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[l] at 8/9/26 11:38am
Journalist Prem Thakker on Sunday flagged a "notable" pattern in President Donald Trump's behavior in the days following Jeffrey Epstein's mysterious 2019 death, part of an analysis raising eight "unanswered" questions about the disgraced financier's demise.Jeffrey Epstein died Aug. 10, 2019, in his Manhattan jail cell awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges. His death was ruled a suicide by hanging – though guards had falsified watch logs, his cellmate was removed days earlier, and surveillance footage went missing.Immediately following his death, then-Attorney General Bill Barr appeared to endorse Epstein’s supposed cause of death, expressing his shock that Epstein had died “from an apparent suicide.” However, Trump instead took to social media to suggest that former President Bill Clinton was somehow involved.Trump was later asked about his social media post in an interview, and said he had “no idea” whether Clinton was involved in Epstein’s death, but did not walk back the suggestion.“So you have to ask: Did Bill Clinton go to the island?” Trump said. “That's the question. If you find that out, you're going to know a lot.”Trump would go on to repeat this suggestion, something Thakker flagged as potentially telling.“While the New York City medical examiner affirmed Barr’s initial claim that the death was a suicide less than a week later, Trump flouted that. Over the course of years, he would continue to suggest Epstein may have been killed, or that something ‘weird’ had gone on,” Thakker wrote.“The oscillation is notable on its own, given Trump’s ties to Epstein – but no less given he was, again, president at the time. If there were any answers to be had, he perhaps had the highest possibility to find them.”Trump and Epstein were friends for years, with Trump once calling him "a terrific guy" who liked beautiful women "on the younger side.”Files and testimony released as part of the broader Epstein investigation have since surfaced additional details about their relationship, including flight logs placing Trump on Epstein's private plane, a 2003 birthday letter bearing Trump's name that referenced a shared "secret," and accounts from Epstein's alleged victims describing encounters with Trump at Epstein's properties, though Trump has denied wrongdoing and has not been charged with any crime related to Epstein.
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[l] at 8/9/26 10:56am
A Texas school principal accused of touching cheerleaders' chests found protection from an unlikely source; President Donald Trump, a new report revealed Sunday. The unnamed principal, under federal investigation for sexual harassment, was not the only accused person to escape consequences because of Trump — people who hurled racist insults at children were spared, too, the Washington Post reported Sunday."Instead of resolving such investigations, the Trump administration indefinitely froze them," eight anonymous sources told the Washington Post. "The administration gutted the Office for Civil Rights and prioritized investigations into transgender athletes and other conservative priorities." The Post's in-depth investigation reveals a horror house of racist and sexual abuse claims that might have been resolved had not the Trump administration issued a new directive to the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights. In the 18 months since Trump reassumed office, only three settlements have been reached in thousands of pending investigations, the Washington Post reported. In 2024, when President Joe Biden was in the White House, the office completed 72 settlements; 25 agreements linked to racial harassment and 47 linked to sexual harassment or violence.The cases involve children who say they were terrorized at schools that do little or nothing to protect them. A Texas cheerleader accused her principal of making her uncomfortable with his touches, commenting on her cheerleading uniform, and chest-bumping another cheerleader during a game.A male student in Arizona was accused of climbing over a wall to film his female classmates in the bathroom — then shared those images without their consent.In Grand Junction, Colorado, two students of Middle Eastern descent said they were bullied on the playground, in the hallways and in bathrooms by students who called them “camel humpers” and “terrorists."The only Black girl in the fifth grade at Chesaning Middle School in Michigan said her fellow students called her “monkey,” the n-word and "slave." They told her that her skin was “burnt like a piece of chicken.”“Go get digging,” one boy told her. “I need some cotton.”Read the full investigation here.
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[l] at 8/9/26 10:29am
Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton of Texas was pressed by Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on Sunday as to why he was trailing behind his Democratic opponent in a state President Donald Trump won in 2024 by double digits.“This is a state that President Trump won – why is this race so close, and what are you doing about it?” Bartiromo asked Paxton.In early June, The New York Times’ aggregation of polls showed Paxton with a slight lead in several surveys. However, that lead soon collapsed, with the last seven polls showing Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico with a lead as high as five points as of July 31.As to why the race had flipped in Talarico’s favor, Paxton blamed the development on the 2026 midterms being a “different environment” when compared with the 2024 election, and took to pleading with Fox News viewers to donate to his campaign.“Go to KenPaxton.com and help us because we need help!” Paxton said. “We need help now because James Talarico has been spending $3 or $4 million a week on TV for the last month.”A controversial figure in politics, Paxton faced accusations of bribery and abuse of public trust in 2023 during his impeachment trial. He faced accusations of infidelity from his wife, who filed for divorce on “biblical grounds” last year. Paxton was also accused of stealing a $1,000 luxury fountain pen from a courthouse, and faced criticism for offering what critics described as a lenient plea deal to a child abuser during his time as Texas attorney general.Paxton won his GOP primary election in May against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) after scoring an endorsement from President Donald Trump, but has remained a controversial figure in politics, even among Republicans.
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[l] at 8/9/26 9:50am
Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed fired back at President Donald Trump Sunday morning after the president lobbed an attack some critics have described as a blatant “racism.”El-Sayed was asked by CNN’s Jake Tapper about two images the president shared Saturday evening — one of Trump and his wife Melania, the other of El-Sayed and his headscarf-clad wife Sarah Jukaku — and the misspelled caption “Two VERY DIFFERENT America’s.”“He’s right!" the Michigan Democrat replied. El-Sayed then explained to a surprised Tapper what he saw in the two photos: a decision for American voters. "One in which your overlords are two people who don’t like each other but joined in the interest of making billions of dollars off of you," El-Sayed said, "or two people who genuinely love each other enjoyed some pancakes together want to come together to build the kind of America where they can raise a family."The Senate hopeful then turned to the issues he felt mattered more than his wife's headscarf. “You’ve got two different visions of America; Donald Trump’s vision is the one you’re living in right now," he said. "Can you afford your gas, can you afford your groceries? Do you believe, when you look your kids in the eye, that they’re going to have a better future than you did?”El-Sayed dove deeper into comparisons between his and Trump’s marriages – a comparison Trump first initiated – arguing that one factor clearly separated the two pairs.“Sarah and I like each other,” he said. “I don’t know about the first lady and the president, but from what I’ve heard, it’s a bit of a rocky road.”According to New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, Trump and Mrs. Trump reportedly sleep in separate rooms, with Trump sleeping in what’s been dubbed the “living room” of the White House. Mrs. Trump resides in the White House’s master bedroom. Also according to Haberman and Swan, Trump has resorted to pillaging gold from the White House hallways in a race to “have the better room.”El-Sayed on Trump posting an image of him and his wife in a restaurant with the caption "two VERY DIFFERENT Americas": "He's right. One in which your overlords are two people who don't like each other but joined in the interest in making billions of dollars off of you, or two… pic.twitter.com/i15NV1bv5I— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 9, 2026
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[l] at 8/9/26 9:28am
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) confessed Sunday he doesn't entirely trust soon-to-be Attorney General Todd Blanche to uphold the Constitution — but voted to confirm his nomination anyway.Cassidy, the Republican Senator who made Blanche's confirmation possible by agreeing to vote the party line, made this stunning admission on "Face the Nation" Sunday morning when asked point blank if he trusted Blanche. "There's always an existential anxiety, but I am as confident you can be," said Cassidy. "I can't predict the future."Cassidy also admitted he was close to tears when he announced he would support President Donald Trump's nominee, despite mounting concerns that Blanche had already managed to make the Justice department a "shambles."Cassidy said he choked up because it was such an honor to vote. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) refused to vote for Blanche because of his handling of the Epstein files, immunity protections granted to the Trump family and repeated attacks on the president's political rivals, she said Friday.Conservative former judge J. Michael Luttig said of Cassidy and Republicans who did not follow in Murkowski's footsteps, "They will bear this badge of shame the rest of their lives."But Cassidy, despite stated misgivings about Blanche's willingness to uphold the Constitution, said on Sunday he stood by his decision — even though he almost voted no."If you're looking for a black or white decision here," said Cassidy, "you're not going to find it."
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[l] at 8/9/26 9:02am
The United States Department of Defense, an institution that once defined global stability, is an absolute mess of epic proportions. And you can blame 49 GOP senators for this abomination.The man in charge, Pete Hegseth, has absolutely no business holding the job. And none of this would have likely happened if not for those 49 senators, who were aided in the crime by an equally incapable vice president, whose tie-breaking vote gave Hegseth a title he did not earn.Among those 49 senators was Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy.Senate Republicans keep telling us they take “advice and consent” seriously. Their voting record says otherwise. And with Cassidy’s latest capitulation to Donald Trump, another hack, Todd Blanche, has been elevated to a Cabinet position he has no business holding.So far, the Hegseth confirmation is the gold standard in epic failure, so we shall see how long it takes Blanche to ascend the ranks, although he’ll be hard-pressed to outdo Hegseth’s incompetence.Hegseth was confirmed by the narrowest of margins, 51-50. It was just the second time in American history that’s been necessary for a Cabinet nominee. The Senate narrowly confirmed Todd Blanche by a near-historic, razor-thin margin that underscores the furious anxiety over placing a former personal defense lawyer at the helm of the Justice Department.But anxiety about anything related to Trump for GOP Senators is a mere afterthought. For Hegseth, every Democrat voted no. So did three Republicans: Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Mitch McConnell, who looked at a nominee trailed by a paid-out sexual assault settlement, a sworn affidavit from his own former sister-in-law about fears for his ex-wife’s safety, and a résumé that topped out at running a small veterans’ nonprofit and hosting weekend cable news, and balked.Fifty of their colleagues somehow thought Hegseth was a good idea. It’s at once stupid and baffling. Did they really think he’d surprise everyone and turn out to be competent, smart, deferential and, well, normal?Cassidy was one of those senators.And he did it again.Likewise, 51 GOP senators thought there was absolutely nothing wrong with confirming Trump’s Roy Cohn to lead the Justice Department, or what it will now be referred to as: a captive law firm serving only one client.Cassidy was once again among them.With that moniker, it’s easy to see why Blanche will give Hegseth a run for his money. But still.What’s going on at DOD should surprise no one. In fact, I wrote in my previous capacity that he would be a disaster, and he has not disappointed. He’s failed on a scale of epic proportions.Hegseth has presided over this horrific, ill-advised war with Iran that’s burned through the munitions stockpile. He’s approved defense contracts flowing to Trump’s own sons’ investment funds. He cut roughly 80,000 civilian jobs and denied promotions to qualified Black and female officers, for no reason but their appearances.That’s exactly what his qualifications predicted would happen. And 50 sycophantic cowards are really to blame for how the military has become a laughing stock around the world.And I’m not talking about the troops, whose bravery and lives are being put at risk by a novice and inept leader. If you dare criticize Hegseth, even for his silly pocket-square flag, he immediately accuses you of dissing the troops.In order to overtake Hegseth as the worst of the worst, Blanche will have to surpass another blundering nincompoop.That would be RFK Jr., who has thrown the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services into the bottom of a metaphorical biohazard waste-material receptacle.RFK Jr. has no business being our nation’s health secretary. He has zero public health credentials and a long paper trail of medical conspiracy theories, yet was confirmed to run the agency responsible for the nation’s health.And this is where Cassidy’s record gets particularly hard to explain away.In his first capitulation, making him Trump’s verifiable confirmation colluder, Cassidy, a doctor, sat across from Kennedy, forced him to admit on the record that vaccines don’t cause autism, voiced real doubts out loud, and voted yes anyway, citing “commitments” from the White House that evaporated the moment the vote was cast.And just like RFK Jr., Cassidy admitted Blanche “is not perfect.” But he voted yes anyway.That is not advice and consent. That’s executive fiat. That is surrender. An abdication. It’s lazy, it’s stupid. It’s ruinous.Cassidy’s deciding vote to confirm Kennedy, who should be in prison or a mental institution, was his first epitaph.Now, with his vote to confirm Blanche, Cassidy has written a second.One vote helped put an unqualified conspiracy theorist in charge of the nation’s health. The other helped put Trump’s personal defense lawyer in charge of the Justice Department.He was the person responsible for making America the sickest country on earth, and now, potentially, the most corrupt.HHS got a secretary who fights his own scientists. The Pentagon got a man who can’t keep America’s munitions stocked or its promotion boards honest. And now the Justice Department is next in line, headed by a nominee who will go to bat for Trump Every. Single. Time.And when the damage is done, Cassidy won’t be able to say he didn’t know. He did. He told us he knew. He raised the questions himself. He heard the answers. And then he voted yes anyway.He now has two dangerous and ominous epitaphs with his votes for Kennedy and Blanche.And unlike an epitaph carved into his headstone, these will be written in the darkest period in our nation’s history.
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[l] at 8/9/26 8:45am
Outgoing Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) made startling admissions Sunday in a spat with Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) — that harbored blatantly discriminatory views and can't spell. In a social media post published on Friday, Mace, who lost her gubernatorial bid to a GOP opponent backed by President Donald Trump, claimed that “every single Muslim holding public office in America is a trojan horse and a threat."The post drew widespread scrutiny and was viewed more than 7.6 million times. On Saturday, Jayapal condemned Mace’s remark as “absolutely disgusting and dangerous,” and urged Republicans to denounce what she called Mace’s “blatant Islamophobia.”Instead of rejecting Jayapal’s characterization of her, Mace embraced the description as an admirable trait — if one she could not spell. “I don't want to get stabbed or blown up by a suicide bomber – nor do I want to hear the call to prayer five times a day in the United States of America," wrote Mace. "Total Islamaphobe [sic] here.”Mace’s rhetoric mirrors that of a growing number of Republican lawmakers. Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), who recently lost his primary election, claimed in March that “Muslims don’t belong in American society.” Also earlier this year, Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) came under fire for suggesting Muslims were worth less than dogs.The rise in anti-Muslim rhetoric among American lawmakers has coincided with reporting on an influence campaign linked to Israel's government. An Al Jazeera investigation in 2024 found that Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs had funneled roughly $2 million to a Tel Aviv-based marketing firm that used AI-generated content and networks of fake social media accounts to spread pro-Israel narratives and Islamophobic material aimed at American and Canadian audiences, according to Middle East Monitor's summary of that reporting.Mace also echoed her idol in another way. Trump's own recent Islamophobic attacks saw him misspell "Americas."She's right. I don't want to get stabbed or blown up by a suicide bomber - nor do I want to hear the call to prayer five times a day in the United States of America. Total Islamaphobe here. https://t.co/tzQZ7VlyoU— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) August 9, 2026
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[l] at 8/9/26 8:15am
A White House insider was shut down on live television Sunday morning as he tried to defend a broken promise he made to the public. Economic adviser Kevin Hassett's own words were thrown in his face by CNN anchor Jake Tapper as the pair discussed mounting gas prices amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. "A month ago, you said that you were, quote 'bullish that there's going to be a heck of a lot of traffic moving through every single day,'" Tapper said. "And that you expect that this will, quote, 'cruise to normalcy sometime really, really soon.'"Iran instead has delivered a set of demands that President Donald Trump — so desperate that he's privately said he's willing to walk away from a nuclear deal — must meet before reopening the strait. "That set of demands includes the lifting of the naval blockade and sanctions, war reparations, the release of frozen Iranian assets and end to attacks on Iran's allies," Tapper said. "So I guess I just don't know when 'really, really soon' is."Hassett tried to frame oil prices falling from $100 a barrel down to $80 as an economic victory and praised ongoing action from the White House to increase U.S. production. Then Hassett admitted their efforts hadn't really worked. "Prices are still higher than we would like," said Hassett. "When the gulf situation is resolved, then we can expect prices to go way, way down."Tensions mounted as Tapper once again threw Hassett's claims at him. "You said you're bullish, there's going to be a heck of a lot of traffic moving—" "There is traffic moving," Hassett cut in. As he tried to explain his reasoning, a frustrated Tapper shut him down."I wouldn't call it a heck of a lot," he snapped. "It's not a heck of a lot!"
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[l] at 8/9/26 7:59am
President Donald Trump’s latest attack on a Democratic Senate nominee and his wife spurred a wave of rebuke on Sunday by critics who called him a racist and a convicted felon. Trump took to Truth Social the night before to share an image comparing himself and First Lady Melania Trump to Abdul El-Sayed and his wife, Sarah Jukaku. The image includes the misspelled caption, "Two VERY DIFFERENT America's," and shows Trump and his wife in formal attire alongside El-Sayed and Jukaku, who wears a traditional Islamic headscarf.The image also uses El-Sayed’s full name – Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed – similar to how Trump often refers to former President Barack Obama as Barack Hussein Obama.Karrin Vasby Anders, a communication studies professor at Colorado State University, has argued this is a “dog whistle” designed to highlight the Arabic origins of Obama’s middle name.Kyle Kulinski, a progressive political commentator and podcast host, appeared to agree. “All republicans have is racism,” Kulinski wrote in a social media post on X to his more than 560,000 followers.Alex Cole, a progressive commentator, noted Jukaku is a licensed psychiatrist, and met her future husband while studying at the University of Michigan. Cole shared his description of the images in a social media post on X to his more than 326,000 followers.“One side is a convicted felon married to a former nude model," he wrote. "The other is a Michigan-born doctor married to a psychiatrist."The progressive media organization MeidasTouch weighed in on the matter by describing the “two very different America’s” as “the Epstein class vs. regular Americans who know how to spell.” Marek Magierowski, a Polish diplomat and policy analyst, also gave his take on the differences between the first lady and Jukaku.“Sarah Jukaku is a psychiatrist, she holds a medical degree from Columbia and a master’s degree from [University of Oxford],” Magierowski wrote. “Melanie [sic] Trump is a former model.”All republicans have is racism part 5,862 https://t.co/pdq3lcwMZX— Secular Talk (KyleKulinskiShow@bsky.social) (@KyleKulinski) August 9, 2026
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[l] at 8/9/26 7:06am
As President Donald Trump struggles to find an exit to his deeply unpopular war against Iran, U.S. officials revealed a stunning concession he’s floated privately to senior aides, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.Trump launched the U.S. war against Iran in late February with one key objective: to prevent Iran from ever acquiring a nuclear weapon, but on Sunday, U.S. officials told the Journal that the president had been “floating the idea privately to senior aides that he’s willing to walk away without a nuclear deal.”However, even Trump’s supposed watered-down offer to Iran may be off the table. On Saturday, Iran made public its demands for re-opening the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping vessels: a full withdrawal of all U.S. forces from the region, a lifting of the U.S. naval blockade, an end to all sanctions, unfreezing of Iranian assets, and billions of dollars in payments for reparations, among other things.Trump’s supposed desperation to end the war is well known among Iranian officials, according to Gregory Brew, an analyst with the Eurasia Group, who told the Journal that Tehran was strategically using it against him.“The Iranians fully believe Trump wants out and is focused on opening the strait, which is why they are playing hardball,” Brew told the Journal.Furthermore, with the midterm elections just around the corner, Iranian officials could very well sink Republicans’ electoral prospects as gas and food prices remain elevated amid the Strait of Hormuz’s partial closure.“Iran’s ability to essentially choke off the waterway through sporadic missile and drone attacks has proven to be powerful leverage for the country, stalling commercial traffic and roiling global oil markets,” the Journal’s report reads. “Trump has declared repeatedly in recent weeks that the Strait of Hormuz was already fully open, but each of those promises has proven premature. Now, with less than three months until the midterm elections and the price of gasoline still much higher than it was before the war started in late February, Trump has been looking for ways to tell the American public that the war is won.”
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[l] at 8/9/26 6:56am
President Donald Trump's penchant for slapdash D.C. makeovers was subjected to a brutal takedown by his hometown's newspaper of note. The New York Times on Sunday obliterated Trump's gold-paint, wrecking ball plans — and dismissed his demands for an "Arc de Trump" as absurd. "The proposed 'Arc de Trump' in Washington is less a monument than a gaudy construction the height of a skyscraper," wrote Paul Goldberger, a former architecture critic for The Times, "a travesty that, if built, would dramatically change the landscape of the nation’s capital."Goldberger is not alone in being repulsed by Trump's proposed arch. The National Park Service says the proposed 250-foot triumphal arch would harm 37 historic sites across Washington and veterans warn its observation deck would let tourists stare at private funerals in the Arlington National Cemetery. On Sunday, Goldberger argued the criticism is the reason Trump feels a need for developer speed."This is probably why President Trump is so eager to get it made as fast as he can," wrote Goldberger. "It would be an unavoidable monument to a presidency and a man whom many Americans would rather not honor so conspicuously, if at all. He understands that once it is there, it will be hard to for anyone to make it go away."Goldberger dismissed Trump's other design plans for D.C. — slapping gold paint on bronze statues and demands to make the Eisenhower Executive Office match the white house — as intrinsically tacky "fiascos." "It will look cheap," Goldberger scoffed. "It will be effectively ruined."
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[l] at 8/9/26 6:45am
The Republican Party as we’ve known it officially died this week as Acting Attorney General Todd “Trumpsimp” Blanche’s nomination essentially became inevitable. The personal lawyer of a convicted felon adjudicated rapist Epstein Bestie will almost certainly be the Attorney General of the United States of America. Blanche will be remembered as the biggest traitor of them all, selling his spine to Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin for a currently unknown reason. It’s clear all of the Republicans have a price, or else we’d either be enjoying President Joe Biden’s second term or President Kamala Harris’s first. Blanche’s fellow spineless co-conspirators in the biggest political cover-up in American history are celebrating a hollow victory at the moment. How quickly they’ve forgotten Lindsey Graham and his tarnished legacy. If they think Trump wouldn’t rap his knuckles on their coffins, they’re very wrong. He’d step over the bodies of his grandchildren to escape a burning building and then blame them for starting the fire. I don’t know why Trumpublicans haven’t learned that their loyalty is never going to be returned, but I guess worrying about a mean tweet is more important than the lives of roughly 349 million Americans. This farce played out by these fascists is fully insulting to all of us who have a functioning brain. It’s bad enough they’ve all remained silent while Trump vandalizes Washington, DC to make America look even weaker on the global stage, but that they remain willing accomplices is beyond anything the Founders could have imagined when they wrote the Constitution. Donald Trump had to pay E. Jean Carroll the $5.6 million he owed her, and the Republicans said nothing. Capital One just revealed in a federal court filing that it closed more than 300 bank accounts affiliated with the Trump Organization in 2021 due to “internal anti-money laundering concerns,” not political motivations, so Republicans said nothing. Those two stories alone would have ended anyone else’s political career, but as it’s been repeatedly stated ad nauseum over these last 11 years of Trumpblight, nothing seems to stick to this guy. Except the Epstein Files. It’s so on brand (which means, it’s completely infuriating) for 2026 that Todd “Trumpsimp” Blanche barely made the deadline to hand over the unredacted files to a federal judge just days before his rescheduled confirmation vote. We should be forever grateful to Katie Phang, because the truth is going to come out one way or another. I’m not enjoying being a witness to this kind of history, but I’m grateful that my two Democratic Senators (from Oregon) aren’t just sitting there and taking what the GOP’s razor-thin majority is doing to our democracy. First, Sen. Ron “Chutzpah” Wyden cleverly timed the Tuesday release of his report documenting the Senate Finance Committee’s four-year investigation into the Wall Street banks that funded Jeffrey Epstein’s international sex trafficking ring. I know it’s not going to impact how Senate Republicans will vote, but when you follow the money, as Sen. Chutzpah and team have done diligently, you can’t help but wonder who else’s names are connected to those wire transfers that the Trump administration has declined to investigate. This screenshot has lived on my phone since November 2025. My Senator DELIVERS, yo. I can also share that I’m going to have a chat about all of this with Sen. Wyden once he’s home in Portland, and yes, there will be video one way or another. If I know him (which I’m lucky to say that I do), he’ll be in Portland very little, taking the August break to hold more Town Halls around Oregon as we face an increasingly scary fire season. Just another thing Republicans don’t care about, as Trump has made drastic cuts to FEMA and we basically have no EPA while Interior Secretary Doug “Burgumeister” Burgum gleefully ignores Trump’s destruction of all of our natural resources as well as the Reflecting Pool. As we fret over the fragility of our democracy, my other Senator, Jeff Merkley, has introduced the For the Republic Act, along with co-sponsors Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). “Authoritarianism isn’t down the street or around the corner—it is here right now,” said Sen. Merkley. “We have all three ingredients of a strongman state in the United States: a rubber-stamp Congress doing the President’s bidding; a deferential Supreme Court finding ‘invisible ink’ in the Constitution to enhance the President’s powers; and a power-hungry President behaving like a king, breaking the law and violating the checks and balances of our Constitution.” With “new provisions to counter the rise of authoritarianism and erosion of our democratic government under the second Trump Administration, as well as existing legislation,” the For the Republic Act outlines the steps to fight back against the known playbook of authoritarian governments: [source: Sen. Jeff Merkley] That’s where we are as a nation, Dear Readers, and it’s all because the Republicans don’t want us to know about the kompromat Putin has on all of them.Therefore, this is where I’m going to ask you to take action beyond sharing this piece. I’m giving you permission to be furiously angry at the Republicans who got us here. Unlike Sen. Chutzpah, I don’t expect Republicans to hold any Town Halls during their August recess, but if they do, I expect you to show up and show up MAD. Fighting fascism has never been easy or pretty, but it’s necessary, like cleaning your toilet. Except toilets serve a purpose, unlike Republicans.If they can’t handle being yelled at, then they should resign. I can give you some questions to ask if you’re feeling shy:Why is Trump more important to you than we are?Why are you covering up the Epstein Files?Everyone in the room would want those answers. You won’t get any real answers, but you’ll get great footage to share. They don’t deserve any peace after what they’ve done to our democracy. We need to use our voices like never before.Before they take that away from us as well, that is.
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[l] at 8/9/26 6:22am
The cast of Fox News’ “Fox & Friends Weekend” dedicated a segment Sunday morning to gush over President Donald Trump’s hair, while also insisting “the left” was furious with the president’s “great hair day” in a fawning display.“So Trump has a great hair day, and the left goes absolutely berserk!” said Fox News’ Charles Hurt. “So Trump gave a speech last week and had a magnificent dome of orange hair, and, uh... obviously the left, they can't get enough of hating this guy.”While speaking in Las Vegas, Nevada last week, onlookers noted Trump appeared to be sporting more hair than usual, and hair that was a slightly different color, sparking a flurry of speculation. The president’s new hairdo also sparked a wave of online “hair memes” in which Trump’s hair was compared to hamsters, among other things – online posts that the hosts of “Fox & Friends Weekend” took as attacks from “the left.”“It's [Trump Derangement Syndrome] gone mad!” said conservative commentator Mitch Roschelle. “Have they completely run out of material that now the only thing they can focus on is his hair? I mean, it's so vapid, the hatred that they have for Donald Trump, but god bless him, he does have great hair!”Speculation about Trump's hair has circulated for decades, tied to reporting on a 1989 scalp reduction surgery detailed in Harry Hurt III's 1993 biography, Lost Tycoon: The Many Lives of Donald J. Trump. According to that reporting, Trump's then-wife Ivana testified in a 1990 divorce deposition that he was in significant pain following the procedure. Dermatologic surgeon Dr. Gary Linkov has separately told Newsweek that photos of Trump over the decades are consistent with multiple hair restoration procedures, including possible plug grafts, a rotational flap surgery and follicular unit transplantation, based on visual analysis of Trump's hairline and scarring.Fox & Friends' @CharlesHurt insists "the left" is furious with Trump's "great hair day""Trump gave a speech last week and had a magnificent dome of orange hair"@Mitch_Roschelle: "God bless him, he DOES have great hair!" pic.twitter.com/r6MN5YiEku— Alexander Willis (@ReporterWillis) August 9, 2026
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[l] at 8/9/26 6:06am
A Republican, desperate to claim a swing-state Senate seat, made a last-ditch appeal to Democrats in his state — and it immediately blew up in his face. Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee for Senate in Michigan, published a video on X appealing to blue voters he hoped to woo away from their party after the nomination of progressive Abdul El-Sayed."The person who won does not represent your values," Rogers says. "You have a home with us."Replied Travis Akers, "They look like Lifetime movie villains."The "they" in question is Rogers and his wife Kristi, who says not a word but makes a slew of faces. She nods, grimaces, shakes her head and smiles.Those faces didn't quite land with some viewers. "Why she mad?" asked Brian RosenworcelAnother X user took a screenshot of Kristi Roger's silent stare and replied, "I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE F---ING TERRIFIED IN MY LIFE."Rogers faced rebuke from Joey Hannum, a spokesman for Michigan Democrats, who took the opportunity to share a headline with Rogers followers: "Millionaire Mike Rogers says voters blaming Trump for high prices are 'nuts.'""Wow that’s crazy," replied Hannum. "btw what did you mean by this?"Melinda Collins accused Rogers of "Islamophobic fear mongering." "[El-Sayed] actually lives in Michigan," she snapped. "You live in Florida."Recent reporting from the Michigan Advance found Rogers bought a multimillion-dollar Florida mansion that was “his official residence until his decision to run for U.S. Senate.” Journalist Mehdi Hassan shared an image of Mark and Patricia McCloskey, standing armed outside their St. Louis home amidst the George Floyd protests in 2020.
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[l] at 8/9/26 5:47am
A company run by President Donald Trump’s three sons received a mysterious $100 million investment from a crypto fund run by an individual under investigation for money laundering, The New York Times reported Sunday.In its investigation, the Times uncovered new details about the investor: Guren “Bobby” Zhou, a man with a “shady background” who’s currently under investigation for money laundering in England.“The curious case of Mr. Zhou illustrates the ease with which buyers with unknown backgrounds and motivations can use the anonymity of cryptocurrency to shower Mr. Trump with money,” the Times’ report reads. “It is not clear how closely World Liberty scrutinized Mr. Zhou’s past, but the money laundering investigation in England was publicly available information, as were portions of Mr. Zhou’s troubled business history.”In June of 2025, the United Arab Emirates-based Aqua 1 Foundation – run by Zhou – purchased $100 million in digital tokens from World Liberty Financial, an organization run by Trump’s family, along with the family of Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special peace envoy. Those familiar with Zhou's “shady” history expressed confusion at how “he was able to access so much money,” the Times noted.“[Many former associates] describe Mr. Zhou as a high-octane charmer with a British accent, persuasive enough to sell ice in a snowstorm, as one said,” the Times’ report reads. “But all were stunned to learn that after his departure from London, he was able to purchase $100 million in anything.”Zhou's red flags include the aforementioned active UK money-laundering investigation, an unpaid $5 million debt from his collapsed flooring business, a failed crypto venture that burned through investor funds, and a string of fabricated corporate partnerships he was forced to walk back, the Times learned.“In any prior era, a windfall for the president of that size from a foreigner with no public signs of access to that level of wealth would have certainly gone against norms and might have spawned a congressional investigation,” the Times’ report reads.
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[l] at 8/9/26 4:30am
Of the innumerable Trump scandals in this or his previous administration, the mishandling or non-handling of the Epstein investigation manages to stand out which, given the scandal-a-day pace, all but puts higher functions into a comprehensive coma.It would be fun to ask why the administration has gone to such great lengths to hide the matter and shown so little enthusiasm in prosecuting the co-conspirators were it not for Occam standing right there, aghast, shaving away: "Take a wild guess." Well, thanks to the New Mexico Attorney General's Office, we may soon have well-tamed accusations, as New Mexico has sued Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and the United States over why the Department of Justice has heretofore blocked the state from investigating the Epstein matter.No lawsuit is fun, ever — but it's especially no fun when you have little to no defense for appearing to hide teen girl rapists.Short and sweet, New Mexico — as is its duty and right — intends to investigate the crimes that may or may not have occurred at "Zorro Ranch," a sprawling estate 30 miles south of Santa Fe. But its investigation continues to stall due to roadblocks and uncooperative behavior by Blanche's DOJ, to the point that New Mexico feels it has little choice but to ask a judge to order the Justice Department to deliver some justice.In response, according to MS Now, DOJ says any reluctance is due to its deeply sincere intent to preserve the victims' anonymity: "The Justice Department said it was not releasing some information the state requested because federal court orders ban disclosing “victim-identifying information carte blanche, and New Mexico has provided no lawful basis to justify such sweeping disclosures.”Hang on."Carte blanche"? This is not the University of New Mexico's library seeking access to the information. It's the state cops. Federal court orders banning dissemination of victims' names surely don't encompass "all other American law enforcement."Were that the only problem. See, New Mexico isn't even suing "just to get the names of the victims.""Torrez said his office has made 10 separate requests for key information and has been ignored or denied. "We have heard repeatedly they will cooperate and what our team has experienced is anything but cooperation," he said.Right.And that's a much bigger problem for Blanche than may appear at first blush. Because it's one thing to go in front of a federal judge and say, "But we cannot give this stuff out to them, and we've told them that repeatedly for 18 months now," versus that same federal judge reading an email or hearing DOJ say, "Yes, we will be getting that to you shortly," and never coming around. Torrez says it's the second, and judges are busy enough without having the hassle of ordering you to do what you promised. Especially when it appears you might have an especially nefarious reason for holding back. Occam grabs the gavel. Two elements make the suit even more complicated for Blanche, the first simple, the second less so. Right off, New Mexico has at least as powerful a right to investigate the matter as the feds. The Founders of this nation specifically contemplated granting the states the rights to ensure the safety and welfare of the people, including the police power, leaving national defense and international relations to the feds. It took cross-state cables, trains, and modernity to even bring about the FBI as a national police force. True, Epstein flew his victims in and out of New Mexico across state lines, but that hardly means New Mexico doesn't have a duty to prosecute crimes that occurred in New Mexico. It's not like giving the victims' names to the New Mexico state police (For the love of God) is "publishing" or in any way placing the safety of the victims in any danger; indeed, one could make a very cynical argument that the more cops outside of DOJ having the names, the safer the real victims.The second element is a bit more dangerous to Blanche personally and through Blanche, to Trump, and that is the definition of who is and who is not a "victim" in this matter. As reported, Blanche supplemented his filing to a federal judge last week by noting that the definition of a "victim" in the Epstein matter is anyone who so identifies. This is absolutely extraordinary in that men who believe aggressive questions regarding their behavior with teen girls may self-identify themselves as victims due to these questions, not victims of Jeffrey Epstein or any other rapists, but of the police themselves (In what other way could they be a victim?) This is not to be taken lightly at all, but such self-identification regarding victimhood is not that far from "Yes, I slapped her, but this is my house, and you coming to ask me about it is intrusive, and so I declare myself a victim, too, and thus I shall not be prosecuted, and my name shall be protected." And, when you really think about it, this has been Donald Trump's approach to every encounter with law enforcement in his life, and thus not really a stretch.But given Blanche's DOJ stretched the definition of victim this far (or at least that's how it appears as of now), he and his department are about to get stretched a bit themselves. It was bad enough back when Judge Emmet Sullivan effectively said, "Prove it to me, because I don't believe you" in asking about redactions, taking the files in camera (viewed privately in chambers). But now Blanche faces an even bigger problem with more significant ramifications.Given there are indications that DOJ previously told New Mexico, "Yeah, we're getting right on that, we'll call you back," there is reason to believe that the Feds withheld far more than just victims' names — which they're not supposed to withhold from other police anyway — Blanche and his litigators will have to explain why they initially agreed to pass on information, broke that agreement, then believed that victim privacy meant withholding from other cops trying to protect victims, and explaining why their process allows the possibility that a rapist can claim victimhood and thus not only be free from bother by Blanche, but more interested parties in New Mexico.That's a federal-sized problem and one that could shake the federal government to the foundation because. God only knows what New Mexico might "find" in its investigation, including stuff previously and intentionally hidden.As noted far above, this administration's scandal-a-day service has served it well; it almost literally lulls the public into a hypnosis, where nothing seems to matter anymore, no amount of criminality threatens Trump, right up to shooting someone on Fifth Ave. When faced with such cries from readers or other interested Americans, it's always been good advice to suggest, "Then just pick one scandal and hold it tight, don't let go, demand answers. Oh, and if you're going to pick one, make it the Epstein scandal."Not because raping teen girls is obviously the worst thing Trump could possibly do (if proven). We don't even want to assume there is a limit on what else might be out there. But because this scandal is so clearly and easily proven as wholly impeachment-worthy. Presidents used to keep DOJ at arm's length precisely because the DOJ may find itself investigating the president or their Cabinet members. A president could set DOJ policy: "No requesting jail time for small marijuana possession." But a president never involved himself in any single investigation, never mind one involving his friends, and really never mind one that involved him at some level, blowing the doors off possibly involving his own criminal behavior. Such an act used to be laughably auto-impeachment and thus, if one picks a scandal, pick this one for meddling alone. Blanche's problem is that this may be beyond political scandal because lawsuits still remain largely beyond politics. (Forget the SCOTUS momentarily, focus on the lawsuit itself). We know Judge Emmett Sullivan won't take DOJ's word on the scandal anymore. Soon, another judge will hear why their docket now includes having to force DOJ to simply do what they promised on a phone call just a few months ago, along with why men who, at best, AT BEST, socialized with teen girls get to call themselves victims of an investigation into who is responsible for raping girls, and do so all while explaining why DOJ believes they get to redact names from other cops in the first place.One thing we know with certainty. No DOJ attorney, never mind Blanche, wants to answer these questions in front of a federal judge. Even their best answer, "We won't say who is or is not a victim; we let them decide," still doesn't answer the question, "But why won't you share victims' names with other cops attempting to catch bad guys?"When you can't answer that simple question, the judge may turn to the new law clerk, Occam, and nod, "Gimme back that sharp gavel. You were right. It's most likely because these are the bad guys."In more ways than we likely even know. So, focus on this one.Jason Miciak is a Raw Story columnist, past editor of Occupy Democrats, an author, political consultant, attorney, and single parent, girldad. Please follow on Bluesky, and he can be reached at jasonmiciak@gmail.com
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[l] at 8/8/26 9:08pm
President Donald Trump appeared to target the wife of Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed on Saturday, part of a social media blitz that saw him publish 17 posts in under two hours.Posting on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump shared an image comparing himself and First Lady Melania Trump to El-Sayed and his wife, Sarah Jukaku. The image bears the caption: “Two VERY DIFFERENT America’s,” and shows Trump and Mrs. Trump in formal attire, whereas Jukaku is seen wearing a traditional Islamic headscarf. The image also uses El-Sayed’s full name – Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed – in a manner similar to how Trump often refers to former President Barack Obama as Barack Hussein Obama.In the same posting spree, Trump also shared two images of what he’s suggested to be vandalism to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool – a claim he's made repeatedly without evidence, and one his own handpicked prosecutor has since said isn't true.Trump also shared three images of his proposed “Drone Port,” which he’s claimed will be constructed on top of the in-progress White House Ballroom, along with posts boasting about his golf clubs and statue renovations.Saturday's spree is consistent with a broader pattern that has defined Trump's second term. A Financial Times analysis found Trump averaged 19 Truth Social posts per day through the first several months of 2026, with a Daily Beast analysis putting his May output at 861 posts and reposts, or roughly 27 per day. His posting has periodically spiked into concentrated late-night bursts, including a December 2025 stretch in which he published 158 times between 9 p.m. and midnight.
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[l] at 8/8/26 8:11pm
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), 92, issued an emotional eulogy Saturday for “Beth” – a vintage Hoover vacuum cleaner that’s been used by his family for close to 50 years.“U willl see Beth no more,” Grassley wrote in a social media post on X Saturday, alongside a photograph of the vacuum cleaner with a black-charred power cord. “See black that’s from electrical sparks. It’s not safe to use anymore. GOOD BYE BETH . U hv been a real workhorse. Ur namesake still is hard worker. I will miss u.”The 92-year-old senator continued, proclaiming in a follow-up post that it was a “sad day at the Grassley household,” and that the vacuum cleaner – which appears to be a Hoover Concept Two, introduced in 1983 – had operated in his home for 34 years, and 15 years before that at his mother-in-law’s home.Grassley has shared photographs and video of his Hoover vacuum cleaner for several years, and so much so that the news saw a number of GOP lawmakers send their condolences.“Sorry for your loss,” wrote Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) in a social media post on X. “They don’t build them like they used to.”“Sorry for your loss, Senator,” wrote Republican Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek in a social media post on X. “Sounds like Beth had a heck of a run.”In 2021, Grassley revealed the origins behind the name of his vacuum, as well as why he prefers to vacuum during family gatherings.“Thanksgiving Time Grassley clan gathers. Get out old reliable Beth,” he wrote in a social media post on X. “Called Beth bc of a reliable Atlantic family farmer/former staffer for me & Iowans. I vacuum bc I don’t want to be peeling potatoes.”U willl see Beth no more See black that’s from electrical sparks. It’s not safe to use anymore. GOOD BYE BETH . U hv been a real workhorse. Ur namesake still is hard worker. I will miss u pic.twitter.com/Zu5dAtDyvZ— Chuck Grassley (@ChuckGrassley) August 8, 2026
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[l] at 8/8/26 7:35pm
House Democrats bracing for a possible return to power are quietly advancing a new strategy to “hold Trump accountable,” a senior Democratic aide told Reuters for its report published Saturday.Senior House Democrats and committee aides are eyeing hearings, subpoenas and document requests aimed not at the White House itself, but at the companies and financial firms orbiting Trump's world, a bet that Trump-linked businesses will prove easier to crack than a West Wing expected to stonewall oversight entirely."We're not going into this to impeach," the senior Democratic aide told Reuters, speaking on the condition of anonymity. "No one wants a failed vote on day one. The focus is on building a body of evidence through investigations that can hold Trump accountable."Names already surfacing in early discussions include Apple, Alphabet, Palantir, Blackstone, BlackRock and Elon Musk's Tesla, according to Reuters, though sources say no formal probes have launched and no target list is final. Democrats are also eyeing Department of Homeland Security contracts, financing behind Trump's planned White House ballroom, family business ties like 1789 Capital and foreign wealth funds invested in Trump-linked entities.The groundwork is already underway, two inside sources told Reuters. Letters have gone out to Paramount Skydance, YouTube parent Alphabet, private prison operator GEO Group, security firm Salus Worldwide Solutions and commodity traders Vitol and Trafigura, seeking records that could pave the way for subpoenas down the line."From sketchy Pentagon contracts lining the pockets of the president's sons, Trump's crypto billions, and the shady backroom deals for Trump donors, we will ensure we combat corruption when Democrats take back the House in November,” Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) said in a statement to Reuters.The White House insists it's ready. An official told Reuters the administration is "prepared to respond to oversight requests, no matter who is in the House or Senate."
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[l] at 8/8/26 6:54pm
Fox News host Mark Levin lashed out Saturday night at Americans opposed to the deeply unpopular U.S. war against Iran, singling out those displeased with soaring gas and food prices.“I remember a time when America would say, 'let's go, let's destroy that country, destroy that government!' Now it's a debate!” Levin said on his program, “Life, Liberty & Levin.”“We don't even have a draft. Would a draft even work with young people today, I wonder! Could we even fight World War II today? We're whining about $1 of gasoline!”Levin has been a staunch supporter of the U.S. war against Iran, and to such an extent that he broke with President Donald Trump amid the president’s attempts to secure a peace deal to end the war. He also previously invoked the fury of Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz, who accused Levin of working on behalf of Israel to influence the U.S.-Iran peace deal.On Saturday, however, Levin’s concentration was squarely on Americans opposed to the U.S. war against Iran, which he said did not affect the “vast majority” of Americans.“The vast majority of us are utterly unaffected personally, our families, by what's going on in Iran with our troops,” Levin said.The Fox News host then pivoted to mocking Americans opposed to the war: “It's going on way too long, the price of gasoline and the price of a taco now is just crazy, this has gone on long enough,” he said in a mocking tone.Levin then compared Iran war critics unfavorably to Americans who fought in World War II.“Affordability wasn't even an issue – victory was the issue!” he said. “Unity against an enemy was the issue. I don't think they were debating the price of a burrito or taco.”The average U.S. household has paid nearly $450 more on energy since the conflict began on Feb. 28, according to a Moody's Analytics estimate, a hit that has cumulatively cost consumers nearly $60 billion and erased the benefit of this year's larger tax refunds. Gasoline prices climbed above $4 a gallon for the first time in more than three years, while grocery costs have climbed too, with lettuce prices up more than 16% in May and ground beef up about 12% year-over-year.Mark Levin shames Americans "whining" about higher gas and food prices."I remember a time when America would say, 'let's go, let's destory that country, destory that government!'" pic.twitter.com/ArqO7oh5Dn— Alexander Willis (@ReporterWillis) August 9, 2026
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[l] at 8/8/26 6:07pm
Rep. Max Miller (R-OH), who in recent days has faced mounting pressure to drop his re-election campaign amid accusations of abuse, confirmed to The New York Times Saturday that he would stay in the race, a move that GOP leadership fears could hand Democrats an easy midterm victory.Miller has been accused of physically abusing his ex-wife and 2-year-old daughter, allegations he’s vehemently denied. He was pressed by President Donald Trump to “look carefully at his odds” of winning, the Times reported, which he noted were not “looking good.”The deadline for Miller to resign is Saturday evening at the latest to give “local party chairs enough time to name a replacement on the ballot by Monday at 4 p.m.,” the Times reported. With Miller’s confirmation that he intends to stay in the race – a decision at odds with Trump allies who’ve pressed the president to call on Miller to drop out – the Ohio Republican may very well help Democrats turn the district blue.“Top Republicans worry [Miller and Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC), who was accused of inappropriate conduct toward young female staffers] could cost the party a key pair of seats in November,” Punchbowl News previously reported.Miller is now poised to face Democratic congressional candidate Brian Poindexter, who as of Thursday was leading Miller by 14 points.“The Ohio Republican Party and local party chairs stayed publicly quiet this week, for the most part, declining to answer questions about whether they supported Mr. Miller’s candidacy,” the Times’ report reads.“If Mr. Miller had withdrawn, they would have had to call a meeting by the end of Saturday to replace him, under state law. Matt Miller, the chairman of Ashland County and the mayor of Ashland, who is not related to the congressman, said on Saturday that no such meeting had been scheduled.”
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[l] at 8/8/26 5:31pm
MS NOW journalist Jacob Soboroff issued a stark warning Saturday about the number of election deniers running for offices that would give them direct control over how future elections are run and certified.Soboroff, citing data from the nonpartisan Voting Rights Lab, said at least 25 election deniers are already working within county election systems nationwide. But he warned the problem is poised to grow significantly heading into this year's elections.“According to States United Action, this year, there are 92 races for statewide offices that oversee elections. That's governor, attorney general and secretary of state. Of those races, 32 election deniers are vying for positions in which they would be overseeing elections,” Soboroff said.“Let me say that one more time: 32 people who have questioned, or denied, or spread conspiracies about the 2020 election – which has been litigated over, and over, and over again – are running for positions that would oversee and administer future elections. This is a mayday situation, you guys.”Soboroff broke down the numbers further, noting 20 election deniers are running for governor, 10 for secretary of state, and nine for attorney general, three of whom are incumbents.“These are not ceremonial offices,” Soboroff said. “Governors appoint election officials. Secretaries of state oversee election administration. Attorney generals investigate election-related crimes and defend election laws in court. This is scary stuff. I am not exaggerating.”Soboroff added that the trend extends well beyond statewide offices – at least 102 election deniers have already won primaries for House and Senate seats and will appear on ballots in November."And it does not stop there," Soboroff said.

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