Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Wednesday delivered a televised broadside against progressivism, a political philosophy he described as an existential threat to America and the principles that founded it 250 years ago. https://t.co/kkhBOKLsO6
David Rivera, a former Miami congressman and longtime friend of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on Venezuela's behalf during the first Trump administration. https://t.co/4PpkcbYwsV
I wasn’t going to vote for democrats come midterms because it makes my skin crawl.
Upon seeing just how toxic and ignorant Trump voters are on this app, they’ve changed my mind. MAGA cannot be allowed to survive.
I’m voting blue to cancel out maga votes and bring about their destruction even faster.
See you at the ballot boxes come November 😁
Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year.
“We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.”
https://t.co/4G2rJ1n8e0
JUST IN: A medicore September jobs report. The US economy added only 29,000 jobs in September (well below ~80k expected). On top of that, there were downward revisions: July was revised down to -10k and August to 133k.
Unemployment rate: 4.2% (up from 4.1% in August)
The biggest sore spot = wage growth of 3% in past year. That’s a new 5-year low and it’s wiped out entirely by ~3.4% inflation.
NEW: Fox News viewership down over 50% year over year with 18-49 demographic as Republicans enter midterms elections with waning popularity amid the Iran war & major cost of living concerns.
Breaking news: The Trump administration is airing campaign-style TV ads using money Congress approved for border security upgrades, efforts to combat drug trafficking and memorials for officers killed in the line of duty, according to records. https://t.co/so3OQTiUV3
E-trucks are booming in China. That's helping the country cut emissions, strengthen energy security and dominate another green transition sector. https://t.co/63aRKInEUF
📷️: Gilles Sabrié/Bloomberg
Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton reportedly took over 275 lavish trips outside of Texas while he was Attorney General.
These trips cost Texas taxpayers at least $1,900,000 in total.
NEWS: Trump to host "most EXCLUSIVE DINNER IN THE WORLD" for top 185 purchasers of his meme crypto
Buying $1M (or less!) worth of $TRUMP coin should get you in Nov 22
Trump has pocketed $635 million
Investors down +$4 billion on Trump crypto
Invite ⬇️
https://t.co/u8ck5DDR8v
A CNN investigation has found that while Jared Kushner acted as a key Middle East peace negotiator, his private equity firm held the largest stake in an Israeli company backing businesses tied to Israel's military campaign in Gaza, including its largest arms manufacturer. https://t.co/zPxwBqGzs0
Trump's approval on Cost of Living
Approve: 17%
Disapprove: 82%
Lowest approval on this issue in either term
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Only 7% say Trump’s handling of the cost of living is better than expected
AP/NORC POLL
WATCHDOG REPORT: The Defense Department wasted millions of dollars on food never eaten and tents never lived in while assisting the Department of Homeland Security’s rush last year to build migrant detention facilities in Texas and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
https://t.co/BCPVDa1cwm
The White House called a $15B Iowa steel mill a "done deal," but TV6 Investigates discovered no permits, no property sales, and a location that's still a secret. Here's what we found: