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Cognitive decline? Trump rants about "train to Hawaii" in wild tirade

Our super normal stable genius president's brain-thing once again malfunctioned in a deeply strange and bizarre way, claiming that Senator Mazie Hirono of Hawaii wanted to build a train to her island state. “She wanted a tunnel from the mainland to Hawaii. Then she said, ‘Well, we can’t do that, so we’re gonna build a railroad to Hawaii.’ Do you remember? She’s a current, sitting senator, a Democrat. She wants a railroad to go to Hawaii. You know who that is, right?” said Trump, who went on to nearly call her a bitch before stopping himself. “She’s another b—” the president started, before saying “She’s another beauty.” What appears to have happened is his gravy-choked cerebrum dug up a half-remembered Fox News clip in which one of their reporters asked Hirono about the absurd right-wing conspiracy that alleged the Green New Deal wanted to abolish all air travel and replace it with high-speed rail, to which Hirono replied, “That would be pretty hard for Hawaii.” Never said anything about building a train to Hawaii. 25th Amendment now!

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VIDEO OF THE DAY: No Kings organizers deal major blow to Trump

Brian Tyler Cohen breaks down tomorrow's pivotal mega-march by millions of American protesting Trump's authoritarian regime with the march's organizers at Indivisible.

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Trump and Republicans FREAK OUT over October 18th "No Kings" rallies!

No Kings: Congressional Republicans and the right-wing propaganda machine are having a full-blown meltdown over the planned "No Kings" rallies TODAY, in which millions upon millions of Americans will take to the streets in every state to protest the Trump team’s efforts to dismantle our democracy and make Donald a dictator. Republicans are working overtime to smear the protesters, because they know that their lies fall apart when people see a nation united in its devotion to the democratic ideals of the American republic and opposed to Trump’s authoritarian agenda. Click here to find a rally near you, put on yellow clothing, and do your part to remind the world that America has NO KINGS!


Trump calls for end of Russia-Ukraine war after meeting with Zelenskyy at White House
President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for talks at the White House Friday, and afterward Trump took to social media to call for Kyiv and Moscow to “stop where they are” and end the war. The U.S. president signaled he’s not ready to agree to sell Kyiv a long-range missile system that the Ukrainians say they desperately need. In recent days, Trump had shown an openness to selling the long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles, even as Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that such a move would further strain the U.S.-Russian relationship.

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Trump asks Supreme Court to allow National Guard deployment in Illinois
The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to immediately allow for the deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois, alleging they are needed to protect federal agents conducting immigration enforcement. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said in an Twitter post after the Trump filing that he would continue to defend the sovereignty of his state. "Militarizing our communities against their will is not only un-American but also leads us down a dangerous path for our democracy," he added.


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Trump commutes the sentence of former Rep. George Santos
President Donald Trump said Friday that he had signed a commutation that would immediately release former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., from prison. "George has been in solitary confinement for long stretches of time and, by all accounts, has been horribly mistreated," Trump posted on Truth Social Friday evening. "Therefore, I just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY. Good luck George, have a great life!"


Alaska storm damage so bad many evacuees won’t go home for at least 18 months, governor says
Damage to remote Alaska villages hammered by flooding last weekend is so extreme that many of the more than 2,000 people displaced won’t be able to return to their homes for at least 18 months, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said in a request to the White House for a major disaster declaration. In one of the hardest hit villages, Kipnuk, an initial assessment showed that 121 homes — or 90% of the total — have been destroyed, Dunleavy wrote. In Kwigillingok, where three dozen homes floated away, slightly more than one-third of the residences are uninhabitable.


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Democratic philanthropist launches bid to unseat MAGA extremist and take back the Senate

Hector Mujica for Florida: Hector Mujica, a first-generation American and family man, has spent his career helping others at Google’s philanthropic arm and making sure millions of Americans have a chance to succeed. Now he’s taking on Ashley Moody, Ron DeSantis’ handpicked appointee, in the closest race you’ve never heard of. Moody was appointed to finish out Marco Rubio’s term, which means Florida has never elected her before — and she hasn’t made herself any more popular with her rubber-stamping of Trump’s authoritarian agenda. Will you chip in to help Hector Mujica win this highly flippable seat and help take back the Senate?


Israel violates ceasefire in strike that killed an entire family
Gaza’s Civil Defence said Israeli forces had targeted a car carrying 11 members of the Shaaban family – including seven children and two women – in the Zeitoun neighbourhood, east of Gaza City. “This massacre comes in the context of the occupation’s ongoing violations of the recently reached ceasefire agreement,” Hamas said. “This horrific crime adds to the occupation’s long record of massacres and violations, and confirms that the blood of our children and women remains a direct target for the Zionist killing machine, which brutally violates human values ​​and international laws.”


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Home on the range

US captures two survivors after attack on "drug sub"
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon do "erotica" in desperate effort to make this AI thing make some money
New York Republicans suspend Young Republicans group after release of offensive group chat
Former Trump official John Bolton pleads not guilty to criminal charges
Federal courts to run out of money, begin furloughs as shutdown drags on
Frustration grows amid measles outbreak quarantines across several states

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Solar-powered, light-up fishing nets are saving sea turtles: "Reduces entanglement by 63%"
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Most pristine' star ever seen discovered at the Milky Way's edge — and could be a direct descendant of the universe's first stars

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