today’s hot news
DAILY RUSH HOUR: California bans your tires to save you money. Stop laughing.
Hey folks—I know not everyone gets a chance to catch Rush Hour live, so I'm going to start including a link to each episode right here in the blast. That way, if you missed the show or just want to hear it again, it's only a click away - or check out my thoughts...
Target screams ‘SORRY!’ over kids’ ‘blackface’ costume — and DEI gets dragged back from the dead
BS BULLETIN: Target pulled a children's clown costume after critics compared its imagery to blackface and minstrel shows. The retailer says the costume was “offensive” and apologized specifically to Black customers and employees. Critics immediately blamed Target's...
‘Slay, kween!’ Spencer Pratt joins MAGA pile-on after ‘feminist’ Kathy Hochul dons hijab
BS BULLETIN: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wore a black hijab while addressing an audience at an Islamic Cultural Center event Friday — and video of the appearance went wildly viral Sunday. Spencer Pratt delivered perhaps the shortest review: “Feminist icon, Kathy...
Mamdani announces new NYC victim program — suspects now eligible too
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced an expansion of the city’s definition of “victim” Wednesday after saying he was “deeply saddened” by the death of Clarence Woodward, the Rikers Island inmate accused of murdering a father of two with a meat cleaver. Under...
Country star hits sour note with MAGA over ‘unfairly’ deported migrants— then says it isn’t politics
BS BULLETIN: Kacey Musgraves asked fans at her Chicago tour opener to support a nonprofit helping immigrant children. She said some children's parents had been deported “unfairly,” but insisted her appeal was “not a political thing.” MAGA voices quickly asked the...
Democrat breaks ranks to back Trump in Canada tariff war: ‘It won’t go well for them’
BS BULLETIN: Democrat Rep. Jared Golden is backing Trump as the U.S.-Canada tariff battle escalates. “If Canada thinks they’re better off without our goods, I wish them good luck,” Golden said. Canada is preparing retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% beginning Sept. 8....
DBS BILL BRIEF: Congress moves to save the sloths — and violators could face $100,000 fines
Congress churns out thousands of bills, but what’s really in them, and how could they affect you? DBS BILL BRIEF breaks down two bills a day IN PLAIN ENGLISH. IN PLAIN ENGLISH Congress may move slowly, but apparently it has found a creature that can give it some...
Ilhan Omar’s marriage application has her changing her last name twice — and the DOJ is asking questions
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do) A certified copy of Rep. Ilhan Omar's 2009 Minnesota marriage-license application shows her surname written as Omar, changed to Elmi, then changed back to Omar. The application for her...
Trump-appointed judges split as DOJ loses 20,000-ballot fight
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do) The Ninth Circuit rejected DOJ's emergency bid to segregate ballots associated with roughly 20,000 questioned California registrations. Trump-appointed Mark Bennett joined the majority,...
Treasury flags $8 billion in suspicious cross-border payments as Bessent takes aim at fraud networks
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do) FinCEN identified more than $8 billion in potentially suspicious foreign-directed wire transactions from 2021 through 2025. Treasury announced new alerts on cross-border payments and misuse...
‘Mount Trumpmore,’ a DEI tombstone and Biden’s autopen: White House Halloween goes full MAGA
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do) White House staff decorated a Halloween gathering with a mock “Mount Trumpmore National Memorial.” Displays reportedly featured a DEI gravestone, “Sleepy Joe Hallow” and a wanted poster...
Minnesota Democrat calls Ilhan Omar marriage allegations: ‘Almost certainly true’
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do) Former Minnesota Democratic lawmaker Joe Radinovich says the longstanding marriage allegation about Ilhan Omar is “almost certainly true.” Radinovich has worked against Omar politically,...
