ICYMI: July 13, 2026

Below, you will find some headlines and events we may have missed. Feel free to share what you have found interesting as long as it comes from `a credible source, not some far right, fake news cesspit.Today’s blog or the failed, ‘Trust Me, Bro” nonsense as a source.

Updates:

Hunter Biden wins $1.7M from former Overstock CEO in defamation case

A federal judge has awarded Hunter Biden $1.7 million in punitive damages in a defamation lawsuit against former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne, ruling that Byrne made false claims about Biden’s alleged involvement in a bribery scheme with Iran, according to reporting from The Guardian and The Hill.

The deal already cleared federal regulators, but now faces a challenge from a coalition of 12 states.

Forbes (@forbes.com) 2026-07-13T16:35:04Z

Reminds me of his flip on crypto: First he said "It's a scam," then he realized he was right, and if it was a scam he wanted to get in on it and be the biggest scammer of all. Now it's: How DARE Iran charge tolls in Hormuz! Wait a minute…what if *I* charged tolls in Hormuz? That'd be awesome!

Paul Waldman (@paulwaldman.bsky.social) 2026-07-13T17:15:13.611Z

Trump: "I recommended, to Governor Henry McMaster, Lindsey Graham’s wonderful sister, Darline, to serve as interim Senator from the Great State of South Carolina. This would be a fabulous tribute to Lindsey, who loved her dearly! President DONALD J. TRUMP"

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-07-13T14:45:44.612Z

but when @jaketapper.bsky.social wanted to ask him a real question yesterday, President Empath said he only wanted to talk about the dearly departed 🙄

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— George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 (@gtconway.bsky.social) July 13, 2026 at 8:48 AM

The Gestapo:

Report: ICE-involved shooting in Biddeford leaves one person dead

BIDDEFORD, Maine (WGME) — A person is dead following a shooting involving ICE in Biddeford, according to Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau, who is from Biddeford.

The incident happened on Monday around 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of Pool and Hill streets.

We can't go numb to this. We can't let this become normal.

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— Leah Greenberg ❌👑 (@leahgreenberg.bsky.social) July 13, 2026 at 8:52 AM

The Worst President Ever and His Incompetent Ass Kissers:

Trump Stops Himself in the Middle of Wild Rant on Obama: ‘He’s a… Well… Let’s Not Say’

“Look for 47 years, they’ve been tapping people along — every president got tapped along, didn’t do anything,” Trump said. “And they became more and more powerful. This should have been done 47 years ago, shouldn’t have been allowed to start. But Clinton let them go, and Bush let them go. Everybody let them go. And Obama was the worst of all, because Obama actually went to their side.”

“You know he’s a… well… let’s not say,” Trump said. “Let’s not say, let’s leave that for another time. He was terrible.”

Despite cutting himself off before throwing that particular jab, the president still had plenty to say about Obama’s handling of Iran.

“He gave them 1.7 billion in case, in green cash, in satchels in an airplane and brought it to Iran,” Trump said. “$1.7 billion. Do you know what that is? Did you ever see a million dollars in cash? This is 1.7 billion. It took up an entire Boeing 75, and they flew it to Tehran, and they gave it to people that were waiting at a plane. Can you imagine these people? They never saw money, and now all of a sudden they’ve got 1.7 billion in cash. And he gave them hundreds of billions of dollars in cash and everything else, and he went to their side…. They became much more powerful because of Obama. And Biden, who was the vice president. But he probably had nothing to say because he was such a stupid person.”

The Trump administration’s recently signed memorandum of understanding called for a $300 billion fund to be set up for Iran — although that money was to come from outside investors.

Trump on Iran: "Obama was the worst of all because Obama actually went to their side, because, you know, he's a — well, let's not say. Let's leave that for another time."

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) July 13, 2026 at 5:20 AM

Up is Down Time:

Trump: "There's never been as country as hot as we are right now. We have the strongest military in the world. You saw that with Venezuela, you're seeing that right now with Eye-raan. For 47 years in a row they were pushing people around. They're not pushing around. We're pushing them around."

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) July 13, 2026 at 11:11 AM

Trump on Duffy: "He was the world record in going up logs, going up to the top of these stupid trees. Who the hell knew that about Sean Duffy?"

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) July 13, 2026 at 11:15 AM

Because climbing logs, tress, being a lumberjack, or what-the-fuck ever qualifies one to become Transportation Secretary!

Sean Duffy puckers up and kisses Trump's ass: "Mr President, thank you for your leadership. You don't do anything that's small. Everything you do is big. It's huge. It's the best. It's the greatest. America loves you."

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) July 13, 2026 at 11:17 AM

Yep, he does do everything, ‘big’….as in BIGLY screws up everything he touches.

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