September 3, 2026

Progressive Watch

California Copied Europe’s Insane Energy Playbook, And Now Residents Are Really Paying the Price– www.westernjournal.com

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Even as U.S. gasoline prices rise again amid ongoing Strait of Hormuz tensions, American drivers are still paying less than half what many Europeans and Asians endure at the pump. The reason is simple: America chose lower taxes and genuine energy security.

Europe and California deliberately chose the opposite — and are now reaping the painful, predictable consequences.

Taxes explain most of the gap, as the Wall Street Journal detailed on April 22. European governments routinely pile on $3–$4 per gallon in excise duties, VAT and “green” levies. In Germany, prices recently hit the equivalent of $8.75 a gallon, with taxes comprising over half the total. Most U.S. states charge roughly 20 cents.

Public School Unions Fuel Progressive Power

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Public School Teachers Unions have contributed more than $1 billion to progressive organizations, causes, and candidacies in the last 10 years alone. The two heaviest hitters are the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA), who combined to account for $669 million alone. This means progressives could count on teachers’ unions to give them $100 million a year for the last 10 years.

Teachers Unions Have Funneled More Than $1 Billion to Left-Wing Causes › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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A report from Defending Education says teachers unions across the nation have quietly spent more than $1 billion in member dues on political activism and left-wing causes over the past decade.

Breitbart reports that two national teachers’ unions, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA), spent a combined $669 million over the past ten years.

The figure skyrockets to over $1 billion in total political spending when state and local affiliates are included, showing a growing emphasis on activism rather than education.

United States? New Poll Suggests Otherwise – RedState– redstate.com

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A new Issues & Insights (I&I)/TIPP poll is showing increasing disunity, especially among — you guessed it — the left.

Each month, the national online I&I/TIPP Poll asks Americans across the nation whether they would say the U.S. is “very united,” “somewhat united,” “somewhat divided,” “very divided,” or simply “not sure.”

From this, I&I/TIPP creates a national Unity Index, which allows for comparisons over time.

What is it saying? Well, for one, Americans over the past five years or so have never been unified, even though there have been times the Unity Index has trended up.

Indeed, the Unity Index has never breached the neutral 50 level in the past half-decade. In August of last year, not too long after Donald Trump took office, it briefly touched 40.8, its all-time high. But since then, it has dropped back to April’s current reading of 32.1.

While that might seem dramatic, it’s in fact in keeping with the long-trend range for the index, as the chart below shows.

ABC, CBS Kept Silent on Minnesota Fraud Raids– www.newsbusters.org

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Federal authorities raided over 20 locations across Minnesota, in connection with an ongoing investigation into massive public assistance fraud. The story should have run across all three major broadcast network evening newscasts but only made it to air on one. The Elitist Media does not like this story.

Watch the report in its entirety, as aired on NBC Nightly News on Tuesday, April 28th, 2026:

TOM LLAMAS: In Minnesota tonight, federal and state agents executing more than 20 search warrants at businesses across the Twin Cities, raids linked to a growing fraud scandal that has reached the steps of The White House. Maggie Vespa has been following this one for us and has this story.

MAGGIE VESPA: Tonight, new raids rocking Minnesota, with video showing federal and state authorities executing more than 20 search warrants at sites across the Twin Cities, including autism centers, child care facilities and at least one senior center. All, federal authorities say, tied to allegations of widespread welfare fraud within Minnesota’s large Somali community.

NICK SHIRLEY: It’s just a simple question: where are the children at?

VESPA: Allegations reignited by this viral video posted four months ago by a right-wing influencer claiming multiple Somali-run child care centers in Minnesota were fraudulently collecting state subsidies while sitting empty. But according to the state agency in charge, those centers were operating “as expected.” Today’s raids marking the boldest move yet by a White House fraud task force led by Vice President Vance.

U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Consider Leon Schools Gender Identity Case – Tallahassee Reports

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal in a case involving the Leon County School District that inspired Florida’s new laws regarding the teaching of gender and sexuality in the classroom.

In 2021, January Littlejohn sued the school district, alleging teachers and administrators violated her parental rights after speaking with her child about a “gender support plan” without her consent.

The case was a catalyst for Florida’s “Parental Rights in Education,” law, also known by critics as “Don’t Say Gay,” and quickly became state and national news. Littlejohn appeared alongside Gov. Ron DeSantis when the measure was passed in 2022, and President Donald Trump called Littlejohn a “courageous advocate” at a joint address to Congress last year.

Chuck Todd Decries Violence Around Trump He Helped Create– thefederalist.com

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Chuck Todd is scared, man. He says he’s not going anywhere President Donald Trump is.

“I don’t feel safe,” the former Meet the Press host said Monday on Chris Cillizza’s podcast.

“Wherever Trump is …” Todd added before his soulmate Cillizza jumped in and completed his frightened thought “… chaos follows …”

“… Chaos follows him and you are less safe, right?” Todd finished.

The self-indulgent host of The Chuck ToddCast and the host of whatever it is Cillizza is doing these days commiserated on the subject of Trump “chaos” less than two days after a gunman stormed a security checkpoint in front of the Washington Hilton ballroom where the annual White House Correspond

The American Left Is In Thrall To Political Violence– thefederalist.com

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In the immediate aftermath of the fourth assassination attempt on President Trump this past weekend at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, we heard the familiar chorus of voices in the corporate media and political establishment calling for calm, for unity, for lowering the temperature, toning down the rhetoric. We heard the same thing after Charlie Kirk’s assassination last September, and after Trump was shot in the face by a would-be assassin on the campaign trail in July 2024.

As always, the people saying this pretend it’s a “both sides” problem, that the political left and right are both at risk of becoming dangerously violent, and that for the sake of our democracy we all need to calm down.

What nonsense. There is only one side in America today that has a persistent and very real-world problem with political violence, and everyone knows it’s the left.

It’s the left that has produced four would-be assassins of President Trump. It’s the left that produced Charlie Kirk’s assassin and the sneering online hordes who celebrated his murder. It’s the left that produced Luigi Mangione, who allegedly killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in cold blood, and overnight became a folk hero to his fellow travelers.

Lefty Journo Tries to Paint Attempted Trump Assassin as Christian ‘Offended by Trump’s Blasphemy,’ Social Media Immediately Shuts Him Down– www.westernjournal.com

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Now that we have the full manifesto of the man who tried to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, we know what we probably could have known from the start: He was an unsound man who was egged on by the conspiracy theories of the left.

Calling Trump “a pedophile, rapist, and traitor” — clearly, ideas taken from the fever swamps of the Jeffrey Epstein-baiting podcast class — Cole Tomas Allen, in the missive sent to family and friends, wrote that he was “no longer willing to permit” the president “to coat my hands with his crimes.”

I am giving Mr. Allen more credit for sense than he deserves by adumbrating his violence-excusing blather. After all, one cannot take seriously a manifesto that ends with “Can’t really recommend it! Stay in school, kids.” Allen, who was a teacher and engineer before he almost certainly signed himself up to spend a hefty chunk of the rest of his life behind bars, probably isn’t going to inspire too many people with those words, or with this sort of thing:

GOP exploits shooting, and Melania makes censorship great again– www.dailykos.com

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A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. GOP uses shooting to shill for Trump’s gaudy ballroom Good thing they’re focusing on the important issues! Democrats are leading in polls, but voters want new blood Here’s what they can do to engage young voters ahead of the midterms. Republicans hit airwaves to…

Jimmy Kimmel and Others Continue Their Dehumanization Campaign Against Conservatives – RedState– redstate.com

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As pointed out by RedState’s Bob Hoge on April 27, 2026, First Lady Melania Trump put ABC late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel on full blast regarding his “joke” on April 23, 2026, prior to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (WHCD) about Mrs. Trump having a “glow like an expectant widow.” Melania responded with a call for ABC to fire Kimmel, long known for his hatred of all people conservative in general and President Trump in particular, for his hate-filled attempt at humor.

Kimmel Pushes Back Against White House And FLOTUS Criticism Of ‘Expectant Widow’ Joke – Forbes– news.google.com

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  1. Kimmel Pushes Back Against White House And FLOTUS Criticism Of ‘Expectant Widow’ Joke  Forbes
  2. Kimmel pushes back on Trump calls for his firing, in first major test for Disney’s new CEO  CNN
  3. Jimmy Kimmel responds to Trump’s call for his firing: ‘This was like déjà vu’  The Washington Post
  4. Melania Trump blasts Kimmel, calls on ABC to ‘take stand’ against comedian  Al Jazeera
  5. President and First Lady Melania Trump Demand ABC Fire Jimmy Kimmel Over ‘Widow’ Joke  The New York Times

CBS Still Refuses to Acknowledge the WHCD Shooter’s Political Leanings– www.newsbusters.org

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It’s been 48 hours since the attempted assassination of President Trump and senior Cabinet officials at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Sadly, one network endeavors to deemphasize the words contained within the shooter’s manifesto, and hide his leanings from viewer consideration.

Watch as correspondent Matt Gutman papers over all of these important insights into the shooter, reducing his statements to his mockery of the security arrangements outside the D.C. Hilton:

MATT GUTMAN: In an email to family timed to be sent just before the incident, police say the suspect himself expressed surprise at the security footprint. He wrote “I walk in with multiple weapons and not a single person there considers the possibility that I could be a threat. The security at the event is all outside… because apparently no one thought about what happens if someone checks in the day before.”

🔴 Watch! Democrats Double Down on Terrorist Language – You Are the Enemy (Sources)– www.louderwithcrowder.com

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Anne Hathaway wanted a certain kind of person on set for The Devil Wears Prada 2. Which means she wanted a certain kind of person NOT on set for The Devil Wears Prada 2. But, you be the judge. The Left, once again, is insisting that all violence comes from the political right despite the fact that they have to twist themselves into knots to get there. Let’s see how much the Left has done since Trump’s reelection. Lee Zeldin faced off in Congress in an epic battle with the Trash Heap from Fraggle Rock. We’re sorry. We’re being told that’s Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro. Our mistake.

First Lady Melania Trump Blasts ‘Coward’ Jimmy Kimmel, Urges ABC to Pull the Plug › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

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Monday morning, First Lady Melania Trump urged ABC to pull the plug on late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel  in her first public statement reacting to his badly timed “joke” referring to her as “an expectant widow.”

The First Lady, along with President Trump,  Vice President JD Vance, and other top administration officials had to be evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., Saturday night, when 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, stormed a security checkpoint armed with a 12-gauge shotgun, a .38-caliber handgun, and multiple knives.

The suspect, who had booked a room at the hotel, fired at least one shot during an exchange with law enforcement before being tackled and apprehended near the ballroom entrance. One Secret Service agent was struck in the chest but sustained no serious injury due to a bullet-resistant vest; there were no other injuries.

Attendees, including journalists and Cabinet members, ducked under tables as Secret Service agents secured the area. Trump later stated he was instructed to go down on the floor and was escorted out, appearing to crawl during the evacuation.

Democrat-Owned Beer Company Complains After Trump Assassination Attempt Failed– slaynews.com

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A Wisconsin brewery owner and former Democratic candidate is facing intense backlash after publicly rooting for the assassination of President Donald Trump in the immediate aftermath of the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

The incident, which forced the evacuation of President Donald Trump and senior officials, has reignited concerns about the real-world consequences of escalating political rhetoric, concerns only amplified by the reaction from Kirk Bangstad, owner of Minocqua Brewing Company.

PolitiFact Defends Hakeem Jeffries Maximum Warfare Remark on Redistricting– www.newsbusters.org

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We’re almost to the end of April, and the liberals at PolitiFact have still not found one single Democrat utterance that is tagged “Mostly False” or worse in 2026. Instead, they’re rushing to defense of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in the aftermath of the Correspondents Dinner shooting. Amy Sherman’s article on Monday was headlined:

Hakeem Jeffries ‘maximum warfare’ comment was about redistricting, not a call to violence

None of the conservatives who raised the Jeffries use of “maximum warfare” were punished on the “Truth-O-Meter,” but Sherman made a list of “out of context” quotes:

“I heard Hakeem Jeffries say this week ‘its maximum warfare all the time,’” CNN conservative pundit Scott Jennings said April 26.  “We have a violent streak on the left and a rhetoric problem on the left.”

The Republican National Committee responded on X to Jeffries condemning political violence on a Sunday political show, sharing a clip of his “maximum warfare” remark and asking if he will “apologize and condemn this type of violent rhetoric.”

Republican Reps. Andrew Clyde of Georgia and Randy Fine of Florida also criticized Jeffries’ comment, while Tim Young, a conservative pundit, said Jeffries “caused” this.

While Jeffries used those words, the soundbite lacks larger context.

Days After NYT Excused Murder, Would-Be Assassin Went For Trump– thefederalist.com

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A would-be assassin with reported intent to target the Trump administration was caught on video charging through a security checkpoint during an event attended by the president and members of his cabinet. This marks yet another assassination attempt against Donald Trump, and like the others, Saturday’s attempt did not happen in a vacuum.

Just days before the attempted assassination, Marxist streamer Hasan Piker defended Luigi Mangione’s December 2024 alleged murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson during an interview with the New York Times (NYT). He invoked Friedrich Engels’ concept of “social murder” to suggest that Thompson was guilty of “systematized forms of violence” through the health care system.

According to Piker, Thompson was “engaging in a tremendous amount of social murder.”

It was stunning commentary to say the least. But what was more shocking was that the Times’ Nadja Spiegelman described the interview as a “lively” exchange. There was no pushback against Piker’s defense and justification of murder, just the Times lending its name-brand “credibility” to the idea that some killings are justifiable.

‘Jimmy Kimmel Should Be Immediately Fired by Disney and ABC’– www.breitbart.com

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President Donald Trump on Monday called for Disney and ABC to fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel after he said First Lady Melania Trump had “a glow like an expectant widow” in a monologue that preceded a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “Wow, Jimmy Kimmel, who is in no way funny as attested to by his terrible Television Ratings, made a statement on his Show that is really shocking. He showed a fake video of the First Lady, Melania, and our son, Barron, like they were actually sitting in his studio, listening to him speak, which they weren’t, and never would be. He then stated, ‘Our First Lady, Melania, is here. Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow.’ A day later a lunatic tried entering the ballroom of the White House Correspondents Dinner, loaded up with a shotgun, handgun, and many knives. He was there for a very obvious and sinister reason.”

“I appreciate that so many people are incensed by Kimmel’s despicable call to violence, and normally would not be responsive to anything that he said but, this is something far beyond the pale. Jimmy Kimmel should be immediately fired by Disney and ABC. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP,” the president said.