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Trump’s oil deal with Venezuela was negotiated in secret. Now we know why. The contract just leaked, and it doesn’t say what Trump says it says.  What it does say is that we bought 35 percent of a company for a penny a share. The company is run by Alejandro Betancourt, a Venezuelan businessman who’s been investigated for money laundering in Switzerland, Spain, and the United States. DOJ officials reportedly asked foreign governments to close those investigations and let him travel. The parent company is registered through a Barbados shell, so nobody can see who the other owners are. Any dispute goes to a court in Texas. One person involved said it was built to insulate the deal from future administrations. The company pumps about 200,000 barrels a day. America burns through that in 15 minutes. If this were a good deal, they wouldn’t have had to hide it. I break it all down in today’s show (link in reply).

OH MY GOD!!! This just played as Trump walked into his rally in North Carolina. This is not normal. "So God gave us Trump." "So God made Trump." "So God gave us Trump." "So God made Trump." MAGA is a cult.

Threatening to withhold compensation from veterans and families harmed by Camp Lejeune's contaminated water based on how North Carolina votes? These families have suffered enough. Their care and compensation should never be political bargaining chips. This is beyond disgusting.

NEW: Elon Musk gave Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott's campaign $500,000. About 3 months later, Abbott signed off on over $1.6 billion in tax breaks for Musk's chip plant.

Donald Trump set another record. There’s NEVER been an election (since polling began in the United States) where voters said “corruption” was their top worry. Until now.

Reminder: Vivek Ramaswamy paid to have information about his history scrubbed from the internet. He can’t be trusted to tell the truth about himself, let alone govern the people of Ohio. #OHGov

Musk denying responsibility for the throttling of Stalink in Ukraine, points to U.S. military and Trump.

Incredible crashout from a House member here, I don't think I've seen anything like it.

RT @caslernoel: Imagine working for Starlink in TX, CA & WA, going home to your own family at night knowing the product Musk sold to Ukrain…

It’s not just Donald Trump. It’s the Republican Party. Tired of this shit? Show them this November.

Trump finds new ways to make your life suck even more every single day

Trump: "I could've done very bad things to Hillary Clinton. I could've done very very bad things to Joe Biden. I could've done very bad things to Barack Hussein Obama ... I can do whatever I want, if I want."

Trump is the first president to call for America to be attacked. And his Republican allies said nothing. They don't care about you, or the country. Vote Democratic this November. The future of America depends on it.

Real wage growth was negative for the fifth month in a row in August.

This is the kind of story that should end careers. Six American soldiers were killed when an Iranian drone struck Port Shuaiba in Kuwait. Army officials had been warned REPEATEDLY the port was vulnerable, had inadequate protection against drones, and that safer locations had been proposed. They didn't care and kept the operation there anyway. Then the attack came. The medical response was reportedly so unprepared that some soldiers were using their phones to Google nearby hospitals. Yes, Googling hospitals. Wounded troops later faced additional problems getting properly identified and treated as combat casualties. The Army finished its investigation months ago but still hasn't publicly released it. While they go on and on about supporting the troops, where are the answers for these families? Why did their loved ones get left out to die?

NEW: I have obtained descriptions of NINE FBI training videos showing agents were instructed to flag Trump's name in the Epstein files for supervisory review. My latest: muellershewrote.com/p/exclus…

The crowd starts to applaud as Trump fantasizes about LA and San Diego being wiped out by a nuclear attack. WTF. This is not normal.

Inspiring

Trump: "I know more about inflation, I know more about everything than anybody in this room. Anybody anywhere in the world. Well, there's a woman sitting right over there. She's a housewife but she's very good. She got a natural instinct for business. She perhaps knows more than I do but I actually don't think so."