I’m back. Sorry for the unannounced absence yesterday. Tuesday night, the air conditioning system in our house went out while it was 100 degrees out 🥵. So the wife and I had to drive to stay with family for the night.

Thankfully, it was repaired yesterday, and we’re back to waking up right today!

• 📈 Trump has 56K illegals detained, a record-high

• ⚧️ 64% oppose tax-funded sex changes for kids

• 🚀 94% of MAGA supports airstrikes on Iran nukes

• 🗓️ On this day in 1948, U.S. begins Berlin Airlift

^{Sources: The National Pulse, Life Leadership Conference, CBS, History}

Trump slams CNN and NYT reporting on Iran bombing as Fake News

President Donald Trump and his team are slamming CNN and The New York Times for reporting that U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities only caused minor delays — not destruction.

The details: CNN and NYT published reports based on anonymous sources inside the Trump administration, which claimed a Defense Intelligence Agency assessment found the bombings only set Iran's program back “only a few months.”

• The outlets did caveat that their reports were based on "early findings" and "could change."

• The New York Times exposed its bias by framing the story as one that “Upends Victory Lap Trump Was Hoping for.”

The Trump administration responds:

• President Trump said: “[T]hey're both, disgusting, disgusting, really horrible groups of people. The pilots did an unbelievable job like nobody's ever seen. They hit pay dirt.”

• Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the leak was “flat-out wrong” and came from a "low-level loser.” She added: “Everyone knows what happens when you drop fourteen 30,000 pound bombs perfectly on their targets: total obliteration.”

• Secretary of State Marco Rubio said: "This is what a leaker is telling you the intelligence says... They characterize it for you in a way that is absolutely false."

• Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said: "Then the instinct of CNN and New York Times is to try to find a way to spin it for their own political reasons."

Zoom out: It’s worth noting that this leak from the Pentagon went to CNN’s Natasha Bertrand, who also famously reported that the Hunter Biden laptop was "Russian disinformation."

How about a neutral source? The UN's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, said satellite images from Fordow and Natanz facilities revealed more damage than originally thought, including possible chemical contamination from the nuclear material.

How about a source in the region? According to the CIA, citing a "historically reliable" source, the nuclear program was "severely damaged" and "would have to be rebuilt over the course of years."

The last word goes to goes to Iran itself, whose Foreign Ministry spokesman admitted to Al Jazeera news that "our nuclear installations have been badly damaged" by the U.S. strikes.

[Source: Fox News, Daily Wire]

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Democrats just nominated this radical socialist to be NYC mayor

Democrats voted to nominate radical "Democratic Socialist" Zohran Mamdani to be the party’s nominee for New York City mayor.

The details: On Tuesday, Mamdani defeated the scandal-plagued former New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democrat primary — 44% to 36%.

What's the big deal? Mamdani’s platform isn’t just progressive — it’s unapologetically radical. He campaigned on:

• $65M in taxpayer-funded transgender procedures for adults and minors

• Government-run grocery stores

• “Department of Community Safety” to replace traditional policing

• Raising the minimum wage to $30

• Raising taxes on residents with income over $1 million

It gets worse: The items above are what he openly says today. But over the past five years, he’s also advocated for:

• Ending cash bail for criminals

• Permitting “safe injection sites” for hard drugs

• Decriminalizing drug possession

• In 2020 he tweeted: “Queer liberation means defund the police.”

Fueled by wealthy libs: While Mamdani cosplays as a champion for minorities, Black and Hispanic voters rejected him. According to polling from Emerson, Cuomo was the preferred candidate for 73% of Black voters and 65% of Hispanic voters. So, who voted for the radical? 57% of Whites and 50.1% of Asians.

• And the exit polling bears that out. Mamdani won in the wealthiest liberal neighborhoods like Cobble Hill, Park Slope, and Brooklyn Heights. Cuomo won in working-class districts and Black and Hispanic boroughs like the Bronx.

Trump weighs in: The President responded to Mamdani’s win, writing on Truth Social:

• “It’s finally happened, the Democrats have crossed the line. Zohran Mamdani, a 100% Communist Lunatic, has just won the Dem Primary, and is on his way to becoming Mayor. We’ve had Radical Lefties before, but this is getting a little ridiculous. He looks TERRIBLE, his voice is grating, he’s not very smart, he’s got AOC+3, Dummies ALL, backing him, and even our Great Palestinian Senator, Cryin’ Chuck Schumer, is groveling over him. Yes, this is a big moment in the History of our Country!”

What happens next? Mamdani will face off against current NYC Mayor Eric Adams, who is running as an Independent, and Republican Curtis Sliwa on November 4.

Real talk from G: This offers the first glimpse into the direction Democrats plan to run as they head into the 2026 midterms. They had two choices: 1) moderate towards the middle or 2) go further left. They took a screeching hard left with Mamdani.

[Source: Daily Caller]

🕊️ American and Iranian officials will talk next week to discuss long-term peace, as the ceasefire between Iran and Israel has held for two days. Read more.

🔫 NATO allies agreed to increase their defense spending from 2% to 5%, giving in to pressure from President Donald Trump. Read more. Except the deadbeats in Spain.

👏 The Trump admin plans to dismiss asylum claims for hundreds of thousands of illegals in the U.S., making them immediately deportable. Read more.

✅ Majority Leader Thune says the Senate will not break for vacation until it passes Trump's big, beautiful bill. Read more.

🤡 The House overwhelmingly voted [334 to 39] to block a resolution from Democrat Rep. Al Green to impeach Trump. Read more.

🏛️ The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to punish a radical Biden-appointed federal judge who refuses to acknowledge their ruling allowing for deportations to other countries. Read more.

⚖️ A jury has indicted 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony for murdering a fellow student during a high school track meet in April. Read more.

⚽️ A team of 14-year-old boys beat the Swiss women's national soccer team 7-1 ahead of the Euro qualifiers. Read more.

🎥 The head of NATO refers to Trump as "daddy." Watch.

🎥 ...and a reporter asked Trump about it later. Rubio CRACKS UP behind him. Watch.

🎥 Joe Rogan OWNS Bernie Sanders with one simple question. Watch.

🎥 Joe Rogan pushed back when Bernie Sanders brought up climate change. Watch.

🎥 Meet NYC’s likely new mayor: radical socialist Zohran Mamdani. Watch.

🎥 CNN's Erin Burnett caught lying about Trump's attacks on Iran. Watch.

🎥 Trump shares a touching exchange with a Ukrainian journalist. Watch.

🎥 Former MSNBC nutty racist Joy Reid is back on TV. Watch.

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