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DATE: MONDAY, 08.15.22
LAST UPDATE: 08:43 AM ET
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Aug 15, 2003 - Largest blackout in US history... People helped people, no rioting or looting, we saw the Real America... Westchester ordered to pay $2,500 to pedophile clown...

Aug 15, 2011 - Glenn broadcasting from Israel... Stu has a new baby boy!... Glenn tries to persuade Chris Christie to run for president... Fitted sheets being outlawed?...

 
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Banana Republic...

Shortly Before AG Garland's Raid Statement, Trump Sent Him 5 Words and a Question
“The country is on fire,” Trump told Garland, in a message passed along by “a person close to Mr. Trump,” according to the Times. “What can I do to reduce the heat?”

FBI seizes privileged Trump records during raid
Some records seized at Trump's Mar-a-Lago home covered by attorney-client privilege, sources say.

New twist in FBI raid: Trump had 'standing order' to declassify documents taken to residence
Former president's office describes previously undeclared process that led to sensitive documents landing in Mar-a-Lago.

Whistleblowers revealed widespread FBI misconduct ahead of Trump raid
Whistleblowers claim a senior FBI official worked to falsely discredit evidence against Hunter Biden.

The majority of every demographic group, except one, thinks Trump raid is what you'd expect in third-world countries
Literally every group except registered Democrats has a majority that believes the Mar-a-Lago raid is what you see in failed states filled with corrupt autocrats.

DOJ Says It Will Retry a Man Donald Trump Granted Clemency To
The power of a president to pardon or commute a sentence to any person for any federal crime is plenary and inviolate, but apparently not for Biden's DOJ.

Marjorie Taylor Greene files articles of impeachment against Garland
Greene’s resolution says the AG’s “personal approval to seek a search warrant for the raid ... constitutes a blatant attempt to persecute a political opponent.”

Claim: Evidence Shows Obama Did Have Classified Docs in the 33 Million Pages He Took with Him
If the National Archives oversaw Obama’s library documents like they now claim, then they likely committed a crime in not providing them when subpoenaed in the past. If they didn’t oversee Obama’s documents, then they are lying.

Domestic News...

Documents: Ray Epps Told FBI He Expected a Bomb Attack Near the Capitol on January 6
The agents did not press Epps on what led him to believe there would be an explosion, nor did they ask about the two alleged pipe bombs found outside the Republican and Democrat party headquarters, each just blocks from the Capitol.

I once hated America, but now I can’t wait to be an American
If there is anything good that came from my involvement with Antifa, it is the fact that I found out just how wrong they were about this country. America is a great nation. More people should be proud of being Americans, just like I will be one day.

AZ police tase, arrest parents for trying to get kids from school where armed intruder was reported
Police said that some parents were trying to force their way into the school to recover their children.

Man crashes car into barricade near Capitol, vehicle goes up in flames, he fires gun, then shoots himself
An unidentified man rammed his car into a barrier at East Capitol Street and Second Street. The man escaped the vehicle while it "became engulfed in flames," according to a statement from the U.S. Capitol Police.

Man Convicted Of Child Sexual Assault Drinks Mystery Liquid In Court, Dies
Edward Peter Leclair "chugged" cloudy liquid from a large water bottle as the guilty verdict was being read, a prosecutor said.

Politics...

FiveThirtyEight: Democrats are now slightly favored to win the Senate
Republicans still have plenty of potential opportunities for pickups. The party’s best chance is currently in Georgia.

The Republican Party has reason to fear the midterms
This fall, Trump will be on the ballot even if his name does not appear. There are growing signs the Republican party is in trouble.

FBI raid gave Trump a 10-point boost over DeSantis, poll shows
Support for Trump climbed to 57%, while support for DeSantis dropped to 17%.

Axios: Florida 'swing' voters overwhelmingly say bring on the search warrants
Engagious/Schlesinger conducted two online focus groups with 12 Floridians who voted for Biden in 2020, only 1 is currently a Republican, and you'll never believe what they found out ...

Republicans who backed Trump impeachment almost all falter in primaries
To this point, seven out of the 10 Republicans in the House who voted to impeach Trump will not return to Congress next year.

Al Franken endorses Liz Cheney
"I’ve decided to endorse @RepLizCheney for the Republican nomination for the House seat In Wyoming it’s my first time endorsing in a GOP primary. But I think Al Franken’s support will carry a lot of weight with WY Republicans."

Karine Jean-Pierre Gets Called 'Orwellian' During Interview
"How can you call it the Inflation Reduction Act when the nonpartisan experts say it's not gonna bring inflation down?" ABC's Jonathan Karl asked.

Elizabeth Warren: People would vote for me if I ‘had a penis’
An NBC reporter relayed a bizarre vignette in a newly released book in which Warren claimed that people “come up to her” and tell her they would vote for her except for the fact that she does not have male genitalia.

Jury says Democratic PAC defamed Roy Moore, awards him $8.2M
A federal jury awarded Republican Roy Moore $8.2 million in damages after finding a Democratic-aligned super PAC defamed him in a TV ad recounting sexual misconduct accusations during his failed 2017 U.S. Senate bid in Alabama.

Abbott still leads Beto, new poll shows
According to a new poll from the Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler, Abbott has a 7-point cushion over O’Rourke, unchanged from a May poll.

Economy...

U.S. Housing Affordability in June Was the Worst Since 1989
Record-high home prices combined with rising mortgage rates to push more buyers out of the market

Inflation falls to 9.8% in producer index for July in hint of peak
“Bottom line is the inflation is still high, but it looks like it’s coming down and because it’s high … the Fed is likely to continue raising interest rates pretty aggressively, so that will cool the economy”

California residents going to Mexico for cheaper groceries
California bargain hunters are shopping in Tijuana like never before. Shop owners at the popular Mercado Hidalgo have seen a 20% to 30% increase in American tourism during the weekdays.

Plurality Predict Higher Inflation, Gas Prices Six Months from Now
A plurality, 46%, believe there will be a higher rate of inflation six months from now, compared to 21% who said it will be the same. Just 18% said it will be lower, and 14% remain unsure.

Lying About The Economy Will Only Make The Coming Crash Worse
The Fed has hiked rates so quickly that the economy still has yet to catch up. Over the next quarter or two, we’re going to see the real effects of the 2% worth of recent rate hikes play out in the economy.

Inflation Reduction Act should be named ‘exactly opposite,’ will have ‘disastrous effects’: Finance professor
The U.S. economy is currently at a standstill, which refers to a “stable economy with inflation.” Butler said that the last time the United States was at a standstill was during the Carter administration.

Time To Take A Stand
Continuing to hike aggressively despite the fact that inflation is coming down will exacerbate what I think is a coming train wreck in credit markets.

ESG...

ESG Poses Biggest Threat to Capitalism and Democracy in America: Vivek Ramaswamy
Topics like climate change and systemic racism are questions that must be addressed through free speech and open debate in civic spheres rather than forcing them through America’s corporate boardrooms, Ramaswamy insisted.

Biden Administration, Wall Street Impede New Oil and Gas Investments
Banks, federal agencies, and ESG investors handicap the expansion of America's energy supply

Border...

Drug gangs unleash violence in northern Mexican cities
The gangs appear to be targeting stores, vehicles, and innocent bystanders in response to disputes or attempts to capture gang members.

Arizona starts filling border wall gaps with shipping containers, will no longer wait on the federal gov’t
“At this point, we are closing that gap and we’ll figure out the consequences as we move forward.”

WAR News... 

House GOP: Biden knowingly misled public about Afghanistan exit
A damning, 100-page report claims Biden's April 2021 speech was littered with claims disconnected from the reality in Afghanistan.

A Year After Conquering Afghanistan, the Taliban Are Done Pretending to Be ‘Inclusive’
When Biden returned the Taliban to power a year ago, its spokesmen promised one thing above all: the new Taliban would be “inclusive.”

Zelensky says Ukrainian forces will target Russian soldiers firing from nuclear plant
"Every Russian military officer who either shoots at the plant, or shoots under cover of the plant, must understand that he becomes a special target ..."

COVID-19...

Poll: Soaring number of Americans say they’re getting back to ‘normal, pre-COVID’ life
Percentage who say they never wear mask has more than doubled since January.

Study finds remote learning meant younger, disabled, minorities, fell further behind
Math experienced a greater impact of lost instructional time compared to English language arts.

82 teachers accused of using fake vax cards ordered back on city payroll
The DOE filed a suit last month seeking to keep the suspected cheats suspended without pay.

Squad Member Peddled Rent Cancellation Bill During COVID...
Then pocketed as much as $100K in rental income.

Commie Update...

Nancy Pelosi’s son, who tagged along on Taiwan trip, is investor in Chinese tech firm: Report
Pelosi Jr., 53, is the second-largest investor in a $22 million Chinese company

Entertainment...

Alec Baldwin says he 'never pulled the trigger,' forensic report says otherwise
FBI testing of the gun used in the fatal shooting on the set of "Rust" found that the weapon could not be fired without pulling the trigger while the gun was cocked.

Anne Heche Was Working On Sex Trafficking Film Before Death
Heche was working on a movie about sex trafficking before her fiery car crash on August 5, which ultimately took her life.

'Top Gun: Maverick' narrowly misses being 2nd in weekend box office
Nearly three months after opening in May, Paramount put Maverick back on a number of large-format screens and increased its theater count from 2,760 to 3,181.

Media...

Jeffrey Toobin announces he's leaving CNN
Toobin made the touching announcement, tugging on people's heartstrings, saying, "Friends, I’ve decided that, after 20 years, I’m leaving @cnn after my vacation."

The Atlantic: The Right’s New Bogeyman
The Atlantic admits YEAH, a pro-abort group is vandalizing churches and pregnancy centers, BUT the Right is the REAL problem for pointing it out.

The Guardian: Jared Kushner’s dispiriting Trump book
The former president’s son-in-law has written a predictably self-serving and selective memoir of his time in the White House.

Fatwa News...

Iran's newspapers praise Salman Rushdie's attacker
“A thousand bravos … to the brave and dutiful person who attacked the apostate and evil Salman Rushdie in New York,” the hard-line Kayhan newspaper wrote, adding, “The hand of the man who tore the neck of God’s enemy must be kissed.”

NJ man with sympathies toward Iranian government ID’d as suspect in Salman Rushdie stabbing
New York State Police, however, say that Matar’s motive remained unclear.

JK Rowling receives death threat over tweet condemning attack on Salman Rusdie
The threat was made in a comment to Rowling's tweet on the attack on Rushdie saying "you are next."

Middle East...

High Oil Prices Help Saudi Aramco Earn $88B in First Half, Profits Up 90%
Biden promised to make Saudi Arabia a "pariah state."

Senior UN Official Fired for Condemning Palestinian Terror Rockets
“Such indiscriminate rocket fire of Islamic Jihad provoking Israeli retaliation is condemned. The safety of all civilians is paramount — the ceasefire must be upheld.” That gets you fired at the U.N.

Environment...

Maher: Climate Numbers Have Been ‘Thrown Around’ ‘Forever’
In the '90s, they said "we were already going to die" if we hit 2005 levels

CBS: Global warming is why your kid is fat
Cites a study saying children are now 30% less aerobically fit than their parents at the same age and argue that warming temperatures are making children less active.

Education...

Inside the Massive Effort to Change the Way Kids Are Taught to Read
A phonics-based system was replaced in 2015. “Those who wanted to fight for social justice, they figured that this new progressive way of teaching reading was the way." ... a few years later ... "When you have 19% of Black kids reading—that can’t be maintained in the society."

California college administrators sued for discrimination over conservative flyers
“When administrators pick and choose what speech is acceptable, you no longer have free speech.”

Health...

Abortion has killed 1.5 billion babies worldwide
That means abortion is the single greatest human atrocity ever committed in all of human history.

Religion...

Southern Baptists say denomination faces DOJ investigation
Several of the denomination’s major entities are under investigation in the wake of its multiple problems related to clergy sex abuse.

Technology...

World Economic Forum Wants To Use AI To Automatically Censor Speech On The Internet
The WEF proposed a new way of censoring online content that requires a small group of experts to train artificial intelligence on identifying “misinformation” and abusive content.

Artificial Intelligence: A Secular Look At The Digital Antichrist
AI proponents argue that the algorithms cannot act with the same bias that humans do, therefore, they would be the best possible judges of human behavior. Every decision would be managed by AI as a means to achieve ultimate “equity.”

Cyber expert: 'They Can Do Audio, Video, & Physical Surveillance On You 24H/365D A Year'
“You have to look at an app as legal malware."

New Instagram feature allows users to remove weight loss and weight control ads from their feeds
“To some, these ads may be harmless and they can scroll on but for some these ads are triggering and dangerous.”

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