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JAMM Update Digest: It Just Kept Getting Scummier Oct 24, 2026

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It sounds like a trope, but there truly was no bottom this week. But we tried to end it on a lighter note.

Since Friday was a travel day, we did a late and light version of the update, which we will lead off with. Enjoy!

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Things moved fast this week, so don’t feel bad if you missed something — the Daily Update Digest has you covered!

Monday: Vance’s Town Hall Debacle, CBS Reporter’s True Colors, Evil’s Conclave, And More

Tuesday: Trump Hate, Vance Racism, Melania Dodge Reflex, Noem Dog Troll, And Much More

Wednesday: Vivek’s Ad Disgusts, Feinberg Stands His Ground, Trump Examines Men’s Bodies, And More

Thursday: Trump 2.0 and the A** Presidency

Friday: The Mini-Update

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Steve Schmidt, with 'Oh Schmidt it's Friday' Plus Miles Taylor on his new doc "Corruption Land" Oct 23, 2026

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Thank you Dani Smart, Amy McGrath, Victoria Priya, LCSW, Deeanna Burleson, PhD, The Hopeful Resistance, and many others for tuning into my live video with Steve Schmidt and Miles Taylor! Join me for my next live video in the app.

Two Great Guests on The Fight for American Democracy: Adam Kinzinger and Timothy Snyder Oct 22, 2026

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Thank you Dani Smart, Cat: Poli-Psych, Kelli Pryor, Amy McGrath, Jeeni Criscenzo, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.

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Daily Update: Trump And The Ass Presidency Oct 22, 2026

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All of Trump’s ass talk gives us the perfect metaphor for his second term.

It’s a travel day, so here’s an abbreviated update that’s available to everyone.

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Can Hope Make a Comeback? The Great Rosie O'Donnell Says Yes! Plus Maine Senate Candidate Troy Jackson Oct 21, 2026

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Trump Prepares to Deny Election Results. My conversations with Election Attorney Marc Elias and Dem Pollster John Anzalone Oct 20, 2026

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Thank you LC - Silence is Complicity, Amy McGrath, Christina Beck, Deeanna Burleson, PhD, John Mahoney, and many others for tuning into my live video with Democracy Docket! Join me for my next live video in the app.

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Trump Trots out Racist Closing Message and Betrays Ukraine - My Discussion with Joe Walsh and the Atlantic’s Tom Nichols Oct 19, 2026

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Thank you Dani Smart, Caro Henry, LeftieProf, Christina Beck, Carol Johnston, and many others for tuning into my live video with Joe Walsh! Join me for my next live video in the app.

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JAMM Update Digest: Ugly Trump Rallies, Katie Zacharia Saga Begins And Ends, Weird Animal Stuff, And More Oct 17, 2026

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I don’t know whether he’s sad or relieved, but Anthony Scaramucci was supplanted in the record books by Katie Zacharia. Her entire career as press secretary is covered in this week’s’ digest.

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Things moved fast this week, so don’t feel bad if you missed something — the Daily Update Digest has you covered!

Monday: Trump Called Out On Ceasefire BS, Rallies To Empty Seats, And More

Tuesday: Trump Makes It Weird At Ugly Rally, Lashes Out Over Diesel Deal, And More

Wednesday: Vance Goes Full Homophobe, Local Candidate Goes Rogue On MAGA, And More

Thursday: New Trump Rants On Shooting Americans, Lying About Prices, Hegseth Heckled, And More

Friday: El-Sayed Mocks ‘Small’ Trump, Trump Threatens Jail For Presidents, And More

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Voters Hate Corruption! My Conversation with Steve Schmidt plus Mississippi Senate Candidate Scott Colom Oct 16, 2026

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Thank you Abby Marin, Christina Beck, Carol Johnston, Joseph Thomas Klein, Andrea Engstrom, and many others for tuning into my live video with Steve Schmidt! Join me for my next live video in the app.

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Jim Acosta On Breaking Katie Zacharia Firing: ‘She Was Never Cut Out For The Job’ Oct 16, 2026

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Katie Zacharia is out as press secretary, hours after we predicted it in today’s newsletter and Daily Update. Jim Acosta had some quick thoughts:

Guys, this just in: Katie Zacharia is out as the White House press secretary. She has been fired after only five days on the job.

That is worse than what happened to my friend Anthony Scaramucci, who was the White House communications director during the first Trump administration for just 11 days.

Katie Zacharia obviously was never cut out for the job. You could see how poorly she performed at her very first White House briefing earlier in the week, but it was really the fact that she had presented herself as an attorney, as a lawyer, even though she did not pass the bar exam.

And she even went on Sean Hannity, who was giving her a hard time, pretending that he’s Tim Russert all of a sudden. That was a pretty clear indication because Sean talks to Trump, that Zacharia was on her way out, and it turns out she definitely is. She’s out. She’s been fired.

The news broke shortly after Trump told reporters he had given Zacharia some advice:

Katie, we hardly knew ye.

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