Good morning, Wake Up Right fam! There’s a lot to cover today, but we’re starting off with the most important story…

President Trump announced yesterday that he has persuaded Coca-Cola to agree to stop using high fructose corn syrup in its signature soda and replace it with real cane sugar.

If you’re thinking to yourself, “G, this is not the most important story of the day” - Then you’ve likely never had a Coke from Mexico [they sell them in my grocery store] made with cane sugar. I buy them to braise carnitas or barbacoa and can never resist taking one big sip first. Not to mention, that high fructose corn syrup slop has been linked to cancer.

So, thank you, Mr. President, for making Coca-Cola great again.

• 📉 19% approve of Democrats in Congress

• 🥚 Egg prices fell 19% in June, down 61% since Feb

• 🏰 Disneyland opened on this day in 1955

• 📈 40% of young women are liberal, up from 28% in early 2000s

^{Sources: Quinnipiac, Breitbart, History, Gallup}

Trump signs HALT Fentanyl Act

President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan HALT Fentanyl Act into law, permanently designating fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs.

The details: Trump signed the law at a White House East Room ceremony, joined by over 200 guests, including parents who lost children to fentanyl poisoning. The law:

• permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act.

• strengthens federal prosecution against dealers and traffickers of synthetic opioids.

Zoom out: Fentanyl is now the leading cause of death for Americans aged 15–48.

This is a border issue: Trump slammed the Biden-Harris administration’s “open borders nightmare,” linking surging fentanyl deaths to trafficking across the southern border.

This is a China issue: China is the largest supplier of precursor chemicals for fentanyl distributed into the U.S.

Taking action: According to newly released CBP data, June saw just 6,072 illegals apprehended crossing the southern border. That is the lowest number ever recorded in U.S. history. Zero were released into the homeland.

The last word goes to Greg Swan, who lost his son to fentanyl and spoke at the signing ceremony, saying:

• “I would just like to say, thank you, Mr. President, for stopping the border crossings — full stop, mic drop … It was amazing what you did. We were being gaslit — and you came and lit a fire to that story, and we’re a lot safer for of it.”

[Source: Breitbart, White House]

Microsft may have exposed Pentagon to Chinese spies

Microsoft is accused of allowing China-based engineers work on U.S. military cloud systems with minimal oversight and safeguards, according to a bombshell ProPublica report.

The details: Beginning in 2016, Microsoft established a program dubbed “digital escorting" where it paid U.S. contractors $18/hr to pair with foreign engineers who worked on federal cloud systems.

• The digital escorts were often ex-military with minimal tech skills.

• The "escorts" acted as intermediaries, entering commands into Pentagon servers on behalf of China-based engineers.

• The data fell below “classified” levels but included materials crucial to military operations.

In simple terms: Microsoft was paying these escorts for access to their security clearances.

Red flag: Experts worry that the digital escorts lacked the tech savvy to detect whether the Chinese engineers were engaging in sabotage or installing malware.

Aren’t there regulations to prevent this? Yes. Per Defense Department policy, individuals must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents to access sensitive data.

Zoom out: In 2023, Chinese hackers breached Microsoft’s cloud and accessed data from the Commerce Secretary, the Ambassador to China, and the Pentagon.

What is Microsoft saying? They claim these foreign workers never had “direct access” to Pentagon data.

The last word goes to Michael Sobolik of the Hudson Institute, who said this program was “like asking the fox to guard the henhouse.”

[Source: Pro Publica, Fox News]

👍️ Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was fired from the Manhattan US Attorney’s Office, where she prosecuted cases involving Jeffrey Epstein and rapper Diddy. Read more.

🇸🇾 Israel carried out airstrikes on the Syrian capital Damascus in support of the country’s Druze population [an Arab minority group] involved in deadly clashes with Syrian government forces. Read more.

🇧🇭 Bahrain's Crown Prince announced plans to invest more than $17 billion in the United States during a meeting with President Donald Trump. Read more.

📭️ A $10 billion Biden regime plan to create a "green" fleet of postal vehicles has created just 250 electric trucks in two years. Read more. $40 million per truck...

🪨 The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction. Read more.

🇨🇳 An elite Chinese cyberspy group hacked at least one state’s National Guard network for nearly a year, the Department of Defense has found.

🫵 Trump said he was "highly unlikely" to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell yesterday, hours after reports said he floated the idea in private meetings. Read more.

🥶 Wholesale prices were unchanged in June and showed muted effects from tariffs, adding to the growing view that trade wars won’t lead to a big surge in inflation. Read more. This is one of the biggest economic media outlets, essentially admitting Trump was right about tariffs.

🔎 President Trump embraced the idea of appointing a special prosecutor to probe the past decade of intelligence abuses and weaponized law enforcement, including delving into "credible evidence" in the Jeffrey Epstein case. Read more.

⚠️ A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Alaska Peninsula on Wednesday, briefly triggering a tsunami warning for the southern coast. Read more.

🎥 Trump responds to questions about Jeffrey Epstein from the press. Watch.

🎥 News anchors in Syria panic as Israel strikes military headquarters right behind them on live TV. Watch. 

🎥 Johnson & Johnson's lead scientist was caught on camera saying the COVID-19 vaccine was "not safe and effective." Watch.

🎥 Shane Gillis tells J6 and Epstein jokes at the ESPY awards. Watch.

🎥 The main stage at Tomorrowland music festival in Belgium was engulfed in flames. Watch.

🎥 LMAO. ICE in Portland, Oregon, drives ANTIFA rioters crazy by using a Trump impersonation to issue orders to vacate the property. Watch.

🎥 CNN's numbers guy looks ahead at the midterms and how Democrats are trailing historical trends. Watch.

🎥 Omar Fateh, the Somali socialist running for Minneapolis mayor, suggests Whites are domestic threats. Watch.

🎥 Go long: If you're looking for sober, honest analysis of the Epstein drama hanging over the Trump administration, Megyn Kelly provides it. Watch. [1hr, 38min]

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