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demmiblue's JournalSean Duffy on Fox & Friends this morning announced that he spent parts of *7 MONTHS* on a roadtrip.
oh my god -- Sean Duffy on Fox & Friends this morning announced that he spent parts of *7 MONTHS* (more than half a year!) on a roadtrip with his family to celebrate America's 250th anniversary
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-08T16:02:08.327Z
Pete Buttigieg took a brief leave when his son was in the ICU and Republicans still attack him for it to this day. But Duffy goes on an extended vacation to shoot a reality show while there are all sorts of pressing problems with air travel and Fox News thinks it's awesome. Beyond parody.
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-08T16:15:40.595Z
O.M.G., a fucking reality show.
Real post (State Department):
Real post.
— Olga Nesterova (@onestpress.onestnetwork.com) 2026-05-09T11:19:19.191Z
There’s more.
— Olga Nesterova (@onestpress.onestnetwork.com) 2026-05-09T11:30:50.873Z
— Comfortably Numb (@numb.comfortab.ly) 2026-05-09T11:44:05.004Z
Welcome back to Canada, President Obama.
Thank you for joining us in Toronto for important conversations on how we can build a better and more just future — and empower more people to build with us.
Welcome back to Canada, President Obama.
— Mark Carney (@mark-carney.bsky.social) 2026-05-09T01:02:15.006Z
Thank you for joining us in Toronto for important conversations on how we can build a better and more just future — and empower more people to build with us.
:sigh:
Trump's plan to paint the Eisenhower office building could cost at least $7.5M, the White House says
Ryan Erb, the construction operations and facilities manager in the White House Office of Administration, which is spearheading the proposal, discussed details with members of the National Capital Planning Commission as the federal agency opened its review process.
The commission did not approve the project on Thursday, instead directing the White House to provide the agency with additional information at a future date.
The proposed painting of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building is one piece of a broader plan the Republican president has said will make Washington more beautiful.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-eisenhower-building-paint-planning-commission-5e6e920004648c3e08a2beff5b3bdd79
Here’s Trump’s next project: putting a coat of white paint on the exterior of a 19th-century historic landmark next to the White House at a cost of at least .5 million to taxpayers. He claims it’ll “blend in better†with the White House.
— Hoodlum 🇺🇸 (@nothoodlum.bsky.social) 2026-05-08T21:16:27.163Z
apnews.com/article/trum...
Kash Patel ordered polygraphs of more than two dozen members of his team, sources tell MS NOW
Source: MS Now
FBI director Kash Patel has ordered the polygraphing of more than two dozen former and current members of his security detail and other staff and has been described as in panic mode to save his job and find leakers among his team, according to two people briefed on the development.
Patel has walled himself off from some senior bureau leaders this week in the wake of multiple media reports that raised red flags about his leadership, according to three people familiar with his recent actions. Two of the people told MS NOW that the director ordered the polygraphing this week of the former and current security detail members, as well as several information technology staff.
The director also has avoided meeting this week with some key operational leaders of the bureau, the people said, raising concern inside the FBI about Patel’s ability to stay abreast of pressing threats and investigations in order to make the best decisions.
FBI spokesman Ben Williamson declined to comment on whether Patel has ordered polygraphs. He disputed claims that the director was walled off from his senior staff, saying Patel has regularly met with operational leaders including his two deputy directors, assistant directors and an intelligence briefing team.
Read more: https://www.ms.now/news/kash-patel-ordered-polygraphs-of-more-than-two-dozen-members-of-his-team-sources-tell-ms-now
The mood on the ground in Tennessee today:
The mood on the ground in Tennessee today.
— Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) 2026-05-07T18:02:04.613Z
"This is an administration all about lowering energy prices, and an incredibly successful record in doing that"
Energy Secretary Chris Wright over a Fox News graphic showing the national average gas price at .55: "This is an administration all about lowering energy prices, and an incredibly successful record in doing that"
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-07T14:40:32.355Z
Undeterred by polls and courts, Trump honors ballroom donors at White House
Source: WaPo
The White House hosted a reception Wednesday night for the organization that manages donations to President Donald Trump’s ballroom, highlighting the president’s unceasing drive for a legally embattled project that polls show is broadly unpopular.
Amid a war with Iran, surging gas prices and backlash to his immigration policies, Trump dedicates extensive time to the ballroom. He made calls for a new ballroom a key focus of his remarks following the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner last month, arguing that it was needed for security.
A division president from Clark Construction, one of the largest construction firms in the region, now works most days out of a trailer on the White House grounds as a high-stakes site manager. Some evenings the president calls him into the Oval Office to go over details for more than an hour at a time, he recounted to an associate.
Out of hundreds of lawsuits and appeals involving the administration, the challenge to the ballroom is the only one where the president has personally dictated multiple legal filings.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/07/trump-ballroom-white-house-event/
Possible Epstein Suicide Note Is Released
Source: NYT
A federal judge has released a suicide note purportedly written by Jeffrey Epstein that was sealed for years as part of the criminal case of his cellmate.
“They investigated me for months — FOUND NOTHING!!!” the note begins, adding that the result were charges going back many years.
“It is a treat to be able to choose one’s time to say goodbye,” the note continued.
“Watcha want me to do — Bust out cryin!!” the note reads.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/nyregion/epstein-suicide-note.html
🚨🚨 Epstein's apparent suicide note, unsealed today at the request of @nytimes.com.
— David Enrich (@davidenrich.bsky.social) 2026-05-06T22:32:18.717Z
"They investigated me for months. Found NOTHING!!
It is a treat to be able to choose one's time to say goodbye.
Watcha want me to do- Bust out cryin!!
NO FUN--NOT WORTH IT!!" www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/n...
THE FBI DIRECTOR'S UNUSUAL CALLING CARD: "Ka$h Patel" bourbon is his newest innovation.
But then came Kash Patel.
President Trump’s FBI director has a great deal of affection for swag. Merchandise for sale on a website he co-founded—still operating, nearly 15 months into his term—includes beanies ($35), T-shirts ($35), orange camo hoodies ($65), trucker caps ($25), “government gangsters” playing cards (on sale for $10), and a Fight With Kash Punisher scarf ($25).
One thing not for sale is liquor, because liquor is something Patel gives away for free.
Last month, I reported that FBI personnel were alarmed by what they said was erratic behavior and excessive drinking by Patel. (The FBI director has denied the allegations and filed a defamation suit against The Atlantic and me.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/05/kash-patel-fbi-bourbon/687066/?gift=1ga2TvL-DbuHDQIcYF7oR6U3vBnplzdXpR-IfLYjHio&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
"Patel has distributed his self-branded bottles while on official business, including during at least one FBI event. He and his team have transported the whiskey using a DOJ plane, including when he went to Milan during the Olympics in February."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) 2026-05-06T20:50:09.938Z
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