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For much of the Donald Trump era, no low has been too low for what passes as political rhetoric. But voters’ tolerance for such political cruelty might finally be reaching its limit.
My take for @opinion on the Vivek Ramaswamy drama in my native Ohio.
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“'It’s not often you come across S-1s that say: Oh, we all might die. Tough luck. You should still buy the stock. Here’s why,' said Hardika Singh, an economic strategist at Fundstrat Global Advisors."
Somehow, in 2026, this makes perfect sense.
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Erika D. Smith retweeted
Elon Musk has spent more money on American elections in the last two years than George Soros has in his entire life.
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The Ramaswamy ad has pushed the largest newspaper in Ohio, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, to reverse its position on endorsements.
"A candidate who uses childhood sexual abuse as a weapon against the person who endured it has crossed a line that Ohioans should defend, whatever their party. We are better than this. We have a responsibility to show it. Today we endorse Democrat Amy Acton for governor." cleveland.com/open/2026/10/w…
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This US attorney is way outside his lane. The Constitution gives states the power to control elections. If he has evidence that a state is violating federal law, he can challenge it in court. Ethics laws forbid this kind of extra-judicial smear about a party in pending litigation.
Hey Fraud King 👑
We’re not waiting for them to vote. You’re not allowed to have any noncitizens on your voter rolls. “Period. Full stop.”
It doesn’t matter if some haven’t voted in a prior election.
Stop playing games. Work with us to quickly verify the names we provided and prevent noncitizens from diluting the votes of American citizens.
If you’re so convinced we’re wrong, prove it. We can clear this up in days and give everyone confidence in the upcoming election.
What are you afraid of?
As I wrote earlier…
Donald Trump has cast California in a starring role in his latest voter-fraud drama, and the raids and arrests make for attention-grabbing theater. Don’t mistake the spectacle for reality, @Erika_D_Smith writes (via @opinion) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
“It seems to me that you want us to issue an injunction that is entirely inconsistent with the law that the California Legislature has adopted pursuant to the Elections Clause,” Bennett told Justice Department attorney Matthew Donnelly. “How can we do that?”
A US appeals court panel in San Francisco expressed skepticism about a Justice Department effort to force California to segregate 20,000 mail-in ballots of people who the Trump administration claims are likely non-citizens registered to vote in the state. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Oooh and look at that moon! There's a FACE there! What is that about? Space aliens must have put that there!
To the unschooled, everything looks like a plot.
The holes have been there for years. Here's why, from @kcranews . facebook.com/watch/?v=139944…
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New: Sources from three countries confirm that the Trump Administration has advocated Viktor Orbán for UN Secretary-General.
The US has encouraged Orbán to enter the race, even bringing him the initial idea of a joint U.S.-Russia-China candidacy.
WSJ:
wsj.com/opinion/viktor-orban…
The Cleveland Browns becoming a team that can reliably put together winning 4th quarter drives was NOT on my 2026 bingo card. But I’ll take it! #CLEvsTEN
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NEW on @zeteo_news—
Venues are *pulling out* of hosting Vivek Ramaswamy for his final bus tour across Ohio.
“We’re getting calls that people don’t want him there,” a top Ohio Republican says. “It’s that damn ad.”
From @andrewperezdc & Swin Suebsaeng:zeteo.com/p/venues-start-can…
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Got our final poll of the cycle back @TheArgumentMag.
I've just never seen the bottom fall out *this badly* for a party before. There is nothing — and I mean *nothing* — good for Republicans in this one. It might well be our ugliest one yet for them.
As spin goes, this is pathetic.
“Ramaswamy’s running mate, State Senator Rob McColley, said the campaign did not believe Dr. Acton was lying about her childhood abuse. ‘Oh no, that is horrible. We are accusing her of lying in her adult career.’”
nytimes.com/2026/10/24/us/po…
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Border czar Tom Homan visited in Puerto Rico this week to meet with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials amid reports of intensifying immigration raids in the U.S. territory, according to a summary of his trip posted on social media. wapo.st/3VQiUz8
And here I thought mail-in ballots were “rigged” in California…
We live in the dumbest timeline.
🚨 CALIFORNIA!
Early Voting, in-person, is UNDERWAY NOW in the Great State of California. If you have a mail-in ballot, return it immediately and, if not, GO VOTE at the Polls RIGHT NOW, and get everyone you know to VOTE FOR THE REPUBLICAN IN EVERY RACE, UP AND DOWN THE BALLOT!
Whether you VOTE early, absentee, by mail, or in-person, Republicans must SWAMP the Radical Left Dumocrats with massive turnout! In California, you can cast your early Vote, in-person, all the way through November 2nd. SO IMPORTANT — PLEASE GET OUT AND VOTE. MAGA!
President DONALD J. TRUMP
Find your Voting Location here: swampthevoteusa.com/californ…
This is seriously so vapid…
Joe Mitchell: "Thank God you're building the ballroom. Thank God you're getting rid of those awful bike lanes. We don't ride bicycles in Iowa."
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Iowa has extensive cycling infrastructure including bike lanes and trails, plus RAGBRAI, the world's largest multi-day bicycle tour which has crossed the state annually since 1973 with thousands of riders.
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Erika D. Smith retweeted
Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine on Vivek Ramaswamy's attack ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged and abusive mother:
“The ad, on its face is, deeply, deeply troubling. But when you know the rest of the story, when you know the backstory, when you know that the husband of the mom was indicted by a grand jury after hearing testimony, and then he took off along with the mother. When you know that, it just... makes it more serious. It makes it just more wrong. So it's wrong to run this... I would just urge the Ramaswamy campaign to take this down."
