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EU nation detains former presidential frontrunner — RT World News– www.rt.com

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EU nation detains former presidential frontrunner — RT World News– www.rt.com
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The Romanian fraud case against Calin Georgescu was first revealed just before his 2024 victory was annulled in an unprecedented move

Romanian right-wing politician Calin Georgescu, who won the first round of the country’s 2024 presidential election before the result was controversially annulled, has been detained in connection with an alleged €1 million fraud scheme.

Georgescu’s surprise win on an anti-NATO platform was met with accusations from Brussels and Bucharest of fake online campaigning. He was disqualified from running when a new vote was held, despite revelations that the suspected digital campaign in question was run by a party opposing him.

Romania’s Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) said on Monday that it had detained a suspect and searched five properties linked to the case, with local media identifying Georgescu as the person of interest. His key ally George Simion described the latest case as a warning that “any of us can be next.”

Trump allies prepping legal defense firm for possible Democratic investigations– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Trump allies prepping legal defense firm for possible Democratic investigations– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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A conservative watchdog is recruiting lawyers to defend President Donald Trump’s allies and administration officials as preparations accelerate for investigations if Democrats win control of either chamber of Congress in November’s elections.

Former Justice Department official Jeff Clark said Wednesday that he would lead a new law firm under the Oversight Project’s banner to challenge what he described as abuses of congressional oversight, bar disciplinary proceedings, and criminal prosecutions.

Ceuta Confirms First Monkeypox Case After Summer Border Surge from Morocco– legalinsurrection.com

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Ceuta Confirms First Monkeypox Case After Summer Border Surge from Morocco– legalinsurrection.com
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The last time we visited Ceuta at Legal Insurrection, thousands of military-age men from Morocco invaded Spain by crossing the border into this bit of Spanish territory.

That was in late July. As we head into the second half of September, conditions certainly have not improved. Now, on top of this de facto invasion, there has been a reported case of monkeypox.

Ceuta has confirmed its first recorded case of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, in a 13-year-old unaccompanied Moroccan boy who entered the Spanish enclave during the mass invasion from Morocco at the end of July.

The Instituto de Salud Carlos III confirmed the infection on Thursday, 17 September, after local health authorities sent samples for testing. According to local reporting, the minor is isolated at the Piniers reception centre, under medical supervision and receiving treatment, while health officials are tracing contacts. A second suspected case involving another minor is reportedly being investigated but has not been confirmed at the time of writing.

The appearance of mpox adds to the enclave’s already raging health crisis since July, when around 80,000 illegal migrants invaded Ceuta from Morocco, with around 10,000 still in the city of 84,000 residents.

INGESA, Spain’s public health authority responsible for the enclave, activated Level 1 of the Hospital Universitario de Ceuta’s External Catastrophe Plan on 31 July. During the first month alone, migrant patients generated 10,725 consultations—an average of 335 per day—and more than 100 additional health workers were hired.

Germany’s far-right AfD makes strong gains in two state elections– www.france24.com

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Germany’s far-right AfD makes strong gains in two state elections– www.france24.com
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Germany‘s ‌AfD party on Sunday was set to win 37% in ⁠the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, ahead of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) on 35.5% and far ‌in front of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives, who got 5.5% and barely ⁠crossed the threshold to enter the state parliament, according to exit polls on ARD public television.

But the far-right ​party is unlikely to govern as the ‌other main parties rule out working with it.

In another election in the capital Berlin that ​also took place on Sunday, the far-left Linke party was ​on 24.5%, while Merz’s conservatives were on 20% ​and the AfD also gained in strength, hitting 16%.

Merz’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is projected to fall to 5.5% in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, a largely rural state in Germany’s formerly communist east. That would be its worst result there since World War II.

In a televised address after the polls closed at 6pm local time, Merz said the ​election ‌in ⁠Mecklenburg-Western ‌Pomerania was a “disaster” for ​his ‌party and vowed to ‌accelerate reforms ​as CDU party leader and ​chancellor ​to ​bring Germany forward.

“The reforms have to come,” he said. “I am taking on this responsibility, because I want to move our country forward.”

In Berlin, the CDU is projected to come in second with 20%, behind the Left party at 24.5%, according to the exit poll by public broadcaster ARD.

FULL CONTROL: Trump’s ‘Infinite Life’ Greenland Deal, Permanent U.S. Security Control, China and Russia Barred– gellerreport.com

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FULL CONTROL: Trump’s ‘Infinite Life’ Greenland Deal, Permanent U.S. Security Control, China and Russia Barred– gellerreport.com
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Master moves from the master.

President Trump has formally obtained full control over Greenland after striking an infinity deal with Denmark — and the U.S. will immediately begin developing military in the region.

Trump to Ban CNN, MS NOW, Politico From White House Over Fake News Coverage › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

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Trump to Ban CNN, MS NOW, Politico From White House Over Fake News Coverage › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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President Donald Trump said Friday that he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House in his long-running battle with news organizations he accuses of publishing false and unfair coverage.

“Media Outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America,” Trump wrote in a Friday Truth Social post. “Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow.”

Asked about the scope of the restrictions, Trump described the move as “a very simple ban.”

“I don’t want him in my office. I don’t want them here. I would say the ban would go as far as you can,” Trump told reporters.

Trump said Politico was targeted in part because the Biden administration spent $8 million on subscriptions, spending that Trump later canceled.

The targeted outlets pushed back. CNN said it stands behind its White House team and argued that implementing the ban would constitute “an illegal assault” on its constitutional rights.

USDA: Food Stamp Fraud Crackdown Has Saved Taxpayers Nearly $6 Billion– slaynews.com

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USDA: Food Stamp Fraud Crackdown Has Saved Taxpayers Nearly $6 Billion– slaynews.com
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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has announced that the Trump administration’s crackdown on fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program prevented nearly $6 billion in taxpayer losses, including by shutting down thousands of fraudulent retailers and illegal devices used to process food stamp benefits.

Rollins said in a September 15 post on X that the administration’s anti-fraud efforts have prevented $5.8 billion in losses since President Donald Trump returned to office.

The crackdown has included shutting down nearly 1,840 illegal SNAP devices used to process Electronic Benefit Transfer cards and disqualifying 5,335 fraudulent retailers from the program.

“Those who defraud SNAP are stealing from taxpayers and taking resources away from Americans who genuinely need assistance,” Rollins said.

“We have zero tolerance for this abuse, and we will continue pursuing bad actors and protecting the integrity of the program.”

Church of England Pulls Exhibit Celebrating Palestinian Jihadis– gellerreport.com

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Church of England Pulls Exhibit Celebrating Palestinian Jihadis– gellerreport.com
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The Church of England is just leftism at prayer, and so it was hardly surprising that, as The Times put it in its headline on, of all days, September 11, “Church of England promotes tapestry ‘with tribute to jihadists.’” Well, of course. Leftists have their heroes and saints just like everyone else.

The Times explained that “the fabric that will go on display at Leeds Minster appears to show the names of 12 members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad and one member of Hamas.”

Ultimately, this did not happen; saner minds prevailed. The BBC reported Friday that “a church exhibition honouring people who have lost their lives in Gaza has been removed from show after it emerged the display was said to feature names of several Hamas fighters.”

Abashed, the church that was showing the exhibition issued a statement saying that it wanted to “work with all faith groups within the city and acknowledges that by hosting this exhibition we have harmed our relationship with some in the Jewish community for which we apologise and now seek to rebuild trust.”

CNN, MS NOW, Politico reporters blocked from White House after Trump ban– www.france24.com

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CNN, MS NOW, Politico reporters blocked from White House after Trump ban– www.france24.com
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The White House made good Saturday on President Donald Trump‘s vow to deny CNN, MS NOW and Politico access to the presidential mansion as punishment for reporting what he calls “fake news.”

Read moreTrump bans media outlets CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House

The three news outlets denounced the ban as a violation of the US constitution and vowed to keep reporting on the US government.

They are expected to take the bans to court to regain access to the White House, fighting back as Trump expands his battle against mainstream news outlets that he detests and routinely slams as crooked.

“The White House belongs to the American people and the decisions made inside are funded with our tax dollars,” MS NOW, formerly known as MSNBC, said Saturday on X.

German state elections: Chancellor Friedrich Merz vows to stay on despite ‘disaster’ in polls– www.bbc.co.uk

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German state elections: Chancellor Friedrich Merz vows to stay on despite ‘disaster’ in polls– www.bbc.co.uk
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Embattled German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay on despite exit polls in two local elections suggesting damaging defeats for his centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party.

In the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the party was initially projected to scrape through with its worst ever election result. But a few hours later, it dipped below the 5% threshold needed to stay in parliament. Merz called it “a disaster” for his party.

Meanwhile the far-right AfD was on track to win the most votes in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, but it is unlikely to govern as other parties refuse to work with it.

In Berlin, the ruling CDU was expected to be beaten by Die Linke (The Left).

Merz is under mounting pressure, with poor approval ratings and rumours he could even be replaced mid-term in a so-called chancellor swap.

Votes took place on Sunday, a fortnight after the CDU saw its vote halved as the Alternative for Germany (AfD) won a major victory in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

DOJ Charges 16 Noncitizens in Voter Fraud Cases– legalinsurrection.com

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DOJ Charges 16 Noncitizens in Voter Fraud Cases– legalinsurrection.com
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The Justice Department (DOJ) announced charges against 16 people in seven states for alleged illegal voting, illegal voter registration, and related election crimes. Eight of the defendants were charged in Texas.

DOJ says the cases include noncitizens accused of voting in federal elections, false citizenship claims, and naturalization fraud. Investigators also turned up alleged passport fraud, wire fraud, and illegal firearm purchases.

The department was direct about the consequences:

“If you are not allowed to vote in our elections, you shouldn’t. And if you do, that’s a crime.”

It added a broader warning to anyone considering it:

“Let this be a warning to anyone trying to cheat and undermine our elections.”

Traffic In Strait Of Hormuz Passes Key Milestone, CENTCOM Says– trendingpoliticsnews.com

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Traffic In Strait Of Hormuz Passes Key Milestone, CENTCOM Says– trendingpoliticsnews.com
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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Saturday that American forces have supported the movement of more than one billion barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz in recent months while enforcing a total naval blockade on Iranian ports.

“CENTCOM forces have supported more than one billion barrels of crude oil leaving the Gulf. That’s one billion barrels of crude oil out through the Strait of Hormuz in the last couple of months,” CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper announced in a video statement.

Cooper said U.S. forces reached the figure while assisting more than 2,000 commercial ship transits. “We’ve reached this significant milestone while assisting over 2,000 commercial ship transits through the Strait by providing coordinated protection. Clearly, momentum is building. Primary transit lanes in the Strait are clear of mines,” he added.

Cooper continued, “Thousands of ships have passed through the Strait. Over one billion barrels of crude have been shipped from Gulf partners through the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran has exported zero barrels thanks to our ironclad blockade.”

The commander went on to state that volumes have increased in recent weeks and days. “The effort is paying off. The volume of crude oil, cargo, and liquid natural gas these past two weeks is higher than at any point in the past six months.” He further noted that CENTCOM was working with U.S. government agencies, the six Gulf Cooperation Council states, insurers, and shipping companies to raise traffic through the waterway.

German chancellor Merz vows to stay in office amid ‘disaster’ after double election blow with far-left AND far-right win– www.thesun.co.uk

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German chancellor Merz vows to stay in office amid ‘disaster’ after double election blow with far-left AND far-right win– www.thesun.co.uk
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GERMANY’s chancellor has vowed to stay in office – despite describing the elections as as a “disaster” for his party.

Friedrich Merz, leader of Christian Democratic Union (CDU), responded to the projected losses in two state elections to both far-left and far-right parties.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz called the recent results a “disaster” Credit: Getty
The AfD have grown significantly in popularity across Germany Credit: Getty

Merz said: “Trust in our country’s institutions is waning and is being actively undermined by radical parties on both the left and the right.”

In the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, preliminary results indicated that the CDU would just about creep over the 5 per cent threshold to enter the state’s parliament.

Iran-US war latest: Tehran holds huge pro-regime march in defiance of Trump’s ‘annihilation’ threat– www.independent.co.uk

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Iran-US war latest: Tehran holds huge pro-regime march in defiance of Trump’s ‘annihilation’ threat– www.independent.co.uk
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Hundreds of thousands of Iranians took to the streets of Tehran on Friday in the largest state-organised demonstration since the war began in February.

Marching in combat uniforms, participants pledged readiness to take up arms under “Janfaday-e Iran” (“Those who sacrifice their lives for Iran”) – a government campaign to train citizens with assault rifles to reinforce the Revolutionary Guard and Basij militia.

Officials claim over 600,000 volunteers have registered, aiming to train over 1 million.

The rally featured military hardware displays – including anti-aircraft batteries and drones – as leaders sought to project national unity amid a crippling US naval blockade.

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AI Actress Malfunctions on Air With Piers Morgan and Starts Speaking Chinese– www.louderwithcrowder.com

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AI Actress Malfunctions on Air With Piers Morgan and Starts Speaking Chinese– www.louderwithcrowder.com
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It would appear that we have quite some time before AI takes over Hollywood.

Tilly Norwood, a so-called “AI actress,” was being interviewed by Piers Morgan but, unfortunately, had some sort of technical glitch and started speaking Chinese.

LOL.

According to Deadline:

Norwood, a generative AI creation from British company Particle6, switched language from English to Cantonese midway through the exchange, much to Morgan’s bemusement.

Fellow guest Tom Conti, the Oscar-nominated Oppenheimer star, was asking Norwood about her upcoming feature film Misaligned. “Are the other actors on the screen with you real actors? Or are they computer-generated images?” Conti ventured.

Norwood nodded, paused, and responded: “They’re all digital twins, just like me. It’s a hybrid production, which means….” Norwood then stopped and switched to Cantonese.

NPR Criticizes GOP Rhetoric on Radical Islam in Election Campaigns– www.newsbusters.org

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NPR Criticizes GOP Rhetoric on Radical Islam in Election Campaigns– www.newsbusters.org
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It was jarring on Thursday to hear NPR Morning Edition anchor A Martinez open an hour of the “newscast” warning about anti-Muslim “lies” from Republicans.

Muslim co-anchor Leila Fadel began their story:

FADEL: Over the last few months, anti-Muslim rhetoric has found a solid foothold in GOP messaging. Muslims, who make up about 1% of the population, are being made into a bogeyman in many of these political ads.

UNIDENTIFIED NARRATOR #1: Radical Islam is taking root in Texas.

UNIDENTIFIED NARRATOR #2: Radical Islam is incompatible with the West.

UNIDENTIFIED NARRATOR #3: They don’t think we deserve the right to exist as Americans or as Christians.

UNIDENTIFIED NARRATOR #4: Hate our way of life. They want Sharia law.

UNIDENTIFIED NARRATOR #5: Oklahoma is next.

FADEL: And this bigotry has been met with virtually no condemnation from Republicans.

Democrats Aim To Win Rural Voters By Lying About ‘Moderation’– thefederalist.com

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Democrats Aim To Win Rural Voters By Lying About ‘Moderation’– thefederalist.com
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Texas Senate Democrat candidate James Talarico’s spiritual leader, the lesbian preacher Babs Miller, was recently caught on hidden camera admitting he’s lying to voters about his positions: “I can guarantee you that once he’s elected he’ll change his tune” on transgender politics, she told an undercover reporter.

Deceiving voters is Democrats’ strategy because their political extremism is unpopular. Democrats especially know they cannot win fair elections without making inroads in rural and small-town America, like the Texas areas Talarico needs to win a Senate seat. In fact, Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s campaigning in rural areas may have given him the edge in his primary against Haley Stevens.

Democrats in general, and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in particular, are paying a lot more attention to rural America these days. That’s because rural America “is the wall the American Left keeps hitting,” according to longtime DSA activist Bhaskar Sunkara.

Democrats know that their brand is toxic in rural America. So, how to get elected while bearing a toxic brand? Sunkara advocates for a strong message of “progressive populism” delivered with “rhetorical discipline.” In a word: propaganda.

For Democrats, disciplined propaganda is critical to striking a delicate balance between keeping their base motivated and appealing to small-town and rural America. For example, with allies in the corporate media, they’ve concocted the narrative of a “Farmageddon” revolt in which farmers are angry with President Trump and the GOP.

‘Supermountains’ Buried Under Antarctica Fueled Explosion of Life, Scientists Discover– www.404media.co

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‘Supermountains’ Buried Under Antarctica Fueled Explosion of Life, Scientists Discover– www.404media.co
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Welcome back to the Abstract! These are the studies this week that ate well, moved mountains, grew brains, and saved medieval texts.

First, scientists set out to understand why Venus doesn’t have a moon and discover even more unnerving stuff about this delightfully nightmarish planet. Then: a hidden range of primordial supermountains, a literal brain-space, and evidence of Tudor-era subterfuge.

As always, for more of my work, check out my book First Contact: The Story of Our Obsession with Aliens, or subscribe to my personal newsletter the BeX Files.

Venus is a bizarro world with a year that is shorter than its day, a surface shaped by diabolical heat and pressure, and skies soaked in sulfuric acid. Frankly, this planet is metal enough as it is, but scientists have now suggested that Venus is also a moon-eater.

For years, researchers have pondered why Venus lacks a moon, in contrast to all other planets except Mercury. One possibility is that Venus was once orbited by a primordial satellite that it ultimately tore apart and swallowed, according to a new study. And honestly, that sounds like something Venus would do. It’s in character.

Deep State Cited Wikipedia To Try To Launch Trump Investigation– thefederalist.com

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Deep State Cited Wikipedia To Try To Launch Trump Investigation– thefederalist.com
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Walter Giardina — an FBI agent whistleblowers claim “openly stated his desire to investigate Trump, even if it meant false predication” — cited a Wikipedia article in support of launching yet another investigation of Donald Trump. That detail is but one of the crazier revelations buried in the latest cache of documents Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, made public last week in conjunction with FBI Director Kash Patel’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

As The Federalist previously reported, last week Patel testified before “the Senate Judiciary Committee on a wide-range of topics.” He dropped in the middle of the four-hour-plus hearing news related to the ongoing investigation of the weaponization of the FBI: The FBI had “made up” the Round River “classification,” Patel told Grassley on Tuesday.

For several years, Grassley has led an investigation into the weaponization of the FBI, including the launch of the Round River investigation, which whistleblowers told the Iowa senator sought to “improperly discredit negative Hunter Biden information as disinformation and caused investigative activity to cease.” While Patel’s confirmation that the Round River “classification” was fraudulent and that his team was investigating “the individuals who launched and codified this false and fake [classification],” represented the biggest news of the day, the documents Grassley released in connection with the hearing revealed many more troubling details about the weaponization of the FBI.

With United Russia’s Election Victory All But Certain, Some Russians Are Still Pushing Back– www.themoscowtimes.com

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With United Russia’s Election Victory All But Certain, Some Russians Are Still Pushing Back– www.themoscowtimes.com
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Across Russia, the outcome of this weekend’s State Duma elections seems like a foregone conclusion: a sweep for the ruling United Russia party and its allies. Even so, in St. Petersburg, one woman plans to head to her local polling station as an election observer from the liberal Yabloko party.

“What’s the motivation? A sense of responsibility, I guess — the feeling that this is one part of changing Russia that’s actually within my power,” the woman told The Moscow Times on condition of anonymity due to the risk of political reprisal.

“I can’t overthrow anyone, but I can show up and observe,” she said.

In what experts say is Russia’s most restricted parliamentary elections to date, voters have few options to make a difference at the ballot box. Instead, many are finding other ways to push back against United Russia and show their distrust in the process, from subtle acts of protest to organized voting strategies and poll watching.

The Kremlin has sidelined nearly all real opponents, making it almost impossible to vote for candidates who truly challenge the status quo. With United Russia facing some of its lowest approval ratings since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin is framing the election as a referendum on the war effort, now in its fifth year.

For authorities, showing strong public backing is critical. A crackdown on anti-war candidates ahead of the vote peaked in August when Russia’s Supreme Court barred Yabloko, the only party campaigning on a pro-peace platform, from the party-list ballot.

On Fox, Tom Homan Calls Out Anti-ICE Lies by Liberal Media– www.newsbusters.org

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On Fox, Tom Homan Calls Out Anti-ICE Lies by Liberal Media– www.newsbusters.org
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Appearing as a guest on Wednesday’s The Ingraham Angle on Fox News Channel, border czar Tom Homan called out some of the liberal media’s misinformation attacking ICE activities.

Host Laura Ingraham raised the issue by showing a clip of MS NOW’s Joe Scarborough from Tuesday’s Morning Joe trying to intimidate ICE by warning that they will punished after President Donald Trump leaves office:

LAURA INGRAHAM: Joe Scarborough was essentially warning ICE agents that are currently working for the Trump administration to beware when Democrats take power. Watch.

JOE SCARBOROUGH (from MS NOW’s Morning Joe): I warned on this show in real time that justice will find them, that they’re being told right now, “We’ll pay you X amount of money, put on this mask, you can go out, you can do whatever you want to do, and Donald Trump will protect you.” Donald Trump won’t be in the White House forever. (editing jump) Justice will find them.

So, it’s law enforcement turned upside down. Let’s put the law enforcers in prison. The Fox News host posed:

Tom, I don’t know what exactly he’s getting at here — there, but I think he’s saying you’re going to jail, you’re going to be prosecuted, you’re going to be bankrupted by the Democrat machine that’s going to grind you into the dirt for having done this job.