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AUGUST 7, 2025
National Raspberries and Cream Day
National IPA Day (India Pale Ale) Not a fan.
Meme Du Jour
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1782 – George Washington creates the “Purple Heart” – the merit award
1888 – Theo Van Kannel of Philadelphia patented the revolving door
1947 – Explorer Thor Heyerdahl completes a 4300 mile ocean journey on a wooden raft
1974 – “Man on a Wire” – Philippe Petit crossed between the World Trade Center on a wire
1984 – Japan beats the U.S. to win Olympic Gold in baseball
1990 – President Bush orders Operation Desert Shield to save Kuwait
2007 – Barry Bonds believes he broke Hank Aaron’s home record on this day
News and The Politics out of D.C.
CLIPS
– THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES APPLE’S INVESTMENT JUST GREW BY $100 BILLION
– APPLE’S INVESTMENT IN AMERICA MEANS JOBS, JOBS, JOBS
– PRESIDENT TRUMP WITH SOME MEDIA CHATTER
– TRUMP ON ELON MUSK – ‘HE’S A GOOD PERSON’ (HE HAD A BAD MOMENT)
– JEANINE PIRRO IS AN INSPIRATION – SHE WAS UNCHAINED ON FOX LAST NIGHT
– VP VANCE CALLS OUT MEDIA SAYING HE WAS HOSTING AN EPSTEIN STRATEGY DINNER
– TRUMP ADDS SOME SPICE TO JD’s DENIAL (NEEDS A BLEEP)
– STEPHEN MILLER IS NOT PLEASED WITH THE DE-BANKING OF CONSERVATIVES
– WHAT ARE DEMOCRAT SOCIALISTS ALL ABOUT??? WATCH THIS VIDEO
– MEET THE ‘MODERATE’ ON THE FAMILY ABORTION PANEL AT THIS EVENT
– FLASHBACK TO BIDEN ADMITTING DEMS BUILT THE MOST EXTENSIVE VOTER FRAUD SYSTEM
More News From DC
– TRUMP / PUTIN, FACE TO FACE? IT COULD HAPPEN NEXT WEEK
– RUBIO SAYS WITKOFF IS COMING BACK FROM RUSSIA WITH A CEASEFIRE PROPOSAL
– U.S. IS AUCTIONING OFF A SEIZED RUSSIAN YACHT WORTH $325 MIL
– TRUMP STICKS A FORK IN BIDEN’S BIG WIND FARM
– SEMICONDUCTOR COMPANIES TO BE HIT BY HUGE TARIFF UNLESS THEY’RE MADE HERE
– INDIA LEARNS ABOUT FAFO — BUY OIL FROM RUSSIA TRUMP’S GONNA DOUBLE YOUR TARIFFS
– SEN MARSHA BLACKBURN WANTS TO LEAVE THE SENATE TO RUN FOR GOV
– IS THIS A TREND? SENATORS LEAVING TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR SPOT
– MISS UNITED STATES HAS A PROBLEM WITH GOP REP CORY MILLS (FL) (Well, MILLS has the problem)
– CDC SAYS WE’RE GETTING HALF OUR CALORIES FROM THAT HORRIBLE ULTRA-PROCESSED FOOD
– THE FDA WANTS YOU TO KNOW ABOUT KRATOM AND 7-OH (NEW TO ME, BUT, OH BOY)
– SOUTH PARK RESPONDS TO DHS — AS ONLY SOUTH PARK CAN OR WOULD
– ICYMI: CHARLIE KIRK/CARTMAN, SOUTHPARK
General News
– GOV OF MASSACHUSETTS IS NOT A SMART WOMAN
– THE GOV IS ALSO FUNNELING TAXPAYER MONEY TO ILLEGALS
– TEXAS DEMOCRAT APOLOGIZES FOR COMPARING REDISTRICTING TO THE HOLOCAUST
– I HOPE YOU WEREN’T FLYING ON UNITED YESTERDAY – 1000 FLIGHTS DELAYED BY A TECH ISSUE
– NYC IS NOT THE ONLY MAJOR AMERICAN CITY LOOKING TO ELECT A COMMIE AS MAYOR
– IF NYC ELECTS A COMMIE, YOU CAN KISS CHARTER SCHOOLS GOODBYE
– 17-YR-OLD HOMESCHOOLER SOLVES DECADES-OLD MATH MYSTERY
Other News Catching My Eye
– THE FUND TO HELP HOLLY, THE WOMAN BEATEN IN CINCI IS RIGHT HERE
– I THOUGHT THERE WAS NO SPEED LIMIT ON GERMANY’S AUTOBAHN (NOPE, NOT TRUE)
– CHAT GPT IS NOT A GOOD SOURCE FOR GOOD PARENTING ADVICE
– A FIRST FOR MLB BASEBALL — A FEMALE UMPIRE IN A REGULAR SEASON GAME
– THANK GOD – WE’VE FINALLY LEARNED THE REAL STORY BEHIND McDONALD’S ‘GRIMACE’
