News On Tap For Thursday, July 10, 2025

The Effects Of Terminal Stupidity

In today’s “News On Tap”, it’s clear MAGAts don't want a competent government. From their delayed FEMA response, to Trump’s stupid trade wars, to their failed immigration policies, MAGA Republicans never fail to fail. The good news is that good people are fighting back - & that’s popular. Use today’s “News On Tap” to guide you through the flood of news - then join us tonight when our favorite comedic cleanup man, John Fugelsang, comes to the bar. We’ll see you here tonight!

First Round - The Big News Of The Day

A Flood Of Incompetence

• Texas Flood Rescue Teams Continue To Search For Scores Of Missing People As Death Toll Climbs Above 120

• New Reporting Confirms DHS Sec. Noem's Demand For Sign Off - And 3 Day Delay In Authorizing It - Severely Slowed FEMA’s Texas Response

• DHS Sec. Noem Falsely Claims FEMA's Response To 2023 Wildfires In Lahaina Was So Bad, 1 In 6 Survivors Had To ‘Trade Sexual Favors’ For Supplies

• Jarvis Debarry: FEMA Efforts Should Be More Visible After Texas Floods. But That’s Not What Trump Wants.

• Kerrville, Texas Mayor Says He Wasn’t Aware Of State Resources That Gov. Abbott Says Were In Place Ahead Of Flooding

• A Decade Of Missed Opportunities: Records Show Texas State Govt. Couldn’t Find $1M For Flood Warning System Near Camps For Ten Years

• Experts Confirm Climate Change Helped Fuel Heavy Rains That Caused Deadly Texas Floods

• Paul Krugman: Should We Politicize The Texas Flood? Absolutely!

• John Fugelsang: Texas, The Flood, And The Very High Cost Of ‘Small Government’

Second Round - MAGA's War Against America

Trump's Trade Wars Roll On

• Trump Threatens 50% Tariffs Against Brazil, Citing Supposed ‘Witch Hunt’ Against Bolsonaro

• Brazil's Pres. Da Silva On Trump's 50% Tariff Threat, Says They Will Respond With 'Reciprocity'

• Experts Warn Trump's 50% Copper Tariff Will Raise The Cost Of Appliances, Electric Vehicles, And Other Goods

• U.S. Shoppers Are Already Feeling The Heat Of Trump’s Trade War, As Prices Keep Going Up

Immigration Wars - The Law Vs ICE

• Federal Judge Certifies Class Action Suit, Temporarily Issues Nationwide Injunction Blocking Trump's Exec. Order On Birthright Citizenship

• U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Florida From Enforcing New Anti-Immigration Law

• Greg Sargent: Whistleblower Emails Expose Fresh Trump Abuses In Kilmar Abrego Garcia Case

• Trump's ICE Immigration Arrest Rate At Five Year High - But Still Lags Behind Obama's

• ICE Is Now Using A Massive Insurance & Medical Bill Database To Find Deportation Targets

• Trump's DHS Discovered Using Shadowy Website To Target Pro-Palestinian Academics For Deportation

Govt. You Can't Trust

• Trump Admin. Now Targeting Trump Enemies Former CIA Director John Brennan & Former FBI Director James Comey With New Investigations

• James Comey Tracked By Secret Service After “86 47” Social Media Post That Was Critical Of Trump [Gift Link]

• New Report Finds Evidence Of Cell Phone Surveillance Detected At July 4 Anti-ICE Protest

• New Survey Confirms Nearly Half Of Current Election Officials In The U.S. Are Concerned About Politically Motivated Investigations

• Newly Released Whistleblower's Texts Prove Trump Judicial Nominee Emil Bove Urged DOJ Lawyer To Defy Court Orders (Which Is A Crime)

Third Round - More News To Drink About

Foreign Affairs

• Putin, Undeterred By Trump, Continues Escalating His War Against Ukraine

• Trump, Angered By Putin, May Finally Be Warming To What Europe Wants For Ukraine: New Russia Sanctions

• Why European Nations Don’t Fully Trust Trump’s Latest Ukraine Reversal

• Trump Insults The President Of Liberia - Where English Is The Official Language - By Telling Him He Speaks 'Such Good English'

• Trump Admin. Issues Sanctions Against UN Investigator Who Is Probing Abuses By Netanyahu Admin. In Gaza

Miscellaneous But Important News

• New Poll Shows Zohran Mamdani Leads General Election For NYC Mayor By Ten Points

• 31 Construction Workers Rescued After L.A. Tunnel Collapse

• Texas Legislature To Take Up Congressional Redistricting In Special Session, In Order To Bias Maps Even More In Favor Of Republicans

• Tyler Hicks: Redrawing Texas - The Republican Plan To Stack The Decks For The Midterms

Fourth Round - Entertainment & More

• SAG-AFTRA & Video Game Performers Approve Contract With Studios - Including Protections Against A.I. - & Officially Ending A Nearly Yearlong Strike

• Daytime Emmys Nominations Revealed; Only Three Soaps To Compete For Best Daytime Drama This Year

• Paul McCartney Sets First North American Tour Since 2022

• 2025 MLB All-Star Game To Test Automatic Ball-Strike Challenge System

• Djokovic Faces Sinner, As Alcaraz Takes On Fritz, In Inter-Generational Wimbledon Men's Semifinals

• World #12, American Amanda Anisimova, Upsets World #1 Aryna Sabalenka To Reach Her First Grand Slam Ever At Wimbledon

• European Court Of Human Rights Rules Olympic Track & Field Champion Caster Semenya Did Not Get Fair Hearing In Her Sex Eligibility Case

Tonight’s Bar Regular:

John Fugelsang, comedian, broadcaster, podcaster, friend, & the Host of “Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang” weeknights on Sirius XM is back at the bar with us tonight to talk about the news of the day, including his latest Substack pieces on Texas, the Flood, and the Very High Cost of ‘Small Government’ and RFK Jr’s apparent campaign to “Make America Measly Again.” John’s also got a great new book coming out August 19th called “Separation of Church and Hate”(available for pre-order NOW). Pre-order his book - and then join him & us at the bar tonight!

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