New: Trump just gave his fifth speech to the UN General Assembly. His first in 2017 sounded very different. “During his first term, Trump largely stuck to the script, making statements that the Trump of today would likely disavow.” time.com/7319639/trum...

“Ron DeSantis is pushing to establish President Donald Trump’s presidential library in an iconic stretch of downtown Miami” Land is next to a historic building that is “considered a symbol of the city’s vibrant immigrant heritage” apnews.com/article/trum...

"Trump said not treating fevers in pregnant women can’t cause any harm. ‘There's no downside in not taking it,’ he said. “Untreated fever in pregnancy is associated with miscarriage, fetal organ malformations and cardiovascular complications, and even autism” time.com/7319473/trum...

"Trump said not treating fevers in pregnant women can’t cause any harm. ‘There's no downside in not taking it,’ he said. “Untreated fever in pregnancy is associated with miscarriage, fetal organ malformations and cardiovascular complications, and even autism” time.com/7319473/trum...

As Trump and RFK end their announcement on autism and Tylenol use: "The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists just issued a statement stressing that the organization considers acetaminophen safe”

New Gallup polling finds satisfaction with direction of the U.S. dipped in September to 29%, driven down by Republican satisfaction dropping to 68% from 76% last month time.com/7319433/trum...

Trump Wants to Target Left-Wing Groups. Here's How He Might Do It (Brian Bennett/Time) Main Link | memeorandum Permalink

Critics Warn the TikTok Deal Swaps Chinese Surveillance for U.S. Surveillance time.com/7319281/tikt...

"Lewandowski has long served as Noem’s gatekeeper, described to me by DHS staff as her 'handler,' her 'bulldog,' and the 'shadow secretary.'" The paragraph goes from there to a place I didn't expect. nymag.com/intelligence...

New: Trump is intent on targeting left-wing groups in wake of Kirk’s death. The most likely tool—revoking a group’s tax-exempt status—could be an existential threat, experts say. But it could also get bogged down in court. time.com/7319201/dona...

Imagine the head of Cava’s PR department is having some weird conversations tonight www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u... (gift link)

Trump’s EO on H-1B visas has thrown the tech industry into chaos overnight I just published an email Google sent H-1B employees yesterday warning them to not leave the US / to return by midnight tonight sources.news/p/heres-goog...

Fascinated by this WaPo map showing where federal workers make up big parts of the total workforce

“Every indication so far is that this was one guy who did one really bad thing because he found Kirk’s ideology personally offensive” —person familiar with federal investigation into Kirk’s killing to NBC

Assuming CDC formally adopts ACIP's recommendations, CVS tells me it will provide Covid vaccines without a prescription in all 50 states and won't require even self-attestation of a qualifying condition — "it’s up to the individual patient." No confirmation from Walgreens or Walmart yet.

Very good reporting/analysis from @tvmojoe.bsky.social on KImmel/Disney/ABC that provides real answers to many of the "Why don't they just..." questions. www.vulture.com/article/bob-...

“Jimmy Fallon did open his first Tonight Show after the news broke with jokes about the suspension and kind words for Kimmel…What was striking about his monologue, though, was how carefully he couched his criticisms of a colleague’s silencing.” — @judyberman.bsky.social time.com/7318971/jimm...

Photojournalism by the Tribune's @staceywescott.bsky.social

"The deadlock leaves Congress and the federal government in limbo. Both chambers are about to leave Washington for a recess pegged to Rosh Hashanah...While the Senate is set to return on the eve of the Sept. 30 deadline, the House is not scheduled to return until Oct. 1." time.com/7318900/hous...

The bill House Republicans just passed to avert a shutdown includes language allowing Washington, D.C. to resume spending its own local funds, after they passed a law in March that created a $1 billion hole in the city’s budget time.com/7318900/hous...

NEW: The U.S.’s response to the Ebola outbreak in Congo isn’t following the normal playbook, infectious disease leaders say. “We need to be very clear-eyed that the ability to control this and contain it regionally is diminished,” one said. www.notus.org/health-scien...

Trump in his Inauguration speech: “I will immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America.” Trump yesterday, on networks that cover him too negatively: “I would think maybe their license should be taken away. It will be up to Brendan Carr.” time.com/7318666/jimm...

“During his Inaugural address, Trump vowed to ‘immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America.’“ time.com/7318666/jimm...

Texas just became the fifth state to make ivermectin — a drug used mostly to treat livestock for parasites in the U.S. — available to residents without a prescription www.texastribune.org/2025/08/27/t...

How Tiffany Trump’s Instagram Posts Led Us to an Oil Magnate’s Megayacht, via @nytimes.com

Incredible detail from Deadline: Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which debuted in 2003, “was born out of the network’s cancellation of Bill Maher‘s Politically Incorrect in 2002 after the…host rebuked accusations that the 9/11 terrorists were ‘cowards.’” deadline.com/2025/09/jimm...

“As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald." (Gift link) www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Bloomberg: “Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent once agreed to occupy two different houses as his ‘principal residence’ at the same time, mortgage documents show — the same kind of contradictory pledges that President Donald Trump has been using to try to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook”

Scoop: Business Insider informed its staff this week that they are allowed to use ChatGPT to generate first drafts of their stories, while also indicating the newsroom will not disclose such A.I. use to readers. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/business-i...

“Raul Cortez, an immigrant from El Salvador, said his 7-year-old son has grown deeply afraid of police….A few moments later, his son caught sight of an idling police car. His eyes widened.” apnews.com/article/immi...

“US TikTok users would be asked to shift to the new app.” So every US TikTok user starts over with zero followers?

Joe Botello, 37, was startled awake early Tuesday when federal immigration agents busted through the door of his suburban Elgin home. He was put into a U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicle and questioned about his immigration status. He's a U.S. citizen. chicago.suntimes.com/live/2025/09...

WSJ on emerging TikTok deal: "Existing users in the U.S. would be asked to shift to a new app, which TikTok has built and is testing, people familiar with the matter said." Algorithm would be recreated in US using tech licensed from TikTok parent ByteDance www.wsj.com/tech/details...

Kash Patel testified the bureau has ‘no credible information’ Epstein trafficked victims to others time.com/7317646/kash...

"In the last five years, 81 people have been killed by political violence in the United States. Right-wing terrorists account for over half of those murders, some 54%, according to research by the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank. Islamists account for 21%, and left-wingers for 22%."

Congratulations fellas, we’ve all moved one spot up on the world’s most handsome man rankings

Reminder that this gif is Robert Redford from 1972 in a Sydney Pollack movie called Jeremiah Johnson

“The latest orders include removing information at Harpers Ferry National Historic Park in W. Virginia…where the abolitionist John Brown led a raid seeking to arm slaves for a revolt…Staff flagged more than 30 signs…that highlight information potentially in violation of Trump’s policy.“

Trump is about to become the first US President to receive a formal second state visit from the UK. Neither Obama nor Bush got such an honor when they visited in their second terms. Brits are hoping the spectacle will smooth ties with Trump at a delicate diplomatic moment time.com/7317411/trum...

JD Vance and Stephen Miller vowed to crackdown on "festering violence" from the "far left" on Charlie Kirk's show Miller: "Unfocused anger or blind rage is not productive. But focused anger...directed for a just cause is one of the most important agents of change in human history”

Man, it's going to be HI-larious when that Boys & Girls Club total hits zero. Will we then go into negative numbers, with the kids running up a tab? Thrilling!

“The crowd, which was largely white, sang ‘Keir Starmer’s a wanker’ to the tune of Seven Nation Army” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

8 year old kids playing soccer in a park. One keeps urging another to “not sell it” with the ball. When a kid messes up a shot, one will yell “you sold it!” Google tells me this slang has been around a while but first I’ve heard it. This concludes me I-am-very-very-old update.

"The findings appear to be based on information submitted to the federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, which contains unverified reports of side effects or bad experiences with vaccines submitted by anyone." www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Why Larry Ellison got to be the world’s richest person for a day: “Ellison owns so much Oracle stock, his net worth swings up and down along with the share price. That’s why his worth catapulted past Elon this week—only to return back to around $376 billion a day later.” time.com/7316518/larr...

"At the vigil, a man dressed as Abraham Lincoln called for peace and national healing, tearing up while giving a short speech that he simultaneously live-steamed on his iPhone.” www.wired.com/story/a-vigi...

Charlie Kirk three weeks ago to TIME’s Eric Cortellessa: . “If J.D. wants to run, he has my full support,” Kirk said. “I will do everything in my power to make him President. Row one, day one.” time.com/7316280/char...

Charlie Kirk three weeks ago to TIME’s Eric Cortellessa: . “If J.D. wants to run, he has my full support,” Kirk said. “I will do everything in my power to make him President. Row one, day one.” time.com/7316280/char...

Deseret News: Charlie Kirk was shot at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on Wednesday. Bystanders report seeing Kirk shot near his neck during a Q&A with students. www.deseret.com/utah/2025/09...

The DC folk hero who threw a sandwich at a CBP officer was arraigned in federal court today on a misdemeanor charge of assaulting a federal agent. He pleaded not guilty. Jury selection slated to start Nov 3. Yes, it’s looking like this will actually go to trial. Incredible.