Without A Defense, Trump Is Fighting the Judge

I've got your guide to the latest claims in the historic insurrection federal trial, songs from Star Trek's first musical are hot on the charts, plus 8 habits that could mean living 24 extra years!

Aug 7, 2023

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Good morning and thanks for rising up with me on this Monday, Aug. 7, 2023.

On this day in 1964: Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution which formally ushered the U.S. military into the Vietnam conflict, which was in fact a war but never officially labeled as such. That’s just one of the lies the U.S. government told the American people about an era that cost the lives of almost 58,000 U.S. troops.

A decade later, Philippe Petit stunned the world by walking a tightrope between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Once he made it to the other roof, police arrested him, but Petit had made history with an incredible feat never done before and never repeated.

And it was on this day in 1990 that President George H. W. Bush ordered Operation Desert Shield to free Kuwait from the grip of Iraq’s Saddam Hussein. U.S. and allied troops were victorious but stopped short of invading Iraq… until Bush’s son took office in 2001.

Here Now the News:

FORMER PRESIDENT ATTACKS PROSECUTOR AND JUDGE (AGAIN): On the day in which Donald Trump’s lawyers must respond to a request for a protective order by independent counsel Jack Smith, the defendant is relying upon a strategy of publicly denouncing both his prosecutor and the judge who will try him. Good luck with that! So far, that’s been Trump’s only defense other than claiming First Amendment protection. —NBC News and CNN

DEADLY HELICOPTER CRASH IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: KCAL

“GLACIAL OUTBURST” CAUSES DEVASTATING FLOODING IN ALASKA: CBS News

Politicukoos

DeSANTIS AND WIFE BET ON NBC NEWS INTERVIEW TO REGAIN TRACTION IN GOP PRIMARY RACE: The headline from their chat with correspondent Dasha Burns relates to Trump’s 2020 loss: “Of course he lost.” Will that fly with Republicans in Iowa and elsewhere? — NBC News and check out the new poll from The New York Times and Siena College by clicking here.

TRUMP TAUNTS MEGAN RAPINOE AND USWNT AFTER WORLD CUP LOSS: Politico

HealthWatch

THE EIGHT HABITS THAT COULD EXTEND YOUR LIFE BY UP TO 24 YEARS:

Being physically active
Being free from opioid addiction
Not smoking
Managing stress
Having a good diet
Not regularly binge drinking
Having good sleep hygiene
Having positive social relationships

—More from CBS News

Trans World

MARTINA BASHES US TENNIS ASSOCIATION AND BILLIE JEAN KING FOR SUPPORTING TRANS ATHLETES WITH INCLUSION POLICY: Fox News

SEATTLE MUSEUM REMOVES MENTION OF J.K. ROWLING FROM HARRY POTTER EXHIBIT FOR HER TRANSPHOBIC VIEWS: Deadline

Star Trek Corner

“SUBSPACE RHAPSODY” SOUNDTRACK CLIMBS STREAMING CHARTS: Now available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music! — ComicBook.com

JONATHAN FRAKES REFLECTS ON TNG AND DIRECTING CAREER: If you missed him at STLV, Variety has an in-depth interview with the star and director.
HOW TO VIEW EVERY SEASON OF EVERY STAR TREK SERIES: Click here to subscribe to Paramount+

That’s all for this edition! I’ll be back Tuesday morning with the stories you need to rise up and start your day. Until then… May your news be good news!

RiseUP With Dawn Ennis