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.@POTUS @realDonaldTrump repeatedly stated he wants drug dealers to be sentenced to death. He has gotten little buy-in on that idea domestically. But w a pliant @DeptofWar under @PeteHegseth & feckless Congress, abroad Trump is finding he can 'just do things,' including murder

"Smugglers have adapted" @POTUS @realDonaldTrump's deadly military strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats have failed to affect the supply or price of cocaine in the US, DEA analysis finds washingtonpost.com/world/2026/07/… "Europe can’t stop the tide of cocaine" ft.com/content/577bd0…

IRAN says they control Hormuz passage despite ~13 days of U.S. military efforts. | Waiting for @CENTCOM to put out a denial, since they created the precedent...

Putin increases strength level for Russia's Armed Forces, now 2,426,130 personnel w 1,535,000 military personnel | -> Follows increase in March & another in June -> Russia has 'more than 700,000' battling Ukraine, per Putin -> Russia's casualties/month estimated ~33,000‼️

"At Least 2 Killed in Shooting at Food Festival in Seattle" - At least five others were injured nytimes.com/2026/07/26/us/…

Nvidia is in talks to provide a roughly $250 billion backstop for OpenAI as part of a massive data center project, one of the most ambitious financial transactions yet in America’s artificial-intelligence boom. on.wsj.com/4yWVhE6

New PM @andyburnham tells @bbclaurak he does not know if he can trust @POTUS @realDonaldTrump. Burnham says he"treat(s)/judge people as I find them.. (you) have to call things as they develop."

.@RepJeffries pledges on 'day one' @HouseDemocrats will immediately target @POTUS Trump, his administration, & the Supreme Court if they retake control.

At a campaign event in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania @HouseDemocrats leader @RepJeffries calls @POTUS @realDonaldTrump a corrupt out-of-control cartel boss. Jeffries pledges Democrats will refill 'the cookie jar' with cash for big government federal handouts & subsidies.

.@SenBillCassidy tells @CNN the U.S. has "pretty good" intelligence insight on "private conversations among the leaders of Iran."

.@RepJeffries tells @CNN he & @TheDemocrats support defunding ICE so there can be ZERO immigration enforcement.

.@CNN ridiculously labels hundreds of events planned by @TheDemocrats for #Election2026 which in certain cases are by invitation only- mostly union members and Democratic organizers- as "grassroots."

.@ThisWeekABC's TDS panel say the @POTUS @realDonaldTrump admin. has 'no strategy' & can show no sign of 'winning' against IRAN.

BERLIN (AP) — The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack that left one person dead and 29 injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation on Sunday in a suburb of the city, authorities said. - Also details his ISIS aspirations & gov fail apnews.com/article/german…

"Intensive manhunt" for a suspect, now identified as 21-year-old 'Abdul B.,' continues as the public is asked to assist. The possibility of more than one person involved also remains open.

Manhunt underway for a suspected Islamic terrorist, previously 'known' to police, after 1 person was killed & 17 injured by a van driven into a crowd at Berlin's Christopher Street Day Pride event.

.@SenSanders claims folks are 'sick & tired' of the status quo & they want to support @TheDemocrats that are radical progressive & socialist candidates.

.@SenSanders says @RahmEmanuel is an establishment @TheDemocrats who is supported by the wealthy & corrupt oligarchs. People are tired with folks like Emanuel, Sanders tells @margbrennan.

.@SenSanders says he wants to spend money on climate change instead of paying troops their regular salary.

.@andrewcuomo dismisses concerns he is financially profiting from @okx which has been linked to criminals, foreign (Chinese) intelligence & drug traffickers.

@RepJeffries @SenSchumer @netanyahu .@netanyahu says certain @TheDemocrats have told him they no longer publicly defend Israel because they are afraid & personally intimidated by threats from a radical fringe.

New York: Congressional leaders @RepJeffries & @SenSchumer refuse to say if Israeli leader @netanyahu should be arrested if he visits NYC.

Reminds us of when @BarackObama said he wanted to dramatically raise certain tax rates even if it resulted in less revenue for the federal government, "for purposes of fairness."

.@nytopinion believes vibes not results should drive public policy as they acknowledge with the pied-à-terre tax ~ "The appropriate yardstick of a new policy is not whether it solves every (any?) problem but whether it represents progress, and the pied-à-terre tax does"