Monday, November 2, 2026

One Day To Go

 

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This November 2 Senate mid-term election map is based on a combination of several polls.  But it's not reality.  Tomorrow, we get to make this map (and, hopefully, an even better one) a reality. 

Get out the vote, make calls, bring friends and family to the polls.  Whatever you do, don't be complacent.  The final polls are the election results.

 

Trump's Closing Pitch: "Look On My Botched Vanity Project!"

 


Even given that it's Dementia Don, this has to be one of the most insane closing arguments ever made in a campaign:

President Donald Trump on Monday concluded his midterm push with a closing argument like no other: Look what I did with the Reflecting Pool.

The president spoke at the historic pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial, about six months after he began rushed renovations that quickly went awry. The longtime real estate developer has insisted the project shows how he can fix Washington — and one of its signature monuments.

“They’re brand-new pipes put in, and the pipes are being very important in terms of the algae and other things,” Trump said as he held up photos of past damage to the pool and discussed caulking, painting and other work in detail. “It’s a complete job, and we’re very proud of it.”

The 53-minute-long event was notably quiet and lower energy than Trump’s frequently lively rallies, with only several dozen people and members of the press in attendance. After Trump’s remarks concluded, his motorcade slowly wound its way past the pool, allowing the president to admire it...  (our emphasis)

Laser focused on the needs of the American people!  

Percy Bysshe Shelley said it better back in 1818:

I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desart. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed:
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.

BONUS:  A small sampling --

 

Trump: "This is a massive piece of pool"

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) November 2, 2026 at 2:17 PM

 

Trump: "We're giving serious thought to changing the name to the Trump Reflecting Pool"

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) November 2, 2026 at 2:04 PM

 

(Photo:  Mark Schiefelbein /AP)

Skeets Of The Day

 

Operation Epic Quagmire / post- election surprise? --

 

This is terrifying. Tucker Carlson has real sources in the administration. I normally don't share what he has to say, but it's vitally important to know if there is any truth to this.

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— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman.bsky.social) November 2, 2026 at 7:13 AM

 

Trump closing / he has a way with imagery --

 

It’s just perfect that our big sweaty POTUS was absolutely convinced more Trump was what this election needed, despite all data to the contrary.

— Schooley (@schooley.bsky.social) November 2, 2026 at 8:29 AM

 

Trump is going to deliver "closing election remarks" at <wait for it> The Reflecting Pool 10/10 no notes

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— Tom Hearden (@followtheh.bsky.social) November 2, 2026 at 8:31 AM

 

Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill (for Billionaires)" hitting Medicaid in January --


The OBBB was the largest redistribution from poor to rich out of any bill in American history. ⁣ ⁣ Changes to Medicaid start Jan 1, potentially leaving 7.5 million people uninsured by 2034.

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— Justin Wolfers (@justinwolfers.bsky.social) November 1, 2026 at 1:54 PM

 

 If they're not doing anything illegal, what's the need for pardons? --


“.. said he would ‘protect’ the billionaire entrepreneur and any aides who were targeted by Congressional investigators, including Edward Coristine, who was part of Musk’s #DOGE project ..” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) November 2, 2026 at 8:35 AM

 

The nerd reich's AI selloff --

 

AI bubble just vaporized $5 trillion in a single month as investors finally realize that building an AI utopia requires lighting massive piles of cash on fire. While Alphabet and Intel hemorrhage billions, it turns out that writing blank checks for data centers actually hurts the bottom line.

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— Flingjore (@flingjore.com) November 1, 2026 at 11:12 PM

 

Back-stabbing Haley Stevens sells out ... and The Boss endorses -- 


Well if the aim was Dem unity in Michigan, I think it worked because every single Dem in Michigan now agrees that Haley Stevens is a piece of shit

— Elizabeth Spiers (@espiers.bsky.social) November 1, 2026 at 10:00 PM

 

The look you get when your soul has decided it’s had enough and quietly left the building. 😬

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— Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) November 2, 2026 at 7:50 AM

 



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— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) November 1, 2026 at 1:09 PM

 



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— Debrianna Mansini-I’m Spartacus (@dmansini.bsky.social) November 1, 2026 at 5:21 PM

 

Dr. El-Sayed is a fighter for our American Constitution, he’s a fighter for our American Democracy, and he’s a fighter against the corrupt, lawless, and anti-American leadership currently in the White House. That’s why I’m in his corner 100%. Bruce Springsteen

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— Bruce Springsteen (@brucespringsteen.net) November 2, 2026 at 7:47 AM

 

Candidate quality, fake eyebrows edition 😁 --

 

saying something is fake with those eyebrows is a choice

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— Oliver Willis (@owillis.bsky.social) November 2, 2026 at 9:18 AM

 


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— Clean Observer (@hammbear2024.bsky.social) November 2, 2026 at 9:32 AM

 

 

The Toxic Fiancée

 


From Josh Marshall, Talking Points Memo, on injury lawyer and Mike Rogers-supporting Jason Turkish's pressure on his fiancée Rep. Haley Stevens to aggressively confront Dem nominee Abdul El-Sayed, leading to her endorsing MAGAt shill Rogers:

"People around Stevens think this whole episode is heavily tied to her newly public fiancé, Jason Turkish. They question just how it was that he went from being a donor to being her fiancé and they point to various examples of controlling or dominating behavior they’ve observed in their interactions. (I’m choosing my words carefully and judiciously here.) Last night, a subscription-only Michigan political news service ran an interview with former Michigan Governor Jim Blanchard in which Blanchard described a recent dinner with Stevens, Turkish and others in which Turkish aggressively berated Stevens in front of other dinner guests for not driving a harder line with El-Sayed. [snip]

My overall take is that what happened here is much more a personal than a factional or electoral situation at this point. And I know from my own reporting that, quite apart from the politics, people around Stevens have been increasingly worried about that relationship itself.

That said, if a new relationship can lead to this kind of erratic and consequential public behavior — out of the blue endorsing a candidate of the opposite party — that’s not a great recommendation for serving in elected office or positions of public trust."  (our emphasis)

Be sure to read Josh's piece for the account of the tense dinner with former Gov. Blanchard.  If she goes ahead and marries this domineering, Likudnik p.o.s., she'll deserve the trouble that follows.

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Today's Tomorrow Cartoon: Midterm Mania

 

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From bribery and bigoted closing arguments, to the insane "eternal sundown of the decompensating mind" of the Malignant Fascist, the mid-terms look grim for the MAGA regime.  They are likely cooking up a plan to buck the will of the voter with bogus lawsuits and more.  Another MAGAt January insurrection anyone?

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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

 

The good:

According to early-voting export Prof. Michael McDonald, more than 42 million Americans have already voted this year. The pace is similar to the 2018 midterms, when the Democrats flipped 41 House seats. McDonald said that if the pace keeps up, it could exceed the 2018 midterms, which had highest midterm turnout rate since 1914. Early voting is up 30% over 2022.

McDonald said that the turnout is very uneven, with Democrats and independents fully engaged and Republicans much less so. So far, 44% of early voters are Democrats vs. 31% who are Republicans. He also said that young voters and minorities are turning out in large numbers. In fact, he sees very high engagement among Blacks, Latinos, and Asian Americans, but less among whites. He also noted that early voting banks votes that can't change, even if there is some major news today or tomorrow. Nate Silver estimates that at least 40% of Michiganders and Michigeese have already voted, so their votes can't be affected by someone going rogue...

In-person early voting is up more than voting by absentee ballot. This is consistent with more Democrats voting early, with many of them afraid the USPS will intercept and destroy their ballots to please Donald Trump. Voting in person eliminates that threat, even though Trump's threat was to have the USPS seize ballots going to voters, not from voters.

Early voting also varies a lot by state. In Texas, which has hot races for senator and governor, more than 6.3 million had voted as of last Wednesday. That is 50% more than in 2020. Early voting is also up more than 30% compared to 2022 in Kansas, Maine, Michigan, and North Carolina, all of which have Senate races this year. Early voting will taper off now as some states do not allow it up to Election Day.

We'll get a clearer picture of what all this means starting in about 36 hours when many polls close across the Eastern time zone.  Voters in Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones have to "run through the tape" and not be influenced by what they may or may not be seeing reported earlier tomorrow night. Every vote counts, every State counts, every race counts.

The bad:

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke, his chief of staff said in a statement on Sunday.

The 53-year-old Democrat was taken to a hospital on Saturday after he started to feel numbness in his arm while attending his son's hockey game, said Allison Herwitt, Murphy's chief of staff.

Upon examining Murphy, doctors determined he had suffered a stroke, Herwitt said, adding that the senator has been transferred to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

"The doctors are encouraged by his progress, he is awake and alert, and we are optimistic he will make a full recovery," Herwitt said.

No further information was released about Murphy's condition.

For the past several weeks, Murphy has been traveling the country campaigning for Democratic candidates in Tuesday's midterm elections. He was scheduled to appear Sunday with Democratic Senate candidate Chris Pappas in New Hampshire, according to the New Hampshire Democratic Party.

In 2024, Murphy won his third term to serve Connecticut in the U.S. Senate and has been viewed by some Democratic party officials as a possible candidate for president in 2028.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont released a statement on social media on Sunday saying he and his wife, Annie, are keeping Murphy and is family "in our prayers."

"Just two days ago, I was with Senator Chris Murphy doing what he loves most: Encouraging Connecticut residents to make their voices heard and vote on Tuesday," Lamont said. "There is no stronger advocate for our democracy. And no one who fights harder for the people of this state. Chris is a great friend to Connecticut and to me personally."

"I am sure that he will be walking across the state again very soon. And we will all be cheering him on," Lamont added.

He's young and, we trust, in otherwise good health.  We hope he makes a swift, full recovery, and that this doesn't affect his future career.  Sen. Murphy is one of the best we have, unlike this backstabbing slug --

The ugly:

Rep. Haley Stevens, the Michigan Democrat who narrowly lost her party’s Senate primary in August, endorsed Republican nominee Mike Rogers on Sunday, an extraordinary break with her party two days before an election that could help decide control of the Senate.

Stevens and Rogers arrived separately at Perfecting Church, a prominent Black church in the city, and attended Sunday morning services together. Afterward, Stevens posted a video online saying that Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee who defeated her in the primary, had told her she was no longer welcome in his campaign and should stay away. “And that’s why I am endorsing Mike Rogers for the United States Senate today,” she said.

The move set off an exodus from her congressional office. “As of this morning, many members of our team have resigned, including myself,” Justin German, Stevens’ chief of staff for eight years, said in a statement Sunday.

“We are shocked and heartbroken by Congresswoman Stevens’ decision to support Mike Rogers,” German said, adding that he was speaking on behalf of the team “in wholeheartedly supporting Abdul El-Sayed for Senate.”

“I’m sorry people are upset,” Stevens told reporters outside the church as she stood alongside Rogers. “I understand that.”

She also said she was “still a very proud Democrat.”

Hours later, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel wrote on X that Stevens “is not a current member of the Michigan Democratic Party, nor will she be in the future.”...

This despicable betrayal after assuring party leaders hours earlier that she was still supporting El-Sayed says everything about her stability, character, authenticity, and judgement.  Michigan dodged a bullet when it rejected her as the Democratic Senate nominee (another Chuck Schumer pick gone awry).   What a selfish, childish excuse for a person.  Her political career is in the rear view mirror, guaranteed.  Moving on.


Sunday, November 1, 2026

Today's Cartoons

 

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(Daniel Boris, @danboriscreates)

(Lee Judge, King Features)

(Michael de Adder, caglecartoons.com, Canada)

(Patrick Chappatte, Le Temps, Geneva, Switzerland)

(Garry Trudeau, gocomics.com)

(Joel Pett, Tribune Content Agency)

(Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press)

(John Buss, @repeat1968)

(Paul Duginski, caglecartoons.com)

(Marian Kamensky, caglecartoons.com, Austria)

(Bill Day, caglecartoons.com)

(Paul Noth, The New Yorker)


Alaska Republicans (!) : Dismiss Trump's "Meritless Lawsuit" (UPDATED)

 

Another Republican state government tells the Malignant Fascist to back off his election tampering:

The Republican-led state government in Alaska implored a federal judge on Saturday to permanently dismiss the Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking to block the certification of Alaska’s Senate race if GOP Sen. Dan S. Sullivan loses.

“The United States’ opposition provides no reason for this Court to entertain this meritless lawsuit any longer,” the filing said, adding that “the relief demanded is inappropriate and not even possible given Alaskan voters’ vital right to ballot secrecy.”

The filing from Alaska officials comes just three days before Election Day and as the judge is expected to rule on whether to dismiss the lawsuit or allow it to continue.

The Trump administration has claimed that Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign was involved in recruiting a retired teacher, Dan J. Sullivan, with the same name as Dan S. Sullivan to run in the race, creating confusion that it says will unfairly take away votes intended for the incumbent. Peltola has denied the allegations.

The Trump administration filed a lawsuit on Oct. 22 against local election officials, arguing that the results of the competitive Senate race should not be certified unless Dan S. Sullivan is declared the winner.

Alaska officials on Saturday criticized the Trump administration’s claim that it has standing to intervene in the election, as election certification is left up to the states.

The filing noted that the Alaska Supreme Court approved the second Sullivan’s name to be on the ballot months ago and that “state officials carefully designed the ballot to minimize voter confusion.”

Alaska officials also took aim at the Justice Department’s proposal for “segregating” ballots that rank Dan J. Sullivan, writing, “this unexplained idea makes no sense.”

“No matter how the ballots are physically stored, it will be easy to tell which ballots rank Daniel J.,” the filing said. “If the United States means something different — as it seems to — its ballot segregation proposal is both disturbing and impossible.”

The Alaska attorney general’s office asked the judge to “immediately dismiss this lawsuit with prejudice and allow state officials to conduct the general election — including ballot counting and certification — free from unwarranted federal interference.”

The Trump administration amended its complaint this week to cite a new story in The New York Times, which reported that Peltola’s campaign was involved in recruiting Dan J. Sullivan and that Peltola herself was aware of the situation. The Times story cited a former campaign manager who later attempted to retract her statements.

At a rally Friday night, Peltola told a crowd of her supporters that she was “so deeply offended by these accusations about having any involvement with anyone else’s candidacy.”

“I want fewer candidates in the primary. I’m not out soliciting more competition,” Peltola said, adding she did “not need any help” defeating Dan S. Sullivan... (our emphasis)

Alaskans are fiercely independent and, as the filing stresses, want to "conduct the general election — including ballot counting and certification — free from unwarranted federal interference.”  In every election, it seems there's a 2020 Georgia, where Republican election officials stand up to the Malignant Fascist's election rigging / election de-legitimatizing.  Looks like it's Alaska's turn this year -- maybe more to follow?

UPDATE:  U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason threw out the MF's election stealing lawsuit.  Appeal to follow.

(Photo: Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Beacon) 


QOTD: The Veil Lifts

 


Heather Digby Parton, writing in Salon.com, looks at the impending defeat of the vindictive and unstable Malignant Fascist in Tuesday's mid-term elections, and considers the stakes involved:

"The election’s stakes are profound. America crossed the Rubicon in 2024 when it invited Trump back into power after he tried to overturn the election, was convicted of fraud, and was revealed to have possessed and leaked classified information after he was out of office. The media and the nation’s elites interpreted that victory as a sign that Trump was some sort of magical superhero, and that it was in all their interests to join with him and reap the rewards. The result has been nothing short of catastrophic, revealing gaping holes in our constitutional order, weaknesses in our democratic system and a void in our society where moral authority used to be. America has never been perfect, and it always falls short of its professed ideals, but this political era has stripped away the belief that we have any at all. 

The corruption on display, coupled with a lack of concern for the lives of ordinary people, is breathtaking. And while it remains shocking that tens of millions of Americans still support this administration, it seems that a majority may have finally had the veil lifted from their eyes, allowing them to see the incompetence, grift and megalomania for what it is."

We'll see how many have had the veil lifted on Tuesday. 

 

Movement In Polls Toward Dems

 

NBC News reports that a majority of voters are demanding a check on the corrupt and mentally ill Malignant Fascist, giving Dems a decided advantage going in to Tuesday's election:

"Democrats have a sizable advantage in the battle for control of Congress days ahead of the midterm elections, a new national NBC News poll finds, with voters clamoring for change and voicing all-time high disapproval of President Donald Trump.

Registered voters prefer a Democratic-controlled Congress by a 7-point margin, with Democrats leading Republicans 52%-45% — 2 points more than in last month’s poll. That includes a 21-point lead among independents.

Three percent of voters remained undecided as the poll was conducted from Oct. 28 to Oct. 30, and how they shift in the final days could tilt the outcome in dead-heat House and Senate races around the country. While the overall poll suggests that Democrats are poised to capitalize on a well of dissatisfaction with the president and his policies, there are findings that complicate the favorable picture."

The poll points to the unpopularity of both parties, with the Dem's unpopularity due to their inability to thwart the MF's most egregiously bad policies, and perceived weakness in the face of his demands.

With the election now two days away, we need to imagine that we're 5 points behind and get ourselves and everyone on board with us to the polls.  Good if you've already voted by mail or early voting in person. We need to finish the job with the ballot. 

 

More Asses ... And Islamophobia

 

It was a Halloween cold open last night on Saturday Night Live with the scariest pumpkin of all, the orange Malignant Fascist (James Austin Johnson), and his men's ass fetish.  "Weekend Update" also had some quips on that oddity, and more good stuff.

Saturday, October 31, 2026

QOTD -- Fail!

 

“This Order addresses President Donald J. Trump’s second attempt to plead that Defendants … acted with actual malice when they published an article in the Wall Street Journal ('WSJ') linking him to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein ('Epstein') ...  As with his first attempt, he has failed.” -- U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles, Southern District of Florida, dismissing a lawsuit filed by Jeffrey Epstein's best friend and fellow rapist Malignant Fascist against the Wall Street Journal, et al. (pdf).   The MF was suing over reporting on the MF's salacious birthday card and suggestive drawing for Epstein (click to enlarge):


The case was dismissed with prejudice. 


Today's Cartoons

 

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(Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

(David Horsey, The Seattle Times)

(Pat Bagley, The Salt Lake Tribune)

(John Branch, King Features)

(Jack Ohman, Tribune Content Agency)

(Pedro Molina, Tribune Content Agency)

(Robert Ariail, Spartanburg Herald-Journal, SC)

(Bruce Plante, caglecartoons.com)

(Jeff Danziger, The Rutland Herald, VT)


(Chris Britt, Creators.com)

(John Deering, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

(Matt Wuerker, Politico)


(Adam Douglas Thompson, adamdouglasthompson.com)


Skeets Of The Day

 

Operation Epic Quagmire: bombs away after mid-terms --


Trump to Resume Strikes On Iran Day After Midterms https://politicalwire.com/2026/10/30/trump-to-resume-strikes-on-iran-day-after-midterms/?ap=b

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— Taegan Goddard (@politicalwire.com) October 30, 2026 at 6:37 PM


Michigan saboteur Haley Stevens won't go away, but she's toast -- 


haley stevens probably could have mounted a comeback in michigan politics had she just played ball but she's apparently too entitled and childish and so now it seems like she's on her way to being persona non grata

— jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) October 30, 2026 at 9:38 PM

 

Obviously Haley Stevens has decided not to seek higher office again, which is probably best for everyone.

— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) October 30, 2026 at 7:22 PM


Faux concern over the two Sullivans on the Alaska ballot. Our broken media stoking story -- 


In public statements, DOJ appears to concede that its actions in Alaska were directed by Trump and are designed to give the incumbent senator, Dan Sullivan, an unfair advantage. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...

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— Scott Horton (@robertscotthorton.bsky.social) October 31, 2026 at 11:24 AM

 

Trump's federal lawsuit demanding that Alaska refuse to certify a Peltola win is bullshit. It's designed to create the *impression* of confusion, which he'll then use to pressure Gov not to certify her and press Senate Rs not to seat her. It will fail but do damage. newrepublic.com/article/2173...

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— Greg Sargent (@gregsargent.bsky.social) October 30, 2026 at 3:47 PM


The Malignant Fascist's election interference runs into a stumbling block-- 


An extraordinary order: DOJ “shall not threaten, intimidate or coerce state or local elections officials orworkers to demand that they halt processing the ballots of anyregistered voter solelyon the basis that the ballot” is someone DOJ says may not be a citizen www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

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— Joyce White Vance (@joycewhitevance.bsky.social) October 30, 2026 at 8:38 PM


Trump - Epstein files are resonating with voters. Light him up -- 


Epstein files corruption is resonating with voters in Iowa, Michigan & Nebraska. Republicans still refuse to sign Thomas Massie & my Epstein 2.0 discharge petition to allow state attorney generals to prosecute. This issue will be top of mind for swing voters on Tuesday.

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— Ro Khanna (@rokhanna.bsky.social) October 31, 2026 at 10:41 AM


Early voting turnout update -- 


Early Vote Report, 10/31/26, TargetEarly midnight update: - Overall turnout up 26% over 2022, very bad sign for the Rs - Dem share +10 over 2024, consistent with Dem generic ballot/Party ID gains - Important - Indies will be much more Dem this time - Youth, Black, Hispanic voter turnout is 🔥🔥🔥1/

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— Simon Rosenberg (@simonwdc.bsky.social) October 31, 2026 at 8:24 AM


Along with the Malignant Fascist, ICE is on the ballot -- 


I hope Americans turn out en masse and resoundingly put an end to this thoroughly unamerican terror.

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— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw.bsky.social) October 31, 2026 at 8:08 AM


The organized crime boss always gets his percentage of the action -- 


Trump combines extraordinary corruption and personalism. His underlings who want to enjoy the corruption still have to pay tribute.

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— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn.bsky.social) October 30, 2026 at 5:11 PM


Their love of Mother Russia is right out in the open -- 


It turns out that it was the White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security who dressed his children like russians for the White House Halloween reception, complete with a russian tank forces patch and a Soviet army cap for his son, and a sarafan and kokoshnik for his daughter.

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— Kristian Kiehling (@kristiankiehling.bsky.social) October 31, 2026 at 1:18 AM


Great message from James Talarico -- 


#VoteBlue

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— Amy B (@abbarsha.bsky.social) October 31, 2026 at 7:44 AM

 

 

Very Abbreviated List: Trump Crime Family Corruption

 


 

LGM's Paul Campos has given us "merely a list of a few highlights" of corruption by the Trump Crime Family just in the past 2 years.  This is merely a taste of what Campos compiled:

*Trump founded a cryptocurrency firm at the same moment he was deregulating the entire crypto industry.  He then bought a separate firm that he used to buy his own cryptocurrency, while at the same time raising nearly one billion dollars from investors to buy that very same cryptocurrency.

*He launched a meme coin, aka, a lightly tarted up Ponzi scheme, that netted him hundreds of millions of dollars, even as the coin lost 97% of its value.   Mandatory financial disclosures revealed eventually that investors had collectively lost $3.8 billion on this scheme, while Trump himself had netted $636 million, since he made money on every transaction, whether the value of the coin went up or down.

*Relatedly, he received the benefit of enormous crypto “investments” from foreign nationals, that were often barely disguised bribes.  He pardoned one of these investors, Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, wiping out a serious criminal conviction.  Prior to Trump issuing this pardon, Binance had provided critical software and infrastructure to World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency start-up co-founded by Trump and his sons.

*His son-in-law Jared Kushner, a man with no experience in either high finance investment or international diplomacy, was given two billion dollars to manage by Saudi Arabia – this generated a $40 million investment fee per year for Kushner – and then was appointed by Trump to handle wartime negotiations with Iran, Saudi Arabia’s bitterest regional rival.  In the midst of the negotiation, Kushner solicited five billion more dollars for his fund from the Saudis and other Middle Eastern governments.

*In the summer of 2025, the nation of Qatar gave Trump a $400 million luxury jumbo jet as a gift.  This was a completely unambiguous violation of the Constitution’s emoluments clause...

There are several more "highlights" that you may be familiar with, since the corruption has been out in the open for all to see and for the corporate, compromised media to largely ignore. 

In a mid-term election season where one of the public's main concerns is "corruption in Washington," it helps to keep reminding everyone that we're living under the most corrupt regime, with the most irredeemably corrupt Grifter-in-Chief, that has ever taken power in our country. 

And now is the time for the voters of this country to start doing something tangible about it.

BONUS:  Want more?  See --

The American Bar Association's report on the Trump regime's rampant pay-to-play corruption;

Oversight Dems' Trump digital grift wealth tracker;

American Oversight's "What we know about President Trump's Corruption";  and

The New Republic's "When it comes to Trump's corruption, you haven't seen it all."

A shower or bath afterwards is recommended.

(Image:  via AmericanOversight.org)