Today’s “News On Tap” has a strong flavor of injustice, thanks to Trump’s Ice monsters, & the Supremely Unjust & Illegitimate Court. There’s more news in the Trump/Epstein cover up, and Republicans are about to shut down the government too. Thankfully, we’ve got Brooklyn Dad Defiant & Hal Sparks in the bar tonight to help set things on a path towards justice. But first…
First Round - Trump's ICE Monster Attacks
ICE Launches New Operation In Chicago Despite Objections From Mayor And Illinois Governor
Chicago Mayor Says City "Received No Notice" Ahead Of Homeland Security's "Operation Midway Blitz"
Protests Planned As ICE's ‘Operation Midway Blitz' Begins In Chicago Area
Under Trump Regime, ICE Scraps Paperwork Officers Once Had To Do Before Immigration Arrests
Andrew Lanham: How To Resist Trump’s Militarization Of America
Garrett Graff: Four Actions That Show ICE Increasingly Considers Itself Outside The Law
Mike Brock: This Supreme Court's Constitutional Treason Against The Fourth Amendment
Second Round - Justice & Injustice
The Unjust & Illegitimate Supreme Court
Supreme Court Lifts Limits On Roving Racist Immigration Patrols In Los Angeles Area
Elie Mystal: The Supreme Court Just Gave The OK To Racial Profiling
Supreme Court Allows Trump To Fire FTC Commissioner, For Now
Charlie Pierce: Chief Justice John Roberts Is Trying His Darnedest To Make Trump A Dictator
Injustice & Justice
Third Round - The Trump/Epstein Cover Up
Trump Wh Issues Fresh Denials Upon Release Of Epstein Birthday Greeting
Trump And Johnson Likely Doomed In Effort To Stop Epstein Discharge Petition
Fourth Round - More News To Drink About
Shutdown Showdown
Congress Splintering Into Unlikely Factions Over Looming Government Shutdown
Robert Reich: Democrats Should Tell Republicans To Shut Down The Government
Making America Ill Again
Election Land
Zohran Mamdani Holds Huge Lead in NYC Mayor’s Race, Times/Siena Poll Finds [Gift Link]
Ari Berman: Project 2026 - Trump’s Plan to Rig the Next Election
Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More
Murdoch Family Reaches Deal To Resolve Succession Fight Over Media Empire
Paramount Picks Former Head Of Right-Wing Think Tank As "Ombudsman" For CBS News
Emmy Awards Thumbs Its Nose At Trump By Finally Rewarding Colbert
Lady Gaga Extends ‘Mayhem Ball’ Tour With 2026 North American Dates
Today’s Special Guest
The one and only Hal Sparks is back at the bar tonight! Hal - and an original member of the Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour - is the host of the Hal Sparks Megaworldwide show, streaming weekday mornings on his Infotainment Wars YouTube Channel He’s also the star of multiple TV shows, including Talk Soup, Queer as Folk, Dude Where's My Car, and Lab Rats. And while Hal doesn’t drink alcohol, we’ve got plenty of mocktails too.
Your Bar Regular Today
Brooklyn Dad Defiant, AKA Majid M. Padellan, author, blogger, & activist will join us at the bar tonight, on a Tuesday, because Shawn was ill on Monday - so we’ll find out what he did over the weekend. We’ll also talk about his latest piece at Defiant Dispatches, “Trump’s Military Madness: The Real Reason Troops Are in Our Streets,” about Trump’s ICE invasions across the county. We’ll also talk about the news of the day, and you can bet there will be a little dancing too.
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