What Happened today - 13 Aug 2025
What Happened Today – 13 August 2025
Newsom’s social media team is KILLING it!
DC Update
Jeanine Pirro was a trainwreck yesterday
Prep for Putin Meeting
Epstein Update
Vance is on vacation-AGAIN
Hegseth’s “role” for women
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Newsom’s social media team is KILLING it!
Gavin Newsom has been openly trolling Donald Trump on social media, especially around issues like gerrymandering and surging prices. Recently, in response to Republican-led efforts to redraw congressional maps in states like Texas, Newsom posted a series of all-caps, Trump-style messages, complete with hyperbolic language and nicknames. He mocked Trump for missing a deadline to intervene against GOP redistricting, threatening that California would launch its own aggressive redistricting if Republicans didn’t “stand down.” In these posts, Newsom borrowed Trump’s infamous online persona—boasting about “beautiful maps” and promising to “end the Trump presidency”—to highlight what he called partisan tampering and to mobilize his political base.
The trolling didn’t stop with gerrymandering. Newsom also pushed back on Trump’s claims about surging prices in California, especially around gas. Trump blamed the state’s environmental regulations and taxes for allegedly sky-high prices, while Newsom fired back with fact checks and posts accusing Trump of exaggerating and spreading misinformation. By adopting Trump’s communication style—complete with satirical press conference announcements and exaggerated warnings—Newsom not only called out the president but also amplified his own message, turning these exchanges into viral moments. The result has been a dramatic increase in engagement and the sense that Newsom is leveraging internet culture to neutralize Trump’s attacks and keep California front and center in national political debates.
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DC Update
The federal takeover of Washington, D.C.’s police force, ordered by President Trump, turning the nation’s capital into a high-stakes battleground between federal and local authorities. National Guard troops and federal law enforcement officers have begun patrolling the city, citing a mandate to crack down on violent crime and homelessness. However, many D.C. residents and officials argue that overall crime has declined in recent years and view the move as an alarming power grab rather than a genuine public safety measure.
Resistance emerged quickly from local activists and organizations, notably Free DC and Harriet’s Wildest Dreams, who led street protests against what they describe as an occupation. Their message is one of defiance, urging residents to “take up space” and continue nightly noise demonstrations, while some activists have a longstanding agenda to abolish the police altogether. The city’s leadership, including Mayor Muriel Bowser and Attorney General Brian Schwalb, have openly questioned the legality and necessity of the takeover, describing it as “unprecedented” and “unlawful,” though the Home Rule Act technically allows for a limited federal intervention under emergency circumstances.
On the enforcement side, federal authorities report more than twenty arrests on the first day, ranging from murder warrants to firearm possession and DUI, signaling an aggressive start. Yet, this initial surge in policing has raised concerns over proportionality and oversight, especially as federal officers lack the local knowledge and established community relationships of D.C. police.
Politically, Democrats in Congress are mobilizing to block any extension of the takeover beyond its maximum 30-day period, framing this episode as executive overreach and a threat to local democracy. Many are pushing legislation to strip future presidents of this power entirely. The expectation is that unless there is congressional intervention, the takeover will expire in mid-September, but calls for continued resistance and political action remain strong. In short, the city is caught in a tense standoff, with daily life disrupted by both heightened security and persistent grassroots pushback, while the broader implications for local autonomy and democracy hang in the balance.
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Jeanine Pirro was a trainwreck yesterday
Yesterday’s back-to-back press briefings with Jeanine Pirro were an absolute disaster and quickly became the internet’s favorite punching bag. At the first briefing, Pirro seemed all over the place—slurred speech, rambling about crime stats, and veering off into bizarre tangents that left the press corps blinking in confusion. She was supposed to lay out Trump’s latest crackdown plans but ended up ranting about her critics and offering up half-baked stories that got fact-checked in real time by journalists in the room. Social media lit up instantly; people were live-tweeting her wild delivery, some suggesting she’d enjoyed a few drinks beforehand. The hashtags #HappyHourJeanine and #SlurredAdvisor started trending, with quick-cut video clips and gifs capturing awkward pauses, cackles, and eyebrow-raising comments.
For the second round, you’d think she might straighten up, but it got even messier—her voice got louder and more erratic, hand gestures grew wilder, and her attempts to address questions about her qualifications went nowhere. Meme-makers went crazy, dropping side-by-side comparisons to infamous viral meltdowns and calling the whole thing “a master class in late-night cable meltdown.” Comment threads exploded with speculation, jokes about White House staff prepping breathalyzers, and polling about whether Pirro would even last another week in the role. Instead of putting out a message about law enforcement, she became the message herself—everybody was talking about Jeanine’s trainwreck and not a word about crime policy.
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Prep for Putin Meeting…
The upcoming Putin visit is turning into a total circus, and the lead-up meetings with world leaders are really just damage control at this point. European heads, Zelensky, and even some of Trump’s own people are frantically trying to agree on some sort of united message before the big Alaska summit, but let’s be real—the actual decision-makers, Ukraine and half of Europe, have been sidelined. All the virtual calls and “coalition of the willing” meetings feel more like box-ticking than real diplomatic prep, with everyone just hoping Trump doesn’t cut a solo deal behind their backs.
Then you’ve got Karoline Leavitt’s mind-boggling statement claiming the whole thing will be a “listening exercise.” As if pretending to keep the peace by just sitting there and nodding makes any difference. Sure, Trump’s team wants to downplay expectations (probably because they know Putin isn’t going to budge an inch), but calling it a “listening exercise” is peak political nonsense. It’s embarrassing watching them try to spin inaction as some kind of statesmanship—everyone knows the Russians are coming in with a wish list and Europeans want to stop Trump from pulling a fast one.
Trump, meanwhile, is out here saying he’ll know within two minutes if Putin “really wants peace.” The guy acts like he’s got some superhuman sixth sense for soul-reading world leaders—news flash: it’s all for show. Putin does not want peace, and everyone actually involved in Ukraine knows it. The briefing rooms are buzzing, but nothing’s been settled. The summit hasn’t even happened yet, and it’s obvious to anyone paying attention that this isn’t about peace, it’s about optics. The bottom line: world leaders are prepping for damage control, Leavitt’s spin is laughable, and Trump’s “I’ll know in two minutes” bravado is just another headline with zero substance.
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Epstein Update
It’s pretty obvious that talk about Epstein and Maxwell is fading from the headlines—and honestly, it feels like that’s by design, because all the oxygen has been sucked up by the DC takeover and the upcoming Putin visit. The media and politicians are fixated on power plays and geopolitical drama, and the latest twists in the Epstein saga barely get a mention anymore. But just because the hype has died down doesn’t mean the issue should be dropped. There’s zero closure for the victims, and the government’s continued stonewalling on the grand jury records—mixed with Leavitt’s clueless press spin—just adds to the frustration.
At this point, it’s all a smokescreen: endless distractions from the fact that Maxwell is still incarcerated with no chance of work release, and the biggest names connected to Epstein have never answered for anything. We need louder voices to keep this case alive, to push for real answers, and to make sure the government doesn’t bury the mess under bigger breaking news. The groundhog day routine—more headlines, no substance, files kept sealed, and victims left waiting—is exactly why people can’t let this go. There’s way too much at stake to just move on because DC and Moscow are hogging the spotlight. Amplify it. Keep talking. Demand answers.
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Vance is on vacation – AGAIN
Yep, Vance is on yet another vacation—this time he’s kicked back in the English countryside with his family, and it’s got everyone talking. The guy rolled into the Cotswolds (think British Hamptons) with a full-blown motorcade, Security everywhere, blocking off quaint village roads and causing local chaos that’s become his travel trademark. Neighbors of the rental house apparently got apologies from the owner because the whole thing turned into a circus, with cars, checkpoints, and even a helipad popping up in fields.
It’s not just a chill family break, either. Vance has been mixing politics with pleasure, holding barbecue meetups and schmoozing with right-wing UK figures like Nigel Farage and Robert Jenrick. There was fishing with Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy—though that even caused a stir when someone messed up the license. Activists and locals have staged protests over the disruption, super annoyed by what they see as another showy American flex.
The kicker? This “working holiday” comes right after Vance’s birthday river trip fiasco back in Ohio, where his Secret Service detail got the Army Corps to mess with water levels just for a better kayak ride. So whether it’s the States or England, Vance’s vacations seem to leave a wake—of headlines, protest signs, and plenty of eye rolls.
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Hegseth’s “role” for women
Hegseth’s latest social media re-posts are just plain embarrassing, and honestly, it’s hard to believe this is the guy calling shots for the military. He’s out here amplifying videos from fringe pastors who are screaming that women shouldn’t have the right to vote and should just “yield” to their husbands. These aren’t some harmless opinions—this is full-on promoting ideas that push women back a century, cheering on the fantasy that the Constitution should erase their voices. To see someone at the top of the Defense Department boosting this Christian nationalist garbage, with lines about “all of Christ for all of life,” just makes it worse. It’s an insult to every woman serving their country, every female officer Hegseth has already axed, and anyone with a shred of decency.
What’s wild is Hegseth doesn’t even try to hide his admiration for these pastors or their views—he’s practically giddy to be part of their movement, reposting and hyping up the most backward takes out there. The comments have been a dumpster fire, some followers cheering him on, others furious that our so-called national security boss sees women as second-class, fit only for household chores and raising kids. And let’s not pretend this is all bluster—he’s shown he’s totally fine getting rid of high-ranking female officers, making sure his own personal worldview bleeds into policy. Hegseth’s posts aren’t just tone-deaf, they’re degrading, and every time he hits repost, he’s reminding everyone exactly how little respect he’s got for women.
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I expect the next few days to be a fury of news and updates and scandals and lies…hang in there. Don’t let the news cycle overwhelem you. Don’t buy into the garbage, Speak Truth – stand firm in your values and beliefs for human decency.
Speak Truth! Keep speaking TRUTH!
Go Cause Good Trouble, with Your Elbows Up!
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