Democrats Concern Over Buoys, Not Border Crossings?

Important Updates You Don’t Want to Miss [Leading America News] --------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, August 9, 2023 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Political News] [Political News] [House Democrats Visit Texas Border, Condemn 'Barbaric' Deterrents; Ignore Rise in Immigrant Deaths]( House Democrats, including Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), recently visited the southern border in Eagle Pass, Texas. Rather than focusing on the high rates of illegal crossings, they expressed concern over buoys placed in the Rio Grande by Texas to deter illegal crossings, calling them "barbaric" and "cruel and inhumane". Interestingly, the increased attention on the border does not highlight last year's significant rise in illegal immigrant deaths, with Eagle Pass EMTs now frequently responding to drownings. [Christians Demand Boycott of Iconic Car Company - They Erased 1 Historic Christian Symbol]( They did what!? [Financial News] [Financial News] [Can Coinbase's Blockchain Fix Its Losing Streak?]( The crypto exchange has had six consecutive quarters of losses as customers cut back on trading. [Oil Climbs, Stocks Fall in Muted Trading]( Rising oil prices lifted energy stocks Wednesday during an otherwise downbeat session. [US Department of Agriculture News] [US Department of Agriculture News] [Secretaries Vilsack and Haaland Applaud President Biden’s Designation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument]( WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2023 — Today, President Biden [established the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument]( in northern Arizona, an area considered sacred by many Tribal Nations in the Southwest and renowned for its natural, cultural, economic, scientific and historic resources and broad recreation opportunities. [USDA Invests Nearly $30 Million to Boost School Nutrition in 264 Small & Rural Communities through Partnership with Action for Healthy Kids]( WASHINGTON, August 7, 2023 – As part of a cooperative agreement to develop and implement the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s [Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative](, Action for Healthy Kids today announced that it is awarding nearly $30 million in subgrants to 264 school districts across 44 states and the District of Columbia, reaching students in some of our nation’s highest need schools. These funds are being provided by USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service. [Sports and Entertainment] [Sports and Entertainment] [Best of Wednesday at NFL training camps: Rodgers, Young meet; Bucs make plan for Mayfield, Trask]( No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young met his quarterback idol Aaron Rodgers in Wednesday's Panthers-Jets joint practice, while the Buccaneers continue their QB battle. [Babylon Bee] [Babylon Bee] [With Colbert Off The Air, Dancing Vaccines Forced To Perform At Children’s Birthday Parties]( MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY — With the writers' strike entering its fourth month, workers associated with late-night comedy shows are falling on hard times - even the incredibly popular dancing vaccines from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. [Today in History] [Today in History] [August 9]( [378]( - Battle of Adrianople: Goth army defeats Roman forces under Emperor Valens, who is killed [1778]( - Captain James Cook reaches Cape Prince of Wales, Bering Straits [1859]( - Otis Tufts patents the first passenger elevator in the US [1864]( - Siege of Fort Morgan, Alabama, by Union forces begins (Confederates surrender 23 August) [1910]( - Chicago resident Alva Fisher receives US patent for an electric washing machine [1937]( - Ranger (US) easily beats Endeavour II (England) in race 4 to wrap up the 17th America's Cup yachting series, 4-0; it's the final competition for 21 years [1944]( - WWII: Port Chicago Mutiny - mass work stoppage by munition loaders at Port Chicago Naval facility concerned with conditions after recent explosion in Port Chicago, California; 50 men were tried for mutiny, found guilty and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor [1971]( - Operation Demetrius (or Internment) is introduced in Northern Ireland allowing suspected terrorists to be indefinitely detained without trial; the security forces arrested 342 people suspected of supporting paramilitaries [1988]( - Just 1 day after 8/8/88 NY's daily number is 888 [2001]( - US President George W. Bush announces his support for federal funding of limited research on embryonic stem cells. [More Historical Events »]( Copyright © 2023 Leading America 190 Monroe Avenue Ste 300 Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, US Click [Here to unsubscribe from Leading America.]( To Unsubscribe by email, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" as the Subject Line. [Click]( to unsubscribe from all communication](. You can read our [Privacy Policy Here](