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DATE: TUESDAY, 08.15.23
LAST UPDATE: 08:53 AM ET
PREPARED BY: CB, RR, JB, SK, BM

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We have the following scheduled for today's program:

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Steve Baker
TOPIC: Were the U.S. Capitol Police left to fend for themselves on January 6?

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Alex Clark
TOPIC: Why music and movies should NOT be labeled "conservative."

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Here are some highlights from this day on previous shows:

August 15, 2011 - Greetings from Israel!... Why is the Smithsonian going after Thomas Jefferson?... The Fogel family massacre... Glenn makes a correct prediction... The White House doesn't know what country Jerusalem is in... Chris Christie to run for president?... Why are fitted sheets being outlawed?...

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Banana Republic...

Trump and others indicted in connection with Georgia 2020 election probe
Donald Trump and a more than a dozen other individuals have been indicted in connection with a Georgia 2020 election-related probe. Aside from Trump, some of the other figures named in the indictment include Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Jenna Ellis.

Fani Willis fails to answer why identical indictment appeared, then was deleted before grand jury voted
On Monday, charges against Trump and co-defendants was leaked online and reported by Reuters. Moments later, those charges were disappeared from Twitter, and the DA's office said the document was "fictitious." This document was leaked prior to the grand jury having voted — meaning that the charges were filed prior to the indictment.

Fani Willis gives Trump and co-defendants deadline to turn themselves in
"I am giving the defendants the opportunity to voluntarily surrender no later than noon on Friday the 25th day of August 2023," the Democrat hack said.

UPDATED Timeline: Hunter Bombshell Precedes New Trump Charges Yet Again
8/11: DOJ designates special counsel for Hunter Biden | Next business day: Trump indicted.

Judge Tanya Chutkan once took issue with Trump being 'free' man after Jan. 6
“I see the footage of the flags and the signs that people were carrying and the hats they were wearing and the garb, and the people who mobbed that Capitol were there in fealty, in loyalty, to one man — not to the Constitution. ... It's a blind loyalty to one person who, by the way, remains free to this day,” Chutkan told a J6 defendant.

Congressional Republicans respond to 'bogus' charges against Trump
"Justice should be blind, but Biden has weaponized government against his leading political opponent to interfere in the 2024 election," McCarthy said in a statement. "Now a radical DA in Georgia is following Biden’s lead by attacking President Trump and using it to fundraise her political career."

MacIntyre: From the rule of law to the total state
As the regime jails political opponents, meme makers, and protesters while letting violent criminals roam the streets, it becomes increasingly difficult to pretend that we are a nation ruled by laws, not men.

Hunter Biden's lawyers insist diversion agreement for felony gun charge is 'binding' despite plea deal collapse
Attorneys for Hunter Biden argued in a court filing on Sunday that a pretrial diversion agreement signed by federal prosecutors remains binding despite the first son's sweetheart plea deal falling apart.

NY Times: A Timeline of Hunter Biden’s Life and Legal Troubles
Here’s a look at key dates in the life of the president’s son.

Washington Post flip-flops on Hunter Biden plea
What was once “a reasonable resolution” for Hunter Biden’s “tax and gun crimes” has suddenly become “suspect” and an indication that “Mr. Biden was being given special treatment,” according to the Washington Post editorial board.

Domestic News...

Survey finds 30 million Americans see violence as justified to block or ensure Trump presidency
A disturbing new survey reveals nearly 12% of U.S. population believes using force is warranted to either prevent or ensure Trump returns to the White House.

Sam Bankman-Fried charged with using over $100 million in customer funds to donate to Democrat campaigns
"He leveraged this influence, in turn, to lobby Congress and regulatory agencies to support legislation and regulation he believed would make it easier for FTX to continue to accept customer deposits and grow."

The IRS Misplaced Millions of Taxpayer Records. Again.
The only effective means of keeping tax collectors from misusing data is keeping it from them.

FBI Says 75-Year-Old Utah Man Pointed Gun At Feds, Leading To His Death During Raid
“Robertson resisted arrest and as agents attempted to take him into custody he pointed a .357 revolver at them,” the statement read.

Judicial Watch: Hearing Set in Lawsuit against US Capitol Police Seeking Videos and Emails from January 6 Protest at the U.S. Capitol
"US Capitol Police considering labeling all 14,000 hours of Jan 6 video footage as 'security information' in order to prevent their public disclosure."

Philadelphia teen plotted terror attack with Al-Qaeda affiliate, authorities say
The teen had access to firearms, was building a bomb, and had begun coordinating a terrorist attack with an Al-Qaeda affiliate organization.

San Fran federal employees advised to work remotely for ‘foreseeable future’
Due to rampant crime near Nancy Pelosi Federal Building.

Robotaxis Block Traffic Just Days After Expanding Operations
Concert-goers left San Francisco’s Outside Lands Music Festival Friday bracing for bad traffic, not knowing a gaggle of Cruise robotaxis would make the mess much, much worse.

San Franciscans Are Having Sex in Robotaxis, and Nobody Is Talking About It
As autonomous vehicles become increasingly popular in San Francisco, some riders are wondering just how far they can push the vehicles’ limits.

Politics...

Will Hawaii wildfires become president’s Katrina moment?
You might be tempted to dismiss President Biden’s latest press mishap as just another desperation story in the dog days of summer. But the story is actually a perfect encapsulation of his presidency.

Salena Zito: Biden's pattern of behavior lacks the empathy he promised
Biden's lack of empathy for Hawaii victims echoes his past failures to show compassion after Afghanistan, East Palestine, and more, contradicting his image as an empathetic leader.

FEMA Boss Stresses Need For ‘Culturally Responsive’ Outreach In Fire-Stricken Maui
"... we are working with our state and local partners to ensure that our outreach and our messaging is also culturally responsive."

Biden Campaign Manager Bails On MSNBC Interview To Avoid Hunter Questions: Report
Biden also kept his distance upon returning to the White House on Monday, again refusing to answer any questions from the press.

McCarthy 'expects' a short-term funding bill will be necessary to avoid shutdown
The government is set to run out of funding on Oct. 1, giving the House only 12 working days to pass their 11 remaining appropriations bills, negotiate with the Senate in conference committee, and keep the government funded.

Vivek Ramaswamy breaks with GOP on decriminalization of hard drugs: 'I'm in that direction'
"I'm not a war on drugs person," Vivek Ramaswamy has said.

RFK Jr. Confirms He Supports Abortions Up to Birth with No Limits
The candidate confused voters over the weekend with conflicting statements about abortion, but ultimately confirmed he supports abortions up to birth with no limits.

RFK Jr.'s long, slow slide
Kennedy's highest level of support was 20%, in late April. Then, in late May, it slipped to 16.8%. By June 22, it fell to 14%. It is now at 13.6%.

Economy / ESG...

AI will be at the center of the next financial crisis, SEC chair warns
The most obvious risk from AI in financial markets is that AI-powered "black box" trading algorithms run amok, and all end up selling the same thing at the same time, causing a market crash.

Yellen says ‘Bidenomics’ has the US economy on track for stable growth
The term emerged on the political landscape in the past year, used to describe high inflation and the interest rate hikes. But as economic indicators improved, Democrats saw an opening to flip the GOP attack line and embrace “Bidenomics.”

California cities adopt rent control as policies lead housing production to fall
Under these new rent control programs, critics believe housing production will decline even further, as such measures will disincentivize housing production.

Border...

The Bill Comes Due for Blue Sanctuary Cities
The seemingly low-cost virtue signaling of declaring your non-border city or state a “sanctuary” for illegal immigrants has now revealed its hefty price tag.

Democrats cling to sanctuary policies despite 'emergency' immigration declarations
"This has nothing to do with sanctuary cities despite how many lies Gov. Abbott tells," the Adams aide said. "These individuals have been paroled into the U.S. by Customs and Border Protection, so they are not undocumented immigrants. They literally have documents."

Border agents seize enough lethal drugs this fiscal year to kill more than 6 billion people
These amounts are greater than what was seized in all of fiscal 2022.

WAR News... 

US to send Ukraine new security aid worth $200 million, State Dept. says
Two U.S. officials told Reuters last Monday that Washington would begin to dole out $6.2 billion of funds discovered after a Pentagon accounting error that overvalued billions of dollars of Ukraine aid.

Politico: ‘Unprecedented’ and ‘unsafe’: Navy chief retires as Tuberville hold drags on
Monday was meant to be a historic day, one in which a woman for the first time ascended to the ranks of the military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. Instead, the Defense Department will mark a more sober milestone.

When Trade War Threatens Real War
Biden is blurring the lines between economic policy and military action.

Entertainment...

Disney Disappears Its Own Audience After A Decade Of Disappearing Princesses
Welcome to the dystopian, child-unfriendly world Disney helped create. It made this childless bed, and now we all have to lie in it.

Whitlock: The ‘Rich Men’ of the music industry will seek to destroy Oliver Anthony
We better pray for Oliver Anthony, the hard-living factory worker turned Bob Dylan wannabe.

Axios: Farmville singer's blue-collar anthem 'Rich Men North of Richmond' goes viral
Formerly unknown singer Oliver Anthony has gone viral among the right for his angry ballad "Rich Men North of Richmond," which criticizes high taxes and welfare programs.

'Fast and Furious' actor Tyrese Gibson sues Home Depot over alleged racial discrimination
While in the check-out line, the actor told the cashier that his two companions would finish the purchase with his credit card while he waited in the car in order to avoid creating a scene. The cashier said he had to return to complete the transaction. Wants $1 million in damages.

Media...

MSNBC: Trump lovers rage over Fox’s debate restrictions ... from 2016
On social media, right-wingers attacked Fox News over its rules for how other outlets will be able to use clips from next week’s presidential primary debate — but the rules are from 2016.

Alex Jones says Maui wildfires are 'staged,' blames 'globalists' and Antifa
"When the winds get high and it's dry, out come the Extinction Rebellion leftists."

Media Matters: Trump leads the 2024 Fox primary, is dominating coverage on OAN and Newsmax
The dopes at Media Matters would be shocked to learn that Trump is also dominating the coverage on CNN and MSNBC.

Small Kansas newspaper says co-owner, 98, collapsed and died after police raid
Joan Meyer had been "stressed beyond her limits and overwhelmed by hours of shock and grief," the Record said, calling the raids illegal.

Europe...

To protect democracy, Germany is considering banning a major political party
The German president warned in a speech to the country’s domestic intelligence agency that “we all have it in our hands to put those who despise our democracy in their place.”

Environment...

Judge Rules in Favor of Montana Youths in Landmark Climate Case
The court found that young people have a constitutional right to a healthful environment and that regulators must be allowed to consider climate impact.

Widely relied-on estimate of plastic dumped yearly in oceans off by 'magnitudes,' new study says
A 2015 study, now apparently shown as inaccurate, has been cited frequently by media, government officials and environmental organizations over the years as the "conventional wisdom"

To Fight Climate Change, Unleash American Innovation
For tens of thousands of years our ancestors were at the whim of advancing and retreating glaciers and rising and falling seas, with little recourse but to move.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Researchers Dismantle The Left’s False Claim That No One Regrets Trans Surgeries
The study, touted by outlets such as CNN, claims to show that biological females who underwent mastectomies to appear male experienced extremely low levels of regret.

With The ‘Suicide Card,’ Transgender Activists Weaponize Kindness
When public school counselors meet with parents to discuss cases of gender identity confusion, they often warn that a transgender child is better than a dead child. This is not just a weaponization of kindness and sympathy. It is extortion.

CNN publishes 'guide to neopronouns' in latest woke effort, draws widespread ridicule
CNN's post explaining limitless made-up pronouns like "leafself" for the gender-confused was mocked as absurd, but reflects a disturbing cultural trend of rejecting reality.

Religion...

NJ top court sides with Catholic school that fired pregnant unmarried teacher
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled a Catholic school was within its rights to fire a teacher for getting pregnant out of wedlock, violating church doctrine she agreed to uphold.

Technology...

6 Takeaways From The Biden Admin’s Court Quest To Keep Censoring Americans Online
In this major case likely to hit the U.S. Supreme Court, the Biden administration is fighting to stop American citizens from sharing messages government officials don’t like.

Mark Levin says Facebook and Instagram have blocked ads for his book, 'The Democrat Party Hates America,' because of its title
"Facebook and Instagram have blocked my book from being advertised on their sites because of the title. Just another example of their censorship," Levin wrote.

Worldcoin Draws Attention Due to Privacy Concerns
Weeks after its international launch, Worldcoin is drawing the attention of officials around the world. Kenya’s government has gone so far as to shut down the service.

Flashback: Worldcoin Promised Free Crypto If They Scanned Their Eyeballs With 'The Orb.' Now They Feel Robbed.
The Sam Altman–founded company Worldcoin says it aims to alleviate global poverty, but so far it has angered the very people it claims to be helping.

Science...

Scientists discover new alien-like species with 20 'arms' near Antarctica
A team of researchers have discovered a new species while trawling the ocean near Antarctica, and at first, it appears alien-like.

Sports...

'The Blind Side's' Michael Oher claims Tuohy family never adopted him in lawsuit
The movie made around $309 million, and allegedly none of the profits went to Oher. The filing emphasized that if Oher had been legally adopted, he would have control of his financial situation, but instead, the Tuohys' conservatorship allowed the family to earn money off his name.

Musk calls Zuckerberg a 'chicken'
"While I think it is very unlikely, given our size difference, perhaps you are a modern day Bruce Lee and will somehow win," Musk taunted.

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