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A BBC satirical comedy TV show called “That Was the Week That Was” had a two-year run on NBC during the 1960s. Hosted by David Frost, the program took a light-hearted look at the news events, but delivered some barbs at haughty and self-centered politicians. Writers at a resurrected TWTWTW would have a field day wrapping up recent news from the White House as Donald Trump just let it rip.
He began the week ridiculing the “No Kings” protest via a AI-generated video of a crowned King Donald in the cockpit of a jet flying over the protests and dumping excrement on the crowd. Real classy.
The president followed that up with Project Shakedown, a demand that the Justice Department reimburse him for expenses connected to the Russian election tampering investigation and Mar-a-Lago classified documents caper. Attention Pam Bondi and Kash Patel. The check is due.
In a bolt out of the blue, Trump took a wrecking ball to the East Wing of the White House after promising the building would not touch his $300M massive Billionaire Ballroom. It’s a wonder that Trump didn’t auction off some of the East Wing debris to the MAGA crowd.
Paving the way for more corrupt dealings, Trump then pardoned Changpeng Zhao, founder of the crypto exchange Binance, who confessed to money-laundering violations that allowed terrorists to move money on the platform. Binance has a business dealing with the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial.
Trump wrapped up the week by calling off trade talks with Canada in a snit over an ad that Ontario is running in the US. That ad features Republican icon Ronald Reagan inveighing against tariffs. Those aren’t words that the self-proclaimed “Mr Tariff Man” wants anybody to hear.
The president is now off to Asia, where he is scheduled to meet with China leader Xi Jingping. What could possibly go wrong? Stay tuned.
What a crowd! The Pentagon has unveiled its roster of right-wing media who signed Pete Hegseth’s pledge to be good boys and girls and not report anything that may embarrass the department.
Pillow guy Mike Lindell made the cut. LindellTV is part of the Pentagon’s “next generation press corps.”
Easton Martin, commentator for LindellTV, admitted in an Oct. 23 blog that the site is nothing more than a White House propaganda organ.
“While media outlets love to attack LindellTV for supporting President Trump and questioning election narratives, many of those same papers and networks are backed by millions in foreign dollars,” he wrote.
Pointing out that LindellTV isn’t funded by foreign interests, Martin wrote the outlet doesn’t pretend to be centrists as some large, publicly funded media outlets do.
Pete can count on LindellTV.
Bailing out Argentina?… How does Trump’s “America First” policy mesh with extending a $20B lifeline to Argentina. US cattle ranchers and farmers are infuriated with “Argentina First.”
Egomaniacal Trump must have expanded his rule to include the entire globe. He’s started by helping out countryies with names beginning with the letter “A.”
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antiqua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Austria and Azerbaijan are next in line for Donald’s attention.
The ADL plans a Mamdani Monitor to track down any whiff of antisemitism from the policies and appointments made by his administration. It should have given him a chance to live up to Election Night promise... Brendan Carr, Alden Global Capital, Alphabet, Meta and Elon Musk make Reporters Without Borders' roster of Press Freedom Predators.
Andrew Cuomo's political career is not dead yet... Steve Bannon says Republicans should learn from Zohran Mamdani and his Working Families Party and Democratic Socialists of America, instead of mocking them... Internet advertising model is on the way out, says Tim Berners-Lee... Gannet rebrands as USA Today Inc. What about its other 200 papers?
Thomas Jefferson warned about the dangers of an imperial president who would deny an election loss in a bid to cling to power. Sound familiar?... Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says reporters don't need his permisson to take a photo of the Pentagon's 9/11 memorial, as long as they are not on the job... Kirkland and Ellison lawyers need some negotiating tips. 
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Trump-connected Ballard Partners, Continental Strategy and Checkmate Government Relations shine in federal lobbying rankings... More Americans view Trump as a "dangerous dictator" than a "strong leader."... Rep. Gregory Meeks wants to give Marco Rubio a chance to refute his outrageous claim that nobody has died due to the dismantling of the Agency of International Development... Three cheers for Robert Dechert who saves his Dallas Morning News from the clutches of Alden Global Capital. 
