Cam McKechnie

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[Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss]

The GRU hacked into Jared Kushner's iPhone. Dutch military intelligence (MIVD) then recruited a GRU spy who gave them access to the hacked phone. What MIVD discovered was that Kushner had access to two bank accounts --one Azerbaijani, the other Israeli --where Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Emirati ruler Mohammed bin Zayed deposited money. It sounds like a slightly far-fetched episode of "Slow Horses," but it's real. And it proves just how eye-poppingly corrupt this administration was and continues to be as its "special envoy" decides the fate of tens of millions in Europe in the Middle East. Simply incredible reporting by Matthew Cole, drawn from his new book on Kushner. https://t.co/8AyV60gg1X

[MichaelWhite @michaelwhite]

Ex spook Steele is a serious expert, he knows wha he’s talking about

[Mykhailo Rohoza @MykhailoRohoza]

In Alberta, a Canadian province, a referendum reportedly took place on October 19, 2026, featuring ten questions. The most important was whether the province should remain part of Canada or begin the legal process of holding a separate, binding referendum on independence.

According to preliminary results, with 93% of the votes counted, 75.3% voted in favor of remaining part of Canada.

This is a wonderful and absolutely “beautiful”™ slap in the face to Donald Trump, who has repeatedly stated publicly that he wants to see Canada become the 51st state of the United States.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: YES! A federal judge drops the HAMMER on Trump and orders him to be deposed for his $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC over alleged defamation.

This is the LAST thing in the world he wants...

U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett has ruled that Trump must be deposed by the BBC's attorneys — which, it should be noted, are some of the best-paid, most incisive, ruthless lawyers in the business — by December 11th. Given Trump's worsening dementia and pathological penchant for lying, it's safe to presume that they will tear him apart.

If Trump refuses to be deposed by the deadline, he risks forfeiting the entire lawsuit. He was originally supposed to sit for the deposition on October 16th, but his attorneys informed the BBC that he was "no longer available" because he had to tend "other matters of national importance." Translation: He was scared.

The suit in question revolves around patently absurd allegations of defamation stemming from the editing of a documentary about Trump's fascist efforts to overturn the 2020 election after he lost to Joe Biden. The case is clearly meritless, but Trump was hoping to use the powers of the presidency to harass and intimidate the BBC into agreeing to a settlement, like he has with other outlets. Thankfully, they're standing firm.

Please ❤️ and share if you stand with the BBC!

[Mykhailo Rohoza @MykhailoRohoza]

“Why do some British people dislike Donald Trump?”

Nate White, an eloquent and witty English writer, gave this magnificent answer:

Trump lacks certain qualities that the British traditionally value.

He has no nobility, no charm, no composure, no gravitas, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour, and no grace — qualities with which, strangely enough, his predecessor, Mr Obama, was abundantly blessed.

Although Trump may be ridiculous, he has never said anything ironic, amusing, or even remotely funny — not once, ever. I do not mean this rhetorically. I mean it literally: never. To the British, a lack of humour is almost inhuman.

But with Trump, it is a fact. He does not even seem to understand what a joke is. To him, a joke is a crude remark, an illiterate insult, an act of casual cruelty.

Trump is like a troll: he never laughs or enjoys himself; he merely squeals with delight or derision.

And the most frightening thing is that he does not merely utter crude and stupid insults: he actually means them. His mind is nothing more than a robotic algorithm of petty prejudices and instinctive malice.

There is no irony in him, no complexity, no subtlety, no depth. Everything is superficial. What we see is a man without an inner world, without a soul.

In Britain, we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are courageous underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist.

Trump is neither courageous nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite.

He is not even merely a spoiled rich boy or a greedy fat cat. He is more like a giant white slug, a privileged Jabba the Hutt.

And, worse still, he is a bully.

When he finds himself among other bullies, he suddenly becomes a whining lackey.

He punches down — something a gentleman should never, could never, and must never do — and every blow he delivers is below the belt. He particularly enjoys attacking the vulnerable or the voiceless, and he kicks them when they are down.

That is why the fact that a substantial minority — perhaps a third — of Americans watch what he does, listen to what he says, and then think, “Yes, he seems like my kind of guy,” is a source of bewilderment and profound distress to the British.

After all, it is impossible to read a single tweet of his or hear him utter a sentence or two without staring into the abyss. He turns shallowness into an art form. He is the Picasso of pettiness, the Shakespeare of shit. His flaws are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on to infinity.

There have always been stupid people in the world, and villains have never been in short supply either. But rarely has stupidity been so evil, or evil so stupid.

He makes Nixon seem trustworthy and George W. Bush seem intelligent.

If Frankenstein had decided to create a monster composed entirely of human flaws, he would have created Trump, and the remorseful Dr Frankenstein would have cried out in despair, “My God, what have I created?”

If an idiot were a television show, Trump would be the entire set.

[S. C. ANDERSON (SCA) @christianlexus]

@tweetMalena Trump is a vile, toxic, depraved, perverted, feral, morally bankrupt construct of his father’s money, Tony Schwartz work of FICTION and NBC’s eternal regret. I’d be inclined to think that absent removal as POTUS he’d like to seriously/fatally attack that member of THE FREE PRESS.

[COCO @TWOTIMESABITCH]

Elon is now threatening the United States Government if he is investigated after the midterms. You know what eliminates those threats? Seizing all of his assets, nationalizing SpaceX, and putting him on trial for treason against the United States and war crimes against Ukraine. If he wants to threaten with all his money, take away all his fucking money.

[NoelCaslerComedy @caslernoel]

On Monday, Putin murdered a mother and her baby on a playground in Ukraine.

On Wednesday, Witkoff called the deranged Russian dictator a humanitarian.

Sometimes, I wonder if a society that produces men like Steve Witkoff is worth saving.

God help us all.

[Frank Skeffington @osceolamo1948]

@PoliticalWatchD

[Damaan, AKA 'Philly's Finest!' @Damaan4u33]

If you agree with Jon Ossoff, drop a like and pass it on! 🗣️

[Canada Hates Trump @AntiTrumpCanada]

Trump: “Russia, frankly, has treated Ukraine pretty well. They haven’t really done much.”

WHAT. A. MONSTROUS. FUCKING. CUNT.

[NoelCaslerComedy @caslernoel]

What’s interesting is that Trump has already raised millions for his Miami library and received the land gratis from DeSantis (in an illegal transfer) but the design for which they are raising funds is already attached to a local firm. So they are obv trying to ratf*ck that guy.

[NoelCaslerComedy @caslernoel]

I was in a hip eatery in Copenhagen at a table next to one of its owners, a world famous Danish architect. He was having dinner with some well-heeled friends and opened the convo saying he had just received a call from Zach Witkoff offering him Trump Library. He said ‘fuck off’

[🔥Reverend Aiden @SweetFnLucifer]

I can't get it out of my head. That poor little Ukrainian girl that Trump and Musk helped murder. The little Iranian school children slaughtered like they were NPCs in a video game. The sins of Trump's crime family, the blood lust of the Epstein class. It can't ever be forgiven.

[Mike Angelle ⬛⬜⬛⬜⬛⬜ @trainofangels00]

Canada Holds the Line: Prime Minister Carney Stays Firm as Trump Calls Under Midterm Pressure-

Prime Minister Carney and Trump held a lengthy phone call this morning to tackle pressing trade issues.

The timing of the call is highly critical, with the U.S. midterm elections just weeks away.

This upcoming vote puts immense pressure on the American administration, making the president’s sudden outreach look like a move to lock down a deal.

Observers note that control of Congress and the Senate are at stake, which could completely reshape the president's political agenda and future trade negotiations.

...despite the intense urgency coming from Washington, Canada is refusing to back down.

Canadian leadership has established a rock-solid stance, making it perfectly clear that they will NOT be rushed into a bad agreement.

In fact, Ottawa has already stated that if the deal does not directly benefit Canadians, they are fully prepared to walk away from the table entirely once again.

The president initiating this 'long' discussion highlights just how much pressure his administration feels as election day closes in.

Apparently, while both leaders covered several key trade topics, Canada’s refusal to budge shows that our government holds the REAL leverage.

This conversation perfectly highlights Canada's strong, patient approach to protecting its economic independence against a rushed American administration.

Canada and Canadians will come first in this. 🇨🇦

We have the right government to put us ahead of anything else.

Especially this administration.

Stay strong, Canada.

🇨🇦

#canpoli
#cdnpoly
#Midterms
#Canada
#MAGA
#Republicans
#trump

[Olena Rohoza @OlenaRohoza]

Now the pieces of the puzzle have finally fallen into place, and the picture that emerges reeks of undisguised rot. If you've still been wondering where all these hysterical attacks by Trump on Kyiv come from, these ridiculous fairy tales about the “rain that saved Ukraine,” and his arrogant outbursts at journalists, listen to what someone who knows the inner workings of the White House down to the smallest detail has to say.

Dr. Fiona Hill, a former senior national security adviser to the U.S. president, has laid it all out with surgical precision. Trump simply wants Zelensky to capitulate.

Why? The answer is depressingly primitive: the wounded ego of an aging narcissist. This is a man who solemnly promised to end the war in 24 hours, who was already mentally pinning the Nobel Peace Prize medal to his jacket and dreaming of being celebrated as the greatest peacemaker of all time. Instead, he has made a spectacular fool of himself before the entire world. Months have passed, his magical deal is nowhere in sight, the Kremlin dictator openly humiliates his envoys, and the Ukrainian front continues to hold.

So who is supposed to take the blame for this resounding failure?

Himself? Absolutely not. Great dealmakers never make mistakes.

Putin? Certainly not. Trump regards the Kremlin monster as his equal, a top-tier autocrat whom he treats with something approaching reverence.

So who's left to serve as the scapegoat? Zelensky.

Trump is furious that the Ukrainian president dared to refuse to break, refused to fall to his knees, and refused to sign a humiliating ultimatum. He is enraged that an entire nation refuses to surrender to the aggressor simply so the 47th president of the United States can stand triumphantly at a podium and bask in his own glory.

And now, as Hill explains, Washington is trying to twist Kyiv's arm instead of Moscow's, apparently calculating that the United States, together with an exhausted Europe, can force Ukraine into capitulation and hand Trump his fraudulent “victory.”

The price of this grotesque vanity fair is measured in the lives of Ukrainian soldiers who are bleeding in the trenches right now, while powerful men in comfortable offices agonize over their shattered geopolitical ambitions.

With every passing day, the masks are falling faster.

Hold the line and help the Ukrainians. They are fighting not only against the Kremlin's murderous hordes, but also against the monstrous cowardice and betrayal of those who once called themselves allies.

[Zack Dalmazzo @ZDalmazzo]

@MittRomney @WomenInTheBurbs We are fortunate Trump wasn’t President during WW2. He would have tried to make a deal with Hitler and force the UK to surrender, as he is doing now with Ukraine.

[David Frum @davidfrum]

I don't believe that Musk turned off Starlink to Ukraine at his own sole initiative. I believe Trump is implicated up to his painted eyebrows. But if it should be true that Musk did it - then Starlink and Space X must be nationalized by the US government immediately.

[Common Sense 🇺🇸💙 @commons96055467]

From all the people that trump has fired recently, this guy Paolo Zampolli is the most dangerous to trump. He was the Epstein’s confidante who supplied young girls to Epstein. He was the one, who under very suspicious circumstances, introduced Melania to trump during Epstein’s rape sprees. Trump was in that circle. So, the way Paolo was abruptly fired a week ago, tells me trump did not think this through. This guy has information that can fry trump’s ass in a second. Trump must be losing his mind not to think it through. He is another narcissist who won’t go way quietly. We shall see.