Andrew S
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Progressive political commentary from South Carolina. Convinced every problem is a self-enrichment scheme until proven otherwise. andrewjsims.substack.com
Asked about Nebraska ranchers' anger over 300,000 tons of tariff-free foreign beef, Trump: "We brought some in from Argentina and Brazil because we have to get elected."
America First, unless America's ranchers are standing between him and the midterms.
America First, unless America's ranchers are standing between him and the midterms.
October 6, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Asked about Nebraska ranchers' anger over 300,000 tons of tariff-free foreign beef, Trump: "We brought some in from Argentina and Brazil because we have to get elected."
America First, unless America's ranchers are standing between him and the midterms.
America First, unless America's ranchers are standing between him and the midterms.
Asked by Scott Jennings how sure he is Democrats would impeach Trump if they win the House, Speaker Johnson: "It's guaranteed. Probably on the first day."
Bold strategy: campaigning on the other team's agenda because yours polls worse.
Bold strategy: campaigning on the other team's agenda because yours polls worse.
October 6, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Asked by Scott Jennings how sure he is Democrats would impeach Trump if they win the House, Speaker Johnson: "It's guaranteed. Probably on the first day."
Bold strategy: campaigning on the other team's agenda because yours polls worse.
Bold strategy: campaigning on the other team's agenda because yours polls worse.
A judge hears Disney's bid today to stop the FCC's early review of ABC's 8 station licenses. Receipts: the FCC hadn't ordered an early review in 50+ years, the licenses weren't due until 2028, and Carr ordered it the day after Trump told ABC to fire Kimmel. But sure, it's about DEI paperwork.
Disney, ABC sue FCC over threats to broadcast licenses
Disney and its ABC unit sued the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday to block an early review of licenses for eight ABC stations, arguing that the Trump administration is trying to punish th...
www.reuters.com
October 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
A judge hears Disney's bid today to stop the FCC's early review of ABC's 8 station licenses. Receipts: the FCC hadn't ordered an early review in 50+ years, the licenses weren't due until 2028, and Carr ordered it the day after Trump told ABC to fire Kimmel. But sure, it's about DEI paperwork.
FBI agents reviewed video of LA protesters with megaphones telling neighbors their rights, called it protected speech, and declined to open a case. Then Trump reportedly saw it on TikTok, and the White House told Patel to open one anyway, a whistleblower says. Overruled by the For You page.
FBI whistleblower says White House pushed unconstitutional probe of protesters
The former analyst says supervisors were told not to put things in writing, so many of the directives came in face-to-face meetings.
www.nbcnews.com
October 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM
FBI agents reviewed video of LA protesters with megaphones telling neighbors their rights, called it protected speech, and declined to open a case. Then Trump reportedly saw it on TikTok, and the White House told Patel to open one anyway, a whistleblower says. Overruled by the For You page.
PEN America counted 11,982 school book bans in 2025-26, the most ever recorded. Texas alone: 8,100+, thanks to its 2025 law SB 13. Florida: 3,200+.
Newly banned this year: Jane Eyre. The small-government crowd sure has strong feelings about an 1847 governess.
pen.org/book-bans
Newly banned this year: Jane Eyre. The small-government crowd sure has strong feelings about an 1847 governess.
pen.org/book-bans
October 6, 2026 at 1:31 AM
PEN America counted 11,982 school book bans in 2025-26, the most ever recorded. Texas alone: 8,100+, thanks to its 2025 law SB 13. Florida: 3,200+.
Newly banned this year: Jane Eyre. The small-government crowd sure has strong feelings about an 1847 governess.
pen.org/book-bans
Newly banned this year: Jane Eyre. The small-government crowd sure has strong feelings about an 1847 governess.
pen.org/book-bans
Sept. 17, Gastonia: higher gas prices are "a very inexpensive price to pay" for the Iran war (The Hill).
Oct. 5, Grand Island: "let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay."
Three weeks, and the price went from your gas tank to two cities.
Oct. 5, Grand Island: "let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay."
Three weeks, and the price went from your gas tank to two cities.
Trump: "With the war, it's just artificial. It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay ... let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay."
October 6, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Sept. 17, Gastonia: higher gas prices are "a very inexpensive price to pay" for the Iran war (The Hill).
Oct. 5, Grand Island: "let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay."
Three weeks, and the price went from your gas tank to two cities.
Oct. 5, Grand Island: "let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay."
Three weeks, and the price went from your gas tank to two cities.
Trump on 3,126 Maricopa ballots mailed 6 days early: "There were no errors... They got caught!"
Receipts: vendor Runbeck says it shipped one pallet early. GOP recorder Justin Heap says the ballots are valid and went to voters who requested them.
Caught mailing people what they asked for.
Receipts: vendor Runbeck says it shipped one pallet early. GOP recorder Justin Heap says the ballots are valid and went to voters who requested them.
Caught mailing people what they asked for.
Donald Trump criticizes early Maricopa County ballots - KTAR.com
Donald Trump criticized the early mailing of Maricopa County ballots. Officials say all 3,126 went to the correct voters and remain valid.
ktar.com
October 5, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Trump on 3,126 Maricopa ballots mailed 6 days early: "There were no errors... They got caught!"
Receipts: vendor Runbeck says it shipped one pallet early. GOP recorder Justin Heap says the ballots are valid and went to voters who requested them.
Caught mailing people what they asked for.
Receipts: vendor Runbeck says it shipped one pallet early. GOP recorder Justin Heap says the ballots are valid and went to voters who requested them.
Caught mailing people what they asked for.
Asked about his 27% approval among Latino voters, Trump told the reporter "You're CNN" and said to judge him by his rally crowds instead.
Receipts: it's an NBC News/Telemundo poll, co-run by Republican firm Public Opinion Strategies. 69% disapprove. Rally crowds are not a sample size.
Receipts: it's an NBC News/Telemundo poll, co-run by Republican firm Public Opinion Strategies. 69% disapprove. Rally crowds are not a sample size.
Poll: Latino voters swing away from Trump and Republicans
Democrats have a significant lead among Latino voters in 2026 amid economic concerns, according to the NBC News/Telemundo poll, though the GOP has made some long-term gains.
www.nbcnews.com
October 5, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Asked about his 27% approval among Latino voters, Trump told the reporter "You're CNN" and said to judge him by his rally crowds instead.
Receipts: it's an NBC News/Telemundo poll, co-run by Republican firm Public Opinion Strategies. 69% disapprove. Rally crowds are not a sample size.
Receipts: it's an NBC News/Telemundo poll, co-run by Republican firm Public Opinion Strategies. 69% disapprove. Rally crowds are not a sample size.
Trump said Monday Canada charges 'a lot of tariffs that nobody knew about except me.' Meanwhile the U.S. has 50% tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum, and autos, in plain sight. From South Carolina, where BMW ships cars both ways: secret tariffs are a strange hill to stand on.
October 5, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Trump said Monday Canada charges 'a lot of tariffs that nobody knew about except me.' Meanwhile the U.S. has 50% tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum, and autos, in plain sight. From South Carolina, where BMW ships cars both ways: secret tariffs are a strange hill to stand on.
Receipt: per The New Republic, Georgia GOP nominee Rick Jackson, who ran as 'Trump's favorite governor,' has scrubbed Trump from his campaign site. Early voting starts Oct. 13. Nothing says 'proud of my record' like deleting it before anyone can vote on it.
October 5, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Receipt: per The New Republic, Georgia GOP nominee Rick Jackson, who ran as 'Trump's favorite governor,' has scrubbed Trump from his campaign site. Early voting starts Oct. 13. Nothing says 'proud of my record' like deleting it before anyone can vote on it.
Florida, today's the day: Oct 5 is the voter registration deadline for the Nov 3 election. Check or update your registration at registertovoteflorida.gov before midnight.
The Senate race got interesting. Make sure you're in it.
The Senate race got interesting. Make sure you're in it.
October 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Florida, today's the day: Oct 5 is the voter registration deadline for the Nov 3 election. Check or update your registration at registertovoteflorida.gov before midnight.
The Senate race got interesting. Make sure you're in it.
The Senate race got interesting. Make sure you're in it.
Rick Scott today on Iran and gas: "I don't like high gas prices, but I don't want to be killed by a nuclear weapon."
Rick Scott in May: higher gas prices are "worth it." (Newsweek)
Same line, five months apart, while families keep paying the difference. That's not a strategy, it's a ringtone.
Rick Scott in May: higher gas prices are "worth it." (Newsweek)
Same line, five months apart, while families keep paying the difference. That's not a strategy, it's a ringtone.
October 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Rick Scott today on Iran and gas: "I don't like high gas prices, but I don't want to be killed by a nuclear weapon."
Rick Scott in May: higher gas prices are "worth it." (Newsweek)
Same line, five months apart, while families keep paying the difference. That's not a strategy, it's a ringtone.
Rick Scott in May: higher gas prices are "worth it." (Newsweek)
Same line, five months apart, while families keep paying the difference. That's not a strategy, it's a ringtone.
Hulk smash, but make it civic. Tonight's Hands Off Our Vote event in NYC (Ruffalo, De Niro, LaTosha Brown of Black Voters Matter) boiled down to one ask: vote early. Next up is No Kings: Vote Early on Oct. 17. The hardest ballot to mess with is the one that's already in.
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October 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Hulk smash, but make it civic. Tonight's Hands Off Our Vote event in NYC (Ruffalo, De Niro, LaTosha Brown of Black Voters Matter) boiled down to one ask: vote early. Next up is No Kings: Vote Early on Oct. 17. The hardest ballot to mess with is the one that's already in.
People are passing around side-by-sides of Hegseth's Quantico stage and Nuremberg 1935. Skip the photos, read the transcript: press coverage he calls smears is "treason, actually," and the military is "putting on the full Armor of God." Odd, since the oath he cited is to the Constitution.
Pete Hegseth - 2026 State of the Force Address
Full text, audio, and video of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s 2026 State of the Force Address, delivered 30 September 2026 at Quantico, Virginia.
www.americanrhetoric.com
October 5, 2026 at 1:37 AM
People are passing around side-by-sides of Hegseth's Quantico stage and Nuremberg 1935. Skip the photos, read the transcript: press coverage he calls smears is "treason, actually," and the military is "putting on the full Armor of God." Odd, since the oath he cited is to the Constitution.
Receipt: CNN reports NEC chief Kevin Hassett said the economy is “booming” on State of the Union while defending Trump amid voter concerns about inflation. The vibes remain undefeated; the grocery bill remains unconvinced. www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/b...
October 4, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Receipt: CNN reports NEC chief Kevin Hassett said the economy is “booming” on State of the Union while defending Trump amid voter concerns about inflation. The vibes remain undefeated; the grocery bill remains unconvinced. www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/b...
Receipt: Reuters reports Trump told an Ohio rally he’d be “less inclined to help” the state if voters elect Democrats. Federal aid is not a presidential loyalty card. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
October 4, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Receipt: Reuters reports Trump told an Ohio rally he’d be “less inclined to help” the state if voters elect Democrats. Federal aid is not a presidential loyalty card. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Receipt: X News lists Trump’s Doral G20 story (4.5K posts) amid “muted criticism.” Bill Kristol’s “Putin Our Invitee” notes Trump invited Putin. International diplomacy, now with a house account. open.substack.com/pub/thenextm...
October 4, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Receipt: X News lists Trump’s Doral G20 story (4.5K posts) amid “muted criticism.” Bill Kristol’s “Putin Our Invitee” notes Trump invited Putin. International diplomacy, now with a house account. open.substack.com/pub/thenextm...
Receipt: X News lists the Florida Senate race as “tightening” as Angie Nixon gains on Ashley Moody (trending now, 534 posts). Safe-seat math is aging badly. x.com/explore/tabs...
October 4, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Receipt: X News lists the Florida Senate race as “tightening” as Angie Nixon gains on Ashley Moody (trending now, 534 posts). Safe-seat math is aging badly. x.com/explore/tabs...
Trump says the polls are “steady.” USA TODAY: NYT average 37% approve / 61% disapprove; AP-NORC had him at 31%. Steady… if underwater is the new normal.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
October 4, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Trump says the polls are “steady.” USA TODAY: NYT average 37% approve / 61% disapprove; AP-NORC had him at 31%. Steady… if underwater is the new normal.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Cook moved SC’s Senate race from Solid R to Likely R. Trafalgar: Annie Andrews 1.1 points behind Darline Graham. Thune is flying in to help. Safe-seat math, doing overtime.
abcnews4.com/news/local/m...
abcnews4.com/news/local/m...
October 4, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Cook moved SC’s Senate race from Solid R to Likely R. Trafalgar: Annie Andrews 1.1 points behind Darline Graham. Thune is flying in to help. Safe-seat math, doing overtime.
abcnews4.com/news/local/m...
abcnews4.com/news/local/m...
ProPublica reports bribery allegations involving Sen. Susan Collins and Navatek CEO Martin Kao—and an FBI probe that died after Trump gutted the anti-corruption unit. Collins denies wrongdoing. Follow the receipts:
www.propublica.org/article/susa...
www.propublica.org/article/susa...
October 4, 2026 at 1:30 AM
ProPublica reports bribery allegations involving Sen. Susan Collins and Navatek CEO Martin Kao—and an FBI probe that died after Trump gutted the anti-corruption unit. Collins denies wrongdoing. Follow the receipts:
www.propublica.org/article/susa...
www.propublica.org/article/susa...
Trump’s national security team held a secret Camp David huddle on the Iran war. Same day, he told an Alabama rally it would end “very soon,” probably right after the midterms. Ending a war on the electoral calendar isn’t strategy.
www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
October 4, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Trump’s national security team held a secret Camp David huddle on the Iran war. Same day, he told an Alabama rally it would end “very soon,” probably right after the midterms. Ending a war on the electoral calendar isn’t strategy.
www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
One year of The Life of a Showgirl and an 8-minute Patient Zero expanded video on Apple Music (YouTube Monday). Dakota Johnson + Colin Farrell: Dateline meets ghost story. Happy #1YearOfTSTLOAS from SC.
www.billboard.com/music/music-...
www.billboard.com/music/music-...
October 3, 2026 at 11:33 PM
One year of The Life of a Showgirl and an 8-minute Patient Zero expanded video on Apple Music (YouTube Monday). Dakota Johnson + Colin Farrell: Dateline meets ghost story. Happy #1YearOfTSTLOAS from SC.
www.billboard.com/music/music-...
www.billboard.com/music/music-...
Trump posted what looks like Sen. Tom Cotton’s personal cell and urged calls over permanent daylight saving time. That isn’t governing; it’s doxxing your own senator over a clock bill. Intra-party chaos as strategy.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
October 3, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Trump posted what looks like Sen. Tom Cotton’s personal cell and urged calls over permanent daylight saving time. That isn’t governing; it’s doxxing your own senator over a clock bill. Intra-party chaos as strategy.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
6 AI giants signed a White House safety pact with no stated penalty for breaking it. Trump calls it "morally binding." Not a law. A friendship bracelet. Self-enrichment scheme until proven otherwise. kelo.com/2026/10/03/a...
October 3, 2026 at 9:37 PM
6 AI giants signed a White House safety pact with no stated penalty for breaking it. Trump calls it "morally binding." Not a law. A friendship bracelet. Self-enrichment scheme until proven otherwise. kelo.com/2026/10/03/a...