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David Waldman isn't yet sick of winning and hopes to load up on some more this week. Dems won, Gops lost in so many ways that Greg Dworkin needed two rafts for all of the stories today. What a card! Donald K. Trump was pretending to make the "Dana White" that he knew for years as his new press secretary rather than the one only a few Washington insiders had even heard about as a joke, get it? Well, if you have to explain it, it isn't funny. What do the Democrats do with their new power? Well, with great power comes great responsibility, and it's a good idea to spread that responsibility around to more people than Chuck and Hakeem. Those two are perfectly qualified for a few things, and if everyone agrees that it's completely safe to do so, they might also peek out and share an opinion publicly. James Talarico and Zohran Mamdani continue to claim that they are not members of the secret Antifa sleeper cell… as they would. Meanwhile, the 119th Congress still has a couple things left to do. How about a BAAJA blast? It's "Mmmm bipartisan!", except for all of the awful stuff. Judge Ana Reyes appointed a special master to determine whether Trump lawyers purposely misled her. This will probably not go well for Donald.

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It turns out that David Waldman finds his hands just as full disseminating the good news as he did with the bad! The National Capital Planning Reichstag has rubber-stamped the Donald K. Trump memorial arch & guard tower, which was blocked just before the bulldozers could warm up. Trump then issued an edict that his cheesecake factory will never have to face renovation like Saddam's. Hey, where'd the diesel go? Listen pal, Congressional leadership is not about you. Take it from Rahm Emanuel, the Hakeem Jeffries of Chuck Schumers. The Gop little tent is becoming teeny weenie. Election deniers can't deny election results this big. Harmeet Dhillon wasn't able to disenfranchise enough voters to justify her side hustle government job. She is now followed by ship-jumpers John Eisenberg and Jason Quiñones, with many more rats soon to come. Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio might be walking their brobdingnagian Florsheims out the door very soon. Gops everywhere will need to make do with much less. This looks like a job for Joseph Goebbels! Democratic voters just changed the trajectory of the Supreme Court… but how? By expanding the Court? Blocking Gop nominees? Or some other mind-boggling tactic, previously inconceivable by anyone other than David Waldman?

David Waldman and Greg Dworkin bring us good news and cheer for the second day in a row! It turns out that the polls were wrong as usual, but in a more pleasant direction this time. Oh well. You win some, you lose some… and Dems sure won some! Dems won huge, in big ways and small, from over here to over there across the whole United States, including Nevada, West Virginia and Texas, and sometimes they weren't even trying! Dems now have big plans… if they plan to stick around. Meanwhile, Republicans lost huge, everywhere and in every way. Whose fault is it? And don't say Donald K. Trump! That's a given. Gops know that somebody just needs to be crucified over this and in a few days it'll be back to normal. Gerrymandering didn't work. The electoral college hasn't worked for a while. Now that Democrats will be in control, who will control them? Chuck and Hakeem? Really? Probably. Listen… it could be worse. Anyhow, their real job is to raise money and distribute it… which makes Mike Johnson clearly the best choice. Russell Brand is going to jail, and as a bonus will be on TV less often. Shortly, more bad guys should be going to jail more often.

David Waldman and Greg Dworkin, together again! And our headline story is, for once, not horrific! Hey, we won! Red riptide turned to a blue tsunami last night. Not just a tsunami, but tsunamis, a tsunami of tsunamis. Historic wins, historic winners, rights won, rights protected, big wins with more to come. In almost as welcome news, bad lost! Vivek, Susan, Darlene, Elon (kinda), at least a couple of Mikes, and many more, too many to count, although we will eventually get around to it. Data Centers are welcomed in fewer neighborhoods than even Republicans. What happened? Gops have no idea… well, maybe they have the concept of an idea. Donald K. Trump is thinking of changing parties, as are most of his Republicans. Even Trump's reflecting pool wants to escape. Maybe they should have ran more guns for election. What's next? Democrats have goals, they have plans, they have strategies, but they also have a lot of idiots talking to them, and they have these two guys at the top. Oh, so close, yet so far. Tis the season for preemptive pardons. Pete Hegseth would make a nice warm-up impeachment to get everyone limbered up but might stray too near some fifth story window in the near term.

It's the last day of voting! Because you have, in all likelihood, already made your decision, we will defy Greg's designation of this election as a persuasion election, and just talk about the various ways in which Donald Trump is a total dumbass. First, he made a total dumbass speech yesterday. And he chose as a setting the site of his totally dumbass "renovation" of the Reflecting Pool. What a total dumbass! And he did it from inside a totally dumbass-looking glass box, probably to keep the stink of his total dumbass farts from singing the hats of the U.S. Park Rangers he ordered to sit there and huff his total dumbass-ness. While total dumbass Trump may be taking the day off from his National Ass Barnstorming Tour, he's still finding ways to be a total dumbass. Like doing his best Duff Man impression and offhandedly saying he's ending U.S. military aid to Israel at the end of the year, because he spoke to Bibi and he said he wanted to. But, you know, maybe this time he's for real. It being election day, when we freely voice our preferences for self-governance, the "Justice" Department is just letting us know that they'll be peering over our shoulders while we do it. Especially if your shoulders are black or brown. Meanwhile, in the courtroom setting, they're up to their usual total dumbassery. Even Trump's babysitters at the SCOTUS were having none of it with this California "list" case. And I mean none of it! They didn't even wait for California to file pleadings before laughing his totally dumb ass out of court! Trump was also thrown out on his totally dumb ass from a Florida federal court! And just for fun, this case was all about Trump's total dumbass connection to Jeffrey Epstein. Get this: Trump was claiming he never sent that perverted birthday letter to Epstein, and the "proof" was that his total dumbass pubic hair signature didn't look anything like his signature. What a total dumbass! Nothing was ever more obvious! (Keep in mind that some time next week, he'll probably be claiming to be a handwriting expert that can tell when signatures on a ballot don't match.) In total dumbass time travel news: Trump's head is so far up his own totally dumb ass on the non-issue of Daylight Savings Time versus Standard Time that he's hoping to push the lame duck Congress to abolish DST, meaning he'd have us all risking our necks on very strongly tall clock towers for a second time this month! If today ends up being the last day of the Before Times, don't forget who was telling you what these total dumbasses could try to do, and who was telling you they couldn't do it. We'll know soon enough how totally dumbass they think they can get. But the step-by-step process of how we get from Election Day to functioning New Congress, both public-facing and inside baseball, is full of places 'twixt cup and lip. Finally, from the Global Total Dumbassery files: Old Congress or new, Pete *Hic*seth's probably in trouble. Not least for lying his totally dumb ass off about how much damage our bases have taken during the totally dumbass Iran war.

David Waldman weaves a tight KITM today, with a day before midterms. The polls say… well, you know what the polls say. Polling hopefully weighted the morons correctly this time, but you never know… well, you probably know that too. You know you should vote tomorrow if you haven't, right? Dan J. Sullivan is no Jill Stein. Her supporters didn't get a visit from the FBI to double check their intentions before and/or after the election. The New York Times made the mistake of publishing an article about ranked choice voting without consulting with KITM Super-Listener Roger Haick. Now that they get the concept, they should do some research on making public retractions or corrections. Radical Centrist Haley Stevens self-immolated in front a Black church in Detroit, then re-immolated in front of Anderson Cooper just to finish the job. Haley's recent fiancé, Jason Turkish, gave her his lighter. It's the first time Donald K. Trump has smiled in more than a month. Democrats have a problem with intra-party traitors, at this moment. Gops have a problem with party unity, in their opponents. Without disunity, what will Jonathan V. Last have to write about? Future Supreme Court justice Alina Habba-Mildon's new husband has some problems as well. Roger Marshall doesn't need anyone to light his match. He's fully capable of doing it himself, thank you. Vote, vote, votey-vote!

David Waldman ends the week we'll probably be fondly reminiscing about, marveling at the peace and harmony of those halcyon days… The DOJ is charging California state and local officials with something; it doesn't really matter what. In Alaska and California Trump's point isn't to win in court, it's to create losers. Elena Kagan will tell you it's not about the law anymore. Todd Blanche is personally charging misdemeanors in Nevada. Jeanine Pirro just wishes she could prosecute a misdemeanor. KITM Super-Listener Roger Haick recorded a description of ranked-choice voting for those unfamiliar with the concept, including those in his state of Alaska, who've had it for years now. Jared Kushner spends a lot of time in pockets, picking up billions in loose change, yet his big public deals tend to rely a lot on forgeries. Alina Habba made $50 Million on a pardon deal and had the gall to not kick any up to the boss, not even a dime to the Trump library money laundering fund. Jeffrey Epstein and Donald K. Trump have certain things in common, including really pissing off Houthis. Donald K. Trump and Vladimir Putin have certain things in common, but those are mostly all wonderful secrets. Donald tosses Flávio out of his lifeboat, is Bibi next? RIP to Patrick Stewart, who is so revered and admired that it's amazing that Trump hasn't yet posted shit about him.

David Waldman returns to straighten out this mess, two hours at a time. Normally astute, eminently sagacious Greg Dworkin can't shake that Elon monkey on his back. A sad, dirty habit, not to mention that it took me 20 minutes to find substitute links. Sorry, but a couple of those roaches still did skitter through. And there's the polls. Even Nate Silver would rather talk about vibes. Democrats in polls look fantastic. Republicans in polls look terrible. Reality is due to arrive next week. Dems are flooding the early vote… but did we use up all of our allotment? Are we now out of Dems? Can the Gops catch up? Oh no! Were two Dans Sullivan more than a mere coincidence of demographics? Eh, could be… those things do happen. Ranked-choice voting allows as many Dans as you want. In California, there's money to be made in suppressing votes, but the gold rush might be over for Gop lawyer Bill Essayli. No jail can hold James O'Keefe, who keeps discovering new reasons to be imprisoned. ICE are thugs, but MAGA is angry that they aren't their thugs. Gops were all set to be sick of winning right about now but were shocked to discover that they elected a dim-witted, racist, psychopath. It could only be worse if Donald turned out to be some sort of pedo rapist. The founder of Arab Americans for Trump is as surprised as you are. Illegal alien Flavio Bolsonaro must have some of those bad genes that Donald K. Trump warned us about. Flavio is in Miami and thinks he's Napoleon in Elba. Barack Obama wants to clear up any misunderstanding that his Cheesecake Factory quip might have caused.

David Waldman and Greg Dworkin deliver a KITM with only a week to go before the election denying begins! in the meantime, we have polls, early voting, and other bone throwing to parse. Things are bad, so that's good. Dems are voting like there's no tomorrow. If Gops don't vote tomorrow, Democrats could win, or maybe make Republicans win by less, which is kind of nice. At least Bottoms is up in the Peach State. Political commercial buffs out there (anyone? anyone?) have only a few more days to enjoy this cycle. Lawn sign burglar Tammy Williams was caught pilfering endorsements. Vivek Ramaswamy's anti-Amy ad is an incredible success… well, actually a pretty credible one. Susan Collins new ad is concerning. Many of her voters were already concerned. Barack Obama scorned Saddam Hussein and Donald K. Trump. MAGA heard "Cheesecake Factory". As if anyone needed a reminder of just how much Donald loves the meat. Everyone really does need a reminder, whether they want one or not. Todd Blanche needs to join Ghislaine Maxwell in a real prison. When Jeremy Lewin goes on trial for the murder of over a million people, he'll hopefully put the finger on any trillionaire crime bosses he might have evidence on. Illegal immigrant Flávio Bolsonaro's caravan crossed through a wide-open border into Florida on a visa fast track. Brazil should extradite him and his coconspirator JD Vance. A grand jury declined to indict Cassidy Hutchinson in one of the million cases the Trump administration is presently losing. Jeanine Pirro is out there losing them as fast as she can when not distracted by throwing Kash Patel under buses.

David Waldman gets us within a week of election day. Let's keep going! 0 days since a Trump rally didn't mention ass. This time at least, it was Trump's fat ass… JD likey! Not a KITM summary goes by that we don't point out the connection between Russia, Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Kompromat Trump's America. Today we have the House Judiciary Committee report of Donald joining in Epstein's sexual abuse of young women that his Justice Department then covered up. Yes, a federal judge "blocked" Trump from destroying a local DC golf course. Trump is going to do it anyhow, even if he has to use tanks and mortars instead of bulldozers. Better than anyone, Donald understands justice delayed is justice denied. However, judges can't make democracy better as well as they can make it worse. Maurene Comey has been reinstated with back pay; therefore, the DOJ will attempt to prosecute James Comey again. FBI officials who did not successfully prosecute Hunter Biden will be prosecuted. The DOJ is preemptively interfering in elections… "rig" for short… in California and Alaska, the "Home of the Dans".

Election day is next week! David Waldman reviews the weekend and previews the week, and finally Greg Dworkin returns hauling another Raft O' Stories dropping only a few tips into the mega-MAGA donor's tip jar. Polls. You shouldn't rely on them, even when they aren't fake. Early voting results, neither. Lawn signs… maybe. In fact, if you are a candidate caught stealing your opponent's signs, it might actually work against you. That said… Early voting seems promising for Dems, if you like to believe in that sort of thing. The good news is, even if polling, early voting, and even lawn signs aren't your thing, there's plenty of evidence that maybe, just maybe, this could work out well. Amy ACTION! Acton had a pleasant weekend. Ohio's biggest newspaper, The Plain Dealer, reversed their no-endorsement policy to endorse Acton, and condemn her contemptable opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy. Vivek has always been deplorable yet has become even more Trumpy lately. Venues don't want to get any of him on them. Donald K. Trump's weekend was less pleasant. Trump hates all non-whites, with perhaps the exception of Nicki Minaj, who he just might have discovered a use for... Trump is delighted to take everyone's money for himself, as they'd probably just waste it at the Cheesecake Factory anyhow. Trumplettes crumble around the world, such as Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro, son of convict Jair Bolsonaro, and Serbian Aleksandar Vučić, who lost to the local student council. Trump will need to find some jobs for them once he hooks up Viktor Orbán and Bibi. Maybe they can all go work for Lorne Doerkson in British Columbia. Trump wants to rig the Senate election of Dan Sullivan, but only if Dan loses. Of course, that's not "legal" but since when has poisoning a well ever been legal? Anyhow, Alaskans are pretty used to folks having the name Dan.

David Waldman meets our admittedly high expectations with today's Friday KITM. Shocker! There are people in the world who purportedly believe that Jared Kushner acted as a "diplomatic envoy" at some point during his life and now want him to quit! That's insane. When would Jared Kushner have the time? A Dutch phone hack shows that Jared wasn't in Middle Eastern pockets just to gather lint, but to move hundreds of their millions over to his pocket… Ok, maybe a couple billion. Kushner lawyer Chad Mizelle will sue whoever is counting, or maybe hire a hitman, who's to say? God King Donald K. Trump could rename the oceans on a whim yet has now evolved beyond mere words. The puny BBC wants The Trump to speak? Bah! More money than God, Elon Musk buys some elections and maybe a pack of gum. If Alina Habba were conscientious, she'd invest her bribe money appropriately. Kristi Noem is cutting ties, and it appears that Corey Lewandowski might have not been perceived as good a boy as he assumed. Meanwhile, Katie Miller swears that she didn't scream out "Stephen!" with a "v" last night… or with an "x" the night before.

David Waldman is back and solo again, as Greg is still out supervising construction on the east wing of KITM World Headquarters. In Ohio, few people were fully aware of what a prick Vivek Ramaswamy is. Vivek himself finally got the word out this week with the help of Amy Acton's own rape facilitating, fugitive harboring, serial swindling, kitten abusing mother. Vivek's ad has been so successful that it's even boosting Sherrod Brown's Senate campaign over Jon Husted's muscular ass. Ramaswamy now has fewer than 12 days to remind everyone that Laura Loomer is an a*****e. Gops threaten criminal prosecution for anyone who releases an ad about the ongoing Hope Florida scandal. Distressingly, the election still remains in the future, leaving it up for grabs who will be grabbing them. The humanitarians over in Russia have several things up their sleeve. For instance, they have a covert influence campaign against candidates who support Ukraine, but of course, election interference is Russia's main export. It's when they become bored of election interference that it will be time to worry. Bond villain Elon Musk is already bored. Then there's our Barely Literate Imbecile in Chief. We are putting up our defenses against him, but who knows what terrifying idiocy he might have in store. The takeover is already underway with jackboots everywhere and more coming. Informing victims that they've been adopted is just one of the perks of their job. A prominent Virginia Democrat has been arrested for irritating the administration and local Gops. A 27-year-old saved kids and the driver of a runaway school bus. He's a Somali, and ICE has his name now, so… USPS cuts are eating MAGA rural voter's faces. Big Timmy Teepell got $250,000 to hassle Abdul El-Sayed, but he didn't give all of that to Little Tommy Teepell, c'mon! Meanwhile, Pete Hegseth's henchmen destroyed the world, but it was meager compensation for losing out on hosting a live TV execution.

David Waldman deflects the information firehose our way for a couple of hours. What an ass! Donald K. Trump never studied the body of a man before, but now that he has, it's the only thing on his mind. It could be ass-envy as Donald's is more machine than ass at this point. Yesterday, Trump was so busy slapping his rudder that his upper half lost control and started waving at nonexistent crowds. Hey kids! With two weeks left in the midterms, you should ask your parents or grandparents about "swiftboating", the time-honored anti-American Republican tradition of vilifying American heroes about the very thing making them heroic Americans. Or just catch the present Ohio gubernatorial race, as Vivek Ramaswamy attacks Amy Acton, who not only survived poverty, deprivation, abandonment and abuse… mental, physical and sexual… but bootstrapped herself into becoming a doctor and American hero. Vivek is gifting Amy's mother, who the courts prohibited from abusing her children for half a century, the chance for one last swing at her. Also ask your parents about James Traficant, the politician who took graft and bad hair past heretofore unknown limits… ah, those were innocent times. Trump and a few of his simps turned up in the Oval Office, which is always assured to be hilarious and horrific. NATO gave us Greenland. Somalis are taking our jobs, houses, cars, and frequent flyer miles. Donald was furious that reporters would come in and ask questions. Nick Shirley was promised taxpayer money for saying bad things about people Trump doesn't like, and you can cash in too! People at Camp Lejeune have not said enough bad things about people that Trump doesn't like and will not be getting checks. Alternatively, Senator Elissa Slotkin said bad things about people that Trump does like… Trump hates corruption. So much that he will make certain that Puerto Rico governor Wanda Vázquez Garced is as clean as a newborn baby's ass. Julio Herrera Velutini hates corruption so much that he gave Alina Habba $50 million in hopes that Donald might give him a good wipe too. Armed Homeland Security agents are "visiting residents in multiple states" just to ask them a few questions about their voting habits. A friendly chat, nothing to worry about if you didn't do anything wrong. Sure, Elon cut Ukraine's Starlink feed, and throat. Where's James Bond when you need him?