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DATE: TUESDAY, 08.16.22
LAST UPDATE: 08:48 AM ET
PREPARED BY: CB, RR, JB, SK, BM, NB

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GUEST: Donald Trump Jr.
TOPIC: Why former President Trump is demanding release of the FBI affidavit for raid on Mar-a-Lago.

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Aug 16, 2010 - Obama audio on Ground Zero mosque… Constitution vs. Obama… Walmart wants to build on Gettysburg battlefield… Europe’s class-based speeding tickets…

Aug 16, 2012 - Glenn announces big Ohio project... Is David Barton a terrorist?... Glenn recounts being bitten by a monkey... Does Glenn have the West Nile virus?...

 
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Trump Warns ‘Terrible Things Are Going To Happen’ In First Interview Following FBI Raid
“People are so angry at what is taking place,” Trump said. “Whatever we can do to help—because the temperature has to be brought down in the country. If it isn’t, terrible things are going to happen. The people of this country are not going to stand for another scam.”

The Federalist: FBI Demanded Seizure Of Literally Any Record Trump Ever Saw As President
Outlining the “property to be seized” by the more than 30 agents who rummaged through the former president’s Mar-a-Lago mansion, the warrant demanded confiscation of any document Trump ever saw, read, or created for the entirety of his four years as commander in chief.

DOJ asks judge to keep Mar-a-Lago affidavit sealed to preserve its ongoing criminal investigation
Biden's DOJ is opposing the release of a document that would shed light on the FBI’s Aug. 8 raid on Mar-a-Lago.

Feds say they didn't take Trump's passport, but ...
A spokesperson for Trump pushed back, publishing a screenshot of an alleged email from a top DOJ official that said that the passports were accidentally taken and were in the process of being returned.

FBI/DHS bulletin warns of 'increase in violent threats posted on social media against federal officials and facilities'"
According to the bulletin, "the FBI and DHS have observed an increase in violent threats posted on social media against federal officials and facilities, including a threat to place a so-called dirty bomb in front of FBI Headquarters and issuing general calls for 'civil war' and 'armed rebellion.'"

Jim Jordan says 14 FBI whistleblowers have come forward
"Fourteen FBI agents have come to our office as whistleblowers, and they are good people," Jordan said. "There are lots of good people in the FBI. It's the top that is the problem."

Scott Adams: Who are the extremists?
"Before you decide how 'extreme' the Right wing rhetoric is about the Mar-a-Lago raid, take a moment to consider how extreme the raid itself was. It has every tell for being the thirteenth hoax, and if so, it is a pre-emptive insurrection."

Clinton investigation in spotlight after Trump Mar-a-Lago raid
The federal investigations of Trump and his 2016 foe both stem from the duo's mishandling of classified information.

Media is back to anonymous, one-source stories on Trump that we can’t trust any more
I wasn't aware that they ever stopped that policy.

Domestic News...

Petition to recall Soros-backed LA DA George Gascón fails
The recall campaign needed to collect 566,857 valid signatures and submitted over 715,000 signatures --- but the county decided that only 520,050 of the signatures were valid.

Female FBI agent shared bed, smoked weed with man accused in Whitmer kidnap plot
FBI informants Jenny Plunk and Steve Robeson’s unusual relationship with Croft included smoking marijuana with him and traveling to several of his militia training sessions, lawyers said earlier this week. Plunk also shared a hotel room with the accused on occasion.

A 14-year-old girl in foster care records video of child protective services employee telling her to become a prostitute
"My daughter told me that the worker had been telling her that she should do these things. So, she said she decided to video her," the mother said.

CIA sued over alleged spying on lawyers, journalists who met Assange
A group of journalists and lawyers sued the CIA and its former director Mike Pompeo over allegations the intelligence agency spied on them when they visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during his stay in Ecuador's embassy in London.

Starbucks asks labor board to suspend mail-in ballot union elections, alleging misconduct in voting process
Starbucks is asking the federal labor board to suspend all mail-in ballot union elections nationwide, alleging misconduct in the voting process by the board's personnel and the union organizing its baristas.

Parkland school shooter thinks he’s going to get out of jail at some point
He has already admitted to the slayings and is now in the penalty phase of his trial, where jurors will decide whether he gets life without parole or a death sentence.

The Second Coming of the Heartland
It’s tempting to visualize the overwhelming collective West debacle as a rocket, faster than free fall, plunging into the black void maelstrom of complete socio-political breakdown.

Billboard in California urges people not to leave: 'The Texas Miracle Died in Uvalde. Don't Move To Texas.'
In the comments someone asked who paid for this; another person said probably Texas!

Restaurant owner decks robbery suspect who socked old man: 'I'd happily do it again'
A Hollywood restaurant owner turned good Samaritan when he took down an alleged robber who attacked an elderly man.

Politics...

The Fetterman Grooming Scandal No One’s Talking About
John Fetterman linked to creepy anime demon best known for enslaving a child.

Fetterman Voted To Free Convicted Murderer Who Killed 18-Year-Old for Heroin Money
John Fetterman is often the sole Pennsylvania Board of Pardons member to vote for freeing murderers.

John Fetterman received an allowance from parents into his 40s
Public records show that for a long stretch lasting well into his 40s, his main source of income came from his parents, who gave him and his family $54,000 in 2015 alone. Also, in 2013, he moved to a loft he purchased from his sister for $1.

Daily Beast: The KHive Retreats as Kamala Harris’ Popularity Vanishes
As Kamala Harris’ popularity has waned, so too has her support among her most rabid and online followers.

Democrat Committee Chair Says Party Is Out Of Touch On Race And Gender Issues
“I think that most of the voters … think that we’re out of touch, they think we’re elitist, we think we are better than they are.”

Alaska's ranked-choice voting folly
Alaskans were convinced that this was somehow better and adopted it in a 2020 referendum. Tonight's experience may cause them to think again.

Liz Cheney’s Wyoming Fiasco Is The Prelude To Her Gadfly GOP Presidential Run
Fueled by adoring media, Democrat money, and her own ego, Liz Cheney will forge ahead through the 2024 primaries.

If Male Genitalia Are All Elizabeth Warren Needs To Take The White House, Why Hasn’t She Just Gotten Them?
Maybe Warren figures she’s already appropriated enough and doesn’t want to encroach on the territory of trans people — the way the white man encroached on the territory of her ancestors.

Squad members raked in rental income as they pushed nationwide rent cancellation
Rashida Tlaib collected up to $50,000 in rental income in 2021, and Ayanna Pressley raked in up to $117,500 in rental income in 2021.

Ohio Dem Emilia Sykes Sued Her School After She Lost a University Beauty Pageant
Failed university pageant contestant now running against winner of Miss Ohio pageant.

Economy...

The BlackRock-Biden Admin: behemoth ESG mafia firm adds to White House roster
From the White House to BlackRock and now back to the White House.

Money Swells Into Climate Stocks As Biden Gears Up To Sign $740 Billion Bill
iShares’ Global Clean Energy ETF has risen 23% over the past month, while Invesco’s Global Clean Energy ETF has risen 22% over the same horizon.

Activist Investor Buys Stake in Disney and Pushes for Changes
Third Point, the firm founded by billionaire investor Dan Loeb, has bought back into Disney and proposed a spinoff of ESPN, takeover of Hulu, and new board members.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Thinks China Might Be Right About America Being ‘Incompetent And Lazy’
Dimon further warned of an economic storm on the horizon for the U.S., a sentiment he has reiterated throughout 2022 as inflation continues to rise.

US in 'housing recession,' builders group warns
The eight straight months of falling homebuilder confidence is the longest such period of decline since the housing market crash more than a decade ago.

'Big Short' Investor Sells All But One Stock, Issues Major Warning
He is known for his blunt financial forecasts, having recently told investors not to get excited about the recent rally in stocks, Insider noted.

South of the Border...

Luxury NYC hotel to house hundreds of illegal aliens
Texas and Arizona need to make sure this is well known: If you get on that bus to NYC, you get to stay in a luxury hotel.

Mexican president preparing to extend military control as crime skyrockets
Mexico's socialist president is reportedly planning to bypass the country’s congress and hand control of the National Guard to the army.

WAR News... 

Afghanistan marks anniversary of Taliban takeover
Taliban fighters staged small victory parades on foot, bicycles, and motorcycles in the streets of the capital. One small group marched past the former U.S. embassy, chanting “Long live Islam” and “Death to America.”

US-Trained Afghan Commandos Fled to Iran With Weapons, Report Finds
"A ‘significant’ number of Afghan special forces and about 3,000 Afghan security forces, including high ranking officers, crossed the border into Iran," according to the report.

Russia’s economy is withstanding sanctions onslaught — for now
The collapse predicted by most has not come to fruition.

MONKEYVID-19...

Proportion of young people collecting unemployment grew in wake of pandemic
People under 35 now make up more than 31% of beneficiaries, a notable increase from before the pandemic.

Scientists Find Evidence Gay Couple Gave Monkeypox To Their Dog
The case is the first known example during the current outbreak in the Americas and Europe of transmission from humans to an animal.

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla tests positive for COVID-19
"I am grateful to have received four doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine"

Commie Update...

Henry Kissinger offers dire warning about US policy toward Russia and China
“We are at the edge of war with Russia and China on issues which we partly created, without any concept of how this is going to end or what it’s supposed to lead to,” Kissinger, 99, said.

Entertainment...

Walls close in on Alec Baldwin as his 'Rust' gun lie falls apart
Alec Baldwin has always insisted, despite all evidence to the contrary, that he didn’t pull that trigger.

Baldwin's lawyer claims FBI report being 'misconstrued'
"The gun fired in testing only one time — without having to pull the trigger — when the hammer was pulled back and the gun broke in two different places."

Paramount to provide streaming to Walmart+ subscribers
The decision is another step toward the retail service copying Amazon's success with Prime.

Media...

MSNBC: How the loss of Roe directly serves white supremacists' horrifying plot
Some white supremacist groups see rape of white women as an “extremely effective” way to increase white births. After the death of Roe, the ideology is all the more horrifying.

Jeffrey Toobin's CNN departure likely not what it seems, insiders say
While Toobin announced that he "decided" to leave CNN, many feel he wasn’t exactly given a choice considering new CNN CEO Chris Licht is thought to be attempting to "tamp down spectacle" and restore the network’s credibility.

CNN’s Lawyers Are Making An Insane Argument In Court
Lawyers for CNN are trying to argue that retweets and follows qualify as endorsements as they fight a suit brought by relatives of former Trump adviser Michael Flynn who allege CNN defamed them by suggesting they were QAnon followers.

Europe...

Scotland becomes first country to mandate free period products in public facilities
“Women, girls, and people who menstruate should never face the indignity of period poverty,” said Monica Lennon, who introduced the legislation. “Proud that we are making period dignity for all a reality.”

Middle East...

Salman Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ leaps to top of Amazon best-seller lists
His other books, including “Midnight’s Children” and “Joseph Anton: A Memoir,” similarly topped other best-sellers lists.

Environment...

Public's concern for climate change drops: Poll
Just about one-third of people reported being "extremely" or "very" concerned about climate change's effect on them, almost 10 percentage points less than in 2019.

CBS pushes study blaming climate change for rising childhood obesity rates
The study published in the journal “Temperature” argued “climate change, specifically warmer temperatures is making our children more inactive and more obese.”

Dodge announces ‘Last Call’ for V8-powered Challenger and Charger muscle cars
The automaker has announced that production of the current Challenger and Charger will end in December 2023 before they are replaced by a new electric vehicle platform.

If you’re wondering what happened to that hyper-busy 2022 hurricane season, forecasters say wait
For the first time in seven years, no hurricane has formed in the Atlantic Basin by mid-August.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Biden’s proposed new Title IX regulations make it clear: They’re coming for your children
Because this new Title IX frames gender ideology as an anti-discrimination issue, schools won’t have to seek parental permission for children to participate in lessons on choosing and changing one’s sex.

USDA says religious schools will be granted automatic Title IX exemption
USDA in May announced it would be broadening its definition of sex-based discrimination to include sexual orientation and gender identity, and they could use that to deny children food.

Education...

Proof of institutional racism: White teachers first on the chopping block during potential layoffs
An agreement between the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers union and the school district states that white teachers will be laid off before teachers of color, regardless of their seniority.

Health...

Here’s How The Biden Admin Is Quietly Expanding The Government’s Control Over Health Insurance
The Biden admin has touted that fewer Americans are uninsured than ever before, but it’s largely due to the fact that Biden’s policies are forcing states to keep ineligible residents on Medicaid.

Technology...

Judge denies all but one of Musk's requests to interview Twitter bot-counters
The judgment will limit the billionaire's ability to make a case during his October trial that the social platform was being deceptive about its bot counts when it agreed to his $44 billion takeover.

Science...

Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Confirmed: California Team Achieved Ignition
Ignition during a fusion reaction essentially means that the reaction itself produced enough energy to be self-sustaining, which would be necessary in the use of fusion to generate electricity.

NASA preparing return to the moon
The mission has injected a renewed sense of optimism and excitement at NASA.

Travel...

Livid over flight cancellations and travel delays? Blame Florida
About a third of all flights from every major airline cross Florida airspace, but pilots are at the mercy of elements beyond their control — from volatile weather to air traffic that is routinely crowded with military jets and rocket launches — airline officials say.

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