Tsunami Waves Hit US West Coast and Beyond – The Wednesday AM Quickie 7/30/25
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THE BIG NEWS
North Pacific Quake Triggers Tsunami; Waves Hit US West Coast, Japan, Russia, and Elsewhere
An 8.8-magnitude earthquake, one of the top 10 strongest on record, struck the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka region yesterday. The quake damaged buildings in far eastern Russia, which was also hit by tsunami waves that swept away buildings. The quake also triggered tsunami advisories, watches, and warnings across the entire US West Coast and parts of Alaska.
Hawaii came early in the tsunami's path. Residents were told to seek high ground. "Don't, don't, don't go down to the beach," Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi urged. No damage was reported in the first hour after the waves struck, but Hawaii Democratic Gov. Josh Green said "significant damage" was expected. Flights bound for Hawaii changed course in midair as airports on the islands closed.
In French Polynesia, a wave came in at 13 feet high.
In Japan, the Fukushima nuclear plant, which melted down following a tsunami in 2011, was evacuated. The government told nearly 2 million people across the country to evacuate, and warned that major tsunamis could be expected for more than a day after the quake. That goes for elsewhere, as well.
Waves began to hit California, Oregon, and Washington State overnight. Coastal residents under tsunami warnings were urged to seek higher ground on foot to avoid creating traffic jams. Most of California's coastline was expected to see waves under two feet, but parts of far northern California were forecast to see waves of more than five feet.
As of this morning, the waves that made land in the US were not as bad as the worst-case scenario in the forecasts – but the coasts aren't clear yet. Other countries, including China, the Philippines, and Indonesia also sounded the alarm yesterday, but advisories in many places have since been downgraded or rescinded. Casualties have fortunately been minimal.
Consult local news sources for the latest updates if you're in a coastal area under watch.
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- Amazon Labor Union Co-Founder Chris Smalls Joins Aid Flotilla, Gets Choked and Kicked By Israeli Forces "This level of force was not used against other abducted activists," the Freedom Flotilla Coalition says; Smalls was the only Black activist on the boat. via the Guardian.
- Poll: Only 8 Percent of Democrats Support Israel's Conduct in Gaza The endless butchery is wearing on the MAGA coalition too, with Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene calling the situation a "genocide" this week. via Al Jazeera and NBC News.
- Keir Starmer Says UK Will Recognize Palestinian State in September – Unless Israel Meets Conditions "We have no view on that," Trump said of the announcement by Prime Minister Starmer, a former human rights lawyer. via BBC News, Politico, and the AP.
Loomer Strikes Again: FDA Scientist Forced Out
Not content with her role as Donald Trump's unofficial national security adviser, the crackpot MAGA influencer Laura Loomer has expanded her portfolio to assess the loyalty of basically anyone who works for the US government. The New York Times and the Washington Post report that a Loomer pressure campaign forced the resignation of the Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine and gene therapy official, Dr. Vinay Prasad, described by FDA commissioner Marty Makary as an "impeccable scientist." Even Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could not save Prasad once he was in Loomer's sights. Describing himself as "a Bernie Sanders liberal" on social media may have sealed Prasad's fate. Per the Times, Loomer was also mixed up in the recent firing of a federal prosecutor in Los Angeles.
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- Senate Confirms Trump Henchman Emil Bove to Lifetime Federal Appeals Court Judgeship Despite Three Whistleblower Complaints Two of the whistleblowers said he had told regime lawyers to ignore court rulings against Trump's anti-immigrant purges. via the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Politico.
- 'Study My Brain Please': NYC Shooter Claimed Brain Injury, Was Headed to NFL Headquarters Gunman Shane Tamura claimed he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy; he played football in high school but never in the NFL. via the Associated Press, the New York Times, and Politico.
- Pete Hegseth Eyes the Pentagon Exits with Possible Run for Office in Tennessee A Defense Department Inspector General review of his improper disclosure of classified information during "Signalgate," which his team calls "clearly a political witch hunt," is due for public release in the coming weeks. via NBC News and the Washington Post.
SOME NUMBER
1 in 3
That's roughly how many of the 600 Planned Parenthood clinics across the US face closure under Republican cuts to Medicaid, the group says. A group of 23 Democratic state attorneys general sued the Trump regime yesterday over those cuts, which California AG Rob Bonta calls "punishment for Planned Parenthood’s constitutionally protected advocacy for abortion."
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PARTING WORDS
"There's a lot of us in this caucus that want to f-cking fight, and what's bothering me right now is we don't see enough fight in this caucus."
-- New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker, speaking to reporters yesterday after grandstanding on the Senate floor over a move by two colleagues, Sens. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, to quickly pass bipartisan bills that Booker claimed would cut funding for police in his district and favor law enforcement in Republican states. Cortez Masto and Klobuchar pointed out that Booker could have raised his objections when the bills were in committee instead of waiting until he could seize the spotlight to, in his words, stand "for my police officers."
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