Wake Up Right - July 8, 2025

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Good morning, Wake Up Right fam! Border Czar Tom Homan told reporters yesterday that ICE arrests need to hit 7,000 per day following the passage of the "Big Beautiful Bill," which allocates over $100 billion for immigration enforcement.

Do the math: That would be over 10 million deportations by the end of Trump’s term.

You might think that’s not enough. But it’d roughly cover the total number of illegals let in during the Biden regime — with a high priority on the worst ones. That’s a good start.

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  • 🤖 Use of Ai at work doubled to 40% in past 2 years

  • 🎖️ Neyanyahu nominated Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

  • 🕚️ Trump has a cabinet meeting at 11 AM today

Epstein did… kill himself?

The Trump administration’s Justice Department (DOJ) says it found no evidence Jeffrey Epstein was murdered, maintained a blackmail ring, or kept an incriminating client list – leaving many longtime supporters [myself included] scratching their heads.

Back up: Epstein, who was a convicted sex offender, allegedly died by suicide in his jail cell in 2019.

The details: According to a memo obtained by Axios, the DOJ and FBI claim:

  • Epstein did kill himself: Surveillance footage of the common area outside his jail cell “supports the medical examiner’s conclusion” that Epstein hanged himself.

  • Client list: The memo states there’s "no incriminating 'client list'“, no blackmail material, and no uncharged co-conspirators worth pursuing. That’s odd since Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence for child sex trafficking. Are the people she trafficked those girls to not “worth pursuing”?

  • Blackmail? The memo states there was "no credible evidence ... that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals.”

The memo estimates there are over 1,000 victims of Epstein’s perversions, according to DOJ estimates. Sensitive records will stay sealed due to the graphic nature of abuse and privacy concerns.

What the conservative right is saying: Judicial Watch’s Tom Fitton blasted the memo as insulting: “So there is a list — but you won’t show us because you say it’s not incriminating?”

  • Fitton is suing to have the records released.

Zoom out: Prior to joining the administration, FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino both were vocal proponents of the theory that Jeffrey Epstein was killed in his jail cell as part of a conspiracy to protect his predators.

  • Since ascending to the top of the FBI, both now say Epstein did kill himself.

What now? Despite this memo [which was 100% purposely leaked], the drumbeat for truth and transparency is not over. If there are over 1,000 victims, then there are certainly perpetrators waiting to be brought to justice.

[Source: Axios, Breitbart]

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Border Patrol ambushed

A man in tactical gear opened fire on Border Patrol agents Monday morning in McAllen, Texas, in what officials say was a targeted ambush.

The details: The gunman, identified as 27-year-old Ryan Louis Mosqueda, fired dozens of rounds at the entrance to the Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol annex.

  • Three people, including two law enforcement officers and one Border Patrol employee, were injured.

  • Agents and police fired back, killing the shooter.

Motive: The Department of Homeland Security called the incident a “purposeful ambush/attack," however, the motive remains unconfirmed. I think we all know the motive…

  • Shooter’s message: The vehicle Mosqueda arrived in, which had Michigan plates, had the words “Cordis Die” written on it. It isn't immediately clear what that means, though it could be a misspelling of "Cordis Dei," which means "of the heart of God."

Back up: This comes days after 10 far-left domestic terrorists ambushed ICE personnel in Fort Worth, shooting one police officer.

Zoom out: Assaults on ICE agents are up over 700% this year.

The last word goes to Mayra Flores, who was the first Mexican-born member of Congress. She wrote on X:

  • "This is the result of left-leaning media and Democrat political leaders instilling hate and disrespect toward our federal agents, who are simply doing their job enforcing the law."

DHS confirmed the FBI is leading the investigation.

Source: NY Post]

💔 The death toll has risen to at least 104 people during the catastrophic flooding in central Texas, including 28 children, many of whom were at a Christian summer camp. Read more.

🌏️ President Trump announced 25% tariffs on goods from South Korea and Japan, effective August 1, and tariffs of up to 40% on several other countries, mostly in Asia. Read more.

👟 Passengers at some airports across the U.S. no longer have to remove their shoes during regular preflight security checks. Read more.

🇮🇷 The Iranian President told Tucker Carlson there is no official fatwa against Donald Trump from the Iranian government, despite recent news to the contrary. Read more.

🤡 A pediatrician in Houston, Texas, was fired after wishing death on Trump-supporting flash flood victims in Kerr County, Texas. Read more.

👩‍⚖️ A federal judge temporarily halted a provision in President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” blocking taxpayer dollars from going to Planned Parenthood through Medicaid. Read more.

🧱 President Trump threatened to impose an additional 10% tariff on “Any Country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS," the 10-nation alliance led by China and Russia that seeks to re-order global power away from the West. Read more.

📂 For the first time since President Kennedy's assassination nearly 62 years ago, the CIA has tacitly admitted that an officer specializing in psychological warfare ran an operation that came into contact with Lee Harvey Oswald before the Dallas killing. Read more.

🎥 Wild time-lapse shows the rapid rise of Texas floodwaters. Watch.

🎥 Gov. Ron DeSantis criticizes Elon Musk's third-party idea. Watch.

🎥 ICE shares a rare look at a deportation flight. Watch.

🎥 White House addresses report that there was no Epstein client list – DESPITE AG Bondi claiming earlier this year that it was "on my desk." Watch.

🎥 Looks like 1 minute is missing from the Epstein prison video. Watch.

🎥 Mexico City residents are "peacefully" protesting against Americans who moved there and gentrified the city. Watch.

🎥 Charlie Kirk warns that RINOs are plotting to push for mass AMNESTY for illegals. Watch.

🎥 Meteorologist breaks down the Texas flood tragedy and blasts those politicizing it. Watch.

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