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@cnbc.comReposted by @maddowblog.bsky.social

President Donald Trump said Friday that Russia will supply millions of tons of diesel to the global market under a deal he struck with President Vladimir Putin.

Read more: cnb.cx/4jf6WZw

@stevebenen.comReposted by @maddowblog.bsky.social

Dear White House, if you’re going to base your entire election-season messaging around the words “socialism” and “communism,” you should at least have some basic understanding of their meaning.

Right now, you don’t.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

ms.nowJD Vance tried to define ‘socialism.’ It did not go well.“I don’t know what the term means anymore,” the vice president said, before proceeding to give it a try anyway.
@mattgertz.bsky.socialReposted by @maddowblog.bsky.social

Guilfoyle, in her prior role as a Fox News host, endorsed the criminal investigation of Hillary Clinton for “racketeering” and “corruption” because Clinton was supposedly “willing to sell access” through the Clinton Foundation in a “pay-for-play” scheme. www.mediamatters.org/kimberly-gui...

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

“.. It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express,” she wrote on Signal, according to messages reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. “Please.” @wsj.com 🇬🇷 www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

mediamatters.orgFLASHBACK: At Fox, U.S. Ambassador Guilfoyle endorsed criminal investigation into Clinton “pay-for-play” claims
@stevebenen.comReposted by @maddowblog.bsky.social

Trump is increasingly brazen in politicizing federal disaster relief, explicitly tying approvals to campaign endorsements and elections.

It’s one of the underappreciated scandals of his second term.

Or as one governor put it yesterday, it’s “complete and total bulls---.”
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ms.nowAhead of the midterms, Trump isn’t even being subtle about politicizing disaster aidThe president’s latest move was so brazen that the governor of Wisconsin called Trump’s announcement “complete and total bulls---.”
@stevebenen.comReposted by @maddowblog.bsky.social

For years, even Democrats who liked Medicare for All assumed it was too unpopular to endorse.

It’s time for them to reassess: The latest KFF poll found 66% public support for Medicare for All, an all-time high. (It’s even increasingly popular among Republicans)
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ms.nowNational poll shows unprecedented public support for Medicare for AllFor years, Democrats feared that the reform lacked public support. A new survey suggests it’s time to reassess those assumptions.
@stevebenen.comReposted by @maddowblog.bsky.social

If Pete Hegseth looks at what transpired aboard the USS Lincoln and thinks the real problem is with “a few folks in the media,” his relationship with reality is badly broken.
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ms.nowEven now, Hegseth tries to blame news organizations for the USS Lincoln scandalIf the secretary looks at what transpired aboard the carrier and thinks the real problem was “the media,” his relationship with reality is badly broken.
@19thnews.orgReposted by @maddowblog.bsky.social

In 1999, Lois Curtis and Elaine Wilson brought a challenge to the Supreme Court, which ruled in their favor and agreed that people with disabilities have a right to live outside the walls of asylums, state hospitals and nursing homes. More than two decades later, that right is under threat.

19thnews.orgThe federal government is backing away from a decades-old disability rights promiseLois Curtis and Elaine Wilson won a victory that gave people with disabilities the freedom to choose where they live. That legacy is now under threat.
@kylegriffin1.bsky.socialReposted by @maddowblog.bsky.social

BREAKING WaPo: Trump wants to transform his West Palm Beach golf club into a presidential retreat modeled after Camp David. 
The plan calls for a parcel of the private club to be designated a permanent, official sanctuary for foreign leaders and future U.S. presidents.

washingtonpost.comTrump wants to turn his West Palm Beach golf club into the new Camp DavidThe plan calls for the federal government to be granted part of the property, with the rest maintained as a private course.
@ddayen.bsky.socialReposted by @maddowblog.bsky.social

A real The Terminal situation here: a man deported by Trump to the African kingdom of Eswatini was finally released to his home country of Laos, but got stuck in an international airport terminal for nearly 60 hours this week due to problems with his paperwork.
@gillianbrockell.com has the story.

prospect.orgThird-Country National Stuck in Airport for Days After Release From African Prison - The American ProspectFinally out of the prison Trump expelled him to, Phone Chomsavanh’s fight for freedom hit one more snag.
@stevebenen.comReposted by @maddowblog.bsky.social

If Trump’s approach to self-soothing involves lying about crowd sizes, so be it.

But when he declares publicly that journalists “should be arrested for their dishonesty and disservice to our Country,” I find it tough to shrug and look away.
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ms.nowTrump says some journalists ‘should be arrested,’ escalating attack on free pressIf the president wants to lie about crowd sizes, that’s pitiful. But when he talks about arresting reporters without cause, don’t look away.
@stevebenen.comReposted by @maddowblog.bsky.social

The White House said Trump’s super PAC will start paying for its propagandistic campaign ads “moving forward.”

But what about the millions of taxpayer dollars that have already been misused? Where’s the refund?
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ms.nowWhy Trump unexpectedly reversed course on taxpayer-funded campaign adsThe president is taking a step toward resolving an ongoing election-season scandal, but there are plenty of unanswered questions that need answers.
@stevebenen.comReposted by @maddowblog.bsky.social

When Trump tried to bully Tom Cotton into submission by giving out his cell number, he offered timely evidence of a broader problem:

Nearly six years into his presidency, this guy still has no idea how to work with Congress or advance legislative priorities.
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ms.nowWith offensive against Tom Cotton, Trump picks the wrong fight at the wrong timeEleven years into his political career, and nearly six years into his presidency, Trump still has no idea how to work with Congress.
@stevebenen.comReposted by @maddowblog.bsky.social

Pressed on the latest awful job numbers, the White House’s Kevin Hassett said it’s unfair to emphasize one month’s data too much.

Fine. Let’s talk about the bigger picture — and just how ugly US job creation has been since Trump returned to office.
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@indivisibletx-24.bsky.socialReposted by @maddowblog.bsky.social

Organizing in the rain to talk voting early and more in Southlake Town Square. Remember to Vote Early starting Oct 19. Great conversations. The Vote Early messaging is being heard and confirmed in our chats. LFG and win this thing.

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