Trump-era politics dominate the headlines as former officials and political figures face indictments and dismissals, with Letitia James charged for fraud and FBI staff linked to Jack Smith fired. Trump gained approval to deploy troops in Chicago, vowed to label Antifa a terrorist group, and reinstated Columbus Day. Economic updates show Americans reducing credit use, gold nearing $4,000 an ounce, and Nvidia and Toyota making major market moves. Internationally, Israel approved Trump’s Gaza peace plan, the U.S. finalized a $20B swap with Argentina, Italy proposed banning burkas, and China tightened rare earth controls. In culture and entertainment, evangelicals travel least, a Demon Slayer film hit $550M globally, and musician John Lodge passed away at 82.
1) First James (Scrotumtoter) Comey, now Letitia James, indicted for fraud. Next up will be The Moustache, Bolton, then we'll see if we can get some of the Deep Slime of The Clap (Clapper) and Brennanski (John Brennan).
2) I have argued for some time that the DemoKKKrats are the Party of Terror. Now, the level-headed Michael Barone asks, "Are the DemoKKKrats the Party of Murder?" Why, yes. Yes they are. This author agrees: the DemoKKKrats have given up on democracy cuz no one likes their vile, treasonous, murderous ideas.
3) A federal judge allowed Trump to deploy troops in Benghazi-by-the-Lake (Chicago).
4) Almost half of Americans tell Rasmussen the SpewMore Shutdown is about giving money to illegal criminal aliens.
5) President Trump says he will designate fascist so-called antifa as a foreign terrorist group. Meanwhile, about half of the leadership has fled the country. Gee, why? I thought there was no organization called antifa?
6) We have a suspect in the Palisades fire, and, of course, he donated to Rutabaga.
7) Fat and uglly DemoKKKrat Katie Porter refuses to answer questions in an interview in a horrible meltdown.
8) I told you this Monday, though I had not seen the internal: Jay Jones, the candidate for VA AG has had to backtrack on his "kill children" comment after internals saw him crash.
9) By now, 34,000 IRS employees should be furloughed as per yesterday's announcement.
10) Kash Patel has fired the FBI agents who worked for that evil slothpoacher Count Dooku (Jack Smith).
11) The Senate has pushed the SpewMore Shutdown to next week, going on another recess. Trump really does have to fire people. It ends at that moment.
12) Polls show views of Homeland Security are rising with every deportation.
13) Among church attenders, evangelicals are the least likely to travel abroad, but non-church attenders stay at home at even higher levels.
14) President Trump has reinstated Columbus Day.
15) There was a time when this might not have been a big deal: FL parents are charged with child neglect after leaving their son on a roadside with a bag of guns. Yes, but did they leave him a first aid kit, a cigarette lighter, and some power bars?
16) Up to their ears in debt, Americans have pulled back on credit card use.
17) Gold has soared to nearly $4,000 an ounce. The U.S. has not played in the runup so far. Is, as Jeff Childers asks, the U.S. looking to "mark to market" our national gold supply once the price hits its new high? This would bring in 1000x the current valuation (at $42 an ounce)
18) President Trump has concluded what he calls "Phase I" of a Gaza peace plan that supposedly will result in all hostages released. Sorry, I'll believe this when I see it. The Hamas Murder Pirates have no incentive to negotiate. Their goal is Israel's total destruction. How do you negotiate that?
19) Elon Musk will settle a $128 million lawsuit from former Twit employees.
20) Transportation secretary Sean Duffy says that sick-ins and other work reduction during the SpewMore Shutdown could result in almost half of all flights being canceled or delayed.
21) Nvidia shares rose substantially after new estimates for AI-related data appear.
22) Toyota has recalled nearly 400,000 cars. Ferrari, meanwhile, slashed its plans for an EV in half.
23) Not such a good year for Danish wind giant Orsted, which will lay off 2,000.
24) The Israeli cabinet approved Trump's Gaza deal. We'll see what the Hamas Murder Pirates do.
25) The U.S. finalized a $20 billion currency swap with Argentina to stabilize it. Javier Milei is one guy we must save.
26) Italy's PM Meloni sent a bill to parliament to ban burkas.
27) Chy-na has clamped down even harder on rare earth minerals, claiming even greater control over semiconductors. As soon as they did this, Trump canceled his meeting with Xi and said the U.S. will "counter."
28) After years of fighting nukes, now protesters are seeking to save a 50 year old nuke plant in Belgium.
29) The Demonslayer animated movie now has grossed over $550 million world wide, a number Marvel would kill for.
30) Moody Blues bassist John Lodge dead at 82.
31) They can't cure cancer or baldness yet, but by gum they can transplant a butterfly's wing back.
