Mike Johnson Pours Gasoline on Epstein Fire: Pam Bondi ‘Needs to Come Forward’

 

Mike Johnson Pours Gasoline on Epstein Fire: Pam Bondi ‘Needs to Come Forward’

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) poured gasoline on a fire President Donald Trump is trying to put out on Tuesday, telling Benny Johnson that Attorney General Pam Bondi “needs to come forward” and explain her statements about the Jeffrey Epstein case.

Bondi Claims She Meant Epstein’s Instacart List. - Andy Borowitz

 

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• MSNBC’s Maddow: Are Trump Prisons ‘Concentration Camps’ Or ‘Internment Camps?’
• More immigration judges are being fired amid Trump's efforts to speed up deportations
• ICE declares millions of undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings
• Trump Plans to Hand Taxpayer Data to Homeland Security to Speed Up Deportations
• Kremlin reacts icily to Trump but some Russian officials are blunter
• Israeli government and military clash over proposed camp for Palestinians

Trump Announces $175 Billion Rosie O’Donnell Defense System. - The Onion

Steve Bannon Predicts Nuclear War
Steve Bannon, the former Trump White House advisor turned MAGA podcaster, warned on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s new hardline against Russia, detailed in a bombshell Financial Times report, could lead to a “trip into a nuclear war.”

The reason you guys believed Donald Trump wouldn't start more wars, bring on more debt, and release the Epstein files is because you are stupid. You are a stupid person with a baby brain. You would be fooled by a game of peekaboo because you're stupid. 10 hours of keys jingling. - Mike Birnigglia

Republican Shenanigans

• Republicans torpedo Democratic effort to force vote on releasing Epstein files
• ‘I Voted Against That Kind of Crap!’ Tucker Carlson Savages Trump Over Epstein
• Kevin Spacey Calls for Release of the Epstein Files After Being Named in Docs
• Bill Maher Bites Back After Guest Claims US Has ‘Plenty of Room’ for Migrants
• Trump Accuses Adam Schiff of Mortgage Fraud: Must ‘Be Brought to Justice!’

Release the Epstein files. All of them. For those of us with nothing to fear, the truth can’t come soon enough. 

I hate to make this about me — but the media already has. - Kevin Spacey

Ghislaine Maxwell Must Be Pi**ed Off!

President Donald Trump’s Justice Department has urged the Supreme Court to reject an appeal by Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, who is seeking to overturn her 2021 conviction by invoking Epstein’s controversial 2008 non-prosecution agreement (NPA).

Maxwell’s legal team is arguing that the Florida NPA, which allowed Epstein to avoid federal charges in exchange for a state plea deal, also shielded co-conspirators. But the Justice Department contends she was never named, involved, or even known to prosecutors when the deal was made.

Well, it's on permanent record now: Democrats voted to release the Epstein files, and all but one Republican voted to block it. That tells you everything you need to know.

 

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Rock The Voter News

• Whoopi Goldberg Goes Off on Obama, Mark Cuban for Criticizing Democrats
• House Judiciary Democrats demand Epstein hearing, float subpoenas
• Massachusetts Democrat calls for Noem’s resignation following Texas flooding

MAGAs know being called a pedophile is terrible.

If we could only get them to understand that voting for one is also terrible. - Steve Hofstetter

Finally, An Albatross Around Trump's Neck
Just three percent of Americans say they’re satisfied with the amount of information the federal government has released in the case involving disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a CNN/SSRS survey released Tuesday.

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Business/Tech News

• Crypto week legislation hits snag in US Congress
• Bargain-Hungry Grocery Shoppers Are Buying More Store-Brand Goods
• Stephen Colbert Nukes CBS’s Parent Company for Giving Trump a ‘Big Fat Bribe’
• US SEC ousts head of accounting watchdog, email says

MAGA Voter Drills Hole Into Skull To Relieve Sudden Doubts About Trump. - The Onion

Buy Lots Of Coffee Now!
Commodities traders are racing against time to unload as much Brazilian coffee as possible in the United States before Trump's new 50% tariff on Brazilian products is implemented on August 1, they said on Tuesday.

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Odd News

• "Something Unknown Is At Work Here": Unexpected Results From NASA Mission To Deflect Asteroid
• LIGO Detects Most Massive Black Hole Merger to Date
• Another new hole in the ground at Norris Geyser Basin
• Tourists flock to see bright green pigeon in England
• Florida woman accused of playing doctor in backyard shed

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Algarve, Portugal.

Peace.

Musk slams Trump’s defense of Bondi on Epstein controversy: ‘Just release the files as promised’

Musk slams Trump’s defense of Bondi on Epstein controversy: ‘Just release the files as promised’

...“Seriously,” Musk said, agreeing with that sentiment about Trump’s post. “He said ‘Epstein’ half a dozen times while telling everyone to stop talking about Epstein.”

“Just release the files as promised,” Musk added.

I’m not on the Epstein list, but if I were I think I’d try to create a distraction by picking a fight with Rosie O’Donnell. - Andy Borowitz

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• Polls show American backlash as Trump breaks promise to focus on criminals in anti-immigrant crusade
• New Trump rule immediately bans undocumented immigrants from Head Start child care
• Nursing homes struggle with Trump’s immigration crackdown
• Trump Backs ICE Crackdown As Farmworkers Say They Feel 'Hunted'
• "Cried every night": ICE traumatizes a child with leukemia
• U.S. sanctions U.N. expert critical of Israel's war in Gaza
• Pentagon Enters Contract to Use Grok Days After Anti-Semitic Meltdown
• Ukraine says it killed Russian agents suspected of assassinating intelligence officer

Millions of Americans Report Receiving Epstein List from Hegseth. - Andy Borowitz

DOJ Removes All Mentions Of Justice From Website. - The Onion

Tariff Man Shooting From The Hip
President Trump said the U.S. would impose 100 percent secondary tariffs on countries that trade with Russia if Moscow does not agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine in the next 50 days.

Plumbing Emergency at White House After Someone Tries to Flush File Down Toilet. - Andy Borowitz

Stay on Epstein. Trump wants to distract you any way he can, because he knows the Epstein files can bury him. Don’t get off topic. Epstein is the story. - The Lincoln Project

Republican Shenanigans

• Trump participates in White House Faith Office luncheon
• Carlson: Bondi ‘made up a bunch of ludicrous’ Epstein files claims
• JD Vance’s old tweets show why the ‘Epstein client list’ is becoming such a problem for Trump
• Bongino’s Relationship With WH ‘Basically Untenable,’ Despite Trump Support: CNN
• Pam Bondi Allies Say Dan Bongino 'Burned His Bridges' and Needs to Quit: Report
• Alex Jones Rages at New Trump ‘Betrayal’: ‘Evil Forces’ Are Trying to Take Over
• Fox & Friends Obeys Trump’s Orders And Completely Ignores MAGA Outrage Over Epstein Files
• Who could verify Epstein's client list? Ghislaine Maxwell, who's serving time in Florida

Listen MAGAs, if the Epstein files "exonerated" Donald Trump he'd be printing them on t-shirts and selling them to your dumb asses. - Liam Nissan

My My My. It Appears That Camp Mystic Caused All Those Deaths. 
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing waters swept away children and counselors, a review by The Associated Press found.. Syracuse University associate professor Sarah Pralle, who has extensively studied FEMA’s flood map determinations, said it was “particularly disturbing” that a camp in charge of the safety of so many young people would receive exemptions from basic flood regulation. “It’s a mystery to me why they weren’t taking proactive steps to move structures away from the risk, let alone challenging what seems like a very reasonable map that shows these structures were in the 100-year flood zone,” she said. .

The ACA is a nationwide voluntary accreditation program for day and overnight camps. 

The association said 76 camps operating across Texas are accredited, including eight in Kerr County, but not Camp Mystic. - WVNS59News

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Rock The Voter News

• Andrew Cuomo expected to run as independent in NYC mayor’s race, with a proposal
• Beshear among Democrats suing Trump officials for freezing $6.8 billion in school funding
• 2 House Democrats try to force Trump administration's release of all Epstein files

California Crackup? Try again.

California provides $83.1 billion more than we receive from the federal government.

Texas? Receives $71.1 billion more than they provide to the federal government.

71% of the U.S. GDP comes from blue counties. - Gov. Gavin Newsom

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Calling the Alligator Alcatraz immigrant detention center in Florida's Everglades "vile", "inhumane" and "gross" while pledging to hold authorities accountable, Democratic members of Congress toured the facility July 12.

"People were yelling, 'Help me. Help me," said Rep. Maxwell Frost. "I heard in the back someone say, 'I'm a U.S. citizen.'"

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Business/Tech News

• Trump to unveil $70B in AI and energy investments
• Bitcoin hits record high as Capitol Hill turns to ‘crypto week’
• EU warns of 'big gap' as Trump amps up threats on EU, Canada, Mexico
• Oil Drops Amid Global Trade War, Waning Russian Supply Risk

If you thought Superman was right for fighting fascists in the 1970s but now you think he’s wrong for fighting fascists in the 2020s, then Superman didn’t go woke… you went fascist. - Zach W Lambert

Nobody grew up with intentions of being a cleaner, cashier, security guard, taxi driver, car cleaner, or store general worker. We all had big dreams, but life happened. Respect people’s jobs. - ftwimini

Apparently, Hegseth Has No Beef With Musk
OpenAI, Alphabet's Google, Anthropic and Elon Musk's AI firm xAI have won contracts of up to $200 million each, aimed at scaling up adoption of advanced AI capabilities in the U.S. Department of Defense, the government agency said on Monday.

i used to have this mental illness where i thought logical arguments would change someone's mind. - diomuarr

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Odd News

• Scientists detect biggest ever merger of two massive black holes
• One of the Best Meteor Showers of 2025 Is About to Begin—and It Can Be Seen Across the U.S.
• The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going up for auction in New York
• Pittsburgh group brings back 'Balls Out Bowling' nude event
• World's most expensive cheese sells for $42,232

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Whale National Marine Park, Osa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Yes, it does exist. Not AI.

Peace.

Obama making first fundraising appearance since Democrats’ 2024 losses

Obama making first fundraising appearance since Democrats’ 2024 losses

Obama will attend a high-dollar fundraiser Friday evening hosted by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) and his wife, Tammy Murphy, in Red Bank, N.J., according to a copy of the invitation that was obtained by The Hill. 

I believe that the vast majority of people in this country are good and generous and honest and fair – and whether they are Democrats or Republicans or independents, they want those values reflected in their politics. - Barack Obama

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• Homan claims ICE officers ‘don’t need probable cause’ to ‘briefly detain’ people
• Trump's immigration enforcement record so far: High arrests, low deportations
• ICE is Abandoning 'Drug' and 'Human Trafficking Cases' to Prioritize Deportations, Longtime ICE Agent Says
• Inside the ICE offices where morale is ‘miserable’ and the deportation push has become ‘mission impossible’
• GOP Senator Calls For Hearings Over Hegseth Reportedly Going Behind Trump’s Back
• Trump expected to resume weapons deliveries to Ukraine through Nato allies
• Gaza's largest functioning hospital facing disaster, medics warn, as Israel widens offensive

The Marines are being sent to L.A to round up and deport Mexicans…while Mexicans are volunteering in Texas to help save Americans.

What a time to be alive. - Feminist News

The Liberian President Should Offer Trump English Lessons

 U.S. President Donald Trump’s praise of the “beautiful” English of Liberia’s President Joseph Boakai drew confusion Thursday in the English-speaking African country and umbrage over what many considered condescending remarks.

“Such good English,” Trump said to Boakai during an event at the White House, with visible surprise. “Such beautiful English.”

Trump to President of Liberia: "Did you grow up speaking Libertarian?" - Andy Borowitz

Republican Shenanigans

• Fox News Grapples With Epstein Backlash From Its Own Pro-Trump Audience
• Trump Attacks Fed Chair as He Heads to Texas, Claims U.S. Was ‘Dead’ a Year Ago
• Dan Bongino ‘Lost His Mind and Ran Out of DC’ After Explosive Epstein Throwdown With Pam Bondi: Report
• Veteran Journo Accuses Rubio of a ‘Kind of McCarthyism’ With Ideological Purge
• ‘Massive, Unforced Error!’ CNN Data Guru Aghast at Trump’s Big Epstein Mistake
• Pete Hegseth Blasted for ‘Cringe’ Drone Video Soundtracked by Metallica

Tom Nichols: "Donald Trump ran, in order of importance, for three reasons: stay out of prison, get revenge on his enemies, enrich himself and the people around him by every means possible. Everything else is just window dressing."

Apparently, Kash Patel Is Paranoid. I Wonder Why.

Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) slammed FBI Director Kash Patel on CNN Friday over reports that the bureau has stepped up the use of polygraph tests to screen employees for loyalty.

Ayatollah: “We Have Obtained the Epstein List” - Andy Borowitz

 

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Rock The Voter News

• Casar, Crockett call for FEMA, NOAA details on Texas flood prep, response
• As Democrats spoil for a fight, a new face in the House is leading them on oversight
• New poll delivers troubling signs for Democrats
• John Fetterman Goes to Bat for ICE on Fox News: ‘We Should Round Up and Deport All the Criminals!’
• Newsom on ‘Newscum’ nickname: Trump’s ‘the real scum’

The Epstein List marks the first time in history that Trump didn’t want his name on something. - Andy Borowitz

Trumpanzee See, Trumpanzee Do.

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered an organizer of President Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021, rally at the Ellipse to pay $2,000 per day until she complies with a subpoena for records about her involvement in the event.

U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks said Republican fundraiser Caroline Wren’s “pattern of disregard and non-engagement” has unnecessarily delayed proceedings in a lawsuit brought by Capitol Police officers accusing Trump of spurring the Capitol attack. It’s blocked the officers from accessing discovery “to which they are entitled,” he said.

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Business/Tech News

• France opens criminal probe into X algorithms under Musk
• What Trump's Brazil tariffs could mean for coffee prices
• DOJ subpoenas clinics that provide trans care to minors 
• Delta flight diverted to Atlantic Ocean island

Elon Musk Scrubs X Of Jewish Users Who Made Grok Mad. - The Onion

ICE Probably Stole Some Weed

Protesters clashed with ICE officers during a raid at two cannabis farms in Southern California yesterday as President Trump’s immigration clampdown continued to play out in the courts and in Washington, D.C.

The raid: It occurred at two Glass House Farms growing sites, where hundreds of protesters confronted federal officials, resulting in several arrests and injuries. The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward to find someone who appeared to fire at the agents.

ICE swept through a cannabis farm in California and Trump slapped tariffs on Brazil. Wake up America: they’re coming for our weed and coffee. - Andy Borowitz

Growing old becomes clear to you at a certain point. I think it’s after the age of 70 you realize – you begin to actually be convinced – you’re growing older. - Leonard Cohen

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Odd News

• Discovery of ancient riverbeds suggests Mars once wetter than thought
• Wildfire prompts evacuations, closure of Grand Canyon
• Mysterious sand structures in the sea off Norway are changing the way we think about geology
• Snake on a plane delays a flight in Australia
• Hiker in Alpine crevasse rescued... by a Chihuahua

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This should be the 2025 anthem for my heartbroken Democratic Party. The lyrics are so fitting.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead

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I bought this odd cut guanacaste wood at my local lumberyard for $20, sanded it and applied marine varnish and turned it into a bar for my grilling. Next project: get a grill.

Peace.