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....
Warsh calls for a ‘quieter’ Fed focused on reducing inflation
(The Center Square) – Americans need a “quieter” Federal Reserve focused on bringing down 65 months of “sustained elevated inflation,” the central bank’s chair told attendees of the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium on Friday. The symposium is a...
Exclusive: Fauci’s institute worked hand in glove with CIA, new documents confirm
Anthony Fauci’s division at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provided cover for sensitive CIA research on bioterrorism threats, according to documents obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. An undated interagency agreement between the CIA and Fauci’s...
El-Sayed faces bipartisan backlash in key U.S. Senate race over far-left ties
(The Center Square) – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers is blasting his opponent, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, over his ties to controversial far-left influencer Hasan Piker. El-Sayed, who previously appeared alongside Piker, has since distanced himself...
Supreme Court mulling whether to hear case against Maine’s waiting-period law
The Supreme Court is considering whether to take up a case challenging a three-day waiting period imposed by Maine on firearms purchases. Maine’s waiting period took effect in 2024 when Democratic Gov. Janet Mills refused to veto the legislation, instead allowing it...
Pritzker mocks Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario amid trade discussion breakdown
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday renaming Lake Ontario, the smallest of the Great Lakes by surface area, to Lake America. With Canada as Illinois’ top international trade partner, the largely symbolic renaming is...
$3 trillion later, only 3 in 10 kids can read and do math proficiently
BS BULLETIN: The Trump administration says roughly $3 trillion has been spent since the federal Department of Education was created. Yet only about 3 in 10 American students are proficient in reading and math. Education Secretary Linda McMahon says those results are...
