Coffee Talk with Tiff

July 9, 2026 1:24 pm EDT Tiff Coffee Talk with Tiff 0
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It’s Thursday…

Shitshow’s public schedule for…

Puddle has returned home from his NATO: The Misspoke Tour. As usual, we have no idea what “Signing Time” actually means. It’s currently closed to the press, but that can change without warning because apparently even the White House schedule has to wait and see what Puddle feels like doing.

As The Misspoke Tour continued to spew, Puddle and Harp wasted zero seconds rushing to Lies Social to distract from yesterday’s diplomatic masterpiece: Puddle warning the world about the Islamic Republic of Japan. Maps everywhere are filing for emotional support.

The post kicked off speculation that Puddle would not be oozing home on the newly minted Air Force One, the Qatari gift plane now apparently doing the international equivalent of a mall kiosk display. During the NATO press conference, he was asked whether security concerns were keeping him off his shiny new toy.

Reporter: Steven Nelson from the New York Post. I’d like you to address speculation that you’re leaving Ankara not in the new Air Force One because of security concerns involving Iran. You’ve spoken today twice about them possibly assassinating you and possibly being successful. Did that concern have something to do with —

Puddle: Well, I speak about it a lot because, you know, the life of a president is very dangerous, it’s 5.2 percent. You know what a race car driver is, one-tenth of 1 percent. A bull rider, that looks pretty dangerous to me, it’s one-tenth of 1 percent. No, it’s 5.2 percent is you don’t make it. You should have told me, you’re an excellent reporter.

You should have told me that years ago, maybe I wouldn’t have run. It’s a very dangerous profession. No, I’m number one on the kill list for Iran. They’re lovely people, I’m number one, so I don’t know, I can’t tell you that. But I don’t really care because I’m doing my job and I’m doing it, I hope, better than anybody’s ever done it. Because we have a country that’s hot and really, really successful.

But I mention it only because it’s on the list. I mean, it came out, there was another list came out yesterday and I’m number one on, I like being number one on TikTok better, but I’m number one on the list for killing. Go ahead.

Reporter: Shawn McCreesh, New York Times. But why aren’t you flying the new plane home?

Puddle: Say what?

Reporter: Why aren’t you flying on the new Air Force One home?

Puddle: It’s flying to Europe to one of the big bases, two or three of the big bases where we can show it to the people. And we’ll be going home by normal methods. But we have it going to Europe to a couple of bases, actually one in particular, but it’s going to go to a couple of bases, stop so the soldiers can see it because it’s truly magnificent.

RollCall.com. 07/08/2026.

President Donald Trump switched jets at the last minute for part of his travel back from the NATO summit in Turkey on Thursday, opting to fly first on an older Air Force One instead of the new Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar.

Both jets stopped at the Royal Air Force Mildenhall base in England, which Trump said was to allow U.S. troops stationed there to see the new Air Force One. Trump then flew on the new jet the rest of the way back to the United States.

Trump denied that security concerns were behind the switch of planes for the first leg of his trip — but also suggested that Iran could have tried to attack his plane, saying he was “number one on their list” of people to assassinate. Reporters traveling with the president were asked to close their window blinds upon departure from Ankara.

Washington Post. 07/09/2026.

The YouTube is 39 minutes and change long. The transcript can be found here.

The rest of the tweet says: Mission Regional Medical Center confirmed to Fox News that it was responsible for the advertising campaign, which promoted deliveries starting at $3,950 for a natural birth and $5,525 for a C-section, and directed viewers to a website called “havemybabyinTEXAS,” which has since been taken offline. “‘Birth tourism’ is an illegal practice that exploits the extraordinary hospitality that the United States and Texas offer to millions of foreign travelers each year,” Gov. Greg Abbott wrote in a July 7 letter obtained by Fox News, as the state launches a probe into the hospital. The hospital says the campaign is no longer in use and insists it complies with all federal and state laws as questions grow over the advertising.

Fox News.com (07/07/2026):

“The marketing materials regarding maternity services are no longer in use due to any unintended misunderstanding,” a hospital spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News. “We do not support or facilitate any unlawful activity and work to comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations.”

The spokesperson said the campaign included two billboards located within approximately 5 miles of the hospital near a U.S.-Mexico border crossing. The hospital said both billboards and the website were removed Monday after images began circulating on social media. The spokesperson also said the campaign began in 2021 but did not specify when the billboards were installed.

Fox News. 07/07/2026.

Can you request a rehearing from the United States Supreme Court? Sure. Winning one is a very different matter.

Cornell Law School.

Rule 44. Rehearing

  • 1. Any petition for the rehearing of any judgment or decision of the Court on the merits shall be filed within 25 days after entry of the judgment or decision, unless the Court or a Justice shortens or extends the time. The petitioner shall file 40 copies of the rehearing petition and shall pay the filing fee prescribed by Rule 38(b) , except that a petitioner proceeding in forma pauperis under Rule 39 , including an inmate of an institution, shall file the number of copies required for a petition by such a person under Rule 12.2 . The petition shall state its grounds briefly and distinctly and shall be served as required by Rule 29 . The petition shall be presented together with certification of counsel (or of a party unrepresented by counsel) that it is presented in good faith and not for delay; one copy of the certificate shall bear the signature of counsel (or of a party unrepresented by counsel). A copy of the certificate shall follow and be attached to each copy of the petition. A petition for rehearing is not subject to oral argument and will not be granted except by a majority of the Court, at the instance of a Justice who concurred in the judgment or decision.
  • 2. Any petition for the rehearing of an order denying a petition for a writ of certiorari or extraordinary writ shall be filed within 25 days after the date of the order of denial and shall comply with all the form and filing requirements of paragraph 1 of this Rule, including the payment of the filing fee if required, but its grounds shall be limited to intervening circumstances of a substantial or controlling effect or to other substantial grounds not previously presented. The time for filing a petition for the rehearing of an order denying a petition for a writ of certiorari or extraordinary writ will not be extended. The petition shall be presented together with certification of counsel (or of a party unrepresented by counsel) that it is restricted to the grounds specified in this paragraph and that it is presented in good faith and not for delay; one copy of the certificate shall bear the signature of counsel (or of a party unrepresented by counsel). The certificate shall be bound with each copy of the petition. The Clerk will not file a petition without a certificate. The petition is not subject to oral argument.
  • 3. The Clerk will not file any response to a petition for rehearing unless the Court requests a response. In the absence of extraordinary circumstances, the Court will not grant a petition for rehearing without first requesting a response.
  • 4. The Clerk will not file consecutive petitions and petitions that are out of time under this Rule.
  • 5. The Clerk will not file any brief for an amicus curiae in support of, or in opposition to, a petition for rehearing.
  • 6. If the Clerk determines that a petition for rehearing submitted timely and in good faith is in a form that does not comply with this Rule or with Rule 33 or Rule 34 , the Clerk will return it with a letter indicating the deficiency. A corrected petition for rehearing submitted in accordance with Rule 29.2 no more than 15 days after the date of the Clerk’s letter will be deemed timely.

Puddle and his Harp went on to post several posts that share images of his war of choice with Iran..

I wasn’t about to spend my morning verifying every war image they reposted, so I randomly picked one.

Unfortunately for Puddle, he managed to repost it before they caught the mistake.

The rest of the tweet says: Unfortunately it was widely shared before we had the chance to make the correction. What matters is what happens next: we own it, we fix it, we move on. It’s a big lesson for us in responsibility that we will certainly learn and grow from. That cannot be overstated. Back to work. TYH

After posting about billboards, rehearings with the Supreme’s, and old images of war calling them, he shifted back to posting what he thought were flexs.

My take: The biggest issue with the bribe plane was that Puddle rushed the makeover. Just like the stupid Reflecting Pool, he wanted it done now. He wanted the photo op, not the timeline. Reality, as it usually does, eventually entered the chat and reminded everyone that deadlines don’t care about photo ops. You can’t slap on a fresh coat of paint, install a faux bookcase, and call it the next Air Force One.

We don’t know exactly what wasn’t ready, but if the plane wasn’t considered suitable for the trip home, that goes beyond defensive systems. Air Force One is a flying White House. It’s packed with secure communications and other mission-critical equipment that can’t just be hurried along because someone wants a flashy reveal two years ahead of schedule.

But hey, at least they managed to finish the faux bookcase.

The “career-ending” interview happened in February 2026.

As to it being a career ender…

ABC Eyewitness News (02/16/2016):

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom talks about dyslexia with ABC7’s Cheryl Jennings…

As many as 8.5 million American school children may have dyslexia. Here in California, our own Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom has the learning disorder. He spoke with ABC7 News about how he’s passionate about raising awareness about dyslexia because it affects him every day.

“I think for me it was two things – one, it was very difficult for me in terms of my own academic experience,” he said. “School was a terrible and terrorizing experience. I will just be candid with you — spelling, reading, writing.”

Newsom visited me on the set of our show, “Beyond the Headlines,” to talk about the impact of dyslexia on his life. It affected his self-esteem at a very young age.

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