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This is so stupid I wouldn't normally post it on /news/ except that the US President actually said it.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2677229731

Trump made several unfounded claims about the 2022 bipartisan CHIPS Act, which was aimed at boosting domestic semiconductor manufacturing after global chip production came to be dominated by countries such as Taiwan, South Korea and other parts of Asia.

"We had this ridiculous CHIPS Act where you'd give billions of dollars to a company and they didn't even know what the hell to do with it," Trump said. "And of course, the standards were so high. If you weren't transgender, as an example, you didn't qualify. So they'd get the money, they'd hire, they'd look all over for transgender people to run the company. They couldn't find them."

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John Hinckley, the man who shot Raegan released few years ago, is now a part of 'imperium america'.

https://youtu.be/rmk7zMmXdpg

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Trump also did not bring up the 2016 election where he conspired with the Russians and their interference to help install him as president.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-primetime-address-elections-5c84a59dffc20c12ed2fcb822fa950c9

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used a primetime address to the nation Thursday to elevate his yearslong push to raise doubts about the legitimacy of U.S. elections and dispute his 2020 loss in an appeal for more restrictive voting laws ahead of the midterms.

Trump’s amplification of debunked theories about the election six years ago and his inability to accept his loss led to one of the darker moments in American history when a mob of his supporters led a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in the final days of his first term.

Now back in power, Trump opted to revisit the subject, despite persistent voter concerns about the cost of living, American forces escalating strikes on Iran in a conflict for which there is no end in sight, and an immigration crackdown facing bipartisan scrutiny for its sometimes deadly tactics.

His address Thursday hinged on contradictions.

A twice-elected president complained about his one personal defeat, alleged a cover-up by officials in his own first administration and surfaced claims about countries attempting to harm his own prospects while staying silent on steps taken by other nations to boost him.

Trump used the remarks to justify his push to pass a strict voter ID bill in Congress that has not advanced because it lacks enough support from Republicans.

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A recent wildfire outbreak across western Ontario, Canada is sending thick plumes of smoke toward the Great Lakes and Northeast through Thursday, bringing extremely hazardous air quality and potentially some orange skies reminiscent of the Mars-like skies that enveloped New York City in June 2023.

The smoke has been contained north of the Great Lakes so far, but a shift in the winds heading into Wednesday will allow it to pour into the Lower 48 and could reach the Interstate 95 corridor by the evening.

In fact, smoky skies and a fiery, orange-hued sun have already blanketing portions of Upstate New York and Massachusetts and Vermont on Tuesday.

According to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, 32 wildfires sparked across mostly western Ontario on Monday, with 46 wildfires burning out of control across the province.

The Camp Fire in Lake County jumped its containment lines Monday, triggering local evacuations.

The biggest declines in air quality are expected where the thickest smoke concentrates near the ground.

"Under the thickest bands of the plume, reduced visibility is possible, and air quality will likely become very unhealthy if the latest computer forecast models hold true," the FOX Forecast Center said.

"While much of the smoke is forecast to remain elevated high in the atmosphere, there is a growing signal that we could see a 6-to-8-hour window with smoke settling closer to the ground."

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https://www.rawstory.com/trump-ice-2677228675/

A Canadian woman got into a physical altercation with a young Trump supporter on the Jersey Shore — and the incident ended with her under arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

According to the New York Post, police have confirmed 33-year-old Kaitlyn Tracey "was taken into custody after she filmed herself confronting two girls wearing 'patriotic colored' sweatpants over Fourth of July weekend at Point Pleasant, one of whom she struck across the face and body."

After this incident, she was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, simple assault, harassment, and obstruction, and taken to Delaney Hall, a controversial privately operated, for-profit immigration detention center in Newark that is notorious for its substandard conditions.
ALSO READ: The most elaborate Trump assassination plot yet bucked his own script

Tracey's husband, Matthew Geroni, who has been living with her in Asbury Park since 2024, posted a video expressing his urgency to get her released by any means necessary, “even if that means back to Canada.”

Delaney Hall has been the site of a number of protests over President Donald Trump's immigration policies, including local lawmakers enraged that the Department of Homeland Security has ignored laws prohibiting immigration detention facilities in Newark.

Another altercation last year led to the arrest of New Jersey Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, whom prosecutors allege assaulted law enforcement and are charging her with offenses that could lead to as much as 17 years in prison. McIver has insisted she did nothing violent and is being targeted for lawful protest.

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The House of Representatives voted to keep traditional Daylight Savings time the law of the USA.

IBM stocks crater after earnings warnings…
> https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/14/ibm-warns-second-quarter-earnings-fell-short-of-expectations.html
68 Billion Dollars wiped out in hours!
> https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/07/14/ibm-loses-68bn-in-worst-day-on-record/
Shockwave through tech - AI warning!
> https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/ibm-sends-shockwave-through-tech-industry-ai-warning
ICE suspends car stops after the killings.
> https://abcnews.com/US/story?id=134751678
Quotas & chaos…
> https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ar-AA27T07g
Delinquent…: ICE shooter in Maine a new recruit.
> https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/07/ice-vehicle-shooting-maine-dhs/687912/
Trouble: Man fleeing immigration officers was hit by a tractor trailer in Florida.

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https://abcnews.com/US/white-house-teleprompter-operator-made-100k-betting-trumps/story?id=134764573

President Donald Trump's longtime teleprompter operator is believed to have made tens of thousands of dollars by placing bets on more than a dozen of Trump's speeches on the prediction market Kalshi, federal investigators with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission found, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

Gabriel Perez, a technical assistant to the president who has been operating Trump's teleprompter since 2016, is in talks with federal regulators to settle allegations he used his inside knowledge of the president's speeches to win more than $100,000, the sources said.

According to the sources, Kalshi alerted its regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), to the suspicious activity on its "Mentions" market, where users can bet on whether specific words, phrases or topics are uttered during a public speech.

"Our surveillance team promptly flagged and referred these trades to the CFTC, and we are cooperating and assisting regulators," Kalshi's head of enforcement, Bobby DeNault, said in a statement provided to ABC News.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Thursday afternoon, following ABC News' report, that Perez has been put on unpaid administrative leave. Leavitt said she spoke with President Trump about it, and he thought it was a "disgrace" and made the decision himself to put Perez on unpaid leave.

Leavitt said she was unaware of any other White House staffers who have made such trades.

"The White House has strict ethics guidelines that we expect all staffers and officials to follow," said White House spokesperson Davis Ingle when contacted by ABC News.

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/us-treasury-secretary-announces-gold-144848271.html

US President Donald Trump's likeness will soon be on yet another object - this time a $1 gold coin Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled on Wednesday.

It is to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States and is "to honor the enduring legacy of liberty and a lasting symbol of patriotism," Bessent announced on X.

A sample can be seen in the post. The US Mint would begin producing the coin, Bessent said, though it was initially unclear exactly when it would go on sale.

Earlier this month, Bessent shared on X a sample of a $100 note, uploaded by Trump, bearing the signatures of both the president and himself.

There are countless examples of projects, places and buildings bearing Trump's name. Most recently, the airport in Palm Beach, Florida, was officially renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport. Its airport code was changed from PBI (Palm Beach International Airport) to DJT - the president's initials.

In the US, it is common for airports and other places to be named after former presidents, but it is unusual for buildings to be renamed while the president is still alive.

Observers see parallels between Trump's actions and the behaviour of autocrats.

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https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2026-07-13/trump-shrinks-bears-ears-grand-staircase-escalante-utah

For the second time in the past decade, two Utah national monuments have had their protections dramatically reduced by the Trump administration.

Flanked by Utah’s full delegation, the governor and the state’s Speaker of the House, President Donald Trump signed two proclamations to shrink Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by around 90%, and Bears Ears National Monument by 91%.

The president framed it as a win for local control.

“We've done something that was, I think, very desperately needed,” Trump said in the Oval Office. “It was very unfair to the people of Utah, and now fairness has been brought back. It's going to be better taken care of, and they'll be able to use it a little bit.”

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called the change “right-sizing,” saying the intention of monuments is to manage the smallest area possible to protect antiquities.

“This does not remove the other protections that already exist in those areas, just making the monuments more manageable so that we have the resources necessary to continue to protect these antiquities,” Cox said.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-passes-bill-daylight-saving-time-permanent-sunshine-protection-rcna587531

Efforts in Congress to make daylight saving time permanent sprang forward Tuesday after the House passed legislation that would remove the need for Americans to adjust their clocks twice a year.

The measure, known as the Sunshine Protection Act, passed 308-117. It would put the country on the time currently observed from March to November unless a state exempted itself before the act took effect.

Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn., who presided over the vote on the House floor, started playing the Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun” on his phone as he read the final tally.

President Donald Trump has publicly pushed Congress to pass the legislation, sponsored by Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla. He wrote May 21 on Truth Social that he was “going to work very hard to see The Sunshine Protection Act signed into Law.”

“It’s time that people can stop worrying about the ‘Clock,’ not to mention all of the work and money that is spent on this ridiculous, twice yearly production. It will also be a very nice WIN for the Republican Party. Take it!” Trump wrote.

The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration.

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https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/15/israel-aid-vote-house-democrats-00999917

Nearly half of House Democrats voted to cut off aid to Israel Wednesday, underscoring a seismic shift in political support for the longtime U.S. ally.
The amendment to a State Department spending bill would have eliminated $3.3 billion in funding, and thanks to strong Republican support for the Jewish state, it failed 314-104 . But the vote served as a moment of reckoning for House Democrats who have had to confront years of voter outrage about Israel’s handling of the war in Gaza.

“There’s also a real sense that the status quo cannot continue,” the House’s No. 2 Democrat, Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, said in an interview before voting for the amendment.
The vote came after months of contentious primary elections where progressive candidates toppled incumbent after incumbent by publicly eschewing spending from pro-Israel groups and promising to recast America’s relationship with the nation.
The scale of Democratic support for the amendment Wednesday was an acknowledgment of the grassroots fury that has reshaped the political landscape inside the party — a transformation that has rapidly accelerated under President Donald Trump and his close ties to the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5968466-elon-musk-election-bribery/

A bipartisan elections panel found that billionaire Elon Musk likely violated Wisconsin’s election bribery law when he handed out $1 million checks to voters during the state’s Supreme Court election last year.

The Wisconsin Election Committee voted 5-1 last week to refer two complaints against Musk to the Brown County district attorney’s office after finding probable cause that the giveaways broke the state’s election bribery law, commission spokesperson Emilee Miklas told the Associated Press.

The panel, which consists of three Democrats and three Republicans, said in a motion that Musk broke the law by offering the $1 million to Wisconsin voters who cast their ballots in the Supreme Court election “in order to induce them to vote in that election,” according to a motion reviewed by the AP.

Wisconsin law states that anyone who “offers, gives, lends or promises to give or lend, or endeavors to procure, anything of value, or any office or employment or any privilege or immunity to, or for, any elector, or to or for any other person, in order to induce any elector,” is in violation of the law.

Musk, who is the CEO of Tesla and founder of SpaceX, first announced the giveaway on social media ahead of a public talk in Wisconsin. He later deleted the post and clarified his plan after experts warned his move could be illegal.

“To clarify a previous post, entrance is limited to those who have signed the petition in opposition to activist judges. I will also hand over checks for a million dollars to 2 people to be spokesmen for the petition,” he wrote on his social platform X.

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The deal which was heavily pushed by trump, who also personally sabotaged a previous deal with Netflix which would have kept Warner Bros apolitical, is part of the fascist right wing's prolonged campaign to take over all of American media to cover up information, like trump being a central figure in the epstein list and covering up his regime's historical level of corruption.

https://www.reuters.com/world/urgent-california-11-states-suing-block-paramounts-110-billion-warner-bros-deal-2026-07-13/

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES, July 13 (Reuters) - California and 11 states sued to block Paramount's (PSKY.O), opens new tab $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD.O), opens new tab, alleging the deal would create a media behemoth with the power to raise prices in film and television.
The lawsuit, opens new tabfiled in Oakland federal court, threatens to derail Paramount CEO David Ellison's bid to transform his company into a major rival of Netflix (NFLX.O), opens new tab and Disney (DIS.N), opens new tab.

States including New York, Arizona and Minnesota argued the deal would harm theaters and television distributors, raising prices for consumers and making wages less competitive for workers.
"After this merger, for every dollar generated by wide-release theatrical films and basic cable channels in this country, the combined company will pocket more than a quarter," the states said in the lawsuit, adding, "This merger, in short, would create a media behemoth."
Paramount said the lawsuit distorts settled antitrust law and is based on a misrepresentation of competition in the entertainment industry.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/14/darline-graham-nordone-south-carolina-senator

Darline Graham, the sister of the late Republican senator Lindsey Graham, was sworn in to temporarily fill his Senate seat on Tuesday, just three days after his sudden death.

Graham was appointed by Henry McMaster, South Carolina’s governor, to fill the remainder of her brother’s current term.

Graham arrived in the Senate chamber, accompanied by Republican senators Tim Scott of South Carolina and Katie Britt of Alabama. Senator Chuck Grassley administered the oath of office – Darline placed her hand on a bible and pledged to “support and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic”. When she finished, the somber chamber broke into extended applause.

Upon her swearing in, Darline, 62, made history as the first woman to represent South Carolina in the Senate. Moments later, she cast her first vote as a US senator to advance the $1.15tn annual defense authorization bill, though it failed in a 50-46 tally.

Lindsey died on Saturday night, aged 71, after what his office called a “brief and sudden illness”. The chief medical examiner then preliminarily ruled on Sunday that he died of aortic dissection due to cardiovascular disease.

With the backing of Donald Trump, Darline was swiftly appointed to serve the remaining months of his Senate term, which ends on 3 January.

“Lindsey spent his whole life looking out for his sister, Darline, and it’s a wonderful tribute that she is now carrying his legacy of service across the finish line,” Scott, who became the senior senator from South Carolina after Lindsey’s death, said in a statement on Tuesday. “I’m honored to welcome Senator Graham to the Senate, and I look forward to working closely together to continue serving South Carolinians and building on the legacy of Lindsey Graham in the months ahead.”