12 killed. 309 injured. Including an American death. All while Trump claims the war is "over" and demands a Nobel Peace Prize.
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🚨 THIS AGED HORRIBLY: Pete Hegseth attacked reports of additional American deaths in Trump's Iran war. Now the Pentagon has raised the official death toll to 21. Ben Meiselas zeroes in on Hegseth's choice of words: “They claim we're not in a war.”
Ben Meiselas: And here's a compilation of Trump saying many times that if any country bought oil from Russia, he would go after them...
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Robert Garcia tells MeidasTouch that he and Jamie Raskin are already planning their first investigations and hearings if Democrats take control of the House. He revealed four major targets of their planned investigations, and hinted at how quickly things could move:
Trump’s Mohamed Al Fayed Remarks Renew Scrutiny of Epstein Files
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Ben Meiselas: Donald Trump promised he would end the war in 24 hours after the election in 2024. Of course, he didn't do that. So now he's blaming Zelenskyy for all of his own failures.
Trump just handed Putin a lifeline weeks before the midterms. Energy analysts say his Russian diesel deal won’t meaningfully lower prices. And a tanker that left Russia weeks before the announcement raises an even bigger question: How long was this in the works?
Trump Reopens U.S. Market to Putin’s Diesel — Consumers Get Little Relief
Days after the White House invoked an emergency to ease diesel costs, Trump promised Russia new fuel sales as analysts warned the arrangement is unlikely to move prices.
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Speaker Johnson, who said he’d take a blow torch to your healthcare is saying if Republicans lose the House he will leave and start a lawn business. Next week I’m going to donate a wheelbarrow to him, so his staff can wheel him out of DC.
🚨 BREAKING: The Pentagon has raised the official death toll of U.S. troops during the war with Iran to 21, with 865 wounded, weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called reporting that the military had undercounted deaths “a complete lie.”
Trump thanked Putin for a few hours’ worth of diesel, then told Ukraine it’s “time to get a new president.” Hours after Russia killed 12 people in Zaporizhzhia, including 3 children. Today’s update:
Saturday Updates: Trump Just Lashed Out at Zelenskyy After Thanking Putin – 10/10/26
Important updates. Paywall-free.
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MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 3d agoWow. We can’t believe this 🥹. Barnes & Noble just put WTF America?! on their Most Anticipated Nonfiction list. We wrote this for this community, and you're the reason it's having this moment before it's even out. Thank you, truly. If you haven't preordered, the link's here 👉 bit.ly/wtf-america-...
"Targeting those who bankroll the Russian war machine through oil purchases will crush Putin's ability to fund his war." — Senate GOP, July 28 Ten weeks later, Trump is making oil deals with Putin. A brief history of Republicans being against this, until they weren't 👇
Trump just had a massive meltdown over losing the Nobel Peace Prize to South African anti-apartheid jurist Navi Pillay. Trump attacked Pillay, admitted he knows nothing about her, claimed he deserves EIGHT Nobel Peace Prizes, took credit for preventing wars around the world,… 1/
🚨 THEY’VE SEEN ENOUGH: Trump rallygoers in Syracuse start leaving early while he’s still speaking
Gov. Spanberger on Trump's executive order on dyed diesel: “Who pays that deferred tax and when? Is it the farmer? Is it the vendor?” “If the president and his supporters in Congress actually wanted to meaningfully impact the cost of diesel, they would end the Iran war.”
I just received the first prints of WTF America, and my official unboxing assistant, and full-time princess, just gave it two very enthusiastic thumbs up. We dedicated the book to you, the Meidas Mighty, and all you’ve done to save democracy. bit.ly/wtfamericaso... – Ben
Sherrod Brown tells Scott MacFarlane about an Ohio farmer whose fertilizer costs jumped $100,000, wiping out his profit and threatening a fifth-generation family farm. “People feel betrayed.” Brown blasts Sen. Jon Husted for staying silent on tariffs, war, and soaring prices.
Trump announced a diesel deal with Putin as Zelenskyy’s team met with Witkoff and Kushner in Miami. Ben explains why the deal won’t meaningfully lower prices, but could signal protection for Russian refineries as Trump pressures Ukraine to surrender territory.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA): "At this point in time in 2022, a little over 200,000 Virginians had voted. At this point in time in 2026, approximately 450,000 Virginians have voted early."
🚨 ANALYSIS: Trump eased sanctions on Russian diesel weeks before the midterms, despite analysts doubting the deal will meaningfully lower prices. Zelenskyy accuses Trump of using Ukraine’s peace talks as a “smokescreen” for his Putin deal. The full story is worse than you think.
BREAKING: The Truth About Trump’s Oil Deal With Putin
Trump eases sanctions on Russian diesel as energy analysts question the deal and Zelenskyy accuses him of betraying Ukraine.
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NEW: In an unearthed video, Trump and Mike Johnson-endorsed GOP congressional candidate Brandon Herrera joked that his gun shop was the “perfect spot” to kidnap and kill someone
Brandon Herrera Said His Shop Would Be the “Perfect Spot” to Kidnap and Kill Someone
The GOP candidate make the remark during a 2019 “Drunk Q&A” YouTube episode.
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Trump’s deal to buy Russian diesel from Putin just weeks before the midterms funnels money directly into Russia’s war machine. Trump is now facing calls for Congress to block the deal and impeach him. Meanwhile, energy analysts say it’s unlikely to even make a dent in fuel prices.
Trump Announces Russian Diesel Deal Ahead of Midterms
Trump campaigned against foreign oil.
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This is completely outrageous and disgusting. This must immediately be blocked by Congress and Trump should be impeached for this. The US is now funding Putin’s war machine as he murders civilians including children. We are lost as a country.
And here we are, with Trump and Putin colluding to tamper with another American election again.
As we theorized on the MeidasTouch Podcast: "I'm pretty sure Trump is so dumb with a 'b' that he believes Los Angeles and San Diego are, like, the closest cities to Iran—and they're not. New York and D.C. are far closer than Los Angeles." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump: "They would've probably hit places like San Diego, Los Angeles, first. Because the route for a missile is much more convenient."
NEWS: Eight major U.S. allies—including Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan—have issued a joint rebuke of the Trump regime’s sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court. They vow “unwavering support” for the ICC’s independence.
I requested it from my library, and you should too!
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 3d agoWow. We can’t believe this 🥹. Barnes & Noble just put WTF America?! on their Most Anticipated Nonfiction list. We wrote this for this community, and you're the reason it's having this moment before it's even out. Thank you, truly. If you haven't preordered, the link's here 👉 bit.ly/wtf-america-...
I’ll order this. You should too. Support independent journalism. They called out Project 2025 early. Wish more people had listened.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 3d agoWow. We can’t believe this 🥹. Barnes & Noble just put WTF America?! on their Most Anticipated Nonfiction list. We wrote this for this community, and you're the reason it's having this moment before it's even out. Thank you, truly. If you haven't preordered, the link's here 👉 bit.ly/wtf-america-...
Not happening, Donald! Just days after claiming it would be a “great discredit” if he didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize, the prize went to South African anti-apartheid lawyer and human rights judge Navi Pillay.
Trump Denied Nobel Peace Prize Yet Again; Winner is South African Anti-Apartheid Judge Navanethem “Navi” Pillay
Pillay was honored for her courage in defending international law and justice as a pioneering South African judge
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