Yep, land of the free, home of democracy, leaders of the free world … as long as you agree with Trump and the Republican Party.

This is no longer shocking 😳

From public demands to go after his political enemies to reportedly closing $50,000 bribery investigations into Tom Homan, Trump is basically using the DOJ his own personal law firm.

President Trump called his escalator mishap at the United Nations "sabotage." The U.N. says the White House team triggered a safety mechanism. We asked two people who work on escalators to explain.

President Trump said he will put import taxes of 100% on pharmaceutical drugs, 50% on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30% on upholstered furniture and 25% on heavy trucks starting on Oct. 1.

BREAKING: Elon Musk was scheduled to visit Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious private island in 2014, according to files just released. Flight logs and daily schedules show that Epstein had vacation plans with Musk, plus meetings with Peter Thiel & Steve Bannon. trib.al/Jp1IO5I

A Tarrant County, TX resident who has worked as an election judge criticized the county’s move to cut more than 100 polling sites. “You’re not saving money,” she said. “You’re sacrificing democracy to save a buck.” With @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org

BREAKING: Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway (R) rejects a referendum that sought to let voters weigh in on the GOP’s extreme gerrymander, escalating the state’s power grab into a direct attack on Missourians’ constitutional rights.

Musk, Bannon and Thiel were all named in new files turned over to congressional investigators from the Epstein estate.

Elon Musk and Peter Thiel mentioned in Epstein documents released by Democrats

Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered hundreds of generals to travel on short notice from around the world to hear him make a short speech on military standards and the “warrior ethos.”

The sheer volume of dysfunctional, illegal, unconstitutional acts happening within the US is overwhelming. Even more, the lack of pushback or hopeful responses is deafening.

NEW: Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon are all named in Epstein docs released today by Democrats

Confesión: My grandfather was against Facism. He was born in 1899. My Father was against Facism. He was born in 1931. I am against Facism. I was born in 1957. We are the generations of Antifa even before that word became a part of today’s vocabulary #IamAntifa 🚫Trumpism/Magats/Republicans

My biggest concern about TikTok being sold to Trump-aligned American investors is that, at this point, there is far more cause for alarm from domestic surveillance than from foreign adversaries. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Irony died yesterday

Don't stop demanding the release of the Epstein files #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

Sorry did you just not see this? It is an amazing interview. If you can't like and share this, please don't follow me as we have nothing in common.

They do think we are stupid. There is no other reason for the blatant lies and misinformation.

Who besides literally everyone foresaw this

Americans are about to pay out the nose for more IKEA stuff - specifically kitchens and upholstered furniture.

Donald Trump claims to have ended six wars in six months and has been angling for a Nobel peace prize. Americans are less convinced of his diplomatic prowess, as our polling shows econ.st/4mUl20Y

Former FBI Director James Comey, after his indictment on criminal charges of false statements and obstruction, said he was innocent and that he had faith in the U.S. judicial system.

President Trump says he will put import taxes of 50% on kitchen cabinets, 30% on upholstered furniture and 25% on heavy trucks. He also says he will put a 100% import tax on pharmaceutical drugs unless their manufacturers are building plants in the U.S.

As accusations of genocide in Gaza mount against Israel, NPR looks at how the term is defined legally and why previously reticent scholars have changed their minds.

In his first public remarks since leaving the Justice Department, Smith said he's sad and angry about the dismissals of career public servants and the loss of credibility the DOJ has suffered.

Harry Enten: "The more RFK Jr is trying to implement his policies, the further down his net approval rating goes. And at this particular point, 21 points underwater is not a place you want to be."

Trump now has the lowest approval rating of any president in the last 80 years. He’s 79. That means the worst president of his entire lifetime… is him. Second worst? Also him. Dude battled himself for last place … AND WON! 😂

When a Clown Moves Into a Palace. He doesn't become King Instead the Palace Becomes a Circus. T rump A ssaulted C hildren O ften M olesting A dolescent G irls A llowed G uarding O ur P edophile Epstein had a guest book and Trump is in it.

I’ll leave this right here 🤭

JUST IN: Trump suggests farmer bailout coming from tariff money

I thought Republicans didn’t do socialism. Isn’t this something the Democrats would do? I noticed the bailout isn’t widely covered by the media … is this what a government censoring of media looks like?

Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered virtually all of the U.S. military’s top commanders worldwide to gather on short notice — and without a stated reason — at a Marine Corps base in Virginia next week. Here’s what we know:

Two Maine voters seek to intervene in the DOJ’s lawsuit against their state, arguing the assault “intrudes upon the privacy rights of individual Mainers who have good reason to fear their personal information being handed over to the federal government.”

“To say the military leadership is anxious would be an understatement,” one defense official told The Intercept.

It's unusual for Presidents to give medical advise. But this week President Trump told parents to delay giving their kids a hep b shot until they turn 12. Doctors say this is bad and dangerous advice.

Amazon agreed to a $2.5 billion settlement with the FTC, resolving allegations that it deceived users into signing up for Prime service and purposefully made it difficult to cancel.

In his first public remarks since leaving the Justice Department, Smith said he's sad and angry about the dismissals of career public servants and the loss of credibility the DOJ has suffered.

Former California Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is calling for bipartisan action on climate change. Read more: https://cnn.it/46k7UwG

Trump is demanding an investigation following what he described as a “triple sabotage” during his UNGA visit, taking to social media to claim that a series of technical mishaps, involving a stopped escalator, a teleprompter failure and audio issues, were deliberate acts meant to undermine him.

A Spanish naval vessel will join the Global Sumud Flotilla to provide assistance and, if necessary, conduct rescues, says Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez. Italy earlier announced it was dispatching a frigate after a night of drone attacks on the flotilla opposed by the Israeli gov't.

Obama says Trump linking paracetamol to autism is ‘violence against the truth’

Erik Siebert, the federal prosecutor whom President Donald Trump pushed out Friday for declining to prosecute his political enemies, listed as an attorney on 675 federal cases. His replacement, Lindsey Halligan, who's Trump's former lawyer, has worked on only three.

Saw this breaking news and needed to share: BREAKING NEWS: TYLENOL RESEARCHERS FIND DISTURBING LINK BETWEEN DONALD TRUMP AND JEFFREY EPSTEIN

NEW: Ed Martin, head of the DOJ’s weaponization task force, threatened to investigate a now-retired FBI agent who sued the far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over Jones’ lies about a mass school shooting.

A statue depicting Trump holding hands with Epstein has been removed from the National Mall in Washington, DC, hours after it was erected. A group calling itself “The Secret Handshake” claimed responsibility for the satirical statue that included a plaque that read “In Honor of Friendship Month."

BREAKING: The DOJ is expected to indict former FBI Director James Comey, who Trump has vowed to seek revenge on for his handling of investigations into the 2016 election. If the indictment proceeds, it would mark an escalation in Trump’s weaponization of the DOJ against his political adversaries.

The statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands mid-frolic wasn't the first anti-Trump artwork on the National Mall in recent months. But it was the first to be removed, despite having a permit.

Make Corruption a Crime Again!

There's no "u-turn" here. Because he has ZERO core ideology & principles. He's an impulsive sociopath and narcissist driven purely by ego, insecurity, spite and what's good for him and him alone. Tomorrow he could be attacking Zelenskky/Ukraine again... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/w...