Socialism Equals Poverty and Free Markets Equal High Standards of Living

Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
by Jacob G Hornberger

“Before the government can give money away, it must first have money. … This is what socialists fail to realize when they advocate socialism. The reason they don’t consider it is because there is already wealth that has been built up in society that they want to seize and redistribute. They see all that wealth and simply take it for granted. Why not have the government seize part of that wealth and use to to help the poor, needy, and disadvantaged as well as seniors? But there are two important points here. One, socialists never ask: What was it that brought that wealth into existence? They just see it and want to grab it. And, two, by interrupting the process of wealth creation, they don’t realize that their seizure of wealth results in lower standards of living for everyone, especially the poor.” (07/30/26)

https://www.fff.org/2026/07/30/socialism-equals-poverty-and-free-markets-equal-high-standards-of-living/

Senate panel approves CDC nominee, controversial HHS pick

Source: Axios

“The Senate health committee approved the nomination of Erica Schwartz for Centers for Disease Control director Thursday, a step toward refilling the depleted ranks of the Trump administration’s health care leadership. The committee also approved the nomination of Sean Kaufman, who’s in line for assistant secretary for preparedness and response and had been in trouble because of past anti-vaccine statements. The votes showed Republicans, at least, are still willing to accept the administration’s assurances about the nominees even though committee chair Bill Cassidy has made it clear he’s uneasy with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s policies. The narrow committee endorsements put both nominees in line for votes to be confirmed by the full Senate, which have yet to be scheduled.” (07/30/26)

https://www.axios.com/2026/07/30/senate-panel-approves-cdc-nominee-schwartz-kaufman

Sal and Mark, episode 14

Source: Free Talk Live

“Mark Edge and Sal the Agorist are back with guests Tim Picciott of TheLibertyAdvisor.com on homesteading, self-sufficiency, and getting your money off-grid, and Dash ambassador Joel Valenzuela on the biggest upgrades in Dash history including fully private instant transactions and Dash-to-Anything swaps. They also get into age verification laws, why agorism doesn’t need to convert the masses, and why density beats numbers when it comes to living free.” (07/30/26)

https://soundcloud.com/freetalklive/samep14

Right-Wing Media and OnlyFans Are in a Symbiotic Relationship

Source: The Bulwark
by Will Sommer

“There’s a new MAGA personality on the scene: Savanna Cannon. Parroting talking points about wacko liberals and often wearing a Charlie Kirk–style ‘Freedom’ shirt, Cannon looks and sounds like she came straight out of the Turning Point USA or PragerU conservative influencer pipelines. ‘People who don’t like what I say are, more than likely, braindead,’ Cannon declared in one video last week that sums up her facts-don’t-care-about-your-feelings style. But Cannon has one big advantage over her rival conservative commentators: she sits in an unusual way. Cannon typically records her videos leaning back in a chair while wearing yoga pants, with her legs pulled up on either side of her. It’s a pose that highlights everything a more prurient viewer might hope to see: her bare feet and—forgive me, I am only reporting the facts here—the faint outline of her genitals.” (07/30/26)

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/right-wing-media-and-onlyfans-are-symbiotic-relationship

Meeting with Trump signals Netanyahu’s Clout Is Waning

Source: Informed Comment
by Christian Emery

“Appearing increasingly isolated and weakened, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled to Washington this week, where he had a face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump – his eighth of the US president’s second term. Netanyahu is desperate to revive his image as the closest ally of the most powerful man in the world, but his star has fallen dramatically in Washington since his last trip. The US president has problems of his own, so he clearly had little appetite for a photo opportunity with a deeply unpopular Israeli leader widely blamed for convincing him to launch an unwinnable war against a state few Americans saw as a serious threat.” (07/30/26)

https://www.juancole.com/2026/07/meeting-signals-netanyahus.html

Palestine: Israeli strikes kill at least four, including children, across Gaza Strip

Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]

“At least four people have been killed and dozens injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza despite an ongoing ‘ceasefire’ in the latest violation of the agreement that was meant to help end the genocide. According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health on Thursday, hospitals across the Gaza Strip received six bodies and 34 injured people in the past 24 hours. These include four new deaths, as well as one person who died from previous injuries and one body that was recovered.” (07/30/26)

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/30/israeli-strikes-kill-at-least-four-including-children-across-gaza-strip

The front line of combating self-censorship is the classroom

Source: Expression
by Caroline Cunningham

“A formidable enemy of free speech on college campuses is self-censorship. Much has been said about how to make students more willing to voice their opinions, but proposed solutions often overlook the people best positioned to change the culture where self-censorship frequently occurs: professors. Professors shape many of the environments where students decide whether speaking candidly is worth the risk. In a FIRE student survey conducted in 2025, 72% of students said they self-censor at least occasionally either when speaking in class or with a professor. Yet despite their direct influence over students’ willingness to speak, professors — and the classroom techniques they employ — remain underused in efforts to address the problem.” (07/30/26)

https://expression.fire.org/p/the-front-line-of-combating-self