are only fueling more speculation from the whackos who think Israel murdered the guy. Not sure who’s handling the crisis comms there, but I’d rethink that strategy.

Good fucking morning to everyone—except conservatives still bitter that Roseanne got fired seven years ago for a blatantly racist tweet. You’re not defending free speech, you’re clinging to manufactured outrage because you have nothing real to offer. Grow up. Your grievance politics are pathetic.

Wild how the most powerful person in America is more focused on getting comedians fired than doing anything about energy prices, housing, health care, or the job market.

These conservatives don’t care what Kimmel said. It’s just leftover anger from when their side got called out for worse. It’s always grievances with these guys.

Brian Kilmeade can keep his job after saying we should kill the homeless, but Jimmy Kimmel gets suspended for this?

Now that it’s happening to people they don’t like, suddenly conservatives think private businesses should be able to fire people for political speech.

Using the power of the federal government to have a vocal critic of yours removed from the airwaves is a pretty textbook definition of fascism. Further proof conservatives were always full of shit about cancel culture.

Trump really needs someone around him who can tell him to lay off the bronzer. Yeesh.

As usual, Republican leaders and influencers have overplayed their hand on Charlie Kirk's murder. Now they're making shit up about the “LGBTQ rainbow mafia death cult” and “trans terror cells” to conceal their hatred of anyone different from them.

Here’s Kash Patel refusing to say whether he’ll meet with Jeffrey Epstein’s victims. Had no problem meeting with MAGA influencers and handing over those binders, though. What a clown.

Kash Patel refuses to say how many times Donald Trump appears in the Epstein files. Not a great look.

Pending my dad's ability to download the Substack app, he'll be live on Endless Urgency at 4 PM ET to talk about Charlie Kirk, Kash Patel, political violence, and more. Dad's a 3x Trump voter and a 34-year veteran of the FBI. Should be another lively one. Link in bio to subscribe.

New Generation Lab polling pokes a hole in the GOP myth that Charlie Kirk was beloved by college kids: 94% of students have heard of him, but only 30% agree with his views. A whopping 70% disagree.