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🎰 Federal regulators are investigating whether a White House teleprompter operator capitalized on his knowledge of President Trump's prepared speech text by making trades on the prediction market Kalshi. Go deeper.

🚔 ICE says all field offices will have body cams soon An ICE agent wears a body camera in March in New York City. Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Half of all ICE field offices now have body cameras for agents, with the rest expected to get them within 60 days, Axios' Brittany Gibson reports. That's after ICE agents fatally shot two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis earlier this year. Two more people were killed this month in Texas and Maine, where officers weren't wearing cameras. 📷 Former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem ordered immediate body camera use in Minneapolis in February, pledging to expand the technology nationwide. Congress then budgeted an extra $20 million for DHS in April to provide body cameras to ICE agents. A DHS spokesperson said: "ICE will ensure each arrest team has an individual wearing a body camera. Ensuring all of our ICE law enforcement officers have body cameras nationwide is a top priority for DHS." The agency said that the recent federal government shutdowns slowed the camera rollout. Critics say ICE's camera delays are unacceptable amid questions about agents' training and competency. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas), who represents the Houston area, said after the ICE shooting there last week: "I think the blame on the shutdown is just ludicrous. They were given $20 million just for this purpose." Go deeper. ps:Should've had these all along!!!!!!!!!!

10 Future Windows 11 Features You Can Try Today Microsoft is focused on addressing complaints with Windows 11 this year, and you can test out major improvements in Insider builds before anyone else. These 10 are my top picks. https://www.pcmag.com/explainers/10-future-windows-11-features-you-can-try-today?

ICE Orders an End to Vehicle Stops After Deadly Shootings by Federal Agents Internal orders handed down by leaders at U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement instructed officers in the field to stop making vehicle stops, according to five ICE officials around the country. https://theintercept.com/2026/07/14/ice-order-vehicle-stops-killings-shootings/? Intel Pick Jay Clayton Won’t Tell Congress Whether Trump Ordered Subpoenas of NYT Journalists At his confirmation hearing to serve as the nation’s top intelligence officer, Jay Clayton dodged questions about whether the White House ordered him to send subpoenas to New York Times journalists as part of an FBI investigation into alleged leaks of classified information. https://theintercept.com/2026/07/15/jay-clayton-confirmation-hearing-journalist-subpoenas/? ps:Of course he won't, he doesn't want to lie! Not sure why all the others have!!!!! Trump’s Sanctions Against the ICC Are Unconstitutional, Rights Groups Say Two pro-Palestine groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday that takes aim at U.S. sanctions against international human rights groups linked to efforts to hold Israel accountable for war crimes. https://theintercept.com/2026/07/15/trump-sanctions-international-criminal-court/? Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Wants to Save Crypto — But Trump Windfall Is a Political Obstacle Donald Trump is cleaning up on crypto, recently disclosing a $1.4 billion windfall. Yet cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have, after a year of flying high in the wake of Trump’s election, plummeted. https://theintercept.com/2026/07/13/gillibrand-crypto-trump-profit-clarity-act/? Democrats Are Desperate to Flip an Arizona House Seat. They’re Rallying Around a Former Republican. As the Democratic Party establishment consolidates around a former Republican they hope can flip a key Arizona congressional seat, super PACs are spreading their resources across candidates in the district’s upcoming Democratic primary — and three of the top spenders have ties to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. https://theintercept.com/2026/07/15/arizona-democrats-republicans-aipac-house-race/? How ICE Arrests Went Quiet — and Got Even More Deadly For the second time in a week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have shot a man dead. Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a 25-year-old father from Colombia, was driving slowly in Biddeford, Maine, when an agent shot into his vehicle. https://theintercept.com/2026/07/14/ice-shootings-maine-houston/? Harlan Crow Maxed Out Campaign Donations to John Fetterman Billionaire Republican megadonor Harlan R. Crow gave the maximum allowed contribution to the campaign for Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., according to a new filing with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday. https://theintercept.com/2026/07/15/harlan-crow-john-fetterman-donation/? Iran Claims to Kill 3 U.S. Service Members in Kuwait After Iran claimed to have killed three U.S. personnel in Kuwait over the weekend, the Pentagon’s official toll of injuries and deaths in the war quietly climbed on Monday. https://theintercept.com/2026/07/13/iran-us-death-toll-casualties-kuwait/? Trump’s Intel Pick Played Key Role in NYT Subpoenas — But Some Democrats Still On the Fence Progressive groups are demanding that Democrats on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence oppose Jay Clayton’s nomination as director of national intelligence, pointing to his role in an attempt to intimidate the New York Times over critical reporting on the Trump administration. https://theintercept.com/2026/07/14/jay-clayton-nyt-subpoenas-national-intelligence/?

Pending federal hemp ban already hurting Florida businesses On Saturday, St. Petersburg retailer Herban Flow hosted its third High and Dry Festival, which featured dozens of brands showcasing THC-infused drinks, plus adaptogens, nootropics, and alcohol-free libations. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/07/15/pending-federal-hemp-ban-already-hurting-florida-businesses/? Legal powerhouse John Morgan wades into OpenAI battle over FSU shooting One of the nation’s most powerful law firms is wading into the war against OpenAI, representing two students claiming ChatGPT’s negligence may have caused their wounds in a shooting rampage at Florida State University last spring. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/07/15/legal-powerhouse-john-morgan-wades-into-openai-battle-over-fsu-shooting/? Florida governor’s betrayal of clean water promise reaches peak with biosolids veto Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always been a huge fan of Bugs Bunny cartoons. I just love it when he does something outrageous and then turns to the camera and says, “Ain’t I a stinker?” It’s hilarious! https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/07/16/florida-governors-betrayal-of-clean-water-promise-reaches-peak-with-biosolids-veto/?

Christianity in Pagan Homes It is well known that early Christian communities gathered in private homes. Dedicated church buildings did not appear until much later, with adapted house churches such as Dura-Europos (c. 240 CE) emerging in the third century and purpose-built basilicas becoming common only in the fourth. C.M. Thomas begins her column, “Niche Interests: Household Shrines at Ephesus” in the Summer 2026 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, with an observation that, in hindsight, seems obvious: the homes in which Paul and other early Christians worshiped were already shaped by generations of religious practice. Early Christian house churches were not, as she puts it, “empty canvases.” https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/christianity-in-pagan-homes/?

Another example of someone who does not cooperate with police getting killed. Police do not bear the sword [gun, taser, pepper spray, baton, restraints] in vain.

AP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood and never should have been given a badge and gun to patrol American streets, several of his close relatives told The Associated Press. https://apnews.com/article/ice-david-brouillette-johan-guerrero-maine-shooting-dbc30d6d59e2a95fb470afc188e125c6?

Texas flash floods leave at least 2 dead in region devastated a year ago UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Catastrophic flash floods in Texas have killed two people and forced hundreds of rescues in areas still reeling from devastating floods a year ago, Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday. https://apnews.com/article/texas-flooding-evacuations-uvalde-camp-mystic-616ad82c32b5728d8a0f894c5e602b24?

Trump administration revives rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and others. https://apnews.com/article/immigrants-residency-trump-2d631ee59e141da4cf471817ef414829? 💰 Trump Media & Technology Group is letting financial services companies access real-time Truth Social data for a fee, interim CEO Kevin McGurn tells Axios' Sara Fischer exclusively. Go deeper. ps:How pathetic!!

👋 Good morning! 48 teams entered, two remain. What a tournament. ESPYs winners: The 2026 ESPYs were held on Wednesday night in New York, where the Knicks were the biggest winner as they claimed best team, best male athlete (Jalen Brunson) and best play (OG Anunoby's tip-in). In today's edition: Argentina claims another victim, The Open Championship is here, the battle lines have been drawn in MLB's labor dispute, the fastest stage in Tour de France history, and more. Yahoo Sports AM is written by Kendall Baker and Jeff Tracy. Let's sports...   ⚽️ ESCAPE ARTISTS ARGENTINA'S MAGIC CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTIM (Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) Argentina, playing on a razor's edge all tournament long, looked destined to finally see their flame extinguished at the hands of an English side seeking 60 years of catharsis. Instead, La Albiceleste again saved their best for last on Wednesday in Atlanta, sending the defending champions and their legendary No. 10 back to another World Cup Final. Argentina 2, England 1: A first half that more closely resembled a wrestling match than a soccer game — with the sides combining for 10 fouls and zero shots at the first hydration break — gave way to a thrilling conclusion as the mounting pressure built to its inevitable combustion. England struck first on a 55th-minute finish from Anthony Gordon; in hindsight, that (relatively) early lead might have been the worst thing to happen to Thomas Tuchel's side, which chose to batten down the hatches for the rest of the game. Did they forget who they were facing? Indeed, after an endless barrage of Argentine attacks, Enzo Fernández finally broke through with an equalizing missile in the 85th minute. Just seven minutes later, a Lautaro Martínez header turned England's dream into an all-too-familiar nightmare. Their boogeyman? Lionel Messi, of course, who assisted both goals. Escape artists: Perhaps England's questionable approach to park the bus so early opened the door for Argentina's late-game heroics. But anyone who's watched La Albiceleste these last few weeks knows that the Three Lions may have simply been powerless against a result that felt more preordained than miraculous. Because this wasn't a miracle; this was just Argentina. Jay Busbee, Yahoo Sports Nobody can be like Argentina. That's the whole point of La Albiceleste. They're singular, a force unlike any in the World Cup this year, maybe unlike any in World Cup history. They are the defending champions, yes, but they've found a new, bizarre roadmap to victory in this year's tournament. In all four of its knockout rounds this year — against Cape Verde, Egypt, Switzerland and now England — Argentina has won without holding the lead after 90 minutes of play. "They find a way to win" undersells what Argentina does, time and time again. Argentina win after the other squad has already begun dreaming of moving on, begun buying plane tickets, begun naming their children after their poor soon-to-be doomed heroes. Argentina is the monster lurking under your bed, in your closet, in the backseat of your car late at night. Argentina comes back to life after the credits have rolled. Argentina will speak up and halt weddings while all others hold their peace. Argentina simply will not die. It's not coming home: Soul-crushing losses in major tournaments have become as customary an English tradition as the Sunday roast or afternoon tea, and while plenty of stats tell that story, none is as stark as this: England are the only team this century to score first in a World Cup semifinal and fail to advance… and they've done it twice. Sorry, lads. Why yes, that is Lionel Messi bathing an infant Lamine Yamal during a charity photoshoot. (Joan Monfort/AP Photo) Looking ahead: The two men above, captured in a 2007 photo that I still can't believe is real, will be the focal points of Sunday's final in what feels like a prophecy brought to life. Whenever we tire of seeing that photo — which will surely be shared in group chats across the globe over the next couple days — we're still left with a matchup unprecedented in its strength. Spain vs. Argentina. Yamal vs. Messi. Reigning European champ vs. reigning World Cup champ. Game on.   ⛳️ MAJOR SEASON THE 154TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP IS HERE Scottie looks to defend his championship at The Open. (Jacob King/PA Images via Getty Images) 156 golfers are competing in this year's Open Championship at England's Royal Birkdale, which teed off while you were sleeping. Here's a quick look at three of the most intriguing names in the field — and two who are, yet again, nowhere to be found. The defending champ Scottie Scheffler conquered The Open last year at Royal Portrush, and while it may appear as if he's slowed down a bit since then, there's a reason he entered this week's tournament as the betting favorite — the 16th consecutive major for which that's been the case. This is his down year? Yes, Scheffler has won "just" once this year, back in his season-opener in January. And yes, he's coming off his first missed cut in four years (the horror!). But in his other 13 events he has eight top-five finishes, and he leads the PGA Tour in total strokes gained. "You can't win every single golf tournament," Scheffler said on Tuesday while musing about life's deeper meaning. That's true, but in the past few years, he's come as close as anyone. The hometown lad Tommy Fleetwood is among the most beloved golfers on tour no matter where he tees it up, so imagine the kind of support he'll have this week at Royal Birkdale, mere minutes from where he grew up. The Southport native snuck on the course "once or twice" as a kid, but there’ll be no sneaking necessary for the world's ninth-ranked golfer. The missing piece: For years, Tommy Lad held the unwanted title of best golfer without a PGA Tour victory. He shed that last year at the Tour Championship, but still seeks a major. Why not here, in his backyard, where he could become the first English-born golfer to hoist the Claret Jug since Nick Faldo in 1992? The YouTube star Bryson DeChambeau has had a fascinating career, and though your mileage may vary on his antics throughout the years (see: 3D-printed clubs, LIV Golf, a YouTube page with 2.8M subscribers, et al), he had a knack for showing up in the biggest moments. Just last year, when he completed a run of six top-10's across eight majors (including a win), he was widely considered the guy to beat outside of Scottie and Rory. Now? Not so much. Edge of (unwanted) history: Bryson has missed the cut at all three majors this year, putting him on the precipice of becoming the only multiple-major winner under the age of 40 to miss the cut at all four in a single season. "It's almost like he went from chasing [Scottie and Rory] to chasing [YouTube golfer] Grant Horvat," said Golf Channel's Brandel Chamblee. It's a stinging critique that would be more brutal if it weren't so honest. The missing legends No need to spill too much ink on Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, except to say this: Their absence at Royal Birkdale means this is the first year since 1989 that neither of them appeared in a single major. Truly the end of an era.   ⚾️ LABOR DISPUTE THE BATTLE LINES HAVE BEEN DRAWN (Henry Russell/Yahoo Sports) On Tuesday morning in a hotel ballroom, not far from where MLB's biggest stars played the Midsummer Classic later that evening, the two men primed to shape the future of baseball provided a valuable glimpse into the sport's upcoming labor fight, writes Yahoo Sports' Jake Mintz. The battle lines have been drawn: MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and MLBPA interim executive director Bruce Meyer held separate question-and-answer sessions with members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, where they unsurprisingly offered diametrically opposed perspectives on the state of the sport. The league's insistence on implementing a salary-cap system, something the union has fundamentally opposed for its entire existence, has the entire industry preparing for an extended work stoppage when the current CBA expires on Dec. 1. And while no shocking revelations were made on Tuesday, the dual media conferences functioned as a drawing of battle lines and illustrated how the league and union plan to handle their messaging moving forward. What they're saying: "Our game is in a great place overall," said Meyer. "We have record attendance, record ratings, worldwide interest, youth demographic coming back. We had a great season last year — great playoffs, great World Series, great WBC." And yet, Meyer added, "The league, these supposed stewards of the game, have spent an inordinate amount of time trying to convince those same fans that … the product that they're paying to consume in record numbers is somehow broken." In other words, he argues, if the status quo is working well, why fundamentally reshape things by adding a cap? Manfred argued that it's the fans themselves who want a cap to drive more competitive balance. "I think that we need a system where fans, particularly in smaller markets, can have some hope that the players that are signed and developed by the organizations can actually stay there through free agency," he said... while seemingly ignoring players like Bobby Witt Jr., Julio Rodríguez and others who've done just that. The last word: CBA negotiations and a salary cap weren't the only topics covered on Tuesday, but the morning was understandably dominated by posturing for the upcoming labor battle, which could lead to MLB's longest work stoppage since the disastrous 1994 strike, writes Mintz. Neither Manfred nor Meyer gave an inch to the other side. Nothing about the proceedings seemed friendly. It was, unfortunately, a sobering reminder of just how far apart the two sides are at this moment in time. Thus far, there has been far more public posturing and bickering between the league and union than in previous bargaining seasons. Tuesday gave that contentiousness a much more tangible feel. And things are going to get a whole lot uglier before they get rosier.   📆 CARD CURRENCY THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: SEVEN-FIGURE SPORTS CARD The Honus Wagner card in question, about a week before its then-record breaking sale. (Chris Hondros/Newsmakers via Getty Images) On Tuesday, Fanatics Collect announced that it brokered a $3,365,000 private sale of Shohei Ohtani's 2018 Bowman Chrome Superfractor. The sale — the most expensive in history for an Ohtani card, and the second multi-million-dollar Ohtani sale in the last month — came just one day before a very fitting anniversary. This week in history: The first million-dollar sports card was sold on July 15, 2000, when a T206 Honus Wagner card reached a $1.265 million sale price in an eBay auction. That card, previously owned by Wayne Gretzky, had sold in 1996 for a then-record $640,500. It was also believed to be the first card ever graded by industry giant PSA, bearing the serial number "00000001." Fast forward: While seven-figure territory used to be familiar grounds for only T206 Wagners and 1952 Topps Mantles, million-dollar sports card sales are now commonplace. According to data from CardLadder, a card sales database, there have been 24 sports card sales exceeding $1 million to date in 2026. The Ohtani sale makes 25. That's a pace of one roughly every week and a half. The market is on pace to tally 41 sports card sales exceeding $1 million in 2026, as many as were recorded in 2025 (26), 2024 (6), and 2023 (9) combined. It would also put 2026 on par with the 2021 (42) and 2022 (41) boom years, reflecting a market that has recovered from the bust that followed the pandemic-driven euphoria. Cultural currency: The prevalence of high-priced sports cards reflects the growing status of sports collectibles as assets of cultural resonance. Their physical scarcity increases their appeal in an era of digital abundance, and captures the attention of deep-pocketed individuals and institutions alike who recognize the financial merits of owning these assets. We explored this topic further in Wednesday's edition of Yahoo Sports Biz, our new sports business newsletter. Subscribe here to start receiving it every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.   📺 VIEWING GUIDE WATCHLIST: THURSDAY, JULY 16 Expect tons of support for Tommy Fleetwood, who grew up just minutes from Royal Birkdale. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images) ⛳️ The Open Championship The season's final major began earlier this morning at Royal Birkdale Golf Club outside Liverpool, where 156 golfers are competing for the Claret Jug. Who to watch: Some of the most notable names in the field — including Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth, hometown lad Tommy Fleetwood and LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm — teed off hours ago. Featured groups still to come include Cameron Young, Wyndham Clark and Ludvig Åberg (10:04am ET, USA/Peacock) and Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Matt Fitzpatrick (10:15am). ⚽️ MLS is Back The World Cup is nearly over, but soccer isn't going anywhere as MLS returns today from its seven-week summer break. As the league said in its return-to-play campaign, "Thanks World, We'll Take it From Here." Schedule: Today's four-game slate is headlined by first-place Vancouver visiting third-place Chicago (8:30pm, Apple). The other three matches are regional rivalries, also on Apple: Montréal vs. Toronto (7:30pm), St. Louis vs. Kansas City (8:30pm) and Seattle vs. Portland (10:30pm). ⚾️ Mets at Phillies Speaking of coming back from the break, MLB's second half begins tonight with one game in the same stadium that just hosted this week's All-Star festivities, as the Phillies host the Mets (7pm, ESPN) in an NL East clash. Trouble in Queens: The Mets opened the season with a 79.9% chance of making the playoffs, per FanGraphs. Instead, they have MLB's fourth-worst record (40-57), and those playoff odds have plummeted to 0.4%. Philly, on the other hand, opened the season terribly (8-18), but have gone 46-25 since then and have the NL's third-best playoff odds (88.6%). More to watch: 🏀 WNBA: Liberty at Wings (9pm, Prime) … These two contenders are going in opposite directions, as Dallas (16-8) has won five straight and New York (13-11) has lost three straight. 🚴 Tour de France: Stage 12 (7:30am, Peacock) … Riders will travel 111 miles on this flat stage from the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours to Chalon-sur-Saône. Got plans tonight? Gametime is the best place to score last-minute tickets to the events in your city.   ⚾️ PLAYOFF RACE MLB TRIVIA (Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) MLB returns from the All-Star break tonight, beginning a 10-week race to the postseason. Question: Without looking, can you name all six division leaders? (Bonus: Can you name all six wild cards?) Answer at the bottom.   🚴 TOUR DE FRANCE NEED FOR SPEED (Dario Belingheri/Getty Images) Norway's Søren Wærenskjold won Stage 11 of the Tour de France on Wednesday with an average speed of 50.91 km/h (31.6 mph), breaking a 27-year-old record as the fastest road stage in the history of the Tour. Rare feat: This was just the third Tour stage ever to eclipse an average speed of 50 km/h (excluding time trials). The others were Stage 4 in 1999 (50.4 km/h) and Stage 9 in last year's race (50.0 km/h).   Trivia answer: Rays, White Sox, Rangers, Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. (Wild cards: Yankees, Guardians, Mariners, Cubs, Phillies, Marlins)

Trump’s Primetime Speech Has Republicans ‘Scared S***less’ Insiders are terrified that the president will do something crazy on live TV. The prospect of an unpredictable Donald Trump making a live, primetime address to the nation on Thursday night has many Republicans rattled. The 80-year-old president has hyped the speech as the announcement of “really big news,” although it is expected to be little more than Trump rehashing years-old false claims about the 2020 election. One former Trump administration official told Politico that Republicans are not only concerned about the president moaning about Joe Biden’s election victory six years ago while the country is at war and millions of Americans are struggling with a cost-of-living crisis, but also about him deciding to improvise. “The people I talk to are scared s---less,” the official said. “It’s not scared s---less about the text of what he’s going to say, it’s, what does he add to the text?” Trump’s inner circle has been desperate for the president to focus on what they see as his achievements in improving the economy, such as declining inflation. Trump has endured dire approval ratings on the economy during his second term, with policies such as sweeping tariffs and the Iran conflict exacerbating the financial hardships already facing many Americans. While the White House hasn’t previewed Trump’s speech, it will reportedly focus on voting machine security and alleged election interference by foreign countries. Steve Cortes, a former Trump adviser, said that while the president’s base still believes there was a “grave injustice” in the 2020 election, Trump would be wiser to discuss other issues ahead of the crucial midterm elections. “I believe for the persuadable voters, the non-MAGA people, talking about an election from six years ago sounds like sour grapes,” Cortes told Politico. There is also the issue of how many people will even pay attention to Trump’s rant. Major broadcast networks, including CNN, Fox News, and ABC News, have not cleared their schedules to air it, and it is unclear whether the White House even asked the networks to preempt their programming to broadcast it live. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt tried to suggest that the lack of official information surrounding Trump’s address is precisely why people should watch it. “As usual, anonymous sources are speculating about what President Trump will say during his speech on Thursday evening. The truth is, nobody knows yet what President Trump will ultimately say, which is why everyone should tune in,” Leavitt said. Trump teased the speech while speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday, confirming it would touch on subjects such as “election machines and integrity.” “What we’re going to be talking about Thursday, it doesn’t get bigger because without free and fair elections, you don’t have a country,” Trump said. The Daily Beast has contacted the White House for comment. https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-primetime-speech-has-republicans-scared-sless/? ps:How pathetic! Back to the same bull manure lies!! That was brought to court 60+ times and lost everytime!!! And that even the SCOTUS wanted nothing to do with!!!!!!!!!!

Ukrainians protest Zelenskyy’s ouster of his popular defense minister KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shook up his wartime government, drawing thousands into the streets Thursday across Ukraine to protest the ouster of his youthful defense minister — seen as an innovator of the country’s successful drone technology but who clashed with the traditional military establishment. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-defense-minister-reshuffle-fedorov-88083e4381b1690f5048088d75954d3a?

Musk Faces Legal Nightmare Over $1M Checks Election Stunt The world’s richest man had poured a record $21 million into a normally low-profile and non-partisan race. Billionaire Elon Musk could face prosecution after a bipartisan elections commission found that he likely broke the law by offering $1 million checks to Wisconsin voters in last year’s state Supreme Court election. The Tesla chief and MAGA megadonor poured a record $21 million into a normally low-profile and non-partisan judicial race held in April 2025, only for liberal appellate Judge Susan Crawford to beat his preferred candidate, Brad Schimel, by 10 points. In an effort to shore up support for Schimel, who was also endorsed by President Donald Trump, Musk made a social media post offering $1 million to people who voted in the election, eventually handing out three checks to voters. His America PAC political action committee also offered $100 to voters who signed or referred other signatories to a petition opposing “activist judges.” Now, the bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission has found probable cause that Musk violated the state’s election laws by making the social media post “in order to induce them to vote in that election,” the Associated Press reported. The commission, which is made up of three Democrats and three Republicans, voted 5-1 to refer two voter complaints from Milwaukee and Green Bay to the Brown County district attorney’s office, the commission’s spokesperson told the AP. Spokespeople for Musk and Brown County District Attorney David Lasee, who is a Republican, did not immediately respond to the AP’s request for comment. The Daily Beast has also reached out. The government watchdog group Wisconsin Democracy Campaign had previously filed a lawsuit, which is pending in Brown County, seeking to block Musk from offering future cash payments in the state. At the time, the state’s Democratic attorney general sued to try to stop Musk from handing out the $1 million payments, but the state courts allowed the payments to continue. Musk had hyped the Wisconsin election as a race that could “determine the fate of Western civilization” and said it mattered “for the future of the world” because of the state Supreme Court’s role in congressional redistricting. Crawford’s win allowed the liberals to keep their majority on the court, with their advantage growing to 5-2 this year after Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor also won an election in April by double digits. After Schimel lost in 2025, Musk said he would spend far less on political campaigns. He also said he had “done enough” political spending right around the time of his explosive break-up with Trump last year. But the world’s richest man has since made nice with the president and resumed pouring tens of millions of dollars into Republican super PACs, The Hill reported in February. https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-faces-legal-nightmare-over-1m-checks-election-stunt-in-wisconsin-supreme-court-race/?

Trump Throws Keystone Kash Under the Bus Over Lindsey Graham Case The president said there is nothing “evil” surrounding the death of the South Carolina senator. Donald Trump has said the FBI is “wasting their time” investigating Lindsey Graham’s death after Kash Patel helped fuel wild conspiracy theories. While speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday, the 80-year-old president was asked whether he knew why the FBI was getting involved in the late South Carolina senator’s death, even though it was due to natural causes linked to a cardiovascular condition. Days after Graham’s death, Patel posted that the FBI is “assisting local authorities and has made every necessary resource available,” without explaining how or why. Conspiracy theories have also raged online that Russia may have poisoned the 71-year-old, who had met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv the day before he died. On Monday, FBI agents were spotted at Graham’s home in Washington, D.C., taking photos. No items were removed from Graham’s home. Trump downplayed any suggestion that there was anything suspicious surrounding Graham’s death and reiterated that a medical examiner ruled it was caused by a tear in one of his main arteries—known as an aortic dissection—which is extremely difficult to detect. “If it happens, there’s not much you can do about it. Sounds unfortunate, but there’s not much you can do about it,” Trump said. “His father died of the same thing at about the same age. “So I don’t see a lot of evil there. I know there’s all sorts of conspiracy theories going along, [but] I think the FBI is wasting their time if they’re doing that.” Patel, a former MAGA podcaster with no prior experience in law enforcement, has frequently been accused of being more obsessed with social media clout than doing actual FBI work.Patel announced that the FBI was getting involved in Graham’s death in an X post in which he praised the Republican as “a devoted public servant, a fierce defender of our nation, and a true patriot who dedicated his life to the people of South Carolina and the United States.” A number of MAGA figures spread unsubstantiated claims that Graham, who had been calling for sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow, could have been poisoned by the Kremlin. Others pushed similar claims that Iran could have been involved in Graham’s death, given that he was one of the biggest supporters of Trump’s war against the Middle Eastern country. A full autopsy report on Graham has not been released, pending the results of a toxicology report and other tests. The Daily Beast has contacted the FBI for comment. https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-throws-keystone-kash-under-the-bus-over-lindsey-graham-case/? ps:Of course he did, but having said that, there really isn't any reason for Patel to investigate Graham's death!!

The two videos were indeed well worth the time spent to watch them.

I concur, I've been married to one for 30 years @GHansen, often times the truth comes across as inappropriate and in poor taste.

I've spoken with you before and know you are an anti-Trinitarian. Being an anti-Trinitarian what you are saying (and Arius was teaching) makes sense. All I'm saying is that people who boast that they believe in the Trinity and say what you did prove themselves to be anti-Trinitarian. Exactly as was Ellen White, D.M. Canright (while he was in good graces with Ellen the Arian) and the rest of the militant anti-Trinitarians of the SDA movement.

Our fifth most popular piece was Pepe Escobar’s column on the war and the unprecedented size of the funeral services for Iran’s assassinated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which brought out some 40 million mourners, representing the largest public gathering in all of human history.

I happened upon this old post. My comment was inappropriate and in poor taste. I apologize for making it.

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