News On Tap For Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Stupid, Fascist, & Ugly Is No Way To Go Through Life

Today’s “News On Tap”, is overflowing with cruel & stupid fascism from Trump & Trumpism. From Trump’s ham-handed attempts to violate Posse Comitatus, to his failing economy, to the stupid Redistricting Wars, Putin’s war on Ukraine, Netanyahu’s war on Gaza, and some good entertainment news too. Plus, we've got Carlos Alazraqui in the bar tonight! But first

First Round - Trump’s Cruel, Stupid, Half-Assed Fascism

• Experts & Fed. Agents Who Focus On Local Crime Are Confused About Trump's New DC Order, Unsure Of Who's In Charge Or What They're Supposed To Do

• Trump’s Washington DC Police Takeover Echoes The History Of Racist, Sloppy, Stupid - & Untrue - Narratives About Urban Crime

• Trump's Claims About Crime In DC Don't Actually Match The Facts

• The "Posse Comitatus" Trial In California, Over Trump’s Use Of The National Guard In L.A., Isn't Going Well For Team Trump

• Pete Hegseth’s Rant On D.C. Takeover Turned Into Evidence Against Trump In L.A. "Posse Comitatus" Trial

• Matt Ford: Trump's Vague Plan To “Federalize” DC Is Best Understood As An Authoritarian Pageant From An Administration That’s Flailing & Failing

• Quinta Jurecic: Trump’s Farcical D.C. Crackdown Is A Show Of Weakness, Not Power [Gift Link]

• Yesterday: Smithsonian Puts Trump's Name Back In Museum's Impeachment Display - With Changes

• Today: White House Now Says They Will Vet Smithsonian Museums To Fit Trump’s Historical Vision

Second Round - Trumponomics Is Failing

• Consumer Price Inflation Continued To Rise In July, And Core Inflation Rose Faster Than In June, Showing Trump's Tariffs Continue To Hurt The Economy

• Trump Nominates Dangerously Incompetent Critic Of The Bureau Of Labor Statistics To Replace That Agency's Recently Fired Commissioner [Gift Link]

• Trump's BLS Nominee Blasted As “Completely Unqualified” And An “Extreme Partisan” By Economists Across The Political Spectrum

• New CBO Report Confirms Trump & Republicans' Big Ugly Tax Law Will Mostly Benefit The Rich, While Leaving Poorer Americans With Less

• Trump Admin. Pushes False Excuse In Federal Court That Blocking His Tariffs Would Damage Social Security & Medicare

• Trump TACOs Again, Extending China's Tariff Deadline By 90 Days

Third Round - More News To Drink About

The Redistricting Wars Continue

• Texas House Democrats Remain Out Of State As Redistricting Showdown Continues Into Second Week

• National Democratic Party To Help Lead Nationwide Protests In 20+ States Against Republican Redistricting Attempts To Steal U.S. House Seats

• More States On Both Sides Consider Joining Redistricting War Launched By Trump; Counting The Possibilities By The Numbers

War On Good Government

• California Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa's Town Hall - His First In 8 Years – Goes Sideways As His Voters Demand He Be Impeached

• Cleaning Up The Mess: After Action Report Shows Disturbed Man Fired 180 Shots, Breaking 150 Windows, In Last Friday's CDC Attack

• After CDC Shooting, Its Employees Rightfully Turn Their Anger To RFK Jr. And Trump

• Well-Known Medical Journal Rejects RFK Jr's Call For Retraction Of Vaccine Study

War On Immigration

• Unions Confirm Trump's ICE-Y Immigration Crackdown Is Causing A Major ‘Trump Slump’ In Las Vegas Tourism

• ICE Raids Turn Huntington Park, California Into 'Ghost Town' As Local Shops Lock Their Doors

The Trump/Epstein Scandal Rolls On

• Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), An Extreme Conservative & An Enemy Of Trump, Is Bringing Epstein Victims To The Capitol To Push For Epstein Files Release

• Jordan Rubin: New Lawsuit Over Epstein Files Could Expose Trump Admin's Mishandling Of The Issue

Fourth Round - Wars Over There

Putin's War On Ukraine

• Trump Softening Expectations For Alaska Summit As Russian Forces Advance In Ukraine

• Russia Has High Hopes For Trump-Putin Summit. Peace With Ukraine Isn’t One Of Them. [Gift Link]

Netanyahu's War On Gaza

• Netanyahu's Plans For Expanded Israeli Military Offensive In Gaza Spark Anger & Protests, At Home & Abroad

• More Than 145 Nations Have Now Joined The Call For International Recognition Of Palestine As An Independent Nation State

Fifth Round - Entertainment & More

• Taylor Swift Announces A New Album, Her Twelfth, "The Life Of A Showgirl" With Help From Travis & Jason Kelce

• Attorneys Confirm Business Spat Between Daryl Hall And John Oates Has Been Resolved In Arbitration

• Eddie Van Halen’s Legendary Red, White, & Black “Frankenstein” Guitar Headed To Auction For First Time, Expected To Fetch $2-3M

• Milwaukee Brewers’ Red-Hot Month Continues With 10th Straight Win

• Dodgers Star Shohei Ohtani And Agent Accused Of Sabotaging $240M Hawaii Real Estate Project

• Tennis Star Monica Seles Reveals She's Been Diagnosed With The Chronic Neuromuscular Disease Myasthenia Gravis

Today’s Special Guest

Carlos Alazraqui isn't just the guy who's voiced everything from the Taco Bell dog, to Rocko of “Rocko's Modern Life”, to El Chupacabra on Disney's Cars' spinoff “Planes.” He's also not just Deputy James Garcia from “Reno 911,” or a host of your other favorite one-off characters you've seen & heard in TV and the movies

He's also a friend and actorvist - an actor who's an activist for better politics & political action. And tonight, he's here in the bar with us, to talk about all the news of the day, what he’s up to now - and yes, there will likely be some sports talk. Gooooooal!

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