News On Tap For Monday, July 14, 2025

Elemental Destruction

It was a busy news weekend, but in the News on Tap today, we’ve got what you need to draw clarity from the confusion. And unlike the mainstream media, we won't just focus on fighting or flashy pictures. From floods, to fires, to Republicans' war on functional government, we've got all the news headlines & entertainment too. Plus, Brooklyn Dad Defiant is joining us tonight, along with your comments. But first? Let's get informed...

First Round - The Big News Of The Day

Disasters Under A Failed Government

• Heavy Rain Pounds Central Texas Over The Weekend, Forcing A Temporary Halt In Search For Victims

• How The Tragedy At Camp Mystic Unfolded, Cabin By Cabin

• Did Extreme Fiscal Conservatism Block Local Plans For A New Flood Warning System In Kerr County, Texas? Partly, Yes.

• New Documents Prove Trump's FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands Of Calls From Flood Survivors [Gift Link]

• Brian Karem: The Texas Floods, & The Government's Failures, Show That Trump’s America Is A Cold, Hard Place

The Climate Crisis Is Here

• Arizona Wildfires Destroy Historic Grand Canyon Lodge, Forces Closure Of North Rim Area For The Rest Of The Season

• Gov. Jared Polis Issues Disaster Declaration For Wildfires Burning In 3 Western Colorado Counties

• Evacuations Are Underway, As Multiple Structures Are Threatened By Wildfires In Central Utah

• Congressional Republicans From Wisconsin And Minnesota Blame Canada For Wildfire Smoke ‘Suffocating’ The U.S.

Second Round - More News That’s Actually Important

Republicans' War On Functional Govt. Continue

• Republican Infighting Over Trump’s DOGE Cuts To Take Center Stage This Week As Rescission Cuts Deadline Looms

• NPR & PBS Brace For Senate Vote On Brutal Cuts In Republican Rescission Package [Gift Link]

• Trump & Republicans' Big Ugly Bill Is Now Creating A Budget Nightmare For States

• The Big Ugly Bill Included A Major Retreat By The Federal Govt. On Student Lending - Which Will Force Families To Private Lenders & More Debt

• Trump Announces Surprise 30% Tariffs Against EU & Mexico To Begin Aug. 1, Further Destabilizing Trade With Major U.S. Partners

• Trump AG Pam Bondi Fires 20 DOJ Employees Who Were Involved In Trump Prosecution Work [Gift Link]

• AG Bondi Fires DOJ Ethics Chief As Trump DOJ Purge Continues

Immigration Wars Roll On

• Federal Judge Orders Trump DHS & ICE To Stop Broad, Race-Based Immigration Arrests In California Over Racial Profiling Concerns

• Miami Herald Confirms - Hundreds Now Being Kept At Alligator Alcatraz Have No Criminal Charges

• Newly Discovered ICE Memo Outlines Plan To Deport Migrants To Countries Where They Are Not Citizens [Gift Link]

• ICE Assault In California Ends In Death As Farmworker Jaime Garcia Dies After Falling 30 Feet During Chaotic Raid

• Detroit Tigers' Players Say They Aren't Worried About Deportation - But They're Being Told To Carry Their Documents Anyway

Third Round - More News To Drink About

MAGA’s Propaganda World

• Trump Is Now Facing A Revolt From His Core MAGA Supporters Over His Administration's Mishandling Of The Epstein Files

• Donald Trump Pleads With Followers Over Social Media To Back His AG Pam Bondi As Dispute Over Epstein Inquiry Continues To Build [Gift Link]

• Trump Threatens To Revoke Rosie O’Donnell’s Citizenship (Which He Cannot Do), Reigniting A Decades-Long Feud

• Rosie Responds To Trump's Threat: "You Are Everything That Is Wrong With America – & I’m Everything You Hate About What’s Still Right With It"

• Judd Legum: How Qanon And Epstein Sparked Trump's Political Crisis

• Rude Pundit: The MAGA Meltdown Over Jeffrey Epstein Is The Stupid Climax They All Deserve

Elections 2025

• Cuomo Likely To Announce Independent Run For NYC Mayor, Though Polls Say Mamdani Still Likely To Win

• Harold Myerson: Mainstream Dems Are Beginning To Come To Mamdani

• Fmr. Pres. Obama Delivers Blunt Message To Democrats: Stop Whining & Being In Fetal Positions. Toughen Up, Stand Up, & Fight For What We Believe.

Foreign Affairs

• Live Updates: Trump Announces New Weapons Deal For Ukraine, Threatens Secondary Tariffs On Russia, Makes Clear Putin Has Angered Him

• Children Killed Collecting Water In Gaza, Medical Officials Say, As Ceasefire Talks Hit Sticking Points

• Trump Hopes For Gaza Ceasefire Deal Within A Week, As Sources Allege Netanyahu Stalling

• As Experts Said Would Happen, Chinese State Media Has Expanded Its Reach Around The World As Voice Of America Has Signed Off

Fourth Round - Entertainment & More

• ‘Superman’ Soars To $122 Million, Third-Biggest Domestic U.S. Box Office Opening Weekend Of 2025

• Sesame Workshop Says Unknown Hacker Responsible For Posting Antisemitic And Racist Posts To Elmo’s Twitter/X Account

• Metallica Force Pentagon To Scrub Their Song From Hegseth’s Drone Video

• Chelsea Beats Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 For Club World Cup Title At Final In New Jersey

• Trump Steals Soccer Champions’ Spotlight, Gets Brutally Booed By Fans

• Iga Swiatek Rolls Over Amanda Anisimova In Two Set Sweep, To Claim Her First Wimbledon Title & Sixth Major

• Jannik Sinner Secures First Wimbledon Title With Revenge Victory Over Carlos Alcaraz

Your Bar Regular Today

Brooklyn Dad Defiant, AKA Majid M. Padellan, activist, blogger, & author, will join us at the bar to laugh at MAGA world’s latest internal fight. We’ll also talk about his Substack, and why some of those you know don’t really care about about the Trump regime’s Immigration Wars & their abuses. Plus, we’ll obliquely recap the new Superman movie - we’ll try to avoid spoilers!

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