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From Patheos: An Inside Look at the Democratic Socialists of America. [Ed: good overview.]

From I Heart Dogs: Woman Told Dog’s Not Worth Saving Because Of His Breed, She Didn’t Listen [Ed: pit bull, of course.]

Iran. From Zero Hedge:Trump Says "Perimeters Of A Deal Reached" With Iran To Reopen Hormuz After Call With Saudi Crown Prince. "Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke to President Trump on Saturday and expressed..." [Ed: TACO. Not that I'm complaining.] From Son of the New American Revolution: Trump TACO’s Again… Thank God! From Ynet News: US shifts course again as Israel stays silent and Iran mocks Trump’s retreat. For nearly four months, Trump has swung between threats of major strikes and calls for restraint; Israel has yet to respond to his claim that it joined the commitment to hold fire, while renewed uncertainty threatens flights and summer travel

Colorado River. From Colorado Newsline: Feds to impose new cuts on lower Colorado River states amid climate-fueled megadrought. [Ed: this will devastate crops in Calif. and population growth in Arizona/Colorado.] From CNN: New Colorado River plan will require steep cuts for three states as reservoirs tumble to new lows.

Fauci. From the Forgotten Side of Medicine: What Fauci's Dairy Reveals About America's Health Care Apparatus. [Ed: hat tip to David who comments, This detailed article is well worth reading.] From PJ Media: 'You're Like A Parrot': RFK Jr. Destroys Dana Bash Over Fauci's COVID Lies. "Now we know that Anthony Fauci, who was the ‘expert,’ was lying about everything, about masks, about social distancing, about natural immunity, about the transmission from the vaccine, about the source of COVID. He was lying..." [Ed: the importance of this story is how adamantly some people are championing Fauci despite the dairies and overwhelming evidence of his malfeasance.] From Newsbusters: How the Elitist Media and News Apps Rushed to Fauci’s Defense

From Dollars & Sense: The Costs of the U.S. Blockade of Cuba. Trump’s policy of “maximum pressure” ushers in a “New Special Period.” [Ed: a very different perspective than you willhear from Rubio.]

Something is Happening at Mises/Lew Rockwell. From Mises.org: Why Comments Sections Are Not Coming Back to Mises.org. [Ed: this is almost certainly in response to some recent incident/attack.] Meanwhile lewrockwell.com renders a message "There are no articles for 7/15/2026. Please try another date." The date of 7/15 is merely as far back as I had patience to check. The same basic message appears today. And both the "Political Theaater Blog" and "LRC Blog" pages are empty. I guess a few phone calls are in order.

From Pupvine: Pennsylvania Woman Promises Her Husband One Foster Puppy But Comes Home With A Heart-Melting Surprise

Ceuta. From Zero Hedge: No, The Spanish Invaders Have Not All Just 'Gone Home'. Latest footage proves leftist Spanish government talking point is complete lies... [Ed: frightening article about a city under siege.] From Al Jazeera: Why has EU called an emergency meeting on Spain migrant surge? In a joint letter, 22 member states call for ‘strengthening of external borders’ after nearly 60,000 migrants enter Ceuta.[Ed: talks to start on Tuesday.] From Euronews: Could the EU kick Spain out of the Schengen area over the Ceuta crisis? [Ed: it would be far better if the EU itself unraveled.] AND Sovereignty, sarcasm, blame: How North Africa reacted to Ceuta crisis. [Ed: raises questions about Morocco's complicity.]

From FOX News: Liberal podcaster says he was 'doxed' by Mamdani's 'wanted poster' of property owners. NYU professor and liberal podcaster says he was 'doxed' by searchable list of 950,000 residences with names. [Ed: irony is so ironic.]

Corey Ruiz Autonomous Zone. From Post Millennial: BLM activists set up autonomous zone in Madison, Wisconsin—city provides bathroom facilities.[Ed: there are reports that BLM threatened to kill independent journalists Nick Sortor and Karlyn Borysenko who are covering the 'event'.] From Wisconsin Public Radio: Madison mayor: Cars will be towed from encampment at site of police shooting. City officials say they're working toward a 'permanent memorial' after shooting of Corey Ruiz. [Ed: is this the 'pay off' to the protesters?]

From the Gateway Pundit: BLM Rioters in Wisconsin Threaten to Kill Journalists Nick Sortor and Karlyn Borysenko While Preventing Them from Leaving Area and Attacking Car with VOMIT.

From the Post Millennial: Edmonton Police Dept deletes X post threatening to arrest people over calls for deportation, offensive jokes — but Orwellian policy remains. Critics accused the police service of adopting a system similar to controversial “non-crime hate incident” policies used in the United Kingdom.

DSA. From Cafe Hayek: Bill Maher Skewers the Democratic Socialists of America – and Their Democratic Party Enablers. [Ed: a must watch video.] From CNN: Democratic socialists face a prove-it moment in battleground Wisconsin. From GZero: Is Israel the new litmus test for Democrats? [Ed: yes.] From FOX News: Far-left streamer Hasan Piker guarantees Democratic nominee in 2028 will be anti-Israel. 'There is 0% chance that whoever the elected Democrat is that wins the primary will be pro-Israel in any way,' Piker says

From I Heart Dogs: Man Spends Entire Day In The Blizzard Trying To Save ‘Dying’ Puppies From A Pipe

From American Greatness: India To Climate Cartel: Count Us Out. "India’s explicit rejection of the global net zero movement. India has walked away from its bid to host the COP33 UN climate conference."

From Give It Love: Ingenious Aluminum Foil Hacks That Will Make You Want To Stock Up!.

From Antiwar: The Machine That Hunted Palestinians in the 1970s Is Hunting Their Allies Today. Israel once relied on secret intelligence-sharing to hunt down Palestinians across Europe. Something similar is being used now against those who support them as it carries out its genocide in Gaza. AND Laura Loomer: Everyone Is a Nazi, Except the Real Nazis in Ukraine

From Sunny Skyz: Friends Gave an Airline Ticket Agent One Year's Salary So She Could Follow Her Dream. She Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird.

From Victory Girls: A Good Guy With A Gun At In-N-Out In Idaho

Ukraine-Russia. From the Guardian: Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv’s forces hit Wildberries again amid deadly trade of strikes with Russia. Attacks on Russian retailer’s facilities in two regions trigger fires as at least 14 killed in cross-border exchanges; EU force boards Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker. What we know on day 1,622. From Nasa Niva: Why Ukraine attacked Wildberries warehouses and how the ubiquitous marketplace is connected to the Russian army. [Ed: I wondered the same thing since Wildberries is a massive network of warehouses that stores rather ordinary goods, like clothing.]

From the New York Post: Subterranean homeless city discovered in tunnels under Los Angeles

From AFP: Trump’s legal crusade against news media falters. "If you're willing to stand up to Trump, you're going to do fairly well in court, given the lack of merit behind the cases that he has filed." From Item Live: Massachusetts Senate approves journalist shield protections for first time.

From Greater Good: Shelter Dog Once Facing Euthanasia Jumps for Joy When He Realizes He's Been Saved. [Ed: the photographs are wonderful.]

From the Epoch Times: DOJ Announces $350 Million Fraud Crackdown Across Southeast. Since July 4 alone, prosecutors have charged 12 defendants in cases involving more than $90 million. [Ed: the anti-fraud activity is probably the most popular trend in Trump's admin.

From the New York Post: Tiny dog survives rattlesnakes, mountain lions while lost for 2 weeks in SoCal wilderness

Ceuta. From BBC News: Spain's PM blames traffickers after 60,000 migrants reach Ceuta from Morocco. [Ed: it certainly seems co-ordinated.] From Politico.EU: Italy cracks down on free movement to Spain as Schengen unity crumbles. Italian foreign minister says: “The temporary suspension of Schengen with Spain is a necessary choice.” [Ed: the 29-country Schengen passport-free travel zone Is it too much to hope for that this is the beginning of the end for the EU?] AND Ceuta crisis puts Spain’s Sánchez under fire over migration policies. Thousands of unauthorized border crossings hand the conservative opposition fresh ammunition — and raise suspicions that Morocco is weaponizing migration. From Zero Hedge: 22 EU Leaders Demand "Immediate Action" As Migrant Invasion Raises Fear Of Hybrid Warfare

From the Epoch Times: Judge Rejects States' Attempt To Block Medicaid Work Requirements. The case will proceed, and the court will rule later on whether to block the mandate for many recipients to work or volunteer... [Ed: ...mandating that beneficiaries aged 19 to 64 work, volunteer, or participate in job training for 80 or more hours per month.]

Mamdani's Grocery Stores. From Reason: What Mamdani Can Learn From Hugo Chávez's Government-Run Grocery Store Debacle. Venezuela’s government-run grocery stores led to endless lines, empty shelves, quotas, and corruption. [Ed: of course, Mamdani's efforts will be moderated by the existence of free-market counterparts.] From Cato Institute: Mamdani’s Grocery Plan Is Mainly Just More Subsidies.

From the Mises Institute: Get Your Free August Rothbard Giveaway The Case for a 100 Percent Gold Dollar!

From Inspire More: 26 Irish Wolfhounds Who Will Make You Want A Gentle Giant Of Your Own. [Ed: I dn't usually post a series of photos but these are delightful.]

AI. From Ars Technica: Google Earth risked ruin with retracted AI tool for making fake satellite pics. “What on earth is Google doing?” Misinformation fears spur walk-back of AI tool. From NPR: Google pauses AI satellite images, after fears of deepfakes in the sky. [Ed: deep fakes are apparently very easy to generate.] From Asian Times: AI reckoning makes South Korean economy run for cover From the Epoch Times: The Real Threat To Young Americans' Jobs Isn't AI. It's The National Debt...

Tariffs. From the Guardian: Trump has singled out us Canadians for special treatment in his tariff war – there is no choice but to get nasty. [Ed: an eye for an eye makes the world blind.] From Punchine India: Graham sanctions bill has bite. Trump will use it to terrorise India

From Of Two Minds Blog: Get the Flock Out of Here [Ed: a warning against privatized totalitarianism.]

From Red State: Rand Paul’s Bill Gates File Dump Shows a Q Clearance and Fauci Editing His Pandemic Playbook. [Ed: Rand Paul is on a real rampage these days.]

Iran. From Zero Hedge: AAirspace Lockdown Looms: US Warns Americans Get Out Of Mideast As Iran Targets Kuwait Again. Whole region on edge as Trump has reportedly given the order to 'go bigger' on Iran... From Son of the New American Revolution: Trump Mulls Strikes on Iran’s Oil and Power Infrastructure. From Bloomberg: Pentagon Seeks $18.2 Billion in Iran War Funds for Interceptors. [Ed: reader friendly.]

Arctic Frost. From Zero Hedge: Verizon Blames 'Human Error' For Burying A Jack Smith Subpoena From Congress. "...Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and fifteen colleagues sent a letter to Verizon on Thursday demanding the telecom giant explain how a 2023 grand jury subpoena tied to Jack Smith's "Arctic Frost" investigation vanished from its own paperwork for more than two years." [Ed: human error? Yep, the error was getting caught.]

From Derbyshire Times: Four-legged Elvis saves the day! Dog alerts owners after intruder enters Peak District home

Elections. From Washington Examiner: Democratic Operatives Accused of Connecticut Ballot Tampering Must Take Plea Deal or Face Trial "An absentee ballot scandal in Bridgeport, Connecticut, already forced the state’s largest city to throw out a Democratic mayoral primary and hold it again. Now..."

From the Babylon Bee: Spaniards Horrified To See Their Country Turning Into Minnesota

Cost of Living. From the Weather Channel: How El Niño could be the next big supply chain nightmare. [Ed: it already is.]

DSA. From the Hill: Maher knocks democratic socialists as communists: ‘They’re not trying to hide it’. [Ed: this is heartening but don't feel too comfortable.] From CNN: CNN Poll: A third of Democrats now identify as democratic socialists. [Ed: and it strongly consists of younger people.]

From People: German Shepherd Saves Its Owner from Rabid Bobcat After Attack Spree in Neighborhood

Invasion of Ceuta. From CBC: 'Absolute chaos' as thousands of Moroccan migrants breach Spain's Ceuta border. At least 3 people died attempting to reach Ceuta by sea, official says. [Ed: Spanish city at the upper edge of Africa. but if you make it to Ceuta, then entering EU is far easier.] From the Guardian: Spain sends extra troops and police to Ceuta after thousands of migrants arrive. [Ed: from there, many migrants disperse across the EU.] From Forbes: Meloni Floats 'Extraordinary Measures’ As Spain’s Ceuta Overwhelmed With Migrants From Morocco. [Ed: sounds like she may close Italy's borders to Spain.] From CBS News: Spain deploys military to Morocco border after migrant crossings, 18 deaths

From WTNH News 8: Family dog protects young boy from bear in Torrington

Teen Takeovers Sponsored by Gov.? From Townhall: A Reporter Infiltrated a Teen Takeover in DC. Here's What She Found. [Ed: the article claims the mob scene is organized or at least facilitated by District of Columbia’s Department of Parks and Recreation? I'll need verification on this one.] From Daily Wire: [link], And Was Put On By The Government. Masked teens take over a government event in the nation's capital, and everyone there knew what was coming. [Ed: OK. Did research. Seems real. Your tax $s at work.]

From the Watts Up With That?: Elena Kagan Gave Bogus Science a Blind Endorsement. [Ed: that Supreme Court Justice Kagan.]

From the Western Journal: Mamdani Election Bombshell: More Fraudulent Votes Cast Than Margin of Mamdani's 'Victory,' Says Election Auditor. "After examining 1 million of the total 2.2 million voters who participated in the election, her organization discovered that 7 percent were nonexistent in records, 6 percent had fake Social Security numbers, and 10 percent didn’t even live in NYC." [Ed: more than 1/2 of votes still to be reviewed.] From Quoth the Raven: A Wolf In New York City Mayor's Clothing. The latest proposals from City Hall suggest New York is becoming a laboratory for communism in America.

From the Vigilante Fox: “I Did Him Wrong”: Stephen A. Smith Issues Stunning Public Apology to Kyrie Irving. “Hindsight-wise, it didn't make him stubborn or selfish. It made him BRAVE.” [Ed: I hope to see a great deal more of this sort of decency. Hope springs eternal.]

From the DoDo: Woman Arriving Home From Work Finds Someone Curled Up By Her Trash Can

Upcoming Election. From Axios: Elon Musk Set to Swoop In and Give Republicans a Last-Minute Midterms Boost: Report. "Musk is reviving his dormant super PAC, America PAC, which supported Trump to the tune of more than $260 million in 2024." From PBS: Trump's attacks on mail balloting and concerns over delays turn midterms spotlight on Postal Service. [Ed: he is correct to do so. The way the mail-balloting is conducted is often an invitation to fraud.]

From Watts Up With That?: Claim: Australia is Blowing Millions of Dollars on a No Show Climate Conference

From the Register: Closed models refuse to help researcher swat Linux bug. "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that" is an effective sales pitch for open source.

Israel-U.S.-Gaza. From Al Jazeera: Trump says Board of Peace reaches agreement on disarmament of Hamas in Gaza. [Ed: I do not believe Hamas any more than I believe Israel.]

From Zero Hedge: Trump's Jones Act Waiver Helped Avert Fuel Shortages Across These Key US Regions. The Cato Institute's Jones Act Waiver Tracker shows that nearly 50 million barrels... "The Jones Act, a century-old law requiring goods transported between U.S. ports to be carried aboard U.S.-Built, US-owned, and US-crewed vessels..."

From Cuteness: Rescue Dog Otis' Short & Stubby Legs Make Dad Carry Him Around The House

From the International Man: The Fourth Turning Is Here: The Old Order Is Breaking Down. "History is seasonal, and winter is coming..."

Fauci. From Reason: What Anthony Fauci's Defenders (and Critics) Get Wrong. His legacy is one of failure.

From the Hill: Commerce Department quietly announces 7 new equity stakes in private companies. [Ed: this is a drift toward socialism by the gov. acquiring more and more equity stake in private companies.]

Cost of Living. From Naked Capitalism: Inflation in the Overall Economy, Hitting Consumers, Businesses, and Governments, Was Really Bad in Q2, Even Without Energy. From the Independent: Half of England in drought as farmers warn food prices could soar. [Ed: I am reading similar stories from across the globe. I'm sure somewhere there are bumper crops...but I'm not reading of them.] From Sheldon Richman's Newsletter: TGIF: Are You Rich? Yeah, you are.

From Reason: Why Capitalism Is the Most Moral Economic System. "Success comes from meeting the needs and wants of others," says businessman and publisher Steve Forbes.

From the Post Millennial: NYC bodegas let customers buy drugs, liquor with EBT cards: OMG. “Now, when you pull out the cash, you can do it whatever you want with that cash. Once you put that card in the ATM and you pull out the money, do whatever you want with the money.”

Iran. From Zero Hedge: Trump Orders Heavy Attack On Energy-Related Targets In Iran, To Commence This Weekend. CBS: what would be one of the harshest bombing campaigns to date... From Moon of Alabama: War On Iran: – U.S. (Again) Blocks Strait Traffic

From the DoDo: Senior Dog Is Surprised By Everyone She's Ever Loved At Her Dream Quinceañera. “I wanted to celebrate her in a way that felt as special as she was” [Ed: this is her 15th birthday.]

Actually, Fauci's personal journal entries were stored electronically on government computers across 11 separate National Institutes of Health nd Health and Human Services servers. thus, it was government property. Stupid of him. But arrogance does that to people.

From the Middle East Eye: "I'm going to New York to speak truth in front of hate-spewing Mamdani". [Ed: should be an interesting visit.]

From Dogster: I Never Planned to Keep Piglet, the Deaf Blind Pink Puppy

Fauci. From Newsweek: Fauci Could Face Contempt Over Pleading the Fifth During Testimony. [Ed: best layman's coverage of this issue that I've found.] From Jonathan Turley: The Sound of Silence: Fauci Takes the Fifth and the Heat Over his Diary Disclosures. From Reason: Anthony Fauci Refuses to Answer Rand Paul's Questions After Diary Disclosures Go Viral. Robby Soave and Amber Duke talk about Fauci's appearance before Congress, where he pleaded the Fifth rather than address COVID's origin. [Ed: is any of this going to rub off on Birx?]

From the Hill: Reason for License Review Is Clear, ABC Says in Filing. Network calls FCC challenge 'unconstitutional retaliation'.

Measles. From KiiiTV 2026 already has more US measles cases than any year since 1991. Although considered eliminated since 2000, the United States could lose its elimination status for the virus this year. [Ed: if you ever have had measles, you are presumed to be immune. A second infection is extremely rare.] From Zero Hedge: US Measles Cases In 2026 Highest In 35 Years. "Of the patients this year, 93 percent either were unvaccinated or had unknown vaccination status..." [Ed: hardly anyone even mentions the vulnerability introduced by mass immigration of unvaccinated people. Forbidden subject.]

From International Man: Doug Casey on the Surveillance State Quietly Taking Shape Across America

From Zero Hedge: California Democrats Attempt To Sabotage Voter ID Initiative. "When Rob Bonta didn't think we could get the signatures on Prop 39, he provided a relatively fair ballot title..."

From the Epoch Times: Russia Charges Telegram Founder Pavel Durov With Aiding Terrorism, Issues Arrest Warrant. Moscow's domestic security agency, the FSB, issued an international arrest warrant for the St. Petersburg-born tycoon.

Madison Protest Encampment. From Reuters Connect: People camp near memorials for Corey Ruiz, 38, at an encampment Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Madison, Wisconsin. Ruiz was shot. "Ruiz was shot and killed by Madison police on July 22 while armed with a knife..." From 15 WMTV: Guess Who's Funding Barricades And Porta-Potties At Madison's Marxist-Antifa Encampment. Madison memorial blocks Williamson Street businesses, residents for nearly a week. Barricades at Williamson and Baldwin streets have shut down about two blocks of traffic since a police shooting five days ago. [Ed: municipal gov. --that is inconvenienced taxpayers and the business owners who are being shut down--are providing support.] From Fox 47: Madison mayor says encampment not sustainable or safe. [Ed: is the mayor now saying this only because the encampment has now received national attention?]

From AP: Southern Europe burns as 3 firefighters die and France battles blaze 4 times the size of Paris. [Ed: there is talk of EU weakening its climate laws.]

From Zero Hedge: Cuba Expands Market Reforms As Socialist Economy Buckles Under Trump Pressure. "The updated regulations eliminate restrictions, broaden the scope of business activities for micro, small, and..." [Ed: Rubio is not going to let up on Cuba, and Trump is letting him have a free hand.]

From the BBC: Endal the assistance dog: Successor 'just as talented'.

Ukraine-Russia. From Andrew Korybko: Why’d Ukraine Defy The US’ Reported Warning Not To Attack Non-Russian Vessels In The Black Sea? [Ed: interesting situation, well spelled-out.] From Dances with Bears: The Trump-Zelensky Attack in the Caspian Sea is a Pull on the Escalation String for Russia, Iran and China to Measure--Then What? Here's What.

From Mediaite: Dr. Deborah Birx Claims Some States Kept ‘Very Tight’ 2020 COVID Restrictions to Hurt Trump [Ed: well, it was an election year. I wish she would be more specific.] From Hot Air: Deborah Birx Was Never Pardoned; UPDATE: Birx Admits Election Influenced COVID Response

Haitian (Syrian) Deportation? From NPR: Haitian TPS holders in South Florida brace for end of their legal status. "...300,000 Haitians in the U.S. losing the legal status that has allowed them to live and work in the United States." [Ed: there is no specified date for leaving.] From CBC: Canada urged to welcome Haitians fleeing U.S. deportations as Trump ends protected status. Quebec refugee advocates say Canada's border rules could block asylum seekers from staying. From WBEZ Chicago: Temporary protected status ends for Haitian and Syrian immigrants. “This is just a first test,” said Patrick Brutus, co-founder of the Haitian American Professional Network, as more than 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians became vulnerable to deportation as of Monday.

From Doog Lovers: Heartwarming Tribute to Otis the Therapy Dog for His Unwavering Commitment to Bringing Joy and Comfort to Students at Liberty Benton Local Schools

Iran. From AI Monitor: Saudi Arabia to announce Red Sea coalition to counter Houthi threats From antiwar: Bedouins With A-Bombs. "The Americans and Saudis insist they are only discussing peaceful nuclear weapons. Don’t believe it." From Naked Capitalism: Iran War: Risk of Widening Conflict as Saudis Form “Defensive” Coalition, Iran Depicts Egypt LNG Platform Attack as Israel False Flag; Postol – Iran Missiles More Powerful Than Oreshnik; IRCG Provides Images of F-35s Destroyed in Jordan

From Wired: ICE’s New Detention Center Contracts Declare State Laws ‘Shall Not Apply’. One day after a federal judge ordered an ICE detention center opened to state health inspectors, the agency posted new contract terms that would void state oversight at four facilities. [Ed: this should never happen. And it happens for a reason.]

From Brownstone Institute: The Full Risk–Benefit Balance Behind the First Covid-19 Vaccine.

No Gain of Function in U.S. From Just the News Trump Administration Formally Bans Gain-Of-Function Research. [Ed: frankly, I thought it was banned already. Not that it matters. Gov. agencies will do what they want to...and find away around.] From the Department of Health and Human Services: Joint Statement on the United States Government Policy for Stopping High-Risk Life Sciences Research

From Axios: Anthropic AI Test Models Go Rogue, Breach 3 Companies. Incursions weren't noticed at the time, reports says

From Nine.com.au: Governor demands investigation after six weeks without hearing from Mitch McConnell From the Courier Journal: Andy Beshear keeps demanding answers on Mitch McConnell. Republicans are biting back

From People: Florida Shelter Celebrates 11-Year-Old Boy for Spending Over 100 Hours Reading to Rescue Pets