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.
Give a Round of Applause, Please:
The caller on Rand Paul’s virtual town hall is all of us.
— Hoodlum 🇺🇸 (@nothoodlum.bsky.social) July 29, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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Updates:
The Most Corrupt People in the World:
Unreal — Gianni Infantino is selling off pieces of FIFA, and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner’s brother Josh is overseeing the deal. The corruption is endless.
— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) July 30, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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Elections:
Polls:
Some really encouraging Senate polls… 📍Georgia 🔵 Jon Ossoff: 56% 🔴 Mike Collins: 43% 📍North Carolina 🔵 Roy Cooper: 53% 🔴 Michael Whatley: 44% 📍Ohio 🔵 Sherrod Brown: 53% 🔴 Jon Husted: 45% 📍Iowa 🔵 Josh Turek: 50% 🔴 Ashley Hinson: 46% Keep organizing. Keep fighting.
— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) July 30, 2026 at 6:36 AM
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How Low Can He Go?
CNN: “New poll numbers strikingly bad for Trump… approval rating tanking on just about every major issue… a record number of discontented Americans…”
— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) July 29, 2026 at 8:41 AM
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Elections:
Trump’s 💩 Economy:
Fox Business: "Second quarter GDP came in at 1.5%. The estimate was a gain of 2.1%, so we're coming in a little bit light."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) July 30, 2026 at 6:56 AM
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U.S. economic growth slowed unexpectedly in the second quarter, as tariffs and Iran war cut into gains
Consumer spending surged at a rate of 3.2%, buoyed by bigger tax refunds and higher gas prices.
U.S. economic growth slowed in the second quarter amid a widening in the trade deficit, but an acceleration in consumer spending and robust business investment in equipment related to the buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure pointed to underlying strength.
Gross domestic product increased at a 1.5% annualized rate last quarter, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis said in its advance estimate of second-quarter GDP on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast GDP rising at a 2.1% pace. Estimates ranged from a 0.8% rate to a 2.9% pace.
CNN on the new GDP numbers: "The economy slowed down during the string … this is soft"
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) July 30, 2026 at 7:06 AM
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Justice:
The Worst President Ever & His Incompetent Ass Kissers:
What could possibly go wrong?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) July 30, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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Craven Assholes:
JUST NOW — Schumer Interrupted: “What could be more corrupt than backing genocide? How dare you talk about corruption. It’s amazing you can show your genocidal face in public!”
— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) July 30, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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