“Trump Media & Technology Group stock has been on a downward trend for weeks, hitting new low after new low for much of August,” Quartz reports.
“As the markets opened after Labor Day weekend, Trump Media sunk even further.”
Employees Say Mark Robinson Was a Porn Shop Regular
Former employees of a windowless, 24-hour video-pornography store told The Assembly that North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) — who is now the Republican gubernatorial nominee — was a frequent customer in the 1990s and early 2000s.
One said that Robinson came in as often as five nights a week to watch porn videos in a private booth. In addition, he said Robinson purchased “hundreds” of bootleg porn videos that were sold on the side.
Pat Toomey Won’t Vote for Trump
Former Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) told CNBC that he would not vote for Donald Trump or Kamala Harris in the presidential election.
Trump Aides Evacuated Offices After Prank
New York Times: “Last week, the Trump campaign and Republican National Committee offices in West Palm Beach, Fla., were abuzz with talk of listening devices and espionage, possibly by a foreign government. The police were called and the offices were closed for a forensic search.”
“The reality was more Charlie Chaplin than John le Carré.”
“A plastic prank device that can be purchased on Amazon for $13.97 was the cause of the problem.”
Democrats Go After ‘Useful Idiot’ Jill Stein
“After ten months of almost completely ignoring Jill Stein’s impossibly long-shot presidential bill, the Democratic party is now actively trying to bury her,” The Bulwark reports.
“On Monday, the DNC labeled the Green party presidential nominee a ‘useful idiot for Russia,’ citing Stein’s upcoming event in Tampa in which she’s expected to lend her support to three members of a black leftist group federally charged for allegedly acting as malign foreign agents of Vladimir Putin’s government.”
“It is the first time that the party has name-checked Stein since she launched her White House bid in November 2023—part of an effort to disqualify her in hopes of limiting the votes third party candidates siphon away from Kamala Harris.”
Trump Holds Edge in North Carolina
A new ECU poll in North Carolina finds Donald Trump just ahead of Kamala Harris in a multi-candidate field, 48% to 47%.
Vance Said ‘Childless Elites’ Make U.S. Dangerous
Media Matters has unearthed another video in which Sen. J.D. Vance ranted that the country has become a “dangerous place to live” because of childless elites.
Said Vance: “And it’s not just they don’t have kids — of course a lot of people don’t have kids for different reasons — it’s that they’re proud of the fact they don’t have kids… They look down on people who invest their time and their future in their children.”
He concluded: “That is a dangerous place to live as a country.”
Judge Rules Trump Can’t Use Song at Rallies
“A federal judge has ruled former President Donald Trump and his campaign must pause on using the song ‘Hold On, I’m Coming,'” CNN reports.
“The decision came after the estate of the late R&B artist and songwriter Isaac Hayes sought an emergency injunction to stop the Trump campaign from using the song at campaign events, alleging the campaign does not have approval.”
McCain’s Son Decries Trump’s Campaign Event at Arlington
“When former President Donald Trump held a campaign event at Arlington National Cemetery last week, 1st Lt. Jimmy McCain says he viewed it as a ‘violation,'” CNN reports.
“The youngest son of the late Sen. John McCain had already been moving away from the Republican Party — just weeks ago, he changed his voter registration to Democrat and plans to vote for Kamala Harris in November.”
“But he is speaking out now for the first time about Trump because of the former president’s conduct at the hallowed ground where several generations of McCain’s family, including his grandfather and great grandfather, are buried.”
Ex-Aide to Kathy Hochul Charged with Being Chinese Agent
“A former deputy chief of staff to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was charged Tuesday with acting as an undisclosed agent of the Chinese government, federal prosecutors revealed in a sprawling indictment,” the AP reports.
More Men in Red States Defend Abortion Rights
Washington Post: “Two years after the Supreme Court toppled federal protections for the procedure, growing numbers of men in red states are speaking out in defense of reproductive rights because of the harrowing experiences they’ve seen wives or partners go through when pregnancies went tragically awry, endangering their health or ability to bear children.”
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“Reproductive rights activists hope to build on an unbroken string of successes at the ballot box in the two years since the Supreme Court’s conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade.”
Harris Is Still Trying to Rebuild Biden’s Coalition
“The Democratic coalition that elected President Biden in 2020 was fractured and weakened by the time he ended his campaign for re-election. In the six weeks since, Kamala Harris has gone a long way toward repairing the damage,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“But recent Wall Street Journal polling shows the vice president has more work to do to overcome the gains former President Donald Trump has made among Black, Latino and young voters—groups that traditionally back Democrats. Any erosion in the Democratic coalition could decide the election, given that Biden’s support was barely strong enough to win in 2020. The president’s Electoral College victory rested on tiny margins of about 44,000 votes across three states.”
Harris to Release New Economic Policy Plans
“Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to unveil new proposals meant to boost small businesses and entrepreneurs ahead of a campaign speech Wednesday in New Hampshire,” the Washington Post reports.
“With days until her first debate with former president Donald Trump, Harris is aiming to draw a contrast with the GOP nominee’s calls for a lower corporate tax rate, the people said. Advisers to the campaign have also discussed including plans to bolster the safety net, such as through child-care or paid leave expansions, alongside tax proposals, although it is unclear whether those or other policies will be in Wednesday’s announcement.”
Man Pardoned by Trump Strangled His Wife
A convicted murderer who was pardoned by Donald Trump strangled his wife after his release, Popular Information reports.
Trump’s commutation of Jamie Davidson’s life sentence was controversial at the time because of the severity of Davidson’s offense and the atypical process that led to his release.
Democrats Ask Trump If He Illegally Took $10 Million
“Democratic leaders on the House Oversight Committee released a letter Tuesday asking former president Donald Trump if he ever illegally received money from the government of Egypt, and whether money from Cairo played a role in a $10 million infusion into his 2016 run for president,” the Washington Post reports.
“Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the ranking Democrat on the committee, and Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the top Democrat on its subcommittee for national security, the border and foreign affairs, wrote to Trump that they were making the request as a result of a Washington Post article published last month. The article revealed details of a secret Justice Department investigation during Trump’s presidency into whether he took an illegal campaign contribution from Egypt.”
Former Top Aide to New York Governor Arrested
“FBI agents early Tuesday arrested a former deputy chief of staff to Gov. Kathy Hochul and her husband at their home on a cul-de-sac on Long Island’s North Shore,” the New York Times reports.
“Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn are expected to ask a judge to unseal an indictment against the aide, Linda Sun, 40, and her husband, Chris Hu, 41, later in the day.”
Kushner Defends Taking $2 Billion Investment from Saudis
Jared Kushner “defended his business dealings after leaving government with the Saudi crown prince who was implicated in the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi,” CBS News reports.
“After Kushner left the White House, he started a private equity firm that received a reported $2 billion investment from the sovereign wealth fund controlled by Prince Mohammed, drawing scrutiny from Democrats.”
Said Kushner: “I know the person who I dealt with. I think he’s a visionary leader. I think what he’s done in that region is transformational.”
Of Khashoggi’s death, he added: “I understand why people, you know, are upset about that. I think that what happened there was absolutely horrific. But again, our job was to represent America, and to try to push forward things in America.”
