AND NOW THE NEWS
#536
JULY 21, 2025
a recurring roundup
of news, memes,
and my brilliant opinions
BUT THAT’S UNCONSTIPATIONAL
Trump gives flunky new title and same job after judges reject his appointment
USDA demands states hand over food stamp data by the end of July
Analysis: Using military as immigration judges likely unConstitutional
Trump’s religious liberty commission might be the end of religious freedom for all
GIVE US YOUR TIRED, YOUR POOR, YOUR HUDDLED MASSES YEARNING TO BREATHE FREE, SO WE CAN IMPRISON THEM
Travelers to the US must pay a new $250 ‘visa integrity fee’
Advocates for immigrants sue to stop courthouse ICE arrests
TO HELL WITH HEALTH
Pregnant mother in Tennessee denied care for being unmarried
How Robert F Kennedy Jr is canceling medical science
Health cuts would result in fewer meds for Americans, budget office reports
SCREW YOUR SILLY SCIENCE
EPA will eliminate its scientific research arm
Large study squashes anti-vaccine talking points about aluminum
But it doesn’t matter. Americans trust Robert F Kennedy Jr more than their family doctors.
BAD GUYS
Scam soaks non-smoking Hyatt guests with fees for smoking in their rooms
Luigi prosecutors have illegal access to his medical records, defense lawyers say
FBI agents were told to ‘flag’ any Epstein records that mentioned Trump, Sen. Durbin says
Inside the long friendship between Trump and Epstein
Ladies & gentlemen, The New York Times — always ready to blow the lid off ‘news’ everyone already knows.
The article, though, states, “Mr. Trump has never been accused of wrongdoing in connection with the Epstein case,” which is false. Trump was sued for raping a 13-year-old girl on Epstein’s property, and the lawsuit was dropped after the victim received so many death threats it seemed prudent to her to let byrapes be byrapes.
IT IS ALWAYS THEM AGAINST US
JD Vance flew to Montana for secret meeting with Rupert Murdoch and Fox News executives
Trump to sign stablecoin bill that may make it easier to bribe the president
Cloudflare starts blocking pirate sites for UK users – that’s a pretty big deal
Dictionary.com “devastated” paid users by abruptly deleting saved words lists
2547
Trump threatens to block Washington Commanders stadium deal unless team changes back to former name
For Trump, domestic adversaries are not just wrong, they are ‘evil’
AND I SAY TO MYSELF, WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
Prisoner-swap sends US-deported immigrants to Venezuela — where many of them had fled persecution
State Department guts its office combating human trafficking
Always, Trump & the Republicans are opposed to human decency. I wonder how many of the highest-level Republicans are literally invested in slave trading?
Had to look closely at the dateline, to make sure this wasn’t a rerun. Well, it’s fresh news, but it is a rerun. The IDF has been doing this for weeks. They’ve effectively blockaded Gaza, no food gets in except via this odd Israeli-&-US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, and when folks come for food it’s target practice.
Officials say 85 Palestinians seeking aid are killed in Gaza as Israel widens evacuation orders
‘Japanese First’ party rocked by suspicions of Russian interference
THE CRUELTY IS THE POINT
Trump regime to destroy nearly $10m of contraceptives for women overseas
OUR FRIENDS, THE DEMOCRATS
Newsom proposes to ease permits for oil drilling in California
MY BROWSER HISTORY, MINUS THE PORN
Is Colbert’s ouster really just a ‘financial decision’?
American police are out of control
Ignoring the climate emergency
The Lord works in mysterious ways
And that’s the way it is,
and nothing will
meaningfully improve
until billionaires fear for their lives
7/21/2025
Logo illustration by Jeff Meyer. Tip ‘o the hat to the Anderson Valley Advertiser, Bleepity-Bleep, Lorem Ipsum Dolor, Mitchipedia, Sloth Unleashed, Toad’s Lily Pad, Voenix Rising, and anywhere else I’ve stolen links, illustrations, or inspiration.
Special thanks to Linden Arden, Becky Jo, Joey Jo Jo emeritus, Jeff Meyer, John the Basket, Dave S, Name Withheld, and always extra special thanks to my lovely late Stephanie, who gave me 21 years and proved that the world isn’t always shitty.
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