News On Tap For Friday, Sept. 05, 2025

Evil Isn’t Winning

Today’s “News On Tap” tastes like “We told you so” as August’s jobs numbers fully exposed the failure of Trumponomics. The Trump regime is also stumbling on budget & money issues, and stumbling towards Chicago with their shambolic form of half-ass-iscm. Meanwhile, states are stepping up on health issues where RFK Jr. is failing. Meanwhile, the Trump regime is committing international crimes too. We’ve got some good news too, including an Ozzy tribute this weekend. Plus, Karen & Anita of TruBlu Politics are joining us tonight. But first…

First Round - Numbers & Facts Don't Lie

Trumponomics Is Failing

• U.S. Added Just 22,000 Jobs In August, Continuing Slowdown Amid Trump Tariffs

• Is Jobs Data Still Reliable? Economists Say Yes, At Least For Now. [Gift Link]

• Job Market Struggles, Due To Trump's Policies, Are Building The Case For Steeper Interest Rate Cuts From The Fed

Trump's Failures On Money Matters

• Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration's Attempt To Use Pocket Rescission Is Illegal

• Trump DOJ Takes New Steps In Its BS Investigation Of Fed Gov. Lisa Cook

• The Trump Admin. Is Accusing Others With Multiple Mortgages Of Fraud. Records Show At Last Three Of His Own Cabinet Members Have Them Too.

The Trump/Epstein Coverup Continues

• In New Undercover Video, DOJ Employee Claims Trump's DOJ Will Redact Republican Names From Epstein Files

• Republican Rep. Thomas Massie Blasts Major Republican Donor John Paulson, Admits Paulson Is In Epstein's Black Book

• The Epstein Discharge Petition Is Headed For Success, Thanks To Democrats - & Elections

Second Round - Authoritarianism By Morons

• Hundreds Of Workers Detained In Major ICE Raid At Hyundai Factory In Georgia

• Congress Not Planning Vote To Extend Trump’s 30-Day DC Police Takeover

• FBI Employees Worry Trump's Surge Of Agents In DC Is Exposing Their Unmarked Cars, Risking Their Ability To Us The Vehicles Going Forward

• Illinois Gov. Pritzker Warns Of Expanded ICE Operations In Chicago Expected To Start This Weekend

• Trump Regime Sues Boston Over 'Sanctuary' Limits On Immigration Cooperation

• How Both Chicago & Boston Officials Are Readying For Trump’s Threats Of More Immigration Raids

• Trump-Controlled 11th Circuit Federal Appeals Court Halts Order Requiring Dismantling Of Alligator Alcatraz Concentration Camp

Third Round - The Many Wars Of The Right

War Over Health & Science

• Gov. Maura Healey Announces Massachusetts State Health Insurers To Be Required To Cover Vaccines, Regardless Of CDC Guidance

• New York' Gov. Kathy Hochul To Authorize Pharmacists To Provide COVID Vaccines To Almost Anyone Who Wants It Without A Prescription

• Hawaii Joins West Coast Vaccine Alliance

• Small Group Of Republican Senators Signal To Trump That RFK Jr. Is On Thin Ice

War On Good Government

• Trump Admin. Ditches Biden-Era Plan To Make Airlines Pay Compensation For Flight Disruptions

• Trump's DOJ Now Looking At Ways To Ban Transgender Americans From Owning Guns

• Reminder: Trump Admin. Also Wants Supreme Court To Bar Regular Pot Smokers And Some Prescription Drug Users From Owning Guns

• In Another Pathetic Stunt, Trump To Attempt To Order Rebrand Of Pentagon As ‘Department Of War’ - But Actually Doing So Requires Congress To Act

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

On Capitol Hill

• Speaker Mike "Tiny" Johnson's Plans For Second Large Republican Reconciliation Bill Now Facing Growing Skepticism

• Josh Marshall: No, Senate Democrats Should NOT Use Short-Term Extension Of ACA Subsidies To Help Repubs Keep The Government Open

International Crimes

• With Speedboat Strike, Trump Is Claiming He Has The Power To Summarily Kill Suspected Drug Smugglers (He Doesn't)

• How A Top Secret SEAL Team 6 Mission Into North Korea Fell Apart [Gift Link]

Foreign Affairs

• Trump Regime To Do Putin's Bidding, Phase Out Security Funding For NATO's Eastern Flank

• Israel Stepping Up Attacks On Gaza City, But Palestinian People Have Nowhere To Go

Fifth Round - Entertainment & More

• Variety's Fall TV Preview: 56 Of The Most-Anticipated New & Returning Shows Of 2025

• Ozzy Osbourne Tribute Set For 2025 MTV VMAs This Sunday

• Darth Vader's Lightsaber Goes For Over $3.6M At Movie Memorabilia Auction

• Defending Champion Eagles Edge Cowboys 24-20 In Wild, Lightning-Delayed, Spit-Induced NFL Season Opener

• Defending Champion Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka Set To Face American Amanda Anisimova In U.S. Open Women’s Final

Your Bar Regulars Tonight…

It’s the end of a busy short week, and there’s plenty to talk about - including the potential impending advance of the ICE monsters into Chicago. Thankfully, we’ve got Karen from Chicago & Anita From San Antonio, the hosts of Tru Blu Politics, back at the bar tonight, to talk & laugh about all the news from this week. Grab a drink & join us!

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