Below, you will find some headlines we may have missed and some interesting video clips on several subjects. Please feel free to share anything you may have run across; just make sure it’s not from a McMAGAt infested shithole.
Health:
Measles cases are rising in the U.S. Do adults need a vaccine booster?
Sports:
The Fascist Felon, DOGEbags, and Their Brownshirts:
President Trump called out Maine Gov. Janet Mills at a meeting of governors at the White House over her state not complying with his executive order to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports.
Baghdad Blondie:
NBC News White House correspondent Peter Alexander questioned Trump White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on the White House driveway over claims of “theft” and fraud being made by President Donald Trump and others as a justification for DOGE cuts.
Alexander first questioned Trump Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller at Wednesday’s White House press briefing, asking, “Should we expect indictments, are there indictments coming for all the fraud we found?”
Fact Check: Baghdad Blondie Does McMath—Fiscal YEARS, not one fiscal year.
A July 2024 report from Social Security’s inspector general states that from fiscal years 2015 through 2022, the agency paid out almost $8.6 trillion in benefits, including $71.8 billion — or less than 1% — in improper payments. Most of the erroneous payments were overpayments to living people.
Elon Musk’s private security detail gets deputized by US Marshals Service
The US Marshals Service has deputized members of Elon Musk’s private security detail, giving them certain rights and protections of federal law enforcement agents, three law enforcement officials familiar with the matter told CNN.
It was not immediately clear how many members of Musk’s security team were made special deputies.
Musk, the tech billionaire and ally of President Donald Trump, does not currently have a US Secret Service detail – meaning members of his personal security detail were limited in what they could do in Washington, DC.
Now that members have been deputized, they have more rights and could be authorized to carry weapons on federal grounds. It also means that if something went awry with the detail, the Marshals Service could be held legally liable, one law enforcement source said.
Polls:
Craven Assholes:
Mitch McConnell announces he’ll retire, ending his four-decade Senate career
McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history, won’t seek re-election in 2026.
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the longest-serving Senate leader in history, announced on his 83rd birthday Thursday that he won’t seek re-election next year, bringing an end to his four-decade career in the chamber.
McConnell, elected in 1984, climbed his way up to the Senate Republican leader position in 2007 and remained there until early 2025, serving during four administrations in the majority and the minority.
He will leave behind a complex legacy and a party that has transformed away from traditional conservatism into one led by President Donald Trump, with whom the Kentucky Republican has long had a frosty relationship.
