Monday, July 28, 2025
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TOP O' THE MORNIN'
Red-Hot at RedState
Eric Swalwell Gets Dragged Into Oblivion After Posting Videos of Himself Bench Pressing 135
Swalwell, no doubt, is a nerd who you just know was on the receiving end of an atomic wedgie nearly every day of his junior high career.
Tulsi Gabbard 'Is Lying' Says Ex-CIA Official Who Oversaw Russian Intelligence on the 2016 Elections
Can you say, "Axe to grind," boys and girls? And why under heaven does she still have a security clearance at all, let alone at the highest level?! Later in the article, Miller brought up the Russian intelligence, and blamed Trump for his conspiratorial mind that could turn basic intelligence into a witch hunt.
Alaska Man Monday: When Traveling, Don't Be Oblivious!
Now then – I should note that the old saying “There is no problem that cannot be solved with a suitable application of high explosives” is primarily a military saying, and for good reason. Even so, where but in Alaska does someone find 50 pounds of old dynamite in an abandoned school bus?
Trending Across Townhall Media
Hogg Mild: Anti-Gunner Accused of Reneging On $400K Pledge to Candidate
At the moment, the leaders Hogg thinks Democrats deserve aren't the ones that Democrats are picking, and most of money coming in to Hogg's PAC isn't being spent on those "leaders" he's supposed to be promoting.
Donald Trump Deals Leave Howie Mandel And Monte Hall In The Dust
Why is it so hard for Never Trump, Inc. to tip their cap just once when it's so demonstrably obvious that the President is delivering remarkable things for the American people?
Man Flies to Scotland to ‘Send a Message to Trump,’ but Then Does This on His Plane
Another passenger recounted: “He literally came out of the toilet shouting ‘Allahu akbar’ with his hands above his head. Then he said ‘I’ve got a bomb, I’ve got a bomb’ - at this point people were confused. I thought he was joking, I mean it’s a weird joke.”
Ratcliffe and Gabbard should take on the challenge of identifying these individuals and either dismissing them or, at the very least, reassigning them to rubber room duty.
BUSTED! Eric Swalwell Gets Fact-Checked Trying to Dunk on Trump for Price of Beef (Hint: He Lied)
There's also the fact that Swalwell is performing his fake shopping skit in California, where Gavin Newsom's policies have made inflation the worst in the country. The national average for a pound of ground beef currently is just over $6.10.
WHAT'S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill...
The House is out on recess, but the Senate is still in, wrangling over appropriations and nominations. There's only one hearing/meeting set for Monday: The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee will host a "business meeting to consider pending calendar nominations."
White House What's Up
President Donald Trump is in Scotland — getting deals done between golf rounds. On Sunday, a massive deal with the EU was announced.
READ MORE: BREAKING: President Trump Announces 'Biggest Trade Deal Ever' With the European Union
Monday, he's meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Glasgow, before heading to Aberdeen.
Full Court Press...
On Friday, we got another district court ruling on the birthright citizenship issue, with Judge Leo Sorokin of Massachusetts declining to further narrow his previously issued preliminary injunction, despite the Supreme Court's ruling in Trump v. CASA. (His reasoning is similar to that of the 9th Circuit decision issued last week.)
COMING ATTRACTIONS
Expect more notable court decisions from the appellate courts this week.
We may also see some additional disclosures from ODNI, as CIA Director John Ratcliffe indicated there was more on the way during his Sunday morning interview with Maria Bartiromo.
And, of course, we can expect more Trump administration trade deal news as August 1st approaches, with tariffs set to kick in then.
MORNING MUSING
Slowly but surely, it seems we are seeing the layers peeled back on one of the more (if not the most) egregious instances of dirty politics and government corruption in our nation's history. It's challenging to process it all for several reasons: There's a significant volume of information; much of it was already suspected, just not known-known; there's a great deal of misdirection surrounding it; and we're all suffering to some degree from intrigue fatigue.
As noted, many of these revelations were already suspected, so they aren't exactly shocking. But they do invite the ultimate question:
I don't know if we'll ever really know...but I do wonder: What was at the heart of it all? What was so important to cover up that any/all means justified it?
— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) July 27, 2025
One thing that's become clear to me is that very little of this has to do with President Trump. This wasn't simply about "getting" him. He was merely an obstacle. So burying him was a means to an end. But...what end?
Again, I know many are anxious to see criminal repercussions meted out to the players here — and we may see that at some point, though I'm skeptical. To me, more than anything, I want to know the WHY. What was it that prompted the Swamp creatures to not just bend rules but obliterate them? What was that in service of? I feel like when/if we ever get the answer to that question, that's going to clear up a whole host of mysteries/scandals that have swirled in/around the Swamp for years.
So, yes, I do hope Gabbard and Ratcliffe and Patel and Bondi, et al., keep peeling that onion.
LIGHTER FARE
Bunny bouncehouse!
Last night was wild pic.twitter.com/FML2r3yKA7
— The Rabbit Hole (@TheRabbitHole84) July 27, 2025
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