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Good policy, it is said, makes for good politics. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and his Senate GOP colleagues find themselves in a serendipitous moment, having before them a tremendous opportunity to serve the nation’s interests while simultaneously benefiting their party’s narrower political interests.
What is the opportunity? Simple — stay in Washington until they pass a budget resolution to make possible the passage of key elements of the SAVE America Act.
Anthropic said Thursday that several of its advanced artificial intelligence models broke out of an isolated testing environment, accessed the open internet and independently hacked multiple companies without the AI-maker’s knowledge in three separate incidents dating back to April.
In a review published on Thursday night, Anthropic said an unreleased, internal research test model, as well as Opus 4.7 and Mythos 5, were involved. Mythos was released last month to a limited audience of tech companies and cybersecurity researchers, also known as Project Glasswing.
The White House on Thursday released a statement from its spy agency chiefs making clear that China's targeting of Americans' voter registration files that began during the 2020 election likely meets the intelligence community's definition for "election interference."
The fact sheet approved by the chiefs of the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Homeland Security Department followed President Donald Trump's declassification of documents and July 16 speech exposing weaknesses in the U.S. election system ranging from voting machines vulnerabilities to noncitizens making it illegally onto state voter roles.
James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, was the driving force behind transforming what started out as a water navigation dispute between Maryland and Virginia into the Constitutional Convention, which then produced our Constitution. Madison was not only one of the primary influences during the Convention itself but also, writing as Publius (along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay) in the Federalist Papers, he advocated for its ratification.
His Constitution, with its staggered terms, federal system, three branches of government and more, was written specifically to tamp down and limit the power of both mobs and government.
Look, we keep being told—by pundits, pollsters, and a panoply of prognosticators—that the Republicans are absolutely doomed in November, that Trump is the lamest of ducks, that it’s all over, and that instead of voting, we should just stay at home in our double-wides being transphobes and hating The Odyssey because it has black people. And if you look at history—and we do look at history, because we know history didn’t begin in 1619—Republicans do have a problem. It’s a midterm election with a second-term president, or a third-term president, depending on whether you believe Joe Biden got 80 zillion votes in 2020,
Almost right after an illegal alien killed an officer and his girlfriend in Connecticut, the governor there proposed allocating millions of dollars for individuals who are now also illegally in the USA after their temporary protected status expired.
The fact that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has lasted for decades in some cases illustrates how much the system is abused, given that “temporary” is literally in the name. Democrats just like to use TPS to bring in hordes of foreigners who will provide cheap labor and change demographics while never actually obtaining U.S. citizenship.
Ed Miliband has spent his career as one of the world’s most committed climate zealots, and he now finds himself installed as Foreign Secretary in Andy Burnham’s new government, personally taking up the United Kingdom’s seat as Governor of the World Bank. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office announced this week that the former Energy Secretary would personally occupy the United Kingdom’s seat as Governor of the World Bank, a job normally left to a junior minister, so that the “climate crisis” and overseas development sit at the very heart of British foreign policy.
Journalist Mark Halperin is not impressed with the mainstream media’s coverage of Dr. Fauci this week. You might even say he is disgusted.
Halperin talked about it with two guests on his 2Way program and although he mentioned several news outlets, he really saved his anger for Brian Stelter of CNN, who made sure to write about how ‘MAGA media’ was treating the story.
It is truly remarkable, the way that Fauci became such a celebrity among members of the media and they’re still showing their devotion to him today.
Halperin also points out how the Fauci coverage mirrors the way the media treated Joe Biden and the cover-up of his mental acuity.
Iowa and Missouri are suing New York over its Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, arguing it's an "unconstitutional attempt to regulate businesses, consumers and individuals beyond [New York’s] borders."
Fox News on Wednesday published an op-ed from Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, arguing that the law imposes civil and criminal obligations on out-of-state producers and distributors, "even if the connection to the state is extremely remote or hypothetical."
The Center for Individual Rights is representing Iowa, Missouri and the American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce in the lawsuit, which was filed in May with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Well, well, well. There it is. Even if it is clouded in Reuters News doublespeak and coded language, the answer to the big question about why Zelenskyy fired the most effective military leader is right there. The key words are, “military procurement system”; or in common language “military spending.”
It never made sense; the 35-year-old Defense Minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, was heralded as turning the tide of the war in favor of Ukraine through his adaption of technology, specifically drones, and his very close relationship to Alex Karp of Palantir, a military contractor. Fedorov was young, smart, strategic and exceptionally capable. Yet, Zelenskyy fired him.
America stands at a crossroads that will define her power for generations on end.
The choice is clear: build the foundations for artificial intelligence (AI) dominance or surrender the future to those who already race ahead.
President Donald J. Trump has chosen the path of strength.
Last summer, he signed an executive order which accelerates federal approval for data centers that demand more than 100 megawatts. This unlocks loans, grants, and tax incentives while stripping away Biden-Harris mandates that layered red tape onto energy projects. Agencies must cut fat, use existing exemptions, speed reviews under proven frameworks, and open suitable federal lands.
9th Circuit Court of Appeals Says Illegal
Alien Detention Unlawful Because No Other
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Alien Detention Unlawful Because No Other
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The issue of illegal aliens being detained while awaiting their transport out of the country is destined to eventually hit the Supreme Court.Several courts of appeal have split on the issue of whether illegal aliens can be detained during processing out of the country with some saying yes and some saying, no. The Nineth Circuit Court of Appeals weighed in today and also said no, with a rather goofy and odd reason in their opinion. [Court Ruling Here]
The 9th CCA doesn’t like the term “illegal alien” so they use the politically correct term, “unadmitted aliens” to describe non-Americans who are in the country illegally.
As if things with Iran weren't already complicated enough, there are indications that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is trying something new - in, of all places, Minnesota.
Yes, you read that right. And the possible intrusion here isn't coming from a bunch of AK-waving goons or explosive-strapped useful idiots. No, this is something more sophisticated: A cyberattack on Minnesota water systems that resulted in water to 30 MinnesotaBetween Sunday, July 26, and Monday, July 27, 2026, a coordinated cyber attack disrupted water and wastewater utility operations across more than 30 communities
Former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox recently dropped his bid for the Republican candidate for governor. The highly unpopular Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is the likely Democratic candidate running for governor after being term-limited as Secretary of State.
Jocelyn Benson, who the Gateway Pundit frequently refers to as “America’s most dishonest Secretary of State,” is familiar with lawsuits. Benson has been involved in 69 election-related lawsuits during her time as Secretary of State. That is more than the combined total of the previous four Secretaries of State.
WNBA Team Co-Owner Fined, Suspended for
Harassing Teen Fans over Opposition to
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Harassing Teen Fans over Opposition to
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The Seattle Storm apologized after the team’s co-owner Celeste Keaton harassed two teenage fans during a home game over their opposition to trans-identifying males participating in women’s sports.
Keaton was fined by the WNBA and suspended from the Storm’s next five home games for berating two teenage girls at Tuesday’s game against the Indiana Fever. The girls were wearing “XX XY Athletics” shirts and holding signs expressing support for Sophie Cunningham, a Fever guard who has spoken out in support of fairness in women’s and girls’ sports.
The WNBA has suspended Seattle Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton from attending the team's next five home games after her exchange with two fans during Tuesday's matchup with the Indiana Fever, the league confirmed Thursday.
According to multiple reports, Keaton had admonished a pair of fans who brought signs into Climate Pledge Arena supporting Fever guard Sophie Cunningham following her recent comments about transgender athletes. The fans told unDividedPod.com that Keaton directed expletives at them for a sign that thanked Cunningham "for speaking up for girls."
Along with the suspension, Keaton was fined an undisclosed amount, the league said.
My previous essay examined the parallels between Communism/Socialism and Twelver Shia violence. But to be clear, violence is the currency of all Islam, full stop. Despite claims to the contrary, almost no one converts to Islam (or becomes Commie/Socialist) absent coercion of one form or another. The Twelvers were highlighted because of the current situation with Iran and the homicidal Blues Brothers rulers itching to get their grubby fingers on the nuclear button.1 2
Another feature of the Mohammunist Manifesto is wealth redistribution, i.e., the predatory taking of property from some and giving it to others.
In the seventh century,
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) unveiled a proposed health insurance option Wednesday in Fort Worth that he said could cut premiums nearly 20% for Texas families and small businesses while helping more than 1 million additional Texans obtain coverage.
Speaking at Los Vaqueros Mexican Restaurant in the Fort Worth Stockyards, Abbott said the Essential Benefits Health Insurance Plan would allow insurers to offer employer group plans that meet federal requirements while omitting some state-mandated benefits. Employers could still choose fully mandated policies.
'Spain Is Falling': Socialist PM Begged
to Call 'National Emergency' As Migrants
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to Call 'National Emergency' As Migrants
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Spain's socialist government is presiding over a manmade disaster.
Stunning images and videos have surfaced of Algerian and Moroccan migrants overrunning the coastal city of Ceuta. Fox News reporter Bill Melugin remarked on the disturbing videos. "This takes me back to Del Rio, TX in 2021 w/ the Haitian surge. Similar images," he remarked.
"This is what the DSA/socialist platform looks like in practice - in another country," he added. "No borders. No immigration enforcement. Complete freedom of movement without any resistance from the government." The videos coming out of Ceuta, Spain are insane," he added. "Thousands of Moroccans and Algerians breaching and overrunning the Spanish border."
Morocco Speeds Past California
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Feasibility studies for a high-speed rail project began in 2006. By 2018, the first section was completed and opened, seven years after construction was started. Where is this bullet train? Not in California. It’s in Morocco.
California voters approved in 2008 a ballot measure for a “safe, convenient, affordable, and reliable alternative to driving and high gas prices” by a 53%-47% margin. Golden Staters were sold a train that would require a $10 billion bond and cost $33 billion to complete. Within a dozen years it would be ripping up and down the state at 220 mph, ferrying passengers between San Diego and Sacramento.
Fauci is beneath contempt
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The courts will decide whether the last-minute, blanket pardon that the autopen gave Anthony Fauci (Doctor Death) allows him to legitimately invoke the Fifth Amendment. Next week, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs will hold a vote on a contempt resolution against him. While the legal complexities unfold, this is self-evident: Fauci is beneath contempt.
During his testimony before the same committee today, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), had the temerity to claim that Dr. Death saved lives. I guess by that standard we all save lives when choosing to stop at red lights
What a cowardly and shameful final chapter for Dr. Anthony Fauci, who pleaded the Fifth 111 times in the Senate Wednesday even though he has a pre-emptive presidential pardon that gives him immunity from prosecution.
In the history of Congress, only a couple of mob bosses have invoked the privilege more.
“On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer, based upon my rights, under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution,” the Machiavellian career bureaucrat said over and over in the nearly three-hour hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
But Fauci’s silence rendered him a villain more powerfully than his usual sly deceptions.
Shameful, too,
Morocco Speeds Past California
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Feasibility studies for a high-speed rail project began in 2006. By 2018, the first section was completed and opened, seven years after construction was started. Where is this bullet train? Not in California. It’s in Morocco.
California voters approved in 2008 a ballot measure for a “safe, convenient, affordable, and reliable alternative to driving and high gas prices” by a 53%-47% margin. Golden Staters were sold a train that would require a $10 billion bond and cost $33 billion to complete. Within a dozen years it would be ripping up and down the state at 220 mph, ferrying passengers between San Diego and Sacramento.
A survey by Michigan Education — conducted by the Glengariff Group and commissioned by the Michigan Education Association and Business Leaders for Michigan — finds Rogers leading El-Sayed by 10 points in a hypothetical matchup. Stevens holds a slim lead over Rogers in a direct matchup, with the Democrat congresswoman drawing nearly 46 percent support to the Michigan Republican’s 45 percent. Another nearly 9 percent of respondents remained undecided.
Moreover, the statewide poll of likely voters notes it has a margin of error of four points, meaning Stevens and Rogers are essentially tied in the hypothetical Senate race.
“This race is a toss-up,” the Glengariff Group noted in their survey.