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LetMyPeopleVote's JournalTrump's immigration policies could wreck the World Cup and the Olympics
I would not be surprised to see these events moved out of the US
Trump’s immigration policies could wreck the World Cup and the Olympics
— Aryeh (@aryehcw.bsky.social) 2025-07-22T23:04:11.582Z
thehill.com/opinion/immi...
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5412766-trumps-immigration-policies-could-wreck-the-world-cup-and-the-olympics/
On his first day back in office, President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to apply “maximum” vetting to all visa applicants. In practice, that has meant more arrests, more detentions, more deportations and more horror stories of travelers turned away at the border.
The damage isn’t limited to the border. The State Department has imposed invasive social media vetting on certain visa applicants. Consular officers are vetting applicants for “any indications of hostility towards the citizens, culture, government, institutions or founding principles of the United States.” Applicants who refuse to make their online activity visible may be viewed as trying to hide something, which could result in a denial......
On the contrary, Trump has ordered immigration agents to intensify arrests and deportations in Democratic-run cities like Los Angeles and New York — both key sites for World Cup matches. Immigrants are staying home, afraid that they could be picked up on their way to or from work.
This is a self-inflicted wound. Without a reliable workforce and a welcoming environment for international travelers, the U.S. could turn two marquee events into cautionary tales. Even if the administration relaxes certain policies temporarily to facilitate the World Cup and Olympics, the damage to America’s image and economy may already be done.
Hosting global events is more than a point of pride — it’s a test of openness, security and competence. A successful World Cup and Olympics would show the world that the U.S. remains dynamic, open and capable. But if fear and red tape define the visitor experience, we would send another message entirely: America isn’t worth the trouble.
DOJ fires US attorney for New Jersey after state picks her over former Trump lawyer Alina Habba
Bondi is trying to prevent some federal judges from picking Habba's successor as interim US attorney
https://x.com/ABC/status/1947729532712001616
https://abcnews.go.com/US/former-trump-attorney-alina-habba-passed-permanent-us/story
The announcement came after federal judges in New Jersey opted not to appoint Habba, Trump's former personal attorney, as the state's top federal prosecutor on a permanent basis. Trump appointed Habba as the state's acting U.S. attorney in March.
"This Department of Justice does not tolerate rogue judges -- especially when they threaten the President's core Article II powers," Attorney General Pam Bondi posted on X in announcing Grace's firing.
Grace was Habba's first assistant before district judges elevated her to the top job, setting up Habba's ouster.
Habba was awaiting Senate confirmation when her 120-day term as acting U.S. attorney expired this week.
DOJ fires US attorney for New Jersey after state picks her over former Trump lawyer Alina Habba
Source: ABC
The Justice Department on Tuesday said it fired Desiree Leigh Grace as the newly appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, hours after federal judges in the state chose her over President Donald Trump's pick, Alina Habba.
The announcement came after federal judges in New Jersey opted not to appoint Habba, Trump's former personal attorney, as the state's top federal prosecutor on a permanent basis. Trump appointed Habba as the state's acting U.S. attorney in March.
"This Department of Justice does not tolerate rogue judges -- especially when they threaten the President's core Article II powers," Attorney General Pam Bondi posted on X in announcing Grace's firing.
Grace was Habba's first assistant before district judges elevated her to the top job, setting up Habba's ouster.
Habba was awaiting Senate confirmation when her 120-day term as acting U.S. attorney expired this week.
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/former-trump-attorney-alina-habba-passed-permanent-us/story
https://x.com/ABC/status/1947729532712001616
GOP's Comer targets Biden judicial appointments in latest attack on his presidential actions
The House Oversight Committee chairman isn't just targeting the former president's executive orders and pardons: he's focused on Biden's judges, too.
GOP’s Comer targets Biden judicial appointments in latest attack on his presidential actions
— (@enuffsaysv.bsky.social) 2025-07-22T03:24:29.668Z
The House Oversight Committee chairman isn't just targeting the former president's executive orders and pardons: he's focused on Biden's judges, too.
Read in MSNBC: apple.news/AGuSOYt-PQQG...
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/gops-comer-targets-biden-judicial-appointments-latest-attack-president-rcna220073
The MAGA lawmaker overseeing the investigation into former President Joe Biden’s autopen use has vowed to probe the former president’s judicial appointments. During an appearance on Fox News, Kentucky Rep. James Comer, who leads the House Oversight Committee, said his inquiry would ‘look at everything that was signed with the autopen,’ including executive orders, pardons, and nominees.
......The Republican lawmaker didn’t explicitly mention any of the jurists by name, but in context, the segment began with a lengthy focus on Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson — Biden’s only appointee to the high court — and Comer could be seen on camera shaking his head in an apparent disagreement in response to the justice’s public comments.
https://x.com/Acyn/status/1947076840696529062
Comer added that, as part of his conspiracy theory, he believes it’s an open question as to whether Biden’s judicial appointments, each of which was confirmed by a majority of the U.S. Senate, “are legal.”
The Kentucky Republican added, “I think all of these are in jeopardy of being declared null and void in a court of law.”
In reality, it’s difficult to take any of Comer’s rhetoric seriously, but given that these bizarre comments are coming from the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, the GOP congressman is at least letting the public know where his misguided investigation is likely to go next.
Maddow Blog-Questions about FEMA's future grow louder following its latest resignation
Kristi Noem suggested FEMA’s response to deadly Texas flooding was a model for the future. A resigning FEMA official apparently doesn’t see it that way.
Last week: Kristi Noem says the Texas flood disaster is a model of how FEMA should work going forward.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-07-22T19:31:27.637Z
This week: A senior FEMA official resigns over the agency’s dreadful response to the Texas flood disaster. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/questions-femas-future-grow-louder-latest-resignation-rcna220279
“What you saw happen in Texas was much more how FEMA will look in the future,” the South Dakota Republican said, as if the federal response to the Texas flooding was so impressive, it had established a model worthy of emulation going forward.
It appears that assessment has not been universally embraced within the agency. CNN reported that the head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch resigned on Monday.
Ken Pagurek’s departure comes less than three weeks after a delayed FEMA response to catastrophic flooding in central Texas caused by bureaucratic hurdles put in place by the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the disaster response agency. Pagurek told colleagues at FEMA that the delay was the tipping point that led to his voluntary departure after months of frustration with the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the agency, according to two sources familiar with his thinking. It took more than 72 hours after the flooding for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to authorize the deployment of FEMA’s search and rescue network.
......Of course, this wasn’t much of a denial about concerns reportedly voiced by a resigning senior FEMA official
Democrats say GOP 'snuck in' renaming Kennedy Center Opera House for Melania Trump
An amendment changing the name was approved along party lines.
Just when you thought shit couldn’t get any stupider abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep... Democrats say GOP 'snuck in' renaming Kennedy Center Opera House for Melania Trump - ABC News
— Lobstah Grl Ñлава україні 🇺🇦 (@lobstahluvah.bsky.social) 2025-07-22T20:23:06.802Z
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/republicans-rename-kennedy-center-opera-house-melania-trump/story
An amendment changing the name of the 2,364-seat theater, the second largest in the arts complex, was approved along party lines by the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, and would become law if Congress approves the House GOP spending bill that funds the Interior Department, Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies.
“This is an excellent way to recognize [the first lady's] support and commitment to promoting the arts,” said Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee.
It's the latest move by Republicans and the White House to turn the traditionally bipartisan Kennedy Center in a more Trumpian direction, after President Donald Trump fired board members appointed by former President Joe Biden and replaced them with his own supporters.
Obama reiterates conclusion of attempted Russian interference in 2016 election
https://x.com/TheTNHoller/status/1947746642964197391
CBS NEWS POLL: Trump's approval trends among ages 18-29-Net 54 point negative swing
https://x.com/IAPolls2022/status/1947397923999830321Early February
🟢 Approve: 55% (+10)
🟤 Disapprove: 45%
JULY
🟢 Approve: 28% (-44)
🟤 Disapprove: 72%
Net 54 point negative swing
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