August 23, 2026

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Iran War Half Drags On

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The on-again, off-again (and not-quite, but nearly) ceasefire trend of the Iran War continues. President Trump has cut off all negotiations with Iran, however, and is calling on Iran to surrender. The administration announced plans to step up its economic war against Iran. The administration also claims it has mostly re-opened the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump declared, “ANY country that allows its financial institutions, businesses, airports, or government entities ⁠to provide any type of lifeline to Iran will itself face TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences.”

Iran war live: Tehran accuses Trump of ‘economic terrorism’ – The Independent
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Iran has accused US president Donald Trump of threatening “economic terrorism” after the US treasury said it would introduce the “toughest sanctions in history” against Tehran.

Trump has promised to wage “Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale”, suggesting the US will extend sanctions to allies that have helped mediate peace ‌talks.

Israel says No to Gaza Withdrawal

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Israel has informed the United States that it will not agree to any deal with Hamas that does not include their complete disarmament. As a response, the U.S.’s negotiator, Jared Kushner, stated “We will not allow Gaza to be rebuilt until the demilitarization occurs. Nobody wants to put more money into a place that’s gone on for so long if it’s just going to be taken over by terrorists or blown up again.”

‘We will not allow Gaza to be rebuilt’ until Hamas disarms, Kushner says | Israel-Palestine conflict News– www.aljazeera.com
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United States envoy Jared Kushner has stressed that the administration of President Donald Trump will not allow reconstruction in the devastated Gaza Strip until Hamas gives up its weapons.

Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, but the meeting did not produce a breakthrough to implement a roadmap for Gaza that Hamas already agreed to.

“We have a plan to rebuild Gaza, but we will not allow Gaza to be rebuilt until the demilitarisation occurs,” Kushner told Fox News in an interview.

“Nobody wants to put more money into a place that’s gone on for so long if it’s just going to be taken over by terrorists or blown up again.”

Another Muslin Radical Wins a DNC Nomination

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California has replaced CCP-spy-connected Eric Swalwell with an anti-American Islamist radical. Aisha Wahab, an open Communist Islamist. The anti-American Communist Islamist will have to lie to take office as she has already openly declared the constitution to be invalid.

JUST IN: Far-Left Afghani Muslim WINS California Special Election to Replace Rep. Eric Swalwell– wltreport.com
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Earlier this year, Rep. Eric Swalwell resigned in disgrace due to disturbing sexual assault allegations.

Now, California is replacing him with a radical, left-wing Afghani Muslim.

State Senator Aisha Wahabb just defeated Melissa Hernandez in California’s special election.

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North Korean Spies Steal from American Businesses to Fund Weapons Program

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Federal law enforcement sent a heads up to American corporations to be on the look-out for North Korean IT Workers they allege have been sent in as spies, saboteurs, and grifters. Federal law enforcement claims more than $800 million has been stolen and sent back to Pyongyang’s weapons program so far.

FBI: North Korean IT Workers Infiltrating Western Workforces, U.S. Companies › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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North Korean IT workers are systematically infiltrating hundreds of global corporations, including multiple Fortune 500 companies and a U.S. government agency, by posing as remote tech freelancers.

Fox News reports that federal law enforcement is warning that North Korean operatives posing as IT workers are applying for remote jobs at U.S. companies, and many are getting hired.

Barfare Hits DHS Attorney

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Progressive groups have long used progressive-controlled bar associations to unconstitutionally remove non-progressive lawyers from the courts. Now, the latest action targets a DHS attorney. DHS General Counsel James Percival faces bar association complaints from anti-American progressive groups over his rightful chastisement of rogue district judges. These judges continuously ignore higher court rulings, including SCOTUS rulings.

DHS Attorney Hit With Bar Complaint For Criticizing Rogue Judges– thefederalist.com
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For the past several years, leftists have waged an all-out assault on conservative attorneys and their ability to practice law. And now, such egregious “barfare” tactics are being aimed at the Trump Department of Homeland Security’s top legal official.

On Tuesday, a pair of leftist organizations and 128 former federal and state judges submitted an ethics complaint to the Florida Bar against DHS General Counsel James Percival, who previously served GOP Sen. Ashley Moody’s chief of staff during her time as Florida attorney general. His alleged crime? Criticizing rogue judges for slow-walking implementation of a recent Supreme Court ruling and their activism in other immigration-related cases before the bench.

In Mullin v. Doe, the high court affirmed that the federal law governing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) prohibits federal courts from reviewing non-constitutional claims against the government’s TPS decisions. Rather than swiftly heed the majority’s decision, several Democrat-appointed judges entertained seemingly frivolous claims from challengers before finally allowing the administration’s TPS terminations to move forward. The last holdout, Judge Brian Murphy, finally lifted his blockade on the TPS termination for Ethiopians earlier this week.

University suspends academic whose investigation exposed disgraced Cambridge Professor Jason Arday– www.thecollegefix.com

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University suspends academic whose investigation exposed disgraced Cambridge Professor Jason Arday– www.thecollegefix.com
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The scholar credited with first exposing fabulist academic Jason Arday’s plagiarism and biographical embellishments has been suspended by his university in the wake of Arday’s apparent suicide.

“I was just suspended by Ghent University. They will almost certainly fire me,” Nathan Cofnas posted on X on Thursday. “The decision was made by rector Petra De Sutter, a former leader of the Green Party.”

Arday made history as the youngest black professor at the University of Cambridge. While questions and concerns were raised both internally and more recently in media reports regarding alleged sloppy research and plagiarism, his fall from grace is primarily linked to Cofnas’ July 21 Substack piece “DEI Fraud and Cover-Up at Cambridge.”

Cofnas details the plagiarism concerns over his dissertation as well as casts doubt on Arday’s far-fetched biographical claims.

Arday had described himself as non-verbal until age 11 and said he could not read or write until age 18. He also said he ran 30 marathons in 35 days, claims to have raised millions of dollars for charities in recent decades, and alleged he was sent bananas, bullets, and a pig’s head in the mail.

UK Government Gives Asylum Seekers Guide Explaining Rape, Age of Consent, Women’s Rights › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

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UK Government Gives Asylum Seekers Guide Explaining Rape, Age of Consent, Women’s Rights › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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Britain’s government is providing asylum seekers with a guide explaining laws against rape, sex with children and sexual harassment, as the Labour government prepares to place more migrants in communities across the country.

The nine-page Home Office document, titled “Understanding behaviours and expectations in the UK,” outlines British laws and social norms for migrants seeking asylum.

The guide explains that sexual activity requires consent and that a person who is asleep, intoxicated or otherwise unable to respond cannot provide it.

“If you have sex with someone without their consent, this is called rape. Rape is a serious crime in the UK,” the guide states, warning that offenders could face prison and consequences for their asylum claims and government support.

WNBA gives awful update after meeting to establish gender eligibility rules– www.theblaze.com

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WNBA gives awful update after meeting to establish gender eligibility rules– www.theblaze.com
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A WNBA task force said last week it would be holding a meeting to discuss trans-identifying athletes and their eligibility in the league.

The meeting was meant to be all-hands-on-deck, with presidents and general managers gathering with league officials on Wednesday amid what seems like constant controversy for the league.

‘We will approach these important conversations thoughtfully.’

Protests and counterprotests have left the WNBA swimming in incidents, resulting in growing calls for the league to adopt a female-only policy that has spread across sports worldwide.

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert had sent a memo to team representatives that the topic would be discussed at the meeting, but at the meeting, no conclusion on any actual policy seems to have been reached.

In its official statement, the league briefly touched on the idea of making a decision before criticizing its detractors.

Russia threatens UK will face ‘consequences’ after revelation Brit-made drones striking ‘deep inside’ country– www.thesun.co.uk

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Russia threatens UK will face ‘consequences’ after revelation Brit-made drones striking ‘deep inside’ country– www.thesun.co.uk
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RUSSIA has accused the UK of “deliberately escalating” the war in Ukraine after British-made drones were used to strike targets for the first time.

Built by two separate British companies, the aircraft have been deployed deep in mainland Russia, destroying refineries and warehouses of online retailer Wildberries.

Smoke billows from the Wildberries warehouses following a Ukrainian drone attack in Koledino, Moscow Region, on August 16, 2026 Credit: Reuters
Among the British drones deployed by Ukraine is the Nyan Credit: © Jerome Starkey 2025

A statement from the Russian Embassy to the UK said the reports show “London is deliberately opting for an escalation of the Ukraine crisis, while hypocritically professing a desire for peace”.

“London’s actions will inevitably carry consequences for which it will have to answer,” it added.

Fauci aide admits conspiring to hide Covid records — RT World News– www.rt.com

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Fauci aide admits conspiring to hide Covid records — RT World News– www.rt.com
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David Morens admitted using private email to conceal communications tied to US-funded coronavirus research in Wuhan

A former senior official who worked under US Covid czar Anthony Fauci has pleaded guilty to conspiring to hide government records concerning coronavirus research and the origins of the pandemic.

David Morens served as a senior adviser at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which Fauci headed, between 2006 and 2022. He was indicted on April 28 on charges including conspiracy against the US, destroying or falsifying federal records, concealing records, and aiding and abetting, over an alleged scheme to evade public-records requests concerning Covid-19 research.

On Tuesday, Morens pleaded guilty in federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland, to one count of conspiracy to commit offenses and defraud the US. He admitted that he and others had deliberately used his personal Gmail account to evade Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.

He now faces up to five years in prison and is due to be sentenced on November 12.

Massachusetts Mayor Charged in Alleged $1.5 Million Pandemic-Era Loan Fraud And Money Laundering Scheme– www.westernjournal.com

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Massachusetts Mayor Charged in Alleged $1.5 Million Pandemic-Era Loan Fraud And Money Laundering Scheme– www.westernjournal.com
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The Democratic mayor of Lawrence, Mass. has been arrested and faces charges for allegedly fraudulently obtaining more than $1.5 million in pandemic-era small-business loans and misusing the money, the Department of Justice said Friday.

Brian DePeña, 61, was charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering and is set to make an initial appearance in a Boston federal court on Friday, the DOJ said in a news release. DePeña used the funds from the pandemic relief loans to fund his campaign account, pay personal taxes, and pay off more than $880,000 in high-interest mortgages, the department alleges.

“Mayor [DePeña] was elected to be a leader for the City of Lawrence. He was looked up to and trusted by his constituents, but he betrayed that trust through his alleged corruption and lies,” U.S. Attorney Leah Foley said in a statement. “Today’s arrest is just another example of our determination to root out fraud by anyone, even public officials and holding elected officials accountable.”

In 2020 and 2021, DePeña applied for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) for Tenares Tire Services Inc., a Lawrence-based tire sales and automotive services business that he owned, the DOJ alleged, citing charging documents. The EIDL program provided loans and advances aiming to “help businesses recover from the economic impacts of the pandemic,” according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Working capital did not include financing a political campaign, paying personal taxes, or paying off mortgages, according to the DOJ.

DePeña’s office did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

Forced Abortion in America is Rising and Abortion Pills are the Weapons– www.lifenews.com

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Forced Abortion in America is Rising and Abortion Pills are the Weapons– www.lifenews.com
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Thanks to the firm support of the American Rule of Law by President Trump and Congress, crime is trending down across the nation’s cities. While rape (except in Mamdani’s NYC), homicide, and robberies are all falling, one emerging category of heinous crime is on the rise: forced abortion.

These are quiet crimes, happening in the ups and downs of domestic relationships all across America. Often the police don’t get involved until the damage has been done and a baby has been delivered in the toilet. The murder weapon of choice? The abortion pill, Mifepristone.

What happens when the FDA removes safeguards on the dangerous abortion pill? Answer: More people are victimized.

Minnesota rewarded Somali Medicaid fraudster linked to sex trafficking operation with ‘Outstanding Refugee’ award | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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Minnesota rewarded Somali Medicaid fraudster linked to sex trafficking operation with ‘Outstanding Refugee’ award | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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In an archived version of a profile, Elmi wrote, “The biggest thing I hear all the time is that refugees are mooching off of the economy or being a non-productive member of society…”

A Somali man in Minnesota has been hit with criminal charges in a case involving over $1.5 million in Medicaid fraud. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced on Monday that Salman Ahmed Elmi has been charged with three counts of aiding and abetting theft by swindling and five counts of aiding and abetting theft by false representation.

Ellison’s office said that between 2024 and 2026, Elmi operated Reva Health, which claimed to provide adult rehabilitative mental health services (ARMHS) to Medicaid recipients. However, documentation was falsified to obtain Medicaid reimbursement, with Elmi and other co-conspirators being accused of instructing employees to pay recipients kickbacks in exchange for their permission to use their personal information in support of the claims.

Several co-conspirators of Elmi at Reva Health “ran separate criminal enterprises with connections to Reva and face charges filed by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office,” Ellison’s office said.

Those charges out of Hennepin County are against four people, with each being charged with 13 counts of promoting prostitution of an individual and receiving profits from prostitution. The defendants are 57-year-old Frank Reeves, who is accused of running the operation with former Anoka County Assistant Attorney Andrea Sampson, who is also a defendant in the case. Also charged is Viktoriya Komonash, 30, and Katherine Thomes, 36, per WCCO.

North Korea Launches Missile Barrage After Trump’s Peace Overtures– www.breitbart.com

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North Korea Launches Missile Barrage After Trump’s Peace Overtures– www.breitbart.com
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According to South Korean intelligence, North Korea responded to President Donald Trump’s peace overtures on Thursday by launching about a dozen short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) into the Sea of Japan just hours after Trump scaled back U.S.-South Korean military exercises and offered to talk with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the North Korean launch at roughly 5:00 p.m. local time. The missiles originated from somewhere near the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, flew for about 185 miles, and landed in the Sea of Japan, which Koreans refer to as the East Sea.

The launch was confirmed in an emergency alert from the office of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae. The Japanese Coast Guard said the missiles appear to have come down outside of Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

“Under a staunch South Korea-U.S. combined defense posture, our military is closely monitoring various North Korean activities as we maintain the capability and readiness to overwhelmingly respond to any provocation,” the South Korean JCS statement said.

NATO fighters jets scrambled from Europe as Russia launches onslaught on Kyiv– www.mirror.co.uk

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NATO fighters jets scrambled from Europe as Russia launches onslaught on Kyiv– www.mirror.co.uk
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NATO fighter jets were scrambled in Poland and Romania overnight as Russia staged massive strikes on Kyiv.

At least 12 people were killed and 34 wounded in a missile and drone onslaught on the Ukrainian capital in some of Vladimir Putin’s most intense strikes of the entire war lasting more than seven hours.

A children’s hospital and apartment blocks were damaged as Russian source claimed to have hit Ukrainian missile and drone plants, logistics hubs, and railways.

In the early morning, people were rescued from the rubble as a woman was seeing weeping over the body of a relative on a debris-strewn street.

NATO F-18s were scrambled when a suspected Russian drone crashed in Romania and burst into flames.

College students can’t do middle-school math after test-blind admissions: UC Berkeley professor– www.thecollegefix.com

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College students can’t do middle-school math after test-blind admissions: UC Berkeley professor– www.thecollegefix.com
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Students are up to eight years behind, professor says

Calculus students at the University of California Berkeley don’t know how to work with elementary-level fractions, one professor wrote in a recent op-ed.

“I teach mathematics at UC Berkeley. Three days a week, I stand in front of lecture halls with 500 to 1,400 students. By the second week of the semester, I already know who is in trouble,” Zvezdelina Stankova wrote in an article published by The San Francisco Standard.

Stankova added that she works with students who are “five to eight years behind in mathematics.”

“Office hours that should be spent discussing integrals instead become lessons on fractions and basic algebra you would expect students to learn in middle school,” she wrote.

She noted that other professors are having similar experiences, which is why thousands of faculty at all 10 UC campuses signed open letters asking for the return of SAT and ACT requirements in admissions.

UC ditched the standardized testing requirement in 2020 to promote “equity.” Then, a court ruling on disability access forced the system to go fully test-blind through 2025, Stankova wrote.

Russia sends warship armed with hypersonic missiles towards NATO island after threat to UK– www.mirror.co.uk

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Russia sends warship armed with hypersonic missiles towards NATO island after threat to UK– www.mirror.co.uk
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A heavily armed warship has been sent to a NATO country’s doorstep after Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week that he was ready to retaliate against British and EU ships that tried to seize Russia-linked vessels

Russia has sent a warship close to a NATO island(Image: Getty)

Russia has sent a heavily armed warship close to a NATO island in the Baltic Sea.

The ship is fortified with cruise and hypersonic missiles and has been deployed to a German island, according to reports from The Telegraph.

The frigate is equipped with nuclear-capable Zircon hypersonic missiles and was seen last week off the coast of the island of Fehmarn after the Kremlin threatened to attack British and EU vessels. Fehmarn is a popular tourist spot.

The ship, the Admiral Kasatonov, was built in 2020 and is reported to be one of the most advanced warships in Russia possession. It is capable of long-range strikes as well as anti-submarine warfare.

The movement in the warship in the Baltic, a vital shipping zone, marks the latest tensions between Russia and NATO.

WNBA Admits Security in Atlanta Was Wrong for Asking Mother and Daughter to Cover ‘XX-XY Athletics’ Shirt– www.breitbart.com

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WNBA Admits Security in Atlanta Was Wrong for Asking Mother and Daughter to Cover ‘XX-XY Athletics’ Shirt– www.breitbart.com
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Both the WNBA and the Atlanta Dream criticized security at the Atlanta Gateway Center Arena for telling a mother and daughter to cover their “XX-XY Athletics” shirt in support of Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham.

As Breitbart News reported on Monday, a mother and daughter said they were forced to cover up their “XX-XY Athletics t-shirts on Sunday during a Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) game at Atlanta’s Gateway Center Arena as the debate rages over biological men playing in women’s sports.

“We were made to cover up our XX-XY shirts at this game. They gave us T-shirts during overtime and told us we had to leave or cover our shirts up. This just happened,” the Georgia mother, identified as Casey, said.

“We were just sitting there. I didn’t make signs; I wanted to make signs, but I didn’t. I did nothing,” she added.

After massive pushback on social media, a WNBA spokesperson released a statement on Monday saying that the incident “should not have happened.