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From the Daily Wire: Biden Nominee Greenlit Secret Search Of Journalist’s Emails Over Ashley Biden’s Diary. [Ed: must be nice to have an entire legal system to go after your enemies.] From the Daily Mail: Biden's daughter Ashley has finally admitted her diary about 'showers with dad' as well as fears she was 'molested' is real. So, MAUREEN CALLAHAN demands: What IS the truth, Joe? [Ed: why isn't the US press all over this? Rhetorical question...]

From Daily Caller: Despite $75,000,000 In Taxpayer-Funded Security, Violence Is Coming To DNC, Officials Fear. [Ed: summer is the season of protest. Expect riots this year.]

From the Daily Fetched: Washington Post Resorts to Replacing Journalists With AI Bots After $77 Million Loss. [Ed: they should try printing news and not propaganda.] From Editor and Publisher: 'The Washington Post' digs out: Paper starts subscription tiers to fight $77 million loss

From Daily Paws: Do Dogs Love Us? Understanding Emotions in Dogs. We don’t know for sure, but here’s what science says.

From Victory Girls Blog: Justice Alito With An Appeal To Heaven. [Ed: AOC wants Congress to investigate.] From Zero Hedge: Hypocrite Dems Demanding Alito Recusal Played Dumb Over Virulent Anti-Trumper Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 'It's ok when we do it!'

Trump and the Law/Courts. From Townhall: Anatomy of a Kangaroo Court. By Kurt Schlicter. About Trump's New York trial.] From the Washington Examiner: Trump takes the Bronx. [Ed: Trump keeps turning his court dates into campaign stops.] From Reason: Prosecutors Are Still Hedging on Exactly What 'Crime' Trump Tried To 'Aid' or 'Conceal'. From Politico: Biden has stayed silent on Trump’s trial. The verdict will change that. Biden will speak at some point after the verdict, whether it be a conviction, acquittal or hung jury. [Ed: address will be from the White House rather than on the campaign trial, alleging to show his comments are *not* political. In what world?]

From the Blaze: Democrats have a new playbook for pressuring and restructuring the Supreme Court

From the Guardian: ‘My songs spread like herpes’: why did satirical genius Tom Lehrer swap worldwide fame for obscurity? In the 1950s and 60s, his songs stunned and delighted listeners with their irreverence, wit and nihilism. Then he gave it all up to teach mathematics. Lehrer is still alive at 96 – so I went in search of answers. [Ed: for Brad.]

From ABC Australia: French president Emmanuel Macron delays New Caledonia voting reforms after deadly riots

From Dog Express: Chapati: The Traveling Dog

From the Blaze: New court document raises serious questions about Secret Service involvement in Hunter Biden gun case: 'All scared to death'

From Boing Boing: Two amazing dogs team up after their 71-year-old owner collapsed on a hike

Ukraine. From Simplicius the Thinker: SITREP 5/24/24: Situation Turns Critical as De-legitimized Zelensky Dangerously Escalates. From El Pais: Ukraine pressures its allies to allow it to use NATO weapons against Russian territory. After the Kremlin’s offensive in Kharkiv, Kyiv’s diplomatic efforts are focused on Washington and Europe authorizing the use of their artillery and missiles to hit targets on the other side of the border

From Responsible Statecraft: New evidence of Saudi role in 9/11 should close off security pact talks. Yet the Biden administration is for some unknown reason moving full steam ahead

From the Hill: House passes bill barring Federal Reserve from issuing digital dollar. [Ed: VERY good news.]

From the Dog People: Here Are the Top 10 Most Popular Dog Stories of 2018

Everyday Finances. From the Associated Press: America, Your Cars Are Getting Old. The average age of a US vehicle is now 12.6 years, as consumers coax extra life out of them. From Hot Air: Biden's America: Fast Food is a Luxury Purchase. [Ed: we were hungry and on the road recently. Stopped at McDonald's. For nothing fancy and one drink between us=$22.]

From Zero Hedge: Biden's $320M Gaza Pier Has Detached & Drifted Onto Israeli Beach. Several US Army vessels have also become stuck in embarrassing mishap... [Ed: at least 4 American ships have been beached.]

WHO Pandemic Agreement[. From the Epoch Times: 24 GOP Governors Tell Biden Not To Sign WHO Pandemic Agreement. ‘These agreements would seek to elevate the WHO from an advisory body to a global authority in public health,’ the Republican governors wrote in a letter. From Politico: WHO pandemic talks end without a deal, governments to decide next steps

From Politico: ‘He’s more delusional than I thought’: Libertarians jeer Trump during convention speech. [Ed: makes me think a bit better of the LP. I've checked out a few news sources and they all agree on his reception.]