7 Things: The inflation Reduction Act was signed, but it will not act to reduce inflation, Griffith says a ‘Black power group’ controls Alabama Democrats and more …

7. Reporters call out aldotcom for sloppy piece on moving Space Command

• As if the whining from the Colorado Legislature wasn’t bad enough, now we have members of the local media in Alabama suggesting that the U.S. Air Force’s Space Command may not be moving to Alabama because of, wait for it, the repeal of Roe v. Wade.
• Other members of the local media thought this story lacked merit. Henry Thornton, formerly of Yellowhammer News, said, “For the record, this piece has factual errors, doesn’t seem to know the difference in a uniformed service vs. a combatant command, and is largely based on an aggregated quote from a Colorado senator.” WAAY-TV’s Matt Kroschel doesn’t think Roe v. Wade is a factor here, “[The decision is] based on the public comments on the environmental assessment, the gov reviews are done. Literally done to final word from Air Force if they will take the recommendation or not.”

6. Unvaccinated soldiers were restricted from some travel

• According to new reports, the U.S. Army has been restricting the official travel of soldiers if they’re unvaccinated, not allowing any official travel without special approval. This was done through U.S. Army fragmentary orders.
• Most recently, orders were updated on June 16 and July 8 of this year, with both orders reminding soldiers that they’re not allowed on official travel if they aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19.

5. Newsom doesn’t like how Alabama wants to use COVID-19 relief funds

• It’s been public for some time that Gov. Kay Ivey plans to use coronavirus relief funds to build new prisons in the state, and now California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has criticized the decision to spend American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds on prisons instead of education.
• Newsom said on Twitter, “Lotta talk about education and choice from these GOP governors. Let’s look at the choices they’re making. When states received new federal money, CA gave 3.5 million kids college savings accounts. Alabama spent it on two super-sized prisons. Actions speak louder than words.”

4. Future CNN contributor Liz Cheney loses

• The daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney lost her statewide congressional race in Wyoming by more than 30 points. U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-Wyo.) loss to challenger Harriet Hageman was hardly a surprise.
• Cheney’s fate was sealed when she joined the January 6 committee and made punishing former President Donald Trump seemingly her only goal in public service. The move bought her airtime with the liberal media and their undying devotion, celebrity endorsements and the ire of her actual voters.

3. Alabama Democrats think Republicans are branding themselves as racists

• The Lawrence County Republican Party posted a note congratulating Shanon Terry on their selection as chairman of the county party. The image selection for the Facebook post set off a tiny, disingenuous firestorm on social media. Using a google search to find an image of a Republican elephant, the group selected a modified image depicting three Klansmen in white hoods under the elephant. The image was a derogatory creation that called asserted the Republican Party to be racist.
• When notified, the image was removed and an apology was posted. But House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) shared a screenshot of the image and commented, “Shame on the Lawrence County Republican Party for this disgusting image.” Obviously, the GOP group would not choose an image calling them racist, but malcontents disingenuously suggested that this was their way of reaching out to racists.

2. The Democratic party is being run by fringe groups

• Former U.S. Rep. Parker Griffith (D-Huntsville) criticized the Alabama Democratic Party (ADP) and claimed that it was being taken over by a “fringe” group after pastor Randy Kelley was elected as the ADP chairman. Griffith said, “[A] Black power group just took over the Democratic Party.”
• Griffith added, “Remember the leadership of the Democratic Party does not represent Alabama … You can’t have a leader that’s a fringe element and expect everyone to follow him.” Griffith also went on to say, “I think the Republican Party is full of conservative Democrats right now … I think we’re in an atmosphere of fringe elements both in the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.”

1. Biden has signed the Inflation Reduction Act

• The Inflation Reduction Act, which will cost $740 billion in inflationary spending, has been signed by President Joe Biden. In addition to putting money toward the deficit, the legislation is also loaded with other efforts against climate change, new minimum for corporate tax and more. Former President Barack Obama tweeted, “This is a BFD.,” to show that this is a big f***ing deal, a toss back to what Biden said to him as Obamacare was signed into law.
• It’s highly unlikely that the legislation will help with inflation, according to U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.), who said it would not solve the issue “immediately.” However, Biden said, “With this law, the American people won and the special interests lost. For a while, people doubted whether any of that was going to happen, but we are in a season of substance.” Again, the Inflation Reduction Act will not act to reduce inflation.