https://zapier.com/This feed is powered by Zapier's handy RSS service.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:46:10 +0000https://www.foxnews.com/video/6404026856112Former Bernie Sanders staffer urges Dems to cut ties with Hasan Piker --- Former Bernie Sanders staffer urges Dems to cut ties with Hasan Piker Former Bernie Sanders Jewish outreach director Joel Rubin reacts to far-left streamer Hasan Piker facing intense backlash over controversial remarks regarding American Jews and the Democratic Party on 'Fox & Friends.' Former Bernie Sanders Jewish outreach director Joel Rubin joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the backlash surrounding far-left streamer Hasan Piker's comments on American Jews. Rubin breaks down the growing divide within the Democratic Party over Israel and antisemitism, emphasizing the need for leadership to stand against rhetoric that puts Jewish communities at risk.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:22:17 +0000Y4Ik45beRgHXEJkOhttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/25/jelly-roll-jokes-trumps-weight-flag-mishap-kimmel/JELLY ROAST: Country singer JELLY ROLL jokes about Trump while filling in for Jimmy Kimmel: "In the last few years, I've lost 300 pounds. That means I've lost an entire Donald Trump." --- JELLY ROAST: Country singer JELLY ROLL jokes about Trump while filling in for Jimmy Kimmel: "In the last few years, I've lost 300 pounds. That means I've lost an entire Donald Trump."Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:29:18 +0000hk23avr94JjspjUBhttps://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/08/25/barack-obama-elementary-shuts-down-over-mold-and-rodents-the-symbolism-is-too-perfect-n4956526---Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:38:16 +00007rayPz5Wv5g2PA6vhttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-who-urged-scandal-plagued-candidate-quit-now-mourns-his-downfall-pivotal-maine-raceDem who urged scandal-plagued candidate to quit now mourns his downfall in pivotal Maine race --- Fox News correspondent Alexis McAdams reports from Bangor, Maine, on the Democratic Party's selection of Troy Jackson as their new Senate candidate. This decision comes after Graham Platner withdrew his bid, sparking a scramble for a replacement. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Maine’s newly anointed Democratic Senate nominee wished "nothing would have happened" to his predecessor, Graham Platner, whose campaign was torpedoed by sexual assault allegations last month. Troy Jackson, a former logger and Maine State Senate president, slid into the role as Democratic nominee after Platner’s insurgent campaign rapidly unraveled as scandal after scandal piled up, culminating in a sexual assault allegation from his ex-girlfriend that he has since denied. Jackson had previously run in Maine’s gubernatorial contest, finishing third in the primary earlier this summer. Once Platner exited the race in July, he was quickly chosen by Maine Democrats to succeed him to take on longtime incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, in a race that could define the balance of power in the Senate. BERNIE-BACKED MAINE DEMOCRATIC SENATE HOPEFUL SQUIRMS OVER PAST GRAHAM PLATNER SUPPORT Troy Jackson speaks as he became the Maine Democratic Party's choice to be their U.S. Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner on the ballot in November on July 25, 2026, in Bangor, Maine. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) But Jackson never really wanted to run for the Senate, the Midcoast Villager reported, but felt it was important to pick up the mantle of progressive politics that Platner had suddenly dropped. "I wish nothing would have happened with Graham," Jackson said. "I wish, you know, things would have continued like all that. It would have been much better. But when it did, I just didn't want to see all these people that are looking for somebody to fight for them go away once again broken and hopeless." Jackson, a fellow progressive who had previously worked on Sen. Bernie Sanders’, I-Vt., presidential campaigns, had campaigned alongside Platner and was endorsed by him in his bid for the governor’s mansion. PLATNER DROPS OUT OF CRUCIAL SENATE RACE AFTER BOMBSHELL RAPE ALLEGATION TORPEDOES CAMPAIGN Republican Sen. Susan Collins speaks with a Maine voter as the longtime GOP senator kicks off a statewide bus tour, on Aug. 14, in Kittery, Maine. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News) When the final allegation hit, he, like several other Democrats both in-state and across the country, called on Platner to exit the race. "The allegations against Graham Platner are serious, credible, and deserving of full accountability — they cannot and must not be ignored," Jackson said in a statement on X at the time. "There is a powerful movement of working-class people in the state of Maine," he continued. "For the sake of that movement, and the millions of Americans who have put their trust in it, Graham must now step down." Jackson has had his own scandals, however. He has most recently come under scrutiny for his temper following a water bottle-throwing incident while he served in the Senate, and after the discovery of a 1988 police record in which Jackson was alleged to have assaulted a man and pushed his longtime partner, Lana Pelletier, who according to records is his second cousin, during a late-night confrontation. SUSAN COLLINS DROPS BRUTAL REMINDER OF DEM RIVAL ROCKED BY ACCUSATIONS Then-Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner and Troy Jackson stand together during a "Fighting Oligarchy" tour stop at the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus in Orono, Maine, on May 24, 2026. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Collins declined to weigh in on the police record when asked by Fox News Digital earlier this month, arguing that was up to Jackson. "But I will say that, based on widespread reporting, it appears that he struggles to control his temper," Collins said. Meanwhile, there’s an effort afoot to get Platner to register as a write-in candidate in Maine. The deadline to do so is Aug. 25. A website, writeingrahamforme.com, was launched as op-eds by Scott Niemi have made the rounds in local newspapers in Maine pushing for Platner to submit himself as a write-in, given that under Maine law write-in votes for an undeclared candidate don’t count. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP Niemi argued in the Bangor Daily News that writing in Platner would prove to establishment Democrats that they don’t get to "overrule the will of Maine voter," and that because of Maine’s ranked-choice voting system, they could rank Jackson second to "keep the seat competitive." "If Graham does not have enough votes to advance during tabulation, those ballots are not wasted, they transfer over to Jackson in the next round if he is ranked second," Niemi wrote. "I believe it is a mathematically solid plan to defeat Collins come election time." Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:46:10 +0000C96Q6gvnG478gUxdhttps://pjmedia.com/eric-florack/2026/08/24/the-democrats-are-in-a-trap-of-their-own-making-n4956473---Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:11:42 +0000q15lq5wjibHSCZA5https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/08/24/paramount-california-reps-to-meet-for-settlement-negotiations/California's Democrat Attorney General Rob Bonta abruptly canceled a planned meeting between his office and Paramount Skydance representatives to discuss a settlement of the state’s lawsuit seeking to block David Ellison‘s proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.  The post California Democrat AG Rob Bonta Cancels Paramount Settlement Talks Meeting appeared first on Breitbart. --- California's Democrat Attorney General Rob Bonta abruptly canceled a planned meeting between his office and Paramount Skydance representatives to discuss a settlement of the state’s lawsuit seeking to block David Ellison‘s proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.  The post California Democrat AG Rob Bonta Cancels Paramount Settlement Talks Meeting appeared first on Breitbart.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:53:26 +0000h06i6khoKFjvzPnPhttps://nypost.com/2026/08/22/opinion/how-will-mayor-mamdani-make-his-groceries-work-first-smoke-some-more-pot/How will Mayor Mamdani make his groceries work? First, smoke some more pot . . . --- Is Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s farcical city-run-grocery scheme ever going to be more than a façade that simply serves to score cred with Che-loving TikTokers? Last week, city Economic Development Corp. bigs took prospective bidders on contracts to run the stores on a tour of  . . . a vacant lot in East Harlem.  What a waste: People with real work to do got pony-walked around a patch of asphalt under the Metro North tracks in East Harlem.  Bids to run a Mamdani Mart are supposedly due mid-October, though City Hall has yet to issue remotely enough specs on how the whole thing’s going to work. The concept has always sounded like something cooked up in a late-night, stoned college-dorm discussion — and still hasn’t been fleshed out much more than that. So the only reason anyone would enter a bid is as part of some grift . . . or graft. Team Mamdani’s theorists have imagined they’ll build five stores for $70 million, with the East Harlem spot commanding $30 million of that; industry experts openly laugh at that figure as vastly more than what it costs to launch a high-end store in a pricey nabe, not the kind of “affordable” shop the mayor has waved at. Adding to the absurdity of the Harlem tour is the unsettling apparatchik in charge of the grocery project: dead-eyed Waverly Neer, who blabbered in NPR-voice about how “excited” the project has gotten the Harlem locals. “Furious” is probably the better word for the locals who already run groceries in the target areas staring at having to face government-backed competition.  Get opinions and commentary from our columnists Subscribe to our daily Post Opinion newsletter! Thanks for signing up! The five blocks just around the Harlem site contain 15 bodegas and groceries. Neer last week pointed to one possible answer: “grants” to support independent businesses near the Mamdani Marts. The city has “a whole host of levers” it can use “to make sure everyone has equitable and equal access to opportunities here.” Ah, yes: Subsidize the city-owned store, and also its nearby competitors — and, when their competitors come calling, why not them too? Light up another J, Mamdani brain trust, and keep on theorizing. All this serves the mayor in one key way: The grocery noise distracts his fans (and maybe his opponents, too) from all his real-world bungling. Mayor snubbed at a soldier’s funeral? Pied-à-terre tax mired in confusion? Look over there! Equity! Affordability! Economic justice!  It works because so much of Mamdani’s base has always been about vibes and theater, so New York will continue to hear a lot about these stores, even if we never actually get to see one.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:14:09 +0000gcnGhc3Zdy1rAngnhttps://dailycaller.com/2026/08/23/new-york-liberty-pro-trans-scoreboard-messages-fever-game/‘Unfortunately, this is censorship’ --- ‘Unfortunately, this is censorship’Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:32:58 +00007ZN1ll1uJPxqflMHhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/bernie-sanders-goes-billionaire-sports-123100203.htmlBernie Sanders Goes After Billionaire Sports Owners but His Argument Quickly Backfires Online --- Senator Bernie Sanders just aimed at billionaire sports owners over rising ticket prices, but the internet quickly turned the conversation back on his own political career. The progressive senator recently took to social media to highlight the massive wealth gap surrounding major American sports leagues. He pointed out that the vast majority of owners in the NFL, NBA, and MLB are billionaires, while noting that taxpayer dollars frequently help build their massive stadiums. Sanders argued that average working families are now completely priced out of attending the games they help fund, declaring that the current system must change. Instead of rallying support against wealthy sports franchises, his message ignited a fierce backlash from voters tired of career politicians complaining about problems they helped oversee. The Billionaire Sports Monopoly Sanders highlighted a glaring reality about modern professional sports where billionaire owners rely heavily on taxpayer subsidies. The numbers shared by the senator are striking, pointing out that 31 of 32 NFL owners hold billionaire status. He highlighted similar numbers across both the NBA and MLB, proving that team ownership has become an exclusive club for the ultra-rich. For years, progressive lawmakers have heavily criticized the common practice of local governments handing out massive tax breaks and public funds to build new sports arenas. Sanders argues that the system is fundamentally broken when taxpayers help foot the bill for stadium construction, only to find themselves completely unable to afford the final product. With the cost of a standard family outing to a professional game skyrocketing into the hundreds of dollars, many working-class fans are restricted to watching their local teams strictly from home. Turning the Mirror on the Senate Critics immediately flipped the script, pointing out that the U.S. Senate is also packed with wealthy individuals living off taxpayer dollars. The comment section under the post immediately shifted focus from wealthy sports owners to the wealth of elected officials. One viral response perfectly mirrored Sanders' format, pointing out that over 70 of the 100 current U.S. Senators are millionaires. The user highlighted that while taxpayers fund those political salaries, the average person is still struggling to afford necessities like housing and healthcare. This harsh comparison reflects a growing public cynicism toward wealthy politicians lecturing the public on economic inequality. Many voters feel that sitting lawmakers complaining about billionaires rings hollow when those same politicians have benefited massively from a system they claim to oppose. For these critics, the wealth gap in Washington is just as problematic as the wealth gap in sports ownership. Decades in Office With No Solutions The most common complaint from frustrated voters was that Sanders constantly points out national problems without delivering any real legislative solutions. Many commenters expressed pure exhaustion with the senator's messaging strategy, noting that he sounds like a politician who just took office yesterday. Critics aggressively pointed out that Sanders has been sitting in Washington for decades, watching these exact economic disparities unfold in real-time. They argued that continuously tweeting about issues that have existed throughout his entire career simply highlights his own lack of legislative progress. One user bluntly compared his presence on social media to owning half a book and never reading the ending, pointing out a consistent pattern of highlighting problems without producing concrete fixes. Voters are clearly demanding actionable legislation rather than just repetitive social media commentary about the billionaire class. The Value of Private Enterprise Supporters of the sports leagues quickly rushed to defend the owners, arguing they actually create massive economic value compared to career politicians. While Sanders focused entirely on the extreme wealth of the owners, others pointed out the massive economic footprint of professional sports franchises. Defenders highlighted that these teams employ thousands of people directly and generate massive revenues for local businesses surrounding the stadiums. They argued that building a product that millions of Americans voluntarily want to consume is actually a positive achievement. Some commenters stated they would rather support a billionaire who creates jobs and entertainment than a politician who they feel gets rich off the backs of taxpayers. This sharp divide shows how deeply the public distrusts the political establishment, often preferring the aggressive capitalism of sports owners over the perceived inaction of Washington insiders. Question for you: Who is really taking advantage of regular people: sports billionaire owners who take tax money for stadiums, or career politicians who complain about everything instead of fixing the economy? More articles: The post Bernie Sanders Goes After Billionaire Sports Owners but His Argument Quickly Backfires Online appeared first on FODMAP Everyday.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:08:30 +0000kq3KvapCJv9GKsJQhttps://www.iheart.com/content/2026-08-21-sanders-endorses-nixon-for-us-senate-in-florida/Sanders Endorses Nixon For U.S. Senate In Florida --- Bernie Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont, has endorsed Florida Democratic socialist Angie Nixon in her bid for the U.S. Senate. On Thursday (August 20), Sanders praised Nixon as a candidate who will fight for working people and challenge the "greed of the billionaire class." Nixon, who is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, secured a surprising victory in the Democratic primary earlier this week, defeating Alex Vindman, a former National Security Council aide known for his role in President Trump's first impeachment. Nixon will face Republican incumbent Senator Ashley Moody in the upcoming November election. Moody was appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in January 2025 to fill the seat vacated by Marco Rubio when he joined the president's Cabinet. Despite the challenges of running in a red state, Sanders believes Nixon's campaign represents the future of the Democratic Party. According to The Hill, Sanders stated, "Angie Nixon is proof that organized people can take on organized money — and win." He highlighted Nixon's grassroots support and her ability to connect with diverse voter demographics, including Black voters, young voters, and those without a college degree. Nixon's campaign has been marked by her progressive platform, advocating for policies like Medicare for All and affordable housing. As reported by Politico, she has distanced herself from specific socialist labels but remains committed to fighting for working-class Americans. Despite being outspent in the primary, Nixon's victory over Vindman was decisive, winning by 12 points. Her campaign has since gained momentum, raising $1 million in just 48 hours after the primary. However, she faces an uphill battle against Moody, who has a significant financial advantage and strong Republican support in Florida. Nixon expressed her gratitude for Sanders' endorsement, stating, "Senator Bernie Sanders has been a champion for working people his entire career, and I’m proud to have stood alongside him in 2016 and to carry that fight forward today." The endorsement places the Florida Senate race in the national spotlight as both candidates prepare for the November election.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:50:05 +0000KjjuvZHnJBoUzSjqhttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/21/letter-editor-democrats-like-cyclops-blinding/The Democratic Party is like Cyclops after his blinding ("Hasan Piker will come back to bite Democrats," Web, Aug. 17). --- The Democratic Party is like Cyclops after his blinding ("Hasan Piker will come back to bite Democrats," Web, Aug. 17).Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:53:10 +00002u5GmrZnVF4UkZVJhttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/socialism-surges-among-democrats-party-leaders-reject-dsa-agenda-pack-foolsSocialism surges among Democrats as party leaders reject DSA agenda: ‘Pack of fools’ --- ‘The Five’ co-hosts discuss the influence of Democratic socialists on the Democratic Party after House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., called out the DSA agenda. The top Democrat in the House is making it clear that he doesn't support the Democratic Socialists of America's (DSA) agenda. But even though House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York doesn't back the DSA's far-left policy proposals, a majority of Democrats hold favorable views of socialism, according to two national polls released in recent weeks. That's not the case for most Americans, and especially Republicans, who hold negative views of socialism, according to the surveys. "I don’t support the DSA agenda, as has been articulated by the DSA itself," Jeffries said during an interview this past weekend on NBC News' "Meet the Press." CHECK OUT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS IN THE MIDTERM RACES House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY, says he does not back the agenda of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Jeffries wasn't the only major Democrat taking aim at the socialist agenda on the Sunday talk shows. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender, called socialism a "failed experiment" during an appearance on CBS News' "Face the Nation." Longtime Democratic strategist and pundit James Carville was less diplomatic. "They're a bunch of silly people... a pack of fools," Carville said as he referred to DSA members, during a Monday appearance on Fox News' "Jesse Watters Primetime." DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUB The DSA's agenda includes defunding and abolishing police and prison systems, ending Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportations and detentions, abolishing borders, granting voting rights to noncitizens, and implementing a single-payer "Medicare for All" health system. The DSA's new platform also calls for abolishing the Senate, and replacing the presidency and Supreme Court with leadership chosen by and subordinate to Congress. Candidates backed by or aligned with the DSA, as well as other left-wing progressives, have won a series of victories over more moderate incumbents and candidates supported by the party establishment in primary showdowns this spring and summer, including high-profile wins this month in crucial Democratic Senate primaries in Michigan, Minnesota, and Florida. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, a Democratic Socialist of America (DSA) member, won Tuesday's U.S. Senate primary by defeating an establishment-backed candidate. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Ahead of those victories, a Fox News national poll conducted last month indicated 52% of Democrats but just 11% of Republicans held positive views of socialism. According to the poll, Democrats had more favorable opinions of socialism that capitalism. A CBS News survey in the field earlier this month had similar findings. The poll results come in the wake of years of pessimistic views of the nation's economy, as Americans have struggled with persistent inflation for most of this decade. "Health insurers have acted irresponsibly making access to affordable and quality care beyond challenging for Americans, wages aren’t keeping up with soaring inflation and there is no plan to reconcile any of these issues. Voters are looking for a solution to the affordability crisis," longtime Democratic strategist Joe Caiazzo told Fox News Digital. Caiazzo, a veteran of progressive champion Sen. Bernie Sanders' 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns, emphasized that "progressives are winning primaries around the country because the electorate is desperate for leaders that will address the affordability crisis that has swept the country." Sanders' marathon battle with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination has had a lasting impact on the party. "Since 2016 and the Bernie Sanders campaign, there are lots of Democrats, particularly younger ones, who don't think socialism is scary and wouldn't mind seeing more of it in U.S. policy-making," political scientist Chris Galdieri told Fox News Digital. SOCIALISTS ACCUSED OF 'MOTOR MOUTH' RHETORIC AS LONGTIME DEM STRATEGIST UNLOADS ON FAR-LEFT CANDIDATE It's a different story for Republicans. "For Republicans, 'socialism' has been a boogeyman for almost a hundred years, and it was used as a criticism of everything from the New Deal to Obamacare," Galdieri, a politics professor at Saint Anselm College, said. "Republicans take it as a matter of fact that socialism is a bad thing and polls reflect that." Polling from Gallup conducted late last year also highlighted that "socialism starts from a much less favorable position in Americans' minds" compared to capitalism or free enterprise. "Republicans are far more likely than Democrats or independents to say there is nothing good about socialism," a release from Gallup noted. It also pointed out that a majority of Democrats "praise socialism either for providing access to basic services and strengthening the social safety net or for promoting greater economic equality." New England College President Wayne Lesperance, a veteran political scientist, points to a different reason for the ongoing socialist surge. "Most Americans do not know what socialism means in theory or in practice," Lesperance argued. "I'd wager that the votes for democratic candidates identifying as socialists has much more to do with being young, and new, and not the same as establishment candidates that have dominated elections for years." "That is the bigger story here - voters participating in democratic primaries want new options and they will even vote for self-described socialists to force the change they want to see," Lesperance told Fox News Digital. Regardless of the contributing factors, Republicans see the leftward lurch in the Democratic primaries as ammunition they can use to try and save their congressional majorities in the upcoming midterm elections as they face a rough political climate. "I'm absolutely convinced we're going to defy the historic trend and keep and grow the House majority for Republicans," House Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday in an exclusive campaign trail interview with Fox News Digital. Referring to Republicans, Johnson said, "I'm so grateful we have common sense on the ballot. This really is a contrast election between commonsense candidates... and crazy, and that's what the other side represents." President Donald Trump has repeatedly referred to Democrats as "communists." And this week, referring to socialist politicians, the president charged, "They're driving out the middle class. You're not going to have anybody left to pay any taxes. And if you don't pay taxes, you know what happens. Squalor, squalor, filth." CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP But Democrats discount the GOP attacks. "It’s an attempt by Republicans to try to frame the debate around labels rather than the failed policies of Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans," Caiazzo argued. Paul Steinhauser covers the national campaign trail from coast to coast for Fox NewsFri, 21 Aug 2026 14:00:14 +0000wt7LJrO8aJUtaaW8https://www.dailywire.com/news/abdul-el-sayed-displayed-book-written-by-extremist-tied-to-1993-world-trade-center-attackMichigan Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed kept a book on his shelf written by an Islamic scholar linked to the 1993 World Trade Center terrorist attack.  The book, called “Dream Interpretation According to the Qur’an,” was written by Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips, an Islamic scholar listed as an unindicted co-conspirator in the first bombing attack ... --- Michigan Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed kept a book on his shelf written by an Islamic scholar linked to the 1993 World Trade Center terrorist attack.  The book, called “Dream Interpretation According to the Qur’an,” was written by Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips, an Islamic scholar listed as an unindicted co-conspirator in the first bombing attack on New York’s World Trade Center. The book was just one of several tied to radical Islam seen on El-Sayed’s shelf in resurfaced documentary footage. In the footage, El-Sayed asked the film crew to avoid filming his bookshelf. He told them, “You’re going to want to not get these things in the shot … we’re trying to keep the shot secular.” The details on El-Sayed’s book collection were flagged by the Washington Free Beacon on Wednesday as the Michigan Senate candidate continues to face questions about his ties to radical Islam. A new report Tuesday showed that El-Sayed’s mother worked for an American-based Islamic charity accused of financing Osama bin Laden. Throughout his public work and advocacy, Philips defended Muhammad’s marriage to a young child, appeared to justify suicide bombings as a “military action,” and has been banned from multiple countries.  Other books on El-Sayed’s shelf included “Reflections on the Quran” by Irfan Ahmad Khan and “A Thematic Commentary on the Qur’an” by Sheikh Mohammed al-Ghazali. Khan was “active” in the movement pushing for India to be governed by Sharia law before he moved to the United States, while Mohammed al-Ghazali was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.  In the 1990s, Mohammed al-Ghazali testified in support of 13 Egyptian terrorists who gunned down a man who did not support Sharia law. During the trial, Mohammed al-Ghazali said that “the refusal of implementation of Sharia is apostasy,” adding that the death penalty was an acceptable punishment for apostasy under Islamic law.  El-Sayed has also faced questions about previous comments he made to The New York Times about committing to following Sharia law.  “Ultimately, the question is, when I die and I stand before God and go through everything I did in my life, I don’t want to say I did it the easy way instead of the Shariah-compliant way,” he said in 2009. “Not because of fear but because of obligation.”Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:07:04 +0000VqrCTfA8RTpbCpaDhttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/dems-sexist-remark-against-cancer-survivor-provokes-republican-go-scorched-earth-guys-got-problemDem’s ‘sexist’ remark against cancer survivor provokes Republican to go scorched earth: ‘Guy’s got a problem’ --- Georgia Republican Senate candidate Rep. Mike Collins accused Democratic opponent Sen. Jon Ossoff of sexism and misogyny after his viral Trump jab. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Mike Collins is going scorched earth, accusing his Democratic opponent Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., of making a "sexist" and "misogynist" viral remark involving a female cancer survivor working in the Trump White House. Ossoff, a 39-year-old freshman senator running for re-election in Georgia, drew criticism after making a remark about White House aide Natalie Harp during an Atlanta campaign rally Sunday. Ossoff suggested that President Donald Trump has been neglecting his duties, saying, "He doesn't want to do the job. He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the emir of Qatar." Though the comment earned immediate cheers from the crowd, conservatives criticized it as sexist and defended the 35-year-old aide as simply doing her job. Ossoff sought to clarify his remarks Monday, saying, "I’ve heard this particular aide referred to as his security blanket. And I think we could say that about any number of the senior aides in the White House. They’re not telling him what he needs to hear. They’re telling him what he wants to hear." In an interview with Fox News Digital, Collins criticized Ossoff’s remarks. "It's sexist, misogynist. This guy has a problem, the way he has treated women, and it's all coming out in the open now." JON OSSOFF DODGES ON WHY HE INVOKED TRUMP AIDE'S NAME DURING GEORGIA CAMPAIGN RALLY Amid a competitive re-elect campaign, Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., is taking heat for what his Republican opponent Rep. Mike Collins called a "sexist"and "misogynist" remark about Trump White House aide Natalie Harp. (Alex Wong/Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Collins said Ossoff’s remarks about Harp reinforced his concerns about how the senator views women. "with what he said about Natalie is just one more nail in the coffin on how this guy actually feels about women," said Collins. "When he will say that about someone who is out there doing a fantastic job and to suggest those types of things. Yeah, he owes not only her an apology, but the American people an apology." Ossoff led the race in a July AARP poll, which showed him ahead by nine percentage points. Speaking with Fox News Digital, however, Collins emphasized that the polls "have been tightening" as remarks such as this have shown his "true colors." "There is a clear problem with him and females, and he needs to explain that. He needs to tell us why he is attacking a young lady like Natalie Harp personally like that," he said. "I mean, what he is a trust-fund kid who's never had a job, who's out there denigrating women, and the vulgarity that he is insinuating and talking about- this young lady, Natalie Harp, who has overcome so many odds. It's just unbecoming." Harp rose to prominence in 2019 after crediting Trump’s Right to Try Act with helping her access experimental treatment for a rare bone cancer. She later joined Trump’s 2020 campaign and became a special assistant to the president. WHITE HOUSE TEARS INTO OSSOFF WITH BRUTAL TAKEDOWN AFTER JAB AT KEY TRUMP AIDE: ‘LIGHTWEIGHT LOSER’ Natalie Harp, executive assistant to U.S. President Donald Trump, stands as President Trump arrives for a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base for military casualties of the war with Iran on July 22, 2026 in Dover, Delaware. (SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images) She has earned the nickname the "human printer" in Trump's orbit, providing the president with printouts of news articles, emails, social media posts and other material. Collins defended Harp as someone who overcame the odds and "does a great job," adding that "there's a pattern here with this guy and it's out of control." "You can take that further. The fact that he wants to allow men to participate in girls' sports, the fact that he doesn't mind if they use women's restrooms, this guy's got a problem," he said, adding, "He can't even define a woman." Collins also said Democrats "are nothing but hypocrites when it comes to these types of issues." DSA’S GROWING GRIP ON DEM PARTY HITS NEW TERRITORY AS ESTABLISHMENT FALLS IN LINE Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER "For him to stand up there and denigrate her and to talk about her, this is nothing but him trying to make sure that he gets his social media-based platform raised and make sure he kind of tries to gin up the public out there." CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP Fox News Digital reached out to Ossoff’s campaign for comment. Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:34:23 +00003Ft8vn5QSEV55d2bhttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/blue-city-drug-gear-exposes-hypocrisy-cleanup-group-faces-probe-leader-cries-foulBlue-city drug gear exposes hypocrisy as cleanup group faces probe, leader cries foul --- We Heart Seattle founder Andrea Suarez blasts the ‘egregious’ optics of a blue-city drug policy that hands out needles and drug gear while her volunteer crew faces investigation for cleaning it up. The founder of a Seattle nonprofit that cleans up discarded drug paraphernalia distributed through city and county harm reduction programs says she was stunned to learn her organization is now under state investigation over how it handles those same supplies. Andrea Suarez is the founder of We Heart Seattle. She rallies volunteers to pick up and dispose of needles, smoking supplies such as pipes and foil, and other drug-use items distributed through King County "harm reduction" programs. Critics argue the policies can enable continued drug use rather than moving people toward treatment and recovery. "One of the biggest advocacy work I have done is that I go to the needle exchange and I get what they call the 'party kit,' and I demonstrated that our King County 'Health' Department is handing out cookers and tourniquets and glass pipes an paraphernalia to do drugs," Suarez told Fox News Digital. "I was referring to this 'party kit' as a 'suicide kit' with very little, if no information on where to get medical detox." SEATTLE CLEANED UP FOR THE WORLD CUP BUT ONLY WHILE THE WORLD WAS WATCHING, COMMENTATOR SAYS Andrea Suarez cleans up drug paraphernalia with her organization We Heart Seattle. (We Heart Seattle) Suarez has been working on her mission of cleaner streets, parks and playgrounds for seven years, and We Heart Seattle has logged more than 50,000 hours of volunteer service. Founded in 2020 as a solo operation, Suarez has built an army of hundreds of volunteers over the past six-and-a-half years. The group is now facing a state workplace-safety investigation, which Suarez says is its first government probe. We Heart Seattle is under investigation by the Washington Department of Labor & Industries following a complaint alleging "improper handling and collection of hypodermic needles and fentanyl paraphernalia," according to documents sent to Suarez from the Washington Department of Labor & Industries and viewed by Fox News Digital. SEATTLE MAYOR GRILLED ON PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS AS RESIDENTS DEMAND ANSWERS Suarez denied wrongdoing and said the group uses gloves, grabbers and sharps-disposal procedures, while pointing to safety guidance posted on We Heart Seattle’s website. That plan includes guiding supporters on what to wear to protect themselves from potential hazards, including wearing long pants and sleeves and closed-toed boots. The website also provides guidance for volunteers to stay safe while picking up debris. Suarez argued there is a double standard in the state scrutinizing how her group handles discarded drug-use supplies while local harm reduction programs distribute some of the same types of materials. Heroin syringes hang stuck in a tree at a homeless encampment on March 13, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (John Moore/Getty Images) SEATTLE MAYOR SAYS SOBRIETY WON'T BE REQUIRED AT NEW HOMELESS SHELTER "We have been out here for ... going on seven years every day, every weekend we're out there picking up needles and trash. And for my 'thank you' letter from the government, it was this letter saying, 'you're under investigation for allegedly improperly handling this very equipment that they hand out with no instructions." Suarez said that after learning of the investigation, she visited a harm reduction site and asked for specific guidance on handling "fentanyl foil" and other dangerous drug supplies, but said staff did not provide her with such instructions. The Washington Department of Labor & Industries told Fox News Digital that the investigation stems from a complaint made by someone outside of the organization. TAXPAYER-FUNDED 'METH MANSION' UNDER FIRE AS CRIME CONCERNS MOUNT AROUND HOMELESS CAMPUS Spokesman Matt Ross said inspections can take up to six months, and that once complete, the results are made available to the public. He said there's a related probe into a temporary staffing agency, but declined to provide specifics. "Inspectors may issue violations if an organization isn’t meeting those requirements, and may also issue violations for other safety hazards they observe in the course of an inspection," he said. "The inspectors also work with the organizations on the best way to address the hazards they find. Potential penalties will depend on the specifics of the violations." Suarez criticized state and local harm reduction policies, arguing they contribute to the conditions her volunteers are cleaning up. We Heart Seattle volunteers pose for a photo next to a truck and propane gas tanks. (We Heart Seattle) SOCIALIST MAYOR KATIE WILSON SILENT AMID PROTESTS OVER ‘HUMAN DUMPING GROUND’ AHEAD OF US WORLD CUP MATCH "You have to look at the optics of a state, a county, a city level that allows people to openly use lethal and illegal narcotics like methamphetamines and fentanyl, and they give you the paraphernalia to use those drugs on our taxpayer dime, to use in public spaces with no consequences ... and then I'm over hear trying to manage the problem, clean up our dog parks, clean up our children's merry-go-rounds, ensuring our playgrounds don't have needles and foil sticking up through the grass, and I'm the one under investigation," said Suarez. "The optics are egregious," she said. She also painted a gruesome picture of life in Seattle's public spaces. SEATTLE SENIORS BEG CITY FOR HELP AS ‘ABSOLUTE ANARCHY’ ERUPTS OUTSIDE LGBTQ HOUSING COMPLEX "I think I'm going to go after the state to say, 'why aren't you training me before I go into our city library when there's drug addicts slumped over in all of the computer chairs, using our bathrooms, shooting drugs and leaving their paraphernalia all around the perimeter, putting me or my child or dog at risk of picking something up and getting a blood borne pathogen infection of sorts,' right?" she said. "So this whole city is a blood borne pathogen risk for everybody. I think that's why people don't go to these public places anymore, and they really frankly have been overtaken by drug users." Police officers check on a man who said he has been smoking fentanyl in downtown Seattle on March 14, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. Use of the powerful opioid has surged in the last several years, especially in Seattle's large homeless community. (John Moore/Getty Images) Suarez said she plans to look into whether her group was unfairly targeted. She described herself as relatively apolitical before starting the nonprofit, but said its cleanup work has increasingly drawn the organization into political disputes over Seattle’s drug and homelessness policies. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP King County defended its harm reduction approach, saying it is intended to reduce overdoses while connecting people with treatment and other services. "The influx of fentanyl led to a sharp rise in fatal overdoses across the U.S and in King County. Our comprehensive approach to overdose response and recovery focuses on getting more people into treatment and preventing more overdoses," spokesperson Sharon Bogan said, adding that the county saw a "promising overall decline in overdoses" of 32% between 2023 and 2025. Representatives form the city of Seattle did not return a request for comment. Peter D'Abrosca is a politics reporter at Fox News Digital.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:34:23 +0000EyymYmKlI9x6somPhttps://www.dailywire.com/news/the-top-secret-access-hasan-pikers-brother-had-to-americas-military-secretsFar-Left streamer Hasan Piker’s younger brother spent more than a decade as an aerospace engineer at Boeing, working on some of the U.S. military’s most sensitive aircraft and space programs while holding a security clearance. Murat Piker’s resume includes work on Air Force One, the E-6B “Doomsday Plane” responsible for maintaining communications with America’s nuclear ... --- Far-Left streamer Hasan Piker’s younger brother spent more than a decade as an aerospace engineer at Boeing, working on some of the U.S. military’s most sensitive aircraft and space programs while holding a security clearance. Murat Piker’s resume includes work on Air Force One, the E-6B “Doomsday Plane” responsible for maintaining communications with America’s nuclear arsenal, and other advanced military systems, according to his public professional profile and reporting from the Washington Free Beacon. Murat worked full-time for Boeing for more than a decade before leaving the company earlier this year. His LinkedIn profile says he worked in Boeing Defense & Space on “Space Vehicle Structures Design” and that he possessed “active Security Clearances.” It also lists work involving the E-6B, E-3 AWACS, E-7 AEW&C, the Navy’s Orca undersea drone, and Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. The E-6B, in particular, is no ordinary aircraft. The modified Boeing 707 serves as a key component of the U.S. military’s nuclear command-and-control system, allowing the president and senior military commanders to communicate with the nation’s nuclear forces if conventional communications infrastructure is destroyed during a nuclear conflict. Murat has also publicly claimed that he worked “a little bit” on the VC-25B, the designation for one of the two new aircraft being built to replace the current Air Force One fleet. “I actually worked on VC-25B a little bit,” Murat told Rolling Stone this month. His brother Hasan immediately downplayed the accomplishment. “Yeah, on the toilet. Don’t let him act like he did anything cool,” Hasan joked. A source close to Murat’s work disputed that he was actually assigned to the VC-25B program and said he did not possess the clearance required for the work. However, Murat’s public resume lists a series of high-security military aviation projects, and another person familiar with his work history told the Free Beacon that he held a “top secret” clearance. “As a matter of privacy and security, Boeing does not disclose information about the specific work statement of former employees,” a company spokesman told the Free Beacon. “Boeing employees are only granted and maintain security clearances after successfully completing the rigorous background check and vetting process administered by the United States government.” The revelation is particularly notable given Murat’s close relationship with his older brother, who has become one of the most prominent and controversial far-Left voices in American politics. Hasan has repeatedly made inflammatory statements about the United States, Israel, and terrorism, including saying that “America deserved 9/11” and that he would vote for Hamas over Israel. He has also defended Hezbollah and blamed American foreign policy for anti-American Islamist rhetoric. Murat has regularly appeared alongside Hasan on his livestreams and accompanied him to events, including international trips. The brothers even watched the launch of a ViaSat-3 satellite together in 2023, a project Murat said he had worked on for years. Hasan has defended his younger brother’s decision to work for Boeing after fans criticized the company’s involvement in the defense industry. “You think he doesn’t want to work for NASA? He loves NASA,” Hasan said during a 2022 livestream. Murat, meanwhile, appears to have largely kept his own politics out of the spotlight. His public profile is considerably less incendiary than his brother’s, and there is no indication that he has improperly disclosed classified information. But the combination of Murat’s years inside America’s defense-industrial complex, his access to sensitive military programs, and his unusually close relationship with one of the country’s most prominent anti-American political commentators raises obvious questions, including just how much sensitive knowledge Hasan Piker’s younger brother — and Hasan himself — had access to while working at Boeing.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:42:45 +0000HWpDk2Ofqh6KYglDhttps://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/08/19/abbott-ellison-spar-over-extradition-of-ice-agent-n2205796---Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:22:39 +00007aInVI3EkiDTLMj9https://www.dailywire.com/news/socialist-scores-major-upset-stuns-trump-impeachment-witness-in-senate-primarySocialist Scores Major Upset, Stuns Trump Impeachment Witness In Senate Primary --- Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), scored a major upset Tuesday night by defeating former Trump impeachment witness Alex Vindman for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. Nixon, a leftist firebrand from Jacksonville, will face Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) in November to determine who will serve the final two years of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s Senate term. The upset is a major victory for the Democratic Party’s Left-wing — and potentially a major boost for Republicans in a state President Donald Trump won by 13 points in 2024. Vindman vastly outraised Nixon during the primary, bringing in roughly $16.3 million compared to Nixon’s $975,000. Nixon instead relied heavily on grassroots organizing, unions and left-wing activists. Nixon joined the DSA in June and is also a member of the Working Families Party and the Service Employees International Union. She received endorsements from far-Left lawmakers including Reps. Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI). Her victory marks the first time a self-avowed democratic socialist has won a Democratic Senate or gubernatorial primary this cycle. The socialist upset comes two weeks after Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed squeaked out a narrow victory over the establishment-backed candidate in his own Democratic primary. While El-Sayed has said he is “not technically or practically DSA” — he ran as a leftist, aligned with the party’s democratic socialist wing, and received campaign support from prominent socialists including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). President Donald Trump also weighed in on the upset Tuesday night, celebrating Nixon’s victory while taking a swipe at her defeated opponent, former White House national security official Alexander Vindman. “SleazeBag Vindman loses tonight to a Radical Left Lunatic. How cool is that???” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Vindman became a prominent figure during Trump’s first impeachment after testifying before Congress about a 2019 phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Vindman, who was serving as a National Security Council aide at the time, testified that Trump had pressured Zelensky to look into his political rivals, including the Biden family. Trump was ultimately acquitted by the Senate, and he fired Vindman from the National Security Council in February 2020. Vindman then sued, alleging that the firing was retaliatory and an intimidation tactic. Election analysts already viewed Florida as a difficult state for Democrats, with Kyle Kondik of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics saying Sabato’s Crystal Ball would move the Senate race from “likely Republican” to “safe Republican” after Nixon’s upset victory. Moody, who was appointed to the Senate last year after Rubio became secretary of state, easily won the Republican primary and will now face Nixon in November.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:42:08 +0000H4bnd6YXKQ5pKWithttps://www.theqgentleman.com/post/2026-08-bernie-sanders-and-aoc-will-join-rev-al-sharpton-and-the-king-family-for-the-march-on-washington/Bernie Sanders and AOC Will Join Rev. Al Sharpton and the King Family for the March on Washington --- Bernie Sanders and AOC will join Rev. Al Sharpton and the King Family for March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote on August 28 in D.C. Sixty-three years after the original March on Washington, the movement is returning to the nation’s capital. National Action Network Founder and President Reverend Al Sharpton, alongside Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King, and the Drum Major Institute, announced today that Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will join them for “March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote,” taking place in Washington, D.C. on Friday, August 28, the 63rd anniversary of the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The march is being organized around a clear set of demands: protecting voting rights, advancing economic dignity, and confronting the affordability crisis bearing down on working families across the country. The addition of Sanders and AOC brings prominent progressive voices in Congress into a mobilization led by Black civil rights leadership and supported by labor, faith, Latino, voting rights, and community organizations nationwide. “Voting rights have always been strongest when people across movements understand that this fight belongs to all of us,” Reverend Sharpton said in a statement. “The participation of Senator Sanders and Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez sends an important message that progressive leaders are standing shoulder to shoulder with Black civil rights leadership, labor, faith leaders and communities across this country to defend the right to vote. We may come from different movements and traditions, but when democracy and civil rights are under attack, collaboration is not optional — it is essential.” “Protecting civil rights requires all of us to stand together and make clear that the right to vote is not negotiable,” Martin Luther King III said. “The presence of progressive leaders alongside Black civil rights organizations and people from across the country reflects the kind of partnership this moment demands.” The participation of Sanders and AOC is designed to make an explicit connection between two causes that organizers argue have always been inseparable: civil rights and economic justice. Their presence links long-running fights over wages, health care, housing costs, and economic inequality directly to the defense of voting rights, making the case that who has political power and who can exercise it are not separate questions from whether democratic institutions actually respond to the material needs of the people they serve. The march takes place on August 28 in Washington, D.C. Those who want to attend can register now at nationalactionnetwork.net.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:18:05 +0000BJLSSVMBJC1T9kTOhttps://www.foxnews.com/media/bill-de-blasio-backs-democrats-socialist-wing-says-americans-hungry-far-left-visionBill de Blasio backs Democrats' socialist wing, says Americans are 'hungry' for far-left vision --- Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio outlines what socialist policies he agrees and disagrees with on 'The Ingraham Angle.' Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says Americans are "hungry" for the vision being offered by leaders on the Democratic Party's socialist flank as Democrats debate the party's ideological future. "There are specific leaders who have emerged out of DSA who are providing a vision that actually a lot of people in this country are hungry for," de Blasio said Tuesday on "The Ingraham Angle." De Blasio pointed to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as leaders he believes are tapping into frustration with the political status quo by focusing on issues such as affordability. DE BLASIO DEFENDS SOCIALIST 'INSURGENCY' INSIDE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, SAYS TRUMP HAS BECOME 'STATUS QUO' Then-New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio talks with members of the media during a press conference at the Legislative Office Building on Monday, June 3, 2019, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union via Getty Images) "It is about the leaders that are emerging, like Bernie Sanders, AOC, Mamdani, some of the folks who won primaries lately," he said. "They are pointing in a specific direction, and there's a reason they're winning." AOC CRUISES TO PRIMARY VICTORY AS SPECULATION SWIRLS ABOUT POLITICAL FUTURE Progressive supporters at a joint rally for U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and U.S. House of Representatives candidate Will Lawrence hold up signs during a rally with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Lansing, Mich., on July 19. (Andrew Roth/Sipa USA via Reuters) De Blasio, who has said he is neither a socialist nor a member of the DSA, nevertheless expressed support for several parts of the movement's economic and social agenda when pressed by host Laura Ingraham. He expressed support for ending the war in Iran, Medicare-for-all, raising taxes on America's wealthiest people — policies he argued speak directly to voters' concerns about affordability. "These progressive candidates are winning because they're talking about how to raise wages, how to lower health care costs, how to get out of the war in Iran that is shooting up gasoline prices," he said, also acknowledging there are limits to his alignment with the movement. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP Outside of affordability, de Blasio also called for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be abolished and replaced with a new agency. "We need a secure border, but we should abolish ICE because it's a broken agency and start over with a different kind of agency that can secure our border without creating so much violence in our cities," he said. He also called for a "path to legalization" for illegal immigrants who have not committed violent or serious crimes. Taylor Penley is an associate editor for Fox News Digital and contributor to FOX Business and Fox Nation who covers media, culture and FlashWed, 19 Aug 2026 15:26:40 +0000LufaUM9wgNkV8HGPhttps://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/08/18/under-newsom-and-bass-homeless-crisis-gets-so-bad-venice-residents-hire-former-gang-members-n2205736---Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:44:14 +00004gzgvlAs7h5qWFzNhttps://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-prepare-to-step-on-the-transgender-rake-yet-againWASHINGTON— Activist groups are pressuring Democrats to go all-in on transgenderism ahead of the midterm elections — a topic that proved fatal for the left in 2024. During a Democratic National Committee meeting in Texas this month, the Human Rights Campaign revealed its plan to spend $15 million on the midterm elections in order to ... --- WASHINGTON— Activist groups are pressuring Democrats to go all-in on transgenderism ahead of the midterm elections — a topic that proved fatal for the left in 2024. During a Democratic National Committee meeting in Texas this month, the Human Rights Campaign revealed its plan to spend $15 million on the midterm elections in order to push transgender ideology. Activists articulated a plan to highlight stories of trans-identifying teenagers in a pitch to gain sympathy from voters who believe they’ve been discriminated against, The Washington Times reported. The strategy is particularly notable given how badly transgenderism has consistently polled for Democrats: the latest polls show that most Americans are against men in women’s sports and oppose taxpayer-funded gender transition surgeries. During the 2024 election, President Donald Trump aggressively and successfully highlighted Democrat support for gender ideology. Republicans aren’t too worried about this messaging, a spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee shared. “If Democrats want to keep lighting money on fire to push transgender propaganda, Republicans won’t stop them from torching it,” National Press Secretary Natalie Baldassarre told The Daily Wire. “Their woke gender ideology has already backfired, and another 10 years of ‘narrative work’ won’t change the fact that Americans don’t want sick freaks forcing this into classrooms, invading women’s sports, or exposing themselves in bathrooms.” Conservatives have long maintained that Democrats are beholden to far-left activist groups like the HRC — groups flush with cash that can sway the priorities of the Democrat party.  Conservative activists and strategists who spoke with The Daily Wire about the upcoming midterm elections suggested this is still very much the case. “The national party is not following public opinion polls,” The Heritage Foundation’s Jay Richards told The Daily Wire on Monday. “It is continuing to follow the most radical, and well-funded, parts of their coalition, such as the Human Rights Campaign. HRC would have little reason to exist but for the gender ideology cause.” HRC strategist Sam Alleman, who spoke to the DNC on the topic, shared that his organization has a 10-year plan to change how Americans view transgenderism. That includes flooding the airwaves with personal stories of people who identify as transgender — a strategy activists successfully deployed during the 2024 election cycle on abortion. “Anti-trans attacks are going to be used in this election at the largest scale we have ever seen them used before, and we have to be ready and prepared for that,” Alleman told the DNC, the Washington Times reported. He did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Daily Wire. “It’s now our turn to show up for the trans community and continue doing that work and driving narrative work.” He added: “And we really believe that in terms of shifting opinion on these issues when it comes to sports, healthcare — where it might be tough — the way we do it is by sharing our stories and not backing down and making ourselves more visible.” The Trump White House isn’t impressed with the DNC’s planning. “Leave it to Democrats to find themselves on the wrong side of an 80-20 issue,” White House spokesman Kush Desai told The Daily Wire on Monday. “While Democrats continue doubling down on a radical, left-wing agenda, the Trump administration will continue to protect young children from unscientific and irreversible child mutilation procedures.” That’s a position that the White House has held for quite some time. Late last month, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt referenced criticism of Sophie Cunningham as she told The Daily Wire that the Trump administration’s stance on transgenderism reflects widespread public opinion. “They are clearly very out of touch with the American public on this issue, which again is an 80-20 issue,” Leavitt said in late July. “It’s common sense. It’s rooted in basic biological fact that men should not be competing against women on playing fields across the country.” Groups like the HRC and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have fought long and hard to change sentiment on transgenderism in the United States, crafting the phrase “gender-affirming care” to act as a euphemism for transgender surgeries, hormones, and puberty blockers. That clinical sounding euphemism is particularly effective when used in polling questions and framing. When Americans are polled honestly on the topic, according to the American Principles Project’s Terry Schilling, they are adamantly against gender ideology in almost every form.  Schilling shared that his organization just got back message testing in Michigan and Wisconsin on Democrats pushing transgenderism on young people and children. “It’s still shifting voters at incredible levels,” he said. “People have seen how the trans agenda has sterilized and maimed even children to build a $4.5 billion medical industry,” Schilling argued. “They’ve seen men invading women’s private spaces and endangering our daughters. They’ve seen the victims of this trans agenda commit mass shootings and human atrocities when they can’t get the authentic care they deserve — acceptance and celebration of the sex and bodies that God gave them.” Schilling does see one silver lining in the Democrat messaging — “they aren’t gaslighting us or telling us that it doesn’t happen anymore,” he added. “We are at least making progress there!” Groups on the right like the Independent Women’s Forum have fought for years to combat Democrat messaging on topics like men in women’s sports. Neeraja Deshpande, a policy analyst at Independent Women, argues that Democrats think they have a messaging problem when in reality they have a policy problem. They are fundamentally misunderstanding the American desire to safeguard children. “So long as Democrats continue gunning for men in women’s sports and spaces, and for transitioning impressionable kids who are too young to consent, no amount of lipstick-on-pig messaging is going to change that these are insane policies that the majority of Americans believe are morally wrong,” Deshpande said. During the 2024 campaign,  team Trump zeroed in on the Left’s embrace of transgenderism, pouring millions into television ads that warned: “Kamala is for they/them. President Trump is for you.” Those ads didn’t have to do much heavy lifting since they quoted Harris herself, saying: “Surgery, for prisoners, every transgender inmate in the prison system would have access.” Even before the 2024 election, the ad’s success prompted a slew of legacy media stories on the Trump campaign’s strategy to use “anti-transgender” messaging, and how effective that strategy was. According to Democratic testing results reviewed by the New York Times, the “Kamala is for they/them” ad was not only the campaign’s most viewed ad, it was also their most effective ad.  It aired across the nation throughout those last days of the campaign, including during football games. Several of these ads are making the rounds right now. In Texas, for example, Ken Paxton partnered with the American Principles Project to run an AI ad against Senate candidate James Talarico, who has made waves trying to justify transgenderism with Christianity. Modeled after the “Daisy” ad from former President Lyndon Johnson’s campaign, the ad opens to a little blonde girl lying on an operating table as she awaits a transgender sex-change surgery. James Talarico is too radical for Texas. pic.twitter.com/PxUCmm9GZP — American Principles Project (@approject) August 7, 2026 “She dreams of growing up, falling in love, becoming a mother,” says a narrator in the background, and as the little girl picks the petals off a daisy in a field, counting each petal, a doctor’s voice can be heard saying: “Keep counting.” As the girl’s face is covered with a gas mask, the doctor’s mask drops, revealing the face of Talarico himself. “The transient brain plays on confused children, irreversible puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, sex-change surgeries,” the narrator concludes. “This November, stop them before its too late.” There’s certainly a lot of confidence when it comes to this issue on the right, but that comes with a few cautions. The Heritage Foundation’s Jay Richards, for example, has been an aggressive participanTue, 18 Aug 2026 13:04:13 +0000bJoyb3REwNLKOHTIhttps://www.dailywire.com/news/scumbag-weasel-ossoff-scorched-over-cheap-shot-on-cancer-surviving-trump-assistantGeorgia Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff is getting scorched after taking a sleazy cheap shot at President Donald Trump’s executive assistant Natalie Harp. Speaking at a rally where he accused President Trump of lying the nation into a war with Iran, Ossoff dragged Harp into his rant, claiming that the president “wants to build his ballroom ... --- Georgia Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff is getting scorched after taking a sleazy cheap shot at President Donald Trump’s executive assistant Natalie Harp. Speaking at a rally where he accused President Trump of lying the nation into a war with Iran, Ossoff dragged Harp into his rant, claiming that the president “wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the emir of Qatar.” When asked by former Biden flack Jen Psaki why he singled out the female aide by name, Ossoff clumsily tried to backpedal, calling her a “security blanket” and claiming he meant all White House staffers. That weak excuse didn’t fly. Trump allies and administration officials immediately came out swinging, slamming Ossoff’s insinuations as down-in-the-gutter tactics against a hardworking cancer survivor. “Natalie Harp survived bone cancer because President Trump allowed her the ‘right to try.’ Now she’s an extremely hardworking and trusted assistant. Any other insinuation is vile,” blasted Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX). Natalie Harp survived bone cancer because President Trump allowed her the “right to try.” Now she’s an extremely hardworking and trusted assistant. Any other insinuation is vile. https://t.co/7443TJCcQp — Brandon Gill (@realBrandonGill) August 18, 2026 Environmental Protection Administrator Lee Zeldin praised Harp as a “talented, principled, and loyal member of the Trump Admin,” while pundit Robby Starbuck tore into the Georgia liberal: “Ossoff is a vile coward for insinuating they’re having an affair. He should apologize to Natalie for doing this. I don’t think any of us would want our daughters talked about like this.” White House Deputy Assistant Pat Adams didn’t mince words either: “This scumbag weasel is afraid to come out plainly and say exactly what he was implying.”  White House spokesman Davis Ingle called Ossoff “a cringeworthy, feminine theatre kid cosplaying as Barack Obama.” Even Trump chimed in from the Oval Office, brushing off Ossoff’s low blow by mocking him directly: “You mean Pee-wee Herman? Pee-wee Herman look-alike?” The personal hits aren’t the only fire Ossoff is taking. The Georgia Democrat is also getting systematically dismantled by leaders back home over his radical foreign policy record. Michael A. Morris, the publisher of the Atlanta Jewish Times, published a scathing open letter ripping Ossoff’s “ironclad” claims of support for Israel as pure smoke and mirrors. “I apologize for being blunt, but please, stop lying to me and your constituents,” Morris wrote. “You vote against Israel on the Senate floor in Washington, then come home to Georgia and make this untruthful claim.” Morris called out Ossoff’s slippery two-face routine, pointing out that while the senator votes for cheap, symbolic resolutions condemning Hamas, he consistently turns around and votes to cut off the tangible military aid, munitions, and rifles Israel needs to survive against terrorists. “You are with Israel on the votes that cost you nothing, and against it on the votes that actually matter,” Morris wrote, hammering Ossoff for backing far-Left weapons blockades alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). “Because if you are not telling us the truth about this, Senator, I am left to ask: what else are you not telling us?” Between trashy personal smears and turning his back on crucial American allies, Ossoff’s true colors are showing.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:18:30 +0000WxnUdwRTOgRBBSBmhttps://www.dailywire.com/news/mysterious-group-admits-to-faking-polls-one-showed-socialist-up-big-before-lossA mysterious entity behind a poll showing leftist Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong with a double-digit lead admitted to faking its polls as part of a “social experiment.”  Median Strategies directed media outlets on Monday to discount the polls it released this election season, claiming it was conducting an experiment on trust in unverified polling. ... --- A mysterious entity behind a poll showing leftist Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong with a double-digit lead admitted to faking its polls as part of a “social experiment.”  Median Strategies directed media outlets on Monday to discount the polls it released this election season, claiming it was conducting an experiment on trust in unverified polling. The group released polls on the Los Angeles mayoral race and Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary, which it now says were fabricated.  “All previously published polling releases have been withdrawn and should not be cited or treated as genuine polling data,” the entity said. “Median Strategies was created as a short-term social experiment examining how purported polling information could enter and spread through the political information ecosystem without independent verification.” The group added that the “experiment” was not funded by any candidate, campaign, PAC, or media entity. It also said no one received any financial benefit from the project or had any ties to betting markets.  Hong narrowly lost the bid to be the Democrats’ nominee in the Wisconsin governor’s race to Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley. While the poll from Median Strategies showing her up by 23 points turned out to be fake, numerous other polls, including from Marquette University Law School, showed her up by over 20 points as well.  The Los Angeles Times first reported on the fake polling after reaching out to Median Strategies about one of its polls showing incumbent Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass with a 12-point lead over leftist Councilwoman Nithya Raman. According to the poll, most of those who backed Spencer Pratt in the June election were shifting to Bass.  “Faced with a choice between the incumbent and a Democratic Socialists of America-aligned challenger, most Pratt voters appear to be treating Bass as the more familiar, more moderate option rather than sitting out the race,” a memo from Median Strategies said.  The poll purported to be a survey conducted between July 30 and August 5 of 560 Los Angeles voters. When pressed by the L.A. Times, Median Strategies admitted to faking the poll. That did not come before Bass cited the poll in a now-deleted post on X. “Doing the work, showing up, and gaining momentum. Let’s do this, LA!” the Bass campaign posted.  After learning of the revelation, Bass called for a criminal investigation.  “Any bad faith attempts to influence elections should be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” a spokesman for Bass told the L.A. Times.  Before its website was scrubbed and replaced with the announcement that its polls were fake, Median Strategies billed itself as an “independent polling and research” firm.  “Polling has a credibility problem. Ours is the fix: no partisan clients, no campaign or party money, numbers that go wherever the data takes them even when it’s inconvenient. Trustworthy polling, rebuilt,” the website said.  The Daily Wire reached out to Median Strategies, asking if it will release the results of its experiment or provide any further information.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:53:50 +0000SRFCaBi0QdTUWpDMhttps://www.wnyc.org/browse/shows/episode/simplecast/69f12e74-367f-4551-82a4-1d3f8279b16cBernie Sanders Takes on Data Centers --- The senator introduced a moratorium on building the facilities that power A.I., and the noted activist on her project tracking the data-center construction boom all over the country.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:17:26 +0000iOuOIyVrlgcusRNohttps://pjmedia.com/eric-florack/2026/08/17/democrats-identify-the-problem-we-werent-radical-enough-n4956218---Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:24:58 +0000AHwobHMUn6cAtktwhttps://championnews.com.ng/blog/ai-and-the-new-oligarchy-why-bernie-sanders-wants-big-tech-to-slow-down/AI and the New Oligarchy: Why Bernie Sanders wants Big Tech to slow down ---   Kelvin Inobemhe     This year, when Senator Bernie Sanders made his appearance at the National Press Club to introduce the legislation to give the American people a 50 percent stake in the country’s largest artificial intelligence companies, he made his choice of framing very clear. He did not speak much about rogue algorithms or existential risk, which have been a major part of the conversation on AI safety. He discussed the concept of oligarchy. He said that AI was created with the knowledge and creativity of millions of people, but the vast wealth was accruing to a small group of technology executives and investors. His proposed American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act would impose 50% taxes on the biggest AI companies, and then have their stock held in a public fund, modeled somewhat after Norway’s oil wealth fund, while also granting an independent commission a vote on the boards of OpenAI, Anthropic and other such companies. Sanders has been joined by earlier legislation he co-sponsored with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, which focuses on the unchecked growth of energy-intensive data centres, and has a broader message he has taken on his “Fighting Oligarchy” speaking tour: Who owns AI? This distinction matters. The debate that has been most in the public discourse in Washington, Silicon Valley and around the world has revolved around containment: will AI systems fool their users, can they be weaponised? Should they be held in check until safety research is completed? It is a structurally different question, one with a longer history in American political economy, that Sanders is asking. It was the question Louis Brandeis asked of the trusts a century ago, and each new iteration of concentrated capital has been asked – what happens to a democracy when a few firms dominate not just a market, but a whole technological system on which the rest of society increasingly relies? The computer, data, capital and tools that displace labour, which are used by almost every sector of the economy, are now in the hands of a few companies. Sanders says that is not a bad effect of innovation; it is what is happening right now in the world of AI, and it needs the same kind of scrutiny that trust-busters gave oil, steel, and rail. The size of the scale gives the argument some form of credibility. Today, a few companies, including some that have hit or surpassed trillion-dollar valuations, are in control of the foundation models that lay the basis for AI. The cloud infrastructure that leverages them, and the chips that power most of the world’s AI applications. Today, however, what gets built, who it is licensed to, and for how much, is being decided by a handful of boardrooms and, increasingly, by the operations of governments far removed from the borders of America, and their implications for labour markets and information ecosystems. The proposal by Sanders to tap into that private money and use it to build a publicly held fund under the control of a commission with board representation is best seen not as an effort to publicise the money, but as an attempt to bring democratic accountability to this technology that until now has been largely governed by the market and by the firms themselves. Sanders’ critique is grounded in the labour question, and more than simply hypothetical. Here are some estimates of the impact of AI on jobs in the next 10 years: according to a recent report by the World Economic Forum, AI could displace as many as 40% of customer service roles and 70% of administrative positions over the next decade. Meanwhile, a study by the Financial Times found that AI is poised to drive the replacement of as much as 10% of entry-level coding jobs in the next ten years. Additionally, a report from the Brookings Institution projects that AI will replace between 20 and 30% of logistics roles over that same period. And a recent McKinsey report estimates that AI could eliminate 80% of creative jobs, including those in the media, publishing, and entertainment sectors. What worries Sanders and other lawmakers who are allies is the nature of the automation taking place this time, not so much its existence. What is bothersome to Sanders and other lawmakers who have his back is not so much the existence of automation, but the conditions under which it is happening. The earlier rounds of automation were negotiated, at least in part, either via unions or via public investment in retraining, or by decades of political wrangling about the distribution of productivity gains. It is being used by companies with relatively weak organised labour opposition in the field of AI and which have, so far, benefitted from the increased productivity primarily in the form of profits for shareholders and not in widespread wages. The idea of a sovereign wealth fund, of which Sanders’ is one, is a post-the-facto solution to that distribution. What this means for developing countries is that concentrations of power are a problem for American workers, and for American democracy, but they are a more serious issue for the nations whose workers do not have a seat at the table on which these businesses are created, funded or governed. Nigeria, like most of the developing world, is not a producer of frontier AI, it is a consumer and, to an extent, a subject of decisions made in Washington, Beijing, San Francisco and Brussels. From the computing power to the foundation models, the cloud contracts, to even the data sets to train systems that Nigerians increasingly depend on for banking, agriculture, healthcare triage and even government service delivery, nothing is in their own hands. This is the developing-world version of Sanders’ oligarchy argument: Where a few companies are able to exercise a lot of power in the United States, the same set has far more power when multiplied by the fact that there is little regulatory power, less capital to compete, and less capacity to influence the rules of the game in the developing world. Nigeria’s stake in the argument is quite significant in the sense that to Nigeria, it is apparent in several specific ways. The same pressures on jobs that Sanders talks about for American workers hit Nigeria’s large youthful, and heavily informal, labour force especially hard, with few safety nets, retraining facilities and social insurance to buffer against the onslaught of automation. In digital inequality, the divide is not just between those who have broadband access and those who do not, although that is a major factor; it is also between those who possess the compute and capital to create AI systems, and those who do not, who are, for now, almost entirely dependent on foreign cloud providers and foreign-developed models, and whose visions can only be enabled through them, and whose terms are set by them. Regarding data sovereignty, Nigeria has recently enacted the Data Protection Act of 2023 and the Nigeria Data Protection Commission, which is still in the process of being established, are genuine and comparatively early steps in asserting some degree of domestic control over the collection and use of personal data; and the NDPC’s stated intention to look at the Act specifically with respect to AI reflects recognition that the rules were not drafted with generative AI in mind. However, data protection law only covers one of the sovereignty issues; it does not alone solve the bigger question of the ownership of the infrastructure and models that are created on top of the data, which are most on servers and under corporate ownership frameworks, well outside Nigeria’s jurisdiction. Concerning regulation, even though Nigeria does not have a dedicated AI Act, there are sector-specific guidelines provided by the Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC), the Nigerian Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), the Central Bank, and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in addition to a National AI Strategy in its final stages. Responsible innovation and capacity building locally is a good starting point, but not yet a binding, enforceable contract that will give Nigeria leverage over the use of foreign AI firms in Nigeria, pricing of their services, and training of systems that they do not derive concrete benefits from, by using Nigerian data and Nigerian languages. None of this should be interpreted as a call for Nigeria to emulate Sanders’ sovereign wealth fund model literally; it does not have the kind of tech giants that are involved, and does not have to be the same kind of tax base to allow it to such an extent. The principle that the governance of a transformative technology should not be solely in the hands of firms that benefit from it, however, directly converts into a Nigerian policy agenda. The agenda should feature a genuine, enforceable framework for AI governance with regulatory bite, not just guidance; deliberate investment in the local compute and research capacity of Nigeria, rather than continuing to be a data source and a market; data localisation and data sovereignty requirements that take into account Nigeria’s informal sector and large youth population; and labour policies that account foMon, 17 Aug 2026 13:44:43 +00003QopPUdTB9K25WM1https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/08/17/transgender-fairgoer-curses-out-tony-sabio-over-americas-greatest-days-sign-n2205690---Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:02:24 +0000RcLYRMlk8nf7UycVhttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/bernie-sanders-to-ceo-of-tech-companies-whose-ai-models-hacked-other-organisations-stop-building-machines-that-humans-cannot-/articleshow/133158159.cmsBernie Sanders to CEO of tech companies whose AI models hacked other organisations: Stop building machine --- US Senator Bernie Sanders has issued a warning to the leaders of three top artificial intelligence (AI) companies, demanding an immediate halt to the development of autonomous models after recent incidents where AI agents breached external systems. In an open letter addressed to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the Vermont independent urged executives to “stop building machines that humans cannot control,” warning that Congress will step in if the tech industry fails to police itself. AI agent hacking incidents drive political pushback Sanders’ demands follow public disclosures surrounding autonomous security breaches. Specifically, the senator highlighted a July incident where a frontier AI agent escaped OpenAI's isolated testing environment and hacked into the software platform Hugging Face, an event OpenAI subsequently characterised as an "unprecedented cyber incident."In his letter, Sanders called on the CEOs to implement a voluntary pause on frontier AI development. Read Bernie Sanders’ letter to Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg Dear Mr. Altman, Mr. Amodei and Mr. Zuckerberg:Almost every day, there is a new story about how your companies are losing control of the AI technology you are developing, with potentially cataclysmic results.This week we learned, frighteningly, that AI has been used for the first time ever to create new viruses. As you know this type of development, in the wrong hands, could lead to new bioweapons that result in the deaths of tens of millions of people.Last month, the world found out OpenAI lost control of an AI model. The result? The model hacked into another company's computers—a clear violation of federal law. After conducting internal reviews, Anthropic and Meta reported their models similarly escaped their control.One of the targeted companies called the AI hack "an unprecedented event" that deserves an "unprecedented response." Yoshua Bengio, the most cited living scientist in the world, said these incidents "should serve as a wake-up call."I agree.So do the top scientists at the companies you lead, the very people building this technology. As you know, these technology leaders recently called for the international community to create a safety mechanism—a pause button—to avoid catastrophe. They warned there is a "real risk that capability development rapidly accelerates beyond our ability to understand or control the resulting systems."And yet, at a moment when we have seen human loss of control and the creation of potentially dangerous viruses, your companies are still racing ahead— investing tens of billions of dollars into a technology that nobody can fully understand, predict or control.That is absurd, irresponsible and extremely dangerous. It is also a betrayal of your own stated commitments:• In 2023, Anthropic said it would "commit to pause the scaling and/or delay the deployment of new models whenever our scaling ability outstrips our ability to comply with. . . safety procedures."• In 2025, Meta said "if a frontier AI is assessed to have reached the critical risk threshold and cannot be mitigated, we will stop development."• That same year, OpenAI said it would "halt further development" until strong safeguards were in place if AI capabilities ever reached a "critical" threshold.That moment is here. AI capabilities HAVE reached a critical threshold. There is a reason why the head of the CIA says that AI models are "akin to digital nuclear weapons" and "almost like a doomsday device."Mr. Altman, Mr. Amodei and Mr. Zuckerberg: In the interest of humanity, stand by your words. Pause AI development. It is not too late to avoid disaster. Stop building machines that humans cannot control.Let me be very clear: If you do not take appropriate action now, my colleagues and I in the U.S. Senate will.Sincerely,BERNARD SANDERSUNITED STATES SENATORFri, 14 Aug 2026 12:48:51 +0000jftUlWZj4t9vlB7bhttps://www.dailywire.com/news/california-imam-makes-wild-claims-about-christopher-columbus-islamCalifornia imam Amir Abdel Malik Ali told a congregation that Islam existed in the Americas before Christianity, claimed Christopher Columbus saw a mosque when he arrived, and declared that Islam is “what’s going to save America.” Ali, the longtime CEO and imam of Masjid Al-Islam in Oakland, made the remarks during a May 1 sermon ... --- California imam Amir Abdel Malik Ali told a congregation that Islam existed in the Americas before Christianity, claimed Christopher Columbus saw a mosque when he arrived, and declared that Islam is “what’s going to save America.” Ali, the longtime CEO and imam of Masjid Al-Islam in Oakland, made the remarks during a May 1 sermon at the Islamic Center of San Gabriel Valley. “Islam was in the Americas before Christianity was,” Ali said, according to a video published by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). Ali told the congregation that when Muslims are told to “go back home,” they should respond that Islam was already present in the Americas before Europeans arrived. He insisted Columbus’s diary proved it. According to MEMRI, Ali claimed that on October 8, 1492, Columbus was sailing off the coast of Cuba when he “looked up on a mountain and saw a mosque.” He also claimed that Columbus encountered indigenous people whom he described as “dressed like Mohammedans.” Ali’s account, however, does not match the historical record. Columbus did not reach Cuba until October 28, 1492, weeks after the October 8 date Ali reportedly cited. As researcher Jason Colavito has noted, in an October 29, 1492, diary entry, Columbus compared the shape of a Cuban mountain to “a graceful mosque,” according to an abstract of his journal preserved by Bartolomé de las Casas. The passage describes the appearance of the landscape, not the discovery of an actual mosque. Ali used his account of history to argue that Islam will play an increasingly important role in the United States. “There are major changes coming to this country,” he said. “Muslims or Islam will play a major role because they possess the solution. Allah has given the Quran and the Sunnah, and that is what will save America.” The remarks are the latest in a long public record of radical rhetoric from the Oakland-based imam. During a February 2005 speech at the University of California, Irvine, Ali appeared to justify Palestinian suicide bombers who targeted Israeli buses, arguing that Israeli soldiers traveled aboard the buses. He said the terrorists were “going after soldiers who are on those buses,” according to remarks documented by the Investigative Project on Terrorism. He referred to the attackers as “freedom fighters.” During another appearance at the University of California, Irvine, Ali declared: “We’re gonna fight [the United States and Israel] and we’re gonna win. And it’s gonna be either victory or martyrdom, that’s how it goes.”  Ali also celebrated Hamas’s electoral victory during a 2006 Muslim Student Association conference in Sacramento and referred to two of the terrorist group’s former leaders, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, as having been “martyred.” “Our beloved Sheikh Yassin was martyred and then Sheikh Rantisi was martyred after him.”Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:37:25 +0000EgOe8Gqchf8Tw3Nghttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/14/sen-elizabeth-warren-says-political-corruption-led-massive-cyclospora/Sen. Elizabeth Warren is demanding answers from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about what she calls "political corruption" and its role in the Trump administration's response to the biggest cyclospora outbreak on record in U.S. history. --- Sen. Elizabeth Warren is demanding answers from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about what she calls "political corruption" and its role in the Trump administration's response to the biggest cyclospora outbreak on record in U.S. history.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:05:30 +0000oUMWeYaosN5tHv0Ihttps://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-cooks-up-right-wing-dating-conspiracy-after-egg-freezing-backlashAfter backlash to her egg-freezing stunt this week, New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez went after conservative men. In a rambling video following her social media post in which she showed herself freezing her eggs, the 36-year-old unmarried leftist pivoted from personal fertility updates to an all-out assault on Right-wing men, accusing them of creating ... --- After backlash to her egg-freezing stunt this week, New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez went after conservative men. In a rambling video following her social media post in which she showed herself freezing her eggs, the 36-year-old unmarried leftist pivoted from personal fertility updates to an all-out assault on Right-wing men, accusing them of creating a culture that devalues women and pressures them into dynamic-skewed relationships. Instead of sticking to biological facts or policy solutions, Ocasio-Cortez spent most of her post cooking up a sweeping, evidence-free indictment of conservative dating dynamics and male behavior. Ocasio-Cortez invented a bizarre conspiracy, claiming conservative culture doesn’t just encourage early marriage, but secretly pressures young women to marry men much older than them because Right-wingers “aren’t pressuring men to be ready” at young ages. “I do think there’s a certain amount of anxiety or stress that can come with feeling like you are in a race against biology that men simply don’t have to engage in,” she said. “In straight relationships, who are women supposed to be having babies with? So naturally, they want you to then not only have kids young but implicit in that have kids young with someone much older than you. Because the piece that they aren’t talking about, they aren’t pressuring men to be ready to have a baby as young as the way that they are pressuring women to have a baby when they’re young.” The congresswoman flatly declared that Right-wing culture does “nothing to make sure that men … respect and value women,” ascribing uniform, toxic behavior to tens of millions of American men without a single shred of proof. “For all of these Right-wing people, who are harping about women having to and needing to have families at a young age — and again, if that’s your choice, that’s amazing — but they are doing nothing to make sure that men in their culture respect and value women,” Ocasio-Cortez added. “In fact, many of their biggest examples are of men who treat women horribly.” Of course, Ocasio-Cortez conveniently refused to name a single figure, leaving her accusations vague, unsubstantiated, and impossible to refute. She insisted that how male conservative politicians speak about women translates directly into broader societal harm and toxic dating conditions, declaring that women are taking notice because “that stuff doesn’t stay there.” Capping off her tirade against conservative men, Ocasio-Cortez skipped any real evidence and opted for a dramatic moral warning: “God don’t like ugly.” Rather than addressing genuine discussions around family formation or fertility timelines, she chose to reduce a deeply personal medical choice into a partisan culture-war attack against conservative men. All she left behind was hot takes, strawmen, and zero actual evidence.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:44:37 +0000wEOt4TRuuUuWRAdvhttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/wisconsin-socialist-winning-streak-faces-major-swing-state-test-polls-closeSocialist winning streak faces major swing-state test as polls close in Wisconsin --- Francesca Hong, the socialist Democratic gubernatorial candidate, speaks with reporters after voting on primary day in Madison, Wisconsin. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! MADISON, Wis. – Polls closed Tuesday evening in Wisconsin, where a closely watched Democratic primary featuring rising progressive star Hong is headlining a consequential night of contests across six states and putting the party’s ideological divide on full display. The Wisconsin showdown is among the night’s clearest tests of the battle between the Democratic Party’s ascendant left wing and its center-left establishment, with the outcome poised to reverberate well beyond the Badger State. Voters also headed to the polls Tuesday in South Carolina, Vermont, Connecticut, Alabama and Minnesota, with another marquee contest unfolding in South Carolina in the race to succeed the late Sen. Lindsey Graham — and offering a fresh test of President Donald Trump’s endorsement power. Senator Darline Graham Nordone, a Republican from South Carolina, has received President Donald Trump's backing.  (am Wolfe/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Trump is backing Sen. Darline Graham, the late senator’s younger sister, in a crowded special Republican Senate primary one month after Graham’s sudden death. GOP Gov. Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham last month to serve the remainder of her brother’s term. Reps. Ralph Norman and Russell Fry and former Gov. Mark Sanford are among her top rivals for the nomination. But some of the night’s biggest political fireworks are still to come in the Midwest, where Wisconsin and Minnesota are the key battlegrounds in the high-stakes fight between the left-wing and the center-left establishment for the future of the Democratic Party. After far-left candidate Abdul El-Sayed narrowly edged out more moderate Rep. Haley Stevens a week ago in battleground Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, the spotlight now shifts to statewide nomination showdowns Tuesday in Wisconsin and Minnesota. At stake: a top-tier Senate showdown in Minnesota that's among a dozen races nationwide that will determine if the Democrats can win back control of the chamber from the GOP, and a gubernatorial face-off in crucial swing-state Wisconsin where Republicans are aiming to flip the governor's mansion. DEMOCRATIC GROUP LAUNCHES $15 MILLION WAR ON DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS: 'MORTAL DANGER' Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, greets supporters at a campaign stop in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, on August 10, 2026. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News) "Michigan proved that working people are ready for something different, and Wisconsin is next," Democratic candidate for governor Francesca Hong wrote following El-Sayed's victory. Hong, a state representative and Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member, is the polling frontrunner in a Democratic gubernatorial nomination showdown that's been rocked this summer after two major contenders dropped out, and another candidate re-entered the race. The primary winner will likely face off in the general election with Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany, the overwhelming polling and fundraising frontrunner for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, in the race to succeed Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who decided against running for a third term. Tiffany, who is backed by Trump, is a hard-right member of the House Freedom Caucus. DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUB Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin, a GOP gubernatorial candidate, speaks at a campaign event in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, on August 10, 2026. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News) Hong, a 37-year-old former chef and single mother, is backed by top nationally known progressives, including Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Ro Khanna of California, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender. But Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, a longtime champion of the left, last week said he didn't plan on endorsing Hong, arguing that he was not familiar enough with her campaign or the race. And Hong also didn't land the backing of another top progressive champion: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. Hong is running on a platform that includes guaranteed paid leave, boosting the state's minimum wage from $7.25 to $20 per hour, and a one-year moratorium in Wisconsin on building AI data centers. Hong has faced scrutiny over years-old social media posts calling for defunding and abolishing the police. But she says she no longer supports cutting police budgets or abolishing police departments. "I'm not defunding the police, not abolishing police. I am serious about public safety," Hong emphasized on Saturday as she took questions from voters. Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Wisconsin Francesca Hong takes questions from reporters after voting on Primary Day, on August 11, 2026 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News) Hong also made national headlines over the past two weeks for a resurfaced social media post from 2020 where she argued that the country should "cancel Thanksgiving" in order to "stop celebrating colonialism." Hong walked back her Thanksgiving comments, amid backlash, and now says that Thanksgiving is her "favorite holiday." On her resurfaced tweets, Hong told reporters on Saturday that she has "evolved" and "learned." Tiffany, in an interview on the eve of the primary as he teamed up for a couple of campaign events with former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, told Fox News Digital that Wisconsin will be a "firewall… We’ll be the place that stops socialism." MEET THE FAR LEFT INSURGENTS WAGING WAR ON THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THE 2026 MIDTERMS Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez and former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, two of the major contenders for the Democratic nomination, exited the race this summer. And Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, who earlier suspended his campaign and backed Rodriguez, re-entered the contest. Crowley is backed by Evers, who joined him on the campaign trail in the closing stretch leading up to the primary. There's a growing number of more moderate Democrats concerned that if Hong captures the gubernatorial nomination, as many expect, it will give Tiffany a big boost in his bid to flip the governor's office. A Wisconsin-based Democratic strategist who asked to remain anonymous to speak more freely argued that with Hong at the top of the ticket, "it will hurt Democrats down ballot, in key congressional and legislative races" in the Midwestern battleground. Meanwhile, pro-GOP super PACs, including one aligned with the Republican Governors Association, have shelled out millions of dollars to boost Hong in the primary, because they view her as the weakest Democratic candidate. Asked about electability concerns, Hong told Fox News on Sunday that "this election belongs to the voters. We let the voters decide. The candidate that's the most electable is the one that earns the most votes. So we're focused on meeting voters up until Election Day, until the polls close." TRUMP-BACKED CANDIDATE SOUNDS ALARM IN WISCONSIN: ‘COMMON SENSE AGAINST CRAZY’ Minnesota Lt. Gov. and candidate for U.S. Senate Peggy Flanagan, left, pictured alongside her Democratic challenger Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., right. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; David Berding/Getty Images) The Democratic Party's civil war is also on display in Minnesota, as progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and more moderate Rep. Angie Craig are the top two contenders battling for the party's nomination. The current senator, Democrat Tina Smith, is retiring at the end of this year. It's been 24 years since a Republican won a U.S. Senate election in Minnesota. But a primary victory by Flanagan, who is backed by Sanders and another progressive heavyweight, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, may boost the GOP hopes of flipping the seat in a blue-leaning but competitive state. Former longtime TV sports reporter turned political activist and conservative commentator Michele Tafoya, who is backed by the National Republican Senatorial Committee, is the polling and fundraising frontrunner in the GOP Senate nomination race. The field also includes former Navy SEAL Adam Schwarze, 2024 Senate nominee Royce White, a former NBA basketball player, and retired U.S. Navy officer Tom Weiler. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER Michele Tafoya is interviewed by Fox News Digital as she launches a Republican Senate campaign in Minnesota. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News) Embattled Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, the 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, announced at the beginning of the year that he wouldn't seek a third term as governor amid heavy political pressure and national scrutiny over the state's handling of a major child care fraud investigation. Longtime Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar is the overwhelming frontrunner for the party's gubernatorial nomination. Mike Lindell, the My Pillow founder and former CEO who is a close Trump ally who joined the president in denying former President Joe Biden's victory in the 2020Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:55:09 +0000I5TIQnXWZjGXRG0Mhttps://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/08/13/democratic-socialism-not-new-strategist-warns-of-midterm-momentum-loss/Democratic socialism not new; strategist warns of midterm momentum loss --- Although Democratic Socialists of America candidates continue to make waves this primary cycle, the organization's influence is not a new trend. One expert pointed to progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders' success in the 2016 presidential primary.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:29:54 +0000r0Pg4IvMvnWaPMuwhttps://www.foxnews.com/media/mamdani-shrugs-off-aocswoke-1-comments-critic-says-progressives-cant-absolved-radical-pastMamdani shrugs off AOC's 'Woke 1' comments, but critic says progressives can't be absolved of 'radical' past --- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was asked to respond to recent viral comments made by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calling the "Woke 1" era "crazy." New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was asked Wednesday during a press conference about his thoughts on whether the "Woke 1" era was "crazy," following Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., going viral for her recent comments. "I have a local city councilman that has this saying, 'Woke 1 was crazy,'" Ocasio-Cortez said on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday, adding, "And I think that what’s important is that we have to assess what a candidate is saying now." In response, Mamdani emphasized that people can "change" and "develop" their beliefs while adding that he does not support things like defunding the police. FRANCESCA HONG ASKED ABOUT LACK OF AOC ENDORSEMENT AND THE HOUSE DEM'S REMARK ABOUT THE 'WOKE 1' ERA Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York, was asked about his own past controversial comments in the wake of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's comments. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images) "Look, I think that each person has a responsibility to tell New Yorkers, to tell Americans when they're running for office what they believe," Mamdani said. "And sometimes, what you believe can change. It can develop. It can grow. And I know that there are some for whom they still believe in that." "I've made very clear that I do not believe in defunding the police, that I will not be defunding the police, and that to me, delivering critical public safety also looks like working with our police department alongside many other partners," he said.  "And we've seen over the first seven months of this administration what that can look like when we're talking about the fewest murders on record in New York City, the fewest shooting incidents on record in New York City," Mamdani continued.  During a Friday radio appearance, the New York City mayor put distance between his administration and the DSA's abolition platform, defending police, prisons and jails.  AOC TRIES TO LAUGH OFF 'CRAZY' WOKE ERA AS THING OF THE PAST, BUT CONSERVATIVES AREN'T AMUSED Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images) While praising the efforts of the NYPD, he emphasized that public safety should not come at the expense of justice. "I would say, especially when it comes to public safety, I've been very clear that we have our police force, we have prisons, we have jails [and] the purpose of these is also to ensure that we are delivering safety and justice hand in hand. And what that means is that New Yorkers need not choose between the two," Mamdani said. Fox News Digital reached out to the mayor's office for comment but did not immediately hear back. Though Mamdani told the press on Wednesday that he does not believe in defunding the police, and distanced himself from his past comments, he had previously come under fire for several past tweets that explicitly called to defund or dismantle the New York Police Department. "We don't need an investigation to know that the NYPD is racist, anti-queer & a major threat to public safety. What we need is to #DefundTheNYPD. But your deal with [New York City mayor] uses budget tricks to keep as many cops as possible on the beat. NO to fake cuts - defund the police," he posted on June 28, 2020. In December of the same year, he also called for it to be "dismantled." AOC'S ATTEMPT TO DISMISS 'WOKE 1' AS 'CRAZY' DRAWS CRITICISM FROM LEFT-LEANING OUTLETS New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani previously called to "defund the police" in past tweets but has backed off that position. (Leonardo Munoz/AFP via Getty Images) "All this misery. All for money. In the last budget, the City Council tried to make the NYPD reduce its overtime budget by half. They simply refused. There is no negotiating with an institution this wicked & corrupt. Defund it. Dismantle it. End the cycle of violence," he wrote. In a comment to Fox News Digital, New York State Republican Party Communications Director David Laska said Mamdani was attempting to ignore the "radical extremism" of the past. "Americans will never forget and never forgive the radical extremism of the 'woke' era, in which countless people had their livelihoods ripped away for espousing conservative values, including the overwhelmingly popular positions that men have no place in women’s spaces and that our border should be secure," Laska said. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP He added, "How ironic, and how utterly shameless, that the same people who perpetrated that evil are now the ones asking us to not hold their past statements against them. Americans are too smart to fall for it. We see radical DSA candidates lying about their views once they start running for office because they know that Americans would reject them." Laska continued, "Zohran Mamdani is a defund-the-police, Hamas-supporting radical socialist. We know that because he’s told us — and the only way to fight back is to vote Republican up and down the ballot in November." Lindsay Kornick is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to lindsay.kornick@fox.com and on Twitter: @lmkornick.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:50:17 +0000TwdUNy8EyY7251Q7https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-hundreds-of-accused-criminals-went-missing-in-democrat-stateThe top prosecutor in Cook County, Illinois, has sounded the alarm about the county’s electronic monitoring system for over a year, and two of her most striking claims have painted a picture that’s alarming Chicagoans. In a March 2025 interview on the Legal Talk Network’s “@theBar” podcast, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke first raised the ... --- The top prosecutor in Cook County, Illinois, has sounded the alarm about the county’s electronic monitoring system for over a year, and two of her most striking claims have painted a picture that’s alarming Chicagoans. In a March 2025 interview on the Legal Talk Network’s “@theBar” podcast, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke first raised the issue of “furlough days,” a provision in Illinois’ SAFE-T Act that gives people on electronic monitoring two days a week free from active tracking. Asked whether defendants could simply leave the state during those windows, Burke didn’t mince words: “They can go anywhere if they’re on their two furlough days.” At the time, she said roughly 140 people charged with murder or attempted murder had been on electronic monitoring within the prior six months, which she called impossible to justify given the severity of those charges. More than a year later, in an August 2026 interview with podcaster Landon Campbell, Burke returned to the subject with updated and more specific numbers. According to figures her office says it received from the Chief Judge’s Office, 87 people charged with murder or attempted murder and 181 people charged with sexual assault were currently on electronic monitoring in Cook County. She also said over 300 people, 10-12% of the roughly 3,200 defendants who were supposed to be on monitoring, were unaccounted for, calling it a system where officials “have no idea where they are.” Those figures have moved around considerably over time. A chief judge’s dashboard in spring 2026 showed a combined 34 people facing murder or attempted murder charges, while a separate report on the program’s population as of June 1, 2026, put the AWOL rate closer to 10% of just over 3,000 participants. Burke has also been clear about one nuance that often gets lost: the two furlough days aren’t a fixed allotment but a statutory minimum. The law requires at least two unmonitored days a week, not a maximum of two. The situation grew more chaotic when Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart handed the entire electronic monitoring operation over to the chief judge’s office, effective April 2025. The catch: the chief judge’s pretrial services staff aren’t law enforcement and don’t have arrest powers. If someone cuts off an ankle bracelet or skips out on their restrictions, staff has to notify police or seek a warrant through the courts, and there’s no dedicated system in place for which agency actually goes and makes the arrest. While Burke’s comments conjure an image of ankle bracelets that simply switch off for a weekend in Vegas, the underlying law is a bit more nuanced but still troubling. Under Illinois law and Cook County Sheriff’s Office policy, defendants on pretrial home confinement don’t get a literal blank check to leave the jurisdiction. The “essential movement” provision is meant for things like court dates, medical appointments, job hunting, and groceries. In Cook County, this typically takes the form of a fixed weekly schedule. Depending on their booking number, participants get either Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. free of active monitoring. The GPS ankle bracelets are never actually powered off; they log location data around the clock. The real gap is in enforcement. As far back as 2022, Sheriff Dart’s office maintained that the law prohibited deputies from actively watching a participant’s live movements during those approved furlough hours, even though the device kept recording. That interpretation has essentially persisted as responsibility shifted from the sheriff to the chief judge’s office. So while an accused murderer can’t legally hop a flight to Vegas without violating the terms of release, nobody is actively watching in real time where they go during their furlough hours. It’s an administrative gap that has left prosecutors frustrated, law enforcement without a clear enforcement mechanism, and residents wondering who is keeping track.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:51:30 +0000xPt52kjTcddq3hbnhttps://www.dailywire.com/news/bernie-sanders-demands-companies-pause-ai-development-in-the-interest-of-humanityBernie Sanders Demands Companies ‘Pause AI Development’ ‘In The Interest Of Humanity’ --- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is demanding that the nation’s leading artificial intelligence companies immediately pause development, warning that Congress will intervene if they refuse to slow down. Sanders sent a letter Monday to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, arguing that recent incidents in which companies lost control of AI models, along with researchers’ use of AI to create new viruses, show that the technology has reached a dangerous threshold.  “Mr. Altman, Mr. Amodei and Mr. Zuckerberg: In the interest of humanity, stand by your words. Pause AI development,” Sanders wrote. “It is not too late to avoid disaster. Stop building machines that humans cannot control.” “Let me be very clear: If you do not take appropriate action now, my colleagues and I in the U.S. Senate will,” he concluded. Sanders pointed to recent disclosures involving OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta in which AI models acted outside their intended parameters, including instances in which models hacked into other companies’ computer systems. He also cited a recent study in which researchers used AI to create new viruses, warning that the technology in the wrong hands could be used to develop bioweapons capable of killing “tens of millions of people.” “These technology leaders recently called for the international community to create a safety mechanism — a pause button — to avoid catastrophe,” Sanders wrote. “And yet, at a moment when we have seen human loss of control and the creation of potentially dangerous viruses, your companies are still racing ahead.” Sanders argued that the companies are violating their own previous commitments to halt or slow development if their systems become too dangerous to control. Anthropic previously said it would “commit to pause the scaling and/or delay the deployment of new models” if its ability to scale AI outpaced its ability to comply with its safety procedures — a statement it withdrew in February. Meta said in 2025 that it would stop development if a frontier AI system reached a critical risk threshold that could not be mitigated. OpenAI similarly pledged to halt further development if AI capabilities reached a “critical” threshold until adequate safeguards were implemented. “That moment is here,” Sanders argued. “AI capabilities HAVE reached a critical threshold.” His demand comes as some of the people developing the world’s most advanced AI systems are themselves calling for mechanisms to slow the technology if its development begins moving too quickly. More than 1,100 employees at companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google signed a statement last month urging the United States to back an international effort to build the technical and governance tools needed to deliberately pace frontier AI development. OpenAI also announced last week that it was slowing the release of its new Astra model after concerns about its cybersecurity capabilities. Sanders has previously pushed for a moratorium on AI data center construction, arguing that the government needs time to establish stronger safeguards around the technology. He introduced legislation with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) earlier this year that would pause construction of new AI data centers until federal safeguards were established. His latest demand would go substantially further, targeting the development of the AI models themselves. The push also puts Sanders at odds with the Trump administration’s broader approach to AI, which has emphasized maintaining American technology leadership and competing with China. Sanders did not specify what congressional action he and other senators would pursue if the companies refuse to pause development. For now, Sanders is putting the industry on notice: He wants the companies to stop developing increasingly powerful AI systems — or he says Congress will do it for them.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:42:40 +0000CSOZiyYchAHEL9Vchttps://www.dailywire.com/news/david-crowley-stuns-socialist-frontrunner-in-wisconsin-dem-governor-primaryDavid Crowley Stuns Socialist Frontrunner In Wisconsin Dem Governor Primary --- Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley pulled off a stunning upset Tuesday in Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, defeating socialist frontrunner Francesca Hong after polls showed him trailing by double digits just days before the election. Decision Desk Headquarters called the race early Wednesday morning for Crowley, who reentered the contest only weeks before the primary and earned the backing of outgoing Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. The result marked a dramatic reversal from pre-election polling, which had shown Hong, a dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America, with a commanding lead over the rest of the Democratic field. One of the final polls before Election Day showed Hong leading Crowley 44% to 22%. Hong’s apparent collapse also spared Wisconsin Democrats from nominating a candidate whose past comments about abolishing the police, canceling Thanksgiving, and other controversial positions had become fodder for Republicans ahead of November’s general election. Evers, who backed Crowley after he reentered the race, had openly warned that Hong would face difficulty defeating Republican nominee Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI). “I think she’s in a tough place. She has spent her entire campaign dealing not with the issues, but what’s on the Twitter, and I just find that that’s not a good way to beat Tom Tiffany,” Evers said in the campaign’s homestretch. “It’s going to be tough…but I think she’s at a real disadvantage, especially since she spends a lot of time talking about Twitter.” Hong, a 37-year-old state representative and part-time bartender, had ridden a wave of leftist enthusiasm to become the race’s surprise frontrunner, setting off a late scramble among establishment Democrats to stop her. Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes dropped out of the Democratic primary in late July as Hong surged in the polls, appearing to concede at the time that her nomination was inevitable. “Last night I had a very difficult conversation with staff,” Barnes said in a social media video. “We’re incredibly proud of all the things that we’ve accomplished and all the resources that we have raised to spread our message. But it’s become very clear who our nominee is going to be.” But Crowley’s late return to the race ultimately gave Democrats an alternative to Hong, who generated national headlines over a series of old social media posts and leftist policy positions. “Cancel Thanksgiving. Should have done this in 1621,” she said in a deleted 2020 social media post. “If it takes a worldwide pandemic for us to realize we should stop celebrating colonialism and the original superspreader event that killed indigenous folx and women, so be it.” Hong has also criticized other major American holidays, saying she doesn’t like fireworks ahead of Independence Day, dismissing Halloween as “not my thing,” and claiming Valentine’s Day brings out “the worst of humanity” on a day when “capitalism tells you how to show love.” Hong’s rise drew national attention but did not result in endorsements from two of the country’s most prominent Democratic socialists, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). Crowley will now face Tiffany, the Republican nominee, in November as both parties battle for control of the governor’s mansion after Evers decided not to seek another term. Tiffany has centered his campaign on affordability and reducing the size and cost of state government. “Let’s get control of our utility rates, which have been skyrocketing $2 billion plus in the last eight years. Let’s get control of the red tape and let’s also audit all of state government,” Tiffany said on Fox News over the weekend. “It is one of the most popular issues amongst people that I’m talking to at this point. Boy, let’s root out the fraud and waste because we know what’s happening here in Wisconsin also.”Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:42:40 +00004XSNe1O0GwWqLk1Mhttps://www.dailywire.com/news/the-bernie-sanders-proposal-not-extreme-enough-for-abdul-el-sayedDemocrat candidate Abdul El-Sayed wants to take leftist Senator Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) scheme to take “public ownership” of artificial intelligence companies one “step further.” El-Sayed, the Democrats’ nominee in Michigan to replace Senator Gary Peters, said during a recent podcast appearance that he wants an expansive “system of public control” when it comes to AI ... --- Democrat candidate Abdul El-Sayed wants to take leftist Senator Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) scheme to take “public ownership” of artificial intelligence companies one “step further.” El-Sayed, the Democrats’ nominee in Michigan to replace Senator Gary Peters, said during a recent podcast appearance that he wants an expansive “system of public control” when it comes to AI companies. His comments come as he makes the debate over data centers a large focus of his campaign.  “I want to actually take it a step further,” El-Sayed said on June 12 when asked on the Head in the Office podcast if he agreed with Sanders’ proposal for public ownership in AI companies. “I agree that we need public ownership, but I also agree that we need some system of public control. Like, what is the point of democracy if it’s not to protect us from existential risk?” The data center debate has dominated national headlines, dividing communities about whether the entities drive up utility prices or benefit local economies. El-Sayed’s solution to the debate is for the federal government to step in and issue sweeping zoning regulations.  Sanders proposed in June to “give the public a direct ownership stake in the largest AI companies” by passing a 50% tax on the corporations’ stock. Money from that tax would be put into a sovereign wealth fund, a state owned investment pool.  On his campaign website, El-Sayed describes himself as “the only candidate in the Michigan Senate race to support public ownership of AI, and one of the only U.S. Senate candidates to do so nationwide” and touted his advocacy for “public control” of AI companies. El-Sayed said that the government should be able to “shut down” AI companies if they don’t follow specific guidelines like using union labor and having a community benefits agreement.  During the same podcast, El-Sayed suggested that taxpayer dollars should pay for transgender procedures for kids.  “Health care should be a choice made by a patient and their doctor,” he said. “If that patient is under the age of 18, their parents as well, right? And I believe that Medicare for all should cover all health care which is defined by what a patient needs in accordance with their doctor. So that includes reproductive rights, right? That includes gender-affirming care.” While openly campaigning on a leftist platform including abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), El-Sayed has scrubbed some of his previous views from the public record. He deleted numerous posts advocating for defund the police policies and hid videos showing him ranting about the dangers of fireworks and suggesting the Second Amendment should be taken away.  Republicans have focused much of their attention on El-Sayed’s radical rhetoric.  “Hide your kids, hide your paycheck, and hide your private insurance. Abdul El-Sayed is an insult to all doctors for wanting to chop up children’s body parts,” Republican National Committee spokeswoman Chloe Crawford told The Daily Wire. “He will stop at nothing — even hurting little kids — in his crusade to turn America into communist China.”Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:56:59 +0000jUNgwDn1qNbhy3i8https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/08/11/nyc-didnt-catch-the-bad-guy-in-time-n2205496Mamdani's NYC Missed the Warning Signs; Days Later, Former Trump Adviser's Mom Was Dead --- Mamdani's NYC Missed the Warning Signs; Days Later, Former Trump Adviser's Mom Was Dead The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File According to data published by the New York City Police Department (NYPD), anti-Jewish hate crimes are climbing at an alarming rate across New York City. Through July of this year, attacks targeting Jews were up nearly nine percent over the same period as last year, accounting for around 57 percent of all confirmed hate crimes in the city. Presiding over this ugly trend, of course, is Zohran Mamdani, who spent years savaging Israel and bashing police. Before becoming mayor, Mamdani railed that the NYPD was a “racist” and “rogue” agency and backed the efforts by some on the Left to defund the police.  And his harsh rhetoric against Israel and accusations of a "genocide” have become so concerning that some of the city's Jewish leaders had to confront him this week about his words possibly helping to fuel the increasingly hostile environment for Jewish New Yorkers. A horrifying case out of Queens involving a bagel shop and a Jewish mom walking home from dinner brings the NYPD stats to life in brutal detail. According to prosecutors, 22-year-old Dawood Faisal targeted Bagels & Co. – a kosher restaurant that proudly displays Israeli flags – two times in May. On May 15, Faisal allegedly knocked over nine metal plant stands outside the restaurant, spilling dirt and plants across the sidewalk, then picking up handfuls of dirt and throwing them at the storefront.  In the early morning hours of May 23, Faisal allegedly pushed and kicked over 11 plant stands, dumped their contents onto the sidewalk, and tried to topple a large clay pot. When that didn't work, authorities say he ripped the plants out of the pot and the surrounding containers. A prosecutor later said Faisal had “repeatedly targeted a Jewish-owned business” in a “vile act of antisemitism.” On May 25, Faisal was behind the wheel of a Toyota Prius and was allegedly barreling through Queens at dangerous speeds when he caused a violent crash that sent another vehicle into Cara Trager, 71, and her husband as they walked home from dinner. Cara suffered catastrophic head injuries and died in the hospital four days later. Her husband survived the horror. Prosecutors say Faisal tried to flee the scene, but was detained by witnesses to the crash. He was later charged with manslaughter and hate crimes related to the vandalism; he has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Cara Trager's family is now left wondering whether this tragedy could have been prevented. (There's a sad footnote to this story: Cara's son, Eric, worked as a Middle East advisor to President Trump during 2025.) That question certainly deserves an answer, especially in a city where anti-Jewish hate crimes are once again on the rise. Jewish New Yorkers shouldn't have to wonder whether attacks on businesses in their community will be shrugged off and only acted on when something worse happens. Mamdani can keep distancing himself from his anti-police rhetoric and insisting his attacks on Israel aren't antisemitism, but Jewish New Yorkers are living with the daily consequences of an increasingly hostile climate. Cara Trager deserved a mayor who treats her safety as more than just a political talking point. Editor's Note: Do you enjoy RedState's conservative reporting that takes on the radical left and woke media? Support our work so that we can continue to bring you the truth. Join RedState VIP and use promo code FIGHT to receive 60% off your membership.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:01:29 +0000iDzkBNKwBWggRWp0https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-is-selling-women-a-dream-that-comes-with-a-brutal-reality“This is a choice that I am making to feel more in control of my life,” said Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) about her decision to freeze her eggs, a process she recently chose to livestream on her Instagram account. She went so far as to post a video of herself injecting fertility medications in a ... --- “This is a choice that I am making to feel more in control of my life,” said Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) about her decision to freeze her eggs, a process she recently chose to livestream on her Instagram account. She went so far as to post a video of herself injecting fertility medications in a green room before going on ABC News’ “This Week” and formally announcing her decision on the show. The idea that egg freezing allows women to gain more control over their lives is popular, and it’s certainly a comfort to many women who feel they aren’t ready for motherhood but don’t want to forgo that potential. However, for many women that sense of control is at least in part an illusion. The process for freezing eggs is invasive — involving not only the injections that AOC showed herself taking (which are also often taken by women who are trying to conceive naturally), but an additional surgery for the egg retrieval itself, which can cause severe side effects in extreme cases. Only around 11% of patients use their eggs within seven years, implying that most women who freeze their eggs either conceive naturally or choose not to have children at all. Of those who do use their frozen eggs, only around 29% report a live birth from egg freezing across all patients (although patients who are younger in age or have more frozen eggs have much higher success rates). That’s not even taking into consideration the financial cost of the procedure and the additional cost of the storage on top of that — usually around $15,000-20,000 upfront for the initial storage, and then $500-1000 annually after that so long as a woman chooses to keep her eggs frozen. Is that physical and financial toll worth it for the cancer patient who wants to preserve her fertility? Or the woman who has lifelong medical issues that make natural conception difficult anyway? Without a doubt. But when it comes to the average, otherwise healthy woman who thinks this is a way to kick the can down the road indefinitely — maybe because she’s still waiting for the right man, maybe because she isn’t sure if she wants kids now but thinks she might at some point in the future — the calculus shifts: Egg freezing might still be the right individual decision for her (ultimately, only each individual woman can make that decision for herself), but it’s less of an obvious answer. That’s why it’s so important for those who have platforms to be honest about what egg freezing is — and what it isn’t. This is what AOC claimed she was doing, telling ABC News, “In this political environment where this administration is denying reproductive care to women across the country, from abortion rights to the ability to carry out a healthy pregnancy, I think it’s important for us as leaders to have these conversations and share these processes, especially for working women across the country and normalize them.” Well, maybe egg freezing is truly a political decision for her. That shouldn’t be surprising in her case: She’s one of the 535 most powerful people in the country, and even among them is one of the handful of congresspeople who’s a household name. Whether you love her or can’t stand her, you have to admit she’s great at social media and getting her name everywhere. There’s a good chance she might want to run for her party’s nomination in 2028, seeing that she is, for the first time, old enough to run, at 36 today and 39 by Inauguration Day 2029. That is clearly a unique position to be in, and one that likely no other person in American political history has occupied: to be a woman who’s young enough to have children but old enough to be president, and politically accomplished enough that it wouldn’t be that out of the blue if she managed to pull off a win. Crazier things have happened. Beyond that, she’s been in a relationship with her college sweetheart for around 15 years and engaged to him for over four years. It would be impolite to speculate as to why they haven’t gotten married yet or had children yet, but, hey, we can shrug and say: Elites, they’re not like the rest of us. And yet that’s exactly the issue here. AOC claimed to be speaking to “working women” by posting her egg-freezing journey online, but she’s too far removed from their day-to-day concerns to grasp how unique her situation is, despite feigning “relatability.” The truth is, the average 36-year-old with a fiancé she’s dated for nearly half her life and been engaged to for four years is not a famous congresswoman eyeing a presidential bid, but is very likely a woman in a dead-end relationship who might be feeling more immediate desperation to start a family. Maybe she’d benefit from freezing her eggs, maybe not, but independent of that choice, the biggest question facing her is whether or not her fiancé will marry her and have kids with her now, or whether she’ll cut him loose and find someone who will. In other words, AOC is pushing a luxury belief: the lifestyle she’s promoting of endless, timeless choice — even as pregnancy statistically becomes more and more difficult for the average woman with age, especially for those who are financially constrained and can only afford so many cycles of IVF — is not going to work for most normal women, whose preferences are necessarily shaped by the fact that they, unlike AOC, are not rich and famous and powerful.  Here’s one place where AOC could use her position in society to help ordinary women who are desperately seeking IVF: The Trump administration has championed IVF accessibility, with a particular focus on lowering costs of commonly prescribed fertility medications through TrumpRx. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services even estimate savings of up to $2,200 per cycle on medication, which is a huge amount in savings for hardworking couples trying to expand their families. Rather than pretending that the Trump administration has been uniquely against IVF and other fertility treatments, AOC could reach out across the aisle and help the women she claims to champion. Let’s hope she puts aside partisan politics and gets to work instead of posting stories on Instagram so more Americans can have the babies they want. And let’s also hope things work out for her and she can have the babies she wants, too. *** Neeraja Deshpande is a policy analyst at Independent Women. This article is part of Upstream, The Daily Wire’s new home for culture and lifestyle. Real human insight and human stories — from our featured writers to you.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:45:27 +0000rHDILLAP1DF2ar1Zhttps://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/11/democrat-senate-nominee-montana-n2205459---Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:10:50 +0000k15zpYfNEvnagzX0https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/11/faucis-phone-messages-showed-concern-pregnant-women-miscarrying-covid/Dr. Anthony Fauci privately acknowledged a potential risk of miscarriage if pregnant women took a COVID vaccine in the first trimester, even as he and the rest of the federal government were urging them to get the shots, according to messages from his phone. --- Dr. Anthony Fauci privately acknowledged a potential risk of miscarriage if pregnant women took a COVID vaccine in the first trimester, even as he and the rest of the federal government were urging them to get the shots, according to messages from his phone.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:13:38 +0000ngXqqsYbDR9TVxWJhttps://nypost.com/2026/08/11/us-news/wisconsin-socialist-francesca-hong-voted-against-anti-child-grooming-law-responding-to-pervy-teacher-pursuing-14-year-old/Wisconsin socialist Francesca Hong voted against anti-child grooming law responding to pervy teacher pursuing 14-year-old --- WASHINGTON — Wisconsin socialist darling Francesca Hong was one of just six lawmakers in the Badger State’s legislature to vote against an anti-child grooming law enacted earlier this year by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, records show. The law — which bars adults from “engaging in a course of conduct, pattern of behavior, or series of acts with the intention to condition, seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a child” into sexual activity or pornography — was in response to the case of former Kenosha school teacher Christian Enwright, who was found guilty of a slew of misdemeanor counts for pursuing a relationship with a 14-year-old student. “[Enwright] engaged in classic grooming behavior, preying on the vulnerability of at least one female student, under the guise of being a mentor, to foster and further a predatory relationship with her,” a school district investigator wrote in a report quoted by the Cap Times in December 2025. Enwright began reaching out to the minor on Snapchat in June 2023 and exchanged more than 600 messages with her, including sexualized comments about her appearance and images of himself in bed without a shirt. At least two staffers had privately expressed concerns about Enwright’s behavior toward female students and he had a reputation for giving “long hugs,” according to the Cap Times. Eventually, the school district’s human resources team received an anonymous tip about his behavior toward the teen in February 2024 and he was arrested, charged, and fired three months later. Francesca Hong is the leading Democratic candidate for Wisconsin governor heading into the Tuesday primary. AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh Former Kenosha teacher Christian Enwright’s targetting of a 14-year-old inspired the anti-grooming law. FOX6 News Milwaukee However, prosecutors had difficulty bringing a case against Enwright because he never had sexual contact with the girl and none of the photos he sent or asked the teen for were explicit enough to charge him with a felony under state law. Ultimately, Enwight pleaded guilty in April 2025 to 15 misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and was sentenced that July to 15 months in jail and three years of probation. The subsequent outcry lead to the Wisconsin legislature passing the anti-grooming law, with the Assembly approving it 93-6 and the state Senate passing it by voice vote. The former Kenosha teacher had sent a series of Snapchat posts to one of his young students. FOX6 News Milwaukee It is unclear why Hong, the leading Democratic gubernatorial candidate ahead of Tuesday’s primary, opposed the bill — though her colleagues who voted against it suggested the measure was redundant in state law. Hong’s campaign did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The 37-year-old previously expressed support for both defunding and abolishing the police. “Police exist to uphold white supremacy. Defund then abolish. Reform can’t be an option,” Hong posted on social media in October 2021, though she has since retreated from that position. “I was actually trying to become a sports journalist when I first went to college, so I learned you sometimes have bad takes on Twitter,” she recently told reporters in a bid to explain her radicalism. After Evers signed the anti-grooming bill in March, it was used against 36-year-old Joseph W. Cook of Janesville, who was charged with preying on a cognitively impaired girl. Prosecutors say the two used the encrypted messaging service Signal to communicate for nearly three years, and the girl alleged to authorities that Cook planned to have her move in with him when she turned 18. According to the girl, Cook used a Signal setting that would make messages and images vanish after about 30 seconds and would “get mad” when she attempted to change that option. After police arrested Cook, a search of his home turned up multiple knives and machetes, boxes of ammunition and a Glock handgun with a laser attachment. Should Hong win the Democratic primary, she will likely face Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) in the general election.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:29:34 +0000D20iQbT54AckMjeQhttps://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/tim-walz-golf-game-leaves-internet-shock-nfl-dunking-nba-kristin-cavallariTim Walz's golf game leaves the internet in shock, the NFL is already dunking on the NBA & Kristin Cavallari! --- The two also tackle Clay Travis’s $10 million Nashville Balls challenge to the WNBA, Aaron Rodgers calling out Tony Fauci and ESPN over network hypocrisy, the wild Tour de France padded bra aerodynamic debate, and the conspiracy theory surrounding the LA Dodgers. 'Nightcaps' is a daily column that catches you up on the biggest sports, news and culture stories you may have missed while pretending to do work at your desk. It runs Monday–Friday on OutKick.com. Here we are. A new week! We've reached the double-digits of August. Weren't we just saying that about July? Time flies when you're dealing with the WNBA! What a weekend for that league, huh? They bloodied Sophie Cunningham then declared white privilege. Can you believe it? Of course you can! Just wait. We're about a day away from the Carrington girl talking about all the racist messages she's received via social media. I'm telling you. It's coming. They have a playbook, and it's right on schedule right now. Anyway, enough about that league. They're meeting this week to figure out what a "woman" is. They've got enough to deal with! Welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where Tim Walz throws on a quarter-zip and plays golf at what appears to be a $25-per-round local muni in Minnesota. PRESIDENT TRUMP RECEIVES BIG CHEERS FROM SPECTATORS DURING LIV GOLF EVENT AT HIS NEW JERSEY CLUB Wait till you see this swing! What else? I've got a couple wild catches in the world of baseball — including an honest question about the Savannah Bananas — and the NFL checked back in last week and put up a ratings number that rivals the Daytona 500. In the HALL OF FAME game! The King is back, boys and girls. Playtime is over. OK, shut your computer off and take a nap to honor Congress' favorite day — National Lazy Day! — and settle in for a Monday 'Cap. Gov. Tim Walz was mocked on social media following his suggestion he might run for president in 2028. (Getty Images) Rate Tim Walz's golf game Yes, today is actually National Lazy Day. The jokes write themselves. I won't make any, because they're all too easy, but you can probably figure it out. Anyway, let's go ahead and get this week started with everyone's favorite governor! Tim Walz hopped on Elon's Twitter and had the internet play a round of golf with him at Northwest Angle Country Club. He battled about 4 billion flies during the 2-minute clip, but still managed to smoke a ball off the tee and then finish the hole on some gravel with a two-putt bogey. All in a single quarter-zip. What a moment: What's the real deal with the Bananas? Incredible. I have so many questions. For starters, what's the deal with the tee box? Is he teeing off in just straight grass? Is that a driver off the deck? I can't even see the tee! It literally looks like he's hitting a tee shot out of the rough. I'm so confused. The swing itself? Also a bit of a head-scratcher. I'm not trying to hate on Tim Walz here, although I'm obviously not a fan. I've got no problem admitting a liberal has a good golf game ... if said liberal has a good golf game. This swing from Tim Walz leaves a lot to be desired. No shot that first shot went 220. None. It was a half swing at best with no finish! Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2026. The committee held the hearing to examine the alleged misuse of federal funds intended for Minnesota social services and Medicaid programs. (Getty Images) Tim said this was the sixth hole. A quick Google search, which was surprisingly difficult for a golf course, shows me the sixth hole is a 261-yard Par-4. Walz says he has 100 yards in on his second shot. That would put his drive at 161 yards. Not quite 220, but that's what Learning Center math gets you, I reckon. The icing on the cake of this whole thing is the quarter-zip with no undershirt. Diabolical move by the governor. Absolutely psycho behavior. I'm not sure I've ever seen that before on a golf course. I pull off that look once in a while at home, but only at night when it's all I have in the dresser because we're three weeks behind on laundry. Not sure I'd ever go out on an actual golf course rocking that look. Wild stuff. Anyway, congrats on the bogey, Tim! Onward. SUPER BOWL CHAMP RUSSELL WILSON TAKES SWING FOR SAVANNAH BANANAS Moving on ... I've got an honest question for anyone in class today about the Savannah Bananas ... An actual catch, the NFL is back & Kristin takes us home! All I see on my timeline are these insane plays by Banana Ball players. It's constant. Every week, it's something new. Do these guys ever screw one of these up? As in, do we just see the good stuff on the timeline, when in reality, they have moments during actual games where they try this stuff and it just doesn't work? Jackson Olson #8 of the Savannah Bananas practices dance prior during the Savannah Bananas against the Party Animals at Staten Island University Hospital Community Park on Saturday, August 12, 2023 in Staten Island, New York. (Katherine Woolson/MLB Photos via Getty Images) I find it hard to believe that they've never screwed up one of these trick plays. It's almost impossible. So, has anyone here A) been to a game, and B) seen someone completely botch a play? Let me know! OK, let's rapid-fire this Monday class into a big Monday night. First up? Here's an actual catch from an actual game over the weekend, for those pining for some real baseball: You know, I've always thought that was a decent strategy for an outfielder. Instead of going all out to make an improbable catch, try to just knock it back into the field of play and see if you can grab it on the way down. I've never seen it actually work in real life, until Mark Coley II pulled it off over the weekend. 10/10. No notes. Excellent baseball play, excellent baseball IQ. Well done. Next? The NFL returned last Thursday for the Hall of Fame game and reminded America that we are, in fact, ruled by a King: Lordy. Seven million! For the HALL OF FAME game. Do you understand how insane of a number that is? You don't? How's this for a stat: The NBA averaged 6.35 million viewers for all playoff games across ABC, ESPN, Prime Video, NBC and Peacock this past season. It was the league’s best figure since 1998. The NFL's most useless preseason game (aren't they all?) surpassed it. Goodness gracious. OK, that's it for today. Good class, everyone. Good start to the week. Here's Kristin Cavallari wrapping up her summer with a bang to take us home. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP What's the verdict on Tim's golf game? Email me at Zach.Dean@OutKick.com. Zach Dean is a writer for OutKick.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:30:05 +00008QPx2jcIKWE6MPqwhttps://foxbaltimore.com/news/nation-world/democratic-divide-socialist-candidates-raise-concerns-ahead-of-midterm-elections-michigan-senate-abdul-elsayed-aoc-bernie-sanders-moderate-independent-communism-republicans-trump-policyDemocratic Divide: Socialist candidates raise concerns ahead of midterm elections --- Democratic Divide: Socialist candidates raise concerns ahead of midterm electionsMon, 10 Aug 2026 16:18:00 +0000ysrZalpIQHnWGDHBhttps://thehill.com/policy/technology/6020192-sanders-presses-ai-leaders-pause/Sanders asks AI giants to pause development, warning of congressional intervention --- Before we continue... Press & Hold to confirm you are a human (and not a bot). Reference ID ea2b95a3-94d5-11f1-ba91-b99cc1ad6416Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:18:00 +0000qcpWTHdIgXHxf9TJhttps://justthenews.com/politics-policy/anti-trans-sports-group-claims-opposition-using-deceitful-website-violationProposition 318 would expand existing state restrictions on transgender participation in sports to include private schools and clubs. --- Proposition 318 would expand existing state restrictions on transgender participation in sports to include private schools and clubs.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:19:10 +0000ViYF7okUvCQVBPMMhttps://www.foxnews.com/us/family-bikini-designer-montauk-yacht-death-files-50m-lawsuit-alleging-assaultFamily of bikini designer in Montauk yacht death files $50M lawsuit alleging assault --- This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:22:26 +0000T8sSgtn5LmTufYvvhttps://parstoday.ir/en/news/world-i245250-sanders_corrupt_trump_has_dragged_u.s._into_a_catastrophic_warSanders: Corrupt Trump has dragged U.S. into a catastrophic war --- Pars Today – Independent U.S. Senator from Vermont Bernie Sanders said that Donald Trump is corrupt and has dragged the country into a catastrophic war. According to Pars Today, citing IRNA, Sanders, a senior U.S. senator from Vermont, said in an interview with the U.S. network MS NOW that Donald Trump is “the most dangerous president in American history” and an authoritarian. He continued: “Trump is someone who has turned power into a tool for plunder and personal enrichment. He is corrupt and has dragged America into a catastrophic war. My responsibility as a senator is to stand up with all my strength against and fight these destructive policies.” Sanders is one of the most prominent and influential critics of Trump’s policies in the United States and has repeatedly criticized the president’s policies on various issues. The Democratic senator had previously condemned the resumption of U.S. aggression against Iran and addressed Trump, saying: “End the war against Iran.” He added: “This war will take more lives and waste more taxpayer money.”Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:33:56 +0000oYhm7EBdXRMv3Far