frozen snapshot — 2026-09-05 · see today →
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Donald Trump

What's on Donald Trump's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6
24%19%14%12%31%
the mail ballot order a judge keeps blocking 24% · newcalling the iran war small potatoes 19% 65 billion barrels of venezuelan oil 14% the rate cut he keeps demanding 12% · neweverything else 31%
#1
Judge Extends Block on Mail Voting Order as Ballots Hit Mailboxes

A federal judge extended the block on his USPS mail-ballot rules; his lawyers ran to the Supreme Court while the first midterm ballots went out anyway.

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to clear the way for it to implement new mail-in voting rule

scotusblog.com · 2026-09-05
our translation

the ballots are already in the mail, so the order cannot work — but an appeal still pending on election day is its own kind of doubt, and doubt is the product

new — First midterm ballots mailed this weekvery sure · 4 sources
#2
'Small Potatoes': He Downplays a War That Has Killed 18 Americans
18 US deaths now attached to the phrasevery sure · 3 sources
#3
The Venezuela Deal Started With a Call to an Oilman Under Investigation
Probe closure reported this weekpretty sure · 3 sources
#4
Strong Jobs Report, Same Demand: Cut Rates or I Halt Trade
new — August jobs report landed this weekvery sure · 3 sources
saturday, september 5
Get the Moscow readout from Witkoff and Kushner(reported)
Fly to New Jersey; a golf course is en route(reported)
Refresh the mail-ballot docket at the Supreme Court(reported)
Watch the Dallas midterm convention open without Melania(reported)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

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Trump Envoys Arrive in Moscow for Talks on Ukraine War

news.google.com · 2026-09-05

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