July 3, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
NOTUS reports: Trump hosted a meeting with some moderates and some members of the Main Street Caucus on Wednesday, where he listened to concerns and touted the wins in the legislation, two sources told NOTUS. But Trump still doesn’t seem to have a firm grasp about what his signature legislative achievement does. According to three sources with direct knowledge of …
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July 3, 2025 Christianists, Trump cultists
CNN reports: Dr. Phil’s TV network, Merit Street Media, filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday and sued Christian television giants Trinity Broadcasting Network and TCT Ministries for allegedly harming its business and contributing to its financial woes. The lawsuit, filed by Fort Worth-based Merit Street with the US Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of Texas, claims that TBN, the network’s …
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July 3, 2025 Business, Food Supply
The New York Times reports: Del Monte Foods, the nearly 140-year-old company known for its wide array of canned vegetables and fruits, filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday after struggling with rising borrowing costs, pandemic missteps and a changing global economy. The California-based company, facing secured debt of more than $1.2 billion, said it had agreed to a restructuring agreement …
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July 3, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
“Rep. Jamie Raskin, a third rate Democrat politician, has no idea what is in our fantastic Tax Cut Bill, nor would he understand it if he did. This DOPE has been consistently losing to me for YEARS, and I love watching his ugly face as he is forced to consistently concede DEFEAT TO TRUMP — And tonight should be another …
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July 3, 2025 Extremists, Trump Administration
Axios reports: A group backed by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has filed a federal complaint against the Los Angeles Dodgers over the team’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices. The Dodgers are one of the most popular MLB teams among Asian, Black and Mexican American fans and recently committed $1 million to help immigrants affected by …
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July 3, 2025 Democrats, Politics
Newsweek reports: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ “magic minute” speech is still going after an hour as Republicans race to pass President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act before a self-imposed July 4 deadline. While other members of the House of Representatives have time limits on the length of time they can speak during debates, party leaders receive a …
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July 3, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
ABC News reports: Up all night, House Republicans voted pre-dawn Thursday to advance President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts package, recouping after GOP leaders worked almost around the clock trying to persuade skeptical holdouts as they race to send the bill to his desk by the Fourth of July deadline. A roll call that started late Wednesday finally closed …
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July 2, 2025 JMG Community, Open Thread
Variety reports: Travis Kelce had some trouble behind the scenes when hosting “Saturday Night Live” in 2023. During a recent interview on the “Bussin’ with the Boys” podcast, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end said that the “hardest” part of hosting “SNL” was the pre-show table read because he “can’t really read that well.” “The writers’ rooms were fun because …
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July 2, 2025 News, Politics
The Associated Press reports: American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Associated Press. Two U.S. contractors, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were revealing their employers’ internal operations, said they were coming forward because …
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July 2, 2025 New York City, Politics
Politico reports: Andrew Cuomo is scrambling to shore up backing for a general election run, even as pillars of support for his New York City mayoral campaign crumble. The former governor and his advisers have courted Democratic elected officials, business leaders and labor chiefs who endorsed his failed primary bid in an attempt to keep them in his fold for …
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