today’s hot news
DAILY RUSH HOUR: Welfare for fortune tellers, Instagram bedtimes and other signs we’ve lost it
Hey folks—I know not everyone gets a chance to catch Rush Hour live, so I'm going to start including a link to each episode right here in the blast. That way, if you missed the show or just want to hear it again, it's only a click away - or check out my thoughts...
Ricky Schroder breaks celebrity tribute rules for Dolly Parton — and the outrage machine EXPLODES
BS BULLETIN: Ricky Schroder's Dolly Parton tribute acknowledged their disagreements over transgender issues and COVID vaccines. Katie Couric responded “Ick,” while Boy George told Schroder to “shut up.” Schroder didn't retreat — he doubled down with another post...
Karoline Leavitt cornered after Trump sounded the alarm on GOP ‘f**king up’
BS BULLETIN: Trump amplified a blistering warning that Republicans are “f*cking up” and voters aren’t seeing the reforms they expected. Karoline Leavitt was asked Thursday whether Trump is “washing his hands” of Republicans if they lose Congress. Her answer:...
Minnesota ‘child nutrition’ site claimed 1.6 MILLION meals — wait until you see what taxpayers actually bought
BS BULLETIN: Two more Feeding Our Future defendants have been sentenced to federal prison. Their tiny deli-based operation claimed to serve as many as 3,000 children every day — and more than 1.6 million meals in a year. Prosecutors say $7.3 million in fraudulent...
‘Take the TDS elsewhere, loser’: Florida congressman says Jelly Roll is ‘100% not welcome’
BS BULLETIN: Florida Rep. Jimmy Patronis declared Jelly Roll “100% not welcomed” in the Panhandle after his Trump jokes on Kimmel. Jelly Roll responded to the growing backlash by defending the jokes and refusing to back down. His message to fans threatening a boycott:...
Democrat breaks ranks to back Trump in Canada tariff war: ‘It won’t go well for them’
BS BULLETIN: Democrat Rep. Jared Golden is backing Trump as the U.S.-Canada tariff battle escalates. “If Canada thinks they’re better off without our goods, I wish them good luck,” Golden said. Canada is preparing retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% beginning Sept. 8....
GOP AG fires back at pro-2A attacks for allegedly going soft on stand your ground law
Republican Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway disputed allegations that she was soft on Second Amendment issues after reports emerged about a Tuesday meeting with local law enforcement officials who criticized the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law. Jackson...
Communist China’s new envoys may be coming to a campus near you
Earlier this month, news broke that a Chinese Communist Party intelligence official now owns a building overlooking the White House. Also this month, the House Select Committee on China released another investigative report on the CCP’s infiltration of American higher...
Shapiro dismisses ‘online conspiracy theories’ about contested measles deaths
(The Center Square) — Gov. Josh Shapiro said Friday he won’t engage with “online conspiracy theories” about what the Department of Health is classifying as two “measles-associated deaths.” His comments come one day after Lancaster County Coroner Stephen...
‘Delete from the deleted file’: Fauci tried to destroy gain-of-function research email, new docs reveal
Eight years before COVID emerged, a journalist issued a prophetic warning that risky viral research could usher in “doomsday” and damage the reputation of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Anthony Fauci groused in an email to an aide about that warning, then...
Trump-endorsed congressional Republicans in south Texas trailing in polls
(The Center Square) – In South Texas, where nearly all border counties flipped red in support of President Donald Trump in the last two elections, three candidates he’s endorsed for Congress are in trouble. A new Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey...
Wisconsin congressmen split on Trump’s Lake Ontario name change
(The Center Square) – President Trump’s order to change Lake Ontario’s name to Lake America is getting mixed reactions in Wisconsin from Republicans and Democrats. Northwoods congressman, and Republican candidate for governor, Tom Tiffany said he’s not a fan of...
