The Show Notes: Taco Tuesday, Mohammed bin Salman, & Tampons in Boys' Bathrooms

Welcome! The euro and the US dollar are equal for the first time in 20 years.

Housing dip? - 15% of pending home sales failed to close in June.

Headline: Oregon mom challenges statewide rule for tampons in boys’ bathrooms.

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Clip of the day:

RNC Latinos @RNCLatinos

At a "Latinx IncluXion" conference, Jill Biden says the Hispanic community is as "unique" as tacos.

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists was not happy:

NAHJ @NAHJ

NAHJ encourages @FLOTUS & her communications team to take time to better understand the complexities of our people & communities. We are not tacos. Our heritage as Latinos is shaped by various diasporas, cultures & food traditions. Do not reduce us to stereotypes.

Biden’s Trip To The Middle East

President Biden’s team is subtly downplaying expectations for his controversial meeting with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia while on his Middle Eastern trip this week. On the campaign trail, Biden promised to make Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a “pariah” after the state-sanctioned killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Washington Post has a great op-ed and asks the right question:

So why is President Biden now going to Jiddah on bended knee to shake the “pariah’s” bloodstained hand? Once again, he is seeking votes.

Ohio

The IndyStar published a disturbing one-source story of a 10-year-old Ohio girl who was raped. The story alleged that according to state law, the girl was not allowed to have an abortion because she was beyond 6 weeks pregnant and must go across state lines to have the procedure. From AOC to President Biden, Democrats jumped on this story bashing Republicans and the SCOTUS ruling on Roe. After further examination, the story appears to be fabricated.

Greg Price @greg_price11

BREAKING: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost says there is "not a whisper" that a 10-year-old child was raped and impregnated, there has been no request for crime lab results, and that Ohio's heartbeat law would have allowed such a young girl to get an abortion in the state.

Despite the lack of evidence, The Washington Post said “the story has acquired the status of a ‘fact’ no matter its provenance.” Yikes.

Progressive group to press Biden not to run in 2024

This is from Politico:

A left-wing group that worked in 2020 to persuade progressives to support President Joe Biden is now preparing to turn on him, organizers told POLITICO, with plans to launch a public pressure campaign to block his renomination in 2024.

The effort, by RootsAction.org, is the latest sign of unrest among Democrats about Biden, whose job approval rating has cratered during a punishing midterm election year. RootsAction, with an email list of about 1.2 million people in the United States, said it plans to spend six figures on a “#DontRunJoe” campaign, with digital ads starting in early nominating states on Nov. 9, one day after the midterm elections.

The rest of the news:

• 🚨 India will surpass China in population next year, UN projects - Axios

• Smog In Western U.S. Starts Out As Pollution In Asia, Researchers Say - NPR

• 🚨 LOL - AOC Demands Senate Determine if Supreme Court Justices Lied Under Oath - Newsweek

• US Vice-President Kamala Harris to make virtual appearance at Pacific Islands Forum to unveil major plans for the region - ABC

• 🚨 DeSantis convenes top donors, fellow GOP govs as 2024 chatter builds - Politico

• Why Democrats want Nevada to vote first in 2024 - Axios

• Founders of bankrupt crypto hedge fund go missing, as investors try to recoup assets - CNBC

• Morton’s and others brace as activists offer cash for SCOTUS sightings - MSN

• 🚨 Doomsday political scenario takes shape for Democrats - The Hill

• 🚨 White House: Iran set to deliver armed drones to Russia - AP News

• Putin set to visit Iran next week - AP News

• First lady Jill Biden recalls visit to Robb Elementary during address to Latinx conference in San Antonio - KSAT

• James Webb Space Telescope - NASA

• If Herschel Walker wins in Georgia, America will have lost its mind - The Washington Post

• The Never-Ending Covid Emergency - WSJ

Tweets that caught my eye:

NASA @NASA

It's here–the deepest, sharpest infrared view of the universe to date: Webb's First Deep Field. Previewed by @POTUS on July 11, it shows galaxies once invisible to us. The full set of @NASAWebb's first full-color images & data will be revealed July 12: nasa.gov/webbfirstimages

Jonah Goldberg @JonahDispatch

I have a hard time believing anyone actually believes this. “Most of the problems associated with being a child of divorce are instead related to sexism, racism, homophobia, shoddy recordkeeping, and insufficient government support.”

slate.comHow Americans Became Convinced Divorce Is Bad for KidsThere’s a history behind our skewed understanding of divorce’s long-term impact on children.

Gurbaksh Singh Chahal @gchahal

In lieu of @elonmusk walking away from @Twitter's transaction, my team did an analysis on Twitter's user base as of this morning. The last two stats are the most "telling."

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