What the First Debate Question for Trump Must Be  —  The moderators ought to start with the fact that he rejects the foundations of the American system of government.  —  I find it exhausting to have to point out that Donald Trump has—yet again—threatened to engage in violent and dictatorial behavior …

Ohio police have ‘no credible reports’ of Haitian immigrants harming pets, contradicting JD Vance's claim  —  Vance wrote on X that “people have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn't be in this country.”  Police say they haven't seen evidence.

As Debate Looms, Trump Is Now the One Facing Questions About Age and Capacity  —  With President Biden no longer in the race, former President Donald J. Trump would be the oldest person ever to serve in the Oval Office.  But his rambling, sometimes incoherent public statements have stirred concern among voters.

Swing State Poll 2024: North Carolina: Harris vs. Trump Too Close To Call, Georgia: Trump Has Slight Edge In Tight Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; NC Governor's Race: Stein Leads Robinson 51% - 41%  —  mail_outline  —  NORTH CAROLINA: Harris 49%, Trump 46%, Stein 1%

Tracking the 2024 Election: State by State  —  Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, Morning Consult is conducting thousands of surveys every day, asking U.S. voters if they plan to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump in November.

Telegram changes its tune  —  I.  —  Last week, Platformer reported that Telegram practically bragged about how little it cooperates with law enforcement.  Its FAQ page stated that the company would not examine the contents of any private messages exchanged on the service, we reported.

Leaders of Transnational Terrorist Group Charged with Soliciting Hate Crimes, Soliciting the Murder of Federal Officials, and Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorists  —  For Immediate Release  —  The Justice Department announced today that Dallas Humber, 34, of Elk Grove …

James Earl Jones, acclaimed actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93  —  James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, “The Lion King” and Darth Vader — has died.

Scoop: Generals come to Harris' defense on Afghanistan … - The push to defend Harris comes from retired military brass, including three with four-stars: Admiral Steve Abbot, who served as deputy homeland security advisor to George W. Bush, Gen. Lloyd W. Newton and Gen. Larry R. Ellis …

A new poll finding voters think Donald Trump is a centrist should be a wake-up call for the news media  —  The news media isn't doing its job  —  There's a new New York Times/Siena College poll out and I'm not going to write about it because I generally don't write about polls …

The Afterlife of Donald Trump … Pink.  An ovular rose.  Big and smooth.  A complex commonplace instrument.  And, as far as these things go, a rather nice one.  Isolated from the head and all that roils therein, and to which it is, famously and miraculously, still attached, you have to admit, if you can: It is beautiful.

Justice Clarence Thomas faces new recusal demand after wife's alleged message to conservative group  —  Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin calls Ginni Thomas' email “deeply problematic.”  —  Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Virginia Thomas arrive at the Heritage Foundation, Oct. 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

When Your Little Ohio Town Becomes Port Au Prince and No One Cares UPDATE  —  The third world used to be something Americans used as a measuring stick to hold against other cities or countries we visited or dealt with.  When I would pull the newspapers back over a child sleeping in a doorway …

Let's Be Clear: Putin Is Again Trying to Put Trump in the White House  —  More evidence emerges of Russia's covert assault on American democracy. … “I hate saying, ‘I told you so.’” That is one of the biggest lies.  I, for one, enjoying saying it.  That is, on the right occasions.

GOP opposition appears to doom Speaker Johnson's initial plan to avert shutdown  —  Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) opening bid to avert a government shutdown appears doomed to fail in the House this week amid widespread — and growing — Republican opposition, thwarting the top lawmaker's hopes …

Jack White sues Trump over the use of The White Stripes' ‘Seven Nation Army’: ‘This machine sues fascists’  — Jack White and The White Stripes have sued Donald Trump.  — White claims that Trump's campaign improperly used the duo's smash-hit “Seven Nation Army.”

Harvey Weinstein rushed from Rikers Island to hospital for emergency heart surgery: Reports  —  Two months following his hospitalization for various health issues, Harvey Weinstein has been hospitalized for emergency cardiac treatment.  —  The 72-year-old movie mogul, who is currently awaiting …

Trump Media shares close over 5% higher after poll seen as good news for ex-president … Shares of Trump Media closed up 5.5% on Monday, a respite from the stock's two-months-long losing streak ahead of the date when its majority shareholder, former President Donald Trump, can begin selling his shares.

Is the press ‘sanewashing’ Trump?  —  There's a hot new term doing the rounds among media critics: “sanewashing.”  The term itself actually isn't new, and it wasn't born in media-criticism circles, per se; according to Urban Dictionary, it was coined in 2020 on a Reddit page for neoliberals …

KFile: Harris told ACLU in 2019 she supports cuts to ICE funding and providing gender transition surgery to detained migrants  —  As Kamala Harris pivots to the political center in her campaign for president, a 2019 questionnaire from a leading civil rights organization spotlights her past support …