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| | | | | WHAT WE'RE WATCHING | | 🌊 Biblical devastation in North Carolina as residents scramble for help. Photos and videos show the severe aftermath in Asheville, NC, where residents are struggling with flooding, power outages, and shortages of gas and water following Hurricane Helene. Torrential rains from the storm have devastated the city and much of North Carolina and other states, with the death toll rising to over 100. | 🇮🇱 The IDF began a ground assault in southern Lebanon. Israeli soldiers entered southern Lebanon on Monday night to push back Hezbollah troops from the border, marking the first ground operation in Lebanon since 2006. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have warned residents to evacuate, though US officials stated that Israel intends to limit the operation to addressing threats near the border. | 🚢 Union dockworkers' strike is shutting down major US ports. Unionized dockworkers from 36 East and Gulf Coast ports went on strike Tuesday, demanding better wages and protections against automation after contract negotiations stalled. The strike, affecting half of American imports and exports, could cost the US economy up to $4.5 billion per day. | 🚨 A DHS whistleblower sounded the alarm on Tim Walz's China ties. The House Oversight Committee issued a subpoena to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after a whistleblower revealed the "serious concern among Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel" about Tim Walz's ties to China, going back decades. |
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| | | WHAT WE'RE HEARING | Dan Bongino claimed that his sources inside the Secret Service say agents are being promoted to keep them quiet about last year's White House cocaine incident. Elon Musk and Donald Trump have been in talks to provide Starlink internet connection to those affected by Hurricane Helene. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said she "hasn't been particularly involved" in the major dockworkers strike. Donald Trump candidly stated it's "a fact" that Kamala Harris is not "a very smart person."
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| | | IN THE LOOP | Former President Jimmy Carter turns 100 years old today. The New York Times and The New Yorker endorsed Kamala Harris for president. Ryan Wesley Routh pleaded "not guilty" to five charges related to his assassination attempt on Donald Trump. The bizarre allegations against Mark Robinson have all but ensured that a Democrat will retain the North Carolina governorship. (Member-only) Migrant workers allegedly looted properties in a flooded area of Tennessee following Hurricane Helene. President Biden "may have to" cut Congress' recess short to pass an emergency spending package for Hurricane Helene. Donald Trump met with volunteers from Samaritans Purse in Georgia, touring the damage from the hurricane. The most clicked link in our last newsletter was Donald Trump posting a Catholic prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel.
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| | | MY THOUGHTS | If Mexico Was A Jihadist State | Good morning. The much-anticipated Israel-Hezbollah war has begun. Since October 7, it's been clear that Hezbollah—with its vast missile reserves, extensive troop network, and a tunnel system even more sophisticated than Hamas's—would be Israel's most dangerous challenge on its northern border. | Hezbollah has launched missiles into northern Israel, killing civilians. Over 60,000 Israelis have been forced to flee their homes, with Airbnbs and hotels throughout the rest of Israel turning into long-term residences for displaced families. | Now, Israel is focused on dismantling the deep Hezbollah infrastructure that has been built along the border over decades. After swiftly neutralizing much of Hezbollah's leadership, without breaking a sweat, the IDF is working to ensure the group cannot rebuild. | Critics will inevitably attack Israel for damaging civilian infrastructure—something that's unavoidable in war, especially when Hezbollah is embedded in civilian areas. But Israel's decision to invade is simple. Imagine if Mexican cartels built a sophisticated war machine aimed at the U.S. southern border—what would America do? | Or, to make it more accurate, since Hezbollah is essentially an Iranian proxy, what if China sent its military to our southern border? The answer would be just as obvious. | |
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| | | | INTERVIEW | Dave McCormick's Message to Young Voters in Pennsylvania | Dave McCormick is running for Senate in Pennsylvania, one of the most crucial battlegrounds this election. | | On Biden-Harris economic policies: | "Economically, we have sky-high inflation hurting working families. 60 percent of Pennsylvania is paycheck to paycheck." | "The American Dream is slipping away." | On the impact of Sen. Bob Casey's (D) support for Biden-Harris: | "My opponent has been weak and extremely liberal by supporting policies that brought us to this moment. | So, if people like the status quo, they should stick with Bob Casey." | On the stakes of the election: | "This election is about your generation: young people. really believe this election will change the course of the country for better or worse for America and for your generation. If they vote for their future, their economic future, I believe they'll vote for President Trump and me." | On energy and job growth in Pennsylvania: | "Pennsylvania has the energy to support huge data centers, which create great jobs." | "Our energy industry could grow tenfold if we unlock its potential." | On student loan forgiveness: | "Student loan forgiveness was an abysmal idea. It's fundamentally unfair and un-American. | We need to make higher education more affordable, but it shouldn't be a handout." | On skilled trades and education: | "We need to put as much emphasis on skilled trades as we do on college degrees." | "Not everyone needs a four-year degree." | |
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| | | WASHINGTON | Heavy-handed justice against right-wingers ramps up | | A federal judge ruled this week that Alex Jones' Infowars media business can be auctioned off starting next month to help pay the $1.5 billion settlement owed to the families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims. | The settlement stems from defamation lawsuits filed after Jones claimed the 2012 shooting that took the lives of 20 children and six adults was a hoax. It's the largest defamation award ever issued in US history. | The Sandy Hook families argued that his repeated false statements caused them severe emotional trauma and harassment, and in 2022, both Jones and his media company filed for bankruptcy. | While the mainstream media celebrates Alex Jones' downfall, some have raised concerns about the First Amendment implications of stripping someone of their own business. Critics also point to the dangerous precedent of bankrupting a person over their political speech, no matter how disliked or controversial it may be. | Over the summer, conservative commentator Steve Bannon was arrested on two counts of contempt of Congress for refusing a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee and refusing to provide them with related documents. | The 2022 sentencing memo cited Bannon's use of inflammatory rhetoric against Democratic officials as part of the justification for his four-month prison sentence in addition to a $200,000 fine. | Bannon had the book thrown at him for contempt of Congress when, just recently, the House of Representatives held Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for refusing to provide audio recordings from President Joe Biden's interview with former special counsel Robert Hur. | The Justice Department declined to pursue charges against Garland. | What the media gets wrong | There's an undeniable pattern of state and federal officials aggressively targeting those in Donald Trump's orbit — and right-leaning people generally. | Similar to Bannon, former White House aide Peter Navarro was jailed for contempt of Congress, while Roger Stone, a long-time Trump ally, was also imprisoned. General Michael Flynn faced indictment but was later pardoned by Trump. | Over 1,100 Trump supporters have been charged for being involved in the January 6 riot — though many of their charges are non-violent — right-wing journalist James O'Keefe's home was raided by the FBI, libertarian commentator Tim Pool's home been raided multiple times, and Elon Musk and his Trump-supporting PAC are both under investigation. Meanwhile, Trump himself has faced two impeachments, an FBI raid on his home, and four indictments. | Despite all this, the left is concerned over the possibility that Trump might prosecute political enemies. While left-wingers in government and the media relentlessly prosecute their opponents on the right, they fail to apply the same level of scrutiny to their own side. | |
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| | | OUR QUESTION TO YOU | 📊 Will you watch the vice presidential debate tonight?Poll results will be in tomorrow's newsletter. | | | POLL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY | What should the top priority be at the border? | 🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 📸 Better technology (73) | 🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 👮 More agents (124) | 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 📜 Tougher laws (448) | 🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤔 Other (286) | 📸 Technology: "Finish the wall!" — L.M. 👮 Agents: "All of the options are important, but without the necessary staffing, better laws wouldn't have any effect." — Debra 📜 Laws: "None of the problems we face can be fixed without radical policy change." — E.J. 🤔 Other: "Enforce the laws on the books!" — Mary | | | | 931 votes |
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| Today's newsletter was written by Brandon Goldman and Ari David. | |
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