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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?
Saddest short film of 2018 right here pic.twitter.com/ThcWgFZIic
— Ian Laking (@IHLaking) October 7, 2018