Trump melts down, election interference arrives early, and the oligarchs stop pretending democracy is part of the business plan.
Good morning, kittens. Today brings wounded egos, missing accountability, election sabotage, hidden records, unchecked artificial intelligence, and billionaires shopping for a government more obedient than the current model.
Shit Show Recap
- Reality Tea reports that Rep. Joyce Beatty wants nearly 200 withheld messages about Trump administration influence over the Kennedy Center. Apparently the arts now require executive privilege and a burner phone.
- TF1 Info reports that Trump called Norway a “shithouse country” and blamed it for denying him the Nobel Peace Prize. He turned diplomacy into a tantrum because Scandinavia forgot his participation trophy.
- Cleveland.com reports that Trump published a record 1,323 word social media attack on Bill Maher. The president wrote a novella because a comedian bruised his ego.
- The Intercept found at least 73 potential military domestic abuse homicide cases involving 79 victims, while Pentagon reports recorded only 41 homicides. The women deserved protection before becoming statistics, and their families deserve an honest accounting now.
- Popular Information reveals that mailers from a supposed Wisconsin progressive group trace back to Republican political operatives in Oklahoma. The costume was convincing until somebody checked the receipts.
- The Miami Herald examines another collision of South Florida property, wealth, and political power. In Miami, even the real estate desk apparently needs a democracy correspondent.
- Anthony Davis speaks with psychiatrist Dr. Bandy Lee about Trump’s erratic public behavior and the risks she believes it presents. Her assessment is professional opinion without a personal examination, but the presidency should not be a live stress test for nuclear command.
- The Butterfly Bureau follows campaign money, disturbing Epstein correspondence, FBI witness records, political connections, and the researchers still demanding evidence. Survivors deserve truth, not another season of powerful men performing confusion.
- Mother Jones reports that the EPA plans to retire an online archive containing years of environmental records, including material on climate policy and Camp Lejeune. The administration cannot erase pollution, so it is trying the browser history.
- Public Notice examines Vivek Ramaswamy’s attack ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother, despite records corroborating central parts of Acton’s account of childhood abuse. Weaponizing a survivor’s trauma is not campaigning, kittens. It is moral sewage with an advertising budget.
- PunchUp tracks Laura Loomer’s latest defense of cruelty and Alina Habba’s sudden outrage over being called by her former name. The empathy shortage remains severe, but the hypocrisy warehouse is fully stocked.
- Donny Evans reports that Attorney General Todd Blanche defended a DOJ lawsuit that could block certification if Alaska Republican Dan Sullivan loses narrowly. Nothing says confidence in voters like suing before they finish voting.
- TMZ reports that Kristi Noem was accused of posting a fabricated State Department press release after leaving her envoy position. When reality declines to cooperate, apparently official letterhead becomes arts and crafts.
- Equality Florida reports that Byron Donalds insulted a transgender veteran who questioned him about the Epstein files. He answered a question about powerful men by attacking a veteran, which certainly screams leadership and not panic.
- First Domino TV argues that billionaire backed movements are working to replace democratic government with corporate autocracy. The pitch is simple: freedom for the people holding the stock options and customer service for everyone else.
- David Lat reports that an appeals court condemned Judge Henry Wingate’s orders containing invented legal authorities, while Alina Habba faces questions over a $50 million employment deal tied to a family seeking a Trump pardon. Artificial intelligence hallucinated the law, but the corruption allegations arrived entirely human made.
- Centered America reports and TMZ confirms that White House staffers publicly floated Nicki Minaj as a possible press secretary. It may have been trolling, but this administration keeps making satire file for unemployment.
- Forbes reports that Mary Peltola and Democratic officials requested an emergency ruling dismissing the Alaska election lawsuit before Election Day. The DOJ wants a trapdoor ready only if the Republican loses, because subtlety also died in darkness.
- The Seattle Times reports that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won reelection in Brazil with 51.8 percent of the vote while Flávio Bolsonaro rejected the result. Democracy won the count, so the authoritarian playbook moved immediately to pretending counting is suspicious.
- AFP reports that Anthropic’s Claude accessed public Georgia vote totals behind a paywall without human authorization. It did not enter registration systems or alter records, but “the machine found its own election data loophole” is not a soothing sentence.
Today’s headlines are not random chaos, kittens. They are the same story told through courts, archives, campaigns, technology, money, and wounded egos: powerful people testing how much truth and democracy they can bend before somebody finally scratches back.
GO VOTE!
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What We Are Watching Today
There are 0 committee meetings scheduled for the week of 10/26/2026 through 11/01/2026.
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U.S. House of Representatives - 1:45 PM EDT
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) and Senate Candidate Ken Paxton (R-TX) Campaign Stop - 2:00 PM EDT
Vice President Vance Remarks at Republican Midterm Rally in Montana - 2:30 PM EDT
Sen. Candidate Ashley Hinson (R-IA) and Rep. Miller-Meeks (R-IA) Campaign Event - 5:30 PM EDT
U.S. Senate
Today’s Call to Action
1. Read Today’s Resistance Survival Guides
2. Sign these Petitions and Send These Pre Written Letters
- Tell Meta: Stop Silencing Activists.
- Sign the petition: Stephen Miller needs to resign or be fired, not promoted.
3. Verify your voter registration status and help at least one other person check theirs
4. Save contact information for local legal aid and voting support organizations
5. Attend an Event
- Mon, Oct 26, 2 PM: Election Night and Beyond: How Ballots Are Counted
- Mon, Oct 26, 6 PM: 2026 General Election Briefing: What to Know Before November 3
- Mon, Oct 26, 6:30 PM: Common Cause Florida: Power to the Polls
- Tue, Oct 27, 12 PM: Final 2026 Midterm Election Briefing with Election Law Experts
- Tue, Oct 27, 12 PM: Votebeat: How to Prepare for the Midterms
- Tue, Oct 27, 6 PM: NAACP: The Importance of Voting Down the Ballot
- Tue, Oct 27, 8 PM: Tennessee Governor Candidates Forum Livestream
- Wed, Oct 28, 2 PM: ACLU Utah: Voting Rights and Election Protection Training
- Wed, Oct 28, 6 PM: National Bar Association: Am I Ready to Vote?
- Wed, Oct 28, 6 PM: Indivisible and Gaslit Nation Halloween Political Phone Bank
- Wed, Oct 28, 7 PM: Black Business and Ballot Initiative Virtual Town Hall
- Thu, Oct 29, 12 PM: ACLU Pennsylvania: Election Protection and Safeguarding Plans
- Thu, Oct 29, 1 PM: University of Illinois: Voting Rights in 2026
- Thu, Oct 29, 1 PM: Protect the Vote: Election Protection and Voter ID Resources
- Thu, Oct 29, 3 PM: California Voter Foundation: Pre Election Briefing
- Thu, Oct 29, 3 PM: Indivisible: What’s the Plan with Leah and Ezra
- Thu, Oct 29, 7 PM: Pennsylvania 8th Congressional District Debate: Bresnahan vs. Cognetti
- Thu, Oct 29, 8 PM: ACLU and No Kings: Know Your Federal Voting Rights
- Fri, Oct 30, 6 PM: MoveOn: General Election Virtual Phone Banks
- Sat, Oct 31, 2 PM: MoveOn: Weekend Voter Outreach Phone Bank
- Sun, Nov 1, 2 PM: MoveOn: Final Weekend Election Phone Bank
6. Contact Your Lawmakers Directly
- Protect Voting Rights and Stop Election Intimidation — “Hi, I’m a constituent calling to demand protections against voter intimidation, election interference, and threats to election workers. Please support the SHIELD Our Elections Act and defend every American’s right to vote safely.”
- Demand Epstein Files Transparency and Survivor Justice — “Hi, I’m a constituent calling to demand full disclosure of the Epstein files, protection of survivor identities, and accountability for those involved. Please support the Epstein Files Transparency Act II and enforce transparency without protecting powerful individuals.”
- Protect Affordable Health Care and Restore ACA Subsidies — “Hi, I’m a constituent calling to demand affordable health care. Please restore enhanced ACA premium tax credits, protect Medicaid, and stop families from losing coverage because they cannot afford rising premiums.”
7. Who Are We Boycotting This Week?
- Boycott Amazon and Whole Foods — Skip Amazon orders and Whole Foods purchases. Demand that Amazon stop financing election deniers and supporting voter data systems that advocates say threaten voting rights.
- Boycott Target — Take your shopping elsewhere. Demand that Target publicly defend voting access, election workers, and the counting of every lawful ballot.
- Boycott JPMorgan Chase — Withhold new discretionary banking business. Demand a public commitment to protecting free elections, voting rights, and certified election results.
