Florida Braces for Storm, Mourns Shooting Victims

Florida residents are being urged to evacuate from 21 counties that lie in the path of Idalia, a powerful storm which is projected to become a category 3 hurricane with winds of 150 mph. Tampa International Airport will close Tuesday, among others.

Governor DeSantis stepped away from the campaign trail this week to deal with the crises at hand: the hurricane and the tragic shooting in Jacksonville. In a news conference on Sunday, DeSantis urged locals to follow the instructions of emergency managers in preparation for the storm. He also condemned the killing of the three black men on Saturday.

Later that day, DeSantis appeared at a vigil where the shooting took place and was met with boos when he briefly addressed the crowd, calling the gunman a “scumbag” and saying there was no tolerance for racist violence in Florida.

Identity of Jacksonville Shooter Revealed

The gunman who shot and killed three black people outside a Dollar General in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday was 21-year-old Ryan Christopher Palmeter.

Palmeter had no criminal history and used a legally purchased handgun and AR-15-style rifle that he adorned with a swastika.

Further investigation revealed Palmeter had left behind several manifestos for his family, authorities, and social media detailing his hatred for black people.

The Justice Department is treating the shooting as a hate crime, calling it an “act of racially motivated violent extremism.”

Palmeter died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Trump Trial Date Set

Donald Trump will stand trial in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2024—just one day before “Super Tuesday” when states across the country will hold Republican primaries for the 2024 election.
Trump’s lawyers pushed for an April 2026 trial date, but they were denied by U.S. Judge Tanya Chutkan.

This is one of four criminal prosecutions the former president faces, three of which will take place as he campaigns for the GOP’s nomination to take on President Joe Biden.

Despite facing multiple criminal charges, polls show Trump still leads his competitors by a wide margin.

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➤ Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign raised over 1 million dollars in the 72 hours after the first GOP debate. Her national polling numbers have ticked up slightly, but she still trails Trump, DeSantis, and Ramaswamy. (More) 

➤ Donald Trump’s arraignment hearing is scheduled for September 6 for his criminal case in Georgia, in which he’s accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election. Also to be arraigned that day are Trump’s former lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, and 16 others. (More) 

➤ Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) are demanding answers after the IRS lost millions of taxpayer data by mishandling backup records. “The information contained in these backup records can be used by nefarious actors to commit tax fraud and identity theft,” the lawmakers wrote. (More) 

➤ A recent AP poll found that three-fourths of Americans think President Biden is too old for another term. Concerns about Biden’s age are held by 89% of Republicans and 69% of Democrats, but the view is not held in regards to Trump, who is only three years Biden’s junior. (More) 

➤ Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, known as “Joe the Plumber” after confronting then-presidential candidate Barack Obama on the 2008 campaign trail, died at age 49. “Our hearts are broken. We lost a beloved husband, father, son, brother and friend. He made an impact on so many lives,” said Joe’s wife. (More) 

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➤ A new study conducted by Boston University found degenerative brain disease in more than 40% of athletes who were exposed to repetitive head impacts and died before age 30. The study drew its findings from 152 donated brains, 63 of which were previously diagnosed with CTE. (More) 

➤ Simone Biles, 26, won her eighth U.S. gymnastics title on Sunday, a full ten years after winning her first. Afterward, she said she was determined not to get “stuck in her own head” as she has at times and that she felt like she was in a “fever dream” when she won. (More) 

➤ Two Atlanta Braves fans rushed the field yesterday and attempted to hug outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr., who was knocked to the ground in the exchange as security guards tried to remove the fans. (Video) 

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➤ Shares of Faraday Future, an electric car maker, shot up on the news of a reverse stock split. The price has since tumbled 24%, likely as a result of the company’s recent production delays and accounting errors. (More)

➤ Disney stocks traded at roughly $84 on Monday, its lowest rate in nearly a decade. Disney, whose earnings before interest, taxes, and depreciation dwindled from $17.4 billion in 2018 to $11.5 billion last year, is the 78th-worst-performing stock over the last ten years. (More) 

➤ A San Francisco Nordstrom store, along with their Market Street Rack store, has permanently closed its doors after more than 30 years in business. The closing is a direct result of the spike in rampant crime and decreased foot traffic. (More) 

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➤ A rare Super Blue Moon is due to rise on August 30th. At noon on Wednesday, the moon will reach its fullest form as it passes its closest approach to Earth, making it the second full moon this month. (More) 

➤ Mercedes Benz announced plans to launch its first electronic vehicle charging hubs later this year. The first stations will be in Atlanta, Georgia, Chengdu, China and Mannheim, Germany. (More) 

➤ Churchill, Canada, is known as the polar bear capital of the world because of the yearly arrival of hundreds of the arctic predators (it even has a “polar bear jail” where troublesome creatures are herded). This year, the town has already seen four times as many bears because of shifting sea ice. (More) 

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➤ American Airlines will be fined over $4 million dollars for keeping passengers trapped inside planes on the tarmac for unreasonable lengths of time. It’s the largest-ever fine of its kind. (More) 

➤ Austria is giving away free train travel for one year with its “KlimaTicket”—a supposedly eco-friendly train program. The only catch? You have to get the word “KlimaTicket” permanently tattooed onto your body. (More) 

➤ Alexandra Paul, a Canadian Olympic figure skater, died in a car accident on Tuesday when a truck crashed into a number of stationary vehicles. Paul’s baby was also in the vehicle but survived the crash and was taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. (More) 

➤ OJ Simpson posted a video endorsing GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, with one reservation: Ramaswamy’s foreign affairs policies. He suggested Ramaswamy run with Nikki Haley and adopt her foreign affairs policies. (Video) 

➤ Jimmy Lippert Thyden, a 42-year-old Virginia man, traveled to meet his biological mother for the first time after being stolen from her arms upon birth. “Mijo (son), you have no idea the oceans I’ve cried for you,” said his mother, Maria Angelica Gonzalez’. (More) 

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Have you bought a house in the last year?

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Today’s Trivia

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