News On Tap For Monday, June 23, 2025

Donnie Go Boom Boom

Today’s “News On Tap” is overflowing with news about another Republican getting the U.S. into another stupid Middle East war - but unlike much of the mainstream media, we’ve also got other news. Republicans’ big ugly budget bill went through the Byrd bath & it was a blood bath, and the MAGA war on immigration rolls on. There’s also some good entertainment & sports news too. Plus, we’ll have Malcolm Nance - who called Donald’s actions last week - and Brooklyn Dad in to talk about all that news and more.

First Round - The Big News Of The Day

• Another Effing Middle East War

• U.S. Inserts Itself Into Israel’s War With Iran, Striking 3 Iranian Nuclear Sites

• Trump Regime Briefed Top Republicans In Congress Before Iran Strikes, But Not Top Democrats

• Intelligence Sources Confirm Trump’s Attacks On Iran Were Based On Vibes: ‘There Is No Intel’

• After Being Pushed, Trump Officials Concede They Don’t Know The Fate Of Iran’s Uranium Stockpile [Gift Link]

• Iran Warns It 'Reserves All Options' For Retaliation After U.S. Airstrikes On Nuclear Sites

• Iran's Parliament Votes To Close Strait Of Hormuz After U.S. Attacks; Closure Order Now On Iranian Leader's Desk

• Oil At $100 A Barrel? U.S. Role In Iran-Israel Fight Fuels Unstable Market Jitters

• Uri Friedman: Five Ways Iran May Respond [Gift Link]

• Malcolm Nance Called It A Week Ago: What Started As A Trump Bluff For A Nobel Prize, Has Israel Boxing Trump In On Iran

• Olivia Troye: We’re Now At War With Iran, Whether Trump Admits It Or Not

• Michael Tomasky: If You Thought Donald Trump Would Never Bomb Iran, You’re An Idiot

Second Round - Important News Mainstream Media Is Ignoring

• Byrd Bath Time For The Big Ugly Bill

• Senate Parliamentarian Strikes Key SNAP Spending Cuts From Republicans' Big Ugly Tax & Spending Budget Bill

• Senate Parliamentarian Rejects Republican Attempt To Overturn Landmark Biden Rules To Drastically Reduce Vehicle Emissions And Boost EV Sales

• Senate Parliamentarian Kills Republican Plan To Gut The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau In Their Giant Budget Bill

• Senate Parliamentarian Kills Brutal Civil Service Cuts In Continued Scrub Of Republicans' Big Ugly Budget Bill

• Senate Parliamentarian Rules Republicans Can't Cap Damages In Lawsuits Against Trump As Part Of Big Ugly Budget Bill

• Senate Parliamentarian Rejects Republican Attempt In Big Ugly Budget Bill To Authorize States To Conduct Immigration Enforcement

• Can't Win 'Em All: Senate Parliamentarian Allows Rule In Budget Bill Which Would Create 10-Year Moratorium On Enforcement Of State & Local A.I Regulations

• More On Congress

• Polls Show Trump & Republicans' Big Ugly Budget Bill Is Highly Unpopular As Republicans Stare Down Their Own Deadline For Passage

• Republican Senators’ Proposed Medicaid Cuts Threaten To Send Health Care Gains Of Past Decade Significantly Backwards, Especially In "Red" States

• Paul Krugman: Trump & Republicans' MAGA Policies Are Set To Hit Rural America Very Very Hard, Devastating It For Years To Come

• "The Onion" Parody News Org. Calls Out The Cowardice Of Congress To Act, On Almost Anything, In Full-Page NYT Print Ad

Third Round - More News To Drink About

• Immigration Wars

• Judge Rules Trump Admin. Failed To Prove Wrongly Deported Man Kilmar Abrego Garcia Poses A Danger, Orders His Release [Gift Link]

• ICE Will Likely Continue To Detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia Despite Judge's Motion To Have Him Released

• Mahmoud Khalil, Columbia Student Wrongly Detained By Ice, Is Finally Free And Speaking Out

• ICE Detains Marine Corps Veteran’s Wife Who Was Still Breastfeeding Their Baby

• Detained U.S. Citizen Reports ICE Agents Bragging After Arresting Dozens Of Persons At Home Depot

• ICE Detention Numbers Have Now Reached A Record High

• Elections 2025

• New Poll Shows Zohran Mamdani May Be Overtaking Andrew Cuomo In NYC's Ranked Choice Primary

• A Cast Of Scandal-Plagued Candidates Tests The Limits Of What New York City Voters Will Forgive

• Jonathan Martin: Why The New York City Mayor’s Race Matters

• States Of Confusion

• Delaware's Democratic Gov. Matt Meyer Signs Executive Order Protecting Gender-Affirming Care

• New Texas Law Will Require Ten Commandments To Be Posted In Every Public School Classroom

• The Heat Is On: Which States & Cities Will Have To Endure 100-Degree-Plus Temperatures & Hat Indexes This Week

Fourth Round - Entertainment & More

• Dolly Parton, Who Stopped Touring Years Ago, Announces A Six-Show Run At Caesars In Las Vegas

• "How To Train Your Dragon" Tops Weekend U.S Box Office For Second Weekend, As Pixar's "Elio" Limps To Record-Low $21M Opening

• NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Scores 29 Points, As OKC Thunder Beat Indiana Pacers 103-91 For Their First Ever NBA Title

• U.S. Men's National Soccer Team Surprisingly Completes Perfect Gold Cup Group Stage With Win Over Haiti

• LSU Tigers Defat Coastal Carolina, Win 2nd Men's College World Series Title In Three Years

Today’s Special Bar Guest

Malcolm Nance, U.S. Navy intelligence, counterterrorism, & foreign policy expert joins us in the bar today - and once again, Shawn & Malcolm will try not to curse like sailors We'll talk about Malcolm's Substack Special Intelligence, as well as his latest piece, “Are We At War With Iran? Yes, No, Maybe" where he called it a week ahed of time that Trump would be goaded into war by Bibi Netanyahu. We’ll also talk about his new political action committee, designed to help move YOU to action, the FAFO PAC.

Your Bar Regular Today

• Brooklyn Dad Defiant, AKA Majid M. Padellan, activist, blogger, & author, will join us at the bar to discuss the latest news, his Substack & the power of independent media. and his newest piece, about how the crazy things Trump has said helped drag us into war with Iran.

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