Posts by Kim Browne
The Deadly Floods Revealed Texans’ Heroism—and Their Failed Politics
Texas novelist Billy Lee Brammer once described the rivers and creeks of the Hill Country around Austin as “running deep like old wounds, boiling round the fractures.” This past weekend, those wounds opened. As of this writing, the catastrophic floods have claimed 95 lives, including 27 from an all-girls Christian summer camp. Climatologists peg the…
Read MoreStock Market Plummets as Trump Announces Tariffs Start Date
Fox News pushed back Monday on the Department of Justice’s claim that Jeffrey Epstein did not keep a list of clients, citing the head of that very agency, who’d claimed she’d seen the list. During a press briefing, Fox News’s senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy questioned press secretary Karoline Leavitt about the DOJ’s memo…
Read MorePlanned Parenthood Sues Trump Over His “Big, Beautiful Bill”
Fox News pushed back Monday on the Department of Justice’s claim that Jeffrey Epstein did not keep a list of clients, citing the head of that very agency, who’d claimed she’d seen the list. During a press briefing, Fox News’s senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy questioned press secretary Karoline Leavitt about the DOJ’s memo…
Read MoreTed Cruz Caught on Vacation as Texas Suffered Deadly Floods
According to a report from The Daily Beast, Senator Ted Cruz was vacationing in Greece as tragedy struck his state. Over the July 4 weekend, flash flooding took the lives of at least 95 people in Texas, including 27 children and counselors at Camp Mystic, an all-girls camp along the banks of the Guadalupe River.…
Read MoreRemember Trump’s Influencers on the Epstein Files? They’re Pissed
Fox News pushed back Monday on the Department of Justice’s claim that Jeffrey Epstein did not keep a list of clients, citing the head of that very agency, who’d claimed she’d seen the list. During a press briefing, Fox News’s senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy questioned press secretary Karoline Leavitt about the DOJ’s memo…
Read MoreTrump DOJ Lawyers’ Incompetence in Abrego Garcia Case Stuns Judge
Fox News pushed back Monday on the Department of Justice’s claim that Jeffrey Epstein did not keep a list of clients, citing the head of that very agency, who’d claimed she’d seen the list. During a press briefing, Fox News’s senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy questioned press secretary Karoline Leavitt about the DOJ’s memo…
Read MoreEven Fox News Doesn’t Buy Trump’s Epstein Investigation Result
Fox News pushed back Monday on the Department of Justice’s claim that Jeffrey Epstein did not keep a list of clients, citing the head of that very agency, who’d claimed she’d seen the list. During a press briefing, Fox News’s senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy questioned press secretary Karoline Leavitt about the DOJ’s memo…
Read MoreTrump Melts Down Over Elon Musk’s Newest Political Endeavor
Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is on its way to his desk thanks to a 218–214 vote in the House. MAGA representatives, however, could hardly wait after the vote was over to reveal that some of their biggest advertising points on the bill to working-class America were actually complete duds. Speaking with Fox News, New…
Read MoreMAGA Crashes Out After Trump Conclusion on Jeffrey Epstein
Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is on its way to his desk thanks to a 218–214 vote in the House. MAGA representatives, however, could hardly wait after the vote was over to reveal that some of their biggest advertising points on the bill to working-class America were actually complete duds. Speaking with Fox News, New…
Read MoreUS: Wall St opens lower on tariff jitters; Tesla down on Musk’s political plans
Published Mon, Jul 7, 2025 · 09:45 PM [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Jul 7) as tariff tensions kept investors on edge, while Tesla shares slid after CEO Elon Musk announced his plans to launch a political party. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 25.2 points, or 0.06 per cent,…
Read MoreTranscript: Trump’s Use of Secret Police Takes “Shocking” Darker Turn
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the July 7 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Editor’s note: Later in this discussion guest Simon Rosenberg makes a critical point that we want to highlight: With Trump and Republicans gaining tens of billions of dollars to expand Trump’s arrests, detentions and…
Read MoreBali flights nixed after huge Indonesia volcano eruption
[DENPASAR] Dozens of flights to and from Indonesia’s Bali island were cancelled on Monday (Jul 7) after a volcano belched a colossal ash tower 18 kilometres into the sky, authorities said. The aviation disruption came just weeks after the same rumbling volcano caused dozens of flight cancellations to and from the popular resort island. Mount…
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