U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner
was fired today (Aug.1, 2025)
when revised data showed that
there was higher unemployment
during May 2025 and June 2025.
Erika McEntarfer was told to
leave by Trump when a large
revision to the "Jobs Report" put
him in a bad light [ details at
washingtonpost.com/ 2025/08/01
another employee who opted to
leave early was a governor of the
Federal reserve.
Friday August 1, 2025
Friday August 1, 2025
The government of
Switzerland
will face 39% tariffs beginning
Saturday 9 August, among the
highest level of trade penalties /
punishments.
nytimes.com/ Breaking News
news-trump
NDL Library Board
meets 5 - 6 p.m.
August 19 (third Tuesday), 2025
place of meeting TBA
call 269-683-8545
for further details
Local Library
620 E. Main Street, Niles, MI
49120
(Previous regular meeting during
July 2025 was cancelled and re-scheduled
to August 19 and posted online
nileslibrary.com/single-event/
Host
Franklin Foer of
The Atlantic;
PANEL =
Leigh Ann Caldwell,
Puck;
Andrea Mitchell,
NBC News;
Alexander Ward,
Wall Street Journal;
Nancy Youssef,
The Atlantic.
1/2 hour panel discussion
weekly Fridays 8 p.m. Eastern
pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/
Southern Berrien County
St. Joseph River area near Fort Street
in vicinity of Niles, Michigan outskirts
city limits
The "Discover Archaeology in Action"
days this summer will be August 2 & 3, 2025
from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free to the public.
ACCORDING to Erika Hartley,
The Archaeology-themed open house will also
include re-enactors of the colonial French
era (details in Press coverage at ABC TV
local affiliate) =
abc57.com/discover-archaeology-in-action-at-fort-st-joseph
Resurgence: Expanding
Trade in New France
posted at TV web platform 4 a.m. Wed. ahead
of first Saturday of August through Aug. 3, 2025
Book published / copyrighted in 1926
by Paul DeKruif
Leeuwenhoek
Spalianzani
Pasteur
Koch
Roux & Behring
Metchnikoff
Theobald Smith
Bruce
Ross v. Grassi
Walter Reed
Paul Ehrlich
details at NYTimes.com/2025/08/01/business/economy/
federal-jobs-report-july.html
84,000 lost in civil sector -- 12,000 in July 1 - 31, alone.
LAURA GRIMM,
Trump-Vance "chief of staff" since Jan. 20, 2025
for NOAA
(National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration)
gave an upbeat, thumbs-up
annual Atlantic hurricane
season outlook late May 2025
(for June - September 2025).
However, given the reduction of
staff by 2,200 NOAA scientists
and cuts at CWS by 550, leaving
the top bureaucrats newly installed
seeking 155 key job openings that
remain unfilled -- see details at
Scientific American online
scientificamerican.com/article/hurricane-season-is-soon-
noaa-says-its-ready-but-weather-experts-are-worried
May 23 posted online coverage -- byline
Chelsea Harvey
the federal grants amounted to $26 million
nytimes.com/2025/08/01/us/trump-news
The Dept. of Transportation Secy. acted
on Trump's behalf.
Ghislaine Maxwell
after conferring with
#2 at Dept. of Justice,
D.C.
Todd Blanche
formerly Donald John
Trump, personal lawyer
TODAY August 1, 2025
Who is Steve Witkoff?
a real estate developer and investor --
his impressions of Gaza region being
a "Riviera" with Mediterranean coastline
mesh with the Developer "TRUMP" persona
DETAILS: NYTimes trump-gaza-takeover
article (2025/02/05) - us politics
_______________________________________________
Steve Witkoff has met repeatedly with
BIBI NETANYAHU to encourage Gaza Cease Fire
ahead of Inauguration Day (3rd Monday 20 Jan.)
The ACTUAL envoy / primary adviser - briefer likely will NOT be
Massad Boulos,
whose company last year had a net profit of $66,000,
corporate filings show.
a Christian from Northern Lebanon who emigrated to
Texas as a teenager;
he is not an attorney but has a B.A. in Business Administration.
His son recently married Tiffany (Trump).
Another Trump BFF is:
Mike Huckabee, Arkansas ex-governor
Week of April 7 - 11, 2025
Huckabee nomination passed Senate
53 - 46 with PA Senator Fetterman's vote
__________________________________
Witkoff met with sanctioned Russian agent
at his private residence and will negotiate
with Putin to move along Ukraine cease-fire
July 31 - August 3, 2025
Four days of free live music
Riverfront Park, Front street, Niles, MI Downtown near main streets
uncoverniles.com/
Free Admission :
Carnival and booths are open Thursday 4 p.m. Eastern
until Sunday Aug. 3 at 3:30 p.m.
Arts & Crafts
August 1, 2025 1,378 visits to this GOOGLE Blog
website : faithfor2008.blogspot.com/
Entire month (August 1 - 31) : total for this month 1,378
NBC NEWS Headline
Gaza hunger reaches
Tipping Point
under Israel's offensive
as children face lifelong
impacts of malnutrition
NBC News.com/world/Gaza/
hunger-gaza-tipping point August 1, 2025
details and ticket information
MUSKEGON, MICH.
unitymusicfestival.com/
Day Zero - Free
5 p.m. Eli Gable
6 p.m. The Band JAREN
7:10 p.m. Jason Crabb
8:10 p.m. Speaker Bob Lenz
9 p.m. Ben Fuller
Thursday August 7
2 p.m. Unity Praise
2:45 p.m. Sean Rodriguez
4 p.m. Caleb and John
5:40 p.m. TERRIAN
7 p.m. Josh Baldwin
9 p.m. Matthew West
Friday August 8 2025
2 p.m. Unity Praise
2:45 p.m. Jamie MacDonald
4 p.m. Seph Schlueter
5:10 p.m. Cochren & Co.
7 p.m. Rebecca St. James
9 p.m. Steven Curtis Chapman
Saturday August 9
2 p.m. Unity Praise
2:45 p.m. Nathan Sheridan
4 p.m. Jonathan Traylor
6 p.m. Andrew Ripp
7:20 p.m. Sidewalk Prophets
9 p.m. Crowder
1715 Peck Street
Muskegon, MI 49441
231-224-6034
Those who argued for the "Big Lie"
Jeffrey Clark- Thurs. July 31, 2025
DC Bar's Board for Professional Responsibility
Clark is also under indictment in Georgia;
Rudy Giuliani.
John Eastman of California,
Jenna Ellis of Colorado,
Kenneth Cheseboro of New York.
source: POLITCO dot-com 7/31/2025
jeffrey-clark-disbarred-recommendation
Twice impeached, neither time
convicted by the U.S. Senate
(headed then by Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell, Sr. senator (KY)
The Smithsonian exhibit no longer displays
a temporary placard, written up in 2021
after the results of the votes at the Legislative
Branch were completed -- Curators explain
to the Washington POST Reporting team that
the exhibit "needed to revert to an earlier
version following a review of legacy content."
MORE at Washingtonpost.com/ August 1, 2025
exclusive to that platform / news agency online
Conversation with Kaitlan Collins, CNN
cnn.com/2025/07/31/virginia-giuffre-family-epstein-files
