🚩 Poll: Most Americans think the First Amendment goes too far.” From: Emma Camp/Reason. Evidently, one out of every two Americans wishes they had fewer civil liberties," said one researcher. "This is a dictator's fantasy."
The FBI is back to meddling in free speech on social media. From: NY Post Editorial Board. They just can’t help themselves: The FBI is once again dipping its toes back into social-media meddling.
🔎 $35 Trillion — and counting. From: Peter C Earle/AIER. “Interest payments on the debt alone surpass the budgets of many major federal agencies combined. At this point, federal debt service costs amount to approximately $900 billion, which is 17 percent of total federal spending.”
Whistleblower accuses acting Secret Service director of reducing counter surveillance before Trump shooting. From: Sarah Rumpf-Whitten/Fox News. The whistleblower alleged that the Secret Service did not perform a threat assessment at the venue prior to the rally.
🚗 The future of the EV mandate. From: Duggan Flanakin/Watts Up With That. Even if Kamala Harris is elected in November, the electric vehicle mandate may be dead in the water, killed by innovation.
Don’t mess with Texas. From: Jonathan Turley. Fifth Circuit rules against the Biden administration in buoy dispute on southern border.
🎯 Food insecurity hits seniors hardest as inflation squeezes families. From: Anthony Hennen/Just the News. “In 2022, food prices increased by 9.9%, and in 2023, they increased by an additional 5.8%,” the report noted.
Unemployment rate takes unexpected jump. From: John Johnson/Newser. It's now 4.3%, highest since 2021; employers added a weaker-than-expected 114K jobs.
👉 Washington Post culture mavens go coconutty over Kamala. From: Tim Graham/Creators. We have officially reached that late period in a presidential campaign where the thoroughly leftist national newspapers turn into partisan rags that coo and gush.
How Tucker Carlson's interview with Putin paved the way for Evan Gershkovich's release. From: Shweta Kukreti/Hindustan Times. ‘I hope you let him out’.
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