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In Case You Missed It.
⚖️ A federal judge in Texas struck down a Biden-era rule that would have erased roughly $49 billion in medical debt from 15 million Americans’ credit reports, ruling that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau exceeded its authority under existing law.
🏛️ The State Department has laid off over 1,300 civil and foreign service employees—cutting more than 15% of its U.S.-based workforce—as part of a sweeping Trump administration reorganization aimed at eliminating redundant positions.
🏫 A Democrat District Attorney in Colorado faces a recall after she moved to dismiss charges against a transgender registered sex offender who allegedly attempted to kidnap an 11‑year‑old at an elementary school.
🗓️ On June 25, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in collaboration with mRNA COVID‑19 vaccine manufacturers, instituted class wide safety labeling to alert healthcare providers and patients about the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis following vaccination.
🇺🇦 President Zelensky changed the law to stay in power—again—requesting another 90-day extension of martial law and general mobilization, pushing elections off until at least November.
I guess Americans can put Ukrainian flags back in our bios—because now our government wants to back the war again.
President Trump on Monday announced that he would send “billions of dollars” worth of weapons to Ukraine, including “everything.”
Yes, even the long-range weapons that were previously off the table.
When asked directly about the limits, Trump replied: “Everything.”
He also issued a bold ultimatum to Russia: agree to a ceasefire within 50 days, or face secondary sanctions and 100% tariffs on Russian oil buyers—effectively threatening much of Europe and India, who’ve kept that trade alive.
This represents a complete reversal from Trump’s previous position—where he promised to end the war through diplomacy, questioned U.S. involvement, and promised to negotiate with President Putin.
Now? He’s embraced the war effort that Biden started.
European allies, Ukraine, and D.C. war hawks reacted with cautious optimism—because let’s be honest: they’ve always wanted this war. The weapons, the dollars, the deterrence theater—it’s all back. The only thing missing is honesty about what this really is.
Is this real?
Yes. The same people who told you we were getting out are now going all in.
The same president who promised to drain the swamp is now pumping weapons into it.
Every day, the Trump administration looks more and more like the Biden administration—just with better slogans.
The war is bipartisan. The money always moves. And the truth is still nowhere to be found.
Small Children Shot at Gaza Water Point—Israel Calls It a ‘Mistake’
Small children were killed at a “water distribution point in central Gaza”—shot while trying to get water, because their homes and infrastructure have been systematically obliterated as collective punishment.
What exactly are we witnessing?
According to CNN, “139 bodies were brought to Gaza hospitals in the past 24 hours.”
This time, Israel admitted it: they were targeting an “Islamic Jihad terrorist,” but the strike “fell dozens of meters from the target.” Do munitions just fall randomly now? That’s not how weapons work.
“Fell dozens of meters from the target” is their way of saying: we missed, and civilians died—but trust us, we were aiming for someone bad.
There’s no plausible reading where that phrase absolves them. It’s a confession disguised as deflection.
Israel says the incident is “under review.” Just like the 15 medics they executed but later called a “professional failure.”
War Hits Wallets—Shield Yours with Gold
Cities crumble in conflict—and so can currencies. With Washington spending at wartime speed, the U.S. debt has rocketed past $34 trillion and the interest tab alone tops $1 trillion a year. The “fix”? Print more dollars—fueling inflation and eroding your savings.
That’s why central banks and billionaires are piling into gold and silver. Goldman Sachs now pegs gold at $4,500/oz by 2026—because real assets thrive when paper money falters.
My family moved a chunk of our nest egg into precious metals years ago; even our kids hold coins. It’s not a fad—it’s financial self-defense.
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The DOJ’s Epstein Contradiction: No Clients, But Still a Conspiracy?
Photo Credit:Â US DOJ
Why does the Justice Department want to keep to deny Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell in prison on sex trafficking if, according to them, Epstein didn’t really do much trafficking at all?
On Monday, the DOJ asked the Supreme Court to deny Maxwell’s appeal of her sex‑trafficking conviction. But just last week, in a separate case, the DOJ claimed there was no Epstein “client list,” no evidence of ongoing trafficking, and no basis to pursue charges against the powerful men who frequented his homes, islands, or private planes.
So which is it?
If there was no trafficking network, no clients, no names—what exactly was Maxwell convicted of?
Her conviction was supposed to represent justice for Epstein’s victims. But somehow, only one person in Epstein’s entire orbit has gone to prison, and the government now insists there’s no one else to pursue.
They want it both ways:
Maxwell ran a trafficking operation,
That operation involve no clients,
Epstein’s previous plea deal means we shouldn’t ask too many questions.
This isn’t justice. It’s narrative control.
Maxwell is being held not to expose the network—but to protect it.
If justice means anything at all, the Supreme Court should take the case— not to free Ghislaine Maxwell, but to finally force answers about the world she helped serve.
News By The Numbers
Photo Credit: Starbucks
$25,000. That’s how much Starbucks is offering for the next viral drink idea in its new Secret Menu Contest—open to customers and baristas alike.
3,000. That is how many Walmart stores will carry Jams, a frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwich that has no seed oils, no high fructose corn syrup, and, according to its founder, “the most protein per ounce of any peanut butter and jelly that’s currently on the market.” One box costs $5.97 for 12 sandwiches.
Harry Potter is trending because HBO released this photo from the first day of filming for the new Harry Potter series. Four other character castings were announced as well.
Elmo is trending because the Sesame Street monster claims his X account was hacked after antisemitic posts appeared on behalf of the beloved character. As of Monday, Sesame Workshop had still not regained access to the account.
The Taylor Police Department is trending because pranksters hijacked its official Google listing—replacing photos of patrol cars with nearly 25 videos of marijuana plants—prompting the department to scramble to have the images removed and assure residents they haven’t become a weed dispensary.
The Wharton School of Business—one of the most respected nonpartisan economic forecasting groups in the country—has graded the Big Beautiful Bill.
The grade is not beautiful.
Wharton estimates the bill will boost the U.S. economy slightly in the short term, mostly due to tax cuts and increased defense spending.
That’s right—more “growth” fueled by the war machine, just like under Biden.
But the long-term effects are grim:
GDP drops 0.3% over 10 years, and 4.6% over 30.
The top 10% capture nearly 80% of the tax benefits, while lower-income families lose around $885 per year by 2030—because rising debt and a weakening dollar function as a hidden tax on the poor.
The national debt could rise 7.7% by 2034, adding $2.66 trillion and pushing the total to nearly $37.3 trillion.
Make no mistake: this is a uniparty bill—even if Democrats didn’t vote for it. The only real difference between this and Biden’s so-called Infrastructure Bill is where the money pretends to go.
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