July 5, 2024
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Stunning reversal of Trump's legal fortunes as lawfare fully backfires . . . Prosecutors painted a sweeping portrait of a president who allegedly tried to overturn the results of an election he knew he lost, hung on to classified documents he knew he should return and secretly paid off a porn star to keep quiet about an affair he knew voters would care about. But the four different cases against him have both boosted his third bid for the White House—and paved the way for him to enjoy an unprecedented level of authority if he gets there. While a Manhattan jury in May found Trump guilty on 34 counts in the hush-money case, jail time seems unlikely. His other cases have been delayed and likely curtailed in court. Instead of turning off voters with their detailed descriptions of misconduct, the prosecutions rallied supporters to his side. Wall Street Journal
Politics
Van Jones says Democrats are discussing 'how' to replace Biden, 'not whether' . . . Former Obama administration official Van Jones said Wednesday that Democrats, behind closed doors, are discussing "how" to replace President Biden at the top of the ticket, "not whether." The CNN commentator said the Democrats who defend Biden on TV have "completely different" conversations in private, amid growing concern in the party about Biden's standing as the presumptive nominee. The Hill
Biden told governors he needs to work less and not have events after 8 pm
In other news, Russian President Putin and Chinese President Xi issued a joint statement promising to only launch a nuclear war before 8 pm ET.
Democratic donors devise plans to force Biden out . . . After several days of quiet griping and hoping that President Biden would abandon his re-election campaign on his own, many wealthy Democratic donors are trying to take matters into their own hands. Wielding their fortunes as both carrot and stick, donors have undertaken a number of initiatives to pressure Mr. Biden to step down from the top of the ticket. A group of them is working to raise as much as $100 million for a sort of escrow fund, called the Next Generation PAC, that would be used to support a replacement candidate. New York Times
Clip shows Trump calling Biden 'broken down pile of crap'
Biden claims to have eliminated traffic . . . Biden seemingly lost his train of thought as he stumbled through his very brief speech at a White House barbeque — bizarrely claiming that highway congestion no longer exists and nearly calling nemesis Donald Trump his "colleague. "I probably shouldn't even say that … anyway," the commander in chief said after the latter bumble to a crowd of military service members and their families. Biden trailed off several times in his four-minute speech, which was peppered with slurring, despite having a teleprompter at his disposal. New York Post
Kamala Harris calls Biden vice president . . . Kamala Harris accidentally referred to Joe Biden as the 'vice president,' echoing a verbal gaffe her boss made earlier, during a July 4 event at the White House. With many wondering if she could replace Biden as Democrats' candidate for president were he to drop out, she was positively giddy while giving the speech. She said: 'We give thanks to our commander-in-chief, the vice - the president of the United States! The extraordinary President of the United States Joe Biden!' Daily Mail
Talk about measuring the drapes . . .
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Culture
Taxpayer-funded project set to denigrate Ameria on its 250th birthday . . . Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee sent a letter to the commissioner of the America250 project, a 50 million dollar taxpayer-funded effort to coordinate celebrations and historical observances for July 2026, demanding answers for their anti-American history and funding of woke organizations. Lee discovered that America250 has a "Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" whose antiracism institute teaches "the fallacies of America's founding documents." He also found that its leadership has embraced discredited 1619 project theories basing all US history around slavery. Daily Caller
Biden slammed over Twitter account touting Pride Month — and not July 4: 'Shameful!' . . ., President Biden was roasted like a hot dog at a July 4 cookout Thursday over his official X account's banner — which still touted Pride Month and failed to acknowledge the nation's 248th birthday until after The Post inquired about it."Biden's July 4th profile banner is still all about pride month🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️Shameful !'' one X user ripped. Another person wrote, "Can someone please let Biden know #Pride month is over." "On July 4th, 'Happy Pride Month' is displayed from the banner of the POTUS' X account. Biden's handlers are getting sloppy,'' one user wrote. New York Post
The banner has since been changed. This is how it looked.
National Security
Vast DEI bureaucracy harming the armed forces . . . Diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in the U.S. military are ineffective, a new Arizona State University study suggests. The study done by the university's Center for American Institutions argued that there is an emphasis on training new soldiers about social issues like "unconscious bias" and "intersectionality" in a way the center says runs contrary to typical American ideals. The study examined DEI plans in different sectors of the military, including DEI office staffing and education at academies like West Point. Daily Signal
International
Labor sweeps conservatives out of power, Keir Starmer elected PM . . . British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would lead a "government of service" on a mission of national renewal in his first official remarks Friday after his Labour Party swept to power in a landslide victory after more than a decade in opposition. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said opposition Labour Party has won the UK election as his Conservatives face a rout. In a reflective farewell speech in the same place where he had called for the snap election six weeks earlier, Sunak wished Starmer all the best but also acknowledged his missteps. Associated Press
Who is Keir Starmer?
Populiust Nigel Farage wins a seat in parliament . . . Brexit boss Nigel Farage has captured his "beachhead" in the UK Parliament as his Reform UK party is projected to become the third largest party by vote share in the country in Thursday's general election."Something very fundamental is happening. It's not just disappointment with the Conservative Party, there is a gap on the centre-right of British politics and my job is to fill it, and that's exactly what I'm going to do," he said. "My plan is to build a mass national movement over the course of the next few years and hopefully be big enough to challenge at the general election in 2029." Breitbart
Bodies of 89 migrants retrieved from Atlantic . . . Coastguards in Mauritania have recovered 89 bodies of migrants from a boat that capsized in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday. Nine people - including a five-year-old girl - were rescued, but dozens more are missing. Survivors say the vessel - a traditional fishing boat - set sail last week from the Senegalese-Gambian border area with 170 people on board. It capsized off Mauritania's south-western coast. Mauritania is a key transit point for migrants trying to reach Europe from West Africa. BBC
Money
JP Morgan warns consumers to prepare to pay for checking accounts due to federal rules . . . The head of America's biggest retail bank has a warning for its 86 million customers: prepare to pay for your bank accounts. Marianne Lake runs Chase Bank, the sprawling franchise inside JPMorgan. She is warning that new rules that would cap overdraft and late fees will make everyday banking significantly more expensive for all Americans. Agencies such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are proposing an $8 cap on credit card late payment fees and a $3 cap for overdrafting bank accounts. Wall Street Journal
US job growth moderates in June; unemployment rate rises to 4.1% . . . U.S. job growth slowed to a still-healthy pace in June, with the unemployment rate rising to 4.1%, increasing the chances that the Federal Reserve will be able to tame inflation without tipping the economy into recession. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 206,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said in its closely watched employment report on Friday. Data for May was revised sharply down to show 218,000 jobs added instead of the previously reported 272,000. Reuters
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At least 3 dead after alleged drunk driver mows down 10 at NYC 4th of July party . . . A drunk driver allegedly mowed down 10 people — killing three — who were celebrating the Fourth of July on the Lower East Side Thursday, cops and police sources said. Lucille Pinkney, 59, and her son Hernan Pinkney, 38 — who lived together near the crash scene — were identified by cops as two of the dead, as the third remained unidentified early Friday. The other seven injured included a mother and her 11-year-old son, according to sources. New York Post
Guilty Pleasures
Biden describes himself as a black woman . . . Joe Biden described himself as a black woman during a radio interview flub. The president stumbled over his words during Thursday's interview with Philadelphia's WURD, seemingly mixing himself up with his Vice President Kamala Harris. 'By the way, I'm proud to be, as I said, the first vice president, first black woman... to serve with a black president. Proud to be involved of the first black woman on the Supreme Court. There's so much that we can do because, look... we're the United States of America.' Daily Mail
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