“When you see Trump with Putin, as I have on a few occasions, he’s like the 12-year old boy that goes to high school and meets the captain of the football team. ‘My hero!’ It’s really creepy.” -@TurnbullMalcolm, 29th Prime Minister of Australia.

Markwayne Mullin: "You never know that your special for being uh to being as I say Indian until you leave Indian country."

RFK Jr. suggests Americans can more easily afford groceries if they start eating liver instead of beef: "Most of the cheap cuts of meat are very inexpensive. You can buy liver or the cheap cuts."

The GRU hacked into Jared Kushner's iPhone. Dutch military intelligence (MIVD) then recruited a GRU spy who gave them access to the hacked phone. What MIVD discovered was that Kushner had access to two bank accounts --one Azerbaijani, the other Israeli --where Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Emirati ruler Mohammed bin Zayed deposited money. It sounds like a slightly far-fetched episode of "Slow Horses," but it's real. And it proves just how eye-poppingly corrupt this administration was and continues to be as its "special envoy" decides the fate of tens of millions in Europe in the Middle East. Simply incredible reporting by Matthew Cole, drawn from his new book on Kushner. vanityfair.com/story/jared-k…

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Yes, the Reuters report is accurate. On 16 October 2026, Pope Leo XIV phoned Russian President Vladimir Putin and asked him to agree to a truce so food, medical supplies, and aid could reach the Russian-controlled Ukrainian town of Oleshky (Kherson region) and so civilians could evacuate voluntarily. The Kremlin said Putin supported the Vatican’s idea of cooperating to create conditions for the population’s safety and organize vital supplies. reuters.com Key details from the call The Vatican stated that Leo expressed “deep concern about the grave humanitarian situation” in Oleshky and specifically called for a ceasefire to allow deliveries and safe, voluntary evacuation. He also reaffirmed the Holy See’s commitment to dialogue and peace. Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin said the call was the Pope’s initiative to plead for the “besieged city.” vaticannews.va The Kremlin’s readout said Putin supported the Vatican’s intention and that “it has been agreed to cooperate on this matter,” but it did not mention agreeing to a ceasefire. Putin was reported to have given explanations blaming the “Kyiv regime” for the situation and to have wished the Pope a speedy recovery.reuters.com This was their second known phone call (the first was in June 2025). Leo made the call from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital while recovering from surgery (removal of the lower lobe of his right lung) for lung cancer diagnosed around that time. He was reported to be improving and able to work

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Trump in 2016: “Typical Trump. All bluster, very low substance… he’s an armchair tough guy. This is a guy who said that John McCain is not a war hero yet he sought his own five military deferments.” @Acyn