Friday, July 17, 2026
End of the Week Updates in July of 2026.
Todd Blanche was questioned at the confirmation hearing by the Senate. The hearing was very contentious at times and filled with political fireworks. Also, Todd Blanche proved that he would submit to the interests of Trump unconditionally instead of following the Constitution, even if constitutional law contradicts the agenda of Trump. For Blanche to justify the pardoning of January 6th terrorists (many of them convicted of seditious conspiracy) by virtue of him saying that the President has the legal right to pardon who he wants shows his moral lacking. The January 6th terrorists tried to overthrow the government, and these criminals should be in prison not coddled. Blanche was asked questions about the handling of the Epstein files, and he said that he made "mistakes" involving the release of the files showing victims' addresses and other personal information. Blanche purged many hundreds of career Justice Department lawyers. He supported the IRS corrupt immunity deal. Pam Bondi said that Blanche was involved in the release of the Epstein files. Blanche moved Ghislane Maxwell (who worked with Epstein and has been convicted of five counts related to sex trafficking and the sexual abuse of minors along with Jeffrey Esptein on December 29, 2021) to a minimum-security prison. Blanche met with Maxwell with her lawyer before. Blanche was asked by Senator Durbin to meet with the Epstein survivors. Blanche said that new indictments involving the Epstein can occur in the future based on the evidence. Blanche was asked about the scrapped $1.7876 billion "anti-weaponization" fund too. So, Todd Blanche has proven by his words in his confirmation hearing and by his actions that he lacked the political independence to be the new Attorney General of the United States of America.
Trump's DNI pick won't say that Joe Biden explicitly won the 2020 election. The year of 2020 was one of the most important years in human history. I compare that year to 1968. In 2020, political polarization was high, people protested against police brutality, and the COVID-19 pandemic was at its peak killings millions of human beings worldwide. Trump had a lax response to the pandemic, and the pandemic caused a global recession that contributed to Biden winning the 2020 election. After that election, the Trump administration sued massively in trying to steal the election. Yet, they failed. Terrorists on January 6, 2021, invaded the U.S. Capitol building, harmed police officers, spread excrement on the Capitol grounds, waved Neo-nazi and Confederate flags (for the first time in American history in the U.S. Capitol), and had people who wanted to hang former Vice President Mike Pence. Biden won that election fair and square, and that has caused hatred among Trump to this very day. We want to stand up for truth and justice not misinformation.
Vice President J.D. Vance is oblivious to what is going on in America. We have high gas prices, food prices are still high, rent prices have increased, housing supply is low, and the government has allowed ICE to execute people in the streets. Vance talking to Joe Rogan doesn't magically cause those nefarious complications go away. Even Vance's secret service detail said that Vance is having too many vacations. Also, NBC and ABC will not air Trump's Primetime Address Live. The reason is that Trump has promoted so many lies about the 2020 election, that these media companies probably feel that it is unnecessary for the American people to be subjected to anti-democratic propaganda. We have unprecedent corruption among the Trump administration from the crypto situation, lucrative foreign investments, and major stock trades made by the administration's key officials. Trump has fired many federal inspectors' generals, he has allowed the DOJ to target Trump opponents, and the federal agencies have dropped hundreds of corporate fraud investigations and antitrust enforcement actions to benefit corporate donors and special interests. If any Democratic President did one percent of these actions, that President would face impeachment by Republicans. Therefore, we know the truth.
There are many races in Texas. Talarico wants to debate Ken Paxton. Paxton hasn't been in a debate stage in a debate in a long time. Ken Paxton has tons of scandals from money scandals, adultery allegations, and other issues. Paxton wants to hide behind Trump to justify his actions, but no person is above the truth. In Texas, the Texans deserve an elected official who trusts the people of Texas. It is only recently when Ken Paxton has welcomed a debate with James Talarico, but Paxton didn't commit to a specific host. Paxton has been impeached before, made a recent plea deal offered in a child sex abuse case, and accumulated millions of dollars while in office. In foreign affairs, many far right agents love Putin and follow him. Some of them take money from the Russian government to condemn Ukrainians using their God given right of self-defense to defend their lands after being invaded by Putin's forces.
Some sad, shocking news is that Paul Riddick recently passed away at the age of 78 years old. His daughter-in-law confirmed the news today on July 15, 2026. Paul Riddick was a political icon of Hampton Roads, Virginia in the 757. I'm from the 757, and I heard of Paul Riddick for years and decades. I even saw him before on numerous occasions. He was a former Norfolk, Virginia Councilman who was first elected to Norfolk City Council in 1992. He served for over 30 years in Ward 4 in Virginia. He was outspoken, bold, and stood up for the civil rights of black Americans. Riddick was a member of the Southeastern Tidewater Opportunity Project (STOP) and served as an alternate to the Hampton Roads Regional Jail Authority. He was the former President of the Norfolk Branch of the NAACP and was the lead plaintiff in the Riddick v. School Board of the City of Norfolk. Congressman Bobby Scott was his friend and gave his condolences to. Paul Riddick was certainly a giant in the history of Virginia.
I send my condolences to his family and friends.
By Timothy
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Mid Week News.
The New York Times reported that Todd Blanche was pivotal to Trump's retribution campaign via emails (between Trump and Blanche). It is no secret that Donald Trump has worked with Blanche in indicting people that disagree with Trump from James Comey, The SPLC, Letitia James, etc. Blanche will appear before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on July 15, 2026, for a confirmation hearing. Trump has nominated Todd Blanche to be officially the future U.S. Attorney General. Blanche is currently Acting Attorney General since April 2026 after Trump fired his predecessor, Pamela Bondi. Todd Blanche has not acted independently in his duty. He acts very similar to a defense attorney of Trump as he has weaponized the Justice Department and has total allegiance to the President for political reasons. We need an Attorney General that is independent, defends civil rights, and protects the human rights of the American people comprehensively. A federal judge ruled that the DOJ essentially conceded violations of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Many Epstein survivors and advocacy groups oppose the confirmation of Blanche because of Blanche's handling of the release of the Epstein files (these survivors said that the DOJ revealed personal information including their names, phone numbers, and home addresses while he names of many alleged abusers and powerful people linked to Epstein remained redacted).
Many states are suing Paramount over its proposed deal with Warner Bros. These states want to stop the controversial, blockbuster merger. Trump supports the merger as a means for him to control the political programming of these corporate powerhouses. These states suing this plan are led by California. The proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Brothers would unite some of America's largest movie studios, television newsrooms, and other entertainment properties. That merger will definitely grow the power of monopolies and the agenda of oligarchy. California Attorney General Rob Bnota said in a suit that the merger is unlawful that would cause higher prices, lower quality, and less content for film and television. He states that such a plan would harm movie theaters, basic cable distributors, and audiences of the people in general. Paramount accuses Bonta of having the antitrust laws and the facts wrong. Paramount claims that this plan will grow jobs. The merger deals with Paramount+, CBS Sports, Comedy Central, Vh1, MTV, TNT, TBS, HGTV, Discovery, etc. The owners of Larry and David Ellison have been praised by Trump. Trump wants Warner's CNN to be sold to new owners publicly. Bonta said that the acquisition will be $111 billion and including debt and investment stakes from Saudi Arabia. Paramount and Warner Brothers being merged has not been signed off by the FCC yet.
On this time, it seems that Ukraine is winning the war against Russia. In just one week, Ukraine destroyed or immobilized 105 Russian ships in the Azov and Black Seas. Ukraine has dramatically expanded its long-range capabilities and drone production. Ukraine is targeting tankers, ferries, cargo vessels, ports, and fuel infrastructure. Ukraine wants Russia's supplies involving fuel to go down, so both sides can go into the negotiation table to end the war. Recently, the Sea of Azov is now closed to Russian traffic by order of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to Reuters, Russia halt shipping through the Don-Azov canal after the Ukrainian attack. Ukraine has hit an oil deport in Mikhaylovsk in the Stavropol Krai region of Russia. Russia now has a fuel crisis. Germany will finance the production of 50,000 Shrike FPV drones for Ukraine. The drones will be manufactured by the Ukrainian company SkyFall, while the German firm Auterion will equip them with software and targeting modules. The Shirke 10 was the first Ukrainian drone to shoot down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter since the start of the full-scale war.
Other news is going on. Senate Democrats have blocked Trump's Defense bill over the Iran War. Corporate spending on elections have topped $500 million this year. That's one third of the $1.58 billion dollars in total that corporations have spent since Citizens United in 2010. Hawaii and Montana have plans to neutralize Citizens United. In Iran, the ceasefire seems to be gone now. We have America using new airstrikes in Iran, and Iran attacking Gulf States nations involving military bases, etc. There are more stories coming out about Lindsay Graham. Michael Fanone, one of the D.C. officers assaulted by the January 6th terrorists said that Graham looked at the grieving mother of a dead police officer in the face. Graham told her that he wasn't going to listen to her blame Trump for January 6th. When Fanone showed in camera footage from that day, Graham turned away and looked at his phone. Lindsay Graham was a hypocrite who not only didn't want to embrace truth, but he reveled in promoting policies that hurt Americans and people overseas. Therefore, it is easy to call Graham every name under the sun, but I won't do that. It is certainly time to be bigger than that and to show what we disagree with the man on, so future generations won't have to suffer what we are going through presently.
There have been the recent killings of Lorenoz Salgado Araujo of Houston, Texas and another 26 years old man, who was shot and killed by ICE agents in Biddeford, Maine. The victim in Maine was named Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a 26-year-old who originally came from Colombia. According to the neighbor of Guerrero, Nelson Elias, Guerrero was a young man with a wife and daughter. Nelson told these words to the Portland Press Herald. Elias saw Guerrero's wife crying while holding her daughter's hand when the shooting occurred. There is video and eyewitnesses showing that immigration agents pursued Guerrero in downtown Biddeford in unmarked vehicles, rammed the passenger side of his white sedan, and surrounded him with weapons drawn. The agents fired at least six shots. There is footage showing ICE agents pulling his body from the driver's seat. His wounded head shake the pavement and shackling his wrists behind his back as he lay dying. He was not even the target of the warrant the agents were attempting to execute according to Maine Senator Angus King. The federal government changed stories about why they killed the man. For a while, ICE have killed people with basically immunity and impunity. We have to call this out as it is. This is fascism. Our ancestors and relatives defeated the Nazis by 1945, and we must defeat fascism in our generation. Now, ICE has paused low level vehicle stops after deadly shootings. Abolishing ICE makes perfect sense in my opinion.
By Timothy