Stembridge News Digest

  • LEFTIST HYPOCRISY: Media is OBSESSED with Sergio Gor’s birth country and NOT Mamdani's Tue, 15 Jul 2025 21:30:00 +0000


    In a blatant show of hypocrisy, the left-leaning media has launched a vicious smear campaign against loyal Trump adviser Sergio Gor.

    The media is questioning his security clearance with unverified claims about his Soviet Uzbekistan roots and has falsely branded him a “Russian spy.”

    Meanwhile, the same media outlets shield extremist Zohran Mamdani, who was born in Kampala, Uganda, from criticism — despite the destruction his radical socialist policies could bring to New York and the rest of the country.

    “There’s no allegation that [Gor] has Marxist or communist tendencies or beliefs, or that he pushes pro-Russia policy, or any of that. It’s just a Soviet smear of this guy,” BlazeTV host Pat Gray of “Pat Gray Unleashed” says, adding that it's not just the media’s protection of Zohran Mamdani that reveals the hypocrisy.


    “The same people who had zero problems with a member of Congress sleeping with a Chinese spy for two years,” he says. “They had no problem electing a man who attended a church where the pastor condemned America every week.”

    “They couldn’t care less about the lead candidate for mayor of New York City, who’s an avowed socialist and Islamist,” he continues.

    “None of that matters. But this guy who advises Donald Trump, he was born in Uzbekistan,” he adds.

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  • Director of Glenn Beck's disaster response charity undermines Democrat attack on Trump admin's response to Texas flood Tue, 15 Jul 2025 21:25:00 +0000


    The head of Glenn Beck's nonprofit helping the victims of the historic Texas flooding said that the disaster response from the federal government and the state has been phenomenal, contrary to accusations from Democrats.

    J.P. Decker, the executive director of nonprofit Mercury One, spoke to Blaze Media co-founder Beck on his radio show Tuesday and detailed how the federal response to the disaster has allowed state efforts to be as effective as possible.

    'The response from the administration helped us to be able to help them long-term.'

    "You, for the very first time, you wrote to me, on day one, and I said, 'What's happening with the floods?' And you said, 'We're just staying out of the way,'" Beck recalled.

    Decker wrote and said, "The state has this so buttoned up, we just want to stay out of the way," according to Beck.

    "So we were just feeding people," Beck said.

    "Yeah, we were just working with our partners because we didn't want to get in the way of the search and rescue," Decker told Beck on Tuesday.

    Decker went on to describe what he saw on the ground as the head of the Mercury One charity trying to provide help to the disaster victims of what he described as a "horrific" tragedy.

    "In that area, we're helping a little town because there was about 26 homes that were hit pretty hard by it. So we're helping that area provide the sheetrock and everything they need to kind of rebuild," he said.

    "But the day before we were in that neighborhood, about 200 yards away, they found two adults and a little 9-month-old," Decker added.

    Despite the extent of the unprecedented disaster, Decker said the response from the federal government has been very effective.

    "Almost everyone everyone said, 'We're Texans. We're gonna get through it,'" Decker recalled.

    "And then we talked to all of our partners, and they said, 'This is unlike any disaster we've ever seen,' and some of them have been doing it for 15, 20 years," he explained. "And they said, 'The response from the administration helped us to be able to help them long-term.'"

    "You mean by 'the administration,' the state and —" Beck asked.

    "The state and federal," Decker replied. "They sent the National Guard but also the Coast Guard. I mean, the Coast Guard got there within no time."

    He added, "It's cool to see when administrations do the job."

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    Decker said that Mercury One would be in Texas for a long time to provide help to the flood victims. He said that many of the victims did not have flood insurance and would need help to rebuild.

    Eleven days after the disaster struck, there are officially 132 confirmed fatalities and another 101 people still missing.

    "It's unbelievable," Beck said.

    "It's just horrific," Decker responded.

    Decker praised Beck's audience for having a strong response to the call for help. He said they challenged their donors to help raise $1 million for the disaster relief efforts, and they were able to do it within 48 hours.

    "I have to tell you, J.P., I am so proud of Mercury One," Beck said emotionally. "And I'm so proud of what you've created."

    Decker also offered an update on their efforts that continue to help disaster victims in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene.

    "I just got an update this morning. We're up to almost 150 homes rebuilt in North Carolina," he said. "Our goal is over 400 in the next two years."

    Anyone who wants to support Mercury One in its efforts to help Texas flood victims can visit its website here.

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  • Cory Mills leaps into another scandal — this time with a 5-figure price tag and eviction notice Tue, 15 Jul 2025 21:10:34 +0000


    Rep. Cory Mills, the Florida Republican who has in recent months faced allegations of stolen valor, undergoing a secret Islamic conversion, holding weapons contracts with the federal government while serving in Congress, and domestic violence, appears to have leapfrogged into yet another scandal, this time over a luxury apartment in Washington, D.C., where rent exceeds $20,800 per month.

    Independent investigative journalist Roger Sollenberger revealed on Monday that Mills faced possible eviction for failure to pay months' worth of rent on a D.C. penthouse managed by the Bozzuto Management Company.

    According to documents filed by Parcel 47F LLC — Mills' landlord — and Bozzuto Management Co. in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia last week, the congressman failed to pay $85,009.80 in rent from March to July.

    The landlord's resident ledger also appears to show that Mills was late in paying rent most months since his June 2023 move-in date, accruing around $15,000 in late fees by January 2025.

    Mills' property manager threatened him with a lawsuit in January, stating in a letter obtained by Sollenberger, "Your balance of rent as of today is $17,361.00 and your total balance is $18,229.05. A ledger showing the dates of rent charges and payments for the period of delinquency is enclosed."

    The manager of the property — where Metropolitan Police Department officers were called in February in connection with Mills' alleged domestic violence incident — also noted that the congressman's failure to pay the balance of unpaid rent would ultimately result in his eviction.

    While paying or failing to pay rent for the D.C. luxury property, Mills has also apparently been paying rent for a beachfront property in New Smyrna Beach, Florida — the last known rental value of which was $12,000 per month.

    'Facts are a finicky thing.'

    Although Mills' annual congressional salary is just over $170,000, estimates published online put his net worth somewhere between $8.15 million and $40.35 million as of December. While such estimates would suggest he is good for the rent payments, Blaze Media investigations have shown that Mills and corporations in his name are actually millions of dollars in debt.

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    Mills responded to Sollenberger on X, calling him a "biased hack" and claiming that the missed payments were not for a lack of trying but rather the result of technical difficulties and process failures.

    The congressman shared two supposed emails, one dated June 17 and the other dated July 3, in which he indicated that he was following up with regard to payments and a broken link.

    "Facts are a finicky thing but wouldn't expect you to be anything other than a biased hack!" said Mills.

    Sollenberger was quick to point out that Mills provided screenshots of emails sent only after he allegedly missed four monthly rent payments.

    "What about the warning in January for missed rent? Or the 18 months of late rent? The fact is your landlord is evicting you in court," wrote Sollenberger.

    RELATED: GOP Rep. Cory Mills explains why he was married by a radical Islamic cleric

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    Sollenberger said in a statement to Blaze News, "The great thing about living rent-free in someone's head is you can't get evicted for non-payment."

    "However, I do think it's valid to ask why and how a sitting congressman who is personally liable for tens of millions of dollars in unpaid corporate debt (which he's never disclosed, in apparent violation of federal law) would spend $350,000 a year to rent homes in D.C. and Florida — while simultaneously claiming to donate his entire congressional salary to charities that he refuses to publicly identify," continued Sollenberger. "I've asked Cory about this several times, including yesterday. For some reason, he refuses to answer."

    Mills talked around the matter during an X Spaces hosted by conservative commentator David Pollack on Monday. While the congressman did not address why he failed to pay his landlord, he suggested that he was the subject of controversy because he was "trying to disrupt the status quo."

    A spokesperson for Mills told Blaze News that "the congressman's landlord was able to fix the payment portal after Mills' persistent requests over the past few months. Mills has paid his bill in full."

    "Let there be no mistake: Congressman Mills always intended to pay his rent, and he is grateful to have resolved the issue with his D.C. landlord," added the spokesperson, who sent along a letter from Mills' Florida landlord, who indicated that "he pays rent on time every month, without exception."

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    Screenshot of letter given to Blaze News

    Blaze News has reached out to Mills' D.C. landlord as well as to a lawyer representing the organization in the lawsuit for confirmation that the bill has been paid and for comment on whether the legal action will be dropped.

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  • Zuckerberg to dump hundreds of billions into new Manhattan-size projects Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:35:00 +0000


    Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to risk it all and hopes to bounce back from recent AI-related shortcomings with what he is calling "hundreds of billions" of dollars' worth of investments.

    Llama — Meta's answer to public AI models like ChatGPT and DeepSeek — was not nearly as successful as the Facebook founder hoped, and with Zuckerberg still pushing his dream of augmented reality, he is hoping to get ahead in the field of "superintelligence," popularized a decade ago by the tech philosopher Nick Bostrom and embraced in recent years by the likes of Zuckerberg.

    'We're also going to invest hundreds of billions of dollars into compute to build superintelligence.'

    By most accounts, including sources he has cited, Zuckerberg has started a new team of top AI talent, paying them as if they were star NBA players.

    SemiAnalysis said the typical offers Zuckerberg is throwing out are about $200 million over four years, 100 times more than the usual payout in this field. There have even allegedly been some billion-dollar offers that were turned down by top researchers and engineers from competitor OpenAI.

    The new team will focus on AI systems that can perform intellectual tasks at a level meant to compete with the smartest humanity has to offer against machines, with the hope of surpassing human abilities.

    This superintelligence team is coupled with gigantic investments in another adjacent sector, which has turned into an arms race in the tech sector.

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    An Amazon Web Services data center in Manassas, Virginia, in 2025. Photographer: Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    "For our superintelligence effort, I'm focused on building the most elite and talent-dense team in the industry," Zuckerberg wrote on Threads, his X-like platform. "We're also going to invest hundreds of billions of dollars into compute to build superintelligence."

    To do this, Zuckerberg will throw money at the procurement of data centers, in the hope of competing with companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Oracle, the biggest names in the game.

    "We're actually building several multi-[gigawatt] clusters," Zuckerberg wrote, referring to the data centers. "We're calling the first one Prometheus and it's coming online in '26. We're also building Hyperion, which will be able to scale up to 5GW over several years."

    These data centers are gigantic. Zuckerberg showed a graphic displaying the Hyperion Data Center, which will call Richland Parish, Louisiana, its home and is almost the size of Manhattan.

    According to Netizen, Zuckerberg will bring 500 jobs to the region, paying about $82,000 per year.

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    At the same time, Meta spokesperson Ashley Gabriel told TechCrunch that Prometheus is located in New Albany, Ohio.

    These massive data center complexes will run the advanced AI models at an unprecedented scale, which of course will require massive amounts of energy to power them.

    If Meta is to compete with Amazon and Microsoft in this space, they likely need to poach significant amounts of power from local sources, which has already become a big issue on the Eastern seaboard. Alternatively, Meta might need to build its own small modular nuclear reactors, which, while costing billions, could power the data centers while pleasing the surrounding community at the same time by lowering their energy prices through providing auxiliary power.

    "We're dealing with enormous quantities of energy demand," Blaze Media's James Poulos said. "AI inference consumes a lot, and training even more. There's no clear way to come close to meeting anticipated needs without something like a national nuclear industrial program. And that's before you start tallying all computational demands on electricity generation."

    According to a recent International Energy Agency report, next year's increase in consumption across AI, crypto, and data centers "could amount to between 160 and 590 TWh compared with 2022. This is equivalent to the electricity consumption of Sweden (low estimate) or Germany (high estimate)."

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  • Newsom admits California depends on illegal labor — implies white Americans don’t want construction, farming jobs Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:20:00 +0000


    California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) continued to defend illegal immigration and called for a pathway to citizenship amid the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts.

    The "Shawn Ryan Show" released an interview on Monday with the Democratic governor, during which he claimed that illegal immigration has not negatively impacted Americans' ability to find work.

    'As one of California's most vital industries, Gov. Newsom should be incentivizing this sort of modernization rather than justifying outdated and exploitative labor practices.'

    Newsom stated that roughly half of the agricultural workers and 41% of construction workers in California are illegal immigrants, noting that the state collects $8.5 billion in tax dollars from illegal immigrants each year.

    "Not insignificant," Newsom stated. "It's half of our agricultural work. You care about farmers and ranchers — if that's your number-one, go-to commitment — then you sure as hell should care about their workers. Forty-one percent of our construction workers, Texas and California have the highest percentage of their construction workers that would fall into that category."

    He questioned how the state would ever rebuild after the devastating wildfire earlier this year if President Donald Trump's deportation agenda is allowed to persist.

    "Without that workforce, ain't gonna happen," he continued.

    "I think there needs to be a pathway for those folks as we secure the border. And we own that issue."

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    While advocating for illegal aliens already in the U.S., he simultaneously claimed that he "believe[s] in border security," adding that his administration has handed 11,000 criminals to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

    When asked whether illegal immigrants are taking jobs away from Americans, Newsom responded, "Not in Tulare County, not in Ventura County. I don't know many people that want a job out there in those packing facilities. I don't see many people that look like me jumping at those jobs. I just don't. Maybe there's some exceptions; I haven't seen the evidence of that."

    Newsom also stated that he would be "happy to advocate for eliminating sanctuary policy."

    "The reason it exists is because of the total abject failure of the federal government to do its f**king job. It exists because they persist in politicizing this," he said.

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    Ira Mehlman with the Federation for American Immigration Reform told Blaze News that California's illegal immigration crisis costs taxpayers $30 billion a year to provide related services, such as public education and health care.

    Mehlman argued that Newsom "is essentially endorsing exploitative labor practices that allow employers to provide poor wages and working conditions."

    "Construction has traditionally been a solid, unionized middle-class trade. These were prized jobs that allowed blue-collar workers to earn comfortable wages with benefits to support their families. The influx of illegal aliens has pushed many American workers out of these trades entirely or forced them to accept lower wages and less favorable working conditions," Mehlman explained.

    Furthermore, he argued that access to low-wage, illegal labor has hindered technological advancements within these industries, which could ultimately lead to increased productivity and reduced costs.

    "As one of California's most vital industries, Gov. Newsom should be incentivizing this sort of modernization rather than justifying outdated and exploitative labor practices," Mehlman told Blaze News.

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  • Trump says Adam Schiff may be guilty of mortgage fraud: 'A SERIOUS lowlife' Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:05:00 +0000


    President Donald Trump announced that financial crimes investigators had concluded that Democrat Sen. Adam Schiff of California may have committed mortgage fraud.

    The president posted the comments about the reported finding from the Fannie Mae Financial Crimes division on his social media account on Tuesday.

    'He is a dishonest, crooked guy. Adam Schiff is a SERIOUS lowlife.'

    "I have always suspected Shifty Adam Schiff was a scam artist. And now I learn that Fannie Mae’s Financial Crimes Division have concluded that Adam Schiff has engaged in a sustained pattern of possible Mortgage Fraud," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

    He went on to say that Schiff had improperly described a property in Maryland as his primary home in order to escape paying the high property taxes of California.

    "Adam Schiff said that his primary residence was in MARYLAND to get a cheaper mortgage and rip off America, when he must LIVE in CALIFORNIA because he was a Congressman from CALIFORNIA," the president added. "I always knew Adam Schiff was a Crook."

    He suggested that Schiff had falsely designated the property when he refinanced in 2009 and continued the alleged fraud through several transactions until 2020.

    "Mortgage Fraud is very serious, and CROOKED Adam Schiff (now a Senator) needs to be brought to justice," he added.

    Schiff responded in a defiant statement on his own social media account.

    "Since I led his first impeachment, Trump has repeatedly called for me to be arrested for treason. So in a way, I guess this is a bit of a letdown," the Democrat wrote.

    "And this baseless attempt at political retribution won’t stop me from holding him accountable," he added. "Not by a long shot."

    Trump lambasted Schiff in a statement to reporters as well.

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    "Adam Schiff is one of the lowest of the low. I would love to see him brought to justice. He is a dishonest, crooked guy. Adam Schiff is a SERIOUS lowlife," he said.

    Axios reported that the Federal Housing Finance Agency declined to comment about the allegations made by the president.

    The accusations are similar to those made against New York Attorney General Letitia James (D), who allegedly misrepresented a rental home as a primary home of residence in order to obtain preferable loan interest consideration. She has also called those accusations "baseless."

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  • Transgender sex offender accused of trying to kidnap boy at elementary school gets good news from DA Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:50:00 +0000


    On April 19, 2024, families of students at Black Forest Hills Elementary School in Aurora, Colorado, got a message from the school saying, "This afternoon during fifth grade recess, an unidentified adult male entered the field, approached a group of students, engaged them briefly, and then exited property," KDVR-TV reported.

    Police said it "appeared that this person attempted to grab a young boy" and then left the school grounds before officers arrived, the station said.

    Galligan had been in and out of jail for 12 years, and previous charges against him included assault, burglary, and sex crimes, his family told KUSA-TV last year.

    In a follow-up story, KDVR said an 11-year-old boy called for help when the suspect grabbed him and approached three other students.

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    "They are the ones who fought off this guy, ran away from him, called stranger danger. And if they had not done that, I wouldn't have my son with me in my own home," the 11-year-old's mother, Miranda Ayala, added to the station.

    Later, cops found someone nearby who matched the suspect's description, KDVR said: 33-year-old Solomon Galligan, who was arrested that same day on one count of attempted kidnapping. Police also said Galligan was a sex offender.

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    Indeed, Galligan was convicted of nonconsensual sexual contact in 2011, KMGH-TV noted. In addition, KCNC-TV reported after his arrest last year that Galligan claimed to identify as a woman and had been in the process of transitioning for several years.

    Galligan had been in and out of jail for 12 years, and previous charges against him included assault, burglary, and sex crimes, his family told KUSA-TV last year.

    But after all that, a doctor last month found Galligan incompetent to stand trial in the 2024 attempted kidnapping case, Eric Ross — a spokesman for the DA's office — told KUSA in a new story. Therefore, "by state statute, we are required to dismiss charges in the case," Ross added to KUSA.

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    However, the DA's office said Galligan won't be back on the streets when the charges are dropped, KMGH reported.

    Ross told KMGH that "the defendant will be civilly committed for mental health treatment. Contrary to what has been reported, the defendant is not being released out in the public."

    State court records indicate Galligan has had four criminal cases dismissed — and in every case, the issue of competency was raised, KMGH reported, adding that a hearing for Galligan is expected to be scheduled for later in July.

    'When a defendant is found incompetent to proceed, we are legally obligated to dismiss charges. Our hands are tied based on the findings of competency.'

    In response, Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky told the New York Post that an "effort" to "recall" Democrat DA Amy Padden "is well under way and will begin this week."

    "The conduct of the 18th DA over the past six months is beyond deplorable," Jurinsky, a Republican, added to the Post. "This is simply the icing on the cake."

    Jurinsky also told the paper that "the progressive attitude will not be tolerated. While certain state laws highlight deeper issues in the state of Colorado, Amy Padden will be recalled for her part in not upholding the laws and punishing criminals."

    The DA's office on Tuesday didn't immediately respond to Blaze News' request for comment regarding Jurinsky's words to the Post about Padden.

    Jurinsky last week made no secret of her desire to oust the DA after Padden offered a plea deal to an illegal alien teenager who fatally struck a 24-year-old woman while driving 90 miles per hour, the Denver Gazette said. Indeed, the offer of only probation and community service for the unlicensed teen elicited outrage. Kaitlyn Weaver was taken off life support two days after last July's collision.

    Padden said Jurinsky's statements about the Weaver case "misrepresented" the 18th Judicial District's work, according to the Gazette.

    As for the Galligan case, the Post added that the DA's office said in a statement, "We have not yet filed the formal motion to dismiss. We have until the end of the month to do so. The defendant is being civilly committed into mental health treatment. ... When a defendant is found incompetent to proceed, we are legally obligated to dismiss charges. Our hands are tied based on the findings of competency. However, they are not being released to the public."

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  • Alleged would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh makes wild demand, turning upcoming trial 'into a circus' Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:35:00 +0000


    Ryan W. Routh is attempting to fire his court-appointed attorney and represent himself less than two months before his trial on charges that he tried to assassinate Donald J. Trump in September 2024 — just after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion to stymie Routh’s desire to “turn this trial into a circus.”

    Routh, 59, of Greensboro, N.C., sent a typed letter to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon that was dated June 29 and filed on the court docket July 11 saying that he would “be representing myself moving forward.”

    ‘I no longer want to listen to how horrible a person I am.’

    “It was ridiculous from the outset to consider a random stranger that knows nothing of who I am to speak for me,” Routh wrote. “That was foolish and ignorant, and I am sorry — a childish mistake.”

    Routh faces a Sept. 8 trial on five federal charges stemming from the attempted assassination of President Trump at his West Palm Beach, Fla., golf resort.

    Routh is charged with the attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, brandishing a firearm in furtherance of the assassination attempt, intentionally assaulting a Secret Service officer, illegally possessing a firearm as a felon, and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number.

    The FBI said Routh set up a sniper’s nest just outside the fence near the sixth green of the Trump International Golf Club. Routh allegedly possessed a “military-grade” SKS rifle with a magazine containing 19 rounds with one in the chamber, ready to fire on President Trump, prosecutors said.

    About 1:30 p.m. Sept. 15, 2024, a Secret Service agent doing a perimeter sweep of the golf course “saw the partially obscured face of a man — later identified as Routh — in the brush along the fence line near the sixth hole,” the DOJ said at the time of Routh’s arrest. “The agent fired at Routh when he saw a rifle aimed at him through the chain-link fence.”

    Routh could face life in prison if convicted of the attempted assassination charge. The other counts carry prison terms of five to 20 years each.

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    Photo by Artem Gvozdkov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

    Judge Cannon scheduled a July 24 Faretta hearing to determine whether Routh can proceed as his own counsel. An initial hearing on the matter was held July 10, but the judge ruled that a follow-up hearing is required before she will rule on Routh’s motion to represent himself.

    In his letter to the court, Routh claimed his federal public defenders “refuse to answer my questions,” leading him to conclude, “Best I walk alone.”

    “I no longer want to listen to how horrible a person I am,” Routh wrote. “I can beat my own self up; I do not need help. Bashing me is fine, but selling hard to my daughter that I a [sic] peice [sic] of s**t goes to another level. I do not enjoy that from those that are supposed to be on my side — unfortunate.”

    Defense attorney Kristy Militello submitted a forensic competency review under seal for the judge to consider. Judge Cannon ordered Militello to continue representing Routh on pending matters until the issue is settled on July 24.

    Federal prosecutors filed a 20-page motion attempting to cut Routh off from what they described as his desire to turn the trial into a circus. A hearing on that motion is set for July 22.

    “A defendant may not use general evidence of his supposed good character to prove that he did not commit the charged crimes,” prosecutors wrote in the July 8 motion. “A ruling to that effect is especially vital here. As the court knows, Routh has been very explicit in his desire to turn this trial into a circus where his supposed good character is weighed against the president’s.

    “Routh’s desire is reflected by his discovery production — almost none of which relates to any element of the charged offenses, but instead only to persuading the jury that he is a good person,” prosecutors wrote. “He even has provided us with four-decades-old Eagle Scout applications.”

    ‘Why is it not all or nothing?’

    Prosecutors have asked Judge Cannon to preclude Routh from offering his own writings or statements in an attempt to prove his character or explain his motives. Under federal rules of evidence, prosecutors can offer Routh’s communications, writings, or statements as evidence, but the defendant cannot introduce other writings. Such material would be considered self-serving hearsay.

    “Those materials include his self-published book, ‘Ukraine’s Unwinnable War,’ in which he invites a foreign country to assassinate President Trump, and an apparent ‘dedication’ letter, which Routh left at the crime scene, which provides a list of defendant’s justifications for his attempted murder of the president,” prosecutors wrote. “Unless the government chooses to introduce some or all of these writings, Routh cannot.”

    In his letter to Judge Cannon, Routh questioned why the death penalty is not on the table for his alleged crimes.

    “Why is the death penalty not allowed, at nearly 60 a life of nothingness without love — what is the point?” Routh wrote. “Why is it not all or nothing?”

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    Suspected would-be assassin Ryan W. Routh demanded to represent himself in a letter to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon.U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

    Routh restated his desire to be released in a prisoner swap with the terror group Hamas, Iran, China or be allowed “to freeze to death in Siberia in exchange for a Ukrainian soldier so that I could die being of some use and save all this court mess — but no one acts; perhaps you have the power to trade me away.”

    “What an easy diplomatic victory for Trump to give an American he hates to China, Iran or North Korea or wherever as a gesture of peace in exchange for an unjustly held democratic prisoner — everyone wins,” Routh wrote.

    Prosecutors said they expect to introduce communications between Routh and a onetime employee, Tina Brown Cooper, with whom he allegedly conspired to illegally obtain the SKS rifle for the assassination attempt and a .50-caliber rifle. Cooper arranged for Routh to buy the SKS rifle from her current boss for $350, prosecutors said. Routh paid Cooper $100 for arranging the deal, court records allege.

    On July 7, Cooper pleaded guilty in a deal with prosecutors in North Carolina to one federal count for transporting the SKS rifle. She will be sentenced on Oct. 2.

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  • James Gunn ERASES America from Superman's catchphrase Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:30:00 +0000


    If Americans thought the era of woke Hollywood films was coming to an end, they were sorely mistaken.

    The latest "Superman" film directed by James Gunn centers on the idea that Superman is an immigrant and has traded the classic motto “Truth, justice, and the American way” for “Truth, justice, and the human way.”

    When questioned about the backlash, "Superman" co-star Nathan Fillion laughed as he told reporters on the red carpet that “somebody needs a hug” and that it’s “just a movie.”

    “I wish that it was just a movie, ‘cause that’s what we want,” BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales comments. “Like, I just want a movie.”

    “It’s almost like this is gaslighting,” she continues.

    “You guys are the ones who, if you're not injecting it directly into the movie, you’re injecting it into the conversation around the movie, and then it makes people be like, ‘You know what? I don’t even want to see your stupid movie.’”


    BlazeTV contributor and founder of Rippaverse Comics Eric July is well acquainted with the comic book industry and isn’t a fan of the political turn Superman is taking either.

    “When you look at the comic book industry and comic book movies over the last several years and what’s happened, they’ve used this as a vehicle for their own political and social political agendas. It's no secret,” July tells Gonzales.

    “The context matters,” he continues, “and especially with regards to Superman, if you understand what DC has been doing in their comics as of late.”

    July explains that in the comics, Superman’s minor son is now gay.

    “Of course they’re going to use Superman as a vehicle to say, ‘Hey, this is a character you guys like. Well, he’s ours. He represents what we all want,’” July says, noting that using a character from Planet Krypton to make an immigrant connection is a “disingenuous way to even look at that.”

    “You don’t get to hijack Superman and try to make it about you,” he adds.

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  • NBC News is getting annihilated on social media over absurd defense of Biden autopen scandal Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:20:00 +0000


    NBC News tried to hit back at Republicans with a bizarre gotcha that was completely rejected and ridiculed by many on social media.

    The article published on Tuesday meant to show the hypocrisy of those on the right criticizing former President Joe Biden's administration for using an autopen to sign important documents that may not have been properly approved by the former president.

    'This isn’t journalism; this is a shameless effort to launder Democrat talking points.'

    The article pointed out that Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, had used a digital signature on his own official letters about the autopen.

    NBC News was roundly excoriated by many online for the failed gotcha.

    "This might be the single dumbest thing written in 2025 — and that’s saying something in a very competitive field. The fact that thousands of people liked [it] is a bleak sign of where we’re headed," replied author Hans Mahncke.

    "I'm trying to understand why this was written, other than to push Democrat propaganda and avoid covering the investigation into Biden's decline. Is the argument," asked Mollie Hemingway, "that Comer doesn't know he's sending these letters/subpoenas he talks about all the time?"

    "The fact that NBC News doesn’t know that this is an apples-to-oranges comparison is a HUGE problem. This isn’t journalism; this is a shameless effort to launder Democrat talking points," responded GOP communications expert Steve Guest.

    "If you cannot differentiate between a Congressman using Adobe to send a digital letter and unelected bureaucrats usurping the Constitutionally enshrined pardon power from the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, you should not be Doing Journalism," replied Tiana Doescher of the Washington Examiner.

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    "The issue isn't whether a digital signature is sufficient. The issue is whether the pardon power was exercised by the only person with that power. Stop being stupid," read one popular response.

    "Needed this laugh today," joked commentator Guy Benson.

    President Donald Trump has called the autopen scandal “one of the most dangerous and concerning scandals in American history.” Biden has denied wrongdoing and called the accusations "ridiculous and false."

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  • John MacArthur refused to compromise. Gavin Newsom learned the hard way. Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:58:04 +0000


    Pastor John MacArthur has gone home to be with the Lord.

    A pastor and theologian, MacArthur preached the gospel to millions. He faithfully served as pastor of Grace Community Church in Southern California for nearly 60 years. He founded "Grace to You," a media ministry, and the Master's Seminary. His impact on American Christianity is undeniable. He influenced generations of American pastors and Christians.

  • Mike Waltz faces personal attacks, called a 'coward' during confirmation hearing Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:40:00 +0000


    Mike Waltz is in the hot seat as the Senate kicks off his contentious confirmation hearing to serve as ambassador to the United Nations.

    Waltz, who previously served as national security adviser to President Donald Trump, was removed from the role following a string of scandals. Most notably, Waltz accidentally added the editor in chief of the Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, to a private Signal group chat with other administration officials where they discussed and coordinated an imminent airstrike against the Houthis in Yemen.

    'I was hoping to hear you had some sense of regret.'

    Although Waltz has taken full responsibility for the "embarrassing" slipup, "Signalgate" was the Democrats' cannon fodder of choice on Tuesday.

    Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware pressed the nominee over the use of Signal to communicate about ongoing military operations, saying it is "not an appropriate, secure means of communicating highly sensitive information." Coons also asked Waltz if he had been investigated over the incident.

    "The use of Signal, as an encrypted app, is not only authorized, it was recommended by the Biden-era CISA guidance," Waltz said in defense of the chat.

    RELATED: Scott Jennings shreds media's narrative around Trump admin Signal group chat

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    "Of course, there was no classified information exchanged," Waltz added.

    Coons reiterated his concerns over the "demonstrably sensitive information" that was leaked by the chat, asking Waltz again if he had been investigated for it.

    "The White House conducted an investigation, and my understanding is that the Department of Defense is still conducting the investigation," Waltz said.

    "At the time, you took responsibility for adding a journalist to the Signal chat," Coons said in response. "But it doesn't seem to me that the administration's taken any action to make sure this doesn't happen again. ... I was hoping to hear you had some sense of regret."

    RELATED: Senate Democrats set to grill Mike Waltz over 'Signalgate' during confirmation hearing

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    Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) also grilled Waltz over the alleged sharing of sensitive information on Signal. Waltz confirmed when pressed that “Signal has not been approved for use by U.S. government officials for the sharing of classified information."

    Senator Kaine didn’t stop there. He pressed Waltz on the ongoing investigations surrounding the alleged Signal leak of classified information. Waltz responded: "I shouldn't and can't comment on an ongoing investigation, but what I can do is echo Secretary [Pete] Hegseth's testimony that no names, targets, locations, units, routes, sources, method … no classified information was shared."

    Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) accused Waltz of avoiding responsibility, saying that it was not an acceptable excuse to say that Jeffrey Goldberg was "sucked in" to the message group.

    Booker continued, "Instead, in a moment when our national security was clearly compromised, you denied, you deflected, then you demeaned and degraded those people who objectively told the truth and criticized your actions."

    "It shows profound cowardice. ... Even after weeks, if not months, of reflection, you couldn't sit before this committee and take some responsibility."

    Waltz faced pressure from his own party as well. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) questioned Waltz on where his loyalties exactly lie: "I guess it just worries me that you come more from the Liz Cheney wing of the party than the Donald Trump wing of the party."

    Waltz, a former U.S. representative from Florida, affirmed his loyalty to President Trump, citing his voting record in Congress: "Senator, I am squarely with the president. I've been with him in every single election I've participated in."

    Mike Waltz needs a majority vote in the 53-47 Republican-controlled Senate to be confirmed as the new U.N. ambassador. A vote on his nomination is expected before the U.N. General Assembly opens on September 9.

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  • Is the Catholic Church a ‘bastion of unity’? Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:30:00 +0000


    Just like BlazeTV host Allie Beth Stuckey, founder of Live Action Lila Rose is a fierce pro-life advocate.

    However, while they agree on social issues that concern morality, when it comes to their perspectives on faith, they differ slightly.

    “Something that I hear a lot," says Stuckey, "is that the church has always been so clear on this ... and Protestantism has given way to division. And the Catholic Church is unified, but Protestantism, the fruit of it is this dissension and all of these denominations.”

    “And yet when you look at, statistically, what professing Catholics say they believe and what professing Protestants say they believe, it seems to me, if we are to believe a Pew research or something like that, that Protestants, when it comes to things like abortion, when it comes to things like homosexuality, statistically we’re a lot more united on ‘This is what the Bible says,’” she continues.


    Meanwhile, Stuckey says that according to these Pew Research studies, 68% of Catholics “say that they’re pro-choice” and 70% of Catholics believe that “non-Christians can go to heaven.”

    “So my question is if the Catholic Church is a bastion of unity, why are professing Catholics so disunified when it comes to these really big moral, theological issues?” she asks Rose.

    “These words might mean even different things to people, and might be lending some of the confusion,” Rose responds, noting that the Catholics who view missing weekly mass as a mortal sin will be a different story.

    “They’re going to be pretty pro-life and pretty down the line, largely speaking, on sexual ethics,” she says. “There’s still going to be confusion even on contraception and IVF, things of this nature.”

    “But I think that cohort, they’re doing the weekly gathering as God has commanded of worship, of the Mass, right? So I think it would depend on the groups we’re comparing, quite frankly, because I do know the idea of ‘I’m a believer, I’m a Christian, or I’m an evangelical’ can be very watered down, here in the United States and globally in terms of what that means with morality,” she adds.

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  • Election integrity win! Blue city in Michigan may soon have to explain Democrat-favored polling problem Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:55:00 +0000


    Election officials in one of the bluest cities in Michigan may soon have to give answers under oath about an election-related imbalance that always seems to favor Democrats.

    In 2022, the Michigan GOP and the Republican National Committee sued various officials in Flint, Michigan, after the city hired just a fraction of the number of Republican polling inspectors required by state law.

    'It’s about making sure that courts are open to decide important questions about people’s rights.'

    The state statute demands that "board of election commissioners shall appoint at least 1 election inspector from each major political party and shall appoint an equal number, as nearly as possible, of election inspectors in each election precinct from each major political party."

    However, of the 562 inspectors appointed by the Flint election commissioners, just 57 were Republicans, court documents said.

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    Despite the gross disparity, lower courts in Michigan dismissed the lawsuit, claiming that the state and national Republican parties lacked standing. These Republican organizations "cannot show that they are interested parties who are entitled to a declaratory judgment," the majority opinion from the Michigan Court of Appeals determined in 2024. The 2-1 decision added that the groups "do not have a legally protected interest in the enforcement of" the applicable statutes.

    A supermajority of the decidedly liberal Michigan Supreme Court disagreed.

    On Monday, the state's highest court ruled 5-1 that the Michigan Republican Party and the RNC do in fact have "a unique interest in ensuring the fair and equal treatment of party-affiliated candidates during voting and the counting of ballots." The ruling added that such "fair and equal treatment" "is fulfilled through party-affiliated election inspectors."

    The ruling gives new life to the GOP lawsuit, allowing it to proceed at the lower courts. Should it be retried, "Flint officials will be forced to explain themselves under oath," Rod D. Martin, tech entrepreneur and CEO of Martin Capital, noted.

    "Democrats stacked the deck in Flint," Martin continued on social media. "Now they’ll have to answer for it."

    Michael Whatley, chairman of the RNC, likewise cheered the ruling as "another major win for election integrity!"

    "Every voter deserves transparency and fairness — and that starts with equal representation among poll workers," he continued in a statement posted to social media.

    Republican state Rep. Bryan Posthumus of Rockford is likewise pleased.

    "The Supreme Court made the right call in overturning the lower court's ruling," Posthumus said in a statement to Blaze News. "The fight to ensure free, fair, and transparent elections is a continuous one, and this is a big battle to win."

    Even the ACLU of Michigan celebrated the decision. ACLU attorney Phil Mayor claimed that the GOP lawsuit "really deserved to be heard."

    "The underlying case may be about politics, but the standing question that the Michigan Supreme Court decided today is not about politics. It’s about making sure that courts are open to decide important questions about people’s rights," Mayor said, according to Michigan Public.

    RELATED: 16 noncitizens apparently voted in Michigan in 2024 — and liberals are cheering about it

    Michael Whatley and President-elect Donald Trump meet in Arizona in December 2024.Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images

    Flint is not the only heavily Democratic city in Michigan to be sued for failing to hire enough Republican election inspectors. In August, the RNC sued Detroit on similar grounds.

    At that point, only 335 of the more than 500 precincts in Detroit had provided legally required information about polling workers. Of those 335, at least 202 "did not have any Republican election inspectors," the lawsuit said, even though the Detroit clerk had received in May a list of nearly 700 Republicans willing to serve.

    Though the city had hired at least 250 Republicans, those supposed Republicans were not nominated by the party.

    Detroit settled that lawsuit just before the 2024 general election, agreeing to adjust "processes and protocols" to accord with state law.

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  • No more 'press 1 for English': Trump is making dealing with the government a whole lot easier Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:25:00 +0000


    President Trump signed an executive order in March designating English to be the official language of the United States.

    In it, he declared that it is long past time to do so to create a cohesive society and push immigrants into adopting American culture and joining the American tradition.

    Now, the Department of Justice is following through on the order and making sweeping changes to the federal government — and its services — to make the aggravating experience of dealing with government agencies a lot simpler.

    'You shouldn't have to press 1 for English when calling a federal agency.'

    As part of new guidance, the DOJ said it was in Americans' best interest for the federal government to have one official language: English.

    It said the new policy would streamline federal processes, including forms, notices, websites, and advisories, to make them consistently clear and cost-effective. The guidance also said federal agencies will need to determine which of their programs, grants, and policies might better serve the public if they operated exclusively in English.

    This effectively means that wherever possible, federal agencies will be providing services only in English.

    The Justice Department is also looking to eliminate initiatives from a Clinton-era executive order which introduced limited English proficiency programs.

    RELATED: 'Despicable': DHS unloads on left-leaning outlet for suggesting illegal alien pedophiles had a 'cultural misunderstanding'

    The Trump administration said that LEPs often prioritized "multilingualism over English proficiency among new Americans" and "could impede assimilation and strain resources."

    Therefore, the government is suspending operations of the LEP.gov website and will stop any letters, videos, or other training materials from being produced. These are likely to be replaced with new ones that reflect Trump's executive order.

    Not only that, but all LEP guidance will be rescinded regarding the idea of "national origin discrimination affecting limited English proficient persons," which was referenced in Clinton's executive order.

    "As President Trump has made clear, English is the official language of the United States," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a press release.

    She added, "The Department of Justice will lead the effort to codify the president’s executive order and eliminate wasteful virtue-signaling policies across government agencies to promote assimilation over division."

    Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said in the press release that the DOJ plans to "respect linguistic diversity" but that federal resources will "prioritize English proficiency to empower new Americans and strengthen civic unity."

    RELATED: Democrats find loophole that could continue birthright citizenship for illegal aliens

    Representative Mary Miller (R-Ill.) boiled the new guidance down to a simple issue: "You shouldn't have to press 1 for English when calling a federal agency."

    Miller wrote on X, "This is America, English should be the default. Learn it!"

    The DOJ left room for the idea that some federal agencies could deem it "mission critical" to have some second-language services. If that were the case, they would need to include a "clear note that English is the official language and authoritative version of all federal information."

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