News On Tap For Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Climate Effects Of Kakistocracy

The effects of kakistocracy are flooding today's News On Tap, from disastrous govt. in Texas, to the mounting failures of the Trump regime on tariffs, immigration, & more. Thankfully, we’ve got our own super friend to help fight the stupid, as Bob Cesca joins us to talk about Superman, TACO man, & the real-world effects of kakistocracy. Grab a drink and get informed.

First Round - The Main News Of The Day

Unnatural Disasters

• At Least 173 People Are Still Missing, With At Least 110 Dead After Texas Floods, As Cleanup, Rescue, & Recovery Efforts Continue

• Disaster Workers In Texas Slam Trump Administration's 'Slow-Walking' Help After Flood

• Texas Officials Give Few Answers To Growing Questions About Their Laggardly Response To Deadly Flash Floods

• Texas Gov. Abbott Rants About Football, As He Tries To Dodge Blame From Floods

• Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories About Texas Floods Lead To Death Threats & Destruction Of Weather Radar Units

• Trump Admin. Is Also Stalling On Giving Long-Term Disaster Money To States — Even For Texas

• The Next Disaster: Three Dead After Historic Flash Flooding Hits New Mexico Town Recently Ravaged By Wildfires

• And Another: Heavy Rainfall Causes Flash Flooding Tuesday Night, Some Cars Stuck In High Water On Chicago’s West Side

• Texas' Latest Flash Flood - And The Trump Administration's Retreat From Climate Mitigation - Is A Preview Of The Climate Chaos To Come

Second Round - The Worst Government

TACO Tariff Man Strikes Again

• Trump Admin. Tries To Combat His TACO Reputation, Even As He Extends Tariff Deadlines

• Trump Threatens To Impose 50% Tariffs On Copper, Up To 200% On Pharmaceuticals

• Confused About Where Things Stand With Trump's Tariffs? Here's A Handy Primer.

Cruel & Stupid Government

• Lawdork: Supreme Court Allows Trump Admin To Resume Mass-Firing Plans, For Now

• At Televised Cabinet Meeting Trump Claims He's 'Testing' Plans For A Capital Takeover: 'We Could Run DC'

• During Cabinet Meeting, Trump Threatens Federal Takeover Of NYC, If 'Communist' Mamdani Wins Mayoral Race

• During Televised Cabinet Meeting, Trump Ag Sec. Brooke Rollins Suggests Medicaid Recipients Could Replace Deported Farmworkers

• Frustration With A.G. Pam Bondi’s Epstein Files Mess Is Now Growing Beyond Trump's MAGA Base - And Into The Trump White House

• Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Biden-Era ‘Click-To-Cancel’ Rule Designed To Make Unsubscribing Easier

Silver Linings

• TSA Changes Policy, Will Now Allow Most Travelers To Skip Shoe Removal At Airport Security Checkpoints

• In Reversal, Trump Admin. Will Now Defend Biden’s Asbestos Ban

• Philadelphia Workers & City Reach A Deal To End Strike That Halted Residential Trash Pickup For Eight Days

Third Round - More News To Drink About

The Right’s Immigration Wars Roll On

• Loss Of Foreign Workers, Due To ICE Raids, Begin To Bite U.S. Economy

• Max Burns: Polling Now Shows Americans Think Trump’s ICE Immigration Raids Have Gone Too Far

• Alligator Auschwitz Detainees Report Inhumane Conditions At Trump Regime Immigration Detention Center In Florida

• Ten Charged In Texas With Attempted Murder As Trump DOJ Accuses Them Of Allegedly Ambushing ICE Agents

• L.A., Pasadena, & Other Cities Seek To Join Lawsuit To Stop 'Unconstitutional' ICE Immigration Raids

• U.S. Botched A Deal To Swap Venezuelans In El Salvador For American Prisoners [Gift Link]

Foreign Affairs

• Russia Launches Largest Drone Attack Yet During Their War On Ukraine, As Kyiv Continues Pushing Trump Admin. For Air Defense Aid

• Trump Unloads On Putin After Latest Russian Attacks, Even As He Promises More Military Aid For Ukraine

• How Serious Is Trump's Anger At Putin? Trump, During 2024 Fundraiser, Threatened To Bomb Moscow If Putin Attacked Ukraine

• Sources Confirm Pete Hegseth Authorized Ukraine Weapons Pause - Before Informing Trump White House

• Trump-Netanyahu Meeting Revives Strongly Opposed Plan To Relocate Palestinians

Fourth Round - Entertainment & More

Media Matters

• Elon Musk’s Grok A.I. Chatbot Goes Full Nazi, Calls Itself ‘MechaHitler’

• Musk Chatbot Grok Removes Posts After Complaints Of Antisemitism

• Linda Yaccarino Announces She Will Step Down As CEO Of Twitter/X, In Wake Of Musk's Latest Antisemitic Disaster With GROK

• "Max" To Officially Change Back To "HBO Max" Today

Entertainment & Sports

• How High Can ‘Superman’ Fly? James Gunn’s Comic Book Reboot Projected For $130+ Million Box Office Opening Weekend

• Trending Band The Velvet Sundown Officially Confirm They’re A.I.

• WNBA's Clark & Collier Draft All-Star Teams - And In A Surprise Move, Flip Coaches

• SF Giants Catcher Patrick Bailey Saves Game, Makes History With Inside-The-Park, Walk-Off Home Run

• Carlos Alcaraz Swats Aside Cameron Norrie To Storm Into Wimbledon Semi-Finals

• In Move That Shocks Racing World, Red Bull Fires F1 Team Principal Christian Horner After 20 Title-Filled Years

Your Bar Regular For Today

Bob Cesca, journalist, comic artist, podcaster, & host of The Bob Cesca Show rejoins us tonight at The Politics Bar, to talk about the failures of the dumbest & cruelest governments - Trump’s, Abbot’s in Texas, and others. We’ll also talk about the new Superman movie, and how MAGA is losing their schizzle over Superman standing for truth & justice, and being a better human than the MAGA monsters can be.

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