Iota..

 

Former MSNBC senior political analyst Matthew Dowd had a few choice words for his ex-colleagues now.

“Not one person has said anything about me,” Dowd said during an appearance on Katie Couric’s podcast on Friday. “They’ve all gone out of their way to say, isn’t this horrible what happened to Jimmy Kimmel? Including Morning Joe [Scarborough] and Mika [Brzezinski], who went after me after the show, basically saying they were glad I was terminated.”

He continued, calling out his former MSNBC team for what he believes to be their seemingly selective outrage. “Today, they’re talking about how awful it is for our country that somebody like Jimmy Kimmel can’t say what he said and he is indefinitely suspended and not an iota about what their employer just did to another employee,” Dowd explained.  Just a thought.

Decline..

 
Jeff Zients, former President Joe Biden’s chief of staff during the second half of his White House tenure, admitted to Biden’s decline during a closed-doors meeting with the House Oversight Committee on Thursday.

He also revealed that Hunter Biden — the former president’s son who was convicted on tax and gun charges, but was absolved of responsibility for his crimes when his father pardoned him in December of last year — participated in the administration’s pardon process despite his lack of a formal position within it.

On in the final day of his presidency, Biden also handed out blanket pardons to other family members, including his brother James, his sister Valerie, his brother Francis, and their spouses.

Comment:

The Media talked too much about Protecting Democracy ....

Fitness..

 

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro told ESPN host Stephen A. Smith that former Vice President Kamala Harris is "going to have to answer" for why she never raised any concerns to the public over former President Joe Biden's health in the lead-up to the 2024 election.

I haven't read the former vice president's book, and she's going to have to answer to how she was in the room and yet never said anything publicly," Shapiro told Smith.

Shapiro said he was "extremely vocal" about Biden’s fitness to run again and argued that Biden’s staff failed to fully brief him on his dwindling chances of victory.

Comment:

Eager to hear the explanation?   Just a thought.

Turned..

 

An immigration judge ordered that a former pro-Palestinian activist at Columbia University, Mahmoud Khalil, be deported to either Algeria or Syria for not disclosing certain information on his green card application.

“This Court further finds that the Respondent understood the consequences and that the candid disclosure of his affiliations might lead to an additional line of questioning and the ultimate denial of his application for conditional permanent residency. 

This Court finds that Respondent’s lack of candor on his I-485 was not an oversight by an uninformed, uneducated applicant. This Court finds that the Respondent’s purposeful, non-disclosure was not a misrepresentation by another which imputed consequences to the Respondent,” immigration judge Jamee Comans said in her order.

UK..

 

U.S. President Donald Trump is due to leave Windsor Castle, where he and his wife Melania received the royal treatment on Wednesday — as the U.S. leader's historic state visit to the U.K. turns to more serious business matters.

On Thursday, Trump will be heading to Chequers, the official country residence of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, for trade and geopolitical talks with the British leader and delegations from the U.K. and U.S. Melania Trump is due to stay on at Windsor Castle this morning.

Comment:

Can we compare this administration economical efforts of this administration with the previous?

Tom..

Tom Donlon, the former interim police commissioner, is escalating his efforts to bring attention to claims of corruption and misconduct at the police department. 

In a letter dated Tuesday, he referred the mayor and other former top police brass for criminal investigation to the U.S. Department of Justice. 

Donlon is demanding that federal action be taken to “dismantle a criminal conspiracy inside the NYPD and restore integrity to law enforcement in New York City,” according to a statement. 

The referral comes just weeks after Donlon filed a $10 million lawsuit against the mayor and a former police official claiming they tried to defame his character following allegations of corruption at City Hall and the NYPD. 

Rabbi..

Speaking last week on Facebook, against the backdrop of his synagogue’s main sanctuary, Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz issued a blunt message about the New York City mayoral race: “The Mamdani policy initiatives will destroy New York City.”

In the face of what he views as an imminent “catastrophe” if mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani is elected, Steinmetz believes the candidate polling second, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, can win.

Steinmetz, who leads Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, a Modern Orthodox synagogue on the Upper East Side, said the video marked a sharp departure from his typical policy of avoiding politics in shul.  

Woe..

In his opening monologue for Monday night’s show, Kimmel suggested that Tyler Robinson, the man accused of fatally shooting Kirk last week at a Utah university, was aligned with President Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again movement.

“The MAGA Gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel said.

Hours earlier, FCC Chair Brendan Carr told conservative podcaster Benny Johnson......

“This is a very, very serious issue right now for Disney. We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr said. “These companies can find ways to take action on Kimmel, or there is going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.

Comment:

 "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!".   Just a thought.

Decline..

Wholesale prices unexpectedly declined by 0.1% in August 2025, marking the first decrease since April, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report. 

This drop was led by a significant fall in unprocessed energy materials, with crude petroleum prices decreasing 2.8%. While the overall producer price index (PPI) fell, core producer prices, excluding volatile food and energy costs, rose by 0.3% in August. 

The decline could ease pressure for rate hikes, but the increase in core prices suggests underlying inflation concerns persist.    

Not Supporting..

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has not officially endorsed Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor. 

Despite meeting with Mamdani in early September 2025, Schumer has publicly stated only that they had a "good meeting" and would "keep talking". 

This decision has prompted criticism from progressive Democrats, including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who called on the party to rally behind its nominee. 

 Mamdani is a democratic socialist whose platform includes tax increases on the wealthy, free public transportation, and a rent freeze. This agenda is seen as a potential liability by moderate Democrats concerned about appearing too far left, particularly in competitive elections outside of New York.

• Mamdani has been a vocal critic of Israel's military campaign in Gaza, describing it as a "genocide". This contrasts with Schumer and other establishment Democrats who are staunch supporters of Israel.
• Mamdani's campaign pledges to tax the wealthy have reportedly alarmed deep-pocketed donors, potentially influencing establishment Democrats like Schumer.