“Economic D-Day” on Iran, What We Know About Trump Aide Natalie Harp, the Wild Horse Slaughter Controversy, and More.

Episode Format:

1. Update: Supreme Court Gives Temporary Go Ahead for Ballroom Construction (0:36)

2. Update: Karmelo Anthony's Request for New Trial Denied (3:46)

3. Trump Administration Announces "Economic D-Day" on Iran in New Phase of Conflict (5:19)

4. Pentagon Fires Three Stars and Stripes Employees (11:59)

5. Addressing the Claim that the Federal Government Is Sending Wild Horses to Slaughter (~21:02)

6. What We Know About Trump Aide Natalie Harp and Why She's Being Talked About (~34:25)

7. Quick Hitters (~42:31)

8. Critical Thinking Segment (~48:11)

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Update: Supreme Court Gives Temporary Go Ahead for Ballroom Construction

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/21/nx-s1-5935417/supreme-court-allows-trumps-ballroom-construction-to-continue-for-now

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/08/supreme-court-urged-to-leave-in-place-order-blocking-construction-of-white-house-ballroom/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/21/politics/supreme-court-rules-on-trump-ballroom

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-allows-trumps-white-house-ballroom-construction-continue

Update: Karmelo Anthony's Request for New Trial Denied

https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/karmelo-anthony-new-trial-decision-austin-metcalf-8-22-2026/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/22/us/karmelo-anthony-motion-for-new-trial-denied-texas

https://www.foxnews.com/us/judge-rules-carmelo-anthony-new-trial-bid-ex-lawyers-detail-dispute-kept-him-testifying

Trump Administration Announces "Economic D-Day" on Iran in New Phase of Conflict

https://www.theweek.in/news/middle-east/2026/08/22/us-sanctions-iran-economic-pressure-hezbollah.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-donald-trump-us-economic-threat-defeat/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/22/world/live-news/iran-war-trump

Pentagon Fires Three Stars and Stripes Employees

https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/pentagon-fires-stars-and-stripes-employees-insubordination/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/08/21/pentagon-fires-stars-stripes-leaders-who-criticized-dods-interference/

https://www.wlrn.org/npr-breaking-news/2026-08-22/after-high-profile-firings-by-the-pentagon-is-stars-stripes-still-independent

https://www.newsweek.com/pentagon-firing-military-newspaper-editor-raises-first-amendment-question-12354832

Addressing the Claim that the Federal Government Is Sending Wild Horses to Slaughter

https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/08/21/trump-selling-wild-horses-slaughter/

https://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro/about-the-program/myths-and-facts

https://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro/about-the-program/program-data

https://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro/adoption-and-sales/sales-program

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-wild-horse-sales-slaughter-concerns-12349408

https://www.humaneworld.org/en/blog/americas-wild-horses-sent-slaughter-under-trump-administration

https://gvwire.com/2026/08/22/under-trump-protected-wild-horses-are-going-to-slaughter/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/3700-wild-horses-sold-in-first-year-of-trumps-second-term-raise-fears-some-are-being-sent-to-slaughter-report-162736717.html

What We Know About Trump Aide Natalie Harp and Why She's Being Talked About

https://time.com/article/2026/08/19/natalie-harp-trump-white-house-aide-jon-ossoff/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/21/politics/natalie-harp-trump-letters

https://www.foxnews.com/media/jon-ossoffs-controversial-trump-jab-sparks-media-feeding-frenzy-over-white-house-aide-natalie-harp

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/obama-strategist-turns-rising-dem-star-over-viral-trump-attack-gratuitous-unnecessary

https://www.thedailybeast.com/natalie-harps-intimate-letters-to-trump-revealed-in-full/

Quick Hitters

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/08/22/new-50-percent-tariffs-canada-go-into-effect-after-deal-with-us-falls-through/ 

https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/trump-threatens-50-percent-new-years-day-tariffs-on-more-canadian-goods/ 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-waives-ground-beef-import-tariffs/

https://capitalpress.com/2026/08/21/trump-lowers-tariff-on-ground-beef-cattlemen-criticize-move/

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/29/nx-s1-5719511/beef-cattle-herd-food-prices

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/21/politics/trump-defends-pausing-beef-tariffs-lower-prices

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ed-martin-leaving-trump-administration-doj/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/jd-vances-army-secretary-pal-on-the-way-out-after-pete-hegseth-feud/

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/usps-publishes-rule-block-mail-in-ballots-states-dont-provide-voter-lists

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-threatens-defamation-suit-center-american-progress/

https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/us-plans-pay-850-million-5-billion-owes-135852101

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/out-of-control-hawk-fire-in-reno-nevada-keeping-tens-of-thousands-evacuated/ 

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5939827/washington-d-c-s-first-indycar-race-packed-the-national-mall

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/23/politics/jared-kushner-hakeem-jeffries-meet

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/24/politics/us-military-strike-alleged-drug-boat-intl-hnk