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Tumblr account linked to Virginia Republican John Reid engaged with Nazi porn
John Reid, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Virginia, apparently learned exactly zero lessons from failed North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate and fellow Hitler-curious, porn afficiando Mark Robinson's doomed run for statewide office last year. Reid has been very credibly linked to a Tumblr account that reposted and shared some truly eye-popping NSFW content, the graphic details of which we'll refrain from sharing here. Suffice it to say, Reid — and Republican Party enablers who definitely knew all about the lieutenant gubernatorial hopeful's baggage and backed him anyway — have some awkward explaining to do. Virginia may well be for lovers, but we're pretty sure voters will draw the line at Nazi porn.

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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Trump hit with nightmare economic news
Private payrolls shed 32,000 jobs in September, and that's before Donald Trump's petulant government shutdown makes things predictably worse. The September numbers, along with downwardly revised August figures, continue to show just how badly the MAGA cult leader has fumbled the roaring economy his predecessor Joe Biden handed over in January. Turns out a chaotic tariff crusade and draconian crackdown on immigrants have combined to deliver quite the 1-2 punch on what Trump has repeatedly hailed as "the hottest economy in the world." According to the latest ADP jobs report, private payrolls saw their biggest decline in 2½ years during September. But wait, there's (always) more! The Bureau of Labor Statistics also revised its June, July, AND August job numbers downward, further complicating matters for the authoritarian president. Keep up the stellar work, Donnie. A very artful deal, indeed!

Newsom’s new map opens up MAJOR opportunity to unseat California’s "mini-Trump"
Marni von Wilpert for Congress: The new maps pushed through by California Governor Gavin Newsom to fight back against Trump’s efforts to rig the midterms has opened up the perfect opportunity to get rid of one of his most loyal acolytes in the House, the infamously corrupt Darrel Issa. Progressive federal labor attorney Marni von Wilpert is launching her bid to take advantage of this newly competitive district and unseat Issa for good. A proven winner, von Wilpert previously flipped a city council seat from red to blue, fought to ban ghost guns, prosecuted the opioid industry, took on price gougers driving up costs for families, and helped write the PRO Act to strengthen unions. This fight isn’t going to be easy, but the new maps have given us an opportunity to win a seat we didn’t have before. We can’t afford to squander this advantage in an election where every last seat could mean the difference between holding the tide against Trump or allowing fascism to fully take over. Will you make a donation to help win this critical race?

Trump revives family separations amid drive to deport millions
It's almost as if our wannabe dictator is plucking the most egregious policies from his abominable first term and turbo-charging them to inflict maximum misery and chaos the second time around. Folks, we know we're just eight months into this national nightmare redux, but damned if it doesn't feel like it's been a decade already.

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Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment
America's wannabe dictator has seized on his government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting "irreversible" cuts to programs important to Democrats. Rather than simply furlough employees, as is usually done during any lapse of funds, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said permanent layoffs were "imminent." The Office of Management and Budget announced it was putting on hold roughly $18 billion of infrastructure funds for New York’s subway extension and Hudson Tunnel projects — in the hometown of the Democratic leaders of the US House and Senate. OMB Director Russ Vought — he of Project 2025 infamy — has been tasked by the MAGA cult leader with exacting maximum cruelty on blue states and cities, all because congressional Republicans refuse to extend healthcare subsidies set to expire at the end of the year for millions of Americans. And not for nothing, a LOT of those folks live in Trump country.

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Elon Musk becomes first person with net worth of $500 billion
Couldn't happen to a nicer right-wing, ketamine-addled, propaganda-spewing, race-baiting, sieg-heiling, egomaniacal guy.

Greta Thunberg arrested as Israel illegally boards humanitarian flotilla heading to Gaza
The Israeli military has begun intercepting and illegally boarding boats participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla en route to the Gaza Strip — the largest effort yet to break the Israeli blockade on Gaza. Among the parliamentarians, lawyers, activists, and journalists taking part in the flotilla is Drop Site News editor Alex Colston, who has been reporting live on the progress of the flotilla from the Sirius-Haifa boat. The flotilla consists of over 40 boats, with over 500 participants from dozens of countries around the world, attempting to deliver humanitarian aid. On Wednesday night, the Sirius was contacted by an official of the Israeli Navy who informed passengers that they were violating a "lawful blockade" and stated that if the boats persisted on their course towards Gaza participants would be arrested and tried under Israeli law. They were under 90 nautical miles from the coast of Gaza. Several ships participating in the flotilla have reported being hit with water cannons, chemical sprays, or being surrounded by unidentified ships believed to be under the command of the Israeli Navy. The Israeli Foreign Ministry posted a video of activist Greta Thunberg, who was also detained after sailing on a previous flotilla to Gaza this June, being arrested on Twitter.

This rollback could turn over 45 million acres of national forestlands to private logging companies
Earthjustice: National forests that are part of our public lands system are under attack by the Trump administration. For nearly 25 years, pristine forests in backcountry lands across the nation have been off limits to massive corporate logging operations, thanks to a Forest Service policy known as the Roadless Rule. These forests provide vital wildlife habitat; protect clean, mountain-fed drinking water for millions of Americans; and provide endless recreational opportunities like camping, hunting, fishing, rafting, and mountain biking. Join the fight to protect the forests that belong to all of us, by keeping the Roadless Rule in place!

Donald Trump signs executive order vowing to protect Qatar in wake of Israeli airstrike on Doha last month
Wait, what happened to "America First?" And just how far is Donald Trump suggesting the United States is willing to go if his war criminal of a buddy Benjamin Netanyahu decides to order further Israeli airstrikes against targets in Qatar? Also, if you're reading this and wondering if it has anything to do with the $400 million luxury plane the Qataris gifted Donald, well that's just because you've been brainwashed by the lamestream media to connect very large, very obvious dots flashing in front of your face.

Kansas Republicans start redistricting process aimed at unseating lone Democrat Rep. Sharice Davids
The Grand Old Party's grand old assault on representative democracy continues apace, with Kansas emerging as the latest battleground to snuff out any semblance of a level playing field. Kansas Republican House Speaker Dan Hawkins has set the wheels in motion to call a special legislative session for a brazenly partisan, mid-decade redistricting process, specifically designed to oust the state's lone Democratic congressperson, Sharice Davids. Republicans will need nearly all members of their two-thirds supermajorities to call a special session without Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s approval — and a similar number of votes to override her inevitable veto. It is beyond clear that the GOP is willing to stoop to seventh-layer-of-hell levels to ensure Donald Trump retains a House majority in next year's midterm elections. When you're breaking the law and shitting on the Constitution with such historic disregard, you simply cannot afford to see the gavel fall into the opposition's hands.

Senior Trump adviser lobs menacing ICE threat over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show
Department of Homeland Security adviser Corey Lewandowski pitched an apoplectic fit over Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny being tapped to perform at next year's Super Bowl halftime show. Lewandowski, who has faced multiple accusations of sexual harassment and assault, vowed that jackbooted ICE ghouls will swarm Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, in February to further terrorize anyone living in America who doesn't look like him. "There is nowhere that you can provide safe haven to people who are in this country illegally. Not the Super Bowl and nowhere else," Lewandowski told right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson. Not exactly sure what makes Lewandowski think undocumented immigrants will fork over thousands of dollars for Super Bowl tickets so they can ostensibly hide out from federal agents for a few hours, but that's beside the point. The real issue is far more elementary: a very angry white man is very angry about a very successful brown-skinned, Spanish-speaking American getting 20 minutes of attention on the world's biggest stage. ¡Qué descaro!