September 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM EDT
Musk Tells Far-Right Rally 'Violence Is Coming' To UK

Elon Musk continues to insert himself into British politics. As Ellen discussed here back in January, besides meddling in US elections, the dangerous Musk apparently believes his empire should include Britain as well: The New York Times didn't even try to bothsides Musk's obviously bonkers, probably drug-induced mania. First, there was the headline and subheadline: "Elon Musk Has a Strange Fixation With Trolling Britain. In a barrage of posts rife with misinformation, he revived questions about a child sex abuse scandal, vilified the prime minister and defended a jailed far-right agitator." [...]

September 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM EDT
Newsday Apologizes For 'Vile' Charlie Kirk Cartoon

Censorship is all the rage these days, and Republicans seem to be getting away with it. They know they can't do this on the internet (not yet anyway), but if anyone strays into being the slightest critical of their newly-adorned saint, there will be pushback. Newsday can't fire Chip Bok, a Pulitzer-finalist, because they don't employ him. But it certainly feels like they would have if they could. Source: New York Post

September 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM EDT
Trump Promises 'Major Investigation Of The Left' Over Kirk Shooting

On Sunday evening at Morristown Airport in New Jersey, Trump told a reporter, "The left is already under major investigation" over the shooting death of Charlie Kirk. Demented Donald didn't say what they are under investigation for, just that he was investigating them. Is exposing Kirk's vile political beliefs a federal law?

September 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM EDT
Trump Spiritual Adviser: Charlie Kirk's Murder Is Part Of God's Plan

Pastor Paula White-Cain, a longtime spiritual adviser to President Donald Trump, argued that the murder of MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk was part of God's plan. During a Sunday interview on Newsmax, White-Cain said she had known Kirk for over a decade.

September 15, 2025 at 10:42 AM EDT
Fox News Hosts: Universities Turn Students Against Christians

Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy spread false information about Charlie Kirk's shooter and then blamed college education for making students hate Christians and conservatives. Rachel Campos-Duffy is one of the most prolific spreader of lies and hyperbolic conspiracies on Fox News. Her husband has been taking a page out of her book as Demented Donald's Transportation Secretary.

September 15, 2025 at 10:42 AM EDT
Democrats Vow To Shield ACA Subsidies In Shutdown Talks

As the next federal-funding deadline approaches, Democrats say restoring billions of dollars in health-insurance subsidies for Americans is the minimum price of their vote to avoid a Republican shutdown. Via the Wall St. Journal: Democrats are more confident in their negotiating stance compared with March, when a similar attempt to play hardball fizzled. While today's talks pit them against Republican leaders who want a two-month spending deal with no big additions, they are finding support among rank-and-file GOP lawmakers fearing political backlash if their voters are hit by higher health-insurance bills next year.

September 15, 2025 at 7:39 AM EDT
Trump's Popularity Sinking In Pennsylvania Swing County

A new poll in one of the nation's top bellwether areas shows Trump's popularity waning and Democrats staking out a lead in local elections -- a warning sign for Republicans in the 2026 midterms. Via Politico: Fifty-three percent of likely voters in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, view Trump unfavorably, compared to 42 percent who see him favorably, according to the survey by the Democratic firm Upswing Research & Strategy that was shared first with POLITICO.