Trump's midterm convention derailed by hilarious prank

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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Republican midterm convention derailed by hilarious prank
In a desperate effort to gin up some kind of momentum going into the looming elections, Trump and the Republican Party are holding a first-ever “midterm convention” that will be taking place next week. For the few weirdos who would rather go watch an ageing pedophile ramble and rant about ballrooms and windmills instead of watching the opening games of the NFL season (stellar planning, guys), they can find out more about the event, to be held in Dallas, by googling “GOP Dallas 2026.” Except gopdallas2026.com doesn’t take you to the convention website. It redirects you to the Epstein Files database on the DOJ’s website. GOT’EM!

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Trump admits he is putting his name on everything because nobody will after he’s “gone”
Every so often, Trump will drop a little nugget that reminds us that he is constantly agonizing over the thought of dying, the fact that everybody hates him, and the legacy that he’ll leave behind. But being a pathological narcissist, Trump has concluded that if nobody will build things to remember him by, he’ll just do it himself. Hope he knows we’re tearing it all down the milisecond we have the opportunity to do so.

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UPSET OF THE CENTURY? New poll shows Dr. Annie Andrews BEATING Darline Graham
Dr. Annie Andrews for Senate: Strap in, everybody. A new poll shows Democrat Dr. Annie Andrews BEATING – not just tied with, but BEATING – Lindsey Graham’s sister Darline 43-39 in the race to fill the vacant South Carolina Senate seat. Graham is irrevocably tied to Trump and his disastrous economy, disastrous war, and disastrous data-center schemes. If we’re ever going to flip a South Carolina seat blue, this is the year to do it. Trump’s approval rating is underwater, even with Republicans, and the only thing Darline has to run on is Trump and his baggage. Chip in now to help make history and send Dr. Annie Andrews to the Senate!

Trump regime turns their horrific deportation policy into a video game
The cruelty IS the point.

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Trump wildly claims the United States as “essentially taken over Iran”
Six months into his quagmire with Iran and with no viable exit strategy in sight, America’s wannabe dictator has apparently decided to simply declare all objectives met and everything to actually be totally awesome. “What we’ve done is amazing. We took over Venezuela, and we have essentially taken over Iran,” Donald Trump told reporters on Friday with a straight face.

For the record, the United States has not occupied any Iranian territory. Trump then went on to claim that “a lot of oil is coming out” of the Strait of Hormuz and gave a 4th-grade-level explanation on just how successful the United States’ minesweeping operations have been: “We have no mines. You know why? We took out all the mines. They had some mines. We took them all with our minesweepers. They go underwater. Nobody can see them. The best in the world. So we’re doing a great job.”

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Ken Paxton omits rental income and mortgages from financial disclosures, obscuring his wealth
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have violated federal ethics law in significant ways when filing recent disclosures of his assets and liabilities, creating confusion about his net worth and holdings, a review by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found.

Among them: Paxton, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, reported owning seven homes but said he earned no income from any. Yet all but one was listed for rent during the reporting periods, and some current residents and neighbors at those addresses confirmed that the properties were rented, the news organizations found. Receiving income and not reporting it is a violation of federal disclosure law, three ethics experts said.

Additionally, Paxton did not disclose mortgages for three condos at a Utah golf resort that federal law requires him to list as liabilities if they are not personal residences.

He also valued his stake in a vacant plot of Texas land at up to $50,000 on last year’s filing, but his business partner told the newsrooms Paxton’s share for years has been worth about $1 million. Federal financial disclosure law requires property to be listed at fair market value.

Melania set to skip Trump’s midterm convention in latest high-profile snub
“Be Best (if I also just sit this one out)!”

Newborn vitamin K shot refusal jumps by 57%
A growing trend of vitamin K shot refusal among parents is putting newborns at risk of a dangerous, life-threatening bleeding condition. Vitamin K is crucial for blood clotting, but babies are born with very low levels. This puts them risk of vitamin K deficiency bleeding, which can lead to complications and death in newborns.

The vitamin K shot became a routine vaccination for newborns in the 1960s. According to the National Institute of Health, this single shot administered to the thigh muscle within a day of birth “essentially eliminated cases of bleeding from vitamin K deficiency nationwide.”

“It’s really terrifying. It’s like we’re going backwards,” Dr. Nia Heard-Garris, pediatric physician-scientist at Lurie Children’s Hospital, Chicago, said of growing refusals in a Reuters report. “We’re trying really hard to keep little babies alive.”