A dual U.S.-Iranian national living in one of California&#8217;s most exclusive zip codes has been <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ceo-iran-tech-company-arrested-federal-charge-supplying-us-equipment-irans-nuclear-and">arrested</a> for secretly supplying American technology to Iran&#8217;s nuclear and military establishments.
This is the latest in a growing series of federal cases exposing the Islamic Republic&#8217;s aggressive efforts to exploit U.S. systems, steal American technology, and intimidate dissidents on American soil.
Jamshid Ghomi, 63, of Newport Coast, California, was arrested Wednesday on federal charges of conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions against Iran. As CEO of Tehran-based tech firm Faraz Pardaz Rayaneh Co. (FPR), Ghomi spent more than a decade obtaining sophisticated American-made networking, security, and encryption equipment for Iranian customers, including the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, the agency directly responsible for Iran&#8217;s centrifuge and uranium-enrichment programs, and Iran&#8217;s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics.
To hide what he was doing, Ghomi routed shipments through front companies in the UAE, instructed co-conspirators to scrub his name from shipping paperwork, hid U.S. equipment inside larger shipments, and referred to Iran internally as the &#8220;Motherland.&#8221; He smuggled more than 250 metric tons of networking equipment into Iran between 2014 and 2018 alone. FPR&#8217;s annual sales exceeded $10 million.
The money laundering was just as brazen. Ghomi moved more than $15 million from Iran into his U.S. bank accounts, falsely reporting the funds to the IRS as a foreign inheritance. During the same period, he claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit — a benefit for low-income workers — in seven different tax years, while reporting almost no income. He used the illicit proceeds to build a <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/06/03/tech-ceo-with-35-million-california-mansion-charged-with-secretly-aiding-irans-nuclear-program/">$35 million Newport Coast mansion</a> that federal prosecutors intend to seize.
The Ghomi case is far from an isolated incident. The DOJ has been methodically dismantling Iran&#8217;s American networks across multiple fronts.
In December 2023, federal prosecutors <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/doj-indicts-two-men-who-allegedly-sold-microelectronics-to-irgc-irans-terror-organization?utm_source=chatgpt.com">charged</a> Iranian national Hossein Hatefi Ardakani and a Chinese co-defendant with allegedly procuring U.S. microelectronics for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps&#8217; (IRGC) drone program. Those were the same one-way attack UAVs later found deployed in Ukraine. The components included military-grade transistors and microwave amplifiers routed through a web of front companies.
In March 2026, the DOJ <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/doj-seizes-iranian-domains-behind-cyberattacks-death-threats?utm_source=chatgpt.com">seized</a> four allegedly Iranian government-linked web domains used to dox dissidents, threaten journalists, leak stolen data, and incite violence against American citizens and Israeli officials. One email uncovered by investigators offered a $250,000 bounty for the beheading of two targets, claiming Iranian operatives had partnered with a Mexican cartel to carry out the killings on U.S. soil.
Taken together, the cases paint a picture of a regime with deep, active, and multifaceted infiltration of American institutions — using U.S. technology, U.S. financial systems, U.S. borders, and U.S.-based operatives to advance its nuclear ambitions and terrorize its enemies.
Ghomi faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

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Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is sounding the alarm that President Donald Trump may be on the verge of accepting a weak deal with Iran — one that fails to eliminate Tehran&#8217;s enriched uranium stockpile or guarantee the regime never acquires a nuclear weapon.
In an <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/06/fetterman-warns-trump-iran-deal-nuclear/">interview</a> with Jewish Insider, the Pennsylvania Democrat warned Trump that caving to political pressure at this critical moment would define his presidency for the worse.
&#8220;Presidents always talk about their legacy,&#8221; Fetterman said. &#8220;At this point, if you cave just for political convenience, what kind of legacy is that?&#8221;
Over the past 90 days, Fetterman has been the sole Democrat to vote against every Iran war powers resolution in the Senate, arguing that executive military authority must not be constrained while the Iranian threat remains active. He has <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fetterman-war-iran-been-effective/#:~:text=Pressed%20on%20whether%20the%20war,the%20kinds%20of%20appropriate%20outcome.%22">openly praised</a> the military campaign against Iran as &#8220;very effective&#8221; and moving toward an &#8220;appropriate outcome,&#8221; even while acknowledging the political cost of agreeing with Trump on anything.
His position on Iran has been unambiguous from the start. Before major strikes began, he <a href="https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/01/iran-protests-senate-fetterman-intervention-federal-government/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWhy%20can't%20we%20all,right%20now%2C%E2%80%9D%20he%20added.">publicly backed</a> armed intervention, saying, &#8220;Why can&#8217;t we all agree that Iran is a terrible force in our world, and why isn&#8217;t it better to help end their regime?&#8221; He compared negotiating with Tehran to <a href="https://www.iranintl.com/en/202602207153">negotiating with cancer</a> — impossible and naive. &#8220;You can&#8217;t negotiate with cancer,&#8221; he told Fox News. &#8220;You have to attack it and go right at it with superior force.&#8221;
He also questioned why the United States had waited so long to target Iran&#8217;s nuclear facilities, asking why anyone would hesitate to strike a stockpile of 900 pounds of near-weapons-grade uranium.
When U.S.-Israeli strikes killed top Iranian regime figures, including the supreme leader, Fetterman was <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-p7OxpViwo">blunt in his approval</a>: &#8220;The world is safer, and it&#8217;s more just now,&#8221; he said, adding that having the top tier of the regime eliminated was &#8220;a good thing.&#8221;
Fetterman has framed the conflict as part of a broader civilizational struggle — and warned that a weak deal with Tehran could signal American retreat to adversaries in Beijing as well. &#8220;I hope after that silly visit to China that they aren&#8217;t now like, &#8216;Well, we&#8217;re going to turn our back on Taiwan,'&#8221; he said. &#8220;These are all fights for civilization and democracy &#8230; it&#8217;s [America&#8217;s] special responsibility to stand with these allies.&#8221;
Fetterman also turned his fire on fellow Democrats who pushed for a Gaza ceasefire in 2024, arguing their efforts would have left Iran&#8217;s nuclear program intact, Hezbollah armed, and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar alive. &#8220;Where&#8217;s the outrage?&#8221; he asked. &#8220;It was politically convenient to try to push Israel into a position that would put Iran on the path to nuclear power.&#8221;

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Fetterman Says There’s One Thing Trump Can’t Afford To Do On Iran

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A 25-year-old Georgia man could face execution after being charged with a horrific crime aboard an Atlanta transit train.
The suspect allegedly slashed a beloved great-grandmother’s throat and <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/atlanta-train-stabbing-suspect-faces-new-charge-feds-weigh-death-penalty-great-grandmothers-killing?lid=f15sdfgqfnhu">stabbed her up to 20 times</a> in a completely unprovoked transit nightmare.
John Elijah Matthews, a 25-year-old vagrant with no address and no phone, is now facing heavy-duty federal charges that could put him on federal death row for the alleged gruesome, broad-daylight execution of 66-year-old Margaret Swan, prosecutors announced.
The bloodbath unfolded on May 30 around 11:25 a.m. aboard a northbound MARTA train. Surveillance footage captured the chilling countdown as the horror unfolded. Swan, described by authorities as a &#8220;phenomenal mom&#8221; and the &#8220;rock&#8221; of her family, boarded Train Car 134 and sat completely alone, minding her own business, according to the Fulton County arrest warrant affidavit.
Minutes later, Matthews stepped into the train car wearing glasses, an orange T-shirt, and black slides. He didn&#8217;t say a word. He didn’t know her, and she didn&#8217;t know him.
But video shows Matthews stalking over to the innocent senior, standing just inches away. At 11:25:26 a.m., he reached into his pocket, pulled out a folding knife, and flicked it open.
Six seconds later, total horror.
Matthews grabbed Swan by the head and cut her throat with his right hand, according to the chilling arrest affidavit. The terrified great-grandmother screamed, desperately trying to fight her way out of the seat. But the attacker held her down by the arm, raining down a flurry of 18 to 20 savage stabs into her chest and neck as she frantically tried to defend herself.
As other passengers fled the car in a panic, the affidavit describes Matthews throwing Swan’s mangled body to the floor. He stood over her bleeding body for nearly two agonizing minutes until the train finally screeched into the Oakland City Station.
Matthews allegedly stepped off the train with the bloody knife still in his hand. But his escape was cut short when a transit cop, alerted by terrified, screaming commuters pointing at Matthews, cornered him on the platform. After a brief standoff, cops detained Matthews and placed him in cuffs.
Emergency workers rushed to save Swan, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Now, the feds are stepping in. U.S. Attorney Theodore Hertzberg slammed the killing as an &#8220;unprovoked act of senseless violence,&#8221; and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will personally decide if the government will seek the death penalty.
Meanwhile, Swan’s devastated family is <a href="https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/06/01/family-woman-killed-marta-train-calls-death-preventable-demands-more-police">furious</a>, tearing into the &#8220;weak, pathetic coward&#8221; who stole their matriarch and demanding to know why transit cops aren&#8217;t doing more to protect women on the increasingly dangerous, crime-ridden train system. The incident was the second homicide around the Oakland City station in the last two months.
“You took away our rock; you took away a gem,” Swan’s heartbroken daughter, Shanae Sams, said.
“She was a phenomenal mom. Just for him to do that, it’s unforgivable. I don’t forgive him, I will never forgive him ever,” another daughter, Tiara, said.

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On Monday, hard-left Vermont senator Bernie Sanders offered a suggestion that would cripple America, declaring he would introduce the American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act, which would “give the public a direct ownership stake in the largest AI companies in America through a one-time 50% tax, not on profits, but on stock.”
“The creative work of millions and hundreds of millions of people has been stolen by the wealthiest people in the world,” Sanders ranted. “The time has come to reclaim what was stolen from us.”
He launched into his typical class-warfare argument: “No longer would the future of AI be dictated by a handful of big tech oligarchs while the rest of the world sits back and watches them do what they want. Secondly, it would guarantee that the trillions potentially created by AI are used to improve the lives of all of us, not simply to make the richest people on Earth even richer.”
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“The future of AI must not be decided behind closed doors in Silicon Valley,” he raged. “It must not be dictated by billionaires seeking to maximize their power and profits. It must be decided by workers, parents, teachers, artists, scientists, communities, and the American people.”
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I will soon be introducing a bill to give the public a 50% ownership stake in the largest AI companies in America.
This would guarantee that the trillions created by AI are used to improve the lives of all of us — and block oligarch decisions that harm the American people. <a href="https://t.co/y3ERWOsRfs">pic.twitter.com/y3ERWOsRfs</a>
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Here are the reasons Sanders is completely wrong, and even dangerous:
First, a one-time 50% tax on stock — not profits — would hit these companies just as they reach the public markets. Anthropic has already filed for an IPO, with OpenAI expected to follow this fall. Faced with the government claiming half their equity, investors would walk away from those offerings, collapsing the very valuations that would generate Sanders&#8217;s &#8220;trillions.&#8221;
Second, companies would reincorporate outside the U.S. to avoid classification as a &#8220;large AI company.”
Third, Investors who might fund the next AI company would redirect to other markets.
Sanders claims AI was built on &#8220;stolen&#8221; collective intelligence. This kind of argument could be used to nationalize any information-based industry.
Here is where Sanders’ position is dangerous:
China&#8217;s government spends funds to support its AI companies, such as Alibaba, Baidu, and Huawei. But because American AI companies are supported by private capital, this enables the AI companies to move much faster than their foreign competition.
And the military and intelligence applications of AI — drone autonomy, signals intelligence, logistics, cybersecurity — depend on the speed of the private sector to support them.
The core of capitalism is people taking risks. Punishing the innovators and risk-takers is essentially anti-American.
The AI giants in America are racing against China. If Sanders gets his way, his government fund would own a smaller stake in AI companies that either left for greener pastures or were outraced by competitors who didn’t have such shackles placed upon them.

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Bernie Sanders Wants AI Wealth Fund That Would Cripple America's AI Advantage

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The state of Florida is taking off the kid gloves and slapping artificial intelligence kingpin OpenAI with a <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/florida-sues-openai-sam-altman-saying-put-profit-safety-rcna347602">monster lawsuit</a>.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed an 83-page civil suit on Monday against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman. Florida charges OpenAI with building an unregulated &#8220;wealth machine&#8221; that pushes a highly addictive, dangerous product directly to children while ignoring a ticking time bomb of internal safety warnings.
&#8220;The rise of OpenAI is attributable to a web of deceit and the exploitation of users (including Floridians), leveraging their data and safety to boost OpenAI’s market value at unacceptable costs,&#8221; the lawsuit states.
The blockbuster lawsuit accuses OpenAI of everything from negligence to creating a massive public nuisance. It claims the chatbot acts as a digital accomplice, alleging it was used by unhinged killers to plan a horrific mass shooting at Florida State University and a double homicide at the University of South Florida.
A company spokesperson for OpenAI argued the bot only spat out public, factual internet data and touted &#8220;industry-leading&#8221; guardrails meant to protect teens and flag users in mental distress.
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Florida’s lawsuit is just the latest wound for the $850 billion company, which is currently fighting a war on multiple legal fronts.
Grieving families have already slapped the company with <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/01/florida-lawsuit-openai-sam-altman#:~:text=Florida's%20legal%20action%20is%20part,as%20a%20%E2%80%9Csuicide%20coach%E2%80%9D.">seven</a> individual wrongful death lawsuits, claiming ChatGPT <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chatgpt-lawsuit-colordo-man-suicide-openai-sam-altman/">acted</a> as a virtual &#8220;suicide coach&#8221; that drove loved ones into deadly delusions.
Meanwhile, traditional media and famous creatives are out for blood over what they call the greatest heist in internet history. <a href="https://hls.harvard.edu/today/does-chatgpt-violate-new-york-times-copyrights/#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20copyright%20infringement,knowledge%20base%20that%20drives%20ChatGPT.">The New York Times</a>, as well as literary heavyweights like George R.R. Martin, John Grisham, and David Baldacci, have <a href="https://authorsguild.org/news/ag-and-authors-file-class-action-suit-against-openai/#:~:text=The%20complaint%20draws%20attention%20to,expects%20to%20earn%20many%20billions.">sued</a> OpenAI for allegedly vacuuming up millions of copyrighted articles and books without paying a dime to train its AI models. OpenAI has defended itself by claiming fair use.
If that weren’t enough, a swarm of consumer class actions is pounding the company for allegedly scraping the private data and social media logs of millions of unsuspecting everyday users — including children.
There’s also the ongoing feud between Tesla titan Elon Musk and Altman. Musk recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/musk-says-the-ai-shaping-your-life-pulled-a-800b-bait-and-switch?utm_source=chatgpt.com">dragged</a> Altman into a California court, accusing his former partner of &#8220;stealing a charity&#8221; by flipping OpenAI from a benevolent, open-source nonprofit into a greedy subsidiary of Microsoft. Musk even launched a $97.4 billion hostile takeover attempt, which Altman laughed off on social media by offering to buy X back for pennies.
While a jury tossed Musk&#8217;s suit last month on a ticking-clock technicality, he is already planning an appeal.
If Florida wins the lawsuit, it won&#8217;t just hinder OpenAI&#8217;s upcoming multi-billion-dollar IPO — it could pull the plug on Silicon Valley&#8217;s unregulated actions.

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President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is appointing Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William J. &#8220;Bill&#8221; Pulte to serve as acting Director of National Intelligence after Tulsi Gabbard&#8217;s resignation last month.
Pulte, a staunch Trump ally with a reputation for aggressive institutional cleanups, will pull double duty, maintaining his current role leading the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
&#8220;William has deep experience managing the most sensitive matters in America, the safety and soundness of the Markets, and over 10 Trillion Dollars at Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116680659724813616">said</a>, praising Pulte for a &#8220;substantial increase&#8221; in housing market health over the last 12 months.
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Pulte replaces Gabbard, who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-what-tulsi-gabbard-plans-to-reveal-before-leaving-office?utm_source=chatgpt.com">announced her resignation</a> on May 22 to support her husband through a battle with a rare form of bone cancer. Gabbard will officially step down at the end of June.
Gabbard’s 16-month tenure as America’s top spy chief has been highly consequential. Dubbed &#8220;ODNI 2.0,&#8221; her restructuring slashed the agency by 40%, saving taxpayers $700 million annually, while declassifying over 500,000 pages of withheld records  — including files exposing how the Obama administration weaponized intelligence during the &#8220;Russia Hoax.&#8221;
Before she departs on June 30, Gabbard plans to drop weekly, high-profile investigative findings on Havana Syndrome, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the weaponization of the federal government.
Pulte is no stranger to taking on Washington&#8217;s most entrenched political actors. Since being sworn into the FHFA in March 2025, Pulte has used his platform to root out alleged financial misconduct, zeroing in on key Democrats who previously targeted President Trump.
Among his biggest scalps is New York Attorney General Letitia James, who brought a civil fraud case against Trump. After an FHFA referral by Pulte, James was indicted on federal bank and mortgage fraud charges in Virginia. Pulte applied the same tactic to Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), a lead prosecutor in Trump’s first impeachment trial, referring Schiff to the Department of Justice for alleged mortgage fraud.
The grandson of legendary homebuilder William J. Pulte — who built PulteGroup into a Fortune 500 titan — the younger Pulte forged his own multi-million-dollar path in private equity.
Pulte is widely recognized for his unique philanthropic efforts. In 2013, he launched the widely-praised Blight Authority, a non-profit that successfully cleared urban decay and demolished abandoned properties to restore neighborhood safety in Detroit and Pontiac, Michigan. He later achieved massive fame on social media as a pioneer of &#8220;Twitter Philanthropy,&#8221; directly handing out hundreds of thousands of dollars of his own money to everyday Americans for medical bills, food, and emergencies.

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A fierce ideological civil war has erupted within the Democratic Party over the candidacy of Graham Platner, who is running for a Senate seat in Maine.
The deep-seated factional split was thrust into the national spotlight during a contentious segment on CNN hosted by Abby Phillip. The debate exposed a glaring double standard as establishment figures and Democratic strategists locked horns over how to handle a baggage-laden candidate with a Nazi tattoo, sexually explicit <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/see-it-graham-platner-has-active-profile-on-predators-paradise-messaging-app">messaging scandals</a>, and regressive comments on race and gender.
The rift became clear during an exchange between former Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-SC) and Democratic strategist Yemisi Egbewole. Cunningham epitomized the pragmatic, win-at-all-costs wing of the party, shrugging off Platner&#8217;s mounting personal liabilities. First, he mocked the GOP, saying, “I&#8217;ll withhold my comments about, you know, the Republican Party having — you know, speaking from the high ground of moral clarity, which I don&#8217;t believe that they do considering the candidates that are running this cycle under the Republican banner.”

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He then argued, “You know, Democrats right now just want a candidate who can, you know, speak plain English, and communicate to voters and be authentic, and talk about issues that resonate with people, not, you know, these obtuse issues, like whether it be like, you know, save democracy, and so vague.”
Egbewole, however, dismantled this narrative, delivering a devastating rebuke to the leftist establishment, as she stated:
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I think we&#8217;ve lost the plot on authenticity. I think Graham Platner is cosplaying working class. He wears it like a Halloween costume, and that has been placed on him by the same people who have run a lot of progressive candidates across the nation.
In this pursuit of getting to know the everyman, we keep picking these people who I think show the worst parts of society. If I am to believe that Graham Platner can relate to everyday Americans, then that means I am to believe that everyday Americans are okay with Nazi tattoos because they get them accidentally when they&#8217;re drunk. Or because they served in the military, they have very regressive views on race and on gender. I just cannot accept the fact that to gain the working class, we have to dress up people who show the lowest of our values.</blockquote>
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Democrat Strategist Yemisi Egbewole TORCHES Graham Platner:
“We have lost the plot on authenticity. To think Graham Platner is cosplaying working class. He wears it like a Halloween costume, and that has been placed on him by the same people who have run a lot of progressive… <a href="https://t.co/C4Rrq3wnIO">pic.twitter.com/C4Rrq3wnIO</a>
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CNN host Abby Phillip further fueled the intraparty division by seemingly trying to downplay Platner&#8217;s actions, attempting to frame them as no worse than the controversies surrounding Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton. Phillip noted that despite the &#8220;drip, drip&#8221; of scandals, voters in Maine have actually made Platner more popular, suggesting that Democrats are now doing exactly what they have accused Republicans of doing since 2016: shrugging off personal scandal.
However, this attempt to establish moral equivalence between Platner and Paxton was quickly shut down by former New York City Republican councilman Joe Borelli. Borelli forcefully illuminated the critical difference between the two men, pointing out that Paxton was acquitted by the Texas Senate of the corruption and bribery charges brought against him while Platner still faces ongoing scandals.
&#8220;To be clear, I think the Nazi tattoo is disqualifying. I think the idea that women are responsible for their own rapes is completely disqualifying and he should be punched in the face, to be frank with you. I mean, that&#8217;s an appalling thing to say,&#8221; Borelli said.
Ultimately, the segment laid bare a Democratic Party in crisis, caught between Egbewole’s refusal to sacrifice basic morality for political expediency and an establishment willing to embrace anyone to win.

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‘Cosplaying Working Class’: Dem Strategist Highlights Party’s Big Graham Platner Problem

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Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters is a free woman after being <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/06/01/us-news/trump-ally-tina-peters-released-from-prison-after-dem-colorado-gov-commutes-sentence-for-trying-to-overturn-2020-election/">released</a> from a Colorado correctional facility on Monday, ending a dark chapter of weaponized, partisan governance in the Centennial State. Her release comes after Colorado’s Democratic Governor Jared Polis succumbed to relentless pressure from the White House, ultimately commuting her absurdly punitive sentence.
Peters, 70, had served less than a quarter of her original nine-year sentence before Polis formally intervened. While left-wing commentators and activist state officials are busy wringing their hands over her release, the truth that the mainstream media wants to ignore is that Peters’ original punishment was never about blind justice. It was a politically motivated hit job designed to make an example out of a grandmother who dared to ask questions about the 2020 election.
Even the Colorado Court of Appeals — hardly a bastion of conservative thought — was forced to admit earlier this year that the trial court went way over the line. In April, a three-judge appellate panel completely threw out Peters’ original nine-year sentence. Why? Because the trial judge, Matthew Barrett, let his partisan TDS show, using his bench to launch a <a href="https://www.cpr.org/2026/04/02/tina-peters-appeal/">blistering, vindictive tirade</a> against Peters. Barrett openly mocked her as a &#8220;charlatan&#8221; and a &#8220;snake-oil saleswoman,&#8221; making it glaringly obvious that he wasn’t punishing her actions, but rather her First Amendment-protected speech and skepticism regarding Dominion Voting Systems.
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The appellate court rightly noted that the trial court’s nasty rhetoric went far beyond relevant considerations, effectively exposing that the lengthy prison term was a direct punishment for her refusal to bow to the establishment&#8217;s narrative.
Governor Polis, facing a masterclass in political pressure from the Trump administration — which included relocating U.S. Space Command out of Colorado and slashing federal grants — finally saw the writing on the wall. When Polis issued the commutation, he openly admitted that the nine-year sentence handed down to a first-time, non-violent offender was an &#8220;obvious outlier&#8221; and &#8220;unusually harsh.&#8221; He even pointed out the blatant double standard in his state, comparing Peters&#8217; draconian treatment to the slap-on-the-wrist probation given to former Democratic State Senator Sonya Jaquez Lewis for similar charges of attempting to influence a public servant.
Predictably, the partisan Democrats who weaponized the state&#8217;s legal system against Peters are throwing a tantrum. Far-left Secretary of State Jena Griswold — the same activist who tried to kick Donald Trump off the Colorado ballot — released a <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/06/01/us-news/trump-ally-tina-peters-released-from-prison-after-dem-colorado-gov-commutes-sentence-for-trying-to-overturn-2020-election/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_source=twitter">statement</a> claiming Peters’ release would &#8220;embolden the election denier movement.&#8221;
But the facts speak for themselves. Tina Peters was a 70-year-old public servant with no prior record, thrown into a maximum-security prison for trying to preserve election data. The establishment wanted her broken. Instead, the system&#8217;s overreach was exposed, proving once and for all that her nine-year sentence was nothing more than a vindictive, tyrannical abuse of power.

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The Election ‘Denier’ Democrats Couldn’t Keep Behind Bars

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Talk about a hostile environment.
A lesbian couple at a Barcelona LGBTQ spa were <a href="https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15863411/Jewish-lesbian-couple-thrown-Spanish-LGTBQ-sauna-customers-saw-Star-David-necklace.html">thrown out</a> onto the street — all because one of them dared to wear a Star of David pendant.
The incident took place during a private event at Sauna Thermas, a venue that ironically boasts on its website that it &#8220;welcome[s] everybody.&#8221;
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Video captured by the victims and posted by <a href="https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15863411/Jewish-lesbian-couple-thrown-Spanish-LGTBQ-sauna-customers-saw-Star-David-necklace.html">the Daily Mail</a> shows a tense interrogation by an event organizer from the group Bolleras al Vapor. &#8220;Are you a Zionist person?&#8221; the organizer demanded.
&#8220;Why did you ask me that question? Because I&#8217;m wearing a Jewish star?&#8221; the American couple replied.
Another woman quickly chimed in with semantic gymnastics: &#8220;The question is not Jewish, it&#8217;s Zionist.&#8221;
When the couple tried to defuse the situation, offering to lock away their phones and promising they just wanted to enjoy themselves, the woke gatekeepers doubled down.
&#8220;Free Palestine, please leave,&#8221; a woman barked in the footage. &#8220;You&#8217;re not welcome, go.&#8221;
The leftist bullies even threatened to call the police on the married couple. As they walked away in utter disbelief, one of the women remarked sarcastically, &#8220;Welcome to Barcelona.&#8221;
Sauna Thermas has since gone into damage-control mode, <a href="https://x.com/SaunaThermas/status/2061168492301173223?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2061168492301173223%7Ctwgr%5Eedaf77bf1cfb32dd2617d40a68307c460aa20dc3%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.com%2Fnews%2Farticle-15863411%2FJewish-lesbian-couple-thrown-Spanish-LGTBQ-sauna-customers-saw-Star-David-necklace.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">publicly condemning</a> the incident on X, terminating its relationship with Bolleras al Vapor, and stating that it &#8220;reject[s] any form of antisemitism.&#8221; Israel’s Foreign Ministry also blasted the attack, writing: &#8220;Targeting Jews because of Jewish symbols &#8230; is blatant antisemitism.&#8221;
While the spa blames rogue organizers, the reality is that Spain has fast become a hotbed for anti-Jewish hostility, driven by a radical left-wing government coalition.
Just this year, vandals <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/over-20-jewish-graves-desecrated-in-barcelona-cemetery/">desecrated Jewish graves</a> at Barcelona&#8217;s Les Corts cemetery. Additionally, in February, three elderly Israeli women, including a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor, were <a href="https://eurojewcong.org/news/communities-news/spain/madrid-museum-launches-investigation-after-women-ejected-for-wearing-jewish-symbols/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expelled</a> from the Reina Sofia Museum when they had a Star of David necklace and an Israeli flag. The ladies were met with insults, including the accusation that they were “crazy child killers,” “murderers,” and “genocidal maniacs.” In 2024, the museum hosted a radical program titled &#8220;From the River to the Sea,&#8221; while Barcelona&#8217;s city council <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/barcelona-ends-friendship-agreement-with-tel-aviv-over-gaza-war/">severed ties</a> with its twin city, Tel Aviv, in 2025.
Politically, Spain has led a vicious European crusade against Israel, halting arms transfers and even blocking ships carrying weapons to Israel from docking at Spanish ports.
Experts say this political extremism is fueled by deep-seated prejudice. In a 2021 essay published by the German Federal Agency for Civic Education, sociologist Alejandro Baer <a href="https://www.bpb.de/themen/antisemitismus/dossier-antisemitismus/328588/antisemitism-in-spain/">wrote</a>:
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Spain is a country where Jews represent approximately 0.1% of the overall population, and yet there is an outsized acceptance and historically unabated indulgence of antisemitic stereotypes … opinion polls continue to reveal deeply rooted antisemitic clichés.
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Lesbian Couple Kicked Out Of LGBTQ Spa Over Star Of David Pendant

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The baseball gods, as we have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/talk-trash-get-smashed-never-write-checks-your-fastball-cant-cash">pointed out before</a>, are an incredibly touchy pantheon. They demand humility, they despise a showboat, and they absolutely refuse to tolerate a man treating a 360-foot trip around the bases like a personal red-carpet gala.
During Sunday night’s high-stakes NCAA regional final at Athens&#8217; Foley Field, Georgia junior third baseman Tre Phelps apparently missed the memo.
With the No. 3 national seed Bulldogs stymied by Liberty starter Cooper Harrington into the sixth inning, Phelps finally broke the ice. He crushed a clutch, two-run missile to left field, sparking a massive rally that would eventually secure a 6-1 victory and a Super Regional berth. It was a heroic, game-changing swing.
Then came the performance art.
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Instead of a standard trot, Phelps embarked on a masterclass in theatricality. He danced toward first base, facing the stands. Right before rounding the bag, he flashed hand signals and directed heavy celebrations toward the Liberty dugout. While Phelps and Georgia coach Wes Johnson later claimed he was merely gesturing toward his family in the stands, the Liberty infielders and dugout clearly felt otherwise.
Phelps didn&#8217;t stop there. He showboated his way around the entire diamond. As he rounded third, he spun backward to deliver a low-five to his coach, deliberately walked the final few paces to home plate, and orchestrated a lengthy celebration with the on-deck batter.
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TRE PHELPS GIVES GEORGIA THE LEAD AND THEN GETS TOSSED FOR CELEBRATION
WES JOHNSON TOSSED. WOW. <a href="https://t.co/kL36K3AVXS">pic.twitter.com/kL36K3AVXS</a>
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It was a display that would make NFL legend Barry Sanders wince. In the documentary Bye Bye Barry, Sanders recalled how his father discouraged any elaborate showboating, instilling a simple message: &#8220;Act like you&#8217;ve been there before.&#8221; That lesson became Sanders&#8217; trademark. After spectacular 80-yard touchdown runs, he didn&#8217;t dance; he simply flipped the ball to the referee and jogged away.
Phelps took the exact opposite approach, and the umpires—having seen quite enough of the Tre Phelps Variety Hour—promptly ejected him. Phelps was so lost in his own euphoria that he reportedly didn&#8217;t even realize he&#8217;d been tossed until much later.
The ejection triggered a secondary explosion from Georgia head coach Wes Johnson, who stormed the field and erupted at the crew. &#8220;I’m going to always, if I think something&#8217;s wrong, stand up for our players no matter what,&#8221; Johnson later defended, insisting Phelps was just waving to his family. The umpires, unmoved by the familial defense, tossed Johnson too.
&#8220;We let our players express themselves,&#8221; Johnson argued postgame. &#8220;Who&#8217;s going to tell a player he can&#8217;t wave to his family?&#8221;
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Here&#8217;s everything UGA&#8217;s Wes Johnson and Daniel Jackson said after the game about the ejection and upcoming suspension for Tre Phelps <a href="https://x.com/DawgNation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DawgNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/0zJJsZGDrX">https://t.co/0zJJsZGDrX</a> <a href="https://t.co/hhCQvY5Qik">pic.twitter.com/hhCQvY5Qik</a>
— Cody Chaffins (@CodyChaffins) <a href="https://x.com/CodyChaffins/status/2061278398660362437?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2026</a></blockquote>
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The answer, Wes, is the <a href="https://www.bumpsweb.com/NCAA/NCAA_Baseball_Rules.2025.2026.pdf">NCAA rulebook</a>, which strictly demands an automatic one-game suspension for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Fortunately for the Bulldogs, the rest of the squad <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/college-sports/article/georgias-tre-phelps-coach-wes-johnson-ejected-after-home-run-celebration-in-regional-win-over-liberty-003449038.html">focused on the scoreboard</a>. Caden Aoki turned in a masterful performance on the mound, scattering six hits and striking out a career-high 11 batters over six innings. After Phelps&#8217; forced exit, replacement Michael O’Shaughnessy stepped up in the eighth, opening a four-run frame with a home run of his own that put Georgia up 3-1 on the way to the 6-1 final.
Georgia (49-12) keeps its hopes alive for its first College World Series appearance since 2008. They advance to the Super Regionals to face Mississippi State.
But they will have to do it without their star third baseman for Game 1. Thanks to his mid-trot antics, Phelps will sit out the opening match of the next round.
Next time, Tre, channel your inner Barry Sanders, wave to mom and dad from the dugout, and act like you&#8217;ve been there before.

COLLEGE BASEBALL: MAY 23 SEC Baseball Tournament – Georgia vs Florida

Strut The Line, Serve The Time: Home Run Trot Gets Player Tossed

Strut The Line, Serve The Time: Don't Showboat Home Run Trot Straight To The Pine

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A decorated U.S. Army combat veteran took to the pages of <a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/im-the-soldier-grahamplatner-mocked-2a6c3dbc?mod=opinion_lead_pos5">The Wall Street Journal</a> on Thursday to deliver a thunderous beatdown to Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, exposing the presumptive nominee as a keyboard coward who rooted for the Taliban to kill American soldiers.
Purple Heart recipient Teddy Daniels eviscerated Platner, calling him an &#8220;entitled brat&#8221; and an elitist phony who pretends to be a working-class champion while secretly harboring deep contempt for blue-collar Americans.
The fury erupted after investigative reports unearthed a shocking digital paper trail from Platner’s past. Using the anonymous Reddit handle &#8220;P-Hustle,&#8221; Platner left a trail of <a href="https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/maine-politics/sen-susan-collins-criticizes-challenger-graham-platner-comments-about-her-and-2019-reddit-post-teddy-daniels/97-54f2209c-e5c5-4737-8876-4f7fa7b71a5d#:~:text=Collins%20added%20that%20she%20and,combat%20in%20Afghanistan%20in%202012.">1,800 comments</a> — including a stomach-churning June 2019 post in which he watched a viral helmet-cam video of Daniels getting shot multiple times during a 2012 Taliban ambush in Afghanistan.
Instead of showing respect for a wounded soldier, Platner mocked him.
“This video never gets old. Dumb motherf*cker didn’t deserve to live,” Platner wrote online, mocking the bleeding soldier as a &#8220;mouthbreather&#8221; who only survived due to &#8220;poor marksmanship on the Taliban’s part.&#8221;
“I received a Purple Heart for my injuries, but Mr. Platner cheered for my death from behind a keyboard,” Daniels wrote.
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Daniels used his Journal op-ed to rip the mask off the 41-year-old Democrat. &#8220;The tough-talking Marine veteran struts around in a Carhartt jacket and jeans &#8230; He also plays up his job as an &#8216;oyster farmer,&#8217; but the only client mentioned in his federal financial <a class="ekxajjj0 css-i0lbhy-OverridedLink" href="https://www.themainewire.com/2025/11/platners-long-delayed-financial-disclosure-raises-new-questions-mills-granted-filing-extension/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-type="link">disclosure</a> was the restaurant his mother owns.&#8221;
&#8220;I couldn’t care less about the comments he made about me, but they are a reflection of his character,&#8221; Daniels wrote, comparing Platner to &#8220;Tim Walz on steroids&#8221; and pointing out that Platner has also used his keyboard to trash-talk Navy SEAL Chris Kyle and Vice President JD Vance. &#8220;I never thought I’d see the day when Democrats would even consider backing a candidate like this.&#8221;
The disgusting revelations have added another scandal to Platner’s campaign just two weeks before the Maine primary, drawing a furious rebuke from incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
Collins, <a href="https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/maine-politics/sen-susan-collins-criticizes-challenger-graham-platner-comments-about-her-and-2019-reddit-post-teddy-daniels/97-54f2209c-e5c5-4737-8876-4f7fa7b71a5d">speaking</a> at a fire station groundbreaking in Auburn, Maine, revealed that outraged veterans from all across the United States have been flooding her office to voice their disgust. For Collins, the insult is deeply personal — her own father was a World War II veteran who earned two Purple Hearts at the Battle of the Bulge, where he was wounded just after turning 19.
“You have Graham Platner using profanity and saying that this wounded soldier doesn’t deserve to live,” a visibly appalled Collins told reporters. “These are men and women who are risking their lives for our country &#8230; for him to ridicule this soldier and saying that he doesn’t deserve to live is just appalling.”
Platner tried to salvage his campaign by releasing a frantic video statement, attempting to blame Collins for sending him to war because of her 2002 vote to authorize military action in Iraq.
But Collins instantly nuked that defense, pointing out that Platner wasn&#8217;t drafted — he voluntarily enlisted twice long after the war had already begun, and then chose to cash in by working for the controversial private mercenary firm Blackwater.
The U.S. Senate primary in Maine is on June 9. Platner is expected to cruise to victory in the Democratic primary after his main opponent, Democratic Governor Janet Mills, suspended her campaign.

Maine Democrat Graham Platner Is Winning Voters All ‘Pissed At The Same Thing’

Purple Heart Hero Levels Radical Dem Who Mocked His War Wounds

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Four-time Stanley Cup champion and legendary NHL enforcer Claude Lemieux <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7315087/2026/05/28/claude-lemieux-dead-obituary/?source=emp_shared_article&amp;unlocked_article_code=1.l1A.KkZw.58sk4ILdkCBE">died</a> after a tragic apparent suicide attempt at his Florida business. He was 60.
The NHL Alumni Association broke the devastating news Thursday that the hockey icon, famously nicknamed &#8220;Pepe,&#8221; had passed away.
The grim discovery unraveled early Thursday morning when Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputies rushed to a furniture showroom in Lake Park, Florida. State records show the business is owned by Lemieux and his wife. Cops immediately locked down the property for an investigation. While the local medical examiner confirmed the hockey great’s death, officials refused to release further details, pointing to a Florida privacy law that seals records involving suicide.
On the ice, Lemieux was the ultimate &#8220;love him if he’s yours, hate him if he’s not&#8221; superstar. Over a gritty 21-year career, he captured four Stanley Cups with three different teams—the Montreal Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche, and two with the New Jersey Devils, where he also bagged the 1995 Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
He was a certified big-game hunter, ranking ninth in NHL history with 80 playoff goals. He wrapped up his regular-season career with 379 goals, 786 points, and a massive 1,777 penalty minutes.
But Lemieux was just as famous for being a ruthless, line-crossing agitator.
His playing style sparked one of the bloodiest rivalries in sports history. During the 1996 Western Conference Finals, Lemieux—then with Colorado—delivered a notorious hit from behind that smashed Detroit Red Wings forward Kris Draper face-first into the boards. The hit broke Draper’s jaw, nose, and cheekbone, earning Lemieux a two-game suspension and making him Public Enemy No. 1 in Motown. Earlier in the series, the Avalanche&#8217;s Adam Foote had been hit from behind without a penalty being called; some said Lemieux and his teammates had been angered by that incident.
One year later, the two teams engaged in a massive brawl that has been referred to variously as &#8220;Bloody Wednesday,&#8221; &#8220;Fight Night at the Joe,&#8221; and the &#8220;Brawl in Hockeytown.&#8221;
Even Lemieux&#8217;s old enemies were left reeling by the tragic news. Former Red Wings enforcer Darren McCarty, who famously bloodied Lemieux in the revenge brawl, called the news &#8220;extremely sad.&#8221;
President Donald Trump late Thursday called Lemieux &#8220;one of the fiercest competitors Hockey has ever seen.&#8221;
&#8220;Claude Lemieux, a true Legend of the Game, and one of the fiercest competitors Hockey has ever seen, has passed away,&#8221; the president said in a Thursday night social media post. &#8220;Claude was a friend to the family, and a tremendous &#8216;TRUMP&#8217; supporter. He won 4 Stanley Cups with 3 different Teams — Montreal, New Jersey, and Colorado — His 80 Career Playoff Goals rank among the All Time Greats. Brendan, my thoughts are with you, Deborah, and the whole Lemieux family — You and your Dad were Warriors on the Ice.&#8221;
&#8220;Claude will be missed by all who love Winning and Toughness,&#8221; Trump said.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman mourned the loss, calling Lemieux &#8220;one of the greatest big-game players in hockey history.&#8221;
After hanging up his skates in 2009, Lemieux became a high-profile power agent, representing modern stars like Moritz Seider and Rasmus Andersson. Just days before his death on Monday, he received a roaring ovation from Montreal fans when he carried the ceremonial torch onto the ice before Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Behind the tough-guy exterior, friends say Lemieux was a completely different man off the ice. Former teammate Joe Sakic remembered him as a &#8220;wonderful family man&#8221; and loyal friend.
Lemieux is survived by his brother Jocelyn, who also played in the NHL, and four children—including son Brendan Lemieux, who followed his dad&#8217;s footsteps as an NHL agitator before taking his talents to Switzerland this past season.

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NHL Icon Claude Lemieux Dead At 60 After Apparent Suicide

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