Joe Jervis

WH Orders Smithsonian To Remove “Woke” Exhibits

The Hill reports: White House officials are launching a review of some of the Smithsonian’s museums aimed at ensuring “alignment” with President Trump’s “directive to celebrate American exceptionalism, remove divisive or partisan narratives, and restore confidence in our shared cultural institutions.” A Tuesday letter to Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch was signed by Office of Management and Budget Director Russell …

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Florida Republicans Seek To Oust Gay School Board Member After He Becomes Leader Of Local Pride Group

Florida Politics reports: Sarasota County School Board member Tom Edwards just joined a nonprofit promoting diversity programs. Now, local Republicans say he should resign his public office. Project Pride SRQ last week announced that Edwards, a second-term School Board member, had taken over as Executive Director of the Sarasota organization. Edwards, who is openly gay, has faced criticism since his …

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Meta Hires Anti-LGBTQ Activist As AI “Bias Monitor”

The Verge reports: Conservative activist Robby Starbuck will serve as an advisor at Meta to address “ideological and political bias” within the company’s AI chatbot, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The move comes as part of a settlement Meta reached with Starbuck, who filed a lawsuit claiming Meta AI wrongly stated he was involved in the …

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Paxton Asks GOP Texas Judge To Jail Beto O’Rourke

The Texas Tribune reports: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday asked a Tarrant County judge to jail former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, in another escalation in Republicans’ broader effort to put an end to Texas Democrats’ walkout over a new congressional map. Paxton sued O’Rourke and his political group, Powered by People, last week, arguing that the group was …

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Vaseline Woman Wants To Deport Her Own Staffers

The Atlantic reports: Kari Lake has been making the rounds on right-wing media in recent weeks to pitch herself as a devoted enforcer of President Donald Trump’s broader agenda. Her latest targets are J-1 visa holders who worked for Voice of America. Obscure to most Americans, they have attracted Lake’s attention in part because they embody a trifecta of triggers …

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Eastman Kodak Warns That It May Soon Shut Down

CNN Business reports: Eastman Kodak, the 133-year-old photography company, is warning investors that it might not survive much longer. In its earnings report Monday, the company warned that it doesn’t have “committed financing or available liquidity” to pay its roughly $500 million in upcoming debt obligations. “These conditions raise substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going …

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The Transcript Of Loomer’s HBO Deposition Is Unreal

Mediaite has the transcript of the wild exchanges between an HBO lawyer and extremist Laura Loomer during her deposition over her $150 million lawsuit against Bill Maher for joking that she was having sex with Trump. BOLGER: Can you explain to me what it means to say that [Marjorie Taylor Greene] has “the Arby’s in her pants”? LARRY KLAYMAN, LAURA …

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New Jobs Report Chief Wants To Cancel Jobs Report

Axios reports: President Trump’s nominee to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics, E.J. Antoni, suggested the possibility of suspending the bureau’s monthly jobs report. It’s one of the world’s most fundamental pieces of data, crucial for investors to understand the health of the U.S. economy. Antoni made the suggestion in an interview with Fox Business in response to concerns over …

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DeSantis Appoints New Lt Gov (And Possible Successor)

The Associated Press reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tapped Republican state Sen. Jay Collins to be his next lieutenant governor Tuesday. It’s a closely watched appointment by the two-term governor, who can’t run for reelection in 2026 and has been working to cement his legacy as his time leading the state winds down. If Collins, an Army combat veteran and …

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Ohio Dem Sherrod Brown To Seek Return To US Senate

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports: Democrat Sherrod Brown has decided to run in 2026 for U.S. Senate, attempting a return to the office that he lost last year after a savagely fought reelection campaign, according to Ohio labor leaders Brown told of his thinking. Brown’s decision, which comes after months of speculation about his political future, gives Ohio Democrats perhaps …

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EU Leaders To Trump: Stand Up For Ukraine To Putin

Via press release from the European Union: We, the Leaders of the European Union, welcome the efforts of President Trump towards ending Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and achieving a just and lasting peace and security for Ukraine. A just and lasting peace that brings stability and security must respect international law, including the principles of independence, sovereignty, territorial …

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Trump Threatens “Major Lawsuit” Against Fed Chair

“Jerome ‘Too Late’ Powell must NOW lower the rate. Steve ‘Manouychin’ really gave me a ‘beauty’ when he pushed this loser. The damage he has done by always being Too Late is incalculable. Fortunately, the economy is sooo good that we’ve blown through Powell and the complacent Board. I am, though, considering allowing a major lawsuit against Powell to proceed …

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UFC President Says CBS Will Broadcast “Cage Match” On White House Grounds On July 4th, 2026 [VIDEO]

The Hill reports: UFC chief Dana White said the league is planning a cage fight, which will likely be broadcast on CBS, on the White House grounds. “That is going to happen,” White told a columnist for the Wall Street Journal when asked about the prospect of a UFC fight at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. His comment came just hours after …

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Kennedy Center To Host “Turning To Jesus” Film Launch

Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire reports: A film premiering at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts promises to open “a window into a spiritual awakening” taking place across the country among America’s youth. The Daily Wire can first report that the Washington, D.C., theater will host the red carpet premiere of “The Revival Generation” on Wednesday, August 27. …

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Texas GOP Launches Snitch Line For Sightings Of Dems

The New Republic reports: Texas House Speaker Duston Burrows revealed Monday that Republicans had tasked the state Department of Public Safety to create a tip line—(866) 786-5972, incidentally the same number as the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s Fusion Center—hoping that average citizens would help them hunt the wayward lawmakers. “Many have submitted tips about the whereabouts of absent members,” …

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DHS Claims 100,000 Have Applied To Be ICE Agents

Fox News reports: More than 100,000 Americans have applied for roles with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since the organization began a recruiting drive at the end of last month, the Department of Homeland Security told Fox News Digital. President Donald Trump’s administration launched a drive to hire 10,000 additional ICE agents at the end of July, offering incentives …

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Inflation Rate Ticked Up In July Due To Trump’s Tariffs

The New York Times reports: A key measure of underlying inflation rose in July as President Trump’s tariffs intensified price pressures across a wider range of consumer goods and services, although the overall increase was likely not significant enough to deter the Federal Reserve from lowering interest rates at its next meeting in September. The Consumer Price Index stayed steady …

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Trump Teases Nominees For Kennedy Center Honors

“GREAT Nominees for the TRUMP/KENNEDY CENTER, whoops, I mean, KENNEDY CENTER, AWARDS. They will be announced Wednesday. Tremendous work is being done, and money being spent, on bringing it back to the absolute TOP LEVEL of luxury, glamour, and entertainment. It had fallen on hard times, physically, BUT WILL SOON BE MAKING A MAJOR COMEBACK!!! President DJT.” – Trump, just …

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Tenant Advocates Blast Cuomo Over “Zohran’s Law”

Gothamist reports:  Ex-Gov.Andrew Cuomo is resuscitating his moribund mayoral campaign with a catty new social media presence and a populist housing policy proposal favored by opponents of rent regulations: kick the “wealthy” out of rent-stabilized apartments. After the post went viral, Cuomo doubled down by proposing a new regulation on rent-regulated apartments that would prohibit landlords from leasing their vacant …

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Pirro: Takeover Of DC Police Is “Just The Beginning”

“President Trump has rightfully declared an emergency crisis of crime and deployed the National Guard, the ATF, the DEA, the FBI, so that criminals know now that we see them. We are watching them and we are gonna make them accountable. But make no mistake, Sean, this is just beginning. Today was, as the president called it, ‘Liberation Day.’ But …

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