Of all the many reasons I’m voting NO on Todd Blanche’s nomination, this one is most important.
Not to be undone in Racist Olympics over at Newsmax, anchor Rob Schmitt delivers this hateful tirade that ends with him warning that the "anti-Western DSA-endorsed Muslim Egyptian candidate" with a "name they can't spell" may "try to impose Sharia Law."
"Abdul is from Egypt! ... I'm not Egyptian, I'm American!" And it only gets worse from there. (Once again, El-Sayed was born in the Detroit suburbs. He's spent his whole life in Michigan.)
If you think Fox has ramped up the Islamophobic outrage over Abdul El-Sayed's victory, you really need to check out what Newsmax was doing last night. It's hard to put into words how racist this is, but also notice how the anchor lies and calls El-Sayed an "immigrant from another Muslim country."
Trump has managed to hit a new low. Wall Street traders will now be able to buy early access to Trump's Truth Social posts. These posts have the power to rattle the market. And Trump is set to profit on what looks like a slimy insider trading deal.
The Senate voted mainly along party lines to confirm Erica Schwartz to lead the CDC. The vote ends months of leadership uncertainty at the nation’s premier public health agency. Sen. Tim Kaine (Virginia) was the only Democrat to vote yes with all Republicans.
Senate confirms CDC director after debate over whether she would defy RFK Jr.
The vote for Erica Schwartz was 51-44, with Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia as the only Democrat to vote yes with all Republicans.
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Schwartz takes command of a public health agency that has lost thousands of employees, amid layoffs, resignations and leadership turmoil. n.pr/45FXiH9
Dr. Erica Schwartz confirmed as CDC director, filling a leadership vacuum
Schwartz takes command of a public health agency that has lost thousands of employees, amid layoffs, resignations and leadership turmoil.
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How the Phillies are lining up against the Nationals.
I testified in Judge Mehta's courtroom. I told the truth. A jury convicted. The system worked. Then the people running the executive branch decided the outcome was inconvenient and started tearing it down from the inside. That's not the courts failing.…
New Mexico sues the Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, saying the federal government blocked the state’s ability to investigate the sex crimes of financier Jeffrey Epstein at a ranch there.
New Mexico sues DOJ and Todd Blanche, alleging they blocked Epstein probe
The lawsuit was filed on the same day New Mexico is releasing a report of its preliminary findings from an ongoing probe into Epstein and his ranch in Stanley.
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🤔 I suggest the United States VOTE by MAIL IN VOTING. That's how Trump LOST 2020. You can change Machine Voting but you CAN NOT cheat with MAIL IN VOTING! He mishandled COVID and the majority of Americans voted by MAIL. Why do you think Trump is hell bent on stopping MAIL IN VOTING?? #Midterms
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🚨BREAKING: Missouri voters have rejected a ballot measure to limit their own ability to pass amendments to the state constitution — a proposal that fueled extraordinarily high voter turnout in Tuesday’s election. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Missouri voters reject ballot measure limiting their power to amend state constitution
Notably, the proposed amendment would not have affected constitutional amendments that the legislature put on the ballot. State lawmakers only wanted to make it harder to pass a voter-led measure, not...
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This footage shows a dolphin carrying the dead body of her 2-week-old calf. Learn more about this mother, whom researchers have named Fraggle, and what scientists say about such expressions of grief in animals: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/s...
Trump: "Then they say, 'On the economy, Trump is at 42%.' I shouldn't be at 42%. We have the greatest economy maybe in the history of the world."
Phillies transactions for Tuesday, August 4th.
BREAKING NEWS: Senator who has tried nothing but honorless capitulation is all out of ideas. Todd Blanche is a disgrace and should be removed, not promoted to Attorney General, where he will continue to fail Epstein survivors and support policing women’s right to choose.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
WATCH: “Todd Blanche is committing a fraud on Congress. This document is a sham.” @SenBlumenthal warns the insurrectionist slush fund is NOT dead, and @SenThomTillis & @JohnCornyn are falling for another Trump/Blanche lie.
Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "
“These fans are incredible. They are the best. I’ve been everywhere. They are the best. This place is something special. It is the most surreal experience “ -Derek Hill says he almost passed out getting to home plate celebrating his grand slam.
NBC Sports Philadelphia@nbcsportsphiladelphia.com · 2d agoDerek Hill, take a bow! 👑
