The Show Notes: Biden’s Saudi Backtrack, Seattle Madness, & What is a Woman?
Welcome! The Johnny Depp - Amber Heard verdict is in and I’m just glad it’s over.
Must Read: When Progressives Fail, Inflation Edition - WSJ
NEW: Five dead at Tulsa medical facility. - Mediaite
🚨 🚨 Seattle police stopped investigating new adult sexual assaults this year, memo shows - Seattle Times
Clip of the day: 🙄
Biden’s Saudi Backtrack
In 2019, Joe Biden had harsh words for Saudi Arabia following the state-sanctioned killing of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi. “We were going to in fact make them pay the price, and make them in fact the pariah that they are.” This sentiment seems to have faded as news broke that Biden will meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about oil production as high gas prices continue to plague the Biden presidency.
Families and loved ones of 9/11 victims asked Biden to press Mohammed bin Salman on the newly declassified information confirming that Saudi Arabia was deeply involved in the attacks on September 11th, 2001.
What is a Woman?
The Dailywire overcame distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in their world premiere of What is a Woman? Jeremy Boreing, Co-CEO of The Daily Wire, said “A million requests per minute at the peak flooded our system and created challenges for many viewers.” The movie - hosted by Matt Walsh - asks the foremost advocates of radical gender theory to define the word “woman.” Here’s one of the most discussed clips:
Gun Talks
Nancy Pelosi announced that she will bring forward legislation to ban “military-style assault weapons” early next week. In the Senate, a bipartisan group of nine senators met Wednesday to discuss gun reforms with little detail given as to the direction.
The rest of the news:
Woke NASCAR apologizes to LGBTQ+ for its “recent actions” - Outkick
Putin Treated for Cancer in April, U.S. Intelligence Report Says - Newsweek
Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard says it’s ‘very hard to see the case’ for the Fed pausing rate hikes - CNBC
New: US sanctions target Russia-linked yachts and jets, Putin's money manager - Fox Business
Fox tops May cable news ratings - The Hill
Facebook COO steps down - The Verge
New York jumps to pass major gun restrictions after mass shootings - Politico
US For-Sale Homes Rise For First Time Since 2019 on Realtor - Bloomberg
California is rationing water amid its worst drought in 1,200 years - CBS
Hinckley to get full freedom 41 years after shooting Reagan - AP News
Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin - NY Post
OPEC+ raises output faster than expected as Russia’s war roils global energy markets - CNBC
Supreme Court Faces Historic Case Backlog as Fractious Term Comes to an End - Yahoo
El Salvador accused of ‘massive’ human rights violations with 2% of adults in prison - The Guardian
White House to begin paying interns - CNN
CNN cutting back on over-hyping everything as "breaking news" - Axios
Downtown LA gas station charges more than $8 a gallon - ABC7
Tweets that caught my eye: