Pennsylvania GOP congressman Scott Perry's phone was seized by the FBI, today. Perry was one of the Congressmen intimately involved with the attempt to overturn the election and allegedly sought a pardon from President Trump after the 1/6 riot.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-scott-perry-fbi-phone-b2141916.html
Alex Jones' cell phone reportedly contained a wealth of interesting (and salacious) material. One person concerned about the contents becoming public is Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/tucker-carlson-shitting-himself-scared-that-his-alex-jones-texts-may-leak
Report that Putin may deploy up to 100,000 North Korean troops to Ukraine.
https://www.news.com.au/world/europe/100000-north-korean-soldiers-could-be-sent-to-bolster-putins-forces-fighting-ukraine/news-story/1126782c8c5e6fe08a8ad2d9fa38dff0
Russian court sentences WNBA star Britney Griner to 9 years in prison. The usual MAGA suspects side with Russia.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/right-brittney-griner-russian-prison-sentence-conviction-right-wing-response-1392829/
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi expected to visit Taiwan.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/01/politics/nancy-pelosi-taiwan-visit/index.html
New York declares state disaster emergency over the continued spread of Monkeypox. There have been 1,345 cases recorded in New York.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-york-gov-hochul-declares-state-disaster-emergency-monkeypox-rcna40755
538 is showing control of the Senate as a toss-up, with Democrats possibly expanding their margin, but Republicans still favored to take control of the House in November.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/
Jury trial set to determine damages against Alex Jones for his defamation of the parents of a child killed in the Sandy Hook school shootings.
Article has background information on the shootings and Jones' behavior in the aftermath.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alex-jones-sandy-hook-defamation-trial-is-set-to-begin-heres-what-you-need-to-know_n_62d96cf0e4b0a6852c352e97
1/6 Committee seeks Ginni Thomas' testimony. Contemplating subpoena.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/liz-cheney-ginni-thomas-subpoena-possible-january-6-committee/#app
Hyundai subsidiary used child labor as young as 12 at Alabama metal stamping factory.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-hyundai-subsidiary-has-used-child-labor-alabama-factory-2022-07-22/
Oklahoma librarians being threatened with fines and jail time for providing patrons with information about abortion.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/4axwqw/oklahoma-threatens-librarians-dont-use-the-word-abortion
Latest Russian excuse -- biolab created Ukrainian superhuman soldiers.
https://news.yahoo.com/russia-says-losing-because-ukraine-104546288.html
Iran to equip Russia with advanced drones for use in Ukraine.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/07/11/iran-drones-russia-ukraine/
Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who shot former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is reported to have believed that Abe was linked to the Unification Church, which had taken his mother's money and left her bankrupt.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/09/shinzo-abe-assassination-election-blinken/
DOJ releases more details on Oath Keepers activities around 1/6, including militia training, ambush plans and an assassination death list.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/08/politics/oath-keepers-explosives-death-list-january-6/index.html
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