Good Monday morning.
Here is what’s on President Trump’s agenda today:
8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time
11:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting
11:45 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting
12:30 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting
1:30 PM THE PRESIDENT meets with the U.S. Ambassador to the French Republic and the Principality of Monaco
6:00 PM THE PRESIDENT delivers Remarks in Corinth, Mississippi
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Two minutes of hate:
On Sunday, a three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held an emergency hearing on the Trump administration’s request to require California election officials to segregate approximately 20,000 mail ballots associated with registered voters the Justice Department suspects are noncitizens. According to Fox News, during the nearly two-hour hearing the judges questioned the federal government’s legal arguments and whether the appellate court has jurisdiction to intervene before the district court rules. Judge Mark Bennett, a Trump appointee, questioned whether the requested injunction would conflict with the Constitution’s Elections Clause and California’s established election procedures. Judge Gabriel Sanchez, a Biden appointee, questioned the timing of the appeal, while Judge Patrick Bumatay, another Trump appointee, focused more heavily on the government’s concerns about potentially ineligible voters.
The DOJ filed suit against California on October 16, demanding citizenship verification of 20,000 ballots within 48 hours. Los Angeles election officials responded to the suit with a damaging admission: they have no way to verify citizen status at all.
Requiring voters to prove they are eligible to vote is very popular with Americans. When half the country is experiencing a mass political and cultural psychosis, it’s unusual to find an issue with so much support.
(fielded September 26–28, 2026, published October 5) found:
- 82 percent support requiring a valid photo ID to vote (95 percent Republicans, 73 percent Democrats, 78 percent independents)
- 79 percent support requiring proof of citizenship to vote
- 72 percent support “tightening voter ID requirements for the 2026 Congressional midterm elections.”
The House and the Senate could pass a law requiring proof of citizenship to vote with almost no electoral consequences, according to the latest poll. I should add that the polling is very consistent on this, Harvard-Harris is not an outlier. But they don’t. You have to wonder, cui bono?
The panel indicated that it would attempt to issue a ruling quickly. I am not optimistic.
Speaking about elections, here is something that appears very suspicious. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented fourth presidential term Sunday, defeating conservative Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro in a closely contested runoff election. With all votes counted, Brazil’s electoral court reported that Lula received approximately 51.8 percent of the vote, compared with Bolsonaro’s 48.2 percent, a margin of nearly 4.4 million votes.
Curiously, Bolsonaro beat Lula in the initial election with 47.12 percent to Lula’s 45 percent. The election requires the president reach a 50 percent threshold so the top two candidates moved to a run off. At the last minute, there was an unusual intervention by Supreme Court Justice Cristiano Zanin, who ordered voting extended by two hours after complaints about transportation problems prevented some voters from reaching polling stations. Sound familiar?
Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and an ally of President Donald Trump, refused to concede and called for the results to be annulled.
News roundup:
Cornell student named in Jane Doe’s civil suit seeks to be dropped from case
DOJ sues to delay Alaska election results if GOP incumbent loses
California taxpayers pay $500M for wildlife crossings
Knife-wielding man arrested after clashing with crew member on NYC film set of ‘Miami Vice ‘85’: police
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11 people, including 6 kids, shot in bloody altercation at Florida A&M University homecoming party
Jane Fonda’s PAC spends millions to boost socialists ahead of midterms
Low testosterone crisis in American men could lead to security threats, Trump admin warns
Gen Z Is Broke and Fed Up With Politics
Even The Most Popular Baby Names List Is Showing Islam’s Rise In America
Suspected Arsonist Burns Down Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest
Appeals court to hear arguments in Trump admin’s voting suit against California
Mexican Terrorist Cartel Kidnapped 100 Farmers in Land Grab
Reckless visitors are destroying Yellowstone’s iconic thermal pools with trash
Giant robotic claws will grab dead satellites in space
Musk says Ukraine military ‘violated Starlink terms of service,’ leading to speed limits
Venezuelan opposition leader Machado returns to Venezuela
Trump critic Lula wins reelection in Brazil, securing fourth presidential term
Student movement topples Serbia’s longtime ruling party
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Threatens to Leave California if Wealth Tax Passes
Mysterious Triangular Object with Advanced Flying Capability Revealed in Latest Tranche of UAP Files
Emails cast doubt on Jack Smith testimony he ‘followed rules’ to protect attorney-client privilege
Soccer team, security scrutinized after podcaster, group removed over XX-XY t-shirts
Violence remains big problem in Los Angeles schools
Venezuelan opposition leader Machado returns to Venezuela
Trump says Obama ‘paid off Iran’ and ‘gave them a road to a nuclear weapon’
Florida man convicted of stealing over $760k worth of Tiffany’s jewelry he swallowed
Reckless visitors are destroying Yellowstone’s iconic thermal pools with trash
Maniac who stabbed rabbi with syringe in NYC claims mistaken ID, as prosecutors say she spared Muslim from similar fate
Deleting Evidence? Ilhan Omar Scrubs Post That Links Marriage To Her Immediate Family
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Democrat Hurt In Car Crash, Postpones Campaign Events Week Before Midterms
El-Sayed’s Sister Wrote That FBI Raided Their Mother’s Home
And that’s all I’ve got, now go beat back the angry mob!
