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Russ Vought Is Trump’s Shutdown Hero. His Neighbors Think His Work Is “Abhorrent.”
Mother Jones Oct 3, 2025

Russ Vought Is Trump’s Shutdown Hero. His Neighbors Think His Work Is “Abhorrent.”

On Thursday night, President Donald Trump shared a music video on Truth Social. In it, an AI-generated Russ Vought—Trump’s director of the Office of Management and Budget and a Project 2025 mastermind—is the grim reaper, carrying a scythe along a hallway lined with portraits of Democratic leaders. Vought, the video’s soundtrack explains, “wields the pen, […]

REPUBLICANS HATE YOU
Hasan Abi Oct 3, 2025

REPUBLICANS HATE YOU

Andrew Cuomo embraces AI-self in political ad
Semafor Oct 3, 2025

Andrew Cuomo embraces AI-self in political ad

The New York mayoral candidate's ad is one of the first cases of a politician promoting their own AI image, while many celebrities are fighting to limit the use of their likeness.

Sam Bankman-Fried and the Multibillion-Dollar Drama Over FTX’s Ruins
Mother Jones Oct 3, 2025

Sam Bankman-Fried and the Multibillion-Dollar Drama Over FTX’s Ruins

Sam Bankman-Fried nervously sheds his dark brown prison jumpsuit to reveal athletic shorts and a loose-fitting gray T-shirt. “There’s this extremely dumb cat and mouse game where, for reasons no one has ever bothered to articulate, between the hours of like 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays, the only clothing we’re allowed to wear […]