The gang discuss Trump’s attempts to distract from Epstein, the construction of a 5,000 bed ICE detention camp at Fort Bliss, and cuts to the EPA and public broadcasting.

Sources/Links:

Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/immigration-lawyer-for-primrose

https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter-we-have-certain-things-in-common-f918d796?st=dg3j4m&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

https://apnews.com/article/trump-jeffrey-epstein-grand-jury-justice-department-4634e5afceb8b1bb43f23558dfbb1d6c

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/14/teen-models-powerful-men-when-donald-trump-hosted-look-of-the-year 

https://www.wsj.com/politics/justice-department-told-trump-name-in-epstein-files-727a8038 

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-immigration-deport-chilean-man-living-pennsylvania-refuting-123944071

https://www.fastcheck.cl/2025/07/22/foto-atribuida-a-luis-leon-supuesto-migrante-chileno-deportado-a-guatemala-es-falsa/

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/07/1165454 

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-07-22/fort-bliss-detention-center-migrants-18520342.html

https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/4250988/ 

https://www.oversight.gov/sites/default/files/documents/reports/2022-02/DODIG-2022-064.pdf 

https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/Documents/defbudget/fy2024/budget_justification/pdfs/01_Operation_and_Maintenance/O_M_VOL_1_PART_2/OHDACA_OP-5.pdf 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-22/trump-awards-immigration-detention-center-contract-for-fort-bliss-in-texas?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy 

https://www.hrw.org/report/2025/07/21/you-feel-like-your-life-is-over/abusive-practices-at-three-florida-immigration 

https://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/232598p.pdf

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/afghan-refugee-fort-bliss/  

https://ecf.cacd.uscourts.gov/doc1/031145354889

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/05/ending-taxpayer-subsidization-of-biased-media/ 

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/23/trump-announces-massive-trade-deal-with-japan-with-15percent-tariffs.html

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/23/eu-100bn-no-deal-plan-trump-tariffs-threat-us-imports

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-trade-deals-are-arriving-how-they-might-affect-us-economy-rcna220465

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/puerto-rico-law-ban-hormone-therapy-gender-affirming-surgery-transgender-youth/

https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/5407157-puerto-rico-gender-affirming-care-ban-transgender-americans/

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-congress-epstein-mike-johnson-b2793874.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-trump-strikes-deal-with-japan-as-eu-us-reportedly-close-in-on-pact-200619932.html

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/rumeysa-ozturk-what-i-witnessed-inside-an-ice-womens-prison

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/21/npr-pbs-affiliates-worry-congress-clawbacks-00465850

https://archive.vn/zXQCw#selection-895.0-899.146

The gang discuss Trump&rsquo;s attempts to distract from Epstein, the construction of a 5,000 bed ICE detention camp at Fort Bliss, and cuts to the EPA and public broadcasting.
Sources/Links:
Fundraiser:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/immigration-lawyer-for-primrose">https://www.gofundme.com/f/immigration-lawyer-for-primrose</a> 
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter-we-have-certain-things-in-common-f918d796?st=dg3j4m&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink">https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter-we-have-certain-things-in-common-f918d796?st=dg3j4m&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink</a>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-jeffrey-epstein-grand-jury-justice-department-4634e5afceb8b1bb43f23558dfbb1d6c">https://apnews.com/article/trump-jeffrey-epstein-grand-jury-justice-department-4634e5afceb8b1bb43f23558dfbb1d6c</a> 
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/14/teen-models-powerful-men-when-donald-trump-hosted-look-of-the-year">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/14/teen-models-powerful-men-when-donald-trump-hosted-look-of-the-year</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/justice-department-told-trump-name-in-epstein-files-727a8038">https://www.wsj.com/politics/justice-department-told-trump-name-in-epstein-files-727a8038</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-immigration-deport-chilean-man-living-pennsylvania-refuting-123944071">https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-immigration-deport-chilean-man-living-pennsylvania-refuting-123944071</a> 
<a href="https://www.fastcheck.cl/2025/07/22/foto-atribuida-a-luis-leon-supuesto-migrante-chileno-deportado-a-guatemala-es-falsa/">https://www.fastcheck.cl/2025/07/22/foto-atribuida-a-luis-leon-supuesto-migrante-chileno-deportado-a-guatemala-es-falsa/</a>
<a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/07/1165454">https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/07/1165454</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-07-22/fort-bliss-detention-center-migrants-18520342.html">https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-07-22/fort-bliss-detention-center-migrants-18520342.html</a>
<a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/4250988/">https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/4250988/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.oversight.gov/sites/default/files/documents/reports/2022-02/DODIG-2022-064.pdf">https://www.oversight.gov/sites/default/files/documents/reports/2022-02/DODIG-2022-064.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/Documents/defbudget/fy2024/budget_justification/pdfs/01_Operation_and_Maintenance/O_M_VOL_1_PART_2/OHDACA_OP-5.pdf">https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/Documents/defbudget/fy2024/budget_justification/pdfs/01_Operation_and_Maintenance/O_M_VOL_1_PART_2/OHDACA_OP-5.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-22/trump-awards-immigration-detention-center-contract-for-fort-bliss-in-texas?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=share&amp;utm_campaign=copy">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-22/trump-awards-immigration-detention-center-contract-for-fort-bliss-in-texas?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=share&amp;utm_campaign=copy</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.hrw.org/report/2025/07/21/you-feel-like-your-life-is-over/abusive-practices-at-three-florida-immigration">https://www.hrw.org/report/2025/07/21/you-feel-like-your-life-is-over/abusive-practices-at-three-florida-immigration</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/232598p.pdf">https://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/232598p.pdf</a>
<a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/world/afghan-refugee-fort-bliss/">https://www.thenation.com/article/world/afghan-refugee-fort-bliss/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://ecf.cacd.uscourts.gov/doc1/031145354889">https://ecf.cacd.uscourts.gov/doc1/031145354889</a> 
<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/05/ending-taxpayer-subsidization-of-biased-media/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/05/ending-taxpayer-subsidization-of-biased-media/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/23/trump-announces-massive-trade-deal-with-japan-with-15percent-tariffs.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/23/trump-announces-massive-trade-deal-with-japan-with-15percent-tariffs.html</a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/23/eu-100bn-no-deal-plan-trump-tariffs-threat-us-imports">https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/23/eu-100bn-no-deal-plan-trump-tariffs-threat-us-imports</a>
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-trade-deals-are-arriving-how-they-might-affect-us-economy-rcna220465">https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-trade-deals-are-arriving-how-they-might-affect-us-economy-rcna220465</a>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/puerto-rico-law-ban-hormone-therapy-gender-affirming-surgery-transgender-youth/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/puerto-rico-law-ban-hormone-therapy-gender-affirming-surgery-transgender-youth/</a>
<a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/5407157-puerto-rico-gender-affirming-care-ban-transgender-americans/">https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/5407157-puerto-rico-gender-affirming-care-ban-transgender-americans/</a>
<a href="https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-congress-epstein-mike-johnson-b2793874.html">https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-congress-epstein-mike-johnson-b2793874.html</a>
<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-trump-strikes-deal-with-japan-as-eu-us-reportedly-close-in-on-pact-200619932.html">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-trump-strikes-deal-with-japan-as-eu-us-reportedly-close-in-on-pact-200619932.html</a>
<a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/rumeysa-ozturk-what-i-witnessed-inside-an-ice-womens-prison">https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/rumeysa-ozturk-what-i-witnessed-inside-an-ice-womens-prison</a>
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/21/npr-pbs-affiliates-worry-congress-clawbacks-00465850">https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/21/npr-pbs-affiliates-worry-congress-clawbacks-00465850</a>
<a href="https://archive.vn/zXQCw#selection-895.0-899.146">https://archive.vn/zXQCw#selection-895.0-899.146</a>

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