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Lula Shines as Trump Flops at UN - The Wednesday AM Quickie 9/24/25

By Corey Pein —

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THE BIG NEWS

World Tour: In Another Reversal, Trump Backs NATO Shooting Down Russian Jets and Ukraine Reclaiming All Land 

  • Stunned Silence Greets Trump at United Nations as He Complains About Escalator and Teleprompter, Rants About Sharia Law, and Claims Enviros Want to 'Kill All the Cows' "I'm really good at this stuff," Trump said in a rambling hour-long diatribe that went four times over his allotted time. "Your countries are going to hell." via the Washington Post, the Guardian, and the Associated Press.
  • General Assembly Applauds Lula as He Denounces 'Would-Be Autocrats' and Says Democracy Is 'Non-Negotiable' The Brazilian president, who emerged as a global defender of democracy, joined Colombian President Gustavo Petro in repudiating US military strikes on civilian boats in the Caribbean, with Petro saying that "criminal proceedings must be opened" against the officials who gave the order for the strikes, even if that means charging Donald Trump. via the Guardian, the Washington Post, and the AP.
  • Drones: Mysterious Sightings in Denmark and Norway Force Airport Closures "I cannot rule out that it is Russia," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says, citing similar recent incursions in Romania, Estonia, and Norway. "I can only say that, in my view, this is a serious attack on critical Danish infrastructure." via the Washington Post, NBC News, and the Guardian.
  • ... Drones: 'Kamikaze' Strikes on Haiti Gang Leader's Birthday Party Kills 8 Children and 7 Adults Erik "Prince, the American military defense contractor, did not respond to requests for comment. It was unclear whether his contractors or the Haitian police were responsible for Saturday's attack." via the New York Times.
  • ... And More Drones: Activists on Gaza Aid Flotilla Say They're Under Aerial Attack Meanwhile in Gaza City, "Israeli air and artillery strikes, attacks by quadcopter drones and detonations of remotely driven vehicles laden with explosives continue to drive tens of thousands of Palestinians from their homes each day." via the Guardian, BBC News, and the AP.
  • ICC Charges Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte with Crimes Against Humanity and Murders of at Least 76 People "Prosecutors allege that Duterte rewarded hit men with payments of $875 to $17,000 for killing a 'high-value' target." via the Washington Post.
  • Super Typhoon Ragasa Kills 14 in Taiwan, 4 in the Phillippines, and Forces 1 Million to Evacuate in China The storm also knocked down a tree outside my place in Hong Kong. via the New York Times and the AP.
  • Global Investment in Renewable Energy Keeps Rising Despite Trump's Claim It's a 'Con Job' This year and last year, the world's $2 trillion investment in renewable energy was more than double the total spent on fossil fuels development. via the Guardian and the AP.

Elon Musk's Dad Has Escaped Consequences for Repeated Accusations of Child Sex Abuse

The New York Times reports that Nazi-saluting oligarch Elon Musk's creepy dad, Errol, is an even worse person than he seems to be whenever he opens his mouth. Errol, 79, stands accused of sexually abusing at least five of his children and stepchildren, both girls and boys, in South Africa and California, beginning in 1993 and carrying on as recently as 2023. The Times investigation cites "police and court records, personal correspondence, social workers and interviews with family members." Errol also had a child with a former stepdaughter, who says he started touching her when she was 4 years old; he calls that relationship "God's plan or nature's plan." Elon is reportedly paying the support Errol's victims in the family, but he has also financially supported his abusive father at times, despite calling him "evil" in public.

Democrat Adelita Grijalva Wins Arizona Special Election, Narrowing GOP House Majority 

The daughter of late progressive US Rep. Raúl Grijalva, Adelita, yesterday reclaimed his seat, giving Democrats more power in the House, and narrowing the GOP majority to 219-214. Grijalva will, like her father, join the Congressional Progressive Caucus; she boasts the endorsements of Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, New York Squad Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost, who co-chairs the progressive caucus; also last month she denounced Israel's war in Gaza as a "genocide." Grijalva's entry to caucus changes the calculations on some key votes. She has promised, for instance, to "sign the bipartisan discharge petition to force a vote on releasing the [Jeffrey] Epstein files" on her first day in Congress, which could come in October.

QUICKEST QUICKIES

  • Trump Cancels Meeting with Congressional Democratic Leaders, Increasing Risk of Oct. 1 Government Shutdown Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wanted to use their leverage to pressure Trump to reverse Medicaid cuts Republicans passed earlier this year and extend certain health insurance subsidies. via the Associated Press, the Washington Post, and Politico.
  • Ryan Routh, Found Guilty of Trying to Assassinate Donald Trump on Florida Golf Course, Tries to Stab Himself in Court Routh, who faces life in prison, represented himself at trial; he will be sentenced on Dec. 18. via the AP.
  • The Rapture Apparently Did Not Happen Yesterday as Predicted By Evangelical TikTokers – But Maybe Today, They Say "Tuesday morning on Google, searches for 'rapture' outpaced those for Taylor Swift." via the Washington Post and the Guardian.
  • 'Best Friends Forever': Statue of Trump and Epstein Holding Hands and Skipping Appears Near US Capitol Building The National Park Service issued a permit for the bronze-colored statue's installation for its stated purpose of "demonstrat[ing] freedom of speech and artistic expression using political imagery." via the Washington Post and the Guardian.

SOME NUMBER

103

That's how many days, as of today, that Emmy Award-winning digital journalist Mario Guevara has been in immigration detention, NBC News reports. Guevara, who was born in El Saldvador and has authorization to work in the US, was arrested covering a "No Kings" rally in Georgia in June "and continues to be detained despite the dismissal of all criminal charges against him and an immigration judge’s order that he be released on bond."

ON THE SHOW TODAY

9/24: Sam and Emma will both be hosting; the guests will include Hannah Gaskill and Dan Belson from the Baltimore Sun Guild, discussing their contract negotiations with the paper's new owner David Smith, chairman of Sinclair Broadcasting.

DON'T MISS MR CLIPS‌

Israeli Conductor Condemns Israel During BBC Symphony

That's Ivan Volkov, who was just arrested at a protest near the Gaza border.

US Media Is Fueling Authoritarianism

Corporate consolidation is at the root of the problem.

PARTING WORDS

"Our freedom to speak is what [comedians abroad] admire most about this country. And that's something I’m embarrassed to say I took for granted until they pulled my friend Stephen off the air and tried to coerce the affiliates who run our show in the cities that you live in to take my show off the air. That's not legal, that's not American. That is un-American. And it's so dangerous."

-- ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, in his opening monologue on his return to the airwaves last night, after pressure from Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr prompted the network's owner, Disney, to suspend him. The media megacorporation changed its mind following public backlash to the brazen act of censorship. Congressional Democrats yesterday opened a probe into TV station owners Nextar and Sinclair, whose decision to preempt Kimmel's show was motivated by regulatory matters before the FCC.

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