Iran War Day 229; Inflation spikes again; Starlink allegedly temporarily unplugs Ukraine; Container ship sunk in the Strait; Does Kimberly Guilfoyle have a Trump “burn book”?; and much more.

ALT: obesssion

Iran War Day 228; Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle resigns amidst scandal; Press Secretary Katie Zachariah stumbles; The Houthi-Saudi conflict heats up; Cornell bans all frat parties; and much more.

Iran War Day 227; Rep Ilhan Omar’s home raided by HSI, but no charges; Russian data centers are hit by Ukraine and MAGA bot traffic plummets; Musk is trying to buy the election again; and much more.

Iran War Day 226; DOJ opens an antitrust investigation into networks that boycotted the White House; Trump’s ceasefire collapses if it ever existed in the first place; and a whole lot more on a Sunday

Iran War Day 225; Trump is no longer trying to hide that he’s on Putin’s side in the Ukraine war; ICE ramps up in California; Musk’s PAC is blatantly engaging in election interference; and much more.

Linking to selections from the independent media sphere's general news updates and podcasts that happened during my vacation -- so we can all catch up -- pick your favorites.

Iran War Day 219; A deep dive into Trump’s corruption; Russia’s strategy in Ukraine has clearly become to commit war crimes; Justice Alito gives a rare interview ... to Fox News; and much more.

Iran War Day 218; A review of data shows Cornell rarely expels students for sexual assault; Trump fails to fill an Alabama stadium; Trump abandons protections for the disabled; and much more.

Iran War Day 217; Tomato tariffs might mean no more complimentary chips and salsa, a microcosm of tariff impacts; Trump tries bribery with $500 “ACA rebate” checks; and much more.

Iran War Day 216; Trump’s blocking of CNN from the press pool continues; Hegseth forms a DoD Office of Religious Affairs; Tennessee botches an execution; Mortgage rates spike; and much more.

Iran War Day 215; Paxton and Schmitt’s self-inflicted electoral wounds; Tankers hit in the Strait; The new government-run chatbot isn’t the bot they were looking for; and much more

ALT: Thanks, Obama: Cookie & Milk Break

A new Wall Street Journal survey finds broad support for caps on prescription drug prices and strong border security.

Iran War Day 214; Jack Smith testifies on the Hill ... again; Immigrant children are made to appear in court without counsel; ICE buys robot dogs; Controversy around the Cornell 7; and much more

Iran War Day 213; Food banks in crisis as prices continue to rise amidst SNAP cuts; Up to 7 cases of congenital measles; Trump regime cut off federal student loans for specific degrees; and much more

Iran War Day 212; Trump uses taxpayer money to air political ads during NFL games; Trump asked Xi if China wanted to buy weapons; Republicans want to investigate Donald Trump Jr; and much more

Iran War Day 211; Specific press now banned from Air Force One; Tech oligarchs and Trump regime vs the world on AI; Ranchers turn on Trump; RFK Jr calls measles spread fabricated; and much more

Iran War Day 210; SCOTUS allows use of a flawed database to look for ineligible voters; DOJ rolls back school desegregation; Xi departs the US; Charities deal with diesel prices; and much more

Iran War Day 209; Netanyahu really knows how to clear a room; Trump and Xi continue their visit with a state dinner; The on-again off-again press access to the White House; and much more