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Judge Moxila Upadhyaya yesterday warned Donald Trump:

“It is a crime to try to influence a juror or to threaten or attempt to bribe a witness or any other person who may have information about your case, or to retaliate against anyone for providing information about your case to the prosecution, or to otherwise obstruct the administration of justice. Do you understand these warnings and consequences, sir?” 

"Yes," Trump replied.

So what does Trump do?

Jack Smith's prosecutors retaliated by seeking a protective order against Trump.  U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan gave Trump until 5PM to respond.  How dumb can be get?  He can theoretically be held in jail just for this.  Of course he won't be, but could.

The U.S. Women National Team made the Round of 16 in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, but is no longer the favorite to win the whole thing.  Next, Sweden.  U.S. should win, as they are given -175 odds to make it to the next round, or 64%.  Will be on your regular Fox channel at 5 AM EDT (11PM Hawaii time). 

I don't follow NFL Preseason games, but these started on Thursday with the Jets at Browns, with a full schedule next weekend, again beginning Thursday, but how to watch these games is complicated.  Who won on Thursday?  Who cares?

There are some rule changes, but nothing monumental.  Super Bowl LVII will be held in Las Vegas, with two telecasts, the usual CBS Sports version, and a new parallel Nickelodeon kids and family-centric broadcast.

I offer four videos you might want to watch from America's Got Talent this week.  I hate those animal acts, but Noodle and Bun were different.

Sophia Vergara gave a Golden Buzzer to Brazilian singer Gabriel Henrique.  A male version of Whitney Houston?
The most amazing person I've seen on this program, and perhaps ever, 25-year old Zion Clark, with no legs (called the Caudal Regression Syndrome) to a mother in prison and no father, spent a lifetime in foster homes, which gave up on him.  But he found himself through wrestling, going on to Kent State to become an All-American and Guinness World Record Holder, plus the subject of an EMMY Award winning Netflix documentary, Zion (this is the whole show, little more than 10 minutes long, Rotten Tomatoes score of 85).  Has a goal of winning a gold medal in the Paris Olympics next year.  Sure, unstoppable determination, but I was most impressed with his gentle, optimistic attitude.

America's Got Talent ended with a comedic spoof that fooled everyone, me included.  She initially got four X's and was buzzed out.  50-year old female comedienne, Krista Komondor, played a hopeless Texas singer Sunny Chatum, armed with a ukulele.  This you got to watch.
I have a flower that has annually bloomed now for 40 years.  You can read the entire story of the African Blood Lily here.  The following photos are Day 1 and 2 of this current blooming, plus three more pots on my lanai with what looks like 17 more flowers.

Khanun developed on July 27 west of Guam, reached Category 4 strength at the beginning of August, blew by Naha, headed for China, then made almost a U-turn, and rolled over northern Okinawa, then turned north toward Kagoshima, Japan.  While now only at 40 MPH, strengthening is occurring, and Khanum is now projected to skim the western side of Kyushu and Head toward South Korea.

Hurricane Dora is now a Category 4 at 140 MPH and increasing in strength.  Luckily, she is far enough south of Hawaii that we will not be affected much, if at all.  However, Dora will continue to move west and become a typhoon for the Orient.
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