It’s October 10, 2026. Trump is absolutely losing it as his presidency continues to crash. By any measure, Trump has failed. He promised to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, and it rages on. He dragged us into a new war in the Middle East, rattling the global economy and sending prices soaring. Now he’s hunting for someone to blame. Because that’s what losers do. Read the latest below and you will see EXACTLY what I mean. And remember to like and re-stack to spread this news far and wide.
Here are the top headlines today:
After making an oil deal with Putin, Trump says “it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president”
Speaking of that deal, we’ll tell you what it’s really about
While Trump brags about executions and attacks our allies, he’s also been melting down over losing the Nobel Peace Prize, and he’s now also attacking Norway
The White House announced the new press secretary, MAGA commentator and Trump Media adviser, Katie Zacharia
Updates on Hormuz, Iran, a suspected Houthi strike on Riyadh, and Trump saying the U.S. “may” join in on Saudi strikes
Vance, Vivek, and the midterm clown show
A mass shooting in Erie, PA
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Trump Thanks Putin for a Few Hours’ Worth of Diesel and Lashes Out at Zelenskyy
Yesterday, we reported extensively on Trump’s announcement that Russia would “immediately” supply 300,000 tons of diesel, another 500,000 tons in November, a million tons after that, and eventually 3 million more “based on the condition of their Diesel Refineries.” Leaving for Syracuse yesterday, Trump said he wanted “to thank President Putin.”
We gave detailed analysis here yesterday about why Trump’s announcement is not only traitorous, but a sham designed to pretend he’s doing something to help oil costs while removing sanctions on Russia, funding the Russian war machine, and trying to push Ukraine to surrender.
But I can break down some quick facts now. Let’s do some basic math. Diesel runs around 7.5 barrels per ton, so the first tranche is supposedly 2.2 million barrels. The U.S. uses about 4 million barrels of distillate a day, which means that’s about half a day’s worth. Bill Browder put it at 15 hours. Some analysts have put it at even less. When added up, the entire 4.8 million tons Trump promised adds to roughly 9 days of U.S. demand, and that assumes Russia even has the surplus, which it doesn’t appear to have. Poland’s foreign minister noted that Russia has fuel shortages even in Moscow and that Ukraine has damaged about half its refining capacity.
So what’s the deal with this? Well, that line about the “condition” of Russia’s refineries in Trump’s post is the tell. A Ukrainian official, via Axios, said that Witkoff and Kushner threatened to cut off intelligence sharing with Ukraine if Kyiv kept striking Russian refineries. A U.S. official denied the threat was made. Who do you trust?
Zelenskyy offered to stop hitting refineries if Russia stopped hitting Ukraine’s energy grid. Seems fair. Not to Trump. The Trump regime demanded a unilateral halt, and Zelenskyy said hell no. Now, Russia’s refineries are apparently part of an American deal. Browder laid out 3 ugly results: leverage to threaten Ukraine, a pretext for insider business with Russia, and a door to more sanctions relief for Putin.
Ben also pointed out a legal issue. The Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act, passed in 2022, allows the president to lift the ban only if Russia has agreed to withdraw from Ukraine and poses no immediate threat to NATO. Neither condition has been met. The U.S. has now authorized these imports through April 2027.
Zelenskyy, whose negotiators were meeting in Miami with Witkoff and Kushner when Trump made the announcement, said that his team was used “as a smokescreen” and called it a “weak decision.” The Ukrainian delegation left Miami and canceled the second day of talks. A bipartisan Senate delegation led by Sen. Roger Wicker was in Ukraine at the time, talking about implementing tougher sanctions.
This is a pattern with the Trump regime, isn’t it? Distract a party to a negotiation with talks, then attack them when their guard is down. We’ve seen it with Iran. Now, we’re seeing it with Ukraine. It shows the world that the U.S. under Trump is not a good-faith actor.
Russia responded with 5 glide bombs on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, killing at least 12, including 3 children. Ballistic missiles followed on Kyiv. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Russian strikes killed over 80 Ukrainian civilians in 2 days and announced that EU foreign ministers plan to approve their biggest sanctions package of the war Monday. Ukraine hit back too, striking the Samara oil pumping station a third time and setting the Novoshakhtinsk oil terminal in Rostov on fire.
On Fox & Friends, Rachel Campos-Duffy, wife of Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, spread false and shameful Russian propaganda, claiming Ukraine has killed “a million kids on the Russian side” and called Zelenskyy an “ingrate” who keeps blowing up refineries “ahead of the midterms.” The new White House press secretary nodded along. These are sick, sick people.
The receipts are endless. At the UN in 2025, Trump said NATO countries buying Russian energy were “funding the war against themselves.” He put a 50% tariff on India over Russian oil. Senate Republicans posted as recently as July 28 that targeting those who buy Russian oil “will crush Putin’s ability to fund his war.” Marco Rubio in 2022: “Stop importing Russian oil.” Just take a look at these receipts we’ve compiled:
Trump’s Nobel Meltdown Continues
We reported yesterday about the Nobel Peace Prize going to Navi Pillay, the South African anti-apartheid jurist, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, former ICC judge, and former president of the Rwanda tribunal. Trump posted a rant claiming that nobody had heard of her other than the fact that she “hates Israel,” that he should have won “8 Nobel Peace Prizes,” and that the award is “an indelible stain on Norway.” At 5 AM he was at it again, misspelling it “Noble” Peace Prize.
It was still on his mind outside the White House just moments ago. He claimed, “I stopped China and I stopped Taiwan,” he called Pillay “a person that nobody ever heard of” who is “very anti-Israel,” and declared, “There’s something wrong in Norway.” He claims he settled “Israel and Iran.” Maariv reports his regime was pushing Israel to strike again before the midterms. He says Russia-Ukraine is moving “at breakneck speed.”
First off, I bet Republicans are cringing that this is Trump’s biggest concern just weeks before the midterms. He spent at least 10 minutes ranting about this at his rally last night in Syracuse.
Secondly, nothing says “I deserve the Nobel Peace Prize” quite like threatening the country where it’s awarded. Or bombing a little girls’ school. Or threatening all your allies. Or funding Russia’s war machine so they can continue to kill Ukrainian civilians. Objectively, this is a disgraceful individual.
Hurricane Isaias
Trump skipped the Alabama-Georgia game because of the storm and instead “quickly called a Big Rally” in Clarksville, Tennessee. He said “we think we have” the hurricane “under control,” then walked away when asked for a message to people in its path.
At the same time, the National Hurricane Center warned of a life-threatening storm surge, with sustained winds of 100mph and an 83mph gust recorded in Panama City Beach. As of this morning, around 925,000 customers across Florida, Alabama and Georgia were without power.
I had to share this with you before the day ended.
The box just arrived: WTF America, the book I wrote with my brothers. I opened it with my daughter, Ximena, and it brought me so much joy.
DHS’s Bribes
Bloomberg reports the regime is offering migrant children as young as 5 years old $3,000 to voluntarily leave the country, expanding an earlier $2,500 offer for unaccompanied minors 14 years and older. Lawyers say some kids are being pressured to decide on the spot, sometimes without a lawyer, potentially giving up asylum rights.
Hormuz, Iran, and Riyadh
About that “TOTAL CONTROL” of the Strait of Hormuz…
Iranian state media reports the IRGC is warning ships to stick to designated routes, satellite imagery from today shows just 2 large vessels crossing, and Iran has been striking tankers off the UAE and Qatar. Daily rates for very large crude carriers have soared from around $30,000 to about $1.5 million, adding roughly $33 a barrel in shipping alone. OilPrice.com reported that Kpler’s Michelle Brohard suspects some Gulf producers are quietly paying Iran tolls for safe passage, something we’ve been saying for weeks.
As I said earlier, Maariv reports the U.S. urged Israel to strike Iran unilaterally so Trump wouldn’t take the political hit before the midterms, until Israel’s military chief warned it could affect their own elections. After Rubio’s “civilizational” speech in Athens, Iran’s parliament speaker invoked Roman emperor Valerian, captured by Persia in 260 AD, and warned, “you will kneel.”
And Riyadh’s airport was evacuated after another suspected Houthi missile strike. Saudi authorities still haven’t said much. Trump said this morning that the U.S. “may” join in on strikes against the Houthis.
The Midterm Clown Show
Did you catch JD Vance yesterday in Ohio? He has all the charisma of watching paint dry. And like all of them, he just lies. All the time. He told voters that Vivek Ramaswamy “saved billions and billions of dollars at DOGE.” Putting aside the fact that DOGE was a complete disaster and did nothing more than steal Americans’ data for the oligarchs, Vivek left DOGE literally on day one. Vance also complained that all Democrats want to talk about is men in women’s sports. That’s kinda all you talk about, dude. He also said “America belongs to those who love it,” right as Trump was doing an oil deal with Putin.
Tragedy in Erie
And in Erie, Pennsylvania, 9 people, including the suspect and 2 children, are dead following a mass shooting and an hours-long standoff. This is still developing. Our hearts are with Erie.
That’s today’s news roundup. There’s more to come throughout the day.
One last thing: WTF America?!, the book I wrote with Ben and Jordy, comes out October 20. It’s dedicated to you, the Meidas Mighty. Pre-order the hardcover, ebook, or audiobook now. We just received the first hardcover copies at our homes, and it is truly an unreal feeling to actually be able to hold this in our hands. It’s our life’s work, and we know you are going to love it.
Kushner and Witkoff are traitors and need to be investigated and prosecuted for treason. January cannot come fast enough.
Trump is a traitor and a Russian agent.