Trump’s ceasefire defense: because he said so
A reporter challenges Trump’s claim that Russia and Ukraine agreed to an energy ceasefire. His answer is that they agreed because he said they agreed, even as the question points out that neither side has confirmed the deal. We call out the absurdity of treating a presidential declaration as proof that a war’s participants have accepted it.
Federal agents search Ilhan Omar’s home
Homeland Security investigators searched Representative Ilhan Omar’s Washington-area home under a court-authorized warrant, according to the Justice Department. Our reel focuses on the timing—three weeks before the election—and her decades in the United States, including her citizenship and years in Congress. We find that escalation against a frequent Trump target deeply alarming.
Reuters: the search of Omar’s home
Ukraine hits Russia’s digital infrastructure
Ukraine’s strikes on Yandex data centers disrupted services across Russia, opening another pressure point in the war. Our reel argues that this is a strategic answer to Trump’s embrace of a Russian energy deal, and considers what the outages could mean for online propaganda networks. The larger point we make is that Ukraine still has ways to impose costs on Russia beyond its oil infrastructure.
Euronews: Yandex data-center outages
Trump describes examining Senator Husted’s body
At his Youngstown rally, Trump turned his praise of Senator Jon Husted’s athletic background into a description of examining the senator’s body. The clip includes Trump’s own words, followed by our reaction to the strange detour. Listen to the exchange and judge the remarks for yourself.
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Very disturbing—remarks by the man in the Oval Office. Certainly not presidential….
Long overdue time to remove Trump.