Dow closes 500 points lower Friday as weak jobs data and new tariffs incite sell-off: Live updates Investors weighed July's payrolls report following a weak session on Wall Street a day earlier.

Dow closes 500 points lower Friday as weak jobs data and new tariffs incite sell-off

Bank stocks were sharply lower on fears that a slowing economy could hit loan growth.

D.C. Court of Appeals Board on Professional Responsibility recommends Jeffrey Clark be DISBARRED over his conduct in the aftermath of the 2020 election.

YouTube video by Rep. Al Green Rep. Al Green Joins House Democratic Leaders and Texas Legislators to Fight Against Redistricting

Rep. Al Green Joins House Democratic Leaders and Texas Legislators to Fight Against Redistricting. You can also watch his remarks on YouTube by clicking here: youtu.be/yheKJsW_470?...

‘Clinton Plan’ Emails Were Likely Made by Russian Spies, Declassified Report Shows

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Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American history museum A temporary placard, on display since 2021, described the president's historic impeachments. Officials said the exhibit was restored to an earlier version following a review of legacy content.

Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in July removed references to Dump’s two impeachments from an exhibit display. The change came about as part of a “content review” that the Smithsonian agreed to undertake following pressure from the White House. 🙄

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Pure Soviet shit...

Some day we’ll have a real President again. Not a madman holding the country hostage. And yes, I am an optimist.

Rampant mosquitoes swarming the tents. Leaks after summer rainstorms. Excessive heat. And hurricane season around the corner. This is life in "Alligator Alcatraz."

@lauracmorel.bsky.social reports:

Donald Trump praises registered sex offender invited to speak at White House event for children’s fitness "I don’t know what we are supposed to be doing, but I’m here to serve," registered sex offender Lawrence Taylor said as he spoke from a lectern bearing the presidential seal.

“You literally can’t make this shit up.” Dump launched a youth sports initiative at the White House today, “appearing alongside Lawrence Taylor, a registered sex offender who pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct involving a trafficked 16-year-old girl. A new low.” WTF?

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What the DOJ Is Doing Behind the Scenes Read more here.

Please pay attention.👇

We cannot afford to leave our democracy in the hands of a process that requires this DOJ to act in good faith. We must act now to harden our election systems. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...

Mary K. Gaillard, 86, Physicist Who Probed the Subatomic Universe, Dies

Never forget that only two generations ago, female physicists were still rare, and ones with tenure were rarer still. #scisky

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Senate delays August recess for now as Trump presses for more confirmations A stalemate over the pace of confirmations has delayed the Senate’s yearly August recess for now as President Donald Trump declares that his nominees “should NOT BE FORCED TO WAIT.”

When will the Senate Republicans stop caving into the whims of a convicted felon occupying the White House??? They are some of the biggest cowards I've ever seen. Where is a Barry Goldwater??

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Senate delays August recess for now as Trump presses for more confirmations

The DC Bar recommends Jeffrey Clark - an architect of the insurrection - be disbarred.

Old man must stay up all night trying to figure out how to make the world a worse place.

Ex-CIA Whistleblower: "The NSA Audited The 2024 Election, Kamala Harris Won" Math doesn’t lie—people do. A buried NSA‑authorized audit paved the way for this unelected illegitimate regime.

This should be a Five Alarm Fire on every G'ddamned media outlet in the world.

I very rarely post a link to someone else's newsletter...as I have my own. This, however...is a MUST see.

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SCOTUS Could Be Set to End Key Protection for Minority Voters Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court escalated the high-stakes redistricting battle in Louisiana by ordering new legal briefings on whether intentionally creating a second majority-Black congressional district — to comply with the Voting Rights Act — might violate the U.S. Constitution.

Will everyone quit and roll over? The law firms, media companies, universities, government employees. Will you all cling to what you have and hope you can just ride it out, Republic be damned? Shame on all of you who don’t stand up, just remember we will never forget.

Photo of former Prime Minister John Howard NEW EPISODE | Australia's gun laws aren't as strong as you think Listen to Follow the Money now via the link or wherever you get your pods.

Nearly three decades after the Port Arthur massacre, there are more guns than ever before in Australia.

On the latest episode of Follow the Money, @alicektg.bsky.social & @skyelark.bsky.social discuss why Australia's gun laws aren't quite as strong as you think. #auspol

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Sea Shepherd
Meet the two largest shark species on Earth—and both are completely harmless to humans:

Basking Shark
• Up to 33 feet long
• Swims with its mouth wide open
• Feeds on tiny organisms

Whale Shark
• Up to 40 feet long
• Eats plankton
• Basically the ocean’s floating filter vacuum

US employers slash hiring as Trump advances a punishing trade agenda U.S. hiring is slowing sharply as President Donald Trump’s erratic and radical trade policies paralyze businesses and raise doubts about the outlook for the world’s largest economy.

The felonious clown living in the White House is destroying us. When will Congress put on their big boy/girl pants and fight back???? I am referring to Lindsey Graham and the other MAGA sychphants!

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US employers slash hiring as Trump advances a punishing trade agenda

Orange Monday. Acrylic on canvas. 🍊

GOP Rep. Bryan Steil holds an in-person town hall event and is greeted with boos

Why are they wearing masks?

And why are they unidentified?

San Jose congressman wants to protect undocumented crime victims - San José Spotlight One San Jose lawmaker wants to increase protections for undocumented immigrants who assist law enforcement in investigating crimes committed against them.

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McMorrow: Everything is “in two weeks.” “I’ll make a decision in two weeks.” You can’t run a business based on the feelings of an old man Truth Social-ing what he’s going to do tomorrow or the next day. That’s not how business works.

The view from our GOES East satellite at sunrise revealed widespread wildfire smoke that is resulting in large areas of unhealthy air quality, and Air Quality Alerts for at least portions of eight U.S. states. Take precautions. Learn how at weather.gov/safety/airquality

Western countries speak of a future Palestinian state as the nightmare unfolding in Gaza worsens Plans announced by France, the United Kingdom and Canada to recognize a Palestinian state won’t bring one about anytime soon, though they could isolate Israel and strengthen the Palestinians' negotiat...

A Palestinian state is hardly recompense for the tens of thousands of women and children killed and for the utter obliteration of Gaza's infrastructure. It would be a start. Israel must be forced to relinquish ALL their illegally occupied territories at a minimum.

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