Sin City is facing a summer swoon, and Californians " by far the largest tourist contingent, data show " are partially to blame. Visits to Las Vegas were down 11.3% in June 2025 versus a year earlier, according to data from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Traffic on Interstate 15 at the California-Nevada border was down 4.3% over the same period, suggesting fewer visitors from the Golden State heading for Vegas casinos.
President Donald Trump announced an agreement on Thursday to extend the current 25% tariffs on certain Mexican goods imported to the United States for 90 days. That means the higher 30% tariff that Trump had threatened will be pushed off for at least three months. Trump said he and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum had a discussion on the phone earlier in the day.
A tsunami watch was issued for all of the California coast after an 8.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the western coast of Russia. According to the U.S. Tsunami Warning Center, the watch was in effect for the entire West Coast, including Washington and Oregon. A tsunami watch is the lowest level of the warning center's three-tier alert system. It means that the level of threat is not yet known and that residents should stay tuned and be prepared to take action. read more
When Trump bought the Menie estate, about eight miles north of Aberdeen, in 2006, he promised to create the "world's greatest" golf course. But he soon became infuriated at plans to construct an offshore wind farm nearby, arguing that the "windmills" - as he prefers to call the structures - would ruin the view. For clarity, there are no windmills in the North Sea. Windmills mill grain into flour. What he's seeing are wind turbines. But making them sound like centuries old technology is a way to deride their worth. Getting rid of them - or even stopping more being built - would be at a huge cost to the economy. read more
Rep. Mark Green's last day in office was Sunday, leaving 219 Republicans and 212 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives. read more
Ballwasher and all the MAGAT traitors can go fuck themselves.