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  1. Portland Clown Show

    Jason Remington • October 13, 2026

    KATU/Portland dramatizes incident in which a group of fine upstanding citizens attacked Ice agents. I am against agents spraying such people with pepper spray and believe a bullet to the brain would put them out of their misery sooner. But, that is just me.
    KATU tv believes in making the attackers the victims. Local tv news is becoming– unwatchable.

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  2. Katie takes the reins

    William Engelhardt • October 12, 2026

    “Ms. Zacharia is stepping into the role of press secretary at a politically sensitive time for the White House, as the Trump administration faces a critical midterm season in which increasing numbers of Republican candidates are distancing themselves from the president. She is also inheriting the White House briefing room podium during a period of particularly tense relations with the press, as the president’s efforts to ban three news organizations from White House grounds are challenged in court.”
    — The New York Times’ Hamed Aleaziz, Tyler Pager and Karoun Demirjian

    Zacharia doesn’t officially start her new job until today, but she is already strongly defending the president, including casting doubt on his low polling numbers.

    During an appearance on Saturday’s “Fox & Friends Weekend,” Zacharia said, “President Trump has made the case and delivered historic results. I would have loved to have seen more from our congressional Republicans in the Senate. I think President Trump has done everything in his power to do that. Look, I don’t know how much I believe all of the polling numbers.”

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    1. A rocky beginning

      Jason Remington • October 13, 2026

      First briefing– shakey. Awkward. She seemed very nervous and unprepared for how she would deliver answers. Read a lot of prepared answers, which she should have read in advance of going out there so it didn’t sound like a school girl reading in front of the class.

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      1. A sometimes-stumbling first appearance.

        Bill Taylor • October 13, 2026

        A 15 minute trainwreck. Her discomfort (or was it terror?) was palpable and painful to watch.

        “I thought she was very good,” Trump told reporters after the briefing as he walked to Marine One en route to a campaign rally in Alaska.

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        1. Bill A ringing ensorsement!

          “Katie is a fabulous and wonderful addition to the team. She is uniquely qualified and whip smart to help inform the American people about all the great things President Trump and his Administration have been doing, and she will do an incredible job as Press Secretary.”
          — Steven Cheung

          The race to the bottom continues.

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  3. In this house, Christopher Columbus is a hero!

    Tony S. • October 12, 2026

    Columbus Day is a U.S. federal holiday observed on the second Monday in October. It commemorates Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492 (he was a Genoese navigator sailing under the Spanish crown and landed in the Bahamas).

    Early celebrations
    The first known U.S. observance was in 1792 in New York City, when the Columbian Order (linked to Tammany Hall) marked the 300th anniversary. In the 19th century, Italian-American and Catholic communities increasingly celebrated the day with parades and religious events, viewing the Genoa-born Columbus as a symbol of Italian heritage and American opportunity amid widespread discrimination against Italian immigrants.

    The 1892 national proclamation
    A key turning point came after the 1891 lynching of 11 Italian Americans in New Orleans, one of the largest mass lynchings in U.S. history. The incident strained diplomatic relations with Italy. In response, and partly to appeal to Italian-American voters, President Benjamin Harrison issued a proclamation in 1892 designating a one-time national celebration of the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s voyage (sometimes called Discovery Day). He encouraged patriotic exercises honoring the explorer and the progress of the previous centuries. The Pledge of Allegiance was written around this time and first recited in schools in connection with the anniversary events.

    From state holiday to federal holiday
    Colorado became the first state to make Columbus Day an official holiday in 1907, largely through the efforts of Italian immigrant Angelo Noce. Other states followed; by the early 20th century, many observed it.
    The Knights of Columbus (a Catholic fraternal organization) and Italian-American leaders lobbied heavily for national recognition.
    In 1934, Congress passed a joint resolution authorizing the president to proclaim October 12 as Columbus Day each year. President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the first such annual proclamation.
    In 1937, FDR proclaimed it a national holiday.
    The Uniform Monday Holiday Act of 1968 (signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson) made it a full federal legal public holiday and shifted the observance from a fixed October 12 date to the second Monday in October, effective in 1971. This created consistent three-day weekends.
    It remains a federal holiday under U.S. law (federal offices and the Postal Service close), though not every state provides a paid day off for state workers. In 2026 it falls on Monday, October 12, and President Trump issued a proclamation recognizing it and defending Columbus’s legacy.

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  4. Guilfoyle On Her Way Out

    Jason Remington • October 12, 2026

    Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are weighing whether to fire U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle over a series of Wall Street Journal reports alleging improper and possibly illegal conduct.⁠

    Guilfoyle, a longtime Trump ally, former Fox News host, and former fiancée of Donald Trump Jr., has been ambassador to Greece. A senior U.S. official said Sunday that Trump and Rubio are “extremely pissed off” by the reported conduct and expect to decide this week (after the Monday Columbus Day holiday). Rubio was especially irritated because the stories broke around the time of his recent visit to Athens, where Guilfoyle greeted him with a bear hug and joined most of his events.⁠

    Main allegations from WSJ reporting
    Pre-confirmation solicitation: Just before her July 2025 Senate confirmation hearing, she allegedly texted (via Signal) Trump donor Eric Deters asking him to wire $100,000 directly to her American Express account to pay a credit card bill “in a way that wouldn’t leave a paper trail.” She had been promising him access and help with his personal tax/legal issues in exchange for substantial payments (discussions of up to $1 million). Deters declined the $100k request. Her lawyer has disputed the authenticity of the messages.⁠

    Conduct as ambassador: Promoting the business interests of a specific Greek construction/energy company (Aktor Group), bringing its lobbyist into official diplomatic meetings, accepting luxury private-jet travel and other gifts/services from Greek businessmen, and comments suggesting the U.S. could undermine or destabilize the Greek government (or any country). Other reported issues include demanding invitations to events, alienating embassy staff, and related lifestyle concerns. The State Department inspector general has opened an inquiry into allegations involving improper gifts, private plane use, ties to the energy company, and more.⁠The Guardian

    These are allegations based on reporting (including reviewed messages and accounts); Guilfoyle has denied wrongdoing through her lawyer, and some earlier comments from Rubio were more supportive before the full set of stories. Trump, when asked, said he had just heard about it, called it “too bad,” and noted she was “always very nice,” without a strong defense.⁠

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  5. KKK...K

    Jason Remington • October 9, 2026

    I sense a pattern here…

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  6. Background on Katie Zacharia

    Jason Remington • October 9, 2026

    Katie Zacharia is a California attorney, conservative commentator, and political operative. On October 9, 2026, President Trump appointed her White House press secretary, succeeding Karoline Leavitt, who left the role in late August.

    She was born in Los Angeles (reported date March 23, 1984) and earned a B.A. in political science from Pepperdine University in 2007 and a J.D. from Pepperdine Caruso School of Law in 2011. Early political work included a 2006 internship with the Republican National Committee and the White House Office of Political Affairs during the George W. Bush administration.

    After law school she spent roughly 2011–2013 in Beijing at Zhong Lun Law Firm, working as outside counsel for clients that included the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation, and also handling fundraising and communications for Compassion for Migrant Children. Back in the United States she later did development work tied to Pepperdine and sat on advisory boards.

    From about 2024 she served as general counsel (also described as chief advancement officer) and senior advisor at Fix California, a conservative nonprofit focused on election-integrity and related state issues and founded by Ric Grenell. In the same period she became a frequent on-air commentator for Fox News, Newsmax, and occasionally CNN and other outlets, covering immigration, election law, and California politics.

    In February 2026 she was named Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs and spokesperson at the Department of Homeland Security under then-Secretary Kristi Noem. She left after about six weeks (by the end of March), saying the travel between California and Washington strained her family; some reporting also linked the exit to her association with Corey Lewandowski. Since June 2026 she has been senior communications advisor at Trump Media & Technology Group, which operates Truth Social. Trump has also cited her work on his campaigns in swing states.

    She is married to film producer Tyler Zacharia and they have four children; she has lived in the Westlake Village area of California. Trump’s announcement described her as a loyal supporter with an “unblemished record” of backing his campaigns and movement. ⁠(((BBC)))

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  8. Katie Zacharia Stands For Life & Family

    Jason Remington • October 9, 2026

    Pro-life advocate Katie Zacharia has been offered the job of White House press secretary, putting a mother of four who has publicly credited her own survival to a last-minute choice for life in line for one of the administration’s most visible posts.

    A White House official confirmed Friday that President Donald Trump offered Zacharia the position after Karoline Leavitt left the role in August.

    Zacharia, a conservative attorney and commentator, is a senior communications adviser to Trump Media & Technology Group and its Truth Social platform

    Zacharia has described a personal reason for her opposition to abortion.

    In a 2025 interview with Gates Garcia, she said she was “approximately 20, 30 minutes away from being aborted.” She said her biological mother, then a 19-year-old with an abortion appointment already set, received a call from a Christian counselor urging open adoption instead.

    Zacharia said she was adopted as a newborn and met her biological mother at 18.

    She serves on the board of the White Rose Resistance, a group founded by Seth Gruber that calls for legal protection of the unborn from fertilization. In the same interview she called the work “a blessing and gift” alongside people who want “to end abortion and preserve unborn babies’ lives.”

    She has also criticized the abortion pill. In that interview she said the drug uses “the same chemicals that they used in the extermination camps in Nazi Germany” to stop progesterone and cut off oxygen to the baby.

    On Oct. 2 she praised Justice Samuel Alito and posted his language from Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: “Abortion presents a profound moral question. The Constitution does not prohibit the citizens of each State from regulating or prohibiting abortion. Roe and Casey arrogated that authority. We now overrule those decisions and return that authority to the people and their elected representatives.”

    Zacharia briefly served as a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson earlier this year and previously worked as a legal adviser to Fix California, the organization founded by Trump ally Richard Grenell. A Pepperdine law graduate, she appears frequently on Fox News and Newsmax.

    The White House has not announced a start date.
    LifeNews.com

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  9. Trump's Message about Katie Zacharia

    Jason Remington • October 9, 2026

    Katie Zacharia
    @KatieZacharia
    Thank you to President Trump for the distinguished privilege of serving as White House Press Secretary.

    Serving President Trump and the American people at this critical 250-year mark is the honor of a lifetime. President Trump has shown America that we can be great again, and he works to effectuate that greatness every single day. His confidence is a true privilege, and his leadership is a blessing to this country.

    The work ahead is to continue delivering strong results for our Country and communicating to the American people the major wins that this Administration is making every single day. I look forward to working with the White House press corps, and with reporters across the country, to get that record out. Following the fabulous Karoline Leavitt is a high standard, and one worth meeting.

    God bless President Trump, and God bless America.

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    1. Christian Wife & Mother of 4

      Jason Remington • October 9, 2026

      Pro-life advocate Katie Zacharia has been reportedly chosen to be the next White House press secretary, per WH sources

      She is a Christian, wife, and mother of 4.

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