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Hunter Biden has profane, 2-word reply to Melania Trump’s bombshell lawsuit threat over Epstein
Upon hearing the news that Melania Trump was threatening to sue him — for $1 BILLION — for alleging that Jeffery Epstein introduced her to Donald, Hunter Biden succinctly declared, "Fuck that!" before conveniently pointing out that he was simply sharing tidbits already made public by political reporter Michael Wolff AND The New York Times as far back as 2019. But Hunter was nice enough to offer Donald and Melania a chance to clear the air, telling Channel 5’s Andrew Callaghan that "if they want to sit down for a deposition and clarify the nature of the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein...I’m more than happy to provide them the platform to be able to do it!" Big ball's in your court, Melania!

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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Trump's latest Epstein ruse goes up in smoke
A federal judge predictably ruled that grand jury testimony surrounding child sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell would remain sealed — in part because, and this is important, he did not have the authority to unseal it. The Trump White House already knew this, of course, which is why the DOJ asked the judge for the testimony to be released in the first place. A good, old-fashioned ruse, if you will. Furthermore, the Trump White House literally has ALL of the Epstein files at their disposal. If they want them released they would simply...release them. Hiding behind a random judge refusing to unseal grand jury testimony is them playing pretend and feigning disappointment because they think their supporters are stupid. Another day, another dodge. Jeffrey Epstein might be dead, but he ain't going away.

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Vulnerable GOP Trump-enabler Susan Collins has a Democratic challenger
Jordan for Maine: Susan Collins is wringing her hands over Trump’s destruction of our Constitution. She says she’s “concerned” but does nothing to stop him. She even voted against his impeachment because, in her words, he had “learned his lesson.” Obviously he hasn’t, but that hasn’t stopped her from looking the other way while he pillages our government. We’ve got a chance to replace Susan Collins and take back the Senate. Democrat Jordan Wood announced he’s running against her to do just that. Jordan’s a fighter who won’t take a DIME of corporate PAC money, so he needs our grassroots support. Will you chip in to help Jordan Wood flip the Senate and defeat Susan Collins?

Trump says he'll seek "long-term" control of DC police and signals he'll target other cities next
We call it fascism because it IS fascism.

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"God will pull the plug on us" if we don't support Israel, warns Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham is a senior member of the United States Senate and a ubiquitous guest on national political news shows, where he has done his damnedest for decades to shape — for better or usually worse — US foreign policy all around the planet. Yesterday, he pulled the crazy curtain back a bit to reveal what's really driving his, um, doctrine. In apparent response to GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's recent statement condemning Israel for acts of "genocide" in Gaza, Graham had this to say: "I am tired of the word 'genocide'! Let me tell you about genocide. If Israel wanted to commit genocide, they could. They have the capability to do that. They choose not to. Hamas, they would commit genocide in 30 seconds. They just can’t. And that’s the big difference, folks...To people in my party: I’m tired of this crap! Israel is our friend...This is not a hard choice if you’re an American. It’s not a hard choice if you’re Christian. A word of warning: if America pulls the plug on Israel, God will pull the plug on us. We’re not gonna let that happen." Hoo-boy, so much to unpack there. First, there are 60,000 dead Palestinians and a catastrophic famine threatening the lives of thousands more in Gaza. Second, Graham seems to truly believe God will smite the United States and "pull the plug on us" if we don't continue blindly supporting the IDF's unconscionably brutal mission in Gaza. Let that sink in for a minute.

Trump's new pick to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics was at January 6 insurrection and also apparently loves Nazis
*freeze frame. record scratch.*Yep, that's me, new BLS chief nominee EJ Antoni. You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation. My super-plausible, definitely-please-stop-asking-questions story is that I was a "bystander" who happened to be in town for some "meetings" and just wandered over to see what was happening during Donald's violent insurrection! And perhaps you've seen the huge painting of the Nazi warship Bismarck currently hanging on my office wall, which is obviously there for a completely innocent and totally normal reason: I'm just a big fan of history! Don't let pesky internet sleuths tell you otherwise!

Stephen Miller's wife just spilled the beans on his favorite condiment — and it tracks
Sentient anal polyp and far-right anti-immigration ghoul Stephen Miller has a favorite condiment, according to his wife, and, well, it's as bold and spicy as you'd expect from man who may or may not sleep in a coffin: mayonnaise. During a riveting interview with JD Vance on her new podcast you definitely don't need to listen to, Katie Miller told the vice president her husband eats mayonnaise and mayonnaise only — on everything. Sounds about white.

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Republican senator says he doesn't wear seatbelt in DC because he fears being carjacked: "I don't buckle up"
Oklahoma Republican and former MMA fighter with two first names Markwayne Mullin wants you to know he's a real tough guy from Oklahoma. So tough he once publicly challenged Teamsters President Sean O'Brien to a fight during a Senate committee hearing in 2023. Markwayne Mullin also wants you to know, apparently, that he's a real scaredy-cat. So scared of all the criminals doing crime in DC that he won't wear his seatbelt when he's driving around town for fear of carjacking. You're probably wondering how those two things square. Spoiler alert: they don't. But they DO help Markwayne score cheap political points in the short term, and that is all that matters in today's Republican Party.

Treasure Sec. Scott Bessent says he'll push to end congressional stock trading
Uh, we'll believe it when we see it AND when we see Donald Trump sign it into law AND when we see it upheld by the ultra-conservative and abjectly corrupt justices on the Supreme Court AND when we see it actually enforced. Until then...

Failed GOP candidate gets 80-year sentence for politically motivated shooting plot
Solomon Peña, a failed Republican candidate who lost his 2022 race for a seat in the New Mexico state legislature by 50 points, has been sent to federal prison for 80 years for a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of four Democratic state lawmakers in late 2022 and early 2023. Prosecutors said Peña hoped to cause political change by terrorizing people who held contrary views to him into being too afraid to take part in political life. While his incredibly stupid and reckless plan was unsuccessful, he did manage to take one player off the public service board for the next eight or so decades: himself.

More than 120 scholars condemn cancelation of Harvard journal issue on Palestine
More than 120 education scholars have condemned the cancelation of an entire issue of an academic journal dedicated to Palestine by a Harvard University publisher as "censorship." In an open letter published on Thursday, the scholars denounced the abrupt scrapping of a special issue of the Harvard Educational Review — which was first revealed by The Guardian in July — as an "attempt to silence the academic examination of the genocide, starvation, and dehumanization of Palestinian people by the state of Israel and its allies." The special issue of the prestigious education journal was planned six months into Israel’s war in Gaza to tackle questions about the education of Palestinians, education about Palestine and Palestinians, and related debates in schools and colleges in the US, as The Guardian previously reported.