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Study: Students Show Lower Literacy in Blue States With Strong Teachers’ Unions › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

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Study: Students Show Lower Literacy in Blue States With Strong Teachers’ Unions › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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A 2026 analysis from the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) shows a strong negative correlation between the political strength of state teachers’ unions and the adoption of evidence-based early literacy policies.

The New York Post reports at least eight of the ten states where students had the worst literacy scores were liberal bastions with politically powerful teachers’ unions, while just five were Republican and one was a swing state.

The top-performing states were overwhelmingly conservative and had less politically powerful unions — of the 23 top-performing states, 13 were Republican majority and just 4 were Democratic hubs, according to the New York Post.

 

Carney pushes Canada over the edge– www.americanthinker.com

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Carney pushes Canada over the edge– www.americanthinker.com
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They hate Trump in Canada, or so they say in the Canadian media. It’s TDS 24/7 up there. So I guess that they want to blame Trump because Canada is overtaxed and overregulated. I don’t get it, but that’s how the political class up north is justifying its existence.

What do you do when you hate an American President so much? Well, the Carney government has decided to fight Trump at all costs, including the destruction of the local economy. Sound crazy to you? It does to me, but that’s what passes for resistance to Trump up there

Let’s get the latest from Victor Davis Hanson:

 

Canadians now boo at the mere sound of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” They brag of a new “elbows up” policy to stop U.S. “aggression.” Their social media is flooded with braggadocio about new ways to hurt Americans. Some three-quarters of the country has bought into Carney’s fantasies. Hating America is the new Canadian pastime.

 

But, sadly, this will not end well for Canada, for at least five reasons.

 

First, America certainly is not the cause of Canada’s maladies, other than by subsidizing its suicidal domestic choices for years. Canada’s self-destructive socialist and globalist policies are its government’s doing alone.

Nearly 100% of Princeton faculty donations went to Democrats — zero to Republicans: study– www.thecollegefix.com

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Nearly 100% of Princeton faculty donations went to Democrats — zero to Republicans: study– www.thecollegefix.com
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Nearly all of the reported political contributions by Princeton faculty — 98 percent — went to Democratic candidates or affiliated groups during the most recent election cycle compared to zero donations to Republican candidates and affiliated groups, according to a study released Tuesday.

Princetonians for Free Speech reviewed Federal Election Commission data covering the 2023-24 election cycle and matched it to a roster of Princeton faculty department by department.

Among the 818 faculty members reviewed, 101 made a federal contribution, and of those, 99 supported Democrats and two supported independents; none went to Republicans.

In terms of dollars, $300,747 went to Democratic recipients and $1,270 to independent recipients.

“[A]cross all 34 departments, no department recorded a single Republican contributor,” the study found. “Politics, the department whose subject is American electoral politics, returned five contributors and five Democrats.”

Gay Dad’s Gross Diary Illuminates Dysfunctions Of Buying Babies– thefederalist.com

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Gay Dad’s Gross Diary Illuminates Dysfunctions Of Buying Babies– thefederalist.com
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New York Magazine recently published the sex diary of a 42-year-old gay dad living outside Boston. He and his “husband,” Gavin, have an infant daughter, Sophie, who was presumably born through paid surrogacy.

At 10 a.m., Dad opens Sniffies, a location-based app used primarily by men seeking anonymous sex.

Over the next seven days, he propositions a married man who initially refuses to show his face. He has sex with that stranger on his infant daughter’s leaf-shaped play mat while her stuffed giraffe knocks against his head. He sends Gavin a photo of himself in a jockstrap, hoping he will leave work early. He ends the week having sex with a police officer at a party up against a washing machine.

One infant. Two gay men. No mother. Welcome to the post-Obergefell family.

From the adult’s side, the diary is supposed to read as naughty, funny, and liberated. From Sophie’s perspective, this isn’t a cheeky account about sexual liberation. It’s a record of her fundamental biological and developmental needs being subordinated to a sex-crazed man.

Nearly 100% of NIH employee donations go to Democrats– www.thecollegefix.com

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Nearly 100% of NIH employee donations go to Democrats– www.thecollegefix.com
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ANALYSIS: Groups say grants should remain with ‘neutral’ NIH staffers – but nearly all support Democrats

Nearly all donations from National Institutes of Health employees went to Democratic candidates or aligned political action committees, a College Fix analysis found.

The findings come as higher education groups and other liberal advocacy organizations criticize the Trump administration for proposed changes to how research grants are distributed.

The proposed change would require grants to align with the political priorities of the administration in charge at the time. However, some groups argue that decisions should be made by ostensibly neutral bureaucrats, not a president’s political appointees.

Federal research grants, like those from the NIH, should use a “neutral program definition,” the Association of American Universities argued in a public comment. The new grant policy would “inject political and ideological considerations into decisions that have historically been based on scientific merit, programmatic objectives established by Congress, and agency expertise,” the group warned.

Yet across the board, NIH employees support Democrats. And that holds true for the supposedly neutral scientists and program managers who influence the grant decision-making process.

NY Times Free Speech Analysis Exposes Media Bias Against Conservatives– www.newsbusters.org

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NY Times Free Speech Analysis Exposes Media Bias Against Conservatives– www.newsbusters.org
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The New York Times has an annoying habit of topping its front page with an article labeled “News Analysis.” In reality, it’s a badly disguised editorial, often inveighing against their rage target Donald Trump.

In 2024, Times White House correspondent Peter Baker wrote a “news analysis” nudging voters to pick the Democrats with the question “If a Felon Becomes President, Can Anyone Limit His Power?” In February, White House correspondent Katie Rogers offered a combative rebuttal to Trump’s State of the Union address under the headline “Casting Democrats as Villains, Trump Produces a Spectacle.”

The Times thinks no one should ever paint Democrats as villains. They should be considered  the best humans in America. Another Baker “news analysis” after the October 7, 2023 slaughter in Israel oozed “Mr. Biden flew to Israel on Wednesday to give the whole country a hug.”

Topping the Sunday paper on September 13 was an Trump-trashing editorial by White House correspondent Maggie Haberman (maligned as “Maggot Hagerman” on Trump’s Truth Social account) and writer-at-large Jim Rutenberg. The headline warned: “A Sweeping Effort To Stifle Free Speech: Trump Deploys Agencies and Lawsuits.”

Democrats demand to know where Venezuelan oil revenue is going– www.washingtonpost.com

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Democrats demand to know where Venezuelan oil revenue is going– www.washingtonpost.com
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Three Democratic senators are pressing the Trump administration for transparency on billions of dollars in oil revenue from Venezuela believed to be in a U.S. government-controlled account.

In a letter obtained by The Washington Post, Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) are asking Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for information about the status and use of this revenue, which is being disbursed from an account controlled by the Treasury.

 

Obama Pushing to Make AI Doomerism a Centerpiece of Democrat Agenda– gellerreport.com

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Obama Pushing to Make AI Doomerism a Centerpiece of Democrat Agenda– gellerreport.com
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Barack Hussein Obama told Democrats: They badly need to grab hold of the debate over artificial intelligence and impeding its progress a central pillar of their agenda.

Of course he did. There is one infallible rule in 211st century American politics – anything the Democrats are behind and pushing, is disastrous for America. Every time.

Thus: The sudden pressing of the “panic” button by talking heads on the left. New York Times: Former President Barack Obama warned during a recent private fund-raising event that artificial intelligence technology could be “dangerous” if not properly managed, as he implored Democrats to aggressively develop political and governing agendas to prioritize the issue in the coming years. In his remarks on Thursday, which have not been previously reported, Mr. Obama urged Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York and the House minority leader, to assemble a clear framework for a public conversation about A.I. policy, should Democrats win back the House in the midterm elections, according to a partial transcript provided by Mr. Obama’s office (New York Times).

Politico adds: Obama said AI development would be “one of my central agendas” if he were running for president, throwing down a gauntlet as the shadow 2028 Democratic primary debate responded to the AI leaders’ calls (Politico).

Make no mistake, Communist China is not slowing down and they are making huge gain using American (much of it stolen) technology. Why would we deliberately handicap ourselves while Communist China races ahead, weaponizing artificial intelligence for military power, mass surveillance, cyberwarfare and global domination?

Did Liberal Justices Delay Dissents To Stop Trump’s Voting EO?– thefederalist.com

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Did Liberal Justices Delay Dissents To Stop Trump’s Voting EO?– thefederalist.com
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Did the Supreme Court’s liberal justices slow-walk their dissents in litigation over President Trump’s mail-in voting order to run out the clock on its implementation for the 2026 midterms? That seems to be what Justice Samuel Alito subtly suggested in the court’s most recent ruling on the subject.

On Monday night, the high court rejected the Trump administration’s request to pause a lower court blockade on a new U.S. Postal Service rule. As described by Fox News, the new rule required election officials to “submit ballot-envelope designs for approval and upload voter information and unique tracking barcodes to a new USPS portal.”

The decision — which effectively bars the policy from taking effect for the fall elections — was presumably 7-2, with Alito and Justice Clarence Thomas saying they would have granted the government’s request for relief. Aside from Justice Brett Kavanaugh — who said the USPS rule seems lawful but denied the government’s request because it’s too close to the midterms for election officials to implement it — the majority offered little explanation for its decision.

Alito, on the other hand, penned a lengthy dissent (joined by Thomas) outlining several issues with the court’s holding. It was in this opinion that the Bush 43 appointee seemingly telegraphed some potentially nefarious shenanigans by the court’s Democrat appointees in the case.

The apparent hint came in the dissent’s concluding pages, in which Alito refuted the alleged concerns that the Democrat-led states challenging the Postal Service rule had regarding “the practical effects of implementing the rule close to the midterm elections.” While taking “that problem very seriously,” the justice highlighted two key points demonstrating why it isn’t enough to warrant rejecting the government’s request to implement the rule for the 2026 contests.

They say ‘never forget’ as Muslims gain power in America — and laugh at the 9/11 memorial– www.theblaze.com

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They say ‘never forget’ as Muslims gain power in America — and laugh at the 9/11 memorial– www.theblaze.com
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Young Americans may be posting “Never Forget” in light of the 25th anniversary of the most devastating terror attack to hit American soil, but that doesn’t mean they’re not really forgetting.

“Sometimes I feel like people who did not live through it don’t fully appreciate what we’re up against. Like something changes in you when you live through something like that. And I think the younger generation, they just don’t get it,” BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales tells Xaviaer DuRousseau.

“Unless you went through it, you’re just like, ‘Yeah, whatever. What? Let’s go along to get along. What could possibly go wrong with, you know, bringing in Islam here?’ They just don’t get it ‘cause they didn’t live through it,” she continues.

DuRousseau points out that there was even a “TikTok trend” a couple of years ago where users were siding with Osama bin Laden.

“The fact that they are glorifying this mindset that we are allowing so many people with the jihadi ideology to gain power and influence in our country and they’re very outspoken about it: That’s terrifying to me,” he says.

“And not just in our country, but in New York freaking City. We have the Muslim commie mayor Zohran Mamdani, who they were protesting. They didn’t want him to show up to their 9/11 memorial, but he did,” Gonzales says.

“And he went and shook hands with Rudy Giuliani, who of course was the mayor of New York City during 9/11,” she adds, pointing out that there was “an interesting moment” when Mamdani was caught on camera laughing with AOC.

Democrats create an AI panic and then falsely promise solutions– www.americanthinker.com

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Democrats create an AI panic and then falsely promise solutions– www.americanthinker.com
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Democrats have been so good at handling everything they focus on, so I know they can come up with sensible ways to implement AI.

It is surprising that the Biden-Harris administration and other Democrats didn’t solve this program while they were in office because Biden put Kamala in charge of the issue in 2023. Back then, Kamala led a meeting with tech leaders in 2023 to address the issue because the vigorous and sharp Biden needed to lighten his busy schedule:

Kamala is now lecturing Trump about what he must do to control China and handle AI. Kamala’s brilliance and expertise on the issue can be summed up in her statement introducing the issue:

“I think the first part of this issue that should be articulated is AI is kind of a fancy thing,” Harris said. “First of all, it’s two letters. It means artificial intelligence, but ultimately what it is is it’s about machine learning.”

 

US extends visa ban on Palestinian officials before UN General Assembly | Israel-Palestine conflict News– www.aljazeera.com

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US extends visa ban on Palestinian officials before UN General Assembly | Israel-Palestine conflict News– www.aljazeera.com
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The United States Department of State has announced it will extend visa sanctions on officials of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), preventing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from travelling to New York ahead of his address to the United Nations General Assembly next week for the second year in a row.

“As a consequence of their failure to reform, contrary to their commitments to the United States, and their ongoing activities that undermine the prospects for peace, the United States will extend sanctions that deny visas to PLO members and PA officials,” the State Department said in a statement.

The State Department accused the PA of violating US law by pursuing international recognition of Palestinian statehood outside direct negotiations, taking its dispute with Israel to international courts and providing payments to people the US and Israel label as convicted attackers and their families.

Social Media Bans for Kids: Do They Work? | American Enterprise Institute– www.aei.org

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Social Media Bans for Kids: Do They Work? | American Enterprise Institute– www.aei.org
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Governments are increasingly turning to social media bans to keep minors safe online. But what does early evidence from these legislative changes tell us about how effective they actually are? What would it look like to focus on age-appropriate online spaces and safer design instead? And with AI now being introduced to the conversation, should chatbots face similar regulations?

Josh Tabish joins us for an episode of Explain to Shane to help answer these questions. Josh is currently the senior director for Canada at the Chamber of Progress. He previously served as the director of policy and advocacy at the Canadian Internet Registration Authority and as a Ford Foundation / Media Democracy Fund Technology Exchange Fellow for Fight for the Future. Throughout his career, he has covered domestic and international technology policy issues.

Below is a lightly edited and abridged transcript of our discussion. You can listen to this and other episodes of Explain to Shane on AEI.org and subscribe via your preferred listening platform. If you enjoyed this episode, leave us a review, and tell your friends and colleagues to tune in.

Iran War Updates: U.N. panel cites possible U.S. war crimes as Trump again says Iran wants a deal– www.cbsnews.com

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Iran War Updates: U.N. panel cites possible U.S. war crimes as Trump again says Iran wants a deal– www.cbsnews.com
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Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N. say they have found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on a school in the southern city of Minab.

The international fact-finding mission on Iran says the findings center on a pair of airstrikes which killed at least 178 civilians, including women and children.

“Following the United States and Israeli attacks on 28 February, the mission found reasonable grounds to believe the United States committed the war crime of launching indiscriminate attacks resulting in the loss of life or injury to civilians or damage to civilian objects,” the fact-finding team said in a statement.

The team also said that killings by Iranian state security forces occurred on a “staggering scale” in Iran.

At the start of the war in February, at least one U.S. missile hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh in Minab, according to an investigation by The Associated Press. Iranian state media have said 168 people were killed in the strike, most of them children.

Scientists Grow Human Brain Tissue Inside Engineered Mice– www.techexplorist.com

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Scientists Grow Human Brain Tissue Inside Engineered Mice– www.techexplorist.com
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For years, neuroscientists have faced a paradox: the human brain is the most complicated organ known, yet also the most difficult to study directly. It is almost impossible to access living tissue, and even the most sophisticated lab-grown models cannot replicate the full richness of human neural circuits.

Stanford Medicine researchers have now achieved a breakthrough that extends the limits of neuroscience by successfully transferring human cortical organoids, that is, small groups of brain tissue that are able to self-organize, into mice that have been genetically engineered so as to lack most of their own cortex.

The result is a new type of hybrid animal, the xenocortical mouse, the brain cavity of which contains human neurons that have not only survived but have grown, joined into neural circuits, and even made connections with the mouse’s spinal cord. This achievement marks a new stage in the study of human brain development, disease, and possible therapies.

To their surprise, the mice had an important nerve cell type that researchers hadn’t previously seen in laboratory culture. Researchers have found it only in autopsied human brains.

Amnesty says Iran committed 'crimes against humanity' in protests crackdown– www.france24.com

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Amnesty says Iran committed ‘crimes against humanity’ in protests crackdown– www.france24.com
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Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity in the crackdown on 2022 protests that left hundreds dead, Amnesty International said Wednesday, adding Tehran’s suppression of new demonstrations this year bore the “same hallmarks” but on an even wider scale. FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen speaks with Amnesty International Iran Researcher Raha Bahreini. She calls for the establishment of an international criminal justice mechanism to prosecute those responsible for the crimes.

Japan is now home to more than 100,000 people aged 100 or over – National– globalnews.ca

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Japan is now home to more than 100,000 people aged 100 or over – National– globalnews.ca
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The number of people aged 100 years or more in Japan surpassed 100,000 for the first time, according to newly released government figures.

Japan’s Health and Welfare Ministry statistics released Tuesday confirmed the milestone, showing that Japan now has 107,677 centenarians, up 7,914 from the previous year.

Of the people over 100, 13,379 are male and 94,298 are female, meaning women made up about 88 per cent of the total.

The figures were released on Sept. 15, known in Japan as Respect the Aged Day, when centenarians are honoured by the government with a letter from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and a silver sake cup.

France in chaos as angry fishermen launch blockade in fuel price fury | World | News– www.express.co.uk

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France in chaos as angry fishermen launch blockade in fuel price fury | World | News– www.express.co.uk
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Furious French fishermen have launched dramatic blockades across southern oil depots, bringing parts of the country to a standstill as fuel costs skyrocket to record levels. Demonstrators descended on the Frontignan oil depot near Sète on Wednesday morning (September 16), setting up barricades just 24 hours after a similar blockade at the Fos-sur-Mer oil terminal near Marseille.

Around 100 fishermen and supporters at Frontignan vowed to ramp up pressure on Paris, demanding urgent meetings with Fisheries Minister Catherine Chabaud and securing an immediate reduction in diesel prices. The industrial action comes as the nation faces historic fuel misery, driven by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Official figures show unleaded 95-E10 has surged to an average of €2.11 per litre – the highest price recorded since data collection began in 1985 – while diesel has climbed to €2.29, with some regions recording eye-watering prices of €2.80 per litre.

The coordinated protests have triggered panic at the pumps, with around 9% of service stations nationwide reporting shortages of at least one fuel type.

On top of fuel prices, fishermen have warned that their working conditions have deteriorated to a breaking point as sky-high operating costs are stripping away their livelihoods. Protesters reported they are struggling to keep afloat financially while navigating what they describe as a suffocating mountain of new administrative red tape and regulatory demands from both Paris and Brussels.

Tensions flared on Tuesday (September 15) when police stepped in to clear roughly 50 fishermen who had blocked 50 tanker trucks for around seven hours at Fos-sur-Mer, Bouches-du-Rhône, where protesters displayed banners reading: “Europe is killing us” and “The EU is sinking our boats and Paris is watching us”. The protest follows similar demonstrations on Monday in Sète and Port-Vendres, in Pyrénées-Orientales.

China’s top diplomat urges Iran, US to show restraint, revive talks– www.channelnewsasia.com

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China’s top diplomat urges Iran, US to show restraint, revive talks– www.channelnewsasia.com
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BEIJING: China encourages Iran and the US to remain rational, exercise restraint, return to the interim peace deal they signed in June and “engage in substantive consultations”, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart in Beijing on Wednesday (Sep 16).

“We urge all parties to take effective measures to reopen the Strait of Hormuz at an early date” to safeguard the stability of international energy transport and supply chains, Wang said, according to China’s foreign ministry, adding that China “does not want to see regional tensions to spill over further into Yemen and the Red Sea”.

Tehran and Washington should “rebuild the negotiation mechanism based on the consensus reached so far”, Wang told Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who is on a one-day visit to Beijing.

“Iran, while fully prepared to powerfully defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity and safeguard its security … against aggressors, welcomes diplomatic solutions that ensure the rights of the Iranian nation,” Araghchi said, according to Iranian state media.

The talks between the two diplomats came a week ahead of an expected meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in Washington.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said Trump and Xi would continue discussions on Iran and China’s financial links to Tehran, which Washington has been seeking to shut out of western financial systems.

Gas prices are about to take a big jump, analysts say, with the worst still to come– www.washingtonpost.com

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Gas prices are about to take a big jump, analysts say, with the worst still to come– www.washingtonpost.com
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The effects of the U.S.-led war on Iran are about to intensify in the form of huge jumps the prices of gasoline and diesel, analysts predict. And despite the Trump administration’s assurances, a new and potentially even more economically damaging phase of the war may be about to begin.

 

Yemen’s Houthis claim they shot down Saudi fighter jet, deny targeting Mecca– www.euronews.com

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Yemen’s Houthis claim they shot down Saudi fighter jet, deny targeting Mecca– www.euronews.com
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Yemen’s Houthis on Wednesday said they shot down a Saudi fighter jet, claiming they used munitions made by the group to target the warplane.

“The Yemeni Armed Forces, with Allah’s aid and grace, succeeded in shooting down a Saudi F-15 fighter jet while it was carrying out hostile operations,” Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on social media, while accusing Saudi Arabia of launching 450 strikes.

He said the aircraft had been targeted “using a locally made air-to-air missile”.

The spokesman also dismissed Saudi claims that the Houthis had targeted Islam’s holy city of Mecca.

“Our operations target its oil facilities and military bases, which are far removed from the sacred sites,” he said, adding that “fabrications and lies propagated by the criminal al-Saud regime cannot deceive anyone.”

The Saudi coalition vowed retaliation, warning that the security of holy sites was a “red line”.

“The security of the Two Holy Mosques and the pilgrims is a red line, and the Joint Forces Command of the Coalition will not hesitate to take the necessary and deterrent measures against the terrorist Houthi militia,” the coalition said in a statement shared by spokesman Turki al-Maliki on X.

Trump To Repay Americans For Biden’s Obamacare Overcharges– thefederalist.com

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Trump To Repay Americans For Biden’s Obamacare Overcharges– thefederalist.com
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The Trump administration recently announced a proposal to issue payments to individuals that makes a good deal of policy sense. No, I don’t mean the proposal for $5,000 rebate checks, which has myriad policy and political flaws.

But refunding excess user fees for people enrolled in Obamacare Exchange plans would help offset rising premium costs. And lowering user fees in the future would also mitigate against future premium increases. Depending on the details, this policy may also provide targeted relief to those affected by last year’s expiration of enhanced exchange subsidies.

Outside Groups Say Trump Administration Has Disrupted $177 Billion in Federal Grants › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

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Outside Groups Say Trump Administration Has Disrupted $177 Billion in Federal Grants › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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The Trump administration has canceled, frozen or delayed as much as $177 billion in federal grants since President Donald Trump began his second term, according to an analysis released Wednesday by two outside groups tracking the administration’s spending decisions.

The Lost Funds database, created by the States United Democracy Center and Grant Witness, says funding disruptions have reached all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Health, nutrition, environmental programs and disaster relief account for some of the largest categories identified by the groups.

California, Texas, New York, Illinois and North Carolina had the largest amounts of funding affected, according to the tracker. Individual grants cited by researchers include maternal health funding in Michigan, education research in Mississippi and assistance for minority farmers in Iowa.

The groups said the $177 billion figure amounts to nearly 10 percent of federal discretionary spending, although the database includes grants that were delayed or frozen in addition to those that were terminated.

The findings come as Trump has pursued an aggressive effort to reshape federal spending and redirect government priorities. Some funding decisions have faced legal challenges, and courts have blocked certain grant cancellations. Other lawsuits remain pending.

EXCLUSIVE: DHS Cracks Down On Immigration Attorneys Who File ‘Meritless’ Asylum Claims– dailycaller.com

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EXCLUSIVE: DHS Cracks Down On Immigration Attorneys Who File ‘Meritless’ Asylum Claims– dailycaller.com
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is cracking down on immigration attorneys who file what the agency calls “meritless” and fraudulent asylum claims, according to a letter obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller.

A letter from DHS General Counsel James Percival to the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) argues that the immigration court system is facing a massive backlog, with nearly 3.5 million cases and 2.3 million asylum claims pending as of July 2026.

DHS attributes much of the backlog to what it calls “meritless asylum claims,” arguing that such claims can delay deportation and allow migrants to remain in the U.S. while their cases are pending.

The letter says claims involving generalized gang violence, domestic violence, economic hardship, and other country conditions often fail to meet the legal standard for asylum.

Rogue TX Police Dept. Arrests Woman for Criticizing Town’s Water, So State Disbands Entire Dept.– www.westernjournal.com

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Rogue TX Police Dept. Arrests Woman for Criticizing Town’s Water, So State Disbands Entire Dept.– www.westernjournal.com
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The score: Free Speech, 1; Trinidad, Texas, Police Department, 0.

Months after a citizen was put in jail for a social media post about the community’s water, Trinidad police were notified that the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement had revoked all required licenses, effectively shutting down the department, according to KETK-TV.

The state agency investigated the police department in August and found it did not meet minimum standard licenses for the Trinidad Police Department, meaning the agency has effectively been disbanded this week.

The department of five full-time officers and some part-timers “was unable to provide evidence that the agency provides public benefit to the community,” the state wrote in its scathing review, according to KDFW-TV.

It said 18 required policies were not in place.

“It was not a shock. I’m not gonna say that it was,” Trinidad Mayor Dennis Haws said.

“There’s been a lot of neglect through the years,” Haws added.

Did the state do the right thing in disbanding this police department?

Federal Judge Refers Philadelphia’s Soros DA Larry Krasner to DOJ Over Possible Criminal Conduct › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

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Federal Judge Refers Philadelphia’s Soros DA Larry Krasner to DOJ Over Possible Criminal Conduct › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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A federal judge has referred Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and one of his top deputies to federal prosecutors for investigation, citing evidence of possible perjury, obstruction of justice, false statements and conspiracy stemming from the handling of a convicted murderer’s appeal.

U.S. District Judge Paul S. Diamond on Tuesday also disqualified Krasner and Assistant District Attorney Matthew Stiegler, chief of the office’s Conviction Integrity Unit, from further involvement in the case of Dennis Johnson. Johnson was convicted of second-degree murder in 2009 in connection with the 2007 killing of Kenyatta Smith.

Diamond’s 40-page memorandum followed hearings examining how Krasner’s office handled Johnson’s effort to overturn his conviction. The judge said testimony indicated Krasner and Stiegler may have pressured prosecutors to present a false account to the court while attempting to protect the district attorney’s office and Stiegler.

“I have thus reluctantly concluded that Philadelphia’s highest law enforcement official and one of his top assistants may have violated the law,” Diamond wrote.

According to court documents, prosecutors within Krasner’s office recommended referring the Johnson matter to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office because of potential conflicts involving Stiegler. Krasner rejected that approach, saying he needed to remain involved to “protect the office.” Diamond also said Krasner warned employees of “consequences” if they alerted the court to the conflict.

No criminal charges have been filed against Krasner or Stiegler. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has not said whether it will pursue an investigation.