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#1 White House Says Layoffs ‘Imminent’ With No End to Shutdown in Sight - Ana Faguyon for BBC, RSFLA60, Charles Ray, Senator Ted Cruz/SamRoseAuthor, Elizabeth, Karen, and Thomas Massie/LibertyFarmsUSA on X
Mass layoffs of US federal workers are "imminent" and could result in people permanently losing their jobs within days, the White House says, as a government shutdown continues for a second day. Lawmakers are trading blame over the shutdown - the first for almost seven years - under which thousands of workers have been put on unpaid leave. President Donald Trump has called on Republican allies to use it as an "opportunity" to make more lasting cuts...
#2 Hakeem Jeffries Called Trump’s Deepfake Post ‘Racist.’ Jd Vance Said It Was ‘Funny.’ - Myah Ward for Politico, CJ Pearson, AJ Huber, Wall Street Mav, Diaper Diplomacy, Eric Daugherty, and MAGADevilDog on X
Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday brushed off President Donald Trump’s posts of vulgar AI-generated videos of top Democratic leaders as “funny,” and an example of his boss “joking and having a good time.” After meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries this week, the president posted a video depicting the two Democrats speaking to reporters with fake audio of Schumer saying Democrats “have no voters anymore, because of our woke, trans bullshit” and that “if we give all these illegal aliens health care, we might be able to get them on our side so they can vote for us.”
#3 Democrats Deny Shutdown Is About Health Care for Illegal Aliens — Then One Admits the Truth - Carlos Garcia for Blaze Media, No Dhimmi, Chuck Schumer/What's written, dcwalker, Fedup-/Paul A. Szypula, Eric Daugherty, and Richard Grenell on X
Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, have constantly claimed that the government shutdown has nothing to do with health care provided to illegal aliens, but one finally admitted the truth. Republicans have used the accusations to hammer Democrats in the media, but Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California said during an interview that the issue was indeed part of the disagreement. "The amount of money that actually is going towards people that are undocumented is such a small portion of the Medicaid cuts or the Affordable Care Act, if at all," Khanna said in an interview on Fox News...
#4 Rogan Calls Out Media for Fussing Over Jimmy Kimmel as UK Govt Arrests People for Online Speech - Alexander Hall for Fox News, Vigilant Fox, Nolinquisitor, Jefferson Ross, Juliette Schwartz, National Womens Council/Eddie Hobbs 1215, and Wide Awake Media on X
Podcaster Joe Rogan criticized the American media for focusing on late-night host Jimmy Kimmel instead of what he called a dangerous erosion of free speech in the United Kingdom. Kimmel’s comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin led to his show being briefly suspended, sparking a wave of backlash as an example of censorship. Rogan argued that focusing on a single talk-show host was a distraction from what he described as the U.K. and Europe’s crackdown on speech. The British government has faced criticism for its proposed digital ID mandate, which detractors warn could be used for government control...
#5 Jane Fonda Revives Her Dad’s First Amendment Group, Enlisting Hundreds of Supporters - CBS News, Western Lensman/m young, God Bless USA (TRB), Meidas_Charise Lee/Dara McDermond, Janice Menges, and JBellamy1
Drawing upon her personal and political past, Jane Fonda has revived an activist group from the Cold War era that was backed by her father and fellow Oscar winner, Henry Fonda. Jane Fonda announced Wednesday that she had launched a 21st-century incarnation of the Committee for the First Amendment, originally formed in 1947 in response to congressional hearings probing screenwriters and directors — notably the so-called "Hollywood Ten" — and their alleged Communist ties. Signers of the new organization's mission statement include Florence Pugh, Sean Penn, Billie Eilish, Pedro Pascal, and hundreds of others...
#6 Trump Admin Scraps $8B for Climate Funding - Newsmax, Eric Daugherty, Fugitive Ceasar/Russ Vought, Badlands Media, and Wake Up NJ/Mary Metros
President Donald Trump's administration is canceling nearly $8 billion in climate-related funding targeting 16 U.S. states, including California and New York, White House budget director Russ Vought said on Wednesday. Details of the cancellations will come from the U.S. Energy Department, Vought added in his post on X. "Nearly $8 billion in Green New Scam funding to fuel the Left's climate agenda is being cancelled. The projects are in the following states: CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IL, MD, MA, MN, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OR, VT, WA"
#7 Donald's Campaign Hauls in Over $9.2 Million in Q3, Total Nears $32 Million - Michelle Vecerina for Florida's Voice, Bridget in FL, Byron War Room, Eric Daugherty/Melissa Newton, John Cardillo/Gary Fineout, and Bella on X
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds’ campaign for Florida governor announced Tuesday that it raised more than $9.2 million in the third quarter of 2025, bringing his total fundraising haul since launching his campaign to over $31.5 million. The record-setting haul firmly establishes Donalds, who has the endorsement of President Donald Trump, as the top fundraiser in the race to replace term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis. The campaign cited the latest financial report, along with recent endorsements and polling, as proof of its “unmatched momentum” in the Republican primary...
#8 CFO Blaise Ingoglia Discusses Local Government Wasteful Spending - WFLA News Channel 8, Blaise Ingoglia, News 6 WKMG, Chris Nelson, John Carroll, and Ft Lauderdale Young Republicans on X
Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that Broward County is excessively and wastefully spending over $189 million above the amount that would account for population growth and inflation in its General Fund Budget. CFO Ingoglia is calling upon Broward County to eliminate this wasteful spending and offer even more substantial property tax relief for its residents now...
#9 Madison Cawthorn Launches Comeback Bid — in Florida - Jacob Wendler for Politico, Madison Cawthorn, ALX, Alex Stone, anreads, Ida Mooney Wright, Gary Buckley, and DonnieHurt123 on X
Former Rep. Madison Cawthorn will run for Congress in southwest Florida next year, the 30-year-old Republican announced Wednesday. Cawthorn, who represented North Carolina’s 11th congressional district from 2021-2023, was defeated by Rep. Chuck Edwards in the 2022 GOP primary after a term plagued by a litany of high-profile scandals. He has been registered to vote in Florida since 2023, according to state voter rolls. Cawthorn also repeatedly maligned his Republican colleagues in Congress, alleging without evidence that some had invited him to cocaine-fueled sex parties. He was also the subject of a leaked video, sexual misconduct, and insider trading allegations, and repeatedly brought a handgun to an airport...
#10 Netflix Stock Slides Again. Elon Musk Is Still Slamming the Streamer - George Glover for Barron's, X Freeze, C3, Grant Cardone, Becky Weiss, Mario Nawfal/Elon Musk, Kevin Sorbo, and Lila Rose on X
stock was sliding again on Thursday, amid a conservative backlash centered on the creator of an animated TV show. Shares slid 0.8% to $1,162 ahead of the opening bell, having dropped 2.3% the previous session. Futures tracking the S&P 500 were 0.2% higher. Since Tuesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been sharing and responding to X posts calling for people to boycott the streaming service. “Same,” Musk wrote on X Tuesday, in response to a post where a user said they had canceled their Netflix subscription.And Now for Something Special 
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