Be advised: This newsletter uses profanity. But it never lied about being a lawyer.
Note: Well, Sexy Patriots, how are we holding up? Yeah, us too. These next 19 days are gonna feel like 19 fucking years. But that’s ok. We’ll fight as long as we have to make these fascists eat shit. But we sure understand if everyone out there is tired. Or having a drink or two. Or doing both and then going to do a televised interview…
Yes ma’am. Man, we identify with all of that way too much. The exhaustion, the exasperation and the dignified defiance. We feel it all. And we even like the cheeky way she brought it home by reminding Republicans that they’re not the only ones who can be crazy and dangerous.
We’ve been trying to figure out what the vibe is for Dems and Indies heading into November. We could tell that it’s not exactly joy, and we figured it was mostly rage. But maybe Americans are just tired. Tired of the bullshit. Tired of the lies. Tired of Trump and his cult. We know we sure as hell are.
So thank you to our friend from Indiana for so eloquently putting into words how we’re all feeling. For the most part. But we don’t have time for fatigue. We’ve got a country to save. Y’all have a blessed day.
Note two: We couldn’t find a non-paywalled version of this story, but y’all just have to know about Steve Pajcic. He’s a very rich lawyer from Florida. And he’s dropping a bundle in Senate races on behalf of Democrats. We don’t know where this sweet angel came from, but goddamn we’re sure glad to have him on our side. More: New York Times
Note three: The Kennedy Center scumbags are turning on each other, and it’s fucking hilarious. More: Axios
Note four: Whoa. About 80 percent of Americans oppose the plan to livestream the execution of a terrorist. Maybe our national soul hasn’t completely rotted away just yet. More: ABC News
Note five: Y’all, this dude out of Texas has got the juice. Last night he let CNN throw a bunch of Republicans at him and he crushed it. Oh and Ken Paxton was too much of a coward to show up at all.
Note six: Speaking of Sweet James, he just shattered fundraising records. Y’all did this. More: Politico
Note seven: You’re not gonna believe this but Katie Zacharia lied about being a lawyer. So yeah she’s perfect for Trump. More: Wall Street Journal
Note eight: It is objectively funny that less than three weeks out from the midterms, Trump has to go to Montanna to find people to kiss his ass. When is he going to Maine? LOL. More: AP
Note nine: DOJ is attempting a last-minute attack on California voters. DOJ can eat our ass. More: NBC News
Note 10: There are Democrats in the House who think Mike Lawler is their friend. Thank goodness Cait Conley is willing to take him on.
Note 11: Of course Trump had to make the Pope’s cancer all about him. What a fucking asshole. More: HuffPost
Note 12: Couchfucker is going around the country calling people gay like it’s some kind of insult and the best the New York Times could do is say he has a “penchant for personal broadsides.” Wimps.
NO GODDAMN LINK
Note 13: Bari Weiss is killing it at CBS. Sorry. That should say that Bari Weiss is killing CBS. We can’t wait to see what she does with CNN.
Note 14: Trump said yesterday that we’re doing great on inflation. So just ignore all the data and your grocery bills and listen to the orange crazy man. More: Yahoo
Note 15: “Thom Tillis is Still Kissing Donald Trump’s Ass.” Now that’s how you write a headline. More: HuffPost
Note 16: We have no idea what these early voting surges mean, but we’re hoping it’s good news. More: MS Now, Fox5Atlanta
Note 17: This is so goddamn funny. Republicans are avoid JD like they just bought new furniture…
Note 18: We know you know this, but please remember to look at the whole ballot and vote against the crooks and assholes. We want to win way more than just Congress. More: Bolts Mag
Note 19: For today’s Happy Ending, we’re going to Pete Hegseth. Ok so more accurately we’re going to the brave Americans who showed up to call the war criminal a war criminal to his face. We hope this is how he spends the rest of his miserable fucking life…
Note 20: And on that enormously satisfying note, let’s go do some news! We sure hope y’all are hanging in there this week. But we also get it if you’re about to totally lose your shit. Hang in there! Love y’all!
Foxy Bottom
Fox News has some very, very bad news for Trump and his gross party. The respected polling unit at the right-wing news channel has Trump’s approval number at 36 percent. We know that is still way too high, but it is a record low for asshead in a Fox poll. Yes, even lower than after Jan. 6. Oh and they have Democrats surging on the national ballot. Let’s make this poll a reality.
More: Twitter
Tell It!
The United States has betrayed President Zelensky and Ukraine, and he is telling the world about it. Trump and his Putin-loving friends like Elon are now calling for Zelensky to go because he won’t surrender to Putin like they did. Zelensky did the media rounds yesterday to make clear that Ukraine will not stop fighting for its freedom even after being sold out by the United States. In fact, he went right back to hitting Russian targets last night. Give ‘em hell, Ukraine.
More: Yahoo News
Standing with Ilhan
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Trump and his DOJ are going after U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar with a plan to strip her of her citizenship and deport her. They just have to figure out what crimes she committed first. They took her passport and sent subpoenas to her family. Even for the Trump scum, this is insanely fucked up. The only good news is this opens the door to deporting the shit out of Elon and Melania. We stand with Ilhan, and we’re begging every other Democrat to do the same.
More: Wall Street Journal
Today’s clips
WASHINGTON (AP) — A strong majority of voters believe that President Donald Trump is falling short at home and abroad, and they want major change in the upcoming midterm elections, according to a new AP-NORC poll that raises serious warning signs for the Republican Party at a critical moment. More: AP
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Student-led demonstrators clashed Thursday with Albanian police in the capital Tirana for a third day running, joining a broader anti-government movement launched in opposition to a major development project linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. More: AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Open enrollment for Medicare plans begins Thursday and enrollees will face a slew of changes that go into effect in 2027. More: AP
The Democratic National Committee said Thursday that it raised more than $10 million from grassroots donors in September, a late surge of money for the cash-strapped party with the midterm elections weeks away. More: AP
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff faced angry members of the school’s faculty Wednesday at a meeting that underscored deep frustration over his administration’s handling of a woman’s report that she was gang raped at a fraternity house in 2024. More: NBC News
Secretaries of state’s offices in Ohio, Louisiana and Oklahoma were sent packages this week with mysterious powders, just weeks before the offices are set to oversee the midterm elections. More: NBC News
President Donald Trump on Wednesday revived a long-ago crusade against Barack Obama― but it wasn’t about the former president’s place of birth.
This one questioned the legitimacy of Obama’s acceptance by Ivy League schools. More: HuffPost
It’s so obvious why Orange Goon hired the new girl: she looks like Ivanka, so he can grip “his daughter’s” ass all day long, and she will smile and love it.
I still think Putin has a snuff film of the felon. He wouldn’t keep pushing Russian interests over the rest of the world for less.