ROY COOPER, NC DEMOCRATS BACKTRACK FROM SHELLY HEADEN WHO WANTS TRUMP SUPPORTERS IN CONCENTRATION CAMPS

LIBERAL NEWS
the BLUE PILL

MAGA senator stokes confusion with rambling defense of 'weird' speech: 'Your wood is wet!' [Strong Left] — Raw Story

'Racist' Transformers-inspired DHS campaign sparks outrage over AI imagery [Lean Left] — LA Times

Supreme Court erases major immigration detention case from its docket [Lean Left] — Washington Times

Killing of Catalina Island's mule deer has begun, official confirms [Lean Left] — LA Times

Republicans fear they have a North Carolina problem [Lean Left] — Politico

How Donald Trump Broke the Banks [Strong Left] — New Republic

Yes, the Democrats Have a Real Shot at the Senate This Time [Strong Left] — The Nation

Trump wants to remake the Smithsonian — again [Strong Left] — Salon

Driver dies after his car goes through guardrail, falls into Grand Avenue gap in downtown L.A. [Lean Left] — LA Times

‘The Good Daughter’ First Look: Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy on Playing Southern Sisters and Their Show’s Shocking Start [Lean Left] — Vanity Fair

Sam Altman backs Anthropic CEO’s call to slow down the global AI race [Lean Left] — NBC News

Republicans aren’t exactly flocking to Trump’s midterm convention [Lean Left]Fact-Check — Politico

Portsmouth experiences second weekend of anti-immigration protests [Lean Left] — Guardian World

Nadia Murad on Escaping ISIS, Meeting Trump, and Her New Book [Lean Left] — Vanity Fair

GOP prepared to block vote to replace Feinstein on Senate Judiciary [Lean Left] — CNN

Irish leaders react after Trump says he'd 'love' to see a unified Ireland [Lean Left] — ABC News

9/11 Families Call on Trump to Do Something About Saudi Arabia Already [Strong Left] — New Republic

CIA releases dozens of presidential daily briefs on Bin Laden and al-Qaida from before 9/11 [Lean Left] — Guardian World

HYPOCRITICAL NEWS

Trump Silent as Even His Top Conspiracy Guy Abandons Ship [Strong Left] — New Republic

Trump Crashes Out Over Fact-Checks of His Outlandish 9/11 Lie [Strong Left] — New Republic

Fact-Checking Trump’s Attacks on Democratic Senate Candidates [Lean Left] — NYT Politics

Commentary: 'Help Wanted/Leave Now!' How U.S. immigration policy remains maddeningly consistently inconsistent [Lean Left] — LA Times

Live fact check: Night 1 of the Republican Midterm Convention - PBS [Center] — Google News US Politics

Fact-Checking Trump’s Attacks on Democratic Senate Candidates - The New York Times [Center] — Google News US Politics

The U.N.’s Double Standard on Israel [Lean Right] — National Review

Roy Cooper, NC Democrats Backtrack from Shelly Headen Who Wants Trump Supporters in Concentration Camps [Strong Right] — Breitbart

AI leaders rally around calls to slow things down [Center] — Business Insider

Dario Amodei says OpenAI's Hugging Face hack helped convince him AI needs to slow down [Center] — Business Insider

A developer emailed Claude Code's creator about AI slop. Boris Cherny wrote back. [Center] — Business Insider

Bill Maher Delivers Blunt Message to His Conservative Fans Still Loyal to Trump: ‘You’re Just Not That Bright’ [Center] — Mediaite

Trump Jokes About Melania During Ireland Trip: ‘My Wife Is Here in Spirit’ [Center] — Mediaite

Anthropic CEO Declares ‘We Must Slow the Pace’ of AI Advancements While Warning the Tech Could ‘Take Over’ the Internet in Months [Center] — Mediaite

Bill Maher Says Democrat Politicians Are ‘Cowards’ — Unlike 9/11 Terrorists: ‘You Don’t Know Sh*t’ [Center] — Mediaite

‘Such a Great Golfer’: Trump Drools Over His Own Golf Game and Explains Why It’s Impossible for Him to Cheat [Center] — Mediaite

Trump Ruffles Feathers When Asked About Irish Reunification: ‘I Gave A Very Nice Answer I Think’ [Center] — Mediaite

Trump Assures Everyone Things Will Turn Out ‘Fine and Dandy’ with Iran War After Saudi Arabia Call [Center] — Mediaite

CONSERVATIVE NEWS
the RED PILL

Journal of Free Speech Law: "The Government Speech Doctrine Goes to School," by Heidi Kitrosser [Lean Right] — Reason

Court Upholds $7.85M Verdict for Employees Fired for Refusing to Get COVID-19 Vaccine [Lean Right] — Reason

Angel Mom Flips The Script On Trump Haters With ‘Love’ Message [Strong Right] — Daily Wire

Trump admin’s fraud crackdown targets foreigners accused of infiltrating US federal programs [Lean Right] — Fox News Politics

China Played Key Role In Iranian Strike That Killed Americans [Strong Right] — Daily Wire

Freed Israeli Hostages Still Had Shrapnel in Their Bodies From Oct. 7 Attack [Lean Right] — Wall Street Journal

NC Democrat Legislative Candidate Shelly Headen: 'Visiting Dauchau [sic] Concentration Camp in Germany.....This is where Trump supporters belong' [Strong Right] — Breitbart

Sam Altman's OpenAI Claims to Consider Slowing AI Development as Safety Concerns Mount [Strong Right] — Breitbart

Can the Feds Ban You From Making Liquor in Your Own Home? [Lean Right] — Reason

Leading China Property Developer Reports Huge loss, in Sign of Widening Real-Estate Woes [Lean Right] — Wall Street Journal

Graham agrees to debate Annie Andrews in South Carolina Senate race [Lean Right] — Washington Examiner

Supreme Court Blocks Missouri's Messy, Trump-Backed Gerrymandering Fight [Lean Right] — Reason

NeNe Leakes says Kim Zolciak is ‘not OK’ amid son KJ Biermann’s legal woes [Lean Right] — NY Post

Remember: The "S" in "Artificial Intelligence" Stands for "Safety" [Lean Right] — Reason

Suspected Sabotage of Deep-Sea Cable Triggers First NATO-Led Response [Lean Right] — Wall Street Journal

Report: Hollywood Power Players Mute Their Support for Democrats as Socialists Surge in Party [Strong Right] — Breitbart

Politicians See Opportunity in Data Center Panic [Lean Right] — Reason

Trump Says Colombia Will Accept Deportees, Ending Tariff Standoff [Lean Right] — Wall Street Journal

Market Correlation

U.S. equities are trading higher: the S&P 500 +0.86% at 7,657, the Nasdaq +0.96% at 26,333, the Dow +0.98% at 52,573. The VIX sits at 15.8 (-11.2% today), inside its normal range.

The 10-year Treasury yield is climbing at 4.97% — the number behind mortgage rates and Washington's interest bill. The dollar index is at 99.1 (+0.0%). Elsewhere: gold up 0.0% at $4,366/oz; WTI crude down 2.4% at $100.05/bbl; Bitcoin at $77,122 (-0.1%).

Among big names, SMCI leads gainers at +7.28%, while ORCL lags at -1.74%. Rate moves and energy prices feed straight into the political fight over inflation — match this against the headlines above.

S&P 500 7,656.98 +0.86%

Nasdaq 26,333.04 +0.96%

Dow 52,573.29 +0.98%

VIX 15.84 -11.21%

10Y Yield 4.97% +0.63%

Dollar Index 99.12 +0.03%

Bitcoin 77,121.7 -0.07%

Gold 4,366.2 +0.04%

Oil WTI 100.05 -2.37%