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Wednesday Updates: Witkoff Salutes Putin, New Mexico Files Epstein Lawsuit, Vance Goes Full Pedo Protector — 10/21/26

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Brett Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network
Oct 21, 2026

Hi all, it’s Wednesday, and before anything else I want to thank everyone for such a warm reception on the first day of our release of WTF America?!, the book I wrote with my brothers Ben and Jordy. If you haven’t grabbed a copy yet, it’s out now in hardcover, ebook, and audio wherever books are sold. Please pick one up and tell us what you think.

Here are today’s headlines:

  • The Wall Street Journal reports Musk ordered the Starlink throttling that blindsided Ukraine and discussed it with Trump, despite both of their denials

  • Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff thanks Putin for diesel and calls him a humanitarian

  • Zelenskyy says he’d agree to peace deal freezing the current lines

  • Vance says nobody hates corruption more than Trump, the most corrupt individual ever in politics, while The New York Times exposes a $50 million job for Alina Habba before a billionaire’s pardon

  • Vance smears a protester asking for action on the Epstein files and rages about the Vivek Ramaswamy ad…scolding Republicans who got upset with the ad

  • New Mexico’s AG sues Epstein’s lawyer and accountant

  • Trump’s lawyers say he’s too busy to be deposed and that he doesn’t want his encounter with BBC on video

  • Three polls show Democrats up by double digits, including a D+11 final NYT/Siena poll, as Trump hits record lows

  • Netanyahu orders regime change in Iran, two more are tankers hit, Brent back above $110

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There’s a whole lot of important updates in this one, so buckle up.

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