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Scoop: Harris-Walz probes ignite House GOP divisions … - One House Republican, speaking on the condition of anonymity to critique their party's investigations, said the probes are “unnecessary.”  — “We have an election to win. … - Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) argued that investigating Harris and Walz is …

Donald Trump shares seemingly fake pictures of Taylor Swift — and Swifties are furious  — Donald Trump appears to have shared AI-generated images of Taylor Swift and her fans.  — The images, which have telltale signs of AI use, show Swift and fans endorsing him in the election.

John Fetterman Has No Regrets  —  John Fetterman is skipping this week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago, and, to hear it from him, it has nothing—literally nothing—to do with him scotch-taping photos of the Israeli hostages to his Senate office walls.

Legendary TV talk show host Phil Donahue dies at 88  —  Donahue died on Sunday night following a long illness, his family said in a statement.  —  Longtime TV talk show host Phil Donahue died on Sunday night following a long illness, his family said.  He was 88.

Judge dismisses George Santos's suit against Jimmy Kimmel over Cameo videos  —  A federal judge on Monday dismissed former Rep. George Santos's (R-N.Y.) lawsuit against Jimmy Kimmel over the late-night host's requests for personalized videos on Cameo, a ruling that landed just hours before Santos …

Veteran Jailed With Brother in United Arab Emirates: I Was Drugged Then Framed  —  HELLHOLE PRISON  —  A local rights group has asked Donald Trump's running mate Senator JD Vance for help bringing Ohio brothers Joseph and Joshua Lopez home.  —  An Air Force veteran turned social media influencer …

Trump Proposes Ban on Criticizing Pro-Trump Judges … Over the weekend, Donald Trump expressed in a speech his belief that public criticism of judges and Supreme Court justices who rule in Trump's favor should be illegal.  —  Trump took this position expressly, twice, in his speech, albeit in a stream-of-consciousness riff.

Exclusive: John Kelly rejects Trump's comments that civilian award is ‘much better’ than Medal of Honor: ‘Not even close’  —  Former Trump chief of staff and retired Marine Gen. John Kelly rejected former President Donald Trump's comments that the Presidential Medal of Freedom that honors civilians was …

Gouging out the truth  —  In a speech on Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris fleshed out some of the economic policies she would pursue if she won the presidency in November.  Harris spoke briefly about her plans to crack down on price gouging in the grocery industry.

Murder Is Likely Falling At The Fastest Pace Ever Recorded In 2024  —  Richards Heuer's Psychology of Intelligence Analysis was required reading when I was a baby analyst at CIA and I like to think that its teachings have permeated throughout my analysis and writing.

Corporate Bullshit (permalink)  —  Corporate Bullshit: Exposing the Lies and Half-Truths That Protect Profit, Power, and Wealth in America is Nick Hanauer, Joan Walsh and Donald Cohen's 2023 book on the history of corporate apologetics; it's great:  —  https://thenewpress.com/books/ corporate-bullsht

Blinken says Israel agrees to a U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire and calls on Hamas to do same  —  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Monday with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, as he pushes for a halt to the fighting in Gaza.  He called it a “decisive moment” …

Democrats Taunt Trump At Trump Tower Chicago Ahead of Convention  —  The DNC is tagging Trump Tower amid reports former president plans to use his property during the Democratic convention … Party operatives, armed with a high-powered projector, booked themselves a room across the street …

DNC Bonus: Free Abortions and Vasectomies!  —  Anyone attending either of the major political parties' national conventions can always look forward to getting some freebies while they are there.  If you went to the RNC this year you were likely offered free red MAGA hats and cowboy hats, along with other trinkets supporting the ticket.

Mayoral candidate vows to let VIC, an AI bot, run Wyoming's capital city  —  Victor Miller has skirted attempts by OpenAI and the state to shut down his campaign, believed to be the first U.S. effort of its kind.  —  Mayoral candidate Victor Miller, a bespectacled librarian with an AI obsession …