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Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Today, Elon Musk ordered the takedown of Starshield communications in Ukraine, the justice department arrested 28 alleged non-citizens for being registered to vote - most registered as republicans, the Navatek Susan Collins bribery scheme also included Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn, Hegseth left military families in harm’s way during the chaotic evacuation of a Navy base in Bahrain, Trump and Hegseth are refusing to release weapons aid to Ukraine, the US Supreme Court has refused to hear former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox’ appeal of her termination case, Vivek Ramaswamy used Amy Acton’s estranged abusive mother in an attack ad, Donald went ballistic with rage at Andrew Feinberg in a bizarre oval office presser, and A federal judge on Tuesday lifted a ban on Rep. Justin J. Pearson and five others from attending future Memphis City Council meetings.
GUEST: Retired Judge Diane P. Wood. Director of The American Law Institute and a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School. Retired Chief Judge of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. She is also a member of the Article III Coalition. A group of former judges speaking out about threats to the rule of law and potential Constitutional crises. We are going to discuss the bogus arrests of alleged registered non citizen voters in california - most of whom were probably automatically registered at the DMV, and most of whom were registered republicans
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Sources:
Amid deteriorating relations, Washington holds up Patriots for Kyiv - The Washington Post
Attack Ad Featuring Candidate’s Mother Turns Ohio Governor’s Race Even Uglier - The New York Times
https://wreg.com/news/local/judge-lifts-city-councils-ban-on-pearson-others-from-attending-meetings/
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6159672-fbi-investigated-congressional-bribery-scheme/
https://www.ms.now/news/military-families-retreat-navy-base-bahrain
https://www.propublica.org/article/navatek-lindsey-graham-jim-clyburn-fbi-anti-corruption-bribery
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/us/politics/doj-california-voting-crimes-trump-midterms.html
Exclusive | Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided Ukraine - WSJ
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