News On Tap For Monday, July 7, 2025

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We all hate catching up on the news after a long holiday weekend. But we’ve made it easy with today’s “News On Tap.”. From the Texas floods & Republican government failures, to the big, disastrous bill passing, to the upcoming ICE storm, & Trump chickening out again on tariffs, we'll catch you up on all of it.. Plus Brooklyn Dad Defiant joins us to help give you some ideas on how to push back on MAGA racism. Grab a drink & get informed.

First Round - The Biggest News Of The Day

Death & Disaster Is What They Voted For

• Live Updates: At Least 81 Dead As Search Efforts Continue After Texas Floods

• As Texas Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant At Weather Service Offices, Due To Federal Staffing Cuts From Trump & DOGE [Gift Link]

• A Timeline Of The Catastrophic Texas Floods Proves NOAA & The National Weather Service Did Their Jobs

• DHS Sec. Kristi Noem AKA "ICE Barbie" Dodges Blame For Her Agency's Disastrous Handling Of Texas Flooding On Trump’s Watch

• Texas State Republicans Failed To Pass A Bill To Improve Local Disaster Warning Systems This Year. They Had The Chance & Did Nothing.

The Big Disastrous Bill Is Now Law

• ICYMI: Trump Signed Republicans' Big Tax Cuts For The Rich & Health Care Killing Budget Bill Into Law In July Fourth Ceremony

• Rural Hospitals Brace For Financial Hits Or Even Closure Under Republicans’ $1 Trillion Medicaid Cut

• Five Ways Republicans' Big Disastrous Bill Will Limit Health Care Access For Americans

• An Email From Trump's Social Security Admin. Claims The Big Disastrous Bill Eliminates Taxes On Benefits. Does It? No, Not Really. [Gift Link]

• Ten Other Horrible & Bizarre Things That Were Snuck Into Republicans' Big Disastrous Bill

• Greg Sargent: With The Big Disastrous Bill, Trump & Republicans Have Doubled Down On Trickle-Down & The Plutocratic Agenda

• Jennifer Rubin: Don't Blame Democrats For The Big Disastrous Bill. Blame Republicans - Then Remove Them All From Congress.

Second Round - News Of ICE Storms & TACO’s

Immigration Wars: The Coming ICE Storm

• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Warns Of ‘Explosion’ Of ICE After Republicans' Big Awful Bill Passes

• How ICE’s Massive Cash Infusion From Republicans' Big Disastrous Bill Is Poised To Supercharge Republicans' Immigration Wars

• Andrea Pitzer: The Highly Legitimate Case For Calling Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz' A Concentration Camp

• Michael Tomasky: Thanks To The Big Disastrous Bill, The U.S. Is Now About To Have Multiple Concentration Camps

The Art Of The Deal

• Looks Like Taco Tuesday: Trump Officials Unveil New, Delayed Deadline For Tariffs

• Treasury Sec. Bessent Says Tariffs Will Return To April Rates On August 1 Without Deals

• Trump White House Insider Admits Trump's Trade War Is Just For Show: 'It's All Fake'

Third Round - More News To Drink About

Foreign Affairs

• Trump To Meet With Netanyahu At The White House Today, As Israel And Hamas Continue Discussing Potential Ceasefire

• Israeli Strikes Kill At Least 38 In Gaza As Ceasefire Talks Continue

• One Dead, Dozens Injured As Russia Launches 101 Drones At Ukraine Overnight

• Trump Admin. Claims They Back NATO’s Latest Pledge Of Support For Ukraine, But In Reality Seems To Have Abandoned Its European Partners

Miscellaneous News Of Note

• ICYMI: Trump Kicked Off His July 4 Celebration Of America In Iowa By Declaring His Hatred For Democrats

• Jewish Leaders Call Out President Trump’s Use Of Antisemitic Slur "Shylocks" As He Claims He Didn't Know What It Means

• Elon Musk Announces Supposed New Political Party Amid Rift With Donald Trump Over Big Disastrous Bill

• EPA Puts On Leave 139 Employees Who Spoke Out Against Policies Under Trump

• U.S. Measles Case Numbers Reach 33-Year Record High, As Outbreaks Continue To Spread

• Philly Municipal Workers' Union Strike Now On Day 7, As Latest Negotiations Between Union & Mayor's Office End Without Deal

• Trump's DOJ & FBI, After Supposed Long Investigation, Conclude Jeffrey Epstein Had No "Client List," & Died By Suicide In Jail

Fourth Round - Entertainment & More

Media Matters

• NY Times Now Claims They Pushed Ahead On Smear Story Against Mamdani To Avoid Being "Scooped" By Racist Propagandist Chris Rufo

• Jeff Jarvis: The NY Times’ Latest Failures & Their Mamdani Vendetta

Entertainment & More

• 'Jurassic World Rebirth' Movie Does Better Than Expected In Both North America & At Global Box Office, Bringing In $147M Domestically & $318M Globally

• Ozzy Osbourne Says Farewell To Live Performance During A Final Concert With Black Sabbath, At A Hometown Show For 40,000 Fans

• Oasis Sends Fans Supersonic As Long-Awaited Reunion Tour Begins

• MLB All-Star Game: Full Rosters Revealed For Midsummer Classic

• Washington Nationals Fire Long Time Manager Dave Martinez & GM Mike Rizzo In Abrupt House-Cleaning

• U.S. Men's Soccer National Team Head Coach Blasts ‘Embarrassing’ Refereeing In USMNT’s 2-1 Loss To Mexico In Gold Cup Match

• Wimbledon's Automated Line-Calling Technology Under Fire After Major Glitches

Your Bar Regular Today

Brooklyn Dad Defiant, AKA Majid M. Padellan, activist, blogger, & author, will join us at the bar to catch up on all the news from the long holiday weekend. We’ll talk about his Substack, and his newest piece about the myths fueling Trump & Republicans' deportation agenda, & how you can confront the racism next door.

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