Welcome to the Friday June 26th New Newsletter!
This newsletter is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters without it! (Seriously).
Our Main Story: A Change Is Gonna Come
A President Using Super Glue and Irked About Epstein: Takeaways From a New Trump Book
Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan Say Reporting Explosive New Trump Book ‘Almost Killed Us’
How Trump’s Political Agenda Is Shaped by His Own Obsessions
Brain Worm Leak
RFK Jr. pushed CDC to stop promoting flu vaccine during deadly outbreak, leaked emails showRFK Jr. reportedly tried to make a legally dubious deal with a congressional candidate
Earthquakes in Venezuela
Venezuelan death toll rises amid desperate search for survivors
Venezuela Live Updates: Rescuers Search for Quake Survivors as Leader Calls to ‘Militarize’ Area
Venezuela’s Powerful Earthquakes Were a Rare ‘Seismic Doublet’
Photos Show the Destruction in Venezuela From Twin Earthquakes
More Than 50,000 Missing in Venezuela Quakes as Death Toll Rises
We’re Still Not Stopping Talking About Them Files
Justice Dept. Ordered To Unredact Some Details From Epstein Files
Release Unredacted Epstein Files or Explain Why You Can’t, Judge Tells DOJ
Leon Black tells House Oversight he had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes
This Week’s Links
Israel drops leaflets over Lebanese town ordering residents to leave
Video Shows Plane Crash Into Beijing’s Tallest Skyscraper
John Bolton, Former Trump Adviser, Pleads Guilty in Classified Information Case
‘Sorry for it’: John Bolton pleads guilty to retaining classified information
The Bolton Case Is Not Like the Others
Judge orders Elon Musk to testify over alleged $1 million voter giveaway fraud
White House ‘never quite recovered’ from early chaotic months of Elon Musk, top Trump reporter says
Vance Downplays Watergate and Compares Himself to Nixon1
Zelensky Steps Up Threats Against Belarus for Aiding Drone Attacks
Britain’s next leader faces a big call on North Sea drilling. Donald Trump is watching.
The Pentagon Is Looking Into the Dialog Data Exposure for Unmasking National Security Officials
Americans Deserve Answers From Hegseth
Flu outbreak at Texas Air Force base nears 300 cases amid change to vaccine policy by Hegseth
Pentagon restores mandatory flu shots for all recruits amid boot camp outbreak
The Supreme Court Backs Trump’s Gutter Racism
High Ranking GOP Representative Goes on Anti-Somali Rant
Europe’s deadly heatwave breaks German record and halts public events
Fourth toddler dies in France as Europe’s brutal heatwave forecast to shift east
New Jersey lawmakers steered state money to employers, relatives and clients
Immigration Hard-Liners Repeatedly Lost in Court Before Justices Ruled in Their Favor
Stephen Miller Insists Haiti is Safe “For Haitians.” It Isn’t.
Real quick, is this really how he talks? Lololololololololololol
Ivanka and Jared’s Island Resort Could Bring Down Albania’s Prime Minister
Love Island USA removes Alannah Keyser after racism controversy from resurfaced posts2
Election 2026
Say less, baby girl! Say. Less.
Ken Paxton narrowly leads James Talarico in new Texas Senate poll
Donate to the TEXAS Democratic Party. The DNC will not send us enough money to really get to work.👇🏽
New Poll Shows How Top 2028 Potential Democratic Candidates Have Shifted
Blindspot Stories
Massachusetts could become the first state to reverse marijuana legalization when it votes in November3
Millions Could Face New DHS Registration Requirement
Under Reported Stories
Why The World Ignores Genocide in Sudan
Democratic Wake Up Calls / Wins
Centrist Democrats are freaking out about progressives’ winning streak
Mamdani’s Promised Rent Freeze Approved in New York: What to Know
Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Is Approved by New York City Board
America at 250
The Lincoln Memorial should be green with envy: This reflecting pool stayed clear
America at 250: What To Give the Country That Has Everything
Trump’s Algae Problem Is a Lot Bigger Than the Reflecting Pool
The Most Consequential Politicians Who Never Became President
AI / Tech News
Broken Bones, Lawsuits, and NDAs: Inside the Worker Safety Concerns at Stargate Data Center
The Trump White House Is Over Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei
Texas News
Texas Republicans Set to Force Kids to Study Bible in Schools
Missing giraffe ‘Gracie’ found in Texas
I Know Ball News
Alexi Lalas is football’s worst pundit — that’s exactly why Fox Sports loves him
The WNBA Is Bigger Than Ever. Its Race Problem Is Only Growing (from 2025)
WNBA clarifies that it’s still reviewing Caitlin Clark’s technical foul
Let me know when Sophie is suspended for this, WNBA!
Mbappé vs. Messi: Who will kick their way to the World Cup goal record?
Pride Month
How LGBTQ+ Pride Month has changed in the era of MAGA and Trump
MLB stands by warning to players over Pride Night protest but faults Giants for poor communication
Iran and Egypt will meet, uncomfortably, in Seattle’s World Cup ‘Pride Match’4
Black Music Month
Your Moment of Zen
That’s it for this week! Like, share, and subscribe if you haven’t yet. We are quite literally all in this together. xo, Jalon
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