Wake Up Right - July 29, 2025

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July 29, 2025

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Good morning, folks Quick housekeeping note before we jump into the news:

For the next ten days, the newsletter will be slimmed down to just the Notable and Clickable sections while my wife and I sneak away for a little summer break.

We’re heading up the Maine coast to celebrate our five-year wedding anniversary, and soaking in some quiet before our biggest adventure yet: welcoming our first child and the newest member of the Wake Up Right fam this October.

If you have any 7-month pregnant-friendly recommendations in Kennebunkport or Ogunquit, send them my way!

  • 📱 90% of teens use YouTube, 63% use TikTok

  • 🚀 NASA was created on this day in 1958

  • 📊 Voters trust GOP +24 over Dems on illegal immigration

  • 🍻 Men say 2.1 drinks is imbibing in moderation, women say 1.6

Terror strikes NYC

Terror and tragedy struck New York City on Monday evening as a gunman stormed a midtown skyscraper, killing four people, including a married NYPD officer, before committing suicide.

The details: The shooter, identified as 27-year-old Las Vegas resident Shane Tamura, was seen on surveillance video leaving his BMW double-parked between 51st and 52nd street and exiting with an M4 rifle.

  • He entered the skyscraper at 345 Park Avenue and first struck and killed NYPD Officer Didarul Islam.

  • Tamura then targeted a woman who had taken shelter behind a pillar, killing her.

  • The third person killed was a security guard taking cover behind his desk.

  • The shooter took the elevator to the 33rd floor, where he shot and killed a fourth person before taking his own life.

  • The building is home to officers for Blackstone, the NFL, KPMG, and others.

What we know about Tamura: He worked as a security guard at a Las Vegas casino. Over the weekend, he began his drive across the country to New York City. In his abandoned vehicle, they found ammunition and medication. He reportedly had a documented history of mental health issues.

Motive: He may have been targeting the NFL offices. According to reports, Tamura was carrying a note several pages long, blaming football for his apparent struggle with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (commonly known as CTE) from his days playing football as a youth.

Officer Didarul was a four-year NYPD veteran who was working on paid detail at the office building to earn extra income. He leaves behind a pregnant wife and two young sons. Mayor Eric Adams said he "embodies what this city is all about."

Despicable reporting: During CNN’s live broadcast coverage of the tragic event, host Erin Burnett described the shooter as “possibly White” despite a widely circulated image [above] which clearly showed he was non-White.

Real talk from G: While we don’t want to jump to conclusions, this appears like it could be a shooting inspired by the assassination of the UnitedHealthcare CEO late last year. The shooter, Luigi Mangione, became a cult hero on the left and was even praised by prominent former Washington Post journalist Taylor Lorenz, who said she felt “joy” after the killing. When you glorify vigilantism, you are inviting more of it.

[Source: CBS, NY Post]

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💻️ The FBI and DOJ arrested the ringleaders of dark web child porn exploitation networks with over 120,000 users. Read more.

🤝 Thailand and Cambodia agreed to a ceasefire after President Trump threatened not to enter into a trade deal with either country until the fighting ended. Read more.

⚧️ A transgender illegal alien is facing charges of raping a 14-year-old boy in New York City. Read more.

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💩 ICE arrested over 200 criminal alien child sex offenders in six months in Houston, Texas, under the Trump administration, surpassing the total arrests for the previous fiscal year. Read more.

🎯 Target is scrapping its longtime price-match policy, which allowed shoppers to match prices from competitors like Walmart and Amazon. Read more. My wife is not gonna like this…

👍️ Five people have been charged after a vicious video of an assault on a couple in downtown Cincinnati went viral yesterday. Read more.

💣️ The U.S. has likely stationed nuclear weapons in the U.K. for the first time since 2008, in a signal to Russia that it remains committed to European security. Read more.

🎥 JD gets to the bottom of the media's Epstein coverage. Watch.

🎥 Liberal Bill Maher admits he was wrong about Trump's tariffs. Watch.

🎥 The UK Prime Minister gets uncomfortable when Trump calls the London mayor a "nasty person." Watch.

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🎥 Yikes. Reporter asks UK Prime Minister if he's "envious" of how easily Trump handles illegals. Watch.

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