Below are some headlines we may have missed. Please feel free to share your finds as long as they are not from some Fake News cesspool.
Updates:
Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) October 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Economy:
With Friday’s jobs report in question, ADP shows private payrolls fell by 32,000 in September
The ADP National Employment Report, a measure of private employment in the U.S., said on Wednesday that payrolls at private employers declined by 32,000 jobs last month, signaling the labor market continued to face headwinds in September.
More attention may be given to the ADP data this week because the government’s monthly jobs report, scheduled for release on Friday, Oct. 3, could be delayed due to the government shutdown that began today, according to Oxford Economics.
On Wednesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which issues the federal monthly jobs report, noted in a statement that it has halted data releases “due to the suspension of Federal government services.” It added, “The last update to the site was Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. Updates to the site will start again when the Federal government resumes operations.”
CNBC: "Very disappointing. It's a weak number. This is private sector jobs for September. The total comes in -32,000. And that was a surprise because economists were looking for an increase of 51,000. Also, the revision was not good. August now showing -3,000 compared to the initial read of 54,000"
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) October 1, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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R.I.P.
The Fascist Felon and His Brownshirts:
The Couchfucker:
Q: You said you're interested in good faith negotiations, but is it helpful to post pictures of Leader Jeffries in a sombrero if you're trying to have good faith talks? JD VANCE: Oh! I think it's funny! The president is joking and we're having a good time.
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) October 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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JD Vance: "On the sombrero thing, Hakeem Jeffries said it was racist. And I don't even honestly know what that means. Like, is he a Mexican-American that is offended?"
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) October 1, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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VP JD Vance, asked whether the White House strategy is to squeeze New York until Chuck Schumer caves, responds: "I haven't talk to Russ about this this morning, but look, I'm sure that Russ is heartbroken about the fact that he's unable to give certain things to certain constituencies."
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur.bsky.social) October 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Baghdad Blondie:
Q: The president posted an AI deepfake of himself talking about Medbeds. What was he trying to communicate and why did he delete it? LEAVITT: I think the president saw the video and posted it, and then took it down. He has the right to do that.
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) October 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Q: If the govt reopens, will those layoffs reverse? Are they not permanent? LEAVITT: Sometimes you have to do things you don't want to do, and it's because the Democrats have put us in this position
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) October 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Q: How did the White House decide it was appropriate for Jared Kushner to be working on matters that involve Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia — 3 countries combined that have given him more than $2.5b LEAVITT: It's frankly despicable that you're trying to suggest that it's inappropriate
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) October 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Leavitt: "I would reject that there is inhumane treatment of illegal immigrants under this administration."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) October 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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