Coffee Time with Tiff

July 22, 2025 12:52 pm EDT Tiff Editorial (Open Thread) Comments Off on Coffee Time with Tiff
Coffee. Photo by Jonathan Thursfield.

It’s Tuesday…

President Shitshow’s public schedule for…

Good news, President Embarrassment will hold court today!

Tuesday, July 22 2025
9:00 AM
In-Town Pool Call Time
The White House 
In-Town Pool
11:00 AM
The President greets the President of the Republic of the Philippines
The White House 
Open Press
11:15 AM
The President participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the President of the Republic of the Philippines
Oval Office White House
Press Pool
11:45 AM
The President participates in a Bilateral Lunch with the President of the Republic of the Philippines
Cabinet Room 
Closed Press
7:00 PM
The President participates in a Reception with Republican Members of Congress
East Room 
Closed Press

President Court Jester is almost guaranteed to unleash a fresh batch of flaming nonsense during his court appearance today. While we brace ourselves for the inevitable cringe clips we’ll regret watching, let’s distract ourselves with a totally random dive into my Twitter bookmarks. Because why not?

#EpsteinFileGate…

Cosplaying AG barbie’s tweet.

Show more =’s The joint statement by the DOJ and FBI of July 6 remains as accurate today as it was when it was written.  Namely, that in the recent thorough review of the files maintained by the FBI in the Epstein case, no evidence was uncovered that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.  President Trump has told us to release all credible evidence. If Ghislane Maxwell has information about anyone who has committed crimes against victims, the FBI and the DOJ will hear what she has to say.   Therefore, at the direction of Attorney General Bondi, I have communicated with counsel for Ms. Maxwell to determine whether she would be willing to speak with prosecutors from the Department.  I anticipate meeting with Ms. Maxwell in the coming days.  Until now, no administration on behalf of the Department had inquired about her willingness to meet with the government.  That changes now.

Food for thought…

Cowardly Speaker of the House Mike “my son see’s my porn intake” Johnson is said to be rushing to recess the House early to avoid having to vote on forcing release of the Epstein files.

The New York Times (gift article):

  • Epstein case: Speaker Mike Johnson said he would shut the House down early for its summer recess to head off Democratic demands for votes on calling for the release of files from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and sex offender who was once friends with President Trump. In order to avoid what he called “political games,” Mr. Johnson said the House would adjourn until September after votes scheduled for Wednesday night. The announcement came just after the House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime partner of Mr. Epstein, for a deposition.

President Court Jester took a question about the Epstein files and somehow turned it into an accusation of treason against former President Obama—because nothing says “stable genius” like dodging one scandal by throwing a conspiracy Molotov at another. Presidential vibes: chaotic deflection edition.

The next clip is a continuation of the above clip; he calls Hillary Clinton the “ex-wife” of a former President.

In this clip he says Obama committed treason.

Narrator: No he didn’t.

In this clip he continues to lie saying what the DNI released is the biggest scandal ever!!!!

Show more =’s This is the biggest scandal in the history of our country. It really goes on even to the autopen.

In this one he says he’s gonna let his loyal Attorney General handle what happens next to Obama…

Before he said Obama and company deserve jail for “treason”, he said that Fed Chair Powell should raise interest rates, to 1 percent.

He continues attacking Powell, by saying he has think tanks where they build buildings for people to “think”…

Speaking of economic news…

Gift link:

General Motors GM -6.43%decrease; red down pointing triangle managed to beat analyst expectations Tuesday when it reported second-quarter results, but new tariffs on imported cars and auto parts took a $1.1 billion bite out of its bottom line.

GM’s net income shrank 35% in the second quarter despite strong sales gains at dealerships as President Trump’s automotive tariffs weighed on the largest automaker in the U.S. The company this spring lowered its earlier profit guidance for 2025. Now GM says greater impacts are expected to hit the carmaker in the third quarter, though the company maintained its profit guidance for the full year.

GM has largely held prices steady despite tariffs, choosing to absorb the costs while shifting some production to the U.S. and holding out for trade deals with Mexico, Canada and South Korea that would provide relief. Chief Executive Mary Barra hasn’t ruled out raising prices, however, saying the company will stay competitive.

Gift link. 07/22/2025.

Gift link:

Manufacturing activity in the mid-Atlantic region this month deteriorated unexpectedly, driven by lower readings for shipments and new orders as trade uncertainty persisted.

The Fifth District Survey of Manufacturing Activity’s index for July sank sharply to minus 20 from minus 8 in June, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond said Tuesday. A consensus of economists polled by The Wall Street Journal expected it instead to inch up to minus 6.5.

The reading below zero means more of the 66-72 firms responding to the survey this month reported decreasing activity than increasing, the fifth month in a row that has happened.

All three component indexes for the survey—shipments, new orders and employment—declined compared with June, the Richmond Fed said. The index for new orders faced the most pronounced downturn.

However, future indexes for shipments and new orders ticked higher, though for future employment it decreased.

Gift link. 07/22/2025.

In last but not unexpected news…

In case you don’t know who or what Connor is…

He wasn’t ashamed of being a fascist, supports General Franco, and now he’s fired *sad face*…

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