Today’s Big Stuff 7.30.24 | VP Harris drops her first ad

It’s Tuesday. There are 98 days until the general election. A Republican mayor does the right thing, more leaks from a broken SCOTUS and VP Harris drops her first ad.

Be advised: This newsletter uses profanity. We caught it smoking behind the shed once too. 

Note: We don’t want to alarm you, SPs, but something weird is happening. Our nervous ass sweat has dried up. Yeah, it’s totally been replaced by excited ass sweat. And we can’t tell you how great that feels. Thanks to the infectious and righteous energy of Vice President Harris and all of you badasses, we have turned from nervous nellies to happy warriors. We are damn near skipping to TBS HQ these days. And don’t look now, but the bad weird people are scared…

Now look, as we’ve learned over the last two weeks, things can change fast and we have miles to go before we sleep. We ain’t won a damn thing yet. But we are energized, we are united and we are on the attack. Even Jolly Droopybuttocks (JD) Vance knows it. We all do. Because Donald Trump is a weird piece of shit. And he’s been called out. And Kamala Harris is crushing it. And it’s glorious.

Let’s keep it going. We like the excited booty sweat way better than the nervous booty sweat. There’s a difference. It’s subtle, but it’s real. Y’all have a blessed day. 

Note two: Her joy eats him alive. Don’t you love it? 

Note three: Republicans are really freaking out about being called weird. It’s part of what makes them so damn weird. 

Note four: Y’all might not know this about us, but we are Miley Cyrus fans and we will be damned if we’re gonna act like we didn’t hear that orange assface talking shit about her. Ignore him, Miley! He’s not worth it! Wrecking Ball is an all-timer! More: Huff Post

Note five: Last night, there was a White Dudes for Harris call that brought out some big names. We even had a few NFL quarterbacks join. The event raised $4 million, and freaked out Elon Musk so much that he suspended the account because he bought twitter to influence an election. More: Yahoo News

Note six: Good gawd this is just hilarious. Jesse Watters looking dead serious and so aggrieved in this clip where he stares at the camera and tells viewers that we, yes us, are accusing Jackal Dillweed (JD) Vance of doing his couch. In the biblical sense. 

Note seven: Trump is very upset that Fox is showing Harris rallies. Man, he is so rattled! More: Huff Post

Note eight: The Vice President’s team has started referring to Trump as “Duckin’ Don” because he won’t debate her. That’s gotta sting. 

Note nine: For reasons we don’t really understand, the National Association of Black Journalists has invited Trump to join them. More: Hollywood Reporter

Note 10: If there’s one thing we really appreciate, it’s quality cussing. Thank you to Govs. Gretchen Whitmer and Josh Shapiro for carrying forth the (dirty) word.

Note 11: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has taken himself out of the VP’s running mate running because he’s worried what the freakshow Republican lieutenant governor might do if he actually got it. More: AP

Note 12: Megan Thee Stallion is going to join VP Harris for a rally in Atlanta today. Expect a big crowd. More: Fox5Atlanta

Note 13: The ratings for the Olympics are huge. Guess most of the world aren’t whiny right-wing crybabies. Are y’all watching? Sam got so into the Germany-Netherlands women’s field hockey yesterday he was screaming at the tv. More: NPR

Note 14: Yesterday’s Morning Consult poll showed VP Harris edging out Trump 47-46, so basically a tied race. But the really cool part is seeing her favorability ratings go from 43/51 to 50/46. America loves Vice President Harris. Newsweek

Note 15: Good to see Dark Brandon getting some love out there on the road. He sure deserves it.

Note 16: Wayne LaPierre has been banned from the NRA for 10 years. Awesome. Now let’s ban the NRA. More: Politico

Note 17: Yesterday Mike Johnson announced a task force to look into the attempted assassination of Trump. And he’s so serious about getting to the truth he put a Jan. 6 truther on the panel. What a joke. More: Nola

Note 18: The Washington Post’s media reporter actually wrote and published a piece about how the media is doing a great job covering the election. We won’t be linking to that dumb shit, and we would understand if you canceled your subscription to that rag and joined us instead. 

Note 19: For today’s Happy Ending, this is a real picture from the Olympics. It’s so freaking cool, and we just wanted y’all to see it.

Note 20: On that super freaking cool note, let’s go do some news! We’re excited to announce that we’re upgrading our branding! In the coming days, you’ll notice updates to our colors, logo, and a new name: The Alt Media. However, our newsletter will continue to be called "Today's Big Stuff." Be on the lookout for our Spotify announcement as well this week. As always, our newsletter will remain free. Our goal is to grow and provide more daily content, which will be made possible by those who choose to become paid subscribers. We understand that not everyone can afford a paid subscription, so we will ensure there are ways to share and receive free subscriptions. Thank you for your continued support! We sure hope y’all are having a great week so far. We know we are. This excited ass sweat is the best kind of ass sweat. Love y’all! -Adam and Sam

Thank you, Mr. Mayor
Vice President Harris is bringing people together. John Giles, the Republican mayor of Mesa, Arizona, wrote an op-ed yesterday announcing that he is endorsing Harris. Giles cited the example of the late John McCain and called out Trump for failing to deliver on his promises. “Under Trump, American cities didn’t get the support they deserved. Infrastructure week was made into a joke. But under the Biden-Harris administration, Mesa has seen historic federal funding for the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, along with investments to make sure our streets and public transit systems benefit from modern technology.” You love to see this. We know how excited we have been for Harris’s campaign, but it’s so encouraging to see folks like Giles get on board. Let’s go!

LEAKUS SCOTUS
The Supreme Court has a leak problem. There are two stories out yesterday and today about how the Court screwed up when it took up the Idaho emergency abortion ban and how Chief Justice John Roberts was always in favor of total presidential immunity. Our court is a broken mess, which is why we were so happy to see President Biden take them on yesterday. You know who spoke up to defend the court? Mitch McConnell and Leonard Leo. The two dirty motherfuckers who used cash to rig the court. It’s time for a change. More: CNN, CNN II

Let’s freaking go!!!
Vice President Harris dropped her first ad today. We could talk about it a lot, but instead we’ll just show it to you. Tell your goosebumps to get ready.

Today’s clips

As thousands of people demonstrated across Venezuela, opposition candidate Edmundo González announced Monday that his campaign has the proof it needs to show he won the country’s disputed election in which electoral authorities named President Nicolás Maduro the victor. More: Huff Post