Monday, October 27th, 2025

Today, the New York Times reveals the $130M Pentagon donor is the heir to the Mellon banking fortune; the US is sending an aircraft carrier to waters off South America; Trump announces he will send election monitors to California and New Jersey; New York and California will fund Planned Parenthood in their respective states after Trump cuts; Trump plans to deport Kilmar Abrego to Liberia; Letitia James pled not guilty to mortgage fraud and has filed motions to dismiss the charges against her; Don Jr’s start up drone company just won a huge no bid Army contract; Judge Ellis in Chicago orders Kristi Noem to produce Gregory Bovino to testify about why he defied a court order; a left leaning independent has won the Irish presidential election; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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$130M Pentagon Donor Has Ties to Jeffrey Epstein | Allison Gill | Meidas Touch

Stories
US is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military firepower | AP News

Timothy Mellon Is Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops During Shutdown | The New York Times

Justice Department Will Monitor Elections in California and New Jersey | The New York Times

After Trump Cuts, New York and California Vow to Fund Planned Parenthood | NYT

Left-leaning independent Connolly wins Irish presidential election | AP News


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From Lisa she/her
The USDA website heading, blaming Democrats for not funding SNAP, is in clear violation of the Hatch Act and is of course a lie. They receive feedback via email at [email protected].
Maybe look for other government sites with a partisan lie and let them know how you feel about it.

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