Today’s facts 10-10-2025
Today’s facts …
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize goes to Venezuelan pro-democracy leader María Corina Machado.
The cut-off for nominations was January, Trump was not eligible.
The image of an ICE agent zip-tying a toddler during the Chicago raid is from a 2024 video showing a father jokingly "arresting" his toddler.
Reports of zipped children from the local ABC affiliate are based on eyewitness reports. None have been verified.
The Epstein files have not been released.
Mike Johnson says Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in when the House returns, blaming the shutdown for the delay even though he’s sworn in Republicans during a shutdown.
Grijalva would be the final signature needed to force a vote to release the Epstein files.
Pete Hegseth has announced the Qatar Air Force to build a facility at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho.
Trump is having a physical at Walter Reed today. The White House declined to explain why Trump was getting a yearly checkup six months after his annual exam.
A federal grand jury indicted NY Attorney General Letitia James on charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution for renting her secondary residence.
The US bought $20 billion in Argentine pesos in a currency swap with Argentina’s central bank to stabilize that country’s economy.
The Israeli military says a ceasefire has gone into effect.
The current shutdown involves Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, which help lower health insurance premiums. Those subsidies are set to expire, and Congress is debating whether to extend them.
The law that ensures public access to emergency rooms regardless of ability to pay (signed by Reagan) is not being debated and remains in effect. It has nothing to do with the shutdown. It is a law.
Portland, Oregon, is not a hellscape.
KISS’ Gene Simmons fainted while driving and crashed his SUV. He does not drink or get high. He’s ok.
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