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Glenn Beck
MORNING BRIEF

DATE: MONDAY, 08.05.24
LAST UPDATE: 08:56 AM ET
PREPARED BY: CB, RR, JB, SK, BM

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We have the following scheduled for today's program:

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Carol Roth
TOPIC: What is happening in the stock market right NOW and what it could be signaling.

BOTTOM OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Rachel Goldberg-Polin
TOPIC: It has now been MORE than 300 days since American hostages were taken by Hamas.

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Andrew Bailey
TOPIC: Is Life Time Fitness allowing biological males into women's locker rooms?!

BOTTOM OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Michael Murphy
TOPIC: The primary for this Kansas state Senate seat could mean the end of anti-ESG legislation.


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Here are some highlights from this day on previous shows:

August 5, 2009 - The ‘right wing extremist’ health care protesters... Congress buys 3 private planes... Hugo Chavez seizes hundreds of radio stations...

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News...

Schumer signals Supreme Court blitz is coming if Democrats win big in November
“The Supreme Court has become a morass, both ethically and substantively,” Schumer told NBC News. “We’re going to look at everything. There are lots of proposals.”

Gorsuch to Biden: 'Be careful' with SCOTUS reform proposal
While saying he did not want to get into what is now a political issue, Gorsuch advised Biden to "be careful."

Politico: Mussolini, Trump, and What Assassination Attempts Really Do
A scholar of Mussolini and authoritarianism explains how failed attacks can be used to consolidate power.

Secret Service May Get Even More Money After Failing To Protect Trump
Government agencies are expensive, incompetent, and overreaching. The Secret Service is no exception.

Chinese citizen arrested after repeatedly trying to get into Trump's Mar-a-Lago
Zijie Li, of El Monte, California, claimed that he had documents that tie China's government to the July 13 assassination attempt on Trump.

Pelosi says US should add Biden to Mount Rushmore: ‘Such a consequential president’
Pelosi was part of the coup to remove Biden from 2024 ballot.

Kirby says Biden had no say in defense secretary’s revoking of plea deal with 9/11 mastermind
The news of the plea deal was announced last Wednesday with no terms publicly available; it was then revoked by Austin on Friday. When asked if Biden had any influence on Austin’s decision, Kirby claimed it was “an independent decision” by the secretary of defense.

Defense Secretary overrides plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind and two other defendants
Lloyd Austin on Friday overrode a plea agreement reached earlier this week for the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and two other defendants, reinstating them as death penalty cases.

Election Red Flag: Postal Service watchdog warns some mailed ballots may be delayed, not counted
The USPS failed to deliver political and election mail on time between 2% and 3% of the time during the 2024 primaries, and the mail service’s chief watchdog warns some mailed ballots might be delayed or not counted in the November election because workers aren’t following required procedures.

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Harris...

Kamala Harris blames Trump for dreadful jobs report
If you're asking how exactly Trump would be responsible for an August 2024 job report when he left office in January 2021, well, you're probably a racist, and I think we can just leave it at that.

Dem Senator Says Harris’ Policy Reversals Show She’s ‘Human,’ Claims ‘No Concerns’ Of Flip-Flopping
“I think that voters should think that she’s a human being who learns new things every single day."

Fetterman has concerns about Shapiro for VP, aides tell Harris’ team
Fetterman’s advisers suggested to Harris’ team that the senator believes that Shapiro is excessively focused on his own personal ambitions.

Kevin O’Leary Warns Kamala Harris Is America’s Justin Trudeau
“I don’t blame her for not bringing up policy. She should just rant and rave, saying ‘I’m not Trump.'"

Slate: Democrats Are Finally Going Low, and It Feels ... Amazing
While leaning into the coconut of it all, Harris has found her campaign voice.

Kamala: 'HOW DARE WE SPEAK MERRY CHRISTMAS?'
Unearthed clip of Kamala Harris scolds people for saying “Merry Christmas” because illegal aliens might not get to celebrate.

Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, admits to cheating on first wife after bombshell report he impregnated nanny
The second gentleman reportedly strayed from then-wife Kerstin over a decade and a half ago with a blonde nanny, Najen Naylor, who taught at a private school attended by their two kids. Naylor did not keep the baby.

Politics...

New CBS poll shows Trump, Harris in virtual tie
Harris has a 1-point edge nationally — something Biden never had (he was down by 5 points when he left the race) — and Harris and Trump are tied across the collective battleground states.

New poll from North Star Opinion Research shows Trump, Harris in virtual tie
On issues that voters say are most important to them ahead of November's election, a majority of respondents sided with those that favor Trump.

Steve Deace: Data debunks GOP’s black voter fixation
Here is the percentage of the black vote relative to the overall electorate, followed by the percentage of black voters who voted Republican.

Tim Scott gets married
Now all eyes turn to the remaining bachelor senator from South Carolina and who the lucky lady is going to be!

Cori Bush faces potential ouster in latest test for progressives
Many progressives see Bush as the potential underdog, especially after Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s loss revealed problems for leftist incumbents.

Roy Cooper excited about flipping North Carolina blue: ‘I got that 2008 feel’
North Carolina, like most southern states, has been flooded with Democrats fleeing northern states but still supporting the same destructive policies.

Economy...

What's the Sahm Rule? Alarming Jobs Report Raises Recession Risk
A key indicator has predicted every recession since 1970, and the alarm just sounded.

Chevron to Leave California for Texas, as Regulations Mount in Golden State
CEO Mike Wirth says policies in California are discouraging investment and hurting consumers.

Immigration...

Team Biden-Harris is shocked, just shocked at massive migrant fraud — but still wants to wave them in
Now a review by the DHS found that possibly tens of thousands of applications from migrants’ “sponsors” contained fraudulent info — the same addresses, for example, used by many of them, fake Social Security numbers and zip codes and even the same verbatim answers to questions.

‘It’s deliberate’: Border rancher fumes over admin’s opening of floodgates driving more illegal alien crossings
Federal government cites monsoon season, antelope migration as reasons for open gates.

WAR News...

Biden-Harris administration paid consultants millions for advice to advance DEI in military
This is just the latest evidence of their commitment to DEI, and it highlights how this ideological focus can harm military readiness and recruitment and retention goals.

Biden-Harris administration to pay Taliban $239 million to support counterterrorism efforts
Every dollar you and everyone you know will ever pay in taxes, for their entire life, wiped out with just this one incompetent measure.

Israel...

Blinken told G7 Iran and Hezbollah could attack Israel on Monday
Blinken said it's unclear what form the retaliation will take.

Report: Israel could preemptively strike Iran if intelligence shows attack is imminent
Israel would consider launching a preemptive strike to deter Iran if it uncovered airtight evidence that Tehran was preparing to mount an attack, Hebrew media reported after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened Israel’s security chiefs for a meeting on Sunday evening.

Iran said to dismiss US, Arab calls for restraint — even if it sparks war
U.S. warns Iranian attack will hamper relations with West; Israel bracing for multi-day assault; Netanyahu consulting with defense chiefs, considering "preventative measures."

Tehran Times: IRGC ex-intelligence chief says attack on Israel will be ‘surprising’
He emphasized that revenge against Israel will be executed through the design of a new and surprising scenario and that the enemies of the Islamic Revolution must understand that Iran is always prepared to confront threats and defend its rights.

Iran Claims Israel Did Not Plant Bomb In Military Facility Where Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Was Killed
IRGC claimed on Saturday that Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a “short-range projectile” that was fired from outside a guesthouse where he was staying in Tehran.

Russia...

The Biden Administration’s Prisoner Swap With Russia Was Ridiculously Lopsided
It’s good news that three Americans have been released, but to achieve that the U.S. had to release actual Russian assassins and spies.

Chances of Russia imprisoning more Americans after prisoner swap was not part of US calculation: Deputy NSA
Numerous Republicans have criticized the deal for potentially incentivizing Putin to detain more U.S. citizens under dubious criminal accusations to secure the release of Russian criminals detained abroad.

Ukraine...

Ukraine has started flying long-awaited F-16s, Zelenskyy says
Several Western countries, including NATO heavyweights France and the United States, have started training Ukrainian pilots on the F-16s, with Kyiv pressing its allies to accelerate the pace of training.

Flashback: ‘That’s called World War III’ — Biden defends decision not to send jets to Ukraine
“The idea that we’re going to send in offensive equipment and have planes and tanks and trains going in with American pilots and American crews — just understand, don’t kid yourself, no matter what y’all say, that’s called World War III.”

South America...

Maduro lost election, tallies collected by Venezuela’s opposition show
Edmundo González likely beat President Maduro by millions of votes, a review of data from election receipts shows.

Flashback 2009: Radio stations forced off the air in Venezuela
More than 30 radio stations were forced off the airwaves in what critics of President Hugo Chavez's government say is a campaign to muzzle his foes.

Entertainment...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Will Be 'Extra-Involved' In Kamala Harris Campaign, Including DNC Appearance
Veep, based on a fictional vice president who ends up in the top chair, finished in 2019, but viewership of the HBO comedy has gone through the ceiling since Harris’ run was announced.

The Most Overrated Movies of All Time, Ranked
Perhaps the worst list ever compiled ... then put into an incredibly annoying slideshow format.

Align: 'Deadpool & Wolverine' makes the MCU fun again
It's safe to say that with "Deadpool & Wolverine," the MCU has officially bounced back from the wokeness-fueled nadir of "The Marvels." Will the studio build on the momentum and good will?

Education...

Biden admin proposal would allow DACA recipients access to education programs for low-income Americans
A statement from the White House released on the same day projected that expanding these services to DACA beneficiaries could increase illegal immigrants’ enrollment in American colleges and universities by 50,000 or more in the coming years.

AI...

WaPo: What do people really ask chatbots? It’s a lot of sex and homework
AI chatbots are taking the world by storm. We analyzed thousands of conversations to see what people are really asking them and what topics are most discussed.

With Smugglers and Front Companies, China Is Skirting American AI Bans
The U.S. is trying to stop China from getting Nvidia microchips to advance its military. The private sector is fighting back.

Technology...

Justice Department says TikTok has collected user data on issues such as gun control and abortion
There have been bipartisan conversations among U.S. lawmakers about banning TikTok due to national security concerns.

Leftists started a woke Twitter rival, and it's going down in flames
Our ancestors dressed up and attended public hangings. We can achieve the same thing by logging into Bluesky, the floundering social media platform that was supposed to embarrass Twitter.

Science...

Cosmonaut who found blob growing outside International Space Station was told to leave area immediately after his discovery
Mission Control ordered for the area to be evacuated immediately.

Travel...

Politico: Biden’s love for Amtrak can’t save it from a cruel summer
Commuters and other travelers along America’s busiest stretch of passenger railway have faced a nightmare summer of heat-related delays and cancellations that are complicating the transit legacy of a president nicknamed “Amtrak Joe.”

Sports...

Female athlete partially paralyzed by transvestite volleyball player speaks out about Olympics controversy
"There is a biological difference between the two [trans women and women], there is a difference in sports because of this in the first place. It's dangerous to have the two [sexes] competing together and just not OK. I am disgusted by this, personally. This is morally wrong and evil."

Boston Globe offers lengthy correction to factually inaccurate Imane Khelif headline amid Olympic gender controversy
How about this ... can we agree that if she/he was or ever had been a man, that she/he should not be hitting women in the face?

Vatican belatedly joins chorus of protest over Olympic Last Supper parody
“In a prestigious event where the whole world comes together around common values, there should be no allusions that ridicule the religious convictions of many people,” the statement said.

British star furious Chinese swimmers named in doping scandal competed in Olympics
China stunned the United States team by winning a gold medal in their 4×100 medley on Sunday, marking the first time Team USA didn’t win gold in the event since 1980 — an Olympic Games in Moscow that they didn’t even compete in.

Olympic Games official has accreditation revoked for ‘white supremacy’ hand gesture
He made an "OK" sign with fingers.

NFL to roll out facial authentication software league-wide
The use of facial recognition or authentication technology, particularly when applied to thousands of people who are scanned in the course of doing their job or entering a sports stadium, has long concerned privacy advocates.

Animals...

RFK Jr. says he dumped dead bear in Central Park after ditching plan to skin it
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy appeared to fess up to being one of the culprits who dumped a dead bear cub in Central Park a decade ago — after abandoning a plan to skin it.

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