The gang talk about Texas Dems fleeing to Illinois to stop gerrymandering, RFK Jr. canceling mRNA contracts, and how ICE is spending its new big budget. Plus, the return of Tariff Talk.

Sources:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/01/economy/tariff-more-expensive

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-hikes-india-tariffs-50-percent-buying-russian-oil-rcna223374

https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/us-tariffs-take-effect-08-07-25

https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/us-tariffs-take-effect-08-07-25#cme17o5l400003b6ns7mwdwnv

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/06/tech/apple-investment-us-trump

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-tariffs-latest-round-takes-effect-thursday-august-7-2025-rcna223461

https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/us-tariffs-take-effect-08-07-25

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/06/tech/apple-investment-us-trump

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/i-wont-humiliate-myself-brazils-president-sees-no-point-tariff-talks-with-trump-2025-08-06/

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/aug/05/yvette-cooper-small-boats-migrants-uk-france-home-office-uk-politics-live

https://bsky.app/profile/yougov.co.uk/post/3lvnr5fixc22l 

https://www.facebook.com/EpiscopalNY/ 

https://apnews.com/article/florida-immigration-alligator-alcatraz-27fbae217427be730f589323df7cf656 

https://sam.gov/opp/53dc2fa997954c1d8acf8888fd8f0b56/view 

https://bi2technologies.com/service/iris/ 

https://www.cbs42.com/business/press-releases/cision/20250519NE91508/bi2-technologies-and-support-our-sheriffs-foundation-partner-with-singlecare-to-create-sheriff-rx/ 

https://www.secureidnews.com/news-item/el-paso-sheriff-to-use-iris-scanners/?ref=404media.co 

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CMSW25P00000040_7012_-NONE-_-NONE-

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CTD025FR0000036_7012_NNG15SC82B_8000 

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CMSD25P00000047_7012_-NONE-_-NONE- 

https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/02/capsule-review-ford-svt-raptor-united-states-border-patrol-edition/ 

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CMSW25P00000042_7012_-NONE-_-NONE-

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/senator-cornyn-says-fbi-will-help-track-down-texas-democrats-who-fled-over-2025-08-07/

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/03/texas-quorum-breaks-history/

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/04/texas-democrats-house-warrants-arrest-quorum-break/

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/08/06/nx-s1-5493544/rfk-defunding-mrna-vaccine-research

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/04/nasa-china-space-station-duffy-directives-00492172

The gang talk about Texas Dems fleeing to Illinois to stop gerrymandering, RFK Jr. canceling mRNA contracts, and how ICE is spending its new big budget. Plus, the return of Tariff Talk.
Sources:
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/01/economy/tariff-more-expensive" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="fb17ac7e-e7b8-41da-a7e4-d0f768622ff9">https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/01/economy/tariff-more-expensive</a>
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-hikes-india-tariffs-50-percent-buying-russian-oil-rcna223374" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="a5a47d6d-f962-4950-bd1c-0f930ea1d04d">https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-hikes-india-tariffs-50-percent-buying-russian-oil-rcna223374</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/us-tariffs-take-effect-08-07-25" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="7240fc01-118f-413b-bad2-6ee853760187">https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/us-tariffs-take-effect-08-07-25</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/us-tariffs-take-effect-08-07-25#cme17o5l400003b6ns7mwdwnv" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="8c972dd0-9817-4479-8e87-499d8a616ba5">https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/us-tariffs-take-effect-08-07-25#cme17o5l400003b6ns7mwdwnv</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/06/tech/apple-investment-us-trump" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="e8774064-9c56-414d-a98d-7a03678d3645">https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/06/tech/apple-investment-us-trump</a>
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-tariffs-latest-round-takes-effect-thursday-august-7-2025-rcna223461" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="939485d5-0137-41ba-8284-347dc2d6e1e9">https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-tariffs-latest-round-takes-effect-thursday-august-7-2025-rcna223461</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/us-tariffs-take-effect-08-07-25" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="2e42db40-af32-4496-881e-4b75c78f3faf">https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/us-tariffs-take-effect-08-07-25</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/06/tech/apple-investment-us-trump" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="fcb274a3-e84a-42a1-8b87-a919d56f842a">https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/06/tech/apple-investment-us-trump</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/i-wont-humiliate-myself-brazils-president-sees-no-point-tariff-talks-with-trump-2025-08-06/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="8302f9c5-eac7-4631-b25f-4f4986fad7fa">https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/i-wont-humiliate-myself-brazils-president-sees-no-point-tariff-talks-with-trump-2025-08-06/</a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/aug/05/yvette-cooper-small-boats-migrants-uk-france-home-office-uk-politics-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6891dc518f08dc7a3db412ba#block-6891dc518f08dc7a3db412ba">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/aug/05/yvette-cooper-small-boats-migrants-uk-france-home-office-uk-politics-live</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/yougov.co.uk/post/3lvnr5fixc22l">https://bsky.app/profile/yougov.co.uk/post/3lvnr5fixc22l</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/EpiscopalNY/">https://www.facebook.com/EpiscopalNY/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/florida-immigration-alligator-alcatraz-27fbae217427be730f589323df7cf656">https://apnews.com/article/florida-immigration-alligator-alcatraz-27fbae217427be730f589323df7cf656</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://sam.gov/opp/53dc2fa997954c1d8acf8888fd8f0b56/view">https://sam.gov/opp/53dc2fa997954c1d8acf8888fd8f0b56/view</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://bi2technologies.com/service/iris/">https://bi2technologies.com/service/iris/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cbs42.com/business/press-releases/cision/20250519NE91508/bi2-technologies-and-support-our-sheriffs-foundation-partner-with-singlecare-to-create-sheriff-rx/">https://www.cbs42.com/business/press-releases/cision/20250519NE91508/bi2-technologies-and-support-our-sheriffs-foundation-partner-with-singlecare-to-create-sheriff-rx/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.secureidnews.com/news-item/el-paso-sheriff-to-use-iris-scanners/?ref=404media.co">https://www.secureidnews.com/news-item/el-paso-sheriff-to-use-iris-scanners/?ref=404media.co</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CMSW25P00000040_7012_-NONE-_-NONE-">https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CMSW25P00000040_7012_-NONE-_-NONE-</a>
<a href="https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CTD025FR0000036_7012_NNG15SC82B_8000">https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CTD025FR0000036_7012_NNG15SC82B_8000</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CMSD25P00000047_7012_-NONE-_-NONE-">https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CMSD25P00000047_7012_-NONE-_-NONE-</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/02/capsule-review-ford-svt-raptor-united-states-border-patrol-edition/">https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/02/capsule-review-ford-svt-raptor-united-states-border-patrol-edition/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CMSW25P00000042_7012_-NONE-_-NONE-">https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CMSW25P00000042_7012_-NONE-_-NONE-</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/senator-cornyn-says-fbi-will-help-track-down-texas-democrats-who-fled-over-2025-08-07/">https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/senator-cornyn-says-fbi-will-help-track-down-texas-democrats-who-fled-over-2025-08-07/</a>
<a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/03/texas-quorum-breaks-history/">https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/03/texas-quorum-breaks-history/</a>
<a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/04/texas-democrats-house-warrants-arrest-quorum-break/">https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/04/texas-democrats-house-warrants-arrest-quorum-break/</a>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/08/06/nx-s1-5493544/rfk-defunding-mrna-vaccine-research">https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/08/06/nx-s1-5493544/rfk-defunding-mrna-vaccine-research</a>
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/04/nasa-china-space-station-duffy-directives-00492172">https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/04/nasa-china-space-station-duffy-directives-00492172</a>

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