<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><title>Twitchy</title><link>https://twitchy.com/global-news/feed/</link><description>Twitchy: Hilarious Political Commentary &amp;amp; Current Events</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:28:56 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>Sex Perplexed: Study Shows Uptick in Identifying As L-G-B Was a F-A-D but Experts Can’t See It</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[One’s teenage years are a confusing time. It’s when many young people try to understand who they are and what they want to be. It’s a time of exploration and mistakes. It turns out many teens weren't who they thought they were (or led to be) after all. The trend of young people identifying as lesbian, gay, or bisexual has plummeted. According to The Washington Post, experts can't figure out why this is happening. Those online say it's pretty obvious.]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:30:00 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Warren Squire]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2018/174/53b4fccf-9690-404b-973e-8e01e69faf65.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0" /><link>https://twitchy.com/warren-squire/2026/10/09/fewer-kids-identifying-as-lgbtq-trans-wapo-n2433111</link></item><item><title>Nobel Committee Awards Peace Prize to Israel-Hating South African (Because, of Course, They Did)</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[Most international organizations have fallen into disgrace over the past decade, but perhaps none are more obsessed with proving to the world that they are a joke than Norway's once-respected Nobel Peace Prize Committee.&amp;nbsp;]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:00:00 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Grateful Calvin]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2014/86/bd485535-0297-4c54-ae16-4fee7a795ca6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0" /><link>https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2026/10/09/nobel-committee-awards-peace-prize-to-israel-hating-south-african-because-of-course-they-did-n2433135</link></item><item><title>Instant Karma: ‘Journo’ Geraldo Rivera Confuses John Lennon’s B-Day With Date He Was Fatally Shot</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[Friday is the late Beatle John Lennon’s birthday. But ‘journalist’ Geraldo Rivera got online and declared it was the date Mark David Chapman fatally shot Lennon outside his New York City apartment. You don't have to imagine all the people calling out Rivera. Guess nobody told him there'd be days like these.&amp;nbsp;]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:35:06 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Warren Squire]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2018/235/f9c0d914-f65f-4b64-9acc-f5d2d9d97eb2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0" /><link>https://twitchy.com/warren-squire/2026/10/09/geraldo-rivera-journalist-confuses-john-lennons-birthday-fur-day-he-was-fatally-shot-n2433142</link></item><item><title>Everybody Responds With the Same Pic After Gavin Newsom Preaches About Bending a Knee to Help Others</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[The self-owns from Gavin Newsom and/or his propagandists at the Newsom Press Office account continue to pile up.&amp;nbsp;]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:16:10 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Doug P.]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/256/8b0956c0-16b8-45c2-a907-0679b97dcb07.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0" /><link>https://twitchy.com/dougp/2026/10/09/everybody-responds-with-the-same-pic-after-gavin-newsom-preaches-about-bending-a-knee-to-help-others-n2433141</link></item><item><title>Touchy TOUCHY: Abdul El-Sayed Flips Out on Female Journo for Asking Him About Khamenei Comments</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed got the question he spent March trying not to get, and he still would not answer it.]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:30:00 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Sam J.]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/217/305aa7b8-475e-46d5-bb79-086f5ad24a69.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0" /><link>https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/10/09/abdul-el-sayed-flips-out-on-female-reporter-for-asking-about-khamenei-n2433125</link></item><item><title>The Debates Were a Total Nightmare for the Democrats</title><description>On this full episode of LARRY, Letitia James and Abdul El-Sayed face BRUTAL debate-stage confrontations! In New York, James clashes with her Republican challenger over crime, Donald Trump, and her record as attorney general. Meanwhile, Michigan’s Senate debate goes completely OFF THE RAILS as El-Sayed and Mike Rogers trade heated attacks, with the fighting even spilling into a commercial break. Larry breaks down the wildest moments, the political fallout, and what these explosive showdowns mean heading into the midterms!

Check out the latest news from Heartlander News: https://heartlandernews.com/</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:26:26 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Twitchy Video]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/video/brid/2843207_sd_6ac931cf77821_1791570383.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0" /><link>https://twitchy.com/videos/2026/10/09/the-debates-were-a-total-nightmare-for-the-democrats-n2433140</link></item><item><title>You KNOW the James Talarico Tea Is BAD If Obama Bro Jon Favreau Is Already Doing Damage Control</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[As Twitchy readers know, Spencer Pratt shared earlier today that his sources were telling him that James Talarico wasn't sick with the flu, but dealing with some mental illness issues.]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Sam J.]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/257/05654322-cebe-4479-a0f1-67bd873ecc9f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0" /><link>https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/10/09/obama-bro-jon-favreau-quick-to-do-damage-control-after-spencer-pratt-reveals-where-talarico-may-be-n2433138</link></item><item><title>TMZ Is Getting Ratioed Into the Sun for This Take on NYC ICE Shooting (Did Mamdani Write It?)</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[The latest outrage from the political party that never met a criminal illegal alien they wouldn't be willing to fight to keep from being deported happened after the ICE-involved shooting in New York City.]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:46:50 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Doug P.]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/tw/images/up/2023/235/3f6484b8-d89e-4c8f-884f-68923e46ac81.JPG" type="image/jpeg" length="0" /><link>https://twitchy.com/dougp/2026/10/09/tmz-is-getting-ratioed-into-the-sun-for-this-take-on-nyc-ice-shooting-did-mamdani-write-this-n2433137</link></item><item><title>Mike Rogers Decimated Abdul El-Sayed but It's CNN (No, Really!) That Well and Truly ENDED Him -WATCH</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[CNN spent the night covering the Michigan Senate debate, and the uncomfortable part was not Mike Rogers. It was Abdul El-Sayed’s refusal to condemn terrorist organizations, a question that should have taken one sentence and instead became the story. Peter Meijer, the former Michigan congressman and Iraq War veteran, sat on the set and said the obvious out loud: that is not a hard call, and a nominee who will not make it has a problem the network cannot spin away. When even CNN’s own panel is done carrying the water, the campaign is out of excuses.]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:35:00 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Sam J.]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/tw/images/up/2023/199/083b9725-cc91-409a-b223-560c0856000e.png" type="image/jpeg" length="0" /><link>https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/10/09/cnn-turns-their-back-on-abdul-el-sayed-n2433124</link></item><item><title>Sooo ... About That Illegal ICE Shot in the Bronx Yesterday? Yeah, There's a Whole Lot MORE to Him</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[ICE says the Dominican national shot in the Bronx yesterday was not a mystery and not a first encounter.&amp;nbsp;]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:05:00 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Sam J.]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/tw/images/up/2024/32/c29b5c0c-8141-4cdb-8e77-b2134578c18d.PNG" type="image/jpeg" length="0" /><link>https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/10/09/sooo-about-that-illegal-shot-in-the-bronx-yesterday-yeah-theres-a-whole-lot-more-to-him-n2433132</link></item><item><title>Marco Rubio Goes Full 'OH HELL YEAH' on Amnesty Intl. for Accusing America of 'War Crimes' in Iran</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[Secretary of State Marco Rubio was asked about Amnesty International accusing the United States of war crimes in Iran, and he redirected the conversation to the people Amnesty keeps forgetting to mention.&amp;nbsp;]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:45:00 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Sam J.]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/84/e1e9a5aa-0e5c-4f84-afcb-4a5637f4a17e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0" /><link>https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/10/09/rubio-amnesty-international-justine-bateman-n2433126</link></item><item><title>DHS Secretary Mullin Absolutely Destroys Mayor Mamdani's Anti-ICE Theatrics and Lies</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[There are now protests in New York City led by Mayor Mamdani after an illegal alien with a criminal history was shot and injured by ICE. The Department of Homeland Security said the man refused commands from the officers and attempted to use his vehicle as a weapon while his young child was in the back seat.&amp;nbsp;]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:12:12 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Doug P.]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/282/8d73561c-0c6d-435b-bc78-584dcfea7ec5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0" /><link>https://twitchy.com/dougp/2026/10/09/dhs-secretary-mullin-absolutely-destroys-mayor-mamdanis-anti-ice-fury-n2433129</link></item><item><title>Spencer Pratt Shares What His Sources Have Told Him About James Talarico and If True? WOW. JUST WOW</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[Spencer Pratt just offered the explanation the flu story was never going to cover. His sources, he says, have James Talarico in a mental health facility, which would also explain why the Texas Democrat’s campaign has stopped putting events on the calendar in the last stretch before Election Day.&amp;nbsp;]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:35:00 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Sam J.]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/267/fd57a245-54b0-4f48-9b88-c7a6a6964967.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0" /><link>https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/10/09/spencer-pratt-shares-what-his-sources-have-told-him-about-james-talarico-and-if-true-wow-just-wow-n2433133</link></item><item><title>Abdul El-Sayed Had 'the Most Delusional Tweet I've Ever Seen' After the Debate (Shot/Chaser Gold)</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[Last night's debate between Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed featured an awkward geography lesson after the socialist tried to zing his opponent for owning a home in Florida. The resulting reality check didn't go well for El-Sayed.&amp;nbsp;]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:20:19 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Doug P.]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/tw/images/up/2023/219/db0b63ee-23d5-4f44-b35c-768b6ea8af99.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0" /><link>https://twitchy.com/dougp/2026/10/09/abdul-el-sayeds-im-not-bought-off-and-want-to-get-money-out-of-politics-claim-collapses-n2433130</link></item><item><title>WOMP! Hasan Piker Crashing OUT After Debate Tells Us How Bad His Bro Abdul El-Sayed REALLY Did (HA!)</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[As Twitchy readers know, Abdul El-Sayed got absolutely completely and totally BODIED by Mike Rogers during the Michigan debate last night.]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:10:00 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Sam J.]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/tw/images/up/2026/236/86cc5219-038b-4185-ac77-3032948584ae.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0" /><link>https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/10/09/hasan-piker-tries-to-help-abdul-save-face-after-debate-woof-n2433123</link></item><item><title>OMG, Her FACE! Saritha Komatireddy STEAMROLLING Letitia James in Debate a BEAUTIFUL Thing (Watch)</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[Letitia James walked into Thursday night’s NY1 debate with eight years in the job and one move in the bag, and Saritha Komatireddy spent the hour taking it away from her.&amp;nbsp;]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:35:00 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Sam J.]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2025/297/f7b937e6-8bba-40ec-9b09-8758cd5330b8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0" /><link>https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/10/09/saritha-kormatireddy-letitia-james-oof-n2433122</link></item><item><title>Mamdani Called Trump to Request Release of Criminal Illegal in ICE Custody (Guess How THAT Went)</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[As we told you last night, an illegal alien in New York City who has a criminal conviction for grand larceny and several previous arrests was shot by ICE during an ultimately successful attempt to take him into custody. The man had his five-year-old child in the back seat of the car and is being treated in a hospital. The Department of Homeland Security said the shooting is under investigation.]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:20:05 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Doug P.]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/tw/images/up/2023/252/e3ebcf6d-921a-4f10-a746-11bfcd732d47.JPG" type="image/jpeg" length="0" /><link>https://twitchy.com/dougp/2026/10/09/nyc-mayor-mamdanis-call-to-trump-requesting-release-of-criminal-illegal-in-ice-custody-was-a-fail-n2433127</link></item><item><title>OOF! CNN May Not RECOVER After This DOOZY of a Dunk from Pete Hegseth on Their 'Fake Iran Coverage'</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[Secretary of War Pete Hegseth read CNN’s report that Iranian operatives used OpenAI and fake personas to plant stories attacking the U.S. war against Iran in American outlets, and he did the unthinkable: he noticed who keeps printing them.]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:10:00 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Sam J.]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/61/a04e2250-9f22-4f64-85ec-daea383aa68a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0" /><link>https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/10/09/hegseth-cnn-n2433121</link></item><item><title>LOL! Throw the TOWEL! Mike Rogers Ends Abdul El-Sayed at Michigan Debate Over and OVER Again (Watch)</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[Mike Rogers didn’t debate Abdul El-Sayed in Grand Rapids last night so much as he unplugged him. It. Was. GLORIOUS.]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:00:50 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Sam J.]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/tw/images/up/2023/05/towel.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0" /><link>https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/10/09/mike-rogers-ends-abdul-el-sayeds-campaign-over-and-over-and-over-again-n2433120</link></item><item><title>Abdul El-Sayed Gets an AWKWARD Geography Lesson From Mike Rogers in Michigan Debate</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[It shouldn't come as any surprise that Abdul El-Sayed, the Hamas Halfling running for Senate in Michigan, isn't all that talented a debater. After all, he's never had to face anyone who challenges him on his radical communist and Islamist views.&amp;nbsp;]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:45:00 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Grateful Calvin]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/tw/images/up/2023/194/1aa8722e-2f5a-4810-a36a-8b09d16a5a97.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0" /><link>https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2026/10/09/abdul-el-sayed-gets-and-awkward-geography-lesson-from-mike-rogers-in-michigan-debate-n2433117</link></item></channel></rss>