August 3, 2026: Fauci Pleads the Fifth, Blanche Voids Anti-Weaponization Fund, What We Know About the In-N-Out Shooting, and More.

Episode Format:

1. What We Know About the Shooting in Idaho (1:22)

2. Red Cross Declares Blood Crisis (4:49)

3. DOJ Acknowledges Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Flaws; Asks Judge to Drop Charges Against Defendant (8:44)

4. Blanche Voids Anti-Weaponization Fund and Clarifies IRS Audit Provision Ahead of Confirmation Vote (~16:43)

5. Quick Hitters(~22:04)

6. Fauci Pleads the Fifth. What You Need to Know About the Fifth Amendment and the Validity of His Pardon (~26:01)

7. Critical Thinking Segment (~49:02)

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What We Know About the Shooting in Idaho

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dead-injured-shooting-twin-falls-idaho-rcna590420

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/3/who-is-jordan-salinas-hero-bystander-who-confronted-idaho-shooter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIvZMgby6pk

Red Cross Declares Blood Crisis

https://www.redcross.org/about-us/news-and-events/press-release/2026/red-cross-declares-national-blood-supply-crisis-urges-immediate-.html?srsltid=AfmBOopI8JFYzDpMw2_GFp0NLdpHu-6RyBWBMygnh2RtCV4PA86VNmaf

DOJ Acknowledges Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Flaws; Asks Judge to Drop Charges Against Defendant

https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/doj-to-drop-reflecting-pool-criminal-case-olympian/

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28528054-hearn-dismissal-motion/

Blanche Voids Anti-Weaponization Fund and Clarifies IRS Audit Provision Ahead of Confirmation Vote

https://x.com/DAGToddBlanche/status/2084114427813437897

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6005040-justice-dept-ends-anti-weaponization-fund/

https://apnews.com/article/senate-blanche-trump-justice-fund-a38decfc7f20e4f73a181914d53111da

Quick Hitters

https://www.axios.com/2026/07/30/hamas-weapons-gaza-deal-israel-board-peace

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/us-government-map-africa-mislabels-every-country-global-conference-rcna590153 

https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20260729a.htm

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6003015-trump-appeals-irs-lawsuit-ruling/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/spokane-washington-wildfire-rcna590469

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-donald-trump-us-denies-negotiations-begin-strikes-called-off/

https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/trump-iran-war-israel-hormuz-august-2

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-detentions-trump-high-july-2026-immigration-crackdown-widens/

Fauci Pleads the Fifth. What You Need to Know About the Fifth Amendment and the Validity of His Pardon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IUD5tBd6Yw

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

https://www.barbierilawfirm.com/blog/what-is-pleading-the-fifth/ 

https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/democracy-governance/explainer-executive-orders-governing-tool 

https://oversight.house.gov/release/oversight-committee-releases-report-on-the-biden-autopen-presidency/