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Oct. 8, 2018, 11:06 a.m.

Because Melania Trump is just like her husband, check out today's midday links: Gritty is Antifa now, Taylor Swift comes out as a Democrat, Comic Con trailers, world's oldest barber, Andy Warhol's hometown, and puppy is entranced by bubble.

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  • Look what you made her do: Taylor Swift came out as pro-Democrats in a long Instagram post stumping for Phil Bredesen for Senate and Jim Cooper for the House of Representatives in her home of Tennessee.
  • The Wall Street Journal is hoppin' mad that Gritty the mascot is Antifa.
  • John Oliver touched upon the Kavanaugh confirmation vote, Susan Collins' "spectacular bad-faith bullshit," and the rest of the Supreme Court mess: "This entire process wasn’t about principle; it was about getting what you want, no matter how you have to do it, or what damage it does to…fundamental trust in the Supreme Court."
  • Melania Trump showed off her Trump side during a trip to Egypt: "Like [Trump], Mrs. Trump is comfortable showing the world that she does not know what she does not know — and that she does not necessarily need to find out."
  • Andy Warhol didn't come from "nowhere"—he came from the tiny village of Mikova, Slovakia.
  • A sprawling mansion on the Upper East Side has been frozen as part of a battle between the US government and Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
  • What happens to the internet after a disaster?
  • From American Gods to Star Trek: Discovery to The Boys, check out all the trailers that premiered at Comic Con this weekend.
  • The world's oldest barber is 107 and still cutting hair full-time in Cornwall, NY.
  • Why has Tom Hardy spent so much of his career trying to hide his face?
  • A far-right candidate is close to becoming president of Brazil despite a long history of offensive remarks about women, black people & gay people.
  • And finally, do you ever think about the transitory nature of life, that something you cherish could disappear in the blink of an eye?