Red flags, patriotic cowboys, and a truth setting Trump wants turned off
Politics Is Absurd
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October 1, 2026
I DON’T SEE ANY RED FLAGS.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr sees no red flags in government-funded Trump ads. The portrait behind him makes the independence question harder to miss.
DUDE, I’VE GOT IT MADE…
Hegseth wants patriotic cowboys with testosterone to lead the troops. One bespectacled junior officer discovers that being named John Wayne may finally be a career advantage.
AFTER YOU VOTE.
Trump points to a $54 billion Alaska LNG project as proof affordability is solved. A voter holding a grocery receipt asks when the relief arrives.
YES. THAT’S THE PART WE’RE CONCERNED ABOUT.
A federal judge says she was speaking about judicial independence. Todd Blanche identifies precisely the part the Justice Department finds troubling.
THEN HOW DO WE TURN IT OFF?
America.gov tells Trump who won the 2020 election. He immediately wants to know how to disable the truth setting.
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