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When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

New in PN: Trump's corruption of the DOJ goes much deeper than Gaetz

"The Gaetz nomination is a giant middle finger to anyone who believes in the rule of law. But Trump's nominees for other key DOJ roles are potentially even more dangerous for democracy." https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-doj-todd-blanche-emil-bove-gaetz

Trump's corruption of the DOJ goes much deeper than Gaetz

It's John Yoos all the way down.

Public Notice

And there should be no illusions that a just peace can be bought by showing weakness or trading some European positions or the status of some European country. It just doesn't work that way. Peace is a reward only for the strong. Therefore, there is no alternative to a strong Europe. And unity is important for strength"

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

"Since the July summit of the European Political Community in Britain, there has been a lot of talk about the need to give in to putin, retreat, make some "concessions". This is unacceptable for Ukraine and suicide for all of Europe. He said this during the plenary session of the summit of the European Political Community in Budapest"

-Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Dear journalists: Trump and his cult have been calling Democrats and liberals one vile slur after another, nonstop. Biden **may** have insulted the cultists in New York (but probably was referring to the "comedian").

Has it occurred to you that these are not equivalent situations? Why are you treating it that way?

The right-wing screams of agony are charades, pure and simple.

But so, I guess, is political journalism.

Your daily reminder that if the Biden administration had done anything resembling this -- Trump regime blocked aid to Puerto Rico after its disastrous hurricane -- it would have dominated the news for days or weeks.

As it is, one outlet cared.

Remember as well: This is how a new Trump regime will handle disasters: States that voted for Harris won't get help, period.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/new-probe-confirms-trump-officials-blocked-puerto-rico-receiving-hurri-rcna749

New probe confirms Trump officials blocked Puerto Rico from receiving hurricane aid

Findings from a new inspector general report show how Trump officials blocked hurricane aid for Puerto Rico and obstructed a probe looking into the withholdings.

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It's up to us:

In an Ohio town, a "retired gas industry executive, a shadowy 'grassroots' group and a controversial media company are spreading misinformation while turning residents against a proposed solar farm โ€” and each other.

The media company, a notorious "pink slime" operator, bought the local newspaper and turned it into a propaganda machine.

https://floodlightnews.org/fossil-fuel-interests-solar-ohio/

Superb reporting from a collaboration including ProPublica, Floodlight, and Tow Center for Digital Journalism.

Fossil fuel interests are working to kill Solar in one Ohio county. The hometown newspaper is helping.

A retired gas industry executive, a shadowy 'grassroots' group and a controversial media company are spreading misinformation while turning residents against a proposed solar farm โ€” and each other

Floodlight

The Financial Times (UK) lead headline:

"warnings by the #MI5 director-general of #russian #spies being on a "mission to generate mayhem" on #UK streets as Iran foments lethal plots at "an unprecedented pace and scale"

"In a previous era, Jack Smithโ€™s newly unsealed brief would generate Watergate-level coverage. These days, though, the new details about Trump's frantic efforts to steal the election had already rolled off the top of the NYT and Washington Post homepages by Thursday morning."

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/jack-smith-trump-immunity-brief-chutkan
Jack Smith's bombshell immunity brief

In a sane world it would be Watergate-level news.

Public Notice

The pure corruption here is something to behold -- a blatant ploy designed to take money from taxpayers and put it in Trump's pocket.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-bible-one-few-meet-152511088.html

Surely there will be a reward someday for this middleman...

'Trump Bible' one of few that meet Walters' criteria for Oklahoma classrooms

Bibles endorsed by former President Donald Trump cost $60 each online, with Trump receiving fees for his endorsement.

Yahoo News