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Blanche: DOJ May Ask Supreme Court to Intervene on Voter Rolls

 Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department might ask the Supreme Court to intervene after judges have repeatedly ruled against the Trump administration's efforts to get access to voter rolls.

"Absolutely, it's a possibility," Blanche said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

The Justice Department has lost 22 court cases challenging its efforts.

"Election integrity is something that President [Donald] Trump ran on, and the American people elected him. It's something that every American should care about," Blanche said.

"The idea that the Department of Justice is trying to investigate issues around elections to make sure they're fair and make sure they're conducted the right way is not something that we should be running away from," Blanche added. "That's something we should be running right towards."

Trump previously issued an executive order requiring states to turn over voter rolls that include names, dates of birth, addresses, driver's license numbers, and the last four digits of Social Security numbers.

The Justice Department has argued that it wants to investigate whether noncitizens are registered to vote and identify any other irregularities.

The Justice Department has sued 30 states and Washington, D.C., for refusing to turn over voter rolls, with federal judges siding with the states.

"We're not going to stop doing what I think every American should expect us to do, which is make sure that we have elections that are fair," Blanche said.

"And as that relates to the Department of Justice, that means making sure that there are no constitutional legal violations, even at the state level," Blanche added.

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El-Sayed Tries to Attack Rogers in Michigan Senate Race, but It Boomerangs on Him

 The Michigan Senate race is heating up. If Democrats are going to have any chance to take back the Senate, they need to hold Michigan. But Republicans have a good chance to win with former Rep. Mike Rogers. 

 

The RealClearPolitics (they lean left) polling average has Rogers up by one point. As we reported, a recent Fox poll has him up by four points, with CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten 

                                                          saying El-Sayed is "historically unpopular." Generally speaking, it's been my observation that Fox polls tend to skew toward the Democrats. If that's true here, Rogers might be up by even more. 

It's going to be a challenge for El-Sayed. 

                      Muslim El-Sayed and Wife pictured above.

As the primary voting showed, he had trouble with the working class and black voters. His radical positions have also alienated some Democrats who are now supporting his opponent. His connection to extremist Twitch streamer Hasan Piker is also a drag on him in the general election.

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READ MORE: New: First Warning Signs Emerge for Abdul El-Sayed, and Mike Rogers Has to Be Grinning

Hasan Piker's Plea to Dems Has a Bad Ending, Shows the Chaos They're In

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On Sunday, El-Sayed tried to attack Rogers for "frolicking" at the Sanilac County Fair, as he termed it. Rogers was there to meet voters. He was not "frolicking" in any of the pictures. 

He’s out here frolicking at the fair while our poor servicemen and women on the USS Abraham Lincoln are starving for food. Says he wants to be a US Senator and won’t say a word about them. Disgusting! https://t.co/iAWK1aEA2s

— Dr. Abdul El-Sayed (@AbdulElSayed) August 16, 2026

"He’s out here frolicking at the fair while our poor servicemen and women on the USS Abraham Lincoln are starving for food," El-Sayed claimed. "Says he wants to be a US Senator and won’t say a word about them. Disgusting!"

We've noted the Department of War has pushed back strongly on claims about conditions on the Lincoln. They even pointed out how a CNN reporter visited the ship last month and had ice cream. That does not sound like "starving." 

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READ MORE: Dept. of War Embarrasses WaPo Reporter Who Missed Key Detail About Media's USS Lincoln Hysteria

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El-Sayed is attacking someone who actually knows what it's like to serve in the military. Rogers was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army; El-Sayed has not served. 

Meanwhile, speaking of "frolicking," I think that's what we're seeing here. 

The internet has found a resurfaced Abdul El-Sayed campaign video, and the Blue’s Clues-inspired pitch is getting roasted.

El-Sayed dances through the one-minute parody while asking voters for their support, leaning hard into childhood nostalgia with exaggerated moves and a… pic.twitter.com/p5gSAzT2wF

— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 13, 2026

Then there was this: Sure looks like frolicking. 

What do you call this?pic.twitter.com/n67DrYnUJ0

— Colorado Has Left Me (@MarieEggleston9) August 16, 2026

And there's this on the same day he's posting about Rogers when he is most definitely frolicking at about 10 seconds into this video. 

Isn’t this you frolicking? pic.twitter.com/VdJ0bsxhOe

— Democrats For Mike Rogers (@DemsForMike) August 16, 2026

Given all of that cringe, it's hilarious he would even use the term "frolicking." What a lack of self-awareness. 

No, Rogers isn't frolicking like El-Sayed; he's busy focused on the issues. But, please, El-Sayed should keep embarrassing himself with "attacks" like this. 

Hasan Piker Cheers Candace Owens As ‘Queen’ for Undermining Charlie Kirk’s Martyrdom

Vile left-wing streamer Hasan Piker 

 

has found himself an unlikely fan of Candace Owens and called her a “queen” for single-handedly undermining conservative efforts to martyrize Charlie Kirk after his assassination.

The champagne socialist, who has long soft-pedaled violence from his own side, doesn't even believe Owens’s fever-dream theories about the murder. No, Owens is even too far off the reservation for a guy who likes to cosplay as Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong.

Piker openly admits that Tyler Robinson almost certainly pulled the trigger, yet he is celebrating Owens anyway because she has sabotaged any serious Republican response to the killing.

In Piker’s own words, she has wrecked the “martyrdom” and the subsequent push to crack down on political dissent.

"I can't speak out against this queen because this is a queen that successfully and single-handedly undermined the Republican initiative to martyrize Charlie Kirk and used that example to crack down on political dissent," the Democrat mouthpiece said. "She dropped a grenade on the discourse."

To be clear, when Piker speaks of a crackdown on political dissent, what he's actually referring to is a crackdown on political violence. In that view, the two are practically married. Piker and Owens are both fomenting the violence, one through open support for it, the other through open, unmitigated ignorance.

 

"So, I'm with her," Piker declares. "It's probably Tyler Robinson, but my heart says, 'Go, Candace, go!' Keep cooking."

Piker, who believes America "deserved 9/11" and dismissed the rapes of Israeli women after October 7th, is now a Candace Owens stan, indicating she "became our hero" and he is a "big fan."

Intellectually lacking individuals do tend to attract like minds. Birds of a feather, as they say.

Owens, meanwhile, appears perfectly content to keep chasing conspiracy clicks. On that matter, they also share one mind. They seek out gullible people who will believe even the least intelligent things that they espouse.

Candace has pushed Charlie Kirk conspiracy theories for months, despite repeatedly failing to provide evidence and, in most cases, being directly debunked by the facts. So, of course she's become a "queen" to the left.

The loudest applause now comes from people who despise everything she once claimed to represent. Watching this unholy alliance form over Kirk’s dead body is both predictable and repulsive. 

The only clear winners are those who always profit off the idiocy of their own fans.

 

What Sophie Cunningham Did at an Indianapolis Bar Likely Gave Libs a Stroke

First, happy belated birthday to Sophie Cunningham. 

Second, she’s been smeared as a “MAGA Barbie” by the Left, and she has no qualms about that moniker. At the very least, she couldn’t care less. Cunningham decided to openly defend women’s sports from infiltration by biological males, a popular position. But one deviation can land you in the Left’s gulag, which the Indiana Fever guard found out, though she’s unfazed. Still, strolling into Clayton’s Country Bar in Indianapolis to sing the ‘Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue’ and get ‘USA’ chants going — the Left likely had a stroke:

 

And are we shocked that her name has reportedly been banned or heavily censored on the WNBA subreddit (via NY Post):

JUST IN: Sophie Cunningham's name banned from the r/WNBA subreddit.

— Polymarket (@Polymarket) August 17, 2026

— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) August 17, 2026

The 30-year-old’s name has been banned on the WNBA subreddit, where the league’s forum won’t allow users to use the words “Cunningham,” “Sophie,” “sc,” “scunningham,” “soph,” or “sophiacunningham.”

One user shared his private conversation with the WNBA, the moderator of the Reddit forum, where @Adventurous_Hope_101 was threatened to be banned if they continued to ask questions surrounding Cunningham.

 

The WNBA account told the user the following: “We filter content based on Sophi because it tend to bring out trolls and people that aren’t fans of the W.

“We have chosen to filter content. If you want to post freely about Sophie you can go to different sub.

“You aren’t even a contributor to this sub, so I suggest you go back to the other WNBA subs. This is our decision. If you keep messaging about this you will be banned.”

The Left is just weak, folks. And they’ve already lost. 

wishing a very happy birthday to Sophie Cunningham 🎂🥳 pic.twitter.com/NA650Rb1CW

— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) August 16, 2026

 

A VA Woman Went to Get Her Eyebrows Done, but She Mentioned Being Jewish and All Hell Broke Loose

There’s not much to say here, since the woman posted the full account of the encounter on Facebook. Then the video was uploaded. Jessica Watson just wanted to get her eyebrows done at a salon in Alexandria, Virginia. As is common at these establishments, a conversation started, but when she mentioned her Jewish heritage, the owner of the salon, an Afghan, decided to go full terrorist on her. Jessica got kicked out. 

I’m nauseated even having to write this, but I won’t be quiet about it. I want my friends—Jewish and non-Jewish—to know what I experienced at a salon in Alexandria, Virginia, because I refuse to let antisemitism become normalized in our country.

 

I went to the salon yesterday to get my eyebrows done. The esthetician turned out to be Afghan. I was delighted, since I just finished writing a novel based on true stories that is partly set in Afghanistan. I told her about the amazing Afghans I interviewed for the book. We talked warmly about our shared love of Afghan poetry and food. Then she asked me to tell her more about the premise of my novel.

My story is about a Muslim Afghan refugee and the son of Jewish immigrants who forge an unlikely friendship in post-9/11 Alabama, only to find that their shared gift for languages draws them into America’s shadow war in Afghanistan. I joked about how I went down a rabbit hole studying Islam and Sufism to create the Muslim character, but that I at least had an easier time sketching the Jewish half-Israeli character, since I’m Jewish and half-Israeli myself.

The woman stopped short. Then, “Get out of my shop.”

“Excuse me?”

“I can’t provide service to an Israeli. It’s against my political beliefs. You need to leave immediately. And there is no such thing as Israel. It’s Palestine. A bunch of Jews from New York showed up a few years ago and stole the land from the Arabs.”

(A bunch of Jews from New York showed up and…what?! This would’ve been funny if it wasn’t so insane.)

Shocked, I began packing up my purse to leave. The woman took out her phone and began recording me while chanting, “Free, free Palestine!” I asked her to stop recording me. She said I had signed a photo / video waiver and she had every right to record me. She then demanded I apologize for the genocide.

I told her there is no genocide, I wasn’t apologizing for anything, and that she was totally out of line for subjecting a customer to blatantly racist harassment. (By the way, denying service to someone based on their nationality is illegal in this country.) I also told her she needed to give me a full refund, since I hadn’t received the service I’d booked. She told me she was keeping the money and that I should be ashamed of myself and my people.

I was wearing a T-shirt she had given me for the treatment, so I asked her to stop recording while I changed back into my own clothes. She didn’t. I turned my back to the camera and changed anyway while she continued chanting “Free Palestine!” I’m pretty sure whatever waiver I signed didn’t give her permission to record me while I was half-naked.

I left the salon completely shaken. I cried all the way home. I cried for my kids and the uncertainty of their future as Jews in the United States. For all the lies we can’t possibly fight. For our people having to put up with this total bullsh*t.

We don’t deserve this.

I’m not naïve about the fact that the majority of Afghans are Muslim and that relations between Jews and Muslims are highly tense right now. The irony of this situation is that we had spent the previous minutes bonding over the very culture I had spent years trying to understand and portray with empathy, only for that curiosity and goodwill to be stamped on the moment she learned I was Jewish. 

In the meantime, I already contacted my bank. They immediately refunded the money and contacted the woman to let her know they would be withdrawing the funds based on the incident I reported. I would also like to report what happened to any appropriate authorities and organizations in the D.C. area. If anyone knows specifically where an incident like this should be reported, please let me know.

Likely not much legal action will come of it (unless she is dumb enough to post the video), but I want a record of what happened. I want to at least do my part to make sure this kind of discrimination isn’t quietly accepted as the new normal for Jews in the United States.

Yikes, man. 

 

Nevada man pleads guilty to providing 140 firearms to drug trafficking organizations in Mexico

A Nevada man pleaded guilty to purchasing 140 firearms for drug trafficking organizations in Mexico, as well as laundering the proceeds and employing illegal immigrants, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Luis Alberto Osorio of Elko, Nevada,

 

admitted to several charges on Friday, the District of Nevada U.S. Attorney’s Office announced in a news release.

The charges include:

• One count of straw purchasing of firearms;
• One count of trafficking in firearms;
• One count of harboring aliens;
• One count of conspiracy to money launder.

From April 1, 2020, to September 17, 2025, Osorio conspired with co-defendants to purchase firearms, magazines and ammunition on behalf of people affiliated with drug trafficking organizations in Mexico.

 

The 140 firearms purchased by Osorio included multiple large-caliber and long-range firearms.

Osorio also admitted to harboring people who unlawfully resided in the United States to employ them at a Nevada mining company, according to the DOJ.

“Trafficking military-style firearms and ammunition to drug trafficking organizations in Mexico fuels violence, strengthens criminal networks and threatens communities on both sides of the border,” said Jonathan Sherwin, Deputy Special Agent in Charge for Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) Las Vegas.

 

“In the world of organized crime and drug trafficking, guns and drugs go hand-in-hand,” said David S. Olesky, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration Los Angeles Field Division, which also covers Nevada.

“Firearms trafficking networks feed the violent cartels that terrorize border communities and pump illicit drugs into our neighborhoods,” said First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada. “By cutting off this supply chain and holding this defendant accountable, we are directly disrupting the operational capabilities of these dangerous criminal organizations.”

The case was investigated by a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) task force made up of special agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the HSI, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Bureau of  Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), the Las Vegas Metro Police Department, the United States Marshals Service, and Nevada Gaming Commission. The District of Nevada is leading the prosecution of the case.

The total statutory maximum penalty Osorio faces is 70 years in prison. His sentencing is scheduled for February 11, 2027.

 

Woke Isn’t Dead — It’s Quietly Taking Over Schools and Corporations

 Don’t believe the celebration in the left-wing victory parade. The claim that “woke” is dead is wishful thinking. The movement that prizes identity over ideas has been bruised by pushback, but it hasn’t surrendered. It has changed tactics and dug deeper into the institutions that shape our children, our companies, and our culture.

Woke Is Not Dead — It’s Changing Strategies

 

When activists lose a headline fight, they move into the boardroom and the classroom. What looked like a political fad became a set of policies and practices: DEI offices, corporate trainings, ESG investing, and rewritten school materials. These are not accidents. They are long-term bets that steer hiring, spending, and what students learn. You don’t have to root through social media to see it — it’s in the corporate handbook and the curriculum packet.

Where the Radical Left Is Quietly Infiltrating

Think local, not just national. School boards, university administrations, federal agencies and large corporations are the new fronts. That’s smart for the activists: local control means fewer cameras and slower public outrage. It’s also dangerous for parents and taxpayers because these shifts change how kids are taught, how jobs are awarded, and how public money is spent. A few headlines don’t undo months of policy-making behind closed doors.

Why Conservatives Must Fight on Multiple Fronts

This is more than culture-war noise. It affects free speech, merit, and fairness. When hiring and promotion hinge on ideology, competence takes a seat in the back. When school lessons emphasize grievance over truth, kids lose critical thinking. Conservatives need a plan that fights locally and legislatively: elect school board members, demand transparency from corporations, and push for laws that limit politicized training programs paid for with public funds.

Keep Fighting — The War Is Long, Not Lost

Celebrate the wins, but prepare for the next round. The movement that fashions itself as a moral crusade is resilient because it adapts. Conservatives can be more resilient too by keeping pressure on local institutions, by electing new leaders, and by making common-sense laws that restore fairness and free speech. Reports of woke’s death are exaggerated. So stay organized, stay loud, and don’t let them rebuild their power under a friendlier brand.

President Donald Trump’s Hormuz MOU: 60‑Day Ceasefire or Risk?

Forget the clickbait. The real story is not some internet rumor that “President Donald Trump disappeared” and then surrender papers magically appeared. The real story is a hard, risky diplomatic move: a U.S.–Iran interim Memorandum of Understanding that aims to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, extend a ceasefire, and buy a 60‑day negotiating window. It deserves blunt scrutiny — not theater.

What actually happened: the 14‑point MOU and Hormuz

President Donald Trump announced an interim 14‑point memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran. The text calls for an extension of the ceasefire, resumption of commercial transit through the Strait of Hormuz, and a 60‑day window to negotiate a broader deal — with technical work on issues like enriched uranium and steps tied to sanctions relief. Markets calmed a bit because reopening Hormuz matters to global oil supplies. That’s the plain, important fact. Call it diplomacy, call it a pause — but don’t let social media rewrite the scene into a magic trick.

Don’t fall for the “Trump disappears” angle — but do question the secrecy

The loudest headlines enjoyed the drama: the president “vanished,” the deal “appeared.” That’s lazy. Reporting shows Mr. Trump spoke publicly about the pact during the G7, said it had been signed, and warned bluntly that if the talks fail “we go back to bombing.” Fine — he’s playing hardball and using the carrot‑and‑stick. But the speed and secrecy of this framework did feed speculation. When national security moves are done behind closed doors, people get nervous and rumors spread like wildfire. Rightfully so.

 

Why this deal is fragile — and what to watch

There are real, technical problems ahead. Who controls safe transit through Hormuz? Iran’s public talk about managing traffic and even charging fees clashes with America’s long‑standing insistence on freedom of navigation. Mines, insurance, and occasional attacks at sea have not stopped. Implementation requires mine clearance, clear verification of Iran’s actions, and trusted international monitors. Without that, “reopening” can be a paper promise and nothing more. Also expect howls from Israel and many conservatives who say missile and proxy threats weren’t adequately addressed.

What conservatives should demand next

If you’re skeptical — good. Demand transparency. Congress should insist on oversight of any sanctions relief and get real verification mechanisms in writing. Push for independent inspections, clear rules for navigation, and contingency plans if Iran cheats. Praise the goal of safer seas and lower energy prices, but don’t let relief become naivety. This MOU buys time. Use it to make a durable deal that protects American interests — not to paper over threats and hope for the best. That’s the bottom line.

 

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