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#1 James Fishback Calls Into Byron Donalds Radio Hit Under an Alias - A.G. Gancarski, Weaver Whiteheart, James Fishback, Derrick Evans, Michael Flynn Jr, and Chris Nelson/Byron Donalds on X
Byron Donalds took calls during a Monday appearance on Jacksonville radio, including one from an opponent in the Aug. 18 Republican gubernatorial Primary who gave the call screener a fake name. James Fishback, calling himself “Thomas,” dialed into WJCT’s “First Coast Connect” to ask how Donalds would “hold charter schools” accountable in “the rare but serious cases when they defraud parents, investors, and taxpayers.” Fishback said Optima Classical Academy, a school founded by Donald’s wife, Erika Donalds, left parents, students, and investors scrambling. It didn’t open as planned, as the region recovered from Hurricane Ian. The Congressman noted his wife has opened and operated five charter schools in the state...
#2 Aaron Rodgers Calls Anthony Fauci a ‘Coward’ on ‘The Pat McAfee Show' - Christopher Kuhagen for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Pat McAfee/Patrick Bet-David, Collin Rugg, The Vigilant Fox, Robert Littal BSO, and Fox News on X
Aaron Rodgers has said when he's done playing football you won't hear or see him again. He'll go into the darkness. "I’m gonna be out of the light," he reinforced again during an appearance Aug. 3 on “The Pat McAfee Show" at the Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. But he's not out of football yet. And with a platform, Rodgers apparently is going to get everything off his chest before he heads off into the sunset. That was clear when he was handed a microphone and an unfiltered platform on McAfee's show as his comments harkened back to his rants several years ago about COVID-19...
#3 Trump DHS Chief Under Fire From Conservatives After Immigration Speech Ignites Backlash - Amanda Macias for Fox News, ꧁𝓥𝓲𝓸𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓥𝓲𝔁𝓮𝓷29꧂,
Patz_i, Jack Posobiec/Angela, Woodrow Wilson, Grandpa's FREE ADVICE, and Laura Loomer on X
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is facing a conservative backlash after reaffirming his opposition to amnesty in a social media post, with critics arguing the hardline message contradicted comments he made hours earlier during an immigration speech in Oklahoma. Hours after speaking at the National Governors Association Summer Meeting in Oklahoma City, Mullin wrote on X: "NO amnesty for illegal aliens. Ever." "We are a nation of laws," he wrote. "If you are illegally present in the United States of America, you will be detained and deported. Period."
#4 The Legal Loophole That Could Revive the Trump Administration’s ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund - Dareh Gregorian for NBC News, Ed Pageau, Enoch Root, The Black Chronicle, and M.A. Rothman on X
The deal that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche struck with two holdout Republican senators to formally kill the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund has a major loophole that could allow it to come back to life.#5 Runaway Online Rumors Sparked Frantic Rush by Migrants to the Spanish Territory of Ceuta - Akram Oubachir for AP, Euronews, European Democrats, Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene/Thomas Massie, and Nick Shirley on X
It started with Instagram posts that suggested Spain’s border with Morocco was opening up. Then came Facebook users tracking coast guard patrols and TikTok videos showing where to swim. After many shares and comments, thousands of Moroccans became convinced that Europe was suddenly within reach. Within hours, young people began heading toward the border with the Spanish territory of Ceuta in North Africa. Packed buses rolled into the neighboring Moroccan city of Fnideq. Regional trains filled up. Taxis did too...
#6 Trump v. Smithsonian: A Timeline of How the White House Fight Over ‘Woke’ History Unfolded - Amanda Macias for Fox News, MonteFish, MissLisa, toddstarnes, Mark Yandle, San Antonio Express-News, and Gadsen Herald on X
President Donald Trump's effort to root out what his administration calls "woke" ideology at the Smithsonian has grown into one of the most extensive White House reviews of the institution in decades. The Smithsonian oversees 21 museums, the National Zoo, and nearly 157 million objects and specimens while receiving more than $1 billion annually in federal funding outside of private-side dollars. The administration's campaign has placed the taxpayer-supported institution at the center of a broader debate over patriotism, historical interpretation, and the role of federally funded cultural institutions amid a growing divide over how people view and retell America's story...
#7 What Is Rabbit Fever? Cases of Rare Tick-Borne Illness Reported in NYC - Jen Maxfield for NBC New York, WSAZ NewsChannel 3, Action News on 6abc, Chloe To/ABC News, Tyla, Syeda Shabana Ashraf, and Proud American on X
Health officials in New York are warning residents about a rare tick-borne illness after three cases were reported on Long Island. Three people in Suffolk County were confirmed to have come down with tularemia, also known as rabbit fever. The disease can cause high fevers and extreme fatigue, and doctors say symptoms can be more severe than those of more common tick-borne illnesses such as Lyme disease. John Detmer, 9, was diagnosed this year after a tick bite on his head led to severe symptoms that lasted for weeks, according to his family. “It’s, like, painful, like my neck was hurting me. Sometimes my legs would,” the boy said. “It hurt it really bad when I touched it.”
#8 Trump Slams Jeanine Pirro for Dropping Reflecting Pool Vandalism Cases, Says She “Choked” - Kathryn Watson for CBS News, NEWSMAX, Slay News, LD Basler/Howard Boone/See What I'm Sayin/Elizabeth D'Armiento, Patrony, and dave999x2x1 on X
President Trump on Monday publicly rebuked Jeanine Pirro, his handpicked U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, for dropping the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism cases, but ignored questions about whether he intends to fire her. The Justice Department submitted a court filing Friday moving to dismiss vandalism charges against 67-year-old former Olympian David Hearn, saying the Interior Department incorrectly attributed damage in the pool's lining to vandalism and that evidence showed "contractor error" and a "botched installation" were to blame...
#9 Michigan Primary Could Cement Democratic Socialists' Grip on the Party - NEWSMAX, Francisco Taveira, Jesse/ Winning/ Russell William Glad, Trenton, AverageDemocrat, and Craig Mauger on X
Tuesday's Democratic primary in Michigan is more than a local contest. A victory by Abdul El-Sayed would mark a pivotal advance for the Democratic Socialists of America and their allies, installing one of the movement's most prominent figures in a competitive U.S. Senate seat and amplifying their influence if Democrats reclaim the chamber next year. In a state that Donald Trump carried narrowly in 2024, it would signal that the hard-left surge that produced New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and multiple House upsets has reached the industrial heartland...
#10 White House Finalizes Artificial Intelligence Oversight Framework - Cheyenne Haslett and Owen Dahlkamp for POLITICO, Quartz, Mololuwa | Cybersecurity - (The God Complex), RKS News, Bannon's WarRoom, and DCF on X
The White House has a framework for how to review advanced AI models, according to an administration official, but did not detail it or say whether it would be released to the public. AI companies are expected to review a draft Tuesday at a meeting with the Office of the National Cyber Director, according to five people familiar with the planning who were granted anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. The framework will shape how the federal government works with the country’s leading AI developers before and after their most advanced models are deployed, and comes as the Trump administration seeks to address potential safety and national security risks while pursuing a mostly light-touch regulatory approach to the technology...
