Here&#8217;s a shocker: at least 13 donors have contributed to the campaigns of leftist Michigan Democrat Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed and trust-fund Instagram playboy Dan Bilzerian, both of whom are virulently anti-Israel.
Federal Election Commission records reveal a shocking overlap in financial backing between El-Sayed and Bilzerian, who launched a losing Hitler-praising primary campaign for a Florida congressional seat, the Washington Free Beacon <a href="https://freebeacon.com/elections/exclusive-multiple-abdul-el-sayed-donors-also-gave-thousands-to-hitler-praising-jew-hating-dan-bilzerians-congressional-run/">reported</a> on Wednesday. At least one dozen donors have given funds to both men. Both men have expressed hatred for Israel, which may well be the donors’ motivation for supporting them.
Heading the list of donors is Georgia personal injury attorney Ibrahim Awad, who dumped more than $19,500 into both campaigns combined. Awad, a self-described &#8220;AIPAC Slayer&#8221; whose former clients have trashed his legal skills online, according to the Free Beacon, sent $12,652 to the Bilzerian Victory Fund — an amount exceeding the federal contribution limit.
Awad&#8217;s record of vile online rhetoric matches that of El-Sayed and Bilzerian. The anti-Israel activist posted on X that &#8220;Zionism is Nazism&#8221; and dubbed anyone claiming to be a proud Zionist a &#8220;Genocide Enabler.&#8221; He’s also praised figures who dismiss Holocaust history and celebrated the death of U.S. politicians, all while proudly showcasing his anti-Israel non-profit work.
Joining Awad as a donor to both men is Texas subprime auto-loan tycoon Hussein &#8220;Sam&#8221; Mahrouq, who has dropped over $150,000 on anti-Israel political bids nationwide. Mahrouq threw cash to both Bilzerian and El-Sayed, as well as &#8220;Squad&#8221; members Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI). He even sent $1,000 to an anti-Zionist PAC run by a conspiracy theorist who blamed Jews for the September 11 terror attacks.
Bilzerian’s Florida Republican primary bid against Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) was defined by open Nazism. While burning through more than $1 million of his own cash before losing by 40 points, Bilzerian released a sickening AI-generated campaign ad showing imagery of Adolf Hitler while asking voters, &#8220;Should we revisit that Austrian painter&#8217;s opinions?&#8221; The video depicted Fine, who is Jewish, with devil horns and dubbed him a &#8220;fat Jew&#8221; and a &#8220;Shylock.&#8221;
Bilzerian, who once dodged charges of bomb-making and was accused of throwing a porn star off a roof, was ranked at the <a href="https://www.ajc.org/news/dan-bilzerian-and-the-rise-of-antisemitism-in-the-manosphere">top of the list</a> of global antisemitic influencers by Israel’s Ministry for Diaspora Affairs. Bilzerian routinely uses his platform to push 9/11 conspiracies, deny the Holocaust, and blame &#8220;Jewish supremacy&#8221; for the world&#8217;s problems.
While El-Sayed attempts to package his anti-Israel platform in polished liberal rhetoric, his campaign relies on some of the exact same pockets bankrolling Bilzerian&#8217;s pro-Nazi megaphone. El-Sayed won the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan earlier this month and faces Republican Mike Rogers in November.
When it comes to hating Israel, the Left and the extreme Right draw from the same pot.

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Two hundred fifty-five Muslims now hold public office across the United States, representing a historic high that spans every tier of government, according to a tally released by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
CAIR states that the record-breaking numbers prove the Islamic community is expanding its political muscle like never before. Executive Director Nihad Awad declared the surge shows Muslims are stepping forward to &#8220;serve their neighbors&#8221; while sending a &#8220;powerful message&#8221; against anti-Muslim rhetoric ahead of the 2026 midterms, The Washington Times <a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/25/cair-shows-record-255-muslims-hold-elected-office-nationwide/">reported</a>.
According to CAIR’s latest directory, nearly two-thirds of these elected officials are entrenched at the local level. Ninety-eight hold city council seats (38.4%), while another 63 serve on local school boards. Muslim lawmakers also account for 18% of state-level seats in the directory, alongside 11 mayors and 18 judges scattered across 26 states. At the federal level, four Muslims hold U.S. House seats: Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Andre Carson (D-IN), and Lateefah Simon (D-CA).
&#8220;This record-breaking number represents far more than a statistic. It reflects an American Muslim community that is increasingly engaged, organized and committed to serving our nation.&#8221; Awad declared.
While Muslim advocacy groups celebrate the surge as a victory for civic participation, an investigation by RealClearInvestigations paints a far darker picture of what critics are calling a calculated &#8220;call to power.&#8221;
According to the <a href="https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2026/08/18/a_call_to_power_islamic_leaders_see_ballot_box_as_path_to_paradise_1200926.html">RealClearInvestigations report</a> from mid-August, this political wave is backed by a potential $140 million annual war chest:
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Earlier this year, the Qadhi-led Fiqh Council of North America issued a legal ruling (<a href="https://fiqhcouncil.org/zakat-for-political-campaigns/">fatwa</a>) in coordination with the Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America that for the first time unlocks Muslim-American tithing and charitable giving, known as “zakat,” for political use: “[G]iving one’s zakat for influencing political causes is warranted.” The stated goal is to, broadly, “empower” Muslim communities in America, but more specifically, to fund the campaigns of politicians who oppose Israel and support policies such as criminalizing criticism of the Prophet Muhammad and Islam in general.
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Michigan Democratic senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed reportedly secured his primary win fueled by money from donors tied to Muslim Brotherhood front groups. In New Jersey, Democratic congressional nominee Adam Hisham Hamawy was revealed to have maintained past ties to the infamous &#8220;Blind Sheikh&#8221; behind the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
The investigative report highlights how local enclaves are rapidly shifting. Cities like Hamtramck and Dearborn in Michigan now feature majority-Muslim city councils, loudspeaker calls to prayer, halal-only school mandates, and altered noise ordinances.
“CAIR was critical in organizing financial support and getting out the vote for New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani,” RealClearInvestigations reported. “The group now has former employees represented in top posts inside his administration.”
Down in Texas, deep concerns are erupting over massive &#8220;Sharia-compliant&#8221; housing developments. Projects like the 400-acre &#8220;EPIC City&#8221; outside Dallas have sparked outrage.
Critics, including Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), warn that America is moving toward the same European-style &#8220;no-go zones&#8221; that have fractured nations like France and Germany.
While defenders dismiss the backlash as &#8220;Islamophobia,&#8221; national security experts have warned that using the ballot box to push Sharia-conforming policies poses a direct threat to the U.S. Constitution.

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Leftist Twitch streamer Hasan Piker claimed that Democratic Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is practicing deception by pretending to create distance between himself and Piker, insisting the candidate&#8217;s core positions haven&#8217;t shifted an inch.
Piker, who previously claimed &#8220;America deserved 9/11&#8221; and praised Hamas, pulled back the curtain on El-Sayed’s damage-control act following nationwide outrage over Piker’s latest toxic rant against Jewish Americans. Piker reassured his audience that El-Sayed’s public statements are merely a calculated political play and that El-Sayed remains fully in his camp.
&#8220;There are going to be a lot of people who are already questioning Abdul El-Sayed&#8217;s sincerity on these issues that will then turn around and say, &#8216;Oh, he&#8217;s, you know, he&#8217;s moderating his position on Israel,&#8217; all this stuff. I don&#8217;t think he is,&#8221; Piker said. &#8220;Okay, I will say this. I am literally the person that is being dangled. And I&#8217;m going to tell you once again, he&#8217;s not moderating on his perspective on Israel or anything like that. His reaction to this has always been very good, which is, &#8216;Look, I deal with people that I don&#8217;t fully agree with and don&#8217;t fully subscribe to on a daily basis. This is politics. Politics is about addition, not subtraction, right?'&#8221;
“It&#8217;s smart,” he continued. “It&#8217;s the right way to deal with it and then deflect back to the issues because they are the ones who are engaging in the deflection, okay?”
The political firestorm erupted after Piker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hasan-piker-delivers-ominous-warning-to-pro-israel-jews">accused</a> Jewish institutions in America of &#8220;making antisemitism worse&#8221; and warning that continued support for Israel would lead to violence against American Jews, comparing Israel to &#8220;Jewish ISIS.&#8221;
The incendiary comments triggered swift backlash. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) condemned the sentiment as &#8220;dangerous and antisemitic,&#8221; while Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) torched Piker as a &#8220;hack who thrives on hate, shock, and awe.&#8221;
El-Sayed issued a weak statement in response, claiming that &#8220;nobody speaks for this campaign besides me and my campaign spokespeople&#8221; and insisting he stands against rhetoric that puts communities at risk.
But Piker said that El-Sayed’s PR pivot is simply theater meant to deflect media scrutiny while keeping his supporters close.
El-Sayed has steadfastly refused to dump his online buddy. On &#8220;Meet the Press,&#8221; El-Sayed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/el-sayed-shrugs-off-hasan-pikers-9-11-comments">brushed off</a> Piker’s infamous 9/11 comments as just a &#8220;dumb statement&#8221; and whined about &#8220;cancel culture&#8221; instead of condemning Piker.
When <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cnn-gives-el-sayed-a-chance-to-renounce-hasan-piker-he-does-the-opposite">pressed</a> by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on whether he would renounce Piker following warnings from Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), El-Sayed doubled down, insisting he was focused on reaching Piker’s millions of followers.
Michigan GOP senatorial candidate Mike Rogers slammed El-Sayed’s PR maneuvers, saying, “Abdul&#8217;s attempt at distancing himself from this violent and hateful rhetoric now that he and Hasan won the primary is the epitome of what a conman does — says one thing when it serves him and another when it doesn&#8217;t.”
RNC spokeswoman Natalie Baldassarre has dubbed the candidate a &#8220;terrorist sympathizer,&#8221; and &#8220;America-hating socialist,&#8221; adding, &#8220;His refusal to distance himself from Hamas-hugging radicals like Hasan Piker reaffirms his true allegiance is to terrorist groups, not America. Democrats’ refusal to disavow this clown shows they either share his poisonous ideology or they’re too cowardly to confront it.”
The Daily Wire reached out to El-Sayed&#8217;s campaign for comment.

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Radical Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner openly fantasized on Tuesday about blowing up President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom and selling the leftover rubble as souvenir paperweights.
Speaking at a rally on Independence Mall before a gathering honoring slaves owned by George Washington, the Soros-backed prosecutor unleashed an unhinged, hate-fueled tirade against Trump before egging on a crowd of Left-wing activists.
Addressing a crowd assembled by local attorney Michael Coard and the Avenging the Ancestors Coalition, Krasner gleefully played along as audience members shouted that Trump was &#8220;the devil&#8221; and screamed &#8220;I hate that man!&#8221; Krasner doubled down on the vitriol, branding Trump the &#8220;embodiment of hate&#8221; and a &#8220;fool.&#8221;
But Krasner wasn&#8217;t done. He quickly turned his sights to the White House’s massive 90,000-square-foot State Ballroom project currently under construction over the old East Wing, complete with a six-story underground presidential bunker complex.
While the secure facility is slated for total completion in 2028, Krasner promised the cheering mob that the grand structure wouldn&#8217;t last long if he had his way.
&#8220;In about 10 to 15 years we are all going to be sitting here with smiles on our faces because we &#8230; will have won,&#8221; Krasner ranted. &#8220;And I&#8217;m going to have a paperweight sitting on my desk. You know what that paperweight is going to be? It&#8217;s going to be a piece of the ballroom after we all blow it up.&#8221;
&#8220;Just so we&#8217;re clear, in an official ceremony we&#8217;re going to blow it up and we&#8217;re going to get the taxpayers their money back by selling all the pieces as paperweights,&#8221; he pledged to the roaring crowd, promising the audience that they too would get to own a piece of the blasted debris.
The shocking comments mark a jaw-dropping new low for the controversial district attorney, who has long faced fierce backlash for his ultra-soft-on-crime policies. The incident illustrated his glaring hatred as he championed explosive destruction of a high-security federal installation that houses crucial subterranean military command nodes and medical facilities all to score cheap political points with his far-Left base.

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Alarm bells are ringing across the British justice system over fears that white prisoners in the UK are being terrorized into converting to Islam by dominant, violent prison gangs.
Fresh Ministry of Justice figures expose a startling demographic shift behind bars in England and Wales: one out of every five Muslim inmates is white, <a href="https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16078107/Fears-prisoners-forced-convert-Islam-bars-revealed-one-five-Muslim-inmates-white.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=social-twitter_mailonline">compared</a> with 5.8% of Muslims in the general population, according to the Daily Mail. The disparity has triggered urgent calls from political leaders demanding an immediate inquiry into radicalization and coerced conversions reportedly taking place in prisons.
Critics warned that newly arrived inmates face a brutal choice: submit to extremist gangs or suffer violence. While some prisoners adopt the faith as &#8220;convenience Muslims&#8221; to secure extra cell time or better halal meals, legal experts and veteran prison inspectors say that sheer survival is driving them. Inmates are forced to fall in line within hours of entering a wing to buy protection from dominant radical factions.
The crisis is backed by hard evidence in the government’s <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6267f9648fa8f523bb2e51bf/terrorism-in-prisons-review-response.pdf">landmark 2022 independent review</a> on terrorism in prisons by Jonathan Hall KC.
The bombshell report revealed how extremist &#8220;emirs&#8221; run power structures inside high-security facilities, taking advantage of isolated and vulnerable prisoners. Hall reported that radical leaders enforce control through psychological manipulation, food sharing, and recruitment backed by &#8220;implicit or actual violence.&#8221;
&#8220;Even when spread out among other prisoners, there are a small number of individuals whose radicalising influence means they can draw others into their world view,&#8221; the report stated. &#8220;They can have a serious impact on the lives of those they groom, the prison wing and ultimately on the public who face an increased risk of terrorism.&#8221;
In one chilling example, London Bridge attacker Usman Khan actively pressured fellow inmates to adopt traditional Muslim names and clothes while aggressively expanding his radical group. Hall&#8217;s findings warned that without strong government intervention, these radical networks will continue to subvert prison discipline and create dangerous recruitment pipelines.
In the United States, American prisons are grappling with a massive phenomenon. Islam has long been recognized as the fastest-growing faith behind bars, as CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/islam-conversion-prison-state-of-spirituality/">noted</a>, accounting for <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2017-03-27/how-to-produce-fewer-terrorists-in-prison">up to 80%</a> of all religious conversions in the prison system. Tens of thousands of American inmates adopt the faith each year.

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Dolly Parton, the towering queen of country music whose sky-high blonde wigs, razor-sharp wit, and world-class talent conquered pop culture and warmed millions of hearts, has passed away. She was 80.
The tragic news was <a href="https://variety.com/2026/music/news/dolly-parton-dead-dies-country-music-1236842727/">confirmed</a> via an official Instagram video by her nephew, Bryan Seaver, on behalf of the Parton family.
Parton’s death comes after a public struggle with her health. Fans were hit with a scare in September 2025 when she abruptly canceled a slated six-night Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace. At the time, she cracked a classic Dolly joke to ease the blow, claiming it was just time for her &#8220;100,000-mile check-up&#8221; that didn&#8217;t involve her plastic surgeon. She asked for time to &#8220;get show ready,&#8221; reassuring the world that God hadn&#8217;t told her to quit the biz just yet.
Shortly after, however, she bowed out of accepting her Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in person at the Motion Picture Academy’s Governors Awards.
Even while battling health issues, you couldn&#8217;t keep Parton down just this past summer; she was hard at work in Nashville overseeing &#8220;Dolly: An Original Musical,&#8221; an autobiographical stage production tracking her wild life that was meant to debut in 2026.
Born Jan. 19, 1946, in a dirt-poor, one-room East Tennessee cabin on Locust Ridge, Dolly Rebecca Parton was the fourth of 12 kids. Her father paid the doctor who delivered her with a simple sack of cornmeal.
Her signature track, &#8220;Coat of Many Colors,&#8221; immortalized how her mother sewed a jacket from rags for young Dolly. Kids at school laughed, but Parton didn’t care.
She recorded her first single, &#8220;Puppy Love,&#8221; at age 13 and bolted for Nashville the very morning after graduating high school in 1964, packing her belongings in paper grocery bags.
It wasn&#8217;t long before she caught her big break on The Porter Wagoner Show in 1967. Though Wagoner&#8217;s audience initially hated that she replaced beloved singer Norma Jean, Parton won them over. The duo notched 11 top-10 singles together, but Parton was destined to run her own show. When she decided to go solo in 1974, a bitter Wagoner resisted and eventually sued her for $3 million.
Instead of anger, Parton responded by writing &#8220;I Will Always Love You&#8221; as a farewell letter. The song went to No. 1 twice for Parton, but hit cosmic heights in 1992 when Whitney Houston belted it out for The Bodyguard, selling 4 million copies and racking up massive royalties for Parton.
Through the &#8217;70s and &#8217;80s, Parton&#8217;s power crossed over to pop and Hollywood. She scored a monster smash with &#8220;Here You Come Again,&#8221; and famously teamed up with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin for the 1980 workplace comedy 9 to 5. Parton wrote the movie’s legendary theme song, later lighting up the screen in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Steel Magnolias.
When male interviewers tried to corner her with condescending questions about her eye-popping chest or plastic surgeries, Parton responded with legendary, self-deprecating jokes. &#8220;It takes a lot of money to look this cheap,&#8221; she’d beam, owning her image before anyone else could mock it.
Across her six-decade career, she penned over 3,000 songs, scored 25 country No. 1s, took home 11 Grammys, and snagged a 2022 induction into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame. She initially turned the induction down because she didn&#8217;t think she was &#8220;rock&#8221; enough.
Then she had a hit-packed rock album, Rockstar, in 2023.
Yet for all her plaques, theme parks (like her beloved Dollywood in Pigeon Forge), and Hollywood fame, Parton’s lasting legacy might have been her radical, unpretentious kindness.
In 1995, inspired by her father’s inability to read or write, she launched Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. What started as a local crusade to mail free books to kids in East Tennessee ballooned into a global powerhouse, shipping over 200 million books to children across five countries.
When devastating wildfires wiped out thousands of homes in East Tennessee in 2016, her My People Fund didn&#8217;t just write a one-time check. The fund gave affected families $1,000 a month to get back on their feet, bumping the final check up to $10,000. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, Parton sent a $1 million check to Vanderbilt University, directly funding the research that helped create the Moderna vaccine.
She also showed her grace in private. Years after Wagoner sued her, Dolly stepped in to rescue him from financial ruin when he hit rock bottom, buying his publishing company to pay off his debts and gifting it right back to him before his death.
Parton was preceded in death by her fiercely private husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, who passed in March 2025.
She leaves behind no direct children, but millions of devastated fans, and a country that had nothing but love for the backwoods Barbie with a heart of pure gold.

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Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman might want to trade in his black hoodie for an elephant badge if he wants to keep his seat in the Senate: New polling suggests that he could find friendlier terrain on the Republican side of the aisle than among the Democrats who elected him.
According to a shocking poll from <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/">The New York Times</a>, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Siena College, Fetterman has become a complete outcast in his own party. The survey reveals Fetterman is underwater at a brutal -41 approval rating with Democrats, while boasting a staggering +52 favorability rating with Republicans.
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The jaw-dropping numbers come as Fetterman continues a high-profile, scorched-earth streak against his own party’s hard-Left wing, positioning himself as a moderate willing to lock arms with Republicans on key national security, energy, and foreign policy battles.
Fetterman’s rift with the Left was on full display when he <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/08/23/us-news/fetterman-sides-with-trump-on-ai-national-security-push-with-chinese-warning/?utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social">slammed</a> &#8220;AI doomsdaying&#8221; last week, aligning himself with President Donald Trump’s aggressive stance on artificial intelligence and data centers to counter China. Fetterman publicly rejected &#8220;political pandering and hyperbole over data centers,&#8221; taking aim at Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who wants a stop on AI development, which Fetterman blasted as a &#8220;China First&#8221; policy.
Fetterman has also ripped into Sanders over his support for controversial figures. In July, he referred to Sanders’ support for former Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, snapping, “I would really call Bernie Sanders to apologize for pushing this kind of predator — more than anyone he helped [to] elect — and now apologize to the victims, especially the woman that she claimed that he raped her, so I don&#8217;t know why you want to keep pushing these kinds of people. Maybe he should consider [sitting] a few out and stop pushing these kinds of communists, and now people like P. Hustle. Now he has been credibly accused of rape — and that&#8217;s fairly recent, too, that was only less than five years ago.&#8221;
Fetterman’s willingness to cross party lines isn&#8217;t new. He previously made waves by <a href="https://twitter.com/NEWSMAX/status/1980710809916567915">backing</a> Republicans in carving out the filibuster to end a government shutdown. Fetterman also noted that Left-leaning networks like MS NOW stopped booking him once he began speaking out against his party&#8217;s consensus, while conservative outlets welcomed his no-nonsense style.
The biggest breaking point, however, remains foreign policy. <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6399969120112">Appearing</a> on Fox News&#8217; &#8220;Hannity,&#8221; Fetterman declared there was one thing that could push him straight out of the Democratic Party: if anti-Israel hostility officially becomes part of the party platform. Fetterman warned that &#8220;rank antisemitism&#8221; is being allowed to flourish on the far-Left and on college campuses. He remains the only Senate Democrat to vote against every Iran war-powers resolution this year.
In July, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) was asked, “Senator Fetterman has indicated that if Democrats officially become anti-Israeli, he would leave the party. Have you had any conversations with him about maybe joining the GOP conference, and would you welcome him if he were to follow that path?”
Thune replied, &#8220;Yes, we would welcome him. I haven&#8217;t talked to him recently. I have had conversations with him in the past, as have many of my colleagues, about the challenges he faces in his caucus. There are many of us who I think would welcome the opportunity to have him join the Republican conference but you know ultimately that&#8217;s a decision that&#8217;s left up that&#8217;s up to him.&#8221;
&#8220;I mean, this is a party that&#8217;s moving further and further, more radically, and to the more extreme Left on a lot of issues,&#8221; Thune added. &#8220;And I think people like John Fetterman, who have views that probably reflect a more moderate or at least historically moderate Democrat position, are really kind of people without a home. So if he ever comes to the conclusion that he&#8217;s ready to move, we would certainly welcome it.&#8221;

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Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker dropped a bizarre self-aggrandizing video on X Monday night, featuring himself posing awkwardly, captioned “Governor-maxxing.” As if that weren’t enough to make internet users spit out their coffee, the clip declared, “When you’re in an aura farming contest and your opponent is J.B.”
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“Aura farming” is slang for intentionally acting cool or confident to stack up invisible clout points. But for the billionaire Democrat with zero street credibility, the attempt to use Gen-Z slang backfired rapidly.
Social media users immediately pounced on the clip, serving up a brutal reality check to the governor’s delusional post.
Critics quickly flipped Pritzker’s forced language against him. One viral response laid out the billionaire’s actual track record in Illinois, listing his real specialties: &#8220;Property-tax-maxxing,&#8221; &#8220;Gas-tax-hike-maxxing,&#8221; &#8220;Pension-debt-maxxing,&#8221; and &#8220;Fiscal-instability-maxxing.&#8221;
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Gov. Pritzker&#39;s record speaks for itself:
Property-tax-maxxing Property-tax-task-force-maxxing State-and-local-tax-burden-maxxing Cell-phone-tax-maxxing Gas-tax-hike-maxxing Automatic-tax-indexing-maxxing Toll-hike-maxxing State-spending-growth-maxxing Pension-debt-maxxing…
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Former nuclear scientist for the US Department of Energy Matt Van Swol didn&#8217;t mince words about the state of Illinois’ first city, noting, “This is literally what is happening on the streets of Chicago on a nightly basis &#8230; You are a joke. Everything is fake, you don’t give a damn.”
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This is literally what is happening on the streets of Chicago on a nightly basis by Black teens. 
You are a joke. 
Everything is fake, you don’t give a damn. <a href="https://t.co/19t93E8v8R">pic.twitter.com/19t93E8v8R</a>
&mdash; Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) <a href="https://x.com/mattvanswol/status/2092064670861447361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Others simply pointed out the laws of physics, cracking, “To everyone making fun of this just remember, to generate aura you must generate gravity. And in order to generate gravity, you need a large amount of mass in one object. And no other object has more mass then JB Pritzker.”
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To everyone making fun of this just remember, to generate aura you must generate gravity. And in order to generate gravity, you need a large amount of mass in one object. And no other object has more mass then JB pritzker.
&mdash; John The Sheep (@JohnthesheepNAT) <a href="https://x.com/JohnthesheepNAT/status/2092081425835258169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2026</a></blockquote>
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And more:
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The &#8220;aura&#8221; campaign comes as Pritzker lays the groundwork for a potential 2028 presidential bid. Despite polling in single digits among prospective Democratic candidates, Pritzker has been desperately trying to build national resistance credibility. He made headlines in April by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pritzker-calls-for-mass-protests-destruction-says-gop-cannot-know-a-moment-of-peace">bellowing</a> calls for “mass protests” and “disruption” at a New Hampshire dinner, while previously comparing the incoming administration to 1930s Europe.
Yet back home, the Pritzker’s policy blunders are giving taxpayers grief. Pritzker recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bears-leaving-illinois-pritzker-says-an-out-of-state-republican-is-to-blame">threw up his hands</a> over the Chicago Bears, allowing the iconic charter NFL franchise to consider packing its bags for Indiana after he refused to grant tax relief to keep them in Illinois. Pritzker claimed he wouldn&#8217;t use public money for billionaire sports teams, which was ironic since his administration <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/02/26/jb-pritzker-healthcare-costs-adults-without-lack-legal-status-illinois-auditor-frank-mautino?utm_source=chatgpt.com">massively understated</a> the cost of state healthcare for illegal immigrants by a staggering $1.6 billion.
Add in a history of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mr-hypocrisy-pritzker-bashes-texas-maps-forgets-his-own-power-grabs-in-illinois">signing off</a> on partisan district maps after repeatedly pledging to veto them and a legacy of <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/498263-illinois-business-owners-could-face-fine-jail-time-for-reopening-in/">COVID-19 lockdowns</a> that threatened small business owners with jail time, and Pritzker&#8217;s post looks even more ridiculous.
Pritzker’s latest stunt didn&#8217;t “farm” any “aura,” just total embarrassment.

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President Donald Trump took his ongoing battle with Canada to new heights today, posting on <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117155789874645152">Truth Social</a> that the White House is eyeing a total name swap for one of North America’s iconic Great Lakes.
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&#8220;The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer,&#8221; Trump declared on his social media network.
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The renaming threat mirrors Trump&#8217;s executive action during his second term, where he directed federal agencies to rebrand the Gulf of Mexico as the &#8220;Gulf of America.&#8221; His latest Great Lake comes amid a trade war with the United States’ northern neighbor.
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Over the weekend, the Trump administration slapped a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-canada-us-trade-war-293908564c7a381ea58a61db6e9a8517">50% tariff</a> on over 550 distinct Canadian imports under a Great Depression-era trade law. The tariff hits everything from basic household staples like toilet paper, makeup, and honey to furniture, paint, smartphones, hockey sticks, and Christmas decorations.
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In response to the $20 billion hit on exports, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney promised &#8220;dollar for dollar&#8221; retaliatory tariffs kicking off next month targeting American steel, agricultural machinery, and electronics.
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The feud quickly spiraled, with Trump slamming Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Carney, <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117151799569745572">writing</a> on Truth Social:
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Lots of “bluster” from Doug Ford, who is the Premier of the Canadian Province of Ontario, but who is better known as the less charismatic, intelligent, and overall unimpressive brother of the late, great, Rob Ford. &#8230; Without the United States, Canada couldn’t survive — It’s where they get all of their money and, because of their current bad leadership, primarily Governor Carney, and his Flunky, Ford, they will not be allowed to keep taking advantage of the United States.
Someone should get these clowns to “fall in line” or, the consequences for Canada will be far WORSE! Canada’s Unemployment Rate is now at 10%, and rapidly rising. Their businesses are fleeing for the United States, and it’s all because of their failed policies, and inept leadership! The days of ripping off our Farmers, and other Businesses, are OVER!</blockquote>
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Ford shot back during a televised appearance, declaring, “Bring it on, buddy. I’m ready. Bring it on. You know something? I’ve dealt with guys like you my whole life. And guess what? You all become losers because you’re a loser.” He warned that Ontario could pull the plug on clean electricity and vital mineral exports to the U.S. if Washington doesn&#8217;t back down.
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Trump <a href="https://apnews.com/live/trump-economy-news-updates-08-24-2026#000001a0-3412-d56c-a3e1-bf9bcf470000">responded</a> by threatening to expand the massive 50% import levies directly to Canadian-made automobiles, auto parts, and steel by early 2027.
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In an astonishing prime-time moment, Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed left viewers stunned Monday night after attempting to equate routine, health-promoting male circumcision with irreversible gender surgeries for minors.
Appearing on Fox News’ “Jesse Watters Primetime,&#8221; the leftist candidate found himself backed into a corner when host Watters grilled him on whether he supported sex-change operations for kids.
Rather than giving a straight answer, El-Sayed launched into a libertarian-sounding defense of medical freedom, insisting that “the government shouldn&#8217;t tell you what kind of health care you should have.” But when Watters cut through the political jargon and asked El-Sayed point-blank if it&#8217;s okay for a parent to &#8220;slash his kid&#8217;s ding-a-ling off,&#8221; El-Sayed took a bizarre personal turn, asking the prime-time host if he was circumcised.
When Watters fired back that &#8220;circumcision is different than castration,&#8221; El-Sayed doubled down on the shocking comparison, snapping, “I&#8217;m just saying that, yes, circumcision is surgery on a kid&#8217;s ding-a-ling. So if you really want to bring that up, you can. I just think you guys are really selective about how you want to talk about these things.”
Watters fired back, “That&#8217;s wacky. Abdul, Michigan&#8217;s not going for that. That is sick stuff.”
El-Sayed’s jaw-dropping attempt to blur the lines between a simple, widely accepted preventive procedure and radical gender surgery completely ignores decades of mainstream medical science. Male circumcision is a routine health measure backed by overwhelming evidence from major medical authorities like the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
&#8220;After comparing himself to Jesus, El-Sayed compares castrating a child to circumcision. 2 for 2 on comparisons that make him look like an absolute insane person,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/abigailmarone/status/2092101178477756739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2092101178477756739%7Ctwgr%5Ea6d5d3c4e2021d26eff7245f850b32a2577227de%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.dailywire.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1164593action%3Dedit">said</a> former White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson.
El-Sayed has advocated for life-altering gender procedures on children and for boys to compete in girls&#8217; sports.
&#8220;Let the kids play. Trans rights are human rights,&#8221; he said in one unearthed clip.
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Unearthed clip shows Abdul El-Sayed DEFENDING the g*nital mutilation of children and PROMOTING boys invading girls&#8217; sports.
&#8220;Let the kids play. Trans rights are human rights.&#8221;
Don’t let this radical anywhere near office <a href="https://t.co/ymLWeawz7t">pic.twitter.com/ymLWeawz7t</a>
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href="https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/2092031566117482948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2026</a></blockquote>
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While multiple <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-butchers-and-liars-were-murderously-wrong-suicide-risk-skyrockets-following-gender-affirmation-surgery-new-study-shows">studies</a> have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/here-are-my-ten-takeaways-from-the-hhs-pediatric-gender-medicine-review">shown</a> the dangers of gender procedures on children, three landmark randomized controlled trials in <a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0020298">South Africa</a>, <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(07)60312-2/abstract">Kenya</a>, and <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(07)60313-4/abstract">Uganda</a> showed that male circumcision reduces the risk of female-to-male HIV transmission by a staggering 50% to 60%. Removing the foreskin eliminates a concentration of vulnerable target cells and creates a thicker keratinized surface that resists viral penetration.
Circumcision cuts the acquisition of high-risk Human Papillomavirus (HPV) by 30% to 35% — drastically lowering the risk of penile cancer in men and cervical cancer in their female partners. Infant male circumcision reduces the risk of urinary tract infections during a baby&#8217;s first year by 80% to 90%. The procedure permanently eliminates painful anatomical issues like phimosis and balanitis.
Comparing a proven medical safeguard that protects men and their partners from life-threatening diseases to the surgical removal of healthy reproductive organs shows just how insane leftist candidates can be.

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Montana GOP Sen. Tim Sheehy blasted calls for a moratorium on new data centers Monday, warning that restricting their construction would kill American jobs and threaten the country&#8217;s technological future.
&#8220;First they killed our timber mills, then our mines, then our factories — now data centers,&#8221; Sheehy said.
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Sheehy’s response came after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) publicly called for a moratorium on the construction of new artificial intelligence server farms, claiming three-quarters of the country backs such a pause.
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Five months ago, AOC and I called for a moratorium on new AI data centers.
We were called “radical,” “crazy” and “extremists.”
Today, 75% of Americans agree and hundreds of candidates are responding.
The message is clear: We need a moratorium.
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&#8220;Every good-paying, middle-class employment powerhouse has been systematically murdered by globalist and communist lobbying in America sending those jobs, that industry, and all of its economic impact overseas,&#8221; Sheehy wrote.
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First they killed our timber mills, then our mines, then our factories &#8211; now data centers. Every good-paying, middle-class employment powerhouse has been systematically murdered by globalist and communist lobbying in America sending those jobs, that industry, and all of its… <a href="https://t.co/Y5Gt0MYD1W">https://t.co/Y5Gt0MYD1W</a>
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&#8220;Every politician calling for the end of data centers is also calling for the destruction of the future jobs they create and the end of Netflix, X, YouTube, Instagram, Spotify, Google, Amazon, and every app you actually use,&#8221; he added. &#8220;They all run on data centers.&#8221;
The push comes as some GOP lawmakers sound the alarm over dark-money foreign meddling. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) recently <a href="https://energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairmen-guthrie-joyce-and-latta-request-investigation-of-foreign-adversaries-efforts-to-block-american-data-center-buildout">demanded answers</a> from federal investigators over mounting evidence that China is orchestrating covert influence campaigns on U.S. soil.
“Our nation is locked in a race with China to innovate and lead the world in the development of artificial intelligence technologies,” Guthrie warned. “The fact that Chinese Communist Party-backed entities and other foreign adversaries may be attempting to influence decisions related to American data center infrastructure puts into perspective how serious of a fight we are in.&#8221;
&#8220;Americans deserve to know who is bankrolling the disinformation campaign that seeks to block critical infrastructure investments,” he added.
According to congressional investigators and security watchdog reports, foreign entities linked to the Chinese Communist Party are funneling cash through non-profit networks and unleashing online bot armies. They are intent on spreading fake outrage over local utility bills and water usage to trick local communities into blocking server farms.
By tricking state politicians into putting moratoriums on fresh construction, Beijing hopes to paralyze America’s power grid expansion and take total control of global AI dominance.
Supporters of data-center development also dispute claims about the industry&#8217;s environmental impact. The Goldwater Institute, a free-market think tank, <a href="https://www.goldwaterinstitute.org/the-data-center-debate-fact-vs-fiction/">points out</a> that data centers are actually amazingly efficient. All server farms nationwide combined consume under 0.05% of American freshwater, which is tiny compared to basic agricultural irrigation.
Even better for taxpayers, tech developers pay for local utility upgrades rather than leaving working families to pay. In Loudoun County, Virginia, server facilities generate tens of millions in local property taxes, producing roughly $26 in municipal revenue for every dollar spent on public services.
Yet despite the massive economic payoff, left-wing leaders continue taking the bait. New York Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul recently blocked local server farm permits as her administration develops new rules governing their construction.

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Iranian state television has reached a chilling new low, broadcasting an explicit segment detailing <a href="https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16075227/Barron-Trump-Iran-threat-reward-US.html">threats</a> against 20-year-old Barron Trump.
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The alarming three-minute clip targets President Donald Trump’s youngest son, deploying highly stylized graphics to map out ways to reach the NYU student on U.S. soil.
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As Iran International <a href="https://www.iranintl.com/en/202608247954">reported</a>, the broadcast claimed to track Barron across various locations and social media platforms and plot ways to breach his Secret Service detail. Much of the montage relied on AI-generated visuals, including footage of a hooded hacker hunting for data alongside clips of Barron Trump in an Arsenal soccer jersey playing Xbox. The narrator referenced a $10 million bounty, boasting that “many would be willing” to collect.
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The latest news is far from an isolated threat. The despotic Iranian regime has spent years orchestrating complex assassination schemes against Trump and his inner circle, driven by a bloodthirsty desire for revenge following the 2020 U.S. strike that eliminated Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani. Iran has even made videos similar to its recent threat against Barron Trump before targeting the U.S. president and his wife, Melania, according to Iran International.
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Federal authorities have repeatedly foiled Iranian hit squads operating inside America. The Justice Department unsealed charges against IRGC asset Farhad Shakeri, who was directly ordered by Iranian officials to execute a plot against then-candidate Trump. IRGC-trained agent Asif Merchant admitted in court that Tehran sent him to America specifically to arrange political assassinations against top leaders, including Trump.
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The regime&#8217;s violent rhetoric exploded into <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/khameneis-funeral-mourners-send-threatening-message-to-america?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Khamenei%E2%80%99s+Funeral+Mourners+Send+Threatening+Message+To+America">open calls for murder</a> following the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei during joint U.S.-Israeli strikes. At state-sponsored funerals, massive crowds paraded banners reading &#8220;We Will Kill Trump&#8221; alongside posters displaying crosshairs over the president’s face and bounties reaching $110 million. Official state speakers even rallied crowds with chants declaring Trump’s murder a solemn duty.
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Trump has made it clear he won&#8217;t be intimidated, revealing he has left standing orders for an apocalyptic military retaliation if Tehran ever acts on its words.
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&#8220;I’ve left instructions — if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they’ve never seen before,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-reveals-his-plan-if-iran-assassinates-him">declared</a>, warning that any successful hit would mean the absolute obliteration of the Iranian regime.
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