jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 1hmediaite.comTrump’s New Press Secretary Tells Fox Host, ‘I’m Looking Forward’ to ‘Working More With You’New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia is not helping Fox News beat its critics' allegations that it is Trump TV. 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 2hPrediction market Kalshi is investigating a series of suspiciously well-timed bets that correctly anticipated President Donald Trump’s surprise choice of Katie Zacharia as his next White House press secretary, according to a Wall Street Journal exclusive.mediaite.comKalshi Investigating Suspicious Bets on Trump’s New White House Press SecretaryZacharia had been trading at roughly a 1% chance of landing the job in the days before her appointment and was not widely viewed as a leading contender. 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 3hthe DOJ’s use of executive privilege in this case is unusual, given that Trump has two jobs — president and Kennedy Center chairman Jonathan Shaub, a U Kentucky law professor who previously worked in the DOJ: “If the president is not acting in his capacity as president, it doesn’t apply”independent.co.ukJudge orders to Kennedy Center to turn over financial recordsTrump, elected chairman of the Kennedy Center board after installing loyalists, has tried to remake the DC landmark in his image 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 4hThe proposed deal would bypass the bidding process required for federal contracts, something the Trump administration has done in the past.independent.co.ukKash Patel wants to bring in UFC fighters to help train FBI agents: reportPatel has worked with the UFC before, bringing mixed martial arts athletes to Quantico for a training seminar 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 9h“Any easing of sanctions against Russia without a clear and lasting de-escalation agreement with Russia is an obvious weakness...It plays into Russia’s hands – allowing it to kill more, wage war for longer, have even less respect for America, and inflict even greater losses and damage on the world.”mediaite.comZelensky Warns Trump His Diesel Deal with Putin ‘Plays into Russia’s Hands’Zelensky argued Putin was relying on “attempts to strike backroom deals” because Russia was struggling to achieve its military objectives. 010
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 10hPaxton has also implicated the nation’s largest organization of pediatricians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, in the alleged conspiracy over the workaday task of protecting children from polio, measles, meningitis and more than a dozen other dangerous and sometimes life-threatening diseases.seattletimes.comTexas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating ChildrenTexas attorney general and GOP Senate candidate alleges a sprawling, profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation. 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 12h“...anything but his own record...going after my mom, my sister, but he’s got nothing to actually say about me ...gas is too expensive, groceries are unaffordable...we’ve got corporate politicians who are going to do the bidding of people like Donald Trump. Ask yourself if that’s helped you.”huffpost.comMike Rogers Pulls The ‘Your Mom’ Card On El-Sayed In Michigan Senate DebateAttacks from Rogers fueled El-Sayed’s message that the Republican Senate candidate was more interested in him than in Michigan voters' concerns. 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 12h“All you're doing here is you're trying to take this someplace else because you know that we arrested the worst of the worst last night,” Mullin said. ...Belgal was convicted of grand larceny in 2023 and received five years' probation, and has a drug case pending.independent.co.ukMarkwayne Mullin loses it defending DHS after Mamdani ripped ICE over NYC shootingMarkwayne Mullin lashed out at NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani after the New York City Mayor said that ICE was ‘rotten to its core’ 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 12hCook has not been charged with or convicted of any wrongdoing. Trump has repeatedly demanded that the Fed cut a key interest rate and installed a new chair, Kevin Warsh, in an apparent effort to pressure the board to do so. Last month, the Fed raised its rate instead. ...The vote was unanimous.independent.co.ukTrump targets political enemy Lisa Cook with investigative ‘committee’Fed governor’s attorneys have ‘grave doubts’ about legitimacy of White House investigation 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 12hCommittee chair Frydnes said Pillay was being honored for being “instrumental in ensuring war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted” at a moment when “the system of international law is under tremendous pressure, and its institutions are under attack... Peace requires justice”independent.co.ukTrump licks his Nobel-snub wounds after Peace Prize winner’s swipe at himTrump has spent much of the last two years openly campaigning for the prize that has been awarded to two prior American presidents 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 12hAnnouncing Bafta-winning actor Freeman as the voice of Gromit’s memoir, Park said: “The more I thought about it, the more I realised Martin Freeman was the obvious choice, really. I was genuinely thrilled and honoured when he said yes.”the-independent.comGromit to get a voice after 37 years – and it’s a Sherlock starAnimated series character is releasing his own memoir and audiobook 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 13h“There’s no mystery” about what the president wants..."Because he has said it publicly many times" ...so much of the testimony Cassidy Hutchinson gave when she testified in Congress back in 2022...she said, ‘This is hearsay. I didn’t witness this. Somebody told me this. Somebody told me that’...mediaite.comElie Honig Warns It'll Be 'Hard' to Prove Hutchinson PerjuryCNN's Elie Honig warned Thursday that the Department of Justice will have a difficult time proving former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson perjured herself. 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 15hthe Trump administration now allows wealthy donors to stock Trump Accounts with shares of individual companies, which families have no way to turn down..."our president is helping rich donors offload overvalued stocks onto children who are forced to hold the stocks for five years..."rawstory.comTrump rigs kids’ piggy banks so billionaires can dump falling stock on them: analystA quiet change to President Donald Trump's namesake savings program for children amounts to a gift for billionaires, according to an economic analyst.In an article for The Bulwark on Thursday, economi... 011
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“I want to go back to tariffs just for a moment though...What would things look like without Trump’s tariffs right now in terms of inflation?" “Yeah, well, you know, overall inflation...we can say, I think pretty confidently at this point, goods prices would be lower”mediaite.com‘Prices Would be Lower’: Econ Expert Says No Doubt Left Trump’s Tariffs Drove InflationCNBC reported on the NY Fed's finds, "Without the levies, the team found that prices for the products they studied would have pulled back by almost 1%.” 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“Oh, I’m taking corporate — okay...How many yachts do you — how many yachts?” As Rogers continued talking over him, alleging that “corporate” money was “raining down,” El-Sayed held up two fingers and silently mouthed the number toward the cameras...“Two yachts. Made $14 million."mediaite.com‘How Many Yachts Do You Have?’ El-Sayed Holds Up Two Fingers as Mike Rogers Dodges Debate JabMichigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed took aim at his Republican opponent’s wealth during a tense debate exchange, repeatedly pressing Mike Rogers on how many yachts he owns. 011
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“Making some reasonable cuts to mandatory spending — you’re gonna have to do it." Mandatory spending — which is comprised of programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid — makes up the bulk of the federal budget.independent.co.ukMore Ken Paxton audio leaked after he was heard saying Trump was a problemPaxton and Trump have had an awkward relationship, with the president publicly mocking Paxton and the Senate candidate privately criticizing Trump 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 09/10/2026[this just in: 21% of registered voters found to be unqualified to cast a ballot only 21 percent of registered voters believed Trump would “definitely or probably” issue the $5,000 dividend if Republicans retain control of Congressindependent.co.ukTrump keeps shifting who gets $5,000 dividend as voter faith dropsMost voters remain doubtful the checks will ever materialize, according to recent polling 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Heather Parton: “JD is the most irritating of Trump’s acolytes because he spouts absurd MAGA bullshit, knowing full well how stupid it is” JD: "what it actually means in the American context is that you want to replace American workers with foreign workers and you want boys to play in girls’ sports"commondreams.org'What They Say When They're Scared': Vance Offers 'Brain-Dead' Definition of Socialism | Common Dreams"JD is the most irritating of Trump’s acolytes because he spouts absurd MAGA bullshit, knowing full well how stupid it is," said one critic. 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Trump is hailing his campaign donors as leaders in science while his administration is cutting science funding and promoting misinformation at agencies...also pushed for cutting funding of scientific research at universities...keeping innovations away from the public...in exchange for private profitdailykos.comTrump debases science award by giving it to crackpot donor MuskThe president treats a top honor as a donor reward. 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The traditional media sanewashes his answers... But holy crap, his brain is Swiss cheese...He now claims he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for, among a bunch of other made-up reasons, his disastrous tariffs. This long national nightmare can’t end soon enough.dailykos.comTrump’s latest Nobel Peace Prize rant shows how far gone he isIt’s true that we’re all sick of President Donald Trump. Also true: It’s dangerous to ignore him. 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Ferguson then praised Lucas’ work to combat a problem that doesn’t exist: “On every issue that previous EEOCs refused to touch: protecting white American men from discrimination, protecting American citizens from national origin discrimination...she has led the EEOC headlong to defend Americans...”huffpost.comFTC Chair Says He's Proud Of Efforts To Protect 'White American Men From Discrimination'Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission Andrew Ferguson said the quiet part out loud. 001
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 09/10/2026[Low-T JD with the completely believable lack of knowledge in spite of his being informed and constantly updated by one of the world's top intelligence services] Jacobs didn’t mention Guilfoyle directly, so Vance practiced his ostrich impression while attempting to sound statesmanlike.huffpost.comJD Vance Dodges After Being Confronted With Kimberly Guilfoyle’s ‘Honey Please’ Scandal“With that hypothetical, obviously I don’t love that, but I, you know, I don’t know exactly who you’re talking about,” the vice president said. 110
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 09/10/2026"Cuellar is a LOSER who, right now, should be serving a longterm jail sentence with his wife in a top level penitentiary.”huffpost.comTrump Loses It Over A Man He PardonedThe president sure sounded like he wanted something in return. 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Deterrence is “one of the most commonly expressed reasons” for using the death penalty. But despite Trump’s claims, evidence shows that “states that impose the death penalty are not safer than states that do not use the death penalty”independent.co.ukFiring squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed, Pentagon saysTrump’s defense secretary wants to ‘make sure that people are able to watch’ the ‘public’ killing of Nidal Malik Hasan 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 08/10/2026He has also said that Jesus endowed him with “supernatural” powers to free those who “may be oppressed by forces of darkness or demons.”independent.co.ukGOP governor nominee who pushed wife into door says she was ‘fake crying’Victor Marx previously claimed that he killed a man when he was seven years old 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Kimberly Guilfoyle, I have no doubt, has done this to more than me. She’s doing it right now in Greece. I know Corey Lewandowski did this stuff. I know Kristi Noem did this stuff. I have no personal knowledge of anybody else in the Trump administration being involved with this stuff...mediaite.com‘Kimberly Guilfoyle is a Grifter!’ Trump Donor at Center of Bombshell Story GOES OFF In Wild MS NOW Interview"Kimberly Guilfoyle is a wicked, evil person. She thought I was gonna be a sucker, and I’m not a sucker. All I can say is, I’m a good dude." 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Trump, however, now claims that the men “do not work for me,” despite hailing Blair earlier this year as “one of the brightest political minds in the Country” now in charge of helping embattled Republicans retain control of Congress.independent.co.ukTrump White House in ‘panic mode’ over top advisers hired by pro-Putin governmentWhile Trump is ‘livid’ over his party’s doomed prospects in midterms, some of his top allies are maintaining relationships with Russian-linked leaders 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The Justice Department has argued that the outlets were banned for national security reasons, though the president has not made any such argument. The White House Press Office only raised those concerns in letters to the outlets — after they filed a lawsuit to reverse the ban.independent.co.ukTrump put CNN ‘on notice’ years ago when he called it ‘fake news,’ DOJ tells judgeThe president can target ‘specific’ reporters and outlets at his ‘discretion,’ DOJ says during media ban legal battle 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 08/10/2026President’s latest outburst comes as his push to rebrand the emerging technology increasingly falls flat... ...widely mocked directive followed bizarre remarks to the U.N. ...declaring that the technology would be “hereinafter officially called super intelligence”independent.co.ukTrump declares anyone who uses the term Artificial Intelligence to be ‘The Enemy!’President’s latest outburst comes as his push to rebrand the emerging technology increasingly falls flat 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The executive branch doesn’t have the authority to pick and choose where to spend congressionally appropriated funding. The Constitution grants the president no unilateral authority to withhold funds from obligation.thehill.comWatchdog: Trump administration illegally withheld federal research fundsThe Trump administration violated federal law by withholding tens of millions of dollars in research grant funding Congress had appropriated for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ… 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 08/10/2026people connected to the Tice investigation say they have seen little evidence it has significantly advanced since Hassan began providing information as part of this agreement. The deal is believed to have been struck in the spring of 2025.bbc.comUS and Lebanon protecting wanted Syrian general, BBC findsBassam al-Hassan is being sheltered in return for information - including about abducted US reporter Austin Tice. 010
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 08/10/2026give Trump "another chance" — without apologizing for anything, acknowledging any failure, or explaining why the next two years would look different from the last two...attack Democratic opponents as dangerously crazy, and then immediately admitted that some of those opponents are "not that crazy."thedingodaily.comVance Tells GOP to Lie About Democrats Being Crazy, While Admitting They're NotJD Vance is running damage control for the 2026 midterms and accidentally exposing every vulnerability he's trying to hide. Sidney Blumenthal breaks it down. 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The AWDC had delivered the ring...and within a few weeks, the White House announced that European diamonds would not experience tariffs...when they asked the AWDC if the gift was meant as a bribe to Donald Trump, the group replied that it was a gift to the American people, not to him personallysoapcentral.com"Cartoonish bribery attempt": US Senators question Donald Trump's $43000 diamond ring gift from Belgian dealerThe US senators Richard Blumenthal and Elizabeth Warren are reportedly investigating the missing 18-karat ring worth $43,000 that a Belgian diamond dealer gifted to Donald Trump. 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Prosegur has a history of alleged human rights violations, including an incident as recent as 2024...the armed security guards [are] predominantly confined to “deep blue states or swing states.”newrepublic.comUSPS Hires Security Service With History of Human Rights AbuseAlmost 1,000 armed security officers have been sent to at least 55 post office facilities. 010
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 08/10/2026“You know, my wife told me ‘sir, you have to do me a favor — it’s not vay-gan, it’s vee-gan,” he said... At no point did Talarico claim to abstain from meat himself, but that hasn’t stopped Republicans from alleging without evidence that he does not so partake.independent.co.ukTrump tells Texas crowd that wife Melania calls him ‘sir’Bizarre rant kicks off rally for embattled GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 08/10/2026a UPS employee missed an email warning against routing the shipment through Hong Kong...the shipment was late leaving Australia and was mistakenly routed...to speed up delivery... Congress is also scrutinising a Trump administration plan to sell 48 F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia...[due to] ties to Chinaafr.comUPS worker missed email, letting China seize sensitive F-35 partsThe shipment from Australia of parts from the high-tech stealth fighter was originally meant to travel to San Francisco via South Korea and Taiwan. 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Sectors that have benefited most are banks and finance (51), tech (28), and cryptocurrency and fintech (26)...54 canceled consequences in which the Trump administration terminated or reversed enforcement actions that were resolved before his second termcitizen.orgTrump Cancels Enforcement Against Corporate Criminal Defendants - Public CitizenWASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administration has to date canceled enforcement actions inherited from the Biden administration against 205 corporations,… 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“Mr. Secretary, you know, we don’t really know how many illegals are in the United States,” Laura Ingraham said [before guessing a range 3x to 4x what the data suggests] Mullin did not elaborate as to when the “2,210 known terrorists” arrested in the U.S. will be indicted.mediaite.comDHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin Says He Used ChatGPT To Learn Democrats’ Plan to Make U.S. ‘A Socialist Country’Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said he consulted AI to ascertain the Democratic Party's supposed plan to "change our republic to a socialist country." 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 07/10/2026...kids with [Trump accounts] could become “rich by the time they’re 18” if they choose to put money into it and then bet on the stock market, which they could do with literally any other savings account...it’s hardly revolutionary. It is, however, technically kind of socialist.independent.co.ukIn a few weird moments, Trump revealed more than he intended in the Oval OfficeThe president again seemed confused and low-energy, and his ad-libbed insults aimed at the Democrats were only semi-coherent. Meanwhile, the group gathered around him grinned and grinned in a way that... 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“Donald Trump, who is 45 years older than Natalie Harp, calls her ‘this perfect person,’ something he has never said about the current Mrs. Donald Trump...Those three words have been spoken by Donald Trump about exactly one human being...Natalie Harp, this perfect person who was born in San Diego”huffpost.comLawrence O'Donnell Spots 3 Revealing Words In Trump's Recent Natalie Harp CommentIt makes you wonder how the president’s comments about the White House aide make Don Jr., Ivanka and Eric feel. 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 07/10/2026O’Reilly: “No government can make affordability happen.” Cuomo pushed back, recalling Trump and Republicans making affordability a [campaign] priority... “I’m going to fix gas and groceries and then he gets in and all of a sudden we get this nuance from you guys. I think the voters see through it"mediaite.comChris Cuomo Baffled By O'Reilly's Wild Affordability ClaimNewsNation's Chris Cuomo was baffled by Bill O'Reilly declaring there's "no such thing" as an affordability crisis right now. 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“We can’t eat road salt...Everything that she’s doing with the Iran war and stuff like that, there’s gonna be so many less people that’ll be able to afford to drive that I’m not even sure the road salt’s gonna be worth anything, either,” he said.huffpost.comSusan Collins' Boast About Her Biggest Success Backfires ImmediatelyTroy Jackson put her on blast “because she won’t talk back against Donald Trump.” 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Police said when they approached Silva, he could not produce proof he was a law enforcement official. Instead, he reportedly told them that he put on the getup...“so that I can come here to see people’s reactions” “I will get you paid if you let me go,” the arrest report also quoted Silva as sayingmediaite.comMan Arrested for Posing as ICE Agent at Polling StationA man was arrested this weekend after police said he posed as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent at a polling location. 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 07/10/2026She explained the money she paid was “restitution,” but she argued she shouldn’t have to pay it because she didn’t “break anything” while in the Capitol. “And you want money back?” Klepper asked. “Yeah,” St Cyr said... “First insurrection’s free, right? I think that’s in the Constitution,”mediaite.comJordan Klepper Floored as Jan 6 Rioter Demands Gov 'Refund'Daily Show's Jordan Klepper was shocked when a January 6 rioter not only demanded a "refund" from the government, but also said she'd "absolutely" do it again. 000
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Jane Doe’s attorney, Thomas Giuffra, claimed the “whole fraternity had meetings to try and cover this up.” “That’s really the frightening that this happened. There were 57 people who got that group chat and not one of them — other than the person who leaked it to her — did anything,” Giuffra said.independent.co.ukMan at center of Cornell gang rape case told probers he’s the real victimRecords and a lawyer for Jane Doe have suggested that the fraternity members attempted to cover up the alleged gang rape 131
jack-acid.bsky.social @jack-acid.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Curtis got the ball rolling last month, when he called out Donald Trump Jr. for having a Russian oligarch linked to Vladimir Putin spend big bucks on his recent wedding. “A toaster is a wedding gift. A private-island party paid for by a Putin-connected oligarch is something else”mediaite.comFirst Term Republican Senator Steps Up to Fill Void By Departing Trump Critics, Report SaysWith a handful of Trump-critical Republicans like Thom Tillis exiting Washington soon, a new congressman is ready to take their place: Sen. John Curtis (R-UT). 010